After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he saw that everyone was speechless for a while, and then said: "When you entered the city, did you pay attention to the soldiers at the city gate, and all you saw were old and weak, although in front of me, they were all in good spirits, but after all, the old and weak are old and weak, and with the old and weak soldiers, they guarded the throat fortress of the imperial court, I don't know what Qing and others have in their hearts?" ”

At this time, Li Banghua suddenly said: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, the subordinate relationship between the soldiers and soldiers of Juyong Pass is quite complicated, which can be said to belong to the Jizhen General Military Mansion, or it can be said to belong to the former Military Governor's Mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The battalion soldiers and the guards are one and two, two and one. Because of this, it can also be said that both sides are in charge, and neither side is in charge. Therefore, the minister thought that if the battalions under the jurisdiction of the border towns and the guards under the jurisdiction of the governor's office of the five armies were not sorted out, it would be difficult to eradicate such chaos, and this kind of chaos would definitely not be in the middle of the pass. ”

After Li Banghua said this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and just wanted to speak, he saw Wen Zhenmeng, who was kneeling behind the two military ministers, and stopped talking, so he said, "Wen Aiqing, but you have something to say?" ”

Wen Zhenmeng kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, what I have seen since the ministers supervised the military camp in Beijing, what Li Ge Lao said is to the point. The battalions recruited in the border towns around Gyeonggi are intertwined with the soldiers of the hereditary guards, and it may not be clear if there is no great effort.

"Previously, there were as many as 100,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp, and at the beginning of the year, when the ministers first arrived in the Beijing camp, they were all old and weak, and after several verifications and inspections, there were only 40,000 or 50,000, and in April and May, the ministers were recruited and trained according to the quota of 60,000, and now they have only been enriched to the number of soldiers given by the military aircraft department.

"Between the ministers, this place is probably not much different from the original situation in Jingying. Just look at the geometry that the soldier should have, and you can see the root cause of the matter! ”

Seeing Wen Zhenmeng say this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said: "What Wen Aiqing said is reasonable, I don't know if you can know the root cause of the matter now?!" ”

Wen Zhenmeng also hesitated in his heart when he saw the emperor asking like this, but since the emperor asked like this, he couldn't help but answer, thinking about it, he simply said: "If Your Majesty really wants to know the root of the matter, you may be able to recruit the lords and lords of the five armies of the world's leading capitals, such as Chengguo Gong and Xiangcheng Bo, to ask the right questions in front of the emperor, and Your Majesty will know as soon as you ask." ”

At this time, Liu Tingjie, the military attache of the imperial attendant who was kneeling on the periphery, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not?" ”

As soon as Liu Tingjie said this, the other attendant military attachés around him were stunned, the emperor had a conversation with the ministers of the imperial court, when would it be their turn to intervene as a low-level military attaché? !

Liu Tingjie himself, but also made a lot of determination to dare to bubble this bubble, he is different from other attendants and military attaches around him, he was born in the Yulin family, his father Liu Yiding was previously the household of the imperial court, and now he is also respected by the emperor, and he is the chief salary officer in the training camp of the new army in Zhuozhou, so his vision and vision are different from some other attendant military attachés from the old and rough background, and his ancestors are also from military households, and he is also familiar with some of the disadvantages of today's health system.

Emperor Chongzhen saw Liu Tingjie, the military attache kneeling behind, speak, and he didn't like it, but said with a smile: "The ancients said that the humble did not dare to forget the country, you attendant military attachés are now all close ministers of my choice, if you have something to say, there is nothing to say!" ”

When Liu Tingjie heard this, he plucked up his courage and said: "What Your Majesty saw in Juyong Pass, Weichen has seen it many times along the way from Yulin to Jingshi. Weichen thought that the root cause was very simple, but it was caused by the officials of the guard and even the powerful families who damaged the public and private interests, and even turned the public into private, empty salaries, and occupied servitude.

"For example, today's garrison armament is slack, most of the military fields are owned by the officials, the military households have changed into tenants, and the subordinates seem to have become slaves, and the old, weak, sick, and young are useless, and they cannot open mines and cultivate the fields, but carry knives and guns, and go to the camp to fill the numbers.

"Weichen thinks that if this kind of atmosphere is not changed, such practices are not corrected, and such moths are not killed, my Ming border affairs are really dangerous! This is a little shallow view of Wei Chen, and please ask the emperor to see it! ”

After Liu Tingjie said this, he bowed his head and stopped talking.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face was expressionless, he looked at Sun Chengzong and Li Banghua and said: "Liu Tingjie's words, I think it is definitely not sensational. I wonder what the two military aircraft ministers think? ”

Since the emperor said so, Sun Chengzong and Li Banghua immediately knew the emperor's intentions, the two looked at each other, and Sun Chengzong said first: "Your Majesty's intentions, the ministers and others know." It's just that the military system of the Daming Guard has been established for more than 200 years, and if it is not changed, it will not be able to fundamentally eradicate such chaos, but if it is to be changed, it will affect the whole body, and it will definitely affect the two capitals and noble generals. And now there are more urgent people in the affairs of the court. Therefore, the ministers have not yet mentioned this matter to His Majesty. ”

After Sun Chengzong said this, Li Banghua looked at the emperor, and then said: "If Your Majesty wants to take Juyong Pass as a starting point, step by step, and deal with it slowly, the ministers have no objections. If His Majesty wants to make a big move with this, the ministers think that this may not be a good time. ”

Emperor Chongzhen saw that Sun Chengzong and Li Banghua had spoken to this point, and he knew that they understood what they meant, and of course he knew in his heart what Li Banghua meant when he said that it was a good time, after all, the first town of the new army had just been selected, and it had not yet been really completed.

As soon as he thought of this, Emperor Chongzhen said: "There are thousands of things in the world, and it has never been something that I can do alone. The military system of the guard has been a flaw for a long time, and I have never thought of finishing it in one battle. However, I have heard that the big things in the world must be done in detail, and the difficult things in the world must be done in the easy. On the issue of reorganizing the armament of the guards, let's start with this pass. ”

As soon as the emperor said this, everyone kneeling on the ground, led by the two ministers of military aircraft, all shouted: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, asked everyone to stand up, and then said to Wang Guoxing: "Wang Guoxing, the north and south gates of Juyong Pass may be closed?" ”

Wang Guoxing immediately bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty, the north and south gates are now in the hands of the Jinyi guard, the north gate arch guard is guarded by Gao Wencai, and the south city gate is guarded by Li Ruolian, the front secretary of the palace, which can be guaranteed." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "In this case, you go to Wang Chengyin, you want to come to the list of soldiers of Juyong Pass, and then pass on my will. ”

Wang Guoxing took the order and left.

Emperor Chongzhen said to Liu Wenbing and Wen Zhenmeng: "Liu Wenbing, Wen Zhenmeng, you two take the Shenji Battalion to occupy the danger under the Yuntai, divide the troops to guard, and ensure the safety of me and all the attendants during the inspection. ”

Liu Wenbing and Wen Zhenmeng immediately received the emperor's will and quickly went to command the arrangement.

After arranging these, Emperor Chongzhen said to Sun Chengzong, Li Banghua and others: "I have long heard that there is a cloud platform in Juyong Pass, which is tall and magnificent, and there are more than 1,000 large and small Buddha statues engraved on it, which is one of the most prestigious scenes in Juyong Pass. ”