"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, this matter all started with me and has nothing to do with my colleagues. It was my suggestion! I took the lead! If you want to punish me, punish me alone!"
After hearing Wang He's answer, Zhao Junchen sneered and said: "You rushed into the commander's tent and drew a sword at him. I committed the following offense and offended the commander... For such a serious crime, you are just a flag officer.
Can you afford it?”
After speaking, Zhao Junchen turned to Zhou Bo and asked: "Master Zhou, according to military regulations and military laws, how should such a crime be punished?"
Zhou Bo glanced at Wang He, but showed an unbearable look on his face, and said: "The crime of charging into the commander's tent should be punished with at least twenty military sticks... If we take into account that they have drawn swords against each other, it will be even more
The crime will be increased by one level, ranging from fifty military sticks to being executed by beheading!"
Zhao Junchen nodded slightly, turned his eyes to Wang He again, his eyes were full of severity and oppression, and said slowly: "Fifty army sticks, beheaded to death... According to this imperial envoy, these two punishments are almost the same. Once
If you are punished with fifty military sticks, even if the punished person does not die, he will be disabled for life, so it is better to be executed! Your name is Wang He, right? Do you really want to bear all the blame for the crime alone? "
Under everyone's attention, Wang He nodded heavily and said loudly: "As long as you, the Imperial Envoy, can pardon the crimes of these colleagues, it will not be a pity for a person in an inferior position to die!"
As he spoke, Wang He's expression was full of determination, his tone was full of loyalty, and he looked like he was willing to die heroically for his comrades.
After seeing Wang He's statement, all the military attaches in Qi Bin's new army were shocked and moved. No one expected that Wang He would take all the responsibility on himself, and even risk his own life to pardon everyone.
offense.
When Qi Bin formed the new army, most of the troops came from miners in Yiwu. He did not recruit desperadoes and soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu at all. This was to prevent the new army from being infected with the bad habits of the frontier army.
Most of these low-level military attachés were promoted by Qi Bin in recent times. Not long ago, they were just miners. They had not seen much of the world, and their personalities remained simple and humble.
They also understood how serious a crime it was to rush into the commander's tent recklessly. However, after experiencing Qi Bin's death in battle and the detention of high-ranking military attachés, Qi Bin's new army suffered heavy losses one after another and was about to fall apart. These people were all somewhat passionate.
Above, he did something stupid like breaking into the commander's tent at the slightest provocation.
However, after being surrounded by guards outside the commander's tent, most of the people's impulsiveness gradually cooled down and they already felt a little regretful. Later, the guards took away their weapons and took them into the commander's tent, where they saw the man whose prestige was increasing day by day.
Zhao Junchen and most people were even more frightened and did not even dare to say anything. They still needed Wang He to express their position on behalf of everyone. In the end, it was Wang He's argument that saved Qi Bin's new army.
Now, Zhao Junchen suddenly wanted to investigate them for the crime of breaking into the commander's tent, and his tone and expression were so serious, which made these low-level military attachés of Qi Bin's new army feel extremely frightened, and they felt that they were doomed this time.
At this moment, Wang He suddenly stepped forward and expressed that he would bear all the punishment on behalf of everyone, even at the risk of death!
Under such circumstances, one can only imagine how moved these simple-minded New Army military attachés in the commander's tent would be and how much they would admire Wang He's righteousness.
As a result, Wang He's reputation in the hearts of these new army military attachés reached its peak in an instant, and was even higher than when Qi Bin was alive.
In addition to being moved and admired, these new army military attaches also became enthusiastic again. Finally they had the courage to speak, and they all pleaded with Zhao Junchen for Wang He.
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, this charge into the commander's tent is the decision of all of us, not just Brother Wang He who takes the lead!"
"If you want to punish, punish all of us. We all share the burden together. Don't kill brother Wang He!"
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, what Brother Wang He does is all for the sake of the new army. You can't harm him!"
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy..."
After hearing the pleas from the military attaches, Zhao Junchen's expression became more serious, and he said coldly: "Do you think military law is a child's play? How can the crime be shared together? If this matter is borne by Li He alone, then
It means that Li He alone will be executed or fined fifty military sticks! If it is shared by all of you, then everyone will be executed or fined fifty military sticks! You must think carefully before rushing into the commander's tent.
