The fire in Chang'an City was eventually put out, but the fire burning in the eaves was extinguished, and the anger in people's hearts was ignited.
The Nanda camp roared, and the soldiers lost more than 10,000 people, including more than 7,000 injured, 1,000 disabled, 2,000 killed, and the 16th Guards lost face.
In anger of the saint Zhao Yumin, four generals of the third rank were dismissed, seven generals of the third rank of guards were dismissed, and one was beheaded.
There are 16 generals in the Nanya Guards and 16 generals in the Eighth Army. There are a total of eight generals and 16 generals in the guard. Now only half of them are left.
With an imperial edict, all the sixteen guards of Nanya lost all their dignity.
Before the Great Fire of Chang'an, there were eight generals of the third rank in the Nanya Prefecture and 16 generals of the third rank of the Guards. On the other hand, there were only six generals of the Third Rank of the Guards in the Beiya Forbidden Army.
Overnight, the situation of the two government offices in the south being strong in the south and weak in the north was broken.
When Dugu Jin went to court, only half of the familiar faces were left in the positions that originally belonged to the Nanya generals.
Competition in the military cannot involve the use of force, but there is no competition there?
Ordnance, food and grass...there are so many baggage items, who comes first and who comes last?
Is there no dispute over priorities on the battlefield?
What a feat!
Due to the natural limitations of the Sixth Army of the Emperor, although the Beiya Forbidden Army was over-ranked, the numerical disadvantage of high-ranking generals still prevented them from taking the lead in the army.
The Imperial Guards in the North Yamen were the emperor's personal army, and the soldiers in the South Yamen were the main army of the Great Qian Dynasty.
The imperial army obeys the orders of the saint, and the government soldiers obey the orders of the Ministry of War!
The sage Zhao Yumin dismissed General Nanya. The Ministry of War's information on the appointment of General Nanya was read out just after the imperial edict was read. The sage Zhao Yumin smiled bitterly and said nothing. The ministers of the nine temples and the fifth prison were silent. The three ministers and the six ministers issued a series of messages.
Nine sounds: "Yes".
In accordance with the seal of the sage Zhao Yumin, the three ministers decided to appoint a new general of Nanya, and the situation of the south being strong and the north being weak was restored to the past.
It is difficult to disobey the sacred command, but it is a state-owned law.
Daqian has never been an emperor.
The king and his ministers govern together, and the treacherous ministers can be killed.
These eight characters are the first eight characters written in the golden post of Emperor Qi Xian who ascended the throne of Qian Taizu during the founding ceremony of Da Qian.
The first four characters are the self-restraint of the Daqian emperor, and the last four characters are the promises made by the Daqian officials to their kings.
Emperor Xian of the Qi Dynasty had ambitions as a young man and conquered all corners of the country in his prime. He was accomplished in both civil and military affairs. If he had not listened to slanderous rumors, which would have led to chaos in the country, lost the support of the people, and had to abdicate, the former emperor would serve his former ministers with the courtesy of a minister for the rest of his life.
The sage Zhao Yumin looked at the misunderstood ministers in the court and did not explain. He sighed softly: "Last night's fire was an accident. The weather is dry and things are dry. We still need to remind the people to be careful about candles. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households damaged Erlang's pension last night.
, Discuss it as a war, send them all. The year is approaching, phew..."
After the fire stopped, the changes in the court were calmed down in an instant, but the two charred squares in Chang'an City and the more than 20,000 people burned to death made it difficult for the saint Zhao Yumin to calm down.
"Order the Beiya Imperial Army to deploy four thousand elite cavalry, destroy the Zheluo tribe in the Guanshan grassland, and make a quick battle. One year is over, and the people of Chang'an cannot spend this year crying." The sage Zhao Yumin returned to the palace with a smile on his face.
Hanshuang stretched out his hand to catch the scattered snowflakes in the sky and said to the rockery.
The calloused palms do not look like the palms of a pampered person.
"If the deal is not successful, then you dare to set fire to plunder the capital of our country, Daqian, and harm our people. If you are a wolf, your ambition will not die, and the aliens cannot be trusted!" The sage Zhao Yumin watched the snowflakes melt in his palms, but the coldness in his palms made everyone's eyes wander.
