"Well---, there is no need to monitor the affairs of this Minister Ma, let him go. This king's brother can't do anything out of the ordinary. In addition, when it comes to military and political officials, you are not allowed to make your own decisions, and you must report to this king. That's insurmountable, you know? As for the low-level officials, you can just look at it, and the results need to be reported to the king. Yang Er said sharply.

"Yes, my lord. The lower officer knew what to do. Zhang Heng hurriedly replied with a tremble in his heart.

"What is the situation of the newly admitted students in the academy and the lecture hall? Are there princelings who have mixed in? ”

"My lord, after a detailed investigation by the lower officials, the students of the two phases of the academy and the lecture martial arts hall have been lurked by Yang Su, but these people have all been solved by the lower officials. If so, the lord needs to study the list and personal confessions, and the lower officials can provide them. But ---"

"But what?"

"There is still one person on the academy's side, and this person is extremely cunning. Before we could do anything, he had already noticed it and escaped. ”

"Oh? There was a time when Master Zhang missed? Who is this man? ”

"This person's name is Li Mi, and he was originally recruited as an official by the imperial court. However, he suddenly resigned and devoted himself to the rebuilding of our college. Xiaguan secretly investigated this person and found that he had quietly voted for Yang Su before the imperial examination, and this time he voted for our academy for Yang Su, but unfortunately let him run away. This man is too shrewd, and sooner or later he will be in trouble for me, alas! Please also ask the Lord to punish the sins of the following. Zhang Heng blamed himself bitterly.

"It turned out to be Li Mi, hum! What Master Zhang said is right, this person has also heard of this person, he was born as a nobleman in Liaodong, and he is indeed from Yang Sumen. However, Master Zhang should not be discouraged, he can't make any big waves even if he runs. Okay, that's all for today, Lord Zhang, please go back! ”

"Yes, my lord."

After Zhang Heng bowed, he walked out of the study.

"According to the development of real history, this Li Mi should have voted for Yang Xuangan as a staff officer first." After Zhang Heng left, Yang Er thought to himself.

"The combination of Yang Xuangan and Li Mi cannot be underestimated, it was the two of them who took the lead in firing the first shot of the anti-Sui uprising, stirring up chaos in the Central Plains, causing 36 anti-kings and 72 roads of smoke and dust to rise, and the Sui Dynasty was out of control and soon perished." Yang Er looked at the starry sky outside the window, silently thinking about all this that had not yet happened.

If yesterday's meeting was a conference on people's livelihood and economic development, today's meeting was purely in the military field, and the participants included high-level officers at and above the rank of partial general of the whole army, and high-ranking generals from all over the country were basically present at the meeting.

Yang Er first summarized at the meeting the recent Northern Anti-Turkic War that is most concerned by people from all walks of life in the country, and finally came to the conclusion that although Bai Mayi attacked the Turkic Desert from thousands of miles to force the Turks to invade the south and collect troops, the Great Sui Dynasty achieved the final victory, but this battle did not bring substantial benefits to the development of Hedong forces, the area was not expanded, the number of people was not developed, and the actual benefits were not as good as Yu Wenhua and the Jin army of Lingtaihang Mountain to sweep away the entire territory of Jizhou. It's just that it has gained greater political influence.

Pei Yun, the chief secretary of civilian officials who attended the meeting as an observer, gave a briefing on the situation of military administration in Changzhi, and Senior General Wei Wentong gave a detailed report on the results of military reclamation in Changzhi. At the meeting, Yuwen Chengdu, the general of the protectorate of the country, explained the various military arrangements to guard against Li Yuan in the north; Lu Zhaolin also reviewed the before and after of the First World War in Wagang, focusing on the governance practices of the expanded station.

In the course of heated discussions, the meeting made the generals at all levels more united and more mature in their concepts, and many generals who had only known how to fight and kill in the past knew how to fight in the future, how to lead the troops, and how to maximize their interests.

Finally, the understanding of generals at all levels was unified, that is, the next military action of the Jin army would be placed on the possible national rebellion, because Hedong was preparing to dig the Yongji Canal in Jizhou, which might lead to local chaos; Moreover, he is preparing to go south to eliminate Nan Chen and complete the great cause of unifying the world. The development of the Jin Army's naval division was officially listed as the key development arm of the Jin Army in the future.

In his final concluding speech, Yang Er announced an important decision to the officers at all levels attending the meeting, that is, to complete the change of uniforms of the whole army in one month and implement the unique military rank system of the Jin Army.

This made the military representatives present at the meeting feel suddenly puzzled, and they changed their clothes and said, but what is the "military rank system"? Everyone doesn't know what this rank is. And how do you know for sure?

"Next, this king invites Ma Shumou, Minister of Logistics and Military Equipment, to explain to you the detailed implementation rules for the evaluation of the army's uniforms and military rank system." Yang Er invited his brother Ma Shumou. In fact, after sending Zhang Heng away last night, Yang Er saw that it was still early and it was impossible to go to bed, so he went to Uncle Ma to drink a night drink. As the two brothers were talking, they asked him about the production of the new military uniform and the wearing of the military rank that he had told him a year earlier. Ma Shumou's quilt factory has long prepared a variety of new military uniforms and rank accessories. When Yang Er returned to Luzhou, it was announced that it would be implemented. Therefore, there is such a statement at today's all-army meeting. It's just that the generals at all levels are hiding in the dark and feel sudden.

