During the Tang Dynasty, the Forbidden Army was divided into sixteen guards, including left and right guards, left and right Xiao guards, left and right Wu guards, left and right Wei guards, left and right Jinwu guards, left and right leading guards, left and right Qianniu guards, and left and right prison guards, collectively called the Sixteen Guards of Nanya
After Li Yuan became emperor, he selected 30,000 forbidden troops from the Taiyuan uprising army and stationed them in the north of the imperial city. They were responsible for guarding the palace. They were called the Yuancong forbidden troops, also known as Beiya. After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he selected them from wealthy families.
Robust young men expanded the imperial army and were named Feiqi. From the flying cavalry, hundreds of people who were good at riding and shooting were selected, and they were called hundreds of cavalry. Therefore, the imperial army that guarded the palace full-time was not in the Sixteen Guards establishment, but in another Beiya, that is, Yuan Dynasty
From the Forbidden Army.
The Sixteenth Guards were directly under Li Shimin, and the others had no right to deploy troops.
The place where the Zuo Lingjun guards were stationed and trained was not far from the Xuanwu Gate of the Tang Dynasty Palace, where Li Shimin personally directed a major palace coup.
Early the next morning, when Lin Xuan arrived at Zuo Lingjun Wei's camp riding a lion, Cheng Chumo and others had already arrived.
Lion Cong was delivered by Li Shimin yesterday afternoon.
Lin Xuan estimated that Li Shimin knew that he was coming to the military camp, so he was sent here.
Riding Lion Cong was very enjoyable, but there was one drawback. His soldiers' horses couldn't catch up with Lion Cong at all. If they ran a little faster, they would be far behind the soldiers.
Lin Xuan came all the way and had to control the horse's speed to prevent it from going too fast.
Lin Xuan rode his horse to Cheng Chumo and the others approached, got off the horse, and said with a smile: "I thought I came early enough, but I didn't expect you guys to arrive earlier than me."
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "We have just arrived."
Cheng Chumo said with envy: "What a good horse!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch the lion.
When Lion Cong saw Cheng Chumo reaching out, he opened his mouth and bit.
Cheng Chumo retracted his hand and hid, and said with lingering fear: "I don't know how you managed to tame such a fierce horse."
There is no general who does not love horses, and he also likes the lion Cong very much.
Lin Xuan reached out and touched the lion's head, and said with a smile: "It is very well-behaved, how can it be so fierce?"
"You can even tame a tiger, of course it behaves well." Cheng Chumo said sourly.
"Uncle Cheng's horse is not much worse than Lion Cong. Why don't you get it and ride it?" Lin Xuan encouraged.
Did he know that Cheng Yaojin regarded that horse as a treasure, and if Cheng Chumo dared to ride it secretly, he would definitely be beaten.
Cheng Chumo was not fooled and said angrily: "Come on, last time I rode a bicycle secretly, my father almost broke my legs."
Lin Xuan chuckled to himself. He had suffered a loss once, so no wonder he didn't fall for it.
"Okay, let's go in quickly. If we continue chatting, we will have lunch." Yuchi Baolin said.
Only then did everyone stop chatting, and under the leadership of Cheng Chumo, they revealed their identities and walked into the camp.
Cheng Chumo had been here a few times and was familiar with the camp. As he walked, he said: "When you see my father, you must call him General. The first time I came here, I was beaten by him because of this. He said that there is no father and son in the military camp."
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He mainly said this to Lin Xuan, and both Yuchi Baolin and Qin Huaidao knew this.
"I understand." Lin Xuan nodded.
Not long after, under the leadership of Cheng Chumo, they arrived at Cheng Yaojin's camp.
Cheng Chumo spoke to the guarding soldiers, and the soldiers went in to report.
After a while, the soldiers came out and told them to go in.
Cheng Yaojin was sitting in the handsome seat. Seeing Lin Xuan and the others come in, he laughed and said, "Boy Lin, I'm finally willing to come. I've been looking forward to it for a long time."
"Subordinate Lin Xuan, please see the general!"
"My subordinate Cheng Chumo, please see the general!"
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Lin Xuan and the four others saluted in turn.
Cheng Yaojin smiled and said: "No gifts! Do you want to get familiar with the military camp first, or should you start selecting people now?"
"General, my subordinates want to choose someone first." Lin Xuan said with his hands in hand.
Cheng Yaojin was very satisfied with Lin Xuan's attitude and said loudly: "Okay, he is resolute and has a military demeanor. Come, beat the drum and gather the generals!"
"yes!"
