Before dawn, all the soldiers were already standing neatly in Xuanjiawei's barracks.

On the general stage, Pan Rong, Wu Hai, Dong Quan, Zhang Zuo and Cao Bing stood side by side.

The five people are the five thousand households that Xuanjiawei is mainly responsible for.

Among the five people, there is no saying who has a higher or lower status, they are all directly commanded by Zhu Ying.

In the five-person room, there is also a ranking.

Counting from left to right, the person ranked first has slightly more say in the room of five.

This ranking is not fixed, but at the end of each month, there will be an all-army military exercise. Whoever leads the team that takes first place will naturally stand on the far left.

The one currently standing on the far left is Dong Quan.

Except for Cao Bing, the son of Cao Zhen, these five people were all former generals under Lan Yu's command.

After being recommended, Zhu Ying did not hesitate at all and accepted her as a Qianhu, and she seemed to be trained as a confidant.

Of course, none of the warriors recommended by Lan Yu, including Cao Bing, are people with connections or easy connections.

It can almost be said that they are the five most outstanding people among Lan Yu's descendants.

Whether it is military talent or bravery in combat, they are all outstanding, and they are not purely related.

On this point, Lan Yu is also very particular, because anyone who has been in contact with Taisun will understand that people like Taisun will engage in nepotism and petty tricks in front of him. It is self-inflicted humiliation.

A grandson who started from scratch and dominated the Western Regions, no one can dare to fool him casually.

Even though Cao Bing is indeed related to Cao Zhen, Cao Bing is the best among all the descendants of Huaixi nobles, and even all the current military commanders of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only does he not have the temperament of a second-generation child, he actually has a strong military talent.

It is said that Cao Bing was responsible for a thousand households in Xuanjia Guard, but Cao Zhen didn't even know the situation of Xuanjia Guard, which sounds a bit strange.

In fact, since entering Xuanjia Guard, almost no one has the qualifications to take a rest.

Since Xuanjiawei was founded three months ago, it has always adopted a closed management system, with constant training every day without any day off.

Anyone who cannot accept it will be directly eliminated from the Xuanjia Guard.

However, those who can come to Xuanjia Guard, even the smallest soldier, are extremely outstanding among all the soldiers. Their various qualities are comparable to those of Xiaoling Guard.

Although it is bitter and difficult, so far, no one has been eliminated, only those who have reached the standard have been promoted.

The so-called promotion means that soldiers under a hundred households are directly promoted to other guards to take charge of a hundred households. However, in the eyes of the internal members of Xuanjia Guard, this is no different from being kicked out.

Because this quota is not given to the most outstanding person in each team, but only the bottom one will go out to serve as a hundred households.

Almost everyone is working hard to stay.

"Brother Dong, please tell me a few words. In last month's competition, yours was the best."

Wu Hai next to him said with a smile.

The night was filled with darkness, the cold wind was howling, and only the torches swaying in the wind provided light.

The soldiers below were like sculptures, standing still and making no sound.

When Dong Quan heard this, he hesitated for a moment, waved his hands and said, "Otherwise, let's let Brother Bing speak. We are all rough guys, but we are not as knowledgeable as Brother Bing."

As soon as this was said, the other two people nodded in agreement.

Although Cao Bing is the youngest among the five, he has read a lot since he was a child. Compared with the others who grew up in the military camp, Cao Bing is naturally much better off.

When Cao Bing saw this, he didn't delay. After thanking him with his fists, he took a step forward.

"Today is a very important day for us and the Xuanjia Guards. I believe everyone has heard that His Highness Taisun will lead the commanders of the thirty-six guards around the capital and the generals of the Fifth Army Commandery.

Observe our military exercise today."

"It has been a hundred days since Xuanjia Guard was established. During these hundred days, I have seen every brother. His Highness Taisun has given us the best treatment. We have three meals a day and meat every meal."

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"Of course, none of our brothers are cowards. Even after practicing until they fainted, no one has ever retreated."

"After a hundred days of hard training, today is the time for the test. Whether you can make yourself proud of His Highness, and whether you can embody all the training, depends on your results today."

"Don't disappoint us, and don't disappoint His Royal Highness too."

There were no loud roars, no enthusiastic chants, and no neat and loud slogans.

Cao Bing's voice echoed in the darkness, and more than five thousand people were as quiet as a sleeping lion.

If you listen carefully, you can hear the heavy breathing. If you look carefully, you can see the fiery gazes in the eyes of each soldier.

