Just after Cao Huachun's two henchmen, Lu Jiude and Liu Yuanbin, led Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, and Huang Degong to transcribe the regulations of the camp according to Xiao Xuan's request, and summoned some of the people selected from the Beijing camp, as well as those who were temporarily recruited, to dig earth and erect trees in another initial position on the north side of the Forbidden City, to prepare for the construction of a new battalion, and to prepare for the recruitment of new soldiers. However, the Fifth Squadron of the Right Battalion of the Imperial Horse Prison Army had a rare quarrel since the establishment of the New Army.

As the name suggests, among the five battalions of the Guards Battalion established by Xiao Xuan, except for the Chinese Army's personal guard battalion, although it is not intentionally selected and ranked, the left battalion of the former army is the most elite, and the right battalion of the former army is slightly inferior but roughly the same. There are fewer backbone cadres in the two battalions of the rear army who have outstanding combat performance, and the strength of the right battalion of the rear army is the weakest. Of course, the gap with the left battalion of the former army is not too great. If the gap in combat effectiveness between several battalions is too great, Xiao Xuan is also worried that there will be problems when he encounters a strong enemy in wartime. However, the fifth squadron of the right battalion of the rear army can be regarded as the bottom number one among the twenty-five squadrons in the upper combat barracks. In addition to the relatively small number of backbones with outstanding performance in battle, the discipline on weekdays is not as strict as that of other squadrons. After all, compared with other squadrons, many of the teenagers in this squadron are from well-off families in the capital, and they are all characters with some forces or backgrounds. In addition, in these days, in archery training, the worse the team, the more strict the training. For at least half a month, the entire squadron had people crying out or sighing at noon every day. In normal times, the squadron leader, the captain of the capital, and even the squad leaders saw that the training pressure on these people seemed to be significantly greater than that of other squadrons, and they all turned a blind eye. But suddenly, there was rumor and news that the saint had paid attention to the affairs of the fifth squadron of the right battalion of the rear army, and the dozen or so officers in the squadron did not dare to slack off anymore.

"Alas, you say that this day is like a living dead, when is such a day a head? Let's talk about it: the elite army of the imperial court in the five military camps was easily defeated by us, who are not even familiar with each other, a month ago. Looking at the world, counting the advantage of firearms, even the legendary Jiannu army can be stronger than us. You say that this is holy ... One of them, who was usually more taciturn and honest, suddenly complained unexpectedly, and as soon as he came up, he meant to blame the saint

"Have you forgotten the rule of not eating and sleeping? I understand that our squadron's archery performance has been poor these days, and many people also need to gossip to relieve pressure under the pressure of training, but pull the saint in, this is not right! The captain of the fifth squadron who was in charge first reacted when he heard this, and the squad leader where the soldier was located also said a little solemnly at this moment: "Zhang Li! You shouldn't complain about the Holy One! The Holy One has long said that that... That what? Oh, the hardships of the hardships put into the masters... ”

"Forget it! To be honest, if I talk about grades, even if I can't enter the left battalion and the guard battalion of the front army, at least I can definitely meet the old people in the back of the right battalion of the front army, how old are you? Isn't it just that on the first day, everyone didn't know the identity of the saint, you guessed it, so you ran seriously and walked shit luck? I haven't settled the account for you more than a month ago! The first batch of "old man warriors" suddenly seemed to be clamoring as if they were a different person.

The squadron leader of the 5th squadron, who was on the other side of the barracks, heard someone shouting in a provocative tone and hurried over, because the squadron leader knew the rules if such a thing happened.

"Zhang Li! Don't you want to think about why you are an old man who enlisted on the first day of the army, but why you are still an ordinary soldier? If someone like you became the captain of each team! That's worth it! ”

However, at this moment, there were seven other people in the entire fifth squadron who stood up with Zhang Li: "If you are fired, you will be fired!" Hit the board, hit the board! Even the Fa-rectification is Fa-rectification, what's wrong? It is better to die than to suffer! ”

"What do you say! To rebel is not it! At this time, the advantages of the new military system's officers with a large proportion of officers and strong elastic pressure ability were finally manifested, and when such a time came out of the company, from the squadron leader to the squad leaders and even the nearly 20 people in the company headquarters should not be lazy, they immediately rushed over, and the people of the company also rushed over with spears, bows and arrows and other weapons.

At this time, the tone of the fifth squadron leader also hardened: "I really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall!" It's just enough to bump into the official, and dare to provoke the saint and even the military regulations! Take it away! I'm going to see if the eight of you have the consciousness to rebel in the guard camp at the feet of the Son of Heaven!" Take it away! Try it! ”

What made the fifth squadron leader feel at ease was that at this time, the eight troublemakers in this squadron were more knowledgeable at this time, and they didn't resist and didn't say anything. Under the escort of the sixteen officers in the squadron and the officers who rushed over from the battalion headquarters of the right battalion of the rear army, they were sent to the law enforcement office of the personal guard battalion where Xiao Xuan was.

