Since ancient times, those who have left a name in history must have a combination of talent and luck. The countless people who have failed to pass on their reputations do not mean that they are incompetent. It may just be bad luck, but it cannot be denied that those who have left a name in history have a special place in his heart. divided.
For example, Cao Yi mentioned Zhong Shiheng's eight sons. In fact, he had little impression of them, but just because Zhong Shiheng was known as a rare general in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was worth his efforts to win over his sons.
"I'd like to trouble my uncle to introduce me to you," he said to Cao Yi with his hands in hand.
Cao Yi waved his hand and said: "I can't talk about introductions. I actually have no friendship with the Zhong family. It was just Yuanwailang mentioned it that made me think about it. As far as I know, after Zhong Shiheng died of illness, three of his eight sons Deyin made up for his official career. At present, the second son of Zhong'e is working as a superintendent in the craftsman's office, the third son of Zhong'e is in Taichang Temple as a suburban shizhailang, and the fifth son of Zhong'e is serving as a third-class official in Da Nei... I can replace the first two. You go and ask, but the final result depends on their wishes; as for the Five Sons, I'm afraid I have to ask the officials what they want..."
Zhao Yang asked in confusion: "What does the third shift do?"
Seemingly seeing that Cao Ji was inconvenient to explain, Wang Zhongzheng interjected: "He is one of the squad leaders in the palace. He is responsible for the duties and patrols in the palace, but it is limited to the front court and does not include the harem."
The front court is where the court and courtiers work, which is different from the harem where the emperor and concubines live.
Zhao Yang thought for a moment before he figured out, weren't these the guards in the palace? Or is it the kind of guard that is limited to patrolling outside the front hall, which requires asking the official's intention?
But when he thought about Cao Yi's cautious character, it was not impossible for him to understand.
He thought for a while and said: "In that case, let me talk to all three of them in person. This will also appear more sincere."
Cao Yan was a little surprised, nodded slightly, and then asked: "Which commanding sergeants under Yuan Wai Lang, does Yuan Wai Lang want to meet them?"
Of course, this is why Zhao Yang is here.
But Zhao Yang felt it was not appropriate to meet his five hundred forbidden troops with bare hands. He thought for a while and said, "Uncle, if I want to issue a reward, do I need official approval?"
A hint of surprise flashed through Cao Yi's eyes again, and he smiled and said: "The sergeant will be transferred to another country and will be given three months' salary as usual. I have made preparations for Yuan Wai Lang."
After saying that, he raised his hand and pointed to a corner of the room.
Only then did Zhao Yang notice three large wooden boxes placed in the corner. Wang Zhongzheng stepped forward and opened them one by one, only to see that the boxes were filled with money.
"As expected of an uncle, he is considerate and meticulous."
Zhao Yang couldn't help but praise.
When a sergeant moved to another country, he had to have his tattoo tattooed again, and he had to suffer physical pain again. It is reasonable and reasonable to pay extra salary to resolve the complaints of the sergeant.
"But isn't it a bit small to just pay three months' salary? How about six months' salary? Do you need official approval?"
"It's quite a lot. I know that Yuan Wai Lang is considerate of the sergeants, but this is not the case. If the rest of the Forbidden Army follows suit in the future..."
"Okay." Zhao Yang thought for a while and said smoothly: "I just want to be kind to the sergeant..."
"I know Yuan Wailang's thoughts." Cao Yi nodded sincerely.
From Zhao Yang's previous unscrupulous criticism of the domestic culture of "valuing civility over martial arts" as a bad trend, he knew that Yuan Wai Lang valued warriors and soldiers very much. Considering that Yuan Wai Lang was deeply trusted by the officials, he also expected it in his heart. I hope that the other party can improve the current awkward position of warriors and soldiers, even slightly.
This was one of the reasons for his kindness.
"Someone is coming."
Cao Yi stood up and summoned a government official, saying, "Go to the camp and send an order to the first command of the Tianwu Fifth Army, five hundred sergeants, to assemble in the playground immediately."
"Yes." The official bowed and retreated.
