Two days later, the wind and sand stopped, and Zhang Xiaowu and others set off again. One day later, they arrived at Mucheng. Xiao Kai prepared a banquet for everyone. Everyone thought that after drinking a glass of wine, Zhang Xiaowu would tell everyone about their experiences on the road and what happened in Longdu City.
He was curious and curious as to why Ruan Qingwen and others were not here, and there were fifty fewer personal guards returning, but when Zhang Xiaowu came up with the imperial edict that he was dismissed as the commander of the Ghost Guards.
"Come on, come on, let's have another drink." Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile after passing the imperial edict to everyone for circulation.
"Your Excellency has been dismissed?" Xiao Kai and others were dumbfounded, unable to believe this result. However, the content of the imperial edict was clearly written and stamped with a large jade seal. There must be no falsehoods.
Guancheng was so angry that he jumped up and said: "What does this little emperor mean? We worked hard in the north of the Great Wall, but we ended up here today! He is trying to kill the donkey!"
Hu Sanwan reminded: "Hey, hey, hey, who are you calling a donkey?"
Guan Cheng said hurriedly: "That's not what I meant. What I meant was that the cunning rabbit will die and the lackey will be cooked!"
Hu Sanwan said: "I still feel like he is still scolding us."
Ni Erchun immediately said: "He is calling us dogs."
Guan Cheng immediately covered his mouth and said, "Yeah, I won't say it anymore, but it's my fault."
"Why are you still drinking? This wine makes you angry!" Cao Li shook his head and said, "As a general, I went to Longdu this time to meet the emperor. I would get rich and noble. Who would have thought that he would cross the river and destroy the bridge. The Dog Yi people ran away.
But they are not dead, they are licking their wounds, and they are waiting for a comeback!"
Li Yuan shook his head and said: "The imperial court is confused! Confused! Wouldn't Quanyi be so happy if you were spared? The Wuhuan people, the Mohe people, the Tatar people, the Beiyi people, and the Wuzi people are about to have their ambitions revived, and Saibei is in danger.
Huh."
"Don't worry." Wang Yijin said, "It's not bad news that the general has been dismissed..."
Jin Sheng asked: "Did you get promoted?"
Guan Cheng took Wang Yijin's hand and asked: "What other good news is there?" Wang Yijin smiled and said nothing, Guan Cheng said angrily: "You are talking, talking, you kid, you are bad at it now."
Ni Erchun said: "It scared me to death."
Feng Kui smiled and said: "Could the general have become the commander-in-chief of the army?"
Xun Bu said: "The promotion is too fast."
When they came back, Zhang Xiaowu and Wang Yijin discussed it and gave everyone a surprise. What is a surprise? It must be surprise first and then joy. Without surprise, there would be no joy, so he winked at Xia Ming, sighed, and pretended
With a look of sadness on his face, he said helplessly: "Did I just tell you the good news? The general's dismissal is not bad news, because there is worse news." After saying that, he took out the documents from the Ministry of War and the imperial decree, lest everyone
If you don’t understand, explain it yourself.
The second imperial edict required that the Ghost Guard be reduced from 10,000 Davids to 3,000 Small Guards, 7,000 border troops be abolished, and Xiao Kai be appointed as the second commander of the Ghost Guards. But David is different from Xiao Wei. The new Ghost Guards
The commander-in-chief of the guard is only from the third rank, one level lower than the general of the wolf guard, and the deputy general of the ghost guard is only from the fourth rank. Compared with the Forbidden Army, the new ghost guard is half more than the two thousand people in a battalion, but less than the regiment.
Two-thirds. The new Ghost Guard only retains six formations and will no longer set up battalions. Therefore, everyone will be demoted one level accordingly, and 7,000 border troops need to be abolished.
The most troublesome thing is to abolish the 7,000 border troops. However, the imperial edict did not announce how to arrange the 7,000 returning soldiers, how much return stipend they will be given, and how to arrange their future work. Therefore, the 7,000
The resettlement of returnees was the biggest problem in Mucheng, and even a poor arrangement could lead to rebellions and rebellions. Although there were no rebellions in the history of the Holy Han Dynasty due to the resettlement of soldiers, there was no incident where 7,000 people were required to return home at once.
Xiao Kai slapped the table and said angrily: "No, absolutely not! The ghost guards cannot be dispersed! They must not be dispersed! The court will not support them, general, we will support them ourselves. Although you have been dismissed, you are still the general in our hearts.
"
Wang Huaili said: "Yes, general, you stay and continue to lead us."
Peng Biao said: "General, you must stay."
Pei Endao: "General, you can't abandon us."
Wen Ruyu said: "General..."
"You!" Wusong shook his head and said, "Look at your master, he looks so comfortable. He already has a countermeasure, why should you be so anxious? Let's listen to your solution - there is really no other way, let's go against it."
"Yes! Listen to the military advisor!" several officers said hurriedly.
Guan Xiang also saw that the general had definitely made plans a long time ago, so he said: "We have refined salt in Saibei. The refined salt alone can guarantee that we will not die of hunger. If the court cannot give us money, we will
There’s no need to worry, right, General?”
Zhang Xiaowu smiled and shook his head, took out the third imperial edict, and said: "The imperial court reestablished the Silver Guards, and I have been appointed by the court as the new commander of the Silver Guards. Three years ago, the Silver Guards rebelled, and many people were killed and exiled.
As a result, there are no people in the Silver Guards, so after the elimination of the 7,000 ghost guards, these 7,000 people will be taken by me
Longdu, replenish the Silver Guards. Therefore, our Ghost Guards are not disbanded, but divided into two. Some brothers are still guarding the north of the Great Wall, and the other part is going to Longdu to work. The Ghost Guards will still be the Ghost Guards, and from now on the Silver Guards will
Yiwei are also ghost guards, and ghost guards can only expand, not decrease, nor disappear."
"ah?!"
This news shocked everyone even more. It took them a long time to react, and they started asking questions. However, there were too many people asking questions and talking too much, so Zhang Xiaowu could not hear a word clearly. He hurriedly stretched out his hand.
Come and shout: "Stop! You're making me so noisy! Ask them one by one. Hu Sanwan, you look ugly, you tell me first."
"Okay, I..." Hu Sanwan said angrily, "Why am I the only one who looks ugly?"
Guan Chengdao: "Then don't tell me. Let me ask first. I'm ugly."
Hu Sanwan immediately said: "Hey! Are you as ugly as me?! Get out of here! Don't take my word for it. Let me ask first. Sir, what does the emperor mean by this? Why didn't I understand it clearly?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Let me explain this to you. In the imperial court, Du Shanbo's party controls the military power, and Zhang's party controls the political power, so that the imperial power has become extremely small. A few months ago, His Majesty accidentally fell into the water, and all the ministers unexpectedly
They discussed setting up a new emperor after the emperor's death, but the emperor also had a prince, but they abandoned him. The emperor felt very sad, that is,
He was also wary of the ministers who supported him in seizing the throne, knowing that he was just a puppet of the ministers. In order to get rid of being a puppet in the hands of others, the emperor got rid of his right minister Wang Cheng, who had always been in trouble, and forced him to
The courtiers had to be afraid of the emperor, and then they exiled the King of Jin to guard the royal hunting grounds, and finally asked me to kill the Queen Mother's aunt."
"Did you kill the Queen Mother's nanny?" Everyone was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Why did you kill him?"
