Chapter 427: Military Parade
Jingtai three years, early September, Beijing.
After a month of intense preparations, the canonization ceremony of the new prince was finally prepared, and Zhu Jianqi was also very excited.
At the same time, Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, and Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, played together: At this time, the drills and reorganization of the more than 100,000 Gyeonggi garrisons had been completed, and the two of them wrote down the specific situation and played it to Emperor Jingtai.
As a result of the reduction, drilling, and reorganization of the more than 100,000 Gyeonggi garrison units, the Gyeonggi garrison units received a total of 100,000 elite soldiers, of which 50,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in the capital, and the remaining 50,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in various parts of Gyeonggi, and the main force was deployed in key military towns such as Miyun Town and Changping Town.
Emperor Jingtai was overjoyed to inquire about it, and the two major events that he was most concerned about finally came to fruition, so Emperor Jingtai immediately issued an order to reward Liu Juntao and Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War.
At the same time, Emperor Jingtai also decreed: three days later, the canonization ceremony of the new prince was held in the Fengtai camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and at the same time ordered Yu Qian and Liu Juntao to transfer 20,000 soldiers and horses from the Gyeonggi garrison that had been reorganized to hold a military parade at the time of the ceremony!
After Liu Juntao received the news, he naturally understood that this move was a dismount from Emperor Jingtai to the ministers of the court, and he was even more firm in his heart The idea of returning to Shandong immediately after the ceremony is over, will change later!
Three days later, the Fengtai camp had set up a huge viewing platform, and tens of thousands of soldiers in the whole camp had completed the formation, and divided into more than a dozen huge phalanxes around the viewing platform.
At this time, the entire viewing platform is surrounded by flags and people, which makes people feel enthusiastic and unable to help themselves at first sight.
At the same time, Liu Juntao also transferred 20,000 elite soldiers from Changping Town, Miyun Town, and Fengtai Battalion to stand by three miles directly in front of the viewing platform.
At that time, Lu Changyi, the chief military officer of Changping Town, and Song Chonggui, the chief military officer of Miyun Town, will lead the army to pass in front of the viewing platform and accept the review of Emperor Jingtai.
At this time, it is around October in the future, and it is a good time for autumn to be crisp and breezy.
The 20,000 elite soldiers who were reviewed, together with tens of thousands of soldiers and soldiers of the Fengtai battalion, and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses were waiting in formation, and the army was very powerful!
It didn't take long for Emperor Jingtai's Luan to enter the Fengtai camp, and under the support of hundreds of civil and military officials, he ascended to the viewing platform.
At this time, Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, and Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, were all standing by the side of Emperor Jingtai, and everyone looked at the mighty army and the endless military array, and their hearts were full of pride.
"Let's get started!"
Emperor Jingtai said in a deep voice, trying his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, so as not to let the civil and military officials around him see it.
"Canonization ceremony, up!"
Immediately afterwards, the solemn royal music sounded, and the canonization ceremony of the new crown prince Zhu Jianqi officially began.
However, Liu Juntao was not interested in watching the ceremony, but waited under the viewing platform with Lu Changyi, the chief military officer of Changping Town, and Song Chong, the chief military officer of Miyun Town.
At this time, Liu Juntao only hopes that the ceremony will end as soon as possible, and it is best not to have any surprises in the process.
The canonization ceremony was tedious and lasted until near noon.
But everyone didn't breathe a sigh of relief, only heard the eunuch sing loudly: "The parade begins!" ”
When Liu Juntao heard this, he nodded to Lu Changyi, the chief military officer of Changping Town, and Song Chonggui, the chief military officer of Miyun Town, who was beside him, and the two of them were also very excited to give an order, leading 20,000 elite soldiers to march forward in formation and drive towards the viewing platform.
The 20,000 elite soldiers will pass in front of the viewing platform, from east to west, and be inspected by Emperor Jingtai.
With the sonorous iron armor, 20,000 troops passed by in formation, and Emperor Jingtai and many ministers on the viewing platform looked at the mighty army and the majestic military formation, and they were all shocked.
