Chapter 46: The Imperial Court of Fu Qin
Among the more than 2,000 captives, Li Xin eliminated more than 300 after selection, and these were either too old or too young. For him, his Huashan Army must take the elite route, after all, there is only so much he can put in.
As a result, there are about 1,800 people left. Li Xin drew out 800 of them and scattered them into the current brigade of the Huashan Army to supplement the consumption of the previous battles, so that each brigade was fully staffed. The remaining 1,000 men formed five new brigades, and some of the veterans were drawn from the ranks of captains.
Moreover, the more than 300 people who had been eliminated were selected again and arranged into the baggage and craftsman teams, so that both teams were enlarged to 100 people. Tu Qi also added some people, but the increase was not much, and the entire scout team was only about eighty people. For this team, according to Li Xin's requirements, it is better to have a shortage than an abundance, as long as it is good, if there is no suitable one, there is no hurry to expand.
In this way, the entire Huashan Army alone has more than 4,400 combat troops. After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin finally decided to let the remaining villagers on Huashan come down the mountain and liberate that part of the troops, plus some new recruits recruited from near Zheng County, to expand the combat force to 5,000 units. It took Li Xin a few days to get busy with this matter, and the recruits were temporarily placed in the barracks in the city, and they could start training just after the commanders of the various teams arrived.
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Chang'an, the important place in Guanzhong, where the center of Fuqin is located!
On the third day after Li Xin and his team captured Chang'an, Zheng Gu, who had escaped from Zheng County, finally dragged his family and rushed to Chang'an City under the escort of private soldiers.
"Uncle, what should we do next?" Just settled down, the county Cheng looked at Zheng Gu and asked.
The Zheng family's family was cleaning up on the side, and several of Zheng Gu's concubines were still crying. After all, from the brocade clothes and jade food to suddenly live a life of fugitive, where can they accept such a big contrast for a while.
"You take them here and wait first, and I'll report to the court. It's dangerous, I don't know what the result will be, if Shangguan is angry, I'm afraid that my old bones won't come back. If you hear the news of my death, take your family and leave Chang'an immediately, and never come back. In this way, we can keep you safe! Zheng Gu is really tired, and he has been on the run for the past three days. Moreover, if they wanted to get to Chang'an, it was most convenient to go to the west, but the thieves from the west were guarding the city, so they had to cross the Weishui and bypass it from the north. After a pause, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. After hearing the inquiry, he groaned for a while, and then said.
"This, that's not good! It is not right to let my uncle take the risk alone, or how about letting my little nephew go and report the news? When the county heard this, he hurriedly said.
"No, uncle, I am a county parent official, and it is my fault that the county town fell into the hands of thieves, how can I let you replace it! That's it, you have to be careful! Zheng Gu waved his hand and said firmly.
Seeing this, the county had no choice but to agree. After making some preparations, Zheng Gu put on Fu Qin's official uniform and walked in the direction of the official office.
With his identity, it was naturally impossible to go directly to the palace to see Fu Jian, so he could only go to his own Shangguan. Zheng County was under the jurisdiction of Jing Zhaoyin at this time, so it was naturally Jing Zhaoyin who he was going to see.
At this time, the palaces of Chang'an City have basically not changed much compared with the Western Han Dynasty. Although it has been said that after so many years, because the former Zhao and later Zhao times have been repaired, this Chang'an City has not been damaged much when it fell into the hands of Fu Jian. Therefore, basically, this Chang'an City maintains the general layout and appearance of the Han Dynasty.
Zheng Gu's previous location was in the north of the city where ordinary people lived, and the government office and palace were in the south of the city, so he had to cross the streets to get there.
Especially now that there is chaos in Guanzhong, there are constant incidents around Chang'an, so although there is no large-scale martial law in Chang'an City, in general, the atmosphere is relatively dignified. Just like before, if it weren't for his identity as the county magistrate of Zheng County, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to enter Chang'an City.
After walking for a long time, he finally arrived at the place where the Jingzhao Yamen was located. Fu Qin has only been the emperor for less than two years, and many things are still left over from the previous dynasty, and even the official system is set up after the Later Zhao.
After Zheng Gu arrived at the Jingzhao Yamen, he was not able to enter, and was directly stopped by the guards. Even after he became famous, he still couldn't enter it, and the guard only confessed one sentence, saying that the court had already known about what he wanted to report, and asked him to go back and wait for the summons.
Hearing the news, Zheng Gu was bittersweet. After all, not having to meet these dignitaries means that he may not be held accountable for losing the city. But on the other hand, once he is really summoned by the emperor, it may be a crisis at that time. After all, when the emperor is angry, his life may not be guaranteed.
