Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The family is leisurely and warm, because the people there hardly have any pressure to survive now, and there is no need to fight fiercely. But Guo Shao didn't dare to be greedy, so he went to the Department of Guards early the next morning.

The bodyguard department is now outside the inner city of the imperial city, on the east side of the south gate. Compared with the various institutions in front of the Beiya Palace, this place belongs to the outer court, and it is indeed not that close. Guo Shao first reported to Han Tong to show the end of the leave date.

There are many daily chores in the morning, mainly to check the duty of the various ministries, the generals and deputy generals; and then check the orders of the Privy Council with all the generals present. The daily military order is the city defense, and the power is all in the hands of the Privy Council; the special situation is the deployment of troops, which is very important, and if there is a disorderly mobilization of troops, the crime is very serious.

After these things are over, you can deal with some military affairs at will throughout the day. If you are lazy, you can procrastinate, and if you are diligent, you can do more practical things. Anyway, some things are not mandatory, so the pressure is not so great.

There are many guards, but now there are only four most important ones: Han Tong, Guo Shao, Gao Huaide, and Chai Gui.

There is also Li Chongjin, but he is in Huainan, and he is also remembered by others. After all, he is the number one in the bodyguard department. In the absence of Li Chongjin, Deputy Ma Bu commanded Han Tong to have the final say, but Guo Shao's status was slightly lower and he had considerable power. At least one person could veto major events; if Guo Shao disagreed with the military orders of the Privy Council, Han Tong would not dare to issue military orders. Gao Huaide served as the capital school of the infantry army, nominally in charge of the left and right sides of the Hujie army; Chai Rong, the capital of the horse army Yuhou...the commander of the horse army commander was vacant. Chai Gui should be able to sit on it, but his military achievements are not enough.

Guo Shao remembered that someone said that there are many people you can meet in the world, but those who often think about it are actually just a few people. Now that he thinks about it, he thinks it makes some sense. In the bodyguard department, it is mainly these people who communicate with each other.

... It rained for a while this morning, and now it's raining heavily. However, the rain in spring is still not as urgent as in summer, and it slowly falls continuously. In February weather, it is still a bit cold to sit still.

Guo Shao was sitting in the signing room of the warehouse, slowly flipping through some old military order archives. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms changed dynasties very quickly, and things that are too early can't be found at all, but there are still many archives in recent years, and some clues can still be seen from them.

Fortunately, I am literate. It was very difficult to read traditional characters without punctuation at first, but after calming down and reading more, I gradually got used to it. Zaoli came in with tea, Guo Shao rubbed his hands, stopped to drink a cup of hot tea, and rested his eyes while looking at the rain scene outside the door. Seeing the whirling rain curtain, Guo Shaoruo felt something...

At this point, people of the same class are cautious in their words and deeds, and no one will tell you what to do or what principles to follow. Guo Shao was still the team leader the year before last, and he didn't have a well-developed position in his previous life. His eyes were darkened, and he could only rely on himself to summarize and ponder from what he saw and heard around him... Obviously, he can't compare with those old fritters who came from a family that he has been familiar with.

However, Guo Shao’s way of thinking and angles is obviously different. Now he is thinking about some abstract insights: Dazhou’s population is at least tens of millions, and there are countless towns, prefectures and counties, but the more than 100,000 forbidden troops have formed an overwhelming advantage over the whole world. Tens of millions of people are not as good as one hundred thousand? Obviously not, if tens of millions of people are screwed together, it must be a force beyond the control of the ruler, but the question is who can screw all the towns, states and counties together... Anyway, a few individual states and counties cannot resist the central government.

Similarly, the emperor alone, senior military generals, and nobles only have such a small number of people, but they can control more than 100,000 imperial troops. In addition to relying on prestige, it is also the result of division... The soldiers of the Imperial Army are the same as the common people in the world.

More than 100,000 forbidden troops are very powerful, but who can make them oppose the emperor and ministers at the same time? If there is such a person, then he has been stared at before he has wings, or cannot be controlled, then this person is the new ruler... The one who is powerful is not the one hundred thousand forbidden army, but the person who can make the hundred thousand forbidden army obey orders. Because the Hundred Thousand Forbidden Army is not one body, but a complex composed of countless troops and individuals.

Guo Shao thought wildly for a while, and then remembered a sentence, which roughly means this: Thousands of people have great power, but when it comes to individuals, you are just a drop of water in the thousands of oceans, so you have no power.

At this moment, Gao Huaide walked in. Guo Shao put down his teacup, stood up and greeted him politely, "Gao Du Shi."

In Gao Huaide's family, he called him brother Gao; but in the bodyguard department, Guo Shao still called him a military officer in a low-key way... Although there are many people in the forbidden army who call him brothers, it's not a bad thing to be low-key.

Gao Huaide also hurriedly returned the gift and walked over. Guo Shao turned his head to look at the Zaoli, and then pointed to the teacup he was drinking. The Zaoli finally understood and hurried to pour tea. Guo Shao couldn't help thinking: In such a high-level yamen, the servants don't have eyes. Sure enough, the long-standing abuses in the officialdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms haven't become a force?

Gao Huaide said: "Deputy Han asked the horse and infantry commanders to draw up some lists. Huainan surrendered troops to form the Huaide army, and they were put under the supervision of our guards. We can't let the generals of Huainan return their own soldiers. We have to send a group of people there... It happened a few days ago, and General Guo is not in Tokyo yet."

