Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

"This time, the reform of the garrisons will start from the garrisons in the capital."

"Summarize the good experience and promote it to northern Zhili, then replace the training officials and promote it to all parts of the country."

"The plan was formulated under the leadership of the Privy Council, assisted by the Five Military Commandery and the Ministry of War, and coordinated by other government offices."

"But those who shirk their responsibilities will be severely punished. The Ministry of Personnel will cooperate with the Ministry of War to deal with the officials in a timely manner."

Talking about the arrangement of the reform of the garrison, Zhu Youjian glanced at the ministers and instructed Ni Jiashan, the attendant beside him:

"Ni Qing, please write a letter of commitment and attach it to today's diary."

"All ministers attending the meeting today must sign to keep the contents of the meeting strictly confidential and promise to follow them."

"If anyone leaks the reorganization plan before it is released, or pretends to follow the plan but actually violates it, they will be dismissed from their posts and replaced by others."

These harsh words made the officials realize that the emperor was serious.

If he made any mistake in this matter, his official position would be dismissed by the emperor. Even if he could keep his title, it would not belong to him.

Apparently, the emperor thought that much of the content of the previous discussion should not be made public, so as to avoid causing unrest in the army and causing various problems.

Yuan Keli also believed that these contents needed to be kept confidential, but the emperor's method of having people sign was actually not very binding.

Thinking of the guards around him, he suggested:
"I think your majesty should send guards to all the ministers attending today's meeting."

"To prevent the matter from being leaked and someone from assassinating the minister out of spite."

This is not about preventing assassination, it is clearly about arranging guards to watch over the ministers.

But Zhu Youjian nodded and said approvingly:
"Mr. Yuan is right. I will dispatch at least two warriors from the imperial camp to accompany each minister."

“The Privy Council must also formulate a reorganization plan as soon as possible and publish what can be published.”

"Things that should not be made public will be told to the ministers present today and will remain strictly confidential."

"After these matters are settled, the Warrior Battalion will withdraw."

Seeing the unwilling eyes of the ministers, especially the nobles, Zhu Youjian said seriously:
"The Imperial Camp and the new troops of the Patrol Camp, also known as the Eagle Army, must enter a state of combat readiness."

"Once chaos occurs, the capital will be immediately placed under martial law and placed under military control."

"The soldiers of the Shenji Camp must also be comforted to ensure that the Jing Camp does not become chaotic."

The last sentence was spoken to Li Banghua, Zhang Weixian and Zhu Guobi. All three of them bowed their heads and accepted the order, assuring the emperor that there would be absolutely no chaos in the Beijing camp.

Xu Guangqi, who was in charge of training the new army, even told the emperor that apart from being on duty at the court, he would stay in the Yingyang Army during these days.

After hearing Xu Guangqi's words, some nobles who served in the Beijing camp and did not want the brave warriors from the imperial camp to enter their homes also expressed that they would stay in the barracks.

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with their statement, thinking that even though these people were not very capable, they were still loyal.

However, the actual results will have to be seen.

Deep down, he didn't want the matter to be leaked, causing setbacks in the reform of the garrison.

But if things really go wrong, he won't be lenient.

He would confiscate the property of any nobles or ministers who dared to leak the news and force them to be sent overseas.

These people's land and property could be used to settle soldiers and complete the reform of the garrisons.

Thinking about these things viciously in his heart, Zhu Youjian looked at the time, ended today's meeting, and was the first to leave Wuying Hall.

After the emperor left, all the officials heaved a sigh of relief, happy that the meeting was over. Before today's meeting, they really didn't expect that the reform of the Beijing Garrison would lead to the emperor making all the arrangements for the Garrisons inside and outside the capital and all over the country.

If they had known this earlier, they would have made preparations earlier and come up with a more complete plan.

The ministers who wanted to do something thought so, while some of the nobles who were usually just figureheads in the Five Military Commandery regretted why they participated in today's meeting?
If they did not participate, there would be no trouble. These people were very worried when they thought that the Royal Camp Warriors would follow them for a period of time in the future.

Under their complaints, Funing Marquis Zhu Guobi walked up to Yingguo Duke Zhang Weixian and said to him:
"Mr. Zhang, it's fine if you say that the civil officials sent warriors. They really need this."

"But each of our houses has servants and guards."

"Should we propose to His Majesty that we do not need to send other warriors?"

Zhang Weixian squinted his eyes and glanced at him, then said slowly and methodically:

"As long as Marquis Funing promises His Majesty that he will not leak the news, His Majesty may agree to this proposal."

"I plan to stay in the military camp these days, so I won't get involved in this matter."

Zhu Guobi's expression froze when he heard this, and he didn't dare to propose it to the emperor himself.

He even thought of one thing, that is, Zhang Weixian and some other nobles serving in the Beijing Camp were living in the military camp. If he, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Camp, did not live in the barracks, he would definitely lose points in the emperor's heart.

In that case, let alone becoming the governor-general of the Beijing Camp in the future, it would be hard to say whether he could even continue to serve as the admiral of the Shenji Camp.

This made him think about it and decided to live in the military barracks as well.

Anyway, time is limited to a few days. At worst, we can urge the Privy Council to finalize the reorganization plan as soon as possible.

For a time, people in the capital saw a strange thing: all the nobles serving in the Beijing camp lived in the military camp.

The generals of the Beijing Camp were more present than ever before, leading people to speculate whether the Beijing Camp was going to go to war.

Especially after learning that the Imperial Camp of the Imperial Horse Administration and the new army of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had all entered a state of combat readiness, there were even more rumors flying around the capital, with many people saying that a war was going to take place.

The Privy Council was therefore under great pressure and needed to finalize and announce the reorganization plan as soon as possible.

The former office of the Left Military Governor's Office is now the headquarters of the General Staff. Officials of the Privy Council also work here and directly control this most important military command agency.

In the meeting room of the General Staff, Yuan Keli summoned a group of privy ministers to start the meeting. Li Fengxiang, the seal holder of the Imperial Horse Administration, who was present at the meeting, suddenly said:

"The reform of the garrison is a matter of great importance, and unrest may occur."

"Your Majesty secretly instructed to give an order to Liaodong Governor Sun Chengzong, to assure him that the hereditary officials serving in Liaodong would only be promoted and not demoted."

"At the same time, have Liaodong prepare a troop of soldiers and horses to go to Beijing to quell the rebellion."

"The General Staff is responsible for turning this order into a military order, planning the marching route and food supplies in the name of transferring Liaodong troops to participate in the exercise, and ensuring that the Liaodong troops can arrive in time."

"This matter is classified as top secret, and those who know about it will be held accountable."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect the emperor to have such an arrangement.

Some people still had doubts about this, but after seeing the handwritten order that Li Fengxiang took out and the confirmation from Zheng Shiyi, the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Minister of Intelligence, they could only obey orders.

The first step in the reform of the Wei Suo system began with leaving Liaodong unchanged for the time being.

All the officers and soldiers who served in Liaodong must be listed separately.

Those who have fought in Liaodong should also be treated specially. (End of this chapter)