Gu Mei proposed this, but it was also in line with the public's wishes, and immediately sent a few housekeepers and deacons to take the servants to carry the Gong family's family and luggage to the next place of Mao Xiang's search, and Gong Dingxiao and Mao Xiang and others rode horses, Gu Mei sat on a small sedan chair, and the group went directly to the direction of the Drum Tower from the city gate, and then passed through Baotai Street, and then Jin Wuwei back street, when they arrived here, it was already crowded with people, and it was very difficult to walk.

Fortunately, Zhang Zilie and Mao Xiang are the staff of the cabinet chief, and this trivial matter does not bother them.

When he found a small military attache in charge of the guard, he asked a team of forbidden troops to open the way, so he reluctantly separated the crowd and struggled forward.

When I got to the vicinity of the small school field, it was even more lively. Nanjing in May is the time of sweat like rain, the river breeze blowing is humid and sultry, and it is just after noon, the spicy sun directly hits the body, it is even more sweaty, and I feel very sad.

Even so, when I saw the wall of the small school field, there were already countless sedan chairs parked outside the school field, and the officials' honor guards, horse teams, personal soldiers, and family slaves were afraid that there were thousands of people.

When they got here, even the identities of Mao Xiang and Zhang Zilie didn't work very well. The small school field was built by the order of Taizu in that year, and it was the place where the guards of the government army and the pro-army guards such as Jinwu and Yulin practiced, and the area was not very large, and it was far worse than the large teaching field of a thousand acres. Now the ceremony is about to begin, all the deacons and officials invited to come have already entered the venue, and the officials of the Generalissimo's Mansion of the Prince, as well as the officials of the Divisions, the military attaches of the three towns, three associations and six standards that have just been set up, the military attaches under the Generalissimo's Mansion and the pro-soldiers who were reviewed...... When looking outside, there are more than 100 flags alone, from the crown prince's honor guard to the generalissimo's various flags, and the flags of various towns, associations, standards, battalions, and teams are waving in the wind, touching people's hearts.

Just looking at it from the outside is already very eye-opening and exciting!

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di relied on strict military discipline, a fair merit system, enough food and clothing and wartime rewards, plus a large number of war horses in the Hetao, as well as a strict training system of five days and a review, and then added the emperor's personal recruitment and review and other means to stimulate morale...... It was these that drove Meng Yuan away, and then chased him to the north, and the Mongolian tribes that had been fighting were torn apart, and they could no longer form a real threat!

The story of the beginning of the country has only existed in the pile of old papers, and at this time when the country is in turmoil, the crown prince can control the army with heroic force, which is a very happy and exciting event for many people's psychology!

Gong Dingyu and Mao Xiang and others, although their psychology is complex and difficult to speak, at this time, they naturally can't help but be excited and happy. However, this place is heavily guarded, and it is a bit difficult to enter even as a group.

When he was in great difficulty, there was a team of guards behind him, with a clear stomach, coming from the crowd.

These soldiers were not the Beijing Forbidden Army, which was restructured into the city defense soldiers and the box army, but the personal soldiers of the Imperial City Guard Office who wore chain mail and wore various cloaks.

Behind them, there is a green sedan chair carried by eight people, and around the sedan chair, there are also a row of housekeepers and small servants, and a team of forbidden soldiers, so majestic, it is not comparable to Mao Xiang and others.

"Which big guy is this?"

Gong Dingyu looked at it and said with a smile: "Which scholar in the cabinet should it be?" ”

"The university scholars are guarded by the forbidden army in the capital, and the cabinet has allocated a few teams of forbidden troops to undertake errands, and they are also Beijing camp soldiers when they go out, and this is the forbidden army of Yulin Town in the guard office, and the one sitting in it must be the Minister of War."

"I see!"

Gong Dingyu really doesn't know these rules in Nanjing. When I was in Yanjing, everything was the end of the world, the so-called forbidden army of the Imperial City of Shangsanwei was almost the same as the ordinary Beijing soldiers, the order was late, the salary was hired to hire the master to carry the rice, and the occasional proofreading was carried once, and the bow could not be drawn, and the horse could not be ridden, so they had to hire someone to serve on their behalf.

More than 200 years is enough to make a mess of everything, and there are no rules at all.

Not to mention anything else, as soon as Li Zicheng arrived, the eunuch soldiers still fought one or two battles, the battle of Shahe in the Beijing camp, the embers were gone, and as for the invasion army from the outer city all the way into the inner city, the imperial city and the palace city, the real decent resistance, that is, the inner camp composed of a small number of eunuchs.

As for the ** thousand forbidden army in the upper three guards, I really haven't seen a fight, and once the outer city is lost, there is a forbidden army around the palace city.

Here in Nanjing, at a glance, the rules are quite good, and the forbidden army that escorted this military minister over is also a clear stomach and a lofty atmosphere, looking at it, there is a smell of elite soldiers.

