"Too... too... Your Highness Sun, please spare your life! I know my mistake, and I will never dare to do it again! Ah... no..."
The sounds of begging for mercy, accompanied by screams, reached the ears and entered the court.
The officials all looked at each other, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Especially the military commander Xungui felt that he couldn't save his face.
The civil servants dared to remonstrate to death, and they would beat them to death, and they would never open their mouths to beg for mercy and admit defeat.
Military generals have always looked down upon civilian officials, feeling that they were powerless and did not dare to charge into battle. They killed on the battlefield and were greedy for life and afraid of death. They were not heroes.
It's just a matter of words.
Our generals are noble, but all of them are heroes, and everyone is a hero.
He would kill on the battlefield and not even frown when the sword was cut.
No matter how severely injured he was, he never even hummed.
Life and death are not in sight.
This is what many military commanders and nobles often say when they drink and brag.
"I think back then, when I rode a horse and charged, carrying more than a dozen arrows, and I was scarred. It didn't matter, but I still rushed over and chopped people like vegetables..."
"Did you see the injuries on my body? I have never even hummed!"
"You guys endure a little hardship and scream after being hit a few times. If you were among my army, you would laugh your head off."
…
Chang Mao's loud scream just now made many military commanders frown.
Isn't it just a slap in the face?
Why, are you still screaming like those civil servants?
It's outrageous.
Some people even thought that they would laugh at Duke Zheng about this matter in the future.
But at this moment, when they heard Chang Mao's begging for mercy, everyone felt ashamed and wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Our military commander Xungui's face has been completely lost by this guy.
From now on, I will not be able to hold my head high in front of civil servants.
Look, don't you generals always promise that you are not even afraid of death?
Aren't you able to chop with swords and shoot arrows without frowning?
Haven't you always laughed at our civil servants for being cowardly and greedy for life and afraid of death?
How come you beg for mercy after being slapped?
There are many civil servants who have been punished.
Do you think anyone has surrendered or begged for mercy?
Do you know what literati style is?
Do you know what high moral integrity means?
A bunch of reckless men with no backbone at all...
When all the military commanders and nobles of the dynasty thought of that scene, they all wanted to rush out and beat Chang Mao to death on the spot.
Shame on you!
Lost it at home!
Especially many of the military commanders and nobles who had always followed Chang Mao's lead, now even wanted to die.
Why did you choose such an unworthy elder brother?
How can I hold my head high and behave like a good person in front of everyone in the future?
Just now, everyone was feeling aggrieved for Chang Mao in their hearts, but now they all want him to die.
After all, if Chang Mao was unyielding and beaten to death, he would be the pride of military officers and nobles in the future.
Our brother Chang won’t beg for mercy even if he is beaten to death!
pity.
They think so.
But Chang Mao didn't think so.
As soon as he heard that if he didn't give in or beg for mercy, he would be beaten to death, he was so frightened that he lost six of his seven souls.
She has been pampered since she was a child, stretching out her hands when clothes come and opening her mouth when food comes.
There were hordes of slaves, drunkenness, and happy days of singing and dancing. He still wanted to enjoy the rest of his life.
Dad has been through life and death to earn this family fortune, and it is now his sons' turn to enjoy the blessing.
How could he be willing to let him die?
In comparison, reputation, integrity, and losing face in front of friends are all worth mentioning.
No matter where life is at stake.
Isn’t the maid at home sweet?
Aren’t the girls in Zuixian Tower beautiful?
Isn’t the newly married concubine delicious?
…
If you die, all this will be gone.
Therefore, as soon as he heard that he was going to be beaten to death, he immediately begged for mercy.
A smile appeared at the corner of Zhu Yunzhen's mouth.
He had long expected Chang Mao's begging for mercy.
This kind of young man might be beaten hard just to save face.
But I will never be willing to die.
Surrendering and begging for mercy is inevitable.
"Now that you know your mistake, stop fighting and bring him in."
Soon, two Jinyi guards held up Chang Mao's body and dragged him in.
