For the people of Luoyang, since Ye Zhao came to Luoyang, there are obviously a lot of after-dinner conversations, the war in Xiliang is too far away for the people of Luoyang, no matter how noisy the Qiang people are, it is impossible to fight Luoyang, but what happened to Ye Zhao in the past year has made the people of Luoyang more interested.

Promoted to Luoyang Order with great merit, since taking office, no case has been solved, no matter how complicated the case is to Ye Zhao, the truth can be revealed quickly, and he is not afraid of power, and he will not be soft when he encounters the children of the family several times, and he will be arrested directly, and he is not afraid of the revenge of the family behind these gentlemen, but because of this, Ye Zhao has faintly become the real patron saint of the people, and he is quite supported by the people of Luoyang.

However, these are nothing, what really makes everyone talk about is the gambling fight with Yuan Shu this time, and even the Son of Heaven personally came forward, with the position of Wei Wei as the head, such a big gambling fight, even in Luoyang, it is rare, that is one of the nine Qings.

Ordinary people don't understand the thickness of the rights between the nine kings, but just being ranked in the nine kings is enough to make people marvel, how many people can't sit in this position as officials for a lifetime?

Just this bet made everyone pay close attention to this upcoming gambling fight, and even set up handicaps in various gambling houses in Luoyang to bet on who would win.

As for the victory or defeat, many people in some ways have begun to speculate.

Ye Zhao's reputation for fighting is now famous, and the string of dazzling exploits, the record of turning the tide with fewer victories and more victories several times, has made many people bet heavily on Ye Zhao.

However, there are many supporters of Yuan Shu, after all, this competition is impossible to say that there is no shady, Ye Zhao can fight again, but he is also alone, on the other hand, behind Yuan Shu, it is the great Yuan family who supports him, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are all working under the general, and the general is the one who planned this competition, and he will definitely help Yuan Shu.

Weapons, armor and even the soldiers themselves, after this hand, Ye Zhao can fight again, and he has little chance of winning.

Early dynasty, the Hall of the Guardian.

"Your Majesty, the rules of this gambling fight, the minister has discussed with the staff overnight, in order to be as fair as possible, to examine the past merits and achievements of the two participants, a plan has been made, please take a look." After discussing the important affairs of the court and politics, He Jin took out a roll of bamboo paper and bowed to Liu Hong.

"Bring it in." Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Rang, Zhang Rang stepped forward, took the bamboo note from He Jin's hand, and presented it to Liu Hong.

"This women's battalion is the army?" Looking at the bamboo slips, the female official camp assigned to Ye Zhao, Liu Hong frowned and looked at He Jin, he didn't remember that there was such an army in Luoyang.

"Back to Your Majesty, the female official camp is Guanghe for five years, and Your Majesty has established an army to protect the North Palace with female officials in the palace as the mainstay." He Jin bowed.

When Liu Hong heard this, Liu Hong suddenly realized that before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Hong had a period of absurd days, and the women's official camp was also his whim, wanting to establish such a purely female army in Beigong, not seeking combat power, just watching fun, and not long after, he was forgotten by Liu Hong.

Looking at He Jin, Liu Hong frowned and said, "General, what do you mean by this?" Let Ye Qing lead a group of palace maids to gamble with the elite forbidden army? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this gambling fight is slightly better than the generals of both sides, but Ye Zhao is a famous general who has been on the battlefield for a long time, but the highway has no experience in leading troops alone, if the two sides have the same number of troops, it will inevitably be unfair to the highway." He Jin bowed and said: "Of course, this female official battalion, the minister gave a training period of March, and the competition will be held in January next year, Ye Zhao is a good general in the world, and the minister expects him to train the first female battalion of my Han Dynasty." ”

"Ridiculous, how do women fight?" Lu Zhi frowned.

"Why can't women fight? In the previous Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were many women who served in the Yellow Turban Army and could kill the enemy. He Jin said with a smile.

Liu Hong frowned and looked at the bamboo paper in his hand, the Yuan family also fought hard for the position of guard this time, not only gave Ye Zhao only five hundred female officials, but more importantly, the money, food and equipment needed for training needed to be raised by the two of them.

This may seem fair, but can it be the same when you think about it? What is the background of the Yuan family? What kind of family background is Ye Zhao? Equipment, weapons, with the Yuan family's background, there is no problem at all in wanting to fully arm these five hundred soldiers, but Ye Zhao ......

Not to mention whether the five hundred female soldiers can be compared with the five hundred Luoyang regular army, in terms of equipment alone, if it is all funded by Ye Zhao himself, the equipment of these five hundred people is not simply a weapon, armor, bow and arrow, boots, inner armor, if they are fully armed, for the Ye family, I am afraid they will also have to break their muscles and bones, right?

"What do you think?" Liu Hong looked at the Manchu Dynasty Minister, after all, this is about the position of Jiuqing, although the selection is a bit child's play, but this result Liu Hong must also look at the opinions of the ministers.

"The ministers seconded it!" Yuan Kui had obviously said hello, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, except for a few people such as Lu Zhi who did not speak, all chose to second.

"What I said is that let Ye Zhao lead five hundred female soldiers to compete with Yuan Shu for the position of guard captain!" Liu Hong said with a dark face.

