"It's okay, the soldiers are worthy of respect for fighting for the country. The Beijing camp has arranged a tent and can have some rest."

Yu Qian came back to his senses from the shock and waved his hand with a smile, not caring about the offense of Cang Huotou and others.

"Then the Xiaguan will follow the young Sima into the palace and report his life."

Chen Yichen did not have too much resistance to the request for entering the palace immediately.

After all, he was a Beijing official and had already faced a group of thousand-year-old foxes in the center before he entered the court. He had already understood the balance of the court's bureau.

Put yourself in the shoes of Empress Dowager Sun or Empress Qian, the emperor was captured and turbulent in the capital, and the orphan and widowed mother had no support and had to face the "overrule" minister who held heavy troops. If you were not worried and afraid of the identity of the royal family in the harem, you would be ashamed of your identity as the royal family in the harem.

If you don’t have this political awareness, you might as well give up the country as soon as possible, so as not to be snatched up and the scene is not good.

However, Empress Dowager Sun's political methods were indeed a bit "naive" and the guard was too obvious. He sent Yu Qian to lead the Beijing army to deter him. It was absolutely impossible for Empress Dowager Zhang or San Yang to take power.

Another thing we can see is that Yu Qian was a stunning talent who turned the tide, but he was not a successful politician who was proficient in power and gangster studies. Otherwise, he would not have agreed to the order of Queen Mother Sun to offend Chen Yichen.

This is why, in history, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, was restored to the Nangong, and clearly falsely accused Yu Qian of killing loyal ministers. However, few civil and military officials in the court stood up to plead for him. Even Yue Fei, who was wrongly killed Fengboting back then, was not as good as Yue Fei.

The officialdom is dirty, but Yu Qian is unwilling to join in. He wants to be ashamed of his idol Wen Tianxiang, and the court will give him justice.

As it turns out, this road is not working.

But fortunately, history finally gave Yu Qian justice. Even if hundreds of years have passed, his deeds will remain immortal!

"Admiral Chen, please."

Yu Qian bowed, then gave up his body and signaled Chen Yichen to walk in front of him.

He could not disobey the will of the court, but he could give Chen Yichen the respect he deserved. The "general" who led the bloody battle outside the frontier should enjoy the treatment he deserved.

"Thank you, Young Sima."

Chen Yichen was not polite, so he bowed his hand and turned over to the horse after returning the gift, and then entered from Andingmen toward the Forbidden City.

When they passed through the long doorway, there were completely different scenes. The road was surrounded by people coming to greet them. When they saw Chen Yichen appear, they immediately cheered like thunder.

"The little people welcome Admiral Chen!"

The shouts of tsunamis came to my face, and many people looked extremely excited, and even burst into tears.

For the people in the capital who were in desperate situations, they didn't care whether Chen Yichen had the intention to rebel, or that he threatened the power of the Ming Dynasty.

The people at the bottom only knew that Chen Yichen led a large army to aid outside the frontier, saving the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the personal expedition. He only knew that he could retreat to the capital now, so that his wife, children and parents could be protected from the abduct and killing of the Mongols.

When Admiral Chen leads his troops, the capital will not be as terrible as a slaughter!

But soon, this cheering and celebrating voice was replaced by a series of hopeful inquiries.

"Admiral Chen, will my kids in Beijing come back?"

"Admiral Chen, are the brothers of the Liu family still alive with His Majesty's expedition?"

"Admiral Chen, how long will it take for my husband to come home to see him?"

There was even a white-haired old man kneeling beside the road and cried to Chen Yichen: "Admiral Chen, the old woman is just such an only son, so he must not have something to do!"

Although there were 80,000 squads in the personal expedition led by Zhu Qizhen, 140,000 Jing camp soldiers still accounted for the majority.

In ancient times, transportation was not as convenient as modern times. In addition to the restrictions of the Ming Dynasty's household registration system, most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp or locals in the Northern Zhili area. At the same time, the current capital cannot be compared with the modern cities of tens of millions of levels in later generations. More than 100,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp mean that many families in the capital have male soldiers join the army to fight.

