Emperor Chongzhen was too extreme.

Chapter 8 The Embroidered Uniform Guard and Shaanxi
As the emperor's personal eunuch who had grown up with him since childhood, Wang Chengen naturally had some understanding of the emperor's personality.

In the past, it would have been absolutely impossible for emperors to remain so calm in such a situation.

Wang Chengen attributed all these changes to destiny.

So I became increasingly excited.

But at the same time.

A sense of unease began to rise in his heart.

Once the high-ranking officials in the court receive news that the emperor is training his inner guards, they will surely try to stop him.

However, given the current emperor's temperament, he is unlikely to compromise with them easily.

But Wang Chengen had little idea of ​​what the emperor would do next.

He wasn't particularly bright, and there were some things he couldn't see too far ahead of.

However, these things are not so important to me; as long as I am loyal, that is enough.

The other emperors will make their own decisions.

While Wang Chengen and Wei Zhongxian, the two close eunuchs, were each deep in thought.

The fifty prisoners in the training ground were quickly killed by the two hundred eunuchs.

Only then did Zhu Youjian stand up and look at the crowd before him.

He saw the Emperor rise.

The two hundred eunuchs who had been hacking people away immediately dropped their swords and knelt on the ground.

Zhu Youjian could tell that the expressions of these teenagers, who were killing for the first time, were all different.

Some were excited, some were panicked, and some were trembling.
But at the same time, there is one thing that is the same.

That is, deep down, they all carried a worship and fear of imperial power.

By exploiting this extreme emotion, Zhu Youjian could easily train a bodyguard that was more loyal than any of his direct-lineage armies in his previous life.

The dead questions are now attacking Zhu Youjian again – how exactly did his predecessor lose?

Putting that question out of his mind, Zhu Youjian pointed to the young eunuch who had rushed out first.

This young eunuch was an old servant of Prince Xin's mansion, and Zhu Youjian felt that he looked familiar when he first saw him.

After thinking it over, I remembered that the man's name was Xiao Hongzi.

"Little Hongzi, you were the bravest just now, so you shall temporarily take charge of the Imperial Guard."

"This servant kowtows to thank Your Majesty for your holy grace! Long live the Emperor!"

Ignoring the blood on his body, Xiao Hongzi immediately began to kowtow repeatedly with great joy.

Although it's only temporary now, as long as I work harder, I'll be able to get rid of the "temporary" part sooner or later.

Simultaneously.

Xiao Hongzi couldn't help but feel a desire to die for the emperor.

A lowly eunuch like him could be dragged out and beaten to death at will if some noble in the palace took a dislike to him.

And now? With just a word from the Emperor, he became the Commander of the Imperial Guards!
Although the guard currently only has two hundred men, Xiao Hongzi believes that this number will expand rapidly in the near future.

After appointing Xiao Hongzi, Zhu Youjian divided these people into teams of five, and then into groups of two teams.

Then he selected three eunuchs who had performed exceptionally well during the killing and appointed them as squad leaders.

The guard of two hundred men was only appointed with three squad leaders and one commander, and the others kneeling on the ground began to have their own ideas.

There are still many empty seats.

I failed to attract His Majesty's attention this time, so I must work harder next time.

Taking one step faster now is equivalent to running ten thousand steps in the future.

After the personnel appointments were completed, Zhu Youjian personally distributed silver to the two hundred people.

Besides the two grand prizes of one thousand taels each, the other eunuchs, even those who failed to snatch anyone to kill, each received a reward of twenty taels of silver.

Don't underestimate the number twenty taels. To a big shot, it's really nothing.

But for lowly eunuchs like them, who didn't get much money and had to offer tributes to their seniors in the palace from time to time, it was already a huge sum of money.

This naturally elicited another round of gratitude, which goes without saying.

Then, Zhu Youjian summoned Wei Zhongxian: "Bring one hundred prisoners here tomorrow, give them swords and knives, and also give two hundred sets of high-quality armor to my guards."

"This servant obeys the decree!" Wei Zhongxian hurriedly knelt down.

After speaking, Zhu Youjian looked at the eunuchs and asked, "Tomorrow I will have you fight the enemy with real swords and spears. Are you afraid?"

"no!"

"I will die for the Emperor!"

The shouts of two hundred eunuchs, ready to die for their cause, were deafening.

The money that has just been received has barely been warmed up, and wealth and glory are right in front of them. Who would be afraid?
Everyone in the palace knows that if you want to climb the ranks, no matter what method you use, you have to pay a bloody price.
Leaving Wansui Mountain.

Zhu Youjian, surrounded by people on both sides, went to the Imperial Kitchen again.

Although Xu Yingyuan was greedy for money, he still had some tricks up his sleeve.

Upon assuming office, he discovered several eunuchs who were treacherous and had connections with outsiders, and had them beaten to death on the spot.

The Imperial Kitchen is a large and complex place, and it will take some time to fully control it.

But with this start, at least no one dared to do anything too outrageous anymore.

Zhu Youjian said a few words of encouragement, and before leaving, he patted Xu Yingyuan on the shoulder, which moved Xu Yingyuan to tears.

He left the Imperial Kitchen.

After returning to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youjian began to review the official register and the memorials from various places over the past few years.

Although they came from the future, Zhu Youjian at this moment was limited by technology and communication, and could only learn about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty through these memorials.

This time, his focus was mainly on the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Shaanxi (Yansui).

As a secret service agency, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was extremely useful.

But the Imperial Guards of today seem to be less loyal.

Tian Ergeng, the current commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, comes from the civil service. His grandfather was once the Minister of War, but he himself became the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard by currying favor with Wei Zhongxian.

He was too lazy to figure out which side Tian Ergeng belonged to.

For Zhu Youjian, it was essential to keep this kind of intelligence agency firmly under his control.

If the person in this position is not a trusted confidant whom you personally promoted, then you must replace them.

then.

Zhu Youjian then focused his attention on the memorials from Shaanxi over the years.

Shaanxi is one of the nine important border towns.

Judging from the memorials submitted over the past few years, the drought there is extremely severe, and popular uprisings caused by the drought are frequent.

Not only that, but there were also frequent invasions by foreign tribes (the Mongols of the Ordos region), and the problem of unpaid wages for soldiers was extremely serious.

The memorial only showed individual words.

However, Zhu Youjian knew that in this agricultural society, the problems in Shaanxi were probably on the verge of exploding and needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

Think about this.

Zhu Youjian ordered Wang Chengen to send several eunuchs to Shaanxi to secretly gather information about the situation there.

Now that Zhu Youjian has just ascended the throne, most of the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace are eager to impress him, not to mention those who are the direct descendants of Prince Xin's mansion.

Moreover, although Zhu Youjian had been on the throne for less than a month, people could sense that the atmosphere within the imperial city seemed to have begun to change.

Therefore, after receiving the imperial decree, several eunuchs immediately and solemnly set off secretly for the border town in Shaanxi.

(End of this chapter)