"Good job, Xiaobai, Xiaoji, you're great..." Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed and kept praising the cat. He reached out to hug the cat and suck it hard.
White Snake seemed to have been prepared. When she saw the big pig's hoof reaching out, she jumped into Zhang Yuer's arms and let out a protesting "meow"!
Hehe, Zhu Youxiao rubbed his hands with some regret, stretched out his hand and nodded at Xiaobai, saying: "There will be rewards for merit. In the future, just tell me what you want to eat."
Zhang Yuer put the memorial back on the table, reached out to touch Bai Niangniang's big head, and wondered: How can I tell her, cats can't talk.
Zhu Youxiao took up his pen to add Xu Hongru's name to the secret letter to Teacher Yuan.
Soon, the Minister of War, Sun Chengzong, arrived in a hurry. As an important official, he was already waiting for the emperor at the Meridian Gate, so he was quite close.
"Master Sun, the East Factory has reported that Xu Hongru, the evil leader of the Wenxiang Sect, is planning to gather his men to rebel in Shandong." Zhu Youxiao said without further ado, waving the so-called secret report in his hand. "This is extremely urgent. Master Sun, please send a letter from the Ministry of War immediately to notify all troops in Shandong to prepare for defense."
Sun Chengzong was surprised and said, "Wenxiang Sect leader Wang Sen was arrested and died in prison during the Wanli reign. How come they are resurrecting now?"
After saying this, without waiting for the emperor to speak, Sun Chengzong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will go and make the arrangements."
"Okay, okay," Zhu Youxiao said, "I'll have the Pacification Office and the East Factory deliver the intelligence. Perhaps it won't just affect Shandong, but other areas as well."
Sun Chengzong bowed in response and left.
Sun Chengzong knew more about the Wenxiang Sect than Zhu Youxiao.
The founder of the Wenxiang Sect, Wang Sen, was a native of Jizhou, Shuntian Prefecture, during the Ming Dynasty. His original surname was Shi and his given name was Ziran. He sought refuge with Queen Wang Wanzong and thus assumed the surname Wang. He also fabricated the legend of a fox demon gifting incense and establishing the sect with incense, intending to deify the sect.
Wang Sen secretly developed followers of the religion and had many believers in Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, and Sichuan, which made him unacceptable to the imperial court.
In the 23rd year of the Wanli reign, Wang Sen was arrested and sentenced to death, but bribed his way out. He then went to the capital to preach, but was arrested again in the 42nd year of the Wanli reign and died in prison five years later.
Sun Chengzong was an orthodox Confucian. Naturally, he scoffed at the Wenxiang Sect, and he hated its use to deceive the ignorant people and women.
But he was still very shocked by the Wenxiang Sect's rebellion. He did not expect that the Wenxiang Sect had secretly developed into such a powerful force.
As soon as Sun Chengzong left, Luo Sigong and the eunuch Wang Guochen, who was temporarily in charge of the East Factory, arrived one after another. After receiving instructions from the emperor, they hurried away to carry out their duties.
After being busy for a while, the interest in the ceremony of presenting prisoners at the Meridian Gate has also declined.
There was no orderly and majestic parade like in later generations. It was just dead heads and broken flags. There was really nothing to see.
But this ceremony to boost people's morale cannot be abandoned halfway, so Zhu Youxiao had to cheer himself up, leave the inner palace and head to the Meridian Gate.
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The enthusiastic atmosphere of the Wumen Prisoner Presentation will continue in the capital for several days, and the topics of conversation after dinner will mainly revolve around the dead heads.
Because the dead heads were piled up in a mausoleum just outside the south of the city. This seemed to have never happened since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!
On the same day, the emperor also issued an edict to build a Shrine of Heroes and a Pavilion of Famous Ministers in Xiangshan, and that he was required to go there in person to pay tribute every year, and the princes, dukes, civil and military officials were also required to do the same.
The construction of the Martyrs' Shrine and the Hall of Famous Ministers will cost more than 500,000 taels of silver. The emperor pledged 50,000 taels to start construction, and the rest will be donated by officials and citizens of the capital, and will be engraved on stone to commemorate the event forever.
