In the northern suburbs of the capital in March, warblers fly and grass grow everywhere. Between the two low hills to the north and south, a wide flat stretches from east to west, and at the end of the plain, reeds and water mingle to outline the wonderful outline of the stream winding up to the sky.

Eight hundred cavalry lined up in a square queue, the first crossbowmen, the second lance soldiers, the rear knife soldiers, the formation was compact, but seeing the iron hooves flying over, the cavalry was like a whole, galloping like lightning, for a time the hoof sound was shocked, the sand and dust were all over the sky, and the eight hundred horsemen and horses created a magnificent momentum like a mountain and a sea.

The sparkling waves in the distance, the shining eyes of the soldiers, the cold light on the weapons, and the dazzling sunlight overhead set off an incomparably shocking murderous aura.

After a deafening sound of hooves, Zhu Qiming, who was standing on the high ground, looked eastward, saw that the five hundred guards had all dismounted, and watched the eight hundred warriors gallop past them with a smile on his face, and began to talk nonsense.

"Hehehehe, training is like that, I don't know if it will work on the battlefield?"

"Hey, it's just a face-saving effort, if you really get to the battlefield, you won't be swept away!"

"That is, my Ming army is either forming a formation to resist the enemy, or it is closed and fortified, and I have never heard of the precedent of attacking the Tartar thieves with strong horses, what is the benefit of practicing these flashy cavalry formations!"

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Many of the guards had angry eyes, but they just held back and galloped east.

When Zhu Qiming heard this, he felt helpless. He can't call the Son of Heaven's pro-army as his own guard, whether the pro-guard army is unwilling to surrender his identity, or be vigilant, he can't control so much! He had to start from the big picture and integrate the 500 people into the big team as soon as possible. If the operation is good, these 500 people are a reliable living force, and if the operation is not good, they are negative energy, which will seriously affect the morale of the Yuefu guards.

The eight hundred guards went and returned, and the ridicule of the pro-guards began again.

"Hey, hey, hey, this kind of military training is unheard of, and it's somewhat interesting."

"It's just a silver-like pewter head! Not to mention going to the battlefield, even if they are fighting with our pro-guard soldiers, they can only be embroidered pillows that they don't like! ”

Rude shouts rang out from the crowd, and what appeared to be a lump flying towards the cavalry.

The formation of the cavalry was sudden, and suddenly the swords and soldiers turned over and dismounted, and pounced on the guards, and the two sides immediately scuffled together, and in the blink of an eye, the guards were beaten to the back of their horses and suffered a big loss.

Just when the guards wantonly humiliated each other with mocking eyes, they saw the guards pull out their swords one after another, and the guards did not give in when they saw this, and drew their swords in their hands. The two sides looked at each other angrily, seeing that a shopping battle was about to break out.

Zhu Qiming secretly screamed badly, and ran quickly down the slope.

But when they heard the loud roar, the two sides quickly pounced on each other with their swords, and looked at the anger that erupted from everyone's eyes, as if there was a deep feud in the sea of blood.

Suddenly, a short sword flew into the crowd with a sound of breaking through the air. Suddenly, the two classes of people were like two rolling waves, and when they were about to converge, they suddenly separated.

The distance between the guards and the guards was blasted away by the flying sword, and the flying sword plunged straight into the ground, half of the body sank into the earth, and the sharp whistling buzzed non-stop.

"Stop!" Zhu Qiming shouted, ran between the two groups of people, stopped and glanced at the guards, "I haven't seen much in my ability, but my temper is getting hotter and hotter day by day, this hasn't even faced the Tartar thieves, my family has been infighting, do you want the world to see the joke!" ”

"Your Highness, these debris are throwing stones at us." A guard argued.