Chang Mao's buttocks were already dripping with blood.
Daming played the game, but he did it with his pants off.
At this time, he was brought to the court. Although he put his pants on again, the blood had already soaked through the pants and seeped out, which showed how badly he was beaten.
Chang Mao couldn't kneel down, so he could only lie on the ground and said: "Chang Mao knows that he was wrong, and he will never dare to do it again next time. Thank you... thank you... thank His Highness Taisun for sparing his life."
Seeing him being beaten like this, all the officials in the court felt sad.
But they all showed disdain.
The dignified son of King Kaiping was so miserable?
Just hit the board a few times and then beg for mercy?
He's just like this, leading troops to fight and charging into battle?
He really embarrassed his father.
If you often encounter knowledge under the spring spring, will you be so angry that you will come to life?
Zhu Yunxu smiled and said, "Then do you know where the mistake is?"
Chang Mao lowered his head and said: "Subordinate officials should not openly talk back to His Majesty the Emperor and Grandson in court, regardless of their superiority or inferiority."
"You are not wrong about this."
Zhu Yunzhen said: "If the Jinling Military Academy really fails to train troops well, how can you do anything wrong if you argue based on the reason and take advantage of its shortcomings?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the officials in the court showed doubts.
Did they not understand what His Highness Taisun said?
The same goes for Chang Mao.
But after he was beaten, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just lowered his head deeply and remained silent.
"There are four of your faults."
"First: Jinling Military Academy is an important military area, and outsiders are not allowed to enter without authorization. As a general of the Ming Dynasty, you should know that the military laws of this dynasty are strict. Let me ask you, what is the crime according to the military law of the Ming Dynasty if you trespass on an important area of the military area without permission?"
Chang Mao trembled and said: "The Ming Dynasty's military law stipulates that those who trespass on important areas of the army will be killed!"
Zhu Yunxuan sneered: "So you still know! Then why do you maintain your identity and break in without permission?"
"On this basis, I can take your head off your neck. If I hadn't thought that you were the Queen of Kaiping, how could I have been so lenient?"
Chang Mao didn't dare to refute.
In fact, as the Duke of Zheng, he was also the commander of the army.
He can break into any camp in the Ming Dynasty.
Is anyone really asking for this?
Never!
Even if Lao Zhu knew it, it wouldn't be a big deal.
Not to mention ordinary army camps, even the lobby of the Ministry of War, if you break into it, what else can you do?
There is no general or official who is not smart enough to take this seriously.
Not to mention in this era, but in future generations, it would definitely be illegal for a military commander with the rank of major general to break into a battalion or company garrison that is not under his jurisdiction.
After all, if the army is not under the control of this major general, then the major general is also an outsider.
How could you just break into the military camp?
But will this major general be seriously held accountable?
Generally speaking, obviously not.
At best, a few criticisms would be overwhelming.
Not to mention, Chang Mao's military rank, in later generations, would have been at least a general, much higher than a major general.
Before that, even though he did not command the army in Jinling City, he often wandered into the nearby military camps.
After a group of distinguished and meritorious officials, young masters and brothers, entering any military camp feels like returning to their own home.
Not to mention entering the military camp, he took the singers and beauties to the military camp to drink, and watched them dance in the military camp while the generals boasted and chatted. He had done this kind of thing often.
Punishment?
How can it be?
Not to mention, he went to Jinling Military Academy not just for food, drink and fun, nor to make fun of the new recruits, but to actually observe how well they were trained.
Of course he is confident in doing things for the country.
But Zhu Yunzhen wanted to bring him to the table and Chang Mao could not refute.
For many things, no one will care if they are not weighed on the scale or weigh four or two.
When I got on the scale, I couldn't even weigh a thousand pounds.
If we follow the Ming Dynasty's military law, the problem will be serious.
After all, the military law of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulates that anyone who breaks into the military camp without permission will be killed.
But there is no regulation. Officials of any high level do not need to abide by this regulation!
