Seeing Gonggong Feng again, he was naturally more familiar than last time. Tian Jing, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, first knelt down to receive the order, to the effect that Tian Jing should train the army well, and after a month, Emperor Xian wanted to come to Wannian to review the recruits of the Hu Cavalry Captain Battalion.

After Tian Jing received the will, after greeting Gonggong Huang for a few words, he set up a banquet in the side hall to entertain Feng Chun. When Feng Chun came out this time, he was not in a hurry to return to the palace to recover his life, and he also wanted to get close to Tian Jing.

Tian Jing asked about the latest situation in the court at the table, and then wrote a private letter for Gonggong Feng to pass it on to Emperor Xian. Of course, gifts to Gonggong Feng were also indispensable, Tian Jing prepared ten ingots of gold and some special products for Gonggong Feng.

After the banquet was dispersed, Tian Jing personally sent Feng Chun out of the city for ten miles. Feng Chun also knew that Tian Jing was a person worthy of fellowship, and he also had the thought in his heart that if he could help each other in the future, he would definitely help each other.

In the letter that Tian Jing brought to Emperor Xian, on the one hand, he talked about the preparations of the new army, and on the other hand, he also informed Emperor Xian of his acquaintance with Zhang Ji. At the same time, it was mentioned that Zhang Quan should lead the captain of the tiger and let Emperor Xian transfer young guards to supplement the palace guards, and one of the guards to be selected was called Lu Qilin, who was his sworn brother, to protect the safety of Emperor Xian, and Emperor Xian could rest assured.

After sending Feng Chun away, Tian Jing began to grasp the recruitment and training of new soldiers. He wanted to recruit 700 new recruits outside his reserve battalion for training, and in terms of equipment, he emphasized bows and crossbows and swords and shields, forming an infantry force that could move quickly on horseback.

Putting aside Tian Jing's training of the whole army, Zhang Ji had an idea in his heart about changing the guard since he talked with Tian Jing. A few days later, when Li Ji sent someone to inquire about the change of guard, Zhang Ji laughed and said in his heart, I am waiting for you to ask me.

Zhang Ji put a full shelf on the person who came, "Go back and tell your general Che Cai, the matter of changing the guard is not negotiable, my old bone doesn't care if he is in the middle or outside the gate, where you can't bury the bones." It's just that I have a grandson, and I'm almost at the age of a weak crown, so I haven't had a half-official position. I thought, since the general of the cavalry can get the position of captain of the cavalry for an outsider who has never known him, I am afraid that it will not be difficult for my grandson to get a position like a cat and a tiger. General Che Cai and I are both old acquaintances in the Liangzhou Army, and he Li Dao can't favor one over the other, right? As long as this matter is resolved, everything is negotiable. ”

The visitor didn't expect Zhang Ji to put forward this condition, but for him, as long as Zhang Ji was willing to talk, half of the task would be completed, and as for whether Li Ji agreed or not, it was not a matter for him to consider, so the person who came asked Zhang Ji's conditions clearly, and hurriedly went back to report.

Li Dao was also stunned when he heard the news, and said in his heart, this old guy is shrewd, and he doesn't know who gave him the idea. suddenly remembered what I had heard before, Tian Jing and Zhang Quan were competing in the downtown area, Zhang Quan lost for a while, and looked for Tian Jing everywhere to take revenge. I thought that this must be the condition that Zhang Quan's child was not convinced to let Zhang Ji propose, so there was nothing to worry about. Besides, no matter what kind of captain it is, it is an official position of the imperial court, and Li Dao has nothing to be reluctant to give up when he is issued by the imperial court. However, his transfer of Yang Feng to Linjin is a major event, which is related to the strength struggle with Guo Yan in the future. So the sooner the better. Li Wei agreed to recommend Zhang Quan, and once again sent someone to discuss the details of the change of defense, but Zhang Ji asked for a sky-high price, saying that the Hongnong plague was serious and the grain and grass were unsustainable. Li Dao dealt with it casually, promising that as long as the guard was changed, everything would be arranged.

