In the Heavens

The peaceful days always pass quickly, and it is another year in a flash. Relying on his abilities of paddling and Tai Chi, Li Mu managed to get along well among the forbidden army.

According to the development of this situation, it is estimated that after a few more years of mixing, it will not be a big problem to get the position of a school captain.

Compared with the smooth progress in the officialdom, the breakthrough in cultivation is undoubtedly more gratifying. Relying on the accumulated accumulation in the past, Li Mu's cultivation base has been raised to the third level of Heaven and Human.

Life in the Forbidden Army was not in vain. Here, Li Mu collected a lot of information that he hadn't had access to before, and his understanding of this world went a step further.

The more you know, the more you can understand your own insignificance. According to the information Li Mu has learned, there are at least a dozen Jindan masters in Beijing, and there are even three masters who are suspected of being Yuanshen warriors.

This is only on the surface, and no one knows how many masters are hiding behind the scenes. Anyway, Li Mu is sure that the Great Zhou court definitely still has hidden masters.

As for the celestial warriors who are the backbone, they even started in three digits. Almost every wealthy family in the imperial capital has them, and anyone who bears the name of general in the court hall is a celestial being.

There is no way to count the number of innate warriors below. Like the famous Zhenmagic Division, the soldiers in it are all innate starts.

Of course, such a special department has to deal with the devil, and it is really not good if the cultivation base is low.

...

"Check out the property of the Monastery in the capital! My lord captain, are you out of your mind?"

As soon as he entered the room, he heard his colleagues yelling at his boss, and Li Mu was no stranger to it.

In other yamen, if you talk to your boss like this, you should pack your bags and go home! However, in the Forbidden Army of the Great Zhou where noble children gathered, this scene happened almost every day.

Those who dare to do this are all masters behind the scenes. If it weren't for the reform of the Great Zhou Emperor, I am afraid that the relationship between superiors and subordinates would have to be reversed.

It's not easy to be a leader with a bunch of uncles under his command. In the past three years, the Great Zhou Forbidden Army has changed five commanders.

The boss can be pissed off, and it's nothing to complain about the immediate boss. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat him, Li Mu would have staged a full martial arts performance.

Compared with these rebellious guys, the old fritters under him are not unacceptable. Anyway, as long as you don't do things, nothing will happen.

Seeing Li Mu coming in, the fat man slapped the table and stared at him and immediately shouted: "Brother Li, you came at just the right time. Our captain asked us to check the property of the monk temple. Do you think he is mentally ill?"

Those who dare to build temples in the capital have no simple goods. Either it is a branch of several major schools of Buddhism or Taoism, or it is the family temple of a wealthy family in Beijing.

This kind of hot potato is purely unlucky for anyone who touches it. If you want to check the properties of monks and temples, it was almost the same in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Go investigate now, unless the court can make up its mind to deal with the forces behind these temples.

He bowed his hands to his boss, but Li Mu still chose to stand with his colleagues, pretending to be indifferent and said: "Lord Captain, all the monk temples near the capital have a lot of background, and you can move your whole body with just one move. Why do you need to touch this brow?"

The middle-aged captain, who had been sprayed one after another and had no place to vent his anger, said with a bitter face: "You think I'm willing to touch this hot potato?

If the emperor hadn't issued an imperial decree ordering the imperial army to investigate the property of the monk temple in Beijing, I would have trouble if I was full!

If the people from the reformist cause trouble again, the Duke and Lord will not be able to make the emperor take back his order. What can I do?

During the discussion in the army just now, Tang Guogong assigned us a task. All high-ranking officers from the 36th School of the Forbidden Army must participate, and those who violate it will be punished!

Anyway, the trouble is already here, and no one wants to run away. If you have an opinion, you can go to the Duke of the country and talk about it yourself, and if you don't agree, you can also go to the emperor. "

After a brief conversation, Li Mu already understood what was going on. Checking out the properties of monks and temples is just the beginning. The real purpose of the reformers should be to check out and merge land properties.

Can't say no. To save the Great Zhou Empire, this step must be taken sooner or later. If the land issue is not resolved, rebellions everywhere will never stop.

It's just that this road was blocked thousands of years ago. Vested interest groups are unwilling to give up their interests, so reform is out of the question.

Asking the forbidden army to investigate is nothing more than the fact that among the children of the forbidden army, there are many Xungui's children, and they have sufficient anti-risk capabilities.

It's a pity that although most people in the Xungui Group want to save the Great Zhou Empire, due to interests, there are very few who are really willing to stand on the side of the reformers.

It is pure dreaming to expect them to charge forward and fight conservatives. It is a noble honor to be able to not push back and not oppose reforms.

