"Emperor, Lu Xiangsheng, the squire of the military department, has come to see you!"

Just when Emperor Chongzhen told them not to rush, Wang Chengen came in to report.

"Xuan!"

"Chen Lu Xiangsheng see Your Majesty!"

As Emperor Chongzhen's words fell, an official wearing a scarlet robe, tall and straight, with a steep and tough face, but a white and pure appearance came in from outside the hall and bowed.

"Lu Aiqing, please calm down and give me a seat!"

Facing the Optimus Prime of the Ming Empire, Emperor Chongzhen's voice revealed endless joy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes were deep, Yue Zhenyuan's eyes were profound, and his straight shoulders were like a mountain beam, slowly sitting on the Taishi chair moved by the small yellow door.

Slender hands between knees, unmoving.

The whole person gestured, and the military atmosphere was full.

However, unlike ordinary military men, his murderous aura was felt even by Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on top of the Danqi.

Not to mention the Minister of Honor sitting next to him?

This is the unique temperament of a general who leads troops to fight all the year round and holds the power of life and death.

In this way, where are still civilian officials, and they are clearly more military generals than military generals!

It's just that, like the cultured hooligans, the cultured generals are even more terrifying!

An approving smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Chongzhen's mouth, but his face turned to Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo of Jingying, who was sitting at the top, and asked directly: "Today, the rebel slaves have invaded the Ming Dynasty, how many soldiers can the Jingying pull out?" ”

Zhu Chunchen twisted his body a little uneasily, lowered his head and leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, if you stick to the capital, there should be 80,000 elites to be driven." ”

"What if I let Chengguo Gong go out of the city to meet the enemy?" Emperor Chongzhen remained silent, and the dragon's eyes stared at Zhu Chunchen tightly.

The invisible pressure came from the surface, and Zhu Chunchen's back suddenly broke into a cold sweat, but he gritted his teeth and replied: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead 50,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp to fight to the death to repay the emperor's kindness!" ”

The words were tragic, but there was no momentum at all.

Before the war started, it was said that he would repay the emperor's favor with death.

Emperor Chongzhen was also drunk.

But......

"Chengguo Gong can be loyal to the country, I am very relieved!"

Knowing the moisture of Zhu Chunchen's words, Emperor Chongzhen was still smiling, as if he was really moved by him, and praised happily.

Now is not the time to hold accountable and liquidate the wrongdoing.

Emperor Chongzhen vaguely remembered that Chongzhen paid salaries for the Beijing camp in the ninth year, and the military department had checked the number of soldiers in Beijing once, which was the responsibility of the governor of the Beijing camp, Gongshun Hou Wu Weiying and Wang Chengen.

After the counting, it was found that the officers and men of the three major battalions of the Beijing battalion were about 130,000 men of the Jiannai Zhiban Army, 12,400 men of the Yongwei Battalion, and about 18,000 men of the 16 Men Battalion.

Excluding the Yongwei battalion managed by the inner court, it does not count, which means that the Beijing camp still has nearly 150,000 troops.

Now, Zhu Chunchen said that he could pull out 50,000 people and choose one of the three, which seems to be reasonable, and there seems to be no exaggeration.

It's just that Emperor Chongzhen knows that if he believes Zhu Chunchen's words, he probably doesn't even know how he died.

Numbers on paper, not real combat effectiveness.

Back in the day of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, there were 48 guards in the Beijing camp, each with 5,600 guards, and a total strength of 270,000 troops.

Later, after Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, due to the proximity of the Beijing division to the front line, the Beijing battalion army was expanded to 72 guards, with a total strength of 500,000 people.

Moreover, it is really an elite unit that can be pulled out and fought.

How magnificent!

Alas, think too much.

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head, put aside this unrealistic fantasy, turned his head to Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Dingguo, and asked, "Duke Dingguo, how many people can the guards pull out of the direct army?" ”

This time, Emperor Chongzhen asked with confidence.

In addition to the troops of the capital camp, as the emperor, there is also a pro-army under the direct command of the emperor, that is, the guard Shangzhi army.

