The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1759

[1759. Chapter 1672: Rebellious ministers and traitors]

Jiang Bin immediately stood up, gritted his teeth and said: “Now that we have a comprehensive plan, we need to be prepared with both hands. On the one hand, we are working hard to complete this review and let your majesty know that our Yuzhou Guards If you are favored by your majesty, you will have glory and wealth.”

“On the other hand, we must be careful and check how many things have been found in the Duke of Qi’s mansion, and how much evidence there is, and whether we can be put to death. Therefore, when the time comes that it is irreversible, we will win the day of review, and that will be the time when we will shock the world.” When

he mentioned the moment of shock, a strange look flashed across his eyes, and he couldn’t help but think of it in his mind. With Fang Jifan’s appearance, when that happens, he is afraid that Fang Jifan will be the first one he wants to kill.

Jiang Bin took a breath and then said: “The people in the guard, especially those who followed us to eat meat. Now that they have eaten meat, when it comes time to be beaten, they need to know that it is time to fight. What we do No matter what you do, it is a huge crime. Some people will turn a blind eye to this kind of thing behind the scenes, but once it is done on the table, it is a capital crime of confiscating the family and annihilating the family. Yes, let’s talk about the “credits” reported in the past, the credit for killing thieves, none of which came from slaughtering people and beheading good people for taking credit… can they be cleansed of these things once they are convicted? , everything will be exposed, none of us will get a good harvest, tell everyone, at this point, you can only follow me, Jiang Bin, if you do a good job, there will still be a fortune, we are soldiers to make a living People who work for the imperial court are selling out, so it is better to work for yourself, what kind of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, haha… This is just a lie to children, listen carefully, these days… everything should be prepared. .”

At this point, Yang Yong could only obey Jiang Bin’s instructions.

He knew very well that at this point, he had reached the edge of the cliff and there was no way out.

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The main camp of the First Army is in Xishan.

Zhu Houzhao has been staying here for more than a month. He can’t leave the front door but only the second door.

He is not only the foster father of these soldiers, but also the leader of the military research institute.

All the drill content that has been formulated is constantly being revised in the military research institute.

When the soldiers entered the camp, they were rushing to eat food.

But soon, they discovered that they were wrong.

Starting at Mao o’clock, they need to line up and start practicing.

The Military Research Institute believes that a new army must first achieve strict discipline. This is the top priority and the key to the army. If orders are lost, all training will be meaningless.

This consensus is reached by many people after reading many historical methods of training elite soldiers. At the same time, they also conducted some experiments.

For example, if a group of soldiers with unified orders were pitted against a formation of strong men selected from the army, these strong men were all selected elites, all of them extraordinary, but… when they faced each other, they were defeated by a group of well-disciplined soldiers.

After these results are obtained, the initial training is all preparation for discipline.

For example, all officers and soldiers are issued military uniforms, but the uniforms must be neat and tidy. The slightest sign of dishevelment will be dealt with immediately by military law.

This approach has caused the officers and soldiers to suffer enough. Many people do not understand this. Do they need to worry about this when they are fighting and fighting in battle?

But for the Military Research Institute, this seems to be a harsh requirement, but it is the foundation of discipline. This seemingly meaningless thing is, in essence, to eliminate everyone’s personality and make everyone a military officer. As a member of the team, we ensure the absolute obedience of the soldiers by cleaning their military uniforms again and again.

Naturally, line drills became important because they were an important way for officers and soldiers to be uniform. The soldiers lined up in square formations and stood in line again and again. They were required to do so without missing a beat. When marching in formation, they also had to follow orders and be uniform.

At this point… this is nothing less than physical and mental torture for the officers and soldiers who are training.

If you practice as before, playing with guns and sticks, you will get tired easily, but at least you can change your posture at any time and take the opportunity to rest.

But now, they are required to stand like wooden stakes. Sometimes they stand for an hour or two, in the severe cold and heat, sweating profusely, and the slightest movement is punishment.

The officers and soldiers did not have the slightest good impression of Wang Shouren, the prince, or the civilian military attachés at the Military Research Institute. In their opinion, these people seemed more like making fun of themselves.

But the one they loved most was Wang Ai, the civilian military attache in the kitchen.

What Wang Ai arranges for them every day is food.

When you are tired from training, Wang Ai will ask people to prepare some salt water during the break. He believes that salt water can replenish the salt after a person has consumed a lot of physical strength, which is of great benefit to the officers and soldiers during training.

