Emperor Chongzhen's words revealed two messages, first, as long as the new army performed well, then the army would be expanded. Obviously, if the new army expands, then these veterans will benefit.

Second, if the new army does not perform well, then I'm sorry, the imperial court is short of money and food, and can only give priority to the army that won the battle, such as the army of the governor of Denglai.

Emperor Chongzhen gave the new army two choices, do you want to disappoint me, or make me proud of you? From the beginning to the end, he emphasized the honor of this new army: the emperor personally formed it, the emperor personally interrogated, the emperor often came to visit, and they represented the emperor.

Every soldier in the new army, as long as he talks about these things, will be envied by others, and this is the honor that the new army has had from the very beginning. If it weren't for the officers and men of the new army, naturally there would be no such honors.

Emperor Chongzhen used practical actions to cultivate the honor of the new army, and he wanted to tell them that the greatest honor and the most face-saving thing for the emperor was that they wanted to win the battle. Don't say that the Jianyu army will win the battle when it is timed, but it is even better to win it with the main force of Jianyu! This is tantamount to setting a goal for the new army, asking them to do better than other armies, and to be the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty!

It's a person, especially a man, not to mention a man among men, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Cao Bianjiao couldn't help it, and responded loudly: "Yes!" ”

It's just a prisoner, I'm afraid of a ball!

The other soldiers also shouted loudly, and responded to the emperor with one word: "Yes! ”

Xi Mao Yuanyi, the chief instructor of the New Army, stood up at the right time and said loudly: "During the training, if this officer finds anyone who has dragged the New Army back and failed the Holy Grace, he will be kicked out of the New Army as soon as possible, and he will go back from where he came from!" The new army is His Majesty's new army, and it is to be the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty. ”

At this moment, the officers and men of the new army, everyone held their heads high and showed their spirit as much as possible. I finally entered the new army, I finally got such treatment, I finally got into the eyes of the emperor, and when I went out, I represented the face of the emperor, who was willing to lose all this!

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the soldiers of the new army below on the platform, and after observing carefully, he felt satisfied. The army's sense of honor cannot be achieved overnight. It needs to be emphasized again and again, until they engrave the number of the First Division of the Ming Army in their bones, and then it will be completed!

Thinking of this, he also deliberately looked at the national flag fluttering in the wind on the flagpole in front of the stage. Now there is a flag-raising ceremony every morning, which is slowly carved into the bones of the new soldiers. It's about the same, it's time to raise the banner of the first division of the Ming Army of the new army. After all, time waits for no one, and the one-month familiarization period of the new army should be about the same, and then it is time to select officers and officially begin to form the new army.

With this idea, when Emperor Chongzhen returned to the palace, he was ready to summon Mao Yuanyi, Zu Dashou, Man Gui and others to start this matter. But what he didn't expect was that when he returned to the palace, Liu Xingzuo, the commander of Jinyiwei, hurriedly came to ask for a meeting, saying that there was an urgent report.

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard the urgent matter, he naturally gave priority to dealing with it, and summoned Liu Xingzuo to Wuying Hall for an audience as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, that traitor would rather play me and say that he has important information to say, but the premise is that His Majesty will pardon his crime of being a captive!" After Liu Xingzuo saw the ceremony, he said with a little shame.

Seeing that the emperor frowned when he heard this, he hurriedly added: "He heard the fate of the crime of the captives from Wu Ergou and others, so he gritted his teeth and did not open his mouth despite the torture, saying that as long as His Majesty pardoned him, he was willing to atone for his sins, do anything for the Ming Dynasty, and provide very important information." ”

After a pause, he added his own opinion and said, "This Ning Yu is appreciated by the slave chiefs on Jianyu's side, and he should indeed know a lot of things. The last general felt that the matter was very important, so he did not dare to make his own decisions, so please ask Your Majesty to show me whether it is time to increase the punishment and pry open his mouth? ”

If you can pry Ning Wan's mouth open with ordinary punishment, I believe that Liu Xingzuo will not deliberately report for this. It is very likely that if he is tortured again, he will probably be killed, and he is not sure that he will get the information, so he has to come to ask for instructions.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally understood this meaning, frowned and thought about it, and then instructed Liu Xingzuo that he would meet him in person.

It didn't take long for Liu Xingzuo to take Ning Wan and me to the side hall. Emperor Chongzhen looked over and was slightly startled. I've been tortured so that people don't look like people, and ghosts don't look like ghosts. His nose had been cut off, one ear was missing, and the right side of his face was swollen as if it were inflated. The fingers of his right hand were wrapped in cloth, but the blood stains were obvious, and it was clear that he was also seriously injured.

Jinyiwei's method seems to be too cruel! At least when Dongchang interrogated Han's shopkeeper at the beginning, there were no traces on the surface.

Emperor Chongzhen thought, his brows furrowed slightly. However, this person is a big traitor, and I don't know how many people have died in his hands directly or indirectly. After suffering such a sin, he can also be relieved, so that he will not be panicked when he wants to be forgiven.

But Liu Xingzuo, who was on the side, guessed what the emperor was thinking, and hurriedly played: "Your Majesty, Wu Ergou was a little ruthless, and when the last general went to take over, he was already out of shape." ”

He originally estimated that the emperor might let me go back to be an internal response after Ning, but now that it is like this, I will definitely not be able to go back, something is bad, this has to be explained.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he remembered Wu Ergou's hatred for Jianyu, and it was normal for him to do this with his means of mixing the underworld. So, he didn't bother about this anymore, looked at Ning Wan and asked, "I can forgive you, but don't let me down!"

"Your Majesty is gracious, Your Majesty spares your life, the slave is also forced to do so, Your Majesty ......" Ning finished my mouth and begged for mercy, it seemed that the bull's head was not in the horse's mouth, and the mouth was leaking, as if a few teeth had been knocked out, and the speech was not very clear.

Liu Xingzuo was a little embarrassed, and said to the emperor: "His ear was also deaf by Wu Ergou, and now his hearing is affected, and he can't hear clearly." ”

After explaining, he leaned into Ning Wan's ear and conveyed the emperor's words loudly.

Ning Wan's face was swollen like that, and I basically couldn't see any change in my expression, but Emperor Chongzhen could see a strong will to survive from his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the sinner and the original Yongping Bingbei Dao Bai Yangcui entered the customs together and separated in Tianjin. The sinner came to Jingshi, and he went to Jiangnan. "Ning Wan, I didn't dare to talk about the conditions in front of the emperor, knowing that if I angered the emperor, there would really be no chance of survival, so I consciously confessed.

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard that it was an official of Yuan Yongping, his anger immediately surged. If it weren't for their incompetence and taking refuge in Jianyu, the Yongping tragedy would not have happened. This man will not be forgiven!