"Liu Dingguo, you are so brave."
Closing the secret report sent by the embroidered clothes guard in his hand, Li Yunze, with an angry look on his face, told the official, "Invite the Taiwei and the Minister of War to come."
After the construction of the first phase of Chang'an New City was completed, Li Yunze made a series of adjustments to his duties in the court.
The first is that Prime Minister Zhou Yafu finally retired due to illness and returned home to stay behind closed doors.
Zhufu Yan succeeded in becoming prime minister due to his contribution to building the new city. Dou Ying was appointed as Taiwei to take charge of the military. The Minister of War was still the young Wei Qing.
This series of adjustments is still in progress.
Today, after receiving the news from the Xiuyi Guards about Liu Dingguo colluding with the Huns to invade, Li Yunze decided to reform the military power again.
Li Yunze attaches great importance to the role of intelligence, especially in border areas.
Naturally, arrangements had already been made for scumbags like Liu Dingguo whose names were recorded in history books.
There was so much commotion on Liu Dingguo's side. After all, he had to convince his subordinates to do anything, so it was natural for him to leak the news.
In the final analysis, it is still a question of interests.
It is naturally better to be a local emperor in the Han Dynasty than to go out to eat sand.
But Li Yunze not only wanted to cut off his wealth, he even wanted his life.
Liu Dingguo, who had learned from the past, naturally had no choice but to fight to the death.
After all, rabbits can bite people when they are anxious, not to mention being the king of a country.
The dignitaries under Liu Dingguo also enjoyed the benefits brought by his status as King of Yan.
If Liu Dingguo is abolished, their interests will disappear, so the rebellion of Yan State in collusion with the Huns is inevitable.
This was the reason why Li Yunze didn't look for anyone but Dou Ying and Wei Qing, who were capable of fighting.
The two of them hurried to Xuanshi Hall, and after seeing the ceremony, they received the embroidered clothing and guard documents from Li Yunze.
After reading it, Dou Ying and Wei Qing, who were secretly happy in their eyes, saluted Li Yunze almost in unison and said, "I am willing to fight against rebellion for your majesty!"
The Han Dynasty was fashionable in martial arts and established its country with military exploits.
If you want to get promoted and make a fortune, just fight and earn military merit.
Although both of them have been granted the title of marquis, the credit can be recorded on their nephews, brothers, and family members, and they can also increase the amount of food, various rewards, etc.
The most important thing is a reputation that will go down in history.
After all, after having enough food and clothing and being in a high position, the next thing you want to ask for is fame.
Looking at the hot-blooded big man, and then looking at the cowardice of the Song and Ming dynasties, Li Yunze's heart was spinning a thousand times.
'Confucianism must not be allowed to come to power! '
"I intend to innovate the military." After gathering his mood, Li Yunze immediately told his arrangement: "The post of Taiwei will be abolished, and all the subordinates will be transferred to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. He will be in charge of the world's military forces, manage military expeditions, and guard border areas. thing."
"The functions of the Ministry of War were adjusted and transferred to be in charge of military registration, the creation, storage, transportation and deployment of military equipment and military supplies, and leading military and political orders."
Looking at the two people in front of him, Li Yunze continued, "I ordered Dou Ying to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, responsible for the logistics of deploying troops for this war."
Dou Ying's eyes dimmed and he saluted, "Here, I accept your order."
Li Yunze nodded and looked at Wei Qing again, "I order you to be the general of the rear army and the governor of the rear army governor's mansion. Command the troops and horses to attack the rebellious Liu Dingguo."
"Here!"
Using Wei Qing instead of Dou Ying, in addition to Wei Qing's historical reputation, the more important point is that Li Yunze vigorously promoted the new Wuxun Group to replace the Founding Heroes Group.
They have enjoyed the lingering shadow for too long and it is time to exit the stage.
"The matter is urgent. The Huns may invade at any time." Li Yunze said that the general's order was handed over to the Ministry of War, but in fact he issued it himself. The Ministry of War was just a formality and was mainly responsible for logistics affairs. "Wei Qing, I will give you the imperial tiger talisman, in Chang'an Select 20,000 cavalry from the surrounding armies and set off quickly. First go to Jibei to join Gongsun Ao's troops, and then go north to join Zhidu's troops. You will command them all."
Gongsun Ao had thousands of elite troops, and Zhidu also marched to Yan with 5,000 men and horses, which was 30,000 regular soldiers.
"The Great Wall defenders of Shanggu, Guangyang, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong counties, as well as the troops of Yan State counties, are all under your command and arrangement."
The Great Wall Army is a frontier army, under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and has no affiliation with the Yan State.
Although it will definitely be influenced by King Yan, otherwise it will not be so easy to smuggle out of the fortress on a large scale.
But it would be nonsense to say that after King Yan gave the order, the border troops immediately followed and rebelled.
If this kind of ability really existed, then feudal states like Yan State and Dai State would not be able to exist at all.
There are a large number of these border troops, almost one hundred thousand in size, and most of them are regular soldiers of the imperial court.
In addition, each of the six counties of Yan State also has its own county soldiers.
The so-called county soldiers, the full name should be county soldiers, which is the collective name for the local soldiers and horses of various counties, feudal kingdoms and feudal states.
Its main source is that local adult men over twenty years old serve as regular soldiers.
The so-called regular soldiers are compulsory soldiers.
Under normal circumstances, you have to serve for two years when you reach the age. According to different places, they are divided into chariots (cavalry and chariots), caiguan (infantry), and louchuan (sailors).
In the first year of service, the soldiers are all county soldiers and are trained in their own county.
In the second year, they will go to the frontier or Chang'an City for rotation. The outstanding ones will be selected into the Northern and Southern Armies and become true professional soldiers.
