Zhu Yijun's arrangement was very personalized, which was in line with his character —
These captives were handed over to the Ministry of Justice and arranged to be beheaded at the entrance of the market. They did not want to waste a grain of food cultivated by the people for these Northern Barbarians who cruelly killed the people of Daming.
Then, another official read an edict, announcing the death penalty of these Northern Barbarians. Then, the simple but solemn ceremony of presenting the captives came to an end.
After that, it was the main event, the reward.
This was a great victory that Daming had never had since Tumu Fort had won. It was also the only time after Yongle had dealt such a huge blow to the Northern Barbarians, directly obtaining the great credit of beheading more than 100,000 people.
The Zhennan Army, Liaodong Army, Ji Town, Taiyuan, and Yulin Town led by Xiao Ruxun had achieved such a great merit together and gained such a great reputation. Everyone was waiting to see what kind of reward they would receive.
Although Xiao Ruxun already knew his reward, it was absolutely unrealistic to say that he was not excited to receive such a solid military merit in front of the entire imperial court.
Under such circumstances, how could he not be excited?
Under everyone's expectations, a red-robed official came down from the Meridian Gate tower with a few accompanying officials, bringing the reward that everyone had been dreaming of.
Unsurprisingly, Xiao Ruxun became the Left Commander of the Middle Military Command, the Governor of the military affairs in the capital, and was conferred the title of Duke of Qin, with iron coupons and an official robe. The title of Marquis Zhennan was inherited to his eldest son, Xiao Guoliang. His wife, Yang Caiyun, was conferred the title of Lady of the First Rank, and was rewarded with endless money and goods to show the royal family's favor.
For those who knew, this was not surprising, but for those who did not know, it was quite strange.
Duke of Qin.
The Governor of the military affairs in the capital.
Did this mean that he replaced the position of Duke Zhang Weixian of England and directly became the first noble in Daming?
None of the generals expected that Xiao Ruxun would receive such a generous reward.
Li Rusong looked at Xiao Ruxun in front of him in astonishment. He never thought that he would get the most beautiful and heaviest title of Qin when he got the title of nobility.
After thanking the emperor for his kindness, Xiao Ruxun received the imperial edict.
Xu Wenbi stared at Xiao Ruxun from the top of the Meridian Gate tower.
Following that, the other generals' hearts also began to beat faster.
As they had expected.
Li Rusong was conferred the title of Marquis of Shenyang and was still in charge of the Liaodong Army.
Chai Guozhu was conferred the title of Marquis of Xining and continued to be the Chief Commander of Ji Town.
Dong Yi Yuan was conferred the title of Marquis of Huai 'an. Although his elder brother Dong Yi Kui was defeated in battle, in consideration of his bravery and Dong Yi Yuan's achievements, Dong Yi Kui was conferred the title of Earl of Wan Quan to show that the imperial court did not forget meritorious subjects.
In addition, twelve people were conferred the title of Earl, including Li Rusong's two younger brothers, Li Rumei and Li Rubai. Nurhachi was not conferred the title of Earl, but he was rewarded with a first-rank official position, tens of thousands of taels of silver, and a large number of items.
This was the final result of the rewards in this war.
One duke, three marquises, and twelve earls. Ever since the coup of Tumu Castle in the Daming Dynasty, there had not been so many people conferred the title of Earl based on their military achievements.
In the hearts of many people, it seemed that a new rising military group was about to be born, especially the leader, who had won the favor of the Emperor with his absolute meritorious service. There was nothing they could do about it. It seemed that they could only watch the military group that had been suppressed for more than a hundred years rise again.
Most of them looked at this group of jubilant new generals and nobles with fear in their eyes.
Li Chengliang was no longer the only one supporting the facade of the Daming Dynasty. A group of people had emerged and used their meritorious service to declare their existence.
The generals received generous rewards, and the soldiers also received what they deserved, whether it was money or gifts. In the end, they got what they wanted.
The six hundred thousand taels of silver that the civil officials had taken out did not seem to last long at all. It was quickly squandered away. This was not enough. It was clear that they had to pay even more silver to reward those frightening Qiu Ba.
An indescribable feeling rose in the hearts of the civil officials. Perhaps it was helplessness, disappointment, anger, or fear.
They always felt that something was going to be different in the future.
That night, a grand banquet was held in the Palace. The Emperor, Zhu Yijun, who had not held a court meeting for a long time, was in a good mood and held a banquet in the Palace to entertain the generals who had achieved meritorious service in this war.
Xiao Ruxun was arranged by the Emperor to be the first among the generals. Opposite him was the old Grand Secretary Zhao Zhigao. His position was respected and was already above the Duke of Dingguo, Xu Wenbi, who had the highest military achievements. This greatly increased the momentum and prestige of the newly conferred nobles.
Xu Wenbi drank mouthful after mouthful of wine to drown his sorrows and did not say a word.
The other nobles also did not say a word.
The intimate behavior of the Emperor and Xiao Ruxun also attracted the attention of many civil officials.
Song Yingchang heard Zhao Shiqing and Yang Yikui talking in a low voice next to him. They said that the Emperor's favor to the generals was not a Daming blessing. He could not help but feel worried.
Shi Xing looked at Shen Yicheng sitting next to him from time to time. He saw Shen Yicheng drinking and eating calmly, watching the song and dance, and laughing from time to time because of the Emperor's words. It seemed that he was not affected at all.
Shi Xing always felt that something was not quite right.
That night they had a good time. The next day, at noon on the 16th, Li Rusong and the other generals of the Liaodong army came to say goodbye to Xiao Ruxun and expressed their desire to go back. Xiao Ruxun did not stop them. He asked Li Rusong to take care of his body and to send his greetings to Li Chengliang.
So on the morning of the 17th, Li Rusong took the Liaodong army and Nurhachi's female soldiers and left for the east. Nurhachi asked Chu Ying to stay. Xiao Ruxun told him that he would train Chu Ying seriously.
At noon on the 17th, Dong Yiyuan and the other Taiyuan Yulin generals came to say goodbye to Xiao Ruxun and said that they also needed to go back and take charge of the defense. Xiao Ruxun did not stop them. This time Datong and Shanxi had suffered heavy losses and these elite soldiers were needed to go back and take charge of the defense.
On the morning of the 18th, Dong Yiyuan and the others led their troops and left for the west.
At noon on the 18th, Chai Guozhu also came to say goodbye to Xiao Ruxun. But he was defending Ji Town, which was only a day or two away from the capital. It would be easy for them to meet again. So the two of them said goodbye in a relaxed tone.
So all the troops that came with Xiao Ruxun, except for the two thousand Zhennan Army, left.
Xiao Ruxun also moved his garrison and arranged most of the troops to the barracks outside the city. He took his personal guards and moved to the Mansion of Duke Qin that the Emperor had prepared for him. It was said that it used to be the mansion of a Duke. But the Duke was unlucky and died early. His descendants were incompetent, so the Mansion of Duke was left empty.
Now that it had been tidied up a little, it happened to benefit Xiao Ruxun.
The day when Xiao Ruxun officially took office in the capital was set by the Emperor to be the twenty-third day of the fifth month in the twenty-sixth year of Wanli.
On the evening of the twenty-second day, Xiao Ruxun was alone in his study, writing his plan for the reform and training of the capital army. As he was writing, he suddenly felt a breeze in front of him. When he looked up, another man in black appeared in front of him.
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