The lazy emperor had boundless murderous intention.
"Here!" A cold voice came from the rockery.
"A wolf is a wolf, don't feed it if you don't know it well!" Dugu Jin, a member of the Beiya Forbidden Army, looked at the holy order sent by the Peony Guards. He suppressed his anger and bit his back molars, wishing to drink its blood and eat its flesh!
"The Yulin military order, the Shenwu military order, the Shenwei military order, each guard dispatches cavalry generals and fine cavalry, and the saints will transport some treasures from their ancestral lands to send to all ministers and nobles during the New Year."
There are three armies and six guards in Beiya, and the position of general is vacant. Military orders can only be issued with the full consent of the two generals.
What's strange is that in previous years, the Yulin Army was personally responsible for escorting the ancestral land. This time, I don't know why all three armies came together.
If it is said to be drawn, then it is drawn.
Su Ce's former military mansion only deployed a brigade of more than a hundred elite cavalry. Zhang Lang stayed behind to guard the former military mansion. Su Ce and Guan Yi led more than a hundred carefully selected elite cavalry from the army to the Wei Mansion.
The military order to escort the treasures had merit but no hard work. It was just a march. However, after Su Ce and Guan Yi arrived at the Wei Mansion to join other military mansions, more than 500 cavalry were led by Dugu Jin himself.
Guan Yi first noticed something was wrong: "General, the ruts on the baggage train are deep!"
Su Ce took a closer look while riding on the horse. The wheels of the baggage carriage left deep ruts on the road. If Guan Yi hadn't reminded him, Su Ce wouldn't have noticed it.
Su Ce didn't say anything, and just urged his horse to lean towards the direction of the Yulin army's baggage convoy.
"Creak, creak, creak..." The baggage carriage whined. It was obvious that the carriage was not empty, but was pulling heavy objects.
Near the end of the year, businessmen on the official road who wanted to make a fortune during the New Year drove carriages to Chang'an to deliver New Year's goods. The army and the caravan passed by. Su Ce relaxed when he saw a Yulin captain next to the baggage horse team.
Breath, white hot air condenses into frost in the cold winter.
Su Ce wrapped his body tightly in a cotton and linen cloak. Since they were not used as soldiers for war, the four thousand elite cavalry and one thousand baggage were lightly dressed, that is, they wore leather armor.
But after walking for almost seven days, when they were about to reach the ancestral land of Qianzhou, the whole team was still heading west.
At this time, not only Su Ce Guan Yi, but other military generals also discovered the clues.
"Be careful!" Su Ce looked at Guan Yi's questioning eyes and quickly stopped Guan Yi from asking.
"Let's go to Guanshan!" Guan Yi urged his horse to Su Ce and whispered.
"Guan Shan?" Su Ce asked in a confused voice.
"General, I don't know, but I, Dagan, have a small grassland in Guanzhong. Dagan has been using troops against Jiuhu for hundreds of years. In the past, the large grassland tribes had nine tribes with more than 100,000 cattle and sheep. This is also the origin of the name Jiuhu.
But in addition to these large tribes, there are dozens of small tribes with more than 10,000 cattle and sheep.
The Anbei Protectorate has an expedition every two years and a conquest every ten years. Now there are only nine major tribes left. As for those small tribes, they have either been annexed by the major tribes, or they have attached themselves to our great cadres.
The attached grassland tribes were all placed in Guanshan Grassland to herd horses for me.
You were also born in the frontier army. The horses, cattle, sheep, camels and five livestock on the grassland cannot support so many Jiuhu people, so the Jiuhu people will go south to grab food every year when autumn is high.
This year the Beiya Imperial Guard was newly established, and these war horses under our crotch are horses raised in Guanshan Grassland." Su Ce also found the rise of Guan Yi's words new.
So he asked: "Speaking of war horses, I grew up in a water town and am not good at looking at horses. I might as well talk more about them to kill some time." Su Ce handed Guan Yi a small copper pot, which contained the Lie Liang he had brought with him when he left Chang'an.
