At the end of the year, the Beiya Jingqi returned to Chang'an in a very low-key manner. The news of the annihilation of the Luo tribe on the Guanshan grassland became a rumor in the market. The noble historians used their own pen and ink to describe the great achievements of the Thirteen Years of Prosperity. There were changes in the first year of the Great Qian Dynasty, but under the writing style of the Spring and Autumn Period of the historian, the thirteenth year of the prosperous period became the beginning of the prosperous era.
The war ended in three years, and the first year has passed. The military generals are waiting for the day, counting the numbers, and the bloated generals have become old and young in a series of changes. Zhao Yumin's words in the court were even tougher. At least the Ministry of Revenue no longer dared to deduct the saint's "monthly money".
In this era, humans are like ants.
After Su Ce handed over military affairs to Guan Yi and Zhang Lang, he returned to his new mansion.
The eldest daughter Dudu is turning one year old now, which is a lovely time. If the new army had not been established and Su Ce needed to control the military power, Su Ce would have loved to stay in the mansion and play with his daughter every day.
Youdao said that there was too much killing and heirs were rare. Wang Lan had a miscarriage when Su Ce went to Guanshan Grassland.
Su Ce just arrived home and found out that his second child was gone. The boy, Li Chang, had been kneeling in the front yard for two days, but Su Ce ignored him. At this time, Su Ce needed to calm down, took off his armor, put on an apron, and went The chicken soup was boiled in the kitchen and brought to the backyard by myself.
While making chicken soup, Su Ce already knew from the guards why Wang Lan had a miscarriage. It was not an accident.
Accident, where could there be any accident?
"The doctor said that she may have a miscarriage in the future..." Su Ce watched Wang Lan only drink half a bowl of chicken soup, tears streaming down his face, and he felt even more guilty.
The Su family has no shortage of money. If they hadn't given most of the profits from the Baiguo Niang to their teacher Li Sizhe and asked him to distribute it to the widows in the army, it would not be difficult for the Su family to squeeze into the top ten wealthy businessmen in Chang'an.
In terms of status, Su Ce was twenty-two years old. The uncle of Jingyang County who had gained his reputation on the battlefield had already entered the ranks of the nobles of the Qian Dynasty.
But the Su family lacks a boy who can carry on the family legacy.
Su Ce teased Wang Lan by making faces. Su Ce was young and mature, and Wang Lan liked Su Ce's childishness. Now that he is an adult, Wang Lan still likes Su Ce by making faces, but now this trick is no longer effective.
After all, it was his own child. If he had not gone to the temple, he would not have met the Jianghu Rangers fighting in the street. Wang Lan felt extremely guilty at this time.
Seeing Wang Lan frowning on the bed, Su Ce felt even more guilty.
After coaxing Wang Lan to sleep, Su Ce walked to the front yard carrying the unfinished chicken soup.
Li Chang knelt in the front yard. He was a housekeeper and a retainer. The head of the family was away, and the family's child was in charge of him. Now that the young lady was having a miscarriage, how could he explain this to Su Ce?
"Li Chang is guilty of death! Please give death to the master of the family!" Li Chang knelt on the snow. The aura of a wealthy businessman who had been pregnant for several years no longer existed. Since the young lady had a miscarriage the day before yesterday, Li Chang had not finished his rice. He knelt in the front yard for two whole days. Often, the lips are chapped and the face is pale.
"Death? Li Chang, you are a retainer who has blood with the Su family. The rangers fought and disturbed the wife and caused a miscarriage. Are you just kneeling like a fool? Tell me where these rangers came from!" Su Ce kicked Li Chang down. The personal guard just said that Madam suffered from unbearable abdominal pain after having lunch, and then had a miscarriage.
"It's the rangers from the Zhongnan Sword Sect and the Taibai Sword Sect!" Li Chang collapsed on the ground. Su Ce's kick just now did not save him any effort. Li Chang only felt weak in his left shoulder.
