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

"Your Majesty, we are wronged!"

"Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"

"........."

A total of more than a dozen men came out of the four families, lined up in a row, knelt on the ground and cried, but they did not look like they were faking it.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but frown.

It’s so fucking cruel!

When he started the rebellion, he even ignored his own son who was still in the Fifth Army Camp?

What's going on? Are you thinking that since their son is unaware of the situation, you will show mercy?

"British Duke!"

"Chen is here!"

"Bring people and search the house!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Weixian did not hesitate for a moment. In fact, he was eager to leave here as soon as possible.

The nobles rebelled, which made him ashamed to face the emperor...

As soon as they left, apart from Wang Tiqian and other eunuchs and the Xuanwu Gate guards, only Lu Xiangsheng and Li Dingguo were left here.

Zhu Youxiao reached out and rubbed Li Dingguo's head a few times, and said with approval.

"Those few shots were great!"

"I'll ask the chef from the East Factory to give you two more fat pigs later!"

"In addition, I will give you 10,000 taels of silver, and you can reward them!"

"It's almost dawn, and we still have classes during the day, so take them back and remember to pack up everything that needs to be packed up!"

Li Dingguo was overjoyed. He led his brothers behind him to kneel on the ground and kowtow three times in a serious manner.

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

After getting up, they left in the direction of Bei'anmen, but they also carefully picked up the fragments from the mortar explosion.

Logically speaking, the next step should be the reward for the Shenji Camp, but Zhu Youxiao set his sights on the commander guarding the Xuanwu Gate.

"What's your name?"

"Your Majesty, I am Lu Chang'an, the captain of the Jinwu Guards!"

Lu Changan knelt on one knee, and the revolver at his waist knocked against the bluestone slab, making a crisp sound.

Zhu Youxiao nodded and looked at Wang Tiquan.

"Draft an imperial decree. Lu Changan has made great contributions in defending the city and will be promoted two levels."

Wang Tiqian bowed and said, "I'll remember that."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changan kowtowed three times: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The rest of the defenders were also rewarded. After settling matters here, Zhu Youxiao took Lu Xiangsheng and Prince Xin to the Qianqing Palace.

As for the soldiers of the Shenji Camp, they returned to the camp outside the city first.

Arriving at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao looked at Prince Xin.

"Please wait outside for a moment, Fifth Brother. I have something to discuss with Lu Guancao."

Prince Xin dared not object. After nodding, he walked aside and waited quietly.

After entering the hall and closing the door, Zhu Youxiao asked Lu Xiangsheng, "Did you get anything out of Keshi?"

Lu Xiangsheng replied: "Your Majesty, the story of the cat replacing the prince is indeed true, and I have sent people to find the three pregnant women.

"When His Majesty faked his death, she pushed those pregnant women out, trying to pretend to be a dragon seed and inherit the throne!"

"When the fake dragon seed grows up, I will pass it on to the descendants of the Hou family!"

"Eunuch Wei was not aware of this matter. It was Ke Shi who insisted on doing it. Fortunately, the Empress saw through her plan and she failed to succeed."

Zhu Youxiao still had one thing he didn't understand, and frowned, "Then why did she attack the prince?"

This time Lu Xiangsheng did not answer immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and then bowed.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I dare not tell you the answer to this question!"

"Um?"

Zhu Youxiao was stunned.

"What is there that you dare not say? I forgive you and tell me!"

Lu Xiangsheng then stammered, "Your Majesty..."

"Ever since Ke Shi gave birth to Hou Guoxing, she has lost her fertility!"

"She said that since she couldn't give birth to a child for Your Majesty, she would never allow anyone else to give birth to Your Majesty's blood!"

"But rest assured, Your Majesty, I am the only one who knows about this. If a third person knows about it, I will die as an apology!"

"boom!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao smashed the cup in his hand into pieces.

greedy!

envy!

vicious!

This woman is simply insane!

And the previous apocalypse...

These are a pair of bastards!

Lu Xiangsheng's neck shrank back unnaturally, his heart full of anxiety.

Damn, will the emperor kill me to silence me?

But in fact, Zhu Youxiao was already mentally prepared when he took Ke Shi to Shenjiying.

He knew that the immoral affair would definitely leak out, but there was nothing he could do!

Keshi and Wei Zhongxian were mistresses. God knows whether Wei Zhongxian was involved in those things?

