Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 112 Inspecting Beijing Camp
The emperor's tour is actually very troublesome.

Leaving aside guards of honor and so on, Jin Yiwei will plow through wherever they pass by, so as to ensure that no strange faces show up.

The local government office must urgently arrest all the gangsters on the street, sweep the street in advance, and pave the road with loess.

Even though Zhu Qiyu had ordered everything to be kept simple, Wang Fuyin was still busy all night that night.

The next day, because he was going to inspect the Beijing camp, Zhu Qiyu skipped the morning court, and took a group of ministers early in the morning to drive towards the Beijing camp outside the city.

After the restructuring of the Beijing Camp, Shi Jing, the captain-in-law, served as the commander-in-chief, and Yu Qian was the governor of military affairs.

Due to the frequent mobilization of the army at the moment, some ministers came forward and asked to suspend the system of military supervision by middle officials. Considering that he did not have any manpower, Zhu Qiyu agreed.

So for the time being, there is no eunuch supervising army on the Beijing camp side.

The Jingying was stationed about ten miles away from the western suburbs of the capital.

Sitting in the middle of the Luanjia, when there were hundreds of steps away from the camp, Zhu Qiyu saw the soldiers of the Beijing camp lined up outside the camp.

This year's weather is colder earlier than in previous years. It's only September, and it's already faintly entering early winter.

As the bitter cold wind blew, these soldiers were dressed in military uniforms, their waists were straight, and their faces looked very rosy.

Yu Qian did not take a sedan chair like other civil servants, but rode a horse and followed in Luanjia. In addition to Yu Qian, there were several relatives such as Ningyang Hou Chen Mao who also followed on horses.

Looking at the officers and soldiers waiting in formation from a distance, Yu Qian said.

"Your Majesty, after the reorganization of the regiment and battalion, the supervision was strict. Three days ago, all the winter coats made in various places have been sent to the officers and soldiers. Now they are wearing the winter coats that have just been issued."

Yu Qian said it lightly, but Chen Mao frowned, which clearly meant something...

However, after thinking about it, Old Master Chen still didn't say anything.

Luanjia continued to move forward and stopped firmly in front of the camp.

"Shi Jing, the capital governor of the Chen Zuo Army, leads the soldiers of the Beijing camp, and welcomes the holy driver!"

Standing in front of him was a man in full armor, kneeling on one knee and shouting loudly.

This person is the son-in-law captain Shi Jing.

This person was also deliberately chosen by Zhu Qiyu, not for any other reason, but because Shi Jing's wife was the eldest daughter of the first emperor, Princess Shunde.

And Princess Shunde's mother is none other than Hu's family who was abolished by the first emperor.

The armor on Shi Jing's body collided, making a crisp sound.

As he knelt down on one knee, thousands of soldiers from the Beijing camp behind him also knelt down on one knee and shouted loudly.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Thousands of people shouted in unison, and the sound resounded through the sky, deafening, startling countless birds in the distance.

However, Zhu Qiyu clapped his hands and laughed loudly, saying.

"The soldiers of my capital battalion are powerful and well-organized, and they will surely defend our capital. Reward!"

So Cheng Jing stepped forward and said.

"The emperor has a decree to give one tael of silver and a piece of cloth to the soldiers of the Beijing camp to comfort the hearts of our soldiers in the Beijing camp."

Only at this time did Zhu Qiyu feel the pain of Shen Yi.

You must know that the rewards given by the emperor to his ministers are not from the court, but from the emperor's internal storage.

After this inspection trip, Xiao Wan's silver taels were gone.

Thanks to his patrol, he only wanted to see one battalion among the ten regiments. If all the Beijing battalions were called, the little knowledge of the inner treasury might not be enough to reward them.

However, the soldiers of the Beijing camp were very happy. The last emperor was not so generous.

You know, before the emperor came to inspect the Beijing camp, there would be rewards, but the rewards were all those generals.

On the contrary, a reward of a few hundred taels, a few hundred taels, sounds nice.

But it has nothing to do with these big soldiers, the emperor is better, and he gave two months of silver when he came.

All of a sudden, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp below all showed joy, sincerely hoping that the emperor would come to make more inspections, and shouted loudly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Zhu Qiyu had a smile on his face, but he couldn't help sighing in his heart.

After seeing all kinds of situations in the late Ming Dynasty and seeing the scene of the rebel army rushing into the imperial city, he knew in his heart that the people at the bottom actually wanted very little.

