Chapter 136 Army Expansion

Chapter 136 Army Expansion

Chapter 136 Army Expansion
Faced with the emperor's inquiry, Shao Xun directly refused.

I have three wishes in my life.

One is to bring peace to the world, so that the people can live and work in peace and no longer suffer from the pain of war.

The second is to establish a new system to change the situation where the aristocracy is the only dominant family and there is a lack of checks and balances.

The third is to gather ten Hu and Han queens in Guangchengze Hot Spring and summon the throne of Heavenly Khan - ten queens in the Tang Dynasty successively bathed in Guangchengze Hot Spring.

Le's is not qualified yet. It can be used as a collection for me, but not for anything else.

Of course, he was just pretending, in fact he was very moved.

But one thing is unclear: how much property does the Le family have left? Has the property been confiscated?
Besides, now is not the right time.

If you had asked him a year later, he might have agreed.

The legitimate daughter of the Nanyang Le family, even if she was a widow, was more than qualified to be a match for Shao in this era. It was such a great joy that his ancestors' graves would be filled with smoke.

But now, wait a minute.

He kept this person in mind and wondered if he could find a chance to take a sneak peek at him.

"How can we have a family if the Xiongnu is not destroyed?" Shao Xun said righteously, "We may have to march west to Guanzhong next, and there will be many things to do. I am afraid we will not have time to get married."

Sima Zhong was stunned, nodded, and said, "If Shao Qing doesn't want to, then forget it. Did you dig up the toad?"

"No." Shao Xun said ashamedly, "I have never missed my target when I draw my bow and arrow. But the toad hides deep in the cave and is difficult to catch. It's like using troops. If the enemy hides in a strong city, it will be difficult to break it."

"Then we can only wait for the toad to come out and fight it in the wild." The emperor sighed and walked away with a bleak expression.

Shao Xun saw that the emperor had already walked seven or eight steps away, and whispered, "Queen, please stay."

Yang Xianrong looked at Shao Xun and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I advise the Queen to act with caution," Shao Xun said.

Yang Xianrong bit her lips tightly with her pearly teeth and sneered, "A bird in a cage, a turtle in a jar, what is there to be cautious about?"

"The Queen is too modest." Shao Xun said seriously: "If the Minister of State is not good for the Emperor and the Queen, not only will the court officials be dissatisfied, but the soldiers of the Imperial Guards will also be in an uproar. At this time, he can no longer stay in Luoyang. The Minister of State will not be so unwise."

"Although the emperor is the sovereign and the empress is also the sovereign, there is still a difference." Yang Xianrong said, "Jia Nanfeng can die."

In a narrow sense, a country has only two rulers: the emperor and the empress, and the rest are subjects.

In a broad sense, the emperor, empress, crown prince, and crown princess are also monarchs, but the crown prince and his wife cannot compare to the emperor and his wife. Theoretically, they can only be considered half a monarch, that is, the crown prince.

To break it down further, there is also a difference in status between the emperor and the empress.

Jia Nanfeng could die, but Sima Zhong could not be killed at will.

"Queen, calm down." Shao Xun said helplessly, "Even if I am willing to obey your orders, it is not enough. The four generals in the palace take turns to guard the palace. I can only take turns for three months in a year. Or has the Queen won over someone else?"

Yang Xianrong did not comment.

Shao Xun looked at her expression and was startled. Could it be true?

He felt that he should reassess Sima Yue's true influence.

In history, after Emperor Huaidi of Jin ascended the throne, he aggressively seized power from the beginning. He was very dissatisfied with Sima Yue's control of government affairs and wanted to rule the country himself. However, Sima Yue could not stand it and was forced to give in. He asked to leave Xuchang to avoid direct conflict with the emperor.

In other words, if the current Sima Zhong suddenly becomes powerful and breaks off relations with the powerful officials, it is hard to say what the final outcome will be.

Jia Nanfeng, Sima Lun, Sima Jiong, Sima Yi and others controlled the government, and it is very likely that they just took advantage of the "purity" of the emperor. When the court officials and generals saw the emperor's behavior, they no longer wanted to follow him.