Guo Shao immediately brought it up in his heart, he forbeared and didn't mention it yesterday, but today, Gao Huaide took the initiative to mention it, then this matter can be done without any trace, and it will happen when it is done, he is overjoyed.

Gao Huaide squinted at the Zaoli who went out, and said softly: "The generals of the left wing of the Hu Jie army are fighting hard in Huainan, and I don't think it's easy to move; I can only pick some people from the right wing. I have been a school in the right wing for a few days, but it's not long, and I don't know most of them."

Guo Shaoxin said: Gao Huaide is really on the road, it really is like this, if you are honest with others, others will always vote for Li Baotao.

He said calmly: "I've heard about this too, and it's really a bit difficult. Someone must go to the Huaide Army, isn't it...Gao Dushi also always has to pick a list from the Hujie Army, and he can't throw it to General Si Chai (Chai Gui) of the Ma Army."

"That's true." Gao Huaide nodded seriously.

Guo Shao said flickeringly again: "Shi Yanchao has some prestige in Ma Jun. Although he has been transferred to the Dianqian Division, we have done too much here, and Shi Yanchao may not be satisfied."

Gao Huaide was expressionless, not in a hurry.

Guo Shao didn't know what he was thinking. He pondered for a while and said, "I was looking at the old files, but I found a few people. My opinion is that these people only care about the franchise, and they steal and play tricks in combat. Staying in the Hujie Army will reduce the strength of the Guard Division. It's better to go to the Huainan Army."

After he finished speaking, he took out a long list from his pocket and handed it over: "General Gao can be used as a reference, but at that time, Deputy Han must approve it."

Gao Huaide didn't even look at it, and just accepted it: "Those who are transferred to the Huaide Army should be promoted a little bit, so that they will be more convincing."

"It makes sense, what General Gao said is very true." Guo Shao nodded in agreement.

At this moment, a low-ranking civil servant came over and said: "Wang Pu, the deputy privy secretary of the Privy Council, has come to the Department of Guards, and Deputy Han asked the two generals to hurry up to discuss matters."

Guo Shao put down his teacup and said, "I'll go first. General Gao hasn't had his tea yet."

Gao Huaide understood, nodded and said: "Please, General Guo."

When we arrived at the lobby, we saw Wang Puzheng sitting on the side chair in an even manner. After greeting each other, Guo Shao also took his seat. There was no one sitting in the upper seat, and everyone sat on both sides.

From Huainan, Guo Shao found that Wang Pu appeared more often around the emperor and on military occasions, but Wei Renpu, the privy envoy, was rare. Looking at the situation, Wang Pu is about to be promoted to the Privy Council?

It is said that the privy envoy Wei Renpu was the most important auxiliary minister appointed by Taizu Guo Wei, but Chai Rong was also a powerful lord. Now that he captured the fourteen prefectures of Huainan in one fell swoop, his prestige has been greatly enhanced. He seems to be letting go to realize his personal wishes.

Wang Pu was very cautious in his work. This time he came here to hand over the city defense deployment arrangement of the Privy Council. The Department of Guards is mainly responsible for the southern city and the outer city.

After all the people arrived, he began to say: "This is the deployment order for the second half of February, and it will be invalid after the end of February. If there is no new deployment order at the end of the month, it will continue to be used until March... However, there is nothing serious about the forbidden army recently, so it should not be overlooked."

Han Tong asked bluntly: "When will the imperial army do another big thing (Northern Expedition)? What's the best opinion of Deputy Wang?"

Han Tong is called Han Baiyan, and few people have a good relationship with him. However, Wang Pu didn't seem to care about his attitude, and said bluntly: "It's still unclear now. If the weather is good this year and the harvests in summer and autumn are good, we can make admonition next year; if the weather is bad this year, we have to delay. The world has been fighting for a long time, so we can't be too hasty. This year the country should focus on smooth administration, harmonious people, local governance, light taxes and light taxes on people's livelihood, instead of conquest from all directions."

Guo Shao said: "Vice Envoy Wang's vision is far-sighted and his heart is for the people, which makes me and other warriors admire me." Gao Huaide and Chai Gui also echoed.

After Wang Pu finished speaking, he took out the official document and began to arrange everything.

The transfer order was sent by the deputy envoy of the Privy Council in person. Obviously, there is no problem. The four generals looked at the meaning and agreed. As long as the generals of the two chambers are called together to verify it tomorrow morning, they can issue military orders separately.

Guo Shao felt that being a general was relatively easy, as long as there was no war, there were actually not many things to do at ordinary times. It's just that if you fight a war, you have to work hard.

...Gao Huaide handed in the transfer list that afternoon, and of course Guo Shao had nothing to say and agreed. Han Tong saw that the Infantry Commander and Mabu Commander Yu Hou had no objections, so he also looked at it and did not express any objection. This guy doesn't get along well with anyone, but it's limited to personal relationships. In official business, he is not a person who just looks for trouble. He is usually conscientious and disciplined.

But Han Bingyan was also in the front of the palace before, and he was also not familiar with these low-level generals, so he couldn't see why.

Li Chongjin and Shi Yanchao used to be the most prestigious and well-established people in the bodyguard department...but now the key people sitting in this government office are all people who have just changed their blood. No one is better than the other.

Whether intentionally or not, everyone began to clean up Li Chongjin's old background. Using the Huaide Army is just the beginning.

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