The outside of Chengtian Gate was already boiling, and it seemed a bit chaotic. The young people were so excited that they couldn't help themselves. They were afraid that the world would not be in chaos. They wanted to gear up and immediately go into battle to kill the enemy. Some foreign envoys who were mixed in the crowd and joining in the fun were the most embarrassed.
A group of people. Their physical features betrayed them. If they were said to be from the Tang Dynasty, some people would believe it, right? They were caught in the vast sea of people, and everyone was restless. Fortunately, the people of the Tang Dynasty were relatively sensible and tolerant, and
No real conflict occurred, but these people were so frightened that they hurriedly hid their faces and went back to Honglu Temple to hide from the disaster.
Wai Lang, an old member of the Ministry of Etiquette, was old and had not gone out to join in the fun. Seeing these people coming back so early, he also heard what happened in his words, and comforted: "Ahem...you don't have to be afraid, this...this...
...Haha... This is just a joke, the people of the Tang Dynasty are still very sensible..."
"Yes... yes... I understand, I understand." The envoys expressed their understanding with cold sweaty smiles. What else could they do if they didn't understand? Nowadays, the streets are full of fanatical people, and this is the safest place.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone outside the wall shouted: "Goguryeo has always been disrespectful to us. I heard that Goguryeo's envoy is at Honglu Temple. How about we rush in and teach him a lesson?"
The old man, the foreigner, was speechless and said awkwardly: "Smile, smile, smile."
At this time, another sentence came: "Nonsense, if the two countries are at war without killing the envoys, how can a huge country not have such a sense of humility?"
The Goguryeo envoy was about to burst into tears. He could no longer agree with it. He suppressed his fear and nodded like a fool. He looked around fearfully, fearing that someone would really rush in. He kept saying: "You are right, yes, you are right."
Laughing words, laughing words..."
"Goguryeo insulted me, the Tang Dynasty, and deserved to die! What kind of morality should I tell them? Beat them first and then talk!"
The legs of the Goguryeo envoy couldn't help but tremble. He really couldn't obey his orders now, and his teeth were chattering. The old man, Wailang, sat next to him and said with a smile: "Young man is a hot-blooded young man who speaks nonsense and outspoken. He is not worthy of the post."
Really, your majesty and the princes in the court have the final say on all major national affairs. The king of the Tang Dynasty pays great attention to the fact that his division is well-known, he will not attack unjustly, and he will not use weapons rashly."
The Goguryeo envoy's face turned pale, and he trembled and said: "Yes, yes, I know, I know."
The old man and the foreigner looked at him, and the old man sipped a glass of wine on the ground. He said to himself that in all his life, this was the first time he had seen the Goguryeo envoy be so rude, but it was appropriate, so as to show the power of the Celestial Kingdom.
Come majesty.
This night of carnival lasted until dawn. Thinking about it afterwards, no one knew why they were so enthusiastic. Anyway, seeing others yelling like vents made everyone become hot. This herd effect lasted for half the night, and finally
As the physical energy was exhausted, everyone went home, eating what they should eat and sleeping where they should.
The queen, concubines, and princesses couldn't bear the crazy atmosphere, so they went back to their palaces to sleep at night. However, with the noise outside, not many could sleep.
When the dawn cleared the dark fog, Li Shimin was still in high spirits, his voice was a little hoarse. Seeing the deserted palace walls and the tired imperial guards, princes, princes, relatives, ministers, etc., he cheered up and said to Li Mu: "Speak of martial arts."
The captain wants a reward, and you also want a reward. You have done a good job, and I am satisfied and happy. After all, what do you want?"
Li Mu said: "Forget it, I don't need anything. I wonder what your Majesty plans to reward the martial arts hall?"
Li Shimin was in a great mood and said a little tiredly: "All the officials will be promoted to one level and rewarded with ten thousand gold. As for the captain, I can't make up my mind at the moment."
Li Mu cursed in his heart, ten thousand gold is just ten thousand copper coins? One thousand gold is equivalent to ten thousand copper coins. You still don’t know how much the salary of the officials of Jiangwu Hall is, even ten thousand coins can be earned.
Take action?
However, no matter how few legs a fly has, they are still meat. Not to mention ten pieces, Li Mu would not despise even a penny. He said: "It is not appropriate to confer officers and titles to the school captains. They have their own future. It is up to them to make contributions by themselves. With a
It is very inappropriate to confer officials and make wishes during the review. Otherwise, since they are the emperor's personal soldiers, His Majesty must give them a status. How about making a coat of arms and letting them wear it day and night to show respect?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "I understand what you mean, but there is no precedent for how to make this coat of arms!"