Everyone knew what the Gyeonggi garrison was like before, and although the Gyeonggi garrison was also well-trained, at least much stronger than the garrisons of the inland provinces, it could not be called elite and strong.
However, at this time, after some training and reorganization by Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, all units of the Gyeonggi garrison were like being reborn from the ashes and became a powerful army of tigers and wolves!
Although the current Gyeonggi garrison is not as good as the 2,000 Tiance army on standby on the east side of the viewing platform, it is still much stronger than the vast majority of the Ming army.
Emperor Jingtai also nodded frequently when he saw this, and he was obviously very satisfied.
However, unlike Emperor Jingtai and other courtiers who were happy and excited, Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, and Xu Youzhen, the imperial governor of the left, all had unkind faces when they saw this, especially when they saw the new crown prince Zhu Jianqi, who had just been canonized, their faces were even more gloomy!
When the parade was not over, Shi Heng, the governor of the right capital, excused himself to be unwell, asked Emperor Jingtai to resign, and returned to the capital ahead of schedule.
Although Xu Youzhen, the deputy capital of the left, did not leave in advance, he also stood in the crowd without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.
Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, saw these things, and he was even more worried in his heart.
Yu Qian knew in his heart that although Emperor Jingtai had abolished the crown prince now, the matter was far from over, and even the turmoil in the court had only officially begun until now!
At this time, Liu Juntao settled down many things under the viewing platform, and also walked up to the viewing platform, came to Yu Qian's side, and reported some important tasks of the military parade to him.
Yu Qian didn't say anything after listening to it, but sighed and told Shi Heng about leaving ahead of schedule just now, as well as the performance of Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen.
Liu Juntao also frowned when he heard this, he didn't expect Shi Heng to be so uncontrollable, and to confront Emperor Jingtai so face-to-face, this is to make the contradiction clear!
"Bingxian, I think that the turmoil in the DPRK and China will not end far from end, and it will even intensify!"
"That's what I'm worried about! The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings! ”
Liu Juntao looked at Yu Qian, who was worried, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he whispered: "Bingxian, the situation is like this, in the opinion of humility, it is better to take a step back for the time being, Bingxian can consider returning to his hometown temporarily, and after the situation is stable, he will find a way to return to the DPRK to serve!" ”
Yu Qian shook his head when he heard this, and said: "The current situation is chaotic, and it is a time when the country is in danger!" Even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of him, the old man is not afraid, how can he retreat! ”
Liu Juntao saw that Yu Qian had made up his mind, and knew that there was no room for maneuver, although he had the heart to go down to Yu Qian, but at this time there was nothing to do, and he couldn't give Yu Qian a notice of what would happen in the future in advance, right?
Liu Juntao sighed secretly in his heart, and then no longer admonished, but looked at the large military array passing in front of the viewing platform with Yu Qian.
In the afternoon, the parade finally ended.
Liu Juntao prepared a banquet in the big tent of the Chinese army, but Emperor Jingtai only encouraged Liu Juntao and the generals of various departments, and rewarded everyone one by one, and did not eat in the Fengtai camp, but returned directly to the capital by Luan.
The accompanying civil and military officials also set off one after another, and returned to Beijing with Emperor Jingtai, and no one stayed to eat.
Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, could only say that he would return together, and said to Liu Juntao before leaving: "Juntao, after I go back, I will order you to go back in the name of the Ministry of War, so get ready here." ”
When Liu Juntao heard this, he also hurriedly saluted and said, "Humble and orderly!" ”
"Jun Tao, after you go back, you must train soldiers and horses and guard the place with peace of mind, this matter in the court, it's best not to get involved too much, I don't want you to be too involved, understand?"
Liu Juntao understood that Yu Qian was worried about himself and was afraid that he would be implicated in the battle between the DPRK and China, and he was also moved in his heart.
"Rest assured, the military will remember!"
Liu Juntao continued: "Everything is fine here, but the military constitution must take care!" Now the DPRK and China are extremely dangerous, and all parties have the momentum of desperate resistance, especially on both sides of His Majesty and the Emperor Taishang, who think that they will definitely die in the future, and the military constitution must be cautious in everything! ”
Yu Qian nodded when he heard this, but he didn't say anything and left directly.