At this time, Yan Song did not die, and the power of the Yan Party did not completely collapse, so this army still cannot be made public. At the same time, new problems appeared, Yan Song's decline became inevitable, and a new power struggle began. This time it was a struggle between the old party represented by Xu Jie and the new party led by Gao Gong. These two men were originally comrades-in-arms who worked closely together, but now they have become mortal enemies. Xu Jie knows a lot of things about Gao Gong, and the relative Gao Gong also knows a lot of things about Xu Jie and others. One of the easiest and most likely to have an accident is this army, and the best use of this army is also the problem of this army. Therefore, Xu Jie was determined to deal with this army, but was resolutely opposed by Zhang Juzheng. Xu Jie is not only Zhang Juzheng's teacher, but also Zhang Juzheng's benefactor and backer, but Zhang Juzheng confronts his teacher with his future for the sake of this army, and Zhang Juzheng attaches great importance to this army. Later, Xu Jie still gave in, because he didn't want to lose his best successor Zhang Juzheng because of this matter. The army was able to survive, but lost the opportunity to become a regular army. Everyone in the army did not feel aggrieved, but was very grateful to Zhang Juzheng. Since then, this army has actually become Zhang Juzheng's personal army, and Zhang Juzheng's words are orders for them.

Han Zhiyuan was originally a descendant of a military household, and his ancestors were members of the imperial army. According to the rules of the time, military households did not need to pay rent or serve labor, and only needed to photograph a male member of the family serving in the army. The main income of military households is not from men who are soldiers, but from women who work at home. They don't have to pay taxes for farming, growing vegetables, doing crafts or doing small business, they only need to show the proof of military households. However, the life of these military households is not easy, mainly because the military households are too poor. But no matter how poor they are, they are a little better than ordinary people, because they are half of the imperial court. There is also a crisis for military households, that is, they are worried about the problem of breaking the generation. The most important thing about being a military household is that there is a man who is a soldier in the unit. If the man in the family dies and there is no suitable man in the family to replace him, he will be closed or evicted. At that time, not only will they no longer have the men in charge of the house, but they will no longer even have the qualifications for tax exemption. Once they are driven away, their families will have no way to live, and they will not even be qualified to hire the landlord's family. Han Zhiyuan was born in such a military household that was cancelled, because his father and brother both died in a battle, and the imperial court not only did not compensate them, but also canceled them because there were no adult men in the family. The days after leaving the army were the saddest days for their family. Han Zhiyuan's grandmother starved herself to death, and Han Zhiyuan's younger siblings were sold or given away. Han Zhiyuan's thirteen-year-old sister also got married, just to get a bride price of less than five taels of silver. In other words, Han Zhiyuan's sister is worth five taels of silver, and everyone sold Han Zhiyuan's sister for these five taels of silver. In the end, he couldn't survive, Han Zhiyuan's mother sold herself to someone else as a little wife, and the money in exchange for Han Zhiyuan and the two brothers found a way out. Han Zhiyuan herded cattle for a landlord's family, and Han Zhiyuan's brother worked as an apprentice for a craftsman. At that time, Han Zhiyuan was seven years old, and Han Zhiyuan's third brother was only eight years old. Since then, Han Zhiyuan's family has divided their own things, and there will never be a day of reunion.

Han Zhiyuan worked as a cattle herder in the landlord's house for five or six years, and suffered a lot and suffered a lot. Some children who have families, jobs and parents love them also bullied Han Zhiyuan, who had nothing, and Han Zhiyuan had to endure it and didn't dare to fight back. Until one day he heard that there was a place where soldiers were recruiting, although it was not an official type of troops, but it was in charge of food and housing. Han Zhiyuan went once and found that if the other party recruited qualified boys between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five, it was best to have qualified boys who had experience in the army. Han Zhiyuan not only has good physical fitness, but also grew up in the army, he knows a little military knowledge, at least he can understand the army's orders. The only thing that is not qualified is that he is not fifteen years old and does not have a guarantor. Proof is required to do anything at that time, and a guarantor is required to guarantee without proof. Han Zhiyuan didn't have any relevant certificates, and there was no guarantor willing to vouch for him, plus he was not old enough, so it was impossible to be a soldier.

Just when Han Zhiyuan thought that he couldn't become a soldier, a passer-by saw Han Zhiyuan's helplessness. This person took the initiative to come up to say hello, Han Zhiyuan was still a child, and he could be inquired about by this person in three clicks or two clicks. This person gave Han Zhiyuan ideas, first, Han Zhiyuan is a little tall and can lie about his age. In this way, Han Zhiyuan can be qualified to be a soldier. Second, Han Zhiyuan knows a little military knowledge and can directly tell the recruiter. The recruiters also knew that it was impossible for military households to come here to serve as soldiers, and those who served as soldiers were military households that had been cancelled even if they were from military households. It is impossible for the military households that have been cancelled to have a certificate, and without a certificate, they will not know Han Zhiyuan's true age, and Han Zhiyuan will not have to worry about others knowing his actual situation. Third, although the guarantor is a bit difficult, this person can help Han Zhiyuan. At the instigation of this person, Han Zhiyuan really went to sign up.

