Chapter Twenty-Three: Miserable! Battle of Yaozhou (2)

In the face of the emperor's sudden words, several people behind him were a little puzzled, but one person was an exception, that is, Hong Chengchou, Minister of Political Affairs and Minister of the Ministry of War. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Everyone was puzzled, but it was understandable, because they were not there when they visited the Beijing camp.

That's because in the third year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yuji started as a middle- and lower-level officer in Beijing, and was a guerrilla in Beijing, and was recommended by Zhang Fengyi, the former right capital of Yushi Yushi, and Zhu Jianhui's vision of talent, so he was directly used as the Minister of General Staff of the Imperial Military Commission, and was ranked as a member of the empire.

As for Li Yan, he was just a person back then, and he naturally didn't know about the matter of Jingying.

said that in the face of the emperor's feelings, Hong Chengchou knew it in his heart.

In just two years, military discipline has taken on a new look, but it is a blessing for the empire! It is no wonder that the emperor felt this way.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou stepped forward.

"The empire's luck today is all thanks to His Majesty's means!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jian smiled and said.

"Heng Jiu, this is the heart of your ministers, I can't be a discerning talent!"

After saying that, he turned around and ordered the guards on the side, took a token and handed it over, and after a few words, he said to several ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today I should take a look at the majesty of this new army with you, and see the handsome talents of our General Cao and General Jie!"

At this moment, General Cao in Zhu Jian's mouth is Cao Wenzhao, who is known as the first good general in the late Ming Dynasty, but here he was transferred by Zhu Jian from Liaodong to train the new army, was awarded the rank of major general, and was awarded the general of Dingguo [from the second grade, Wusan rank].

As for General Jie, this person's name is Jiezhongxi, the word Zhu Wan, and the word Wannian, the number Artemisia An, a native of Jiejiafang, Hunan Township, Linchuan, Jiangxi, Chongzhen entered the Imperial Imperial Party Political Academy for three years, and a year later, graduated early with excellent grades, because of his outstanding achievements, he was enabled by Zhu Jian to be the head of the War Department, and later formed a new army and was appointed as a political commissar of the New Army Imperial Party.

But said that for what the emperor said, everyone laughed and did not speak.

On that day, the emperor wanted to serve as a servant, and they already felt a little incredible, and Cao Wenzhao would take the initiative to ask for help, at least in the internal journal of the imperial party.

And here, the emperor asked them to accompany them, but they just wanted to see what kind of training method Cao Wenzhao had for this servant to be a soldier.

But things didn't seem to be as simple as they imagined, just as everyone was waiting, things turned out to be unexpected, the guard held the token, and he didn't even have a chance to hand out the token, so he was pushed back.

"Your Majesty, they ...... They ......."

When he was forcibly blocked back by the guards with a firearm, the guard was a little trembling, thinking that as the emperor's guard, he had been so humiliated.

If it weren't for the emperor's repeated instructions, he should not use force, but he was afraid that the guards would have entered long ago.

Facing the guards who seemed to have suffered a great humiliation, Zhu Jian here had a solemn face.

"How?"

"Back to Your Majesty, they said that it was a rule in the army, and during this training time, the military camp will not accept outsiders!"

"Oh."

Regarding the guard's statement, Zhu Jian was stunned at first, but suddenly laughed.

"Here, let's try it again!"

It turned out that what Zhu Jian gave to the guards before was only a pass issued by the War Department, and it was obvious that this pass order would not work here, but the fact that the pass order did not work did not mean that Zhu Jianzhen did not have something more authoritative.

Shang Fang Sword!

The sword may not have much symbolic meaning, but once it is wrapped in ochre-yellow cloth, its meaning is very different, because it symbolizes the supreme imperial power!

It was obvious that when he took Shang Fang's sword, the guard's palms trembled slightly, after all, Shang Fang's sword and other objects were not often seen.

The next thing naturally came naturally with the use of Shang Fang's sword, and when he passed by the barracks, Zhu Jian couldn't help but glance at the guards at the door.

Xuanxi Spring and Autumn Uniform, with a large-brimmed hat, and Venus marked on the shoulder, it is obvious that this is a graduate of the Imperial Military Academy, because the empire stipulates that the Xuanxi costume is unique to military cadets, and the new army uses red military uniforms, symbolizing the authority of the empire.

And it's obviously still a very young face!

"Minister, Cao Wenzhao, the governor of the New Army (Jie Chongxi, the party affairs committee member of the New Army) has seen His Majesty the Emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The emperor suddenly visited here, and it was obvious that Cao and Jie were a little flustered, after all, it was the emperor in front of them.

