Out of the Forbidden City, Zhu Di kept going, taking Zhang Hui, Liu Ju, Shi Heng and other new noble military ministers to the rebuilt Nanyuan martial arts field.

In the martial arts field, the flag covers the sky, the banner of the Ming Dynasty is waving in the wind, and the person who is responsible for training here today is Wang Quan, the commander of the pro-army guard.

Zhu Di took a turn in the martial arts arena, which made people call Wang Quan.

After the reconstruction, the martial arts arena has more than doubled in size, and there are not only the meeting places used for military parades, but also the surrounding artillery test grounds, firearms fields, racetracks, and joint playgrounds, and the structure is very comprehensive.

It was precisely because of this that Wang Quan did not find out in time that Emperor Jingtai's group of people were coming, and by the time he saw the guards with knives, it was already too late.

Wang Quan hurriedly followed the guards with knives over, and because he was wearing armor and stomach, it was inconvenient to salute all the times, so he hugged his fists and said: "The minister has missed the distance, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive your sins." ”

"Chen Wangquan, see Your Majesty!"

Zhu Di was obviously not in the mood to deal with these things now, and waved his hand and said: "Vulgar etiquette is exempt, old Guozhang, how do you train on weekdays?" ”

Wang Quan was a little scared in his heart, and then said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister used the official and military drills stipulated in the sixth year of Hongwu as a method for military training. ”

"The horseman shall be good at galloping, and with spears and knives. The infantry shall be good with bows and crossbows, and with guns. Twelve arrows are shot. The six arrows in the inner range can be far away, and those who can be hit near can be tested in the test. ”

"Whoever shoots a crossbow with twelve arrows. Five arrows inside, far away, stretching, with eighty steps. Paddle with sixty steps. Whoever uses a gun, to advance and retreat to learn as a test. ”

"Alright, alright." After listening to two sentences, Zhu Di heard it.

This old man is in charge of his own back, this book was made by his father during the Hongwu period, and no one is more familiar with the content than himself.

Reciting this book in response to his question about military training just now, there is nothing wrong with it, but it is because there is nothing wrong with Zhu Di that Zhu Di has to find faults.

Zhu Si was in charge of Hongwu for 26 years, and now it has been more than 60 years, and in this book, the Ming Dynasty also used the bow and crossbow as a subject in the official and military examinations.

Now Zhu Di feels that it is time to withdraw from the two things of bows and crossbows, and in the future, it will be the world of firearms, and then set the assessment standards for bows and crossbows, which is a crooked road.

"Your Majesty...?" Wang Quan had a question mark in his head, and when he saw Zhu Di's unhappy expression, he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, the minister, the minister is guilty!" ”

"I don't mean anything else, old countryman hurry up." Zhu Di stretched out his hand to help the old man with white hair up, and didn't ask anything else, saying:

"Let's do martial arts."

Everyone came to the martial arts arena, and Wang Quan began to command the forbidden soldiers who were subordinate to the pro-army command envoy to practice.

Zhu Di suddenly said: "Let's start with firearms." ”

"Yes." Wang Quan bent down and finished speaking, then turned around and ordered: "Long Xiang, Leopard Tao, Flying Bear, and Eagle Yang are the four guards and fire guns, and they will perform martial arts for Your Majesty!" ”

The four pro-army commanders came out of the ranks, and each led the bird guns of each guard to step forward, and at a cursory glance, there were about 14,500 people in total.

"Why are there so few people?" The British public asked Zhang Hui.

Wang Quan looked at Shi Heng and the others behind the crowd, and said: "When the 26 guards of the pro-army defended the war in Beijing, they were all transferred by Yu Shaobao and Zhongguo Gong to defend the Beijing division. ”

"After the war, most of the soldiers of the 26th Guard stayed in the 10th Regiment Battalion, and even those who came back, most of them were transferred by Fan Guang's Shenji Battalion to fill the vacancy."

"In other words, after the war until now, for more than a year, my pro-army twenty-six guards have not been sufficient?" Zhu Di turned his head to look at him and said.

"Yes, you can say that..."Wang Quan's eyes were a little evasive.

In fact, this is also the result that Zhu Di expected.

