Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 210 Shenji Camp

Listening to the emperor and the Minister of War deciding on the restructuring of Shenji Camp in a few words, the nobles present were a little anxious.

Judging from the emperor's attitude, it was obvious that he believed more in the military guards who were mainly civilians, rather than in their honorable ministers.

If the civil servants take over the capital camp, the last bit of power they have will be gone.

Zhang Weixian opened his mouth, wanting to say something but couldn't. He had just expressed his attitude that he did not want to interfere with the Beijing camp. Even if he spoke at this time, the emperor would not pay attention at all.

This made Zhang Weixian regretful, feeling that he should not express his attitude and give up his power easily.

As for Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Chunchen and Ding Guo Gong Xu Xigao, these two are useless. Apart from his age, he has no abilities. They rarely participated in political affairs, but only performed sacrifices on behalf of the emperor and served as the face of the court.

Behind the three dukes is naturally the marquis. Funing Marquis Zhu Guobi once went to Shufu and Yang Lian to impeach Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian ordered him to live idle and deprive him of his salary for three years. Thinking that the emperor could not label himself as a rebel, he bravely said:

"The commander-in-chief of the army in the capital camp is usually a prince who knows the military."

"The affairs of the Hou Army Governor's Mansion are in charge, and the admiral is in charge of the affairs of the Shenji Camp."

It means asking the emperor to appoint a distinguished person to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion.

Although Zhu Youjian used civilian officers as guards to limit the power of nobles in the military camp, he did not intend to completely kick them out of the Beijing camp.

After all, the status of today's generals is too low. Their positions are controlled by civilian officials, and they need to be humble when assuming their posts.

If there were no honors and nobility, after the military guard system dominated by civilian officials penetrated into the Beijing camp, the Beijing camp might be completely controlled by civilian officials.

This situation is definitely not what Zhu Youjian wants to see. So he looked at Funing Hou Zhu Guobi and said:
"When Marquis Funing said this, did he want to take the initiative to ask for help?"

"What do you think of Yuan Qing, letting him take charge of the Shenji Camp?"

The rectification of the Beijing camp must not avoid the nobles. Yuan Keli thought of Zhu Guobi's participation in the impeachment of Wei Zhongxian and agreed:
"Marquis Funing is loyal to the country and should be able to shoulder this important responsibility."

"He will organize the Shenji Camp, so His Majesty can rest assured."

How could Zhu Youjian be relieved? The Beijing camp was run by nobles and nobles, and the soldiers were almost reduced to their handymen.

He used Xungui purely because he felt that their loyalty was guaranteed and they would not betray him as the emperor at will. But for their abilities, it is to strengthen control, not to have much trust in their abilities.

Although under normal circumstances, the possibility of Beijing Camp participating in the battle is not high. However, the changes in history two years later made Zhu Youjian feel that he had to make some preparations.

So he planned to arrange for a general to assist him who could fight, and asked Yuan Keli:

"Can any of the general soldiers and deputy general soldiers from various places be transferred here?"

"Let them serve as general soldiers in the Shenji Camp and assist the Marquis of Funing, Zhu Guobi."

Yuan Keli thought for a moment and said:

"Yang Jiamo, deputy commander-in-chief of Gansu's aid to Liao Dynasty, has long established military exploits and should be promoted to commander-in-chief. He can be transferred from Liaodong to assist in the affairs of the Shenji Battalion."

"Hei Yunlong, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, has also made many military exploits. Now that Xuanfu has Mangui, he can be transferred here."

Both men nodded in approval. Zhu Youjian inquired carefully and learned that Yang Jiamo was the hereditary commander of the Liangzhou Guard, and immediately ordered:

"The admiral and the chief soldier of the Shenji Battalion will be divided into two positions: the admiral and the chief soldier."

"The two of them are in charge of the Shenji Yingguan Defense Seal together. They must agree with each other before they can use the seal."

"Transfer Yang Jiamo to Beijing to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion and assist in the affairs of the Shenji Battalion."

"Hei Yunlong came to Beijing to pay an audience and report on the affairs of the Xuanfu."

Zhu Guobi was assigned a general soldier as his deputy. Zhu Guobi's face suddenly collapsed, knowing that the emperor did not believe in his ability.

But he didn't want to think about it, why did Zhu Youjian believe him?

If it weren't for his background, what qualifications would he have to directly serve as admiral?
It was impossible for Zhu Youjian to hand over specific affairs to Zhu Guobi.

The admiral, the commander-in-chief, and the guard captain, these are the three giants of the Shenji Battalion arranged by Zhu Youjian. In the future, responsibilities will be further clarified so that they can check and balance each other.