Day and night training, as well as reading and writing every night, make these soldiers not only extremely strong, but any one of them can stand alone.

After Cao Bing finished speaking, he glanced at the soldiers in the dark audience who could not see clearly, and waved his hand.

Boom boom boom boom!!!

The footsteps of all the soldiers began to sound. According to the usual drills, they were divided into five teams and began to drill, or warm up.

At this moment in the palace.

"Grandpa, you don't have to go in such a cold weather." Zhu Ying said helplessly.

He had previously proposed to take all the commanders and envoys to watch the Xuanjia Guard military exercise, but he did not expect that the old man would also go with him today.

"Why, we can't go see it yet." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

Zhu Ying could only reply: "Of course grandpa can go and see it, but with the weather like this in the suburbs of the city, my grandson is afraid that grandpa will catch the cold."

Zhu Yuanzhang patted his eldest grandson on the shoulder and said: "We know that you are filial, but we are not some old guy who can't walk. Our bodies are stiff. The wind and cold are nothing."

"Besides, we have always heard the Jin Yiwei say how powerful your Black Armor Guards are, and this time we have opened our eyes to see with our own eyes how majestic the soldiers trained by our eldest grandson are."

After hearing this, Zhu Ying naturally had no reason to refuse.

But he turned to ask: "How about morning."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Originally, we planned to send an edict directly to Duanmen and ask them to follow us to your Xuanjia Guard. However, I thought that these old guys among the civil servants are far worse than us."

"If we really want to get everyone there, if a group of them are lying in bed tomorrow and can't get out, then it's not necessary, so forget it."

Zhu Ying was slightly surprised when he heard this.

Because this is very un-Zhu Yuanzhang.

When will the old man care about the life and death of civil servants?

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's transformation has a lot to do with Zhu Ying.

The violence and killings in the past were caused by many aspects.

The first three major cases, such as the Hu Weiyong case, were inevitable results because the prime minister's power was too great and had vaguely overwhelmed the imperial power.

How could a person like Zhu Yuanzhang accept such a situation? He would naturally go on a killing spree.

As for the Kongyin case, it was a provocation by middle-level officials against imperial power, and Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he had been deceived.

Needless to say, the Guo Huan case was implicated so widely because Zhu Yuanzhang took the opportunity to sweep away corrupt officials throughout the Ming Dynasty.

When we arrived at Zhu Ying's place, we had almost killed those who needed to be killed, and basically dealt with everything that needed to be dealt with.

It's just that Empress Ma passed away earlier and her grandson died suddenly. Therefore, over the years, due to excessive thoughts, her personality has become more extreme, irritable and explosive.

Coupled with the government affairs, the spirit is always tense, and it is really easy to catch up.

We also encountered the death of Prince Zhu Biao. It can be said that he lost his wife and grandson in middle age and lost his son in old age.

The appearance of Zhu Ying was really a big surprise for Zhu Yuanzhang.

The most beloved eldest grandson is back, and he is so outstanding. He handles government affairs, organizes the military, and replenishes the national treasury. He is excellent in all aspects, especially in terms of national wealth, which is much better than himself.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang's originally tense mind gradually begin to relax, and he had new sustenance in his heart.

There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang's own physical foundation is very sufficient.

Historically, even if he reached that level, he still lived until the thirty-first year of Hongwu and died at the age of seventy-one.

In this era of Ming Dynasty, everyone lived an extremely long life.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang, under Zhu Ying's careful care and with the change in his mental state, is naturally healthier.

Just a few days ago, news came from the harem that the beauty Zhang Xuanmiao was pregnant with a dragon.

In October this year, Zhu Ying will have a little uncle or aunt.

With his mind at peace, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally became less stern. Coupled with his eldest grandson's consideration for the ministers and the hosting of the Duanmen breakfast, Zhu Yuanzhang also changed somewhat.

At this time, in Duanmen, I heard that His Majesty expressed sympathy that the minister was weak and did not need to follow him to watch the military exercise.

Many old ministers burst into tears of gratitude and thanked Your Majesty for your kindness.

Many of these ministers have experienced the dark period of the Hongwu court. After more than ten or even twenty years of darkness, such a ray of light is truly touching to them.

When Long Chu travels, there is a charcoal brazier inside, which is extremely warm.

Zhu Ying raised her hand to open the jade curtain of the window, and looked at the many governors, colleagues, magistrates, and commanders of the guard station who were following on horseback outside, her eyes flashing.

"Does Grand Sun have the style of our Ming generals?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.
To be continued...