"Well, there are three days left until Chinese New Year's Eve, and each person will receive a thousand dollars, so let's be a gift from General Ben to you!" I paid for it myself. ”

"General Xie!" The audience burst into cheers.

"The general has taken down Qianniuwei, but most of the soldiers are missing." Yu De said in a sullen voice.

Xin Ziyang said: "Although there are only 18,000 people, these 18,000 people are really obedient to the general's army. The army is not much in the fine! Even with the elimination of the fight, plus some sweet dates, the name of Qianniuwei was taken down. ”

Yes, what Zhao Xun wants is a name, and the army is not something you want to stand up, it is a rebellion. Rao is Zhao Xun, and it was also because the emperor needed him and the court needed him to save face, so he gave the name of the Xiaoguo Army and changed the Huolin Army to the Xiaoguo Army, and there was an official establishment. Well, that is, it is legally armed.

Now that there is the number of Qianniuwei, is manpower still a problem? With Zhao Xun's reputation, can't recruit real warriors?

After Zhao Xun thanked the Praetorian Guards, he let the Praetorian Guards leave. These Praetorian Guards can be regarded as seeing it, this Zhao Xun, killing people, without mercy at all, and no matter who the target is.

"Zhao Mang, Hu Xiang, you stay, and the five thousand soldiers are also left to you, give me a good rectification. Let these Thousand Bull Guards know how you train, so that they can take precautions. Zhao Xun explained.

Instead, Zhao Xun said to Yu De and the four of them: "General Guard, just in case, I will send someone to guard you." By the way, the subordinates in your house need to clean up a batch, and your guards will carry out these. ”

What else can the four of them say, they really need protection, because the four of them have something that King Qi and Zuo Xiang don't want to see, how can the two let them go? Of course, it also includes the meaning that Zhao Xun wants to control them. Speaking of which, they are still very afraid of Zhao Xun's methods. In just a few days, their past was made clear. is not under the Ti Qi Division at all, if it weren't for the fact that King Qi and Zuo didn't pay enough attention to Zhao Xun, there would not have been this incident.

Chinese New Year's Eve passed, the Lantern Festival also passed, and the imperial court began to resume normal work. The officials of the state capitals left one after another, and in the end, Feng Meng, the governor of Jizhou, who had a deep relationship, also left, leaving him only a sentence, be careful of Situ Lei and Murong Cheng's words.

Because there was not much at the end of the year, Zhao Xun only knew about the situation of the two people, and did not really know much about it.

Situ Lei fought back decisively, and after the Lantern Festival, he began to fight back. Directly use the information collected by the Ti Cavalry Division to directly behead the four Thousand Niu Wei generals. To tell the truth, the mistakes made by the four of Yu De were made by more people among the court guards and government troops. Embezzlement of ink, accepting bribes, harming the people, eating empty salaries, etc., these crimes were turned over by Situ Lei and his officials, and attacked the four generals above the court.

Zhao Xun was caught off guard, and no one assisted. After all, this crime is not a good thing, and there is still evidence. To be honest, most of the previous Qianniuwei didn't do anything good, and the officers were even more so, so the civil and military officials didn't have a good impression of them. In the end, even Zhao Xun failed to leave the four of them. The four were sentenced to be executed, but fortunately, their families were not implicated.

Zhao Xun can only blame himself for being careless at the moment, because Shun Lì a year ago, he didn't take Situ Lei to heart. This is good, and I hit myself hard all of a sudden. Although it did not have a direct impact on Zhao Xun, it made those officials who were ready to fall to Zhao Xun, or cooperate with Zhao Xun, suddenly stopped their footsteps. If you can't even save your life, what kind of promotion and fortune can you talk about.

Zhao Xun was very annoyed, not because the four generals were killed, but because he didn't put others where they should be. With a gloomy face, Zhao Xun still asked Emperor Xuanwu for the imperial decree to recruit soldiers. In fact, it is necessary to have a clear formalities for doing things, so as not to be honest again.

At the gate of the palace, the civil and military officials walked out at one time, gathered together in twos and threes, each saying their own words, ready to leave.

"General! The old man has said, young man, don't be too impulsive, be restrained! ”

"What Zuo Xiang said is that I will never forget Zuo Xiang's teachings!" Zhao Xun bowed to Situ Lei, who came over, and said respectfully.

Situ Lei was stunned, he thought that Zhao Xun would be angry, after all, he was a military general, and he was a young man. Unexpectedly, this Zhao Xun was so calm, not only not angry, but also respectful and polite.

With his eyes shrinking slightly, Situ Lei now found that this young boy was definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"You're welcome, when you're free in the future, go to the old man's house to have a look!" Situ Lei said with a smile.

"Zuo Xiang rest assured, Zhao will definitely visit if he has time." "Soon!" Zhao Xun said coldly in his heart.

Seeing Zhao Xun coming back with a gloomy face, Li Xinyan stepped forward and helped him take off his coat and hand it over to his subordinates. He said softly, "What's wrong with you?" Why is your face so ugly? ”

Zhao Xun said lazily: "I was bullied!" ”

"Bullying? Still dare to bully you? No one can beat you, right? Li Xinyan said with a stunned face. Can the last dynasty still fight? Impossible.

