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Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Eighth

"Forget it, I will not take your life, but it is impossible to let you continue to stay in this position. If you have a little bit of aspiration to repay your family and country, go to the logistics department to manage affairs. If you don't want to, bring your own things and leave the military camp, I will not stop you." Xuan Shijing said.

"We are willing to stay in the army." These people can be at the top of the army, but they are not mediocre. Although they followed Li Zhi on the dark road, they still have some talent. As long as they don't do anything to do anything outside, Xuan Shijing will not punish them heavily at this critical moment. At present, concentrating on studying how to fight against Tuyuhun is the main thing.

"If this happens, I will be busy with you when the Later Army allocates food, grass and equipment." Xuan Shijing said, then looked at Gao Jun: "Let's loosen up for them."

"Yes." Gao Jun responded, and then, together with Chang Le, untied the ropes tied to these people.

"Thank you for the grace of the Marquis." These people stood in front of Xuan Shijing, bowed and thanked Xuan Shijing.

Judging from Xuan Shijing's words, it is obvious that King Li Zhi of Jin has been recognized as a rebel by His Majesty in Chang'an. After all, he is a prince. His Majesty may not have taken his life. However, these people are subordinates, and those who are willing to die are still in the army. If they are pursued, they will definitely be unable to escape death. This is also the element of the crime for King Li Zhi of Jin.

"You should remember that this is in the army, and the habit of gambling and drinking is not enough. If you are willing to work hard in the future and rely on your own abilities to return to this position, it is not impossible. Do you understand?" Xuan Shijing said: "I asked you to go to the logistics department and look forward to you being able to make meritorious service."

"Yes, I will thank the Marquis."

It is the way to rule the army in Minzhou that has almost been infiltrated by Li Zhi. Keeping these people is of great use, otherwise, it will be really messed up in the Minzhou military camp.

"There is another thing, I want to ask you." Xuan Shijing said.

"Mr. Please speak."

"The army has not paid military salaries for three months, how are the soldiers below?" Xuan Shijing asked.

"This..." The man pondered and continued: "Although there was a lot of resentment towards the King of Jin, the military pay was paid in time in the past. Occasionally, there was a month or two arrears, and it was soon able to make up for it. So now the soldiers in the army have not made any comments. However, if the King of Jin left Minzhou and spread it to the army, I am afraid..."

What this person said was the truth, but the more this happened, the more headache Xuan Shijing had. He didn't know when the news would be available in Shangzhou, and his memorial was handed over to Chang'an. Even if he had transferred money and grain in Chang'an, it would take more than a month to arrive in Minzhou. During this time, who would have expected Tuyuhun to take any other actions?

"In this case, I will explain to the soldiers about military pay in person. But I need your help. I think there are many people in the army who have been inserted in the King of Jin before. I want you to help me select all the people. Who can be used and who doesn't have to stay in the army. I will give me a result as soon as possible." Xuan Shijing looked at the few people.

"Yes." Several people understood in their hearts that when this marquis came to Minzhou, he wanted to take charge of the army in Minzhou. It was certain that the army had changed a lot like two or three years ago. Didn't he see this marquis bring even people?

Half an hour later, Pang Mi came back and told the soldiers in Xuan Shijing's camp that they had assembled and were waiting for Xuan Shijing at the training ground.

Xuan Shijing nodded and asked the shirtless people in the camp to put on their clothes and go to the training ground for military parade with him.

Not only far from the camp, the training ground was opened up on the west side of the camp, an open space that was enough to accommodate 30,000 people. The training ground was conducted on this training ground. The training ground was divided into several pieces, with weapons racks and many targets around it.

There is a high platform facing north and south in the training ground. On weekdays, officers would stand on the platform to watch the soldiers training below. However, if Xuan Shijing wanted to inspect this team, he naturally had to climb the platform.

On the high platform, Xuan Shijing stood in the center, Chang Le and Gao Jun stood behind Xuan Shijing, one left and one right, while the generals in the army were standing on the left side of Xuan Shijing, Pang Mi and others stood on the right side, and Qin Bingyue stood behind the crowd.

Xuan Shijing was on the high platform, but he could see the state of the soldiers below.

"Looking at your appearance, you probably haven't trained for a while." Xuan Shijing said loudly: "In you, I can't see a trace of morale!"

The soldiers below looked at Xuan Shijing on the high platform and were wondering in their hearts, who was this young man? He suddenly appeared in the camp. What was he going to do? Isn’t the one named Zhang Xingcheng in the army in charge? I heard that the man was the confidant of King Jin, but he didn’t see him for a while. Why did a new person come to gather this time?

"I believe you are very curious about this marquis. Then I might as well tell you that I, Xuan Shijing, was granted the title of Marquis of Dongshan, the imperial envoy appointed by Your Majesty. He temporarily served as the governor of Minzhou and was in charge of military and political affairs in Minzhou. As for the former governor of Minzhou, His Highness King of Jin, now he has probably been summoned to Chang'an for some things to be sent to the chairman. Of course, the matters included His Highness King of Jin owed you three months of military pay."

As soon as Xuan Shijing said this, the nest was blown up in an instant. Why join the army? Isn’t it just to eat military food and feed the military salary to support the family? Now that the King of Jin has run away, what should I do with his own military salary? You should know that before, there were only 10,000 troops in Minzhou, and the imperial court allocated 10,000 yuan in money and grain. Now, what should I do if there are 20,000 more people?

"Quiet!" Xuan Shijing shouted sternly: "I will find a way to solve the problem of military pay for you. At the fastest ten days and half a month, and at the slowest one month, I will definitely pay all the military pay to you. I will do what I say!"

The people below calmed down after hearing Xuan Shijing's words. Then, they waited for the young marquis on the high platform to fulfill his promise.

"It is natural for the military to be a soldier and eat military food. As a soldier, it is natural to support the family. However, as a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, you must also keep the country in your heart and do things to defend the country. How many people are there, wives, children, and young people, all living in Minzhou, raise your hand!"

Ninety percent of the 30,000 soldiers in the audience raised their hands, and 10 percent remained, and that was the only one with no relatives.

"It seems that most people, their wives, children, and young people, are in Minzhou, right behind you, and under your protection!" Xuan Shijing said sternly.
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