When Jiang Tian came to the school field outside Tianxing City in Dongning Prefecture to order troops the next day, neither Rong Hua's wife Shen nor the twin maids who had been sent to the mansion were able to come to see him. deliver. Despite this, Jiang Tian still continued to fulfill his agreed duties.
For example, as the crown prince, he began to tour the seven prefectures of Yizhou, and at the same time supervise the process of suppressing, purging, and confiscating the remnants of potential rebels in the places along the way. At the same time, it also provides a certain sense of endorsement and support to the various teams that have been sent out earlier.
As the largest vassal in the East China Sea, Yizhou Island also has tens of thousands of troops on stand for patrolling, conquering and preparing barbarians. However, most of them are new structures rebuilt after the government reform more than 20 years ago, so they can be divided into three major categories.
The first type is to imitate the Tang Dynasty system in China, and establish (county) regiment training and (state) united troops in one government, seven states/forty-four counties; the number of them is as many as a thousand, and as few as two or three hundred; There are approximately 20,000 people registered, and they are under the jurisdiction of Dongguan/Sikong Hall, one of the four collars.
Usually, he is responsible for patrolling the local area to prevent the intrusion of barbarians and wild beasts in the mountainous areas; at the same time, he is also responsible for suppressing some rebellions by local slaves and hunting down and fleeing. In normal times, only basic supplies such as clothing, food, salt and vegetables were provided, and equipment and equipment were provided by the government. Only when the government recruited troops into the army were they paid.
Therefore, although this part of the establishment accounts for the majority of the official army, except for a few mountainous areas, coastal areas, island conquests, and garrison training, most of the people's actual combat effectiveness is the same once they leave their hometown. It can only be regarded as half a standing army.
Therefore, as the second type of town defense soldiers, they are the standing troops most often dispatched by the government; they are stationed at the strategic location on Yizhou Island. As a unit on standby in the area, it receives orders directly from the office. At present, there are eighteen towns with a total of 12,000 people.
Its soldiers mainly come from the families of the feudal lords under the official name, that is, the wealthy/wealthy families who have the spare capacity to practice martial arts since childhood. According to the household level and population ratio, a young man with simple military training is provided; more similar to the Tang Dynasty. The government-owned army system provides daily food and wartime military supplies from the public office.
The third category is the guards responsible for guarding the palace. According to the vassal system in the "New Chapter of Zhou Rites", the Donghai Palace, which is the top sect, can organize and train three guards on the left, middle and right, similar to the three armies of the vassals in the Spring and Autumn Period. There are three battalions each for the left and right guards, and four battalions for the center guard, with a total of more than 8,000 men on staff.
This is also the most elite force under the government's jurisdiction. Its soldiers mainly come from workers and subordinates directly owned by the government, from various farms, factories, and mines. They are relatively well-paid and well-equipped, with a high rate of horse preparation and armor. It is also the core force of the Gongshi to coerce the princes/vassals/Tu tribe.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, the left and right guards are responsible for taking turns to participate in the development of the islands in the outer sea, and advance step by step, and continue to conquer the barbarians in the mountains of the island; the fourth camp of the central guards is the daily garrison in Dongning Prefecture, together with the unity camp affiliated to the prefecture. , responsible for guarding Zicheng and Waiguo respectively.
In addition, there is a fourth category, but it can be ignored because of its small establishment. It is mainly composed of ceremonial horse teams composed of descendants of vassals and ministers. It has realized full cavalry and armor, and is also a symbol of official pomp and dignity. He usually accompanies him and even follows him as far away as Beijing.
He is also one of the major and minor military officers of the Imperial Guard, or one of the candidates for internal officials at all levels. Those responsible for guarding Fu Ting Palace and the public gardens in turn were called inner court guards. They selected brave and capable men from various armies and heroes from the East China Sea and organized them into eight hundred-man teams to guard the inside and outside in turns.
In the back garden where the official lives, there is also a group of armed waiters who have been trained since childhood; they serve as close guards for the members of the official; and then they are in the same battalion with the inner court guards stationed in the palace and the central guards stationed in the front courtyard. Together they form a triple defense that restricts each other from internal to external aspects.
Then, as the crown prince, he also had a slightly smaller Dongfu guard and honor guard; organized into three centurions and sixty cavalry. Therefore, under this daily structure, in fact, most of the main military strength of Yizhou Island is concentrated in Dongning Mansion, which is close to the office.
The best part of these military forces are located inside and outside Futing Palace and Tianxing City. This is also the person whom Jiang Tian, as the "eldest son", immediately inspects, comforts and takes over. Then use the dispatched troops as leverage to gradually open up the situation of one government and seven states.
Therefore, after the Dongfu guards originally stationed in Futing Palace and some of the inner court guards who had turned to the other side were all killed on the spot by Jiang Tian, along with Chen Pipi, the director of the inner garden who was behind the scenes, the rest of the army took over. And the declaration process has become extremely simple.
Even if there were some people who didn't know how powerful they were, they would jump out and question them on the spot, or they would try to do something behind the scenes, but they would be physically beaten to death by Jiang Tian without any hesitation. Although brutal methods may not win the hearts of the people, they can effectively control the situation with the addition of honor and righteousness.
