Even though Yan Yingyuan was extremely dissatisfied with Zuo Liangyu and others, he was still shocked when he heard the emperor's words. After a while, Yan Yingyuan reacted and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty really wants to kill these three people?"

"Yes, these three people are extremely guilty and will only suck people's fat and ointment to make themselves rich. I cannot let these cancers continue to exist like this."

"But the emperor, haste will not be able to do it. If these three people are killed, how will Xingpingbo and Jingnan Hou deal with it? If there is a mutiny, it will be a disaster for the Chaoting elbows." Yan Yingyuan said hesitantly. Sixty percent of the Chaoting entrusted the troops in the hands of these five people. If their subordinates rebelled one after another, Yan Yingyuan would not think that the Chaoting could block the counterattack of these subordinates.

Of course, Wang Fu knew the danger of killing these people. Not to mention whether he could kill three people together, even if he killed them, it would be extremely troublesome to pay the subordinates of these people. Maybe he would flee Nanjing immediately. If he had enough time, he could take a slower approach and slowly cut their military power. But he didn't have time. Now it's only ten months before the Qing army went south. I'm afraid no one in the court would have thought that the Hongguang Dynasty would perish so quickly. These ministers were busy with party struggles, busy fighting for power and profit, and fantasized about using the enemy to pacify the enemy and rule the Qing Dynasty.

So what if I escape from Nanjing? I had the idea of ​​running away at any time. If there were no Yan Yingyuan's three thousand people, even if Liu Liangzuo and others were obediently entering Beijing, they would have no choice but to do anything to them. Although there were 60,000 people in the Beijing camp, if I wanted to mobilize these 60,000 people, I would not be able to keep it secret.

"I have decided that Liu Liangzuo and the other two will kill each other. As for Gao Jie and Huang Degong, I will keep them in the capital for a while. My dear will be training troops during this period. If you need it, I will ask me, as long as I can satisfy you."

Seeing that the emperor was so determined, Yan Yingyuan was still a little worried, but he did not object: "I obey the order. Since the emperor said so, I really have something to mention to the emperor."

"Your dear, just say it."

"Yes, the emperor, there are still many people in the three thousand Yulin Guards who are missing armored weapons. I request the emperor to allocate various weapons and materials to the Yulin Guards as soon as possible."

Wang Fu smiled slightly: "This is easy to deal with. I immediately issued an order to let my dear to extract it from the treasury by myself. As long as the materials contained in the treasury are available, my dear can use it."

Although Wang Fu planned to get the weapons he bought from Macau with his own military equipment, who knows how much time Tian Cheng has to come back, so he can only temporarily let them use the weapons he made by the Ming Dynasty. With the ability to manufacture them outside the Ming Dynasty's ordnance, it should be more than enough to arm 3,000 people.

Wang Fu thought too badly about the capabilities of the Ming Dynasty Ordnance Office. Nanjing was originally a escort capital. The Ordnance Office was responsible for supplying all military equipment in the south. There were tens of thousands of subordinate craftsmen alone. The weapons and armor they made each year totaled millions. Due to the fall of the north, the Nanjing Ordnance Office absorbed a group of northern craftsmen, and its production capacity expanded again. The equipment of three thousand people could be produced in just a few days. As for the quality, it was hard to say. It was okay to have cold weapons. If the muskets were put on a few more times, they would have to explode the chamber. The cannons were extremely bulky and could barely be used to defend the city.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Yingyuan was overjoyed. He had long known the capabilities of the Nanjing Armory Office. Not only were there various weapons, but also various armors, and the emperor allowed him to use them casually. Perhaps it was not impossible for each of his 3,000 men to wear cotton armor. An army of all armors was not so luxurious even when it was in the prime of the Ming Dynasty.

After instructing Yan Yingyuan to keep it secret, Wang Fu waved Yan Yingyuan down. After Yan Yingyuan left, Wang Fu sat quietly in his seat and thought, and felt that no one was available. Originally, after Yan Yingyuan came back, the recruitment work of the personal army was about to begin, but Yan Yingyuan is now busy training troops to deal with Liu Liangzuo and others who are about to arrive. If it is a temporary summoning, it will be too late.

By counting on his fingers, Wang Fu really didn't know who to hand over the recruitment work to. Although he had memories of later generations, he was not from a history. Except for some major ministers who had a reflection, the other ministers were even more confused than the original Hongguang. Unfortunately, most of the ministers he remembered were servile and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Or although he was loyal and fierce, he did not know the military at all. Could it be that the recruitment work could only be suspended and could only watch the time pass by in vain.

"Sir, the emperor has important matters to discuss and told no one to go in."

"Get out of the way, I want to see the emperor, who dares to stop him?" Ma Shiying's voice came from outside the hall, his tone was filled with anger.

"Who is making noise outside?"

"The Emperor, it is the Prime Minister who is asking for a visit."

"Let him in."

"yes."

As soon as the voice stopped, Ma Shiying walked into the hall angrily: "Your Majesty, what's going on in the army in the city? Why don't you know about it at all?"

He was the chief minister and the Minister of War. Suddenly there was an inexplicable army in the city. He didn't know the origin of this army. No wonder he was angry.

"Ma Aiqing calmed down. This is a personal army that I formed. Yulin Guards were formed with my own efforts and were not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, so I did not inform you of my beloved."

Ma Shiying was a little dizzy when he heard this. Isn’t the 60,000 troops in the Beijing camp the emperor’s personal army? Why did the emperor want to form a personal army again? And it was not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War? How could this work? He didn’t think about it and objected: “Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate.”

"How is it inappropriate? I used my own money to form an army to protect myself, but what's wrong with my dear?"

Ma Shiying was stunned when he heard this. Yes, what's wrong with the emperor using his own money to form an army? Even when local gentry encounters bandits, they can form a militia to protect their homes. From this point of view, it's no different for the emperor to form an army. It's just that the emperor directly controls an army and places it in the capital, where the cabinet is, where the ministers and where they are.

"Emperor, all the troops in the world belong to the Ministry of War. If the emperor forms an army alone, where will the Ministry of War be? If the emperor thinks that I am a minister of the Ministry of War, I will surrender and return home."

To be honest, Hongguang has some vision for choosing Ma Shiying as the chief minister. Not only did he prevent the Donglin Party members from becoming a big shot, he did his job in a solid manner compared to most Donglin Party members who only know how to talk about it. If Ma Shiying really leaves, it will be Wang Fu's turn to have a headache. However, Wang Fu knew that Ma Shiying was keen on fame, so he didn't believe that this old man was really willing to leave the court.

"I didn't say that Ma Aiqing was dereliction of duty. I'll do this. How about I let the generals of the Yulin Guard go to the Ministry of War to go through the procedures later?" Wang Fu didn't care whether the Yulin Guard was under the Ministry of War. Anyway, the Ministry of War should not try to mobilize this army.
Chapter completed!