Seeing that Han Qian didn't insist, Yang Yuanpu also believed that Li Chong was in front of him and couldn't do any tricks. He stared at Li Chong and asked: "Li Chong, are you willing to come?"
Of course, Li Chong would not think about finding trouble in Han Qian's presence. When he was about to find an excuse, he saw Zhang Ping standing next to the third prince and winking at him frequently.
Li Chong finally came to his senses and thought to himself that the power of recording military affairs in prefectures, counties and the army to punish good and evil was the law set by Emperor Tianyou. Han Qian had gained the favor of the third prince, and he could rule by law. Tell Han Qian not to be too presumptuous.
Furthermore, Han Qian and Li Zhigao took advantage of Shen Yang's impartiality to prevent them from trying to control the third prince again, but they could also use Shen Yang's impartiality to suppress Han Qian and Li Zhigao's excessive growth of power, preventing a large number of The resources are excessively tilted towards the First Capital and Zuosi!
"Your Highness has sent you, and Li Chong will never give up even if he dies." Li Chong responded.
Hearing what Li Chong said, Han Qian sneered in his heart and thought to himself, you little guy still wants to fight with me?
Han Qian pondered for a while, then bowed his hands to the third prince and said:
"The Longque Army has the post of military recorder, but it has always been empty and has not really played a role. As Mr. Shen Yang said, the army really needs people who can promote good and evil in order to truly maintain discipline. Yan Ming. However, Li Chong concurrently served as chief of record and joined the army, and held two positions of law and cao. He only had two or three ignorant old officials to help him. Even the documents he wrote were nonsense. It was really difficult to achieve the effect of running the army as expected. Your Highness should urgently find out. Talented people are considered to be responsible for writing, making history, and generals' legal standards have become more prominent. And your Majesty has appointed military supervisors in all armies, and is more dedicated to detecting traitors and traitors. The Longque Army's records of joining the army and the affairs of the law officers should also be I am under the supervision of Mr. Guo, the envoy of the prison army, to avoid any unjust imprisonment, which may harm His Highness and His Majesty’s wisdom..."
Han Qian asked Shen Yang again, "Mr. Shen Yang, what do you think?"
"That's right." Shen Yang nodded.
In Shen Yang's view, the third prince is still too young and too easy to be controlled by others. Since he has the opportunity, he must prevent the Dragon Bird Army from becoming a private soldier controlled by the powerful minister Wu Fu.
What Han Qian suggested was exactly what he planned to do after the war between Deng and Xiang subsided.
However, since Han Qian brought it up at this time, Shen Yang had no reason to push back.
Shen Yang didn't think there was anything wrong with using Guo Rong to supervise and record the affairs of the army and the court.
It is true that Guo Rong was an eunuch in Anning Palace and the Prince's line, but Shen Yang believed that since Guo Rong was the military supervisor of the Longque Army at this time, he should perform the duties of the military supervisor for him.
And if Guo Rong does something that violates the law, both he and the third prince can file a memorial to impeach him.
Guo Rong, who was sitting aside, was slightly startled when he heard this. He didn't expect that this matter would involve him.
Guo Rong followed Shen Yang and Chen De to Xiangzhou City. When they arrived, Chai Jian and Li Chong had already been relieved of command of the guard camp by Han Qian and Li Zhigao.
Guo Rong didn't know what happened at the time, but in hindsight, Han Qian had great power and directed a large amount of resources to the first capital led by Li Zhigao, while Chai Jian, Li Chong and even Zhang Ping were not allowed to be reused by the third prince. I could tell with my toes that there were serious cracks within the Xinchang Hou family.
However, as the situation on the northern front became serious, Guo Rong had no way to take advantage of the opportunity to do anything. He even had to support the troops and resources to the left front to ensure the presence of the Chu Army on the north bank of the Han River to share the burden of the Shouzhou Army at this time. are under military pressure.
Guo Rong also understood clearly at this time that Han Qian proposed to select scribes widely this time to fill the records room, record things and the six Cao Cao, probably to continue to suppress the influence of the Xinchang Hou Mansion on the Longque Army.
Of course, Han Qian claimed that he had the right to intervene in recording and legal matters, and Guo Rong had no reason to refuse.
Since the establishment of the Longque Army, there has been a serious shortage of Cao Cao's secretarial offices, commanders, and subordinate officials. On the one hand, the elites trained mainly by Xinchang Houfu and Wanhonglou are also limited. Filling in the ranks of generals, military attachés, etc. in the army is enough. There are some shortcomings. On the other hand, in addition to having the status of honorary officers, Cao Cao's scribes also need to know the legal practices in the army to be competent. The Xinchanghou Mansion is quite lacking in talents in this area. Zhou Yuan and others are in the capital of He can already be regarded as a great talent in this field.
Han Qian could know that Shen Yang's real intentions were not bad, and he took the opportunity to make this proposal. In addition to hoping to select scribes to fill in the Cao Cao before returning to Jinling, he also hoped to control the power of Xinchang Hou Mansion and Wan Honglou in the Longque Army. Apart from the restrictions, this is actually an opportunity to expand the power and influence of the Dragon Bird Army and Linjiang Marquis.
