Before the emperor's lecture, the young officers held their heads high and held their chests high. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show their little faces in the emperor's eyes.
Some of the civil servants were beginning to feel sleepy. The performance marks of Yang Shen and the teenagers were too heavy. These veteran actors could tell at a glance. If they were not nutritious, who would want to listen to them more?
The eunuchs are naturally always ready to praise the emperor's stinky feet. They have a red heart. Even if the emperor says that the cesspit smells good, they will never say that it smells bad.
Admiral Zhang Yongzhang made a gesture to remind the guards present to pay attention to the emperor's speech at all times and be prepared to take the lead in shouting long live as rehearsed in advance.
I have to say that throughout the ages, leaders’ speeches have always been the most correct nonsense, but they are also the nonsense that most people listen to.
Zhu Shou did not talk about the Ming Dynasty's international situation, domestic situation, financial situation, military policy, etc., but smiled at an old man next to him and asked: "British Lord, how old were you when you inherited the title?"
This is an old man with a white beard and extremely luxurious clothes. He has a gold belt as wide as three fingers across his waist. Hearing this, he replied boldly: "I told you, when I was nine years old, I received the grace of the late emperor.
He took over my late father’s title.”
This old man is Zhang Mao, the son of the British Duke Zhang Fu. He is now sixty-seven years old. During the Tumubao Incident fifty-eight years ago, his father died in battle. When he was just nine years old, he inherited his father's country.
The title of duke, from tired to grand master.
According to historical records, he had more than a hundred darling wives and concubines, which could be said to be the envy of others.
But this is not the point. Zhu Shou, whose biological age is only sixteen or seventeen years old, is not yet unbearably interested in beautiful women, and there is no need to communicate with Mr. Zhang about his experience in recommending girls.
"Who else has experienced something similar to the British Duke?" Zhu Shou asked knowingly.
Zhang Mao responded sadly according to the answer he had discussed with the emperor in advance: "There are more than 400 people above the commander level. The veteran is lucky. Thanks to the kindness of the late emperor, he successfully attacked the prince. Pingxiang Bo Chen's family was killed by the Ministry of War.
It took four attempts, and two attempts from the official department. Finally, the late emperor issued an imperial edict before he could succeed."
Zhu Shou said to the young men: "It is not easy for military generals who come from aristocratic families to rise to the rank of noble or official. At a young age, you can become the chief banner of a thousand households, a hundred households, a general banner, or a small banner. After three years of study, you can become a general."
, those who are outstanding can be my personal guards, and the rest have their own futures. We should always think deeply about the hard-won official position."
According to Xu Jinxu's plan, the training period of the martial arts academy is three years. Starting from next year, it will recruit 1,500 new students every year. The proportions of water, foot and riding will still be equal.
This is also Zhu Shou's minimum requirement. Originally, he wanted to follow the path of violent soldiers, but the reality of the Ming Dynasty told him: Emperor, this will not work. Therefore, after three years, 1,500 people will graduate every year, which is considered a success.
Not satisfactory.
Everyone in the palace, including the young people, responded in unison: "Long live our emperor!"
Zhu Shou imitated the behavior of a certain great man and waved his hand, and the hall immediately became quiet and there was no sound.
"Mr. Baoguo, in the thirteenth, fourteenth and eighteenth years of Hongzhi, you went to the fortress three times. What was your experience?" Zhu Shou smiled at another old man and asked softly.
There were three old men standing beside him. In addition to Zhang Mao, the other two were Zhu Hui, Duke of Baoguo, and Zhu Fu, Duke of Chengguo.
Zhu Hui is the son of Bao Guo Gong Zhu Yong. He comes from a meritorious family due to his great achievements in seizing the throne of the Yingzong Dynasty. He is very majestic and has a chest-length beard.
"The frontier troops have no military discipline to speak of. Many people deserted before the battle, many innocent people were killed indiscriminately, many people killed good people and took credit for their merits, and many people did not listen to orders. They did their own thing. After the veterans led the troops, they strictly enforced military discipline.
More than 20 criminal soldiers were killed with their own hands, and countless others were executed by orders of veterans." Zhu Hui said with the same sadness, "If military discipline is not strict in the army, it will cost you your own life.
At worst, you will lose your master and humiliate your country, and you will be cast aside by future generations!”….
