The two Yiding rushed into the line and dragged Sun Xiangxian away.

Sun Xiangxian was directly paralyzed with fright, with a staff of eighty, where is his life?

Immediately, Sun Xiangxian's scream like killing a pig sounded outside the line, and Sun Gonggong really didn't have a long memory, so he forgot the lesson of the last time in the Chahar grassland.

Today's Banzai is not what it was when he first ascended the throne.

How can you, an old eunuch, figure it out at will?

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong glanced at each other, this is the power of the emperor?

Wang Chengen persuaded: "Long live the anger, don't be angry with a slave and maid to spoil the dragon body." ”

"I'm not angry." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "But I am worried that those soldiers who shed blood and sacrificed for the Ming Dynasty will be angry, and I am even more worried that the blood of the soldiers will be cooled down because of the nonsense of a few slaves." ”

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong felt a little confused, what is going on?

Isn't it just that Sun Xiangxian made a few greedy words? How did it get to the soldiers in the border towns?

"Long live the old slave, let's go and inquire." After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.

"Wang Daban, no need." Chongzhen snorted and said, "What kind of virtue are these slaves and maids, don't you know?" If you go to investigate, you must say that it is just a casual remark, but the bad thing is in the mouths of these slaves and maids, because in the eyes of the people of Li and the soldiers of the three armies, these slaves and maids are all my domestic slaves, and what they say must be my will. ”

"Long live the lord, it's all because the old slave doesn't know people." Wang Chengen also fell to his knees with a puff, "Please long live the ......"

"Wang Daban, why don't you come to this with me." Chongzhen motioned for Wang Chengen to get up, and said angrily, "Our monarchs and ministers almost went on the road together, can I still believe you?" ”

"From now on, these slaves and maids will be strictly controlled."

"Besides, this little thing won't be difficult for me."

"Go, untie the money to the big platform."

"Reward money today."

"Military salaries are also paid in advance."

"The morale of the army cannot be messed up!"

Recruitment is really difficult to manage, especially when it comes to salaries.

That's why Qi Jiguang especially emphasized that recruits must choose honest people from the countryside.

But even these honest people in the countryside often mutinied because of arrears of military salaries.

Therefore, when it comes to military salaries and rewards, Chongzhen is very generous, and would rather not delay it sooner rather than later.

There is no way to do this, now is the time when the three armies need to die, otherwise Da Ming will die!

……

Of the 40,000 troops in the ten towns, except for more than 2,000 people who were killed, the rest all came to the central platform, including those who were wounded, and they were also carried over on crutches or simply carried over.

Because there will be a victory ceremony in the morning.

Yang Ponu and Wang Laoshi were gathering together to chat.

The main thing is to talk about life, about marrying a daughter-in-law and having a son.

Wang Laoshi especially likes to listen to Yang Ponu talk about him and the widow Wang in the same village.

"What, leper dog, tell me about your relationship with the widow Wang, it's really that cool?

"Go, who is the leper dog? Who is the leper dog called? Believe it or not, Lao Tzu beat you? ”

"Okay, Yang Ponu Yang Shichang, it's okay now, right? Tell me what it was like. ”

"What did you say about the girl? Oh, it's beautiful, it's really the best thing in the world. ”

Seeing that he was about to get to the point, a sentry officer from the same general office suddenly came over: "Leper dog, have you heard?" ”

"What's the matter?" was called a leper dog again, Yang Ponu instantly felt very unhappy, but because the other party was a sentry officer, his level was two levels higher than him, so he could only endure it.

"I heard from the father-in-law in front of the saint that the reward should be cut by more than half."

The sentinel said: "The 50 taels of Jiannu should be reduced to 5 taels, and the Han army, the soldiers and the coat should be reduced to 1 tael." ”

"What?" Wang Laoshi and Yang Ponu immediately became anxious when they heard this, "Why? Why do you say that you can cut it, how can you do things like this? Isn't that a lie? ”

"Foolish?" The sentry slammed and said, "It's a fool, what can you do." ”

"Even the imperial court can't be fooled." The other soldier said angrily.

This soldier killed two Han soldiers, originally thought that he could get 10 taels of silver, but it turned out to be 2 taels at once, who can stand this? I can't bear it!

"This can't be done, we have to ask for an explanation!"

As he spoke, the soldier became excited, stood up and was about to rush forward.

"You're back! Honestly sit for me! Yang Ponu hurriedly dragged him back, glanced at the instigated sentinel, and said with a dark face, "It's not undecided, what are you anxious about?" ”

As he was talking, there was a sudden commotion in front of him.

"Look, it's a silver box! We're going to give out the reward! ”

"Oh my God, how much silver do you get for so many boxes?"

"I'll do the math for you, this kind of big box carried by four people is generally 5,000 taels, and Yiding can carry hundreds of boxes, I estimate that there must be 500,000 taels."

"500,000 taels?" Wang Laoshi looked at each other several times.

Yang Ponu said to the anxious soldier just now: "Take a look? ”

The soldier smiled embarrassedly, it seemed that the court didn't want to play tricks.

At this moment, the soldiers who were originally sitting in front of them suddenly got up.

Immediately, a voice came from the front: "The Holy One is coming!" ”

Yang Ponu and Wang Laoshi also quickly stood up, looking eagerly at the school review platform.

There is no proofreading stand on the periphery of more than 500 small platforms, but there is a proofreading table in the middle of the centermost large platform.

