Spring, summer, autumn – winter

Three caves, a snow fell at night, and now it has stopped, and the sun has come out

Outside the city, in the combined military camps connected by the towns and guards, there were already horns and horns, and the soldiers were lined up neatly, and they had already begun to drill, and from time to time the sound of orders was conveyed, shaking the sky

The patrolmen of the Governor's Mansion are patrolling, and now they are in charge of supervising the armies, although only externally

Since the defeat of the Anchang army, after Fang Xin really gained prestige in the army, he ignored some taboos, began to release a large amount of grain to provide enough nutrition for the soldiers, and personally presided over the large-scale military training, which was extremely strict.

It can be said that the previous training conditions were not mature, and Fang Xin's own prestige was insufficient, not to mention that he could not be trained, even if he was trained, he would also be married to others - Yuan Shikai's military training became a lesson that was difficult to control, and Fang Xin understood

The second is that the internal and external environment does not allow it, the barbarians are always looking at each other, and the imperial court also has time to pay attention to this place, so it cannot be a large-scale military training

Again, there is a lack of food

Now that these three aspects have been resolved, Fang Xin has taken advantage of the situation to carry out large-scale military training, and from the bottom of his heart, this is not only a way to increase the combat effectiveness of the troops, but also to inspect and observe the officers and men below, and to promote, reorganize, and temper the army

It can be said that the soldiers here can be called brave, but the training and military discipline are far from sufficient, Fang Xin not only promoted the people who are proficient in training and formation as instructors in the army, but even invited some soldiers from the empire to reorganize and retrain the people.

The intensity of the exercise is very high, and it is divided into three exercises: morning, afternoon and evening. Due to the drill time. Soon it was summer, and the training was extremely hard, but the average temperature here was not too high, and it was still possible to persevere.

But even so. During the exercise, because of dizziness, tiredness, and injury. There are also 100 people every day. Both soldiers and officers. How can you endure such hardship?

Face this scene. Fang Xindi's method is to come to the drill in person. Stick together in good times and bad

and dwelt in the camp all day and all night. At first, they even practiced together. What do soldiers eat. What he eats too. And the military order is like a mountain. The fugitives were immediately decapitated. It's the same no matter who it is

In the first three months. Even the officers had a place to flee. The same goes for decapitation. Those officers who can't endure hardship. There are even officers who have made meritorious contributions. All were mercilessly dismissed. The heavier ones are beheaded.

Because Fang Xin leads by example. It is difficult for complaints in the army to erupt. In the most arduous three months. It's autumn. Not only is the temperature lower. And the soldiers are used to it. Gradually. Military orders are like mountains. There is no more casual meaning. There is one more benefit. It was through this training that the troops were trained. The soldiers all know the letter. Fang Xin's control over the army has been unprecedentedly improved.

And this strong army is gradually taking shape. Naturally, the shogunate officials saw it. Everyone was secretly shocked. Unconsciously. The cohesion and operation of the shogunate were further strengthened

This training has been until now, in December of the thirteenth year of Yong'an

At this time, the training has been completed, Fang Xin is also ordering the end of the big training, from the New Year, there are still more than ten days at this time, a horse from outside the city entered, holding high a number token, straight through the checkpoint, the horse's hooves did not stop, and arrived at the barracks, learned that Fang Xin had returned to the shogunate, and rode forward until the shogunate

Even the shogunate, seeing the token he held high, let himself go, until the outer courtyard, then turned over and dismounted, shouting: "There is urgent information, quickly report to the lord." ”

The guards in the inner courtyard did not dare to slack off, and quickly reported, and after only a few minutes, they came back immediately: "Pass! ”

"Lord, the emperor has died!" When he got inside, he saw that there was no one but the guard, and the man immediately knelt down, knocked his head a few times, and said loudly.

This news is so important that even the surrounding dead guards can't help but tremble violently.

Fang Xin's color changed suddenly, and he stood up suddenly: "Is that the case?" ”

"Yes, our people in the imperial capital have found out the news, and after several temptations, it is true, and now the important people in the capital have all known about it, and the emperor has not been to the court for several days."

Fang Xin exhaled suddenly, he stood up, turned around a few times, but said gently: "You are indeed meritorious, but now that you are tired from the journey, go to the kitchen to have a good meal first, and then go to rest." ”

"Yes, thank you!" The man was indeed exhausted, and when he heard this, he reluctantly kowtowed again, and went out with one of them.