Seeing that he was a little surprised, Mao Xiang said softly: "The forbidden army in the palace is based on internal soldiers, with Tianjin Fu pacesetters, and then the sons of the ministers enter the guard as guards...... In the past few days, there have been a lot of Xun children and brothers who have signed up, enough to play the drum tower and line up to the Taiping Gate...... However, there are not many qualified, this is the first article to be literate, this is not difficult, and now the children of Xun Qi have to read a few books. Second, you have to have archery and horse kung fu, be able to ride a horse and shoot arrows, at least you have to have a considerable foundation, this layer is difficult! Fortunately, there are not many guards, from the first to the third class, from the third rank to the seventh grade, and the quota is only about 300 people...... Just take your time! ”

At this time, Gong Dingyu probably understood some of the situation in Nanjing, he is also an old horse in the sea, these rules and systems, after listening to it, he understood a little, and then remembered that Nanjing Jingying also had to be reformed, in general, after Chongzhen moved south, he joined forces with the crown prince, and the power was basically taken over, and the military power was not allowed to be snooped on, in general, this layer is still admirable and satisfying.

He wanted to say something more, but Mao Xiang gently pushed him and said with a smile: "It's Mr. Mu Zhai!" ”

Isn't it Qian Qianyi?

The Minister of War was still as good as ever, with a delicate complexion, with a little calm smile, and when he got off the sedan chair, his hand was still subconsciously twisted on a few long strands on his chin...... Just looking at the appearance and demeanor, the appearance of a Jiangnan Shilin leader is alive.

"Hey, it's Xiaosheng!"

Very close, Qian Qianyi saw Gong Dingyu at a glance, after all, he was the stamina of the resumption of the society, and the young Junyan who was in Beijing was also a friend who often came and went when he was in Jiangnan.

Seeing Gong Dingyu at a glance, Qian Qianyi was a little surprised at first, and then smiled: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back!" You are different from Zhou Zhong, he not only deserves to die, but also to his family! Hyo-seung you just have limited mobility, nothing! Let's take a look at His Royal Highness's oath to go north, and then live in peace, your business, the old man wants to speak! ”

Qian Qianyi was when he was not working, in the Military Affairs Department, Wu Weiye was young after all, and he could stay up, but he only worked hard to get up early and touch the dark, polishing the text of the edict, and Xiao Wu's pen was shabu fast.

Ma Shiying has been in the local area for many years, and the level of actual military affairs and government affairs is much higher than him, Lu Zhenfei and Wang Jiayan, one is a middle-aged minister, capable in government affairs, and understands military affairs, and the other is an important minister who is very trusted by the emperor, and there are also two shabu-shabu in military affairs. Speaking of which, his old money is a two-hundred-and-five-year-old job, and he hasn't done any serious errands in the military affairs department every day...... Qian Qianyi is an old bureaucrat with a very politically sensitive surname, and he knows very well that in this way, he may have to count down his career in the Military Affairs Department, and the only way to do this is to make a little effort to publicize literature and education, to be a scholar, and to cultivate a literary atmosphere.

To appease the southbound officials and scholars and stabilize people's hearts is the task assigned by Lao Qian to himself after figuring out the intentions of the emperor and the prince.

Gong Dingyu didn't understand Qian Qianyi's thoughts too much, and only thought that the other party was thinking about friendship, and of course he was very moved.

"If the shepherd has such words, the student will die without regrets!"

Of course, Gong Dingyu was very moved and thanked him for a long time. Even Mao Xiang and others on the side admired Qian Qianyi's demeanor as a Shilin leader very much.

"Don't say such things, the past is over, you must serve the country well!" Qian Qianyi was also very happy, his face shone brightly, and while talking to Gong Dingyu about the northern situation, he walked towards the small school yard surrounded by everyone.

He was the Minister of War, and of course the officers and soldiers of the garrison did not stop him, so everyone walked together into the school grounds.

At this time, the small school field has been renovated, even the school field is normal again, the square under the general is the elite forbidden army under the generalissimo's house under the school review, the number is not much, only about two thousand people, but all are iron armor, in the noon light, all the armor and weapons are emitting dazzling brilliance, and two thousand strong soldiers, according to the sequence of sheds, platoons, teams, and battalions, stand neatly and neatly, except for the refraction of light, the whole phalanx seems to be curling and twisting, everyone is standing upright, let the sun shine, But no one dared to move.

This is already the strongest thing that Zhu Cihong can take out at the bottom of the box!

In order to review the oath today, two or three hundred people were selected from the bidding, all the military attaches from the East Palace were present, and Liu Zeqing's embers left a few hundred brave and disciplined soldiers, adding up, that is, less than 2,000 people.

This is the backbone of the army he is ready to use, the seed of a strong soldier that will be passed down from generation to generation!

Not long after Qian Qianyi and the others came in, Fang Yizhi, who served as the salute officer, strode forward, first glanced around, until the campus of Nuo University, the crows were silent, and at this time, Fang Yizhi raised his voice and said loudly: "The crown prince has arrived, and the soldiers and civilians kneel down to greet him!" ”

Although the crown prince led the troops to worship the commander, but the most honorable is the identity of the prince, an order, all the officials and soldiers present knelt down together, although the two thousand armor soldiers were only half kneeling, but the iron armor on the body sounded, kneeling posture, is also uniform, under such sound and movement, Zhu Cihong strode forward, and the young face was only full of confidence.

With these two thousand tigers as the base, the most desirable thing in life is nothing more than that!

(To be continued)