"Shut up! How many times have I told you, you have to be determined, you can't withstand this interference, he is on the battlefield every day, how to calmly meet the enemy in the rain of guns and arrows! ”

Zhu Qiming turned around and glanced at the guards, "You have never seen the bravery of the Wara cavalry, hiding in the camp every day to be a Taiping army, how do you know the bloodiness of the war?" The Warat people have been fighting in the east and west all year round, and their combat power is formed in actual combat, and it is fought! Don't my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty practice hard? It's good to train ten percent of your combat strength, and you can show fifty percent when you are about to fight, but if you want to compete with the Warat Iron Cavalry, you are still far behind! ”

"Over the years, a few horsemen and horses can gallop in the north of the Ming Dynasty, such as into the realm of no one, the Ming army can not resist, can only rely on the solid city defense to close the city to protect itself, occasional encounters, the Ming army has never won a victory, this is the shame of millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Qiming stared at Zhao Gang's eyes, "As a pro-guard, it's okay if your skills are not as good as others, and if your skills are not as good as others, you are still here, Daming raised you to let you be at home!" ”

Zhao Gang snorted and said: "The Beijing army has a ready-made training method, and His Royal Highness's set is inconsistent with the rules of the drill camp. ”

Zhu Qiming suppressed the anger in his chest, and said in a deep voice: "The training of the guards in all parts of the Ming Dynasty is the same, if this method works, why not even suffer defeats, and flee every time a Tartar thief enters the Kou?" When the king was in the north, he led the fleeing people to kill more than ten Warat heavy cavalry, and what are the proud achievements of Zhao Deputy Qianhu, you might as well talk about it! ”

Zhao Gang was stunned in embarrassment, his face was red and white for a while, and after a long time, he waved his hand at the guards, who collected their knives and retreated to the side to train.

Looking at Jiang Yi, who was like a wooden man, Zhu Qiming sighed secretly.

Tang Ji hurriedly ran to Zhu Qiming's side and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, these guards are useless, their fists and feet are very poor, and their skills are obviously not as good as others, but they dare to play tricks in the nest, in other words, they are in the field, and they are beaten by the Tartar thieves, they must have been frightened a long time ago!" It is time to extinguish their prestige and teach them what shame is! ”

Zhu Qiming glanced at Tang Ji, "Control your subordinates, you can't regenerate right and wrong!" ”

Tang Ji seemed to feel aggrieved, his neck twisted slightly, and he was a little unconvinced, "I don't understand, they have repeatedly caused trouble, why can't they teach them a lesson?" ”

"Because you are the guards of the Yue Palace, and this king is a prince. If this king was just a leading general, he would have made their ass bloom a long time ago! ”

It was not uncommon for a general to lead a group of soldiers to teach another group of troublemakers; And a prince leads his own guards to teach the Son of Heaven a lesson, then he will poke a big basket! It will be constantly provoked by others and turn into a political incident, and if this is the case, the matter of training troops and preparing for war will surely end without a problem.

Tang Ji on the side was still a little unwilling, "Could it be that they are messing around?" Why didn't His Highness go to the emperor to sue the emperor? ”

"Sue the royal court? You dare to think about it! Others are too slow to put gold on the face of the Son of Heaven's pro-army, but you are smearing the pro-guard army with this king, idiot! Zhu Qiming's face softened, and he said lightly: "That's it, it's inconvenient for this king to say anything, but someone will make them honest!" ”

Zhu Qiming raised his eyes to look at the five hundred guards over there, and saw that their training was not passionate and murderous, they were simply pretending to kill time, Zhu Qiming couldn't help but shake his head. He still had Yang Pu's third invitation in his arms, and it was time to go to the appointment.

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It was nightfall, and Yang Pu welcomed Zhu Qiming into the mansion, "Your Highness is finally here." His Royal Highness dragged on for a long time before he was willing to patronize the Humble House, and he came here at night, which shows that His Highness did not come to the appointment, could it be that His Highness has encountered trouble? ”

The red lights in the courtyard are hung high, and the road is as bright as day. Zhu Qiming walked away, smelled Yang Pu's calm tone, and saw his calm expression, and couldn't help but scold secretly: Old fox!