After walking a few more steps, Fang Xin's face was cloudy, he stopped, and then called: "Someone, please come over." ”

Shen Xuan, the head of the shogunate, is not only in charge of the affairs of the government, but also participates in the management of the entire system, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the prime minister in this system

When he heard the news, with Shen Xuan's calmness at this time, he couldn't help but gasp, and said, "Lord, is this news accurate?" ”

Fang Xin stared into the distance, pondered, and paused before saying, "Although the imperial capital is thousands of miles away, this matter should be true. ”

Hearing this, a spark flashed in Shen Xuan's eyes, and he laughed three times in a row, he walked in front of Fang Xin, straightened his clothes, and then knelt on the ground: "Congratulations to the lord!" ”

This sentence of congratulations was inexplicable, but Fang Xin understood it, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

What could be better proof of their loyalty? However, he shook his head, but said with fake anger: "The saint has died, and the whole world is sad, what a joy." ”

After speaking, without waiting for him to say anything, he asked again: "What should I do now?" ”

Shen Xuan didn't care, and after getting up, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Lord, no matter how the saint died, as long as he died, the result was the same, the saint is only eighteen years old this year, and it is said that although there is a prince, he is only half a year old, even if he ascends the throne, there is no power to recover." ”

"In this way, from the best side, the emperor died, the court presided over the hands of the ministers, and the local constraints were reduced by a few percent.

"From the side of the bad land, Gao Xiang is already sixty, and he can't wait any longer, for the sake of his descendants, he will also usurp the throne, and it will take at least ten years to stabilize the new dynasty to pass on to future generations - he won't understand this truth."

"Take the two, the lord, the minister thinks, it must be the young lord who ascends the throne, and then it will be a year and a half, that is, Gao Mingtong will carry out Zen and ascend the throne!"

"What a wise opinion!" Fang Xin listened to this, and was stunned for a long time before he said, "Then what should we do now?" ”

"Lord, the chaos is just around the corner, but the first one is not appropriate, the lord just needs to wait and see."

"Wait?"

"No, just take it from random, just issue an edict." Shen Xuan was already fifty years old, but at this time, he glowed with the most enthusiastic light, and his eyes were like fire: "Yes, it is the emperor's edict!" ”

Fang Xin immediately realized, he turned around, and said, "The edict of the world to raise troops? ”

"Exactly, it's just that the name of the clan has been changed, but if the clan is in chaos, isn't the world chaotic?" Shen Xuan said.

Fang Xin immediately praised, who in the world doesn't know the heart of Gao Mingtong, but he hasn't torn this face yet, now that the emperor is dead, whether he dies of illness, or is poisoned, or dies in other ways, it is the same, this completely violates the final bottom line of the royal family and many others!

Everyone knows that as soon as the emperor dies, Gao Mingtong usurped the throne in a year and a half!

At this time, if there is an edict announcing the crime of Gao Mingtong, saying that he killed the king, and saying that the prince is young, please invite the prince of the clan from all over the country to enter Beijing and ask for the thief, then the clans in the world will immediately obtain the righteous name of raising troops - as for this edict, whether it is true or not, it doesn't matter at all, no matter how fake it is, can it be compared to the crusade against Dong Zhuo back then?

Yuan Shao, who called for a crusade against Dong Zhuo, was just a Bohai Taishou, and there was no holy decree, just his own payment, and the world responded, if it was in the form of a holy decree, then what else to say?

As for the result, it doesn't matter, the clan raised troops and attacked the imperial capital, not to mention whether the attack was successful or not, just this act of attacking the imperial capital has completely collapsed the authority of the imperial court, and even if it succeeds, the clan will immediately compete for the throne, and the great war continues

It can be said that as soon as this policy came out, the national fortunes of Dachu still had fifty years to collapse immediately, and Fang Xin raised troops at that time, there would be no obstacles, and there was no need to clean the interior, and the people's hearts did not have to be reluctant.

Fang Xin glanced at him deeply and said, "This strategy is very good, you go to draw up the decree immediately, En'en, and then within half a month, it will be passed on to the world." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Shen Xuan shouted loudly, paused, and then said: "Lord, except for this matter of secrecy, everything else can be openly prepared to announce the news of the death of the Holy Lord and convene the Shogunate, which is also necessary. ”

Fang Xin nodded and said: "Well, today's topic is here, during this period of time, we would rather not do it, not make mistakes, even if the world is going to be chaotic, it will take three years, as for the future, as for the future, who would have expected to see the destiny of heaven?" ”

Hearing this, Shen Xuan didn't speak, knelt down, and kowtowed his head heavily.