Li Cheng entered the palace as a eunuch since he was a child and had no heirs, but his desire to continue the incense has never stopped. In the eyes of the ancients, both stepsons and adopted sons are no different from their own children, and they can also continue the incense and pass on the family line.
At the end of this piece of paper, Li Yuan proposed that a man named Li Ben should be appointed as the general of Beishen Prefecture, that is, the highest officer in charge of the left and right Beishen Prefecture, and Li Ben was Li Cheng's stepson. Not many people knew this secret.
, but Li Yuan knew.
Li Cheng had a younger brother who gave birth to a large number of children. Li Ben was his younger brother's second son. Adopting a nephew was a common practice among the ancients, but his younger brother didn't know what the evil was, so he just refused to agree. Later, Li Yuan refused
I don't know where I heard about this matter, so I gave fifty acres of fertile land to his younger brother, and then the matter was settled. Therefore, not only did Li Yuan know about this matter, but it was Li Yuan who made it happen.
The reason why this matter was successful was not only the fifty acres of land that played a role. Although Li Cheng was not too high in the palace, he could still afford the money to buy fifty acres of land. The eunuchs of the Sui Dynasty
Although his status was humble, even Xu Tingfu and his like were able to roam the streets by carrying the banner of Yang Guang. Because of this, Li Cheng's younger brother was unwilling to adopt his son to him. It was Li Yuan who really made his younger brother relent.
The identity of Tang Guogong. For Li Cheng's younger brother and a common people, Tang Guogong was so high and mighty that crushing him to death would be like crushing an ant to death. How could he dare not agree?
Therefore, Li Cheng owed Li Yuan a huge favor, so he risked beheading to help Li Yuan complete this important task.
Last night, Li Yuan told him that he would give him another surprise, and he vaguely guessed that it was about Li Ben. At first, Li Cheng did not have too many extravagant hopes, he just thought that he would be able to arrange a small official for Li Ben.
That was good. However, when the list that determined the fate of many people really came into his hands, he couldn't help but hope to see Li Ben's name, and it turned out that his wish came true.
Being an official is not that easy. For a person like Li Ben who has not read many books and has no foundation and background, sometimes it is even a torture. But Li Yuan was very thoughtful and arranged for Li Ben to serve as the official.
Once Yang Gao becomes emperor, Xiao Bi will become the empress dowager. When the tide rises, all boats will be lifted, and the person in charge of the internal affairs will be none other than Li Cheng. With him taking care of him, there is no need to worry about Li Ben not being well prepared.
General Fu Lang? But in this way, he owes Li Yuan a huge favor!
While Li Cheng was reading the list on the paper, Xiao Bin kept looking at him. Seeing his expression tightening and then relaxing until he was smiling, she couldn't help but relax and asked: "Tell me, do I agree?"
he?"
Li Cheng put away his smile and said seriously: "Li Yuan just wants to get a few official positions. He wants power, so what's the problem if I give it to him? As long as Jiangshan's surname is still Yang, I have nothing to worry about!"
"That's right! It doesn't matter if I give him a few more officials. Isn't this country still surnamed Yang?" Xiao Bi was originally a lackadaisical person. After hearing Li Cheng's words, she seemed to have a sudden enlightenment, but she felt a little regretful when she saw the piece of paper.
, "It's a pity that there is no one in my natal family. Otherwise, there could be more loyal ministers like you."
How did she know that the last one on the list was Li Cheng's son? She didn't even know that although Jiang Shan was still surnamed Yang, he was afraid that he would change his surname to Li soon. As for her natal family, she couldn't count on it at all, even if there was someone
So what can we do here? Didn’t Yang Jian’s empire just come from his son-in-law?
Li Cheng kept an eye on it and asked in a low voice: "I wonder where my mother's house is?"
Xiao Bin was just an ordinary palace maid. If it weren't for the prince asking for her from Yang Guang, she might never see the emperor in this life. Now that her sons have become emperors and she has become the queen mother, she seems to have no worries anymore.
He said without thinking: "My father and brother are old people from the Southern Dynasty. Their families have been separated for a long time. They must still be in Jiangnan. Alas, I just don't know if we will have the chance to meet each other in this life."
Li Cheng smiled and said: "Please rest assured, after the emperor ascends the throne, I will definitely send someone to Jiangnan to visit your family!"
Two days later, under the auspices of Li Yuan, Yang Gao's coronation ceremony was held as scheduled. Li Yuan was granted the title of Shangshu Ling and led the Zuowei General. Li Jiancheng became the Zuo Xiaowei General, Li Xiaogong became the Zuo Lingwei General, and Liu
Wen Jing is the general of Zuowuwei, Zhang Xutuo is the general of Zuotunwei, Li Ben is the general of the Preparatory Office, Pei Ji is the general of the prison gate, Yu Shinan is the secret supervisor, Gao Shilian is the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the rest of the officials are promoted.
Level one.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan sent troops to search the Prince of Qi's Mansion, rescued many women from the people, captured Qiao Lingze, Liu Qian'an and other villains, and killed them all at the hands of the city cao.
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Just when Li Yuan used his empty-handed tactics to take control of Luoyang's military and political power, Liu Ziqiu also initially completed the army reorganization activities in Weiding City.
