Inside the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Dou Fan was holding Qin Xiao's hand with a warm expression on his face, asking for help.
"When you were transferred to Dali Temple, I told you that no matter where you go, the Ministry of War will treat you as one of the family members." Dou Fan was amiable and said with a smile: "You were dismissed from your official position, and many people thought that your career was
The road is cut off, but I know very well in my heart that the saint is the most wise and wise king in history. Lord Qin is such a talented person, and the saint will never be abandoned. Hehe, it seems that I still have foresight. Look, the Bohai Mission
Just a few days after leaving, won’t the saint be reactivated?”
Qin Xiao knew this military official very well, he was truly a duplicitous person.
The former Minister of War, Fan Wenzheng, was sent to the guillotine because of the fatal blow to his henchman. Just listen to what Dou Budang said. If you take it seriously, you will die without knowing how.
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"The lower official has always kept in mind the care of Lord Butang, and regards him as his elder." Qin Xiao dealt with this situation easily and said with a smile: "Because of this, although I am here to do errands today, the main thing is
It’s to visit Bu Tang.”
"Okay, okay." Dou Fan said with a smile: "Come, sit down first, I won't care about other things today, I will handle the matter for you myself." He said loudly to the door: "Master Deng hasn't come here yet.
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As soon as he finished speaking, there were hurried footsteps outside, and then he saw Deng Taichu, the minister of the Ministry of War, hurried in, holding the seal box in his hand. After entering, he bowed to Dou Fan and said: "Bu Tang, the big seal has been brought.
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Dou Fu stepped forward to take the seal box and delivered it to Qin Xiao himself, saying: "This is the general seal of Zhongwu Zhonglang. You should keep it first. Sir, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, anyone under the age of twenty can be promoted to the rank of young master."
There are almost no people who hold the position of minister, and those who can be awarded the title of Zhongwu Zhonglang are also very rare. Saints have a keen eye and know people. You must not let down the expectations of the saint and the court."
"I will definitely do my best!" Qin Xiao stood up and took the general's seal, thanking him respectfully: "In the future, I will rely on the ministers and ministers to take care of me."
Dou Fu said with a smile: "With the care of a saint, it is better than anyone else." He motioned Qin Xiao to sit down, and Deng Taichu also sat down over there. Dou Fu then said with a smile: "Do you have anything else that you need help from the Ministry of War to solve?"
, feel free to raise it and we will handle it for you as soon as possible."
Qin Xiao put the seal box away, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, minister, I do still have some things to worry about. When I saw the saint, I also asked the saint to go to the northeast, hoping to select a group of people to follow.
Although the sage favored me and ordered my subordinates to go to the Northeast to train troops, my officials were not very talented and did not have any experience in military training. In order to live up to the expectations of the sage and the court, I could only select some people who were good at military training to assist."
"Of course." Dou Fan smiled and said: "Actually, military training in the Northeast is a big event. The saint has given us a decree a few days ago. Originally, we wanted to select a group of brave generals who are proficient in military strategy to accompany the Lord.
But if Sir Alex has a better candidate, that would be better. The sage has decreed that the matter of military training in the Northeast will be fully presided over by Sir Alex, so the Ministry of War will not interfere too much and will only try its best to cooperate."
Qin Xiao then took out a document from his arms and presented it to Dou Fan. After Dou Fan took it, he looked at it carefully, the smile on his face faded, and he frowned slightly and said, "Zhongyongjun?"
"This is the military number given by the princess in Jiangnan." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Because of the special situation at that time, I did not explain it to the Ministry of War in advance. The Zhongyong Army has five thousand soldiers, two thousand of whom are stationed in Suzhou, and the rest
Three thousand people escorted the supplies to Beijing this time and are currently stationed in Liuhe County. These people are all meritorious soldiers who put down the Suzhou Rebellion and are brave and good at fighting. This time they went to the Northeast to train troops. The official wanted to use this army as a foundation.
Officially incorporate them into the Long Rui Army."
Dou Fu nodded slightly, looked at Wen Han and read: "Gu Baiyi, Yu Wen Chengchao, Yu Wen Huaiqian...!" He raised his head and glanced at Qin Xiao, said nothing more, and continued to read: "Fei Xin
...Jiang Xiaochun...!" He raised his head again and asked doubtfully: "Who is this Jiang Xiaochun?"
"Report to the Ministry Hall, this person is the guard commander of the Jiangnan Neiku." Qin Xiaodao: "However, Jiangnan will set up a protective palace, and the Jiangnan Neiku may be abandoned. Even if it is retained, other soldiers and horses can be dispatched to guard it. The sage ordered
The training of soldiers and horses in the Northeast has always been mainly cavalry, so it is necessary to have generals who are good at training cavalry. The lower official felt that Jiang Xiaochun should be suitable for this job, so he asked the Ministry of War to assign this person to the lower official."
Qin Xiao actually meant what he said.
The purpose of training troops in the Northeast is to train an army that will be used to recapture Xiling in the future. In the final analysis, it is to develop a cavalry that can compete with the Wutuo cavalry.
He knew that Gu Baiyi's army was superior to others, and Yu Wen Chengchao was also brave and brave, but both of them had almost no experience in training cavalry.
Although the Yuwen family once had the White Tiger Camp, they were not trained by Yuwen Chengchao.
On the contrary, it was Jiang Xiaochun. When Qin Xiao ordered him to go to the Northeast to train troops, the first person he thought of was Jiang Xiaochun.
