Zhu Cihong must hold military exercises every year, and it will become a routine in the future.
Because of the Royal Guards, he did not plan to recruit any more new soldiers. Instead, he planned to select soldiers with good performance from each army to make up the army every year, with the same number of 50,000.
Similarly, some veterans are selected from the Imperial Guard every year to serve as low-level military attachés in various armies.
As for the low-level military attachés of each army, they were gradually retired and sent to various parts of the country to attend martial arts halls. In this way, within a few years, he would be able to firmly control each army, and he would be able to do so once and for all.
He plans to make a big splash in the martial arts hall.
It is divided into beginner classes, crash classes, and advanced classes.
The junior class recruits some young children and trains them from an early age. It is divided into command, staff, logistics, military law, cavalry, firearms, military affairs, and naval disciplines. It implements a ten-year military education system with a thousand places each year.
Thirty percent of the quota will be given to the children of distinguished generals, and the remaining 70 percent will be selected from civilians.
The junior class is to prepare for the regularization and professionalization of the army in the future, and is also the key to the royal family's firm control of military power.
Because all young children are disciples of the emperor, they will receive the ideological education of loyalty to the emperor and the country from a young age, and learn professional military knowledge.
The crash course is used to replace those eunuchs who supervise the army. It is also divided into various subjects and lasts two years.
Every year, two thousand young and smart ordinary soldiers are selected from the army to study day and night. After the first batch of junior class graduates, the crash course will be abolished.
The training class is not divided into subjects and lasts for half a year. In the future, middle and low-level officers who want to be promoted must come to the training class for half a year and be promoted directly after graduation.
When Zhu Cixiang finished explaining a series of rules and regulations of the martial arts hall, all the generals were stunned.
What kind of martial arts hall is this? It's clearly a military academy that's more awesome than the Imperial College!
"Your Majesty, I wonder how to compete for the 30% of places for young children in the junior class? What conditions are required?"
Wu Sangui asked first.
Others also reacted, and at the same time they were excited and dissatisfied that His Majesty only gave 30% of the places for the junior class. In their opinion, all of the 1,000 places every year should be given to the children of distinguished military officers.
"This will be announced later. I can only tell you now that the higher the official position and title, the more places will be recommended, but the final admission must be assessed."
Zhu Cixiang waved his hand. There was no rush for the junior class. It was about long-term planning anyway. The most important thing now was the crash course.
Immediately, Zhu Cihong announced that the meeting was adjourned, and everyone hurriedly stood up to see him off. It was not until Zhu Cihong disappeared in Qianqing Palace that everyone straightened up and prepared to leave.
"Everyone, walk slowly!"
"General Liu, your Majesty announces that you..."
At this time Liu Xi came back again.
Everyone immediately understood that His Majesty was going to summon him alone, and Liu Zeqing felt even more nervous, but he could only follow Liu Xi anxiously.
Inside the royal study.
"Your Majesty, Liu Zeqing, comes to see you!"
"Liu Zeqing, I heard that after receiving the imperial decree from King Qin, you deliberately fell off your horse and pretended to be sick. Is this true?"
At this moment, Zhu Cihong was completely different from the approachable emperor outside just now. Although his tone was calm, Liu Zeqing's ears were like thunder.
Cold sweat broke out, and he immediately kowtowed and defended:
"Your Majesty clearly knows that this is definitely a rumor. I am absolutely loyal to Your Majesty and the imperial court. In fact, I did not fall intentionally, but my horse was frightened and accidentally broke my leg. After my injury improved slightly, I immediately led the army to the north...
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"I also heard that you are usually unruly and unruly. During the encirclement and suppression of the intruders, you often did not work hard, killed good people and took credit, and looted places. Isn't that right?"
Zhu Cixiang didn't listen to his excuse, and spoke again to himself.
"Your Majesty, this is unfair!"
When Liu Zeqing saw that the emperor had shaken his dick out, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and his head was broken. He cried out that he was wronged. He didn't understand why. This little emperor was not as easy to fool as Chongzhen.
"Whether you are unjustly accused or not, you know clearly in your heart, and I also know it. I want to kill you a hundred times if I want to pursue it. However, since you have done a good job this time, I will not pursue the past things. Tomorrow you will lead the troops back to Shandong.
, If there is another turmoil in Shandong in the future, or if I hear that you are determined to remain stubborn, don’t blame me for not remembering your military exploits!"
Zhu Cixiang didn't care about him kowtowing and complaining about injustice, but said in a deep voice, and waved his hand after speaking.
"Thank you for not killing your Majesty. From now on, I will definitely abide by the law and serve the court..."
