The emperor personally met with Qi Jiguang and Tan Lun. The three of them drank wine and talked about military affairs. The relationship between the emperor and his ministers was no longer so rigid.
On the second day, Zhu Zaijing, dressed in military uniform, brought Zhang Juzheng, Yang Bo, Zhang Rong and others to the Zhejiang Army barracks.
There is also Zhang Yuangong, the commander of the internal army who is on duty today.
After taking over the imperial city guard, the leader of the internal army usually stayed with the emperor and was on standby at any time.
"Your Majesty, Qi Jiguang is here to see you!"
"No gift!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Qi Jiguang, I and several officials from the Ministry of War are here today! I have heard for a long time that you are an expert in military training. Let us open our eyes today!"
"yes!"
With an order, everyone in the military camp quickly gathered and formed a neat team.
Zhu Zaijing came to visit unexpectedly, so the soldiers were completely unprepared, including Qi Jiguang himself.
The soldiers were neither wearing armor nor holding weapons in their hands, they just stood there.
But the army that had seen blood was different. Even though they were all dressed in plain clothes, the murderous look in their eyes still amazed everyone present.
Qi Jiguang was commanding from the front, and the soldiers followed the instructions in unison.
Many of them are young people, basically coming from rural areas. They have probably never seen any big shots in their lives, but when they look at Zhu Zaijing and other officials on the stage, there is no fear or cowardice in their eyes.
This is a strong-blooded army.
Even in Zhu Zaijing's view, their discipline and coordination were very close to those of later generations of armies.
They even have the military song "Victory Song"!
At this moment two thousand young men were singing it at the top of their voices.
"Qi Jiguang, I'm not here to see you empty-handed. I've brought enough of the royal wine in the palace. I'll tell the sons and daughters and let me drink them all!"
Qi Jiguang grinned.
"yes!"
"Your Majesty has ordered us to drink freely today!"
When everyone cheered, Zhu Zaijing stood up, the nails on his armor making a sound.
"My sons! We have finished killing the Japanese pirates in the south. Do you still want to go to the battlefield again?"
"Think! Think! Think!"
"Okay! In the past, you followed General Qi and killed Japanese pirates along the coast. Then we left the Great Wall and went to the grasslands and deserts to kill Tatars, okay?"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
"Come here, serve the boys drinks!"
The royal wine brought by the palace was unloaded from a dozen carriages and began to be distributed.
Zhu Zaijing and Qi Jiguang sat with everyone and drank from a large bowl.
"Zhang Rong, can we compare the military camp you manage with Qi Jiguang's?" Zhu Zaijing asked.
"Your Majesty, to be honest, there are still old, weak, and young in the Beijing camp, and the good and the bad are mixed. The daily training has only just become regular, and there is no ability to compete with the Zhejiang army!"
"The British public deserves the prize!" Qi Jiguang said, cupping his fists.
"If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers. I don't agree with this sentence, so I will tell you everything today!" Zhu Zaijing said, "The Beijing camp has almost completed a thorough investigation, and it was hard work for the Zhejiang army to come from the southeast. "
"After a while, after the Zhejiang army has rested and the Beijing camp has been thoroughly investigated, we will go north!"
"Your Majesty, is this really what you want?" Yang Bo said.
"Otherwise, why would I ask the Zhejiang Army to come to Beijing?"
"Aren't they here to train the Beijing Camp and the Nine Border Defense Line?"
"Yes! But that's after cleaning up the three guards of Duoyan!"
Everyone fell silent and thought about this matter.
Zhu Zaijing looked at their expressions and spoke again.
"Duoyan Sanwei was originally my minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he has been jumping between the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty for a year or two!"
"Secondly, their geographical location is very important. To the west are the Tatars and to the east are the Liaodong Jurchens. If they are not controlled by the imperial court, the imperial court will have to invest a lot of military expenditures in the Jizhou area every year. There will be no end!"
The Duoyan Sanwei were originally a group of Mongolian mercenaries under Zhu Yuanzhang's son Ning Wang Zhu Quan. Later, during the Battle of Jingnan, they were successfully deceived by Lao Si into becoming his subordinates.
Whether it was the Battle of Jingnan or the subsequent Five Expeditions to Mobei, they put in a lot of effort.
But their loyalty has always been doubtful. They were wavering when the fourth son was still alive, so both the fourth son himself and the later good saint Zhu Zhanji personally led the troops and beat them hard.
This kind of person needs to be hammered from time to time so that he can remember who is the big king.
But Ming has not beaten them for many years.
And Zhu Zaijing has to do more than just make them remember.
In order to pave the way for Liaodong later, Zhu Zaijing must completely defeat Duoyan Sanwei and solve the problem once and for all.
He doesn't have the energy to fight the rebellion again and again.
"I agree with your Majesty's decision!" Qi Jiguang said.
"Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao didn't just use force outside the Great Wall. If we want eternal peace in the north, we must try more strategies besides passive defense!"
"And the first step is to break out of the Great Wall!"
Zhang Juzheng looked at Qi Jiguang.
"I also agree with your Majesty's wishes!" Zhang Juzheng nodded.
Zhang Rong said, "Jingying is a knife in His Majesty's hand. Wherever Your Majesty points, Jingying will strike!"
Seeing that everyone was supporting the emperor, Yang Bo no longer cared about his own hesitation.
Although he has led soldiers for decades, it is often those who fight the most cautiously.
"There are many young people coming to the Ministry of War, so let's put more burdens on them. I also agree with your Majesty!"
Zhu Zaijing raised the bowl and said, "Okay! Come on! Fuck you!"
Everyone clinked their glasses and drank it all.
"However, this matter will be kept secret for the time being. Only the four of you know about it!" Zhu Zaijing said, "The cabinet cannot know about this matter, just you few can keep it in your heart."
"I don't want to act without permission, and when it's time to announce it, I won't hide it."
"I understand!"
Returning to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zaijing took off his 30 kilograms of armor, and his hands and feet suddenly felt sore.
Fortunately, I have been exercising in the past month and have added a lot of meat to my diet. I am still much better than when I was weak before.
While he was soaking his feet in hot water to rest, Feng Bao walked in from outside.
"His Majesty!"
"What's wrong?"
"Mr. Cheng Guo and his son are here!"
"What?"
