The wind and rain in Chang'an calmed down for the time being, and the southwest of Daqian began to intensify its troops.
The Xiang army in Jiannan Road is only used for defense. It can usually deal with some thieves, but it is inevitable that it will be a little powerless to face the Tibetans who are like wolves and tigers.
Among the generals in the East Palace, Shangguan Bo was transferred by a decree at the great court meeting when the saint returned to Chang'an on the 15th, and was transferred to the Baiyue Shangduhu Mansion as the deputy governor. The Shangguan Bo was Li Yifang, the son of the Duke of Yue.
The Baiyue Shangduhu Mansion was newly established, but it was filled with old soldiers, composed of the former guards of the Annan Protectorate. In addition, soldiers from various provinces in the south were transferred to the Annan Protectorate.
The Annan Protectorate, which was once the weakest in military strength, suddenly became the one with the largest military strength among the four major frontier armies of Daqian.
The three major guardians of Anxi, Anbei, and Dong have just established a framework.
After all, the strength of the troops was reduced by 10%, and the elite soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards of Nanya could not move around. The sage Zhao Yumin could only reduce the Beiya Imperial Army to the left and right Yulin Guards.
Only then did the gap in the army's army fill up.
Daqianfu soldiers have unparalleled combat power, but the cost is huge. One soldier has ten people. This ensures that the soldiers only go to fight and do not need to take care of other things.
Therefore, the two million household soldiers will be dispatched once every three months and twice a year. Of course, they can take turns for a year or two at a time. If you save enough in the first year, you can go home in the next one or two years without having to take turns.
With this calculation, millions of soldiers can be mobilized.
The Anxi Protectorate is leaving 150,000, the Anbei Protectorate is 140,000, the Anton Protectorate is 120,000, the Annan Protectorate is 160,000, the Nanya Forbidden Army is 140,000, and the Beiya Forbidden Army is 40,000. A total of more than 700,000 soldiers are on duty.
There are still 200,000 government soldiers on the road preparing to take turns with the government soldiers on duty.
Each of the six bureaus of the Great Cadre has various duty departments, among which the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War have the largest number of officials.
Su Ce was recuperating at home, but it was not that he was ignorant of government affairs. As a fourth-rank military general, a soldier sent him daily reports from the palace.
It is said that they are recuperating and not fighting, but there is a lot of movement in the Daqian army. Four new Shangduhufus have appeared. Among them, the Baiyue Shangduhufu is waiting for the soldiers to arrive before heading to central Jiangxi.
The soldiers of Jiannan Road were also urgently recruited, and a hundred thousand soldiers were gathered.
The Baiyue Shangduhu Mansion faced the Nanzhao Kingdom, and the Jiannan Dao Mansion soldiers faced the Tubo people. The information obtained from the extermination of the mole crickets allowed Daqian to prepare in advance. Otherwise, in June and July, Daqian would probably be caught off guard.
Therefore, the saint's second move when he returned to Chang'an was to confer the title of Prince of Shu to the second prince, who was also the first prince to be conferred the title of Prince in the prime of Qianlong's reign.
At the end of April, the second prince Zhao Zaixiao came to Suzhuang on horseback. He came to say goodbye. He was going to Jiannan Road and he didn't know when he would be able to return to Chang'an City.
At this time, Su Ce was fishing in Xiaoxie by the river. Su Ce was still here to recover from his injuries, his body and his mind.
"Why are you interested in coming to my place today? Your Highness, King of Shu!" Looking at the second prince Zhao Zaixiao, no, it should be Zhao Zaixiao, the king of Shu now, wearing ordinary clothes, Su Ce did not salute.
Seeing that Su Ce did not salute, King Zhao Zaixiao of Shu breathed a sigh of relief: "I have made many friends. I don't know why today, but I just want to come to you."
Su Ce picked up a bamboo chair and placed it next to his own. King Zhao Zaixiao of Shu sat down, raised the fishing rod, empty the rod, put earthworms on the hook, and threw out the fishing rod.
Su Ce was lying on the bamboo chair, looking a little wild and lazy, no longer the cold-faced general he used to be.
"It's the first time I've seen you look like this today. Why don't you go home and live here?" King Zhao Zaixiao of Shu stared at the ripples on the water.
Su Ce smiled and did not answer: "Didn't His Highness the King of Shu not return to the Sixteenth Prince's Mansion?"
Zhao Zaixiao laughed at himself: "When the tree fell and the hozen dispersed, when Gu was in Chang'an, no matter whether he was a talented scholar or a brave and courageous general, all the disciples circled around him. Now that he has been granted the title of king, the palace is no longer as noisy as before."
Su Ce heard what Zhao Zaixiao meant, but didn't say anything.
"I have been fighting with the prince for more than ten years, but I am not as good as the prince in every aspect. Now I think about it, it is like a little baby who can't grab the candy. The prince has always looked further than me. It is not shameful to lose! It's you, the prince didn't find a good one for you.
