Chapter 968
The three major camps refer to the Shenji Camp, the Three Thousand Camps and the Five Military Camps. They were personally formed by Zhu Di, the Ming Chengzu. They are the most elite field army in the Ming army. They have the highest combat power in the whole country. They have followed the Ming Chengzu's northern expeditions to the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty several times and are well-known.
However, during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, the "Tumu Fort Incident" almost killed and injured the elites of the three camps, and they never recovered. Later, a famous minister Yu Qian selected some soldiers from the three camps and reorganized the 10th Regiment Battalion. By the time of Hongzhi, the 10th Regiment Battalion was increased to the 12th Regiment Battalion.
During the Zhengde period, Wuzong recruited 40,000 border troops to Beijing for training, abolished the 12th Regiment Battalion, formed the East and West Regiment Halls, and was led by the slander Jiang Bin as the commander of the regiment training. However, when Jiajing ascended the throne, Jiang Bin was captured and killed, and then set up the training camp. All the 40,000 border troops were sent back to their original homes, restoring the old system of the 12th Regiment Battalion, and Wu Xun was responsible for commanding the battalions.
However, after Altan sieges the city, Jiajing finally realized that the 12th Regiment Battalion controlled by the old Wuxun family was a group of native chickens and tiles, and it was useless. So now he planned to restore the establishment of the third camp in the early Ming Dynasty and recreate the glory of this iron-blooded hero.
After half an hour, Jiajing and Xu Jin and the king and ministers finally decided on the plan to rebuild the three camps, and let Shangshen rush to pass the lunch. The king and ministers went to the palace of Yangxin to have lunch together while continuing to chat.
The emperor invited his ministers to dinner, which was undoubtedly a great honor for his ministers, but it was not a big deal. After all, such things were not uncommon. For example, Emperor Hongzhi often invited Li Dongyang and Xie Qian to dinner, and Emperor Zhengde simply lived in the leopard room, ate and drank with a group of confidants, and walked chickens and dogs to watch big shows.
"Xu Qing, your idea of setting up a martial arts lecture hall is good. I think it can be implemented. Well, I will leave this matter to you, the Minister of War!" Zhu Houcong said happily while eating.
It turned out that when Xu Jin was discussing with Jiajing how to restore the three camps, he proposed the idea of setting up a martial arts lecture hall. The so-called martial arts lecture hall was actually the Whampoa Military Academy in later generations. Xu Jin moved the military academy to the Ming Dynasty to learn from the experience of later generations and use this method to cultivate excellent generals for the Ming Dynasty.
In this way, not only can qualified generals be produced in batches, but also can prevent the marshals from leading the army from leading the army from dominating the army. Because in the future, the generals of each army will be born from the martial arts lecture hall, so there will naturally be no nepotism. In the future, everyone will only mention the students of the XXth period of the martial arts lecture hall, rather than who was brought by which marshal.
In addition, the martial arts lecture hall will be the principal of the emperor. In the future, the generals who came out of the martial arts lecture hall will be students of the emperor, so they will naturally improve the general's loyalty and patriotism. Therefore, Zhu Houcong praised the idea of establishing martial arts lectures and almost agreed with both hands and feet.
"I received the order!" Xu Jin said cheerfully.
Once the martial arts lecture hall is established, Jiajing is the principal, and he, the Minister of War, will naturally be the first vice principal. The official position is usually just a nominee, and the deputy position is the one who really works. Therefore, in the near future, Xu Jin's students will be spread all over the three armies.
At this time, Zhu Houguang picked up the teacup and rinsed his mouth and said, "Xu Qing, your old Taishan and brother-in-law are both powerful martial arts. Last time they made great contributions in the Cining Palace, I wanted to give them the titles of the Jinyiwei hundred households, but they declined, probably because they looked down on them.