Of course, he faintly had some other worries, such as that this time, he couldn't see his direct superior, which was obviously not normal. After all, Zheng County is under his jurisdiction!
Unless Lord Kyung Zhao Yin is too busy to take care of himself. At this point, Zheng Gu can understand, after all, most of these recent incidents near Chang'an are within the jurisdiction of Jing Zhaoyin.
"Now that they all know, why do I want to do so much? There is still a tall man on top when the sky falls, even if the above is to blame, Jing Zhaoyin and these dignitaries will have to be punished first! I'll think about the rest of the story! After thinking for a while, Zheng Gu finally left Jingzhao Yamen with a complicated mood.
He didn't know that Jing Zhaoyin was not in the yamen at all at this time, because he was summoned to the palace by Fu Jian to discuss matters. Under the repeated incidents, Fu Jian was already furious, after all, he had only been the emperor for more than a year, and the world seemed to be about to be lost, so it was strange to be happy.
In the front hall of Tai Chi, Fu Jian sat on the top, and below was the Fu Qin Heavy Ministers who were summoned, a total of seven or eight people!
"Guanzhong is in rebellion, threatening Chang'an, and the foundation is not guaranteed, what should I do now?" Fu Jian glanced at the courtiers below and said slowly. He is a man who has come through the war, and he can be regarded as a hero, although he attaches great importance to the rebellion, but he is not panicked because of it.
"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry too much, a little thief doesn't have to worry about it! Now these thieves are defending the city, although they sometimes go out of the city to loot, but they dare not come to attack Chang'an. We only need to stick to Chang'an City, and then mobilize officials and troops from all over the country to quell the rebellion, as soon as Wang Wei arrives, the rebellion will be put down immediately! Lei Qiao'er, as a captain, is respectful and in charge of the military, so he said at this time.
"The Captain's words are reasonable! The rebels seem to be powerful, but the chaos does not gather, and the rebellion is still based on the city, which seems to have no enterprising intentions, presumably because of the military might of my Great Qin. According to what the minister saw, he immediately mobilized a large army to rush to various places to quell the rebellion! Since Zhang Yu was killed after the failure of the rebellion, the original Taifu Yuzun took over the position of Sikong, and echoed at this time.
"There is no need to say much about the transfer of troops, but my Great Qin elite soldiers are still in Longyou, far apart, and the troops in other places east and west of Guanzhong must still be left to protect themselves to resist Yan and Jin. In this way, this rebellion will not be easily quelled! Fu Jian listened and shook his head, obviously not agreeing with the two of them.
"Your Majesty, the ministers have received a report from the Prime Minister, and they will return to the capital soon. After a while, after the army returns, the matter of countering the rebellion can be handed over to the prime minister and the king of Pyeongchang, and these rebellions can be completely quelled in the near future, so as to calm the king's heart! Shang Shu Ling Jiang Bozhou hurriedly said.
"Very good, pass on the edict, and let the prime minister and the king of Pyeongchang preside over the rebellion! By the way, I heard that after the loss of Huayin, Tongguan has not been able to be recaptured, and now even Zheng County has been lost, so we have cut off contact with the Kanto region, so we must find a way to get through it as soon as possible! Fu Jian nodded, quite satisfied with the news, but quickly frowned and asked.
"Your Majesty, Zheng County was lost a few days ago, and it also fell into the hands of Huayin anti-thieves. However, Tongguan is still in our hands, so we don't have to be too anxious. As long as Tongguan is controlled, when the prime minister returns to the division to quell the rebellion, it is just right to cut off the back road of Huayin's rebels and eliminate them in one fell swoop! Hearing this, Captain Liang Leng hurriedly stood up and said. Although Hongnong County is not under his jurisdiction now, Zheng County is under the supervision of Captain Sili.
"What Aiqing said is reasonable, since this is the case, let them be proud for a few days! You should pay attention to this matter, be sure to trap the Huayin rebels in the south of Weishui, and wait for the prime minister to return to the division to conquer them! Fu Jian nodded and didn't say anything more. That was the end of the meeting, and the ministers dispersed one after another.
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Zheng County.
Now, the Huashan Army has a total of five battalions, but there are only three of them in Zhou Fang, and the remaining two brigades have no commanders, so this kind of thing is obviously not possible. Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, and discussing it with Zhou Fang, Li Xin decided to adjust the generals of the Huashan Army.
For this matter, he deliberately took Zhou Fang and them, the main officials of the Huashan Army, to Zheng County, and then summoned Wang Meng and Zhou Tong to prepare for a meeting.
The reason why the meeting was held in Zheng County was because this place had just been occupied, and if Wang Meng and the others left, there might be some problems, but Huayin City was much more stable, and everyone could leave temporarily.