In the early winter, outside the Jianmen Pass, on the post road, thousands of mountains and ravines, cypress trees towering to the sky, the river is surging, there is a unique scene.

A train of vehicles moved forward, and the Sichuan system made Cui and mixed it in, urging the horse to move slowly, and his brows seemed to be furrowed.

"Xianggong, the emperor reuses you, why don't you look so happy?"

Cui Er, a family member who accompanied him, looked at the vehicle escorted by the sergeant behind him, and relieved Cui You's boredom.

"The old man is over the age of six, and the gains and losses have long been put aside. It's not easy to return to your roots! ”

Cui He stroked his white beard, looking at the warm sun hanging high in the sky, the light was dim, and it was difficult to be angry, so he subconsciously wrapped his clothes tightly.

"Xianggong, you have strong bones, and villains can't compare. You can live a long life, and the villain still wants to follow you to enjoy happiness! ”

Cui Er complimented his old master.

Since the death of his wife when he was young, Cui He is not close to women, but also pays attention to health, and his health has always been very good, no worse than young people.

"A long life?"

Cui He laughed, with a helpless expression.

"To tell you the truth, if the emperor hadn't pressed me with three times the tax imposed on the Guangzhou government, I wouldn't have come."

Thinking of the emperor's ruthless tricks, Cui He couldn't help but laugh.

actually blackmailed him with the livelihood of the people, this official family is really boring.

"Xianggong, the emperor is reusing you. Didn't you see that Zheng Zheng? Before the ass was hot, he was recalled to Lin'an City. From the villain's point of view, in a few days, the prime minister will be crowned a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister. The villain congratulated him. ”

Cui Er's face was flushed, and he was still smiling.

"Worship the prime minister?"

Cui He smiled slightly and shook his head slightly.

The marquis worships the prime minister, fame and wealth, but it is nothing outside the body. Talking about martial arts, promoting new policies, and training new troops, he is a little looking forward to what the new emperor will do.

"Xianggong, such trivial things as money and food, the villain is fine, why do you want to go in person? It's not easy to walk on the mountain road in this winter. ”

"In a few days, the emperor will come to Shukou to inspect in person. I'm not at ease, so I'll go myself. ”

Zhao Hong attaches so much importance to the defense of Shukou, and he, the envoy of Sichuan, does not dare to take it lightly.

"Xianggong, it's a martial arts hall again, and it's a new army, it seems that the emperor is going to raise swords!"

Cui Er's eyes were full of envy.

"Whether it is a blessing or a curse to use sword soldiers in vain is not yet known!"

Cui He sighed faintly.

"Xianggong, look, the Lizhou camp has arrived!"

Cui Er pointed to the bank of the Jialing River in front of him and shouted loudly.

Cui He looked forward, and sure enough, a large camp was in sight, and the towering arrow tower was impressive.

"Xianggong, there seems to be someone!"

As Cui Er spoke, at the fork in the road ahead, a large group of people came over with a hug. The first few officials bowed their heads, smiled with a smile on their faces, and bowed.

"Lizhou West Road appeases Guo Zhengsun and meets the envoy of the system!"

"Lizhou East Road appeases Chen Li, meet the envoy of the system!"

"Uncle Gao Tai, the governor of Lizhou, meet the envoy of the system!"

Several officials saluted together, and Cui and Xia Ma bowed their hands in return.

"Good work, ladies and gentlemen."

"Cui Xianggong, the Lizhou Government Office has prepared wine and food, please Cui Xianggong move to the Lizhou State Office."

Uncle Gao Tai, the governor of Lizhou, came up and said respectfully.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the old man wants to send money and food to the camp in Lizhou, do you want to go together?"

Cui rubbed his beard and laughed.

When he arrived at the gate of the barracks, Cui He couldn't help but be stunned.

After a few months, the scale of the Lizhou camp has expanded several times, and the fences and arrow towers have been repaired and renovated, and they are in good order.

The people were about to beat their horses and enter the barracks, but they were stopped by the sergeant who was on guard at the camp gate.

"Anyone who enters the camp must dismount!"

