Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Therefore, when he touched upon some secrets in the Beijing camp, he was immediately counterattacked by the nobles.

Various impeachment memorials flew into the palace like snowflakes, and Li Banghua, who came to rectify military affairs, almost lost his life!

Zhu Youxiao originally thought that this was a record tampered by the Qing Dynasty, but he did not expect that the facts he saw today were even more severe than what was recorded in history books!

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought these soldiers were refugees fleeing famine!

Look at these military officers of various levels kneeling in front of you, which one of them doesn’t look fat and big-eared?

Until now, he didn't dare to look back at Sun Chuanting.

Why should people risk their lives to defend such a Ming Dynasty?

Why?

After taking another look at the military officers present, he suddenly shouted.

"Tian Ergeng! Wei Zhongxian!"

"Chen is here!"

"Order the Imperial Guards to work with the Eastern Depot to immediately conduct an investigation of the Beijing camp. I want to know how many men, armor, and horses are missing. Even if there is a single nail missing, you must report it to me!"

"I want to know how rotten this Beijing camp is!"

"Yes!"

Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng, with bruised faces and noses, bowed at the same time, then led their men to start working.

A group of people went to the Beijing Camp Yamen and brought back all the rosters and account books.

Cartloads of booklets piled up into a small mountain on the parade ground.

Except for the soldiers who had been standing on the parade ground for a whole day, all the remaining soldiers were called over and lined up in rows according to their respective affiliations.

By the time all this was done, it was already bright.

Having not slept for a whole day and night, with the sunlight shining on his face, Zhu Youxiao felt dizzy. He bit the tip of his tongue hard to perk himself up again.

Nearly half of the military heroes in front of him had fallen.

Bucket after bucket of cold water was poured down, and the land beneath them had now turned into a quagmire.

Zhu Youxiao no longer paid attention to them and was listening to Tian Ergeng's reports.

"Your Majesty!"

"The four divisions of the central army of the Shenji Camp should have 17,000 people, but the actual number is 2,200!"

"The three divisions of the Left Wing of the Divine Machine Camp should have 10,500 men, but the actual number is 873!"

"The three divisions of the Right Wing of the Divine Machine Camp should have 11,200 soldiers, but the actual number is 651!"

"........."

Every word in the report was like a heavy hammer hitting Zhu Youxiao's heart, making it difficult for him to breathe!

There are 40,000 soldiers in the Shenji Camp, but now there are less than 6,000 soldiers left!

There are 3,000 troops in the 3,000-man camp, but there are less than 500 cavalrymen left, and not even 300 horses that can be ridden!

The largest of the Five Army Camps, with a strength of 100,000 men, only had less than 10,000 men show up!

In other words, only one tenth of the 170,000 soldiers in the Beijing Army were left!

And this is just a human being!

But the imperial court still has to pay the military salaries of 170,000 people every year!

The food they eat for free is simply crazy!

"boom!"

Zhu Youxiao stood up, kicked over the bench, then drew out the Embroidered Spring Sword from Tian Ergeng's waist and strode towards Li Shouqi, the commander of the Shenji Camp.

The tip of the knife dragged on the ground, making a metallic friction sound, and everyone held their breath.

Seeing two bright yellow boots embroidered with golden dragons stop less than a foot away from him, Li Shouqi subconsciously looked up.

But he saw Zhu Youxiao had already swung his Xiuchun Sword and hit him on the head.

Li Shouqi was horrified: "Your Majesty, please spare my life! Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

He wanted to get up and run away, but his right leg had no strength left after kneeling for half a day and a whole night. As soon as he struggled, he collapsed to the ground.

He quickly stretched out his hand to block.

Zhu Youxiao showed no sign of mercy. He swung his embroidered spring sword down suddenly, reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.

"Crack!"

"what!"

Li Shouqi's right hand was cut off at the elbow, but the knife's force remained unabated. However, due to his blocking, it failed to hit his neck, and instead clamped onto his shoulder.

He screamed, holding the severed end of his right arm with his surviving left hand, and his head subconsciously tilted to the right, resting on the back of the knife.

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

This is the Earl of Xiangcheng of the Ming Dynasty!

His ancestors were meritorious officials who followed Zhu Di in quelling the rebellion!

Just like that, it was chopped off?

Although he failed to be killed with one blow, everyone knew that this blow was by no means the end!

Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao kicked Li Shouqi in the face and pulled the Xiuchun Knife from his shoulder.

The next second, it changed to a straight stab!

Li Shouqi still wanted to resist, but the tip of the knife pierced his left palm and went into his throat!

After Zhu Youxiao casually pulled the blood-stained Xiuchun Knife back to Tian Ergeng.

Blood gushed out from Li Shouqi's throat like a fountain.

The dizziness that Zhu Youxiao had just suppressed came over him again, and coupled with the pungent smell of blood, his stomach began to churn.

This is his first time killing someone!

Moreover, it was done in such a bloody way!

But facing these ministers, he couldn't spit it out and could only hold it in.

After a long time, the feeling gradually faded away and he spoke.

"Tian Ergeng!"

"Chen is here!"

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were as sharp as arrows, staring at those military heroes and speaking word by word.

"Take some people with you and visit the homes of all the military heroes!"

"One soldier, five hundred taels of silver!"

"Whatever they take away, they must return to me!"

"If you eat what I have, you must spit it out!"

"As for those soldiers, leave them to them. Just think of it as me selling them to them!"

"If there are any who resist, they will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

Tian Ergeng called a few Jinyiwei over for Zhu Youxiao to dispatch, and then left with a team of people.

Chapter 19: Your Excellency, the Prefect of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Xiangsheng, is here to see you.

Zhu Youxiao had no intention of leaving the Shenjiying.

He knew that this matter had to be completed in one go.

At present, these military heroes all came alone, and at most, they only brought a few personal guards with them.

Under the watchful eyes of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot, they could not make any waves.

But once these military heroes leave here, God knows what they will do!

A desperate dog will jump over the wall!

Rabbits will bite when they are anxious!

Once these military honors backfire, with the current combat power of the Beijing Camp, I will definitely not be able to withstand it!

But he had no choice but to do it forcefully.

next year!

Next year, Huang Taiji will enter the pass from Xifengkou and arrive at the gates of Beijing. If I don't hurry to restore the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp, I'm afraid that by then, I will be in the same situation as Chongzhen, and can only defend the city gate and wait for the army to come to support me!

The sun was very strong in the early afternoon, and he couldn't bear it anymore after not sleeping all night.

But the inventory work could not be completed in a short time, so I simply asked someone to bring a rocking chair over.

Seeing Zhu Youxiao slowly closing his eyes in the rocking chair, Wei Zhongxian was very smart and asked someone to go back to the palace to get a canopy, and propped it up above the parade ground to block the sunlight for Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao slept very soundly and did not open his eyes until the evening.

But the first thing he did after opening his eyes was to give orders to Wei Zhongxian.

"Send someone out of the capital immediately!"

"Order Lu Xiangsheng to come to the capital immediately!

"Summon Qin Liangyu and lead the White Spear Army to Beijing as soon as possible!"

Wei Zhongxian was stunned: "Your Majesty, this...is not appropriate, right?"

Asking the military heroes to return the money would be a slap in their faces.

If you summon the local troops to the capital again, doesn't it mean that the emperor no longer trusts you military officers?

You know, these military officers are the top nobles in the Ming Dynasty!

Their ancestors were either founding heroes who followed Zhu Yuanzhang, or old ministers who followed Zhu Di in the Jingnan Campaign.

Killing one or two to vent your anger is fine, but if you offend them all...

"Nothing inappropriate!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand indifferently: "If any of them dare to object, I will send them down to appeal to the Hongwu Patriarch!"

"I can't trust them now!"

"I don't believe a single word they say!"

"Also, have someone keep an eye on their mansion, and report any unusual movements immediately!"

The questions and answers between the master and servant made the nobles on the earth feel like they were in an ice kiln.

Damn it, isn’t it said that one should not blame everyone?

Master, why doesn't he play by the rules?

Could it be that he really wanted to kill all the nobles in the court?

Suddenly, someone thought of what Zhu Youxiao had said before.

I was called by the Hongwu ancestor to be instructed in person!

Yes!

Only the Hongwu ancestor could teach such an emperor!

The sky of the Ming Dynasty has completely changed!

changed!

Zhu Youxiao stayed in the Shenjiying for a full ten days. Except for returning to the palace for morning court every three days, he stayed here for all his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

After ten days, all those military heroes were exhausted.

The only meal every day was a millet-flour steamed bun, a small dish of pickles, and a bowl of porridge.