Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 84 Positive Response
It is no coincidence.

Zhu Youjian's recruitment order and recruitment order.

Not only Zheng Sen, Xia Yunyi, Chen Zilong and others responded positively.

There is also Zhang Huangyan in Yin County, Ningbo Prefecture.

Zhang Huangyan won the exam two years ago. He is only 24 years old and he is the pride of his family.

But now he decided to go to Huai'an to join the army.

Zhang Huangyan was afraid that his mother would disagree, so he had to come out quietly late at night, and took the burden from his younger brother:
"Is mother asleep?"

Before Zhang Huangyan's younger brother could answer, his mother suddenly opened the door: "It seems that I really can't keep you! Your parents are here, and you won't travel far. You really have the heart to leave without saying goodbye, abandon your mother, and go to be a soldier!"

Zhang Huangyan didn't expect to be discovered by his mother, so he had to kneel down:

"My lord, please forgive my sin. My son is not filial. However, my son has read a lot of poetry and books. Now he is an official. His Majesty has issued an order. My son dare not not go, and I have to. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult. Please, mother!"

Zhang He couldn't help stamping his crutches a few times, pointing at Zhang Huangyan, speechless for a while, and finally said helplessly: "Forget it, remember to take letters home from time to time."

"Thank you, Mother!"

Zhang Huangyan kowtowed three times to his mother, got up, took the burden from his younger brother, held a strong bow, and rode away.

Although he is a scholar, Zhang Huangyan has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his archery skills are even better, so even if he was called to Huai'an, he would bring a strong bow with him.

The man is determined to go out of the hometown, but he will not pay back if he does not become famous.

Yan Yingyuan, the former historian of Jiangyin County, pushed forward the letter of recommendation from Lin Zhiji, the county magistrate, who recommended him to be an official in the household department:

"Thank you for the kindness of the county lord. The lower officials are willing to accept it. Now that the emperor intends to recruit soldiers, the lower officials also want to try. Killing the Tartars with a knife may be better than staying here to punish the strong and eliminate the evil."

"You can give up writing and follow martial arts. After all, you are entering the bottom line. Although you are only a history of classics, you are still better than going to be a high school," Lin Zhiji advised.

Yan Yingyuan couldn't help laughing: "What's the difference between being such a low-level official and Qiu Ba? The fact that my Ming Dynasty has reached its present level has something to do with the country's centuries of advocating literature and suppressing martial arts. Even if I am Qiu Ba, as long as I can protect my country , nothing, goodbye!"

Yan Yingyuan left the Jiangyin county government office after speaking.

And at this time, Chen Mingyu and Feng Houdun walked towards each other: "Brother Yan, where are you going?"

"Go to Huai'an. Today, my son is recruiting soldiers in Huai'an, calling for the gathering of talents from all over the world to save the Ming Dynasty. I, Yan Yingyuan, am also a hot-blooded son. How can I live in this Jiangyin County? You are my old friends. It's a pity that Yan is in a hurry and can't be with you. Say goodbye to the two of you drinking, farewell!"

Before Yan Yingyuan finished speaking, he had no time to stride away.

Chen Mingyu stopped Yan Yingyuan: "Brother Yan, wait a minute, I'll go with you, and I've read the notice, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, if the emperor personally recruits, how can I, Chen Mingyu, be left behind!"

"I'm also a hot-blooded man, Brother Yan, I'll go with you too!" Feng Houdun hurriedly shouted.

Yan Yingyuan couldn't help applauding loudly, and hugged the two of them fiercely: "Tomorrow morning, let's set off together!"

……

At this time, the Huai'an government office is full of people.

From Uncle Gonghou to cabinet ministers, ministers and governors, almost all of them were bigwigs in the military circles of the Ming Dynasty.

Except for Zuo Liangyu, who didn't want to sell Zhu Youjian's face, and He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang who was ruled by Zuo Liangyu, who didn't come, basically everyone has arrived.

This time the court meeting on military reform can also be regarded as the highest level military meeting in Ming Dynasty.

