There was silence on the high platform, and everyone's eyes were focused on the two most distinguished people in the Ming Dynasty.
Anyone could see that although the Supreme Emperor was asking a question, there was a hint of coercion in it.
On the other hand, although the emperor took the court's face into consideration and did not want to have a conflict with the Supreme Emperor on this occasion, the Emperor has repeatedly compromised since Zhu Yi made the request. At this time, the Supreme Emperor is still aggressive, and the Emperor's character
, will you really continue to give in?
The elders looked a little nervous, but after a moment, they saw the emperor smile and said.
"What the Supreme Emperor said is reasonable. Being a bodyguard has indeed wronged Zhu Yi. As for the young army, there is a precedent, so there is no harm in resetting it."
"The Ministry of War?"
After the emperor's words fell, all the ministers could not help but feel very surprised. Although they had expected it, they did not expect that the emperor would really compromise like this.
Even Yu Qian was stunned for a moment before he quickly handed over his hands.
"I'm here."
"If I remember correctly, the infant army has always been formed by selecting the best from the vanguard of the government army, is that correct?"
Strictly speaking, the Donggong Young Army is not an independent army, but a branch of the Fujun avant-garde in the Shangzhi Guards.
The avant-garde of the government army is one of the twenty-seven guards of Shangzhi. It is also the largest guard among the Forbidden Army. It has five commanders, ten commanders, twenty commanders, and ten guards and governors.
There are five people under the jurisdiction of 25 institutes, with a full establishment of nearly 28,000 people.
You must know that even the Jin Yiwei, the most special and severely overstaffed among the Forbidden Army, only has fourteen divisions under its jurisdiction, with a population of only more than thirteen thousand people.
The number of the Fu army's vanguard was more than twice that of the Imperial Guards.
The biggest reason for this is that the avant-garde of the government army is responsible for the imperial guard!
The Donggong Young Army, also known as the Fu Army Vanguard Young Army Camp, is usually the elite selected from the Fu Army Vanguard, and its number is generally around two thousand.
In fact, this is also an important means to reveal the identity of the Crown Prince of the East Palace. After all, the duty of the Imperial Guard is to protect the emperor, and the Young Army Camp is subordinate to the Imperial Guard. This can already show that the Emperor and the Crown Prince are actually one.
Yu Qian didn't know what the emperor meant by this, so he could only nodded.
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
So, the emperor asked again: "How full are the forward guards of the government army now?"
this……
Yu Qian hesitated a little and didn't know how to answer.
Although it is said that the Forbidden Army belongs directly to the emperor, this only refers to the mobilization and management. All major and minor matters of the Forbidden Army require the emperor's nod.
But in fact, the person who really knows the Forbidden Army best is Yu Qian, the Minister of War, so of course he knows the answer to the Emperor's question.
But the problem is that the number and mobilization of the imperial army are, logically speaking, secrets. Even in the court, they are rarely mentioned, let alone on such occasions, including civil and military officials and envoys from all over the world.
exist.
Therefore, for a while, Yu Qian didn't know whether he should tell the truth or not.
Logically speaking, since the emperor asked, it means that this occasion has nothing to do with it, and it can be said.
But, if we really tell the truth...
After pondering for a moment, Yu Qian still couldn't make up his mind, so he could only speak vaguely.
"Return to Your Majesty, there are still vacancies."
Yu Shaobao himself blushed when he said this.
Not only are there still vacancies in the avant-garde of the government army, but they are missing nearly half of their men!
To put it another way, the civil war was an unprecedented disaster since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
The failure of this battle affected all aspects.
Not to mention the drain on the frontier army, the capital camp, the nobles, civil servants, and the common people, even the Forbidden Army suffered a lot.
Among them, the vanguard of the Fu army suffered the greatest losses.
There was no other way. Who asked the avant-garde of the imperial army to be responsible for the imperial guard? Since the Supreme Emperor wanted to personally conquer the country, he naturally had to have personal guards accompanying him.
Therefore, at that time, there were more than 28,000 advance guards of the government army, and only a fraction of 8,000 were left in the capital.
As for the results...
The Supreme Emperor himself had gone north to hunt, and the vanguard of the government army was naturally not immune. More than 90% of the more than 20,000 people died in the battle, and only a few scattered people were left. After returning to the capital, they also fell.
He was disabled.
After the Ministry of War counted the number of people, because there were not many available, they followed the emperor's instructions and rewarded them with promotions and titles, and then sent them all home.
Then came the reorganization of the Beijing camp, and the war began. After a series of major events were completed, the matter of the advance guard of the government army was delayed.
Although selections are continuing one after another, the Forbidden Army is different from the ordinary army, and the selection standards are particularly strict.
