Dao fruit.

"I've also heard about this, but General Shu Mo bluntly said that Tian Gang Di Sha wants to obey the court on the surface, but in fact it is not. Just look at their recent troop mobilization. , but they are in an expansionary posture, depending on what they mean, if they want to collect Qilu materials, they must have a plan."

The leader of this new army is none other than Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi is Qiu Yan's old team in Sichuan. The earliest friendship can be traced back to when Qiu Yan was a scholar and went to Wuxin City to study. At that time, Zhang Qi was in urgent need of medical treatment after being injured because of a conflict with a marshman due to a temporary dispute. If it wasn't for Qiu Yan's fault, his life might be in danger.

Later, Qiu Yan was ordered to enter Shu to take charge of the military and political power. After gradually establishing his authority with his strength, he began to promote his cronies.

This is an unavoidable thing. If you want to do things without being restricted, you must have your own team. It is precisely because of this that a group of generals have emerged. People who have had friendship.

As one of them, Zhang Qi's 3.. is actually not too eye-catching, but in the military reform that the emperor paid attention to afterwards, he took a not-so-easy position——

Commander of the new army.

It is because Zhang Qi’s meticulousness and caution are valued, because in the new army’s combat system, the role of generals has been weakened, and the arrival of too strong will undoubtedly be hindered, so most of what Zhang Qi played in it It is the observation and judgment of the battlefield situation. As long as there is a prediction, with the support of most of the state machinery, the combat power of the new army is enough to wipe out the enemy.Listening to Zhang Qi's many reports, Qiu Yan remained calm, but in his heart he became more and more sure of a lot of guesses.

The news of the epidemic in Hebei Province is not a secret in the court, and it is a matter of course. As long as there are droughts, famines, and turmoil in the past dynasties, they will inevitably suffer from epidemics.The imperial envoys sent out for disaster relief also had the responsibility to control the epidemic, but the evil thieves in Tiangang deliberately expanded the epidemic, even diverted the disaster to the south, and wanted to introduce the plague from Hebei Province to the land of Qilu. See there is a book about it.

"The news that the plague has led Qilu to the south is rare in the court. If it is true, it is enough to prove that the bandit army is not dead. The purpose of agreeing to accept the imperial court's recruitment is just to delay time."

After Qiu Yan nodded, he asked again: "However. Will this matter affect the military?" Qiu Yan asked again: "Is there any countermeasure for the people?"

"As far as the villages and towns marching, there are military doctors to visit, and the sick people are diagnosed, treated and isolated. They all follow the laws of the army, and the prefectures and counties along the way also sent letters to remind them, but according to the new laws and regulations, we should not involve the localities too much. The government decree therefore only assumes the responsibility of supervision, and does not overstep the bounds."

Hearing this, Qiu Yan nodded slightly, and then said: "The matter of this epidemic is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, so there must be no negligence, otherwise, there may be a prairie fire in the slightest, and it is a great achievement for you to prevent the small changes from happening, no less than Kill thousands of enemies."

The reason why this military system reform is difficult is because the army's local interests are deeply rooted. This is a helpless thing, and it will be difficult to stop the development of productivity in the future. But if the system is restricted from the beginning and the red line is drawn, Establishing principles, then there are laws to follow, which is another situation.

For example, in the border towns over there, the military and government all come from the same government, which has advantages and disadvantages. Now that the imperial court has reformed internally, and the external wars have reached a level of peace, many disadvantages have gradually emerged.

However, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to directly mobilize the frontier army, and it is very likely to shake the pillars of the country. Therefore, it is necessary to use a roundabout method to start a new one and use a new system to compete for the territory of the old system. The seeds of this new system are exactly new army.

Therefore, it is logical that there are many new regulations in this army.

Hearing Qiu Yan's praise, Zhang Qi didn't smile. Instead, she became more worried and said, "In this case, Lord Hou, you still want to go to the bandit army? I heard that they have recently mobilized people from the world. To unite some idle heroes to fight against the imperial court, many people have heard the news and stayed in their camp. Most of these people are desperadoes and act regardless of the consequences. If you go over, I'm afraid you will put me in danger."

He was not alarmist, because as far as Zhang Qi knew, Qiu Yan had to abolish his cultivation in order to occupy a high position in the court. If he had the previous cultivation, he would not have worried about it at all.

However, Qiu Yan didn't explain the matter at all, he just said: "With Qiu An accompanying him, nothing will happen. It's about the bandit army's intention to expand the plague. It's best to make a clear count. Things that are generally harmful to Yin morality must be counted clearly and must be punished."

"This..." Zhang Qi felt more and more embarrassed when she heard the words. She wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to say it. Qiu An, the guards and others beside her could also understand what she was thinking.