"The two of you stand up and speak!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting up, Cao Wenzhao continued.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers in the army neglected Your Majesty, but it is the sin of the ministers, please punish Your Majesty!"

And here, hearing what their own general said, the faces of the young officers who knelt on the ground on the side changed, and they knew in their hearts that it was obvious that this was the general taking the blame for themselves, but when they first arrived at the barracks, the general obviously didn't give him a good face, and asked the two of them to go to the camp to guard the barracks, why is this like this?

Therefore, one of them wanted to get up, but in his opinion, this matter had nothing to do with the general, and he did not need such a plea, but just as the young officer was about to get up, he was desperately pressed down by another young officer beside him.

Although this scene was extremely secretive, it still failed to escape Zhu Jian's eyes.

At this time, Zhu Jian laughed heartily.

General Cao laughed, but what is the general's crime? In the matter of the fine willows back then, Emperor Wen was still able to be lenient, although I was not as good as the Holy King, but I still had such a mind! ”

Regarding the emperor's statement, although Cao Wenzhao was born in the army, he also knew about the fine willows.

At this time, Cao Wenzhao was a little confused in his heart, the emperor compared himself to Emperor Wen, so who is he? Zhou Yafu?!

Although Cao Wenzhao was conceited, he had not yet reached this point, and when Cao Wenzhao was stunned for a while, Zhu Jian continued to speak.

"At the beginning, I made a new military rule, even I can't violate it, the military camp is important, the stakes are very important, and I can't step into it at will, I didn't notify the general in advance before, but in the final analysis, it's my fault!"

"Don't dare!"

The emperor apologized to his courtiers, which was the emperor's enlightenment, but the courtiers must not take the emperor's mistake as a real thing, even if he was a real thing.

Regarding Cao Wenzhao's words, Zhu Jian smiled, in fact, Zhu Jian admired such a fierce general, otherwise he would not let him serve as the commander of the new army.

"Oh, by the way, General Cao, the Ming military system, my imperial guards are all red uniforms, if I remember correctly, general, you two soldiers, should be students of my imperial military academy!"

Hearing what the emperor said, Cao Wenzhao replied.

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but these two people are the students of the Military Academy of the Imperial Military Academy who have just been assigned to our new army this morning."

Speaking of this, Cao Wenzhao was a little dumbfounded.

Seeing all this, Zhu Jian understood something, but he smiled and said.

"It's always good for young people to hone and hone!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Regarding the emperor's words, Cao Wenzhao immediately said.

"Haha, Lord Cao, you! By the way, can these two youngsters be named by me? ”

At this time, in the face of the emperor's words, the two of them were happy in their hearts, it was obvious that the emperor was interested in them, and what this meant was self-evident.

"Captain Zhang Dingguo of the junior Longwu class, and Zhang Wenxiu, captain of the junior Longwu class!"

But said that although the imperial military academy is three years, but this is only customized, for most people, for those young cadets with outstanding talents, the imperial military academy is set up with a dragon and tiger class, which is the so-called elite class, and for the dragon and tiger class, there is also a distinction between the upper middle and the lower, the lower one has a one-year education system, and the middle one has half a year, and the upper one, as long as he passes the assessment, there is no time limit, and he can become a captain as soon as he graduates, it is obvious that he must be at least born in the dragon and tiger middle class.

As for the words of the two, Zhu Jian was obviously stunned, but it was not because the two were from the Dragon and Tiger class of the Imperial Military Academy, but because of their names.

Dingguo?! Wenxiu?!

The key is that both of them are surnamed Zhang!

"Are you all from Yulin Mansion, Shaanxi? But do you know the 'Eight Kings' Zhang Xianzhong back then? ”

Hearing that the emperor suddenly asked about this, the two of them couldn't help but be a little panicked.

'Eight Kings' was the title of his father-in-law back then, does His Majesty the Emperor want to settle old accounts, but hasn't his father-in-law already returned to the court? And it was also the responsibility that the emperor personally pardoned back then.

Faced with the sudden change in the faces of the two, Zhu Jian realized something for a while, but said with a smile.

"You are a student of the Imperial Military Academy, the academy was established by me personally, and you are all my protégés, so don't think about him, not to mention that I am the Son of Heaven, and I am a man of all kinds, since I said that I was not to blame for the past, then there will never be any changes, but when I asked about it, I wanted to confirm it."

For the emperor's words, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, the young general is ashamed, Zhang Xianzhong is our father-in-law!"

"Oh."

Now that the identity is confirmed, there is no doubt that the two people in front of him are Li Dingguo, the king of Jin who is famous in history and two famous kings, and the other is Liu Wenxiu, the king of Shu.