Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 19 Summoning soldiers from Sichuan and Zhejiang to Beijing
In this territory of China, many dynasties have risen and fallen, whether it is the nature of unification or the nature of partition, political struggles have always existed.

Zhu Youxiao would not think arrogantly that political struggles can be ended in his hands. From the moment power is born, struggles are an inevitable product.

"I have specially set up the Imperial Guards' Office, which takes orders directly from me and ensures the safety of the imperial city and palace guards."

Zhu Youxiao put down the memorial in his hand, looked at Zhang Qingzhen and Wei Shitai, his face was solemn, and his voice was low: "It seems that Zhu Qing didn't understand what I mean, otherwise, he wouldn't tie his hands and feet, and even cut off the weak ones." I don’t dare to touch such trivial matters as secret recruiting bravery.”

Zhang Qingzhen and Wei Shitai lowered their heads, showing nervous expressions, they could feel the emperor's dissatisfaction.

"Masters, I want to ask you."

Zhu Youxiao picked up the teacup in his hand and said calmly: "You are honored by the emperor, and you will live with the country! What are you afraid of!?"

The tea cup rested heavily on the imperial case.

Zhang Qingzhen and Wei Shitai immediately felt their hearts skip a beat and then fell to their knees on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the positions of the guards in the army have been decided."

Zhang Qingzhen held back his fear, bowed his head and said: "If too many people are eliminated, it will inevitably cause trouble. If this part of the group gathers to rebel, I'm afraid..."

"That's why we have to go to Henan and Shandong to select brave men according to the standards I have specified, and bring them back to the capital for training in batches, so as to supplement the lack of guards in the Shangzhi army."

Zhu Youxiao slapped the case and said: "I have said before that the inner court will make arrangements for the weak people who have been laid off, so you don't have to worry. Do I need to reiterate this?"

"But Your Majesty~"

Wei Shitai showed hesitation, followed by him and said, "There is no nod from the Ministry of War for such a large-scale recruitment of brave men. Once this matter is known to you, I'm afraid..."

Zhu Youxiao laughed angrily.

He didn't know what to say.

The purpose of setting up the Royal Guards' Governor's Mansion is to let the guards go to the direct army, so that they can completely dissociate themselves from the Ministry of War. In the future, the inner court will provide all the needs, so that this part of the military power can be completely independent. Can't get involved.

Zhang Qingzhen, Wei Shitai and the others still showed concerns and worries.

Although in the previous days, Zhang Qingzhen and the others performed relatively well in stabilizing the order of the imperial city and the palace guards, replacing the day and night police patrols, and adjusting the security of various garrisons.

It's just that the spine was interrupted, and it was far more difficult than expected to grow back and straighten the waist!

"You don't have to worry about these things. With me here, what are you afraid of?"

Zhu Youxiao restrained his mind, looked at Zhang Qingzhen and the others, and said in a sonorous tone: "You are honored by the emperor's order, and you are doing business according to my order. Have you ever thought of rebelling?"

"The minister never thinks of that."

Everyone immediately expressed their stance.

Who will rebel unless they have their heads kicked?

"What are you worried about?"

Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Before doing business, I was afraid of wolves and tigers. How can I reuse it in the future? Don't just focus on the immediate, I will give you three months, and I want to see [-] newly recruited brave men from Henan and Shandong. Gathering in the capital, what I want is full staff, whoever wants to work hard, wants to eat empty money and blood, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhu Youxiao's political commitment is almost straightforward. It is to stabilize Qingzhen's heart. If you want the horse to run, you must feed the grass frequently.

So what about Daming Xungui?
How about being loyal to Daming?
He didn't even have the responsibilities and rewards that he should have, so he wanted the people below to give blindly. Even the emperor, once or twice is fine. Once the hearts of the people are cold, no one will be sincere.

"The ministers obey the order."

After getting the response they wanted, Zhang Qingzhen and Wei Shitai expressed their opinions. As long as the emperor is willing to support them, they can go about their business with confidence.

"Wei Banban, please remember."

After Zhang Qingzhen and the others left, Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushion, stretched out his hand and said, "Select a group of young eunuchs from the inner court, who must be faithful and reliable, and send someone to Luo Sigong to pass on my oral order, ordering him to select a group of eunuchs from Jinyiwei, When the Imperial Guard Commander's Mansion went to Henan and Shandong to secretly recruit braves, let them accompany and assist."

