Ye Qiu, who was far away in Ningyuan, suddenly received waves of chivalrous values, and the chivalrous values, whose growth had slowly stagnated, began to make rapid progress again.

Ye Qiu looked at the capital and said to himself: "The news seems to have reached the capital. The second uncle is very quick to take action."

The second uncle was naturally Ye Xiu. Ye Xiu was Ye Lu's younger brother and the representative of the Ye clan in the court. He became the Minister of Personnel and was only one step away from the Pavilion Master.

Chongzhen is not satisfied with the current cabinet master Zhou Xiangru. Ye Qiu feels that with his great victory, the second uncle may be able to go further.

A few days later, two teams of the imperial court arrived in Ningyuan. The Ministry of War and the Censorate sent a total of four teams, and two teams were afraid of suffering.

...

A few more days later.

It's still the Palace of Peaceful Heart.

Ye Xiu and Wu Hongwen, Minister of War, stood in front of Chongzhen.

Chongzhen walked down from behind the table and asked, "How?"

Wu Hongwen also said excitedly: "Your Majesty, this time it is true. There are 2,385 Jurchen heads, and 7,962 Mongols and Jurchen Han army heads. More than that, including 73 Jurchen Bayala military cards, 142 white armor military cards, and a Jurchen Beizi Unag's head."

"A great victory, Your Majesty, this is a real victory!" Wu Hongwen's face turned red with excitement.

As the Minister of War, he was under great pressure. After all, someone always had to be responsible for a series of defeats. Can he be the emperor besides him?

Now a great victory in Liaodong has made the pressure on him feel a little easier.

Chongzhen's face was even redder than Wu Hongwen, and sweat beads appeared on his forehead. It was winter now, which shows his excitement.

Then he was a little confused and asked, "By the way, Ye Qiu is a member of Ye Aiqing's tribe. He went to Liaodong four years ago to take office? He is so good at fighting, why is he just a small deputy garrison now?"

Obviously, after receiving the news of the victory, Chongzhen also got a little understanding of Ye Qiu.

Ye Xiu felt a little moved when he heard this, Qiu'er's chance came.

"Your Majesty, after my nephew went to Liaodong four years ago, he actually made many contributions and killed Jurchens on the battlefield many times, but Zu Dashou was suppressed by Zu Dashou, and Lord Yuan also had a good relationship with Zu Dashou, so every time the contribution was impersonated by Zu Dashou and his confidants."

"What happened to this!" Chongzhen was shocked.

"I will never dare to deceive Your Majesty. If Your Majesty looks through the bookkeeping of Liaodong's contributions in recent years, you will find that since my nephew went to Liaodong four years ago, Liaodong's achievements against the Jurchens have improved, and he has repeatedly killed Zhennu and won a small victory, which is impossible to see in the past."

"Is this true?" Chongzhen turned to Wu Hongwen and asked.

Wu Hongwen quietly handed Ye Xiu a color, and Ye Xiu nodded slightly.

Wu Hongwen suddenly knelt down, "Your Majesty, I'm not obsessed!" He shouted: "The old minister has never noticed the abnormal achievements submitted by Liaodong in recent years. It was not until the news of Ye Qiu's victory a few days ago that the old minister felt something was wrong. He kept sleeping for several days and nights and sorted out all the battle reports of Liaodong over the years-"

As he said that, he took out a thick stack of paper from his arms, "Your Majesty, you are all here. As Lord Ye said, since Ye Qiu went to Liaodong to take office in the past few years, Liaodong's record has indeed been much better than before."

Chongzhen's expression changed drastically. He took the battle report handed over by Wu Hongwen and looked it up, and his face became increasingly ugly.

Seeing the end, he stomped his feet suddenly, "I'm so angry!"

He threw the battle report in his hand on the ground, suddenly thought of something, and asked again: "Ye Qing, since you knew it a long time ago, why didn't you tell me?"

"Your Majesty, I want to say that after all, it is my nephew who is wronged! But I still tolerate it because this is my nephew! If I bother Your Majesty because of my nephew's private complaints, I will not only break the court's rules, but also be afraid that other generals will follow suit and become private soldiers of some people in the court!"

After saying that, Ye Xiu knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have committed the crime of deceiving and being proficient. Please punish the crime..."

Chongzhen's eyes were red. He was such a good minister. For the sake of me, he even endured the grievances of his nephew for nearly four years!

If Zu Dashou hadn't died in battle this time, I'd probably continue to feel wronged!

As for the "private soldiers of some people" mentioned by Ye Aiqing, aren't they Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou, these two damn things!

He had long been dissatisfied with Yuan Chonghuan. After taking office, he made no achievements. Instead, he made the warlords of the ancestors bigger. The court spent tens of millions of taels of silver every year to raise these borers! It also hindered the progress of those who were promising!

Zu Dashou, it’s good to die!

Chongzhen gritted his teeth in his heart, and then he couldn't hide his appreciation in his tone: "What's the crime of your dearest love for the country and for me? When that's the case, Yuan Chonghuan was really not good at doing things, and he was suspected of colluding with Zu Dashou. The Ministry of War did not see the clues. You also worry that he was a junior of the same clan and it was difficult to show his attention for him, so it would not be considered a deception."

Chongzhen continued, "There are all kinds of illegal things in Ji Liao's commander. I have been impeaching you five memorials in succession. After thinking for a long time, I have decided to make the following strategy. Ye Qing is really unscathed. Although most of them are left behind and not heard from others, I remember my frank statements in my heart."

Ye Xiu knelt down and said quietly, "I dare not express my merits for the emperor. I just hope that the army of the Ming Dynasty will expel the Jurchens from the side wall as soon as possible, and restore my Shenjing to the bright world so that my people will not have to be displaced."

He said a lot, but he was actually quite proud.

He contacted Wu Hongwen to seize the opportunity of the Jurchens' invasion. He first submitted memorials to impeach Yuan Chonghuan and convicted Yuan Chonghuan. Then he used Yuan Chonghuan's abusing power to drag the chief assistant Zhou Xiangru into the water. Yuan Chonghuan was able to take the position of Ji Liao commander at that time, Zhou Xiangru made great efforts. Who can guarantee that he colluded with Zu Dashou and that there was no Zhou Xiangru's instruction behind him?

Originally, Zhou Xiangru and Yuan Chonghuan were supporting each other inside and outside. Now, Yuan Chonghuan is basically charged with collusion with warlords in the eyes of the emperor. As long as he joins the aid of the Ye family in the court, he grabs this braid and chases Zhou Xiangru and drags Zhou Xiangru tightly into this quagmire, Zhou Xiang's lessons have become inevitable, and it is hard to say whether he can keep his head.

When Zhou Xiangru fell, there was no obstacle to entering the cabinet. He then took advantage of Ye Qiu's victory to help him control the army.

By then, my Ye family will have high-ranking officials and soldiers outside, so there will be more chances of survival in this chaotic era.

As for rebellion, he dared not think about it.

Wu Hongwen also took a fancy to Ye Xiu's upward potential, so he was attracted by him and he repaired Yuan Chonghuan.

Chongzhen had recovered now. He looked at Ye Xiu with satisfaction and praised: "Ye Qiu, a small deputy garrison, turned the tide after Zu Dashou was defeated and killed. If he took Zu Dashou's position, Liaodong would be stable."
Chapter completed!