The Shence Army was stationed in the inner city of Chang'an and was responsible for guarding the imperial palace. It was also the most rigorous army in the Tang Dynasty for physical training.
Unfortunately, similar to the chaos in the late Tang Dynasty in history, the Shence Army was gradually taken over by Qiu Shiliang, the most trusted eunuch of the emperor, and was gradually built into the strongest imperial army with 50,000 warriors.
The emperor was forced to reuse Jingzhao Yin Li Mao and use the more numerous Jingzhao Sixteenth Guards to enter the inner city to check and balance the Shence Army.
As a result, the Sixteenth Guards were soon unable to be defeated and escaped from the emperor's control. They recruited troops in the counties under their jurisdiction and took charge of the county governance in outer cities.
Together with Qiu Shiliang's Shence Army, both internally and externally, the emperor was completely ignored.
The world outside Chang'an City has long been in a chaotic state of feudal rule. Except for the areas controlled by the eight garrison forces outside the city, the rest of the country is no longer under Chang'an's control.
Among them, there are three towns in Heshuo controlled by Anlu Mountain. Anlu Mountain even built a Penglai Fairy City near Weihai in Daodengzhou, Henan Province, which was Chen Yanjun's previous life in Yantai, Shandong Province, and separated from Chang'an.
Thinking of this, Chen Yanjun couldn't help but sigh.
"The revival of spiritual energy has not solved the long-standing social contradictions of the Tang Dynasty. Now the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty is barely maintained by relying on the Tianyuan Palace hanging above Chang'an City."
But in the past five hundred years, no one has seen the late emperor and his concubine appear. During this period, the eunuchs and traitorous officials did many excessive things, and the late emperor has not been seen. No one knows whether he is still alive.
Some people even suspect that the revival of spiritual energy five hundred years ago was probably due to a sudden change in the world and had nothing to do with the Li Tang Dynasty. It was a wonder created by Li Tang to harm the country in order to continue to maintain imperial power.
After all, the early Tianyuan Palace had pillars...
Of course, in recent decades, the Prison Suppression Department established by the eldest princess Li Yue and the East Palace Ten Leaders trained by the prince have made the imperial power slightly improved... but it has nothing to do with the emperor himself.
In the inner city, Eunuch Qiu's status is still comparable to that of Prime Minister Cao.
Worrying about changes in Tianyuan Palace and worrying that An Lushan would take the opportunity to rebel, Eunuch Qiu reluctantly refrained from going berserk and maintained the Li and Tang dynasties.
Most of the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons, and even the eight garrison armies stationed outside the city took refuge in the Shence Army, and a few went to Jing Zhaoyin.
The Daming Palace's prison chief and the East Palace's ten commanders could barely maintain their independence.
At present, the forces nominally in the hands of Emperor Tianshun himself include only a few departments such as Si Tianjian, Imperial College, and Ordnance Supervision. They also rely on the political legacy left by the late emperor and do not completely listen to the emperor's words.
At the end of the dynasty, strength was king, and only the superficial imperial power was maintained. The reason why Emperor Tianshun can survive to this day is because he can do Adou.
It can be seen that in any era, strength is respected. For the emperor, the loss of military power is a major event that is close to the destruction of the country.
The group strength of cultivators is especially important to warriors.
No matter which branch of practice is the mainstream in the officialdom, the armies of each branch of the Tang Dynasty will always be dominated by warriors who practice physical skills.
This is true for the 50,000 Shence Army and the 200,000 Security Army of Jingzhaoyin Sixteen Guards.
The reason is very simple, martial arts are easy to learn but difficult to master, and the talent requirements are low. Low-quality warriors can be trained systematically and in batches.
A large enough number of low-level warriors gathered together and rushed forward, like a tide of beasts in a cultivation novel, which was enough to shake the powerful ones in high positions.
"Shengce Jun Taishu Comprehensive Code" is the most effective entry-level martial arts training method in the Tang Dynasty, and it also needs to be combined with certain spiritual and physical supplements.
Although the "Tongdian" is too comprehensive but not expert, it can improve the practitioner's physique as quickly as possible and lay a solid foundation. In the future, practicing high-level physical skills will get twice the result with half the effort.
