"Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian, is here to see you!"
A quarter of an hour later, Wei Zhongxian came.
Chongzhen looked at Wei Zhongxian: "Wei Zhongxian, the internal training army under your command was established in the second year of Tianqi. It has been five years now. You should know how many ministers have raised objections and how much pressure the emperor has endured. But in an actual battle, nothing,
Zhang Weixian's idea today is quite to my liking. In the battle in three days, the Nei Cao Army must show off its momentum to give me more face. "
"In addition, since this is the first military exercise, among the remaining people, all generals above the general banner will go to watch the war to sum up their experience."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, although the Nei Cao Army has never fought in actual combat, its combat quality and weapons and equipment are quite superior. If six thousand people with strong martial arts skills fight six thousand, I am confident that I will not lose."
"In this military exercise, will you personally lead the internal military exercise or will Tu Wenfu be in charge?"
Wei Zhongxian glanced at Chongzhen cautiously and pondered for a moment: "Your Majesty, I think the slave is better to be led by Tu Wenfu. Although the internal training army was formed by the slave, the entire training is done by Tu Wenfu.
He is more familiar with it than the slave, so the slave will take the others to watch and learn! "
"As long as you know what's going on, go get ready!"
Wei Zhongxian saluted and left.
In Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen let out a long breath.
On the one hand, he wished that Wei Zhongxian was delayed, and on the other hand, he had to pretend to be his confidant. Acting was really difficult.
When the white-armed troops arrive in Beijing in three days, the entire court will be shocked.
There is no need to wait to enter Beijing. As long as the white-armed soldiers enter the two hundred miles radius of Beijing, the news will not be concealed.
The Eunuch Party, Donglin Party, etc. will definitely take action after learning the news. Fortunately, the Donglin Party is mainly to guard against the Eunuch Party.
There are five main military branches of the eunuch party: Dongchang, Neicaojun, Tengxiang Siwei, Jinyiwei, and the Ministry of War have 21 guards.
There seems to be a lot of power, but as long as Chongzhen stands up, under the imperial power, these powers will definitely not go to war, but there is no guarantee that there will be Wei Zhongxian's die-hard elements who will fight to the death in desperate situations.
If they don't fight, they are waiting to die. After doing so many evil things, will the emperor let them go so easily?
There may be a glimmer of hope if you try hard. Although this hope is slim, there is hope after all. What if it succeeds?
Chongzhen could not guarantee it, so he could only make complete preparations to minimize the impact.
As long as the internal troops enter the Beijing camp, Zhang Weixian has many ways to make these people put down their weapons.
Of the four Tengxiang guards, only the commander of Wu Xiang's right guard defected to the eunuchs, and the other three guards could easily deal with this guard.
Among the Jin Yiwei there are some elites controlled by Li Ruolian, Wang Guoxing, Gao Wencai and others, and the rest are not of concern.
The 21st Guards under the Ministry of War, the Secretary of the Ministry of War has been replaced by Li Banghua. Without the approval of the Ministry of War, the 21st Guards cannot be mobilized, but what must be prevented is that some of the commanders will defect to the eunuch party.
Among the five forces, only Dongchang is not under control, but there are not many people in Dongchang. The Jinyi Guards commanded by Li Ruolian are enough to protect Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace.
"My dear friend, go and tell Li Ruolian and Li Banghua to come see me!"
"In addition, go to Ciqing Palace to inform the emperor's sister-in-law to Kunning Palace. Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan are also going to Kunning Palace! According to my oral instructions, no one is allowed to leave Kunning Palace without my permission in the past few days!"
Wang Chengen took the decree to Kunning Palace and told Chongzhen's words.
Queen Zhou and Queen Yi'an were both shocked. They looked at each other and saw the worry in their eyes.
Chongzhen's plan has been told to them a long time ago. According to the time, the white-armed soldiers should have been approaching Beijing. Combined with today's incident of the Minister of War being cut down, it is obvious that the most critical moment is coming.
After Wang Chengen left, Queen Zhou held the hand of Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan and said worriedly: "Sister-in-law, this..."
"Don't worry, sister, the emperor is so wise. Since he has come to deliver the message, it means that he has been fully prepared. We will just wait for the news."
Concubine Tian Guifei and Concubine Yuan Guifei on the side heard the conversation between the two, and their eyes were full of doubts.
But they knew that since His Majesty only told Queen Zhou and Queen Yi'an, but not them, if they asked again, they would be committing a serious crime of not being allowed to interfere in politics in the harem.
When Wang Chengen returned to Dongnuan Pavilion, Li Ruolian and Li Banghua also entered Dongnuan Pavilion one after another.
Chongzhen looked at the two of them and said softly: "White soldiers will arrive in Beijing in three days!"
"White soldiers coming to Beijing? Is this impossible? I just checked the recent troop deployment records at the Ministry of War, and there are no white soldiers."
Li Banghua blurted out: "From Chungju to Beijing, the state capitals along the way..."
Li Banghua's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he fell silent, looking at Chongzhen with shock in his eyes.
He finally came to his senses and knew where His Majesty's confidence in saying who would block and kill whom came from a few days ago.
Li Ruolian secretly let out a long breath, and there was a look in his eyes that was indeed the case.
He had a guess when Chongzhen asked people to intercept letters from Zhongzhou outside Beijing. This was confirmed and his heart was settled.
"Please give me your Majesty's instructions!"
Li Banghua and Li Ruolian bowed together.
"After tonight, Tu Wenfu will lead the Nei Cao Army to the Beijing Camp. I have asked Wei Zhongxian to take the remaining generals of the Nei Cao Army to observe and learn, and leave it to the British Duke.
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It took a full quarter of an hour for Chongzhen to finish the plan. This plan had been repeatedly considered in his mind for nearly a month.
"Your Majesty, this slave is going to the Royal Horse Prison. What's your side?"
"Master Fang, although I can't defeat you, I am confident that force can still do it. With me and thousands of imperial guards here, Your Majesty will definitely be safe."
Seeing Chongzhen nodded, Fang Zhenghua had no choice but to give up.
"Everyone, take down the eunuchs and follow me to create a new prosperous Ming Dynasty!"
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty and die for the Ming Dynasty!"
Everyone in Dongnuan Pavilion looked excited. The party struggle had caused suffering to the court and even more to the people. Now it was about to end, how could they not be happy.
"Okay, follow the plan!"
Everyone dispersed.
In the afternoon, the whole city of Beijing became lively. The news about the martial arts exercises between the Beijing camp and the inner army spread throughout the city, and the people were talking about it.
"One is the emperor's imperial army composed of eunuchs, and the other is the Beijing army that guards Beijing. I don't know who is stronger."
"It must be the Beijing Army. After all, they are the elite in the country, and their combat power is absolutely amazing."
"I think so too. After all, without that thing, let alone other things, the strength will definitely not be as good as normal people."
"If you say that, then I have to fight. Some time ago, Fang Zhenghua defeated more than 60 people in the Beijing camp by himself. What do you say about this?"
"Yes, fighting is not all about strength, but also about equipment. I heard that the eunuch army's firearms are the best."
"Go away, can firearms be used in martial arts? Is this martial arts or death? If you want to put it this way, there are Hongyi cannons in the Beijing camp."
"Whether it is the Beijing camp or the internal military, I don't think they can compare to the combat power of the frontier army. What can I tell if both of them are cowards? The frontier army is the grindstone."
"What you said is a bit arrogant. As for the border troops, why don't you bring the white soldiers over to use them as whetstones?"
"Hey, this is really possible. The white-armed soldiers are less than two hundred miles away from Beijing."
