On the one hand, Liu Jin did not want to engrave himself with the label of the eunuch party, and on the other hand, he hoped to use the power of the eunuch to pave the way for his future development.

Hearing Liu Jin smile indignantly, he said: "Without him, as Lord Taishou said, there are people in the court who are good officials." , the Lord Chang is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, and there are many good words of the Lord Zongzheng that are better than Lord Zongzheng."

"Then why are you hiding your relationship with your lords?" , Han Tao asked with some puzzlement.

Glancing at Han Tao, Liu Jinxin said: "Second goods, I don't know if it's so simple." But I can't say that, just listen to Liu Jin said: "Presumably the adults also know that Lord Zongzheng attaches great importance to me, if I ostensibly vote under Lord Zongzheng, in fact, I am doing things for all of you, so that I can know myself and know that the other side can not be defeated." I think this will be even more beneficial for you! ”。

"Hey, that's really the case", Han Tao exclaimed in his heart, and immediately put a smile on his face, and exclaimed: "Brother Xian is thoughtful, brother, I almost misunderstood Brother Xian."

This is the end of the matter.

For Han Tao, he only needs to show Liu Jin's attitude. With the ruthlessness of Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, they naturally know how much benefit a meticulous work is to themselves.

For Liu Jin, he can not only ensure that he does not hang the label of a eunuch party, but also label himself as a royalist on the bright side. It's the best of both worlds, each with what it needs.

The most important thing is not a matter of reputation, but the ability to move between the two powers. With the help of the two major forces, he laid a certain foundation for his future development. Just wait for that incident to break out, and Liu Jin can set sail with the help of this incident.

It was already around night when he returned to his camp, and Liu Jin hastily washed up and then slept with his clothes.

Early the next morning, Liu Jin bid farewell to Zuo Feng, a small yellow door who was going back to Beijing to restore his intentions, and Han Tao, who was eager to take office. During this period, Liu Jin secretly ordered someone to hand over the ten boxes of gold, silver and jewelry prepared to Han Tao, and let Han Tao hand them over to Zuo Feng on his behalf, and then transfer them to Zhang Rang and others, which can be regarded as his filial piety.

After all the people who should have left left, Liu Jin officially settled in the mansion. At the same time, Cao Xing, He Qing, Yang Ye, Meng Yao and others were invited to discuss the rebuilding of the Yanmen Pass garrison.

In the hall of the mansion, Liu Jin, who was dressed in a black suit, sat on the main seat. On the left stood Cao Xing and He Qing. On the right stood Meng Yao and Yang Ye. Behind him was Hao Si, who was guarded by a sword, and Zhang Yi, another guard, had already died in the battle of the night attack.

I heard Liu Jin take the lead and ask: "Brother Yuming, I don't know how your department's conscription is going?" ”。

Cao Xing knew that Liu Jin was worried about the comeback of the Huns, and his side was not prepared. Therefore, he immediately replied: "Returning to the captain, it has been thirteen days since the beginning of the war, and our department has recruited a total of 1,458 soldiers. Most of these soldiers are from the children of good families in the jurisdiction of Yanmen Pass."

Hearing this, Liu Jin nodded. For this number, he is still relatively satisfied. Being able to recruit nearly 1,500 people in just a dozen days shows that Cao Xing's ability to do things is quite good.

So, Liu Jin encouraged Cao Xing a few words, and then motioned to Meng Yao with his eyes and asked him to answer.

I never thought that Meng Yao would not open his mouth, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he would scare a crowd of people.

I heard Meng Yao say: "My lord, our department has recruited a total of 3,139 soldiers." Speaking of which, Meng Yao didn't say where these people came from like Cao Xing.

Sure enough, Liu Jin frowned when he heard this. Xin said: "Yanmen Pass is located at the border pass, and the total population of the entire jurisdiction is less than 100,000. Excluding the old and infirm, women and children, the number of strong men shall not exceed 20,000. And it is scattered all over the place, how can it be possible to recruit more than 3,000 people in thirteen days? It's so abnormal."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin's face changed, and he shouted: "How did you recruit 3,000 people in thirteen days, did you force Zhuang Ding to enlist in the army?" You tell me the truth! ”。

No, Meng Yao didn't hold back a word for a long time, he just stood there and didn't speak.

Just when Liu Jin was about to drink the order again, a hearty laugh came from outside the hall: "Haha, virtuous brother!" When the foolish brother heard that the virtuous brother was promoted, he came to congratulate the virtuous brother, and prepared a congratulatory gift for the virtuous brother, and asked the virtuous brother to smile."

This laughter is hearty and full of energy, it should be a middle-aged person.

But Liu Jin didn't need to look, he knew who was coming as soon as he heard it, and hurriedly walked out of the hall. Before the person left the hall door, the voice had already gone out: "It turned out that the eldest brother had arrived, and the younger brother had not been far away, and the death penalty was a capital crime."

As he spoke, Liu Jin saw a strong man in Tsing Yi. This person is none other than Meng Lie, who has helped Liu Jin many times.

I heard Meng Lie laugh and say, "Hey, you and my brother, why bother. Don't blame Xiao Yao, those strong men were given to the virtuous brother by the foolish brother."