Within a few days, it was time to dedicate the emperor to the court. Li Dao took the lead in going out of class, saying that Zhang Ji, the Marquis of Pingyang, wanted to move to Hongnong, thinking that the Son of Heaven was a barrier in Shandong. Emperor Xian had already gotten the news from Tian Jing, and it was impossible not to agree to Li Dao, so he naturally made it. Li Dao said again that Zhang Quan, the grandson of Zhang Ji, the Marquis of Pingyang and the son of Zhang Xiu, the general of Jianzhong, was outstanding in martial arts and was willing to serve the country. I hope that Emperor Xian can be promoted exceptionally. Emperor Xian pretended not to know about Li Wei's scheme, so he asked what position Zhang Quan should be awarded?

Li Wei returned to the emperor, "Now the Northern Army has added a new colonel of Hu Cai, if you follow the old practice of the previous dynasty, the Northern Army will still be restored to the eighth captain, and his younger brother Li Wei will lead the lieutenant colonel of the Northern Army and the lieutenant of the type, and Zhang Quan can be the captain of Huben." ”

After listening to it, Emperor Xian saw that the ministers had no opinions, and the order was followed. Li Dao's heart was refreshed, and he said that this emperor is getting smarter and smarter, and he obeys my words, and it seems that he must protect him well, at least compete with Guo Yan, and use the power of Emperor Xian.

Emperor Xian saw that all the ministers should have played everything, and all the ministers had nothing to do, so he said: "General Che Cai has been working hard for the country recently, and has recommended many pillars of talent for the imperial court. I also think about learning from my ancestors every day, learning to bow and horse riding and archery, and I think that my Han army is an example. It's just that the guards around me are too old, and I want to find some guards my age to accompany me on horseback hunting. I don't have to worry about choosing from other places, so let's do it, the general Li Dao, the general Guo Yan, and the Marquis Zhang Ji of Pingyang, the three of you each selected twenty young men who are good at riding and archery from the army to enter the palace as guards and accompany me. In the future, twenty people will be selected to enter the palace every year to be customized. I wonder if you have any objections? ”

After Emperor Xian finished speaking, Li Dao was stunned, although he was somewhat suspicious of Emperor Xian's motives, but just now Emperor Xian agreed to all his twists and turns, and he always wanted to give Emperor Xian some face, so he didn't speak. Guo Yan looked at Li Dao's series of small actions, and although he was in a hurry, he could only think of countermeasures later. This matter of the emperor's selection of young guards, after all, the family sent twenty people, but they did not suffer a loss, Li Dao did not speak, and he did not say much. Zhang Ji knew Tian Jing's idea in advance, so he naturally readily agreed.

Emperor Xian was overjoyed, knowing that this was the first step for him to finally sell and begin to master the power that he could directly control.

After the emperor's decree, Zhang Quan went to take the position of captain of Huben and transferred elites from his father's army to train new soldiers. Tian Jing recruited more than 700 teenagers from the surrounding counties to join the army, and the training was also impressive. And among these recruits, there are really a few good seedlings. One of them, called Wu Guoxing's young man, is said to be Wu Anguo's son and nephew, who is good at using double hammers and is familiar with the art of war; There is also a young man named Star, who has outstanding swordsmanship and is smart, but he is a good seedling suitable for training. Tian Jing promoted the two to be the commander of the tun to set an example for the recruits, and at the same time transferred the elite of his reserve Bai Ma Yi from the battalion to serve as the marquis, and the tun commander was responsible for the training of the recruits.

The January period was soon approaching, and Tian Jing's New Army No. 1 School was already able to enforce the order. Bow and crossbow shooting and hand-to-hand combat with swords and shields are also a bit hot. The only thing that is bad now is morale, or murderous spirit is more appropriate. A team without murderous spirit cannot be counted as a real army at all. Tian Jing knew that what these recruits lacked most was the experience of killing the enemy on the battlefield, and this had to be tempered in actual war. Thinking that the period of Emperor Xian's military parade is approaching, it is also time to suggest that Emperor Xian send the battalion of Hu Cai Lieutenant to suppress the bandits.

