Chapter 136 Army Expansion
Faced with the emperor’s inquiry, Shao Xun directly refused.
I have three wishes in my life.
The first is to bring peace to the world, so that people can live and work in peace and contentment and no longer suffer from war.
The second is to establish a new system to change the situation where the gentry is dominated by one family and lacks checks and balances.
The third is to gather ten queens of the Hu and Han Dynasties in Guangchengze Hot Spring to summon the throne of Tian Khan - ten queens have soaked in Guangchengze Hot Spring in the Tang Dynasty.
Le's isn't quite qualified yet. It's fine for me to use as a collection, but not the others.
Of course, this was just pretentious, but he was actually very moved.
But one thing is unknown. How much property does Le's have? Will my house be confiscated?
Besides, now is not the right time.
If you mention it a year later, maybe he will agree.
The legitimate daughter of Nanyang Le family, even a widow, is more than enough to match him, Shao, in this era. It is simply a happy event that smokes from the ancestral grave.
But now, wait.
He has this person in mind and wonders if he can find an opportunity to take a sneak peek.
"The Huns are not exterminated, so why should we take care of our family?" Shao Xun said solemnly: "The next step is to conquer Guanzhong in the west. Everything is complicated, and I may not have time to get married."
Sima Zhong was stunned. He nodded, and said: "Shao Qing doesn't want to, then forget it. Did you dig up a toad?"
"No." Shao Xun said ashamedly: "I pick up my bow and arrow, and it's a good example. But the toad is hidden deep in the cave and is difficult to capture. For example, if the thieves are hiding in a fortified city, it is difficult to break it."
"Then we can only wait for the toad to come out and fight with it in the field. "Yes." The emperor sighed and left with a dejected expression.
Seeing that the emperor had walked out seven or eight steps, Shao Xun whispered: "The queen stays."
Yang Xianrong looked at Shao Xun and said: "What's the matter?"
"I advise the Queen to act with caution," Shao Xun said.
Yang Xianrong bit his lip tightly with his teeth and sneered: "A bird in a cage, a turtle in an urn, what should be cautious about?"
"The queen is taking herself lightly." Shao Xun said seriously: "If Sikong is unfavorable to the emperor and empress, not only the courtiers will be dissatisfied, but also the soldiers of the imperial army will be in an uproar. At this time, he can no longer stay in Luoyang. Sikong will not be so unwise."
"Although the emperor is a king and the queen is also a king, there is a difference after all." Yang Xianrong said: "Jia Nanfeng can die."
In a narrow sense, a country has two kings: the emperor and the emperor. The queen, the others are all subjects.
In a broad sense, the emperor, queen, prince, and princess are also kings, but the prince and his wife are not as good as the emperor and his wife. Theoretically, they can only be regarded as half kings, that is, the prince.
Breaking it down further, the status of the emperor and the queen is also different.
Jia Nanfeng can die, but Sima Zhong cannot be killed casually.
"Queen, please calm down." Shao Xun said helplessly: "Even if the minister is willing to obey the queen's orders, it is not enough. The four generals in the palace take turns guarding, and the minister only gets three months of the year. Or did the Queen win over someone else? "
Yang Xianrong was noncommittal.
Shao Xun looked at her expression and felt a chill in his heart. Could it be true?
He felt that it was time to re-evaluate Sima Yue's true influence.
Historically, after Emperor Huai of the Jin Dynasty ascended the throne, he aggressively seized power from the beginning. He was very dissatisfied with Sima Yue's control of the government and wanted to pro-government. However, Sima Yue could not withstand it and was forced to give in. He asked himself to leave Xuchang to avoid direct conflict with the emperor.
In other words, if the current boss Sima Zhong suddenly becomes powerful and breaks up with the powerful ministers, it is hard to say what the final result will be.
Jia Nanfeng, Sima Lun, Sima Jiong, Sima Yi and others controlled the government one by one, probably just taking advantage of the "pure quality" of today. When the courtiers and generals saw the emperor's behavior, they had no intention of following him.
But what if a normal and promising emperor—at least on the surface—appears? It's hard to say about the others, but Sima Yue, who had been defeated repeatedly, dealt with it in a very awkward manner.