Is Li He alone responsible for the crime? Or is it shouldered by all of you together?"
As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, the low-level military attachés who had been so excited just now fell silent.
I thought that no one would be punished, but in the end, everyone was equally guilty.
Then, some people did not dare to say anything more, while others showed determination, as if they planned to live and die with Li He.
At this time, Li He spoke again and loudly said: "Your Majesty, the rush to the military camp was indeed caused by and led by a humble person. The statements of all the comrades were just for the sake of loyalty in the army. It is indeed true.
It has nothing to do with them! This matter will naturally be borne by Li He alone!"
After speaking, Li He turned to the military attaches and advised: "Comrades and brothers, General Qi Bin died in the battle, and many high-level generals have offended Shangfeng. Now is the time when our army is in turmoil.
If you are also punished and die, our army will be finished... So, don't talk anymore, just leave this matter to me! If my death can exchange for the continuation of our army,
So what’s the point of regretting my death?”
Seeing Li He's generous and righteous expression, and hearing Li He's touching statement, the officers finally said nothing more, but all of them had red eyes.
At this moment, Zhao Junchen suddenly asked: "Let me ask you, how many people do you have in Qi Bin's new army? How many cavalry members are there? How many muskets? How many artillery pieces?"
Li He was stunned for a moment and then replied: "As the imperial envoy, our army has a full strength of 5,000 men, including 1,330 cavalry, 1,700 war horses, and 2,100 muskets, among which the most powerful ones are
We have 930 muskets and 130 artillery pieces, including 53 squatting tiger cannons."
Zhao Junchen asked again: "If there is another Mongolian Tatar cavalry attack, how do you plan to respond?"
Li He answered directly without much hesitation: "The chariot camp and pikemen are blocking the front, the musketeers are the first to attack, the artillery fires from behind, and the cavalry is waiting for the opportunity."
Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Li He many questions, ranging from drills to tactics.
Li He also answered Zhao Junchen's questions quickly and accurately.
After the question and answer session, Zhao Junchen pondered again for a moment, and then suddenly glanced at Zhou Bo next to him.
Zhou Bo also admired Li He's kindness and righteousness. Now when he saw Zhao Junchen suddenly winking at him, why didn't he know Zhao Junchen's hint?
So, Zhou Bo suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, Li He's crime of breaking into the military camp is naturally not to be forgiven, but according to the official's opinion, he is just a flag officer, and he cannot be punished by the Imperial Envoy himself... We might as well let him return to the army.
How does Qi Bin lead the new army?"
Zhao Junchen still had a solemn expression and nodded: "In this case, I have decided... Li He's crime of breaking into the commander's tent is a serious crime that cannot be forgiven. He should be severely punished with fifty military sticks and return to the camp of Qi Bin's new army to receive his punishment!
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Upon hearing Zhao Junchen's decision, all the military attachés in the tent were stunned for a moment, and then cheered in unison again.
If we return to Qi Bin's new army to receive the punishment, the ones who execute the military stick are our own people, so naturally it can be light or heavy.
If someone else executes fifty military sticks, they will naturally be dead or disabled, but if one of your own people executes the military sticks, it might just be two more red marks on the butt!
They didn't expect that Zhao Junchen would let Li He Yima go after all.
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Seeing the new army military attachés sincerely embracing Li He to leave the commander's tent, obviously already considering Li He as their leader in their hearts, a smile flashed across Zhao Junchen's face.
From the beginning, this was just a scene directed and acted by Zhao Junchen. The goal was to promote Li He to the throne!
In fact, the origin of Li He's name is all forged. His real name is Zhao He, and he is a descendant of the Zhao family, a wealthy family in Yangzhou. If he followed the Zhao family's genealogy, Zhao Junchen would have called him "cousin."
At first, after learning that Qi Bin was going to Yiwu to recruit troops, Zhao Junchen took the opportunity to infiltrate Qi Bin's new army, so he arranged for Chen Zhirong to select a group of people who pretended to be Yiwu miners and joined Qi Bin's new army. Some of them were Zhao
Some of the descendants of the family have been long-term workers of the Zhao family for generations, while others are the backbone of various organizations under Zhao Junchen.
