Chapter 160: The History of the Shenwu Army

Yan Zhuang led the people to prepare to go out of the city through the Chunming Gate in the south of Xingqing Palace, which was the nearest gate to the Changting in the east of the city. And the stars are surrounded by the moon like a pillow of Yuanyi.

Looking at the high-spirited former subordinates, Yan Zhuang couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion in his chest, just a few days ago, this person was a flattering man who was only submissive in front of him, but today he was already in Chang'an City, and he galloped on his horse.

You must know that since the Shenwu army entered Chang'an City, the management of the city ban is very strict, even if the princes and nobles are not allowed to ride horses on the street without authorization. Previously, Qin Jin's cronies Qing Xuzi and Zheng Xianli were whipped for arsoning horses, and they didn't have any affection to talk about.

It wasn't until Yuan Yizhen, who was hugged by Xianyi and angry horses, disappeared at the corner of Dongshi Street that Yan Zhuang retracted his gaze, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: Time is also lucky, and life is also, such a ridiculous thing as Yuan Yizhen, he can't do it by himself, so he naturally has no chance with the position of General Qianniuwei. There are some things that cannot be envied, and an unprecedented sense of loss arises unconsciously.

This is Yan Zhuang Huan Hai has never been up and down for decades, he has always thought that there is nothing he can't do in terms of power, but now it seems that there are really people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky.

Putting aside these delicious emotions in his heart, Yan Zhuang remembered one more thing, Yuan Yizhen only took up the post of General Qianniuwei yesterday, and his team was only fifty people who were temporarily transferred from the Shenwu Army by Qin Jin. And as far as he knows, the number of people in the rebuilding of Qianniuwei this time should be around 1,000 people, at this time, Yuan Yizhen did not hurry to prepare for the recruitment of elites, but only cared about walking around the streets to show off, and I am afraid that it will not last long just by showing off.

As the so-called rafters rot first, Yuan Yi wants to make strong grass, but the wind will destroy it.

As soon as he thought of this, Yan Zhuang reined in his mind, and the purpose he upheld was not to climb up desperately, but to be able to steadily rise on the basis of maintaining a long time. If the next step in climbing the peak is the abyss, he would rather never climb the peak. In the past, when he was under An Lushan, he held this purpose, and now that he has taken refuge in Qin Jin, he still holds this purpose.

When the group walked out of Chunming Gate, Yan Zhuang found that the official road leading to Tongguan was no longer bustling in the past, and only sergeants on horseback passed slowly from time to time along the way. Obviously, this is a clean street, because of the two assassinations, Princess Shou'an almost died, Zong Zhengqing, Chen Liuwang Li Sujie and the blood of the Ten Princes' Mansion were splashed with blood, which made people too nervous, so they had to make this decision to disturb the people's travel.

In fact, Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi prepared a very grand welcome and triumph ceremony for Wei Jiansu, but in the end they were opposed by Qin Jin, so they should have accompanied the prince to the long pavilion for a frugal and decent welcome ceremony.

If it is according to the scene arranged by Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi, it will cost at least hundreds of thousands of yuan, and there is simply not so much surplus money in the treasury to squander.

Yan Zhuang couldn't figure it out at first, Fifth Qi, the deputy prime minister, has always been known for picking doors, and he was eager to break open the eight-petal flower for a penny, why did he change his mind in the matter of Wei Jiansu? However, he quickly figured out the joints, it was nothing more than Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi because they offended Wei Jiansu ruthlessly, and now they saw that they had returned with the merit of stabilizing Jiangnan, trying to ease the relationship between the two sides.

Although Jing Zhaoyin is powerful, he obviously has not reached the level of the Prime Minister's Taifu, so it is not surprising that he was not notified. However, Yan Zhuang still has another understanding, maybe Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi can't get used to him, and it is unknown whether they are excluded intentionally or unintentionally.

Thinking of his own situation that is not embarrassing or embarrassing, Yan Zhuang's heart is as entangled as eating sand. The people who can stand tall and survive in such a complex officialdom environment as Chang'an are all unborn talents. Anyway, Yan Zhuang felt that it was enough, no matter what his position was and what his purpose was, there would always be a lot of factions and intrigues. Even if an enlightened person like Qin Jin comes to power, he is not exempt from vulgarity, and he must devote himself to the struggle in this pool of troubled waters.

The ten-mile journey was quickly completed, and everywhere in sight were dense armor of the Shenwu Army sergeants, Yan Zhuang tried to find out where the long pavilion was located, and where Qin Jin was, it was almost impossible to do, and along the way, there were countless patrol rangers who came forward to interrogate, if he was not Jing Zhaoyin, and he had urgent official duties, I am afraid that he would be expelled on the spot.

Since Yan Zhuang arrived in Chang'an, there has always been an indescribable feeling that the original bureaucratic system of the imperial court is silently being pushed to the edge of power in public, and it is not replaced by some people, some people who are dependent on the Shenwu Army.

The typical examples of this are Xia Yuanji and Fifth Qi, and Jingzhao Mansion, which has been outside the Shenwu Army system before, has been more or less hollowed out. Originally, many of the functions and powers that belonged to the Jingzhao Prefecture were also shared by the relevant government offices established separately by the Shenwu Army.

