Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

While they were talking, the fleet traveling down the river had already arrived outside Xianghe City.

Ahead, Dongguo sent a general who had taken the lead and rushed to Xianghe. He had already led the local Qing army and was ready to stop them.

The Qing army connected the ships with ropes and cut off the river.

A row of ships blocked the canal, blocking the way south.

On the ship, rows of Qing troops stood across the bow.

Musketeers, archers, sword and shield soldiers...

Densely packed!

The river is surging and the boat is racing wildly.

If he doesn't stop, he's going to hit...

However, the boat controlled by Xie San of Jinyiwei Baihu did not stop.

More than a dozen ships, headed by Xie San, formed a vector formation and headed straight for the Qing fleet.

Everyone grasped the swords in their hands.

Just wait for the moment the ship hits, and you have to fight with all your strength!

Closer, closer!

A group of people gathered around Xie San, and the Jin Yiwei escorting Zuo Maodi southward narrowed their eyes slightly.

Fighting in formation is not Jin Yiwei’s forte...

But no one backed down!

They are Jinyiwei!

They are members of the Core Five!

They swore allegiance to the Ming Dynasty!

……

Although Jin Yiwei was just like the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty at that time, it was overpopulated with people and full of ghosts and monsters...

It has even become normal for civil servants and military generals to fill their private rooms.

This matter is a long story, and if we investigate it seriously, we still have to consider it during the Yu Qian period.

For example, the number of officers——

At that time, under Yu Qian's "better troops and simpler administration", the military generals were "streamlined" from less than 3000 during the Taizu period to [-]!

You can understand the purpose of the adults doing this.

It's nothing more than appointing officials and making wishes to win over people's hearts.

The phenomenon of redundant officials began to increase dramatically.

By the time Chenghua arrived, this number had reached 8, and it was still expanding in the future.

There is no way, imperial power itself is the sharing of interests among people in a circle.

only……

They chose a spokesperson - just called the emperor.

The late Ming Dynasty was a big dyeing vat. It was not surprising at all that Jin Yiwei, the emperor's personal soldier, was involved by civil servants and generals to fill his own people.

The flaws are not concealed.

Under such circumstances, the Jin Yiwei was still the most elite force in the emperor's hands.

Until 1661, the year of the Curse Water Disaster, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Ma Jixiang, and the guard in charge, Ren Zixin, were killed in Burma...

Only then did Jin Yiwei withdraw from the stage of history.

It has existed for 290 years.

In the rotten officialdom of the late Ming Dynasty, Jin Yiwei was naturally not immune.

This is also the reason why Luo Yangxing was able to lead a Jinyi Guard and surrendered to the Qing court. After serving as a Jinyi Guard in the Qing court for a year, he was changed to Luan Yiwei.

As the old saying goes - the forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds!

According to the division of power, Jinyiwei can be simply understood as:

There is one person in charge of the command, from the third rank to two commanders, from the third rank to the commander and four people, from the fourth rank to 17 people from thousands of households in the guard station, and to the fifth rank.

As well as the Wei Zhenfu, Deputy Qianhu, Baihu, Suo Zhenfu, Trial Baihu, General Banner and Xiaoqi for those with less than [-] households.

As for ordinary soldiers...

Because of the incomplete information in the Ming Dynasty, the true situation is unclear.

Generally speaking, they are divided into warriors, cavalry, generals, lieutenants, and extra-staff officials.

(The general here is a Han general who stands guard in the imperial palace.

Hall post: There is no preparation, and you need to hold something like a "letter of introduction" or "service certificate". )

Generally speaking, Jinyiwei is divided into Nanjing Zhenfusi (just one) and Beijing's North and South Zhenfusi (two).

As for this - to put it bluntly, it is to improve your level and make things easier.

After all, your level is not high, and all six subjects have been "rejected" for you!

Emperor's warrant?

Without the approval of the Ministry of Cabinet and the Sixth Section, it’s nothing!

I really thought Jin Yiwei could catch whoever he wanted!

The emperor plays like this...

Haha, more than one fell into the water!

The royal guards who really work for the emperor are not so complicated.

If we only divide it by the departments that sincerely serve, they would be the North and South Town Fusi in Beijing and the 17 Thousand Household Offices.

Those who can truly be called the emperor's personal soldiers, in fact, the North and South Zhenfusi have to stand aside, are these 17 thousand households!

(The number of Qianhu offices increased gradually. The number 17 is the number of Qianhu offices that were still working in the late Ming Dynasty.)

And these 17 households can still be classified.

There are five core institutes - center, left, right, front and back.

How many cores do these five core institutes have?

The emperor's guard of honor is within the establishment of the core five institutes, with a number of less than [-] households. (Exactly how to deploy it is too complicated, I’m too lazy to find it.)

It is subordinate to six places: upper middle, upper front, upper back, upper left, upper right, and middle back.

There are six functions: the elephant training station, the farming station, the horse army's left station, the horse army's right station, the horse army's front station, and the horse army's rear station.

These 17 health clinics are the royal guards who really do things.

Of course, in order to get rid of the constraints of the civil servants on the royal guards, the emperors of the past dynasties purchased the experience department, the east department room and the west department room.

The Ma Shun waist plate unearthed by tomb robbers is now in the Capital Museum (Ma Shun is the commander of the Imperial Guard who was beaten to death by civilian officials during the Tumu Fort).

……

The one in Cao Huachun's hand is the Jin Yiwei of Hou Suo.

That is, one of the five core members.

In other words, this is an elite force that was still preserved in the late Ming Dynasty.

The personnel led by Xie Sansuo came from the Jinyi Guards of Housuo.

In their hearts - there is only the Ming Dynasty.

On the shore, Dongguo, who was chasing on horseback, shouted loudly:

"Mr. Zuo, as long as you are willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, my father will be appointed as a high official.

Not only Mr. Zuo, but also all of you adults also have generous gifts from high-ranking officials!

Today, sir, you have been surrounded by our army. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the soldiers who follow you.

You still have children at home, waiting for your father to return home safely! "

As expected of Dorgon's daughter, Dongguo captured everyone's weakness with a simple sentence.

However, the person opposite her...

It's Zuo Maodi and others!

He is a core member of Jinyiwei!

Dongguo's response was the resolute look in everyone's eyes.

Zuo Maodi raised his sword high:

"Everyone, fight to the death today!"

"Fight to the death!"

All the members of the mission shouted loudly.

A sword pointed at the sky.

Jin Yiwei, who was wearing casual clothes, did not speak, but the rowing movement of his hands sped up by three points!

The fleet is like a speeding arrow, heading straight to the south!

Dong Ge was so angry that he wanted to skin them immediately.

On the bumpy horseback, she bit her lips and made up her mind——

'Don't let me catch you...

Otherwise, I will make you unable to survive and die! ’

With this thought in my mind, I had no choice but to use gentle words to persuade:

"Gentlemen, why are you doing this?

I, the Qing Dynasty, have received the destiny from heaven, and it is appropriate for everyone at home and abroad to gather in the court.

Why don't you follow the way of heaven, surrender to my court, and show your heart for revenge?

Gentlemen, the Ming Dynasty is at the end of its power, and it is like yesterday's flowers before our eyes. Why do you have to go all the way to death?

We all know that if we don’t take care of ourselves, we will be punished by heaven and earth! "

This word...

Dongguo said it neatly, but he didn't believe it himself.