But what if a normal and capable emperor appeared? It was hard to say about others, but Sima Yue, who had been defeated repeatedly, had a very difficult time dealing with him.

A powerful official is still an official after all. Sikong's prestige was at its peak before the Battle of Dangyin, and it has been slowly declining. If it continues to decline, Wang Yan, the old fox, will look down on him.

"Is it Chen Jing?" Shao Xun asked suddenly.

Seeing Shao Xun's wild guesses, Yang Xianrong's face had changed to a smile, becoming mysterious. She said, "Why are you guessing, Shao Qing? The Central Army is the emperor's personal army, not the kingdom's private army. Isn't it their duty to be loyal to their duties?"

Shao Xun sighed and said, "I don't think it's appropriate to marry Le now."

Yang Xianrong was too lazy to speak.

"The Queen is in a state of confusion today, and her thoughts are quite inappropriate." Shao Xun said, "But Guangchengze is indeed very important to me. The price you offer is a little hard for me to refuse."

"Why has Shao Qing become so... frank?" Yang Xianrong was a little surprised.

Shao Xun sighed secretly, he was just afraid that a lunatic like you would do something unreasonable.

"The Queen loves me so much, how can I not admire her?" Shao Xun replied, "Forget about the title of general, I dare not take it. The matter of repairing the gardens in Guangchengze seems feasible, but it's better to do it quickly."

Shao Xun just thought about it seriously.

Is this the Little Ice Age?
The Little Ice Age was not absolutely cold; the most uncomfortable thing was the extreme climate, such as the most well-known drought in the late Ming Dynasty.

The Queen is right. Four years ago, there was a severe drought in Bingzhou, and the land was barren for thousands of miles. Can you guarantee that there won’t be such drought in other places?

Guangchengze is a huge swamp wetland with numerous lakes in the middle. The largest one is even connected to a boat by a chain for swimming.

The water resources here are so abundant that if there is a severe drought someday, this will definitely save lives - even if the water level drops and the swamp degenerates, there is still water after all. In fact, the entire Guangchengze is a huge natural reservoir.

He reclaimed wasteland and cultivated crops here, and even in the event of a large-scale drought, he could still make ends meet.

While others were devastated by the drought, he persisted, and the balance of power changed.

"You were unwilling just now, but now you are willing..." There was a hint of sarcasm on Yang Xianrong's face.

"The Queen is right. I have not thought it through carefully enough," Shao Xun said.

Yes, yes, yes, you are right. To appease an emotional woman, don't reason with her. In the end, it will be a mess. It is better to find another way, such as whipping her severely. "Then you..." Yang Xianrong hesitated again.

"Last year in the first month of the year, the emperor and empress were bullied by thieves in the Taiji Palace. The first person I saved was the empress, not the emperor." Shao Xun said softly, "I will keep my word. As long as I am on duty in the palace, I will not let the villains murder the emperor and empress."

I can only stop the enemies in the open, as for those who take other channels, you'd better be careful.

Yang Xianrong was stunned for a long time, and then he hummed after a while.

Shao Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In history, after the emperor was poisoned, Yang Xianrong seemed to have notified the deposed crown prince, Qinghe King Sima Qin, to hurry into the palace, and then took him to the Taiji Hall to ascend the throne, but she was one step too late.

There is no point in deposing the crown prince! Sima Chi is the legitimate crown prince. Can you compete with him in terms of status?

The new emperor was magnanimous enough not to be sentenced to death for doing such a crazy thing.

This woman is a bomb. Now that I'm entangled with her, I can only try my best to think about how to turn waste into treasure.

Shao Xun thought about it, and said in a yellow-haired tone: "Give me money!"

Yang Xianrong looked at him in surprise and asked, "What do you want the money for?"

"Since we can't get the property of the King of Chengdu for the time being, we can only ask the Queen to borrow some." Shao Xun said, "The soldiers in the palace are not all reliable. The Queen will stay at home to assist in the administration, and I will train the troops outside. Together, we can protect Luoyang from danger."

Does it seem to make sense?
Yang Xianrong nodded and asked, "How much do you want?"

Shao Xun decided to say a big one, and said, "Two thousand strings of cash and four thousand rolls of silk."