In fact, "Shengce Military and Physical Techniques" is a military secret book and is prohibited from being spread to outsiders.
Chen Yanjun's book was obtained by Cui Yourong from his grandfather Cui Wanjun in the army.
Practicing martial arts is boring.
Chen Yanjun started with the most basic movements.
Movements in the military are mainly based on actual combat. The movements are both powerful and skillful, but the aesthetics are somewhat lacking.
The basic movements are too simple and fail to produce the legendary rustling and banging sounds.
After a little practice, Chen Yanjun became hot all over, and the pores all over his body opened, as if a window had been opened in his body, his breath was flowing through, and his blood was boiling.
Soon, there was an additional physical skill in the skill column of his panel.
[Physical skills: 29/100 (first glimpse of the door)]
[Physical skills +1, progress 30/100 (first glimpse of the door)! 】
[Physical skills +1, progress 31/100 (first glimpse of the door)! 】
[Physical skills +1...]
Facts have proved that watching the panel and practicing martial arts is addictive.
Especially when practicing martial arts in a state where the mountain is not a mountain, it seems like you are subduing demons.
In the backyard, the maid, the nanny, the boy... were coming and going, but Chen Yanjun was completely unaware of it.
Before he knew it, he had been practicing for a whole day.
At dinner time, Xiaoyue brought food.
It's a whole donkey's hind legs roasted!
The diet of the Tang people was deeply influenced by the Hu people. Roast whole lamb and roast donkey legs were very common.
This time Mrs. Cui cooked the food herself.
Madam usually thinks she is too plump, so she only eats vegetarian food and rarely eats meat... Occasionally she cooks meat, but the taste is indescribable.
Fortunately, roasted donkey legs are rich in spiritual nourishment.
[Physical skills +1, progress 36/100 (first glimpse of the door)! 】
[Physical skills +1, progress 37/100 (first glimpse of the door)! 】
[Physical skills +1...]
After eating the donkey meat, drink some spiritual tea and continue practicing.
After practicing for just one day, I have already achieved some success.
Add some, it’s really great…
Chen Yanjun has a great sense of accomplishment.
Under the setting sun, sweat soaked through the clothes, tightly wrapped around the thin white skin, and the outline of the muscles appeared.
In the distance, between the bamboo forest and the screen window, Cui Yourong was watching in the bamboo house with his hands behind his hands, blushing at the sight.
On the side, Xiao Yue asked curiously:
"Is it true that the fortune teller said that the young master is a noble man, or does the lady just think that the young master is handsome?"
Cui Yourong's eyebrows were furrowed, showing his dignity.
"You are getting more and more ridiculous... Of course it is true!"
Xiaoyue suddenly laughed and said:
"But Madam never told me about fortune telling. I made up my own mind about the noble man."
Cui Yourong's tone was choked, and he was stunned for a long time before letting out a long sigh:
"It was the horse that drank that night."
After speaking, immediately change the topic.
"Experiencing changes in the state of mind after life and death can lead to a new understanding of Qi nourishing techniques. How reasonable is it that it can lead to physical changes? Why?"
Xiaoyue clapped her hands and said:
"Yes, yes, the young master's figure is getting better and better. Does Madam like it?"
"Talk too much!"
Cui Yourong's eyes moved slightly, melting into the sunset.
"In that case, you can take the young master to the spiritual spring to try to cleanse the marrow."
Xiaoyue said in surprise:
"Lingquan was not even used by the master during his lifetime..."
Cui Yourong said:
"My master is physically weak, and washing the marrow with the spirit spring will only have the opposite effect, but the young master... has been reborn."
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Inner city north.
Tai Chi Palace, where the emperor lived.
Ping An Palace, inside the courtyard wall.
There were two people two feet apart, making gestures with swords.
One is a delicate woman wearing a long yellow dress, dressed as a palace maid, with a look of excitement in her eyes.
The other one is a middle-aged eunuch.
"The way of the sword lies in the speed of drawing the sword, in the sharpness of the sword's edge, in the changes of the sword's moves, in the coercion of the sword holder, and in the momentum of the sword itself..."
"Princess, after talking so much, why not draw your sword? A real swordsman speaks with his sword, not his mouth."
