In the early days of the Southern Song Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. Golden soldiers, thieves, bandits, mountain kings, barbarians, you name it. Troops need to be sent to suppress it in various places, and it is impossible to report everything to the imperial court. Therefore, the control of the army is not as strict as that of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the country is almost finished, who will follow the previous rules.

Even if Zhao Gou has ascended the throne and officially inherited the national title, this situation has not changed. So in this situation, Zhao conceived the method of setting up shadow guards to monitor civilian officials, military generals, ordinary soldiers, and ordinary people. The shadow guard passed on a steady stream of news to Zhao Gou, thus ensuring the Song Dynasty's control of the world and giving Zhao Gou a certain sense of security.

As long as someone wanted to rebel, the shadow guard could report it to Zhao Gou as soon as possible, so at that time, the rebellion in various parts of the Southern Song Dynasty was quelled very quickly, and the rear gradually stabilized.

Wang Gui is not only the top brown shadow guard in the shadow guard, but also the leader of the current shadow guard Li Hui. How could he not know the role of the shadow guard's existence, how could he not know the meaning of his existence. Watching over the officials and preventing rebellion is the fate of the shadow guards.

Once he really couldn't stand the hard work of this kind of spy, he was obviously a good brother back to back on the battlefield, but when he got off the battlefield, he had to do things like stealing chickens and dogs. Besides, the main general is still Yue Fei, Wang Gui really feels that his conscience is aching. If Yue Fei has selfish intentions, if Yue Fei treats him badly, if Yue Fei is not so loyal and patriotic, Wang Gui's heart will feel better, but the bad thing is that Yue Fei is really dedicated to the country.

That time, he violated the regulations of the shadow guard, found Li Hui privately, and wanted to ask him to change the task, it is good to spy on anyone, just don't spy on Yue Fei.

But who would have thought that Li Hui would say to him: "Now that you are Yue Fei's commander of the Chinese army, who can compare to you in terms of trust, and in terms of ability, you are also among the best in the shadow guard." If you were removed, who else would be able to take over your shift, and who would be able to get to where you are today. ”

Wang Gui knew that except for himself, it was impossible for other shadow guards to take his place, especially the position of the commander of the Yue family's army, which had to be accumulated little by little on the battlefield, so that he could really hand over his back to others. But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable Wang Gui became, because he felt sorry for Yue Fei's trust.

"But at the beginning, I only temporarily took over the task of monitoring Yue Fei, and you said that he would definitely be replaced after three years. But three years later, three years later, boss, ten years. I'm also a human being, I'm not a brute. What Yue Fei did to me, and how I treated him, do you know? ”

"Now that you want to be a man, why did you join the Shadow Guard in the first place? I didn't tell you that the shadow guard industry is a shady thing. Besides, we want to do pickled things! The order was given from above, what can we do, one day is a shadow guard, a lifetime is a shadow guard, don't forget that your parents are still healthy. ”

The welfare of the brown shadow guard was very good, very good, and the Song Dynasty even spent a lot of effort to find Wang Gui's parents who were lost in the war, and took them to Jiankang and good life to settle them. Of course, if you don't rebel against the Shadow Guard, it's a placement; If you rebel against the Shadow Guard, you're a hostage.

Ever since you joined the Shadow Guard, your fate has been sealed. One day is a shadow guard, and a lifetime is a shadow guard, which is never an empty word. At that moment, Wang Gui was really dead-hearted, and since then he has been quietly in charge of his Chinese army by Yue Fei's side, waiting for the day when he is activated, the day when he murders Yue Fei, and the day when he is in a mess.

Liu Chan's words tonight finally made Wang Gui open his heart knot. For him, as long as the ultimate goal was not to murder Yue Fei, he didn't care about the rest of the things at all. His eyes were red, and he knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Chan: "Thank you Your Majesty for Yue Fei, thank Your Majesty." ”

"Alright, alright. You just stay by Yue Fei's side as a shadow, as long as Yue Fei doesn't rebel, you don't have to tell me everything. The shadow guard also has to change, don't keep thinking about spying on the hundred officials, but also think about why you were sent to the important ministers of the court, isn't it just to have an extra layer of protection. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I dare to guarantee that General Yue is loyal and patriotic, and will never betray Your Majesty."

"Good, good."

Although Liu Chan should be harmonious in his mouth, he has different thoughts in his heart. If you don't rebel now, it doesn't mean that you won't rebel in the future, Dong Zhuo was still a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, Liu Chan is not very tolerant of the existence of the Yue family's army, and an army named after his own surname must definitely be adapted. As long as Yue Fei can still maintain his current loyalty when the adaptation is made, then Liu Chan will truly believe in Yue Fei.

It's not that it's intolerable, it's just that it can't be passed on like this. Otherwise, after Yue Fei died, he would hand over the Yue family army to his son Yue Yun, and after Yue Yun died, he would hand it over to his son, his children and grandchildren, then whether this Yue family army was his Yue family's or the country's.

"I plan to reorganize the Xiliang Army, what do you think of handing it over to Zhang Xiantong." What Liu Chan said outside the city today was angry and helpless. Han Shizhong is already the commander of the 100,000 army, and if he gives him another 20,000, the power is monstrous, so who is in charge in the north.

