Now that these officers had been restrained, Zhou Shixian no longer made any detours. He was seen sitting upright and said with a serious face:

"I have summoned you from all the camp heads today. I believe you know what is going on. Now that the situation is critical and the country is about to be overthrown by the rebels, I will not talk nonsense to you anymore."

Zhou Shixian paused, glanced over with a pair of eagle eyes, and then continued:

"Everyone, Your Majesty has decided to move the capital to Nanjing. I, under His Majesty's order, recruit loyal and brave warriors to escort him south to Nanjing to rebuild our Ming Dynasty. This holy family of the Heavenly Family, this great power of the Dragon Guard, you.

Do you want it, or don’t you want it?”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers below really became agitated. After all, this news was really shocking to them.

You know, they came here just for the name of the Prince Consort as a royal relative and the rumored silver reward. Now they find out that behind the Prince Consort is actually His Majesty the Emperor, how can they not be excited?

For people of this era, the emperor is the supreme being, representing the court and the world. In order to avoid leaking the plan, Zhou Shixian did not tell them until now.

Looking at the reactions of the soldiers in the room, Zhou Shixian naturally knew that their hearts were moved. After all, this was the skill of following the dragon. If he mastered it, he would not only be able to honor his ancestors, but also enjoy endless glory and wealth.

He turned slightly sideways and walked slowly in front of these soldiers. After the atmosphere was brewing just right, he continued:

"Of course, escorting a driver traveling south for thousands of miles was not an easy task even in the Taiping years. Not to mention that the world is in chaos now, with thieves and soldiers everywhere, so accidents are bound to happen on the way.

You all should also understand that this opportunity of honoring the ancestors, glory and wealth through the power of the Dragon Guard is not so easy to grasp."

This must be said, not because Zhou Shixian wants to persuade some people to quit, but because he wants to lure out those who are not firm.

Now that we are here, there is no reason to quit. Those who are not determined and want to quit will be shut up forever by Zhou Shixian.

However, Zhou Shixian's words did not seem to dissuade anyone, and the officers below had already become visibly active.

Almost everyone was gearing up and eager to give it a try. Zhou Shixian's identity as the consort and Jin Yiwei's personal handling made them not doubt the authenticity of this matter.

"We are all warriors. We have been fighting in the army for so many years and have survived almost death. Now that this great opportunity is in front of us, who doesn't want to strive for glory and wealth and honor our ancestors?"

A tall officer who looked to be in his thirties stood up immediately, raised his hands and spoke frankly, then turned to look at the other officers and said, "Brothers, right?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Several brave officers in the room immediately responded.

"Prince-in-law, that guy's name is Zhang Hong. He is the general manager of the fifth military camp. He is very popular in the army." Xue Laoer quickly explained to Zhou Shixian.

Zhou Shixian nodded after hearing this. Looking at the expressions of these officers, he knew that almost all of them were moved, and then he said:

"If you have thought about it and made up your mind, please go back and get ready. We will gather in the palace tonight. Before the operation begins, the Holy Spirit will give you a reward. Each officer will be rewarded with ten taels of gold, and each soldier will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver.

, this is the starting reward, and the military salary for the next year will also be distributed together. As for the rewards for meritorious service on the road, I will not treat you unfairly when I arrive in Nanjing!"

Zhou Shixian knew what these soldiers needed. As soon as he said these words, the eyes of everyone in the room lit up. They had not seen military pay for more than a year. This time, the reward alone was worth two years.

The military pay is quite tempting.

People die for money and birds die for food, not to mention these veterans who have been licking blood with their sword heads all year round and whose heads are pinned to their belts?

Many people who originally retreated when they heard that they were going to escort the troops south, secretly changed their minds after hearing that military pay would be issued before the operation began, and each one of them chose to become loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

This is also Zhou Shixian's calculation. He doesn't want half or even most of the people in the room to choose to leave. His more than 80 imperial guards alone cannot deal with so many people. He needs to divide this group to the minimum before he can deal with it.

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"In addition, the Holy One has also made a decree. After arriving in Nanjing, all the officers and soldiers who escort the troops will be promoted to the third level according to their original posts, and they will be passed down to their descendants for three generations!"

As soon as Zhou Shixian finished speaking, the room immediately started to boil. They were promoted and made rich, so what reason did these soldiers have to disagree? What's more, this was an escort, the most politically correct thing in this era, even if they fight for this

Life is worth it.

Some smooth officers even knelt down directly towards Zhou Shixian and shouted loudly: "I am willing to serve my consort and my emperor!" One person knelt down, and the others, whether they believed Zhou Shixian's words or not, also knelt down.

They shouted in unison.

There were so many people in the room, and naturally there were still some who didn't believe Zhou Shixian, or in other words, they didn't believe that the Ming Dynasty could really issue military pay, or that the march south could really be successful. After all, the journey from Beijing to Nanjing was a long and arduous journey, which was no joke.

Seeing this, Zhou Shixian knew that the time had come, and then changed the subject again and said:

"But this prince-in-law has also said something ugly beforehand. From today on, whoever deserts the army, dares to disobey military orders, or leaks military intelligence plans carelessly, no matter who they are, will be killed by the three tribes and divided into pieces.

, never forgive!