"Dong~dong~dong~"
While in the military camp, listening to the beating of drums, Lin Xuan felt a sense of chill.
Not long after, a dozen generals in armor walked in and shouted in unison: "See the general!"
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand, pointed at Lin Xuan and said: "This is the brave general Lin Xuan sent by your Majesty. He must select six thousand soldiers from each battalion. No matter who is selected, you must cooperate. Do you understand?"
They were very unhappy when they heard that Lin Xuan came to pick people for them, but it was Li Shimin who ordered them, so they could only suppress their dissatisfaction and say: "Yes!"
Cheng Yaojin called them here just to make them prepared. Seeing that they had no objections, he said: "You go back and gather the soldiers. After burning incense, gather at the school ground!"
"Yes!" The generals took the order and left.
Cheng Yaojin, Lin Xuan and the others chatted for a while, feeling that it was almost time, and took them to the school grounds.
At the school grounds, more than 10,000 people from the Left Leading Army Guards had assembled, but the entire formation seemed a little lifeless.
They all knew that His Majesty sent a young man to lead the army guard on the left to choose someone.
Generals like to lead elite soldiers, and soldiers also like to lead famous generals.
The battlefield is dangerous, but you can win the battle by following a famous general.
Their survival rate is also a little higher.
Now that they know that a teenage boy is going to choose them, it's strange that they are happy.
Lin Xuan stood on the stage and looked at the more than 10,000 people below, feeling a little excited.
As the saying goes, once there are more than ten thousand people, there is no limit.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, it does have such momentum.
Cheng Yaojin said with a smile: "The left-leading military guard, all the people on duty are here. You can take your pick."
There must have been more than 10,000 left-leading military guards. The Tang Dynasty implemented a government military system. During non-war times, they were on duty every few months.
There are usually only more than 10,000 people in a military camp. Only when there is a war will all the people be called together.
"yes!"
Lin Xuan stepped forward. Although he could not see the expressions of those behind him, he could see the dissatisfaction on the faces of the soldiers in front.
Lin Xuan signaled, and his soldiers immediately sent over something in the shape of a trumpet.
He asked someone to do this in advance, otherwise with so many people, he wouldn't be able to hear what he said.
Lin Xuan raised the homemade trumpet in front of his mouth and said loudly: "I know you think I am young and don't want to be selected by me. Let me first talk about the treatment of soldiers who pass the test after my training. You can consider it yourself. Those who are willing to join can
Sign up on your own, I won’t force anyone who doesn’t want to join.”
To forcefully choose some people, he still had to find a way to win over their hearts. Lin Xuan felt that it was better to let them choose on their own initiative.
When the soldiers heard that Lin Xuan did not force the selection, the hostility on their faces subsided.
Lin Xuan continued: "First of all, my soldiers can eat three meals a day, ensuring that they have meat every day. Those who have passed the training and been recognized will become professional soldiers in the future. Like the Forbidden Army, they will receive military pay every month.
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Lin Xuan's words caused an uproar!
You must know that they usually eat two meals, but they can only eat three meals during war.
Moreover, it is difficult to eat meat normally, and during wars, meat is not available every day.
As for military pay, there is none.
They would only share part of the captured goods when fighting.
When they are not at war, they need to take turns for a few months every year. During these months, they only take care of food and receive no military pay.
For a time, many people were interested, but also had some doubts.
Lin Xuan gave them some time to think, and after a while, he continued: "Good treatment is not for you to enjoy. My training is ten times harder than your usual training. Only those who persevere are eligible to receive military pay."
, Those who cannot persevere will go wherever they come from. I only want 6,000 people. If you are willing, just go to your general to sign up. There are enough people, and I don’t want any more signups."
After Lin Xuan finished speaking, he ignored the talking soldiers and walked back with the trumpet in hand.
"Boy Lin, how much does it cost to have three meals a day plus meat? Can Your Majesty agree?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "General, my training is very hard. If I don't have three meals a day and meat every day, they won't be able to persist."
Cheng Yaojin did not struggle with this issue. Anyway, it was Lin Xuan who had figured out the training method and must know it better than him.
He was very interested in Lin Xuan's loudspeaker and said with a smile: "The thing you use to shout is good, it suits me very well."
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes. If you want something, just say so. He also said that it is very suitable for you.
"General, this thing is easy to make. Just ask the blacksmith in the army to make one for you. This subordinate will use it when training soldiers!" Lin Xuan said.
If the trumpet had been given to Cheng Yaojin, he would have died of exhaustion when training his soldiers.
Seeing what Lin Xuan said, Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to give up and said: "You have to teach the blacksmith later and build one for me as soon as possible."