Wei Lin, who thought she would be left out due to Ma Hong's involvement in King Yong's rebellion, suddenly realized after coming to Qingzhou and seeing Zhu Sheng's handwritten letter that His Majesty not only did not abandon her, but instead entrusted her with important responsibilities.
After Chang Gaoyuan secretly left, all military and political affairs in Qingzhou were put in charge of special envoy Wei Lin. All the generals in Qingzhou Battalion must cooperate carefully and not be lax.
The soldiers of the frontier army were fierce and unruly in temperament. There is a history of eunuchs with no experience in leading troops serving as military supervisors, and the soldiers were reluctant to accept it. However, it has never happened in ancient times or modern times for a eunuch to directly become the leader of an army.
Although he was only acting as the commander-in-chief during Chang Gaoyuan's absence, given the urinary nature of Qingzhou officers and soldiers, it was definitely necessary to give Wei Lin a show of strength and give him some color.
But Wei Lin is not a vegetarian either.
After Chang Gaoyuan left, he saw that the brave soldiers around him looked at him a little wrongly. Wei Lin calmly smiled and ordered the whole battalion to gather tomorrow morning for a military parade.
Hey! This missing bitch is just trying to show off its power.
have to! I'll have a good look at you tomorrow morning.
All the soldiers of the Qingzhou Battalion winked secretly, with a sinister smile on their lips.
Early on the next morning, all the elite soldiers and horses of the Qingzhou Battalion gathered at Xuanhuang Pass, preparing to give the new acting commander a showdown.
Thirty thousand brave men lined up neatly on the large playground, but there was such silence that you could almost hear a pin drop.
Chang Gaoyuan's strict military management is evident.
Wei Lin, who was wearing chainmail, a red cloak, and a long sword hanging from her waist, walked onto the parade platform surrounded by Zhang Hua, deputy commander of the Qingzhou Battalion, Li Wentai, commander of the transport battalion, and other generals.
Wei Lin walked to the center of the parade platform and just stood firm facing the military formation when thunderous drums sounded from both sides of the parade platform.
Dong dong dong dong dong…
Beat the drum to advance, and ring the gold to withdraw the troops.
The sound of the drum means an attack.
When the last drum beat fell, thirty thousand soldiers suddenly drew their swords and pointed at the sky, roaring in unison.
"kill!"
Thirty thousand sharp sword blades formed a sea of shining silver, reflecting the light of the rising sun, which made Wei Lin's eyes hurt.
Thirty thousand roars full of murderous intent converged into thunder, causing the parade platform to tremble slightly.
The Qingzhou battalion generals standing behind and on both sides of Wei Lin felt proud and focused their gazes on Wei Lin, waiting to see his joke.
People who have never experienced such a battle will usually be so frightened that their faces turn pale, their hands and feet tremble, and they cannot stand firmly. In severe cases, they may even urinate on the spot.
But Wei Lin's performance exceeded the generals' expectations.
He was smiling and seemed quite satisfied with the morale of the soldiers. After the soldiers' voices dissipated, Wei Lin took a deep breath, and then roared suddenly.
"kill!"
In a trance, the generals seemed to see circles of rippling sound waves spreading out with Wei Lin as the center. The next moment, they were hit by an unstoppable force and became unstable and twisted. At the same time, there was excruciating pain and buzzing in both ears.
The soldiers in the first two rows near the parade platform were directly bombarded by the sound waves and fell to the ground. The other soldiers also covered their ears with shock on their faces.
This...this...is this a roar that a human can make?
Is this...the emperor's special envoy...a monk?
Ordinary soldiers didn't understand, but a group of generals had already guessed Wei Lin's identity based on his roar.
How can a monk be in charge of an army?
Isn't this going to cause big trouble!
Monks are not allowed to interfere in political or military affairs. This is a rule set by the gods and cultivators 800 years ago. The Dayan Dynasty can continue to this day, and the frontier army can win more and lose less in the battle with the demons, relying on this iron law.
Otherwise, once a monk gets involved in the battlefield, all elites and iron troops will become a joke.
How can mortals compete with immortals and gods!