When Mr. Bao Guo Gong said this, the civil servants who were watching had to hold back their laughter, because among the many famous generals and commanders in the Ming Dynasty, this old man had the worst military discipline. No one dared to recognize him as the second best.
Compete with him for first place.
In the 14th year of Hongzhi, the little prince attacked Ningxia and other places. Zhu Hui led the attack, but he was afraid of the battle and did not dare to move forward. He killed twelve enemies and asked for credit for more than 10,000 soldiers. On the way, he also harassed the people in Pingliang and other places.
He robbed countless amounts of money and was rumored to be a joke for a while.
However, Xiaozong still trusted him and ordered his governor to form a battalion, leading three thousand battalions and forming the right-hand military governor's mansion.
In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, Xiaozong died and Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne. He was asked to attack Mongolia. However, he also faked military merit and was impeached by the civil officials. In the end, Zhu Houzhao fully supported him and was promoted to Taibao.
From this we can see that Lord Bao Guo Gong’s title of “Famous General” is full of water and is far from realistic.
However, the old man's acting skills were good, and he fully met Zhu Shou's requirements and completed the tasks assigned in advance.
"Daily training, you find it hard," Zhu Shou looked at the young men and said, "The army has military discipline, and the hospital has rules and regulations. I see everything you say and do. If there is anything I have missed, I will tell you."
You will be reported to me. If any of you commit adultery or violate the laws of the Military Disciplinary Academy in the past three years, I will definitely kill you without mercy."
Zhu Shou asked these veterans to come forward and speak out for themselves because he was influenced by a certain army in later generations. He knew that the role of role models is endless.
The temptation of these successful and successful princes to young officers is just like what Napoleon later said: Soldiers who do not want to be princes are not good boys!
After the cheers calmed down, Zhu Shou smiled at the young people and said, "Don't be nervous. I have given you so much silver, how can I chop off your heads easily? I also hope that you can kill a few more enemy bandits and replace them."
How much strength can I exert?"
The secret of giving a speech is to relax and relax. If the audience is always tense, the effect will not be much better.
Military discipline requires years of training to be effective. Just a few words can make the teenagers understand that the emperor attaches great importance to military discipline. This is not the world of the protagonist, and one word cannot make morale explode.
Military discipline plus one hundred.
"When you come here, you will get money every day. After you finish your studies, besides working for me, have you ever thought about why you should fight for me?" After saying this, Zhu Shou turned his head and said to Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu.
He smiled and said, "Gong Chengguo, let's talk about it."
Zhu Fu was not as old as the first two princes, so he pretended to cough and replied: "What the emperor said is thought-provoking. When I was young, I went to war with my father. I missed my mother, wife and children at home all the time.
The same was true for my father. Every time a letter from home was delivered to the military camp, the camp would burst into cheers, and he was even more excited than if he had won a battle. Therefore, in my humble opinion, he went into battle to kill the enemy, firstly to relieve the emperor's worries, and secondly, to secure a wife for his family.
Yinzi, Guangzong Yaozu."
Zhu Fu is a descendant of Zhu Neng, the first hero of Jingnan, and his grandfather Zhu Yong also died in the battle of Tumubao. He has an outstanding appearance, wearing a brocade robe, and looks quite majestic.
This is also the main reason why Zhu Shou chose these three princes to speak out. In fact, Cao Xiong is more suitable to enlighten the young people, but Cao Xiong, an old farmer, is not very good at what he does and is only a general soldier. He is not very convincing and cannot attract people.
As for the more persuasive Xu Jin, even if he beat Old Xu to death, he would not be able to show off his shame. You must know that Old Xu's good reputation is worth more than life, official position and wealth.
Besides, Old Man Xu was a civil servant, and this kind of work was clearly meant to build momentum for the martial arts veterans. Old Man Xu would rather stand by and doze off than get involved.
The three princes are all human beings. As soon as the emperor takes action, they know how to cooperate. The Wuxun Group has been suppressed too much. They are very happy to see new blood come in. As for whether these young people have succeeded in taking the position, it is a matter of fact.
It has nothing to do with them at all...
As Zhu Hui, the protector of the country, said afterwards: As long as the emperor has this intention, even if it is a monkey trick, I will have to make it round for him.
What the martial artists, who were so suppressed, wanted was Zhu Shou's attitude.
