Wei Ni

Ah, are you going back to the big tent now?
Haven't the Heyi Camp and Xiandeng Camp not been inspected yet?

Leliang and Xu Yi, who had been familiar with each other for a long time, couldn't help but look at each other. They both saw the confusion in their eyes, but Xu Yi still pursed his lips slightly.

The meaning is obvious, he wants Leliang to ask aloud.

Leliang didn't shirk it. Anyway, he and Xia Houhui had long known each other to be informal. Taking three steps at a time and then two steps to keep up, he pointed out directly, "General, the Heyi Camp and the Xiandeng Camp have not yet performed martial arts."

"Well, then Zishan and General Xu will supervise the soldiers to practice martial arts first and come back later."

Unexpectedly, Xia Houhui didn't seem to hear what he meant. He just responded lightly and continued to return to the tent.

It also left Leliang speechless for a moment.

He looked at Xia Houhui's back blankly for a moment, and then said to Xu Yi who was following him, "Let's go, Zhengze, the general probably doesn't want to interfere with the restraint you and I have on my subordinates."

why?
Does it mean that I trust you very much?

After hearing this, Xu Yi, who had no scheming, casually found an excuse to comfort himself. When he went to supervise the soldiers, he also said about Xia Houhui's claim that he could not open the camp gate without the general's order, "Zishan, do you think the general is?" Don’t you want to imitate Xiliuying?”

What to imitate!

You already know about Xiliu Camp, but don’t you know how Zhou Yafu died?
Leliang glanced at him angrily, "Except for the emperor, don't bring trouble to the general."

"Oh~"

The main account of the town protection department.

Without Xia Houhui's instructions, Lu Fan consciously led his troops to stay outside.

However, Huan Yu, who had just entered the tent, seemed to still have some interest in watching the soldiers perform martial arts. Seeing that there were no outsiders behind him, he asked, "General, why don't you inspect the Heyi Camp and the Xianden Camp?"

Is there anything to review?

Emperor Cao Rui had already established the Heyi Camp and the Xiandeng Camp long ago, and also asked these two battalions to restrain the soldiers of the Zhenyue Camp. So, why would he do anything unnecessary?
It's better to sell favors directly and show your trust and respect for Leliang and Xu Yi!

Xia Houhui muttered in his heart.

But he also knew that Huan Yu was still a commoner and didn't know much about official career, so he casually found an excuse to pass it over. "There will be many opportunities to watch military exercises in the future. The most urgent thing now is to familiarize yourself with military affairs. Wenhua, you help Yan Jing and sort out the daily losses, stored food and firewood, the number of weapons, the number of soldiers of each type, and the rotation of soldiers."

"it is good."

In response, Huan Yu did not refuse. He went straight to Ding Mi and sat down, sorting the documents together with Wei Shu.

He has already received Xia Houhui's promise.

If there was a vacancy for the post of Zhonglang in the army, Xiahou Hui would recommend him to take up the post; and because of his family status and background, the emperor and the princes in the temple would not refuse.

As soon as he entered the officialdom, he started with a fortune of 600 yuan and served in the Chinese Army. His starting point was already very high.

So he is very motivated now.

Xia Houhui, who was prevaricating, also found the lists of generals at all levels in the army. He glanced at the generals of Heyi Camp and Xianden Camp and passed them. He took out the list of Zhenyue Camp and came back to sit down and take a closer look. Check.

The directory is quite detailed.

Not only were the vacant Sima and Lieutenant Commanders left blank in advance, but the place of origin, origin, and past wars they had participated in were recorded one by one for all 500-man and 100-man governors, making it clear at a glance.

When Xia Houhui looked at it, he discovered the unfairness of everyone's promotion.

For example, among the eight fake 500-man governors, only six have been in the army for more than five years and have actually participated in the war, and four of them have served in the army for more than ten years and participated every time the Luoyang Chinese Army came to reinforce them - perhaps, This is the scheduled governor of a thousand people.

But the resumes of the other two are a bit excessive.

Not only did they serve in the military for a short period of time and were always stationed in Luoyang and Gyeonggi, but they all started out as governors of 100 people, and it took less than two years to be transferred to governors of 500 people.

With no achievements or resume, it is self-evident how they were promoted.

One of them is called Zheng Liu, and the other is Qian Yi. They are both from Weijun in Jizhou, and both of them have the comment of "literary and virtuous" after their names.

Xia Houhui couldn't help but slander Jiang Ji.

The fact that the entire army has two achievements in literacy and digitization is unparalleled. If you are praised for your literary talent, can you please give me a little face?

And how can morality be used as the standard to measure the merits of low-level military attachés?
Soldiers are fierce.

Whether you can convince the crowd and make your subordinates fight to the death, whether you can strictly observe military discipline, and whether you can fight bloodthirstyly when going into battle, these are the first questions to consider~
After writing down these two names, Xia Houhui continued to read down the list of hundreds of governors.

These people are very pure.

Seventy percent of them were promoted from positions such as chief and corps leader through seniority, and one to two percent were promoted by decapitation.

The remaining five people were all governors of a hundred as soon as they joined the army.

The reason why he was not promoted was because he had no merit or resume, which made Lou Zhi stand out from the crowd - he could read and digit, beheaded four levels, participated in five wars, and had never violated military discipline. He stayed in the official position for eleven years!
Has Jiang Ji's focus on "money" already corrupted the rewards and punishments of the Luoyang Chinese Army to this point?
He actually ignored even the most basic principle of excellence based on merit!
Xia Houhui, who frowned slightly, put the list on the table and drew a circle in front of the names of Zheng Liu, Qian Yi and Lou Zhi respectively. I also began to think about whether I should find an opportunity to speak to Emperor Cao Rui privately in the future.

