Chapter 385: Decided in One fell swoop
(Second update.)
PS: From now on, there will be about 10 to 20 minutes between the two shifts every day. )
As the morning wore on, the cries of the birds faded until they were gone, but the roosters still crowed punctually, calling the sleeping people to start a busy day. Such a morning is a little less elegant and a little more gloomy.
Naturally, there are very few roosters crowing in places where nobles live in Chang'an City, but the husband plays a considerable role. The more society develops, the more natural functions need to be replaced by people.
Qin Cheng opened the door of the house, stretched his waist comfortably, and began to stretch his muscles under the rising red sun. The morning air is fresh and intoxicating, and the comfort in it is naturally not comparable to that in prison.
Yesterday, Qin Cheng did not approve of Xiao Rong'er's proposal to "share a bed with three people", not that he didn't want to, nor that he couldn't accept it, but that at that time, people's ideological concepts had very strict requirements for etiquette, and Xiao Rong'er could say unintentional words, but Qin Cheng, as the head of the family, couldn't be without ethics.
At least not yet. When he left the bedroom last night to go to the wing, Qin Cheng comforted himself and said.
The servant noticed that Qin Cheng had gotten up, so he brought up all the toiletries and other things. After Qin Cheng washed his face, he started a fist in the courtyard.
Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Baji Boxing, Hong Boxing, these Qin Cheng have studied in the previous life, although the times are different now, but these boxing methods Qin Cheng did not discard, but insisted on practicing often, and now the cultivation has been to a higher level.
After punching, Qin Cheng picked up the long knife again and practiced his knife skills in the courtyard. For a while, the shadow of the knife was vertical and horizontal, and it was very good-looking. Playing knives is different from actual combat, in actual combat, the knife pays attention to fast, accurate, ruthless, and strives to defeat the enemy with one blow, and when playing the knife, you need to be familiar with a variety of knife techniques, and strive to connect flexibly, so that you can apply freely in actual combat.
In the later generations, the ancient martial arts declined, and there were sword practitioners who also practiced more styles, pursuing good looks, and even regarded it as a kind of performing art, in the final analysis, because the purpose of martial arts practice has changed - martial arts practice is no longer to defeat the enemy to win, but to strengthen the body, or to win awards in martial arts. Practicing martial arts like this, giving up the essence of martial arts, ancient martial arts naturally cannot but decline.
After practicing several sets of sword techniques, Qin Cheng was already sweating profusely.
Although he lived a free life in prison, his body was greatly restrained, which was naturally a great torture for Qin Cheng, who had no passion or pain, and was uncomfortable and had no spirit. Now that he is out of the cage, Qin Cheng naturally has no reason to be bad at living.
"Good! The general is so powerful, so mighty! Xiao Rong'er, who was already sitting on the edge of the courtyard at some point, saw that Qin Cheng had finally stopped, and immediately expressed her appreciation with applause and cheers.
Qin Cheng put away his long knife and said with a smile: "When General Ben was really powerful, you haven't seen it yet!" ”
"Does the general mean killing the enemy on the battlefield?" Xiao Rong'er came over with a smile, put her hands behind her back, leaned forward, looked at Qin Cheng and said, "Then the general will take Xiao Rong'er to go into battle with the general to kill the enemy in the future, so that I can see when the general is really powerful and mighty!" ”
"Haha!" Qin Cheng laughed, "If I go into battle to kill the enemy just to show it to others, then I will not be far from death!" ”
"Oh, okay, what do you say that you can't die, really!" Xiao Rong'er waved her hand in annoyance and said baba.
"General, wipe your sweat." Bai Xinxin walked over with the clothes she had changed for Qin Cheng and handed over a towel, "The hot water has been prepared, the general can go to bathe and change clothes at any time, and then eat." ”
"Good!" Qin Cheng handed over the long knife to Bai Xinxin, and then picked up all kinds of clothes and went to take a bath.
After eating, Qin Cheng, who was refreshed, left the General's Mansion and rushed to the barracks.
Yesterday at the Imperial Governor's Office, Liu Che had already said that he should have recuperated his spirits, and then he would continue to perform his duties today. Qin Cheng naturally did not dare to slack off, especially when the situation was very good and there were few opponents in the DPRK and China, he had to keep a low profile, so as not to make people feel that they would get carried away.
It has been half a month since I left the barracks, and when I returned to the barracks again, there was no grand image in the barracks to greet him - this should be the credit of Wei Qing - including the last time Qin Cheng was imprisoned, there was no change in the barracks, but it was on the list, and it was also pressed by Wei Qing.
The Northern Army, including the Hussar Battalion, is Liu Che's and Qincheng's, but in the final analysis, it is still Liu Che's. If it was because Qin Cheng caused a commotion in the northern army and lost control, I am afraid that Liu Che would have to wonder who in this army had the final say, and then Qin Cheng would have to add a lot of trouble to the plain.
Of course, Qin Cheng remembered Zhou Yafu's experience, so he told Wei Qing very clearly at that time.
And today at the gate of the camp, there was not no one to greet Qin Cheng, and there was only one person who came to greet him, and that was Wei Qing himself.
"Brother Qin!"
"Brother Wei!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, and there was naturally no need to say much about the tacit understanding.
However, when they arrived at the hussar battalion station, officers above the rank of lieutenant still lined up outside the big tent to greet them.
"Greetings to the General!"
Hundreds of real ladies in the army lined up neatly to greet them, and the scene was very encouraging.
"See each other every day, what is there to welcome? Are you all full and have nothing to do, don't you need to train the army? All to Ben will go back! Qin Cheng scolded with a smile, having said that, he still came over to celebrate with the generals.
If he did not make a speech, this was not an official reinstatement, so naturally there was no need to make a reinstatement speech. drove the generals back, and Qin Cheng entered the big tent.
