Chai Rong's two wills did not cause any reaction in Liangxiang. For the members of the crossing team, there had been a "briefing" before the will came out, and everyone was psychologically prepared for Lin Xiaoyu's concubine, and the promulgation of the will was just a formality for them, and there was no fuss. As for the reward for official positions, although it is somewhat unexpected, it is also a reasonable thing - Lin Xiaoyu has become a virtuous concubine, and it is normal for her righteous brothers to follow and "get some light". In addition, except for Xu Shao'an's part, the reward decree for the brothers of the crossing team was actually issued in the form of a secret decree, whether it was the ordinary Wenchen generals of the Later Zhou Dynasty, or the friends, acquaintances, and partners of the crossing group in the land of clouds, they didn't know this news, and these people naturally wouldn't have any reaction.

Correspondingly, Chai Rong's two wills, especially the part of Mingfa, have caused a lot of repercussions in Kaifeng City. The first reaction of those who didn't know the "inside story" or didn't know much about the "inside story" was that as Lin Xiaoyu became a virtuous concubine, her sworn brothers who lived in Kaifeng naturally became relatives of the emperor - although they were only sworn brothers, but for Lin Xiaoyu, who did not have any blood relatives in Middle Earth, these people were no less than his own brothers. Especially General Xu Shao'an, who had been deeply appreciated by the officials before, will definitely be favored and glorious in the future. For such a celebrity in front of the official family, it is natural to find a way to make friends and climb up, so as to seek a step forward for his future development. As the saying goes, "many friends, many roads, many grievances, and many walls", no matter whether it can be used in the future or not, it is not a bad thing to have a relationship with such a noble and favored minister.

And those courtiers who knew the so-called "inside story" and knew the relationship between Liu Guangyi and Zhao Kuangyin reacted completely differently. The first thing they thought of was not how to have a relationship with Xu Shao, but secretly wondered if the official family had some distrust of the black-faced Zhao boss and wanted to weaken his strength. With this step of foreshadowing, it is logical to remove Zhao Kuangyin from the official position of commander of the Shenji Army in the future, and it is logical for Xu Shao'an to take over the deputy envoy -- the Shenji Army can now be called the best in the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, and Xu Shaoan is the actual founder of this one of the best strong troops, and its influence in the army is actually far greater than that of Liu Guangyi and even Zhao Kuangyin, and it is the best choice to use this team to start the knife.

Once you have the above ideas, then more speculation and concerns will follow. As a result, when those civil ministers and generals who did not know the so-called "inside information" tried their best to make friends with Xu Shaoan through various relationships, these courtiers who knew some of the so-called "inside information" became hesitant and swayed from side to side. The main reason why they are like this is that they are a little unsure of Chai Rong's veins.

On the one hand, if their guess was wrong, Chai Rong's removal of Liu Guangyi from the post of deputy commander of the Shenji Army was not because of any dissatisfaction with Zhao Kuangyin, but indeed it was just a normal job adjustment, so that Liu Guangyi could concentrate on the military affairs of Long Jie's right wing. Then, their friendship and attachment to Xu Shao'an is likely to cause Zhao Kuangyin's misunderstanding and unhappiness. At that time, the other party will not treat Xu Shao'an, a relative of the emperor, and he will not be so polite to them, who have no support.

On the other hand, even if their guess is right, it doesn't mean that they can befriend Xu Shaoan without scruples. First, as far as they knew, Zhang Yongde, the concubine, had always been prejudiced against Xu Shaoan and his brothers who returned from overseas together, and the relationship between the two sides had always been bad. If they get too close to Xu Shao'an, it will inevitably cause Zhang Yongde's dissatisfaction. At that time, it will be inconvenient for Zhang Fuma to attack Xu Shaoan, who is also a relative of the emperor, and he is likely to spread fire on them.

Second, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world has always been divided by feudal towns, and warriors are the best. The commander of the army overthrew the old master, and the incident of wearing a dragon robe by himself has happened repeatedly. Who dares to guarantee that in the future, Boss Zhao or Zhang Juma will not sit on the dragon chair where today's officials sit -- although today's officials are eloquent, their health is not good. And his son Zongxun is only six years old now, once his son dies today, it will definitely be a situation where the master and the young country are suspicious, and the result is difficult to predict. Therefore, for the sake of today's plan, it is better to protect oneself and not get too close to upstarts like Xu Shaoan. ,

However, it turns out that these courtiers, who think they know the so-called "inside story" well and act cautiously, think a little too much. Regarding Chai Rong's will, Zhao Kuangyin didn't take it to heart at all. On the one hand, he, Boss Zhao, is still the commander of the Shenji Army, and Xu Shaoan is still his subordinate, and it is up to him Boss Zhao to decide the major affairs in the end. On the other hand, because Xu Shaoan has always behaved very humbly and respectful of the other party when he interacted with Zhao Kuangyin before, he has always remembered that he had said good things about the "southward visit delegation" and recommended Xu Shaoan to serve as the direct commander of the divine machine, and he looked grateful to Zhao Kuangyin. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin has long regarded Xu Shaoan as his friend, brother, and right-hand man, or he has regarded him as his own.