Therefore, he was not very confident about handing the interrogation over to either the Eastern Depot or the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

The only option left is the newly remodeled Shenjiying.

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's reaction, Zhu Youxiao cleared his cough twice in embarrassment.

"Don't panic. I don't mind you knowing this."

"It's all just the stupidity of youth, nothing serious."

Lu Xiangsheng felt relieved and quickly agreed with his words.

"Yes, yes, your Majesty is wise. I also did a lot of foolish things when I was young."

Zhu Youxiao became interested after hearing this and looked at him with curiosity: "Huh? You also slept with a wet nurse?"

Lu Xiangsheng was almost choked to death by these words and quickly explained for himself.

"Your Majesty, please don't tease me. I just peeked at the lady next door taking a bath when I was a child..."

Zhu Youxiao was delighted. He did not expect that this famous general had such an experience. So he asked, "Is it good?"

Lu Xiangsheng replied subconsciously: "It doesn't look good..."

As soon as he said this, he seemed to realize something was wrong and quickly changed his words.

"Oh no, it looks good..."

"No... not good..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Chapter 59 Whoever dares to speak too much, I will kill him

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's tearful expression, Zhu Youxiao felt much better.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore."

"We are always recruiting new soldiers. How many troops does the Shenji Battalion have now?"

Lu Xiangsheng felt as if he had been pardoned. He patted his chest and took two deep breaths before he bowed and replied.

"Your Majesty, the first batch is 8,000 people, the second batch is 6,000 people, and the third batch has just started. 3,000 people have passed the screening. If you give me another half a month, the Shenji Camp will have 20,000 available soldiers!"

It is a rare thing to be able to recruit 20,000 people in such a short time.

After all, it is winter now. If you want to recruit soldiers, you must send people to the counties near the capital to publicize.

For the people who come to sign up for the screening, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating along the way are all very tedious tasks.

But Zhu Youxiao was still not satisfied. He shook his head and said, "Not enough! I want 50,000 people!"

Next year will be the first year of Chongzhen in history, which is 1628.

The Tartars would try to invade the Ming border, but in official history, they were repelled by Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou in the Battle of Huangniwa, so there is no need to worry.

Zhu Youxiao did not intend to intervene in the border war too early, and tried his best to let Huang Taiji act according to the original historical trajectory.

The best opportunity to inflict a heavy blow to the Tartars will come the year after next, that is, in 1629, when we reach Xifengkou!

Therefore, he needed to stabilize the situation in the Ming Dynasty before that, and train enough elite soldiers and generals to give them a head-on blow when the Later Jin invaded the pass!

The main reason why Zhu Youxiao allocated money without thinking when the border troops requested military pay earlier, even though he knew that the troops were in a state of disarray!

He is not afraid of spending money, as long as it can buy back time, no matter how much it costs!

Even if you spend all the money you have, it is not too difficult to raise some more.

After all, in today's Ming Dynasty, there are plenty of fat pigs waiting for him to raise his butcher knife!

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the number of fifty thousand, he was shocked.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will do my best!"

Zhu Youxiao then nodded with satisfaction.

"Go, it's getting late. I'll have someone deliver the reward to the camp tomorrow. Everyone who goes out to fight tonight will get a share!"

Lu Xiangsheng bowed and took his leave.

It was already four o'clock in the morning, and a layer of white frost had formed on the bluestone slabs outside the hall.

Prince Xin stood outside for nearly an incense stick of time. He was sweating profusely due to running in a hurry, and now his sweat had turned cold.

When he entered the hall, his body was still shaking uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao hurriedly called for the guards outside to bring a chair over.

"Fifth brother, are you freezing outside? Come sit down and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up!"

Perhaps because he was forced to rebel, Prince Xin was very nervous.

"Da da da...I am not...cold...Da da da, not cold..."

There was a sound like a gun firing from his mouth when he spoke, which made Zhu Youxiao want to laugh.

"Okay, stop holding on!"

After saying that, he stood up and personally poured a cup of hot water for Prince Xin.

Prince Xin had just sat down when he stood up again, took the tea with both hands and nodded continuously.

"I am terrified. Thank you, brother!"

"You and I are brothers, there is no need to do this!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, then looked at him and smiled.

"Fifth brother should be very idle at home, right?"