I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 36 I'm done, who's in favor, who's against
Through Yang Ye, Wang Jing also learned the identity of Tunqi Sima.

I have to say that the other party is indeed a powerful figure.

But how could Wang Jing take the two dying people, General Dong Chong and Empress Dowager Dong, seriously?
Therefore, Wang Jing glanced at Yang Ye indifferently with a look of humility in his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "Emperor breaks the law and is punished the same as common people. How can this Sima Dong be more powerful than the emperor?"

After that, he shouted angrily: "Write it to me, or I will deal with you too!"

"Yes, yes, I will write it right away."

Yang Ye was frightened out of his wits by Wang Jing's roar. He quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. His legs and feet were trembling. He lamented in his heart that he was so unlucky as to be inexplicably involved in the dispute between the He and Dong families.

Now, who in Luoyang doesn’t know that Empress Dowager Dong, as the biological mother of Emperor Lingdi Liu Hong, prefers King Bohai Liu Xie, who has been favored by her since childhood?
However, General He Jin and Queen Mother He strongly supported the Young Emperor Liu Bian. The two sides were like water and fire, and they were bound to fight to the death sooner or later.

Now the two major foreign relatives groups are fighting for power, and Wang Jing is from the Taiyuan Wang family. In Yang Ye's eyes, he is naturally He Jin's man, while Dong Li is on the side of the Empress Dowager Dong.

If a conflict broke out, a small cavalry commander like me would be caught in the middle. If he was not careful, he would probably be smashed to pieces.

Without a roster of soldiers, Wang Jing asked Yang Ye to gather the soldiers in the barracks and re-register. As a result, the Tunqi Battalion, which had a full quota of 700 people, had less than 200 people.

On the open space in front of the barracks, two square formations of a hundred men were standing crookedly. The soldiers stood in a loose and sloppy posture, without any energy or spirit, and it was obvious that they were used to being lax in their daily lives.

Wang Jing asked with a cold face: "How many people haven't come yet?"

"Well... there are still about a hundred people who haven't arrived yet."

Yang Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead again. He felt that although the new boss in front of him was young, he was not easy to fool.

Although Wang Jing knew that it was not uncommon for the five battalions of the Northern Army, which were filled with various royal relatives, to have empty salaries, the fact that the Tunqi Battalion of 700 people could not even have half of its actual establishment was still too much in his opinion.

"Okay, very good. Those who didn't come don't have to come again."

Wang Jing intended to revitalize the Tunqi Camp. As for the more than 100 people who had not yet arrived at dawn, he did not bother to care why they were not in the main camp and stripped them of their identities.

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers below were immediately furious.

"Shut up, everyone!"

Wang Jing roared with the power of his thoughts, which shook the whole place. It was as powerful as the roar of a tiger on a thousand mountains. The soldiers of the Cavalry Battalion below were immediately shaken to the ground and kept silent.

"I am the new cavalry captain, my last name is Wang Jing."

"I don't care what the rules of the Tunqi Camp were before. From today on, there will only be one rule in the Tunqi Camp, and that is my rule, Wang Yuanxu. I have said it now. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

More than a dozen soldiers actually stood up from the crowd.

The leader of the group had a defiant look in his eyes, as if he was relying on someone to back him up. He looked at Wang Jing unconvinced and objected, "Captain Wang, many of our brothers in the camp have been working hard outside under the orders of Sima Dong. Isn't it inappropriate for you to fire them all without even asking them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him echoed him and started shouting in front of Wang Jing: "Yes, yes, this is inappropriate!"

"Captain Wang, please take back your order!"

It was obvious that these people were Dong Li's subordinates. Some of them were more like slaves of the Dong family than soldiers. Naturally, they would not give Wang Jing a good face.

Taking the salary from the court but running errands for the powerful is not uncommon in the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army, and many people do this.

But getting used to it doesn't mean being able to accept it.

Wang Jing narrowed his eyes and asked calmly, "Who else wants to object? Please stand up together."

A dozen people seemed to think that Wang Jing was young and tender-skinned, so they thought that he was a weak and vulnerable young man from an aristocratic family. They immediately stood up and protested loudly: "We should wait until Sima Dong comes back before making a decision on this matter!"

The rest of the soldiers just watched coldly, standing silently by, neither helping either side.

Seeing that thirty-two people stood up to oppose him, Wang Jing smiled coldly: "No more, right? Very good!"

As soon as the words fell, the sword flashed.