"Take the old lady and the master back home, Su Zhuang's personal guards prepare their armor! Go to the teacher's place!" Su Ce turned around, put on the armor he took off in the morning, replaced the gorgeous scabbard with a plain scabbard, and arranged his weapons. Ce took four servants to the Dingbei County government office.
The two knight errant sects mentioned by Li Chang are the sword sects that founded the sect in Nanshan Mountain. They are famous for their swordsmanship and there are many battles to compete for the title of the first sword sect in Nanshan Mountain.
Jianghu knights are Dagan people, but they are not Dagan people. Xia use force to break the ban, as long as they do not harm the people. Rangers mostly come from Taoist sects, which are similar to Buddhism, except that Buddhism is among the people and Taoism is in the mountains. These people are under the management of Taichang Temple .
Daqian's main energy is to fight externally, but he is much more gentle internally. Moreover, most of the Taoist masters perform their duties in Taichang Temple. Taichang Temple has been preparing for nearly a year and wants to establish the twelve sects in the world. The sects of Taoism and Buddhism are under unified control.
The Zhongnan Sword Sect and the Taibai Sword Sect are located in Nanshan. They have been fighting for the title of the best sect in Nanshan for hundreds of years, which is longer than the founding of Daqian.
Now that Taichang Temple is about to establish a canonized sect, all the sects in the world want to get a share of the pie.
This has caused too many Jianghu people in Chang'an City. People who have taken turns to fight with Nanya Mansion are now on the streets. These Jianghu knights have restrained their habit of drawing swords at each other when they disagree. It's just that enemies are extremely jealous when they meet. Some of them are There was no need to bear it anymore, but Wang Lan suffered.
Su Ce was riding a war horse walking down the street. The people around him looked at Su Ce in full armor and gave way one after another.
When Su Ce arrived at Li Sizhe's residence, it was like entering the Su Mansion. As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a father. Su Ce worshiped Li Sizhe as his teacher, and the Dingbei County government regarded Su Ce as half a young master.
"Haha, I thought you would come in a few days, but why are you here today to pay New Year's greetings!" Li Sizhe is now teaching military strategy at Jian Zhang Supervisor. His life is very comfortable. He has been fighting for a lifetime. Li Sizhe gave all the money and food Su Ce sent to him. He married a military widow. Although Li Sizhe no longer leads troops, his status in the military is very high.
But Li Sizhe's laughter stopped abruptly when he saw the plain sheath on Su Ce's waist.
The swords worn by generals are extremely gorgeous when there is no war, but when there is war, they wear plain scabbards that can be used and thrown away. Now the scabbard on Su Ce's waist is plain, indicating that Su Ce is going to fight, but now Daqian has nowhere to go except the four sides. of war.
"What's going on?" Li Sizhe looked serious. He valued Su Ce's apprentice very much. If a great leader had no one to pass on the mantle to, he would often accept an apprentice so that his military forces could take care of him. The mantle is passed down from generation to generation, thereby taking care of one's own heirs.
Li Sizhe's sons were too soft-tempered to stay in the army and became civil servants. With this relationship, Li Sizhe regarded Su Ce as more important than his own children.
Otherwise, how could Su Ce get a general's seal from the Bei Ya Forbidden Army so easily just by relying on those methods of making money.
"The rangers are fighting, Lan'er has a miscarriage!" Su Ce's so-called strength completely disappeared in front of the old commander, and he squatted on the ground and cried loudly.
In the Su Mansion, Su Ce is the head of the family. Although he has parents, as the backbone of the family, Su Ce can no longer feel uncomfortable or shed a tear. In this world, only in front of his teacher can Su Ce reveal his weakness. Their teachers Although the apprenticeship relationship was mixed with interests at the beginning.
However, after Li Sizhe became Su Ce's apprentice, he taught him everything he could. Li Sizhe rose to power in the Anbei Protectorate. For more than ten years, he held a very high position in the Anbei Protectorate. When Li Sizhe thought that Su Ce could take on the important responsibilities of the Anbei line, At that time, the power of the Anbei lineage will be handed over to Su Ce, and he can retire with success.
