Chapter 460: The Red Man in Front of the Emperor
Regarding Xue Shao's qiē action in Qianqi, the emperor Li Zhi, who was sick in the harem, saw it all in his eyes.
At the same time, it is also joyful!
As the saying goes, bystanders are clear, and Li Zhi sees every bit of the change in Qianqi. From Xue Shao to take over the most noble army in the world, in less than a month, it has changed from the initial disorganized and vain to disciplined and energetic. With Qianqi as an example and template, the rectification movement of the left and right Yulin Army was also carried out vividly. Within a month, the Beiya Forbidden Army underwent earth-shaking changes, and the temperament of the entire army changed.
Of course, Li Zhi knew in his heart that these changes were brought about by Xue Shao. With the nature of gambling, he injected Xue Shao's fresh blood into the Beiya Forbidden Army, and reaped unexpected results. Although Xue Shao has not handled some things perfectly, Li Zhi has been the emperor for so many years, and he knows the most about the kind of talkers who are decent or boastful because they are afraid of making mistakes, and what is lacking is Xue Shao's kind of capable generals who dare to fight, dare to fight, dare to act, dare to innovate and are full of courage!
Li Zhi felt that he had been sick for so many years and had never encountered anything that was truly worthy of his happiness. Today, there is finally a Xue Shao who surprised him...... This feeling is like a person who has fallen into the water and grabbed a life-saving straw!
As a result, Li Zhi, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who had always been sick and lifeless, had a long-lost smile of relief on his face, as if he was a little better. He felt as if he had made the right bet, Xue Shao was indeed a rising star worthy of his own cultivation and trust. Even, Cheng Wuting and Li Jinxing, two well-known veterans on the battlefield, are a little overshadowed by Xue Shao!
- "He's still my nephew and son-in-law, how good is that!" ”
In the next seven or eight days, Li Zhi sent twenty-seven envoys to deliver rewards to Xue Shao. From the precious jewels treasured in the palace or the sword and golden saddle loved by military generals, to a meal or a plate of fruit, Li Zhi didn't want to show everyone his importance and preference for Xue Shao in a low-key manner.
Xue Shao, the previous figure of the year in Chang'an, is now the public emperor Xià's royal celebrity.
For this qiē, Xue Shao could neither avoid nor refuse. The only thing he could do was to take all the emperor's rewards in full, while focusing on the thousand knights doing their own thing. Nothing else is mixed or intertwined.
The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, although Xue Shao has tried to keep a low profile, but of course the emperor is the royal celebrity, and everyone wants to stammer. As a result, whether it is Princess Taiping's Mansion or Xue Shao's former residence in Qinglongfang, many people come to visit every day.
The threshold of Princess Taiping's Mansion is a little higher, not a Beijing official above the fifth grade or a relative to the royal family, ordinary people will not take the liberty to visit, after all, there is still Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping of the Tang Empire living here. The former residence of the Xue family in Qinglongfang is like a carp for guests. Although Xue Yi and his wife live here, and Xue Shao himself rarely comes back, Chen Xinghua, the housekeeper of Xue Mansion, can't be invited by officials big and small, let alone Xue Shao's own brother?
In the past, Xue Shao occasionally had colleagues or robes walking back and forth, but there was never the current scene of "breaking through the threshold". He didn't expect that a "rectification" movement would make him inexplicably popular. But there is one thing he knows very well in his heart, how many people are openly serving him, but there must be more people who are secretly jealous and cursing him.
At least the sons and nephews of the martial arts family will not look at themselves pleasing to the eye. Although they are all very careful to hide now, when the time comes, they will definitely fight back like mad dogs who have been forced to hurry.
Among them, especially Wu Chenghe, who failed to compete for the horse, Wu Sansi, who had a grudge against Shangguan Wan'er, Wu Yougui, who was squeezed out of a thousand horses, Wu Youning, who had a secret battle, and Wu Yizong, who had a roe head rat - why!
It's a lot, there are five. Xue Shao wanted to stretch out a hand and poke one to death with each finger. But he also knew that as long as his finger poked out, he risked being cut off.
Xue Shao clearly understands how much strength and weight he has now. The so-called "royal celebrity" is just that Emperor Li Zhi gave him a good-looking face. The emperor is a kind of person who often turns his face faster than turning a book, he can talk to you with a smile today, and he can slap your board tomorrow with a face; He will reuse, promote, or even favor and shelter you unusually, and will decisively kick you out as a substitute for the dead when the crisis comes.
What's more, Li Zhi has done this kind of thing before.
Therefore, Xue Shao was not fluttering at all. On the contrary, the more famous and honest people are, the more he feels bottomless, and the more he has a sense of crisis and urgency.
…… He is already a little, looking forward to the coming of war!
After the rectification of military discipline, the great changes in the Northern Ya Forbidden Army are only the beginning. Soon, the "Beiya Talks about Martial Arts" began in full swing.
