Is it difficult for manpower to shake God’s will?
Then we have to see what kind of providence it is.
Man-made, or true providence...
Kou Ji muttered a few words in his mind, but did not say them out loud.
Kou Ji and Cao Ji chatted for a while in the city lord's mansion, and Cao Ji left the city lord's mansion.
Cao Yi is now in charge of Yizijiaozipu, and he can be considered a busy man, far busier than Kou Ji.
After Kou Ji saw off Cao Yi, he placed them in the mansion where Zhu Neng temporarily settled.
When Kou Ji arrived at Zhu Neng's house, Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang were also there.
The three people gathered together and seemed to be discussing something.
Kou Ji went up to listen and roughly understood what the three of them were discussing.
Now that Hexi has been conquered, we must not only manage it, but also defend it.
It is impossible to stay in Hexi forever, including the Zhen**, Xing**, Longshen Guards, and four troops.
They have their own important responsibilities.
At most, they will stay in Hexi for another half year, and after half a year they will return to their garrison.
In these six months, Zhu Neng, Li Zhaoliang, and Yang Wenguang must establish a town army stationed in Hexi, in addition to regiment training from various states, rural soldiers, etc.
The documents from the Privy Council were sent to Hexi months ago.
The Zhenjun Army was named Zhenxi Army, which was affiliated to the Forbidden Army. All its armaments were distributed by the imperial court and numbered 50,000, with cavalry as the main force and infantry as the supplement.
In addition, each state has group training, with a total of 5,000 people.
The rural soldiers from all over the country were led by the county captains of the counties under the control of Hexi, who led the people in each county to prepare on their own.
The rural soldiers do not need Zhu Neng and three people to manage them.
There is no need to worry about team training in each state for the time being.
Zhu Neng and the others only need to prepare a 50,000-strong forbidden army within half a year.
only.
The imperial court gave quotas but no people.
Zhu Neng and the other three are also clever women, but it is hard to make a meal without rice.
When Kou Ji arrived, the three of them were discussing where to get someone.
The three of them have been leading troops for a long time, each has some old troops, and each has some confidants.
It's just that most of their old troops are now under the command of others. If they want to get over, they have to leave the military once and naturalize again. The process is very troublesome, and they need to be approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs and signed by the Privy Council.
The three of them are having a headache because of this.
After listening to them for a long time, Kou Ji suddenly interrupted, "Why call the old troops together? Since the imperial court doesn't have anyone, then just ask the imperial court for someone."
Kou Ji suddenly spoke up.
It took the three of them to realize that Kou Ji had arrived.
"Why are you here?"
Li Zhaoliang asked doubtfully.
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in shock: "Can't I come?"
Li Zhaoliang curled his lips and said nothing.
Zhu Neng sighed and said: "It's easy to open your mouth to the court, but if you pass by the court, you have to go through many joints, which will waste a lot of time."
Hearing this, Kou Ji said with some confusion: "You are planning to do some training after preparing to send out the Zhenxi Army so that they can have some ability to protect themselves."
Zhu Neng nodded without hesitation.
Li Zhaoliang interjected: "We have quite a lot of money in Hexi. If the Zhenxi Army is prepared but doesn't have much ability, and loses the Hexi we worked so hard to conquer, it will be a loss that outweighs the gain."
Kou Ji thought for a moment and felt that what Li Zhaoliang said was reasonable, so he nodded slowly.
Kou Ji pondered for a moment and then suggested: "It is better to draw three thousand soldiers and horses from each of the Zhenguo, Xingguo, and Longshen guards and add them to the Zhenxi Army to add a layer of security to the Zhenxi Army.
The missing troops and horses can be dispatched from the Xiang army on Fengxiang Road and Qinfeng Road."
Zhu Neng gave a bitter smile and said, "The soldiers and horses of the Zhenguo, Xingguo, and Longshen Guards suffered considerable losses in this battle in Hexi. They will also need to replenish their supplies after returning to their respective stations.
If we draw more elite troops from among them, their vitality will be seriously damaged."
"The places where the two armies of Zhenguo and Xingguo are stationed are very important and they can't move."
Yang Wenguang said seriously from the side.
Kou Ji thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then we will recruit him from the Dragon God's second guard."
Zhu Neng stared in shock, "Dragon God Guards, the loss this time is the biggest. More than half of the elite soldiers I trained have been damaged this time. If the remaining elite soldiers are deployed again, the Dragon God Guards will return to their previous situation."
It looks good."
Kou Ji said solemnly: "Anyway, after they return to Bianjing City, they don't have to go through war again. Sending those elite soldiers back to Bianjing City and letting them defend the imperial city will only weaken their will.