"The slaves obey the order."

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly bowed and responded.

There are too few people who can be driven with peace of mind. This is Zhu Youxiao's biggest headache, but there are always more solutions than difficulties. Regarding the secret recruitment of Yongrui by the Royal Guard Governor's Mansion, Zhu Youxiao used the form of three-party mutual supervision to ensure During the recruitment period between the two places, no one would dare to do anything out of character.

Zhu Youxiao did not want his clear decision to have any impact or burden on the localities during the period of specific implementation, which violated his original intention.

There are many people from poor families in Henan and Shandong, and disasters will happen at every turn. In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, this is one of the relatively high-quality sources of soldiers. The brave men recruited are honest and stable. Let them eat well, then their loyalty is absolutely reliable.

Zhu Youxiao would rather use it for military training than to use the precious deposits of internal money to be cheated by officials outside the court at every turn.

A purse in one hand and a pistol in one hand are the real confidence!

"My lord, the situation of the Four Guards Camp under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor is much worse than you expected." After settling all the affairs of the Imperial Guard Governor's Mansion, Zhu Youxiao summoned the eunuchs of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

The Royal Horse Supervisor, acting on behalf of the eunuch Fang Zhenghua, reported the situation to Zhu Youxiao with a solemn expression.

Wei Zhongxian left from the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and joined the Rites Supervisor as Bingbi Eunuch, and supervised the East Jiji Factory. When it came to the relevant personnel adjustments of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Zhu Youxiao did not give actual instruction. Instead, in the name of an agent, Wang Chengen, The group of young eunuchs Fang Zhenghua and Li Fengxiang all served as admirals and eunuchs on their behalf.

The palm print eunuch and supervising eunuch of the Yumajian are temporarily not granted.

Zhu Youxiao will not do things that backfire.

When it comes to employing people, whether it is the civil and military affairs of the outer dynasty or the eunuchs of the inner court, Zhu Youxiao's principle is very clear, that is, the capable go up, the mediocre go down, and the mediocre go down!

If too many eunuchs and eunuchs in the inner court are suddenly promoted to high positions, they will definitely feel arrogant and indulgent, which is not what Zhu Youxiao wants.

"The Fourth Guard Camp has been reduced to this state, and the Warrior Camp has become an empty frame."

Zhu Youxiao read the memorial, his expression showing no joy or sorrow, "Okay, it's so good, I don't even know what to say."

Together with Wei Zhongxian, all the eunuchs gathered bowed their heads for fear of offending the emperor.

"Everything that should be abolished will be abolished, I don't want waste!"

Zhu Youxiao shook off the memorial, and said with sharp eyes: "All of you are ordered to leave the palace immediately, and in the name of the Warriors' Battalion, go to the Shuntian and Yongping prefectures, and recruit the best and strongest for me from the Liao people who fled and entered the pass. Scholars, together with their relatives, were taken back to Beijing and placed in the Huangzhuang, the standard was set by the Royal Guards’ Governor’s Mansion.”

"Slaves wait to obey the order!"

Wang Chengen, Fang Zhenghua and his party knelt down to answer.

Zhu Youxiao showed such urgency because he wanted to build a new army, one was to intervene in the Liao war when necessary, and the other was to deepen the reform of the Beijing camp.

The former relies solely on Xiong Tingbi, and the latter relies solely on Zhang Weixian, which cannot solve the fundamental problem. The entangled network of profit distribution cannot be reversed by an individual.

"Wei Banban, you go to the Supervisor of Rites immediately."

Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Let Wang Tiqian draw up a central edict to send Tong Zhongkui, Chen Ce, Qi Jin, Qin Bangping and other ministries who aided the Liao Dynasty to Beijing. If I summon you to Beijing, anyone who dares to delay me will be severely punished!"

"The slaves obey the order."

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly bowed and responded.

The biggest advantage of cleaning up the inner court is that no one in the inner court dares to delay or neglect any decision Zhu Youxiao makes, and will do their best to get the job done. Time is too precious for Zhu Youxiao, and there are too many things that require him to plan in advance. many.

(End of this chapter)