What's more, the army is a naturally violent machine; it naturally has a certain tendency to seek strength; especially this strength comes from the ruler as a superior. Therefore, in a short period of time, the troops in Dongning Mansion were mobilized and dispatched faster than most people expected.
However, relying on these alone is not enough. After all, the other party has been the official heir of the royal family for many years. Since he dares to murder his father and hold power, he is naturally not an incompetent person who will just sit back and die. What's more, he has been secretly managing and arranging for these years, so he must have his own trump cards and resources.
It's enough to rely on these official troops to deal with some of the complicit party members and secret allies; but if you really meet him, I'm afraid it won't be enough; there is even the potential risk of defection and mutiny on the spot. Therefore, Jiang Tian felt compelled to give him a ride.
The vanguard troops that were dispatched based on Chen Pipi's confession to clear out strongholds and potential accomplices in various places were in a sense a means of asking for direction; as long as any one of them reported and encountered fierce resistance or even serious defeat, it would be very difficult. There is a high probability that he has met the rightful owner.
On the other hand, it came from the suggestion of Rong Hua's wife Shen; that is, in front of one hundred and thirty-seven subjects of the seven states and the twenty-one branches of the public house in Yizhou, a certain This is an impression of a fait accompli; the contemporary royal prince has already restored his health and vitality.
In this way, when the other party who has been unaware of it reappears and wants to call for and commandeer places for confrontation, he will encounter some instinctive doubts and rejection. After all, how could a prince who had not been seen for a long time and whom most of the vassal officials had never seen a few times, be easily convinced and obeyed?
Therefore, Jiang Tian only needs to show his face in public as much as possible during the parade, ceremoniously receive ministers and representatives of his elders, and show off his figure and magnanimity. As for the risk of counterattack and assassination by the remnants of the original prince, it would not hinder Jiang Tian himself.
In fact, the day after the newly formed Prince Yi Guards team left Dongning Mansion, Jiang Tian met a man in Xin'an, the neighboring city of Changxing Prefecture, who claimed to be a man in the office. And the woman who has been let down; the cry that stops her in front of her. But when he was brought closer, he was suddenly assassinated.
He pulled out a sharp sword from under his skirt like a ghost, passed several guards on the spot and stabbed it into the carriage. His accomplices who were hiding in the crowds and buildings on the long street also took the opportunity to attack, creating great chaos and panic in an instant. He also used the cover of the crowd to attack the chariot in the middle with weapons in hand.
Then, after Duan was cut open by the bead curtain and gauze curtain, he faced the cold flash sword blade that was so close at hand; Jiang Tian didn't even raise his eyelids, he just raised his hand and flicked his fingers on the tip of the sword; he said with a crisp voice It broke into several pieces with a loud noise, and all of them were sent flying to the woman who met him, screaming in agony.
Then, he picked up the bouncing beads scattered in the air with his hands, and instantly threw them towards the fans on both sides. In the midst of a blazing sound, like a broken enemy, the heads, faces, chests, abdomens, and arms of the assassins who gathered together screamed and burst out with blood.
Therefore, this unexpected episode of assassination in the street, during the subsequent parade, became the best evidence that the official quickly claimed that the prince had recovered his health; even his superb skills and calm demeanor in the face of danger, chatting and laughing against the chaos Heroic appearance, further expanding prestige and influence.
When Jiang Tian once again casually ordered executions several times, those who were taken down in public still shouted to themselves: "I am the prince." "You are not the prince." "Your Majesty should not be like this." "I am following orders. For." When going against the party. Basically no one will doubt or hesitate anymore.
And this continuously rising momentum and situation also reached a certain peak when Jiang Tian traveled all the way to Nanpingzhou, the Ping clan residence where the former prince had stayed as a guest for a long time. Even though Jiang Tian was like a stranger visiting for the first time, he received the other party coldly and calmly.
There were hundreds of family members and clansmen gathered in the hall to worship, as well as retainers and feudal lords who came to see him. However, no one dared to express any objection. On the contrary, Ping Gaodong, as the head of the clan and the lord of the feudal lord, respectfully presented himself as a minister and re-introduced all the family members.
Then that night, Jiang Tian received an unexpected news from the local office: Ping Gaowang, the second son of the feudal lord and the only one who was not present, had been removed from the Ping clan's temple and expelled. There were more than a dozen people from the Ping clan along with them.
Then, Jiang Tian arrived at Jianshan Town, Kenting County, at the southernmost tip of Yizhou, which is also the largest patrol/naval force station in Yizhou - Mudanwan Camp. Yuan Weiyi, the deputy general in charge of the right guard in charge of patrolling the sea and also the administrator of the camp, actually left a suicide note of apology and committed suicide by taking medicine in the library.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tian also received news from Dongning Mansion. Mrs. Rong Hua had already made many preparations in secret. When he returned to the city with his ceremonial guards, he could attack the headquarters of Donghai Grand Shrine in depth. On the grounds of inventory and reconciliation, necessary measures shall be taken...
Chapter 669: Responsibility, but the revision still failed to pass
(End of chapter)
