Domineering Daming

Cao Wenzhao’s resume is basically no problem. He joined the army in Liaodong when he was a teenager, followed him for more than four years, and then served as the commander of Shanxi General Army for five years, and Nanzhili General Army for one year. It can be said that he spent half of his life in the army. Overcome, ability is trustworthy.

This topic is in the past, Zhu Xu slapped the water, and said: "The Ministry of War is sorting out all the troops of my Daming, basically sorting out clearly, and now there is still one Shenji Battalion, how do you think about it?"

The Shenji Battalion has always been a firearms army in the past, with a small number of people, but it played a very important role in the decades-long war with Burma, especially in the three major Korean expeditions, and has received much attention.But after Zhu Xu ascended the throne, the Weapons Bureau developed firearms, and the power of firearms has been greatly improved in all aspects. However, firearms, especially artillery, have always been in short supply. In addition, Shenjiying has never had a chance to perform. Focusing on training Cao Wenzhao's army, the Shenji Battalion gradually became a bit deserted, and it has reached the point where it is necessary to discuss whether to stay or not.

Cao Wenzhao knew the seriousness of the matter, but he couldn't estimate Zhu Xu's thoughts. He pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I think it can't be abolished. My Ming needs a firearms army, and it's elite. The role of the battlefield will be very important!"

Zhu Xu laughed and said: "You still know me, and I think so too. Now, my Ming Dynasty has entered a period of strategic silence, and the demand for firearms and so on has greatly decreased. After the big martial arts show, these artillery, muskets, etc. will definitely It will sell well, and I will have enough money to train your special quick reaction army, and build a powerful, elite, and fully armed Shenji Battalion. With these two armies, my Ming Dynasty is enough to survive in this world ..."

Even though Cao Wenzhao had followed Zhu Xu for many years, he was used to some words that he couldn't understand coming out of his mouth, and now it took him a while to roughly understand the meaning of some of the words, and echoed: "Yes, I must Live up to the expectations of the emperor."

"Then who do you think is more appropriate to entrust the Shenji Battalion to?" Zhu Xu asked.

Cao Wenzhao was startled, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, hasn't the Shenji Battalion been under the command of the Imperial Army all along?"

In the past, there were three major battalions in the capital, but now only the Shenji battalion remained. When Cao Bianjiao was in the capital, he was always in charge.

Now the commander of the Forbidden Army is Wang Wensheng, Zhu Xu's distant cousin, and also an old man who follows Zhu Xu, loyal and resourceful.

But Zhu Xu shook his head and said, "Do you still remember that Li Dingguo?"

Cao Wenzhao really didn't have much impression of this person. After thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty, is this person in the Royal Military Academy?"

Zhu Xu's expression was calm, his eyes flickered, and he said: "Well, I'm just a little younger, I'll put it in your place first, to practice, to gain some practical experience, theory is also indispensable, at the Royal Military Academy, I will make people ready Courses, regular lectures for you, all levels are required, by the way, soldiers must carry out literacy..."

Cao Wenzhao responded without hesitation, and said in a deep voice, "Yes, I will do everything well!"

Cao Wenzhao's army is a benchmark that Zhu Xu strives to build, which is of great significance to the future development of the Ming army, and he has never dared to be careless.

Chapter 950

While Zhu Xu was taking a bath, a group of court ladies clashed with the guards in front of the Xihua Gate.

There were six court ladies, huddled together, confronting the five guards in front downstairs.

The leading maid obviously came from the Palace of Compassion and Ning. She was dressed in a blue jacket and she was quite obese. She looked cold and solemn, looked at the leading guard and said, "We are going out of the palace to do business under the order of the Empress Dowager. This is the badge."

The imperial guard didn't even look at it, and said directly: "No!"

The leading maid immediately sullenly said, "We are the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and belong to the Empress Dowager. Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the Empress Dowager?"

"Don't be afraid!" The guard stood in the middle, with an indifferent expression and a concise and powerful tone.

The leading maid was choked, frowned, immediately puffed her chest out, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, then you won't be afraid that the emperor will blame you, the emperor will listen to our empress!"

The imperial guard simply didn't speak this time, and just looked at him coldly.

The leading lady's expression changed, she flinched a little, and then she raised her head again and said with a straight face: "Then let's force our way in, what can you do to us?"

The leading guard looked impatient and irritable, the corner of his mouth moved, and said: "Detain all of them, and send them to the Commander!"

The faces of a group of maids changed, their eyes flickered, and then they turned their heads to look around, and whispered.

After a while, the leading maid turned around stiffly, and said harshly, "You wait, we will report to the Empress Dowager and see how the emperor will deal with you!"

