"It's okay, I just lay down for too long and my hands are no longer my own. If I rest for another two months, I'm afraid I'll forget how to swing a sword."
At this point, I overcame it and started dancing with the sword again.
Compared with before, it is a little less fluid.
But for a person who has just recovered from a serious illness, he has recovered very well.
The Fourth Prince stood aside and watched for a long time.
When he saw Lin Xingzhi's sweat falling from his forehead, he still refused to stop.
There was joy in his eyes.
"He is indeed a good prospect. Lao Ji, I will leave this person to you. Whether you can have another Guards commander who can control the situation in the future depends on your ability."
The old Ji mentioned by the Fourth Prince is the new commander of the Imperial Guard standing beside him.
He was once one of the best players in the Imperial Army.
Compared with his ability to strategize on the battlefield, he is more suitable to stay by the emperor's side.
After all, not everyone has the ability to see in all directions and hear in all directions.
Being the commander of the Imperial Guard is no easier than being a general leading troops in war.
Especially after what happened with Cui Shixiu, the entire Imperial Guard basically underwent a major overhaul.
The Fourth Prince transferred 5,000 men from the Imperial Army to replace the Imperial Guards.
They are all bloody men.
And extremely loyal.
All the original Imperial Guards were transferred to the Imperial Army for training.
Firstly, it was a wake-up call for them, and secondly, the job of the Guards was too easy, and many people had forgotten their true abilities, so it was time to return to their old ways.
As soon as the news came out, many people complained.
After all, if you work in front of the emperor, you have more chances to rise to prominence.
But in the Imperial Army, you really have to rely on your own abilities.
Many people couldn't bear this hardship, and they all thought about how Zhezi could express tactfully that they would not join the Imperial Army.
However, Jiang Huanqing was a wise man, and he suggested something to the point.
"There are at least 10,000 Imperial Guards to be replaced this time, and most of them are children from aristocratic families who come to make a fortune. They don't want to join the Imperial Army. Why don't the Fourth Prince ask their families to pay for their redemption. One
Five hundred taels of silver is not too much."
Five hundred taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for many years.
But for those powerful families, it is very simple.
Compared with the lives of my son and nephew, five hundred taels of silver is just a piece of cake.
So when the news first came out, everyone was skeptical.
I was afraid that this was a deliberate test of them.
So everyone is waiting to see.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the fourth prince opened his mouth, he said that at most a thousand people could leave the camp.
Those children of powerful families who were greedy for life and afraid of death donated generously one after another.
So much so that in the end, in order to save his children from the suffering of the Imperial Army, the threshold of the Fourth Prince's Mansion would have to be crossed.
Today this person comes to beg, and tomorrow it is the other person who comes to cry.
The commotion made the fourth prince and the fourth princess restless.
If you give face to this family, you cannot but give it to another family.
In the end, the fourth prince pretended to have a headache and left the matter to the people below him.
Naturally, the hole widened unknowingly.
In the end, more than one person redeemed himself with five thousand taels of silver.
After the massive military reorganization incident, the fourth prince received a total of 684,000 taels of ransom money.
After informing the emperor, half of the money was put into the national treasury and the other half was used as military pay for the emperor's army.
Not only the soldiers were given new armor and weapons, but there was also a lot more oil in the soup.
This kills three birds with one stone.
Both the Imperial Army and the Royal Guards have received a significant improvement.
And those young men who had no intention of moving up and could not bear the hardship were also successfully expelled from the core power.
For this reason, Jiang Huanqing was promoted three levels in a row and directly became the deputy leader of the Fourth Prince's personal guard.
But it brought hope to the Earl of Rongchang Mansion.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Just because of his determination to block the sword with his body in front of the emperor, the general admires him very much. He will definitely teach him well and live up to the emperor and the prince's cherishing of talents."
The fourth prince nodded happily.
Then his eyes fell on Jiang Huanqing.
He had looked down upon this child in the past.
I have to say, my brain is really sharp.
It actually gave him another idea, but he had to wait and see.
They are all just young people in their early twenties now. It is not a good thing to gain glory without enough experience.
If the foundation is unstable, tall buildings may collapse.
Everyone understands this.
So, it’s better to take your time and don’t rush.
Lin Xingzhi and Jiang Huanqing sparred for a while, until both of them were covered in sweat, they saw the figures of the Fourth Prince and Commander Ji.
He immediately came over and knelt down on one knee and said.
"My subordinates have met the Fourth Prince and Commander Ji."
"Well, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Both of them are strong-willed men. If they were still a little immature before, after a year or so of training, they have become somewhat general-like.
However, there is still a long way to go before we can really get to this point.
It's still an unknown number.
"Is your injury healed? Are you practicing hard here? You seriously hurt your body."
"Don't worry, my lord, if my subordinates are not safe, my second uncle at home will not let me out."
This one is.
Just looking at his current complexion and body shape, you can tell that he has indeed recovered well during the past few months of recuperating at the Dong family.
"Well, that's good, but it's better to do it step by step. Don't rush it now. Do you understand?"
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice. I will keep it in mind."
Hearing his answer, the Fourth Prince and Commander Ji looked at each other.
They all showed expressions of satisfaction.
"Okay, you can recover in the army for two months. When it's almost done, you can follow Commander Ji and join the Imperial Guard."
Join the Praetorian Guard?
He remembered that he had made it clear before that he still wanted to return to the Imperial Army.
Why should he be sent to the Imperial Guard now?
So I wanted to refuse.
Unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince added.
"This is the emperor's personal decree. You are promoted to the rank of first-class imperial guard commander, and you also have the yellow mantle given by the emperor. Since the beginning of the Wei Dynasty, a total of seven yellow mandarin jackets were given by the emperor. Everyone is here. I won’t say much about the meritorious ministers of the Wei Dynasty. I remember that Commander Ji has one, right?"
"Your Majesty has a good memory, and the general will indeed have one."
Lin Xingzhi still doesn't quite understand the meaning of the yellow mantle.
But when he heard that there were only seven people there, he was still a little more shocked.
First-class captain of the Imperial Guard, this position is also very powerful.
If nothing else, all the imperial guards in Qian'an Palace must obey his orders.
A year ago, he was still a rankless bodyguard, but now he has become a popular figure in the imperial court.
This speed is beyond the reach of others.
However, those present felt that it should be done.