It is said that striking iron still needs its own heat, and Zhu Guanwen feels that it is not only necessary to arrange King Ning and King Min to restrict Zhu Di, but also to become strong from himself.

So after sending Li Jinglong away, he immediately summoned Xu Huizu.

Among the many generals of the Ming Dynasty, except for those who were killed by Lao Zhu, he knew Xu Huizu, a loyal general.

At this time, Xu Huizu stood in the hall, looking a little uneasy.

Because of the matter of Yan King Zhu Di, he was afraid that Zhu Guanwen would doubt his loyalty.

However, Zhu Guanwen did not mention Zhu Di to him, but asked him about the affairs of the Jingshi Army.

"Wei Guogong, you are the governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, and you should know a lot about the soldiers of the Beijing camp, I want to ask you, how many soldiers are there in the Beijing camp?"

Zhu Guanwen looked at Xu Huizu with a warm smile and asked softly.

Xu Huizu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, there are currently 500,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp, if Your Majesty wants to expand the army, you can transfer troops from Shandong, Liangguang, where there are enough soldiers, and they are brave and good at fighting!" ”

What's that?

Such a poor Ming still raises 500,000 Beijing soldiers?

Lao Zhu is really good to Zhu Yunwen!

However, these 500,000 are not as good as the beginning of the founding of the country, where people were needed to fight everywhere.

For example, if it is still peaceful today, even if he knows that Zhu Di is going to rebel, Zhu Guanwen also feels that the soldiers are fine, not many.

Otherwise, even if there is an army of 500,000, it will not be enough for Li Jinglong.

After a little contemplation, Zhu Guanwen instructed Wang Zhong; "Wang Zhong, go to the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army to get some rosters!"

Wang Zhong responded and hurriedly walked out of the main hall.

Xu Huizu looked at Zhu Guanwen suspiciously, and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Wei Guogong, wait a minute!" Zhu Guanwen raised his hand to signal Xu Huizu to be quiet, and then greeted the palace attendant; "Go and serve a table to Wei Guogong, and a few plates of fruit snacks for me and Wei Guogong!"

"Yes."

Soon, Xu Huizu and Zhu Guanwen had a few plates of fruit snacks on the table, but Xu Huizu didn't have the heart to eat at all, so he looked up at Zhu Guanwen from time to time.

After another half an hour, Wang Zhong took someone to report a few stacks of rosters and walked to the Zhu Guanwen case.

Zhu Guanwen was flipping through the roster while eating fruits, and after a while, he wrote and drew on the paper again, and only after a long time did he look at Xu Huizu with a frown: "Wei Guogong, these people are not quite right!" ”

"Huh?"

Xu Huizu was startled, and hurriedly stood up and said; "Your Majesty is Mingjian, the minister is on the roster, and there is no fraud!"

"Uh....."

Zhu Guanwen was stunned, and said with some tears and laughter: "I didn't say that you were cheating, I just think that some of the sergeants on this roster are too old, and I am afraid it is inappropriate to use them to fight again!" ”

"But they are all veterans and have a lot of experience on the battlefield....."

Xu Huizu didn't understand what Zhu Guanwen meant, so he had to express his opinion.

On the battlefield, veterans play a pivotal role, both in modern times and in ancient times.

Zhu Guanwen naturally knows this truth.

But modern veterans are different from ancient veterans, modern veterans, generally around the age of 30, over 55 years old, have to retire.

This also includes military officers.

That is, the real combatants, for the most part, are under the age of thirty.

However, on the roster of the Governor's Office of the Chinese Army, the oldest veteran is 67 years old, and it is really unreasonable for such a soldier to occupy a quota on the establishment.

What are the Jingying soldiers used for?

Defend the capital and protect the emperor!

What can a group of uncles do? Cheering and shouting? Obviously inappropriate!

Therefore, Zhu Guanwen's purpose is very simple, these uncles must be replaced, so that they can exert their residual heat elsewhere.

"I know the role of veterans, but I also know that there are not many soldiers, but fine!"

Zhu Guanwen said, looking at Xu Huizu with a serious face: "If the generals of the country fight, does Wei Guogong plan to lead this group of old and weak soldiers to serve the country?" ”

"This ....."

Xu Huizu hesitated.

In fact, he had known about this situation in Jingying for a long time, but he was helpless.

Jingying's relationship network is intricate, and it affects the whole body.

When Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was there, there were many cases of sergeants eating empty salaries, and those old, weak and disabled soldiers were also installed by generals who were attached to the army.

And behind those generals, a large number of people are also involved.

If Your Majesty plans to take the road of elite soldiers, I am afraid that there will be a lot of resistance.

As if seeing Xu Huizu's concerns, Zhu Guanwen's mood eased a little and said: "Wei Guogong don't worry, I don't plan to use the interests of the generals, I just want to investigate clearly, how much strength can be fought in these 500,000 Beijing soldiers!" ”

"Then ....." Xu Huizu hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively, "How does Your Majesty plan to arrange it?" ”

Zhu Guanwen thought for a while and said: "I have just ascended the throne, and the army and the people should celebrate together, so I plan to review the Beijing Division, and during this period, you should check the actual situation of the Beijing Division!" ”

"If the generals ask, how should the ministers respond?"

"Is this something I'm thinking about?"

Zhu Guanwen asked Xu Huizu a little strangely, and said that this guy is loyal, but his brain is not very good.

However, for the sake of safety, Zhu Guanwen added: "If you really can't find a reason to prevaricate, you can say that Your Majesty is ready to send money to the brothers!" ”

"......" Xu Huizu scratched his head: "Is this appropriate?" ”

"You don't care if he is suitable or not, and if you can't find a reason, you can say it, is it possible that they dare to come and ask me for money?"

"Alright, obey the order!"

Xu Huizu bowed helplessly, and then left the Wuying Palace.

After seeing him leave, Zhu Guanwen pondered for a while, and then said to Wang Zhong; "Wang Zhong, let's go to the prison!"

"Huh?"

"Ahhh Hurry up and get ready! ”

.......

Soon, Zhu Guanwen took Wang Zhong and Weifu to the prison.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial Prison was also known as the Heavenly Prison, and the Heavenly Prison was also the Imperial Prison.

The environment here is extremely harsh, and it is not a place for people to stay at all.

As soon as Zhu Guanwen stepped into the edict prison, an unpleasant rancid smell came to his face in an instant, almost choking him.

At this moment, Song Zhong, the current commander of Jinyiwei, hurriedly walked over and saluted Zhu Guanwen; "Minister, Song Zhong, see Your Majesty!"

Zhu Guanwen bowed slightly, put down the hand covering his nose, and said in a deep voice: "Take me to Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai's cell!" ”

"Yes!"

Song Zhong didn't expect the emperor to come to the edict in person, he was uneasy in his heart, but he replied respectfully on his face, and then carefully took Zhu Guanwen towards the cell of Qi and Huang.

Along the way, Zhu Guanwen found that this edict was indeed the same as the legend, there was neither a window, nor a trace of sunlight, nor could it be ventilated.

There was a foul smell everywhere, like a garbage dump.

Fortunately, Zhu Guanwen's ability to endure is not weak, otherwise he would have vomited all over the ground before he reached the cell.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Guanwen heard the sound of Gacha opening the iron door, and then he heard Song Zhong, who was walking in front, remind: "Your Majesty, we have arrived." ”

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