If the martial arts lecture hall is completed, will Xu Qing advise them to become coaches? As for Sanji, it’s all right. This kid plans to participate in the martial arts next year. If he has the ability to win the Three Ding Armor, I will grant him a general."
Xu Jin couldn't help but feel moved. The Jinyiwei was one of the emperor's personal army. He had great power and good fortune, but his reputation was not very good. I guess Lao Zhanren and his brother-in-law really looked down on him, but if he was in the martial arts lecture hall, they might be willing. Moreover, Lao Zhanren and his brother-in-law worked in the martial arts lecture hall, they would naturally have to bring their families to the capital. In this way, Xiaowan's suffering of missing his relatives is spared. This girl would probably have 100,000 support, so she said: "Will go back and explore Lao Zhanren and his brother-in-law's tone!"
Jiajing nodded and said in a deep voice: "By the way, Altan can deal with it later, but Wang Zhi's rebel must be wiped out as soon as possible to prevent him from becoming increasingly popular. I originally wanted to send the commander of Shaoxing Guard Feng Guoqing to lead the navy to quell the rebellion, but now there is Xu Qing, so Xu Qing is sure to take charge of the command, so after the spring next year, I'm afraid Xu Qing will have to go out to sea again."
"It was indeed my negligence to let Wang Zhi serve as the PROTECTION OF THE OPPORTUNITY. I should clean up this mess myself." Xu Jin said in a deep voice, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Jiajing nodded and said, "As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. Xu Qing must not make the same mistake again this time."
Xu Jin nodded, but there was a question in his heart. Wang Zhi and his son knew their own methods well, so how could they rebel in such a short time? Moreover, according to Yan Song's original statement in front of the emperor, Wang Zhi and his son's performance was too arrogant and domineering, which made people feel a little unreal.
"Your Majesty, I have a request!" Xu Jin said suddenly.
"Speak!"
"As the saying goes, the master must be famous. When Wang Zhi and his son rebelled, Yan Song, the Imperial College Supervisor, was the party involved. Therefore, if the minister leads his army to quell the rebellion, it is best to let Yan Song accompany him. At that time, the minister can question Wang Zhi and his son in person with confidence."
Zhu Houcong said readily: "It's accurate. Xu Qing's best be able to capture this capricious father and son back to Beijing alive. I will denounce him in person and then impose a culprit to serve as a warning!"
"I obey the order!" Xu Jin said in a deep voice. In fact, the main reason he wanted to bring Yan Song was not to confront Wang Zhi and his son, but to worry that this guy would make trouble while he was not in Beijing. After all, this guy was a famous treacherous minister in Ming Dynasty history. He had been in charge of the government for 20 years and was in power.
Since the incident of Altan's siege, Xu Jin has no longer dared to take the major events recorded in historical books lightly. God knows whether Yan Song will take the opportunity to take the position during his time in the sea. For example, Yan Song's letter "A Commentary on the Ceremony of Guarantees to Raise Silkworms" by the morning court was very popular and successfully won the favor of Jiajing.
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At this moment, Empress Dowager Jiang was meeting guests in Cining Palace. This time, except for Empress Wu, Yongfu and Princess Yongchun were present, and the guests were Taoist Tao Zhongwen of yesterday, but Shao Yuanjie did not come this time.
At this time, Tao Zhongwen took the pulse for Queen Wu through the handkerchief, nodded with a smile, "The accumulation of yin energy in the Queen's body has shown signs of decreasing. I dared to ask, did the Queen sleep peacefully last night?"
Queen Wu nodded immediately and said, "Since the Taoist priest cast spells and exorcises evil spirits in Kunning Palace yesterday, I have only felt comfortable and comfortable all over. I slept until dawn at night. I haven't slept so peacefully for a long time!"
Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't help but smile and nodded when she heard this. The palace maids and eunuchs around her showed a look of awe. However, the two princesses Yongfu and Yongchun looked at each other suspiciously.
