"You guys, go to the court-martials to get punished."

Li Xin, who had been holding back, finally couldn't help but blame the generals who arrogantly confronted Niu Jinsong. Seeing Li Xin come forward to express his position, most of the people quieted down, but there were still a few violent people who did not give up, chattering endlessly, talking about the elders of their army, how could they be reprimanded by the homeless people.

"Isn't it just receiving twenty sticks? Brothers, go, be punished calmly! ”

This situation really made Li Xin unbearable, and now the Three Guards Army is in a period of rising bottlenecks, and between internal and external troubles, some people do not know how to unite as one, but they want to engage in mountains and gangs. Li Xin has always cared about these people at the same time, and several of them have been following his old soldiers even when they were in Gaoyang, and they have repeatedly conceded. But this kind of blatant clamor of seniority and oppression of colleagues in this way has given him no reason to be merciful.

Li Xin suppressed the anger in his heart and said slowly in a tone as calm as possible: "Let me ask you, what was your original intention of joining the Three Guards to follow me Li Xin?" ”

Everyone didn't expect Li Xin to suddenly ask this question, and they couldn't help but be stunned. Some people reacted quickly, saying that they wanted to follow Li Xin to achieve great causes, and some people said that it was really just to be able to eat a full bite and not be starved to death.

Some people even said that it was better to be happy in a place with strict military discipline such as the Three Guards when the officers and soldiers in the imperial court officials and soldiers were bullied by their subordinates. These warriors still have very few pretentious words, and there are not many people who say those false empty words.

Li Xin nodded, "What you said is right, our Three Guards Army does want to achieve a great cause, but it is not a great cause to achieve my Li Xin alone." ”

Shi Ren was good at attaching to individuals, and the reason why the people present were able to gather together was basically for Li Xin personally, but Li Xin said that it was not to achieve his great cause, which made the generals look at Li Xin in confusion.

"The great cause of the Three Guards is the needs of each of you." Li Xin pointed to one of the officers and said slowly: "What you need is to have enough to eat, not to be starved to death, not to be caught by thieves and become a life-filling ghost, not to be exploited by the imperial court, not to have enough food, and to live without a fixed place." ”

The general nodded vigorously, thinking of his children who died tragically in the famine and the mother-in-law who was taken away when the Tartars entered the Kou, this Yan Zhao man who came out of the mountain of corpses and blood couldn't help but have red circles. Everyone also echoed each other, trying to ask in this troubled world, which family has no wife and broken family? It is said that good men are not soldiers, if they are not forced to have no way to live, who wants to carry a Yanling knife, put their heads on the waistband of their trousers, and fight desperately from south to north?

Compared to these, all they wanted at first was a few acres of home-cultivated thin fields and a cow to plow the land, and the mother-in-law and children were happy. Which one was born a natural butcher? For a moment, everyone in the hall was silent.

Different from the reactions of the generals, the civil officials who participated in the meeting were surprised, and they were amazed that the words of the Marquis of Zhenlu could go straight to the hearts of these arrogant generals. However, it is no wonder that the officials are all well-fed Chinese and Japanese masters, so how can they have ever tasted the tragedy of the world?

"This is not just what you want, it's what everyone here wants to live. To put it mildly, this is also what every one of my tens of millions of people wants. Let me ask you, if everyone has enough food and clothing, a fixed place to live, and a pension for the elderly, what capital do Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others have to rebel and become rogues? How many people will respond, and bring their families and families to do those evil things of robbing money, food, and killing people and setting fires? ”

Everyone was silent, and Li Xin said eloquently: "I'm afraid that even villains like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong who kill people without blinking an eye will not rebel, so why should I be like this?" Speaking of the roots, it is because of the dereliction of duty of the imperial court, which has caused famine in the Central Plains for many years, and the common people can't eat. Then burn, kill, and loot, so that the poor places are poorer, and the chaotic places are even more chaotic, and even people are difficult to see for hundreds of miles. This vicious circle continues, and the result is that the more chaotic and poorer it is, and the poorer and poorer it is. ”

Several civil officials of the province nodded again and again when they heard this, what the Marquis of Zhenyu said was indeed the crux of the Ming Dynasty, they also wanted to take out food and prevent the people from rebelling, but, but there must be food to help the victims? The Central Plains suffered from famine for many years, and the provinces south of the Yangtze River were extremely burdened, and on the one hand, they had to be responsible for the grain and straw expenses of their own provinces, and on the other hand, they had to pay heavy taxes to the imperial court.

"Therefore, the fundamental cause of the Three Guards Army is not my Li Xin alone, it is you, you, you ......" Li Xin pointed to a few generals who had been following him for a long time, "It is the great cause of each of you, and it is the great cause of all the people of the Ming Dynasty, who have to eat, live, and have mother-in-law and children." But some of you have forgotten your roots after a few good days, and have you forgotten how abominable the corrupt officials who rode on your heads in the first place? What is hateful is that they use public weapons for private use, completely disregard the overall situation, and use them as tools for their own struggle for power and profit; this kind of person is the worst sheep who do the greatest harm both in the DPRK and in the army. It can't help but be a silverfish of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a small night that my Three Guards can't tolerate. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused and glanced at the military generals and civil officials who were seated.

