Tian Lingzi has always suspected that the emperor has unusual moves, but this suspicion is not supported by Ma Tengyun and others, and even Song Wentong, who is stationed in Daming Palace, also expressed doubts, because he can't see anything suspicious, as for saying that the emperor suddenly became happy, maybe it was because of a certain woman, Tian Lingzi thought about it for a few days, and couldn't think of a reason, so there was no special investigation of this matter, but things are like a cancer in the heart, and they always have to find a place to vent.

The autumn harvest season has arrived, and the taxes paid in various places are far from being as good as before, and the most important thing is that the emperor decreed that the taxes in the places controlled by the Daxingtai Government of the Southern Province were exempted, as well as Xichuan and Dongchuan, because they were controlled by the iron-blooded army, they would also not pay taxes, which made the taxes of the imperial court greatly reduced, and it was almost to the point of making ends meet.

Tian Lingzi can naturally think of a way, that is, to exploit the businessman's body.

The taxes collected, coupled with the money extracted from the merchants, made Tian Lingzi not worry about expenses for the time being, after all, it limited the expenses of the palace and saved a lot of money.

Chen Jingxuan was captured alive, which deeply stimulated Tian Lingzi, so at the beginning of the autumn harvest, Tian Lingzi began to adjust the left and right forces on a large scale.

There are forty-six capitals on the left and right Shence Army, each with 1,000 people, and the total strength should be 46,000 people, but the actual sergeants are not so many, it would be good to reach 30,000 people, these 30,000 people, of which 10,000 are stationed in the eastern capital Luoyang, and the remaining 20,000 are stationed in Chang'an.

The combat effectiveness of the Shence Army, even Tian Lingzi, who had not commanded the battle, knew that it was not good, when Huangchao attacked the Eastern Capital, the performance of the sergeants of the Shence Army was shocking, and the once majestic Shence Army was vulnerable in the face of Huangchao's army. Before even officially starting the fight, they fled on a large scale, which can be described as a shame for the Shence Army.

You must know that the salary of the sergeant of the Shence Army is three times that of other armies, and there is also an additional income, and it is also a forbidden army directly under the Son of Heaven, and his status is extraordinary, and he has fallen into the current situation, which is incredible.

Tian Lingzi also once thought about rectifying the Shence Army, but unfortunately he never had the opportunity, and there were drawbacks in the Shence Army. He is also clear, especially the children of some officials, who are not high or low, and there is no hope for the imperial examination, so they try their best to enter the Shence Army and become the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven. It is precisely because these people entered the Shence Army that they took most of the sergeants of the Shence Army with them.

It should be said that the children of these officials all have backgrounds, and the relationship between officers at all levels of the Shence Army is also good. Tian Lingzi just turned a blind eye, no matter how much, but now the situation is different, and the Shence Army is already Tian Lingzi's most important reliance. If it remains as before, then what awaits Tian Lingzi will be an unpredictable tragedy.

Tian Lingzi was ruthless and began a large-scale rectification of the Left and Right Divine Army.

His plan. The left and right Shence army was expanded to 80 capitals, each with 1,000 people, of which the left Shence army was 60 capitals, and the right Shence army was 20 capitals, so that the total strength of the Shence army reached 80,000 people, of which 50,000 were stationed around the capital Chang'an, and the remaining 30,000 people were stationed in the eastern capital Luoyang.

Before expanding the Left and Right Divine Ce Army, first clear out all those gentlemen.

Tian Lingzi personally grasped the matter of rectifying the Shence Army, especially many commanders, and he even arranged his own henchmen, as for the recruitment of sergeants, it was also fully rolled out.

Tian Lingzi's idea is very good, but it's a pity that he forgot the fact that a strong army is sharpened through actual combat, and even the iron-blooded army of the powerful Tang Dynasty has been sharpened through battles again and again.

In addition, recruiting non-commissioned officers and enhancing the strength of the army requires the joint efforts of many capable people, and it is not possible to do well by relying only on individual strength, especially officers, which is the most important.

Tian Lingzi didn't know at all that the officers at all levels of the Shence Army had long been greedy for ink, and all they thought about was how to accumulate money, and their minds were not on the construction of the Shence Army at all, and whether the Shence Army was strong or not had little to do with them.

Relying on such an officer, how can it be possible to build a good Shence army.

Tian Lingzi above is wishful thinking, thinking about building a strong Shence army, while the officers below think that recruiting sergeants has a way to make money, and everyone knows that the salary of the sergeants of the Shence Army is sufficient, especially the sergeants stationed in the capital Chang'an, and there is a lot of income from outside the water, so the recruitment of sergeants by the Shence Army must be smooth.

The large-scale recruitment of sergeants and the liquidation of Sergeants of the Divine Army quickly unfolded.