"Zhang Xian is strict in governing the army, and the military discipline of the Xiliang Army is too poor, if Zhang Xian can implement the rules of the Yuejia Army, he will definitely be able to rectify the Xiliang Army. However, General Yue often led his troops to fight in all directions, and the rest of the Yue family army had to rely on Zhang Xian for command, and he couldn't leave at all. Seeing that Liu Chan explained his attitude towards Yue Fei, Wang Gui no longer reserved it and told all the situation.

"In this case, who else in the Yue family's army can command the army of the Xiliang Army?" Liu Chan asked.

"Well, now there are three people in the Yue family's army who can lead an army alone, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and Yue Yun. But none of the three of them can leave now, Yue Fei and Zhang Xian are the commanders of the Yue family army, and they can't do without the Yue family army. As for Yue Yun, without this kid, the heavily armored and back-backed army formed would have to lose half of its combat effectiveness. Although Wang Gui often teased Yue Yun, he knew his ability. The reason why Yue Fei kept suppressing Yue Yun was to sharpen his temperament, which was the same reason as Zong Ze honing Yue Fei at the beginning.

"That's right, hey." Liu Chan sighed, he couldn't find a suitable person.

"Your Majesty wants to abolish Hu Kang's commander and replace him with another person?" Wang Gui asked cautiously.

"Yes, the military discipline of the Xiliang Army is too poor, and someone needs to press it." Liu Chan's eyes lit up and looked at Wang Gui: "Why don't you give it a try?" ”

"Ah, Your Majesty, the minister can't do it, the minister has never commanded an army."

"Hey, don't you often follow Yue Fei's side, you must have learned two hands, why don't you give it a try." Liu Chan said with a smile.

It was only then that Wang Gui really believed what Liu Chan said to him, his existence was really to protect Yue Fei. Because Liu Chan wanted to transfer him away from Yue Fei, it showed Liu Chan's trust in Yue Fei. But he still wanted to be the commander of Yue Fei's personal guards, rather than leading the army alone.

"Your Majesty, the minister really can't command a large army. Your Majesty might as well let Zhang Xian give it a try! "Dead friends don't die poor, Wang Gui knows this very well, and said with a smile.

"Didn't you say that the Yue family army couldn't leave Zhang Xian?"

"As long as General Yue doesn't attack in person, there will be no problem." Wang Gui said, to be honest, in fact, Wang Gui also complained in his heart why Yue Fei, as the commander of a large army, was still so capable of fighting, it was simply unreasonably strong.

"Okay, okay, I'll talk about it after reviewing the army tomorrow, and if it's okay, you can go down first."

"The minister retired."

Wang Gui covered his face with a black cloth again and quietly left. After a while, Zhao Hao pushed the door and entered, and saw Liu Chan lying on the chair with a tired face.

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Zhao Hao asked curiously.

Liu Chan has a lot of things on his mind, after all, strictly speaking, it is the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and many things are a little chaotic, and the army and the court all need Liu Chan to analyze them one by one. When Shu Kingdom, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had already set the tone together, and Liu Chan only needed Xiao Guicao immediately. But now, he has to worry about everything.

Liu Chan looked at Zhao Hao, and had a playful thought in his heart: "You have been in the palace for so many years, and you are still so curious." Then Liu Chan learned Zhao Gou's expression again, his eyes narrowed, and he said with a sneer: "Be careful and be too curious, and lose your head." ”

"Your Majesty forgives the sin, and the minister will never dare again." Zhao Haona saw this kind of scene, and immediately apologized.

Who knew that Liu Chan laughed: "I'm joking with you, don't mind." ”

How could Zhao Hao not mind, and he made up his mind in his heart that he would never ask about something like today in the future. Liu Chanle sighed, and his heart relaxed a lot.

Day 2

"Chen Yue Fei participates in Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live."

"There is no need to be polite, now that the Northern Expedition is imminent, you can act with military etiquette in the future. In the future, there will be no emperor in the army, only marshals, and I will be the generalissimo of the world. ”

"Obey."

In the early Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou was also the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, so Yue Fei had long been accustomed to this, and he was not surprised.

"Where's Liangchen? Why didn't I see him here today? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, yesterday after General Han told the minister Jin Guo to kidnap the horse and the back of the Wei army, we didn't sleep all night, and finally developed a new type of heavy axe, which will definitely be able to give the Jin army a hard blow this time. General Han went to discuss with the master craftsmen in the army today how to build this weapon as quickly as possible. ”

"Oh, great, you guys worked hard."

"It's all for the country and for Your Majesty."

"Hahaha, Aiqing's words, although I am satisfied with what I heard, but if I find that your soldiers are unqualified, I will not let it go."

"Your Majesty, please, the minister believes that the minister's army is elite."

Looking at the cavalry whistling by, Liu Chan looked shocked, and Yue Fei on the side explained: "This is a model of the Jin State's abducted horse, with high mobility and very fast speed, and can complete the penetration of the enemy army in a very short time. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, but why don't some soldiers have armor?"

Yue Fei was embarrassed: "The armor issued by the generals is used to equip the back army, so the cavalry of the Yue family army is a little insufficient." "No way, the Song Dynasty issued it according to the weight of steel. Each army has so much steel, and if you want heavy armor, you can only give up a lot of light armor, so many soldiers in the Yue family's army do not have their own armor.