"Generals, in fact, as early as last year, before our Hedong Jin Army set out to conquer Tuyuhun, we have begun to prepare new military uniforms and implement the rank system of generals and leading officers at all levels. This change of clothing is mainly for the spring, summer and autumn uniforms to be uniformly replaced, this is the time to change into autumn military uniforms, from generals to soldiers will be changed into military uniforms, training uniforms and combat uniforms three sets of uniforms. Generals attending official occasions must wear military uniforms, leading non-commissioned officers in training exercises, and changing into combat uniforms with strong defensive functions when marching and fighting. All three types of uniforms are worn to identify the rank of the military rank. In this way, even if our generals are killed or wounded in battle, when the general is temporarily replaced, the non-commissioned officer will be able to know from his rank that he is the leading general, so as to avoid the occurrence of the situation where the non-commissioned officer does not know him and refuses to obey the military order. Of course, the military rank can better reflect the general's military merits and status in the army, highlight the general's sense of honor and pride, and encourage the officers and soldiers of the lower ranks to fight harder, in order to get the promotion of the military rank. In addition, the higher the rank, the higher the rank of the general, the higher the political treatment and social status. To put it simply, if you are a general, you are at the same level as the great Sima Pei Shiju; If you have the rank of lieutenant general, then you are at the same level as Master Pei, the chief bookkeeper; And so on. Also, in the future, if you want to be a marquis, you must also be a major general or above. Do you understand all the generals? After speaking, Ma Shumou looked at the one hundred and ten generals present.

The generals below immediately began to discuss, and their expressions were suddenly confused.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Looks like we need to show everyone these new uniforms! Lao Ma, let's start! Yang Er saw that the venue was already in chaos, so he had to come out and call it off, and the venue was quiet again.

Under the command of Ma Shumou, 9 tall and sturdy soldiers walked out of the room of the venue one after another, these 9 people were wearing three styles of generals' uniforms in autumn. Even Luo Chengdu, who attended the high-level meeting of the generals of the Jin Army for the first time, couldn't stop applauding.

Ma Shumou's father was originally a soldier and a lieutenant company commander, which made Ma Shumou a military fan since he was a child, and he had special feelings for military uniforms and ranks. If it weren't for the tragic baptism of the Vietnam War that he and Yang Er's father had experienced at that time, and they had a trace of fear of joining the army on the battlefield, he and Yang Er would have both signed up to join the army. Therefore, the military uniforms and ranks designed by Uncle Ma are particularly in line with the soldiers of this era. However, in Yang Er's eyes, these are somewhat of the feeling of the sixteenth-century European aristocratic officer uniforms, especially the military dresses.

"I asked General Wu Yun to go to the inner room to change into the general's regular clothes, General Wei Wentong was invited to try on the lieutenant general's regular clothes, and General Jin Jia was invited to try on the major general's regular clothes." Uncle Ma invited loudly.

When Wu Yunzhao and the other three heard the call, they got up and stepped forward to enter the inner room with the attendants. The other generals began to comment on the three new styles of military uniforms worn by the nine "models" at the meeting. Some are dissatisfied and keep shaking their heads, and some are satisfied and keep applauding, eager to try. More generals commented on the merits of the new outfits to each other, noncommittal. Of course, these 9 people are nothing more than hangers, showing everyone just clothes, and there is no trace of general temperament up and down.

A quarter of an hour later, Wu Yunzhao, who was already neatly dressed, and the other three generals appeared in front of everyone in full costume. At this time, the reaction of the audience exploded. Even the generals who had just shaken their heads couldn't help but shout "beautiful and mighty" when they saw it at this time.

It was seen that Wu Yunzhao was wearing a short-brimmed dark green barrel military hat, with three eye-catching golden five-pointed stars in front of the military cap, wearing a dark green double-breasted suit collar general's top, carrying a light green general's rank epaulette with three golden stars on his shoulders, and three locks of golden yellow tassels hanging from the right shoulder plate to the copper decorative buttons unique to the chest set and a moment, which was very eye-catching, so that people could identify his rank and rank from afar. The long-sleeved cuffs retain the tight cuffs of the military generals' attire of this era, and if you put something in it, it will definitely not fall out. The lower body is dark green straight-leg military pants, the outer pants on both sides are inlaid with a gold line from top to bottom, a pair of shiny cowhide boots are pedaled, and a set of generals' official uniforms are worn on Wu Yunzhao's body, which not only shows that he is tall and strong, but also exudes an extremely powerful atmosphere.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the three small gold stars on the military cap on General Wu Yunzhao's head, as well as the three gold stars on this epaulette on his shoulder, represent that he is a general in the Jin army, and he is currently the highest-ranking military general in our army. The three golden tassels flowing on the chest also represent the meaning of the general. In short, the number of three is a general, and the rank is low, and when you see them, you must practice the etiquette of meeting the officials. Looking at it again, General Wei Wentong's regular uniform with the rank of lieutenant general and General Jin Jia's regular uniform with the rank of major general, you can easily see the difference. Ma Shumou explained to all the generals, and after he spoke, all the generals in the audience suddenly understood, and their eyes showed admiration, and they secretly thought about their military ranks.