Especially the avant-garde of the imperial army, responsible for guarding the imperial army, has a heavy responsibility. It is necessary to choose someone with a clean reputation and outstanding martial arts skills. Moreover, they must be familiar with the palace regulations, and it is best to be a hereditary military household of the Forbidden Army.
Under this standard, although there are people who have been promoted because of their outstanding military exploits, the progress of filling is still very slow.
After such a long time, the number of the government's vanguard has only recovered to about half of what it was before the war.
Of course, part of the reason for this is that the emperor does not seem to care much about this matter. Otherwise, the original formation of the Yulin guard for Nangong could actually make a large-scale supplement to the imperial army's vanguard.
Yu Qian once mentioned this idea at that time, but the emperor put it aside. Unexpectedly, the emperor took the opportunity to mention it at this time.
"The East Palace must be equipped with a young army, and the vacancies in the vanguard of the government army must be filled as soon as possible. Only in this way can it be convenient to select the most elite soldiers and set up a young army camp."
"yes……"
Yu Qian nodded, but he was still a little confused until the emperor added another sentence and said.
"For many years, the Forbidden Army has been selected from hereditary military households. It may not be easy to replenish all the troops at once."
"This time to fill the vacancies in the vanguard of the government army, the Ministry of War can give a special order to select from the frontier troops in Xuanfu, Liaodong and other places, officers and soldiers who are clean, loyal and reliable, and who have achieved military exploits in the War of Oala. After assessment,
Selected into the Imperial Army."
After the words fell, Yu Qian blinked, as if he understood something.
You must know that the Forbidden Army is actually a relatively closed system. The Ming Dynasty implemented a military household system, so most of the Forbidden Army are passed down from generation to generation.
Of course, this does not mean that the Forbidden Army's combat effectiveness is not strong.
In fact, apart from the Imperial Guards who have positions, the ordinary officers and soldiers only have the place of residence of the military household. The specific army depends on the deployment of the Ministry of War.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, military households in Beijing will be assigned to the Beijing camp first. Only those who perform well in the Beijing camp can be selected into the Forbidden Army.
If the border troops want to enter the Forbidden Army, it is possible.
However, they need to first perform meritorious service at the border, and then if there are vacancies in the Beijing camp, they will be selected from various places to enter the Beijing camp. Then, they must continue to stand out in the Beijing camp before they can be selected into the Forbidden Army. This process is much more complicated and lengthy.
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But this time, the emperor specially decreed that they could be selected directly from the border troops, which would save a lot of trouble.
However, Yu Qian was not concerned about this. What he was concerned about was the second half of the emperor's words.
You know, although the emperor said that he selected from "border troops from various places", but later he only mentioned "Xuanfu" and "Liaodong". So, the simplest meaning is that he mainly selected from these two places.
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If we say that it is just because these two places were the main force in the Battle of Oara, I am afraid it is not convincing enough.
You must know that in addition to Xuanfu and Liaodong, Datong City, Daomaguan, Zijingguan, and even Yangheguan are all important battlefields in this battle. The emperor only mentioned these two places, indicating that these two places and other
Places are different.
So, what's the difference?
Yu Qian had a vague guess in his mind.
As if to confirm his conjecture, he heard the emperor speak.
"According to the usual practice, the Youjun camp has one commander and two envoys. Now that General Zhu has invited himself to the East Palace, General Zhu will be the vanguard of the government army and the commander of the Youjun camp."
"In addition, Yang Jie, the governor of Jinyiwei Town, is appointed to concurrently serve as the governor of Youjunying Town, and Sun Yong, the flag-bearer and guard school captain, is promoted to the post of governor of Youjunying Town."
As he spoke, the emperor turned sideways, looked at the Supreme Emperor with a smile, and asked.
"Does the Supreme Emperor think this arrangement is appropriate?"
Zhu Qizhen seemed not to have expected that Zhu Qiyu would react so quickly and immediately thought of a way to counter him.
He naturally knows Yang Jie and Sun Yong.
The former is the legitimate son of the famous Changping Hou Mansion. He was summoned by Zhu Qiyu some time ago. After leaving the palace, he was given the job of Jin Yiwei Town's envoy. He was also specially placed at Yu Qian's side to help. His intention to reuse him was unabashed.
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As for Sun Yong, he came from a humble background and Zhu Qizhen should not have known about him.
However, one thing left a deep impression on Zhu Qizhen. When he first returned to Beijing, he had a dispute over the leadership of the Nangong Guards.
This Sun Yong was one of the candidates at that time. Even if he hadn't been transferred to the flag-bearer guard in the end, Meng Jun might not have been able to get the position of commander of Nangong as he wished.
Although he had never met this person, Yuan Bin later told Zhu Qizhen that this person had made great contributions in the Battle of Oara.
In the battle to defeat Maguan, he fought to the death. With 3,000 remaining soldiers and tens of thousands of troops, he guarded the pass for three days, buying enough time for the mobilization of troops at Zijingguan.