"Eunuch Qi, you speak with your sword. Let me listen!"
brush--
A cold light flashed.
Eunuch Qi's sword draw was even faster.
The princess's sword was a beat slower after all.
So much so that when it was only half pulled out, the hilt of the sword made a loud bang.
boom!
A marble exploded and shot out, hitting Eunuch Qi's Hedgehog Armor.
He blasted Eunuch Qi three feet away and made a big hole in the palace wall.
"Princess you——"
"My sword can speak too...bang."
The young woman dressed as a palace maid is none other than Emperor Tianshun's second favorite, Princess Ping'an, Li Chan.
Ninth-grade swordsman and martial artist, minoring in craftsmanship.
She is also a student of the Imperial College, but she skips a lot of classes, so it is difficult to see her in the Imperial College.
Princess Ping'an is as thin as a slender bamboo, but she is quite handsome in other parts. Her eyebrows are like distant daisy, and her eyes are like autumn water. Her attire of a palace maid cannot hide her stunning smile.
"Huh?"
Turning around, I saw a girl with a very cold face and a fairy-like walk appearing in the yard.
"Xiaoqiu is here!"
The princess half-sheathed her sword and went forward happily.
Du Qiuzao bowed with his hands crossed to the princess.
"Du Qiuzhuo of the Royal Academy of the Imperial Academy, please pay your respects to Princess Ping'an."
"Princess Ping'an, didn't I tell you to call me Chanchan?"
Li Chan said angrily and immediately paced.
"The Cold Food Festival called you to come to the palace to play, but you didn't want to. Now you come to me... I guess someone must have proposed marriage to you, right?"
Du Qiuzhuo sighed helplessly:
"The princess is wise."
"I don't want to listen, I want to say that Chan Chan is wise!"
"……I am leaving."
Seeing that Du Qiuzao turned around and was about to leave, Li Chan hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her back.
"Look at you, you are so angry!"
"Speaking of which, who proposes marriage to you this time?"
Du Qiuzhuo's face was cold, but his eyes were cold.
"The second son of Zhang Jiancheng, the military supervisor."
Li Chan thought for a while.
"Although Cui Jianzheng's official position is higher than that of Zhang Jiancheng, Zhang Jiancheng is the father... No, now he is Eunuch Qiu's man. If he offends Eunuch Qiu, your grandfather will not be in charge of Jianzheng for a long time...
…This matter is very difficult to handle.”
"Even if you are a princess, it will be difficult for you!"
Facing the princess's crazy suggestion, Du Qiuzhuo had no clue at all.
"What does the princess want?"
Li Chan waved her hand to dismiss Eunuch Qi and said sadly:
"It's so boring in the palace. If I don't get married, I will die."
"Unfortunately, unlike you, people cross the threshold every day to propose marriage."
"If you ask me, the most bizarre thing about the Tang Dynasty is that the princesses cannot get married every day!"
"It has been more than 600 years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and 500 years since the spiritual energy was revived. However, those big dog clans still look down on my Li family dynasty. They are just breaking up the clans one by one. Do they still want to continue their incense for thousands of years?"
"Common people are afraid of the unruly Princess Li... It's all prejudice! I'm so gentle as heaven, okay?"
Li Chan patted her chest and said confidently.
Du Qiuzao was slightly startled.
"Princess, are you referring to the last time you rode a powder keg to heaven?"
Li Chan held her forehead and said hurriedly:
"To make a long story short...I want to marry into your Cui family."
Du Qiuzhuo's expression was complicated.
"You want to marry my brother?"
Li Chan shook her head with disgust.
"Your brother is too perverted, and he's not as good-looking as you."
"I'll marry the scholar who lives in your house."
"Ask your mother to adopt him as an adopted son and give him the surname Cui, so that he can be worthy of Princess Li!"
Du Qiuzhuo:
"?"
Seeing no one around, Li Chan suddenly leaned into Qiu Zhuo's ear and whispered:
"This way we can play together every day. Don't worry, it's just a fake marriage. I won't sleep with him."
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There is no real lily in this book. If you can't accept the jokes between best friends, or if you have other plans like General Lu, please take a detour. There are thousands of books that don't start with lily, and this one is not missing.