Emperor Xian originally wanted to parade for 10,000 years, but unfortunately he was obstructed by Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, and finally couldn't make it. After all, Li Dao and Guo Yan were not worried about Emperor Xian leaving the range they could control. In desperation, Emperor Xian had no choice but to lead 60 new guards to Lishan to hunt, accompanied by Li Dao Guo Yan and others, Tian Jing led the Hu Cavalry Lieutenant Battalion as a guard, and accepted the inspection of Emperor Xian by the way. said that it was a guard, but in fact, the number of Guang Li and Guo's generals had already exceeded Tian Jing's battalion. However, everything is difficult at the beginning, and Emperor Xian has won the biggest bargaining chip through hard work after all.

On the day of the hunt, Emperor Xian led the guards to hunt tigers and leopards, wild boars, deer, and pheasants, which were also very enjoyable. In particular, the recruits of the Hu Cavalry Lieutenant Battalion trained by Tian Jing in a month were all neatly armored and energetic, which made Emperor Xian praise him greatly.

Tian Jing put forward the hope that the battalion of the captain of the Hu cavalry could be allowed to suppress bandits in Fengyi, Hedong and other counties, and the emperor was allowed to do so, and ordered the battalion of the captain of the Huben school under Zhang Quan's department to carry it out as one.

Now there are more than 100,000 white wave thieves in Hedong, who are led by Han Xian and Li Le. Yang Feng, the governor of Li Dao, was also one of the leaders of the Baibo thieves back then, and later surrendered to Li Dao before he received the post of governor of Hongnong County. It's just that this Yang Feng seems to have been secretly communicating with the thieves, so that the imperial court has encircled and suppressed it several times in vain. In addition to the biggest Baibo bandits, there are strong men occupying the mountains and rivers in the dangerous passes under the rule of Guanzhong counties, and there are dozens of people and horses, and there are thousands of people.

Tian Jing is ready to eliminate these bandits and rogues, pinch these soft persimmons, and at the same time train the new army. And there is also a purpose, which is to increase some income by destroying the thieves' lair. Recently, the cost of setting up a camp to train new recruits has been too large, and more than half of the gold and silver taken from Tao Qian have been spent. The grain and grass of the imperial court are just a drop in the bucket, and I don't know if Li Dao will take care of himself like this next year, so I still don't want to think about the silver for now.

Today's hunting, in addition to solving these things, another thing is that Tian Jing met Xiaoliu. Now Lu Qilin has become the commander of Emperor Xian's personal guards, responsible for protecting Emperor Xian's safety. Tian Jing quietly handed Xiao Liu a note, telling Xiao Liu to pay attention to the transfer of palace guards, and once there was something, he could send someone to send a letter to the "Far Guest" restaurant in Chang'an City, where there was an eyeliner arranged by Tian Jing in the running hall. Once this method doesn't work, you can go to the Taiwei Mansion to find Yang Xiu to report the news.

After Tian Jing dealt with these things, he led the team back to Wannian County, but he was rerouted halfway and led the new army of the Hu Cavalry Captain Battalion to raid the lair of a group of thieves in Cuihua Mountain in the middle of the night. Among them, the two bandit leaders were ambushed, killed more than 60 bandits, captured more than 200 people, and seized a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. Another 200 people fled without a fight as soon as Tian Jing's soldiers and horses went up the mountain.

At the beginning of this battle, the new army was still a little worried, but when they attacked the mountain, they found that the thieves were defenseless at all, and they were well-trained on weekdays, so the recruits immediately adapted to their roles and began to kill the enemy. After this battle, most of the recruits had already seen blood in their weapons, and they gradually overcame the fear in their hearts and began to look forward to the war. They know that as long as they kill the enemy, they can get a higher position and more rewards. Tian Jing began to plan for the spring of next year, and there will naturally be no shortage of prisoners of bandits, most of these people are homeless people, and they are forced to become bandits because of their livelihood, and if they can open up wasteland for them to settle their fields, on the one hand, they can stabilize the place, and on the other hand, they can increase the food for the soldiers, which is a good way.