Half an hour later, Xishan Daying Schoolyard.

The soldiers of the Beijing camp were lined up in a sparse line, but the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty on the huge school ground was particularly bright and shiny, which seemed a little out of place with the listless big-headed soldiers wearing shabby military uniforms.

Chongzhen stood in the stands in the schoolyard without saying a word. Peng Chengbo knelt behind Chongzhen, his body shook like a sieve. In the warm and cold weather, the sweat on his forehead could not stop flowing.

"Is this my camp? Is this an army that is relied on by all the people of the world as a country's most important weapon? Do you still have a little bit of an army? I feel ashamed of you!"

Chongzhen stared at the pieces of Beijing soldiers under his feet without looking sideways, and every word was heart-wrenching.

The school ground was silent, and no one could have thought that His Majesty would suddenly visit the Xishan Camp at this time. Many soldiers basically saw the emperor of the Ming Empire for the first time.

But who would have thought that he would show the lazy side before His Holiness today.

"I am worried that you will not be able to eat enough, wear warm clothes, and can't pay military salaries, so I brought all the money in the treasury. For this reason, I even sold the inventory of the treasury to exchange for food, grass and military salaries for you.

I have always believed that the army is the last fig leaf of the Ming Dynasty, and you are my most loyal arm. For this reason, I am willing to save myself and support you.

But, now, is this how you come to repay me? I feel disappointed for you!"

Chongzhen was really sorry that he was not strong enough to see this. What kind of soldiers are they? How many of them are still fifty years old?

According to the information handed to him by Wang Chengen, the current number of soldiers in the Beijing camp is more than 52,300, but even if he doesn't know the number, where is there 50,000 people on the field of this school? It's obvious that less than half of them! They are still listless and not as good as a strong army.

"I am ashamed! I am guilty! Please give me a crime!" Peng Chengbo kowtowed behind Chongzhen like pounding garlic.

"Of course you are guilty! Where is the prisoner in charge?" Chongzhen didn't even look at Peng Chengbo and said sternly to the generals behind him.

"My minister Wu Wenmian pays homage to Your Majesty!" An official who looked like a civil servant fell to the ground from the back row.

"Why is it a crime for those who leave their posts without permission? Why is it a crime for those who are lazy and trained? Why is it a crime for those who conceal the vacancy?"

"Report to Your Majesty, punish the three crimes together, and the law should be punished!" The chief official said bluntly without even taking the chief clerk.

He didn't dare to hide it, and he could only tell the truth when he was at this moment.

"Okay! Pull this person down and chop it down!" Chongzhen said bluntly, and as soon as he spoke, the generals of the Beijing camp behind him were silent.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am wrong. Your Majesty, my ancestors follow Emperor Chengzu and die. I beg your Majesty to let me atone for my sins!" Peng Cheng Bo didn't care about his face at this time, and lay on the ground and hugged Chongzhen's feet and cried loudly.

"You have the face to mention your ancestors. The Ming Dynasty is about to perish, and it is the death of you. If your ancestors knew what you are now, they would be ashamed to die again!

If you are really strong, just take it out like a person!" Chongzhen kicked Zhang Guangzu away, and immediately a soldier dragged him down the stands.

Then the two soldiers pulled his arm from left to right and dragged it to the soldiers, and another swordsman with a knife and axe. Zhang Guangzu, the boss of Pengcheng, landed his head, and the blood was spurted out two meters away. The school ground instantly became a little murderous.

"Soldiers, I know that you often can't even have enough food and your military pay is deducted. I killed this Zhang Guangzu to relieve you. I took out all the money from the treasury to compensate you.

I also believe that there are many people like Zhang Guangzu who drink your blood. From now on, I will never allow them to bully you.

This is my newly appointed admiral of the Beijing Camp. From today on, I will thoroughly investigate all corruption, false and empty quotas in the Beijing Camp. As long as you can provide evidence, find one to kill one, and find one to kill one, you don’t have to be afraid, I am your backing.

I will also take out the land from the imperial village and share it with your family so that your family can fill their stomachs. I don’t have much to give, but this is all I have!