Immediately, Cao Yi called several officers to move the three boxes filled with money to the military camp playground, and then said to Zhao Yang: "Yuanwailang, are we going to the military camp too?"
"please."
"please."
Under the leadership of Cao Yi, Zhao Yang and his party left the Si Yamen in front of the palace and headed towards the gate of the military camp not far away.
I saw that there were also imperial guards on duty on both sides of the gate of the military camp, and I saw Cao Yan, Zhao Yang and others straightening their chests.
Passing through the camp gate and walking deep into the camp along the dirt road, Cao Yi briefly introduced to Zhao Yang the situation of the armies in front of the palace.
According to Cao Yi, the Dianqian Division has 18 cavalry regiments under its jurisdiction, including Pengri, Gongsheng, Shenqi, and Xiaosheng, with a total of about 160 commanders. One command can also be called a battalion, and it is full of troops. Four hundred cavalry; in addition, there are 13 infantry regiments including Tianwu, Guangjie, Guangyong, Shenyong, etc., totaling about 310 battalions, each battalion is full of 500 soldiers.
The cavalry corps and infantry corps total more than 200,000 people. Except for a few who "live on food" locally, most of the others are stationed here.
As for the Guards and Military Division, Cao Yi casually mentioned it.
Under the Guards and Pro-Army Division, there are the Guards and Pro-Juns and Horse Army Commanders Division - Masi for short - and the Guards and Pro-Army Infantry Commanders - Bu Division for short. The former includes Longwei, Guangrui, Xiaojie and Wuqi. There are 30 cavalry regiments, including nearly 400 battalions, with approximately 160,000 cavalry; the latter has 56 infantry regiments including Shenwei, Xuanyi, Huyi, and Xiongwu, with a total of approximately 1,110 A battalion with a contract of nearly 600,000 troops.
A brief estimate shows that the strength of the "Two Divisions" forbidden troops is close to one million.
However, compared with the front division, most of the guards' horse divisions and guards' Bu divisions "work" in various local states and counties. They are also responsible for the defense of enemies and public security in local states and counties. Only a small number of them are stationed in Bianjing. The main defense force is still the more than 200,000 imperial troops of the Dianqian Division.
While listening to Cao Yan's story, Zhao Yang did not forget to observe the military camp.
Compared to peeping through the cracks in the fence outside the military camp before, he saw it more clearly now. According to what he saw, this was a military camp on the scale of a town or county. However, ordinary people lived in towns and counties, and this one The "town" is populated by Forbidden soldiers.
All living facilities in the "town" are also relatively complete. In addition to neatly arranged military buildings, there are also many ordnance, arsenals, and granaries. According to Cao Yan's explanation, except for granaries and ordnance, which are unified construction, each of the other legions has They have their own arsenals, and even the cavalry regiments have their own stables.
In other words, there were more than 30 arsenals and 18 stables in the military camp, a scale that amazed Zhao Yang.
After a while, Cao Yan led Zhao Yang and his party to the playground in the camp.
Similar to food, grass and ordnance, the playground in the camp was also built in a unified manner and was roughly located in the center of each legion's barracks. It was an extremely wide flat land, covering an area wider than any building Zhao Yang had ever seen. He even suspected that there was It is as wide as one-fifth of the palace city. Standing at one end, you can barely see the buildings on the opposite end.
However, there are not many Forbidden troops on such a wide playground. Except for the 500 Forbidden troops led by Zhao Yang, who are currently lining up on the playground after receiving orders, only a small number of Forbidden troops can be seen sporadically training. Maybe It was hundreds of people, maybe more, too far away to see clearly.
"The new commander, Yuan Wai Lang...won't Commander Zhao say something to your sergeants?"
Cao Yi raised his hand to signal the 500 imperial soldiers who were neatly arranged in the distance, and said to Zhao Yang with a smile.
Zhao Yang understood and said with a smile: "Is this also a test for me by uncle Guo?"
Cao Yi smiled and said nothing.
He really wanted to see if this ambitious young man could get the support of his sergeants.
