Chapter 44: Defying the Air and Taking on New Responsibilities
Although there were already clues, when the three purple-robed father-in-laws led the Shenwu Army people to the place.
The first place, the blacksmith shop in Fanfang, Xishi City, had long been deserted. The owner of the blacksmith shop and the blacksmith were found dead in a mass grave outside the city two days later.
At the second place, the abbot of Jianfu Temple and four monks took poison at night. When they arrived, the bodies were already stiff.
In the third place, Wannian County Government found out that the heads of households in the four courtyards were the same person, but he died in Pingkangfang a month ago. The cause of death was due to a sudden stroke. The family members did not know anything about the four courtyards, and even the housekeeper did not know.
I didn’t know that the male owner had so much money to buy the yard. The previous owners of the yard spent ten years investigating and found that they were all killed by bandits on their way back to their hometown.
The person who assassinated the prince undoubtedly cut off all the clues. Although Zhao Yumin was furious in the palace, there were no clues, so the person behind it could not find out.
This case became an unsolved case, and Su Ce returned to Suzhuang half a month later.
With the protection of the armor, the wound on Su Ce's body was not deep. Although it was a flesh wound, it would take at least two months compared to the same injury on others. However, Su Ce deliberately concealed it, so the wound healed much slower. Back to
After Su Zhuang, Su Ce no longer had to cover up.
The people in Suzhuang were extremely nervous during the past half month. Chang'an was closed for three days. It was said that there was trouble in the city. Li Chang wanted to go into the city several times to find Su Ce, but the guards of the Sixteenth Guards were too tight and there was no chance.
The lives and fortunes of all the people in Suzhuang depend on Su Ce. If something happens to Su Ce, not even one of them in the village will have a good life.
Li Chang hid the truth from the Su family and did not dare to tell the truth because Su Ce's parents were old and his mistress Wang Lan was pregnant. Li Chang did not dare to tell the news about Chang'an City. After all, Su Ce was still in the city, so Li Chang
Chang chose to hide the news and only said that the general was busy with things in the East Palace and couldn't get away.
After Su Ce came back, he also approved of Li Changshan's decision to hide the news.
At night, Su Ce did not return to his yard. He was injured and had been contaminated with human life a few days ago. Su Ce was also afraid of rushing into Wang Lan's fetal air, so he told the three family members about the situation and stayed there temporarily.
At Li Chang's house.
When there was nothing to do at night, Su Ce and Li Chang would often chat very late. After all, although Su Ce decided things in the Su family, Li Chang could not do anything without them.
Becoming a personal guard means that Li Chang has linked his destiny to the Su family.
Su Ce was very satisfied with Li Chang's ability to take charge of his own affairs this time. Mr. Su's eye for selecting people was still as ruthless as ever, and his decision to make Li Chang the housekeeper was the right one.
When Li Chang was chatting with Su Ce, he also told Su Ce that Li Chang and Mr. Su had asked their guards to hide a boat on the river beach a few months ago. If something really happened, they would be in trouble.
Seeing trouble, the guards immediately sent the master's family out to sea in a boat.
This was the first time Su Ce heard Li Chang mention this matter.
Li Chang said this at the time, "General, there are too many things fighting for power in Chang'an City. I have heard a few slave soldiers mention it, so I have to leave a way out for the family. The old man has also told me several times that these ideas are all
It was done according to the old man’s idea.”
At the same time, Li Chang also gave Su Ce a suggestion to buy a piece of mountain land in Nanshan. It would be best if all the direct descendants of the Su family moved there. In case of unrest, the guards would take the master's family and dig into Nanshan.
No matter how chaotic it is, the direct bloodline can always be preserved, but it will take more than ten years to slowly figure it out.
Hearing what Li Chang said, Su Ce also vaguely felt that although the mansions of the nobles were in Chang'an City, why did they always build manors in Nanshan? Maybe the root cause was here. After all, the land under Nanshan was not as fertile as the other three sides of Chang'an.
, in this way, the land price at the foot of Nanshan Mountain is more than double that of the land on the other three sides.
Su Ce also felt that it was important to leave a way out for his family, and Su Ce also agreed to Li Chang's proposal.
When the family saves enough money at the end of the year, they will also buy a farm at the foot of Nanshan Mountain. As for the land on the Weihe River, they can only give up and use it as an ordinary farm.
While Su Ce was recovering from his injuries, he was discussing the future development of his family with Li Chang and Mr. Su.
Chang'an City has also returned to its former bustle.
Li Gong conveyed three decrees.
