During this period, Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhu Cihong why he wanted to read "The Art of War", and Zhu Cihong took the opportunity to mention the military again, vaguely expressing that he wanted to train an army.

Chongzhen said that it is not good to talk on paper, and it is difficult to operate in practice, such as Jingying, which is not as good as the internal exercises in the palace.

"Your Majesty, if you have time, you can go to the Shouhuang Pavilion to personally inspect my East Palace personal guards, I think they will surprise you." Zhu Cihong said with a smile.

"Oh? It's okay, I'm tired of reviewing and reading, so I should go and relax, so let's go now. Emperor Chongzhen was a little interested in Zhu Cihong's words.

Wang Chengen shouted to the eunuch on duty: "Long live the Mountain Shouhuang Pavilion!" ”

After Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong walked out of the Qianqing Palace, the emperor's Luan was ready, and there were more than 1,000 Han generals of Jinyiwei to accompany him.

Chongzhen boarded the Luan car and wanted Zhu Cihong to come up and go together, but Zhu Cihong politely refused, even saying that he did not dare to trespass.

Zhu Cihong followed Chongzhen Luan's side and said to Xu Sheng, the Han general beside him: "Go and order Sun Yingyuan and ask him to lead the East Palace Guards to gather at the Shouhuang Pavilion campus immediately." ”

"Yes!" Xu Sheng clenched his fists and took the order, and ran quickly.

After hearing this, Chongzhen smiled and said: "Emperor, you are temporarily gathering troops, but I am afraid that I may not complete the assembly when I reach the Shouhuang Pavilion." ”

Shouhuang Pavilion is on the Wansui Mountain, that is, the coal mountain of later generations, the place where Chongzhen hangs the southeast branch in history, only more than 1,000 meters away from the Qianqing Palace, and it takes a quarter of an hour to walk there.

Now Zhu Cihong has asked someone to inform him, no matter how fast the Han general's legs and feet are, it will take a little and a half time.

The East Palace Guards needed to assemble in less than a quarter of an hour, before the emperor arrived, which was really difficult.

"Please be relieved by Your Majesty." Zhu Cihong smiled lightly.

Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhu Cihong's confident look, so he stopped talking, sat in Luan, and went to the Wansui Mountain Shouhuang Pavilion surrounded by a group of brocade guards.

The East Palace Guard was built by Zhu Cihong for a year, and he did not win the command of the formation of the army before, so Zhu Cihong had to go to Tengxiang Siwei to select fifty elite soldiers who were good at fighting to serve as the East Palace guards.

The selection criteria for Tengxiang Siwei are "the officers and soldiers of the Tianxia Guards who are young and strong and the men who walk back from captivity", and basically all of them are elite soldiers.

It's just that in the Chongzhen period, the combat effectiveness of this army is no longer good, but the foundation of the source of soldiers is still there, in fact, the main thing is the lack of training.

According to the drill points and training subjects written by Zhu Cihong himself, after half a year of training, these 50 soldiers have formed a personal guard with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

I don't dare to say that the actual combat ability on the battlefield, at least I have made orders and prohibitions, and the discipline is strict, which is much stronger than those soldiers in the Beijing camp who eat and wait for death.

Seeing the results of the training, Zhu Cihong asked Cao Huachun's newly built Yongwei Battalion for 500 elite soldiers, personally led people to select, and trained for another half a year, which formed the current Donggong Guard.

As the crown prince who has already left the cabinet, there is no problem in forming a personal guard team of several hundred people.

The mighty Emperor Luan drove through the Xuanwu Gate at the north gate of the Forbidden City and entered the Pavilion of the Shouhuang Pavilion of Banzai Mountain.

Shouhuang Pavilion is a parade platform built by Chongzhen, which is specially used to read and inspect internal exercises.

The group came to the school field, headed by Chongzhen, and the Jinyi guards and the Han generals who guarded Chongzhen stood on both sides, and Zhu Cihong stood beside Chongzhen.

As soon as they arrived, they saw hundreds of sergeants standing in a line on the school grounds.

The whole team is neat and unorganized, no matter which direction you look at, it is a straight line.

All the sergeants remained motionless, and no one even turned their heads when they saw Luan Jia passing in front of them, as if they were frozen.

The more than 500 people in the East Palace Guards are all strong men of the same color, all of them have straight waists, their eyes do not squint, and their bodies exude a heroic aura, more than 500 people are like this, making people feel an invisible pressure.

The brocade guards and the Han generals who were guarding Chongzhen all had incredible expressions on their faces.

"Your Majesty, these sergeants are neatly strategic, and they are not inferior to any battalion in the Beijing camp." Wang Chengen praised on the side, not daring to say too much.

This kind of momentum made Chongzhen's eyes shine, he had also seen the soldiers of the Beijing camp, the kind of insensitive and strong fighting spirit of the face was incomparable with the East Palace Guards.

Chongzhen's eyes lit up, and it took a long time to say: "Okay!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time sighed, after a year of hard training, he also killed seven or eight thorn soldiers who did not obey military orders to deter, which made the Donggong guards have today's appearance.