It would be better to leave them in Hexi and let them fight with the people from the Western Regions."
Zhu Neng's eyes widened and he said harshly: "You are slapping my spine."
Zhu Neng was the commander of the Dragon God Second Guard. In order to revitalize the Dragon God Second Guard, he devoted a lot of time and energy.
If the elite of the Dragon God's second guard were exhausted.
Then all his years of hard work would have been in vain.
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said indifferently: "You are now a distinguished duke. After you return to Bianjing City, the Dragon God Guards will probably be handed over. The imperial court has no intention of letting you enter the Third Yamen.
Gao Chugong will not let you enter the Privy Council.
When you return to Bianjing City, you will soon become an idle prince.
Don't leave Bianjing unless there is a war.
In that case, why are you going back?
It is better to stay in Hexi, command the Zhenxi Army, and sit on one side.
The elite troops of Dragon God's Second Guard have been mobilized, and they are still under your command. Your years of hard work have not been in vain."
When Zhu Neng heard this, his face looked a little ugly.
He had to admit that Kou Ji was telling the truth.
In order to prevent the generals from causing rebellion, the imperial court used the means of suppression to the extreme.
Those who can fight must not lead troops in Bianjing City.
Most of those who lead troops in Bianjing cannot fight.
The leaders of powerful armies such as the Japanese Army have always been unknown.
Zhu Neng was able to command the Dragon God's Second Guard in Bianjing City, firstly because of Kou Zhun's role, and secondly because the Dragon God's Second Guard was already rotten in his bones and there was no threat, so the court felt comfortable letting him command the Dragon God.
Second guard.
Now that he has established outstanding achievements in Hexi, after returning to Bianjing City, the command of the Dragon God Second Guard will naturally have to be handed over.
Anyone who can fight can only lead the Forbidden Army and the Fourth Army after the Forbidden Army and the Fourth Army leave Bianjing City.
Seeing Zhu Neng's ugly face, Kou Ji continued: "I know why you returned to Bianjing. You want to contribute when the imperial court conquers the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
If you stay in Hexi, I'm afraid you won't be able to participate in the war in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures.
If you return to Bianjing City, the imperial court will definitely use you if it uses troops against the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun.
Am I right?"
Zhu Neng hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly.
When Zhu Neng first joined the army, he experienced a great battle.
The Battle of Chanyuan in Song and Liao Dynasties.
The humiliation of the Song-Liao Battle of Chanyuan is still unforgettable to him.
So he wanted to participate in the Song Dynasty's war to conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
Kou Ji saw Zhu Neng nodding and continued: "It will take some time for our Song Dynasty to conquer the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. During this period, you will first sit in Hexi. When the time comes for our Great Song Dynasty to conquer the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun
On the day when the troops are deployed, the imperial court will definitely not forget you."
Zhu Neng hesitated again and again, and nodded with difficulty: "I believe you..."
"The men and horses of the Western Suppression Army will first be drawn from the Dragon God Second Guards, and then the Xiang Army will be drawn from the surrounding areas to supplement. You just need to draw the men, and I will help you solve the problem for the court."
Kou Ji said something.
Zhu Neng and the other three nodded slowly.
With the manpower problem solved, the preparations for the Zhenxi Army were accelerated.
Zhu Neng mobilized 6,000 elite soldiers from the Dragon God Second Guards to form the team of the Zhenxi Army.
Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang sent people with documents and transferred some elite soldiers from the nearby Xiang army to supplement the number.
Just one month.
The Zhenxi Army already had a rough prototype.
Although it did not reach the 50,000 required by the imperial court, there were still 30,000 horses.
The population of Hexi has also been enriched to a certain extent in one month.
In addition to soldiers and horses drawn from various places, there were also a large number of prisoners and others sent by the imperial court.
In addition, the powerful people who were allocated benefits in Hexi also recruited many people to take care of the benefits they were allocated in Hexi.
The manpower recruited by the powerful was of all kinds.
There are farmers, craftsmen, scholars, and merchants.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, everything is available.
With their enrichment, Hexi has entered a period of rapid development.
Just when Kou Ji was standing on the top of Xiliang City, staring at the various shops popping up in Xiliang City and sighing with emotion, Liu Heng quietly appeared next to Kou Ji with a private message.
"Fourth brother...a letter from the official..."
Kou Ji took the letter, opened the wax paint, and read it at a glance.
There was a slight hint of frost on his face.
"It's true that Cao Yi said it... Zhang died in childbirth, one body and two lives..."