After hearing this, Yang Xianrong first widened her eyes, then covered her mouth and laughed.

Shao Xun was puzzled. Could it be that he said too much?

"Okay." Yang Xianrong agreed immediately.

Shao Xun seemed to understand something, but he quickly calmed down and said, "That's it. There are many people watching me, so the Queen should not summon me if there is nothing wrong."

When I said this, I felt a little embarrassed, as if I was pulling out that ruthless thing.

Yang Xianrong did not answer.

Shao Xun didn't care about her anymore. After agreeing on the time to deliver the money, he took his leave when he saw that the emperor had no intention of summoning him.

He quickly returned to the mansion, called Tang Jian, and ordered him to go to Yushanwu, Yunzhongwu and other places to pass on the message, and call Chen Yougen, Jin San, Mao Er, Lu Heigou, Wang Queer and others.

Six or seven days later, everyone arrived as promised.

Shao Xun dismissed the servants and looked at the people with dusty faces. He smiled and said, "I want to expand the army."

Chen Yougen was very excited and asked, "Sir, how many troops do you want to recruit?"

Jin San and others also looked at him with burning eyes.

"There are 62 or 63 of my beloved disciples in each Silver Spear Army..." Shao Xun said, "It may be necessary at the beginning, but after two years, the new recruits have taken on some form. Last year, I asked them to elect a sergeant. After a year, isn't that good? So, I decided--"

Everyone knew what was going on and looked at Shao Xun expectantly.

"The squad leader will be nominated by himself." Shao Xun said, "One squad will have an additional deputy, and the captain and deputy will be my disciples. One supervisor will be added to each building to manage supplies, weapons, night patrols, military discipline and scouts, and the other two supervisors will be responsible for training. In this way, each building needs a total of 24 officers above the level of deputy."

"The first branch of the Silver Spear Army was expanded on the spot into the first, second, and third branches. The recruited soldiers were mixed with the old soldiers. After the expansion of the three branches was completed, there were more than 1,800 people, stationed in Sanwu, Yiyang, and strictly trained."

"The original Silver Spear Army's second battalion of 168 people will be reorganized into the Silver Spear Army's fourth battalion. All military systems will be based on the old ones, and will not be the same as the previous three battalions. After the new year, a new batch of Luoyang disciples will be sent to the army, and four more teams will be recruited. In this way, there will be seven teams with nearly people. These people will stay in the Golden Valley Garden for training."

"The Long Sword Army currently has over 300 people. After defeating Liu Qiao, some of the generals wanted to join us. We will recruit all of them into the Long Sword Army. This way, the Long Sword Army can be increased to around 800 people and stationed in Yushanwu for training."

"have you understood?"

"Understood." Everyone responded in unison.

Shao Xun smiled with satisfaction.

His strength is still mainly based on the Silver Spear Army.

When I taught my disciples, I said they were to be military officers, and this was not an exaggeration.

After at least two years of studying literature and martial arts, he was initially appointed as a sergeant when he joined the army.

One year later, why is he so tall?

It has been two years now, and at the very least you can be a deputy team leader.

This group of people were mainly students from Donghai University back then. The longest one had followed him for four years, and the shortest for three and a half years. They were all considered his core team.

With this group of people as the backbone, he controlled nearly two thousand Silver Spear Army soldiers. They worked together as one, as if they were using one's own arms. Finally, he felt a little confident.

Of course, the number of people increased from 600 to 1,800, but the combat effectiveness decreased.

Now we need time to let them guide the new ones, conduct strict training, and gradually improve their combat effectiveness.

It feels great to have a lot of soldiers.

In this world, without enough capable soldiers, one can only be slaughtered by others and sleep uneasily. This military expansion plan was destined after the Xuchang Arsenal case, and Yang Xianrong's tossing only accelerated this matter.

But Shao Xun was also very clear-headed. Everything has its pros and cons. With more soldiers and stronger strength, his risks are also accumulating.

Is it so easy to take the money of that crazy woman Yang Xianrong? You are dreaming.

Her emotions are not that stable, and she is not rational all the time. You never know when she might do something serious to you.

Shao Xun was mentally prepared.

(End of this chapter)