"Bold! This is the system to make the minister, and he will not retreat! ”

Uncle Gao Tai stepped forward and shouted at the sergeant.

These lowly martial arts pawns kick their noses in the face, which is too presumptuous.

"Military orders are like mountains, even if the emperor arrives, the villain must not disobey, otherwise it will be a crime of killing the head!"

The sergeant's face was solemn and uncompromising.

"Cheap billet, I don't know how to be noble and lowly, get out of here!"

Chen Li stepped forward and scolded angrily.

The king of the Great Song Dynasty ruled the world with the scholars, and even the generals had to bend down and kneel when they saw the civil officials, and a small soldier dared to be so presumptuous.

"Stand down! Otherwise, there are no eyes for knives and guns! ”

The vigilant sergeant took a step back, his spear raised.

The sergeants on guard at the gate came up one after another, and they stood in a row, raised their guns together, and aimed them at Guo Zhengsun and others.

Uncle Gao Tai and the others were shocked, they all took a few steps back, and the guards who followed stepped forward, drew their swords one after another, and confronted the sergeants.

"Stop!"

Cui He dismounted and stepped forward.

"Sergeant, this official is Cui He, the envoy of the Sichuan system, and he has come to Lizhou on business, please go in and report it."

Cui and his face were pleasant, and the sergeants dispersed, and some sergeants immediately went in to report.

"How can it be!"

Uncle Gao Tai's face was pale, and he hated it.

"These lowly puppets! Do you really think it's the fine willow camp of the Han Emperor? ”

Guo Zhengsun also whispered, his face displeased.

"This is the Hosoyanagi Camp of today. What do you think Your Majesty is for founding the Jinling Lecture Hall and training the new army, and for today's scene. According to the old man, this is only the first step. The Son of Heaven has a great plan, and I am afraid it is still to come. ”

Cui He looked at the dense soldiers who were training on the teaching field, and his eyes were gloomy.

Everyone looked through the camp gate and fence, and on the school field, a team of recruits were shouting trumpets in the cold wind, holding spears, stabbing and receiving, the lineup was neat, and the knives and axes were sharpened.

Everyone was stunned for a while, and they all stared wide-eyed.

"These guys, they look a little bit like that."

Guo Zhengsun's eyes were full of surprise.

"The last general, Cao Youwan, has seen the envoy of the system! I've seen all of you! ”

Cao Youwan came out of the camp, respectfully, and invited Cui and others into the camp.

"General Cao, it's so difficult to enter your Lizhou battalion!"

Guo Zhengsun didn't know if it was true or not, so he said coldly.

"General Cao, the envoy has to dismount and report, you are so powerful! Is it true that when the Son of Heaven arrives here, he will also dismount and report? ”

Since Cao Youwen took over the position of the commander of the West Road of Lizhou, the military power has been controlled by Cao Youwen, and he has become a real civil official.

When he goes back in a few days, he wants to take a look, how Cao Youwen reorganizes the border army?

"General Cao, this official is very confused, who is in charge of the Lizhou battalion? Who is the commander of the Lizhou border army? ”

Uncle Gao Tai, the governor of Lizhou, was also sneering and did not give Cao You any face.

Drinking cold wind and stupidity, since he was in an important position, it has been a long time since he has encountered such an encounter.

"The system is set up to make the minister, everyone, the end general is really not intentional."

Jinling Lecture Martial Arts has been tempered, and Cao Youwan's temperament and cultivation have benefited a lot.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Son of Heaven set up a martial arts hall and formulated all the rules and regulations in the army. In the lecture hall, even if the Son of Heaven enters, he must dismount and report. All the rules of the Lizhou camp are from the Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall, not from the last general's private instructions. ”

Cao Youwan invited everyone into the camp and talked as he walked.

"At the end of the day, when the newcomer arrived, he directly urged the horse into the camp, and the sergeant guarding the door asked each other hastily, but no one stopped him. In case this is an enemy attack, wouldn't the Lizhou battalion be self-defeating? The Son of Heaven asked me to wait for the training of the troops, and I was prepared, if I couldn't train tens of thousands of elite soldiers next year, how would I explain to the Son of Heaven? ”

Cao Youwan talked eloquently, and Guo Zhengsun and the others felt a little more comfortable.