For example, this time, Jingjie, which is ten miles east of Chang'an City, has nothing to do with Jingzhao Mansion, and it has not even been notified. According to the old system and practice, Jingzhao Prefecture had jurisdiction over Chang'an and Wannian counties, and even if these matters were led by other government offices, they had to be notified to Jingzhao Prefecture and obtained the cooperation and permission of Jingzhao Prefecture.

Thinking of the embarrassing situation of Jingzhao Mansion, Yan Zhuang felt that he was still a little too ambitious, at least for the time being, it was still necessary to improve the status of Jingzhao Mansion as the first priority, and only by taking back those powers that were gradually lost could everything be done.

On this short ten-mile road, Yan Zhuang made a decision that was both realistic and not difficult to achieve.

Soon, there were relevant military officials who led Yan Zhuang to Qin Jin's location. Due to the experience of the previous assassination, the place of greeting was actually extended three miles to the east compared to the ruins of the Changting, and all the important ministers stood on the side of the road and looked forward to it, looking forward to Wei Xianggong's chariot and horse coming back quickly, and many people had to quietly stomp their feet from time to time to relieve the feeling of numbness.

Someone just came to report that due to the peach blossom flood in Weishui and the rainy days for several days, many places on the official road were muddy and difficult to walk, and Wei Jiansu's carriage and horse had to wait at least two hours to reach the suburbs of Chang'an.

Knowing that this was the case, several important ministers couldn't help but whisper, I am afraid that half of their lives will be confessed here if they continue to stand like this! Therefore, Qin Jin ordered someone to bring a stool and a table for the officials to rest, and at the same time ordered someone to boil water and make tea to quench the thirst in his mouth.

Yan Zhuang was just in time for this moment, and Qin Jin was still a little surprised when he saw him. With his arrangement, Jingzhao Mansion is extremely powerful, these important ministers have left, someone has to stay in the city, although Yan Zhuang is not qualified enough in Chang'an officialdom, but he is a very capable person, even if there is an emergency, I believe that he can also respond well. After all, how can a person who can prosper under An Lushan's hands be a mediocre talent?

"Why is Da Yin here too?"

Yan Zhuang hurriedly came up and looked nervously left and right. Qin Jin knew that he had reported another confidential matter, so he motioned to the guards beside him to take five steps back to ensure that the conversation between him and Yan Zhuang would not be heard by a third person.

"Chang'an City has come in a series of rebellion incidents, and the person in charge of the operation behind the scenes already knows who it is, Princess Changle confessed herself!"

"Recruited?"

Qin Jin didn't expect the case to go so smoothly, but seeing Yan Zhuang's serious face, he realized that this person who lived behind the scenes to liaise with the command was afraid that it was not ordinary, so he made corresponding preparations.

"Tell me, who is it?"

"The history of the Shenwu Army, Chen Qianli!"

When the three words of Shenwu Jun were spit out from Yan Zhuang's mouth, Qin Jin's heartbeat had suddenly accelerated, and when Chen Qianli said the three words, his body was almost trembling. Qin Jin was shocked by the name Chen Qianli, and felt that it should be this person. The grievances between them have been entangled for several years, and it seems that they still can't resolve the knot in Chen Qianli's chest!

"Is it Chen Qianli?"

However, after all, Chen Qianli is the commander of the Shenwu Army, and he did not reply to the warrant, so his subordinates did not dare to act rashly!"

"Where is Tian Chenghei?"

"The last general!"

"You immediately return to Chang'an with Yan Dayin now, and transfer 3,000 troops from the Xineiyuan barracks, no matter who Dayin captures, you must cooperate unconditionally!"

"This ...... The last general dares to ask, who does the doctor want to arrest?"

Tian Chengsi and Yan Zhuang had both been under An Lushan, and knew that Yan Zhuang was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so they hoped that Qin Jin could give final instructions, instead of following Yan Zhuang's orders to take people. Of course, he didn't want to be used by the other party as a backstop in case something went wrong.

Qin Jin pondered for a moment and said in a low voice:

"The history of the Shenwu Army, Chen Qianli!"

"Is that him?"

Tian Chenghe's face was shocked, and he couldn't help but ask rhetorically. But he immediately realized his gaffe, and quickly stated:

"The last general will obey the doctor's orders!"

Yan Zhuang took Tian Chengsi to Chang'an City, before that, Tian Chengsi had already arranged for fast horse messengers to transfer troops to the army in the West Inner Garden, and when they arrived at Chunming Gate, three thousand soldiers and horses were already waiting outside the city.

Seeing this kind of scene, Yan Zhuang secretly admired that the Shenwu Army was well-trained and had strict military discipline.

Chen Qianli's daily office is in the courtyard of the military marshal hall of the Shenwu Army, and there are only 100 guards in normal times. Although even these 100 guards were uniformly promoted by the main general of the Chinese army, Chen Qianli has been in the Shenwu Army for many years after all, and he has connections and prestige, and it is not low. What if he knew that the matter had been revealed, and he made a dying move?

Therefore, the necessary preparations should be done thoroughly!