As long as you follow me and be loyal to me, I promise you that I will pay you all the military pay owed to you by the court within three months!

Now, I want to hear your answer." Chongzhen said a lot in one breath, and he shouted at the top of his throat, feeling a little breathless.

The atmosphere became silent in an instant, but the silence lasted for only a moment.

"I wish to die for Your Majesty! I wish to die for Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

...

Under the influence of feudal thought for thousands of years, in the eyes of all soldiers, the emperor is the supreme existence. All the kings under the world are kings, and all the kings and ministers are kings.

Who cares about the life and death of the big head soldiers? Who knows that they have family members to support? Their children were trembling on cold nights?

In the past three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, no emperor made a promise to a group of big-headed soldiers at the bottom, but Chongzhen did it, not only made a promise, but also took out all the deposits in the royal treasury.

It is said that a good man would not serve in the army, but at this moment, why were the many soldiers present full of tears? Why were they hysterical?

Sun Chuanting stood behind Chongzhen and couldn't help but be shocked. Even if these casual and relaxed Beijing soldiers were handed over to his hands, it would take at least half a year to make them burst out with such high morale.

But the Emperor Majesty in front of him only took a moment, and Sun Chuanting even believed that if Chongzhen asked these soldiers to chop him, these soldiers would probably not blink.

After leaving the school ground, Chongzhen summoned another general in the military camp, and Huang Degong, the only general in training soldiers when he first arrived at the camp. Chongzhen was not only familiar with this man, but also on the list he wrote.

However, Chongzhen thought that Huang Degong was in Jiangbei at this time, and never thought that this guy was destined to be in the Beijing camp.

Huang Degong was also a fierce man who fought in the north and south. He was born in a rampant family. When he was young, he fought hard in Liaodong to build a captive army. After entering the pass, he participated in previous wars to wipe out the rebel army. When the rebel army broke through Beijing, Huang Degong attacked the rebel general Liu Chao in Jiangbei.

Then he followed Emperor Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty. When he was chased by the Qing soldiers, his right arm was cut off and an arrow shot through his cheek. Huang Degong knew that the Ming Dynasty was powerless to turn the sky, so he pulled out the arrow feathers with his left hand and pierced his throat and died. After his death, he was chased to be conferred the title of Zuozhu Kingdom and Duke Jingguo.

In addition to Huang Degong, there is also a named Zhou Yuji in the Jing camp. Zhou Yuji is also a ruthless character. During the battle of Ningwu Pass, Zhou Yuji did not retreat. After the city wall was blasted open, he commanded the street fighting. He was caught in several arrows and cursed Li Zicheng. Finally, he was hung on the city wall and shot to death. Then his body was dismembered by Li Zicheng.

Zhou Yuji's wife has always been brave and led dozens of women to guard the Ningwu Pass official office. In the end, all the children were burned to death by the peasant army. She was a loyal and martyr in the family.

But so many brave generals who are not afraid of death are not valued. Huang Degong has already made outstanding achievements in combat at this time, but he is a general. Zhou Yuji is even more miserable, and he has become a guerrilla general, which shows how stupid his ex's eyes are.

Chongzhen was immediately promoted to Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji as deputy generals of the Beijing camp, and ordered them to assist Sun Chuanting in reorganizing the Beijing camp, verifying the troops, investigating corruption, and laying off the elderly and weak, and then leaving behind a silver and food. Then he and Wang Chengen returned to the capital.

In the afternoon of the same day, Chongzhen summoned Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet. The two of them discussed for two hours in the East Warehouse Pavilion of the Ganqing Palace. When it was dark, Wen Tiren left with concern and a little excited.

...

February 15th is a special day. According to the calendar, the court meeting is a new day. All the ministers need to put their clothes and pants into the Huangji Palace in the morning court.

On this day, Chongzhen rarely changed into a brand new crown robe. Against the backdrop of the red and golden five-clawed dragon, the twenty-four-year-old Emperor Chongzhen was full of heroism.

Today is his first time since he traveled through this land. He was a little excited, not just because he had to face the Donglin Party alone, but because he wanted to announce several major events today.
Chapter completed!