"Your Majesty has ordered that the military commanders enter the palace!"
As the eunuch's voice sounded outside the door, a group of generals walked into the hall in orderly steps.
Leading the team was Huang Degong, the famous general of the Beijing camp, the vanguard of the anti-bandit movement, and the main force of the Ping Liao army.
There was a group of people standing behind him.
Li Xingzhong, the descendant of a famous general from Liaodong, was credited with defending the king, suppressing bandits, and pacifying Liaodong.
There was Liu Zhaoji, who dared to fight and charge, guarded Liaodong, went south to suppress the bandits, went north to the grassland, and entered Liao again. He was not afraid to charge in the face of enemies that were several times his number.
There was Li Dingguo, who was good at dividing the troops from behind, launching surprise attacks, besieging a point and attacking reinforcements, luring the enemy deep into our territory, confusing the enemy with the fake and the real, and he was famous for his ability to conquer Yunnan, quell civil unrest, pacify Liaodong, fight in the south of the Yangtze River, and was known for his cunning tactics in warfare.
There was Li Xianzhong who liked to raid bandits' nests and fight long distances, first suppressing the bandits, then pacifying Liao, and then suppressing rebellions.
Qin Yiming and Ma Wannian were able to hold off the combined attack of the bandits on their own, then at a single command they dispatched troops to Nanjing and attacked the city.
There are Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan, who braved the wind and waves, went to the river and into the sea, suppressed bandits under Qin Liangyu, and killed captives under Wang Yongji and Huang Degong.
There was a rebellion between father and son, and Zheng Chenggong, who was loyal to the court, counterattacked in Fujian.
There is Gao Jie who suppresses bandits and guards the border.
There was Tang Tong, who served the king and guarded the pass and entered Liao to fight.
He led the troops and fought hard to kill the enemy.
There were Li Guo and Li Laiheng who offered suggestions and helped defeat the enemy.
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Many people came to the scene, and many people did not come.
It's not that there was no notice, but that he had already died for his country.
There was Wang Yongji, the governor of Pingliao, who used himself as bait and commanded the Pingliao Army to capture cities and recapture Shenyang.
There was the naval commander Huang Fei who was good at naval battles, but had to leave the rivers and seas and use his own weakness to attack the enemy's strengths.
There was the commander He Jin, who led the troops and vowed not to retreat or surrender.
There were two common people who were born in the common people, who first rebelled against the imperial court and then pledged their loyalty to it. Liang Min and Fan Ciwu, the leaders of the Yuyuan Army, fought bloody battles against the Jiannu, who were several times their number, and shed their blood in Liaodong.
Except them.
Many low-level soldiers and middle and high-level generals also died in the battle.
Every loss of a life means the destruction of a family.
Parents lost their sons, wives lost their husbands, and children lost their fathers.
Looking at the military commanders present, Chongzhen said in a clear voice: "The Ming Dynasty can be what it is today, all thanks to you. I am very relieved and happy!"
All the generals responded in unison: "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune, and we are only doing our humble part."
Chongzhen continued, "You are welcome. You have made contributions. You are all meritorious officials of the Ming Dynasty. I will reward you."
"Qiu Yu," Chongzhen looked at the Minister of Personnel, "Read the memorial."
"Yes." Qiu Yu took the memorial and stepped forward and said, "Huang Degong is from Kaiyuan, Liaodong. His ancestral home is Luzhou Prefecture, Nanzhili. He was initially a soldier of Huang Weizheng, the general of Kaiyuan, and later became a guerrilla general. In the ninth year of my dynasty, he was promoted to deputy general and assisted in the management of the Beijing camp."
"In the eleventh year of our dynasty, we suppressed the bandit Ma Guangyu and conferred him the title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince and the title of General."
"In the thirteenth year of our dynasty, we forced the enemy to surrender and killed the soldiers of the fifth battalion."
"In the fourteenth year of our dynasty, we captured Ma Wu and killed Wang Xingguo."
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Qiu Yu recited all of Huang Degong's contributions.
After reading the last item about his contribution to the pacification of Liaodong, Qiu Yu paused and said, "After approval by the Ministry of Personnel and discussion by the Cabinet, and approval by His Majesty, Huang Degong has been promoted from the Marquis of Jingnan to the Duke of Jingguo. He has been promoted to the rank of Ronglu Doctor, Zuo Zhuguo, and Zuo Dudu of the Zuo Jundudufu."
As soon as these words were spoken, the generals immediately became excited.
They had guessed in advance that Huang Degong would be promoted to a noble title, but they did not expect that he would skip the title of Earl and be promoted to Duke.
This was the second duke conferred by Chongzhen.
It was so unexpected.
The most excited person was Huang Degong himself.
He knelt down and kowtowed: "I thank your Majesty for your grace."
Chongzhen nodded: "General Huang, please stand up!"
Huang Degong has both sufficient merits and the qualifications to convince the public.
Otherwise, no one would have listened to him during the pacification of Liao.
One more thing...
Huang Degong was from the Beijing Camp and was Chongzhen's own man.
Make him a duke so that no one can gossip about him.
Qiu Yu continued, "Li Xingzhong is from Shuntian Prefecture, Zhili, and his ancestral home is Tieling Wei, Liaodong..."
Then he began to introduce Li Xingzhong's achievements. After reading them, Qiu Yu said, "Li Xingzhong was conferred the title of Marquis of Xuanping, promoted to the rank of Guanglu Dafu, Zhuguo, and the Left Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Commandery."
Li Xingzhong was so happy that he knelt down and saluted: "I thank your majesty for the reward."
When Li Xingzhong was happy, Li Xianzhong was somewhat unhappy.
Their Li family already has the title of Earl of Ningyuan.
Now he gave his elder brother Li Xingzhong the title of Marquis Xuanping.
Two titles in one family is already enough.
In other words, it would be difficult for him to obtain a third title.
This made him feel a little lost.
Qiu Yu kept talking and mentioned Li Dingguo.
"Li Dingguo was conferred the title of Marquis of Jinning, promoted to the rank of Ronglu Grand Officer, Zuo Zhuguo, and Zuo Dudu of the Right Military Governor's Office."
Everyone present was shocked by the reward.
The title has the word "Jin" in its name, what an honor it is!
Among the ancient titles of nobility, Qin was the most honorable, followed by Jin.
In addition to the name of the title, Li Dingguo was also given the rank of Ronglu Doctor and the military honor of Zuo Zhuguo.
It is consistent with Huang Degong who was just named Duke of Jingguo.
This was also what Chongzhen did deliberately.
Li Dingguo's contribution is indeed great enough.
But being conferred the title of duke seemed a bit reluctant, and being conferred the title of marquis seemed a bit unfair.
So he promoted him according to the standards of a duke and rewarded him according to the standards of a marquis.
The word "Jin" was added to his title to show respect.
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