A powerful minister is still a minister after all. Sikong's prestige, which was at its highest before the Battle of Dangyin, slowly declined. If he falls again, Wang Yan, an old fox, will look down on him.
"Is it Chen Jin?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
Seeing Shao Xun making random guesses, Yang Xianrong's face had changed into a smile and became enigmatic. She just heard her say: "Why should Shao Qing make random guesses? The Chinese Army is the son of the emperor. The army is not a private soldier of the kingdom. Isn’t it the duty to perform one’s duties faithfully?”
Shao Xun sighed and said, “I don’t think it’s appropriate to marry Le Shi now.”
Yang Xianrong was too lazy to speak.
"The queen is in a state of confusion today, and what she is thinking is quite inappropriate." Shao Xun said, "But Guang Chengze is indeed very important to me. The price you offered is a bit hard for me to refuse."< br>
"Why did Shao Qing become so...frank?" Yang Xianrong was a little surprised.
Shao Xun sighed secretly, not because he was afraid that you, a lunatic, would do something unreasonable.
"How can I not admire the empress for caring so much for me?" Shao Xun replied: "Forget about being an official or a general, I don't dare to live there. It seems feasible to build a garden in Guangcheng Ze, and finally Hurry up.”
Shao Xun just thought about it seriously.
Is it the Little Ice Age now?
The Little Ice Age was not absolutely cold. The most uncomfortable thing was the extreme climate, such as the most familiar severe drought in the late Ming Dynasty.
The queen is right. There was a severe drought in Bingzhou four years ago, and the land was thousands of miles away. Can you guarantee that it won’t happen in other places?
Guangchengze is a huge swamp wetland with lakes dotted in the middle. The largest one can even connect a boat with a rope to swim and play.
The water resources here are so abundant. If there is a severe drought one day, this will definitely be life-saving - even if the water level drops and the swamps degrade, there will still be water after all. In fact, the entire Guangchengze is a huge natural reservoir.
He opened up wasteland and farmed here. Even if he encountered a large-scale drought, he could still make ends meet.
While others were severely weakened by the drought, he persevered, and the balance of strength changed.
"You were unwilling just now, and now you are willing..." Yang Xianrong's lips were a little sarcastic.
"The queen is right, I didn't think well." Shao Xun said.
Yes, yes, you are right. To appease an emotional woman, don't reason with her. In the end, it's all useless. It's better to find another way, such as giving her a hard whip. "Then you..." Yang Xianrong hesitated again.
"On the first month of last year, in the Taiji Hall, the emperor and the empress were oppressed by thieves. The first person I rescued was the empress, not the emperor." Shao Xun said softly: "I have spoken. Forget it, as long as you guard the palace, you will not let the villains murder the emperor. "
I can only stop the enemies on the surface. If you use other channels, you should be careful.
Yang Xianrong was stunned for a long time, and then he hummed after a while.
Shao Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In history, after the emperor was poisoned, Yang Xianrong seemed to have informed the deposed prince and Qinghe King Sima Qin to enter the palace quickly, and then led him to the Taiji Hall to ascend the throne, but he was a step late in the end.
The useless prince has no use! Sima Chi is the legitimate Crown Prince, can you compete with him in terms of status?
The new emperor is very broad-minded if he can do such crazy things and avoid death.
This woman is a bomb. Now that she is entangled, she can only try to think of how to turn waste into treasure.
Shao Xun thought for a while, and said in a yellow-haired tone: "Give me money!"
Yang Xianrong glanced at him in surprise and asked: "You want money to do it?" "What?"
"The King of Chengdu cannot get hold of his property for a while, so he can only borrow some from the Queen." Shao Xun said: "Not all the soldiers in the palace are reliable. The Queen stays at home to assist the government, and the ministers are outside. Training troops, both inside and outside, can protect Luoyang."
That seems to make sense?
Yang Xianrong nodded and asked: "How much do you want?"
Shao Xun decided to say a big one and said: "Two thousand guans of money and four thousand pieces of silk."
