The night is dark, in the Tianjin Acropolis, in the courtyard of the former Tianjin General Military Office, which was used as the residence of the Generalissimo of the Army, under the moonlight, the shadows of the trees are dancing.

On the bank of the Wei River to the west, the sound of horns and golden drums came from far away, one after another, adding a bit of chill to the quiet night.

After the bloody battle on Ximen Street, Emperor Chongzhen once again retreated. In the name of being frightened and sick and needing to recuperate, he left the entire wandering court to Prince Fujun. The wandering court was also a court, with many affairs, and there were many places outside Tianjin.

Tens of thousands of bandits came, and a battle was imminent. So Zhu Cihong, who had been tired for a day, had to stay up all night again.

Although Zhu Cixiang has great power now, there are far fewer messengers around him than when he was the prince in Duanben Palace. Firstly, there are not many messengers who follow him; secondly, because he follows Zhu Cixiang

Huang Dabao, the great emperor, is now in great power. He has one person in charge of the three prisons: Si Li, Shang Bao, and Yin Shou! Naturally, he can’t handle it all by himself, so most of the servants in the East Palace who followed Zhu Cihong and escaped from Beijing followed the chickens and dogs to heaven and became the Si Li.

Shang Bao is an important figure in the three prisons of Yinshou. In this way, Zhu Cixiang has no servants around him. He can only let Wu Sanmei, Ning, and Fei make temporary guest appearances as servants. These three girls should have Ning.

Although she is not polite, she still has the status of a lady. But in terms of her closeness to Zhu Cixi and her ability to actually manage things, how can Ning compare to Wu Sanmei?

The third sister was raised as a general's wife. In addition to being good at martial arts and horseback riding, she also learned a lot of housekeeping skills. The generals of Liaodong strive for wealth with their heads tied to their belts, and the head of the family can disappear at any time.

As a matron, what can you do if you can't manage the house? So Wu Sanmei can not only take care of all kinds of housework, but also manage the accounts and finances. She actually took over Huang Dabao's affairs without any effort. It was natural.

He married the eldest sister among the three girls and arranged errands for both Ning and Fei.

In addition to her management skills, Wu Sanmei is also very good at winning people's hearts. I guess it's a skill that comes from her genetics and the warlord family's exposure to it, right? She and the two little girls didn't spend much time together, and they were already sworn friends to Jinlan.

Wu Sanmei is actually the youngest among the three. She is the same year as Zhu Cixiang, both born in the second year of Chongzhen. Zhu Cixiang was born in February, while Wu Sanmei was born on March 18th. The Ning family and the Fei family were both born in the Chongzhen year.

Among them, Ning's birthday was in February, so she was the oldest of the three, so she became the eldest sister Ning. Fei was born in May, so she was the second sister. Wu Sanmei was the youngest, so she could only continue to be her third sister.

Ning and Fei both have their own names, of course. Ning's name is Xiangyu, and she lives up to her name. She is also round and round, with curved eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose, a small mouth like a cherry blossom, and skin like jade. She is a rare beauty.

Without losing dignity and stability.

Fei's name is Zhen'e, and she has the lowest status among the three girls. She is just a palace servant. But her appearance is the most outstanding among the three. The third sister was born and grew up, and it is inevitable that she is a little rough, but it is covered by her white skin.

Ning was round, but actually a little chubby, so in the eyes of Empress Zhou and Empress Zhang, she had a physique that was fertile and dignified, so they became the concubine.

Fei Zhen'e, on the other hand, is charming and gorgeous, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin. Where there should be flesh, there are still bulges, and where there should be slenderness, there is absolutely no trace of fatness. Her facial features are even more gorgeous and picturesque, although her skin

Not as white as Wu Sanmei, but as delicate as milk. The shortcoming, or the finishing touch, is that it is a little more charming.

It was precisely because of this charm that she lost the opportunity to become the crown prince's concubine. However, she was not willing to take a few gold coins to go back to her hometown, so when she said goodbye, she begged Empress Zhang, saying that her hometown was occupied by rogue bandits and she had been killed.

She had no place to go, so she just wanted to stay in the palace to serve her. Seeing that she was pitiful and as beautiful as when she was young, Empress Zhang felt compassion and kept her by her side. It was just staying, Empress Zhang

I won't give such a charming fairy a chance to get close to the prince. I can't let the little fairy Fei lead a good prince into trouble.

