Hu Hai took the initiative to ask Ying to serve as the commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion. The news of Emperor Qin's approval spread like the wind out of Xianyang Palace and reached the ears of the powerful officials of all sizes in Chang'an City.
Reactions from various parties were mixed.
After Wang Jian and others received the news, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The hereditary and non-alternative position promised by Emperor Qin in person was not a great temptation for them.
"The beauty of a gentleman will be cut down in five generations." How many of the princely families from thousands of years ago are left now? With my current status, it is enough to protect the wealth of my descendants for five generations.
What happens next is something they could not have expected. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings.
Let’s talk about Wei Yang’s rebellion, which is full of weirdness. Now, it has been determined. Whether it is true or false is no longer important. But after all, we all belong to the same way. We have known each other for hundreds of years. How did we kill Wei Yang?
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Gongsun Qi was too resolute and acted impulsively regardless of the consequences. Naturally, they would not want to imitate him. They just changed their approach and did it more tactfully, so as not to offend Emperor Qin and not get themselves into trouble.
While they were rejoicing, several masters inevitably thought: This Hu Hai is quite interesting. He is young but courageous. I don't know if he is really too stupid or if he is too wise and foolish.
As several orders were issued, more information about Hu Hai was collected and put in front of them. Regardless of whether the impression was good or bad, Hu Hai officially entered their attention for the first time.
The officials in the court who were close to Wei Yang couldn't help but fell into a panic. Shang Jun was really considered to be a rebel. How could the eggs be intact after the nest was overthrown? They just hoped that Hu Hai's rebellion would not affect them.
The commanders of the Imperial Guards had already received the news that Hu Hai planned to allocate half of the Imperial Guards as the main force for this expedition, and they all couldn't help but gear up.
You must know that as the emperor's bodyguard, it is difficult for the Imperial Guard to obtain military honors. Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so naturally they must seize it tightly. It is said that there is a huge quarrel among the people over who should go.
In the end, it was Emperor Qin's decree that decided everything.
The other Taiwei Mansion, Young Master Mansion, etc. are all talking about this matter. After all, the young master is leading an army to go on an expedition, or the Imperial Guard is going out for an expedition. This is of extraordinary significance and needs to be treated with caution.
At this time, Hu Hai was unaware of the significant attention he had attracted, and was instead a little worried.
Without him, Hu Hai had been busy meeting others all morning.
According to the advice given to him by Lin Ze, the main force Hu Hai led on this expedition was the Imperial Guard.
After Emperor Qin's list was finalized, the ten selected commanders found Hu Hai on the same day. They fought for a vanguard position and made Hu Hai's head hurt.
Immediately afterwards came a group of disciples from the sect's side branches sent by the great sect to personally protect the direct disciples who went out to fight. This group of people fought for a long time over who could personally protect them, and Hu Hai was so angry that he kicked them all out.
Then came several military advisors sent by the Taiwei Mansion to discuss the next military plan with Hu Hai, and brought out sand tables, maps and other things. They wanted to make a decision with Hu Hai on the spot, leaving Hu Hai, who knew only a little about military affairs, with a look on his face.
pain.
Next, the grain officer sent by Zhi Su Nei Shi wanted to discuss the transportation and storage of military grain with Hu Hai.
The Shaofu sent a general to discuss with Hu Hai the distribution and repair of ordnance.
The priests sent by Feng Chang had to determine the date of the army's expedition with Hu Hai in order to arrange sacrifices to heaven.
Hu Hai felt like his whole head was getting bigger, and he kept cursing Lin Ze: Didn't we just go through the motions as promised? I'm going crazy, Lin Ze has done me a lot of harm.
After Hu Hai spent all his energy to send the people away, he angrily ran to the backyard and found Lin Ze still stewing meat. He broke out on the spot: "Lin Ze, you are still in the mood to eat meat here, do you know what happened?
What's the matter?"
