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Chapter 23 Palace

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Zhang Shuo and others agreed to transfer elite troops from Guanzhong to quell the rebellion, and elected Cheng Qianli, the Minister of War, as the general manager. This time, if you want to give elite troops and Cheng Qianli, you will no longer refuse.

However, Xue Chongxun quickly decided to command the imperial army in person. The court officials wrote a letter to persuade him. At this time, he had issued an order for the Northern Ya Imperial Army to transport artillery to Zhengzhou. The artillery was under the supervision of the military weapon and belonged to the Northern Ya system. Xue Chongxun sent an eunuch to pass the imperial edict to transfer artillery. He didn't have to go through the Southern Ya government.

Princess Taiping also believed that he had no need to lead the army in person. Xue Chongxun said that Cui Qigao spread rumors and insulted her and wanted to lead her troops to destroy her to relieve her hatred. Princess Taiping did not object.

After the expedition, the imperial court did not have to be sent to the emperor's headquarters on the front line. Princess Taiping can make up for it even if she said it.

Xue Chongxun ordered troops to move eastward, with few soldiers from Shen Ce Army and 3,000 Iron Cavalry of Mingguang Army, totaling 13,000.

But the lineup is very luxurious, and he deserves to be the emperor's personal commander. In a word, he is rich and equipped: more than 40 small dragon and tiger cannons, five thousand new melee guns, more than 20,000 war horses, and more than 10,000 pairs of armor.

Everyone has a horse configuration for cavalry and a single horse, and as long as they are combat troops, they have armor.

This extremely luxurious equipment armed the soldiers to their teeth, making other troops envious and jealous, but they are the three main forces of the imperial guards, so there is nothing to say.

Xue Chongxun spent a lot of money on this batch of equipment. He could concentrate a lot of material wealth at one point, which was also due to centralization, and the internal government's inseparable government and the incompetent treasury that he had squandered a lot of money.

Xue Chongxun watched the team travel south from Zhuque Street on the city tower of Tai Chi Palace. He also wanted to verify their actual combat effectiveness. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste of effort and so much money to spend so much money?

Now the news of the rebellion in Shandong has spread among Chang'an market. In addition, Li Yi's defeat has further fueled rumors, and the more it spreads, it becomes more outrageous. Some say that Luoyang is in danger.

Under such circumstances, the sudden appearance of the imperial guards on Zhuque Street was indeed very shocking. This team was completely different from the defenses of the Nanya City that I saw in normal times. The neat armored queues and the military discipline that could hardly be found were almost deviated from the knowledge of people of this era.

Xue Chongxun stared at the team under the city calmly. Even he had the illusion of seeing modern army, but this was not the case.

The soldiers of the Shence Army had no thoughts or ideology. They only had loyalty to the emperor in their military law, and they did not have to farm and eat enough. In addition, Yin Ci and a group of capable generals from the Flying Tiger Regiment strictly enforced military discipline and were diligent in training, which achieved the current situation.

Thousands of feet walked with a drum beat, and the sound was loud, as if this sound could be heard in the huge Chang'an City.

Countless passers-by on the road who did not understand military tactics at all were excited to watch the excitement, and people were always easily inspired by the spectacular scenes.

Xue Chongxun was paying attention to the newly equipped batch of firearms, and he had high expectations.

Just as the court was dispatching troops eastward from the Jingji area of ​​Chang'an, Hebei memorials frequently flew in. Cui Qigao's troops had crossed the Yellow River and entered Hebei. Many counties were captured, and Xingzhou, an important town in Hebei Road, also asked for help.

However, Xue Chongxun believes that it is not easy for the rebels to break through the big city, and it is nothing more than the chaos in several counties in Xingzhou.

In just a few months, it is estimated that the number of rebels and rioters being held has reached nearly 100,000.

In mid-May, Xue Chongxun officially led the guard Flying Tiger Regiment to leave Chang'an and rode his horse on land to the Shence Army camp stationed in Zhengzhou.

Without the emperor's ceremonial guard, I didn't stop in the prefectures and counties along the way, and I arrived in Zhengzhou in less than ten days.

Xue Chongxun still likes simple and neat itineraries, and he did not change this style after ascending the throne and becoming emperor.

If you take a huge car and chariot along the way, it will be a waste of money and money.

However, when we arrived outside Zhengzhou, the governor and the chief minister actually led all the officials to greet him, and even the local county magistrate and assistant officials were transferred back to the prefecture.

Not only that, the governor also drove the people of the city to come out to greet him. The post road was several miles long, and the grand occasion was unprecedented.

It seems that Xue Chongxun is not here to fight, but to examine how the governor is loyal to the emperor and the people.

It is estimated that not only the people in the city, but also the farmers who are watching the fun.

But they probably couldn't see the scene they were looking forward to. They could only see more than 200 cavalry running by, stepping on the dust, allowing countless people on the road to eat their mouthfuls of dirt, and saw nothing but this.

Xue Chongxun didn’t wear a dragon robe either. How can he move on his long-distance horse riding?

The clothes on his body were different from those of the Flying Tigers, but the armor styles were similar, so it was not easy to tell. Those who watched the fun didn't even know who the emperor was.

At the gate of the city, officials of different colors were standing there without moving when they saw the emperor's ceremonial guards.

The governor turned around and asked: Your Majesty is indeed here today, why didn’t he see the ceremonial guard?

Yin Ci pointed to a man among the cavalry and said: Your Majesty is there, I will give you a salute.