Maybe when the list of dead soldiers was counted, the whole city was covered with mourning!

Faced with these inquiries, Chen Yichen didn't know how to answer, nor could he answer.

220,000 troops were personally conquered, and he had just collected 50,000. Even if he ran back to the capital early or concealed, or even went to important towns such as Xuanfu Datong, the best result was at most 70,000 to 80,000 people.

There are still more than 100,000 soldiers of the personal expedition, who may have buried their bones on the grassland, and they cannot even collect the corpses in a short period of time.

Not only the soldiers of the personal expedition, but also the guards in Fujian and Shandong, as well as the Liaodong army that had experienced several wars, there were also tens of thousands of heroic spirits buried in the foreign land.

As the head coach, Chen Yichen should naturally be responsible for them, but the defeated party has no right to choose.

"sorry."

Chen Yichen said silently, except for apologizing, he could not do anything more at this moment.

The apology was in the noisy environment, and the people in the capital could not hear it, but Yu Qian, who was following Chen Yichen, heard it.

"You don't have to blame yourself."

Yu Qian replied, knowing that Chen Yichen had reached the limit within his ability, and even risked the charge of rebellion to rush to the frontier to help.

If even he had to apologize, then all the civil and military officials in the world might be able to die and apologize!

Walking all the way to the Meridian Gate, Chen Yichen and Yu Qian got off their horses and walked into the palace. When the soldiers guarding the gate saw him coming, their eyes were filled with admiration, and their words and attitudes were extremely respectful.

The soldiers yearn for the strong, and remembered the bravery shown by the leaders of the army and Mongolian Iron Cavalry outside the city, and were undoubtedly respected by the capital. It is not surprising that they can receive such courtesy.

In the Jinshen Hall, King Zhu Qiyu and Queen Mother Sun were already waiting there. Looking at Chen Yichen who was walking step by step outside the door, King Zhu and Queen Mother Sun felt an inexplicable sense of oppression in their hearts.

It is obvious that a young man in his early twenties brought more pressure than that of the important officials of the court. Is this the external manifestation of controlling heavy troops?

"I am the minister of the Hanlin Academy. I like to pay homage to the Queen Mother and meet with King Hui!"

"Let's go flat."

"Mrs. Thank you."

Chen Yichen stood up, his head drooped slightly, and he did not look at the direction of Queen Mother Sun and King Hui without losing his etiquette in front of the palace.

Empress Dowager Sun, who was sitting high above the imperial platform, did not speak at the first time, but silently looked at Chen Yichen in the hall.

Compared to Chen Yichen, who was wearing military uniforms, he had a sense of stability and majesty that was not consistent with his age. In addition, he was infected with blood and murderous aura after visiting the battlefield. At this moment, Chen Yichen was more like a border guard than a noble Hanlin.

"It's hard for Admiral Chen to lead the troops outside the border to rescue this time."

As time goes by, Chen Yichen's control of the troops has far exceeded the current strength of the court, and Empress Dowager Sun's attitude is finally no longer aggressive.

"Empress Dowager Xie is concerned, and this is his duty."

Chen Yichen bowed and signaled that his words and deeds remained consistently respectful, making people unable to find fault.

"No, Admiral Chen has worked hard and made great contributions to the rescue, and deserves reward."

"Transfer the will of Ai's family and promote the Hanlin Academy to be a Hanlin Bachelor, and was given a gold belt and a fourth-rank blazer robe!"

Queen Mother Sun did not care about Chen Yichen's modesty, and directly ordered the reward to be given out in an abnormal manner.

In addition to the extraordinary title of Admiral and the imaginary title of Zuo Chunfang, the fifth-rank Zhan Shifu, Chen Yichen's real and substantial official position was from the fifth-rank Hanlin Academy.

Now that Empress Dowager Sun has transferred him to the fifth-rank Hanlin Bachelor's degree, this is already the highest official position in the Hanlin Academy. Even though the Hanlin Academy still has the fifth-rank bachelor's degree, its actual status is completely different from the empty title of Zuo Chunfang Grand Secretary.