In addition, Zhao Kuangyin at this time had not yet had the idea of making trouble and replacing Chai Rong, so when he learned that Chai Rong had removed Liu Guangyi's position in the Shenji Army and was replaced by Xu Shaoan, he did not have any dissatisfaction and suspicion. In Zhao Kuangyin's opinion, Chai Rong, whose relationship with Xu Shao'an, is absolutely very clear. If this Son of Heaven wanted to take away his military power, he would never remove his brother-in-law Liu Guangyi's position in the Shenji Army on the front foot, and hand over this position to Xu Shao'an, who was close to him, to replace him - even if he was now a relative of the emperor. After all, in this troubled era, the imperial relatives are far less attractive than the generals with heavy troops or the feudal officials, not to mention that Xu Shao'an, the imperial relatives, is only Lin Xiaoyu's sworn brother.

So, just when those courtiers who knew the so-called "inside story" looked forward and hesitated, on the second day after the promulgation of Chai Rong's holy decree, Zhao Kuangyin had already sent his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi to Xu Shao'an's mansion with a generous gift to congratulate him on his double happiness. Zhao Kuangyin's move naturally represented his attitude towards the relevant will, and his attitude immediately dispelled the concerns of some hesitant courtiers, so that they also began to act.

The reason why only some people took action was because the rest of the people cared more about the attitude of Zhang Yongde, and did not want to offend the other party for this matter, and still adhered to the principle of protecting themselves and not associating with Xu Shaoan.

Although it was only some of the courtiers who had not moved before joining the martyrs who came to visit, it still made Xu Shao'an, who was already a little impatient by the guests who kept coming to the door, even more difficult to handle. Fortunately, God took pity on our Xu Baye, just when he was dizzy and about to have a nervous breakdown by this kind of ushering and sending, on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar of the fifth year of Xiande, Chai Rong issued another will to relieve him of the siege - Chai Rong, who had already put the Northern Expedition Youyun on the agenda, decided to expand the "Shenji Army" in order to increase the strength of the Zhou army in order to gain a greater advantage in the war. On the one hand, it doubled its number from 2,500 to 5,000. On the other hand, the "Shenji Army" was divided into two armies, the left and the right, with Zhao Kuangyin and Xu Shaoan serving as the commanders of the two armies respectively.

Although in Xu Shao'an's view, Chai Rong's move was somewhat rushed -- although the flintlock pistols and front-loading smoothbore guns used by the "Shenji Army" were only primitive firearms, the training process of the soldiers was far more complicated than that of ordinary soldiers in this era, and it was by no means something that could be completed in three days or two days. If the newly recruited soldiers before the Northern Expedition are unable to complete the necessary training and form a comprehensive combat effectiveness, then it is better not to expand the army -- the mixing of new and old soldiers will inevitably affect the performance of the veterans and thus affect the combat effectiveness of the entire "Divine Machine."

However, on the one hand, out of confidence in his ability to lead troops and train, and on the other hand, out of the need to avoid those tireless things to usher in, Xu Shaoan did not delay for a moment after receiving the will, and when the matter of receiving visitors was all thrown to Lu Yue, he lived in the barracks of the "Shenji Army" in the name of not being able to live up to the trust and trust of the official family, and started the selection and training of new supplementary soldiers.

In order to successfully complete the training of the new recruits, and to achieve the results of the battle of the clouds that will break out in the near future, Xu Shaoan began to apply some of the training methods of the "Flying Dragon Army" to the recruits of the "Divine Machine Army", including the veterans. Of course, in consideration of the differences in equipment between the two armies and the need for secrecy, Xu Shaoan made necessary changes to the contents of these training methods so that they were not only suitable for the actual situation of the "Divine Machine Army," but also would not reveal the true strength and common tactics of the "Flying Dragon Army."

Because the training intensity of the "Flying Dragon Army," especially in terms of physical fitness and weapon use skills, exceeded that of the original "Divine Machine" by a lot, in the early stage of the change in training methods, all the soldiers of the "Divine Machine" Army, especially those who had just been selected from other units, were trained unspeakably. If it weren't for Xu Shao'an's extremely famous and prestige in the "Divine Machine Army", and at the same time he was a favorite and celebrity of today's son, I am afraid that those soldiers who were trained by him to vomit blood would have made trouble and even mutinied.

However, there must be "gains" in all things. Several months of high-intensity training not only made those recruits reborn and became qualified soldiers of the "Divine Machine Army". Moreover, the mental outlook and combat capability of the entire "Shenji Army" have been greatly enhanced, which has greatly benefited them in the Northern Expedition that was carried out soon after. Of course, these are all later words, and the soldiers of the "Divine Machine Army" at this time will not be able to understand it. When they were trained to death every day, they all called General Xu Shao'an and Xu Da Da who caused all these "evil consequences" "Xu Da Devil" behind their backs, just like the soldiers of the original "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" and the current "Flying Dragon Army" called Qian Yuanshan, Zeng Zhilin and other military brothers behind their backs.