After hearing this, Yang Xianrong first widened his eyes, then covered his mouth and laughed.
Shao Xun is confused. Did he say too much?
"Okay." Yang Xianrong agreed.
If Shao Xun realized something, he quickly calmed down and said: "That's it. There are many people staring at me, so the Queen shouldn't summon me if she has nothing to do."
Said When he said this, he was slightly ashamed, as if he was ruthlessly pulling out something.
Yang Xianrong did not answer.
Shao Xun didn't care about her anymore. After agreeing on a time to send the money, he resigned and left when he saw that the emperor had not summoned her.
He quickly returned to the mansion, summoned Tang Jian, and ordered him to go to Yushanwu, Yunzhongwu and other places to summon Chen Yougen, Jin San, Mao Er, Lu Heigou, Wang Que'er Wait for everyone to call.
Six or seven days later, everyone arrived as promised.
Shao Xun dismissed his servants, looked at the people with dusty faces, smiled, and said: "I want to expand the army."
Chen Yougen was refreshed and asked: "Mr. Lang, how many people will we expand the army? "
Jin San and others also looked at him with burning eyes.
"There are 62 or 63 of my beloved disciples in one building of the Silver Spear Army..." Shao Xun said: "It may be necessary at the beginning, but after two years, the recruits have become somewhat different. Last year Wouldn’t it be nice to have everyone recommend him as the corps commander? So, I decided—”
Everyone knew what was going on and looked at Shao Xun expectantly.
"The chief is also recommended by himself." Shao Xun said: "A team will be added with a team deputy, and the team leader and team deputy will be appointed by my disciples. A superintendent will be added to each building to take charge of the team. They provide military equipment, night police patrols, and military discipline scouts, and the other two supervisors are responsible for training. As a result, each building requires a total of 24 officers above the rank of team deputy."
"Silver Spear Army. The first building was expanded into the first, second and third buildings on the spot. The recruits were dispersed and mixed with the veterans. After the expansion of the three buildings, there were more than 1,800 soldiers stationed in Sanwu, Yiyang. Intensify training. "
"The original second building of the Silver Spear Army has 168 people. It is adapted to the military system and is not the same as the first three buildings. In the new year, a new group of Luoyang disciples will join the army, and four more teams will be recruited, so there will be seven teams of nearly 400 people. These people will stay in Jinguyuan to train."
"Chang. The Sword Army now has more than 300 people. After the attack on Liu Qiao, some of the sudden generals wanted to join our army and join the Long Sword Army. In this way, the Long Sword Army can be increased to about 800 people and stationed at Yushanwu for training. "
“Do you understand?”
"I understand." Everyone responded in unison.
Shao Xun smiled with satisfaction.
His strength is still dominated by the Silver Spear Army.
When I first taught my disciples, I said they were the seeds of military officers. This was no lie.
After at least two years of studying literature and martial arts, he was awarded the title of Corps Commander when he was discharged from the army.
After one year, it will be so long.
It has been two years now, and at the very least I can be a team deputy.
This group of people are mainly Donghai students back then. The most have followed him for four years and the least have been with him for three and a half years. They are all considered his core team.
Using this group of people as the backbone, controlling nearly two thousand Silver Spear soldiers, working together as one, like arms and fingers, finally gave him some confidence.
Of course, the number of people suddenly expanded from 600 to 1,800. With more people, the combat effectiveness dropped.
Now it takes time for them to lead the new with the old, train rigorously, and slowly improve their combat effectiveness.
The feeling of having many soldiers is so good.
In this world, if you don’t have enough soldiers who can fight, you really can only be at the mercy of others, and you can’t even sleep peacefully. This military expansion plan has been doomed since the Xuchang Arsenal case, and Yang Xianrong's troubles only accelerated this matter.
But Shao Xun is also very sober. Everything has advantages and disadvantages. With more soldiers and stronger strength, his risks are also accumulating.
Is that crazy woman’s money from Yang Xianrong so easy to get? dream.
Her emotions are not that stable, and she is not rational all the time. I don’t know when she will give you a big one.
Shao Xun is mentally prepared.
(End of this chapter)