In the early Southern Song Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Jin soldiers, thieves, bandits, mountain kings, and barbarians were all present. Every place needed to send troops to suppress it, and it was impossible to report everything to the court. Therefore, the control of the army was not as strict as in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The country is almost doomed, who will follow the previous rules?
Even if Zhao Gou has ascended the throne and officially inherited the title of the country, this situation has not changed. So under this situation, Zhao conceived the idea of setting up shadow guards to monitor civilian officials, military generals, ordinary soldiers, and
The common people and shadow guards delivered a steady stream of news to Zhao Gou, thereby ensuring the Song Dynasty's control over the world and giving Zhao Gou a certain sense of security.
As long as someone wanted to rebel, the Shadow Guards could report it to Zhao Gou immediately, so the rebellions in various places in the Southern Song Dynasty were put down very quickly, and the rear gradually stabilized.
Wang Gui is not only the top brown shadow guard among the shadow guards, but also the leader and the current leader of the shadow guards, Li Hui. How could he not know the role of the shadow guard and the meaning of his existence. Monitor officials and prevent rebellion.
This is the fate of the Shadow Guard.
One time he really couldn't stand the hard work of being a spy. He was obviously a good brother back to back on the battlefield, but when he got off the battlefield, he had to do sneaky things. Besides, the commander-in-chief was still Yue Fei. Wang Gui really felt that his conscience was there.
It hurts. If Yue Fei had selfish motives, if Yue Fei was not good to him, if Yue Fei was not so loyal and patriotic, Wang Gui would feel better. But the bad thing is that Yue Fei is truly devoted to his country.
That time he violated the Shadow Guard Regulations and went to Li Hui privately, wanting to ask him to change tasks. He could spy on anyone but Yue Fei.
But who would have thought that Li Hui said to him: "Now that you are the commander of the Chinese army under Yue Fei, who can be trusted more than you, and in terms of ability, you are also among the best among the shadow guards. If you are removed, who else can do it?"
Who else can succeed you and get to where you are today?"
Wang Gui knew that except for himself, it was impossible for other shadow guards to take his position, especially the position of military commander of the Yue family army. It was necessary to accumulate bit by bit on the battlefield in order to be able to truly hand over the responsibility.
The existence of others. But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable Wang Gui became, because he felt that he could not trust Yue Fei.
"But at the beginning, I only temporarily took over the task of monitoring Yue Fei. You said that after three years, there will definitely be a replacement. But three years later, three years later, boss, it has been ten years. I am also a human being, I am not a beast. What did Yue Fei do to me?
Yes, do you know what I did to him?"
"Now that you want to be a man, then why did you join the Shadow Guard in the first place? Didn't I tell you that the Shadow Guard profession is a shady thing. Besides, we want to do something shameful! It's down from the top.
Order, what can we do? Once you are a shadow guard, you will be a shadow guard forever. Don't forget that your parents are still in Jiankang."
The welfare of the brown shadow guards is very good, very good. The Song Dynasty even made great efforts to find Wang Gui's parents who were lost during the war, and brought them to Jiankang for resettlement. Of course, if you did not rebel against the shadow guards, you would be resettled;
If you rebel against the Shadow Guards, you are a hostage.
From the moment you join the Shadow Guard, your fate is doomed. Once you are a Shadow Guard, you will always be a Shadow Guard. It is never an empty talk. At that moment, Wang Gui truly gave up. From then on, he quietly worked as his center beside Yue Fei.
The military commander was waiting for the day he would be activated, waiting for the day he would murder Yue Fei, and also waiting for the day he would be confused.
Liu Chan's words tonight finally made Wang Gui open his heart. For him, as long as the ultimate goal is not to murder Yue Fei, he doesn't care about other things at all. His eyes were red, and he knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Chan: "I am here.
Yue Fei thanks Your Majesty, I thank Your Majesty very much."
"Okay, okay. Just stay by Yue Fei's side as a secret agent. As long as Yue Fei doesn't rebel, you don't have to tell me everything. The Shadow Guards also need to change their ways. Don't always think about spying on officials.
, you should also think about why you are sent to the important ministers of the DPRK, isn’t it just to provide an extra layer of protection.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I can guarantee that General Yue is loyal and patriotic and will never betray Your Majesty."
"Okay, okay."
Although Liu Chan agreed with his words, he had different ideas in his heart. If he doesn't rebel now, it doesn't mean he won't rebel in the future. Dong Zhuo was still a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. And Liu Chan couldn't tolerate the existence of the Yue family army. A man named after his own surname
The army must be reorganized. As long as Yue Fei can still maintain his current loyalty during the reorganization, then Liu Chan will truly trust Yue Fei.
It’s not that it’s intolerable, it’s just that it can’t be passed on like this. Otherwise, after Yue Fei’s death, the Yue Family Army will be handed over to his son Yue Yun, and after Yue Yun’s death, it will be handed over to his son, descendants, and descendants. Then this Yue Family Army belongs to his Yue Family.
Still national.
"I plan to reorganize the Xiliang army. What do you think about handing it over to Zhang Xian's command?" What Liu Chan said outside the city today was an angry word and a helpless move. Han Shizhong is already the commander of an army of 100,000 people. What do you think?
He has 20,000 people and has overwhelming power, so who is in charge in the north?
