The first wind and rain drifted away

In the palace, the Wuying Palace, which has been silent for many years, is brightly lit up and down today, like day.

Hundreds of palace maids and eunuchs walked briskly, shuttling inside and outside the hall, setting up tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks, preparing for tonight's imperial banquet.

Wuying Hall is located in the west of Xihe Gate of the Imperial Palace, corresponding to the Wenhua Hall in the east of the outer dynasty, implying a text and a martial arts, and protecting the Ming Dynasty.

During the founding period of the Ming Dynasty, the sons and daughters of the nobles had the right to speak in the court, and they were not dominated by civil officials.

Military generals have the same status, and they are not low.

Not only can it compete with civil officials, but even have a higher status.

Because most of the generals are nobles, they are much higher than civil officials. And because these people have made many meritorious contributions, they are also tough to speak in the court.

However, after the change of Tumubao, the Ming Dynasty and the military generals were basically swept away, and the descendants left behind were either too young or had no talent.

This caused the court to be gradually suppressed by civil officials, until the Ming Dynasty sang Liangliang.

Now, Emperor Chongzhen set up a banquet in the Wuying Palace, and its meaning is self-evident.

The sun ends, the night falls, and the lights of thousands of homes in the capital are lit up.

Cao Wenzhao led 3,000 soldiers, under the leadership of Xu Gao, the eunuch of the inner court, and walked through the prosperous Beijing with his head held high, leaving hundreds of people in the capital to be amazed.

Among them, the news also spread to the mansion of the Ming Dynasty ministers at the fastest speed.

In the Wuying Palace, all the soldiers sat down in order.

The generals adopted a meal sharing system, divided into Emperor Chongzhen, led by Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncles and nephews.

Ordinary soldiers sit at the large round table according to the small flag, which is orderly.

"The emperor has arrived—"

In Cao Huachun's somewhat feminine voice, Emperor Chongzhen appeared in an incomparably stylish exclusive military uniform.

"The last general, Cao Wenzhao, the general soldier of Shanxi, see the emperor!"

"The last general, Shanxi Counselor General Cao Bianjiao, see the emperor!"

"The last general Shanxi guerrilla Zhang Yunfu to see the emperor!"

"The last general Shanxi guerrilla Sun Shoufa to see the emperor!"

……

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The generals visited Emperor Chongzhen one by one according to their positions, and after the end, ordinary soldiers knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

The shouts of thousands of people pierced through the Wuying Hall and pointed straight to the sky, which was especially loud in the silent night.

Cool, so cool!

The taste of power is really fascinating, especially military power!

At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen's heart was extremely intoxicated.

"The soldiers have worked hard, please sit down!"

In Emperor Chongzhen's soft words, Cao Wenzhao and the soldiers thanked him and stood up.

"Not bad!

I usually always see Aiqing's military exploits in the twists and turns, but today I finally witnessed the demeanor of my Ming general, and I am very relieved! ”

Everyone sat down at the signal of Emperor Chongzhen, but he himself did not sit down, but paced the dragon and came to Cao Wenzhao to look up and down.

It can be said that Cao Wenzhao fully meets the standard of a fierce general in his mind.

Tall and muscular body, even when sitting, he is one size bigger than others.

The manudirow hair under the jaw is like a halberd, and it looks powerful and domineering. The scars on his face are staggered, which is proof of military exploits.

A small soldier was born, has no family heritage, no background backer, but sits in the position of chief military officer, and his prestige is resounding in the Ming Dynasty, so how many enemies' heads do you have to exchange?

Emperor Chongzhen absolutely believed that if Cao Wenzhao took off his clothes, in addition to the tendons and flesh of his body, he would definitely have scars all over his body.

"The last general should not be praised by the emperor, and the only way to kill the enemy in the future is to repay the emperor's kindness."

The military generals did not have the twists and turns of Wenchen, and they were used to going straight and straight, and Cao Wenzhao saw that Emperor Chongzhen favored him, and he was so moved that he almost died of Mingzhi.

"It's okay to kill the enemy, but it's not okay to die, I won't allow it!"

Emperor Chongzhen had a calm face, a little displeased.

I rescued you, but I didn't let you die again, this kid, why do you say unlucky things at every turn.

"Your Majesty...... The last general ......"

