When Shao Xun saw Chen Yougen again, he had already returned from the Hongnong County Office.

This county is in the northeast of Lingbao by the Yellow River, the name of the Jin Dynasty is Hongnong, the early name of the Tang Dynasty is Taolin, and later the name is changed to Lingbao, because of the "spirit rune" and got the name.

There is Xunjin in the northwest three miles of Hongnong, which is the key to the crossing of the big river.

Shao Xun wrote down the terrain, post roads, water sources, ferries, cities, and even all kinds of miscellaneous news along the way, and returned satisfied.

On the tenth day of the first month of March, the army stayed overnight on the Zhaogong Plateau in the south of Shaanxi County.

Shao Xun has a good impression of this place name.

In the Han Dynasty, the descendants of Zhaogong changed their surnames to "Shao", which is the will of God.

My family's land.

Including Shaanxi County and Hongnong are my family's land.

"General, Pei Gong promised to send someone to Yiyang, it is a person named Liu Anzhi, with five hundred horses of Shu brocade." In the big tent, Chen Yougen told everything in the past few days and told it out.

"Liu Anzhi? The Princess's niece-in-law? "Shao Xun has heard of this person, who is the commander of Wubao in Hedong, a member of the Liu family, married the niece of the princess, a slave slave, and heard that he also participated in the battle of Dangyin last year, and suffered heavy losses, and only returned less than a thousand people in the end of the 1,500 parts.

"This Liu Anzhi, I don't expect it to be a simple gift." Shao Xun continued to ponder: "I may want to see what we are capable of, and how far we have come." ”

Obviously, Liu Anzhi is here to investigate.

Five hundred horses of Shu brocade is just a "down payment". If the results of the investigation are good, there may be additional investment, and even the core members of the Pei family will go south to seek the official position of Hongnong.

Shao Xun has just received the news: Shi Yuchen's Ji County Taishou has completed the process and is about to take office, and Zhang Yan, the original Ji County Warden, was going to transfer the Hanoi Taishou, but was intervened by the Pei family, and Pei Cheng was appointed as the Hanoi Taishou.

Shao Xun doesn't know what happened in history, but as far as the current analysis is concerned, the Pei family seems to have the idea of expanding their power.

It's right to think about it, who hasn't had some ambition these days? Wang Yan is seeking Xuzhou, and maybe Qingzhou, how can the Pei family have no idea about Hongnong, who is close at hand?

There is a person named Pei Hui (yi), who was appointed as the county magistrate of Hongnong at the end of last year. Shao Xun just met him a few days ago, but he didn't know his details, he might not be a member of the core of the Pei family, but if he was able to come to Hongnong, it must be the Pei family across the river.

The troubled times have come, and it is completely reasonable for the Wenxi Pei clan to begin to expand in the two counties of Hanoi and Hongnong around Hedong County.

Take Hongnong to fish them, and make sure that one is accurate.

"General, do you want to pull everyone out and scare that Liu'an so that he doesn't look down on us?" Chen Yougen asked.

"No, you don't." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "Do whatever you want." It's enough to have the Silver Spear Army, although they have only been practicing for more than a year, they are still good to pull out and sell their appearance. ”

"The coolies of the Silver Spear Army are indeed different now." Chen Yougen said a little sourly.

Once upon a time, those people were really stupid. When the teaching team practiced, I don't know how many sticks they hit. I didn't expect it, it's only been a little over a year, and it's a bit of a look.

"Speaking of the Silver Spears, I have some new ideas." Shao Xun's right hand rested on the desk, and his index finger tapped on the table, obviously thinking about something.

Chen Yougen looked at him and waited quietly.

"These days, you touch the bottom. If the teaching team leaves the Kingdom Army or even the Forbidden Army as a whole, see how many people are willing. Shao Xun said.

"Why is there such a hurry?" Chen Yougen exclaimed.

"It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's a hurry." Shao Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Hua Tan urged again and again in Beijing, and Cao Junsi sent Yu Yuangui to the west to send the official seal to Mi Fujun and me. ”

After that, Shao Xun took out the official seal of the general of the palace from the small box on the side, and said, "I am no longer the general of the kingdom now." ”

"You general is originally self-appointed......" Chen Yougen whispered, and unexpectedly, he was glared at fiercely by Shao Xun.

"The general in the palace, the commander of the forbidden army supervises the palace, is subordinate to the left and right guard generals, feasts and takes advantage of the public opinion, serves the left and right, and opens the gates of the palace at night......" Shao Xun looked at the official seal and said slowly: "From now on, I will be the general of the forbidden army, and the kingdom army will also be dismantled and distributed everywhere." ”

In fact, the general of the palace is a relatively important position.

In ancient times, Miyagi was on duty, and in addition to the guards, there were also field troops of the forbidden army.

This tradition has been there until the Northern Song Dynasty, what is the golden gun class of the front division of the palace, the inner temple and so on. These troops had to participate in foreign wars and take turns guarding the court.

To put it bluntly, it is just that the Son of Heaven wants to increase his influence in the army.

Yang Xianrong wooed Shao Xun because he was a general in the palace and a front-line general.

At the critical moment, it is more useful than the commander of the forbidden army in the northern army.

After all, the lieutenant of the Northern Army will not directly lead the troops of the Suwei Palace, but the general of the palace will- this is like the difference between the Minister of Defense and the commander of the first-line division.

If Yang Xianrong really wants to plan any conspiracy, the general in the palace can play a great role, such as closing the palace city and hunting down the ministers. Regardless of the consequences, it is really possible, provided that the palace general can control his troops deeply and cultivate at least a considerable number of cronies.

"General, are we all going to withdraw from those old people?" Chen Yougen asked.