After taking a sip of wine, a strong alcoholic beverage with a temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius, the chill in your whole body will disappear in an instant.
Guan Yi had smelled the wine Su Ce drank when he was marching two days ago. It was obviously stronger than the cold-dispelling wine provided by the army.
"Hey, General Xie!" Guan Yi took the copper pot but didn't drink it, and put it in his arms. Baiguo Niang has the reputation of being the best liquor in Chang'an. I think the wine I drink at the host's house is better than the wine on the market. The wine served is much better. It would be a waste if used to dispel cold. Good wine should be drunk slowly.
"You!" Su Ce pointed at the dumbfounding, it was just a bottle of wine, not that much. Guan Yi curled his lips and whispered: "A certain good wine, your wine has been sold to a pound, I can't afford it. .”
"Waiting for me here? I'll go to Suzhuang to get some wine after my shift." Su Ce didn't say how much, and Guan Yi didn't ask. Su Ce was not a stingy person, and neither did Su Ce's family after buying the family property. Being an extravagant person, Su Ce doesn't have much money to spend. After making Baiguojiang, Su Ce is going to pay taxes this year. He can't stop the tax collectors from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development by using the title of tax-free output from the fiefdom.
Speaking of tax collectors, these "madmen" who collect taxes for the country and boast of being cruel to officials, even the most powerful princes do not want to mess with them.
After all, what these "cool officials" are best at is crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves. They wish they could die in front of the homes of noble and wealthy businessmen, seeking three generations of officialdom for their descendants. Promotion from an official to an official is just like winning a title for military merit. Is it just a life?
Su Ce shuddered. Apparently Su Ce had also heard about the tax collector. Su Ce admitted that he was a little afraid of these "lunatics".
Since Su Ce wanted to ask, Guan Yi happened to talk about the origin of the rise, so he went on to say: "Daqian horses are divided into two types, military and civilian. Due to the different climates in different places, the blood of civilian horses has deteriorated. Except for those horses that are only one in a hundred, the rest Horses can only be used to pull carts and transport goods. Can you tell me where the war horses in our army, like the war horses we ride now, come from?"
Guan Yi sold a pass. Su Ce couldn't help but think of the first pony he bought when he was in the army. He didn't seem to have ridden it. As soon as he arrived at the Anbei Protector's Mansion, he sold it for money and food: "Stop selling the pass, yours It means that Guanshan is also a military horse racing farm, but the military horse racing farm didn’t mention Guanshan?"
Guan Yi looked at a military post in front of him and said, "Guanshan horses are the first among people's horses, because the Guanshan grassland is full of Jiuhu people from the grassland. After all, we Dagan people raise horses. Still can't compare to the Jiuhu people who grew up on the grasslands. Guanshan Grassland was originally the largest horse farm in Daqi. Later, due to the war, the horses in the horse farm were all used up, which damaged the foundation.
Later, no matter where the Jiuhu people were placed, we Dagan were not at ease, so we simply threw them to the Guanshan grassland. The people of Dagan were included, and they were given a way to live. They raised horses for Dagan, and they could be traded to the Ministry of War. , in exchange for money and food.
After more than eighty years, Guanshan horses seem to have the momentum to regain their glory. The new war horses of our Beiya Imperial Army are horses from Guanshan grassland!
General, tell me, why are we still going west after reaching the border of Qianzhou? Is it possible that the minister is going to use horses this time to reward the saint?"
Su Ce shook his head, frowned involuntarily, and did not answer Guan Yi's question.
When we arrived at the military post, it was better to say it was a small military camp than a military post. It could only accommodate a thousand people. It was getting late in the winter and it was likely that we would have to sleep in the open again tonight. Su Ce ordered Guan Yi: "Arrange for people to camp." Set up a tent, it’s cold at night, keep warm and don’t get frostbite.”
Looking at the blood-red sunset, Su Ce thought about the strange weather these days. It has not snowed these days, and the snow has been abundant. It seems that the fire in Chang'an has driven away the clouds. He doesn't know if this trip is just like what Guan Yi said.
Go buy some horses.
But why do you need four thousand elite riders to buy a horse?