Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

Surrounded by a group of guards, Zhu Youxiao, wearing the emperor's dragon robe, stepped onto the platform to review the generals. When he turned around, he looked down at the crowd gathered below the stage, and felt emotional in his heart.

There are so many people.

This time, the drum-beating gathering was attended by guerrilla generals and above from all over Shanhaiguan, but even so, there were still hundreds of people gathered here.

When seeing so many generals and officers, Zhu Youxiao's first reaction was not relief, nor happiness, but worry!

The Ming Dynasty had a very serious problem of redundant soldiers.

According to what Zhu Youxiao knew, just in Shanhaiguan, many people were indeed guerrilla generals, but they had a lot of soldiers under their command. On the other hand, there were also guerrilla generals, but they had very few soldiers under their command. This extremely contradictory situation actually happened in Shanhaiguan.

For Zhu Youxiao, he knew that Shanhaiguan was important, but not so important that so many troops needed to be stationed there. This was not a reflection of the military power of the Ming Dynasty, but an extremely unreasonable phenomenon.

If it is really an elite army, no matter how important Shanhaiguan is, it is enough to station tens of thousands of troops there. Relying on the unique geographical advantages, even if there is an emergency outside Shanhaiguan, or if foreigners come to kill, there will be no problem in deterring and stopping them.

And the extra troops?

This is not only a burden on the imperial court, but also intensifies the exploitation of the lower classes.

This is not the Ming army that Zhu Youxiao wanted!!

The Ming army should be there to guard the borders and protect the people. If it deviates from this fundamental principle, its nature will change completely.

"I believe that many people have doubts in their hearts about beating drums to gather the generals this time?" Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao stood on the platform with his hands behind his back, overlooking the crowd in front of him, and said in a sonorous voice.

"Why would Shanhaiguan General Ma Shilong beat the drum to gather his troops for no reason? Moreover, the New Year has just passed and the Ming Dynasty has ushered in the sixth year of the Tianqi era. Wouldn't it be better to have less trouble at this time?"

When Zhu Youxiao was speaking, the imperial guards stationed in various places were singing what the emperor said one after another, and the people gathered here all had different ideas when they heard this.

The emperor, who had not appeared for a long time, expressed the thoughts of many people right from the start, which inevitably made more people think about it more.

"This time, beating the drums to gather the generals was not Ma Shilong's idea, but my will."

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "Why do I beat the drum to gather the generals? The reason is very simple, I will get straight to the point."

"I just want you to see a good show."

Good show?

One word caused a thousand waves, and the crowd began to riot. No one had expected that the emperor would think like this. Under such circumstances, a man stepped forward from among the civil and military officials standing in front of the reviewing platform.

It's him?

The eunuchs standing in the crowd all changed their expressions when they saw who walked out. As the eunuch in charge of the inner court, even if he was sent out, no one was unfamiliar with this person.

"Where are the eunuchs who guarded the various places in Liao before?!"

Facing countless gazes, Wei Liangqing was very nervous inside but appeared calm on the surface. When he walked to a place, he spoke in a sonorous voice.

After hearing Wei Liangqing's shout, many of the people gathered here looked in the same direction.

The eunuchs guarding the garrison, led by Gao Qiquan, all had their heartbeats quickened at this moment.

What is this for?

"There is an oracle!!"

While everyone was thinking about something, Wei Liangqing's shout made Gao Qiquan and the others run out of the team one by one even though they were nervous.

"The slave is here!"

These eunuchs, dressed in bright red dragon robes, ran to the platform one by one, faced the emperor and bowed to him.

Zhu Youxiao looked at these eunuchs who had escaped with a cold look in his eyes. The corruption of Liao affairs today was directly related to these eunuchs, including the eunuchs who had guarded the city before them!!

The purpose of sending eunuchs to garrison was to supervise the army and to control the situation, but the result was that most of the eunuchs who were sent out to garrison were too greedy and did not think about the country at all. They were even willing to destroy the interests of the country for their own selfish interests.

"Take it!!"

Wei Liangqing's shout interrupted Zhu Youxiao's thoughts.

Along with Wei Liangqing's shouting, a team of sharp warriors wearing armor and carrying swords quickly ran towards Gao Qiquan and his men. This sudden change shocked many people.

What's going on?

Isn’t there an imperial edict?

Why are you arresting people?

The officers gathered in front of the reviewing platform, including Ma Shilong, were all shocked and puzzled when they saw this scene.

This is completely different from what they thought.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

"Let us go."

"Why are you arresting me?"

These people are not the only ones who are surprised.

Gao Qiquan and his group, who were controlled by the imperial guards who came running over, had a blank mind. The pain that came from time to time made some of them come back to their senses.

They struggled.

they roared.

Gao Qiquan and the others couldn't understand why their emperor would send people to arrest them without any warning. They had all come to Shanhaiguan in the first place, and they had even done all the tasks assigned by the emperor.

"kill!!!"

However, when Gao Qiquan and the others were crying out for justice, Wei Liangqing's shout startled many people. Many of the imperial guards who were controlling Gao Qiquan and other eunuchs drew their swords and stabbed them into Gao Qiquan and the others without any hesitation in full view of everyone.

"what!!!"

The screams continued at this moment.

This sudden scene shocked many people.

"Kill him now?"

When Zhu Youjian, who was standing in front of the reviewing platform, saw this scene, he said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, this is..."

"Shut up."

At this moment, Zhu Youjian frowned, and his vigilant eyes scanned the people in front of him. He keenly noticed that when the imperial guards killed Gao Qiquan and others, many officers standing in front of the reviewing platform put their hands on the hilts of their swords.

The atmosphere here took a sharp turn for the worse.

No one knows why the emperor wanted to kill Gao Qiquan and others.

This sudden behavior also deeply stimulated many people.

“I believe that many people would be very surprised and suspicious when seeing this scene.”

Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the turbulent crowd in front of him without changing his expression, and said indifferently: "What I hate most is people deceiving, especially those around me. These slaves were sent by the inner court to guard various places, but they are doing petty things. They think I don't know and think I can be deceived. I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what don't I know?!"