You should know that in the Ming Dynasty, the areas around Xiangshan and Daxishan were designated as royal mausoleums, specifically for burying prematurely deceased princes, princesses, and some of the emperor's concubines.
In the sixth year of the Zhengtong reign, the eunuch Fan Hong, the chief eunuch in charge of ceremonies, contributed over 700,000 yuan, "donated money and purchased materials, and ordered the reconstruction. The halls, pavilions, corridors, and statues were completely renovated, with a magnificent design, making it a magnificent temple. When the news reached the public, the temple was given the name Yong'an Zen Temple."
The Ming Dynasty Emperor Jiajing visited this area and praised the unique emerald beauty of Xiangshan Mountain, especially the West Hill area. The Shenzong Emperor Wanli ascended this vantage point to admire the scenery and inscribed the words "Laiqing" (Laiqing Pavilion) for the Laiqing Pavilion next to Xiangshan Temple.
Being able to use the royal mausoleum area to build temples and pavilions demonstrates the emperor's respect.
The first list of heroes to be included in the shrine has also been announced, including all the civil and military officials who died in Liaodong since the Jiannu rebelled against the Ming Dynasty.
The cabinet of famous ministers included Xu Da, Liu Ji, Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Wang Shouren, Yu Qian, Zheng He, and Hai Rui.
It turns out that these are the heroes and famous officials defined by the emperor, all of whom can leave their names in history, be admired and worshipped by future generations, and bring glory to the world for future generations.
It seems easy to be a hero, but Yuan Mingtai, who died in Liaoyang, is not among them; it seems rare to be a famous official, but what great achievements did Hai Rui have?
Looking at the list of names approved by the imperial pen, everyone had their own thoughts and ideas. Some scoffed at it, while others secretly resolved to be among them and leave their names in the memorial.
Regardless of what was happening in the capital, the 2,000 troops from Liaozhen, Dengzhen, Dongjiangzhen and Jinzhen who had come to surrender their captives and undergo reorganization and training had already moved into the military camp and started strict military training.
Those who can be sent to the capital for the review are naturally the elite troops selected from each town. At the very least, they must be physically strong and straight. You bring the old, weak, and sick to the emperor's attention. Are you tired of living?
Running, arranging battle formations, practicing guns, firing muskets...a day's training is very full and tiring. Officers also have evening classes to learn new tactics.
The so-called new tactics were tactical changes centered around the firearm, and were primarily divided into two aspects: offense and defense. Strictly speaking, they were field battles and city defenses.
As for infantry, if you attack cavalry with two legs, it's like chasing four legs. Even with muskets, it won't work! In field battles, infantry can only fight cavalry in a defensive formation.
According to the newly compiled "Infantry Tactics," the Ming army would primarily deploy in small formations of 500 or 300 men. The ratio of spears, swords and shields, Lumi guns, and Yingyang guns was roughly 4:2:3:1.
Taking a phalanx of 500 as an example, there are 200 spearmen, 100 sword and shield soldiers, 150 Rumi musketeers, and 50 Yingyang musketeers. Simply put, the ratio of cold weapons to hot weapons is 6 to 4.
But this is not quite accurate, because the Rumi gun, well, now it has been named the Wansheng gun, can actually be equipped with a bayonet and used as a spear to stab people.
To outsiders, this bayonet is actually a metal rod with a pointed front. There is a groove on the sleeve, which cooperates with a protruding latch on the outside of the barrel to fix it on the gun.
The Wansheng gun was six feet five inches long, and the bayonet was one foot five inches long, making it eight feet long. It was no match for weapons like swords.
The emergence of every new thing always takes a process for people to fully adapt to it.
Zhu Youxiao gathered people to conduct painstaking research, and repeatedly verified from actual combat to technology before finalizing the production of the Wansheng gun. However, the new army did not feel comfortable and was not popular.
There is no other reason, just being conservative and lazy.
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