"In the past few days of General Liu's absence, the last general in the army has been managing various affairs on his behalf. Now the general is back in the camp, and the last general has come to report. Le Yi, who followed up, said that in front of official business, Le Yi has always adhered to etiquette.
It is said that since the return to the dynasty after the recovering of the Henan Division, Liu Che rewarded the whole army, and on the grounds that the hussar battalion had outstanding combat strength, he transferred a number of veteran generals in the hussar battalion, such as Ji Zhu and Ma Dashan, from the hussar battalion, or became one of the six generals, or filled into other generals to hold important positions, so as to balance the various departments of the Northern Army.
This is naturally a good thing for Ji Zhu, Ma Dashan and others, can it be a good thing to be promoted? And Qin Cheng has nothing unacceptable, on the one hand, he is now the commander of the Northern Army, and he is the general of the Han Dynasty, so are you still your subordinates wherever you go? In addition, the veterans are gone, and the newcomers are getting ahead.
Take Le Yi as an example, he is now the commander of the front army of the hussar battalion, Ran Min is the commander of the rear army of the light cavalry, each commanding 12,000 light cavalry, while Shanjia and Li Kang are responsible for the commander of the heavy cavalry and the deputy commander, and jointly command the 6,000 heavy cavalry - constituting the upper backbone of the hussar battalion.
Speaking of Liu Mu, Qin Cheng was depressed again, so he asked Le Yi: "When General Liu left, what words did he leave behind?" ”
"General Liu said, let me wait for the good students to take care of the hussar camp, and the good students to take care of the generals!" Recalling the scene of that day, Le Yi said movingly.
Qin Cheng was stunned, laughing at himself, knowing in his heart that Liu Mu left the barracks that day, and he was afraid that he didn't plan to return to the hussar camp again, "I know." ”
"The last will retire!" Le Yi hugged his fists.
Qin Cheng had been alone in the big tent for a long time, and now there were many issues that he needed to consider, and he needed to calm down and think.
During this period, the sound of drills sounded from time to time outside the tent, as if it was a different kind of loudness, and it reached Qin Cheng's ears, which also made Qin Cheng's spirit more invigorated.
"Wang Er!" Qin Cheng called the current pro-soldier team Zheng Wang Er, Qin Qingzhi has been sent to Qin Cheng as a general, and this Wang Er was Qin Cheng's personal soldier before.
"General, what do you command?" Wang Er asked with his fists in his hands.
"Follow me around the barracks!" Qin Cheng stood up and walked out of the tent.
"No!"
Inspecting the barracks, this is the meaning of the daily affairs of Qin Cheng, the chief general of the hussar battalion and now one of the two generals of the Northern Army.
Now the 30,000 soldiers of the hussar battalion are the absolute elite of the 100,000 soldiers of the Northern Army, which is not because Qin Cheng feels good about himself, but has been proven by actual battles again and again. Nothing else, the sheer sword of heavy riding alone was enough to make the hussar battalion stand out from the crowd. Of course, the Northern Army was not a flock of chickens.
It is also because of this that the daily affairs of Qin Cheng are mainly concentrated in the hussar camp, and the other subordinates of the Northern Army are Wei Qing who are more in charge. But this did not prevent Qincheng from becoming the idol of the entire Northern Army and a model for many civilian sergeants to struggle.
Now, after the two wars of Heshuo and Hexi, the number of troops in the Northern Army is seriously insufficient and needs to be replenished urgently.
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Weiyang Palace.
"I intend to expand the Northern Army again, adding 20,000 men. What do you two think? Liu Che summoned Qin Cheng and Wei Qing in the Xuanshu Palace, and as soon as the two entered the door, Liu Che said.
"Obey the king's orders!" Qin Cheng and Wei Qingdao, of course there is nothing to refuse, the Northern Army is enriched, which means that the power in their hands is greater, why not?
"After the losses of the two battles of Heshuo and Hexi, there are now only 70,000 people in the northern army, but the situation between our Han and the Xiongnu is becoming increasingly tense, and the northern army cannot be left without troops for a long time - in addition to the requisition of the troops of various counties to fight, I immediately began to recruit and transfer troops to the northern army. What do you two think? Liu Che asked again.
"It's late autumn, although the period of conscription has passed, but fortunately, the time is still short, and the minister feels that it is feasible to conscript now." Wei Qing said.
"In a hurry, 50,000 new soldiers were recruited, and it was difficult to form an army in a short time, so the minister still suggested that the troops from each county should be recruited into Beijing, and then the new soldiers from each county would supplement the number of troops transferred. In this way, the troops of the Northern Army can be replenished in a timely manner, and the army can also be quickly formed to meet the needs of the expedition at any time. Qin Cheng said.
"Okay, just do what Qin Cheng said." Liu Che made a final decision.
"No!"
"This matter is presided over by you Wei Qing." Liu Che said to Wei Qing.
"Yes......" Wei Qing agreed, but wondered why he only let himself do this alone.
"Qin Cheng, I have other important matters for you to deal with." Liu Che turned his head and said to Qin Cheng again, "You should know what is going on, right?" ”
Qin Cheng smiled slightly and said, "The minister guesses that it should be the new law." ”
Liu Che smiled and nodded, "Now that the resistance of the scholar clan has been greatly reduced, it is the only time to implement the new law." The new law was proposed by you, and it was also presided over by you, Dou Fei, Dongfang Shuo and others before, and this time it will be up to you to take the lead! ”
"The minister respectfully obeys the king's order!"
Liu Che took a step forward, grabbed Qin Cheng's wrist, and said solemnly: "This time, we must make a move to ensure that I will crusade and destroy the Huns in the future, and I don't have to worry about grain and grass!" ”