Having food to eat, clothes to wear, land to cultivate and work to do is the best life that most people dream of.

For these officers and soldiers, if they can not be oppressed by the superiors and receive their monthly silver and winter clothes on time, they are willing to work hard for the court, and even risk their lives.

Compared with rewarding those generals with silver, Zhu Qiyu is more willing to let these big soldiers get some benefits.

Not thinking of buying people's hearts, but soon, each of them will set foot on the battlefield, this amount of money is far from worth their contribution to fighting for Daming.

What's more, those generals often receive rewards on weekdays, but the chances for these officers and soldiers to receive rewards are only a few times.

With complicated emotions, Zhu Qiyu led a group of ministers to the martial arts arena that had been arranged long ago.

It was not the first time for Jingying to welcome Shengjia, so the procedures were already well prepared.

Since receiving the news last night, a high platform was built in the martial arts arena overnight.

Jin Yiwei took Shang Baosi to arrange the canopy and tables on the high platform in advance, and had to prepare wine and food, but was severely scolded by Zhu Qiyu.

They came to watch the drills of the Beijing camp, not to have a banquet. The soldiers under the stage were performing battles, and the ministers on the stage were eating and drinking. What did they look like!
At the same time, Shi Jing also came to the stage, lined up with Yu Qian and others, waiting for the martial arts performance to start.

After everyone was ready, the messenger gave an order, and hundreds of elite soldiers poured out in the martial arts arena, divided into several square formations.

At the front is the modified chariot, surrounded by fences, each half as high as a person, with iron sheets nailed on the outermost end, each chariot is controlled by one person, and there are three people standing on the chariot, one holding a shield and two holding knives .

After the chariot came the infantry with guns, and after that came the infantry with bows and arrows.

At this time, Shi Jing explained: "Your Majesty, this is the most basic method of warfare. Use chariots as cover, and infantry to advance slowly."

After finishing speaking, he gestured to the messenger, and the drums were beating loudly.

Dozens of chariots moved forward slowly, and countless flying arrows were shot from a distance, but they were all blocked by the chariots and shields.

At the same time, under the cover of the chariot, the infantry at the rear fired a round of arrows towards the opposite side.

The flying arrows on the opposite side rested for a while, and the firecrackers in the second row immediately went up, and the firearms were fired together. After the firearms were finished, the second round of flying arrows was fired at the same time.

During this process, under the cover of the chariot, the officers and soldiers kept moving forward, and they moved nearly a hundred steps forward in less than a cup of tea.

Shi Jing said: "Your Majesty, in this method, the chariot and infantry cooperate with each other, use arrows and firecrackers to consume the opponent's strength, and when the opponent approaches, use the sergeant hidden on the chariot to kill him with a waist knife."

After demonstrating the coordination of infantry and chariots, the next step is artillery.

However, the situation of the artillery is special, the momentum is huge, and it is difficult to move, so I only tried one, and more is mainly explained.

"The artillery is bulky, but it is a sharp weapon for defending the city. It is installed on the city wall during the war. It will be fired first before the battle, and it will hurt his army and horses. It can also cover our army's retreat when the gold is called."

After the demonstration of the artillery, the cavalry came next. There were not many cavalry in Ming Dynasty, but there were still many elite soldiers in the Beijing camp.

Zhu Qiyu glanced roughly, and there were about two hundred cavalrymen on the field, armed with long spears, broadswords on their waists, and bows and crossbows on their backs, but they did not bring firecrackers.

In contrast, following the cavalry were infantrymen holding shields. Like the cavalry, they also had long knives and crossbows on their backs. The difference was that they still had firecrackers hanging from their waists.

The drums of the messengers sounded, the cavalry went first, and the infantry followed closely behind. The shields in their hands not only protected themselves, but also protected the cavalry's horses and feet.

After all, it is not a real battlefield, so the demonstration time is not long, but it can be seen that the cooperation between cavalry and infantry is quite proficient.

So Zhu Qiyu said: "The combat power of the Beijing camp is really different from what it used to be. It's all due to Aiqing's contribution, which is great!"

After watching the drills in the Beijing camp, Zhu Qiyu was finally relieved.

Yu Qian is still as capable as ever. In this life, no matter what troubles happen in the court, he will continue to support Yu Qian's efforts to rectify the Beijing camp.

The appearance of Jingying now is better than what he saw in his previous life.

Until now, Zhu Qiyu has only let go of the heart that has been hanging for a while...

(End of this chapter)