Ming Dynasty entry: I am Chongzhen, the greatest emperor of all time!

Chapter 18 The night doesn’t stop

However, before Wu Xiang could figure it out, the sound of horse hooves came from the end of the street.

But this time the sound of horse hooves was much quieter.

Only a few breaths passed from the time Wu Xiang heard the sound to the time the cavalry arrived.

Wu Xiang turned around and saw that the people coming were about a hundred cavalrymen.

Different from the sturdy armored war horses of the Three Thousand Battalion Iron Cavalry.

The war horses of this centurion were all exceptionally slender.

Wu Xiang, a veteran of many battles, recognized it at a glance. It was the Hequ horse with excellent endurance.

In addition to the saddle, stirrups and reins, various weapons were hung on his body, and cotton cloth was tied to the horse's hooves to reduce noise.

As the flag bearer unfurled the flag, the cavalrymen all dismounted from their horses.

The chain mail made of fine iron rustled as he moved. The armor plates were only the size of copper coins, but they had triple fish-scale patterns on the shoulders and neck.

The goose-feather knife on each person's waist is shaped like a waning moon, and the scabbard is wrapped with three layers of tanned cowhide to prevent the blade from being frozen and cracked in the bitter cold of the north.

There is a quiver on the back with three-colored feathers inserted in it. The red-feathered heavy arrows can break armor, the white-feathered arrows can give warnings, and the black-feathered quick arrows can be poisoned.

Each man had a foot-long reverse blade hidden in his left boot, and a sulfur fire stick in his right boot.

What frightened Wu Xiang even more was the three-shot crossbows they carried, the crossbow triggers emitting a faint blue sheen.

There are five javelins hanging on each side of the saddle. The spear shafts are made of oil-soaked mulberry wood and the spear tips are quenched with green light.

The flag bearer flipped the flag again, and everyone knelt on one knee at the same time.

"The front of the Fifth Army Camp is closed at night. See you, General!"

Hearing this name, even with the example of the 3,000-man Yongwei Battalion and the French cannons before him, Wu Xiang couldn't help but take a deep breath.

No collection at night.

Since the Battle of Dalinghhe in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Wu Xiang had never heard of any army with a formal system of Yebushou.

Even the Guanning Army only picked out a dozen scouts from each thousand households.

It’s not that I don’t want to have one, it’s that I really can’t afford it.

A true night raider can survive alone behind enemy lines for seven days, relying on visual observation, reconnaissance, disguise, and espionage to find out the enemy's strengths and weaknesses.

Some elite soldiers can even judge the consumption of food and fodder by the feces of enemy horses.

In addition to having excellent endurance and perseverance, one must also be able to draw and read pictures, be able to escape from pursuit and blockade, and be proficient in using various secret codes.

Just knowing how to read and write is enough to eliminate 95% of the soldiers.

Apart from the large-scale battles where both sides face each other, the role of the Night Guards is not much different from that of the Cavalry Tanma.

If this continues, there will naturally be no organized night patrol.

In order to verify whether these people are the Ye Bushu in Wu Xiang's memory, or the kind of ruffians and bandits in the Beijing camp.

Wu Xiang took the horsewhip from his personal soldier and walked up to Ye Bushou as if nothing had happened.

He randomly selected a cavalryman and whipped him violently, with the tip of the whip suddenly stopping when it was three inches away from the cavalryman's face.

The cavalryman didn't even flutter an eyelash.

The corner of Wu Xiang's eye twitched. He clearly saw that the knight's right thumb had subconsciously pressed against the spring of the crossbow at his waist. If it were an actual combat, the poisonous crossbow would have already broken through the air by now.

Let Ye Bu Shou get up, Wu Xiang's mind is in a mess.

How much wealth did the late emperor leave for Your Majesty?