Entering the living room, the two sat down separately, and Yang Pu invited Zhu Qiming to tea. Zhu Qiming had no intention of drinking, so he wanted to speak, but Yang Pu opened his mouth first.

"His Royal Highness insists on leading troops to the battle, and the old man doesn't understand, is it really essential to win a battle?"

"Of course!" Zhu Qiming casually glanced at the living room, and saw that there seemed to be a few more calligraphy and paintings on the wall. "Let the Warat people have a long memory, and the northern border will be at peace, and the border people will enjoy peace for at least a few years. Moreover, a victory can be used to heal. ”

"Heal?" Yang Pu smiled indifferently, "I would like to hear about it." ”

"It can cure Daming's hypochondriasis, and after winning the battle, Daming will have enough confidence when he deals with Wara again. It can also cure the arrogance of Warat, so that the Warat people dare not lead Manan to peep! ”

In the record of the confrontation between the border army and the Warat people, victory is always absent, perhaps because of this, Yang Pu's face was a little dazed, and he never seemed to think about the result of victory. "If Da Ming wins, what will happen to Warat?"

"How dare Warat? Warat certainly did not dare to claim the cross-border plunder. Didn't they always rely on the remnants of the Tatars? Under the pretext of not being able to fully control the Tatar tribes, in order to perfunctory the repeated negotiations of the Ming Dynasty, well, the Ming Dynasty exterminated the Tatar thieves who entered the Kou, and the Warat could only swallow the bitter fruit by himself! ”

Yang Pu stroked his beard and pondered for a long time, and then smiled indifferently, "There is a group of guards who are dragging their feet there, and His Highness is embarrassed." Strict control of them, Your Highness is afraid of the truth because of his special status, so that the expedition will end without a problem; Let it go, a rat poop spoils a pot of soup, and if it really arrives in the field, something big will happen! ”

Old fox! Zhu Qiming scolded secretly, but his tone was very humble after he spoke: "Xiao Wang is shallow, and he also asks Elder Yang Ge to give advice." ”

Yang Pu smiled and said nothing, and only sighed softly after a long time. "Now that Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong have faded out of the government, the cabinet urgently needs to replace the old and the new, but it is difficult to determine the candidates, and the old people are very sad about this."

Why change the subject? What medicine is sold in a gourd? Zhu Qiming looked at Yang Pu in surprise, and secretly warned himself not to be in a hurry, so he followed Yang Pu's tone and said lightly: "Presumably, Yang Ge Lao has a suitable candidate in his mind. ”

"Don't hide it from Your Highness, Lao Yu and his colleagues have agreed on five candidates, Cao Nai, Chen Xun, Ma Yu, Miao Zhen, and Gao Gu."

Zhu Qiming has heard people say that Cao Nai, Chen Xun, Ma Yu, Miao Zhen, and Gao Gu are rare good ministers in the court, with both ability and political integrity, and reusing these five people, which shows that Yang Pu recommends talents without losing his public heart. However, these five people should be reused, but it seems that it is not enough to reuse these five people, and there is still a lack of a national soldier who can turn the tide, like Yu Qian. So, Zhu Qiming silently refused.

"The old man knows that His Highness must have some regrets in his heart. However, even if it is these five people, it is extremely difficult for the old man to push them up, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong don't count, so naturally there are other people who talk and count. ”

"Who?"

"Who else? The big red man in front of the emperor. ”

Wang Zhen? Zhu Qiming was shocked. For a long time, Zhu Qiming has been reluctant to think more about Wang Zhen, a fisherman hiding in the shadows, and even at this time, he is unwilling to wade into the troubled waters of the power struggle between internal and external ministers.

At this moment, Yang Pu threw out a bombshell news: "Long Xiang's left guard and Long Xiang's right guard have been secretly stationed in the northern suburbs of the capital, so deliberately guarding against His Highness, this is definitely not the emperor's original intention, there must be someone around the emperor who is cleverly clamoring!" ”