"What Duke Cheng Guo said is absolutely true," Zhu Shou said immediately, "As long as you fight bravely to kill the enemy and save face for me, I will give it to you, Duke, Marquis, and Uncle. There are twenty-two Dukes in Taizu's dynasty.
(First title, not posthumous title), fifty-three marquises, and there were thirty-six earls in the Chengzu Dynasty. Twenty years later, I hope you will all be knighted for your merits and honor your ancestors."
Naturally, the crowd burst into cheers.
Zhu Shou's words are not true or false. They are simply inducing children to risk their lives. It was Taizu's great contribution to the founding of the country and Chengzu's great contribution to peace, which is why so many princes and earls emerged. He did not dare to say that his father, Xiaozong, would be granted the title of Emperor Xiaozong in his lifetime.
He has passed five counts, a marquis and a duke, among which three are his grandfather and two uncles.
It can be seen that in the Ming Dynasty, there were still many benefits to being closed off. At least you didn’t have to worry about someone digging out your belt, watch, etc., and wasting decades of hard work.
But these little country bumpkin boys, how do they know these things? Their minds have long been attracted by the three rich and handsome seniors. The Duke, what an awesome person, if he can become the Duke in this life, then he will
I am willing to die.
As for truths such as one general's success and the death of thousands of bones, no one will keep it in mind. The person who dies will definitely be the supporting character, not himself.
After Zhu Shou's words came to an end, Zhang Yunlin, a member of the Cavalry Army Qianhu, stood up first. According to the pre-arrangement, his face was filled with tears and he cried bitterly for a while. Then he knelt on the ground and shouted to Zhu Shou: "Your Majesty is so kind to me.
It is hard to repay me even if my body is shattered to pieces. The Mongolian Tatars killed my relatives and destroyed my homeland. When I finish my studies, I am willing to go to the border to serve as a soldier and kill the enemies for Your Majesty until I die on the battlefield."
His performance was so good that the young cavalrymen around him had red eyes. They all came from Longyou and northern Shaanxi. When talking about the sins of the Mongolian Tatars, they could all talk about the last three.
Five days without any duplication.
Of course, as members of a good family, these things are all hearsay and cannot be taken as accurate, but this does not prevent them from thinking about it together with other teenagers.
Zhu Shou winked slightly, and Admiral Zhang Yong ran over and helped Zhang Yunlin up.
"What trouble happened to your family?" Zhu Shou asked with concern according to the lines given in advance.
Zhang Yunlin wiped his tears and replied: "Weichen's parents are both here, but the whole family of Weichen's distant cousin was killed by the Tatars. There are more than a thousand people in their Wubao, up to eighty years old."
Old man, down to the newborn baby, no one has been spared. My cousin treated me as if he were his own child. Now he is killed by the Tatars, just like he killed my parents and family. If I don't take revenge, I swear I won't be a human being!"
A guy who can stand out from five hundred young herders and become a member of the cavalry army will naturally have a lot of skills, and it is easy to act in a small play or something.
Jokes like picking babies at the tip of a spear, killing women by disemboweling them, and incarcerating them a hundred times, are all coming out from the mouth. According to real examples that Zhu Shou saw from a certain massacre in later generations, he described the crimes of the beasts on a certain island.
They copied it exactly like this and associated it with the Mongolian Tatars.
As for the facts, no one cares. Anyway, the crimes of the Mongolian Tatars during the Ming Dynasty were not much better than the beasts of a certain country in later generations.
From then on, this model play performed by Zhang Yunlin became a repertoire of the Ming Dynasty Martial Arts Academy, and was used every year and festival to boost morale.
A few years later, when this group of officers entered the Ming Dynasty army and began to lead troops, these model plays became a daily educational work for soldiers, which was a reliable guarantee to improve morale and reduce the surrender rate.
Finally, Yang Shen stood up and concluded: "Loyalty to the emperor and love for family are the basis for you to fight in battle!"
Zhu Shou nodded with satisfaction and announced the end of this unique performance of the emperor's lecture.
From this success, we can see that otakus still have great advantages in some aspects, such as acting and pretending to be 13.
However, Zhu Shou soon stopped laughing, because not long after he promoted Yang Shen to the position of reading companion, news came from the capital: a serious diplomatic turmoil broke out in Haizhou.