"Okay, please go and change into training uniforms and combat uniforms to see."

The three of them went to the inner room to change their clothes again.

The training uniform is also average, the top has been changed to a jacket style, but the chest tassel belt has been removed, and the hat, epaulettes and boots have not changed, and the overall appearance is more capable and spirited.

The combat uniform has been changed greatly, the helmet has been changed to a domed steel helmet, and the front of the helmet is three gold stars; The top is a cowhide-lined jacket with bright light armor. The combat uniform was similar to the dress of this era, except that the rank and rank were discernible from the helmet. It's just that insiders know at a glance that this set of Mingguang armor is a special general armor, which has stronger protection ability, and ordinary knives and guns can't cause damage.

Next, Ma Shumou called several colonels and lieutenants one after another to come forward to show the generals the new military uniforms of their respective military ranks. Let everyone generally feel that as long as they wear the clothes of their own military rank, a kind of pride and self-confidence of people will radiate from the inside out. For this reason, everyone is a little impatient.

Subsequently, Yang Er personally awarded Yuwen Chengdu and Wu Yunzhao the rank of general; Then, Yuwen Chengdu, the general of Luzhou, came forward to award the rank of lieutenant general to Xiong Kuohai, Wei Wentong, Jin Jia, Li Jing, Wu Tianxi, Xue Wanche, Lai Hu'er, Zhai Rang, Hua Gongyi, Hua Gongming, and other ten people, including Tong Huan, Wu Bao, Xue Wanchun, Luo Song, Ding Yanping, Hou Junji, Liang Shitai, Luo Cheng and others. Li Jing, a veteran general of Luzhou, was awarded the title of school officer, of which Zuo Tiancheng, Yu Wenhualong, Li Ruqi, Qi Guoyuan, Shi Danai, Jiao Fang, and Wu Kui were colonels; Luo Shixin, Wei Chinan, Wei Chibei, Pu Guzhong, Fei Tianxi, Ji Zeng, Wu Liang, Zheng Long, He Qing and other former Taihang Mountain generals all received the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the rest of the junior officers such as majors and lieutenants, as well as the ranks of non-commissioned officers at all levels, were appointed by their own generals according to their military merits and qualifications. The clothing collection is reported to the logistics quartermaster department, which is responsible for distributing them according to the list.

From then on, the Hedong Jin Army, including its subordinate area, including Donglai County, was all issued with new military uniforms, and Langya County and Jianghuai Prefecture were not implemented for the time being. The Yang Lin Department of Tongguan, the Luo Yi Department of Yanshan, and the Yuzhong Ministry of Culture of Hexi, who supported Yang Guang of the Jin Dynasty, did not change their clothes for the time being, so as not to cause dissatisfaction in the court.

After the conferment of the title, the Hedong Military Conference was announced.

"Three days later, my Luzhou camp and school will hold a military parade in new clothes, and after the parade, the generals stationed abroad can rush to the station. However, since the new clothes in the autumn have been issued, we must pay attention to the appearance and discipline of the army, and if our inspectorate finds out that he is wearing military uniforms to oppress the people, he will not be spared. Winter clothes will be distributed to the generals by the Logistics Department before the winter. To reiterate, on the day of the parade, all military officers must wear new regular uniforms to attend the ceremony. Yang Er emphasized to the generals again.

After the meeting ended, the generals all went back to the Luzhou camp to rest. The family in Luzhou went home.

Yang Er also returned to his study in the house, and after a short rest, he asked Yu Wenhualong to summon the big Sima Pei Shiju, the chief bookkeeper Pei Yun, the commander of the Military Intelligence Department Liu Wenjing, the inner government engaged in Zheng Fengchi and his brother Zheng Fengju, and the Zezhou Mansion Yin Lu Zhaolin 6 people to the study to discuss matters.

After a cup of tea, these 6 people came to Duyang Er's study one after another, and everyone sat in a circle.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the day before yesterday, my father sent someone to inform this king, saying that Li Yuan privately sent troops to take advantage of the retreat of the Turkic troops to forcibly occupy the vast and rich land in the Yellow River Hetao area, and regarded it as an exchange for our Jin army to forcibly take Changzhi County. The father was originally biased towards this king, but Li Yuan took advantage of his shortcomings, so it was difficult to say anything. But I didn't want to, so I sent a confidant to tell the king, so that the king could try to take back the Hetao area to the state, but I was not allowed to send troops to use force. Let's talk about how this king should take back the Hetao in a peaceful way, so that Li Yuan will retreat in the face of difficulties. After Yang Er saw that everyone was seated, he threw out the topic.