Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 55
Li Ye asked Jing Xiang a lot of questions, but seeing that Jing Xiang hadn't said anything, he said directly, "Where is Zhu Wen sending Aiqing to, and why?"

Jingxiang didn't hide it either, and replied: "Your Majesty, I was sent to Chang'an by the thief Zhu Wen. I have three powers. One is to pay tribute, treasures and play, and dozens of beauties."

Li Ye thought to himself, this Zhu Wen is someone who can do something, and asked: "I haven't seen any treasures to play with, nor have I seen any beauties."

Jing Xiang said: "Most of the beauties were distributed among the generals by Han Xiu, the guard of Tongguan. The most beautiful ones were brought into the mansion by Han Jian, the governor of Huazhou. As for the treasures, they were all owned by Han Jian."

Li Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, it turned out that there is still this one, the beauty's money must be returned, at this time, the emperor is not rich.

"There is a gift list!"

"Have!"

Jing Xiang took out the gift list and presented it to the emperor with both hands. He knew that the emperor would definitely ask this question, even if the emperor didn't ask, he would report it.

Han Jian was too deceitful and put him under house arrest as if he were a prisoner. The clay bodhisattva would also be angry, so he added a few items to the gift list last night. Regardless of the original treasures, 20 copper coins were added. This is not a small amount, 20 Wanguan can recruit [-] soldiers (armored weapons) and raise them for several years.

"So many!" Li Ye took the gift list and said, "Zhu Wengong's gift is very generous, I'm afraid there is nothing else to ask for!"

Jing Xiang said: "Your Majesty is wise, only half of this gift list is from Zhu Wen's tribute to His Majesty, the other half..."

"How about the other half?"

"The other half is that important ministers Zhu and Wen made friends with ministers and servants in Chang'an."

"As expected." This is also what Li Ye is worried about. The imperial court is like a sieve, with air leaking everywhere, and there are spokespersons from various feudal towns everywhere.

"Who does Zhu Wen want Aiqing to associate with, and why?"

Jingxiang said: "The Zaifu in the court and the servant in the palace are asking for one or two words of Xuanwu, changing the court's political strategy, and driving the forces of Hedong out of Heyang."

Li Ye thought in his heart, it seems that Heyang's move really hurt Zhu Wen.

"Any more?"

Jingxiang did not hesitate, and continued with a bow: "Qin Zongquan proclaimed himself emperor from the north, and the ministers saved him at that time. The imperial court must order the world's feudal towns to put the rebellion first. Xuanwu took the initiative to go to the disaster, which must be the imperial court's attention. However, the imperial court did not allow it. Yang is at the east of the river, so we must avoid Xuanwu's power, thinking that he will control his ears."

Li Ye nodded and said: "What Aiqing said is true, I really think so."

"Zhu Wen expected that there must be great sages by your side, so the minister should be careful to inquire."

At this time, Jingxiang didn't dare to say what he had imagined, so he pushed the blame to Zhu Wen, because he really didn't know the emperor.

Li Ye thought to himself, Zhu Wen's political sensitivity is indeed remarkable, but he would never have thought that the person he feared would be His Majesty the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

"I'm afraid it's more than just probing. If there is a chance, we will get rid of it quickly."

"...", Jing Xiang couldn't speak.

"Prime Minister Du Gong was assassinated, and Zhu Wen must have done it too!"

Hearing this, Jingxiang couldn't turn the corner for a while. The emperor's edict didn't say that the evidence was solid, but Zhu Wen did it. Why do you ask?

"Your Majesty, is this not true?"

Li Ye said: "I will save it."

Jing Xiang was afraid for a while, and he already understood that His Majesty the Emperor is now trying to suppress Zhu Wen by all means, even using trumped-up charges.

"I don't like Zhu Wen's army to be large, his army is strong, and he is located in the Central Plains, with a large population. If there is a storm, he will ascend to the sky like a dragon. I have to guard against it."