Seeing that the successor he had chosen was so sad, Li Sizhe helped Su Ce up. Su Ce would not have come to his house if he had any choice. The other young military leaders were still training in the army and asked Su Ce in detail what happened.
When something happened, the old commander who had lived in luxury in Chang'an for two years was furious and filled with murderous intent.
"Originally I planned to let you spend the New Year's Eve gathering with the generals, but it was just a little earlier. It just so happened that there was no war this year, and everyone was gathered together. I also wanted to let you see the power of our Anbei line. Li An, the commander of the army.
"Gather together, General Anbei will arrive in an hour! Play a game of chess with me, and stay still in the face of a mountain collapse. Meditate!" Li Sizhe shouted to the outside of the hall, and Li Sizhe pulled Su Ce to play chess.
Su Ce was so confused at this time that he couldn't think of playing chess. But when Li Sizhe said he wanted to play chess, Su Ce couldn't refuse.
Soon, the Dingbei County Government Office, which used to be deserted in the past, became bustling with people.
"Military leader, all twelve military leaders are here!" Li An whispered to Li Sizhe, who took Su Ce's arm from the side hall to the main hall.
I saw only two chairs, one large and one small, for the main seat in the main hall. In the main hall, there were twelve chairs, four large, eight and small, arranged on both sides.
Gongxiang City, Anding County!
Guangping County Duke Liu Ji!
Yan Zheng, Duke of Rencheng County!
Duke Zhou Wei of Fufeng County!
Nanling County Gonggong Western College!
Duling County Gonggong Sunzong!
Xinfeng County Gongzong Zhengding Army!
You Yong, the county magistrate of Zheng County!
Huayin County Gong Mengbin!
Gongyun Creek, Lantian County!
Zhao Tan, Duke of Yueyang County!
Gaoping County Gongnong Chongshan!
Four county princes, eight county princes, and a total of twelve distinguished nobles arrived one after another, including Yueyang County Duke, a clan general.
"I've met the leader of the Northern Army!"
…
Seeing the four county princes saluting the county prince Li Sizhe, Su Ce was a little confused for a moment. The hierarchy of officials was very important. There were no county princes saluting the county prince, and Li Sizhe hadn't returned the salute yet. Su Ce's mouth twitched and he gasped.
A breath of cool air.
Li Sizhe sat in the main seat in the main hall, the four princes sat on the chairs on the left, but left the first one, and the five county princes sat on the five chairs on the right.
Li Sizhe pointed to the chair next to him and said to the stupid Su Ce: "Sit down, our young commander of the Northern Army, this is your position."
Su Ce was a little trembling. At this time, Su Ce was wearing armor and could not sit down. He could only stand in front of the chair and landed next to Li Sizhe's chair.
"Sensible! An Sheng is watching!" Gong Xiangcheng of Anding County saw that Su Ce did not sit down, nodded slightly and joked.
Li Sizhe said unhurriedly: "The Anbei line has been prosperous for thirteen years, and the widow of Anbei Xunzhong Zepao has a total of 250,000 yuan!"
Then he pointed at Su Ce and said, "This son writes military policies, this is the art of war. In the thirteenth year of the Longsheng Dynasty, he became my disciple. In one year, he used my name to lend money to the army, totaling 216,400 guan."
This is the benevolence and righteousness of the military leader. He is good at war and wears a protective robe. Today, he is designated as the young military leader. Do you have any objections, military leaders?"
After hearing the amount of money, the nine military leaders looked at Su Ce with undoubtedly recognition and curiosity.
A military leader is not called a military leader whoever gives more money, but among the young military leaders in the past, Su Ce is still the first to have such "high endowments".
In addition to Anding County Gong Xiangcheng gave 30,000 guan according to the specifications of the Guogong Mansion, the county government 30,000 guan, the county government 10,000 guan, and the county marquis' mansion 5,000 guan.
Where did the military morale come from? It was built with real money.
Why the emperors from Daqi to Daqian were never afraid of the nobles usurping the throne? To a large extent, it was because the nobles were poor!
You must know that rebellion requires money!
But Su Ce was breaking out in a cold sweat at this time. He gave too much. How did he know that Chang Li could make so much money with a bag of fruit stuffing?