The change of Tumubao had an impact on the Ming Dynasty in all aspects, the loss of the governor's office of the five armies, the rise of the military department, and the weakening of the defense of the Beijing division, which were all manifested.

In addition, all the elites of the 26 guards of the pro-army died in the civil fort, and the rest were all taken over by the military department dominated by Yu Qian.

After the Battle of Beijing, except for the Jinyi Guard and the four guards of the government army, the rest of the 26 guards of the pro-army have been mixed with the ordinary troops of the Beijing camp.

Although up to now, the name of the 22 pro-military guards has not changed, but it has been changed to be managed by the military department, and it is no longer a forbidden army under the command of the emperor himself.

Wang Quan is nominally the commander of the pro-army, but what he can manage is only the four guards of the government army and the Jinyi Weinan Zhenfu Division, and the powers of the remaining twenty-two guards are scattered in the hands of Qian and Shi Heng.

After Fan Guang was transferred to Henan, Shi Heng still held the Jingshi City Defense Army in his hands.

Now there are only four guards of the government army who are responsible for the defense of the Forbidden City, but now the four guards of the government army are divided into soldiers from the outer station and guards with knives from the inner office, who are responsible for the imperial city and the palace city respectively.

Zhu Di staged a coup d'état in the first year of Jingtai, relying on the descendants of the four guards, the four guards of the government army had been expanded last year, and the number of people is now roughly four to fifty thousand.

In addition to the four guards of the government army, the rest of the 22 guards of the pro-army were subject to the administration, personnel, and salary of their functions and powers, which were respectively controlled by the military department, the household department, and the governor's office of the five armies, which were mainly military attachés, and were declining day by day.

After the Battle of Beijing, although the establishment of these 22 pro-military guards still existed, almost no one mentioned them, and when they were mentioned, they were all referred to as the 10th regiment battalion and the city defense army.

The entire Beijing battalion, now except for the Shenji battalion, the rest of the 3,000 battalions and the five military battalions are also the same.

Zhu Di didn't get angry, and said in a calm tone: "Okay, I know, let's watch the martial arts." ”

In the audience, the four commanders of Long Xiang, Bao Tao, Fei Xiong, and Ying Yang began to command the fire gunners of the four guards to perform shooting performances.

The first batch of more than 100 pro-military gunners put a number of stone projectiles into the breech of the firearm in their hands, then poured appropriate gunpowder into the medicine room, closed the fire door above the medicine room, and lit the fire twist one after another.

The expected uniform explosion of fried beans did not occur, and after a sparse sound in the field, this round of firearm exercises was considered complete.

The commander of the Eagle Yangwei trotted forward, stopped at the point, and shouted: "Report to your lord, there are 120 people in the first round of the test, 16 on the target, and 24 on the target!" ”

Wang Quan naturally knew what kind of bullshit achievement this was, especially in front of the emperor, at this moment he was already sweating profusely in his armor, and asked loudly:

"What about the rest?"

The Eagle Guards replied, "Sixty-two people missed the target, and the rest... Xia Guan didn't know what the reason was, so he didn't move! ”

"You ——!" Wang Quan was about to reprimand.

Zhu Di suddenly waved his hand and said, "Okay, I know everything, let's go in the next round." ”

The Ying Yangwei commanded the servant and only kept beating the drum in his heart, not knowing what the emperor was going to do, so he retreated, and then came the second round of firearm exercises.

The more than 1,000 firecrackers of Long Xiang, Leopard Tao, Flying Bear, and Eagle Yang Four Guards performed martial arts this time, which can be called a disaster.

Zhu Di didn't know if he should use the excuse that those who knew how to use firearms had already been picked up by the Shenji Battalion and the Tenth Regiment Battalion.

Zhu Di only knew that a military reform was imperative.

If this continues, the 26th Wei pro-army, I am afraid that they will completely become a group of military masters who only know how to eat, drink and have fun in the capital, and such ability will not be able to go into battle at all.

Thinking of this, Zhu Di turned to the side and said, "Old Guozhang, you have worked hard, resign and go home, and enjoy the blessings." ”

"I will reward you with gold and silver in the house, and allow you to enter the palace once a month to talk to the queen to relieve your boredom."