Chapter 425: The Eighth Captain of the West Garden
Ye Chen went to the court the next day, and at this time he saw several people outside the main hall, among them there were two acquaintances, who were very familiar.
"Brother Benchu, Brother Meng De, I never thought you would come too."
Ye Chen guessed something when he saw Yuan Shao and Cao C, and he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
"Haha, Brother Youguo, I haven't seen you for a long time, but your reputation has become even greater, and you have become a marquis, and you have married a princess." Cao C was more bold, and came over with laughter and said.
Yuan Shao on the side was more reserved, but he also came up to greet him enthusiastically.
Ye Chen, a few people next to him, was very angry, but after they knew their identity, they didn't give Ye Chen any good looks, so Ye Chen didn't come up, and there was a Cao C in front of him who was more sincere in his relationship, although Yuan Shao was enthusiastic about himself, but he didn't know how many knives he had stabbed in his back.
Cao C pulled Ye Chen aside to talk, while Yuan Shao went to talk to a few other people by himself, and the others were very enthusiastic about Yuan Shao.
Several people waited outside for almost an hour before they were announced into the temple.
When Ye Chen entered, he found that He Jin's face was not good, and Yuan Kui opposite him had an indifferent and calm face, Ye Chen guessed that there must have been a fierce struggle in this hall.
"Long live Your Majesty." Several people stepped forward to salute.
"Well, I invited you here today because they are all rare young talents in my Han Dynasty, and they are loyal and patriotic, so I recruited you here and entrusted you with important tasks, hoping that you Aiqing can live up to my entrustment." Although Liu Hong's face is still not good, his spirit today is very good, and his voice is much louder than before.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After thanking him, Liu Hong nodded and motioned for Zhang Rang to start.
Zhang Rang walked to the front, took out a scroll of holy decrees, and then looked around the hall for a while before starting to read.
"The emperor said: From now on, the fifth battalion of the Northern Army will be disbanded, and the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden will be reestablished. Feng Jianshuo is the captain of the upper military academy, Yuan Shao of the middle army is the captain of the middle army, Bao Hong, the captain of the tun cavalry, the captain of the lower military academy, Cao C, the commander of the military academy, Zhao Rong and Feng Fang are the assistant captains, and Ye Chen and Chun Yuqiong are the left and right captains. Jian Shuo served as the marshal and was in charge of the armies. ”
The holy decree did not cause much shock, but He Jin's face became even darker, originally the fifth battalion of the Northern Army was his army, but it was disbanded by the emperor at this time.
Ye Chen was also confused, there was no disbandment of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army in history, why was it suddenly disbanded now.
Ye Chen didn't know that this was still caused by Ye Chen, when Ye Chen was in the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, he vigorously developed the military, coupled with Zhang Rang's support, he had many troops and strong combat effectiveness.
In order to confront this army, He Jin had to strengthen his support for the other battalions, which were strengthened to a certain extent in terms of personnel and equipment, and the fifth battalion of the Northern Army had a tendency to expand.
In this way, the emperor naturally felt threatened, so he ordered them to be disbanded and the personnel were incorporated into the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden.
No wonder He Jin's face is so heavy, this is to draw his blood, and more importantly, this is not under his command, but directly serves the emperor, this is the result of confronting him.
Everyone knew that the emperor was dying, but in his last days, he had to make such arrangements, which had to make people think a lot, and He Jin also felt a huge threat.
After giving the holy decree, the emperor did not give people a chance and left directly.
The emperor is gone, so naturally he is going to disperse, originally Cao C pulled him to drink, but Ye Chen was stopped by the little eunuch and said that the emperor invited him over.
"See Your Majesty." Ye Chen arrived at the harem and saw Liu Hong.
"Well, I called you here to tell you about it. With your status, status and merit qualifications, you are not only a captain of the left, but now is a special period, and I hope that you don't have any mustard in your heart. ”
Liu Hong said kindly to Ye Chen.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's entrustment." Ye Chen hurriedly bowed.
I don't know if Liu Hong was too excited on the top of the main hall, but now he looked lifeless, and after talking to Ye Chen for a while, he was depressed, and Zhang Rang waved his hand to let Ye Chen go out first and wait.
Ye Chen waited outside for a long time, and Zhang Rang came out, thinking that he was waiting for Liu Hong to rest.
"Master Zhang." Ye Chen shouted respectfully.
"Well, you have guessed the significance of the establishment of the eighth lieutenant this time, so I won't say much, our family has a requirement, that is, we must train the army well, control the army well, and be ready to serve Your Majesty at any time." Zhang Rang said.
"Don't worry, Lord Zhang, you will fight wherever you say your subordinates."
Zhang Rang didn't talk to Ye Chen anymore, and was very satisfied with what he said, saying that he was loyal to the emperor, but in fact, the most important thing was to be loyal to him, because the emperor was dying.
"Whatever you need, just ask, and I'll do my best for you."
"Okay, Master Zhang, can you let me choose this soldier first?" Ye Chen knew that this time the troops were selected from the Northern Army, and some people were transferred from other places, so of course it was advantageous to choose first.
"Of course, not only that, your identity is General Pingbei, generally speaking, a battalion of captains can only bring 1,500 soldiers and horses, but because of your special identity, you are a master and a horse, so let you bring 3,000 soldiers."
"Yes, Lord Zhang, my subordinates must bring good soldiers."
"Well, I believe in your ability, you must assist Jian Shuo well, his battalion also has 3,000 people, and he will be brought directly to the Northern Army, his soldiers have become a formation, and they are well-trained, and they can directly become an army."
Ye Chen secretly scolded, Jian Shuo's soldiers were not trained for him by himself, if it weren't for himself, would he be so convenient, but of course Ye Chen wouldn't say it, so he agreed reluctantly.
On the way back, Ye Chen felt that things were a little out of control, a lot of history had been changed, and now Zhang Rang and He Jin were fighting more fiercely around military power.
Historically, at the beginning, Zhang Rang and others did not pay attention to military power, they only mastered the forbidden army in the palace of 3,000, and now there are 3,000 soldiers and horses, plus their own nominal 3,000 soldiers and horses, adding up to almost 10,000 soldiers and horses.
The other six captains are nominally under the command of Jian Shuo, so that the number of troops in Luoyang will exceed He Jin, who commands an army of more than 100,000, but most of them are stationed in the passes around Luoyang, and there are many fewer soldiers and horses in Luoyang City.
Of course, among the eight lieutenants, Zhang Rang can actually only control Jian Shuo and himself in name, Ye Chen will definitely not be controlled by others, everyone else has an ambiguous relationship with He Jin, at least Yuan Shao, Cao C and others are towards He Jin and help He Jin.
In the original history, the fifth battalion of the Northern Army was not disbanded, and He Jin's troops in Luoyang would not be too small, but now that the situation has become like this, He Jin doesn't know what to do?