"Zhang Xian governs the army strictly, but the military discipline of the Xiliang Army is too poor. If Zhang Xian can implement the rules of the Yue Army, he will definitely be able to rectify the Xiliang Army. However, General Yue often leads troops to fight in all directions, and the rest of the Yue Army must be commanded by Zhang Xian
, he can't leave at all." Seeing Liu Chan explain his attitude towards Yue Fei, Wang Gui no longer held back and told the whole situation.
"In this case, who else among the Yue Family Army can lead the Xiliang Army?" Liu Chan asked.
"Well, now there are three of the Yue Family Army who can lead an army alone, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and Yue Yun. But none of the three can leave now. Yue Fei and Zhang Xian are the commanders of the Yue Family Army and cannot be separated from the Yue Family Army. As for the Yue Family Army,
Yue Yun, without this boy, the heavily armored Wei army would have lost half of its combat effectiveness." Although Wang Gui often teased Yue Yun, he knew his ability. The reason why Yue Fei kept suppressing Yue Yun was to grind him down.
To temper his temper is the same as Zongze's tempering of Yue Fei.
"That's it, hey." Liu Chan sighed, unable to find a suitable person.
"Your Majesty wants to abolish Hu Kang's commander-in-chief and replace him with another one?" Wang Gui asked cautiously.
"Yes, the military discipline of the Xiliang Army is so bad that someone needs to suppress it." Liu Chan's eyes lit up and he looked at Wang Gui: "How about you give it a try?"
"Ah, Your Majesty, I can't do it. I have never commanded a large army."
"Hey, you often follow Yue Fei. You must have learned a lot. Why don't you give it a try?" Liu Chan said with a smile.
Only then did Wang Gui truly believe what Liu Chan told him, that his existence was really to protect Yue Fei. Because Liu Chan wanted to transfer him away from Yue Fei, it showed Liu Chan's trust in Yue Fei. But he still wanted to give Yue Fei
Be the leader of a bodyguard, not an army alone.
"Your Majesty, I really can't command an army. Your Majesty, why don't you let Zhang Xian give it a try!" Wang Gui knew this very well and said with a smile.
"Didn't you say that the Yue Family Army cannot leave Zhang Xian?"
"As long as General Yue doesn't attack personally, there will be no problem." Wang Gui said. To be honest, Wang Gui was also complaining in his heart about why Yue Fei, as the commander of a large army, was so good at fighting. It was simply unreasonable to be strong.
"Okay, okay, let's wait until we review the army tomorrow. If you have nothing to do, you can go down first."
"Then I will retire."
Wang Gui covered his face with black cloth again and left quietly. After a while, Zhao Hao pushed the door open and saw Liu Chan lying on a chair with a tired look on his face.
"Your Majesty, what happened?" Zhao Hao asked curiously.
Liu Chan had a lot on his mind. After all, strictly speaking, it was the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and many things were a bit confusing. The army and the court all needed Liu Chan to analyze them one by one. During the Shu Kingdom, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had already set the tone. Liu Chan
All he needs is Xiao Guicao. But now, he has to worry about everything.
Liu Chan looked at Zhao Hao and had a playful thought in his mind: "You have been in the palace for so many years, and you are still so curious." Then Liu Chan imitated Zhao Gou's expression, narrowed his eyes, and said with a sneer: "Be careful of being curious.
I lost my head and lost my head."
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I will never dare to do it again." Zhao Haona saw this scene and immediately apologized.
Unexpectedly, Liu Chan laughed: "I'm just kidding you, don't mind."
How could Zhao Hao not mind, and he made up his mind that he would never ask about anything like today again. Liu Chan laughed happily and felt a lot more relaxed.
The second day
"Your Majesty, Yue Fei, joins you. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"There is no need to be polite. Now that the Northern Expedition is coming, you can all behave according to military etiquette. From now on, there will be no emperor in the army, only marshals. I am the general of the world's soldiers and horses."
"I obey the decree."
In the early Southern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou was also the general marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, so Yue Fei had long been accustomed to this, and it was not a surprise.
"Where is Liangchen? Why didn't you see him coming today?"
"Back to your majesty, after General Han told me yesterday that Jin Guaizima and Bei Weijun, we didn't sleep all night and finally developed a new type of heavy axe. This time, we will definitely give the Jin army a hard blow. Han
The general is going to discuss with the master craftsmen in the army today how to build this weapon as quickly as possible."
"Oh, great, thank you for your hard work."
"They are all serving the country and serving His Majesty."
"Hahaha, although I am satisfied with Aiqing's words, if I find that your soldiers are not qualified later, I will not let them go."
"Please, Your Majesty, I believe that my army is all elite."
Looking at the cavalry whizzing by, Liu Chan looked shocked. Yue Fei on the side explained: "This is an imitation of the Jin Guaizi horse. It has high maneuverability and very fast speed. It can complete the attack on the enemy in a very short time."
interspersed."
"That's true, but why don't some soldiers have armor?"
Yue Fei said in embarrassment: "The armor issued by the generals was used to equip the Wei army, so the cavalry of the Yue family army is somewhat insufficient." There was no way, the Song Dynasty issued it according to the weight of steel. Each army only had so much steel.
If you want heavy armor, you have to give up a lot of light armor, so many soldiers in the Yue Family Army do not have their own armor.