Fu Wan stood aside, watching the emperor practice his swordsmanship in a orderly manner, feeling uneasy and even a little depressed.
In troubled times, martial arts should be used. The emperor worked hard and practiced martial arts. Of course, he was pleased.
But for him personally, this is not good news.
He was good at reading and interpreting scriptures, wielding swords and swords, and even leading troops in battles, but he knew nothing about it. Since he took office as the Jinwu Emperor, he had been exhausted every day and lived a very hard life.
If the emperor asked him to practice martial arts with him, he would have no choice but to resign.
But as a relative of the country, how should he speak so as not to make people laugh?
"Fu Qing." Taking advantage of the break in martial arts practice, Liu Xie summoned Fu Wan in front of him.
After Fu finished, he stepped forward to salute, his expression was timid, his lips moved, but he didn't know what to say.
"How many Jiji (infantry) and Tiqi (cavalry) do I have under my command?"
Fuwan thought for a while and said with an embarrassed look: "The current situation is turbulent, the court has been relocated, and the number of soldiers is incomplete. There are only more than 300 halberds, and even fewer Tiqi, only more than a hundred."
Liu Xie was not in the mood to care about Fu Wan's carelessness. He didn't even know how many people he had under his command. He only knew a vague number. "The world is uneasy, and I intend to strengthen military force. I want to recruit some elite infantry from Zhijinwu to serve as
Attendant."
Fu Wan looked at Liu Xie in surprise. It took him a while to realize what he was doing and let out a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty is interested in military affairs. This is the great fortune of the Han Dynasty. I don't know how many your Majesty plans to choose. I will go back and prepare now."
Liu Xie was very satisfied with Fu Wan's attitude. "It doesn't take too many, thirty or fifty people are enough. You go back and prepare. In an hour, I will go to Jinwu Camp to review."
"Wei!" Fu Wan promised loudly, but then he was a little surprised.
It's just a matter of selecting people, why does the emperor need to come in person?
But he didn't ask. The emperor was willing to go to his camp. He couldn't ask for it.
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After lunch, Liu Xie took Wang Yue and others to Zhijinwu's camp.
When the emperor came in person, he did not dare to be careless after Fu and made full preparations.
Tiqi, holding halberds, lined up to wait, all of them in high spirits.
The Tiqi and the halberds are all ordinary guards and have no rank. The Huben and Yulin have ranks, and their salary starts at 200 shi.
If you can be selected, at least your income will increase significantly, not to mention serving the emperor and having a bright future.
Liu Xie ordered Shi A, Wang Chang tried to hold the halberd, and Guo Wu tried to ride on the ti.
Before coming, he told them to set certain standards, neither too low nor too high.
The standards are too high and I can't pick a few people.
The standard is too low. Although there are many people selected, they cannot be put to great use. Moreover, the backbone of Zhijinwu Battalion will be drained, causing Fu Wan to be unable to perform his basic duties.
He needs people now, but he can't just rely on recruiting elites from the Zhijinwu camp.
Even if Zhijinwu Camp is fully staffed, it will only have more than 700 people.
He is knocking on the mountain to shock the tiger and let others see. Guang Luxun, the guards other than Zhi Jinwu and the five schools of the Northern Army are the real main force of the Forbidden Army and the focus of transformation.
Finally, Shi A and Wang Chang selected thirty-nine men with halberds, and Guo Wu selected twelve Tiqi men.
Fifty-one people in total.
Liu Xie took the fifty-one people back to the plateau and passed the camp of Weiwei and Guang Luxun along the way, which attracted the attention of many people. It was learned that the emperor personally selected the elites from Zhijinwu's command, and they will
Serving as the emperor's attendant, many people's eyes showed envy.
Hu Ben and Yu Lin under Guang Luxun were even more indignant.
When the emperor chooses his attendants, they should be their first choice, but now they let these halberd-wielding Tiqi take the lead, which makes me feel very uncomfortable.
Some people began to ask, why was the emperor suddenly going to Zhijinwu Camp to select infantry cavalry, and why did he come to Zhijinwu Camp himself?
Just because Zhijinwu Fuwan is the father of the queen?
When the emperor was selecting people in the camp, the news that Guang Luxun, Deng Quan, and others only recommended four people, including Wang Yue, quickly spread throughout the camp. People who didn't take it seriously before saw this scene, and now they were shocked.
It was unbalanced, and everyone said that Deng Quan was blocking their future.