The Sixteenth Guards of Nanya replaced six generals, one marquis was reduced to an earl, and four earls were deprived of their titles.
The prince left and right, the left guard and the right guard neglected their duties and were timid in the face of battle. They were both deprived of their posts and exiled to Lingnan. The pro-Xun Yi, the lieutenant general of Sanfu, was deprived of his post, and his fathers were deprived of their official salary and fined for one year. This caused
As a warning.
Some are happy and some are sad, some are crying and some are laughing.
Among the relatives of the day's Xunyi Guards, the families of those who died in battle will receive pensions. Those whose fathers were officials will be promoted to one level, and those who have heirs will be promoted to the father's position. For the rest of the relatives and Xunyi Guards, those who were injured in battle will be promoted to one level, and those who killed the enemy will be promoted to two levels.
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Su Ce was also on the promotion list of the third imperial edict, but Su Ce's rank was not promoted. Instead, he was given a real job - the fourth rank of Prince Zuo Ling Mansion Zuo Wei Ling.
He is in charge of military battles, ceremonial guards, and has jurisdiction over all Cao Cao, personal guards, Xunwei, and Xiangwei, each with one prefecture and five zhechong prefectures.
Su Ce suddenly became one of the two guards who commanded the most troops among the ten princes.
The Ten Guards in the East Palace are modeled after the Sixteen Guards in Nanya. They are the Left and Right Guards, the Left and Right Siyu Guards, the Left and Right Qingdao Guards, the Left and Right Gate Guards, and the Left and Right Internal Guards.
Each mansion has one guard officer, who is on the fourth rank. There are one to two deputy officers, who are on the fourth rank. Below them, there is one person who has a long history, who is on the seventh rank.
There is one person who joins the army for recording, from the eighth rank; one person joins the army, from the eighth rank for Cang Cao; one person joins the army, from the eighth rank for Bing Cao; one person joins the army, from the eighth rank for Zhou Cao.
The long history is the general judge of all Cao Cao, asking the guards to give instructions on major matters, and making special decisions on small matters. The functions of recording military affairs and Cao Cao's military participation are the same as those of the Sixteenth Guards Counselor.
Each of the ten rates has one official, two middle-ranking officers, two chief ministers, and three halberd-bearers. They are ranked from the sixth rank up, from the seventh rank down, from the eighth rank down, and from the ninth rank down. They are called the four-color officials.
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The left and right commanders have one Qinfu, Xunfu, Yifu, and five Waifu.
The left and right Siyu leaders and the left and right Qingdao leaders each led three Zhechong mansions, but did not lead the pro-Xun Yi guards.
The remaining four rates do not lead the army.
Different from the captaincy of Zhechong Prefecture, Qinfu, Xunfu, and Yifu each have one Zhonglang general, from the fourth rank up; and one left and right Lang general, from the fifth rank down.
General Zhonglang and General Lang will each lead their own captains, brigade commanders and other officers to guard the East Palace. If there is a court meeting and the prince comes or goes, they will lead their officers and soldiers to guard the prince.
The left and right lead the troops and guard the ceremony.
The left and right ministers led the guards in the east palace.
Qingdao from left and right led the police patrol inside and outside the East Palace of the Mansion.
The left and right prison gates are in charge of the guards at the gates of the East Palace.
The left and right officers lead thousands of oxen in the East Palace, prepare their bodies, guard the prince, and are in charge of the troops and utensils.
Su Ce will take office at the end of July. He will suddenly be withdrawn from his leisurely life and become the commander of the army. Su Ce needs to be mentally prepared for a while.
However, it seems that the Crown Prince is leading the troops of the twenty palaces, currently 20,000 troops, but in fact the power to mobilize the troops is not in the hands of the Crown Prince, but in the hands of Emperor Zhao Yumin.
The nearly 5,000 people from Qinxunyi's three guards and five mansions will be divided among the sixteen guards of Nanya and the prince, and the military power of Zhechong mansion will not be in the hands of the prince.
However, this time when the prince was assassinated, Zhao Yumin sent additional troops.
The left and right leaders each led two regiments, totaling 800 brigades.
The left and right commanders each led a regiment, totaling 400 brigades.
The Qingdao leaders on the left and right each led a brigade, totaling 200 brigades.
The left and right prison guards each led a team, a total of one hundred brigades.
The left and right inner palms lead the thousand oxen in the East Palace, and the number of preparations remains unchanged.
The troop strength in the Prince's East Palace increased by 50%, which shows that Zhao Yumin attaches great importance to the Prince.