"Your Majesty, I impeach Xiong Tingbi for losing his army and humiliating the country. This time the old slave sent troops, Xiong Tingbi was stationed in Shenyang with tens of thousands of troops, very close to the Pu River, but did not send troops to rescue. I suspect that Xiong Tingbi collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. Please issue an order to remove Xiong Tingbi immediately, otherwise It will cause the Liao Dynasty to collapse and cannot be saved."
Zhang Heming, Minister of the Ministry of War, knelt in Fengtian Hall and wailed.
If Zhu Youxiao hadn't traveled through time from later generations, he would really have been confused by him.
Seeing Zhu Youxiao's silence, all the ministers knew that His Majesty was determined to protect Xiong Tingbi to the death, and several ministers came forward and knelt down to admonish him.
When Zuo Guangdou, the censor of Zuo Qiandu, saw that His Majesty was still unmoved, he strode forward and said:
"Your Majesty, what is your intention with this move? Could it be that your Majesty wants to protect Xiong Tingbi with your life? I am so bold. It has been more than two months since your Majesty ascended the throne, but the court meeting has only been held twice? Political affairs are even ignored. Your Majesty hangs out with those mud-legged people all day long. , don’t you know that this is a sign before the country’s subjugation? The disasters of Wu Zong and Shenzong are still in sight, does your Majesty really want our Ming Dynasty to subjugate?”
After Zhu Youxiao heard this, he still admired this brave veteran. At least he dared to remonstrate directly. Unfortunately, his bravery was only directed at the emperor and not with the wrong person.
"You are indeed brave, but the Ming Dynasty will not perish."
"Jin Yiwei, Zuo Guangdou's evil words are confusing the crowd, so pull this man down immediately and kill him."
When the civil servants below heard that the emperor was planning to kill someone again, they immediately became anxious.
"Your Majesty, you must not do it. Mr. Zuo is just brave enough to remonstrate directly. Why is it like this? Your Majesty's move is really the way to destroy the country."
"Your Majesty, our emperor has made it clear that the system does not punish people with remonstrances. Please take back your Majesty's orders."
"Your Majesty is so disrespectful of human life, do you really want to follow the old example of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty?"
Several officials came forward to kneel down and remonstrate, but Zhu Youxiao ignored them at all.
When Zhu Youxiao saw Jin Yiwei just standing aside after coming in, he became angry and said in a deep voice:
"Didn't you hear my order? Or do you want to kneel down and remonstrate?"
After hearing this, the two Jinyi guards quickly pulled Zuo Guangdou down, and some civil servants were already extremely angry. Your Majesty did not take them seriously as scholar-bureaucrats.
"You foolish and tyrannical king, the Ming Dynasty will perish in the hands of this tyrant. Let's see how you face Emperor Taizu after your death."
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed and said:
"How should you face Emperor Taizu? You poisonous insects. Emperor Taizu hated corrupt officials the most in his life. Which of you poisonous insects who only care about personal interests is clean?"
"Xu Xianchun, please announce their crimes."
Xu Xianchun strode forward from the door of the palace, took out a thick list, and loudly announced the crimes of more than thirty ministers.
Most of them are the so-called Donglin Qingliu, totaling:
"Gao Panlong, Gu Dazhang, Fang Kezhuang, Zhou Zongjian, Hui Shiyang, Ruan Dacheng, Liu Mao and many others."
Zhu Youxiao ordered again:
"The houses of these corpses, those who have taken bribes and perverted the law, will be confiscated. The three direct generations of the family will not be allowed to take the imperial examination and enter official positions, and all those who have merit and fame will be deprived of them."
"There are also those who speak arrogant words, confuse the public with evil words, and insult the emperor. They will confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans. The people of the nine tribes will be slaves forever!"
Now these ministers who kept saying that they would kneel down and remonstrate to the death have stopped speaking out. Not being allowed to take the imperial examination to become an official has dug up their roots. If they don't have fame and status, how can they be a leader? It's not cost-effective, it's not cost-effective.
