"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Nearly 30,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp gathered on the school grounds of the Beijing camp and saluted Chongzhen on the general stage.
Standing on the commanding platform, looking at the sergeants divided into three square formations, I felt a little emotional.
This was his second visit to the capital camp, and the scene was completely different from the first time.
The more than 8,000 people on the left are officers and soldiers affiliated with the Beijing camp, the nearly 10,000 people in the middle are the servants of nobles posing as sergeants of the Beijing camp, and the right side are more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people who have entered Beijing through various connections to support their old age.
"I'm very disappointed!"
Chongzhen spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, all the soldiers in the Beijing camp were shocked.
"The Jingying camp followed Chengzu and defeated the Beiyuan cavalry on the Mobei grassland, drank from the vast sea of horses, and sealed the wolf as a slave;
He also defeated Jiaozhi four times in the Indochina Peninsula and planted the military flag of the Ming Dynasty in the sky of the Indochina Peninsula;
He even participated in the battle to defend Kyoto, continuing the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty and making great military achievements.
You were once the sharp sword of the Ming Dynasty, the fearful existence of the enemy,
But today's Jingying has become a place where filth is hidden, people are provided for retirement, and the back garden of nobles and nobles. To put it bluntly, you guys now are nothing but bullshit! "
"Just now in the court, the ministers were still debating whether the existence of the Beijing camp was still necessary.
But after much thought, I decided to keep the Beijing camp. After all, you are an army that has lasted for more than two hundred years! But it must undergo the most stringent rectification. "
When Chongzhen said this, he also glanced at the sergeant below.
He found that the faces of these sergeants, those who originally belonged to the Beijing camp, were full of shame, while the faces of the noble servants were hesitant, regretful, and even more disdainful.
The old, weak, sick and disabled were weak, as if they were not talking about them.
Such a scene made Chongzhen feel extremely angry and even more sad. Then his face turned cold as he looked at the nearly 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people.
"You all entered the Beijing Elderly Care Center through various connections. I will give you one day to raise money and return one year's military pay. I will forget about it.
Those who have no money will be sent to open up wasteland. When will their wages be deducted from military pay, and when will they regain their freedom?
From now on, you are no longer from the Beijing camp.
I will give you a quarter of an hour to leave the Jingying Camp immediately. Anyone who is still in the Jingying Camp after a quarter of an hour will be punished with serious crimes.
The Jin Yiwei listened to the order and started counting. Anyone who exceeds the time will be killed without mercy! "
As soon as this decision came out, the expressions of everyone in the Beijing camp changed drastically, especially the old, weak, sick and disabled people who came in for retirement, their whole bodies were trembling, and their eyes were full of disbelief!
Keng...
Keng...
The sounds of light knives being unsheathed rang out, waking up everyone who was still in a daze.
Nearly 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people suddenly regained their legs and feet and ran towards the camping area.
Chongzhen didn't bother to take care of it. There were forbidden troops on the outside, and escaping was a dead end.
"You are all your nobles' private soldiers. You must all know how your nobles dealt with it. I will give you three choices.
One is to continue to stay in the capital camp, and when the Jiannu and Mongols are overthrown, you will continue to fight. If you can survive, you will be rewarded.
At that time, it is your choice whether you will continue to serve in the army or disarm and return to the field.
If you die in battle, I can only blame you for your bad luck, but I will still give you the same pension benefits as ordinary soldiers. If you die fighting for your country, everything will disappear;
The second is to serve as a frontier army forward for five years. At the end of the five years, it is your choice whether you want to stay in the army or disarm and return to the field;
The third is to go mining for ten years. At the end of the ten years, you will be free. "
The faces of the more than 8,000 noble family generals were also extremely ugly. The three paths given by the emperor almost all resulted in a narrow escape from death.
Pushing Jiannu and Mongolia sideways, they will definitely be the vanguard. Facing Jiannu's cavalry, not to mention a narrow escape, at least they will be evenly divided.
But risk means big rewards, silver rewards, official positions, etc.
It can only be said that it is relatively safer to go to the frontier army, but no one knows whether there will be a war with foreign enemies.
Even if not, can you guarantee that those general banners and hundreds of households will not deliberately target them?
The generals who were loyal to the emperor would regard them as traitors, wear small shoes everywhere, or come up with a reason to disobey military orders, and it would just click... It is very possible.
The last one was full of uncertainty. The mine collapsed and they died immediately. And mining in their capacity was simply worse than death, let alone ten years.
"Of course, you have a fourth way, which is to pretend to surrender first and take the opportunity to escape.
If you can give up your family members, then take a gamble and see if I will kill your three clans!
I will also issue a wanted order. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or foreign enemies, they can kill you to collect the reward. Just try it! "
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Most of them had this idea, but the emperor took them seriously.
Don't blame him for being cold-blooded, I can only say that there must be a cause and a result.
Without imposing a deterrent, this group of "arrogant soldiers" will do great harm.
After dealing with the generals of the Xungui family, Chongzhen looked at the remaining 8,000 sergeants who belonged to the Beijing camp.
"It's good of you that in this situation, you have not been tempted by the various conditions offered by your nobles and kept your true intentions;
You are not only sticking to your true intentions, but also retaining the glory and fire of Jingying. I am very pleased;
If it weren't for your persistence, I wouldn't be here today. What comes here now is an imperial edict to cancel the Beijing camp.
Therefore, I have decided that among you, all generals with a thousand households or less will be promoted to one level.
Ordinary sergeants are all promoted to small flags in a ratio of one out of ten.
Whether you choose based on your ability to lead troops or the strongest force, you make your own choice and it will be reviewed by the Ministry of War and the Department of Military Discipline and Supervision!
In addition, each person will receive one year of military pay! "
The more than 8,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp cheered instantly.
Over the past few years, their grandma did not care for their uncle and they did not like each other. Their weapons, war horses, supplies, etc. were not the worst, but they were definitely not much better.
If it weren't for the care of the British Duke and a few more upright earls and marquises, they would have left long ago.
After several years of perseverance, now the clouds are finally clearing and the sun is shining, how can they not be happy.
Looking at this scene, Chongzhen was very emotional. The Beijing camp did not have to be rectified, but it could also be canceled directly.
However, an army with a history of two hundred years and glorious records in history can regain its vitality in a short period of time after reorganization. This is also a model for shaping an honorable army in the future.
"You are the seeds and the hope of Beijing Camp. Based on you, we will recruit sergeants and train them again.
Although you are just a spark, I believe that a spark can also start a prairie fire.
I look forward to the near future when Jingying can regain its vitality and restore its former glory, so that the battle flag of Jingying can be planted all over the enemy's city territory. "
"The Beijing camp is being reorganized and expanded. It is expected that there will be a shortage of hundreds of people from the general banner, trial 100 households, 100 households, and deputy 1,000 households. The opportunity is given to you. Whether you can go up, it depends on you, just disperse!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
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More than 8,000 people cheered and jumped in unison, the sound was like thunder, echoing in the school grounds, finally coming through!
After a while, the more than 8,000 people belonging to the Beijing camp retreated in an orderly manner under the command of the general.
Chongzhen and others also got off the general platform and entered the Chinese army's tent.