Tao Zhongwen's eyes quickly swept over the two princesses, a faint surprise flashed in his eyes. He took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and smiled and said, "This is the innate jade powder pill refined by me. The Queen takes one pill every day. After seven days, she can drive out all the yin energy in her body. But remember that you should not take it too much within one day, otherwise it will be too much."
Queen Wu was overjoyed and quickly asked the palace maid to take the bottle of elixir and said, "Thank you, Master Bingyi, to give me medicine!"
Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and said, "After the queen took the Taoist priest's pill, would she... be fine?"
Empress Dowager Jiang’s implicit meaning was to ask, after the queen drove out the yin energy in her body, could she get pregnant with the dragon seed?
Queen Wu's face turned slightly red, but she looked at Tao Zhongwen with hope, hoping that this real person with profound Taoism would nod.
Unfortunately, Empress Wu was disappointed, and Tao Zhongwen shook his head: "As the saying goes, three parts of practice, seven parts of fortune, and my magic power is limited, it depends on the Queen's own fortune!"
Princess Yongchun couldn't help but roll her eyes secretly. It was a waste of saying that she would say that she would do it. This stinky Taoist priest was too cunning. He pushed the responsibility in just a few words!
Just as Empress Dowager Jiang and Empress Wu were disappointed, Tao Zhongwen took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and said, "I have a kind of innate pure Yang pill here. If the emperor takes it in advance, it should be helpful."
Princess Yongfu seemed to think of something, and her face changed slightly. Empress Dowager Jiang also frowned and said, "I don't know how good the medicine is. If the medicine is too strong, it may hurt the dragon body."
Tao Zhongwen said calmly: "Mrs. Please rest assured that this medicine is gentle and will definitely not harm yourself. I can guarantee my life. Of course, if the Queen Mother is worried, then forget it."
When Empress Wu saw Tao Zhongwen wanting to take back the medicine bottle, she hurriedly said, "It's use it!"
As soon as he said that, Empress Wu blushed and obviously felt lost. Empress Dowager Jiang quickly smoothed out her orders and said, "Then I'll thank the Taoist Master. Come and get fifty taels of gold for Taoist Master."
Tao Zhongwen stood up and said, "I thank the Queen Mother for the reward!"
Tao Xian was able to get the Queen Mother’s big bounty and left the palace with sacredness.
Queen Wu was holding two bottles of elixirs in her hand, as if she was holding two bottles of elixirs that could change her fate. Princess Yongfu couldn't help but said lightly: "Mother, is this Taoist priest's elixir useful? It would be bad if it hurts her health!"
Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and said, "Of course it works. Mom~ I often have insomnia and dreams during this period. It was useless for the imperial physician to diagnose and treat it. As a result, after taking this long elixir of Bingyi, it was cured. I don't know how good I sleep at night."
Queen Wu immediately agreed and said, "Yes, this Taoist Master Bingyi is indeed a real person with profound magical powers. Since I cast spells and exorcising evil spirits in Kunning Palace last night, I have felt much better and I slept soundly at night!"
Princess Yongfu was silent when she heard this, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes.
"Empress Dowager, I'm afraid I can't persuade the emperor to take this pill, but the emperor has always listened to you." After saying that, Emperor Wu looked at Empress Dowager Jiang.
Empress Dowager Jiang nodded and said, "Let's go back to the Ai family and tell the emperor, by the way, the emperor hasn't given a morning court yet, why don't you come to pay your respects today?"
A eunuch quickly replied: "Go back to the Empress Dowager, the emperor has already given up the morning court, but now he summoned the Marquis of Jinghai to the palace to discuss matters, and it is estimated that it is not time to go."
"So that's it!" Empress Dowager Jiang nodded, and did not say anything else, nor did she send someone to invite the emperor, because he knew that Xu Jin was the emperor's loyal minister, so there must be something big to discuss to summon Xu Jin into the palace, so it is not convenient to disturb him at this time.
Chapter completed!