"I have already designed it for Your Majesty." Li Mu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, which had a pattern he drew with charcoal: "Your Majesty, please take a look at this thing. This thing is called an epaulette. It is divided into three colors: gold, silver, and copper.
Distinguish levels. Each large level is divided into several smaller levels. A bar represents a level. The two crossed straight knives represent the type of sergeant. The bow and arrow represent the archer, the knife represents the infantry, etc.
It’s clear when you look at it.”
Li Shimin yawned. After staying up for most of the night, how could he not be sleepy? He reached out and took the silk cloth in Li Mu's hand and said, "Okay, I'll take a good look at it and I'll give you a clear message later."
Li Mu thanked him, and Li Shimin said: "You are tired too. Go home and rest. Gao Gan, go and arrange a vehicle to take Li Mu back."
After feeling calm for a while, Li Mu couldn't stand it any longer even though he was young. As soon as he got on the carriage, he was sleepy and hungry, so he dozed off in a daze. When he heard that there was a soup cake seller on the street, Li Mu tried his best to open his eyes.
He took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and threw it out, bought a bowl of soup cakes and ate them with a slurp. When he was at the Ministry of Industry, he often ate soup cakes from the West Market, but since he founded the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he has been struggling this year
, it seems that I haven’t tasted soup cakes for a long time. After eating a bowl, a lot of memories came to mind.
The carnival crowd dispersed, and the streets were littered with garbage. Li Mu looked out from the car curtains and said angrily: "Why haven't the urban management brigade taken to the streets yet? If we catch these people throwing garbage, we'll give them a slap in the face first. The overall quality of the people
, still needs to be improved!”
After thinking about it in his heart, his spirit was immediately sublimated, as if all the virtues in the world were possessed in his body, and he had a sense of accomplishment from climbing a high place and overlooking all living beings. He threw the bowl and chopsticks containing the soup cakes out and smashed them into pieces. Li Mu tilted his head with satisfaction.
He lay on the soft cushions in the carriage and fell asleep.
I don’t know when he returned home. I don’t know who helped him into the bedroom. Anyway, when he woke up, he was already sleeping in Jin Chen’s room. He took off his shoes and changed his clothes. He stretched out his arms.
I was lazy and my head was still a little groggy. I suddenly thought of something and made an ahhh sound, but my eyes were confused and I still couldn't remember what I wanted to do.
Over there, Jin Chen came over with a bowl of hangover soup, handed it to Li Mu with both hands, looked at him, and couldn't help but smile: "What's going on? Did you forget something?"
Li Mu took two sips of the hangover soup and said, "I just feel like I haven't done something today, but I can't remember it for a while."
Jin Chen wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "If you can't remember it, don't think about it. Anyway, even if you think about it, it's of no use. You can't do anything right now."
Li Mu couldn't help but ask: "Why is this?"
Jin Chen couldn't help but laugh, and came over to dress Li Mu while saying, "You still ask, how many people slept in the city last night? They are all sleeping at home now, what can be done?"
Li Mu thought that this was also the case, and smiled awkwardly: "That's right, but it was my negligence."
What Jin Chen said was absolutely correct. Today, the streets of Chang'an City are very deserted. They only become lively in the evening, as if day and night are reversed.
This kind of scene is really unprecedented, but when I think of last night's nonsense, everyone smiles. I just feel a little crazy but not too much.
After a day's sleep, people were energetic again. Chang'an City inherited the good tradition of not having a curfew last year. People came and went on the streets. When everyone met, they greeted each other: "Did you go to Chengtianmen last night?" It was like going to Chengtianmen.
Watching the ceremony at Tianmen and seeing the captain of the martial arts hall is an extremely glorious thing, and one must brag about it.
On the other hand, the urban management officers on the street and the Wuhou who patrolled the streets all seemed a little listless. They were usually very majestic and had their own halo in front of the people. But now compared with the captains last night, they were really in heaven.
There were a lot of rumors underground. In short, many people looked at them with less awe and more contempt worth pondering.
At this moment, Li Mu also remembered what he wanted to do but had not done yet. He also had to write the course regulations for the martial arts hall. He had to decide when to study literature and when to practice martial arts.
He had to make up his mind. But even if he remembered it at this time, he couldn't do it because there were many guests at home.
For example, Fang Yiai, Du He, Li Chongyi and others all came, and basically half of the people from the urban management brigade also arrived. They came with only one purpose, which was to enter the martial arts hall to study.
