Although Gao Jie was a little shocked, he still tried hard to calm down his mood.

"Your Majesty should make arbitrary decisions in this matter. How dare I speak nonsense?"

Zhu Cixuan nodded slightly and said, "I want Gao Qing to lead his army to Shandong."

Without waiting for Gao Jie to respond, Zhu Cixuan continued: "Shandong's geographical location is extremely important. Advance can attack and retreat and defend, and it is a place that military strategists must fight for. After thinking about it, I felt that only Gao Qing was able to command the army to garrison here."

Gao Jie hurriedly thanked him: "I thank you for your trust. I will definitely regain Shandong and live up to your great trust."

Zhu Ciyang promised Gao Jie again, saying that as long as he could defend Shandong, the court would give him titles, and it would not be a problem to be named as a lord or even a marquis.

Zhu Cilang chose Gao Jie to go to Shandong for a thorough study.

First of all, Gao Jie is quite strong. In history, he died at the hands of Xu Dingguo, Suizhou due to the Northern Expedition. The latter immediately surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after killing Gao Jie.

Therefore, Zhu Cilang didn't have to worry about Gao Jie surrendering to the Qing Dynasty.

As for Gao Jie's resignation to Li Zicheng, it is even more impossible. Gao Jie kidnapped Li Zicheng's concubine Mrs. Xing and gave Li Zicheng a big cuckold. As long as he is a man, he can't bear it?

Now the world is in a three-legged stadium. If the other two possibilities are ruled out, Gao Jie can only rely on the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, using Gao Jie to take over Shandong is only a temporary measure. When Zhu Cixuan trains the new army well, he will definitely slowly replace these old warlords. But before that, he could only rely on these warlords.

After all, it’s still because there is no soldier in your hands.

As the king, Zhu Cilang could not fully trust Gao Jie, and choosing one person to check and balance is essential.

Zhu Cilang already has a candidate in his heart.

"I decided to transfer Qin Gongming, the general of Huai'an regiment training, to go with Gao Qing, so that Gao Qing can be more at ease when he set up defenses in Shandong."

If anyone in the world is absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, then it must be the Qin family. Although Qin Gongming's Baigan soldiers were only 500 left, they were absolutely elite. As for the 1,000 people in the governor of Lu Zhenfei, Zhu Cixuan was also preparing to let Qin Gongming lead the army.

Although the remaining 20,000 rural soldiers were definitely not as good as those of camp soldiers, Zhu Cixuan was still preparing to ask them to go to Shandong.

These rural soldiers lacked the ability to fight in fields, but they were enough to defend the city. At this time, the whole province of Shandong was recovered by King Ji, and all Zhu Cilang had to do was ask people to take over the city.

Of course, if history had developed as originally, Dorgon would probably send a side army to Shandong. But the number of this side army would not be too large, so it would allow these rural soldiers to see blood and experience it.

"I obey the order."

Of course, Gao Jie understood that Zhu Cixuan made such arrangements to check and balance him, but as a minister, all he could do was to obey orders.

"If I remember correctly, Yuanzhao should be fifteen years old this year, right? I want Yuanzhao to study at the Imperial Ming Military Academy, but I wonder what Gao Qing wants to do?"

Zhu Cixuan suddenly changed the subject and talked about Gao Jie's son Gao Yuanzhao.

Gao Jie didn't expect that Zhu Cilang knew his son's name, so he was very moved. He knelt down and kowtowed, "I thank His Majesty for your son."

He also heard of this Imperial Ming Military Academy before. It is said that it was an official school established by His Majesty the Emperor. It is similar to the Imperial College that trains civil servants, and is used to train senior military officers.

Moreover, the principal of the Imperial Ming Military Academy is His Majesty himself. If he can study at the Imperial Ming Military Academy, he will be a veritable disciple of the Emperor.

In this time and space, Gao Jie was not named Xingping Bo as in history, so Gao Yuanzhao was not the prince of Xingping Bo, but just an ordinary son of a general.

In this case, Gao Jie certainly had to spend some time paving the way for his son, but he never thought that such a good opportunity would come to him.

Gao Jie also understood that the emperor asked his son to stay in Nanjing to study at the Imperial Ming Military Academy, which actually meant to be a hostage. But throughout the dynasties, weren’t the sons of military generals stayed in the capital and became hostages?

Since he has no intention of rebellion, why bother with these things?

Besides, His Majesty has promised that as long as he defends Shandong for the court, he will be awarded a title. Gao Jie was very excited when he thought of his chance to be named a marquis.

Zhu Cilang stepped forward and helped Gao Jie up and said, "Why should Gao Qing be so polite? The father of tiger has no dog and son. I believe that Yuanzhao will definitely make great achievements for the Ming Dynasty like Gao Qing."

Hearing this, Gao Jie's last doubts were swept away and he cried: "My emperor is wise, my family is willing to die for Your Majesty!"

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Nanjing Jingying.

Lu Zhenfei frowned, looked at the thousand old and weak soldiers gathered on the school ground and sighed.

He expected that the generals of the Beijing camp would be able to eat empty wages and drink blood from soldiers, but he never thought that they would be seriously short of money. Even the remaining more than a thousand soldiers were weak as firewood. The Beijing camp should have been the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty, but now it is like this. How can it not hurt people?

Fortunately, His Majesty has a far-sighted vision and asked him to preside over the training of the new army. Otherwise, these Beijing soldiers alone would definitely not be able to fight a tough battle.

On the other side of the school ground, recruits lined up to receive registration one by one.

According to the requirements of His Majesty the Emperor, not all applicants will be hired. All Lu Zhenfei and others have to do is to identify and select suitable seedlings.

The emperor has strict orders, and the recruits recruited must be good families with innocent and hard-working backgrounds. Those rogues and street gangsters must never enter the new army.

These recruits will not be formally organized immediately after registration, but will conduct a round of training. Only those who pass the training can stay and become members of the Shence Army.

"What's your name? Where are you from? Why do you need to apply for the camp soldiers?"

The lieutenant recruiting soldiers asked questions skillfully.

"My name is Liu Sanshui, from Yingtianfu. My father and mother were starved to death, so they wanted to join the army and make a living."

Behind the table, a young man with a pale face and thin skin said timidly.

He was ragged and his hair was filthy, but his eyes were very vivid, which made the little official recruiting soldiers lit up.

"Do you know that the new army recruited and trained this time is called Shence Army, and it must be personally led by the emperor. If any soldiers perform poorly, they will be severely punished."

"I am not afraid of suffering, I am willing to serve the court. Everything is for the Ming Dynasty and for the Emperor."

Liu Sanshui mustered up the courage to throw out the prepared words, looked at the little official with a sincere look and said, "Please, let me sign up for the army."

The minor official nodded, registered Liu Sanshui's name on the list, and said in a deep voice: "You have passed the primary election, get a set of training clothes, and gather in the east of the school grounds. Someone will arrange your residence. Now you are not a member of the Shence Army. You can only stay after a month of training."

Liu Sanshui bit his lip and nodded, "Thank you for your reminder."

The little official felt warm and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Next, continue!"

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Chapter completed!