Han Zhiyuan falsely reported his age, not only passed the visual inspection and the first test, but everyone was optimistic about this young man. Han Zhiyuan didn't tell his true age until he saw the recruiting officer. The commander asked him why he told the truth, and Han Zhiyuan replied that his father had taught him that as a soldier, he had to obey his superiors, and even more so to confess to his superiors. Han Zhiyuan didn't want to deceive everyone, let alone hide anything from the chief, so he told the truth. The commander did not blame Han Zhiyuan, and promised to accept Han Zhiyuan, a young soldier.

Han Zhiyuan went back to pack up his things, and at the same time beat up the people who had bullied him one by one. When he came to the army, he learned that the "benefactor" who reminded him was his captain. The captain told Han Zhiyuan that if Han Zhiyuan lied and entered the army, the captain would definitely "teach" him well. But now it seems that Han Zhiyuan not only passed, but also achieved a full score. Han Zhiyuan's turning around and beating those people was the most satisfying thing for the captain, and the captain felt that this was the essence of what a soldier should have. A man who doesn't dare to fight back is not a soldier, and a man who is bullied and silent is not a man. Han Zhiyuan stayed in the army from then on, gradually growing from a small soldier to an officer, and finally became the supreme commander of this army.

When this army was first established, it was said that the funds would be provided by the Qinglius. But then things went a little out of the way, and funding became a big problem. Xu Jie was not originally in the camp of Emperor Longqing, and Emperor Longqing was just a King Yu who was not valued by Emperor Jiajing. Xu Jie is just Yuwang's nominal teacher, but in fact, he has hardly given Yuwang a lecture or lecture. Xu Jie's most important position is a cabinet member, and he has to deal with military affairs. If it weren't for Xu Jie's disciple Zhang Juzheng becoming King Yu's attendant, if it weren't for Zhang Juzheng's strong recommendation of King Yu, Xu Jie might not have had any contact with King Yu. It was because of contact with Yuwang that Xu Jie discovered that Yuwang was actually a very controllable person. For the sake of his own future, in order to control the king in the future and become a generation of powerful ministers, Xu Jie finally agreed to join forces with King Yu to deal with Yan Song. At that time, there were only five or six cronies around King Yu, and the highest ranking was Xu Jie, who was a cabinet member and in charge of the Ministry of Rites at that time. Next is Yuwang's real teacher Gao Gong, at that time Gao Gong was the Guozi Jian Wine, which was related to the highest school in the country at that time, and the Guozi Jian Wine was equivalent to the principal of the country's highest school. Guozijian is subordinate to the Ministry of Rites, so Xu Jie is the boss of Gao Gong's boss, and he has always pressed Gao Gong's head. Next was Yin Shizhan, who occasionally gave lectures, and his position at that time was a member of the Ministry of Engineering, responsible for the management and storage of engineering drawings. Then there are Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun, who only have the status of attendants. The reason why King Yu is not favored by the outside world is because Emperor Jiajing does not like this sick son, second, because Yan Song and his party are optimistic about King Yu's younger brother King Jing, and third, because the people around King Yu are Qingliu who does not have much real power. Xu Jie is the representative of Qingliu, and Gao Gong, Yin Shizhan, Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun are either the heads of the yamen without oil and water or have a meal in Yuwang's Mansion. So no one is optimistic about Yuwang, and the people around Yuwang.

Xu Jie, who proposed to form Qingliu's own army, suggested secretly recruiting the descendants of the original military households into the high arch of this army, but later the person in charge of this matter became Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng didn't dare or was embarrassed to ask his teacher Xu Jie for money, because he had always been filial to his teacher since he became a disciple of Xu Jie, and he had never seen Teacher Xu Jie's spend a penny for him. Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to ask Gao Gong for money, because Gao Gong was not only Zhang Juzheng's boss, but also because of Gao Gong himself. Gao Gong is not only a child of a poor family whose conditions are not very good, but also because Gao Gong is a mountain and a westerner. Everyone knows that Shanxi people not only make money, but also live a very good life. If you want to get sponsorship from Gao Gong, it is even more difficult than forming this army, so Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to open this mouth. Zhang Juzheng's family had a little money, so Zhang Juzheng gritted his teeth and secretly sold his land to persevere. This is also the reason why Zhang Juzheng resolutely refused to agree to disband this army, he could not waste so many years of hard work and money in vain.