In the Ming Dynasty in the past, the source of military attachés was either the children of a family who inherited the official position of hereditary military attaché, or the folk martial arts masters selected through martial arts, or the soldiers who made meritorious contributions.

However, the power to appoint, dismiss, and evaluate military attaches has always been in the hands of civilian officials, so civilian officials have always pressed military attachés.

But now it is different, the officers of the Guards system are directly appointed, dismissed and evaluated by the Generalissimo's Office, without going through the military department, and the military attache no longer has to look at the eyes of civilian officials.

Therefore, this is also the reason why the combat effectiveness of the Ming Guards continues to rise.

Zhu Youzhen walked into the Wuying Palace, and the moment he appeared, all the officers and students stood up in unison: "I've seen Your Majesty!" ”

"Sit down, boys! Today, you are the most shining existence here, and I will bestow the supreme brilliance on you, and a set of red tape of the literati does not apply here! The hope of the empire is in you, so today you sit, and I and your commanders stand! ”

As soon as Zhu Youzhen said this, the officers and students all sat down and responded loudly: "Yes!" ”

Sitting in front of the emperor, such specifications are not only comparable to the title of the gold list of literati, but even surpass the literati!

Because Zhu Youzhen was standing, the other officials didn't dare to sit down, but being able to stand beside the emperor was already a supreme honor for these officials, so even if they didn't sit, it would have little impact on them.

After all, on an occasion like this, even the first assistant of the cabinet has no right to come in, and Ruan Dayue, the secretary of the military department, can only be a foil.

The ceremony was presided over by Chen Zilong and Zheng Zhibao, and the speech was delivered by the Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen himself, which was an important moment for the officers and students of the empire that they could not forget.

But they also knew that they were about to start a new journey, and they knew that their ideal from now on would be to open up territory for the empire by pointing troops on the battlefield, and they also knew that they were about to participate in the Northern Expedition and realize the reunification of the Ming Empire.

At the end of Zhu Youzhen's speech, it was time for the graduation ceremony to confer the sword and the appointment letter of the Generalissimo's Office, and His Majesty the Ming Emperor to confer on all officers the rank of dispersion.

This is the most anticipated part of these officers and students, they love not only the dazzling Han sword and the red book of honor symbolizing the official position and the yellow silk holy decree symbolizing the rank in the army, but also the pride of being in close contact with His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and receiving the glory from his hands.

"Zhou Yanlong, the fifth infantry scientist of the Ming Army Military Academy! The academic thesis was penetrated, and the shooting ability and cross-country ability were ranked first in the fifth batch of students, so he was awarded the captain of Chengxin and appointed as the second commander of the first standard of the fourth association of the third battalion of the first infantry of the first corps of the second army of the guards. ”

As soon as Chen Zilong's words fell, there was a burst of warm applause, and a burly young man with thick eyebrows walked up in the eyes of all the officers and students wearing the army uniform of the Ming Guards, and solemnly gave a military salute to Zhu Youzhen and others on the stage.

"I wish the Northern Expedition meritorious service!"

Zhu Youzhen personally awarded the sword to Zhou Yanlong, smiling.

For Zhu Youzhen, it is just a sentence, but for Zhou Yanlong, it is the most memorable honor in this life, and even in order to repay the honor at this moment, he will be willing to sacrifice his life for it.

"Wei Liangtong, the commander of the fourth fleet of the Daming Ship Administration Bureau! The academic paper has unique insights, the first in ship operation, the third in the theoretical test, and the second in the overall ranking, so he was awarded the rank of lieutenant Zhaoxin and appointed as the first commander of the third standard of the fourth battalion of the first fleet of the Guards Navy. ”

According to the rules, the cadets of the Daming Army Military Academy were first awarded swords and then the cadets of the Daming Shipbuilding Academy were rotated, so it was Zheng Zhibao who announced the appointment at this time.

As soon as Zheng Zhibao's words fell, a young officer with a thin physique and beige complexion walked up with a smile and gave a solemn military salute to Zhu Youzhen.

"I wish the Northern Expedition meritorious service!"

Zhu Youzhen personally awarded the sword to Wei Liangtong.

Wei Liangtong was also in a very happy mood like Zhou Yanlong, and his blood was surging, and he couldn't wait to make meritorious contributions to His Majesty the Emperor in front of him at this time.

Gradually, more and more cadets were awarded swords and ranks, as well as their first military career in the military.

And they were all awarded by Zhu Youzhen personally.

Although the award of thousands of people is not a small project, it can also make people feel tired at the end.

But Zhu Youzhen must do it himself, and he wants to keep the military power firmly in his hands through this kind of ceremony.

Although these officers and students are still only low-level military attachés, they are all important figures who directly control the soldiers, and Zhu Youzhen's control of these people's hearts is equivalent to controlling the entire guards.

"Zhu Keqing, the fifth infantry scientist of the Ming Army Military Academy! He passed his academic papers, ranked fifth in shooting and twenty-third in cross-country, was awarded the rank of lieutenant of Chungmu, and was appointed as the commander of the first standard and third commander of the fourth battalion of the infantry of the second corps of the third army of the Guards. ”

Zhu Cijiong, who is alias Zhu Keqing, finally waited for Chen Zilong to read his name.

However, at this time, his mood was a little different from that of other officers and students, he felt that as a prince, he should have higher assessment scores than others in various subjects, but he didn't expect that he was ranked in the middle and upper ranks, and he only got a loyal military captain from the sixth grade, but at this moment, it was his father Zhu Youzhen who personally awarded him the official position.

Therefore, Zhu Cijiong's heart was complicated, he didn't know how to face Zhu Youzhen, he didn't show a smile when he walked up, and only bowed to Zhu Youzhen solemnly.

Zhu Youzhen still only kept smiling, did not give Zhu Cijiong a different statement, neither praised nor blamed, and also said the words "I wish the Northern Expedition meritorious service".

But Zhu Cijiong felt that he could see the disappointment in himself from Zhu Youzhen's eyes, and he couldn't help but secretly swear that he must make meritorious contributions in this Northern Expedition, and he could not let his father and the people present despise him.

Zhu Youjian has been paying attention to Zhu Cijiong, after all, he is also his own prince and a legitimate competitor for the imperial prince, but he has not seen any difference between Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cijiong, but he hopes that Zhu Cijiong can be more prominent than Zhu Cixiong.

Thousands of graduating officers and students also participated in the banquet presided over by Zhu Youzhen himself as a sign of his royal favor.

After this banquet, Zhu Youzhen entertained the civil officials and the new scholars.

The twenty-second year of Chongzhen is also the year of Dabi.

After all, the main military and political event of the empire at present is to complete the Northern Expedition, and he cannot easily change the main assessment content of the imperial examination system that shakes the fundamental interests of the gentry group, so as to avoid causing the imbalance of the settled society.

(End of chapter)