"You come with me!"

Emperor Bixia, who came back to the platform, sprayed ice slag as he spoke, and shouted sharply to the crown prince who disregarded the emperor's majesty today.

Zhu Cihong had no choice but to whisper to Tian Cunshan, the official of the seal beside him: "Let this soldier wait for me." ”

He didn't know how long Emperor Bixia's angry summons would last, but from the preciousness of time, it was only natural that the military department would wait for the crown prince's summons.

The emperor had already been escorted to the Qianqing Palace, and he did not hear the whispers of the prince behind his back. He has never been poured cold water on him like today, although Chen Cheng said some intriguing words later, but the good mood of getting the good news has completely disappeared.

Chongzhen was angry, and he didn't know that Weishenme wanted his son to go with him, as if he was simply demonstrating his authority as a father. How did he know that for Zhu Cihong, the patriarchal dignity of Emperor Bixia was not much stronger than his inviolable monarchy.

Zhu Cihong followed closely and followed the honor guard of the Son of Heaven into the inner palace. I don't know what method Wang Zhixin used, he actually got away from the emperor and walked away, rubbed to the prince's side, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the emperor is angry, if it is a blame, don't take it to heart." ”

Zhu Cihong has long seen enough of the world of "no one asks about the poor and the city, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains", and knows that Wang Zhixin's current pleasing of himself is nothing more than the existence of the East Palace guard camp. Because of this guard battalion of thousands of people, coupled with the errand of the army that he also leads, the princelings are bound to enter the Ming political arena. For these eunuchs in the deep palace, it is still a cold stove now. But for the prince himself, it was too late to come.

"The thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces, and the father's reproach is nothing more than an expectation for a lonely family, how can you not take it to heart?" Zhu Cihong's face was blank, and he refused to accept the feelings of this celebrant Da Jue.

The king's heart is divided into two sentences. hurriedly fled back, not daring to touch the dragon whiskers of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Zhu Cihong followed Chongzhen into the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen sat on the throne, and did not give the seat, only let the prince stand, showing the majesty of the emperor. "Are you dissatisfied with my strategy?" ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't wait to say loudly: "Not only is I dissatisfied, but I am simply against going home!" Of course, what is said in reality must be decorated, if it is released in the original version in the heart, I don't know how many people in the world will be angry to death.

"Father Bixia, son-in-law thinks: Qin Governor can win this battle, and it will inevitably consume a lot. If a tired army is forced to suppress the thief, even if it wins, it will be a miserable victory. Zhu Cihong carefully worded and said: "The land of Qin, Jin, Chu and Yu has suffered natural disasters for many years, and has suffered man-made disasters. It is a time when there is an urgent shortage of people's strength, and if it is only a miserable victory, I am afraid that it is no different from defeating a battle. ”

Chongzhen finally understood the common sense of killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, and after listening to what his son said, Lingtai finally regained some clarity.

"Sun Chuanting's self-proclaimed reputation is nothing more than being afraid of going to prison, and he is self-reliant with his reputation, which is not true." Zhu Cihong said. He raised his head and said: "Father Bixia and self-reference, the chief soldier Cao Wenzhao and the governor Lu Xiangsheng that day." They are all characters who have killed thieves and soldiers, which of them did not fight in the sea of corpses and blood, but relied on fame to break the enemy? It's ridiculous. ”

In Chongzhen's mind, the most haode thief supervisor is not Sun Chuanting.

In later generations, there is certainly a sigh of "Chuan Ting dies, Ming Dynasty dies", but in the emperor's heart, Sun Chuan Ting is just not used when no one is available. As for Lu Xiangsheng and Cao Wenzhao. They are all capable generals with great martial arts, and they are all martyrs, and their status in the emperor's heart is much higher. If these two heroic men can't break the enemy with their reputation, then the so-so Sun Chuanting is certainly even more unlikely to let the thieves flee when they hear the news.

"Feng Yuanbiao thought that this was a thief's plan to lure me into the depths, could it be that you also see it like this?" Chongzhen finally came to his senses from his ecstasy. His voice regained his former composure, and he asked Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong did not answer this question directly, but said: "Erchen is deaf and indecisive. However, as far as the use of troops is concerned, it is really a good idea to pursue the south with tired soldiers. Even if the thief is really destroyed, will the thief sit idly by and bow his head obediently? Father Bixia, at the end of the strong crossbow, he couldn't wear Lu Min, and when Sun Chuanting fought Lianjie and defeated Hanyang, how to fight the city with the thief? ”

Chongzhen was slightly shocked in his heart. He was immersed in the illusory pleasure of annihilating the thief, and completely forgot that just a hundred miles away from Hanyang, there was a more cunning and ferocious hungry wolf.