At the beginning, there were a total of 12 guards in the Shangzhi Army, so it was also called "Shangshan 12 Guards".

They are: Jinyi Guard, Banner Guard, Jinwu Guard, Jinwu Guard, Yulin Left Guard, Yulin Right Guard, Government Army Guard, Government Army Left Guard, Government Army Right Guard, Government Army Guard, Government Army Guard, Government Army Guard, Tiger Benwei.

Later, after several expansions, the guards were expanded from 12 to 26.

Compared with the Beijing camp, the soldiers in the guards are the elite of the elite.

Their duties included keeping the Emperor safe, carrying out secret missions, patrolling and guarding the Imperial City, and ensuring that nothing was lost.

Historically, in the Songjin Battle of Chongzhen's 14th year, the 130,000 Ming soldiers led by Hong Chengchou were composed of a large number of guards.

This is also why, later Li Zicheng's troops besieged the capital, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was so scummy.

The elite have been exhausted with refueling tactics, and their morale has also been lost, how can they still have combat effectiveness?

"Your Majesty, in addition to the brocade guards and the soldiers guarding the imperial city, the guards can transfer 40,000 elite troops."

Xu Yunzhen leaned over and replied.

"Good, good, good!"

Emperor Chongzhen Huo Ran stood up and applauded.

Immediately afterwards, he instructed the little yellow door in the hall: "Empress Xuanzhou, Yuan Guifei, Gao Shiming, and Cao Huachun are here to meet you." ”

"No!"

The sound of footsteps sounded hurriedly, and several small yellow doors on duty ran in different directions.

In the hall, the ministers looked at each other, and they all saw each other's doubts, and tonight seemed unusual!

What exactly does Your Majesty intend to do?

Soon, there were hurried footsteps everywhere, and the people ordered by Emperor Chongzhen had arrived.

"Go out, all of you, and stay away from the ten battles to guard the gates of the temple, and let no one come near."

In the eyes of everyone, Emperor Chongzhen shouted at the little yellow door on duty.

"Slave obeys!"

The little yellow door on duty knelt on the ground and saluted, then closed the temple door, and obeyed the order to stay away from the ten battles to guard the temple gate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Liaodong Jianju, committed my Ming Dynasty for decades, slaughtered the city, beheaded the generals, and destroyed the army, extremely vicious, shameful for the three dynasties.

But as long as I, the people of the Ming Dynasty, who doesn't want to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin?

How could the troops be exhausted, the people's hearts were not solid, so that they were helpless against it, and they hurt Daming's face in vain.

Now, they have invaded my Gyeonggi again, slaughtered my people, mourned and mourned, and couldn't sleep all night, so I decided to go on a personal expedition! ”

Emperor Chongzhen's dragon eye slowly swept over Empress Zhou, Yuan Guifei, the three dukes of the capital, Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen and others one by one, and finally fell on Lu Xiangsheng.

"Your Majesty, never!"

"Emperor, please be cautious!"

For a while, everyone, including Empress Zhou, hurriedly knelt down to admonish.

Your Majesty is this kidding, this rhythm seems to be dead...... And pull everyone into battle together.

Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded.

They remembered the change in the civil fort.

"All Aiqing, please get up, and listen to me."

Emperor Chongzhen had already expected that this must be the case, and said to them gently.

This is not a trivial matter, not to mention that it is related to the fate and future of the Ming Dynasty, but it is also closely related to everyone present.

It is like the three dukes of the capital, the head of the nobles, and the rest with the country.

If Emperor Chongzhen drove the expedition in person, they and their family members, whether they wanted to or not, would all go with them.

Another example is Empress Zhou and Concubine Tian, if Emperor Chongzhen has an accident, they will call themselves mourners.

Therefore, it is normal for them to suddenly hear the news and immediately advise.

It's not normal not to advise.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen's expression was not like a whim, everyone stood up one by one, staring at Emperor Chongzhen with worried and doubtful eyes.