Liu Ziqiu's army is composed of two parts. One part is the 2,000 nomadic cavalry formed by the Xihai herdsmen, and the other part is the 6,200 Sui garrison who are willing to stay. There is nothing good to say about the nomadic cavalry. They are good at riding and shooting.
Liu Ziqiu's loyalty was extremely high, and he was an important mobile force in Liu Ziqiu's hands. Liu Ziqiu did not need to expend any effort. The integration was mainly carried out in the Sui garrison.
The registration was completed by Zhao Ling and several scribes on the day the army arrived in Weiding City. The contents of the registration were determined by Liu Ziqiu, including name, age, place of origin, previous positions in the army, and expertise.
martial arts, etc. All the soldiers were registered, including Liu Yu, Jiang Yu, Wen Hao and Gui Haiqiu, and even Liu Ziqiu himself was registered.
When the registration results were compiled, Liu Ziqiu discovered a problem. Basically, those who stayed were ordinary soldiers. Except for his group of old brothers, there were not even team mates among them. However, this also made it easier for him to integrate the army.
According to the martial arts skills that the soldiers were good at, Liu Ziqiu organized them into cavalry, archers, warriors, spearmen and axemen. The selection was also in this order.
To fight on the land of the West Sea, cavalry is indispensable. Liu Ziqiu wished that all the troops would be transformed into cavalry. But the biggest problem was not the lack of horses, but the lack of qualified riders. In the end, Liu Ziqiu only selected a thousand cavalry.
Although most soldiers can shoot arrows, Liu Ziqiu's requirements for selecting archers are very strict. They must be able to draw a three-stone hard bow ten times in a row and hit five out of ten arrows on an arrow target a hundred steps away. In the end, only a thousand people were selected.
people.
The warriors are a new branch of the military established by Liu Ziqiu. These people have no other characteristics, except that they are strong. Everyone can carry a two hundred kilograms of grain bags and walk on the Lixu Road. The purpose of forming the warriors is two-fold. One is to carry grain and grass.
The second is to carry baggage when defending the city.
He was responsible for throwing stones and knocking down wood at the city. Of course, there was another purpose that Liu Ziqiu kept hidden in his heart, which was to form the Mo Dao Army when conditions permitted in the future. The Mo Dao was heavy and without a handle, but it was very powerful.
Lux is the best choice.
The remaining soldiers served as spearmen and axemen.
The original military system has also been completely changed. Officers at all levels with numerous titles such as captain, brigade commander, captain, team deputy, team leader, and corps leader have been abolished, and captains of ten, centurions, and commanders of thousands have been re-established. This
The third-level officers are all earned based on their own strength and through layers of selection. Even Gui Haiqiu, who has been following Liu Ziqiu, only got a centurion in the hands of the sword and ax in the end. But Wen Hao outperformed the others.
, won the position of commander of the cavalry.
During the selection process, Liu Ziqiu also picked up a treasure, that is Shi Danai, a strongman and a thousand men. Shi Danai was originally from the Western Turks and lived in the Central Plains. He was born with great strength. Later, he found a way to get a military household. He was unwilling to let this happen.
He returned home, so he stayed. Among the six thousand captains, except for Wen Hao and Liu Ziqiu, they only had some memories of Shi Danai's name, and none of the others had heard of it.
In fact, there is another person who is also famous, but Liu Ziqiu doesn't know about it, that is Zhang Liang, the Archer Commander. Zhang Liang's name is very ordinary, and he comes from a humble background, but he is one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in history.
One of them, Zhang Liang, was awarded the title of Honored Duke. Zhang Liang was good at martial arts and was especially good at archery. This time he accompanied the army on the Western Expedition, but failed to make any achievements. He was unwilling to remain unknown, so he stayed.
As for the long-armed commander Lu Tong, the sword-and-axe commander Tong Zhengyun, and Liu Ada, these three are really unknown, and they should all be considered civilian heroes like Wen Hao.
Liu Yu and Jiang Yu were originally lieutenant colonels in the army. Liu Ziqiu did not let them participate in the selection, but directly appointed them to join the army. There were also two hundred other older soldiers who were organized by Liu Ziqiu into the teaching army. These veterans were slightly older
They are big, but they can maintain their enthusiasm. It is really valuable to take the initiative to stay. Liu Ziqiu will not let them go to the battlefield easily. However, most of these veterans have rich combat experience, but they can play the role of passing on, helping and leading in training.
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This military activity lasted for two days, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of the wedding of Tuoba Yuanju and Xiang Li Qingtian. Liu Ziqiu packed up and prepared to set off. In fact, there was nothing to prepare. Tuoba Qianyu followed her brother that day.
When he arrived, he had already brought the gift. Liu Ziqiu thought that he could not leave his hands empty-handed, so he prepared another five hundred kilograms of pig iron.
For the nomads on the grassland, salt and iron are the two most lacking things. But that is not the case here. There are large salt ponds beside the West Sea Lake, which produce the best quality green salt. The Tuoba tribe does not lack salt, but pig iron
Definitely what they want.
Ji Rentai led a green horse. The snow leopard had already been returned to Tuoba Qianyu. Although this green horse was not as good as the snow leopard, it was still one of the best horses in a thousand. Liu Ziqiu's left foot had just stepped onto the stirrup, and he hadn't had time yet.
Stepping up, he saw Zhao Ling running over panting and shouting: "Master, wait a minute!"