When more than a dozen leaders of the Exile People's Army were talking about their experiences of why they wanted to rebel in Taiwan, the instructors of the military academy began to panic when they listened to it.

These military academy instructors are not all drawn from the army, but only reckless men who wield swords and swords. Many of them are well-read scholars, and some even serve as math, physics and chemistry teachers at Yenching University.

Most of them have been teaching at this military academy for nearly a year, so they are well aware that the largest part of the cadets of this military academy are still from the middle and lower ranks of the border armies in various places.

The situation of these low-level officers is much better than that of several leaders of the Wandering People's Army who came from the border army on the stage, and when these leaders recount their past, they can best arouse the sympathy and pity of these officers.

What these more knowledgeable instructors were most worried about was that today's speech listening to the past experiences of the leaders of the displaced people would eventually plant the seeds of dissatisfaction with the imperial court in the hearts of these middle- and lower-level officer cadets. Once a situation arises in the future that makes them resentful, they may not embark on the road of confrontation with the imperial court.

Compared to the ugly expressions of the instructors when they listened to the speeches, most of the students in the audience were more or less moved by the experience of these homeless leaders.

As some instructors feared, most of the trainees here came from the middle and lower classes of the army, and they were not the sons of generals, and they fully shared most of the unfairness and injustice that these homeless leaders talked about. The only difference is that the place where they are stationed has not encountered a catastrophe like Shaanxi, so the local people can barely make ends meet, so they just didn't rise up.

The fact that the cadets in the audience were able to enter the Army Officers Academy to study shows that they all have some outstanding qualities that are different from ordinary people. To put it simply, the IQ of these students is above normal.

For example, those middle- and lower-class officer cadets, after they enter the military academy to study, they realize that this is a channel that will allow them to soar in the future. Although they can't be compared with those generals and disciples, with the experience of studying in a military school, they are also equivalent to wearing the halo of half a Tianzi protégé.

Most of the cadets are vaguely aware that in the future, they will at least have a better chance of promotion in the army than those officers who have not attended military schools and are not the sons of generals. Because of the relationship between classmates and teachers and students formed in this military school, the Army Military Academy has in essence become the largest general in the army, but this general gate is not a small group formed by blood and marriage.

The outstanding performance of the students in the army officer school can be personally rewarded by the emperor, which not only makes these outstanding students remembered by the emperor, but also makes them become the same as the imperial examination jinshi, and become the real protégé of the Son of Heaven.

Compared with those generals and the sons of nobles, these students, who were personally rewarded by the emperor, obviously had a closer relationship with the emperor. For example, the six outstanding cadets of the first batch of graduates of the Army Military Academy have now become rising stars in the new army, the general staff, and the general logistics department in Beijing.

In the assignment of the first batch of graduates after graduation, the worst one was also promoted to a level 1 position compared to before entering the school. The outcome of these graduates naturally stimulated the enthusiasm of the students who were still in school.

When they realized that their future was secured, their sense of belonging to the school and their loyalty to the emperor naturally increased. Before these exile leaders accepted the recruitment of an army to Beijing, the general impression of the cadets of the army military academy was that they were a group of rebellious ministers and thieves in troubled places, and they were full of bitter hatred for these people.

But today, after listening to the past experiences of these homeless leaders, they couldn't help but feel a little sympathy in their hearts. Many of the students were very uneasy, and the concept of loyalty to the emperor and the imperial court that had been erected in their hearts was really contrary to the sympathy for the leaders of the displaced people and the people of Shaanxi at this moment.

And for those leaders of the Wandering People's Army who were recruited, except for a few leaders who were already hard-hearted, many people were awakened again, and the painful memories they once wanted to forget the most. Even the leaders who originally supported the Shen Yikui brothers and thought that since they had accepted Zhao'an, they should obey the orders of the imperial court and live a good life, now they can't help but feel resentment towards the imperial court again.

When Zhu Youzhen returned to the ceremonial stage again and looked around, he saw that many students were wandering their eyes, not daring to make contact with his gaze. Obviously, in a grievance speech just now, some of the students had wavered in their loyalty to him.

He had anticipated this situation before he launched today's campaign. However, when he really faced this situation, he suddenly found that he was still a little timid in his heart.

As a modern soul who understands the direction of history, he feels a little difficult to break some old rules. And what kind of conviction did those revolutionary predecessors in history who could not foresee the future have the courage to use their lives to break down an old world and build a new world that is unknown good or bad?

Zhu Youzhen sighed in his heart, and he suddenly realized that his preset speech seemed to be a little too pale and weak in this situation. Because he hadn't expected the leaders to give such a good speech.