Glancing at the surrounded crowd, Li Mu rubbed his forehead and said, "Lord Colonel, I will not interfere with the important affairs of the court. It's just that the matter of investigating the property of the monk temple still needs to be discussed in a long-term way.

I think we might as well wait and see what our colleagues are doing, learn from their experience, and then decide what to do next. "

The sky fell, and the tall man stood up first. As a professional "Tai Chi master", Li Mu is professional in shirking responsibility.

Don't care about so much, let's fool the unlucky captain first. It's fine if the higher-ups don't pursue it, but if they do, it's bad luck for him.

The middle-aged captain frowned, and said with a serious face: "Li Qianhu, that's the reason. But the higher-ups have issued a death order, and all the staff must be dispatched today, and even the tasks have been assigned.

Our luck is not bad. Those who are responsible for checking the properties of the monk temples in Changle County and the monk temples in the city are really unlucky.

You scolded and scolded, and made troubles, and you were almost out of anger. Now is the time to do things.

Everyone is not an outsider, and what relationship they have, they are now being used. I don't ask for much results, at least there must be a statement that can be explained to the above.

Don't think about fishing in troubled waters, no matter who is cheating and cheating this time, his name will appear in front of the emperor. What happens next is up to you!

I will give you an hour to gather your troops and leave on time in an hour. If you feel that your neck is hard, you can choose to refuse. "

After speaking, he did not give everyone a chance to refuse. The middle-aged captain resolutely withdrew and left, leaving Li Mu and the others staring wide-eyed.

Zhou Qianhu, the oldest, yelled: "Feng, this is out of his mind! He forced us to investigate the properties of the monk temple. Isn't he afraid of offending people and losing his position?"

Glancing at the old guy, Li Mu said angrily: "If you offend someone, you may lose your job, but if you don't do it, you will be killed now. How do you choose?"

No kidding, the emperor can't deal with all the wealthy families in the world, but it's easy to deal with a few disobedient officers.

Zhou Tianzi is not a weak emperor who has no power to restrain a chicken, but he is the number one master in the world on the surface, how can he be easily provoked?

If you can't fool your immediate boss, then you can only fool your colleagues. Although the law does not blame the public is unscientific, it is really useful.

As long as everyone stands together, even if they really offend someone, they can still bear it. To put it bluntly, they are just following orders, and people can't help themselves in officialdom.

As long as you don't overdo things, there is room for maneuver. The big deal is to push the responsibility to the top at that time.

...

After gathering the men and horses, they counted and confirmed. Looking at the hundreds of soldiers in front of him, Li Mu nodded in satisfaction, finally showing the airs of an elite soldier.

The nominal establishment of a thousand households actually only has a number of more than 530 people. Except for a large number of officers, more than half of the soldiers are directly short.

Looking at the entire Great Zhou Empire, this is already very conscientious. Just a little bit short of reaching the standard of 60% elite.

There is nothing wrong with it, any army whose pay does not exceed 40% is a properly elite army. Only the troops that the imperial court focused on could do it.

With such a serious shortage of soldiers, Li Mu didn't even have a dime, and it wasn't his empty pay. The core reason for all this is still the common problems in the last years of the dynasty-lack of finances and serious corruption.

The situation of the Forbidden Army is not bad. As the troops stationed in Beijing, there are a bunch of honorable children in it. They can still talk in the court, and they can basically get 70% to 80% of the salary.

Since ancient times, there has been no reason for the military pay to be divided equally. No matter how big the vacancy is, anyway, the officer's share is a lot of characters. As a last resort, the number of soldiers can only be reduced.

Compared with the serious shortage of the Central Army, the troops of the princes in various places are almost fully staffed, and even many of them are overstaffed.

If it hadn't been for Dazhou's national luck protection body, everyone would be on the same boat, and it is estimated that the princes would have long since given up on the court.

"Master Qianhu, what are you going to do with such a hasty gathering of people?"

Glancing at the person who came, Li Mu sternly reprimanded: "Don't be a motherfucker, just ask me nonsense. Anyway, later on, you can do whatever the captain tells you to do. Just don't give me trouble."

It's impossible to be honest. If they were told the truth, it would be unknown whether they could gather the troops.

High-level officers are afraid of pursuing responsibility, but officers and soldiers at the bottom are not. No matter how the board fell, it could not hit them.

Unfortunately for the captain. Even soldiers can't be controlled, how can such a waste lead troops to fight?

Li Mu also summed up his experience in dealing with these old fried dough sticks. It is much more idiomatic to reason with them with fists than mouth.