Looking at these new troops trained on the teaching field, all of them are fierce and brave, and they have the appearance of a strong army.

"Cui Xianggong, I heard that the new army trained in the first three months was two times of money, three months later it was four times, after one year it was five times, and after participating in actual combat, it was six times. But so? ”

Guo Zhengsun looked at the recruits who were practicing in the teaching field and shook his head secretly.

What's the use of going around like this, not moving for a long time?

"That's true. His Majesty's increase in the salaries of soldiers is also to motivate the morale of the army. Otherwise, there would not be so many good families coming to join the army. ”

Choi rubbed his beard and smiled.

He is already in his old age, and his personal gains and losses are very light. He is 100% supportive of the imperial court's training of the new army.

These guys have only been training for a few months, and they already have a good look, proving that the emperor's method of training is right. And with these firearms, at least it can be advantageous to be invincible.

"Did Your Majesty say how many soldiers the Lizhou battalion should train?"

Guo Zhengsun asked curiously.

"General Cao, how many recruits do you have in the battalion now?"

Chen Li, who had not spoken all this time, couldn't help but ask.

The Lizhou battalion originally had 5,000 soldiers, and looking at the camp full, there were at least tens of thousands.

"In addition to the newly recruited soldiers, plus the original soldiers in the battalion, there are now more than 30,000."

Cao Youwan said respectfully, changing his smiling face.

"Cui Xianggong, wait a minute, you can check carefully, there is no false report or empty salary. A gendarmerie has been set up in the army, and it is only reported to Cao Youwen and Cao Dutong. Even if it is a false report of the number of soldiers, it is difficult for military law to find out. ”

Cui He is here to deliver money and food, and at this time, he still has to pay for his smiling face.

"Cui Xianggong, did Your Majesty say when you will come to Sichuan in person?"

Uncle Gao Tai couldn't help but ask.

The Great Song Dynasty came to Shukou, how could it not be exciting?

"Your Majesty has said that he will leave in early spring. From Lin'an to Shukou, it will probably go to Sichuan in March next year. ”

Cui He hadn't spoken yet, and Cao Youwan had already replied for him.

The civil servants looked at each other and shook their heads secretly.

The whereabouts of the emperor are unknown to even these civil officials, but these martial artists are clear. It seems that the relationship between the emperor and these martial artists is particularly close.

Isn't this a violation of ancestral family law?

"General Cao, gather all the troops. The old man wants to take a look at the military might of my Great Song Border Army. ”

Cui He looked at the hot training scene in the cold wind and said with a smile.

"Yes, Choi Sang-gong."

Cao Youwan bowed his hand, and then passed the military order to the officer next to him.

"Drum gathering, three armies assemble!"

The earth-shattering drums sounded, and the sergeants from all directions on the teaching field rushed to the high platform, busy but not chaotic, and orderly.

With the command and dispatch of the officers, all branches of the army were in place, one by one with rectangular knives and axes, cavalry, pikemen, sword and shield men, grenadiers, artillerymen, baggage soldiers, engineers, and so on.

The recruits were weathered, tough and dark, and the formation was solemn and murderous. Standing in front of the battle array, whether it was Cui He or Guo Zhengsun and others, they all changed color.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been such strong troops, and I am afraid that there are only the forbidden army in front of the palace when Taizu founded the country, and Yue Wumu's "Yue Family Army".

"General Cao, let's start."

Cui nodded with him, Cao Youwan passed the military order, and the sergeant's drill began immediately.

"Pikemen, out of line!"

"Grenadier, get out of line!"

"Sword and shield hand, get out of line!"

"Gunner, out of line!"

Watching the drills of the soldiers, Cui and his beard were pleased.

Those who are strong win the world. With these elite soldiers, Shukou has no worries.

"General Cao, after reviewing the new army, the old man will return to Chengdu Mansion. When His Majesty comes, the old man will have to meet him in Chengdu. The Lizhou battalion will be handed over to the general. ”

Cao Youwan, a military general, handled the training in an orderly manner. It seems that this trip he personally came to check the training of the troops, which is really redundant.