Although this was somewhat unexpected, but when he thought about it, wasn't this what he expected? If these cadets, after listening to such speeches, still look indifferent, then I am afraid they are not the military academy graduates he wants.

The reason why he wants to hold an event like today is not a whim of him. Since he ascended the throne, he has indeed formulated a lot of reform policies, but whether these policies can really restore the decline of the Ming Dynasty, to be honest, he is not very sure.

The reforms introduced in the last years of any dying dynasty will eventually become the fire of revolution that buries the old era. For example, Louis XVI convened the Estates-General to implement tax reform, which eventually led to the French Revolution and buried his dynasty and life.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the new army trained by the New Deal eventually became the main force to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The above facts all show that the reform that wants to save the fate of the dynasty may not be a good medicine to save the dynasty from perishing, but may become a talisman for the demise of the dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen thought that instead of letting these officers be bewitched by various new trends of thought in the future, it would be better to let these officers and cadets have a correct understanding of this society.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen finally broke the silence and said: "Just now, a few students from Shaanxi talked about their past experiences. It's very true and very touching.

To be honest, I was shocked to hear it. I can't imagine that under the rule of my Ming Dynasty, there are so many unspeakable tragic things in the world.

I grew up in the palace since I was a child, and I didn't know the suffering of the world. Since I ascended the throne, I have been wondering how the people of the Ming Dynasty lived, and how I should help them.

Every time I think about this, I tremble and can't sleep, and my food is tasteless. However, today I know that the suffering of the people of my Ming Dynasty is far beyond my imagination.

I don't think it's their fault for the displaced people in Shaanxi who rebelled because they couldn't survive. On the contrary, I thought it was the court not doing its duty.

What is the duty of the imperial court, and it is the most fundamental duty of the imperial court to let the people live and work in peace and contentment. I've heard someone say that, and I think it makes a lot of sense. That is, the court should exist for the people, not the people for the court.

I have also heard a saying that where there is oppression, there is resistance. So in order to survive and rise up against the unjust world, I feel that I have nothing to blame. ”

The emperor's words immediately shocked the observers present, although some of the students had heard it several times, and the emperor had said many times in front of them that the Shaanxi exiles were also the people of the Ming Dynasty. But it was the first time they had heard such blatant words in favor of the outrageous uprising.

Just when the students were at a loss and didn't know how to understand Chongzhen's words, Zhu Youzhen had already continued: "I just said that the people of Shaanxi have the right to rise up and resist in order to survive, but I don't agree with the actions of those displaced people last year.

In order to survive, it is not a big rebellion to rise up and resist. But what did they do when they rose up to resist? Some people raised troops to create a rebellion against the court under the banner of eliminating corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but as soon as they had a little power in their hands, they began to oppress the common people impatiently.

Some people, after the next county seat, began to loot wealth and women for their own pleasure. It is said that someone begged for more than a dozen concubines in one night, and they did something worth showing off. Some people treat the people like two-legged sheep...

They keep saying that they want to eliminate the injustice of the world, but they themselves create even greater injustice. Could it be that such a chaotic and disorderly society, in which more people cannot survive, is the justice that the people need?

I think this is just a group of bandits who are brutalizing the people in the name of justice. As the son of the Great Tomorrow, my only duty is to protect the people of the Ming Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment. Corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the court will naturally be punished, but I will also investigate these thieves who harm the people to the end.

You are now cadets of the Army Military Academy, and you will continue to be the pillars of the army, the pillars of the country, and the last force to help me protect this country. What this country will become in the future will depend on whether you do your part.

Therefore, today I feel that you should listen to the sufferings of the small people, and do not forget in the future, that your duty is to protect the country and the people..."

Listening to Chongzhen's speech, the cadets of the military academy finally sorted out their thoughts, and they no longer felt that they had confused thoughts of faith as they did just now. Many students were inspired by the emperor's words, and finally began to face up and reflect, and after entering the school, the instructors reminded everyone every day not to forget the intention of the soldier's duty to protect the family and defend the country.

And for those leaders of the Wandering Army, it is also a test to re-examine their past lives. The resentment against the court that had been caused by the memories of his companions was now shattered by their aggression against the innocent.

Some are ashamed, some are flustered, some are expressionless... Chongzhen's frank words also shattered the weak relationship of mutual trust between these people.

Compared with the honesty of the imperial court from Zhao'an to the present, what can make them trust and rely on each other now for the things that those companions around them did before Zhao'an?