Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In late May, Cao Bin returned to Tokyo from Jiangnan. This matter is really not very eye-catching, because there are too many high-ranking officials and nobles in Tokyo, and the return of a general like Cao Bin is not eye-catching.

However, Cao Bin was immediately summoned by the emperor in Jinxiang Hall. The ceremony of the emperor and his ministers, and the content of the debriefing said on the scene. Guo Shao gave some gifts as a reward, nothing more than saddles and scabbards, which were not worth a lot of money, but because they were given by the emperor, they were more dignified to wear.

As soon as the cutscene was over, Guo Shao stood up and left the throne.

Although Cao Bin couldn't look up, he could see Guo Shao leaving the table from the corner of his eye. He was at a loss...he didn't say goodbye yet.

At this time, Guo Shao said casually: "General Cao, come to the inner hall and play a game of Go with me before leaving."

Only then did Cao Bin realize that he wanted to have a conversation alone.

The Hall of Yangde was originally the place where the emperor rested nearby after working in the East Hall. There were no files, no officials on duty, and it was very clean.

Guo Shao sat on a soft couch and waited, pointing to the opposite seat and said: "General Cao, sit down."

Cao Bin hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for sitting down."

Guo Shao stretched out his hand to grab a handful from the porcelain cup, and with a "wow", black chess pieces popped out of it. Guo Shao raised his head and said with a smile: "I don't need to be humble, to be honest, I just learned Go from Zuo You not long ago, and now I'm still half-baked, not very good at it."

Cao Bin clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty's heart is in the world, not a small chessboard."

Guo Shaodao: "General Cao is a Confucian general, I'm afraid he is also quite accomplished in chess, so it will be easy for me to fight."

"Don't dare." Cao Bin answered cautiously. What does the emperor mean, he is very bad at chess, so Cao Bin doesn't have to concentrate on chess and can focus on other things?

Sure enough, Guo Shao stopped talking about playing chess soon, and asked, "How is the situation in Jiangnan?"

Cao Bin pondered for a moment, and said: "Jiangnan was originally a place of 'China', and it was established for decades only because of the war and separatism... It's like a biological child, raised|raised for a while, and then brought back to raise it in a few years. As long as it doesn't move, it will break its leg. It only takes a long time to raise it."

Guo Shao was immediately amused: "I just found out that General Cao is a humorous person...a person who speaks quite interestingly."

Cao Bin said: "If you are rude, please forgive me."

Guo Shao didn't take it seriously and ignored it, but his expression showed no sign of lowering his face. He made a move with the black chess piece. Anyway, the first few moves have a fixed pattern regardless of whether they are masters or low players, so there is no need to think too much about it.

Seeing this, Cao Bin also picked up the white stone and put one on his right side.

Guo Shao seemed to be talking to himself and said: "Recently, General Cao may not have heard of some things in the south of the Yangtze River. The court's military strength is still insufficient. First, the military system of the government was discussed, but since the Tang Dynasty, the military system of the government has long been corrupted, and many troubles have been picked up again. Later, it was discussed "Xiangyong".

Cao Bin listened, nodded in agreement, and looked at the chessboard.

Guo Shao continued: "There are some changes in the specifics. The township warriors are first registered and compiled, regardless of their status and occupation, and there is no restriction on their business and imperial examinations. The court usually appoints civil and military personnel to take charge of regular assessment and training. They have no military pay and bring their own food and fodder; however, soldiers and their immediate family members are exempted from corvee labor (building river embankments, palace walls, etc. for the country for free).

Gather into an army in wartime, or go out to fight. The treasury will allocate all expenses such as weapons, armor, horses, grain and fodder, and rewards will be given for meritorious service. "

After hearing this, Cao Bin clasped his fists and said: "The humble minister is bold, so the morale of the soldiers will be higher, perhaps more useful than the previous Xiangyong; but in comparison, the expenditure of the national treasury will also increase." (The previous Xiangyong, the court basically did not spend money, and the burden was passed on to the local people and the people.)

Guo Shaodao: "General Cao's words are pertinent. When the imperial edict is issued, it can also promise that the soldiers who fight for the country will be given preferential treatment in the imperial examination, business and other matters in the future. The specific preferential treatment will be implemented later."

Cao Bin said: "Your Majesty's move will open up the world's martial spirit."

"General Cao is worthy of being a Confucian general, and his vision seems to be different from other generals." Guo Shao glanced at him and asked again, "Is General Cao interested in this matter?"

"Don't dare..." Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "I mean, I don't dare to pick and choose. I serve Your Majesty, and His Majesty orders me to do my best."

After hearing this, Guo Shao nodded and said: "The Southern Han Dynasty is disrespectful to the Great Zhou. If I want to attack it, I need 100,000 brave troops from the village to build a camp in the south of the Yangtze River. All the regular soldiers must be equipped with crossbows and firearms. You don't need to worry about the military equipment, but you can look after the soldiers. General Cao will go back and think about it, and come up with a solution. What is needed and what kind of power is needed, let's play it first."

Cao Bin stared and said, "How can my minister He De..."

Guo Shao said calmly: "If you do it well, you will be virtuous and capable. One hundred thousand soldiers, don't care what kind of soldiers they are, the rank of the general will not be low."

Cao Bin hurriedly said: "I don't dare... I just need to do my best to do your Majesty's errands well, and I will do my best!"

He said his face was flushed red.

(Guo Shao didn't know that Cao Bin was a famous general, he only remembered those he was most familiar with.) Guo Shao had a lot of generals who were good at fighting. I'm afraid Cao Bin himself didn't have the extravagant expectation that such an opportunity to be reused would fall to him. He seemed very pleasantly surprised and excited.

Guo Shao sized him up, muttering in his heart that he hoped he was right. Since the Battle of Shu, Guo Shao has paid attention to Cao Bin from Xiang Gong, and also from military newspapers and memorials one after another...Cao Bin has never fought a beautiful battle with a surprise victory, but he has one advantage that Guo Shao noticed, that is, he is very stable and basically can't make mistakes.

In Cao Bin's previous big and small battles, he will never lose any battle he can win! He didn't give people any surprises for battles that he couldn't win, and he generally couldn't win.

Guo Shao felt that Xiangyong, an army with poor individual combat effectiveness, needs this kind of steady and steady general to play its due value... A general who can use clever tricks and bravery may not be able to do such things.

Guo Shao didn't say anything literary, and said directly: "Do it well." However, his eyes were full of anticipation and high hopes.

Cao Bin bowed again, his voice was a little out of shape: "Your Majesty's kindness, I will repay you!"

Guo Shao smiled and said nothing. In fact, in his opinion, this matter is just a two-way choice. He gave him a chance, but at the same time, he also needs that person. If you don't care about the outcome, then of course the emperor can use whoever he wants.

Guo Shao pointed to the chessboard and said, "Let's finish the game. Since a game of chess has begun, no matter how stupid I am, there must be a beginning and an end."\u003c