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However, Yu Xiaotian reminded Xiong Wencan in private, and also credited Xie Longyi with it. After all, Xie Longyi was the commander-in-chief of Fujian. Even if he didn't have much credit for this victory, he could at least make up for it some time ago.

The mistakes made by the officers and soldiers in repeated battles and defeats.

Xiong Wencan discovered another advantage of Yu Xiaotian, that is, he was not greedy for merit, nor was he complacent, and he still knew how to make good colleagues.

After Xie Longyi learned about this, he was naturally secretly grateful to Xiaotian, because some time ago, the army was defeated repeatedly in the hands of Blackbeard. Although he was not personally leading the command, once the court investigated him, he would inevitably take the blame.

, now Yu Xiaotian specifically asked Xiong Wencan to add a stroke to his memorial, which would be very beneficial to him, so Xie Longyi gradually put away his rejection of Yu Xiaotian, and instead secretly

After thinking about it, I still need to make more friends with Yu Xiaotian in the future. After all, Fujian also needs a general like Yu Xiaotian. If something happens, it will not disgrace their entire Fujian military.

Of course, defeated generals like Zhang Jiace and Sun Cheng are destined to be unlucky this time, especially Sun Cheng, who was severely impeached by Xiong Wencan. It is estimated that he will not die.

However, Mr. Zhang Qian, who was subdued by Yu Xiaotian this time, turned out to be a blessing in disguise. As Yu Xiaotian defeated Blackbeard, he was listed among those who had contributed to the victory in the battle. It is estimated that he would inevitably take a lot of advantage, so this Zhang

Mr. Qian was so happy that he decided to follow Yu Xiaotian from now on.

Fujian's memorial to victory was quickly sent to the capital and presented on Chongzhen's Dragon Case. For Chongzhen, this memorial from Fujian was undoubtedly a rare one among the various memorials after he ascended the throne.

A highlight.

Chongzhen can indeed be called one of the most miserable emperors. He was originally just King Xin. If Emperor Tianqi had not died young, he would never have been the emperor.

But Emperor Tianqi had a good time. He passed away early and went west, but left a huge mess that had been riddled with holes to his brother Emperor Chongzhen.

After Chongzhen took over the throne of the emperor, he first had to face Wei Zhongxian's party. He was worried all day long. Finally, he finally killed Wei Zhongxian, but the world began to fall into chaos.

First, there was the She'an Rebellion in the southwest during the Apocalypse period, and the slave-building disaster in Liaodong. Then after he ascended the throne, the armies in the north continued to have mutinies due to long-term arrears of pay. In the seven years of the Apocalypse, Shaanxi suffered from natural disasters*

*, finally the civil uprising that had been long in the making began to appear.

In Shaanxi, bandit leaders such as Wang Jiayin, Gao Yingxiang, and Wang Daliang grew rapidly. They gathered a large number of refugees and attacked cities and territories everywhere. Like locusts, they swept through most of Shaanxi. The Shaanxi frontier army attacked them, but they were repeatedly frustrated. The peasant army

He even conquered several counties and killed several magistrates.

Since the first year of Chongzhen, the slave-building army in Liaodong, headed by Huang Taiji, has also begun to take frequent actions. The Liaodong army has been in emergency frequently, and emergency memorials from all over the country have been flying to the capital like a snowflake, and placed on Chongzhen's desk.

Some time ago, it even included a memorial about Blackbeard's consecutive defeat of the Fujian army in Fujian. Faced with so much unfavorable news, Chongzhen felt really depressed.

But not long after, good news came from Fujian. The Blackbeards in the Yanping Prefecture and Tingzhou Prefecture of Fujian Province were defeated by the Fujian army in a single battle, and the leader of the thieves, Blackbeard, was shot on the spot.

Killed and wiped out the thieves.

It was only then that Yu Xiaotian's name appeared on the paper and officially entered the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen.

When Chongzhen read this memorial carefully, he couldn't help but feel refreshed. This was the first time he saw such a memorial since he came to the throne. It was like the dark clouds in the sky suddenly opened a gap, and from the dark clouds,

A brilliant ray of light fell in between, making Chongzhen feel a sudden lightness in his body and mind, and his mood suddenly became much better.

So Chongzhen immediately had the victory list read out in front of many courtiers on the morning of the next day, and ordered the cabinet ministers to discuss the merits accordingly.

This incident also caused a stir in the capital. Many court officials had some doubts about Fujian's ability to achieve such a great victory. They thought that there might be something fishy about this incident, so it was best to suppress it first.

Let’s take a look, and it won’t be too late to discuss it again after we find out.

As a result, this matter has been suppressed for more than half a month, and no result has been reached. Instead, more and more news from Fujian has reached the capital. After all the news was compiled, the officials in the capital were basically certain that this was the case.

The matter is indeed true, and Xiong Wencan did not exaggerate too much in the memorial.

As a result, many people became interested in the newly promoted Fujian coastal defense ginseng Yu Xiaotian. After asking around, they found out that Yu Xiaotian was actually the leader of the Sea Wolf that caused havoc in the coastal areas of Fujian two years ago.

Repeated defeats by the Fujian army and navy turned the coastal areas of Fujian upside down, forcing two Fujian governors to step down.

After Xiong Wencan took up the post of governor of Fujian last year, he was finally recruited, and in an unusual move, he was directly appointed from a thief to the post of general of coastal defense of Fujian. For this reason, when Emperor Tianqi was alive last year, many people in the court were concerned about this.

