On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Longqing, at noon, Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Zaijing, who had reviewed a hundred memorials, stretched his waist and drank some tea to refresh himself.
At this time, he had to sigh that Zhu Yuanzhang was simply a superman.
After the abolition of the prime minister, the emperor directly commanded the six ministries and was both the head of state and the highest official of the government. It is said that Lao Zhu reviewed 1,600 memorials and handled 3,200 state affairs in eight days.
Just like the fourth master behind him, he is a workaholic almost all year round. 996 makes you feel ashamed!
Of course, Zhu Zaijing is not that kind of macho man, and he cannot handle everything by himself in handling state affairs. He only needs to grasp the general direction and fundamentals for the king, and there is no need to interfere too much in details.
While he was drinking jasmine tea and flexing his cervical spine, Feng Bao outside suddenly shouted.
"Long live the Lord, Uncle Gu'an, Prince Consort Li, and the British Duke's son are all here!"
"Oh, please come in quickly!"
My security team leaders are here!
Zhu Zaijing stood up from the mountain of official documents and looked in the bronze mirror.
The next second, three people came in one after another.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
"No gifts, no gifts! Oh, my father-in-law! You are trying to hurt me!"
Before Chen Jingxing could kneel down, he was helped up by Zhu Zaijing.
"I've been so busy with state affairs these days that I haven't been able to invite you to the palace for tea. I'm really ashamed of myself! Why don't you give me such a big gift!"
Chen Jingxing was obviously frightened by Zhu Zaijing's enthusiasm, and he just nodded slightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Zaijing personally helped him sit on the cushioned chair, and then turned to look at the two kneeling men.
"Old Li! My brother-in-law! Get up and stop kneeling!"
Li He felt that the emperor in front of him seemed to be a different person.
In the past, King Yu was a submissive and indifferent person. Why did he become so careless now?
"I thank your Majesty!"
There is only one Zhang Yuangong left.
"Come on, Zhang Yuangong gets up and lets me see how the British Duke's eldest son is doing?"
"I thank your Majesty!"
Then Zhang Yuangong stood up straight, a head taller than Zhu Zaijing.
"Strong! As expected of a child who has been in the military camp since childhood!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Yuangong, like his father, is not good at words.
"Sit down, everyone, sit down. Now that you are here, I feel relieved!"
As Zhu Zaijing spoke, he took a chair and sat at their table. Four people sat around him, and the three of them wanted to get up in fear.
Is the emperor going to play mahjong with them?
The three of them were forced back by Zhu Zaijing again.
"You three are all people I can trust!" Zhu Zaijing began to get closer to them, "Two of you are my own family members, and I have had many contacts with the British family as early as the time of King Yu. "
"Xiao Zhang, I went to your wedding back then! Right?"
Zhu Zaijing's ontological memory told himself that he had been scolded by Jiajing because of this incident.
"Yes! His Majesty personally gave me a sword at that time, and I have been keeping it at home!"
"Hahaha…"
"My father-in-law, how are you these days?"
…
After a brief exchange of greetings, Zhu Zaijing got straight to the point.
"You all already know the purpose of finding the three of you. From now on, my safety, and even the safety of the entire palace, will be in the hands of these three!"
"I will never let down your majesty's trust!"
"I believe in you."
Afterwards, Zhu Zaijing took out three pamphlets and distributed them to them.
"This is the various deployment plans for the internal army that I have written long ago!"
"Three thousand people. Each of you three will lead a thousand people and divide them into three teams. Each team will be on duty for one day, rest for one day, and train for one day. The three teams will take turns!"
Chen Jingxing's head was blurry as he looked at the various study arrangements in the booklet.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, these ministers who are studying something don't understand very well. Could Your Majesty explain it briefly?"
"The so-called internal military training can be divided into two main types. One is of course military drills, and I have written down the specific drills."
"And learning is ideological education!"
Everyone looked at each other.
"Ideological Education?"
"Yes, the internal army is my private army and my last line of defense, so everyone has the ideological education to learn to be loyal to the king and father and protect the emperor!"
"We must instill in them the idea of protecting me at all costs every day!"
"And they have to conduct exercises from the perspective of those who want to harm me, including all kinds of designs, poisons, traps, and hidden weapons in the palace. They must also be proficient in them!"
Zhang Yuangong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "This is knowing yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger!"
Zhu Zaijing's eyes lit up.
“The summary is very accurate!”
He took another sip of jasmine tea and continued, "Of course, as someone who leads the internal army, you must also participate in these trainings!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingxing and Li He both changed their expressions.
This training content sounds very hard, and of course they are scared because they have always been pampered.
On the other hand, Zhang Yuangong, who grew up in the military camp, looked indifferent.
Zhu Zaijing said, "We can't train outside on a hot and snowy day while you sit in the house drinking tea and eating hot pot, right?"
Chen Jingxing smiled awkwardly.
"Uh... His Majesty said it, he said it, hahaha..."
"Moreover!" Zhu Zaijing said, "The internal army is not only responsible for guarding the palace. As my security team, naturally the internal army will follow me wherever I go."
"If I leave the capital or go to other places, the internal troops will not leave my side."
"If you don't train, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up with the boys below! Hahahaha!"
This scene will come within a month. When the Zhejiang army arrives, after a few days of rest, Zhu Zaijing will take them north to patrol the nine sides.
The last emperor to inspect the border was Zhengde Zhu Houzhao, and he was also the last emperor to leave the capital.
This move was very risky. After all, Zhu Houzhao was killed by them even when he had no heirs. What's more, they had already established a prince, so they would definitely be more willing to kill him.
That's why Zhu Zaijing placed great emphasis on family background in the selection of the internal army.
These young men in the internal army are all meritorious and have been favored by the emperor. They are all selected from the royal guards and the army. They are not born to get along with the civil servants.
Uh... we can't get together... right?
I am not like Zhu Houzhao who works alone. I come out with five thousand people. If you can, kill me!
And I can swim!
Didn't expect it!
What the hell am I so happy about? Zhu Houzhao didn't die of drowning. He died of a serious illness after falling into the water.
Don’t be afraid, we have Li Shizhen to carry with us!
Let's see who else can harm me!
If you don’t kill me, I’ll kill you too when I go back to Beijing!
While Chen Jingxing listened to the emperor's continued talk, he flipped through the book again. Suddenly, his eyes stopped on a line of words.
On it are written the rank and salary of the internal army.
Everyone is of the third grade, and their annual salary is 250 taels!