Perhaps there were many capable cavalry generals in the court, but in Qin Xiao's impression, Jiang Xiaochun was indeed an extremely outstanding cavalry general.
When Shuning City was besieged by the rebels, Jiang Xiaochun led only two hundred cavalry and defeated the rebels. Not only did he kill many enemies, he almost killed the enemy general directly, and his own losses were almost negligible. From this,
It can be seen that Jiang Xiaochun is indeed outstanding in the training and command of cavalry. Qin Xiao will not miss such a good general.
Moreover, Jiang Xiaochun's background also made Qin Xiao feel reassured.
Jiang Xiaochun is a direct descendant of Princess She Yue and is loyal to Princess She Yue. With his relationship with She Yue, Jiang Xiaochun will naturally try his best to help him.
What's more important is that She Yue is currently under house arrest by the saint. Regardless of whether it will be used again in the future, at least it is difficult for She Yue to protect Jiang Xiaochun and other subordinates.
No one knows whether the Jiangnan Neiku will still be retained, but the Sage has taken away the power of the Neiku from She Yue. Even if the Neiku continues to be used, it is impossible for the two hundred or so people named Jiang Xiaochun to be reused.
In addition to training troops in the Northeast, the Saint also wants to set up a Protectorate in Jiangnan to unify the troops from the three previous states. Qin Xiao was still thinking about how to rectify the troops in Jiangnan before, but now that he has been transferred to the Northeast, there will be no troops in Jiangnan.
Don't worry about it. As long as the Jiangnan family can supply military supplies in a timely manner, it has nothing to do with you how Jiangnan organizes its army.
Regardless of whether Jiang Xiaochun and his group stayed in Jiangnan or were transferred back to Kyoto, without the protection of the princess, their situation would definitely not be any better.
Therefore, he believed that if Jiang Xiaochun received an order to go to Northeast China, he would not refuse.
Dou Wei just nodded and didn't ask any more questions. After reading it once, he put it down and said: "It is not difficult to transfer the people mentioned here to the Northeast. But if we want to transfer the Zhongyong Army to the Northeast, things may not be easy to handle.
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"What does Budo mean?"
"I know that these people have made military exploits in countering the rebellion." Dou Fan said seriously: "But I also heard that before this, most of these people were rebels, and many of them were even members of the imperial court.
The wanted remnants of Qingzhou. Sir, if the Long Rui Army uses these people as its team and develops in the future, will the entire Long Rui Army become unstable? If a saint wants to train the Long Rui Army, he must be loyal to the court.
There must be no disloyalty in the slightest.”
Qin Xiao immediately said: "Butang, if the Zhongyong Army really wants to rebel against the imperial court, it is impossible to help the imperial court suppress the rebellion at the most critical moment. If they work together with the rebels, it is unknown what the situation in Suzhou will be today. They are in
The choice had already been made at that time, and the lower officials could vouch for them. In addition, if the imperial court incorporated them into the Long Rui Army and became real soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, they would definitely be grateful and grateful for the saint's kindness, and they would also be grateful to the imperial court.
More loyal."
"It makes sense." Dou Fan smiled and nodded: "But Sir, have you ever thought about it, there are 20,000 Liaodong troops stationed in the Northeast, and these 20,000 troops have deep roots in the Northeast. If you suddenly appear in the Northeast with thousands of troops, will it be possible?
Arouse their hostility?"
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Boutang, if I just run with a few dozen people and don't have a single soldier under my command, and start everything from scratch, wouldn't the Liaodong Army have any objections? There are thousands of people as a team, and there are also soldiers training
Hope, otherwise it is almost a fantasy to rely on just a few dozen people to gain a foothold in the Northeast. Even if I bring thousands of people there, if they are hostile, will they really dare to show their swords and guns to us? The Northeast is still the land of the Tang Dynasty.
They are also soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Unless they really dare to rebel, they will only be unhappy."
"I can't agree to you immediately." Dou Fan said solemnly: "This is a serious matter. You want to transfer the generals. The Ministry of War can help you, but these thousands of troops still need to be reported to the saint, who will make a decision."
After a pause, he asked: "Feixin is an official of Dali Temple. Lord is training troops. Why do you need officials of Dali Temple to go there?"
Qin Xiao said with a smile: "I heard that banditry is rampant over there and laws and regulations are lax. Fei Xin knows the laws of the Tang Dynasty very well. If he were there, if anyone violated the national law, Mr. Fei could try it as soon as possible on behalf of Dali Temple, and there would be no need to
A long way back and forth.”
Dou Fu knew that Qin Xiaoding had deep intentions, but Qin Xiao's training in the Northeast was authorized by the saint, and an order had been sent to the Ministry of War, instructing everyone to cooperate with Qin Xiao as much as possible, so Dou Fu did not dare to do anything in this matter.
"Then let's do this first. Your Majesty will go back and wait for the news. The Ministry of War will report it to the saint first. After the saint's decree comes down, he will inform you immediately." Dou Fan said: "Is there anything else?"
"In addition, please ask the Ministry to allocate a batch of equipment first." Qin Xiao took another list from his arms and presented it: "I don't know much about weapons and equipment, so I didn't write it clearly, but the first batch is probably needed.
The quantities are all up there.”
Dou Fan glanced at it, his face looked a little ugly, and said: "Sir, you thought of it as soon as you slapped your head? Not to mention the armor and weapons, you opened your mouth and saw five thousand war horses. This...is this...