After these people joined Qi Bin's new army, they had to perform best with Zhao He. Not only did they quickly become familiar with the various drills and tactics of Qi Bin's new army, but they also made good friends among Qi Bin's new army, and their connections gradually expanded, and they also became very popular.
He soon attracted the attention of Qi Bin and was promoted by Qi Bin to become the chief flag officer of the new army. If Qi Bin had not accidentally discovered that he was secretly liaising with each other and receiving funding from Zhao Junchen, he might have been promoted to the rank of chief flag officer by now.
He was given the military post of Deputy Baihu.
It was precisely because of the exposure of Zhao He's identity that Qi Bin and Zhao Junchen officially broke apart. It can be said to be a serious fault, but considering Zhao He's various performances after joining Qi Bin's new army, overall it is still remarkable - he
He is a young master from a landlord's family, but he is able to withstand the boring life of the army. He can also master the drill tactics of Qi Bin's new army in a short period of time, and he quickly stands out among the new army. Considering that he is a member of the Zhao family after all.
It is especially rare for people to behave like this.
In the end, after Zhao He personally carried out Qi Bin's "death in battle" plan, Zhao Junchen forgave him for his past mistakes and planned to make him the core figure in controlling Qi Bin's new army. That's why he is what he is today.
A performance.
Since deciding on Qi Bin's plan to "die in battle", Zhao Junchen has already anticipated today's situation. After Qi Bin "dies in battle", whether it is the behavior of the New Army soldiers venting their anger and killing prisoners, or the New Army's
Whether all the high-ranking military attaches were detained and dismissed by Fang Zhenshan, or whether the low-level military attachés of the New Army rushed into the commander's tent recklessly, Zhao Junchen was secretly promoting it!
After today's show, all the high-ranking military attaches with more than 1,000 households in Qi Bin's new army were pardoned by Zhao Junchen because of Zhao He's arguments. They also owe Zhao He's kindness and will inevitably be punished in the future.
It was reciprocation and key promotions, and after witnessing Zhao He's actions of saving Qi Bin's new army and being punished on behalf of everyone, the middle- and lower-level military attachés with a hundred households or less would definitely support Zhao He as their leader in the future!
Letting Li He return to Qi Bin's New Army to receive his punishment was also to publicize Li He's today's deeds to everyone in Qi Bin's New Army.
In this way, Zhao He not only has the attention and promotion of the upper-level generals, but also the support and love of the middle- and lower-level military attachés. Coupled with Zhao Junchen's secret support, he will surely soon become the core figure of Qi Bin's new army.
It is only a matter of time before Qi Bin becomes the head coach of the new army.
Zhao Junchen's prestige in the army is now rising day by day, but this prestige is mainly concentrated among the Zhanbing New Army, Guyuan Military Town, and the Forbidden Army reinforcements, and it still has little influence on Qi Bin's New Army.
And with today's drama, Qi Bin's new army, which is extremely powerful and has strict military discipline, will soon fall under Zhao Junchen's control.
In fact, with Qi Bin's death in battle, Qi Bin's new army is leaderless. Zhao Junchen can definitely find an opportunity to eliminate all the senior military attachés of Qi Bin's new army, and then force Zhao He to take over and become the new coach of Qi Bin's new army. This approach will undoubtedly
It saves a lot of time and effort, and does not require Zhao He to gradually improve his status in the military, but it also has more disadvantages.
First of all, Zhao He was just a flag officer before. Although he has broad connections and outstanding performance, he is still relatively junior and has little merit. Forcibly promoting him to the position will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the army's lieutenants, not only Zhao He's coach
The position cannot be firmly established, and it is not conducive for Zhao Junchen to effectively control this army.
Secondly, if Zhao Junchen forcibly promotes Zhao He to the throne, it will inevitably attract a lot of attention. Not only will Zhao Junchen's ambition to intervene in military power be exposed, but Zhao He himself will also be suppressed by Zhao Junchen's hostile factions and even Emperor Deqing, even if he is
Being in power for a while cannot last long.