Now it was Zhu Youxiao's turn to look at the silent ministers below. The situation had reversed too quickly. Just now, all the ministers were vociferously attacking the emperor.
As soon as Emperor Zhu took action, these people withered instantly.
Zhu Youxiao knew that his goal had been achieved today, so he did not want to kill them all. Although strong medicine was needed in the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty in the 48th year of Wanli was far from that point.
These people were left to be dealt with later. The Manchu Qing Dynasty could cut off their spines with a knife. He did not believe that he could not reform the atmosphere of this era.
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Nanhaizi
After Zhu Youxiao came to court, he took five thousand sergeants of the Xiaoling Guard to the garrison of the Yulin Army. He wanted to integrate the Xiaoling Guard and the Yulin Army.
"General Zhou, how about Sergeant Xiaoling Guard?"
"Your Majesty, all the guards of Xiaoling can be counted as ten. No matter they are Tatars or Jiannu, they will not be afraid!"
Seeing Zhou Xingwu speak so confidently, Zhu Youxiao became interested.
"Then General Zhou is willing to compete with my Yulin Army?"
“I will obey His Majesty’s holy will!”
Zhu Youxiao immediately called the British Duke to discuss any competition. Zhang Weixian suggested that it should be based on the template of the military competition a few days ago.
But Zhu Youxiao felt that this could only reflect personal abilities. Why was the army called an army? It was because they were a group, living and dying together, so Zhu Youxiao immediately decided that the entire army would have 5,000 people, and they would use wood.
Make weapons and practice infantry tactics.
As soon as the Yulin Army heard that someone was coming to challenge them, everyone felt that they were here to fight, and they went to challenge with full confidence.
After all preparations were completed on both sides, Zhu Youxiao personally ordered the start.
I saw that the Habayashi Army was advancing steadily with the regular formation of infantry.
Under the order of Lieutenant Li Songping, the Xiaoling Guards divided themselves into hundreds of teams with wooden sticks and swords. They personally took the lead with long sticks and attacked the Yulin Army from several directions.
On the Yulin Army's side, shield soldiers were defending on the spot. Upon seeing this, Li Songping immediately ordered the charge to stop. The sergeants in front quickly formed several teams, and the shield soldiers behind rushed out and divided into three rows and then charged towards the Yulin Army.
Li Songping, on the other hand, led other troops to follow behind the shield soldiers, but each row was separated by more than ten steps.
Bang, the sound of shields colliding with each other made a loud noise, and the Yulin Army was thrown into chaos by the attack of Xiaoling Guards.
Zhang Shize was the temporary commander-in-chief appointed by the emperor. When he saw this scene, he panicked and quickly ordered all ministries to stabilize.
But it was of no use at all. Wave after wave of attacks from the Xiaoling Guards were about to scatter the Yulin Army's battle formation.
When Zhu Youxiao saw this scene, he knew that the Yulin Army had been defeated, and it was a big defeat, but it was good to let them know that there is a better future and not to be blindly arrogant.
So Zhu Youxiao ordered to stop, but the sergeants in the back row of the Yulin Army were confused. They only saw a melee in front of them, and they were about to rush to kill three thousand people with enthusiasm. Is it already over?
And Zhang Shize also sat on the ground and grieved. This was the first time that His Majesty used himself to take on a major responsibility, but it ended so hastily. He couldn't help but look towards the high platform, and found that His Majesty was also looking at him.
Zhu Youxiao only gave him a stable smile. In fact, Zhu Youxiao knew from the beginning that the Yulin Army could not win. After all, they had only trained together for two months, and the generals were only selected a few days ago.
Yes, the tactics and tactics are too rigid.
Basically, they fight according to their usual training. The Xiaoling Guards have been together for generations. Five thousand people is not a lot, but after so many years, they at least know each other.
The army requires teammates to trust each other, and the Habayashi Army is obviously far behind.
There is still a long way to go before we can build a strong army.