When Wu Keshan was talking to Chongzhen, he also looked back a few times from time to time, and he looked at the several guards behind Chongzhen, and on the simple carriage following behind these guards, there were two large and small wild boars.

Although this is already a suburb of the capital, it is a part of the Yanshan Mountain Range. However, after all, it is close to the Gyeonggi area and is quite densely populated, so there are no large beasts in the mountains and forests here. The bigger prey they hunt these days is roe deer, deer and the like.

However, although there are no tigers, bears and other fierce beasts in the mountains and forests here, there are still wild wolves and wild boars, two beasts that cause deep headaches for the people in the vicinity. The wild wolves in the mountains and forests are naturally not as frightening as the wolves on the grassland, but the wild boars in Yanshan are not trivial, the adult wild boars are about 400 catties in size, the body length is about 15-2 meters, and the canine teeth of the male wild boar are 6 centimeters long on average, of which 3 centimeters are exposed outside the mouth, just like ivory, which is daunting.

And wild boars rarely appear alone, once they appear in a group, with a male wild boar with 2-3 female wild boars and a few cubs. With such a mighty family wandering in the mountains and forests, even an old hunter would not dare to attack rashly, because attacking one would attract a herd of wild boars.

The weight of the old wild boar can even reach seven or eight hundred catties, and a slip of white hair will grow on the back, seeing this old wild boar, the mountain people are regarded as the existence of the mountain god, and dare not hurt it. Such an old wild boar is not only extremely intelligent, but also rubs its body on the pine tree all the year round, and it is as invulnerable as a layer of armor.

Once it is provoked, but it is not killed, then the nearby fields and villagers will become the target of its revenge. Therefore, in the eyes of the mountain people, this wild boar is more difficult to deal with than tigers and black bears. But in this carriage, there was an old wild boar of more than 600 catties, two female wild boars of 2 or 300 catties, and 3 smaller wild boars, obviously the whole family was brought down.

When Wu Keshan was looking at these wild boars, Chongzhen was saying to everyone: "... It is said that the Mongols are good at riding and shooting, but I was still a little skeptical before, how can I aim and shoot with such a bump on the back of this horse? But today I have opened my eyes, the skills of the leaders are really vigorous, of course, the best is Wu Keshan Taiji, who shot a lone wolf with one arrow..."

Seeing that the eyes of the other Mongolian leaders shifted to himself, Wu Keshan hurriedly said humbly: "The emperor has won the award, we Mongolians have been with horses since childhood, and we have learned to ride horses before we walk, so this skill on horseback is naturally more familiar."

But in today's hunting, if you want to talk about the outstanding, you still have to talk about these guards around the emperor. It is still the only time in his life that someone can kill such a large wild boar so easily on flat ground, even those Baturu of Houjin are just like that. ”

"Wu Keshan Taiji is right, these three guards are not only brave, but also extremely loyal to Your Majesty, they are indeed rare talents." Several Mongolian leaders on the side also echoed and said.

Zhu Youzhen looked back at the three guards behind him, one old man, two young and old, and couldn't help but smile and said to them: "Shi Jingyan, Wu Xiuling, Wang Yanshan, the three of you have blocked the impact of this group of wild boars for me, and you can be regarded as meritorious heroes." Do you have any wishes that you would like to fulfill? As long as it is according to the law, I have answered you. ”

The young Wu Zhen looked at his master Shi Dian, his eyes were eager but he didn't dare to respond, while Shi Dian looked at Wang Yanshan beside him, wanting to see how this Hebei Zhusheng would answer.

Wang Yanshan said to the emperor without fear: "It is the duty of a student to serve His Majesty, and students do not dare to ask for merit and rewards. What's more, it was Shi Jingyan who killed the big wild boar independently, and the students were just assisting from the side, which was not a merit, and the students did not dare to be rewarded. ”

Hearing Wang Yanshan say this, Shi Dian also clasped his fists and saluted Chongzhen and replied: "I can get the sage's edict and let the minister go to Beijing to serve the country, the minister is already ecstatic, killing a wild boar is really not a merit." The ministers did not dare to accept His Majesty's reward. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at the three of them, nodded with a smile and said, "Since you all have to resign, then I won't reward you first today." After you have summarized and studied the bayonet fighting technique, I will reward it together. ”

Shi Dian and the other three immediately responded in unison, and Zhu Youzhen turned around and continued to laugh with the Mongolian leader beside him, and went to the old camp. Shi Jingyan, Wu Xiuling, Wang Yanshan, and more than 20 well-known warriors gathered from all over the world went to Beijing for the purpose of studying the art of bayonet fighting.

In last year's battle with Houjin, although the musket exerted a lot of power, the use of the musket equipped with a bayonet was different from the original Ming army's spear. In battle, these bayonet-loaded muskets did not do much, and in several skirmishes they were quickly dispersed by the opposing cavalry.

As a result of these failures, officers of the General Staff and officers and officers of the army believed that loading muskets with bayonets was an ineffective act. The soldiers were completely incapable of hand-to-hand combat with muskets loaded with bayonets, unless the enemy opposite them was on the run.

