Luo Tong arrived very quickly. In fact, early this morning, he had received an order from Li Yizhi, asking him to assemble county soldiers and wait for notification at any time.
Therefore, after receiving the summons from Shao Lingzhou, he immediately led three thousand county soldiers and arrived quickly.
After having Luo Tong and three thousand county soldiers, Li Yizhi finally felt at ease.
He ordered the county soldiers to reorganize the imperial guards and personal guards, and cleared out the remaining power of the Dugu Clan and Yuwen Clan one by one.
In this way, he firmly controlled the Jiangdu Palace.
As for the Xiaoguo Army, Li Yizhi was not worried because they were originally loyal to the imperial court.
Now that Sima Dekan is dead, the unstable factors have been removed, and there are naturally no hidden dangers.
After being busy until the evening, Li Yizhi sorted out everything, and then went to Yang Guang to report the situation, regarding the casualties of the rebellion.
Finally, Li Yizhi said, "Your Majesty, because the personal guards suffered heavy casualties, the imperial guards are no longer trustworthy. Therefore, for the safety of the palace, Wei Chen suggested that the emperor re-elect the personal guards and the imperial guards."
Yang Guang had such a headache the most. He said directly, "Ai Qing is loyal, and my safety will be entrusted to you in the future. As for the matter of the personal guards and the imperial army, it is up to you to handle it. By the way, Ai Qing, don't forget
In order to inspect the residences of Yu Wenhuaji and Sima Dekan, and send the seized property to the inner treasury, I am about to prepare to build a new summer palace."
Li Yizhi hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, as for the commanders of the personal guards, I can recommend Dao Chang and Yin Kaishan. Both of them are innate masters and can protect the safety of the emperor. As for the commander of the imperial army, I can also recommend Luo Tong. He is
The captain of the Yangzhou County Army is good at training troops. However, this time to re-select personal guards and imperial troops, they can only be selected from the Xiaoguo Army, and the minor ministers..."
Before Li Yizhi finished speaking, Yang Guang said, "Well, my dear, I now order you to temporarily control the Xiaoguo Army so that you can choose your personal guards and imperial troops."
After all, Yang Guang was not completely stupid and did not completely hand over the most fundamental Xiaoguo Army to Li Yizhi.
But this was enough for Li Yizhi.
Temporary restraint can turn into permanent control.
So, Li Yizhi hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
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After walking out of the palace, Li Yizhi found Shi Long and four other people, and came to a side hall to discuss matters.
Li Yizhi said in a deep voice, "Taoist Master, you will be the commander of the personal guards for the time being, and Gang Leader Yin will be your deputy. The two of you will protect the emperor closely and command three thousand personal guards. The personal guards will select two thousand people from the county soldiers, and another
Select a thousand people from among the original bodyguards."
"Luo Tong, you will be the commander of the imperial army in the future. You will select two thousand county soldiers and another five thousand from the original imperial guards."
"Mr. Shao, you will take care of the affairs of the Zhuhua Gang for the time being. At the same time, select two thousand people from each of the Zhuhua Gang and the Beggar Gang, and use the remaining one thousand county soldiers as the basis to form a new county soldier. It will be up to you.
As the captain, Chen Yuan is the deputy captain. You fully support him in training the county soldiers and forming combat strength as soon as possible."
Shi Long doesn't care about this appointment or dismissal. Apart from practicing, he has almost no desire or desire.
But the three of them, Yin Kaishan, felt excited.
Especially Luo Tong, who suddenly became the commander of the palace guards from the captain of the local county soldiers, it can be said that he reached the sky in one step.
Although Yin Kaishan and Shao Lingzhou were envious, they also knew that they were not Li Yizhi's true direct descendants before.
But after this time, they became direct relatives.
After experiencing this mutiny, Li Yizhi not only took control of the Jiangdu Palace, but also took the opportunity to take control of the Xiaoguo Army, becoming the most powerful force in the world in one fell swoop, with a bright future.
"Thank you for the promotion, Duke."
Everyone bowed and worshiped.
Li Yizhixu helped him and said, "You go ahead and do your work. I have to go to the Xiaoguo Army's barracks to take over the Xiaoguo Army."
Taking advantage of the darkness, Li Yizhi left the palace and hurried towards the Xiaoguo Army barracks.
Although when he reported to Yang Guang, he proposed to re-elect personal guards and imperial guards from the Xiaoguo Army, he would not actually do so.
After all, the county soldiers are his foundation. If he wants to control the palace and Yang Guang, it is naturally more secure to use his own people.
As for deceiving Yang Guang, Li Yizhi didn't have to worry about being discovered by the other party.
After all, after taking full control of the palace, Yang Guang could only know what news he wanted Yang Guang to know.
An hour later, Li Yizhi arrived at the Xiaoguo Army camp, and then summoned the generals who were under house arrest by Sima Dekan.
After taking out the imperial edict and reading out the appointment order, although the generals felt a little dissatisfied, no one dared to show it.
How dare they openly oppose such a person who single-handedly put down Yu Wenhua and the mutiny.
However, they don't dare to oppose it openly, but they still dare to give it some problems.
A general said, "My lord, I have something to report."
Li Yizhi said oh, and asked with his right hand, "It doesn't matter if you say it."
"My lord, our Xiaoguo army has not received military pay for half a year, and the daily food supply has been repeatedly reduced. Now we can only guarantee that we will not starve to death. This makes the morale of the army extremely unstable, and the soldiers are homesick. If not in time,
Comfort me, General Mo is worried that there may be changes in the future."
After the general finished speaking, other generals agreed and complained to Li Yizhi.
"I will resolve the issue of food and wages as soon as possible. Let's do this. I will first allocate you two hundred thousand taels of silver to buy food, vegetables and meat to ensure that the soldiers can have enough to eat at every meal."
Li Yizhi sat up straight and said solemnly, "As for the military salary, I will solve it within half a month. Even if it cannot be fully replenished, it will be paid for at least three months in advance."
Li Yizhi was actually willing to accept the complaints of these generals, which is why he agreed so directly.
Because this is a good opportunity for him to bribe soldiers.
As long as he pays full military salary every month in the future and provides sufficient logistical supplies.
Then Li Yizhi believed that even if he didn't need to do anything more, these soldiers would choose to be loyal to him.
After all, in the final analysis, the purpose of being a soldier is to eat military rations.
Li Yizhi used his own money to support Xiaoguojun, so Xiaoguojun would naturally choose to be loyal to him.
Li Yizhi agreed so readily that it made these generals hesitate.
One of the lieutenants said suspiciously, "Mr. Guo, our Xiaoguo Army has more than 200,000 people, and the monthly military salary is about 500,000 taels. Even if it is only reissued for three months, it is still 1.5 million taels. I'm afraid
The emperor will not pay for this."
The other generals nodded.
Nowadays, Yang Guang is extremely extravagant and has used all his money to enjoy himself. If he was really willing to spend it, he would not have been in arrears for half a year.
Li Yizhi said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, everyone. If the emperor doesn't pay for this money, I will pay it out of my own property and give it to the soldiers."
When the generals heard this, they were startled at first, and then they became excited.
Li Yizhi continued, "As for the soldiers' homesickness, I can also promise that we will clear out the surrounding rebels as soon as possible and then fight back to Guanzhong."