They also impeached Xiong Wencan, saying that he abused his official position to recruit thieves.

But I didn't expect that this Yu Xiaotian would win such a great victory for Fujian so quickly after he was recruited. It seems that Xiong Wencan was really lucky to recruit such a capable guy unintentionally.

After the news was confirmed, and Chongzhen repeatedly urged the matter to be handled, the cabinet ministers drafted a merit-reward vote and submitted it to Chongzhen's desk.

After Chongzhen read it, he was generally satisfied with the draft. With a stroke of his pen, Zhu approved the draft and ordered the eunuch to use his seal and issue it accordingly.

Soon the imperial edict to reward merit was issued to Fujian. Emperor Chongzhen praised Xiong Wencan in the edict, and also praised Xie Longyi.

By the way, the accountability for the defeat reported in Fujian some time ago has also been dealt with this time. Zhang Jiace, who was unfavorable in the last battle, was removed from the post of deputy general and reduced his position to the people;

Sun Cheng, who was on guard, was executed! The other several thousand generals were also killed who deserved to be killed, and those who deserved to be dismissed from office were dealt with quite harshly.

Sun Cheng was in bad luck this time. He offended Yu Xiaotian, which was actually equivalent to offending Xiong Wencan. Despite how loud he was, claiming that there was someone in the court, Yu Xiaotian handled the matter so beautifully this time.

No one would offend an important official like Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, who was favored by the current emperor, just for the sake of Sun Cheng's small defense at this time.

Therefore, Sun Cheng did not take Yu Xiaotian seriously and acted recklessly in Yong'an County. This time he was completely kicked. As a result, no one could save him at this time, and he ended up being beheaded and abandoned in Fuzhou City.

His fate was that even his home was confiscated and his wife, children, old and young were taken away and exiled thousands of miles away.

The Fujian generals were all surprised by Sun Cheng's harsh punishment. Although everyone initially thought that Sun Cheng's dismissal from office was inevitable, they did not expect that the imperial court would actually issue an order to kill Sun Cheng and pay him back.

His family property was confiscated, and his wife, children, and children were exiled thousands of miles away. This was almost the most severe punishment.

Think about it, the reason why Sun Cheng was so unlucky this time was actually all because he offended Yu Xiaotian and didn't take Yu Xiaotian seriously, which objectively led to him completely offending Xiong Wencan, the Futai master.

If Yu Xiaotian hadn't been able to take down Blackbeard as scheduled this time, then Sun Cheng probably wouldn't have ended up like this. But Yu Xiaotian did a really good job in Yong'an County. Not only did he kill Blackbeard as scheduled,

After almost killing all the Blackbeards, Sun Cheng's unlucky fate became a foregone conclusion.

After thinking about this, all the generals in Fujian couldn't help but be vigilant. They took this as a warning and made up their minds to be careful with Yu Xiaotian in the future. This guy is now a big celebrity in front of Xiong Wencan, and Xiong Wencan is said to be the first to take the lead.

The impeachment of Wei Zhongxian also made a big splash in the court and made the current emperor favor him. Therefore, offending Xiaotian is actually the same as offending Xiong Wencan. Under normal circumstances, it is better for them to avoid Xiaotian's bad luck in the future.

Of course, the most important thing about this imperial edict to reward merits is the praise for Xiaotian, because Yu Xiaotian made great achievements in this battle, defeating many with less, and won a complete victory, which made the Holy Emperor Longyan very happy. In addition, in the past two years, the Fujian officers and soldiers

The strength of the army has been severely weakened. The original commander-in-chief Yu Zigao has been beheaded, and now the deputy commander-in-chief Zhang Jiace has also been demoted to a civilian position, so that there is a vacancy for senior generals on the Fujian side.

Therefore, the Holy Brigadier General Xiao Tian was promoted to the deputy commander of the Fujian Army, replacing Zhang Jiace, commanding the Fujian Navy, and also commanding the two town armies in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. Xiaotian's eldest son was given the hereditary post of Qianhu Colonel, and Xiao was also rewarded.

There is a thousand taels of silver in the sky, and I have given you a pair of gilded Shanwen armor made by the master craftsman of the capital, and a sword with silver wild goose feathers!

Such a reward was truly a sign of great favor from the emperor, and Yu Xiaotian was immediately promoted to the most prominent economic general in Fujian, with the command of nearly 20,000 officers and soldiers.

In the past, many of Zhang Jiace's generals were now subject to Xiaotian's control and became Yu Xiaotian's direct subordinates. This shocked many generals of the Fujian military and dropped their weapons on the floor.

jaw.

In their view, although Yu Xiaotian unexpectedly defeated the Blackbeards in Yong'an County this time, the battle was really beautiful and the gains were substantial, but such achievements are not too big, not a big deal.

It's just a reward of some money and some praise.

However, he never expected that after the victory report was submitted, the Holy Council would pay such great attention to Yu Xiaotian and give him such a heavy reward. He would be promoted to Fujian Vice-General, and he would really become a high-ranking member of the Fujian army.

(Thank you again to all the brothers who received the monthly ticket, and to the brothers who have always supported me! If nothing else, I just want to write well and write more happily so that everyone will not scold me for interrupting updates! These two days

I have a cold, feel dizzy, and have a slight fever, but I still fight in front of the computer! Don’t dare to slack off!)