The governor was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that Yin Ci could not point to the emperor in public, so he didn't bother to wonder and took the lead in lying in the flying dust. Seeing this, the staff and subordinates hurriedly fell down, shouting for a long life. The governor shouted loudly: The emperor is lucky to be here, and all the officials and people in the province are happy and fortunate to see the emperor's majesty...

Xue Chongxun held down the war horse and pointed at the governor with a horse whip and said: I have entrusted the prefectures and counties along the way not to disturb the people. What's wrong with so many people? Do you dare to resist the order?

The governor was shocked and hurriedly pressed his face to the ground, his beard was covered with soil, and he said tremblingly: I will never dare, I am sure that I am guilty of death...

Those who should farm should go to farm, and most of the men would be recruited to transport military rations. The officials in the state yamen would spend less time doing these useless things and do their duty well.I will not pursue this matter, but if you delay military logistics, you will be unavoidable!

After Xue Chongxun said that, he led his horse from Changyang to the city from the officials. Yin Ci and other generals who came to greet him didn't even kneel, so they got on the horse and followed him.

The governor quickly got up and asked someone to mess around. He thought about the palace he had put in great effort to set up for the emperor and wanted to receive Ah. Unexpectedly, the welcome was like this. He was scolded for one meeting and didn't even say much.

When the governor and everyone chased into the city, they found out that the emperor had gone directly to the barracks, and the palace was naturally in vain.

I thought I could get familiar with the emperor, but it turned out like this!The governor looked back and paused and sighed, was there something wrong?

An aide said: The emperor is here to suppress the rebellion, and he probably has no other mood before he wins the battle.Let’s draw more people to manage the river and grain channels, and then let’s talk about it after getting things done.

When the others heard this, they nodded and agreed with his opinion.

At this time, another official took a few steps forward and approached the governor and whispered: Those little ladies selected in the palace... can be sent here while they are being sent to the imperial meal.

Xue Chongxun's reputation for lustfulness was that he had spread in the officialdom in Luoyang before he ascended the throne. The governor understood and immediately agreed to the idea.

But when everyone was waiting for the night, they realized that they could not even send the dishes, not to mention sending them in. The urban area requisitioned by the Shence Army had been martial law and turned into a closed space. No emperor summoned people outside and could not even see them.

The governor is hitting a wall everywhere today, and he is slapped in all kinds of flattery. He is angry at the staff who are giving advice, complaining that these people have made bad ideas, spending a lot of money and doing nothing.

He secretly scolded the aide: The beautiful girls in the world need to be carefully selected before they can enter the palace. I was deceived by you and didn’t understand it!

The staff member hurriedly said: I'll calm down, the problem is really here. When the emperor was the Duke of Wei, he was a nobleman, and he lacked women?Have you heard of the governor of Ruzhou?

Seeing that the governor was interested, the aide said: At that time, the governor of Ruzhou offered "wild game", but something happened. The assassin was involved in the middle of the good women, which ruined the good things.Even if such a thing happened, the governor of Ruzhou was ready. Now I heard that they have been involved in the three provinces and six ministries and become officials in Beijing, and their backers are Prime Minister Liu Xianggong.

The governor looked thoughtful and his anger disappeared a lot.

The staff took the opportunity to continue to fool: It is nothing wrong for us to prepare for the palace, there is no need to be prepared for any trouble.Although it is not useful now, who knows whether the emperor will live in a palace? If he is in the mood when he comes, we are not prepared. How can we do this?

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In the lobby of the central army, Xue Chongxun was having dinner with a cadre general. Although he became the emperor, the imperial guards and his confidant generals still had a good relationship with him, which was nothing more than the usual etiquette.

Xue Chongxun sat above, and the other generals were sitting at a table with him eating meat and drinking, including Yuwen Xiao, the inner factory who came with him. Xue Chongxun needed the inner factory's information, so it would be more convenient to take him with him.

Most generals are not so casual because of Xue Chongxun's identity as before.

But after a while, Li Kuiyong, a big head, muttered: I saw the state yamen sending people to deliver vegetables, and they were all beautiful girls... It's a pity that I rushed back. Hey, Xue Lang, you don't like it, just give it to your brothers. It's a pity that the governor has filial piety...

Yin Ci immediately stared at him, Li Kuiyong said with anger, understood what his boss meant, and hurriedly stopped the topic and buried his head in eating and drinking.

Unexpectedly, he had no rules for a while and complained again: There is also that palace, which seems to have spent a lot of money.Damn, do all the useless and troublesome things. Just change the things to real money and give them to us. If you want to drink some wine with the money, we will just bet on whatever we want... It was like taking off our pants and farting. Xue Lang scolded him right, and he did all the useless.

Yin Ci couldn't help but say seriously: Li Kuiyong, it would be fine if you talk. If you seize the evidence of your teasing of the civilian women and accepting bribes, military law will be no exception.If you want to go to the battlefield to cut your head, you will be indispensable!

Xue Chongxun smiled and said: Yin Ci is right, I didn’t treat you badly, so don’t cry here and I’m poor.If you are really poor, how do you raise more than a dozen girls in your family?

Li Kuiyong said in surprise: It turns out that Xue Lang knows everything... But the one at home is at home, and somehow, it is still the girls in the flower building outside that feel good.

The generals couldn't bear it anymore and finally laughed out loud.

Only Sanniang didn't laugh. She didn't respond to these people talking about dirty things. She was easily overlooked like a decoration.