Under the scorching gaze of more than 40,000 soldiers, Chongzhen took Zhu Cihong, Zhu Cijiong, Huang Degong, Gong Yonggu and other generals and honors to slowly ascend to the school review platform.

"Hooray!" The soldiers spontaneously cheered.

But these cheers should be more for silver.

Chongzhen's hands pressed again and again, and finally suppressed the cheers of the soldiers.

After three shouts of long live, the cheers of the soldiers finally subsided.

Immediately, hundreds of carefully selected soldiers with loud voices ran to the stage and lined up.

The ceremony of tens of thousands of people, and the ceremony scene is still open, even if Chongzhen tears his throat, it is impossible to transmit the sound to every Ming army soldier at the scene.

So somebody has to pass it on.

These more than 100 soldiers were responsible for delivering messages from the middle.

This is equivalent to the Han general in the Forbidden City, who is responsible for spreading the word.

Chongzhen was not polite, and came up: "The first item of the Congratulations Ceremony: Praise in front of the emperor!" Yang Ponu, Zhen Laojiu ......"

The Zhujie ceremony is not Chongzhen's initiative, but the link of the imperial praise is definitely Chongzhen's originality, inspired by the royal street praise officials after the champion among the scholars.

After the champion among the scholars, there is a royal street boasting official.

After a soldier has made great contributions to the country, he should also have a royal boast.

After the champion among the scholars, there are civil officials who sound gongs to open the way, and the people in Beijing have to kneel down to congratulate.

Soldiers should also have this link after making great contributions to the country, and those who sound the gong to open the way can be replaced by honorable military generals, and the people in Beijing will kneel and worship and congratulate and make up for it later.

In short, Chongzhen's purpose is only one,

It is to set up people for soldiers with great merits as much as possible,

It is necessary to make them the envy of the world and the first choice for choosing a husband.

Or to put it bluntly, to raise the status of the military as much as possible!

In short, the recruitment of soldiers and higher salaries was by no means a long-term solution, and no dynasty could afford such a huge expense.

Therefore, it is inevitable to return to the guard army or compulsory soldiers from recruitment, of course, it is impossible to return to the guard army founded by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the old Zhu's guard system has been completely rotten and must be overturned and restarted.

Chongzhen's hollowing out of the imperial boast was just a small step.

The first name Chongzhen shouted was Yang Ponu, and when he heard the "Han General" shouting his name, Yang Ponu suddenly felt a little confused, what was the situation? What do you want me to do?

"Leper dog, the Holy One invites you to take the stage."

The sentinel who instigated just now said with some jealousy.

Yang Ponu woke up like a dream and hurriedly ran forward.

But after running two steps, he turned back, glared at the sentinel, and said, "Call me tuba from now on." ”

The sentry's face collapsed in an instant, something, gave you face, right?

When Yang Ponu ran to the school review platform, more than 50 soldiers whose names were named by Chongzhen had already arrived.

Each of the more than 50 soldiers selected by Chongzhen has killed or captured at least five Jiannu, and there must be at least two real slaves among them.

The eunuchs had already prepared their horses and red silk.

More than 50 soldiers such as Yang Ponu quickly put on red silk and were helped on horses, and then Huang Degong and other generals led the horses, and Gong Yonggu and other nobles sounded the gong in front to open the way, and went around the platform for a week to receive cheers and congratulations.

Seeing Yang Ponu riding a horse past the queue, Wang Laoshi was so excited that his throat burst out.

The sentry officer who had clashed with Yang Ponu just now also changed his attitude all of a sudden, and cheered enthusiastically, because he had realized that Yang Ponu would inevitably soar.

After a detour, Yang Ponu and the others returned to the school review platform.

Chongzhen said with a smile: "The army is simple, I can only settle for a while, and when you make greater achievements in the future, I will definitely take you back to Nanjing, arrange for you to praise your merits on the royal street, and accept the people of Nanjing to bow down and congratulate!" ”

Yang Ponu and they were already so excited that they couldn't speak, and today all this has exceeded their imagination.

Thinking that he joined the army because of the anger of the widow Wang, how could he have thought that there would be all this today? Looking back on it now, it feels like a dream.

……

At the same time, in the Nanjing Guozi prison house.

Zheng Sen was just about to go out, but was suddenly stopped by Lu Xiangtong, who was sleeping with him.

"Brother Doujin." Zheng Sen turned around and asked, "But what's the matter?" ”

Lu Xiangtong said: "That's the case, didn't the saint fight a big victory in Xuzhou, and beheaded more than 9,000 Jiannu in the first battle, which can be said to be the biggest victory since the Eastern Affairs." ”

Zheng Sen nodded and said, "So what?" ”

Lu Xiang said: "So a group of classmates will meet in Meixianglou to hold a poetry meeting, in order to praise today's cultural and martial arts, Mao Chaomin, Hou Chaozong and Chen Dingsheng They will participate, Chen Dingsheng also specially explained to me, I must invite you to Meixianglou, so this time no matter what, give the younger brother a face." ”

Zheng Sen's sword eyebrows immediately frowned.

According to his heart, he really didn't want to associate with the children of Hou Chaozong.

It's just a group of gentlemen who rely on the remnants of their ancestors to stay in the capital as a prestige, and they talk about saving the country verbally, but the real knives and guns are useless, and they are not enough to conspire.

Lu Xiangtong said goodbye: "Brother Damu, please." ”

"Okay." Zheng Sen finally felt that it was difficult to resist the hospitality.

"But brother with the same people.,It's not an example for this time.。

"Okay, just this once." Lu Xiangtong agreed.