I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 368 Honoring Zhu Shou

"At least it's a blessing for Your Majesty! Your Majesty's reputation has improved a lot in recent years, and he has become much more mature!" Liang Chu suddenly said.

Yang Yiqing was silent. He had witnessed the changes in Zhu Houzhao over the past few years. He knew that all these changes were due to the appearance of Prince Jing.

In fact, before Zhu Houxun came to Beijing for the second time, Zhu Houzhao was in a state of giving up everything and seemed to be in a state of chaos.

He wanted to do some things he wanted to do, but failed. Then the court officials told him that what he wanted to do was wrong. As a result, he accomplished nothing after eight or nine years and got a bad reputation.

This made him feel a little discouraged, and he indulged in pleasure in the Leopard House, which was also a kind of escape.

However, Zhu Houxuan told him in Qizhou that there was nothing wrong with what he wanted to do, only the direction and method were wrong, and he should do it in a certain way. Moreover, Zhu Houxuan also did it himself, proving with facts that what Zhu Houzhao wanted to do could be accomplished.

Zhu Houzhao had a goal from then on, and as his reputation improved, he became more careful about his reputation. The achievement of his goals made Zhu Houzhao more confident.

This is the main reason why Zhu Houzhao has changed so much in recent years.

Just as Yang Yiqing was lost in thought, the awarding ceremony on the field was gradually coming to an end.

Zhu Houzhao has already awarded honors to the last person.

Just when everyone thought the awarding ceremony was about to end, Zhu Houxuan walked to the center of the stage.

"Now we will proceed to the final award ceremony of the day. Medal recipient: Zhu Shou!" Zhu Houxuan's voice echoed in the Grand Theater. The good acoustic structure of the Grand Theater allowed everyone to hear Zhu Houxuan's voice.

Zhu Houzhao showed a somewhat surprised expression. He was not aware of the awarding of the medal in advance, but he soon returned to normal. This matter was beyond his expectations, but also reasonable.

He looked at Zhu Houxuan's back with some anticipation.

As soon as Zhu Houxuan finished speaking, the whole audience became extremely silent, and then suddenly broke into extremely warm applause.
"Good! Good! Good!" The officers and generals attending the meeting clapped their hands vigorously and shouted.

Zhu Houxuan looked at the people in the audience who were applauding enthusiastically with a smile on his face, and he waited patiently for them to quiet down.

The applause lasted for two or three minutes before it gradually faded away and disappeared. Zhu Houxuan then slowly spoke: "Zhu Shou, the governor of military affairs, the mighty general, the chief military officer, the Duke of Zhenguo, the supreme commander of the Yingzhou battle"

"Pa pa pa!" Zhu Houxuan's words were interrupted by the warm applause from the audience. He had to stop and wait for the audience to quiet down.

After two or three minutes, the audience quieted down again. Zhu Houxuan continued, "It was his first time participating in a battle. When the friendly army was surrounded by the enemy, he made a calm judgment, ignored all objections, and led the army to rescue, showing his solidarity and love for his comrades."

Zhu Houxuan's speech was interrupted again. This time, the officers and soldiers of the Datong Border Army stood up and applauded enthusiastically.
Zhu Houzhao also realized what Zhu Houxuan wanted to do, and he was even more excited, and he straightened his chest.
".Faced with the enemy's superior forces, he remained calm and commanded calmly, causing huge casualties to the enemy, showing a heroic and calm spirit."

"Pa pa pa!" Zhu Houxuan's speech was interrupted by applause again.
"In the face of unfavorable weather, he still worked hard to boost morale, always fought with the soldiers, turned the tide, and demonstrated his fearless heroism."

"Pa pa pa!" Zhu Houxuan's speech was interrupted by applause again and again.
The atmosphere in the theater had become a little low after an hour and a half of awarding honors, but with Zhu Houxuan's words, the atmosphere in the theater continued to rise.

Zhu Houxuan's words were very plain, without any fancy words. He just gave a relatively fair evaluation of Zhu Houzhao's performance in the Battle of Yingzhou from his perspective.

Sometimes truth is the greatest power, and there is no need to embellish what Zhu Houzhao did. Telling the truth once is powerful enough, especially for those who experienced the battle firsthand.
As Zhu Houxuan's evaluation continued, the officers and generals present looked at Zhu Houzhao with more and more respect.

The victory of this battle was so beautiful and the great results were achieved, all thanks to the decisions made by Zhu Houzhao at critical moments.
Zhu Houzhao was now extremely happy and excited, but fortunately he was still able to try his best to control himself.

Zhu Houchun's sudden awarding of honor to him made him very happy, and Zhu Houchun's fair evaluation of him without being humble or arrogant was very much to his liking. As an emperor, he had heard all kinds of flattering words, but no one dared to make such a fair evaluation in front of him.

This was also one of the reasons why Zhu Houxun decided to take the initiative to award honors to Zhu Houzhao. Because Zhu Houzhao's status and position were too high, ordinary people dared not and could not make a fair evaluation of Zhu Houzhao. Now the only one who could do so was Zhu Houxun, and Zhu Houxun did so without hesitation.

Zhu Houxuan just read the award speech for Zhu Houzhao's medal. Every person who received the medal of honor had such an award speech, but Zhu Houzhao's was a little longer than the others. However, no one present stood up to say anything about it.
". As a role model for the entire army, General Zhu Shou is specially awarded the Hongwu Medal!" Zhu Houxuan finished the last sentence in one breath.

Thunderous applause immediately rang out in the theater, and everyone stood up from their seats, looking at Zhu Houzhao with extremely enthusiastic eyes.
Zhu Houzhao's performance in this battle deserved the Hongwu Medal, and this medal was awarded to Zhu Houzhao.
The applause in the theater lasted for a long time. Even the civil servants who were watching were infected by the atmosphere and applauded Zhu Houzhao.
Amid the applause of the crowd, Zhu Houxuan took out an exquisitely shaped golden medal from a delicate little box, then gently hung it on Zhu Houzhao's chest, and handed the certificate of honor to Zhu Houzhao.

"Congratulations! General Zhu Shou!" Zhu Houxuan said loudly. The applause around him was so loud that he had to do so.

"Is this the first time you praise me like this, Your Highness Prince Jing?" Zhu Houzhao couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
"Yes, General Zhu Hou, then you should keep up the good work and let me praise you a few more times." Zhu Houxuan continued to shout, and the applause from the surroundings had not yet subsided.
"Thank you for your good words! Your Highness Prince of Jing, I will continue to work hard." Zhu Houzhao also shouted, and he suddenly felt that this was quite fun.

The applause in the audience lasted for five or six minutes before slowly dying down.
Zhu Houxuan took a few steps forward and spoke again slowly.
(End of this chapter)