In the past, the Law Enforcement Department has encountered cases where soldiers in the army have violated discipline and been severely punished. However, there were eight of them at once, and it is said that there is still a suspicion of complaining about the saint, which is not a small matter. According to the rules in the guard battalion: if this kind of thing happens, they must personally lead the people on duty of the law enforcement department to the team where the accident occurred, so that all the ordinary soldiers of the whole squadron can also come to witness. and immediately informed Xiao Xuan, who still seemed to be reading some materials in the office tent.

"Enlighten the Holy One! There are eight soldiers in the fifth squadron of the right battalion of the rear army who are making trouble and complaining about the saint and the whole team, which is quite serious in nature, and these eight people have been brought to the law enforcement department of the guard battalion, and the soldiers of the fifth squadron have also come over, and they can all be witnessed. None of these eight people denied it ... “

At this time, Xiao Xuan heard such news, and pretended to be surprised and said, "Such a thing happened? It looks like the battle I experienced before was a little too easy to win! None of these black sheep have been identified. I will personally interrogate these eight people, and if everything is true, it will make the eight of them who have seriously violated military discipline disappear from this world! ”

In this way, in a secret room that had just been built, Xiao Xuan saw Zhang Li and eight others.

"Holy ... We... At this time, Zhang Li didn't know what to say.

"Well, you don't need to say more. The ins and outs of this matter, you should have known it before you came. I asked you to come this way, in the hope of giving you motivation and pressure. Only when you have done something unquestionable will you be able to truly return to the team one day, and you will not attract the strange eyes of others. The reason why you have been chosen by me is, firstly, because you are not burdened by your family, you are all orphans, and through the observation of this month. I don't think you should have been a bad prodigal before, otherwise you wouldn't have such a performance of strict discipline and serious training in a not very good environment, which is rare in an environment like the capital, and it is precisely because of your performance that you were specially arranged together in the fifth squadron early. By now you should know that I asked you to come because I asked you to do something big, right? ”

Although Zhang Li and the other eight people who were not too stupid had some guesses before, when they were sure that they were likely to be given an important mission, they still said excitedly: "The Holy Lord will give the order!" No matter who I want to assassinate, or what mortal mission I want to perform, I Zhang Li is willing... ”

"yes, we're all willing!"

Xiao Xuan smiled at this time: "Very good, you can still have such a determination when you obviously guess that it is a mortal thing, which proves that my vision is not wrong." ”

However, there was a sudden twist between the words: "You are all excellent warriors that I have personally selected and tested, and I believe that you will not be stupid or betray the king for at least a few years." Of course, I will not let you die easily, but I will entrust you with the important task of becoming the eyes and ears of the overseeing army for which I am directly responsible, and this institution that I have temporarily established will be called the military commander for the time being. As you can tell from your ingenuity, the organization I have established will not be just the eight of you. The purpose of military command is to maintain the reliability of the entire army in the ranks of the new army formed by others, beyond the scope of our jurisdiction. You have also mastered Hanyu Pinyin in the past month, and the team you go to in the future will also ask you to gradually master literacy skills. After you stand out in the new team and become the captain of the squadron and the captain of the squadron, you can record what you see in the new team, including discipline, training and other aspects, compared with the degree of implementation of the guard battalion, the level of soldiers, and even the officers and soldiers of the army, whether they are more moved by the commander and the general, or more by instilling a sense of loyalty to the monarch. And find a way to get the news out. If nothing happens, three months later, or sooner, I will be in touch with you personally. I will also make regular opportunities for you to send letters ... ”

"Holy rest assured! I... We will live up to our mission! ”

"Go ahead! You have to pay attention: don't use your experience to develop offline, and strive to become an officer is the best. Of course, if you have the opportunity to be selected as a pro-soldier, try to avoid accepting such errands. If there is an opportunity to become the commander of a battalion, try to avoid it as much as possible. After all, the pro-soldiers and the commanders of the first battalion are a little too detached from the grassroots and are easily controlled by others, do you understand? ”

"Understood!"

Soon after Zhang Li and the other eight people left, the other eight teenagers who were temporarily doing chores in the auxiliary camp quietly came to the secret room where Xiao Xuan was under Xiao Xuan's arrangement.

Of course, Xiao Xuan understands the truth of not putting all your eggs in one basket. Although it seems that there is a suspicion of stacking beds and frame houses in history, the democratic society also pays attention to the separation of powers, and it is not unreasonable to do so. If his own people can personally control at least half of the squadron leader positions in the Yongwei New Army that Lu Jiude and Liu Yuanbin are responsible for, then the entire Yongwei New Army should also be under their indirect control. On the contrary, if the people he arranged were treated unfairly, or if he only arranged for his cronies to be officers in the most important ranks, or if there were other things out of his control, it meant that the people Cao Huachun had invited were not reliable, and he had to find out about the problem as soon as possible.