Therefore, if anyone regrets it and does not have the courage, then stand up now and leave the Tenth Prince's Mansion, otherwise I will be acknowledging that all of you are loyal people."

You must first talk about rewards before you can talk about punishments. If you don't seduce these people and win the support of most of them, the so-called showing off your power will not work, and may even be backlashed.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Shixian's warning, the soldiers in the room started looking at each other again.

After a while, a somewhat cunning-looking soldier stood up and asked cautiously:

"Prince-in-law, if we don't have the guts and want to leave, is there any reward we can get? We haven't received military pay for more than a year, so give us some. Just treat it as supplies.

I have to owe wages.”

After hearing this, Zhou Shixian did not express his position immediately, but looked sharply at the officers in front of him and asked:

"Who else is going to leave, please come forward together. Others who want to stay and serve the country, follow Xue Lao'er out first. I also have some rewards for you, although they are not much, but from now on we will

The hundreds of people in these ten princes' palaces are all close friends of life and death, so I still want to express my feelings."

"Prince-in-law, that's not what I meant. If I don't leave, I will stay with the prince-in-law to protect him." The cunning-looking officer looked at Zhou Shixian and thought that there would be no reward if he left, so he explained immediately.

Zhou Shixian ignored him and immediately turned to look at Xue Laoer after speaking:

"There is another thing. Just now, while I was away, I was showing off my teeth and claws at Xue Laoer. Each one of them stood up and received fifteen military sticks. Only after receiving the military sticks can they receive the reward from this prince-in-law. Otherwise, they will also stay.

Come down and walk with the others.

The state has national laws, and the military has military regulations. Today, I am going to tell you that the reward from the court is not so easy to get, and escorting is not a casual matter. Here, everything must follow military laws, as just now

Those who make such noise and make trouble have no military law and no court."

The soldiers in the room were shocked for a moment. They did not expect that the young prince-in-law in front of them could actually have such a method. Although the punishment was not heavy, the intention of showing off his power could not be more obvious.

But standing in front of them was, after all, a serious prince-in-law, and behind him was Emperor Chongzhen, who also had dozens of imperial guards. These officers were already in the wrong, so they stood up one after another.

The cunning officer who followed the wind was the first to stand up, and the burly man Zhang Hong was also among them, but he looked unconcerned and stood upright among the crowd, not caring at all.

After all the people who had just made trouble stood up, Zhou Shixian waved his hand, and Xue Laoer took these people out to receive the reward.

There were still five officers left in the room. They watched the others walk out together, and they were very scared. Especially when they saw that another general under Zhou Shixian, Wang Chaodong, immediately took over Xue Laoer's position and became the master of means.

After the death of the prince-in-law, he felt even more uneasy.

"Do you really want to leave?" Zhou Shixian glanced at the five people and asked: "If you miss this opportunity, you will never see it again in the future."

Under the pressure of Zhou Shixian's eyes, two more people immediately went out to lead the military sticks. They had just been tugging and making noise in front of Xue Laoer.

At this time, there were only three people left in the room. Seeing this, Zhou Shixian stopped trying to persuade him. Without waiting for him to speak, one of them asked:

"Prince-in-law, do we really have no rewards for the three of us? We haven't received any military pay for more than a year. My brothers are all masters whose pockets are cleaner than their faces. Are you not forcing us brothers to do this?"

Are you going to join the army when the time comes?"

Well, this sounds right. If they don't get threatened, these officers really don't have the temper of the Ming Dynasty soldiers. In the past, they even dared to force the governor to death.

"Let's do this. The three of you wait here. I'll get you some scraps of silver, ten taels per person, as travel expenses. You can leave in a while while taking advantage of the chaos." Zhou Shixian said with a slight smile:

"But remember, don't let others know about this. After you take the money, just leave quietly."

When the three of them heard this, smiles appeared on their faces and they knelt down to express their gratitude to Zhou Shixian.

Zhou Shixian waved his hand, and then asked Wang Chaodong to follow him out. As soon as they walked out of the hall, they saw a dozen officers lining up to receive military sticks, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

After receiving the military stick, the officers immediately received the five taels of silver from Mr.

Zhang Hong was lying on the bench, and while being beaten, he shouted: "Damn it, you didn't eat, did you? The beating was like that of a mother-in-law, and her skin didn't even itch."

When Zhou Shixian heard this, he couldn't help but smile in his heart, and he had already memorized this "thorn".

Behind Zhang Hong, the officer who looked very cunning didn't make a sound even when his baton was down. This surprised Zhou Shixian a little - it seems that this guy is not as simple as he seems.

Then, he turned back and winked at Wang Chaodong. The other party immediately understood, turned around and walked back to the hall. Several armed guards had already been guarding the door, and upon seeing this, they immediately followed Wang Chaodong into the hall.

Soon, several sounds of fighting were heard in the hall, followed by three screams.

The other officers and soldiers in the yard were a little surprised when they heard the sound, but when they saw Wang Chaodong walking out of the hall covered in blood, they immediately understood what was going on.

It's a joke, you can come and go when you want, there is nothing so cheap in the world. Now that you are here, either do it together or die. As for those who dare to threaten Zhou Shixian, they are asking for death.
Chapter completed!