Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 23 Rebuilding the Beijing Camp
Seeing the emperor looking at them, the soldiers present knew that the emperor was going to arrange for them next.Suddenly, they stood upright one by one, waiting for the next step.

Sure enough, they heard Emperor Chongzhen glance at them and then declare loudly: "I, Emperor Taizu, have reminded me that I will personally lead the army to conquer the four directions. Therefore, it is necessary to rebuild the Beijing camp and set up cavalry camp, infantry camp and chariot camp. I owe you all the things I owe you before. All military pay will be settled. From now on, military pay will never be in arrears. Merits will be rewarded, and deeds will be punished. Are you willing to work with me to pacify the four directions, make achievements, protect our country, and bring peace to the world?"

The story of Emperor Taizu's apparition has long been spread among these soldiers.Their leading generals believed it, and so did most of them.

At this time, they heard that they could become the Royal Guards, and with so much money in front of them, there would definitely be no problem with military pay, and they were fighting under the eyes of the emperor without fear of being embezzled by others.When you serve as a soldier, you get food and the best treatment. Isn't this what you get right in front of you?

Therefore, after Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, these soldiers did not even look at their generals and immediately responded with excitement.

Faced with their responses, Emperor Chongzhen finally smiled, and then summoned the generals to come forward. He himself walked down the steps, came to these generals, and said seriously: "I know that some of you, in fact, don't You are good at leading troops. However, no matter what, you are my most trusted military generals. Therefore, I will give you your own choice."

Having said this, he paused and then said: "Those who are good at killing the enemy on the battlefield can be appointed as generals in the newly built capital camp and follow me to conquer the world; those who are good at garrisoning can stay in the capital or serve in the Five Cities Military and Horse Division; If you are good at criminal investigation and interrogation, you can be transferred to Jinyiwei as an official. If you are not good at these and are good at civil affairs, I will transfer you to a civil servant."

When he said this, Emperor Chongzhen naturally scanned everyone's faces. Seeing that some looked determined and some looked hesitant, he added: "As long as you work hard and have a public heart, I will not criticize you harshly. You just have to learn, no one is born good at anything.”

His words were sincere, tolerant, and heart-to-heart. Never had these generals made such a heart-warming choice. All of them were immediately very moved.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief He Zhen was the first to clasp his fists and knelt down on one knee to say to Emperor Chongzhen: "I am willing to accompany your majesty to conquer the world!"

Seeing him like this, several other commanders, as well as two Qianhu, basically did not hesitate. They immediately followed He Zhen's example and knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general is willing to accompany your majesty to conquer the world!"

Obviously, these people should be serious generals, so they don't have any hesitation about fighting.After all, it is easiest to conquer the world by following the imperial chariot, and it is easiest to obtain a title and a wife.

The others looked at each other, hesitant for a moment.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he smiled and said: "I know that not everyone is suitable to fight in the world. Although you were military generals in the past, the same is true. Based on your own situation, what I value most is your loyalty!"

Hearing this, the other generals breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Dai, the governor-general of the left, had a hereditary military position. He came here for a false position. He usually did not care about military affairs. The subordinates he brought this time were just servants from his own house.

At this time, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen with a little shame: "Your Majesty, the last general...the last general is not good at civil and military affairs!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a moment and then said: "In this case, you will also serve as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, assist Li Ruolian in taking charge of the Jinyi Guards, and become my true eyes and ears."

The commander of the Jin Yiwei knew that he had real power. With Li Ruolian, who was originally the commander of the Jin Yiwei, it didn't matter even if he was inexperienced. What mattered was loyalty.

When Liu Dai heard this, he was very happy. He immediately imitated the appearance of a real general, knelt on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "The last general will do his job well." Other generals who were still hesitant saw that this was okay, and felt relieved. After coming down, each one told the emperor based on their actual situation.

According to their circumstances, Emperor Chongzhen assigned some to the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities, while others were transferred to the Military Division of the Ministry of War.

After the preliminary decision was made, he explained: "The current situation is very serious. The most urgent thing is the reconstruction of the cavalry camp. As the commander-in-chief of the cavalry camp, He Qing must reorganize the cavalry camp first. In addition, the cavalry camp outside the capital has been reorganized in the past two days." Some troops will also arrive and they will be filled into the cavalry camp."

He Zhen heard this and immediately accepted the order.

Time is really tight. If we rebuild the Beijing camp step by step, it will definitely be too late.Especially for the cavalry, Emperor Chongzhen had to go to reinforce Ningwuguan and control Xuanfu and Datong military towns, so he would not give any time for reorganization and training.

War horses, ordnance, armor, etc., can only be used off-the-shelf. Only after Ningwuguan is saved and the situation is eased can we go back and sort out these.

Just as Emperor Chongzhen was arranging these matters for the generals, Queen Zhou sent a maid over and presented him with a rolled-up piece of rice paper.

Emperor Chongzhen took it and saw that it was a list he had given.

According to the records of "Ming Tongjian", when the capital city was destroyed, many palace maids died for the country. Among them, the palace maid Wei Shi, who has detailed records, approached the Yu River and shouted: Those who are ambitious should take care of themselves!He drowned himself in a river, killing 200 people.

There is also the palace maid Fei Shi, who threw herself into a dry well but was pulled back by thieves. Everyone fought for her appearance. She called herself Princess Kunxing and was rewarded by Li Zicheng to the thief general Luo.Fei planned to kill the general surnamed Luo and then committed suicide.

Emperor Chongzhen told Empress Zhou this, of course, in the name of Emperor Taizu, asking her to choose possible candidates.

After receiving the list at this time, they announced in public that except for a few men such as the Secretary of Ceremony and the Royal Horse Supervisor, all other yamen would be printed by female officials in the palace.

In fact, during the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, the six bureaus of Shang Gong, Shang Yi, Shang Shi, Shang Bed, and Shang Gong, each with four divisions under their jurisdiction, were also in the hands of female officials in the palace.During the reign of Emperor Zhu Di, he made great efforts to seize the eunuchs in the world, so he replaced the palm prints of the 24 yamen in the palace with eunuchs. Now they have just changed them back.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen announced this decision, and all the maids were suddenly surprised.But when they looked at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and saw the eunuchs who were being tortured and failed their holy grace, they could immediately understand why the emperor did what he did.

On this day, the Forbidden City was obviously noisier than before, but in the eyes of many people, it was more lively and had a different atmosphere.

It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen was never idle for a moment, arranging these things, and he still had many things to do next.Especially when it comes to tomorrow's big court meeting, that is, the rectification of the outer court, a lot of preparation work needs to be done.

(End of this chapter)