After all, Gao Pragmatic's promotion of weapons was just an interlude. He took advantage of the emperor's opportunity to talk about it while he was still riding on horseback. When the emperor's chariot arrived near the military parade, the topic naturally came to an end.
Gao Pangshi didn't originally plan to wear a military uniform. After all, he didn't wear a so-called "battle robe" when he fought in Annan. However, because Zhu Yijun insisted on letting him accompany him, he had to put on a full armor to avoid fighting with Zhu Yijun. Leadership is uncoordinated.
In front of the military parade, the military ministers and nobles were already kneeling on the ground, led by the British Duke Zhang Rong, the Dingguo Duke Xu Wenbi, and the Chengguo Duke Zhu Yingzhen, to welcome the emperor's arrival.
Zhu Yijun saw that Zhang Rong was already sick and his complexion was sallow and only skin and bones were left. He stepped forward to give him a hand and said, "Your Majesty, please get up. All my dear friends, please get back to health."
Zhang Rong couldn't stand up at all. The brothers Zhang Yuangong and Zhang Yuande beside him quickly helped him up, one on the left and the other on the right.
The emperor couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw it, and said with concern: "My lord, the business will be over later, you go back and rest early, and you don't need to accompany the subsequent procedures. I feel sorry for you to watch like this."
"Your Majesty... I would like to thank you for your kindness." Zhang Rong was a little emotional. He knew his own health well and was afraid that he might not survive this year. Fortunately, the Emperor seemed to still care for the British Duke, which gave him some comfort. .
In fact, Zhu Yijun was not a person who was very good at expressing emotions except when dealing with high pragmatism. Although he felt a little blocked in his heart, he didn't know what to say. He could only nod his head and confess to brothers Zhang Yuangong and Zhang Yuande: " Take good care of the old Duke." Then he turned around and went to the stage.
At this time, Gao Pragmatic couldn't take the lead, so he had no choice but to nod towards Zhang Rong and the two brothers, follow Zhu Yijun up and stand next to Zhu Yijun.
Wu Dui, Minister of the Ministry of War, was obviously the natural host of this parade. He first came up to pay homage to the emperor, and then asked the emperor if he wanted to start now.
Zhu Yijun couldn't wait any longer. He waved his hand and said, "Start immediately."
Wu Dui immediately walked to the front seat in the middle and gave an order to a distinguished person in the audience.
The first person to receive the order was Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Yingzhen. Although this guy didn't know how to fight, he was Cheng Guo Gong and the current left governor of the former military governor's mansion. The first batch of people to be reviewed was commanded by him. of troops.
Of course, the statement "commanded by him" itself is not accurate, because in fact, compared with before the Zhengtong period, the power and authority of the current Five Army Governor's Mansion has long declined. In fact, Zhu Yingzhen did not care about the former military governor The guard station under the name of the governor of Fuzuo only has the power to command troops and does not have the power to dispatch troops.
In fact, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army can only do three things at present: manage military status, manage farmland, and select generals. Even the most important power of military attachés to lead troops into battle has been basically lost.
But in fact, even these three rights have been greatly infringed upon by the Six Ministries.
For example, in the management of farming, during the Yongle period of Emperor Chengzu, "the governor's office of the five armies took charge of the country's farming administration."
In September of the fourth year of Jianwen, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army was ordered to issue an order to all the governors: "Order the guard station to maintain the old system, with one person in charge of the guard, and one person in charge of the 1,000 households, who will be responsible for the promotion. They will all command and supervise them. At the end of the year, the number of their income will be increased. Lazy in class."
In September of the ninth year of Yongle, a sergeant from the guard station was delayed in planting crops because he went to Beijing for training. However, the Fifth Army Governor's Office "must pursue them" and forcibly requisitioned the grain crops, so the sergeants had no choice but to beat the drums and complain.
In March of the third year of Xuande's reign, the emperor issued an edict to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, accusing "the cultivation of crops in vain, and often not providing sufficient food for the troops." He then demanded that the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army must "serve the cultivation of crops."
It can be seen that at this time, the Fifth Army Governor's Office was still fully responsible for the farming affairs.
However, with the establishment of grain storage household doctors, a management system of governors, governors, household doctors, and military Beidao gradually formed in Jiubian and other places. The specific matters such as reclaiming wasteland and clearing farmland are the responsibility of Hubu Langzhong and Bing Beidao.
In the past, the process of reporting the situation of military camps to the Governor's Office and then to the Ministry of Household Affairs has been broken. The Bingbei Road can directly report to the Ministry of Households on the clearing of farmland and the allocation of military crops. The responsibilities of the Fifth Army Governor's Office in managing farmland have been greatly weakened.
As for the selection of generals, the power was usurped by the Ministry of War, and even... even the Hanlin Academy got a share of the pie. For example, in the current martial arts examination, two historians are selected from the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu as examiners.
Well, for example, Gao Wuzhen is at this level now. Although he is a completely civil servant, it would not be surprising at all if he is appointed by the emperor to preside over martial arts competitions, although in name there will definitely be one or several princes at the same time. They act as martial arts examiners, but in fact, it is the two Hanlin masters who have the final say.