Finally, and the most important reason - the reason why Zhao Junchen attaches great importance to Qi Bin's new army is because this army completely imitated the Qi family army back then. This army's tactics, drills, and systems can even be called a modern army.
, is fundamentally different from an ordinary army, and the core of a modern army is those military attachés at all levels who can accurately execute military orders and are familiar with tactical formations. If Zhao Junchen squeezed out many military attachés in the new army in order to promote Zhao He to the throne,
, this army is no longer the army that Zhao Junchen needs, but it is a waste of strength, and the gain outweighs the loss.
It is precisely with these things in mind that Zhao Junchen spent a lot of thought on today's scene.
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Thinking that he would soon be able to control Qi Bin's new army, Zhao Junchen was naturally in a good mood. When he continued to talk with Zhou Bo, there was always a smile on his lips.
After the two of them talked about military merit and silver rewards, Zhou Bo saw Zhao Junchen's behavior and couldn't help but asked: "It seems that you, the imperial envoy, admire that Li He very much?"
Previously, Zhou Bo interceded for Li He because of Zhao Junchen's suggestion. If Zhao Junchen deliberately concealed it at this time, it would appear that he was guilty, so Zhao Junchen nodded calmly and said, "You have also seen this Li He.
They are very responsible and courageous. With such talents, Qi Bin's new army can not only inherit Qi Bin's legacy, but also don't have to worry about Qi Bin's new army being corrupted because of Qi Bin's death in battle."
Seeing Zhao Junchen's calm performance, Zhou Bo didn't think much about it. He just nodded in agreement and said: "He is indeed a rare officer. Although he is only a general flag officer now, he must have a bright future in the future."
Zhao Junchen changed the topic and said: "However, with Qi Bin's unfortunate death in battle, it is no longer appropriate to call this army Qi Bin's New Army... In fact, it was originally called Qi Bin's New Army.
It is already against the rules and will easily arouse criticism from the court!"
In fact, the reason why the new army formed by Qi Bin was called "Qi Bin's New Army" was that Zhao Junchen took the lead at the beginning. At that time, Zhao Junchen had not yet made up his mind to let Qi Bin "die in battle", so he wanted to
Using such a title allowed the court to exclude and suppress this new army. After all, the fate of the Yang Family Army and Qi Family Army in history was not very good, because the personal imprint of these armies was too deep and violated the taboo.
But now, this army is about to fall into the hands of Zhao Junchen. Naturally, such a title cannot be continued. Changing the title will also help Zhao Junchen further eliminate Qi Bin's influence in this army.
On the other side, Zhou Bo also nodded in agreement and said: "The title of Qi Bin's new army is indeed a bit inappropriate... So, Imperial Envoy, what do you think is a better name for this army?"
After Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he said: "This army was built by Qi Bin. Its purpose is to resist the Tatar invasion and protect the people of the court. It is completely different in nature from the private armies of the border military attachés. Now Qi Bin has already fought
He died, but in order to pass on his legacy, the main task of this army from now on is to guard the borders of the imperial court, so let's call it the 'Guoguo Army'."
Zhou Bo had no objection and nodded: "In that case, from now on there will be no new Qi Bin army, only the Weiguo army!"
In fact, Zhao Junchen changed the name of Qi Bin's new army to the "Guoguo Army", but it has another meaning.
As the saying goes, "protect the family and the country", the premise of "defending the country" is "protecting the family"! As the future commander of this army, Zhao He and Zhao Junchen are both from the Zhao family, and Zhao Junchen is the future guarantee of the Zhao family.
, I believe Zhao He will definitely understand the true meaning of this name.
Just when Zhao Junchen and Zhou Bo decided on the title of the Weiguo Army, there was suddenly another commotion outside the commander's tent.
The noise and confusion this time was much louder than when the low-level officers broke into the camp just now, and many people could faintly be heard shouting loudly in Mongolian.
Then, a guard reported to the account with a panicked expression, saying that the coach of the Mongolian right wing, Qie Gemu, had arrived.
When Qi Gemu came to see Zhao Junchen, it was natural that he wanted to investigate the incident in which the Mongolian right wing was accidentally injured by the Ming army on the battlefield.
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