The famous sword Juque on Wang Jing's back was unsheathed, and then he swung out with the sword, which was the third move of the Hundred Battles Sword Technique.

The domineering sword style is so powerful that it can overturn mountains and seas and shake thousands of troops!
The extremely domineering sword energy slashed forward. The thirty-two soldiers of the Tunqi Battalion who had just been clamoring for Wang Jing to revoke his order were all frightened by the power of the sword. They could not move or speak, and their feet seemed to be nailed to the spot.

They could only watch themselves being swept by the sword energy and killed in despair.

In an instant, the sword energy plowed a three-meter-long sword mark on the training ground, and the flying broken limbs and arms were scattered all over the ground with blood.

After a long time, a cool breeze blew by, and the smell of blood spread silently, which made the soldiers present come to their senses, and they all looked at Wang Jing in horror.

"Now, who else is not convinced?"

Wang Jing looked disdainful, holding Juque in his hand, and his gaze swept across the entire audience.

At this moment, no one in the Tunqi Camp dared to question his words, and they didn't even dare to look him in the eye. They all lowered their heads, their legs trembling, for fear of following the same fate as those thirty-two unlucky guys.

And these dozens of lives before his eyes were just a small scene for Wang Jing, who had led his troops to fight against the Yellow Turban Army of Runan in Yuzhou.

But for the Tunqi Battalion, which had never fought in a battle before, it seemed too bloody and terrifying.

You should know that even when Zhang Jiao started the Yellow Turban Rebellion five years ago, no major war broke out in Luoyang.

Although they had seen murders before, they were at most arresting bandits on orders. Luoyang was under the emperor's feet and was suppressed by dragon energy. Even the top masters did not dare to come and make trouble. Therefore, arresting thieves was often very easy, and even if there were casualties, it would only be one or two people at most.

Therefore, this scene of more than thirty people dying at one time was too shocking for them.

With one sword, Wang Jing established his authority. He suddenly changed the subject and softened his tone: "Okay, now that the annoying people are gone, let's talk business."

Wang Jing knew that if one wanted to accomplish great things, one must use both kindness and power.

Killing is to establish authority and make the subordinates learn to obey, but obedience brought about by fear alone is far from enough. Hope must also be given so that the subordinates can look forward to the future.

Therefore, after beating with a stick, he would also give his men some sweet dates.

"Starting tomorrow, the Cavalry Camp will have two drills a day, from Chen to Si, and from Shen to You. Of course, the meals will be changed to three meals a day, and meat and wine will be provided. Ten days later, there will be a camp-wide competition, and the top five with the best performance will be able to win the Black Dragon Bone Forging Pill as a prize."

When the soldiers of the Cavalry Camp heard about the two daily exercises, they were already complaining and groaning in their hearts.

After all, according to the military system of the Yanhan Dynasty, being able to maintain a drill every three days can be considered diligent and belong to the elite troops in the sequence of a strong army.

Two exercises a day?
This is asking them to die!

However, Wang Jing's subsequent words quickly dispelled the concerns of the soldiers in the Tunqiying Camp. After all, they had three meals a day and were also provided with wine and meat. As long as they had enough nutrition, the high-intensity training was not unbearable.

And then, when the five words "Xuanlong Bone Strengthening Pill" were read out, the soldiers below were instantly excited.

Many people showed expressions of disbelief, and some brave ones even asked directly: "Captain, are you serious?"

This is the Xuanlong Bone Tempering Pill!
Wang Jing, who came from a noble family, looked down on it, but for most soldiers born in commoner families, it was a treasure that was enough to allow them to change their destiny!
As long as you take it, you can immediately turn your life around!

As a strategic material used by the Yanhan Dynasty to train the imperial guards, the reputation of the Black Dragon Bone Strengthening Pill is well-known within the imperial guards, and can even be said to be a household name.

After taking it, the medicinal power can stimulate the body's potential, cleanse the meridians and marrow, and forge a martial spirit. For many soldiers of the Tunqiying Camp who come from ordinary people's families, this is simply a chance for them to turn their lives around!

Wang Jing saw that the morale had been boosted, and he immediately promised everyone: "A gentleman's word is as good as a whip. This captain has always been fair in rewards and punishments, and never jokes."

After saying that, he asked the ten personal guards behind him to come forward and demonstrate their abilities. They activated the power of their martial bones one by one in public, and dark green scale patterns appeared on the surface of their bodies, which were the characteristics of the completed tempering of the black scale iron bones.