When all the nobles heard that their power in the capital camp was being divided by civil servants and military generals, they all looked at Zhu Guobi and hoped that he would speak out against it.

But Zhu Guobi didn't dare and just acquiesced. It is rare for the emperor to appoint him. If he is greedy enough and wants to seize power, officials may impeach him tomorrow, saying that he has evil intentions.

He didn't say anything against it, and the other nobles were even less able to speak. At this time Zhu Youjian said again:

"The Ministry of War and the General Administration of Military Supervision sent people to count the soldiers in the Beijing camp, and divided them into four levels: A, B, C and D according to their age and combat strength."

"A-class sergeants are those who have been on the battlefield and have made meritorious service. Let them study hard. Those who are literate can enter martial arts and serve as officers after completing their studies."

"Second-class sergeants are those between the ages of sixteen and fifty, who are in good health and capable of fighting on the battlefield." "These two classes of sergeants will be trained exclusively in combat skills and will not participate in any work service."

"The rest have skills and have undergone at least three months of military training and are classified as Class C. Those who can only be called strong men are classified as Class D and are responsible for the original affairs."

"The imperial service can only be done by sergeants of classes C and D, and soldiers of classes A and B cannot be employed."

The soldiers in the Beijing camp were not only engaged in private service by nobles and generals, but were also driven by the court to perform many labor services. Zhu Youjian could not abolish all of these at once. He could only classify them first and distinguish the soldiers who could fight.

Then these soldiers will naturally be assigned to the Shenji Battalion, Zhu Youjian said:
"Soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are selected from the second-class sergeants of the Beijing Camp."

"If it's not enough, we can select some C-class auxiliary soldiers to assist the combat soldiers."

"I need to see the Shenji Battalion become a strong army, not just a handyman."

This statement made Zhu Guobi, who had just been appointed as the admiral of the Shenji Battalion, suddenly shaken. The Shenji Battalion selects soldiers of the first and second classes from the entire Beijing Camp, which means that the elites of the Beijing Camp are all in the Shenji Camp.

His status as the admiral of the Shenji Camp will naturally rise with the tide of the Shenji Camp, surpassing other admirals. From now on, the Shenji Camp will not be one of the three major battalions at all, but the main force of the Beijing Camp.

Other nobles discussed this decision a lot. They all knew that Shenji Camp was lost and could not be regained. The emperor and civil servants were watching, but they had no ability to take it back.

If they still want to seek benefits in the Beijing Camp, they can only pursue the idea of ​​​​the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenshu Camp. The emperor recognized that the C- and D-class soldiers of these two battalions could serve as laborers.

It can be said that Zhu Youjian gained the dominance of Shenji Camp by acquiescing to their interests.

Xungui can barely accept this result. I just don't know how long this situation can last.

Once the soldiers of the Shenji Camp are well trained and the emperor's authority is established, will the system of the Shenji Camp be extended to the Fifth Army Camp and the Shenshu Camp?

In order to prevent this possibility, they will definitely cause sabotage during the training process of Shenji Camp.

Although the nobles of the Ming Dynasty wanted to fight for power, what they first needed was stability to maintain their original interests.

If the emperor dared to infringe on their interests, they would not hesitate to use any means.

Does Zhu Youjian know this? Of course I know. But as an emperor, the most important thing for him is to establish rules and then arrest those who violate them.

Confucius once said: "Killing without teaching is called cruelty."

Zhu Youjian has now told them what happened. If these people dare to offend, they will be punished accordingly.

Even if their titles are not removed, the nobles who have violated the law can be exiled overseas.

　"Da Ming Huidian":
　　Shenji Battalion Officer, One Hundred and Eighty-Two Members

　　A member of the 1st Battalion of Soldiers and the Left Lieutenant General

　　A member of the 2nd Battalion of War Soldiers and a training general

　　A member of the Third Battalion of Chariot Soldiers and a Guerrilla General

　　A member of the fourth battalion of chariot soldiers and an assisting general

　　A member of the fifth battalion of the city guard and the general in aid of the attack

　　A member of the Sixth Battalion of War Soldiers and the right lieutenant general

　　A member of the 7th Battalion of Chariot Soldiers and a training general

　　A member of the Eighth Battalion of City Guards and an assistant general in attack

　　A member of the nine battalions of city guards and generals who assist in attacking

　　A member of the ten battalions of city guards and generals who assist in attacking

　　A member of the military preparation and camp officer

　　A member of the big boss ★ Recommended above ☆

　　A member of the gun patrol officer

　　Eleven members of the Chinese Army

　　Qian Zongguan twenty members

　　Select the six general officers at the vanguard
　　Recommend all camps with a total of 128 members or more☆
　　Shenji Camp. Two warriors. Two of the top officials

　　
　
(End of this chapter)