At that time, the military attaches in the Xuanwu Army were a little curious about why the requirements were suddenly so strict, but they did not take it seriously, because although the requirements for wear and tear were stricter, the Ministry of War quickly issued new ordnance. There was no embarrassing situation for the soldiers to lack weapons.
Everyone is actually quite happy about this situation. After all, who wants to use the old one if he can use the new one?
Especially some firearms ordnance, due to the forging process, their service life is not long, coupled with poor maintenance and other reasons, they are easy to break over time, and once they break, they are often accompanied by non-combat casualties.
Every year, people in various ministries die because of this situation, and some military attaches even lose their lives because of it.
Therefore, Xu Zhaojie was only regarded as the commander, and was highly regarded by the chief assistant Shangguan Hongyuan, allowing the Xuanwu Army to enjoy the treatment of Shangguan Hongyuan's personal army Shenwu Army.
But now Ye Mingsheng looks back based on the situation in the court that year, and finds that the situation may not be what everyone thought...
Things still have to start with Xu Zhaojie's father, Xu Kun. He married Jiang Lehan. With the help of Prince Zhao, he became the commander of the Xuanwu Army. Five years later, he became the sixth commander of the Forbidden Army. One of the commanders is the commander of the Xuanwu Army!
The reason why Xu Kun was able to become the commander of the Xuanwu Army and the clan power headed by Prince Zhao was behind the scenes. The clan helped Xu Kun partly because Xu Kun married Jiang Lehan, the princess of Qionghua Princess, and became Prince Zhao's son-in-law.
On the other hand, it was also because the commander of the Shenwu Army at that time, Shangguan Hongyuan, was still very prominent in the Forbidden Army and had a strong appeal in the Forbidden Army. He was also the hereditary An Guogong in the family and wanted military power and status. , is also very popular among the nobles, and he looks like a powerful minister!
At that time, Emperor Jing was seriously ill and was about to die soon, so he had no time to deal with Shangguan Hongyuan. Therefore, in order to fight against Shangguan Hongyuan, the clan chose to support Xu Kun.
It is said that in order to get the power of the clan to help him, Xu Kun thanked him profusely and promised to deal with Shangguan Hongyuan. His chest was so loud that the clan members supported him and helped him control the Xuanwu Army. Later, Xu Kun’s scumbag nature was once again exposed, and he put up his pants and refused to admit it...
When the noble forces headed by Shangguan Hongyuan and the clan headed by Lin Shize conspired to launch a coup against the prince Jiang Song, who was supported by the clan forces, Xu Kun, driven by interests, chose to return to the noble camp and stood still and left Shangguan alone. Hongyuan succeeded in killing the clan.
With the murder of Prince Jiang Song, Emperor Hui Jiang Rui, who was supported by noble clansmen, took the throne. At this point, the clan's power was severely damaged and he withdrew from the political stage of the Zhou Dynasty.
Although the name of the world in the Great Zhou Dynasty still belongs to the Jiang family, the imperial court is more like a joint governance of noble families. The two forces have entered a short honeymoon period. Lin Shize, the chief minister, presides over government affairs, and Shangguan Hongyuan, the commander of the imperial army, is in charge. The two men worked together sincerely to stabilize the situation of the Zhou Dynasty, which was already in decline at that time.
However, as Shangguan Hongyuan won several foreign battles and led the Forbidden Army to defeat some local separatist forces that did not obey the court, his reputation in the court was at its peak. Shangguan Hongyuan was not satisfied. The position of governor was focused on Lin Shize's position as chief assistant.
Not to be outdone, Lin Shize took countermeasures against Shangguan Hongyuan's ambitions. He roped in Wang Taikang, the then commander of the Longxiang Army, and Xu Kun, the commander of the Xuanwu Army, to fight against Shangguan Hongyuan.
At this time, Xu Kun, a scumbag, was probably so scumbag that even God could not stand it any longer, so he directly arranged for Xu Kun to get a serious illness. It only took half a month from the onset of the illness to his death... ·············
With the death of Xu Kun, Wang Taikang was left alone. For the sake of the safety of his family, he was forced to surrender his military power and resign and return to his hometown. At this point, Lin Shize's countermeasures were completely declared bankrupt. Therefore, this old political fox also took the initiative to follow the official Hongyuan. A series of political exchanges gave the position of chief assistant to Shangguan Hongyuan.
Xu Kun's successor, his son Xu Zhaojie, although he also inherited the scumbag nature of his father, who was both lustful and prone to chaos and abandonment, he was much better than his father in terms of ability. After performing, he successfully became Shangguan Hongyuan's adoptive father and gained Shangguan Hongyuan's trust.
Then in the battle against the Kipchak Khanate and the Luobei people, Xu Zhaojie performed very well. With his excellent military exploits and strong connections among the family's nobles, he became a member of the Xuanwu Army at the age of only twenty-four. The commander is also the youngest third-grade commander of the Forbidden Army since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty three hundred years ago.
And Shangguan Hongyuan, who became the chief minister, no longer concealed his ambitions so much, and made a series of actions. The purpose was to change the dynasty and replace the Jiang family's world with his Shangguan family, but it might be His actions were a little anxious, or maybe his style was too strong.
This caused the noble forces that originally closely surrounded Shangguan Hongyuan to begin to split. Everyone knows that Shangguan Hongyuan is a tyrant, a strongman, and very greedy for power!
When you, Shangguan Hongyuan, become the emperor, you must firmly grasp the power in your hands. You cannot tolerate allowing power to be in the hands of noble families like now. By then, you will have military power in your hands and a righteous name. , everyone must either kneel down and hand over the power, or die...
Therefore, in order to avoid this situation from happening, a group of nobles led by Zhao Yuanan, the Duke of Chengguo, colluded with the aristocratic families to secretly confront Shangguan Hongyuan and prevent him from proclaiming the emperor.
And Xu Zhaojie, who has now completely turned against the Shangguan faction, did not suddenly rebel. As early as the fifth year of Anhe, he took Jiang Xiahou's youngest daughter and became Zhao Yuanan's brother-in-law. Because of his growing wings, he The die-hard adopted son who supported Shangguan Hongyuan from the beginning gradually turned into a neutral faction.
In the six years of Anhe, when the Xuanwu Army strictly inspected the wear and tear of ordnance, although Xu Zhaojie was not as openly traitorous as now, his contacts with Zhao Yuanan and Lin Shize, both overtly and covertly, had also increased a lot, so no matter how you look at it, At that time, the Ministry of War's care for the Xuanwu Army did not seem to be under the direction of the chief assistant, Shangguan Hongyuan.
The more Ye Mingsheng thought about this, the more he felt there was a problem. He always felt that there were some ulterior secrets hidden behind this seemingly normal operation...