It is not to slander Jiang Ji. Rather, he felt that if this unfair selection situation was not reversed, the combat effectiveness of the Luoyang Central Army would decline, and the hope of destroying Shu and swallowing Wu would be out of the question.

However, I have just been appointed, and I turn around and comment on Jiang Ji's negligence in selecting low-level military attachés. Will the emperor think that I have to look forward to Shu? Moreover, my foothold is not yet stable and I have made many enemies. If I offend Jiang Ji again, I may find it difficult to move forward in the temple in the future.

You know, Jiang Ji had a good personal relationship with Sima Yi and others.

"General, I'll meet you outside, General Zhulu."

While Xia Houhui was pondering, Lu Fan, who was on duty outside, opened the curtain and came in, reporting softly.

Is the Heyi Camp martial arts performance over so soon?

Somewhat surprised, Xia Houhui motioned to Lu Fan to let Le Liang in.

"In fear of keeping the general waiting for a long time, I asked Xu Zhengze to supervise the soldiers' martial arts performance on my behalf, and I came over first."

After Leliang came in, he explained with a smile, and then asked, "Regarding military affairs, does the general have any instructions?"

"Nothing at the moment."

Nodding, Xia Houhui called him forward and handed over the list of generals and assistants of Zhenyue Camp, "Zishan, who did the emperor ask you to select our soldiers with?"

this.
What went wrong?

Leliang thought secretly and quickly answered, "General, it's the tiger and the brave man."

After taking the list and seeing the circles in front of the names of Zheng Liu and the other three people as well as their introductions, he smiled bitterly and said, "General, now I am only selecting soldiers. I cannot participate in the selection of low-level military attachés."

"I see."

With a look of surprise, Xia Houhui lowered his eyes.

The current General of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is Cao Yan, the son of Cao Chun. He was previously the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and was also Le Liang's superior, but because of the restructuring of the central army, he also changed his position.

What makes Xia Houhui strange is that Cao Yan has always been reclusive and a very low-key person.

Not to mention that he has little contact with Xia Houxian, Qin Lang, Cao Shuang and others, and he is not even close to his brothers Cao Tai and Cao Kai (son of Cao Ren)!
Now that I am being asked by the emperor to do something, I am not selecting impartially. Is it possible?
Are Zheng Liu and Qian Yi his?
However, instead of supporting the likes of Zheng Liu and Qian Yi, wouldn't it be more suitable to be a confidant like Lou Zhi, who is depressed and has the same family background?
"General, although all the governors of 500 people are currently provisional,~"

Seeing Xia Houhui's silence, Leliang hesitated for a moment and then suggested in a low voice, "But the general feels that they are not qualified, so he cannot dismiss them directly. He needs to find a suitable reason to avoid being false."

"Well, don't worry Zishan, I know how to avoid suspicion."

Nodding with a smile, Xia Houhui thought for a while and continued to ask, "Zishan, how long has it been since the emperor came to this camp last time? Who is accompanying him?"

"It's been eight days."

Leliang answered cautiously, "The only ones accompanying him were General Hu Ben, Zhonglang, and two Disciple Cavalry Ministers. One of them was the general's younger brother. However, when the emperor came over the first two times, General Xiaoqi, Colonel Tunqi, and General Wuwei Everyone is accompanying them.”

Qin Lang, Cao Zhao and Cao Shuang were also here?
Involuntarily, Xia Houhui raised his eyebrows and looked at Leliang in surprise.

This also made Leliang couldn't help but spread his hands and smiled bitterly again, "General, the emperor came here two times before, when the sun was approaching, he returned from a banquet at Beimang Mountain Manor and dropped into the camp along the way, so..."

Xia Houhui said "Oh" with a little helplessness on his face.

He didn't even know how to say good things about Cao Rui.

He knew clearly that he was at odds with Qin Lang, Cao Shuang and others, and that he had delegated power to himself, but he brought them into the Zhenyue military camp on a whim because of a banquet. What was his thinking?

Do you think Qin Lang, Cao Shuang and others are too jealous and resentful of Xia Houhui?

Just when Xia Houhui was a little depressed, Leliang put the list on the desk, pointed at Lou Zhi's name with his finger, and said softly, "General, if not, the emperor comes back one day, I will ask Xu Zhengze to mention this matter." Mouth?"

Huh? !

Are you implying that Xu Yi has no intentions?
Oh, no. Is it because your relationship with Xu Yi is so good?

Xia Houhui pondered for a while, but finally shook his head, "No, it's not good to bother Xu Zhengze with this kind of thing. Let me find a chance to talk to the emperor myself. Well, by the way, Zishan, the afternoon competition in the army is probably the best. What?"

"Back to the general, there are stone throwing, horse galloping, cornering, archery practice, and individual martial arts training."

"Isn't there any confrontation?"

"Nothing."

Leliang shook his head and explained, "Previously, there was a confrontation between the Chinese army and the military, but some people took the opportunity to retaliate for personal gain or accidentally made a mistake, resulting in the death or injury of soldiers, so it was cancelled."

"Instructions, starting today, our department will resume combat drills and confrontations. Units of five hundred people, one hundred people, or even tens of thousands of people."

"only."

(Symptoms recur, very painful, don’t rush) (End of chapter)