Jing Xiang took it for granted, he had been in Xuanwu for a long time, so he knew how terrible Zhu Wen was.The emperor's worry was indeed true. The imperial court hit the snake at seven inches. As long as Zhu Wen was given another half a year to wipe out the Cai thief Qin Zongquan in the south and the brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin in the northeast, it was bound to happen. When the dragon rises to the sky, the whole world can be vertical and horizontal.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

The rainbow fart has long since disappeared, Li Ye continued: "Ai Qing has been in Zhu Wen's army for several years, tell me how Zhu Wen trained as a great soldier."

Li Ye was also curious, Zhu Wen's generals gathered together, they were quite loyal, and they fought fiercely, rushing to kill the battlefield for the generals, the morale of the army was high, and the soldiers all moved forward.

This certainly cannot be explained by quality. Zhu Wen's army must have military training skills, and even military law is unknown.

Jing Xiang said: "Xuanwu soldiers have training every three days. All arrows, shields, knives, and spears are trained by special personnel. It is no different from other troops, but the frequency of training is slightly higher. The difference is the military method."

"Military law!" Li Ye looked at Jing Xiang curiously.

"Where the army goes out to fight, the family members of the general must stay in Bianliang as a pledge."

Li Ye nodded, this method is also used by the court now.

"Xuanwu military law, whoever charges into the battle, the leader will take the lead, and whoever fails to advance will be executed."

Li Ye frowned slightly, is this okay?Quickly asked: "The military law is too harsh. I'm afraid it will provoke the generals to rebel, and charge for the generals. The casualties will be heavy. I'm afraid there will be no generals available for a long time."

Jing Xiang said: "Your Majesty is very worried, so Xuanwu Military Law has added another article after this article."

"What was added?"

"If the military school dies, all the soldiers of the school will be slaughtered; if a general dies, all the guards will be slaughtered!"

"Huh..." Li Ye let out a breath of air.

Zhu Wen was really ruthless. If he was about to die, all the soldiers would be slaughtered. How big of a brain would it take to come up with such a method.

But if you think about it carefully, this method is very good. The generals who charge into the battle will definitely boost their morale, and the soldiers will stay close to the left and right, and no one will dare to retreat.

"The Xuanwu Army set up camps, and each battalion had five teams, and each team had five teams, with 50 people in each team. If you don’t die in the battle, the team will be promoted to captain, if you have made great achievements, the captain will be promoted to general, and you can command five to ten schools and become the chief general of an army.”

No wonder Zhu Wen's army has grown like a snowball. It has expanded from [-] soldiers at the beginning to [-] today.

Xuanwu has sufficient sources of troops and is in a place where four wars are taking place. This gives Zhu Wen a great opportunity to train peasants into fierce soldiers continuously through wars.

Summoning Jingxiang today has gained a lot, Li Ye was thinking about how to apply these methods to the imperial court's imperial army, and suddenly thought of Yang Shihou, perhaps he had made a breakthrough with Jingxiang.

"I think Yang Shihou is quite brave, but I don't know how he is and whether he can be used by me."

Jing Xiang thought for a while, and said: "Master Yang, Huang Chao's descendant general, is a man of great loyalty. He was originally a lieutenant under Li Han's command. , So the two have a gap.

Li Hanzhi's army defeated Heyang and surrendered to Li Keyong. According to Zezhou, Li Keyong ordered Li Han to hand in three hundred elite infantry. Yang Shihou went to Li Keyong's army and was questioned by Li Keyong for killing people. Therefore, Bianliang, where he escaped, was used by Zhu Wen. "

"What is Zhu Wen's job as a teacher?"

Jing Xiang said: "Xuanwu army is in charge of the Yamen and leads the governor of Caozhou."

Li Ye was silent and sighed inwardly, Zhu Wen dared to employ someone, the Xuanwu army guard, that is to say, the commander of the personal guards, this can only be held by someone with a heart.

As for the governor of Caozhou, although he was only a remote leader, Yang Shihou was not really asked to be the governor, but a newly attached person, given this official position, can also see that Zhu Wen's employment is eclectic.

Zhu Wen is a real hero!
(End of this chapter)