But who would have thought that the prince's "three good things" were actually an act, and his true face was actually cunning and ferocious, almost as good as Taizu and Chengzu... So Empress Zhang didn't have to worry about anything, so she took Fei as a gift.

, gave it to Zhu Cixiang to enjoy. For Fei Laner, it was an unexpected surprise to be able to serve Zhu Cixiang, so she cherished it very much. She asked Wu Sanmei for the opportunity to personally serve Zhu Cixiang. At this moment, at

Zhu Cixiang was waiting outside his study, and from time to time he peeked into the study to see what was going on inside. Inside, the lights were bright, but Zhu Cixiang, Wu Xiang, Cao Youyi, and Li Ruolian were discussing war and defense matters.

Now Zhu Cixiang has gathered a lot of senior military attachés around him. However, most of them are just pretending to be honorable ministers and cannot really go to the battlefield to command. That is to say, Wu Xiang and his son and Cao Youyi are the real generals. Wu Sanfu will be there tomorrow morning.

He led his troops to the city to scare people and went to bed now. So only Wu Xiang and Cao Youyi, two senior generals who really knew how to fight, were left to discuss the situation with Zhu Cixiang.

In addition, Zhu Chunjie is also beside Zhu Cixiang. He has just been promoted by Zhu Cixiang to the commander of the Jinyi Guards. He is also an important role in Tianjin Guards' defense operations - the Battle of Tianjin cannot just focus on the outside of the city and ignore the inside! Therefore, the Jinyi Guards were rebuilt to control the inside of the city.

Preventing civil unrest is also a top priority everywhere.

"... In the past, the Jin Yiwei commander directly drove the guards to patrol and arrest. There were too many responsibilities, a huge establishment, and many subordinate officials, which have long exceeded the number of guards. When there are more people, things are complicated, and it is difficult to specialize. Therefore.

It was difficult to do many errands. In addition, the imperial court used the official position of Jinyiwei to reward people, which made many Jinyiwei officials not worthy of their reputation and incapable of doing things. And those who were capable could not get promoted, so they did not work hard.

Okay. But today is different from the past. The court is in exile and the emperor is in dust. As the emperor's personal army, the Jin Yiwei should also strive to rectify it and make it capable and capable of big tasks...

The minister’s idea is to let the Jinyiwei full-time patrol and arrest, and at the same time streamline the establishment and eliminate redundant personnel. Just set up the North and South Town Fusi under the Dusi. Among them, the North Town Fusi is responsible for the investigation and arrest, and the South Town Fusi is responsible for arrests.

Leading secret detectives to investigate. The former is used internally, while the latter is used externally..."

Zhu Chunjie didn't know when he had written a memorial to rectify the Jinyiwei, so he read it carefully to Zhu Cixiang under the lamp. Zhu Cihong just looked on with a half-smile. Reforming the Jinyiwei is indeed a top priority, and now it is a big issue.

In this world of war, an efficient intelligence agency is of course indispensable.

In real history, the Jinyiwei was not considered a professional intelligence agency. Reconnaissance and arrests were just a side job, and direct guarding was the main business. Among the huge Jinyiwei establishment, only one Beizhen Fusi was in charge of reconnaissance and arrests (

Nanzhen Fusi is responsible for the law and discipline of the guard). Among them, the captain with real detective powers is also called Tiqi, and the number generally does not exceed 600. There are 17 guards under the Jinyi Guard, each with 1,120 people, and the full strength is 19,040

.In other words, among the nearly 20,000 Jinyi Guards, there are only 600 real intelligence personnel.

These 600 agents are also responsible for investigations, arrests, and interrogations. Many of them are dawdling around and are often involved in internal struggles within the court. You can imagine how efficient they are.

Therefore, a thorough reform must be carried out to turn it into a truly efficient secret service agency.

However, the plan to reform Jinyiwei was still in Zhu Cixiang's mind, and he had not given it to Zhu Chunjie as a task. He would have understood his intentions and had already come up with specific measures.

It seems that this man is also a capable minister, at least more capable than his coward cousin Zhu Chunchen!

Zhu Cixiang smiled approvingly and said: "Huaiyuan is indeed a capable minister, and he is very suitable for my wishes. However, in my opinion, the responsibility of the Beizhen Fusi to investigate and arrest should be limited to treason, collusion with thieves, and conspiracy.

Captives. Ordinary misdeeds, escapes, thefts and rapes are free to be held accountable. Officials who are corrupt and bend the law have their own three-law department to hold accountable. There is no need for the Jin Yiwei to intervene.
Chapter completed!