Xue Shao set the time for this important activity in the coldest winter days.
Fresh measures, strict military orders, generous rewards and the temptation of honor made the Beiya Forbidden Army begin an unprecedented hard training.
The content of Beiya's martial arts is far richer than Feng Chenwei's "Thousand Cows Speak Martial Arts". In addition to the heads-up competition of individual martial arts, Xue Shao also formulated more than a dozen individual and team competitions. In addition to the archery, equestrian, warping and wrestling that are common in the army, Xue Shao also added sprints, long-distance running, weight-bearing cross-country and simulated actual combat battles to capture the flag, scout duel and Lantian secret code such as the analogy.
Xue Shao even brought modern football to the army, and had each regiment under his command form a football team. In their spare time, the thousand riders no longer worry about passing the leisure time, and the fresh and passionate new game of Keju makes them shout "shoot and shoot" in the middle of the night.
Soon, Xue Shao's "invented" new way of playing Keju spread in the Beiya Forbidden Army, and Cheng Wuting became the number one fan of this passionate new sport - he loves to play as a striker, and the thrill of scoring goals can make him strip off his shirt and run all over the field regardless of the image of the general.
Even, Cheng Wuting and others put forward a strong request to Xue Shao and began to tirelessly lobby repeatedly, wanting the Martial Arts Institute to list the football match as a "Beiya Martial Arts" competition project. What Cheng Wuting means is that although Keju has little to do with fighting, it is very effective in cultivating the collective sense of honor of the guards. Besides, it's better to play Keju to strengthen your body and pass the time than to let your guards sneakily gamble on cockfights, right?
How could Xue Shao disagree? He just deliberately adjusted the tastes of Cheng Wuting and others, and deliberately stimulated their enthusiasm for Keju. So after a few resignations, the football game became an "unofficial" competition for Beiya's martial arts. In other words, it is only related to entertainment and honor, and it is not mixed with other rewards and punishments.
Xue Shao's intention is very clear, entertainment and fitness are okay, but you must not be discouraged and put the cart before the horse!
But this is enough for Cheng Wuting and others!
For a time, a "football fever" was set off within the Beiya Forbidden Army. Although Datang is also very popular in "polo", how can the confrontation, skill and entertainment of polo be compared with passionate football?
Soon, football spread from the Northern Ya Forbidden Army. The left and right Fengchen guards, the left and right Jinwu guards, and the left and right prison guards were the first to follow suit, and gradually spread to other guard troops and various military offices. The hot-blooded, passionate and physically strong Datang soldiers have become the first loyal fans of football.
Famous teachers produce high apprentices, and the "Thousand Cavalry Football Team" under Xue Shao is undoubtedly the trump card. Teams from other armies have repeatedly come to challenge the Thousand Cavalry, and they all have returned!
More than 1,000 years later, the world's hottest sports unexpectedly bloomed with a strange brilliance in the army of Datang.
Xue Shao didn't expect to win any material or fame through football, he valued it more because football gave Qianqi an unexpected sense of passion, responsibility and honor, and took up most of their spare time. There is no more private gambling and prostitution wandering, and the people under his hands are much easier to bring than before.
This is enough for Xue Shao.
It has been two months since he was appointed as the commander of Qianqi Zhonglang, and Xue Shao has devoted most of his time and energy to Beiya, which inevitably caused Princess Taiping to vent some dissatisfaction. Although she has expressed her understanding and support for Xue Shao to the greatest extent, women have always been emotional animals, and they understand all the truths, but they are not happy in their hearts!
In this way, Xue Shao and Princess Taiping are like all young couples, and small quarrels are inevitable. Princess Taiping, a first-time wife, gradually understood a truth, it turns out that marriage and love are not all sweet and warm, and occasionally there will be bitterness and depression - but just like a table of dishes, if it is all sweets, who can eat it?
It is precisely because of these innocuous little quarrels that the understanding and dependence between Xue Shao and Princess Taiping are increasing day by day.
Princess Taiping once got angry with Xue Shao and ignored him all night, but the next morning she ran into the palace and was tired of her mother Wu Zetian's arms. It's just that she is by no means going to sue Xue Shao, but to "contact" the relationship with the queen on behalf of her family.
Because Princess Taiping carefully realized that Xue Shao had now become the "royal celebrity" in the minds of the Manchu Dynasty, it was inevitable that her mother would have something in her heart. For these delicate relationships, it is definitely inconvenient for Xue Shao to come forward to deal with them in person, so Princess Taiping took the initiative to take the task on her shoulders.
This reminded Xue Shao of a witty saying he had seen on the Internet in his previous life, "I rushed out of the door angrily after a quarrel, and when I came back, I bought a grocerie by the way, this is marriage."
Marriage and career are moving forward simultaneously, and Xue Shao's life curve is all developing upwards and positively. The future of the "Imperial Red" seems to be a glimmer of light!