Liu Heng said in a deep voice: "I heard from the messenger that the one in Zhang's belly is a baby boy."
When Kou Ji heard this, the frost on his face became even more intense.
"How are the officials feeling?"
Kou Ji questions.
Liu Heng replied: "After Zhang's death, the official locked himself in the palace alone and did not eat for three days. Thanks to you sending Chen Lin to deliver the letter, the official left the palace after reading your letter.
, everything is business as usual now.”
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes, "Didn't you send someone to investigate the cause of Zhang's death?"
Liu Heng muttered: "The people from Wu Desi are secretly investigating..."
Kou Ji continued to ask: "Did the officials kill anyone?"
Liu Heng said in a deep voice: "Kill all the slaves in Zhang's palace with a stick."
Kou Ji thought for a moment and then ordered: "Let your people also check to see if there is any news."
Kou Ji put away the letter and said quietly: "I hope this is an accident...otherwise many people will die..."
Kou Jiyao looked in the direction of Bianjing City and smiled coldly, "Du Yan should be arriving in Bianjing City soon. I wonder what he will think after knowing this."
Du Yancai told Kou Ji about the purpose of recalling the Wei family, and something happened in the palace.
Du Yan almost hit the muzzle of the gun.
…
Zhang died in childbirth, and Zhao Zhen withdrew from court for three days.
This incident caused an uproar in Bianjing City.
Soon it spread all over the world.
So Du Yan got the news when he entered Jingzhao Mansion.
After getting the news, Du Yan felt mixed emotions.
He just told Kou Ji that he agreed with Liu Ping and others to recall the lineage of the Wei Palace to prevent the official heirs from being successful, and then the Zhang family died of dystocia, killing two people in one body.
However, Kou Ji also wrote a letter telling Zhao Zhen about this matter.
After Zhao Zhen learned about this matter, he would definitely connect it with Zhang's dystocia.
Zhang died in childbirth. If it was an accident, he would still have a chance to survive.
If it wasn't an accident, he would probably be in trouble.
Du Yan escorted a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry all the way to Bianjing City. The closer he got to Bianjing City, the colder his heart became.
It stands to reason that the value of the gold, silver and jewelry he escorted was more than four times the annual income of the Song Dynasty, which was a shocking wealth.
From the moment he entered the Song Dynasty, he should have been welcomed by everyone and greeted by important ministers.
However, he escorted the gold, silver and jewelry all the way to the outside of Bianjing City, but no one lined the streets to welcome him, and no important ministers greeted him.
Du Yan's mood hit rock bottom.
Until he escorted the gold, silver and jewelry into Bianjing City, no important ministers greeted him.
After the common people knew that the thousands of carts were carrying gold, silver and jewelry, they actually let out a lot of exclamations. They rushed to tell each other and blocked both sides of the road, vying to watch.
The people were very excited when they saw the huge amount of money.
Although they did not witness the war in Hexi, they could see from the huge amount of money that the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty really achieved great success in Hexi.
They felt that the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses were able to obtain so much money, and they probably emptied the Western Regions.
The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty should not only be galloping in Hexi, but also galloping in the Western Regions.
Maybe the Western Regions had been turned into private areas by the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, maybe.
All in all, the people were very excited when they saw the huge amount of money.
One by one they shouted loudly, forming a wave of noise.
Wave after wave of sound.
The whole city of Bianjing was instantly ignited.
The entire Bianjing city fell into a carnival.
Du Yan looked at the carnival of the people on the street, but he was not happy at all.
He felt that every revelry of the people was a moment of silence for him.
He felt that while the people were reveling in the money, they were also mourning for him.
Du Yan escorted the gold, silver and jewelry to the inner city and saw the figure of an important minister.
"Prince Xiang..."
Du Yan took the initiative to greet him.
Wang Zeng stared at Du Yan and said with a complicated expression: "Is it your idea to recall the Wei Prince's family?"
Du Yan said with a bitter face: "I just acquiesced to this matter and did not participate."
Wang Zeng nodded slowly, "I know you, and I know you won't participate."
Du Yan was overjoyed. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Wang Zeng continue: "But the officials don't know you."
Du Yan's face changed drastically.
Wang Zeng said calmly: "The officials have agreed to the courtiers' request to summon the King of Wei to return to the court."
Du Yan's face suddenly turned pale.
Wang Zeng sighed and said quietly: "Just now I went to the official to report your return, and the official said something."
Du Yan hurriedly asked, "What are you talking about?"
Wang Zeng stared at Du Yan and said word by word: "Why is Du Yan... back..."
"Plop..."
Chapter completed!