In addition, in order to make up for the "event adjustment", Empress Dowager Sun also specifically allowed Chen Yichen to use the gold belt and scarlet official robe of the fourth-rank official.

Although the Hanlin Bachelor of the Ming Dynasty could actually wear a robe in public, the default outrage and the official allowed clothes are still essentially different, which further demonstrates his favor to the ministers.

"One Sword"

In addition, there is another most important significance in promoting Hanlin Bachelor, that is, this position is the springboard for the Hanlin officials of the Ming Dynasty to enter the cabinet. Basically, except for the bachelor who is responsible for the responsibilities of the college, other bachelors will quickly receive court promotion and enter the cabinet to participate in the cabinet for the automation.

In the next step, Chen Yichen will become the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty!

If the Tumu Fort Incident did not occur, Chen Yichen returned to Beijing with the merit of suppressing the rebellion, Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Emperor Yingzong, would most likely promote him to a Hanlin Bachelor's degree, paving the way for joining the cabinet to participate in the maid service.

But the question is, Empress Dowager Sun is really a person who is very wise. In just a short period of time, she reversed her impression of "disgust" and turned to fully support her joining the cabinet and becoming the minister?

There will be evil when things happen abnormally. Chen Yichen is not a young bird who has just entered the officialdom. After a little thought, you can understand the profound meaning behind Empress Sun's appointment.

The civil officials in the Ming Dynasty had to take charge of military affairs. After the five armed forces' offices were weak, they could only go to the Ministry of War. After entering the cabinet and becoming prime minister, it meant that they lost the opportunity to become generals and prime ministers, and the cabinet ministers could not lead the troops casually.

Even in the history of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Ji, Wang Yue and Wang Shouren, the three civil officials, were awarded titles without exception, not as the Minister of War, and there has never been a precedent for cabinet ministers to be in charge of military affairs.

If you want to deprive Chen Yichen of his military power, in this stormy situation, the consequences of rashly returning an order are unpredictable. The best way is to use methods similar to "upwards and downwards in secret" to exchange Chen Yichen's entry into the cabinet for his current command.

In this way, both parties got the results they wanted and could maintain the dignity of the officialdom. It has to be said that no matter how much Empress Dowager Sun was a wife, she would eventually be involved in power planning and planning in the harem, knowing what it means to retreat to advance, rather than being as aggressive as she was before.

It can only be said that the capital is truly worthy of being the center of the officialdom. Under the imperial examination system, all the smart people who have emerged from thousands of troops are concentrated here, and there are so many means that can be used.

Chen Yichen did not kowtow and thanked him immediately. On the contrary, he stood in Jinshen Hall without any movement, which made the already solemn atmosphere appear more and more nervous.

Feeling the atmosphere a little solidified, King Zhu Qiyu of Huang spoke at this time and said: "My mother, Shengming, Admiral Chen, whether he went south to suppress the rebellion or rushed north to help, he could be called a master of success."

"My son believes that he should report to the world and take it as an example for officials!"

Hearing Zhu Qiyu's words, a faint smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Chen Yichen's mouth.

If he had the talent of a general in his blood, even though Zhu Qiyu had never received an orthodox imperial education, he still showed the emperor's talent he should have.

Is this a big message to the world to make officials regard themselves as an example, or to use the world's public opinion to add a shackle to themselves?

Unexpectedly, after only a few short conversations when I entered the palace, the various strategies behind it were so wonderful. As expected, as soon as I entered the palace, the gate was as deep as the sea.

“To the north, thank you.”

Looking at Chen Yichen still unmoved, Yu Qian reminded him anxiously.

You should know that in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, joining the cabinet was indeed the greatest honor for civil officials and the greatest power they could control.

Objectively speaking, the fact that Empress Dowager Sun offered such a bargaining chip was no longer considered a bad treatment of Chen Yichen.

Of course, the premise is that Chen Yichen really has no intention of rebelling.

To be honest, Chen Yichen doesn't care whether he gives up military power, nor does he want to force the palace while the national crisis. Because when you ignore the rules of the game, the later generations will be regarded as role models, and then the subsequent ones will evolve into who has the final say.
To be continued...