"Because with this kind of person, there are stumbling blocks in front of the great cause we want to achieve, so what should we do?"

"Get rid of the stumbling blocks!"

I don't know who suddenly shouted, and immediately got a response from Lala. The generals sitting here are not fools, the old soldiers in the army rely on the old and sell the old, forcing Niu Jinsong, these rising stars who are promoted very quickly with military merits, this phenomenon is not two cases together, and now the marquis of Zhenyu has defined this behavior so appallingly, how can they echo it?

But as far as their hearts are concerned, these people also believe that the words of the marquis are not unreasonable, and the great enemy does not know how to unite at present, and is still intriguing, which is indeed an unforgivable behavior. The few people led by the general who was the most excited finally softened, "Mark the guilt and be willing to accept military law, and if you commit it again in the future, you will die without a place to bury." ”

Li Xin said bitterly: "Since you are guilty, you should understand the consequences of venting your personal anger in the army and violating military law. ”

These words made everyone feel shocked. If it is only against the official, the most serious thing is to receive twenty military sticks, and those who violate military law with personal anger will be expelled from the Three Guards after receiving the military sticks.

It was only at this time that the generals repented and wept bitterly. But they all know that although the Marquis of Zhenyu was a little soft before deciding, once he made a decision, dozens of cows could not pull it back. The few generals involved were in mourning, but the rest of the people could not ignore them and stepped forward to intercede, hoping that Li Xin would see that they had been born and died in the past, open up the net, and allow them to make meritorious contributions to their crimes, and not to expel them from the Three Guards Army immediately.

However, Li Xin was like eating a scale, and he was unmoved by anyone who interceded. Niu Jinsong also thinks that the move of the Zhenyu Marquis is suspected of overkill, although he also hates these people for relying on the old and selling the old, and they always can't get along with themselves, but he also knows that these people are all generals in the army, and in the tough battles and vicious battles that have survived the Jedi again and again, these people are the rest of their lives.

"The Great General Thinks ...... Twice"

Seeing this situation, Gao Zhenfu coughed, cleared his throat that was dry because of nervousness, and also got up from his seat and bowed down to intercede for these people, hoping that Li Xin would be able to open up.

The fundamental purpose of Li Xin's doing this was to nip in the bud the consciousness of the mountain-headed gangs in the army, and not to let the latecomers feel inferior. He also knows that there are too many realities that his will cannot be changed by himself, but he must take a clear position and let everyone know his attitude, that is, everyone who joins this camp, in no particular order, he will treat everyone equally and treat them as brothers.

"The expulsion of the three guards from the five of you cannot be changed, but you can be allowed to stay in the army and serve in front of the army."

Several of the generals involved in the incident showed joy on their faces, but Li Xin reprimanded with a cold face: "Don't think about this matter, this commander is raised and lowered lightly, from now on, you are no longer in the establishment of the Three Guards, naturally you are not even ordinary soldiers, just go to the auxiliary barracks and be a baton." From today onwards, as long as you make new contributions, you may still have the opportunity to return to the army. ”

Even so, a few people still seemed to have been pardoned, after all, without the Three Guards, they would have to face what kind of despair they would have to face, which is unimaginable.

At the military meeting, the topic was seriously off-topic, and Li Xin returned to the main topic.

"Continue to discuss, when how to deal with the aggressive Zheng family sailor."

Gao Zhenfu once again affirmed his position, believing that the current situation is not clear, it is better to move than to be still, and it is best to compromise with the Zheng family a little to stabilize the situation, and when the situation in Jiangxi and Huguang is stable in the coming year, he will transfer a large army to besiege Fujian.

Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhilong, Anping, Fujian, just received a letter from Hangzhou asking for peace. And the sender of this letter was none other than an adjutant general in the Three Guards Army, who was also a close confidant of Li Xin.

Zheng Zhilong raised his eyelids and looked at the black, thin and tall lieutenant in front of him.

"The Marquis of the town asks for peace?"

The lieutenant nodded, "What the marshal said is true!" ”

Zheng Zhilong suddenly laughed: "Ben Shuai and the Marquis of Zhenlu are both Ming courtiers, how can they say that they want peace?" Ben Shuai ordered the sailors to go north, just to help him pacify the sea frontier. Why, does the Marquis of Zhenyu regard Ben Shuai as a beast of the flood? I heard that the marquis of Zhenlu is really desert north, Liaoxi, how can he regard this handsome man as a jackal and a tiger? That's a big deal. Ben Shuai was kind-hearted, but he never imagined it, in exchange for this suspicion and jealousy. ”

At this time, a lieutenant general beside Zheng Zhilong continued: "Is your Zhenhou the guts a pig urine bubble blown up......