In order to reduce expenditures, the General Staff finally suggested to the emperor that it would be better to abandon the loading of muskets with bayonets and continue to equip the musket units with pikemen for protection. Zhu Youzhen naturally could not agree with this suggestion of reversing the car, and after a detailed investigation of the problems encountered by the musketeers in the battle, Zhu Youzhen found that he only had to solve three problems.

The first is to strengthen the inspection of the specifications of the bayonet and the quality of the bayonet to ensure that each bayonet can be firmly loaded into the musket in the hands of each soldier;

The second is to train junior non-commissioned officers to command hand-to-hand combat, so that they know under what circumstances they should use bayonets and under what circumstances they should engage in hand-to-hand combat;

The third is to develop a set of simple and standardized bayonet fighting techniques and group joint assassination techniques, so as to ensure that these soldiers can freely use their own weapons in hand-to-hand combat.

Shi Dian, a Chang acquaintance, and Wang Yanshan, the king of Hebei Zhusheng, are the most knowledgeable talents in spearmanship among the warriors recruited. This time, Zhu Youzhen took them out of Beijing by the way, wanting to see their performance in actual combat, judging from today's hunting results, Zhu Youzhen is still quite satisfied with the three of them.

In the spring season, smelling the fragrance of plants and flowers, looking at the purple and red fields, and riding a horse in the gentle breeze in the wilderness, it is indeed a rare wild trip for Zhu Youzhen. Although he was not accompanied by a confidant or friend, nor was he an ambiguous beauty, Zhu Youzhen still felt unexpectedly comfortable.

However, this leisure time did not last long, and when he returned to the old camp with the team, he found a hundred households in brocade clothes waiting for him at the door. Zhu Youzhen gave a few orders to the left and right, and asked these leaders and their entourage to go back to the camp tent to wash up first, and then gather together in the big tent for a banquet.

After sending away the outsiders, Zhu Youzhen dismounted, handed over the mount to Wu Zhen behind him, and asked him to take care of his horses, and then walked towards the camp with the waiting Jinyi guard.

Sure enough, this brocade-clothed hundred households were the messengers who came from Beijing to deliver a letter to Chongzhen. After opening the letter he brought and reading it in a hurry, Zhu Youzhen rolled up the letter paper and asked him: "Is the capital really making a lot of trouble about the news from Shaanxi?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the three princes and several relatives in the capital are all crying out for grievances. They said that when the king of Han and the king of Qin conspired to rebel, there must be villains. Although these two princes do not behave properly on weekdays, they have no soldiers in their hands, and they have always been at odds with the local government and army in Shaanxi.

Although several cabinet elders did not agree with this opinion, Zhang Ge Lao said in private conversations with many officials from the south that even if the two vassal kings really rebelled, Yang He and Cui Chengxiu should report to the imperial court first. Where can you cut first and then play, and take down the two vassal kings and the clan, this is not legal.

In addition, in the recitals of the Princes Cui and Yang, it was suggested that the feudal state of the Han Dynasty should be abolished, the Qing Domain should be moved out of Shaanxi, the Qin Domain should be reduced, and a part of the clan should be transferred out of Shaanxi. Many officials in Beijing also discussed whether the punishment was too heavy and the implication was too widespread.

In addition, the proposal for these vassals to leave Shaanxi was opposed by many officials, who believed that there was no room for other provinces to accept these vassals. Some people suggest that the imperial court should first investigate the case of conspiracy against the two feudal domains, and if it is really true, it is better to take care of it in the same place, and there is no need to move to other provinces, and the manpower and financial resources of the imperial court will be wasted in vain..."

After Zhu Youzhen finished listening, he stopped and thought for a while before asking, "Then what does Huang Shoufu have to say about this case?" ”

"Lord Shoufu didn't mention it, but he just wanted to send the letter to His Majesty as soon as possible, urging His Majesty to return to Beijing as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation, lest public opinion in Beijing rise up, and it will be even more difficult for His Majesty to make a decision."

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said, "I already understand, you go down first to find a place to eat and rest, I will send someone to call you if there is something." ”

When this brocade-clothed hundred households retreated, Zhu Youzhen looked at the surrounding environment and walked towards the big tent in the center of the camp again. At the door of the big tent, Zhu Youzhen met Hai Lanzhu and others.

Seeing the emperor's return, Hai Lanzhu instructed the maid to bring the prepared warm water and towels to him. In just a few days, this princess of the Horqin Department has already remembered Chongzhen's daily habits.

After Zhu Youzhen wiped his face and hands with a towel that was not very soft, he put down the towel and said to Hai Lanzhu: "While the leaders of the various departments have not yet arrived, let's find a place to talk." Now that you have arrived in the Ming Dynasty, I always have to give you and the Horqin Department an explanation. ”

Hai Lanzhu suddenly glanced at Chongzhen with some surprise, and replied with a normal face: "Then please ask the emperor to go up and sit in the back tent, and I will make a pot of tea for Your Majesty to quench your thirst first, so as to listen to the emperor's orders..."