The sound of the wind reached Deng Quan's ears. Deng Quan felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, with cold sweat all over his back.
Back on the plain, Liu Xie ordered someone to summon Deng Quan to handle the entry procedures for these groom officers.
Deng Quan was very embarrassed, his face turned red and white, and his expression was very unnatural.
No matter how slow his reaction was, it was clear that the emperor was dissatisfied with him.
Liu Xie didn't say anything, he just told him earnestly that in extraordinary times, everyone must be prepared to fight. Hu Ben and Yu Lin are the emperor's personal soldiers, and they must strengthen training and cannot be satisfied with the guard of honor.
Deng Quan Weiwei sighed, bowed and retreated, and summoned the generals of Huben Zhonglang and Yu Lin Zhonglang to discuss countermeasures.
Liu Xie immediately appointed Wang Yue as the chief instructor, and Shi A and Wang Chang taught infantry fighting and Guo Wu taught cavalry fighting to start training.
He himself was no exception. He took off his crown and court uniform, put on his armor, and started training with him.
The emperor set an example, no one dared to take it lightly, and everyone's morale was high. Although there were only fifty-five people, they shouted with the momentum of hundreds of people, overwhelming thousands of surrounding officials, guards, and even Dong Chengda further away
The entire battalion was alerted and sent out flags to inquire about the situation.
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Tang Ji sat in the tent, holding a needle in one hand and old clothes to be mended in the other, listening to the roars on the plateau, and a strange color flashed in her eyes.
After a long time, she sighed softly.
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As soon as it got dark, Queen Fushou sent someone to invite Liu Xie to a meal.
Liu Xie set up a banquet in front of the imperial tent and sat on the floor with Wang Yue and the others. While eating, he chatted with Wang Yue and others, asking about the details of the battle at Xinfeng a few days ago.
He had just been promoted and became the emperor's personal attendant, and had a drink with the emperor. Although the food and drink were very simple, Wang Yue and others were still excited. They were very excited and started talking.
Although Liu Xie experienced that battle personally, he was the emperor after all, and the details he could understand were limited.
Wang Yue and others, being Hu Ben and Yu Lin, knew slightly more information than him.
Except for Wang Yue who spoke less, Shi A, Wang Chang and Guo Wu said a lot of things that Liu Xie didn't quite understand.
As he talked, the topic turned to the current situation at hand.
Liu Xie asked them, do you think Li Jue will come after him?
"Your Majesty, I don't know whether Li Jue will come, but Guo Si will definitely come again." Wang Chang said with confidence.
"How can I see it?"
"The last time Guo Si was repelled, it was not because he was unable to deal with it, but because he was caught off guard, so he chose to escape." Wang Chang said confidently: "Guo Si and Zhang Ji have a very good relationship. With Zhang Ji standing in front of him, Guo Si retreated.
After the defeat, he will definitely join forces with Zhang Ji. He is a horse thief and will never suffer a loss in vain. He will definitely find a way to retaliate and regain his face."
Liu Xie was a little surprised.
He had been thinking about whether Li Jue would come, but he did not focus on Guo Si.
But after listening to Wang Chang's words, he realized that he might have caused the cause.
The result is the combined effect of many accidental factors. It is normal for the situation to change after this variable appears, and history may not develop according to its original trajectory.
He has been thinking that Li Jue and Guo Si came to pursue them on the premise that Yang Feng and others attacked Duan You. If Yang Feng and others did not attack Duan You, would Li Jue and Guo Si still come?
It now seems that regardless of whether Li Jue will come or not, and regardless of whether Yang Feng and others attack Duan You, Guo Si will most likely come.
With Zhang Ji as his ally standing in front of him, Guo Si would not give up. He would definitely take revenge and even regain control of the court.
Zhang Ji supported the imperial court's move to Shaanxi County and originally had the same intention. The two had a basis for cooperation.
"Is this your opinion?" Liu Xie felt uneasy, but his face remained calm.
"How can I have such knowledge?" Wang Chang shook his head in embarrassment. "That's what the servant Huangfu Li said. Your Majesty, I'll be honest, when it comes to marching and fighting, the people of Guandong are far inferior to the people of Guanxi, especially Liangzhou
Man. If your Majesty wishes to pacify the world, he must not use the people of Liangzhou."
Liu Xie deeply agreed and was filled with emotions at the same time.
Even a Hu Ben Lang understands the truth, why doesn't Wang Yun understand it?