Chongzhen's face was full of appreciation, and he said to Zhu Cihong: "Emperor, I'm very curious, how did you train the East Palace Guard?" ”

Zhu Cihong said: "Back to my father, His Majesty, the emperor consulted a lot of military books, added some of his own ideas, rewrote a set of training methods, and then practiced strictly. ”

The Book of War? There are many military books in the royal collection, and some time ago someone presented a new military book.

However, it is basically impossible to strictly drill an imaginary army according to the military book, and the resistance is too great, and there are very few people who can succeed.

Zhu Cihong continued: "They train for at least four hours a day, not including the emergency assembly at night.....

"Oh....." Chongzhen listened and said no more.

This kind of training intensity is beyond people's reach, and those soldiers in the Beijing camp can have a total of four hours of training in a month.

"Prince, let's practice." Chongzhen nodded and said.

Zhu Cihong gave Chongzhen a deep salute, walked to the Shouhuang Pavilion, and gestured to Sun Yingyuan, the general of the East Palace Guard.

Sun Yingyuan is a military attache in his thirties, who was transferred from the border army to the Beijing camp, and was incorporated into the newly built Yongwei Battalion by Cao Huachun, and was finally picked by Zhu Cihong at a glance in the Yongwei Battalion, which made Cao Duzhu feel distressed for a long time.

After Sun Yingyuan saw Zhu Cihong's special gesture, he immediately walked to the front of the formation and shouted: "Lizheng!" ”

"Wow!" With a bang, all the sergeants in the school immediately stood straight, and they were even more energetic after seeing Emperor Chongzhen, and the emperor personally inspected the army, what a glory it was.

Sun Yingyuan continued to shout: "Shoulder! ”

"Wow!" again With a bang, all the Donggong guards in the teaching field had leaned their spears and firearms on their shoulders, and their movements were uniform and shocking.

Chongzhen nodded again and again, and ordered it to be forbidden, which is something that many generals want but can't do.

Sun Yingyuan continued to command, shouting: "Advance in formation!" ”

Neat footsteps rang out, and five hundred sergeants formed five rows, the first row of shieldmen, the last two rows of pikemen, and the last two rows of musketeers. Each row was spaced a few steps apart, and five rows marched at the same time, the same pace, and the sound of footsteps made the earth shake a little.

"The team members advance and retreat freely, give orders, prohibit orders, and are well-trained, which is really an eye-opener for me, with such a strong army, why should the Ming Dynasty worry about the injustice....... Chongzhen sighed a little.

When passing by the Shouhuang Pavilion, each sergeant looked at the Banzai Mountain, and they held their heads high and were extremely serious.

The phalanx of the East Palace Guards marched on the school field, and when they were about to arrive at the Shouhuang Pavilion, Sun Yingyuan gave an order, and the entire phalanx stopped instantly, the movements were still neat, and the array was still extremely neat.

Zhu Cihong looked at the army he had trained, he was a little excited in his heart, and he suddenly pulled out the sword of his personal guard Xu Sheng, took a few steps forward, pointed diagonally, and shouted: "Ming Wansheng!" ”

"Wan Sheng!" Five hundred East Palace guards shouted in unison, shaking the four fields!

Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Cihong and was about to say something, Chongzhen shook his head and stopped him, his own son pretended to be forced in front of him, what is it, as long as it is not someone else.

"Daming Wansheng!" Zhu Cihong continued to roar, but his vocal cords were not yet mature, and his voice was a little sharp, which did not affect his success in pretending to be forced, after all, many eunuchs in the Beijing camp were in charge.......

"Wan Sheng!"

"Da Ming!"

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wansheng! ”

The deafening sound resounded throughout the Banzai Mountain...... It also ignited the blood heat of everyone.

After a long time, Chongzhen said loudly: "Spread the edict, the prince Zhu Cihong, although he is young, he is diligent and loyal to the country. The prince has unique insights and knows about military affairs, and specially orders the governor of the Beijing camp to manage the government, and can dispatch all personnel and take full responsibility for the rectification of the Beijing camp. ”

Hearing this result, Zhu Cihong's heart thumped, and he quickly knelt down to receive the order and thanks, after tossing for so long, he finally achieved his goal.

He first let Chongzhen eliminate the mental obstacle that he was still a child by performing well, and then attracted Chongzhen's attention by saying that he was reading Sun Tzu's Art of War.

According to Chongzhen's suspicions, he must be asked, and Zhu Cihong took the opportunity to mention the military and express his thoughts.

In the end, by reviewing the East Palace Guards to confirm his ability to lead the army, this plan of linking links and links finally allowed Zhu Cihong to achieve his goal.

The East Palace Guard is the most core link, which is also the reason why Zhu Cihong has been preparing for a year, only when Chongzhen sees this army with his own eyes can he arouse the blood that his man already has, and let him order a reward on the spot.

Zhu Cihong also took advantage of the psychology of human nature.