When Li Mu recruited students, he promulgated regulations, but he did not open his mouth to those who already had official positions. But when he left Chang'an for Luoyang that day, he invited these people to dinner and once mentioned the words of a man who has made contributions. Today, these are
People took this sentence and asked Li Mu to fulfill it.
For Li Mu, the more captains in the martial arts hall, the better. Moreover, these people in the urban management brigade have also been trained, and their overall basic quality is much better than those he recruited. Li Mu is willing to let them
They joined, but the Urban Management Brigade is also very important to Chang'an City. If the gap becomes bigger and they all come to the Jiangwu Hall, the Urban Management Brigade will give up their choice.
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "We can open up some more places for you, but the number is limited. Let's talk about the ugly things first. If you can't meet the standards, no one can ask me. There is no one to talk about this matter."
Everyone has dealt with Li Mu and knows his character. If you say there is no human kindness to talk about, that means there is no human kindness to talk about. If you say one more word, you may lose your qualifications. Li Mu then arranged a meal and ate it.
After that, everyone went back to their respective homes to prepare for the assessment.
The next day, when Li Mu was writing the charter, Li Jing came to visit. No matter how much Li Mu asked for help, he did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of the general, so he quickly put down his things to receive them.
Li Jing was very concerned about the affairs of the Wushu Hall and wanted to know everything clearly. Li Mu also took the trouble to explain his thoughts to him, and Li Jing also put forward his own opinions from time to time. The more the two of them chatted, the more they became more and more congenial.
Li Mu wanted to ask Li Jing to write down some precautions for marching and fighting. The purpose was to compile a military textbook. Most people in this era were still reading various art of war. What about Sun Wu? Although Sun Wu was powerful, it was too general.
If you can't help learning, to put it harshly, that kind of book on the art of war is almost useless. Otherwise, if everyone goes to war with a copy of Sun's art of war, wouldn't it be the reincarnation of Sun?
What Li Mu needs is experience, actual combat experience. It is precisely General Li Jing who has the richest experience. He can name twenty or thirty routines on his fingers when approaching battle, marching, and setting up camp.
For example, people need to drink water, and livestock also need to drink water. If food and grass are transported along the waterway, it can also save livestock transportation capacity, so the army should move along the river as much as possible. Without water sources, the army will be in chaos before the battle begins.
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There should also be camping. When camping, there should be an outer ditch outside the wood plow and an inner ditch inside. There should be a road for the army to gather and move out. The latrines should be far away from the water source. The scouts should be released in time. Once the scouts cannot come back in time,
It is important to pay attention and immediately organize a cavalry team to search. The march must be steady. It takes half a day to walk, and the remaining half day must be used to set up and break camp. There must be soldiers patrolling at night as law enforcement teams. Anyone who makes noise at night
Kill; otherwise once the camp is blown up, the consequences will be disastrous.
In addition, you should choose flat land for camping, and arrange guard sentries at the water source and upstream. If there is high ground nearby, send people to garrison. Drinking water for livestock should be placed downstream, and people should drink water and wash upstream. Before drinking water, you should lead a cow or horse to drink.
People can take it afterwards, boil it and drink as much boiled water as possible, etc.
This knowledge is what the captains should learn. As for how to use troops, that depends on their own understanding.
After Li Jing read Li Mu's charter and gave his opinions based on his own experience, he also accepted Li Mu's request and went home to compile a 'textbook'. With Li Jing's help, Li Mu felt more confident and quickly based on his own
I used my memory to write out all the regulations that I could remember, and then copied several copies and sent one copy to the Ministry of War, Li Jing, and Li Shimin. I asked them to check for any gaps and fill in the omissions.
Li Shimin's decree also came down and he agreed to Li Mu's epaulette plan. There was a slight difference, that is, a moire dragon shape was added to the epaulette pattern to show the special identity of the 'Emperor's personal army'.
Li Mu actually remembered the nickname he gave himself when he was picking up his first cousin. His surname was Li, his given name was Mu, and his nickname was Xiaoyao, and his nickname was Yunlong. He smiled. Li Zhien next to him saw it and asked him why he was smiling.
Draw the pattern and give it to Wang Ou. She has several tailor shops under her name and can quickly process the uniforms and epaulettes he needs.
Li Mu, on the other hand, has other things to do. For example, there are still more than ten days before the Lantern Festival. He promised Li Shimin's new play, but he hasn't even written a single line yet. He has to get out the script quickly.