Fan Guang mustered up the courage to ask: "The last general has the courage to ask Your Majesty, how do you need the last general's allegiance?" ”

Zhu Qiyu replied: "I know that you are a rare general, so I want you to do a lot of things." In the last few years, there are three main things that I intend to let you do.

First, I will send you to take over as the chief soldier of Xuanfu, bring 50,000 elite soldiers, and disarm Yang Hong's Xuanfu soldiers. Then the soldiers of Xuanfu were uprooted and all escorted to the south to pacify the Miao Rebellion.

Second, I want to include Xuanfu and Huailai in Beizhili, and carry out military reform in Xuanfu. As the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, you must unconditionally cooperate with my reform.

Third, I want you to reinstate Kaipingwei, and use Kaipingwei as the foundation to use troops against Warat. Even if the Emperor Taishang can't come back for two or three years, he will continue to lead his troops to attack and completely wipe out the headquarters for me.

In addition, there is another requirement, you must only be loyal to me myself, and not to be too close to Wenchen. I want you to be a lonely minister, and I am only responsible for it. ”

Fan Guang could accept other requirements, but he was quite skeptical about the emperor's statement about the emperor: "Your Majesty, can't the emperor come back in two or three years, so what will happen in the future?" ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Don't think about it, in just two or three years, I will take the emperor back." It's just that when the Emperor Taishang returns to Beijing, I will ask the Emperor Taishang to issue an edict in front of the memorial of the civil engineering soldiers, and officially reside in me.

Then the Emperor Taishang completely abdicated and lived in the Forbidden City. If I do this, there is no way, if I am still in the Emperor Taishang, none of our Qi Wangfu family will survive. The civil and military ministers in the court don't want to end well.

That's the way it is, I won't lie to you, if you want to accept it, just accept it. If you can't accept it, then forget it, I don't force it. ”

Without waiting for Fan Guang to answer, Zhu Qiyu continued: "Although these requirements are a little embarrassing, I have given enough. Marquises, dukes, hereditary replacements, I will give them to you. You are the leader of the younger generation, and with me, I will not only allow you to enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth, but also make a name for the ages. ”

When Fan Guang heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as the emperor didn't let him do something to the emperor, it would not be a big problem. So he knelt down and swore allegiance to the emperor in a loud voice.

Xu Heng and Wang Tong were both on the side, looking at Fan Guang in surprise, not quite understanding why Fan Guang was so loyal to the emperor so easily.

Xu Heng didn't know that the reason why Fan Guang was so cheerful was that in addition to the fact that the emperor had recruited him long before, more than half of the reason was that he was influenced by Xu Heng to take the lead in allegiance to the emperor.

Fan Guang is indeed an upright and brave general, but this does not mean that Fan Guang is reckless and brainless.

As a border general, Fan Guang can easily calculate clearly: Xu Heng has been guarding the northwest for many years, although he only brought 5,000 elite border troops into Beijing this time, if he is given enough time, he can requisition another 30,000 northwest border troops into Beijing.

The emperor received Xu Heng's allegiance, which was equivalent to mastering the elite of thirty or forty thousand border troops. The Daning Dusi, who was the first to be loyal to the emperor, was able to raise an army of 30,000.

Coupled with other scattered troops loyal to the emperor, such as the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Four Guards, the emperor can now control about seventy or eighty thousand people.

In other words, now is the last chance to be loyal to the emperor and become a close confidant. When the emperor is completely powerful, and you want to be loyal, the emperor is still too lazy to take care of you.

Zhu Qiyu helped Fan Guang up and smiled at everyone: "Let's go, let's go and review my personal guards." ”

Fan Guang and the others happily accepted the order, although Yuantu City was very close to the station of the emperor's personal guards, but this personal guard has always been mysterious, and even Fan Guang has not been able to go in to find out. Xu Heng and Wang Tong were also curious about how far the emperor, who had never commanded the army, could take the army.

So the group came to the area of the private house outside the Desheng Gate, and the sergeant on duty quickly reported, and after a while, Xu Tong and Gu Zhong, the commanders of the guards, hurriedly rushed out and brought everyone into the camp.

Zhu Qiyu smiled at Xu Heng and the others: "I didn't inform you in advance, let's have a surprise attack and see what kind of state my guards are usually in." ”

Xu Heng said with a smile: "The ministers are also very curious, how elite Your Majesty's personal guards are, you must open your eyes today." ”

So they walked through the houses to the camp in the center. There are four schools on the edge of the camp, and three smaller ones are each home where thousands of soldiers are practicing the art of assassination. The largest school field was full of chariots.

Xu Heng watched the drills of the soldiers for a while, and then asked curiously: "The soldiers of the other battalions generally have a war-like mentality. Why is His Majesty's personal guard so emotional, as if he wishes to come first? ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he laughed: "Without him, I can only give Qian Er desperately." ”

Xu Heng was even more curious: "How much money did Your Majesty give, are they like this?" ”

Zhu Qiyu stretched out five fingers and gestured: "Our family is the princess in charge of the money, and I don't count the specific amount, but since the month since taking over the guards, all the expenses of military salary, silver, food and clothing, and no 500,000 taels of silver will definitely not be able to come down." ”

Xu Heng, Fan Guang, and Wang Tong were all dumbfounded when they heard this, the emperor only had a total of 10,000 personal guards, and on average, he spent fifty taels of silver on each person.

It is not surprising that under the great reward, there will be brave men, this is an eternal truth.

Zhu Qiyu continued to explain: "As soon as the war starts, more money will be spent later. I have decreed that the head of a Tartar shall be cut off and a reward of twenty taels. If the guards are disabled by killing the enemy, then the reward for each head he cuts off will be upgraded to fifty taels.

If the guards are killed by killing the enemy, then the reward for each head he cuts off will be increased to one hundred taels.

In short, the more decapitation, the more rewards. If they are wounded or killed in battle, the reward will be doubled. ”

Hearing this, everyone was so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths, and after a while, Fan Guangcai calculated for the emperor: "Your Majesty, if your personal guard is beheaded by 10,000 people, then you will have to pay 200,000 taels of silver." ”

Zhu Qiyu spread his hands: "It doesn't matter, just cut them and blink your eyes, even if I'm sorry for my guards." ”

After that, Zhu Qiyu shouted to the guards who were kneeling on the school field and saluting him: "Everyone can cut off the head of the Tartar with confidence."

Each of you, if you can behead the fifth level, I will reward you with an additional hundred taels; can behead ten levels, and the additional reward is 200 taels; If you behead level 20, you will be rewarded with an additional 500 taels. ”

When the guards heard this, they all let out a deafening cheer.

Zhu Qiyu pulled Fan Guang and the others who were in a daze: "Come, I'll take you to see the newly received chariot and bed crossbow." ”