"Your Majesty, as the general said, Ye Zhao is a good general in the world, good at war, fighting with the road, if you give him the same soldiers and horses, it will be unfair, and the minister thinks that the general is very thoughtful." University scholar Liu Tao bowed.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this guard captain is not a battle, but to lead the two palaces and the city gate soldiers, the person used is not necessarily a good general, but also to consider his background, Ye Zhao is from a good family, he is not qualified to serve as a guard captain, and now since he is competing with Yuan Shu for this position, how can he only consider the ability to command the army?"

Listening to a group of ministers standing there with their eyes open and talking in the vernacular, they can always find a proper reason to come out, so that Liu Hong has nowhere to vent his anger, and he was kidnapped by the Manchu Dynasty Minister again......

"Since all the ministers have no objections, they have decided to retreat from the dynasty!" Liu Hong stood up and waved his hand, and did not wait for everyone to retreat, turned around and walked away directly, it can be seen that Liu Hong was very angry this time.

Yuan Kui and several ministers looked at each other and smiled, in this way, the guard captain is Yuan Shu's, plus Yuan Shao's mastery of the division and school captain's department, inside and outside Luoyang, in addition to the soldiers and horses of the five schools controlled by He Jin, the military power held by the scholars is enough to compete with He Jin.

A group of ministers congratulated each other after retiring from the court, but Liu Hong's face turned blue with anger after returning to the palace, and he immediately ordered someone to go to the official office to summon Ye Zhao into the palace to discuss the matter.

"Five hundred female soldiers?" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Hong incredulously, he knew that He Jin would definitely embarrass him, but anyway, he was selected from the army, no matter how skinny the soldiers were, he also had the confidence to train into the elite, but he couldn't imagine that there were still female soldiers in the Han military system? Why did the Han Dynasty military system still have this kind of establishment?

"Well, back then, I was preparing for the Nangong Women's Barracks, but no one could train it, I didn't expect it to be ......" Liu Hong sighed, the absurd behavior of the previous two years was a little too much to think about at this time.

"Ye Qing, you are a good general, and you tell me, do you have a chance of winning?" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and said in a deep voice.

"There is a three-month period, but it is not impossible." Ye Zhao pondered and said, if female soldiers are placed in the next generation, it is not an uncommon thing, but in this era, there are some problems, one is the concept, to train a female soldier into an elite, first of all, we must break the concept that women in their hearts cannot be soldiers, and then it is training, three months, not to mention female soldiers, even if some regular soldiers with a foundation, it is impossible to train to be able to crush the elite selected by He Jin for Yuan Shu from the entire Luoyang army in all directions, and the weakness of innate strength, It is by no means something that can be compensated for by hard work.

"Oh?" Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao unexpectedly: "If Qing has any requirements, just mention it." ”

Ye Zhao nodded and said: "The minister said, first of all, this soldier must be selected by the minister, the female soldier in the palace does not need to be innocent, but she needs to be able to be free of worries, and those who have no relatives at home are preferred, in addition, it is best to commit crimes, or often be punished." ”

"What Ye Qing said is not difficult to do, but it is easy to understand without concern, why do you want to commit a crime? Do you want to do it often? Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao blankly, who chooses soldiers is not obedient, why does Ye Zhao have to do the opposite.

"Frequent offenses, indicating that the character is tougher, this kind of person, aggressive in his bones, if he is a soldier, although it is more difficult to restrain him, but if he is used well, he can also become a brave general." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"It's not that hard." Liu Hong nodded and said, "What else does Qing want?" ”

"Although it is a five-hundred, but the ministers are brave and want to ask for eight hundred people with His Majesty, there is only three months, and the ministers are not allowed to train slowly, and the means will be fiercer, and when they train, I am afraid that there will be a lot of casualties." Ye Zhao bowed and said: "In addition, when fighting, it is best to make the venue larger, the bigger the better, and it is best to set it up outside the city." ”

Liu Hong thought for a while, nodded and said, "This matter is easy to do, do you have any other requirements?" ”

"The minister needs a closed place, this three months, it is best not to let people find out how the minister trains, the minister wants to train in the north of the mountain, a material minister will find a way, and if this battle is won, the minister hopes to be able to save this formation, continue to serve His Majesty, it is best to give some official positions, so that these female soldiers can see the way out, stimulate their self-motivation." Ye Zhao bowed and said.

"Accurate!" Liu Hong nodded, and said to Ye Zhao: "In this battle, I also have a request, Qing must win, otherwise, not only does Wei Wei not, I'm afraid that Qing can't do it anymore because of this Luoyang order." ”

After Ye Zhao was silent for a moment, he bowed to Liu Hong and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, as long as no one interferes, after March, the minister is still sure to win." ”

"Then I will wait for Ye Qing's good news, if Qing can take the position of guard lieutenant, after three months, I will have another reward for you." Liu Hong smiled, and after some encouragement, he ordered Zhang Rang to take Ye Zhao to the palace to select people, according to Ye Zhao's requirements, first selected the female soldiers who had nothing to worry about, and then selected some thorns, and then Ye Zhao eliminated some female soldiers with weak physique, and made up enough eight hundred palace maids, and said goodbye to Liu Hong on the same day, and sent a message to Zhang Yue, Dian Wei, Guan Hai and fifty Ye Fu generals to accompany him, with eight hundred palace maids, out of Luoyang City, and went to Beibi Mountain.