Lin Ze stuffed a piece of fat and thin monster meat into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, wondering: "What big thing happened?"
Hu Hai was speechless and said: "My master is about to go on an expedition. There are so many things to do that I can't handle them all. Why don't you go and help me?"
Lin Ze was stunned: "What's the matter?"
Hu Hai poured out his bitterness and recounted what he had experienced in the morning.
Lin Ze looked at Hu Hai with an idiot look on his face and said, "This is not simple. Isn't the young master already established?"
"You can just leave the matter of the imperial guards to Han Xin directly. The guards sent by Zongzheng can be given to Kong Xuan, the staff officer of the Taiwei Mansion, Chen Ping can receive them, and the military grain officer and the general can handle it on their own.
As for the priest, doesn’t Lu Zhi have nothing to do? Let her move around a bit.”
Lin Ze divided everything up in just a few words. The method was not very clever, but he just transferred the management knowledge learned in later generations and made the division of labor clear.
Hu Hai was stunned on the spot: "What is that young master doing?"
Lin Ze said calmly: "Young master, you just need to know how they are doing from time to time. Oh, by the way, the master will write to your majesty again to order two thousand elites from each of the five major mansions of the border army to serve as the master's guards for this expedition.
military."
Hu Hai wondered: "Lin Ze, we already have guards, why do we need border troops as guards?"
Lin Ze said confidently: "Of course it is to expand my own strength. Didn't the young master say that all the princes are willing to support this campaign? I just followed their wishes and asked for some elite soldiers."
"Anyway, they have countless elite men, and there is no shortage of one or two thousand. But the young master is short. Aren't Li Xin and Zhang Han still just generals? The ten thousand people who are coming can be divided into two groups. Each of them will receive one.
Department, wouldn’t it be wonderful?”
Hu Hai had a strange look on his face: "Lin Ze, are you planning on not returning the elite soldiers after you get them?"
Lin Ze replied with a serious face: "Sir, please respect me, the Lord of Qin. Do they still care about these elite soldiers? If you give them back, aren't you insulting them?"
Hu Hai...
After Hu Hai got the answer from Lin Ze, he immediately followed the good advice. While calling Chen Ping and others to divide everything, he wrote to the Emperor of Qin and asked for elite border troops.
After seeing the memorial, Emperor Qin just smiled indifferently, called a young eunuch, and asked him to send a copy of the memorial to Wang Jian and others.
Soon Hu Hai received a reply, and within two months, the elites he wanted would surely come to obey his orders.
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A huge military camp has been set up outside Chang'an City, and under Han Xin's instructions, one hundred thousand Imperial Guards have been placed in an orderly manner.
Of course, in the final analysis, the Forbidden Army is an elite force with good quality and can carry out orders and prohibitions, which is why it can go so smoothly.
At least the major commanders realized that this matter was unusual, and they all cooperated to the best of their ability. Only those who could become commanders were stupid and knew what bad luck they should not touch.
At the same time, sufficient and good military rations and high-quality equipment are continuously transported to the camp.
Just when everything was going smoothly, a discordant voice suddenly appeared. An imperial official wrote to Emperor Qin:
Since ancient times, the imperial guards have been the imperial guards. Now, Hu Hai, as a prince, has actually interfered with the imperial guards. I hope that Your Majesty will punish Hu Hai for the crime of disrespect and take back the command of the imperial guards.
Emperor Qin was furious on the spot. When he was attacking the rebels, everyone acted like a coward. Now he dares to sow discord between my father and son.
Then he issued an edict: "There are a lot of white silk ribbons in the palace. Since you are so loyal and patriotic, I will give you three feet of white silk silk to help you ascend to heaven."
The episode did not affect Hu Hai.
After a series of preparations, Hu Hai set out on the journey with his army after offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple and heaven.
In the winter of 491 AD, Prince Hu Hai was ordered to go out to attack Wei Yang.