After the war, he was appreciated by Fan Guang, the uncle of Jing'an, and was transferred to the Beijing camp. After that, he quickly gained the emperor's favor and was transferred to the flag-bearer guard as a school captain to accompany the emperor.
It is no exaggeration to say that this Sun Yong is truly a person promoted by the emperor.
The emperor was willing to let such people go. It seemed that he was really angry this time.
Yang Jie and Sun Yong, one has a background and the other has military exploits, and they match each other well. It will be even more difficult for Zhu Yi, the commander-in-chief, to completely control the Youjun camp.
However, in this case, it was difficult for Zhu Qizhen to offer any rebuttal.
After all, he said that he would promote Zhu Yi, and the emperor agreed. He also said that he would set up a small military camp, and the emperor also agreed.
If you continue to make requests, the purpose will become too obvious and you will be asking for trouble.
So, even though he knew Zhu Qiyu's intention, he still had to squeeze out a smile and said.
"The emperor has arranged this matter very well."
"That's good."
Zhu Qiyu seemed to be very satisfied, nodded and said.
"Since those who deserve the award have been awarded, that's it for today. We will perform martial arts tomorrow. I'm waiting to see everyone's performance."
Having said that, amid the respectful greetings of all the ministers, the emperor turned and left.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Qizhen glanced at Zhu Yi with a complicated expression, then stood up and left.
However, what he didn't notice was that from the beginning, the faces of all the ministers below, especially the civil servants, looked very ugly.
After the emperor and the supreme emperor both got up and left, all the ministers got up and left, obviously with their own thoughts.
The sun quickly went down. Originally, the spring hunting was over at this time, but because there was still a martial arts performance, we had to stay one more day.
However, after the hunting, nothing happened. The Emperor and the Supreme Emperor returned to the palace to rest, while bonfires were lit in other places in Nanyuan.
A group of distinguished disciples were riding and shooting for fun outside, and many ministers were also drinking tea and talking in the tent.
At this moment, in the tent belonging to Yu Qian, four figures were sitting opposite each other. On a small table, there was a pot of tea.
"It's so late. Marquis Lao Yang, Brother Yu, and Governor Fan are here to come."
After cupping his hands, Yu Qian, who was sitting in the main seat, felt a little apologetic and spoke first.
Yes, besides Yu Qian, the other three people sitting in this tent are Yang Hong, the Marquis of Changping, Fan Guang, the Bo of Jing'an, and Yu Shiyue, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet.
Seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue and Fan Guang had no reaction, but Yang Hong said.
"You're welcome, Yu Shaobao. There's nothing wrong with me. My bones have gotten better recently. The doctor said I need to walk more."
A smile appeared on Yu Qian's face and he said: "It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty that Yang Hou's health has improved. For such a chronic disease, I think he hired a lot of doctors."
Yang Hongdao: "Yes, many doctors were invited. Speaking of which, I still want to thank His Majesty for his kindness. He sent the imperial doctor to come and prescribe the prescription in person. He also sent a lot of supplements and medicinal materials. After slowly taking care of them, he got better.
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After a few words of greeting, Yu Qian started to get to the main topic without saying much.
"Your Majesty is so kind. You have great trust in the Changping Marquis Mansion. Marquis Yang, what do you think of today's events?"
This question was a bit broad, but Yang Hong naturally knew that Yu Qian was asking about Youjun. After pondering for a moment, Yang Hong said.
"Your Majesty is so kind that you don't dare to make wild guesses. However, since Your Majesty has issued an edict to fill up the vanguard of the government army, and has also removed Young Master Zhu, Xiao'er and General Sun are in charge of the Young Military Camp, I think he really intends to take good care of Young Master.
The military equipment has been deployed to assist His Royal Highness in practicing martial arts."
This was said without saying anything. Yu Qian didn't get the answer he wanted. He frowned and thought for a moment before deciding to ask the question directly.
"His Majesty has said so sincerely that the establishment of a young army is a foregone conclusion. There is no doubt about it. What Yu wants to ask is, what are Marquis Yang's thoughts on filling up the vanguard of the government army?"
It seemed that he was afraid that Yang Hong would continue to talk about him. After thinking about it, Yu Qian simply pointed it out and said.
"Yang Hou, His Majesty previously said that he would select meritorious officers and soldiers from Xuanfu, Liaodong and other places to fill the vanguard of the army. Now, Yang Jie from your mansion has been appointed as the governor of the Youjun Camp. So in a certain
I thought, why not just let Yang Jie and Sun Yong go to the border respectively, select reliable and meritorious people, and organize them into the young army?
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Sure enough, I would get lazy after taking a rest and almost didn’t catch up (???)
This chapter has been completed!