"Black Scale Possession!"

"It turned out to be true!"

"It is indeed the effect of the Black Dragon Bone Strengthening Pill!"

For a moment, the soldiers of the Tunqi Camp no longer had any doubts, and their eyes turned toward Wang Jing with eagerness.

Why do they join the army and eat food?
After all, isn't it all about being able to stand out?
Now that I have a boss who is so generous, what else is there to say? Just do it!
Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, Wang Jing finally nodded with satisfaction. He felt that his efforts were worth it and he had finally mobilized the enthusiasm of these people.

After all, if the people under you don't work hard and make progress, how can you, as the boss, achieve success and become rich?
Before leaving, Wang Jing instructed Wang Ling: "Yanyun, recruit soldiers outside Luoyang City as soon as possible to make up for the vacancies. The Tunqi Camp must be fully staffed, and not a single one of the 700 soldiers can be missing." Wang Ling was puzzled: "Second brother, why don't you let our people rush directly into the Tunqi Camp?"

Wang Jing has a thousand private soldiers under his command, all of whom are veterans of Chenliu who have experienced the battle to quell the rebellion in Yuzhou. They are currently stationed in the Dongguo Camp in the outer city.

"I have other plans for them."

These people were all Wang Jing's personal troops, and the 700 men in the Tunqiying were recruited by Wang Jing by taking advantage of the fact that the official position in the Yanhan Dynasty was still useful and that the Wang family of Taiyuan had a good relationship with General He Jin, so he frantically took advantage of the court and found ways to recruit 700 more men.

In this way, one's own military strength can be expanded to nearly two thousand!
Of course, doing so is actually against the rules, but with a great general protecting you, what is there to be afraid of?

But this kind of thing can be done but not said.

Therefore, Wang Jing did not reveal much to Wang Ling. After all, how many people could have predicted that a few months later, Luoyang, the capital city under the feet of the emperor, would be plunged into chaos?
The most important thing right now is to improve your own strength madly at all costs.

That is why Wang Jing kept improving his personal martial arts and forcefully suppressed the opposition voices of the Tunqiying, using a quick and decisive approach to restore morale.

All this is because he doesn't have much time to argue with loser like Dong Li, so efficiency must be prioritized.

Seeing Wang Jing's serious tone, Wang Ling also felt dignified and solemnly agreed: "Ling, I obey your command!"

"Well, go ahead and do it. I'm at ease with you doing the job."

Wang Jing encouraged Wang Ling a few more times, then called Xu Lan over and gave her the last five Black Dragon Bone Forging Pills: "Sister Lan, don't relax the training of the soldiers in the Chenliu old camp. You will be in charge of distributing these five Black Dragon Bone Forging Pills. As long as they perform well and prove their loyalty and reliability, you don't have to be stingy and just give them the pills. We need to increase our strength as soon as possible."

"You must be hiding something from me, otherwise you wouldn't be so urgent, but if you don't tell me, I won't ask."

Xu Lan took the pill from Wang Jing calmly, turned around and left without asking any questions.

After spending some time together, her attitude towards Wang Jing has changed a lot, and she is willing to obey his orders.

Watching Xu Lan's slender figure slowly disappearing from his sight, Wang Jing sighed inwardly: "The situation is urgent. I don't have much time left."

…………

In a luxuriously decorated tavern in Jinshi, west of the city, several charming Hu girls were dancing the passionate Huxuan dance barefoot and waist-less on the stage.

As she twisted her waist and hips, the bells on her body rang, drawing wild cheers from the audience.

At this time, in a private room on the second floor.

clang~
The precious celadon wine pot was smashed to the ground and broke into pieces. The splashing wine filled the air with an intoxicating aroma.

"This little thief has gone too far!"

Tunqi Sima Dong Li cursed: "I haven't bothered him yet, but he is bothering me. How hateful!"

When talking about this, Dong Li felt upset.

When he heard that the former Captain of the Cavalry had been promoted, he thought his chance had come, so he asked the Northern Army Lieutenant to intercede for him, spent money to make arrangements, and even used the connections of his uncle, the General of the Cavalry Dong Chong.

He thought it was a sure thing and that he was the only one who could be appointed as the Cavalry Captain.

In the end, a young man in his early twenties was parachuted in by the imperial court. How could Dong Li be willing to accept this?
That's why he deliberately failed to show up for duty, with the intention of embarrassing Wang Jing and causing trouble so as to drive Wang Jing away.

