Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 49

Lu Xiangsheng was originally a civil servant, but he had always been good at martial arts. In addition, he had been a magistrate for many years and there were many thieves in the late Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, like most promising local officials.

Lu Xiangsheng trained a group of servants, and most of these servants are relatives, who are related by blood and depend on each other. When going to war, they are more likely to have the same hatred and hatred, so their combat effectiveness is very strong.

The famous Tianxiong Army in history came from this.

But for a centralized dynasty, this is undoubtedly the germination of local warlords. If the elite soldiers are all generals and servants, then the emperor Zhu Youxiao will become a puppet emperor.

Fortunately, Lu Xiangsheng didn't have the ambition to support himself, not to mention that it has not yet reached the point where the local governors and general soldiers in the Southern Ming Dynasty did not listen to the emperor's edict.

Seeing that the emperor Zhu Youxiao wanted to put an end to his officials and support private soldiers, Lu Xiangsheng, who had always been loyal to the court, did not object. He hurriedly agreed and called over a hundred of his family members:

"From today onwards, you are all His Majesty's personal soldiers, and you are no longer my personal Lu. In the future, you should be loyal to Daming and obey His Majesty's orders!"

As Lu Xiangsheng spoke, he asked these servants to stand together with the remaining [-] officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp, and Zhu Youxiao nodded when he saw this.

At this time, Wang Chengen stepped forward: "Your Majesty, Liu Ruyu, who is in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, was ordered to bring the four guards of the pro-army to come, and is currently waiting for orders outside the school grounds."

Zhu Youxiao knew that the garrison of the capital city, in addition to the Beijing camp, also had four pro-military guards under the direct control of the emperor. , was originally one of the 26 guards directly under the emperor.

The so-called 26 guards are the twelve guards of Zhu Yuanzhang's pro-army, the ten guards of Zhu Di's Yan army, and the four guards of Emperor Xuande, which are the four guards mentioned above.

Only after the battle of Tumubao, due to the damage to most of the Beijing camp, among the 26 guards, except Jinyiwei, which was also under the direct control of the emperor, the four guards of Tengxiang and Wuxiang were under the supervision of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the remaining 21 guards had been mixed into the Beijing camp.

The decrease in the number of pro-armies directly under the emperor also explained the decline of imperial power after the Tumubao.

Now what Zhu Youxiao has to do is to strengthen his control over the military. Not only the Four Guards battalion previously controlled by the ministers will belong to him, but also these Beijing camps will belong to him.

It's just that no matter whether it's the Beijing Camp or the Four Guards Camp, they have long since lost the slightest combat effectiveness, and most of them are gangsters or gamblers. There is no need for Zhu Youxiao to keep both the Beijing Camp and the Four Guards Camp for training. Waste of money and food.

On the way to the Jingying Campus, he had already asked Wang Chengen to deliver an edict to Liu Ruyu, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, asking him to bring the troops from the Four Guards Camp to the Jingying Campus as well.

As for the eunuch Liu Ruyu, the eunuch with the palm print of the Yumajian, Zhu Youxiao had never met this person, but according to his original memory, although this person was an eunuch, he was also a hereditary military officer. It is said that he died because of a dream. Decided to enter the palace purely, he has always been smart, eager to learn, and has outstanding talents, so he was appointed as the seal of the imperial horse supervisor by himself.

Among the 24 yamen and twelve supervisors in the Ming Dynasty, the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor was regarded as a position with a high proportion of power. Its power was equivalent to that of the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Six Departments of the Outer Court, and its functions were also equivalent to that of the Ministry of War.

However, Liu Ruyu has been very low-key since he became the imperial horse supervisor. No matter whether it is the Donglin Party or the Eunuch Party, no important officials have mentioned him, so he is considered a neutral person.

Because of this, Zhu Youxiao also has a good impression of Liu Ruyu, not to mention that now that Wei Zhongxian has been dismissed, and Wang Chengen is in charge of the Supervisor of Rites and Dongchang, he is short of ministers to help him manage the army and control the Ministry of War, so there is no need to change Here's what Liu Ruyu meant.

Like Wang Chengen and Wei Zhongxian, no matter how the civil officials impeached Liu Ruyu, Zhu Youxiao also gave him great protection.

"Let him bring all the officers and soldiers of the Four Guards Battalion in," Zhu Youxiao ordered, and not long after, he saw a tall, majestic eunuch with a face as white as snow and a beardless man coming over. : "The humble minister Liu Ruyu pays his respects to His Majesty."

"Be flat," Zhu Youxiao smiled, raised his hand, and then looked at the officers and soldiers of the Four Guards Battalion who entered the school field one after another.

As he expected, the number of officers and soldiers of these Four Guards Battalions did not reach the strength that the Four Guards Battalions should have.

In addition, these officers and soldiers of the Four Guards Battalion are also sloppy and tight. They walk slowly and weakly, and their mandarin duck battle robes are not neatly worn. The Lumi guns are already full of rust. Because I wanted to inspect it, I suddenly took it out.

Zhu Youxiao's good impression of Liu Ruyu also decreased a lot because of this, and he couldn't help asking in a cold voice: "Liu Ruyu, is this the Four Guards Camp you brought to me?"

"This humble minister is incompetent, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Liu Ruyu had a wry smile on his face. The reason why he gave up his hereditary commander and went to Beijing to be an eunuch was to one day be able to gallop on the battlefield like Cao Jixiang, Wang Zhi and other great eunuchs and realize his ambition.

But who knows, since I took charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, not only the military salary and firearms are not enough, but even the soldiers are not enough, and most of them are even dudes who I can't beat or scold.

Zhu Youxiao was good at observing others. Seeing Liu Ruyu clenched his fists and smiling wryly, he knew that there was nothing he could do. The imperial court had been busy with party disputes and internal strife for several years. Coupled with the increasingly poor finances and the suppression of imperial power by civil officials, the current military affairs were slackened. This situation is not something that a little Liu Ruyu can change.

"Get up, I forgive you for your innocence," Zhu Youxiao said, and then let the officers and soldiers of the Four Guards Battalion join the officers and soldiers of the Beijing Camp.

Then, Zhu Youxiao immediately took off his dragon robe and handed it to Wang Chengen.

The officers and soldiers of Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help being shocked, they didn't understand what His Majesty was going to do.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care what these people thought of him. He twisted his neck, turned his wrist, and kicked his feet from time to time. He didn't take off the crown until his body, which had been stabbed by the cold wind, returned to temperature. , took a forehead from Wang Chengen's hand and tied it on his forehead, saying:
"Jin Yiwei listened to the order. For a while, if there are officers and soldiers who sneak, rape, and take shortcuts, they will be beaten twenty times with sticks. If officers and soldiers are lazy and do not run, they will be beaten thirty times with sticks. If there are those who voluntarily give up, register their names and report them to the Ministry of War afterwards. No matter whether it is an officer or a soldier, he will be dismissed directly!"

"Yes!"

As soon as Jin Yiwei responded in unison, he stood up directly, and had already prepared a stick in his hand.

Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Ruyu also guessed that His Majesty must have been prepared. They looked at each other and smiled, then took off their official robes, and ran down with only a single layer of clothes.

His Majesty the Emperor wanted to run with the guards himself, and they had to follow.

(End of this chapter)