Or is it that His Majesty is actually the King Zhuang of Chu, who is known for his ability to make a big splash when he does make a statement?
Wu Xiang's previous impression of Zhu Youjian was that he was stubborn and self-righteous, hardworking but mediocre, valued reputation and face, was ambitious, and was embarrassed by the court officials.

But what happened in the past two days made him unable to grasp the pulse.

At the beginning, Zhou Kui's house was raided, he was promoted, and even promised to open up the sea rights. He thought that the emperor was forced into a desperate situation.

But when the 3,000-strong Yongwei Battalion appeared in front of him one after another, he reorganized the Jinyiwei with thunder and rectified the corrupt officials.

Wu Xiang suddenly realized that His Majesty might not be as simple as he seemed.

Unconsciously, Wu Xiang became more and more concerned about the city's defense.

The deployments he had made previously could only be passive because he was unable to determine where Li Zicheng's main attack would be.

Now with Yebushou, Wu Xiang finally had a real-time source of intelligence. Looking at the elite Yebushou, Wu Xiang didn't keep anyone and sent them all out.

There is only one mission, to find out all the details and marching plans of the rebel army at all costs.

If necessary, the three thousand cavalry battalions can take the initiative to attack and harass the logistics of the rebel army!
With so many troops capable of fighting against the Chuang army and even the Jiannu in the field, Wu Xiang is full of ambition!

……

Mid-afternoon, eight or nine o'clock in later generations.

Zhu Youjian ate three bowls of porridge and a dozen buns in one breath before slowly getting up.

Just now, the concubines in the harem, led by Queen Zhou, came together again.

Send them the last bit of gold and silver jewelry.

During this period, Empress Zhou did not mention Zhou Kui at all, but just asked Zhu Youjian to have a good rest and focus on state affairs.

At first, he was amazed that Queen Zhou was sensible and how could she have such a father.

But later he realized that Queen Zhou's appearance was the greatest plea to Zhou Kui.

On the contrary, if Queen Zhou cried and begged Zhu Youjian to spare Zhou Kui's life, it would make Zhu Youjian feel annoyed, and he would remember Zhou Kui's evil deeds again and kill him.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but sigh that there was no fool in the court.

Even last night, he took out so many high-ranking officials, ministers and nobles, catching them all off guard.

By the time they react, who knows what terrible things might have happened.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Li Ruolian just reported that more than 1.4 million taels of silver from the nobles have been deposited into the treasury.

Treasures of all kinds are looking for suitable buyers.

The private residences of ministers such as Luo Yangxing and Zhang Jinyan were also being searched. As long as the officials showed signs of private communication, Zhu Youjian would be able to obtain the information immediately.

He kept one of the two Night Guards given to him by the system.

These elite troops, comparable to later scouts, were dispersed and deployed to the homes of several key high-ranking officials.

Zhu Youjian just hoped that these people would cause a big stir, giving him a reason to raid more houses.

Unfortunately, until he finished his meal, there was no sign of large-scale contact, only a few people privately discussing the imprisonment of a certain official.

The rest of the officials, especially the newly appointed Prime Minister Ni Yuanlu and the Minister of Works and War Zhang Fengxiang, actually spontaneously suppressed the officials who were preparing to cause trouble.

Seeing that he couldn't catch any fish, Zhu Youjian had to hang up his fishing rod temporarily and turned to go to his private warehouse.

In the huge warehouse, more than one million taels of silver only occupied a small part.

According to Wang Chengen, the private treasury was once full during the Wanli period.

Zhu Youjian found it hard to imagine what the scene was like.

He sent away the eunuchs and placed his hands on the pile of silver.

[1.4 million taels of silver have been recharged]

[Number of redeemable draws: 14]

[Number of redeemable upgrades: 1]

Zhu Youjian really wanted to see what effect upgrading the entry would have.

But when I think about it, whether it is the court or the army, the negative entries are all blue and purple.

If you want to upgrade it to a positive entry, you have to upgrade it at least three or four times, which is of no help at this stage.

It’s better to draw new entries.