Liu Zeqing breathed a sigh of relief, quickly kowtowed and thanked him again, and made repeated promises before retiring and leaving.
Zhu Cixiang had no choice but to let this guy go back to Shandong to take charge now that it was the time to hire people.
After all, this guy is stationed in Shandong with more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. Shandong is the Ming Dynasty and will be stable.
And he believed that as long as this guy wasn't stupid, he would never dare to do what he did before when he returned.
When everyone saw Liu Zeqing coming out with his head covered in sweat and his face pale, they all knew that he must have been beaten severely by His Majesty, and their hearts were lifted for a moment.
After all, everyone’s butts are not clean!
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cihong summoned Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Wu Sanfu one by one, and also beat them hard.
"Wu Sangui, I heard that you wanted to unite the general soldiers of various towns in Tongzhou to deal with the imperial concubine. Is this the case?"
"I deserve death for my crime. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Wu Sangui apologized honestly.
He couldn't deny this matter at all. If His Majesty wanted to pursue it, he could only admit it, but he didn't think His Majesty would really pursue it.
"Snapped!"
"You are so brave. Do you still have me and the imperial court in your eyes?"
"I am absolutely loyal to Your Majesty and the imperial court. I never dare to have any second thoughts. I didn't know the identity of the empress at the beginning and was worried that they would defect in the face of the battle. With the instigation of the villain, I am so obsessed with it. I hope Your Majesty will learn from it!"
Although he knew that His Majesty would not kill him, Wu Sangui was still frightened to the point of trembling. After all, the power of God is unpredictable.
"I'm afraid you are not only worried that the imperial concubine and the others will defect in the face of battle, but also want to steal the imperial concubine's food, money, and troops! Is that so?" Zhu Cixiang asked coldly.
"I...I do have this idea, please forgive me."
When Wu Sangui saw that his Majesty had read through all his thoughts, he also understood that His Majesty was not as easy to fool as the Supreme Emperor. He was even more frightened and did not dare to quibble anymore.
"I ask you, what are your intentions in annexing so many soldiers, horses, money and food? Are you ready to rebel?"
"Your Majesty, this is unfair!"
"I am loyal to Your Majesty, and heaven and earth can teach me. I did have selfish motives at that time, but more importantly, I was still uneasy about the imperial concubine and the others. That's why I wanted to reduce the hidden dangers so that I can fight against Jiannu with all my strength. I hope Your Majesty will learn from this!"
What Wu Sangui told the truth this time was that he had never wanted to rebel. He only wanted to increase his strength first. In other words, before he even thought about going there, he was killed by Zhu Cixiang's move to appoint Hong Niangzi as the superintendent.
"Hmph! If that were not the case, do you think I would spare you?"
"Get up and live a good life to serve the country from now on. This matter will end here. Neither I nor your concubine will pursue it any further."
Seeing that his face was covered with blood, Zhu Cixiang softened his tone and waved his hand.
"Thank you for your Majesty's kindness in not killing. I will definitely fulfill my duties faithfully and bravely kill the enemy in order to repay Your Majesty's grace!"
When Wu Sangui left the imperial study and came to the front hall door, everyone was shocked. Apparently, they did not expect that Wu Hou, who had so many achievements, would behave like this.
So when Tang Tong was called in, he immediately knelt on the ground, cried and kowtowed to plead guilty.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I deserve death..."
While crying, he told all the stories about how the civil servants and nobles had roped him in to petition at the gate of the palace.
"Tang Tong, Tang Tong, what do you want me to say about you? Say you are stupid, but you know how to take the initiative to confess and apologize. Say you are smart, but you have done such a stupid thing without thinking!"
"You are just a general military officer with less than 10,000 troops. How can you get involved in such a thing as forcing the palace to petition?"
"I was confused for a moment and deserved death!"
"You don't need to die ten thousand times. I want to kill you once. However, I am not a ruthless king. When the court is in crisis, you are the first general to lead troops to the capital. I want to train you well in the future."
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Who would have thought that you would feel jealous and do such a treacherous and unethical thing when you see me re-employing Zhou Yuji. It really disappoints me.
I won’t punish you either. Your merits and demerits are equal to each other. Tomorrow you can lead the troops south to guard the four prefectures of Daiming, Zhending, Guangping and Shunde!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, take care of yourself, I, I will retire!"
Tang Tong got up with tears streaming down his face, resigned and left in despair, his intestines were green with regret.
Now that I think about it, after I entered the capital, the little emperor treated me well. Not only did I get a knighthood, but I also rewarded him with a lot of gold, silver and beauties in the palace.