But Dong Li didn't expect that Wang Jing was so cruel and ruthless. He didn't play tricks on him at all. He just dismissed all the soldiers who didn't show up for duty, and even killed the troublemakers and spies he deliberately left in the camp.

After listening to the reports from his men, Dong Li felt completely numb. As a result of Wang Jing's behavior, he couldn't launch many of his back-up plans at all.

"Sima Dong, what should we do now?"

"Yes, Sima Dong, we all followed your orders and went against Captain Wang. Now that something has happened, you can't just ignore us!"

The people below were now panicking, looking eagerly at Dong Li, obviously hoping that he could stand up for them.

The Tunqiying had a lot of food and wages, which was a considerable income for many ordinary soldiers. Now it's gone just like that, who can be happy?

Dong Li was upset by the question: "Shut up!"

"Why are you panicking? Wang Jing is a wicked thief who is so reckless and mad. I will report this to the court and make sure he has a good outcome. Don't worry, the Empress Dowager is kind-hearted and will definitely not ignore this matter."

"That's good."

"Sima Dong, you still have a solution."

"We swear to follow Sima Dong until death!"

…………

Three days later, the cavalry camp was stationed.

Wang Jing was training with his soldiers when his subordinates suddenly informed him that his brother Wang Gai was visiting.

After the two brothers met, Wang Gai reminded them anxiously, "Yuan Xu, something big has happened. The cavalry commander Dong Li has reported your killing of soldiers to the Empress Dowager. I heard that the Empress Dowager was very angry and said that she would personally investigate the matter. The people she sent are on the way. You should think of a solution quickly."

Wang Gai is now following the civil service route. Although his promotion in official rank is not as fast as Wang Jing, he is closer to the center of power and has better information because he serves the emperor, goes in and out of the palace, and is involved in state affairs.

As soon as he heard that the Empress Dowager was going to punish Wang Jing, Wang Gai immediately ran to inform her and suggested: "If it really doesn't work, you can hide in Dongguo Camp first and avoid the limelight. I will help you to plead with the general."

Wang Jing knew that his elder brother Wang Gai was worried about his safety, but he had already prepared a way to deal with it, so he smiled and responded: "Don't worry, elder brother, I have already taken care of this matter, you just watch from the side."

"Really? This is a big deal, we can't mess around with it."

"How can that be possible? I have always been steady in doing things."

"When you say that, I get even more panicked."

It’s not that Wang Gai doesn’t trust Wang Jing, it’s just that he is too familiar with his second brother and has never seen him do anything reliable.

While the two brothers were talking, someone looking for trouble arrived.

Outside the gate of Tunqiying, a group of people drove up. The leader had a white face and no beard, and a feminine appearance. It was obvious at first glance that he was a eunuch.

"This is a military camp, no one is allowed in!"

"You are blind, I came here on the orders of the Grand Empress Dowager, who dares to stop me?"

The eunuch Zuo Feng was arrogant and started to rush forward in front of the military camp with his fingers raised.

In his early years, he worked for Emperor Ling Liu Hong, and now he was serving under the Empress Dowager Dong. Over the years, he had been arrogant and domineering, and even brought down the famous General of the North, Lu Zhi. Therefore, he did not take a mere cavalry captain seriously at all.

Even the entire Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army was nothing but rotten fish and shrimp in his eyes, not worth a single sneer.

If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's order, he wouldn't have bothered to come to this desolate place.

When the Cavalry Commander Yang Ye learned that it was the vicious eunuch Zuo Feng who had arrived, he immediately ran out to greet him with a flattering expression: "Greetings, Huangmen Zuo."

"Where is Wang Jing?"

"Captain Wang is training with the soldiers in the camp."

"Oh~ Such a powerful official! He actually wants me to go in and find him in person?"

Zuo Feng smiled sinisterly, having already sentenced Wang Jing to death in his heart. Then, without a second thought, he prepared to lead his men into the camp.

Due to his duty, Yang Ye had no choice but to step forward and stop them: "Left Yellow Gate, please wait. The Captain has ordered that during training, no outsiders are allowed to enter."

"Huh? You dare to stop me!"

Zuo Feng immediately ignored everything and forcibly broke into the camp with his men. He soon recognized Wang Jing, who was wearing golden-scaled fish armor, in the crowd and laughed angrily, saying, "Haha~ It's really not easy to meet Captain Wang."

　I recently had a fever of 39 and have been suffering for a week. I have headaches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It's terrible.
　　
　
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