Zhao Xun laughed and said, "It's not a fight, it's a trick." Okay, aside, I'm going to see if Madame's craft has grown. Don't be the same as last time, I vomit and diarrhea when I eat. ”

Li Xinyan glared at Zhao Xun angrily, her face flushed: "That was the first time, and it's not so bad to leave now." ”

Zhao Xun squeezed Li Xinyan's little hand and sighed: "You let the people below do it, why do you have to come by yourself." ”

"What? Think I'm not doing well? Ah...... My porridge ...... Oh no......" As she spoke, Li Xinyan jumped up and flashed out of the side door.

"Forehead ......"

"Lord, the people from the Shadow Division are here, waiting in the study!" After a while, Wei Chen sent a message outside the door.

"Qing Yu, the head of the Luoyang Branch of the Shadow Division, meet the lord!" A young scribe who looked like a scholar bowed to Zhao Xun.

"Qing Yu! Rulers under you, give me action. Whoever is a knight, one kills the other, remember, do not act in situations where there is a possibility of exposure or inability to escape. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"Subordinates take orders!"

"Okay, be careful. Let the people on the periphery get their hands on it as much as possible, and besides, if the clues can't be erased, push them to others. ”

"In this operation, it is allowed to use bows and crossbows, but do not leave the mark of the Xiaoguo Army on your own bow and crossbow, or in other words, do not leave anything with our mark on the scene."

"Subordinates understood!"

Watching Qing Yu leave, Wei Chen said puzzledly: "Lord, are we going to fight Situ Lei?" ”

"A decisive battle? Of course not. We are at an absolute disadvantage in Luoyang, and if we are not careful, we can capsize in the gutter. Above the court, we are weak. This is especially true after the departure of the local officials. So, now in the court, I don't react, but I want those people to know. If you dare to target me, I will kill you. In addition, this Tiqi is not only at enmity with us, but also at great danger to us. ”

"Yes, overnight, we will bring down our four generals in one fell swoop, and we are unsafe and unprepared."

Zhao Xun shook his head and said, "It's not that we weren't prepared, but that we were too careless." We don't know the evidence. This Situ Lei is clearly to give others a deterrent, so that others can see the facts clearly, and stop getting entangled with us. He wants to isolate us. ”

"Want to play? Then play with him, and cut off Situ Lei's ears and eyes first. Wei Chen, tomorrow let Qianniuwei recruit troops, let the brothers we sent all come in, remember, go separately, don't mix together, attract attention. Above the court, there will be no results in the short term, so we must hold the only force in our hands. As long as this thousand cows are guarded, our safety will be truly guaranteed. ”

From the second day, Luoyang City and the surrounding counties and towns all got the news of Qianniuwei's recruitment. It stands to reason that many people are reluctant to do this when they participate in the soldiers. But after learning that General Qianniuwei was Zhao Xun, the number of people who signed up suddenly increased. However, when it comes to conscription, it needs to be tested.

The first is age, Qianniuwei is only sixteen years old and under forty years old. The second is to be in good health, and those who are sick and have unhealthy physical development should not do it.

Finally, and the strangest of all, it is necessary to strictly guard it on the spot. How to accept, is to stand in place, regain your chest, and can't move. Anyone who insists on not having enough time and disobeying orders, do not.

It took more than ten days to make up for 50,000 people. In addition to the 50,000 soldiers, at the same time as the conscription, many merchants also donated money and goods for military supplies. In fact, there are still people who also donate for free, but they are all rejected by Zhao Xun.

Hearing that the merchants in the city sent money to Zhao Xun free of charge, all the officials in the city scolded in their hearts. Zhao Xun knew that the people in the city offered things, probably because Qianniuwei was not in the scourge township recently, and he had a good reputation. As for the merchants, in addition to seeking protection and hoping that they would not go in search of food, more importantly, they have begun to have commercial trade with Youzhou. That is their heaven, and naturally they can't be lazy. A casual word of one's own can bankrupt them.

More than 10,000 Xiaoguo sergeants were arranged into Qianniuwei 5,000 people. They are all ordinary people and hunters from the surrounding towns and villages, and they have been selected. Enter a different squad. The remaining 5,000 people were still scattered in the two prefectures in the east of Yongzhou, waiting for orders.

Subsequently, Zhao Xun arranged various officers, most of whom were the basic officers of the pro-guard battalion. With the emperor's holy decree that he was solely responsible, Zhao Xun changed the left and right guards to five wings, one wing and ten thousand people. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xun began to strictly train the soldiers in the camp, to meet their own requirements, and now the ability of these people is still much worse.

After hearing that Zhao Xun was focused on shifting the focus of the Dao training, all the officials thought that Zhao Xun was accustomed to martial arts, but not used to Hezhen, that is, he was not good at politics.

"What is this kid doing? Definitely shouldn't be so unmoving? Many people were waiting for Zhao Xun to fight back, and muttered to themselves.

Zhao Xun is dissatisfied with Situ Lei, and everyone knows it. Situ Lei turned around and fought back, and everyone watched. made Zhao Xun lose face, how could he be indifferent? originally thought that Zhao Xun was angry and fought back, but as a result, Zhao Xun began to train again, which disappointed many people.