The magistrate of Huai'an could only stand outside the hall serving tea and water, and he couldn't even enter the outer hall door.

Li Ruolian, the commanding envoy of Jinyiwei, personally guarded the inner hall, and even placed firearmsmen and crossbowmen on the surrounding walls, roofs and eaves.

Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian has not come yet.

However, the civil and military officials standing in the main room were not as lively as their colleagues had imagined when they met.

It wasn't just Zhu Youjian's speech in the morning that made these officials full of enthusiasm, thinking about how to win thousands of miles in the future.

But I don't know whether it was Zhu Youjian's intention or not. At this time, the system of civil and military officials in the Ming army system is very complicated.

Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, all the senior military officers in the system, and Gao Jie, Liu Fangliang and other generals who belonged to Ming Dynasty have been fighting each other for a lifetime, so naturally they can't urinate in the same pot at this time.

Ma Shiying is from the Eunuch Party, Li Banghua is from the Donglin Party, and Lu Zhenfei has been unclear lately, competing for interests with the Donglin Party and sometimes with the Eunuch Party, claiming to be the Imperial Party, in short, the civil servants can't hold each other and greet each other.

Fan Jingwen and Wu Sheng were better, each telling what happened to each other when they went south.

Zhou Yuji also chattered to Huang Degong about his escort, saying how wise His Majesty is, why he trusts him so much, and forced him to quickly transfer him back to Beijing to participate in the extermination of the traitor Wei Zaode and others.

"Your Majesty stretch out your feet." Chen Yuanyuan put a basin of hot water in front of Zhu Youjian, took off his shoes and socks for Zhu Youjian, hugged her chest and massaged vigorously, then put it in the hot water to soak, and then Switch to the other foot.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but slightly touched a soft spot on Chen Yuanyuan's chest with his foot, and Chen Yuanyuan couldn't help but blushed slightly, and snorted coquettishly: "Your Majesty, please be more serious, don't keep the ministers waiting."

"Let them wait a little longer. No matter what party or enemy they were in the past, they are all eating in the same manger now, and they have to get along with each other."

Saying that, Zhu Youjian suddenly got up and looked at Chen Yuanyuan: "Do you like me or not?"

Chen Yuanyuan's heart was beating non-stop, and she was in a daze as she was trying to heat the water with Zhu You.

"Ouch, it's hot! Don't add it!"

Chen Yuanyuan was brought back to her senses by Zhu Youjian, blushing and hurriedly stopped adding water: "Your Majesty, don't make jokes casually in the future, slaves can't bear it."

"It's also because I don't have time right now. If I have time, I'll take you in sooner or later. You're a good monk, and he has to break the precept!"

As Zhu Youjian said that, he picked up the memorial and was about to read it, but he saw Wu Mengming, the commander of Jin Yiwei, walked in.

Now Zhu Youjian is basically letting Dongchang Wang Chengen be in charge of intelligence investigations in the Ming Dynasty and eliminating traitors and traitors, while Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, is also the commander of Beizhen, and he is also in charge of interrogating Wang Chengen. At the same time, Li Ruolian is also in charge Zhu Youjian's security issues; Wu Mengming led most of Jinyiwei's forces and Ye Bu received to collect northern intelligence, especially important information related to the enemy.

Therefore, now that Zhu Youjian saw Wu Mengming, the commander of Jinyiwei, coming, he also guessed that there must be a new change in the battle situation in the north, so he hurriedly asked Chen Yuanyuan to retreat, and he also sat up.

"Your Majesty, Li Zicheng has assembled his forces and is preparing to lead his army south to Huguang. He has the ambition to seize the south of the Yangtze River, but his counselor Li Yan has opposed it unsuccessfully; Zhang Xianzhong has proclaimed the emperor of Sichuan, the founding of the country, and the emperor Shunzhi has also arrived in Beijing. Now it has been announced to the world. The imperial edict has the air of being the master of the Central Plains dynasty."

Wu Mengming replied.

　Thanks to book friend Liu Huo Canglong for rewarding 100 book coins for book friend Wudao*100 book coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)