"We want to withdraw, but not all of them." Shao Xun nodded and said, "I don't plan to leave the teaching team to the forbidden army, you and your brothers will discuss it and try to come out as much as possible." I set up a new army, called the 'Long Sword Army', and I took the teaching team as the old foundation. ”

"Where is the Longsword Army?" Chen Yougen's eyes lit up and he asked urgently.

He didn't want to work for this bird court for a long time, and it was better to be independent.

The teaching team was originally equivalent to General Shao's personal soldiers, and they were very convinced of him, and most of them should be willing to go, as long as there was a place for them to stay.

"When Yu Yuangui came today, I remembered a place." Shao Xun said: "Yushanwu." ”

"That dock fort in Yangzhai County?"

"Yes." Shao Xun said: "After being forced to retire Zhang Hong, Yu Shubao left Yushanwu, returned to Yingchuan's hometown to live for a while, and later returned to Luoyang. After a series of battles in Luoyang, Yu Gon and his wife and clan went to Lin Shu Mountain in Ji County and built a second dock fort. After Yu Gon left, most of Yushanwu was scattered, but now there are not many people. ”

The situation of Yushan Dock is quite special, because this dock fort does not have a "core".

Yu Gon only brought a small number of clansmen, and purely by virtue of his personal ability and charm, he encircled the extremely complex source of the fort, and then swore an oath together to persist until Zhang Hong withdrew his army.

To put it bluntly, this is just Yu Gun's self-protection, and he can't bear to see the people of Yangzhai County being ravaged by bandits, so he took them up the mountain to build a dock. Many handsome, chiefs, and sages in Yushanwu are even directly officials in Yangzhai County.

After the situation stabilized, they left, and a good Yushan dock was half abandoned.

Shao Xun's plan was to let Yu Gun, who was building a dock in Lin Shu Mountain, come forward and use his remaining influence to occupy Yushan Dock as the garrison of the newly formed Long Sword Army.

To this end, he needs to exchange interests with the Yu family, such as recruiting some people from the kingdom army, following Yu Chen to Ji County to take office, and becoming the de facto county soldier of Ji County - Hebei is not peaceful.

It's not easy, but it's not that hard. If there is no benefit, Shao Xun is unwilling to consume his prestige and influence to do this, but if there is such a real benefit as Yushanwu, he is still willing.

If you don't come, everyone can toss hard. Have the right not to use it, and it will be invalid when it expires.

"You can recruit some familiar soldiers in the army, and if you dare to fight, as long as they are willing to go, they will all be incorporated into the Long Sword Army. After all, it has been several years, and it is difficult to say what the situation of Yushanwu is now, and there is no harm in having more people. Shao Xun said: "The two armies of silver spear and long sword are my henchmen, and they have no distinction between each other. From now on, you will practice in Yangzhai, and they will be of great use in the future when they train in Yiyang. ”

Yiyang and Yangzhai are not far from Luoyang, and they can be reached in a day with two or three fast horses, which is conducive to him often going to these places to inspect and review, and enhance his influence.

No further afield.

It's not a good thing that a soldier doesn't see his boss for a long time.

After listening to Shao Xun's words, Chen Yougen nodded first, and then couldn't help but ask: "After I leave, what will you do in the forbidden army, general?" I don't have anyone of my own. ”

"What are you talking about?" Shao Xun was happy: "Aren't Huang Biao, Yu An, Li Chong, Zhang Gu, and Wu Qian their own people?" There are so many old brothers, I took them to beat Zhang Fang, killed Meng Chao, and beat Shi Chao away, and I am still worried about not having my own people? ”

Chen Yougen hesitated.

He always felt that only the teaching team was the most reliable, and it was General Shao's personal soldiers, and no one else could.

"Don't think about it, if I can bring out you, I will definitely be able to bring out more people." Shao Xun smiled: "Break up my old foundation, some people have a good abacus, but as long as I am given enough time, I can still pull out a team." How can the generals of the forbidden army, who travel all day long, talk and disperse, really convince the sergeants? ”

As a matter of fact, as far as those in power are concerned, every time the army is reorganized, it is a good opportunity to break down the originally intertwined and complicated relationships.

Break up your old troops and transfer you to a new position, with new people under your hands. Most of the accumulation in the early stage was wasted, and everything was started from scratch, which was a necessary means to avoid the formation of a warlord mountain in the army.

Even if Shao Xun is replaced to reorganize, he will definitely do this, don't think too stupid about others.

Out of this idea, the only way to do this is to dig the corners of the wall in advance and save as much capital as possible.

Some people will always die, just wait for the opportunity.

After the secret conversation with Chen Yougen, Shao Xun went to the Mi family father and son again, and negotiated the recruitment of 1,500 Kingdom soldiers to Hongnong to serve as county soldiers.

Mi Huangzong is loyal to Sikong, and in this matter, he is also selfish, he did not refuse, and even urged Shao Xun to do it as soon as possible.

After all the plans came to a halt, the army slowly returned east and returned to Luoyang at the end of March.

On the eighth day of the fourth month, Hua Tan ordered Cao Fu to exert pressure on the royal army to drive outside the city and check the number of soldiers and weapons.

Shao Xun dragged his feet and didn't agree.

On April 20, Hua Tan urged again, but still delayed.

On the first day of the fifth month, Wang Rong, the middle candidate of the Northern Army, personally ordered the disbandment of the Kingdom Army, and the sergeants were dispersed in teams, and together with the newly recruited more than 10,000 soldiers, they were organized into the two guards of the forbidden army.

This time, Shao Xun did not delay and cooperated very quickly.

So far, the East China Sea Kingdom Army, which was once in Luoyang Xuanhe, has become history.

Shao Xun also officially started a busy life of training soldiers, entering the palace and running a private industry.