Tian Lingzi has no matter how big or small, and the little things are grasped in his hands, but he is busy every day and is dizzy, many officers come to ask for instructions and reports, often one has not finished speaking, several people are waiting behind, Tian Lingzi is iron body can not bear it, but after a few days, Tian Lingzi can not bear it, there is no way, he can only delegate power, let some of the generals be responsible for recruitment.

Song Wentong seized the opportunity.

Song Wentong has a different kind of thinking, he knows very well that if he can't have a group of henchmen, he will not have the initiative in the future, and most of the sergeants of the Shence Army today are under the orders of Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun and others, and his own henchmen are pitiful, and they are not worth mentioning in the Shence Army at all.

As an officer trusted by both Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun, Song Wentong naturally had the power to recruit sergeants.

Song Wentong took the opportunity to put forward a suggestion that the recruitment of sergeants must face the poor children, not only in the capital, but also in the countryside to recruit as many as possible, and his suggestion was praised by Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun.

After Tian Lingzi delegated the power to recruit sergeants, Song Wentong began to move.

His requirements for recruiting sergeants are very strict, after all, he has participated in the fight and fought against Huang Chao, and Song Wentong still has some experience in how to enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.

The sergeants recruited by Song Wentong are all poor children, and when training these poor children, Song Wentong's biggest requirement is loyalty, these newly recruited sergeants are not loyal to Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun, but loyal to him as a general.

As the general of the Zuo Shence Army, Song Wentong could control the sergeants of the Eight Capitals, that is, the scale of 8,000 people.

Song Wentong didn't have such a big move, he didn't dare to ask all the eight thousand people to obey him, his purpose was to be able to completely control the sergeants of Sandu, it was very good, this action was not very big, and it would not attract the attention of Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun and others.

Song Wentong also made it clear that ordinary sergeants do not have too many concepts of right and wrong in their minds, and once someone wins or controls power, most of the sergeants will be attached to this person.

Song Wentong carefully trained the newly recruited sergeants, and at the same time he did not want to offend the officials and gentry in the capital, for those gentlemen in the army, he adopted the method of adjustment, that is, these sergeants, unified into a capital, let these people gather together, no matter how lascivious these people are, it doesn't matter, but these people can not affect other sergeants.

Song Wentong's methods were undoubtedly good, and they were quickly revealed in the Shence Army.

It should be said that among the generals of the Shence Army, the only one who is not greedy for money is Song Wentong, this is not to say how noble Song Wentong's character is, but his ideas are different and his ambitions are much greater.

Song Wentong is very cautious and very low-key, every time he reports to Tian Lingzi and Ma Tengyun and others, he praises other colleagues, praises others' abilities are very good, and he has to follow and learn.

Song Wentong's initiatives have won space and time for himself.

Tian Lingzi, Ma Tengyun and others are not fools, they can see the problems in recruiting sergeants, many of which cannot be solved in a short period of time, and they can see Song Wentong's ability, so they trust Song Wentong even more, and give a lot of convenience in the allocation of money and food.

Song Wentong is very low-key, constantly praising other colleagues, which also makes the generals of the Shence Army think that Song Wentong is a righteous person and is willing to say good things for his brothers, although he has done a good job, he has won the trust of General Tian and Ma Shu's envoy, and while being valued, he does not forget to recommend other brothers at any time.

According to Tian Lingzi's request, the recruitment of sergeants by the Shence Army must be completed within two months.

Expanding from 30,000 to 80,000 in two months is actually an unlikely task, and even if you don't pursue the quality of sergeants, it is difficult to really do a good job.

Tian Lingzi doesn't care about this, his requirements are clear.

This forced the generals below to start cheating.

Two months passed, and the recruitment of 50,000 sergeants by the Shence Army was over.

Known as the most powerful Shence Army in the Tang Dynasty, from the so-called more than 40,000 people in the past, expanded to 80,000 people, this action has caused a lot of shock, after all, the prestige of the Shence Army still exists, this army produced from the Anshi Rebellion has guarded the emperor many times, and has established a lot of military exploits, so that many people are sideways.

After the expansion of the Shence Army, which is known as 80,000 people, was completed, Tian Lingzi's mood slowly began to improve, he felt that his strength was strong enough, not to mention Li Rupei in the south, let's just say that the feudal towns in the north, there are no feudal towns under the command of 80,000 troops, just in terms of numbers, the Shence Army has a huge enough deterrent power.

With so many armies in control, it is natural to have confidence.

Because of Song Wentong's outstanding performance in the recruitment process, Tian Lingzi made a decision to promote Song Wentong to the commander of the Zuo Shence Army, and was fully responsible for the protection of the capital. (To be continued......)