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Emperor Chongzhen's words revealed two pieces of information. First, as long as the new army performs well, it will expand its army. Obviously, if the new army expands, then they, the veterans, will benefit.

Second, if the new army does not perform well, then I'm sorry. The court lacks money and food and can only give priority to the army that wins the war, such as the army of Governor Denglai.

Emperor Chongzhen gave the new army two choices. Do you want to disappoint me, or do you want me to be proud of you? From beginning to end, he emphasized the honor of this new army: the emperor personally formed it, the emperor personally looked after it, the emperor often came to visit, and they represented the emperor.

Every officer in the New Army will be envied by others as long as he tells these things. This is the honor that the New Army has had from the beginning. If you were not a member of the New Army, you would not have these honors.

Emperor Chongzhen used practical actions to cultivate the honor of the new army, and he also wanted to tell them that the greatest honor, the most face-saving thing for the emperor, is that they have to win the battle. Not to mention that the Jianlu troops can win the battle when they have time, but they can win even if they go head-to-head with the main Jianlu forces! This is equivalent to setting a goal for the new army, asking them to do better than other armies, and to be the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty!

It's a human being, especially a man, let alone a man among men. As soon as Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Cao Bianjiao couldn't help it and responded loudly: "Yes!"

It's just a building, I'm afraid of a ball!

Other soldiers also shouted out and responded to the emperor with one word: "Yes!"

The chief instructor of the New Army, Xi Mao Yuanyi, stood up at the right time and said loudly: "During training, if I find anyone who drags the New Army back and betrays the grace of the New Army, I will immediately kick him out of the New Army. Where did he come from? Go back there! The new army is His Majesty’s new army. It wants to be the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty. Don’t be a coward or a burden!”

At this moment, every soldier of the new army held their heads high and showed their spirit as much as possible. It was not easy to join the New Army, it was not easy to be treated like this, it was not easy to be in the emperor's eyes, and if you go out, you would represent the emperor's face. Who would be willing to lose all this!

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the new army soldiers below on the general ordering platform. After careful observation, he felt satisfied. The military's sense of honor cannot be achieved overnight. It needs to be emphasized again and again until they have the designation of the First Division of the Ming Army engraved in their bones, then it will be considered a success!

Thinking of this, he also looked specifically at the national flag fluttering in the wind on the flagpole in front of the general stage. Nowadays, there is a flag-raising ceremony every morning, which is slowly engraved in the bones of the new soldiers. It's almost time to raise the flag of the New Army's First Division of the Ming Army. After all, time waits for no one. The one-month familiarization period of the new army should be about the same. Next, it is time to select officers and officially start to form the new army.

With this idea in mind, Emperor Chongzhen prepared to summon Mao Yuanyi, Zu Dashou, Man Gui and others to start the matter when he returned to the palace. But what he didn't expect was that just after he returned to the palace, the commander of the Jinyi Guards Liu Xingzuo hurriedly came to see him, saying that he had something urgent to report.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard about the urgent matter, he naturally gave it priority and immediately summoned Liu Xingzuo to the Wuying Hall for an audience.

"Your Majesty, that traitor would rather trick me and say that he has important information to tell, but the prerequisite is that Your Majesty pardons his crime of complicity with prisoners!" Liu Xingzuo reported with a little shame after receiving the courtesy.

Seeing that the emperor frowned after hearing this, he quickly added: "He heard the consequences of Tonglu's crimes from Wu Ergou and others, so he gritted his teeth and refused to speak despite the torture, saying that as long as His Majesty pardons him, he is willing If you atone for your sins and do anything for the Ming Dynasty, you will also provide very important information."

After a pause, he added his own opinion: "Ningwan, I am appreciated by the slave chief on Jianlu's side, so I should know a lot of things. The general feels that the matter is very important, so he dare not make the decision without authorization. Please give me your Majesty's instructions. Come on, should I increase the punishment and pry open his mouth?"

If ordinary punishment could pry Ning Wan's mouth open, I believe Liu Xingzuo would not go out of his way to report it. It is very likely that if he is tortured again, he will probably be killed. He is not sure of getting the information, so he has to ask for instructions.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally understood this meaning. He frowned and thought for a while, then told Liu Xingzuo that he would meet him in person.

Not long after, Liu Xingzuo took Ning Wanwo to the side hall. Emperor Chongzhen went over to take a look and was slightly startled. By the end of this period, I had been tortured to the point where I no longer looked like a human being or a ghost. His nose was cut off, one of his ears was missing, and the right half of his face was swollen as if it had been inflated. The fingers on his right hand were wrapped in cloth, but there were obvious blood stains, so it was obvious that he was seriously injured.

Jin Yiwei's method seems a bit too cruel! At least when Dongchang interrogated Shopkeeper Han, there were no traces on the surface.

Emperor Chongzhen thought and frowned slightly. But this man was a big traitor, and countless people died directly or indirectly at his hands. After suffering such a sin, it can relieve his anger, so that he won't be overwhelmed by trying to forgive him.

But Liu Xingzuo on the side guessed the emperor's thoughts and quickly said: "Your Majesty, Wu Ergou was a little cruel. The general was already disfigured when he went to take over."

He originally thought that the emperor might let Ning finish and I go back to serve as an internal response, but now that things have turned out like this, I will definitely not be able to go back, which is bad. This needs to be explained.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he remembered Wu Ergou's hatred for Jianlu. With his underworld methods, it was normal for him to do this. So, he stopped worrying about this. He looked at Ning Wan and asked, "I can forgive you, but don't let me down!"

"Your Majesty, have mercy on me. Your Majesty, please spare my life. This servant has no choice but to do so, Your Majesty..." Ning Wanmei asked for mercy, but it seemed that I was wrong and my mouth was leaking. It seemed that a few teeth had been knocked out and I couldn't speak very clearly.

Liu Xingzuo was a little embarrassed and reported to the emperor: "One of his ears was also deafened by Wu Ergou. Now his hearing is affected and he can't hear clearly."

After explaining, he leaned into Ning Wanwo's ear and conveyed the emperor's words loudly.

Ning Wan's face was so swollen that it was basically impossible to see any change in his expression, but Emperor Chongzhen could see the strong will to survive in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the sinner and Bai Yangcui, the former Yongping military commander, entered the customs together and were separated in Tianjin. The sinner came to the capital and he went to Jiangnan." Ning Wan did not dare to negotiate terms in front of the emperor, knowing that he would anger the emperor. , there really was no chance of survival, so he consciously confessed.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard that he was a former Yongping official, he immediately became angry. If they had not been incompetent and had taken refuge with Jianlu, the tragedy in Yongping would not have happened. This man will be killed without mercy!