Errand? I heard that Shangguan Bo is going to get up this time. Hey, Li Yifang, the Deputy Protector of Baiyue Shangduhu Mansion, will be transferred back to Chang'an if he performs meritorious service this time. Shangguan Bo got a big deal this time.
." Zhao Zaixiao turned to look at Su Ce, only to find that Su Ce had a smile on his lips and was not disappointed at all.
"The prince told me that northerners are not good at fighting in the south, but you are from the south." Zhao Zaixiao added.
Su Ce changed from lying down to sitting up: "Your Highness, King of Shu, I'm afraid you didn't come here today to say these words, right?"
Colonel Zhao Zai smiled coquettishly and said, "It's best not to quarrel with smart people: "There is no Sima in Gu's Prince's Palace yet. Gu went to the prince to ask for help, and the prince agreed."
Su Ce pointed at his face and said happily: "Your Highness is joking!"
The founding uncle who was in the fourth rank went to make a history for a prince who was in the fourth rank and was the head of the prince's palace. This was not to value him, but to make fun of Su Ce!
"Where are you thinking? There is no place for you there. What do you think of Zhou Zheng?" Zhao Zaixiao saw that Su Ce would be wrong and explained quickly.
Hearing Zhou Zheng, Su Ce frowned: "Your Highness, isn't Zhou Zheng a member of the Peony Internal Guard? Isn't the Peony Internal Guard now under your jurisdiction?"
At this time, the fishing rod moved. Zhao Zaixiao lifted the fishing rod, untied a palm-sized carp, changed his hands and threw it into the river.
"The Peony Guards, Gu is a temporary leader. If you have the title of Prince and then take charge of the Peony Guards, the prince will not be able to sleep." Zhao Zaixiao's expression was a little lonely, everything has its own gains and losses.
Su Ce nodded. Whether the Peony Guards knew or not would not be written in the newspaper. Su Ce did not know that Zhao Zaixiao had handed over the affairs of the Peony Guards.
"I can go find the prince." Su Ce figured out the reason why Zhao Zaixiao came to him. Now that Zhao Zaixiao has been awarded the title of prince, it is not suitable to go to the East Palace to ask for help.
"Thanks to you, I'm going to Jiannan Road the day after tomorrow. I won't be able to return to Chang'an until the prince succeeds to the throne. But remember to send some of your Baiguo Nong every year!" Zhao Zaixiao stood up and bowed his hands.
Su Ce quickly stood up and returned the salute. With this salute, the two of them no longer had the distinction of monarch and minister before, but became personal friends.
"Ce, send it to the King of Shu the day after tomorrow!"
"Bring the wine!"
"good!"
"No!"
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Looking at the former second prince and now His Highness the King of Shu, Su Ce's thousands of words turned into a sigh.
Jiannan Road has 100,000 soldiers, and the person in command is the King of Shu.
As a prince, everything including military expedition, peace of the people, benevolent government, etc. is obligatory. This is Zhao Zaixiao's responsibility.
If you do well, you will be rewarded with some wealth and add some honors. If you do not do well, the saint will cut off the nobles to block the mouths of the officials in the court.
Why did Zhao Zaixiao insist on eradicating the crickets in Chang'an in April? It was not to make up for the previous mistake of allowing the Jiuhu and Ruos people to escape.
The prince did not hesitate to slander himself but also wanted to give Zhao Zaixiao a chance to eradicate the crickets in Chang'an. There were many princes who were granted the title of prince when they were thirty years old, and Zhao Zaixiao had accepted the Peony Guards since he was seventeen years old. The saint's purpose was to make The second prince can be granted the title of prince as soon as possible, so that the prince can have distant help in supervising the country.
The prince is alone in the court, with no outside power to rely on. His Royal Highness, the current King of Shu, is the prince's outside power.
The responsibility that rests on Zhao Zaixiao's shoulders is too heavy.
Brothers working together can cut through metal!
This is probably what the saint wants.
Su Ce shook his head and asked someone to lead the horse.
When the King of Shu went here, he said he wanted to join the feudal vassal, but in reality he was leading an army to fight in person. Since he wanted Zhou Zheng, he must have valued Zhou Zheng's ability. As a colleague who once slept on the same bed as Zhou Zheng, Su Ce was willing to help him. .
Judging from Zhao Zaixiao's situation, the civil servants must not be happy for the sage and prince to lead him by the nose.
In the past few months, whether it is the three ministers or the nobles, they have been acting with the saint and the prince. Now is the time when the civil servants want to repay the favor. Zhao Zaixiao does not act according to common sense and likes stable civil servants. He definitely does not want Zhao Zaixiao to stay any longer. In Chang'an, it is better to simply let him become a vassal after being crowned king, rather than Zhao Zaixiao's mischief in Chang'an.
As for Zhao Zaixiao returning to Chang'an in the future, he should be mature after several years of experience.