You must know that Su Ce told Li Chang to keep some and send the rest to the Dingbei County Government.
Looking at the other ten people in the hall, Su Ce suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Su Ce was not a fool. These ten people held one-sixth of the military strength in their hands. Su Ce now just felt that having more money was not a good thing.
Su Ce was about to explain, but Li Sizhe continued: "Su Ce can keep 10% of his family's assets from now on, and I will make the final decision on the remaining 90% to support Zepao!"
"Haha, Su Ce, you have found a good teacher! I am no different. Su Ce can be the commander of the young army. The Duke of Chu will fully support the Jingyang County uncle!" Duke Anding has no military leader at this time. Handsome and majestic, he teased Su Ce like an elder.
Hearing Anding County Gong Xiangcheng speak, the other eight people nodded to each other and said in unison: "We fully support Jingyang County Uncle!"
"Okay, the big deal is settled, let's solve a little trouble now. The young army leader lost his son because of the Rangers fighting on the street. The Anbei lineage has never suffered a loss on the battlefield. Now the Rangers are riding on our heads! Let's fight again. Endure?" Coach Li Sizhe's power is still there, and Su Ce seems to have seen the demeanor of the coach in the decisive battle with Ross Jiuhu that day.
"Endure? Destroyed!" Zhao Tan, the Duke of Yueyang County, looked at the playful look in Li Sizhe's eyes and knew that he could only support this matter. Even though he was a general of the clan, as a member of the royal family, what he represented here was considerable. It's not the attitude of the Yueyang County government, but the attitude of the royal family, or even the saints.
The Anbei line has decided to decide the military leader, and considering that the other five lineage military leaders are similar in age to Li Sizhe, I am afraid that the old men in the military have long wanted to find an excuse. As far as he knows, the entire Jian Zhang Supervisor is now like It's like the Miao people raising Gu.
Except for the Anbei lineage, the nobles of the other five lines threw their sons into competing with the younger generations in the army for the military master.
On the other hand, the Anbei line is the most capable line of the Daqian army. When the country was founded, Taizu Qian divided the founding army into five. The Daqi Imperial Army went to the Anxi Protectorate. The first of this line The acting military leader selected the Anbei Protectorate, which was the most difficult place. Firstly, he wanted to fight with Jiuhu, and secondly, he wanted to control the vitality of Hexi to prevent anyone from wanting to revive the country.
Zhao Tan knew that he could not express his attitude. If it planted a thorn in the heart of Su Ce, the future leader of the Anbei Army, the Zhao family would not be at ease.
"Okay!" Li Sizhe burst out laughing, and the smile on his face instantly faded.
"Tomorrow is the last imperial meeting. General Anbei and I will attack Taichang Temple."
Su Ce looked at the majestic Li Sizhe, with no envy in his heart, or the thought that I could replace him. In fact, Su Ce's head was filled with mush at this time.
Before, Su's father only mentioned the matter of selecting generals for the Ministry of War, but now it seems that the generals Su's father mentioned were just chess pieces of this man.
The Ministry of War raises generals to play chess, and the commander of the army prepares the commander to play chess.
Su Ce suddenly felt that he was overwhelmed by the responsibility that was suddenly thrown on his shoulders. He just came to the teacher to borrow some personal guards for revenge, but suddenly it involved the court, which made Su Ce a little unbelievable.
Taichang Temple, that is the Nine Qings of the Saint, and what Li Sizhe just said was to attack, to attack the king with his ministers.
The county and county officials came out of the main hall and stood in the courtyard. Li Sizhe coughed and said seriously to Su Ce: "From today on, your honor and disgrace are related to hundreds of thousands of people in Anbei. The military leader is in power. The Duke of the country has power, remember these eight words, stay at your house at night, and I will send your wife to your house to take care of Lan'er. Those who do big things must not be like children. Remember, only when a man has power can he protect his family. The revenge of an ordinary man can only take ten men and a hundred men. The revenge of a military leader can extinguish the anger of ten thousand people! Go, they are all waiting for you."