His voice shocked the entire audience. Wei Lin felt proud. He glanced at the generals of the Qingzhou Camp behind him and saw that they all had expressions on their faces.
With a worried expression, he had already guessed their worries, so he took something out of his arms and threw it to Deputy Commander Zhang Hua.
Zhang Hua stretched out his hand to catch it, but it was a token.
The side of the token facing Zhang Hua is engraved with the characters "佥事" Wei.
Zhang Hua, who was confused, turned the token over and saw the engraved handwriting on the other side. His worries instantly dissipated.
Ji Xian Division.
Connect the writing on both sides of the token to get the name of Ji Xian Si Qianshi - Wei.
Wei what?
Of course it's Wei Lin.
"Generals, there is no need to worry. In addition to running errands for His Majesty in the palace, the Zajia family is also serving as a minister in the Jixian Department. Someone reported a few days ago that the Qingzhou Battalion's military accounts are inconsistent with the actual items. The Jixian Department has to verify the army's military supplies. Accounts, spying on intelligence, and rectification of corruption, so the Zajia's trip is to investigate the case."
Zhu Sheng knew in his heart that no one in the court except Chang Gaoyuan would be able to suppress this group of arrogant soldiers from Qingzhou Camp. But there are always exceptions to everything, and this exception is Wei Lin.
First of all, Wei Lin is Zhu Sheng's close friend. She doesn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. The generals of Qingzhou Camp have to give him more or less face.
Furthermore, Wei Lin's identity as the eunuch also gave the generals of the Qingzhou Battalion a dose of reassurance. There was no precedent for a eunuch to serve as the chief military officer in the history of the country, so he was really just acting as a guard for a while, and never took the opportunity to seize power. I mean, you can rest assured.
The most important thing is that Wei Lin also has the identity of a first-level Immortal Inspector Qian Shihe. With his seventh-level cultivation, he can easily subdue the unruly officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Battalion. At the same time, he does not have to worry about breaking the rules that monks are not allowed to interfere in military affairs, and will not follow the truth. .
As for the investigation Wei Lin mentioned, it was really just a pretext.
However, after the simple military parade, Wei Lin, accompanied by Deputy Commander Zhang Hua and Commander Li Wentai of the supply camp, pretended to walk around the camp, pretending to be collecting clues for the investigation and surveying the scene. .
During this period, Wei Lin went to the toilet and swallowed a pill as an excuse to relieve herself.
Wei Lin's seventh-level cultivation level comes from practicing the God Catching Technique. The God Catching Technique records the various techniques collected by Catching God. Among them is a Buddhist technique called the Lion's Roar Technique.
This technique can use spiritual power to make a roar like thunder to scare the enemy. However, in the duel between monks, this technique was useless and was gradually abandoned.
However, this technique is very suitable for Wei Lin. Whether it is to add momentum when reading out the imperial edict, maintain order during court meetings, or deliver the emperor's oral instructions, with the help of this technique, it can get twice the result with half the effort, so she learned and used it. Skillful.
The killing sound that shocked the entire audience before was made by him using the Lion's Roar Technique.
The effect was naturally immediate, but it also consumed 80% of Wei Lin's effort. After roaring, Wei Lin was actually exhausted and almost collapsed due to the excessive consumption of spiritual power, so she went to a deserted place and swallowed the elixir to restore her spiritual power.
Wei Lin was not as lucky as Rong Fei, and she had only saved a few low-level ninth-grade elixirs over the years. After taking it, I waited for a while before my spiritual power gradually recovered. After his hands and feet regained strength, Shi Shiran walked out of the toilet and went to inspect the barracks.
The Qingzhou Battalion was all formed by private soldiers recruited by Chang Gaoyuan. Half of the military salary came from expenditures of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the other half was raised by Chang Gaoyuan himself. There are also four regular troops of the imperial court stationed around Qingzhou Camp, including the four Qingzhou guards on the left and right. These four guards are also under the jurisdiction of the Qingzhou General Military Officer, but their military salaries all come from the supply of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It took a whole day to inspect all five camps, even if it was just a quick tour.