When recruiting thieves, they always give them preferential treatment. Try to eliminate their crimes, give them pardons, and give them official positions. With such generous conditions, they are exchanged for the surrender of the other party. But Qiu Yan is good here, not only does not think about how to give The good thing is that he still has to settle accounts after the fall. In this way, anyone with a normal head will not be persuaded by him.

"Your concerns are clear to me, don't worry, just send someone to make arrangements." Seeing Zhang Qi's expression, Qiu Yan didn't say much, and changed the subject, "Besides, now you and I are not in the relationship between superiors and subordinates, you are General, I am a civil servant. You are leading the army to suppress the bandits, but I am here to recruit security. You don’t have to be so polite. How about the countermeasures against the enemy? Don’t change just because I am here. Suppress the bandits as you want. No need to tie your hands."

Zhang Qi nodded and said: "This general knows in his heart that he will definitely not let those tongue-twisters take the opportunity to attack Lord Hou."

"This is only one aspect. In addition, you are victorious on the battlefield. It is easier for me to talk and make the bandits surrender," Qiu Yan said seriously, "I think this recruiting will produce results in a short time, but It will also be delayed for a day or two, if you can achieve something in these two days, it may have a miraculous effect, as the last straw that overwhelms the camel."

"The general understands." Zhang Qi nodded and went to make arrangements.

And Qiu Yan and the others entered a tent under the arrangement - after arriving here, Qiu Yan and the others did not go to the city, but came directly to the barracks, although officials from the surrounding towns came to invite them, But Qiu Yan didn't accept it. Instead, he asked Zhang Qi to find a tent and let them rest temporarily.

After settling down, Qiu Yan instructed several guards: "The army has its own set of rules. We have occupied a certain tent here, and it has already affected it. Everything should be kept as simple as possible."

These guards are supposed to be military strategists, but unlike the frontline soldiers, most of them are from wealthy families, and their habits and customs are different from those in the army.

When the others heard this, they all expressed their understanding, and then dispersed.

Qiu An stepped forward and asked, "Master, are you planning to go to the bandit camp as soon as possible?"...

"That's right," Qiu Yan nodded, "However, I can't help but take some precautions. My physical body also needs to be on guard." After saying that, the Human Dao Orb in his body spun around in the air, and the surging energy and blood rushed out. Full of body everywhere!

Seeing Qiu Yan's limbs and muscles suddenly swell and then contract, his whole person's aura rose sharply, and those bright eyes burst out with brilliance.

When the Qi and blood calmed down a bit, Qiu Yan said again: "Put the things away and put them in the corner of this tent."

Qiu An led the order to go out, and after a while, he came back carrying something, but the stone basin was covered with a layer of cloth, and a bag bulged out from time to time, as if something was swimming in it, like a little mouse.

Qiu Yan didn't pay any attention, and sat in one place.

After a few breaths, a messenger came over, saying that Zhang Qi had asked Qiu Yan to go to the big tent to discuss matters.

"It seems that there is already news." After hearing this, Qiu Yan knew that the spies had returned, so he went with Qiu An.

In the tent, apart from Zhang Qi, there were several other generals who greeted Qiu Yan one after another. Some called them imperial envoys, and some called them Marquis, showing different relationships.

This new army can be said to be the result of Qiu Yan's efforts. Apart from Zhang Qi, there are also direct descendants in it. But of course, the court will not let him alone in such a matter. It is inevitable that he will be placed and airborne. Naturally, there will be power struggles. But Qiu Yan also let go and let things develop, in order to test whether this brand new military system can operate normally.

Unlike before, when they came to the big tent, they had to follow the procedures, and Zhang Qi couldn't keep their mouths open, so he first told Qiu Yan the news he had found, where the current barracks of Tiangang Disha were, and then sent someone to Things that have been notified in the past.

"Qiu Qincha, I heard that you will go immediately, so you are too impatient..."

"Master Hou, the thieves are vicious and cunning, you should be more careful..."

"Those thieves are not very good at fighting, and they have a lot of conspiracy and tricks, so we must guard against..."

Others also made suggestions.

Qiu Yan listened to several people's suggestions, and roughly figured out the meaning of everyone present.

To put it bluntly, civil servants want to recruit security, but military commanders still want to kill the enemy and make meritorious service, especially when the enemy army sees that they are invincible, and they are not willing to let it go easily. In their view, Qiu Yan came here Zhaoan is undoubtedly suspected of picking peaches.

"So that's how it is. Xu Yingyi's scheme also has plans to drive a wedge between me and the new army."

As soon as he thought about it, Qiu Yan lost interest in some plots, and said: "Generals, now that the new army is newly established, it is not the time to only seek military exploits, let alone support the bandits!"