The six palace maids were still huddling together as they spoke, walking unsteadily into the distance.

Seeing that the person had finally left, the leading guard visibly relaxed.

A subordinate next to him said, "Captain, don't you need to report to the commander?"

The captain of the imperial guard shook his head and said: "Since the Xihua Gate is here, the higher-ups probably knew about it a long time ago. Let's be sure that there will be no mistakes in the gate, and don't talk too much about the others."

A group of people nodded, and immediately took their positions without saying anything more.

On the other side, the six maids saw the sight of the imperial guards, and immediately hid behind a big tree, Xiao Yongning emerged from the middle of the six, stood there with his hands behind his back, frowning, with an unhappy expression on his face.

The leading maid glanced around and said in a low voice: "Princess, it's fine here, or else, let's go back, we will all be punished if the empress finds out."

Xiao Yongning immediately imitated Zhu Xu and waved his little hand, saying: "Don't worry, the empress mother is busy with the emperor's uncle's business, and she is often not in the palace, so it will be fine if she goes out for half a day. Even if something happens, the princess will carry it alone, don't worry! "

The ladies in the palace were obviously "confidantes" recruited by the little girl, perhaps because she had a relatively good reputation in the past, a group of people looked at her and didn't speak anymore.

The little girl stood in the middle, her little brows furrowed, and she kept thinking.

Obviously, they were seen through by the imperial guards just now, and they couldn't go any further, and the few places in front certainly couldn't do it either, so they had to find another way out.

The little girl thought hard, and suddenly said: "By the way, let's climb over the wall, take a ladder, climb over, and then climb back..."

The leading maid hurriedly said: "The princess can't, there are people patrolling the city tower, if they are misunderstood, they will shoot arrows."

The little girl glanced at her, dissatisfied, and muttered: "Then what should I do, I will definitely go out today..."

Suddenly the little girl opened her eyes and said, "Quick, go to Donghua Gate, let's go!" As she said that, she quickly ran to Donghua Gate without hiding her words.

The leading maid was startled, and said: "Princess, Xihua Gate is not allowed, and Donghua Gate is definitely not allowed. If someone finds you sneaking out, we will all be arrested..."

The little girl ran in front, and said very eagerly: "Run, the emperor must have known that I ran out, if you don't run, it will be too late..."

The leading maid followed behind her, and said even more uneasy: "Princess, if the emperor finds out, go back, otherwise we will be caught, and we will go to Meishan to farm."

Xiao Yongning was very anxious and even more excited, and said: "Don't be afraid, I have a solution, and the emperor will definitely not punish you." She hugged her stomach as she spoke, and it was bulging inside, obviously hiding something.

The leading palace girl was afraid that Xiao Yongning would fall, so she followed carefully beside her, with a puzzled look on her face, wondering what the hell the princess was planning.

Xiao Yongning quickly arrived at Donghua Gate, tidied up, arranged the expressions of several people, and walked towards Donghua Gate in a grand manner.

The imperial guards watched Princess Yongning approaching from a distance, their expressions tightened, they quietly blocked the door, and waited for it.

Everyone in the palace, especially the gatekeepers, knew that Her Royal Highness the princess was the devil in the palace, and they must not be careless. If she left the palace, they would definitely be in bad luck.

"Princess." The team leader in charge quickly stepped forward and saluted respectfully.At the same time, keep Yongning and others far away from the door, not giving them the slightest chance.

Xiao Yongning imitated Zhu Xu with her hands behind her back, and said arrogantly: "This princess is ordered by the emperor to leave the palace, you all get out of the way."

The corner of the guard's face twitched. This was already a rotten opening sentence. He still smiled and said, "Yes, princess, please show the card, so we can record it and send someone to protect the princess."

Xiao Yongning snorted coldly, and said with a stern face, "Are you questioning the princess, or the uncle?"

The captain was so stunned that he couldn't speak, and it was very uncomfortable to hold it in his chest.

Immediately the little girl waved her hand and said, "Forget it, I don't have the same knowledge as you."

As she spoke, she took out a brocade box from her clothes with great difficulty, and then took the badge of the Palace of Compassion and Ning from the hand of the maid behind her, and said with a confident look: "This is the uncle who asked this princess to give it to someone else." Yes, this is my mother's card, be careful, if you break it, the emperor will chop off your heads."

The squad leader looked slightly startled, just watched, and didn't dare to answer.The brocade box is indeed in the style of Qianqing Palace, and the emblem on it is exclusive to the emperor, so it cannot be faked, and the waist card is also real, so he can't make a mistake.

The team leader looked at two things, and then at Princess Yongning, with doubtful eyes.