Emperor Chongzhen seemed to reprimand the words of real love, and immediately poked Cao Wenzhao's tears, he left his seat and turned over and fell to the ground, not knowing what to say.

"Aiqing, let's go, let's go with me to see the warriors of the Ming Dynasty!"

Cao Wenzhao's performance, Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied, more than those unfamiliar Wenchen lords in the court, how much more than heaven and earth?

It seems that it is imperative to create a new batch of nobles.

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen moved, Cao Wenzhao and others followed closely and walked towards the wide hall.

Three thousand people, nearly three hundred tables, the scene was very large, all the way to the outside of the main hall.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and walked a few tables, and his smile gradually froze.

As far as the eye could see, he found that most of the soldiers' faces had scars, or arrow wounds, or burns from the splash of gunpowder, and many one-eyed dragons with blindfolds.

In short, few people have smooth faces, all of them are pitted.

This is a world away from the guards on duty beside him.

To tell the truth, before Emperor Chongzhen crossed over, he was just an ordinary person, nothing more than a little hot-blooded.

Just as every man has a dream of being a general, every woman has a dream of being a hero.

The Celestial Empire has been peaceful for a long time, and due to the constraints of conditions, he, like most people, has never really understood what war is.

Therefore, we can only hypothetize, distort, mythize, and interpret to paint a vague picture of war in our hearts.

In the annals of Huanghuang history, the hundred crosses are the unification of China and the north attack on the desert.

In opera and miscellaneous dramas, Kong Ming's pinching of his fingers is a military strategy, and his fist and embroidered legs are Jin Ge's iron horse.

Commenting on the story, a general's courage can overwhelm the army and compete on the battlefield.

After tea and dinner, as soon as Master Wang came out, he was overwhelmed and swept away the unevenness.

War, sometimes glorified!

Now, witnessing these living soldiers, Emperor Chongzhen's heart is quite shocked!

What is the cutest person?

Emperor Chongzhen now understood.

"Soldiers, you have worked hard and been wronged, and I am ashamed of you!"

There seemed to be a boulder blocked in his chest, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about the bullshit emperor, clenched his fists and shouted loudly.

After a while, more than twenty Han generals who were in charge of delivering the message repeated it in their respective areas.

What's the situation?

The soldiers who were happily participating in the palace banquet heard the emperor's words of self-reproach, and suddenly became a little confused, and stood up stupidly one by one at a loss.

"The Emperor's ......"

Cao Wenzhao, who was beside him, wanted to dissuade him.

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, turned around with red eyes, and said emotionally to him and the generals behind him:

"You have fought for the rest of your life for the Ming Dynasty, and you are scarred, but you have to be blamed by the courtiers, because I did not protect you enough.

I, the Ming Dynasty, have always valued literature over martial arts, and the noble and civil servants regard martial arts as lowly, and the scholars and the common people regard the soldiers as vulgar.

Every time you talk about tea with victory or defeat, and every time you talk about the generals after dinner, who has ever complained about the soldiers? ”

Above the empty hall, there are the sorrows of Emperor Chongzhen and the voice of the Han general.

"If you win, you will forget about death, and if you lose, you will reprimand the three armies, the salary is not enough to support the family, the armor is not enough to protect yourself, the soldiers are not enough to kill the enemy, the training is not enough to fight, and the disabled are not enough to pay for the disabled.

Famous generals are driven by the disabled, and mediocre generals are also driven by the dead and wounded, who cares about what they think when they fight, and who cares how they feel when they fight?

is so unfair, even if I have millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, if I don't have the courage to die for the sake of the Son of Heaven and the country, how can I have a strong army? ”

The next moment, in the eyes of everyone, I remembered the roar of Emperor Chongzhen again.

"Yes, they all say that the military is vulgar and uneducated.

But who knows, you have to wear three layers of armor on a hot day, and your whole body is sweating. The army was marching on a cold day, and there was no hot water to bathe.

It is not as good as Wenchen, who is leisurely and free, pays attention to his face, and recites poetry and paints at home every day.

But you have something that Wenchen doesn't have, and that is scars.

A scar is a military achievement, soldiers, I want to compensate you! ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After a few breaths, the officers and men of the three armies clenched their fists and beat their chests, and knelt on their knees with tears streaming down their faces and shouted loudly.

In the main hall, only Emperor Chongzhen stood alone.