If we only use the direct descendants of Xinchang Houfu or promote talents from within the Longque Army, when will the Longque Army and Linjiang Houfu be truly qualified to compete with the Anning Palace and the Prince's family?
In all these matters, Han Qian has always been quick, early rather than late.
Li Chong, Chai Jian, and Zhang Ping looked at each other, but they suspected that Shen Yang's suggestion that Li Chong patrol the Western Front on behalf of the third prince was a private agreement with Han Qian.
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The war on the Western Front was tense and unexpected changes could occur at any time, so Han Qian did not dare to stay overnight in Xiangzhou City.
Going upstream from Xiangzhou City to Canglang City, Han Qian felt that taking a boat was too slow, so he decided to ride a horse instead.
After Han Qian, the third prince, and Shen Yang said goodbye, they led their horses out of Jinxingfang with Xi Yi, Yang Qin and others. They saw that Li Chong was waiting for him at the gate of Jinxingfang with three people, and it seemed that he planned to follow him. They went to Canglang City together.
Through the dim light, Han Qian could see four people behind Li Chong, two of whom were Yao Xishui and one of her personal maids disguised as men.
Although Yao Xishui and his personal maid had changed their appearance, Han Qian sent people to keep an eye on who Li Chong, Chai Jian and Zhang Ping were around Xiangzhou City at this time and who they were in contact with.
Han Qian didn't know how much power was still hidden in Wanhonglou, but almost all of the real soldiers under the name of Xinchang Hou Mansion were organized into the Longque Army and served as generals and military attachés at all levels; after Li Chong and Chai Jian took command of the guard battalion, they were After it was lifted, at least until Wanhonglou sent another manpower over, there would be no manpower around them to use.
There were two other powerful men behind Li Chong. They were actually the guards that Yao Xishui brought to Xiangzhou this time. They were imprisoned by Han Qian for a time until mid-November, when Shen Yang officially accepted the third prince's escort. After the affairs were settled, they were freed.
Seeing Yao Xishui following her to Canglang City, Han Qian just glanced at her and didn't even reveal her identity. He just said lightly: "We have to travel all night, let's go!"
At this time, Liang Jun's scouts had already reached the line of Han River. Han Qian only had a dozen guards accompanying him, so they could only take the narrow road opened by Xiangzhou Army on the south bank of Han River.
It takes more than 140 miles to go west. Only when the Xiangzhou Army defends the river mouth on the other side of Canglang City can they change boats and cross the Han River. This is the fastest and safest way to return to Canglang City at night.
Li Chong also kept silent, straightened his sword and bow, loosened the rope, and rode ahead with Yao Xishui and the guards. Han Qian and the others hurriedly followed, and an hour later they caught up with Guo Liang's troops who had just left the camp before nightfall and marched at night.
Hundreds of torches are reflected in the river, like few stars.
It was pitch dark on the north bank, and it was unknown if there were any Liang Jun scouts lurking in the darkness like wild beasts.
Fortunately, Du Chongtao had strictly controlled the boats along the Han River in advance, and there were not many fishermen left on the north bank. There was no need to worry about large groups of Liang Jun scouts crossing the river for the time being.
However, thinking of Liang Jun's bravery in soaking his clothes and armor to attack the city yesterday, Han Qian was still worried that a small number of Liang Jun's scouts were swimming across the river on such a cold day.
In the final analysis, Du Chongtao's deployment on the north bank of the Han River was too negative. The ability of four hundred elite Liang troops to attack Canglang City showed that there was a large gap between the eastern foot of Heilong Mountain and Fancheng.
The defenders of Fancheng did not send a large number of elite scouts there, so 400 elite Liang army soldiers quietly leaked in through the narrow passage between Heilong Mountain and the Han River.
Han Qian was not qualified to go to Du Chongtao to complain. Even Xia Zhen, a soldier from Yingzhou who joined the army, abandoned the defense of Neixiang City without authorization, exposing the right wing of the lower reaches of Dandong. Neither he nor Li Zhigao could do anything to Xia Zhen.
Han Qian went to Guo Liang and told him that the third prince and Shen Yang wanted to enrich the Cao Cao.
Guo Liang has many veterans, most of whom have the status of honorary officers, but they have always been suppressed at the lowest level. It is possible to select some people to fill in the Cao Cao to serve as officials.
No matter how arrogant Guo Liang is, Han Qian will try to win him over if he has the opportunity to show his kindness. He cannot be pushed into the arms of Chai Jian and Zhang Ping.
At this time, several fast horses came galloping toward him, but they were the messengers sent by Li Zhigao to Xiangzhou City.
Today, Liang Jun continued to attack Tieguling from the direction of Neixiang City. Even if the fourth capital's 1,500 soldiers stayed in Tieguling to assist in the defense, the casualties here today still exceeded 500.
Liang Jun has gathered more and more troops in Neixiang City, mainly forward cavalry. It is currently estimated to have exceeded 7,000 elite troops.
If Liang Jun continued to fight so fiercely, even if Guo Liang's troops sent reinforcements, they would not be able to sustain themselves for a few days in Tieguling.
Guo Liang knew the urgent situation at Tie Crocodile Ridge, so he didn't say much. He took more than a hundred guards and Han Qian to go ahead. With 1,500 generals from the fifth capital around him, it would take two days at the earliest to reach Tie Crocodile Ridge!