"You can order Zuo Zhen to rush to the aid of the Qin soldiers." Chongzhen said for a long time.

"Father's ......" Zhu Cihong said dryly, saving the honorific title, seeing that Chongzhen did not react, he said: "Zuo Liangyu has long received the holy decree of suppressing the sacrifice thief, but now the sacrifice thief is getting bigger and bigger, and he has extended his minions to the land of Yizhou, and Zuo Zhen has a self-respecting army, which of the previous supervisors can move him?" Erchen thought that this person was not pure-hearted and would be difficult to appoint. ”

Chongzhen's brows tightened: "Cihong, for the way of the king, the first priority is to use people." Don't use suspicious people, don't suspect people. To grant the power of the army and to be suspicious is the work of a faint king! Be careful! ”

Zhu Cihong couldn't help twitching when he heard this.

Later generations said that Chongzhen was suspicious, but for ministers who should not be trusted, this emperor was able to trust him from beginning to end. is like Yang Sichang, but all people of insight know that this person's character and ability are inferior, but Chongzhen still regards him as a great pillar stone to this day. As everyone knows, Daming's several opportunities to come back to life were all destroyed in the hands of this "pillar stone".

"Sons remember the teachings of their father." Zhu Cihong said helplessly.

Only then did Chongzhen slightly let go of the tense heartstrings, asked for a sip of warm tea and drank it, moistened his throat, and asked, "How is the Jingying clean-up?" ”

"After screening, there are only more than 3,000 people who can use it. Those who can go into battle to kill the enemy are less than one in ten. Zhu Cihong honestly replied to the report.

Chongzhen was almost choked by the saliva he had just secreted, and said in shock: "There are only three hundred people in the entire Beijing camp!" ”

"That's true." Zhu Cihong said.

According to Sun Chuanting's standards, among the three thousand essences that the princes put together for the prince, at least two and a half can be used.

According to Zuo Liangyu's standards, these 3,000 people are simply the elite of the tigers.

However, according to the results of the physical fitness test of the East Palace Guard Battalion, among the 3,000 people, there are indeed only 300 people who can really be directly selected as soldiers.

The three hundred people still put together a whole number, and the actual number is two hundred and seventy-six.

Even if the nutrition and training keep up in the future, at most half of these 3,000 people can be replenished into the battle soldier sequence, and the rest can only start as auxiliaries.

Originally, the national military system did not distinguish between soldiers and auxiliaries. However, when the army is outside, there must be civilian servants to transport grain and grass, which belongs to the standard people's war model.

Now, the people have been tired of war for 15 or 6 years, who can still serve honestly? However, when the army was marching, many of the rough and heavy work could not be done by the soldiers, so they had to force the local people into the camp as miscellaneous soldiers, commonly known as auxiliaries.

On the other hand, it is the soldiers who go into battle to kill the enemy.

The auxiliaries are called soldiers, but in fact, they are still civilians, and it is a great equipment to have a stick in their hands.

In the hands of Sun Chuanting, these people were used as coolies, and in the hands of Zuo Liangyu, they became his own tenant farmers and pawns who rushed into the enemy's formation-cannon fodder.

Zhu Cihong set up a separate baggage battalion outside the guard camp of the East Palace, which was protected by very few soldiers, and the rest were auxiliaries. Auxiliaries are not included in the rank system of the East Palace, and only when they meet the assessment standards can they be supplemented as firefighters in the guard battalion. If you are rewarded for meritorious service when you serve as a fireman, you can only become an official soldier on the recommendation of two officers.

The gap between auxiliaries, firefighters, and soldiers is clear to the soldiers below: auxiliaries can eat enough, firefighters can eat well, and soldiers can eat fat!

As long as you are a soldier, you will have chicken, duck, fish, and white rice every meal, even if you are an ordinary small family, you may not be able to eat such a meal for ten days and half a month.

Naturally, some people are envious, jealous and hateful for such treatment, but looking at the training intensity of other soldiers, and the majesty of standing there, just their eyes can pierce people through each other. Not to mention that now that there is a new instructor, he is so tired that he has to stand on the school field and can't move, and occasionally he has to be thrown around like a punching bag.

It's not for everyone.

And......

"Raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while", Zhu Cihong said loudly, "Since Governor Qin has repeatedly urged reinforcements, saying that it is a good situation, Erchen is willing to lead the soldiers to Luoyang to help in the war!" (To be continued......)