Chapter 35 This is the new era of Ming Dynasty!

Xu Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War, was not a high-ranking civil servant, so although he was also a second-ranked Jinshi, he was not disgusted with the behavior of Emperor Zhu Houzhao's close contact with officers and soldiers who were born in the military.

He was even very pleased that His Majesty the new emperor had the ability to win over the military. In his opinion, such behavior was the behavior of a true emperor.

British Duke Zhang Mao is a top nobleman of the Ming Dynasty. His father Zhang Fu and grandfather Zhang Yu both made great military exploits for the Ming Dynasty. He himself is now considered a veteran of three dynasties, but he has not reviewed the army with the emperor for many years to understand the military situation. Now the new emperor, Zhu Houzhao, personally distributes Lumi and talks to the officers and soldiers, which makes him feel that the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty is about to be revived again.

After Zhu Houzhao waited for the officers and soldiers to finish shouting, he asked loudly again: "Then I ask you again, as soldiers of the empire, is your mission just to earn money to live?"

Zhu Houzhao's question was a bit difficult for the officers and soldiers to answer, because they had never thought about this kind of question or what their mission was.

After all, for the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, most of them were born as military households, and then lived on their salaries. If they fought in wars, they would naturally rely on their merits in fighting and melee fighting. If there were no wars, they would farm.

The officers and soldiers of Ming Dynasty had no sense of mission of their own.

Not to mention them, even Xu Jin, the Minister of War, had never thought about his mission before. Even the British Duke Zhang Mao began to ask himself: "What is my mission?"

Zhu Houzhao knew that few people in this era thought about their mission, that is, their ideals, so he helped these officers and soldiers answer:

"No! Your mission is not to earn money to live. You are soldiers of the Ming Empire. You are born with the mission of defending your homeland and protecting the people! Men should make achievements on the battlefield, not lose their will in the court! If the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty want to live, When living a life that is earth-shattering, no Live an idle life without doing anything! If you want to die, you should not die of hunger, cold, or illness, but die on the battlefield! Your destination will be either shrouded in horse leather or a prince in royal robes. This is your glorious mission. Tell me, yes or no!”

The governors and commanders of each battalion and other officers standing at the front were all ignited by Emperor Zhu Houzhao's loud question, and they all replied loudly:

"Yes!"

It seems that at this moment, they are no longer humble military households or vulgar warriors. They are imperial soldiers with a glorious mission. His Majesty told them personally.

"My sons, you should be like the Yulin Army of the Han Dynasty that defeated the Xiongnu, and like the Tang Dynasty cavalry that swept through the Turks, you are the most powerful army in the empire. Our ancestors expelled the Tartars, restored China, and unified China for three hundred years. Recovering the rivers and mountains, our fathers left Mobei seven times, and the barbarians did not dare to go south and surrendered. We are not lowly military households, we are the most noble soldiers in the empire

And now, this era also belongs to our era. I am the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and you are also the new soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. I don’t want the empire to sink in my hands and lose its former prestige, and I don’t want your family to survive. Your hands have now declined, and you have lost your former bravery! ”

As Zhu Houzhao spoke, he raised his fist and shouted loudly: "Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

For a time, the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers on the entire campus started shouting, not knowing whether it was because Zhu Houzhao was the emperor or because Zhu Houzhao's words resonated with them so much.

Even the British Duke Zhang Mao also shouted. He was also a descendant of a famous imperial general. He had also been exposed to the glory of his ancestors since he was a child. Now Zhu Houzhao's words seemed like a raging fire that suddenly ignited his long-frozen heart. The bloody nature. Xu Jin, the Minister of War, looked on and laughed. At this moment, he felt that the young emperor in front of him seemed to have the shadow of Taizong.

Liu Jin and the other eight tigers also felt honored and proud. They felt more and more that the emperor they followed was different. They also felt that they would become unique eunuchs, just like the three treasures of the Yongle Dynasty. It seemed that in the future We must also create brilliant achievements!

However, at this moment, an official from the Ministry of War hurriedly came to Xu Jin, the Minister of War, and muttered for a while.

Because Zhu Houzhao was right in front of him, Xu Jin, the Minister of War, hurriedly came to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, we have just received an eight hundred mile rush. The little prince's troops invaded my Guyuan with tens of thousands of horses, killed three hundred of our border residents, and massacred the village. Two places, now heading towards Zhenyi Suo.”

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help being surprised. He didn't expect that he had just enthusiastically boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers in the capital when he received the news that the little prince had invaded his own Ming Dynasty.

Xu Jin, the Minister of War, looked at Zhu Houzhao with some uneasiness. He didn't know what Zhu Houzhao would do.

But Zhu Houzhao just nodded at this time, took the report from Xu Jin's hand, read it for a while, and after the officers and soldiers basically calmed down, he said loudly:

"But just now, I got news from the Ministry of War. Little prince, this Tatar leader led tens of thousands of horsemen to attack my Guyuan border town again, killing three hundred people of my Ming Dynasty, and massacred two of my Ming Dynasty villages. What a shame! This is shame! What a shame!

Thinking back then, I, the Ming Dynasty, had never been humiliated like this. Where have our fathers gone, who went out to Mobei seven times to defeat the Tartars in fear?

Did the battle at Tumubao really destroy the spirit of our Ming soldiers?

My sons, tell me, have you been knocked out of your spirit? Are we really inferior to our fathers? Then sit back and watch the Ming Dynasty decline until a hundred years later, like the fate of the two Song Dynasties, it will again fall into the hands of foreigners. hand! ”

"No!"

Some of the governors and general commanders in front of Zhu Houzhao were completely angered by Zhu Houzhao's remarks and the little prince's intrusion, and they roared loudly.

"Well, from now on, you have also received enough Lumi, and you should train well when you go back. I will call you again in three months to conduct a training and assessment on you;

In the near future, I will take you to realize the glory of our ancestors!

Let the banner of the Ming Dynasty be planted in every inch of land in Mobei!

And you should be like him, put on the python robe, worship the generals and become marquises, and even become the new generation of Dukes of our Ming Dynasty! Soldiers who do not want to be granted the title of marquis are not good soldiers. I hope that you will all be granted the title of marquis in the future! ”

As Zhu Houzhao spoke, he pointed at the British Duke Zhang Mao. The British Duke Zhang Mao couldn't help but straighten his chest, which made the officers and soldiers below become ambitious.

"Remember, from now on is a new era, the era of our younger generation. You are the new soldiers of the empire, and they are the new officials of the empire. I am the new emperor of the empire, and we will surely open up a new era for the Ming Dynasty. Brilliant!”

Zhu Houzhao said and left the regiment camp, leaving only his back.

For the British Duke Zhang Mao, the Minister of War Xu Jin, and all the officers and soldiers present, their hearts were surging and it was difficult to calm down.

Many thanks to book friend Qingwu Feiyang for the reward of 500 starting coins

(End of chapter)