No, that means regardless of level.
Chang Mao believes that he is doing things for the country, but the country has national laws and the family has family rules. Without permission, it is illegal.
Although he was dissatisfied, he really couldn't find a reason to object.
Zhu Yunzhen insisted on this point and used this to suppress him.
The new army is an army that transcends eras, and he has never thought about making these generals from the old era understand.
At least, until the new army proves itself with its illustrious military exploits, these people's incomprehension and lack of support are justified.
After the Qing Dynasty was opened by foreigners with foreign guns and cannons in later generations, it was difficult to reform, and the resistance against it was extremely huge.
Not to mention, the Ming Dynasty's national power is now at its peak and there is no crisis of national subjugation.
The new army came out of nowhere and was completely different from the original army. How could we make them accept it?
Even if the Ming Dynasty's thoughts were more open than those of the Qing Dynasty, they were not open to this extent!
In the eyes of the generals and officials of the Ming Dynasty, how can they be called an army without even training in swords, mao, bows and arrows?
Can you go to the battlefield and kill the enemy?
What a big joke!
Zhu Yunxuan also gave up his plan to persuade these people verbally from the beginning.
He just enforces it.
When the new army one day goes to the battlefield and makes great achievements, those who question it will naturally have to keep their mouths shut.
Facts speak louder than words.
Because of this, Zhu Yunzhen made deals with civilian officials about opening military schools to train new troops, hoping to minimize resistance.
Although he was confident in the combat power of the new army, it would take a long time for the new army to train into an army and go to the battlefield to fight.
If it is forced to stop because of too much opposition, it will be a waste.
Although flintlocks have been invented, they have huge advantages over bows and arrows, far beyond the capabilities of the original muskets. The rolling tide of the times can no longer be resisted.
But there is no corresponding system and no specially trained new army.
It is still difficult to bring out the power of new weapons.
This greatly slowed down the Ming Dynasty's transformation from cold weapons to hot weapons.
The Age of Discovery is coming.
At this point, he didn't want to be disturbed.
But an accident happened.
The civil servants abided by the agreement and did not object.
However, the military commander Xungui stood up.
Chang Mao went to court to make the matter public.
It is conceivable that after this, the opposition to the Jinling Military Academy and the New Army must have become louder and louder.
In the eyes of those opponents, they all think about Ming Dynasty.
In their view, the renegade new army cannot be regarded as an army.
Zhu Yunzhen also had some doubts in his heart, whether some civil servants were secretly provoking Chang Mao as a gunman.
Just like Lan Yu when he asked to register his grandson.
When it comes to political struggles and struggles for power in the court, the scheming and strategies of these generals are far inferior to those of civilian officials.
Now is the critical moment for setting up the advisory office, and the civil servants want to take this opportunity to test him.
Or maybe it's just that the military commanders and nobles also want to get involved in the power of the Councilor's Office, so that's why.
However, it is meaningless to delve deeper into this matter.
Now that Chang Mao stands up, suppress him.
But that alone is not enough.
Zhu Yunzhen already knew it in his heart. It seemed that the matter of setting up an advisory office was far more complicated than he thought.
The discussion hasn't officially started yet, but the confrontation is already so intense.
You can imagine how much of a shock it will be when the plan is officially announced later.
Now the arrow is on the string and must be fired.
Immediately, Zhu Yunzhen regained his faith.
He holds great power, life and death, all decided by his word.
If this group of people still can't be suppressed, then there is no need for him to be a prisoner.
However, the thrilling and thrilling confrontation in the court, and the intrigues between each other, are even worse than the killings on the battlefield.
There are so many people in the palace, but no one is easy to deal with.
If you do anything wrong, you will fall into their scheme.
You must be very energetic.
Can the Advisory Office be successfully established as planned without being obstructed and sabotaged by these people?
Whether he can establish the majesty of His Highness the Grand Sun, and then there will be no more obstacles in the supervision of the country, it all depends on this.
(End of chapter)