There is only one thing that is still under the direct control of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and outsiders cannot interfere with it, and that is the control of military status.
Only by being in charge of military status can you get paid. Therefore, the nobles will not give up this power even to death, otherwise they will not only lose their authority, but also their wealth.
The number of military personnel in the former military governor's office in Beijing should be as high as 50,000. However, for this parade, Zhu Yingzhen only selected 2,500 people for the sake of being pragmatic. This They have tried their best, but they are the generals among the dwarves, and the last group of "soldiers" who can barely be seen are selected.
As for what happened to the remaining people... about half of them were living on free wages, and the other half were working and farming.
In fact, in the former military governor's mansion, those who could occasionally gather for training only had a total of four to five thousand people, and the other governor's mansions were roughly the same.
In other words, the majestic Ming Jingying Camp, the theoretical gathering place for the most elite troops, can actually be barely regarded as a combat force, with no more than 30,000 people at most.
Fortunately, in addition to these Beijing Camp Guard soldiers, the capital's defense can also count on the Ban Army. However, the strength of the Ban Army is only theoretically stable, and since the Ban Army is often sent out to work after arriving in the capital, so Local governments are also very reluctant to select squad troops.
The key point is that Ban Jun's expenses are still borne by his place of origin, and the capital can at most reward him occasionally. If this is the case, for the place of origin, it is natural to wish that not a single soldier is sent, so there will often be disputes.
Although the number of troops was a bit smaller, it had to be said that the appearance of these Beijing soldiers when they came out was still better than that of the border troops.
Gao pragmatically has seen the border troops, whether they are the border troops in Xuanfu, Datong, or the guardsmen in Guangxi, in Gao pragmatically, they are basically the same as beggars, with all kinds of weapons and tattered clothes, no matter how you look at them, they are not Reliable.
As for this batch of "Beijing elites" selected by Zhu Yingzhen, their mandarin duck battle coats are all brand new, red and shiny; their weapons are even more powerful, as shiny as newly released products - in fact, they are almost the same. After these weapons are distributed, , they were just sorted out from the warehouse and sent to them for use in the past few days.
Zhu Yijun couldn't see it, he just thought that this army looked very good, with clear flags, strong armor and strong soldiers.
Zhu Yingzhen secretly glanced at the emperor and saw that the emperor was smiling. He couldn't help but feel relieved. He recalled the flags he had learned during the surprise attack and waved the small flag in his hand twice. The flags and drums next to him immediately changed.
In fact, it doesn't matter if Zhu Yingzhen's movements are wrong. The flag drummers below have all been warned not to watch how the Duke waves the small flag in his hand, just follow the "rehearsed" movements in advance - anyway, the soldiers below are also It will only change the formation according to the "rehearsal". If it is really a temporary order, it will not be able to play at all.
As the flags and drums changed, the formation of the two thousand and five hundred people in the drill also changed. It changed three times in total. Gao Pingshi roughly understood that it was probably defense, slow attack and slow retreat, but what was the specific formation? I don't know - after all, although he was forced to take the title of a famous general by Zhu Yijun, he was actually just a dabbler.
However, in Zhu Yijun's opinion, this drill was almost perfect, but Gao Pragmatic, who had been in contact with the military anyway, discovered something was wrong - why was there still someone trying to take pictures? The fast-paced offensive drumbeat has not ended yet, and it has not been replaced by the heavy and slow retreat drumbeat. Why are the soldiers below already starting to retreat as a team?
After being stunned for a moment, Gao Pingshi looked at Wu Dui and Zhu Yingzhen, especially after carefully looking at Zhu Yingzhen's performance, he finally confirmed: Damn it, this is acting!
Zhu Yingzhen's command was not in sync with the flag drummer's pace, and the flag drummer would sometimes steal Zhu Yingzhen's beat. The soldiers below were also in sync with the flag drummer's pace, and the soldiers would sometimes steal the flag drummer's beat.
In such a comparison, many of Zhu Yingzhen's conductors are simply two beats too slow!
Gao Pragmatic suddenly broke out in sweat, "Fuck you, uncle, I've been staying in Yanjing for ten years, and I rely on you actors to protect me?" !
However, Zhu Yijun, who was more layman than him, didn't notice it at all. He only felt that although the soldiers occasionally seemed to be unorganized, the overall drill was still good. It's just that the number of such elites is estimated to be relatively limited - it's not like the emperor didn't know that the Beijing camp was receiving empty pay.
Zhu Yijun was so satisfied that he turned to Gao Yongshi and smiled: "Pragmatically, I remembered what you said about Zheng Song's thieves: the sound of the class makes the north wind rise, the sword energy rushes to the south and the level rises. The mountains collapse when the sound is heard. , the situation will change with great power. If you use this to control the enemy, there will be no enemy that cannot be destroyed; if you use this to achieve success, there will be no success that cannot be overcome!"
The young emperor was high-spirited, pointing at the actors in the audience and laughing: "I have such elites, why worry about China's unrest and injustice in all directions? Pragmatically, what do you think of this Beijing camp?"
Gao Pragmatic forced a smile and said dryly: "What the Holy One said is absolutely true. Today's performance, uh, this drill... is truly wonderful!"
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