When Liu Jin heard this, his face immediately turned red, and he felt that he owed Meng Lie a lot of favors.

Thinking about it carefully, Meng Lie is not related to him. not only saved his own life, but also sent horses and people. also helped himself repel the Huns, and now he has sent thousands of people, which makes Liu Jin very unhappy.

"Big brother, if you do this, how can you make the little brother embarrassed. This person's little brother can't ask for it, please take it back with the eldest brother! Liu Jinsheng said with a red face.

"Virtuous brothers don't have to be like this, these strong men are not all foolish brothers' family soldiers. Since the retreat of the Xiongnu army, Brother Yu has sent letters to invite his old acquaintances to come to the Virtuous Brother, and there are still many people who have not received the letter or are still on the road. The foolish brother was worried about the safety of the virtuous brother, so he let the heroes come to Yanmen first. This misunderstanding is due to the busy affairs of the virtuous brother, so don't blame the virtuous brother", Meng Lie explained.

Having said this, Liu Jin was relieved. He was still worried that Meng Lie had given all the soldiers to him, and the ranch was not defended by armor.

"In this case, the younger brother thanked the elder brother." Liu Jin greeted Meng Lie into the hall and sat down, and said.

"However, Brother Xian, Brother Fool has a reluctant request, and I ask Brother Xian to consider one or two." This time it was Meng Lie's turn to blush.

As soon as he heard this, Liu Jin immediately patted his chest and said: "Although the eldest brother has something to say, the younger brother must go all out."

When Meng Lie heard this, the red on his face faded. Lang Sheng said: "Then the foolish brother is polite. That's right, your nephew is eighteen this year, and it's time for a fight. The foolish brother wants him to find a position of captain or chief here with you, and he has experienced experience, I don't know if he can? ”。

"Where the eldest brother said, it is the blessing of the younger brother that the virtuous nephew can come. It just so happens that the younger brother is short of manpower here, so let the virtuous nephew be a Sima! Liu Jin said with a smile.

didn't want to, but Meng Lie didn't appreciate it, but said: "Brother Xian misunderstood, Yong'er is young, you should start from the bottom, so as to achieve the effect of training." There is no need for anything else in the army, there is a way that a general is incompetent and exhausts thousands of troops, and the virtuous brother should not pull out the seedlings to help him."

Understanding Meng Lie's hard work, Liu Jin deeply felt his father's love like a mountain.

There is a way, how can you see a rainbow if you don't experience wind and rain? This great father's love is different from the doting on children of many elders in modern society.

It is for the better growth of the children, and put the children in danger. Only those who have experienced strong winds and waves can be more mature and stable, and more responsible.

However, this kind of growth comes with great dangers, and one careless mistake can cost a child his life. What's more, Meng Lie only has one son, Meng Yong, once Meng Yong is in danger, or accidentally gives away his life, it will be a white-haired person sending a black-haired person. Is this kind of pain beyond the reach of ordinary people?

Knowing Meng Lie's hard work, Liu Jin couldn't shirk it, after all, people helped him so much. At that moment, Liu Jin suggested and said: "Since this is the case, let the virtuous nephew serve as the head of the younger brother's personal guard."

This position can be said to be the most training person, because he can follow the main general all the time, and under the words and deeds, people will definitely learn more.

So Meng Lie didn't shirk, so he said: "Then listen to the virtuous brother."

After Meng Yong's matter was finished, Liu Jin happened to not know much about training the ancient army, so he asked Meng Lie to help with advice.

After thinking for a while, Meng Lie combined Liu Jin's existing troops and weapons and equipment and said: "Judging from the current situation, Brother Xian has 5,000 soldiers under his command. In my opinion, two thousand-man cavalry armies and three thousand-man infantry armies can be formed for the time being. The Sima of the cavalry department can be personally commanded by Meng Yao and Xiandi. In terms of infantry, each spearman and sword and shield soldier each accounted for two pieces of men, and the remaining one group of men and horses could be trained as archers and crossbowmen. In this way, all units will be able to ensure the comprehensive coordination of the strength of each unit and give full play to the combat effectiveness of each army to the greatest extent."

Meng Lie said, Liu Jin thought. Suddenly, Liu Jin remembered a more serious problem, that is, the quantity and quality of weapons.

At that moment, Liu Jin said: "Big brother, this method is very good. It's just that the weapons in Yanmen Pass have basically been worn out after the last war, and now there are less than 1,000 pieces that can be used for military purposes. Although it is possible to submit documents to the county and state capitals to request allocation. However, the younger brother is worried that the weapons allocated by the county government and the state government will not be durable for a long time, and it will cause unnecessary damage to the soldiers." As he spoke, Liu Jin explained in detail the weapons problems found in several battles.

Hearing this, Meng Lie shook his head, and when Liu Jin finished speaking, Meng Lie said: "This is indeed a problem, but after the Battle of Yanmen, didn't the virtuous brother capture a large number of weapons of the Hun army?" ”。

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "Big brother, the Hun army is used to using scimitars, but our army is not good at using scimitars, what is the use of this?" (To be continued)