The early morning breakfast, arranged by Wang Ai, was also extremely rich, including steamed cakes, eggs, and a piece of beef. At noon, there is often egg drop soup, meat, rice and noodles…

even…Wang Ai will often come up with new dishes and invite people to try them…For Wang Ai, this seems to be the highest priority.

After entering the camp for more than a month, from the initial painful days, gradually… the recruits slowly began to adapt.

They actually started to feel a little sluggish.

They come from different places, from different families, and have had different experiences.

But those… seemed to gradually begin to become distant to them.

Even… they have gradually begun to forget that the world outside the camp, opening their eyes every day, constantly beating the training of their will, is like maggots in the tarsal bones, leaving them no extra time to think, let alone extra time, To miss the past.

And at night, when they arrived at the barracks, they fell asleep, and their minds… became chaotic, as if in their world, the barracks and their companions became their world, and they gradually began to face the outside world. He became indifferent, and his mind was always filled with military appearance and discipline, as well as daily drills.

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied with the results.

Because… the new recruits began to look more and more like new recruits. What each of them showed was that they had a straight back, walked like the wind, and were orderly.

…

Occasionally… Fang Jifan would come to the camp. After all, he was his deputy, and Fang Jifan did not interfere with the content of the training.

There is no point in trying to encourage growth.

There are certainly many ready-made experiences in later generations.

But… if the First Army only knows how to drill but doesn’t know why, then… what’s the point?

Everything… needs to be explored by the First Army and the Research Institute on their own to find better training and combat methods. Only in this way can this be truly integrated.

This is like science. You bring advanced things and put them in front of the ancients. To the ancients, this was certainly a marvelous thing, but they only knew it but didn’t know why. Even they already knew how to make it, so what? So, the most important thing… is to know its principles, know its core, and finally… form a comprehensive set of values. Only in this way… can we continue to carry forward this skill on this basis. Otherwise, these things are just a flash in the pan, and eventually… like many artifacts created by ancient wise men, they will eventually lose their inheritance.

Zhu Houzhao was obviously very dissatisfied with Fang Jifan.

After finally catching Fang Jifan once, he dragged Fang Jifan to his barracks and said, “Old Fang, what have you been doing recently? This First Army is a top priority. I see you being lazy all the time.”

Fang Jifan turned to him. Smile: “Your Highness, I am very busy. Besides, aren’t there Your Highness and Wang Bo’an here? Wang Bo’an is my favorite disciple. I put him here, which shows that I attach great importance to the First Army. What’s more, I am now There is something big to do.”

“What?” Zhu Houzhao looked suspicious.

Looking at Lao Fang’s appearance, it didn’t look like he was perfunctory…

Fang Jifan stared at Zhu Houzhao seriously, and then said: “Your Highness, Weizhou Guard… there is a problem.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Is there a problem? No. Well, it’s pie in the sky? Wait a minute… My heart is beating so hard now, please slow down…” He took a deep breath, and then said: “What’s the problem, these bitches are going to rebel? Say it, say it quickly!”

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao with strange eyes. He looked very expectant!

He couldn’t help but wonder in his heart, if Emperor Taizu Gao knew that he had such a descendant, would the coffin boards be able to hold it?

Fang Jifan said: “It’s not that they rebelled, but that I discovered that the Weizhou Guard had many shortcomings and was involved in many crimes, including killing good people and taking merit, robbing passing business travelers, and colluding with salt traders… Among them, any one of them , but they are all serious crimes that require beheading. Jiang Bin is… cruel, cunning, and ambitious. In the eyes of the court and Xuanfu officials, he is a loyal person, but in the eyes of ordinary people, he is a poisonous snake. “

Zhu Houzhao couldn’t help showing a bit of surprise, then narrowed his eyes and said: “It’s interesting. Since you know that he is guilty, why not take action now and take this piece of shit?”

Fang Jifan shook his head and said: “He? It was announced by His Majesty, and both the Cabinet and the Ministry of War have praised him highly. Besides, who doesn’t know that I have some conflicts with him. If I take someone without real evidence, it will lead to a big fuss. I’m afraid that Your Majesty will also… If you get angry, why don’t you, Your Highness, find a reason to kill him?”

Zhu Houzhao’s eyes suddenly widened like lanterns: “You want to fool me again. When my father finds out, why don’t you kill me?”

Fang Jifan said? He said: “That’s why we need time and energy to find witnesses and physical evidence. I am a reasonable person and will never taint someone’s innocence easily.”

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