Two years later, the main soldiers retired and became regular soldiers, and the regular soldiers were reserve soldiers.
Guardsmen must spend at least three days each year for military training. You don't have to do it if you don't want to, just pay three hundred dollars.
The reserve status basically has to wait until the age of fifty or sixty to end.
During this period, if the court is in need, it will conduct large-scale recruitment and mobilization, and it will be easy to pull out a large army.
In other words, the sons of the Han family spent almost their entire lives training, preparing for war, and spending time in the war.
In this martial environment, it became a matter of course to sweep away the Xiongnu and penetrate the Western Regions.
As the saying goes, strong men, strong men.
The superpower with the largest population, the most wealth, the most advanced civilization, and the most abundant supplies in the world is still a superpower with all its people as soldiers. Of course it is stronger.
Why were the countries in the Western Regions so afraid of the Han that they did not even dare to take revenge when their king was killed by Han envoys in front of his face?
That's because they know very well that the big man really has the strength and the belief to send an army larger than the total population of their country to their home!
Of course, if the army comes to your home, it is impossible to eat melon seeds and chat with you.
Li Yunze handed over all the imperial and local troops and horses in Yan State to Wei Qing's hands.
Once Wei Qing had any thoughts, whether it was rebellion and self-reliance, or collusion with the Huns, it would bring severe shocks and losses to the Han Dynasty.
The military system of the Qin and Han Dynasties is that once the general in charge of the army has mastered the imperial decree, he is the master of the army.
The sergeants must do whatever they are asked to do, even if it is a rebellion, strict military law and training are all taught in this way.
This is also the reason why the emperors during the Qin and Han Dynasties were so suspicious and wary of their generals.
Having said that, Zulong, who has been slandered by Confucianism for thousands of years, has never done anything like killing a donkey. All meritorious ministers are treated well by him. Even after destroying the Six Kingdoms, he never destroyed his clan, but instead killed his people. They were all brought back to Xianyang City to be raised.
As for those sage kings praised by Confucianism, hehe~~~the death of their country is considered good.
Wei Qing solemnly saluted Li Yunze, "My lord, we must suppress the rebellion. If we fail, we would rather die than return!"
After saluting, Wei Qing looked up at Li Yunze and said sincerely, "Your Majesty, my sister and husband have admired Your Majesty for a long time and are willing to serve in the palace. My mother, brothers and sisters are all in the palace. Please send someone to take care of you."
This is the process that should be done in this era. It is said to be taking care of someone, but in fact it is actively arranging to be a hostage.
There is no way, the risk of a general leading troops outside is too great.
Li Yunze looked at Wei Qing silently, smiled slightly after a moment, nodded and said, "Yes."
Five days later, Gaomiao.
Witnessed by hundreds of civil and military officials, royal relatives and nobles, Li Yunze paid homage to the general here.
Li Yunze stands in the east and faces the west, which is where the emperor comes to court.
Wei Qing station faces south and north, which is the position of ministers facing north.
Li Yunze held the ax in his hand, pointed the handle of the ax at Wei Qing and said, "From now on, whoever ascends to heaven will be controlled by the general."
Then he turned the ax, held the handle of the ax, pointed its blade at Wei Qing and said, "Whoever goes down to the abyss from now on, the general will control him."
This is an ancient Zhou ritual. When the emperor gives a yue to the princes, he gives him the right to kill.
'Give him an ax and ax, and then kill him. '
While the music was playing, Wei Qing respectfully stepped forward to worship the emperor with both hands.
The muezzin talked nonsense about the process, and then the following procedures followed.
Li Yunze picked up the golden seal of the rear general and signaled to Wei Qing, "This battle is for the country to kill the enemy, so we must move forward bravely."
"Here~~~"
Wei Qing once again paid homage and said, "I dare not disappoint His Majesty's trust!"
To give a Yue is to give military power.
Granting the seal is a legitimate sign of his status as a general in charge of the army.
From then on, Wei Qing was the general in the army, and all those with lower military positions than Wei Qing had to accept his orders.
The process is still going on, and what is given this time is the imperial edict and the tiger talisman.
The imperial edict and the tiger talisman are symbols of power for mobilizing troops.
Without this, people won't listen to you when deploying troops.
After Wei Qing paid homage to him again, Li Yunze led Wei Qing to the front of a group of sergeant Sima. "All the officers and soldiers in the army are under the control of the general. If there is anyone who despises the general, or disobeys the order, you can do it." When engaging in military law, kill first and hear later!"
This gives Yu Weiqing the legitimate right to kill first and report later.
Wei Qing can directly kill anyone who disobeys military orders without having to bear any consequences.
This is how the authority of the general in command is established.
If the generals are not given enough power, how can they command such wolf-like troops?
If you can't even command troops and horses, then there's no point in fighting.
Amidst the deafening roaring music, all the commanders and commanders on the expedition saluted Wei Qing and shouted like thunder, "Greetings to the Empress General!!!"
Wei Qing, who was in an excited mood, felt that his life had reached its peak. The scene when he was herding sheep outside Pingyang County and saw Li Yunze's army entering the city flashed through his mind again.
I was originally a slave, but the emperor gave me the opportunity to be a human being!
He bowed to Li Yunze with a slightly choked voice, "Your Majesty, I'm leaving!"
"Go." Li Yunze helped him up, nodded and said, "Return victoriously."
Wei Qing nodded vigorously, then turned around and strode away with all the captains and commanders.
All the civil and military spectators, including the royal family and nobles, saluted and shouted in unison.
"The big man will win! The general is mighty!! Return victorious!!!"
(End of chapter)