As evening approached, Wei Lin, Zhang Hua, and Li Wentai rode out from the Qingzhou defender's camp and hurried back to Xuanhuang Pass in the afterglow of the setting sun.
When Xuanhuang Pass was in sight, Wei Lin, who was sitting on the horse, was attracted by a flash of light.
"Hey~"
Wei Lin reined in the reins to stop the horse, then pointed to the low mountain with dense forest four or five miles ahead on the left and asked Zhang Hua.
"Where is that?"
Before Zhang Hua could answer, Li Wentai drove his horses to Wei Lin and explained with a smile.
"It's just a wild mountain forest. The firewood used for heating in the pass in winter comes from there. There is a lumber drying yard set up at the foot of the mountain. In the summer, the soldiers cut down the trees and dry them in the lumber yard. In the autumn, they dry them. The trees were cut into small pieces and transported back to the pass by horse-drawn carriage."
"Oh, that's it. The Zajia family hasn't seen it before, but it happens to be not far away, so I went over to have a look."
After that, without waiting for Li Wentai's reply, he galloped towards the forest.
Zhang Hua quickly rode his horse to follow, but Li Wentai hesitated for a moment before lightly kicking the horse's belly.
"It's just a pile of rotten wood. There's nothing interesting to see. Wei Gong, you have worked hard all day. Seeing that it is getting dark, you should rush back to the pass as soon as possible, eat and drink well, and have a good sleep. Qingzhou Although it is bitterly cold, there are some local game products that are not available in Kyoto City. They should be cooked by now, waiting for Mr. Wei to go back and try them."
Li Wentai caught up with Wei Lin's horse and persuaded him with a smile.
"Don't be in a hurry, it's not that far anyway, just take a look and come back."
Wei Lin said perfunctorily, raised the whip and whipped the horse's butt hard. The horse's head immediately surpassed the horse Li Wentai sat on.
Zhang Hua also caught up at this time and kept pace with Li Wentai.
"Wei Gong has lived in the palace for a long time. When he first comes to the north, he will naturally find everything new, so let him go."
Li Wentai nodded, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.
The three of them rode horses, and the distance of four to five miles was reached in an instant.
The flat land at the foot of the short mountain is surrounded by a simple wooden fence, and there are piles of logs that look like hills. This is what Li Wentai calls the wood drying yard.
The three of them dismounted outside the fence, climbed over the waist-high fence and entered the lumber drying yard.
As Li Wentai said, there is really nothing interesting to see here except wood.
But Wei Lin was like a curious baby, sometimes touching the log and sometimes kicking the tree stump.
"Isn't it said that in autumn these trees will be cut into small pieces and transported back to the pass? Why is there so much firewood left here?"
Wei Lin picked up a wooden stick of suitable thickness and length, played with it in her hands, and asked Li Wentai.
"Back to Wei Gong, the demons outside the pass have not invaded this year, and there has been no war. My subordinates were worried that the soldiers had been idle for too long, so they organized them to take turns to go to the mountains to cut down trees, and kill the trees as if they were demons. This was a way to vent their anger. I had extra energy to avoid causing other problems, so I cut down more. These are all redundant and will be used next year."
Li Wentai explained respectfully.
"Oh! So that's it. This is indeed a good idea. It seems that Commander Li is not bad at running an army. It turns out that there are no weak soldiers under a strong general."
"Wei Gong is too flattering. I just learned a little bit from the general soldiers. Hey... Wei Gong, what are you doing?"
Before Li Wentai finished speaking, he saw Wei Lin walking up the mountain path leading to the short mountain with a wooden stick. Li Wentai suddenly became anxious and was about to step forward to stop him.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Hua quickly grabbed him and complained in a low voice.
"He can do whatever he likes, let him do it. These eunuchs are as sharp-minded as a needle. If you make him unhappy, wouldn't it be troublesome if you read the Marshal's book again when you return to Kyoto?"
After saying that, he chased after Wei Lin who had already set foot on the mountain road.
"Wei Gong, the mountain road is steep. Please be careful and be careful of falling."
Li Wentai's expression changed as he stayed where he was, and his right hand had already touched the handle of the knife at his waist.
Do you want to...kill people and silence them?
