The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 45
Talk late into the night!

A group of civil servants and military generals gathered together because of Yang Tong, dispersed with a lot of talent.

Li Jing just arrived today, feeling deeply tired.

Therefore, Yang Tong apologized repeatedly, and took Li Jing, who was late, to the residence himself. Fortunately, he did not forget to bring Li Jing's family members here, otherwise, there would be an oolong.

Yang Tong does not have the airs of King Qin, nor is he considered diligent, but he is full of sincerity and respect, which makes Li Jing feel at ease, and for the first time, he said: "King Qin is not a self-made man, and he has the appearance of a hero. If you follow him, you will definitely be able to make great achievements. .”

But immediately, Li Jing couldn't help laughing at himself: "If you don't follow King Qin, do you, Li Jing, have any other way out?"

Before that, Li Jing was very at a loss about his future and could not see any light. At that time, he had a great reputation in the capital, and was famous among the ministers of the Sui Dynasty. Jia and Zuo Pushe Yang Su also caressed the sitting bed and said to him: "You should sit in this position eventually"!I thought this was the starting point of my official career.Who would have thought that other people's officials would become bigger and bigger, but he would become smaller and smaller, from the seventh rank of the driver to the eighth rank of Mayi Juncheng, there is a difference of three or four ranks. It's embarrassing.

The reason for this is that he was Yang Su's staff and his wife was a dancer in Yang Su's mansion.

Yang Su was a powerful official in the Sui Dynasty. The outstanding military commander was a prodigy who was capable of writing and martial arts.After Yang Su's death, the Yang family lost its glory.

Yang Su's son, Yang Xuangan, led the crowd to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. After being destroyed, the Yang family was ransacked, and tens of thousands of people related to Yang Su were slaughtered.From this aspect, Li Jing who was not beheaded was lucky again.

Li Jing also didn't have the habit of flattering his superiors, so he spent many years in the lower county of Mayi, and his civil and military skills were slightly useless.

Thinking of King Qin's canonization against the heavens, Li Jing's dead heart was eager, but also deeply moved. At the same time, he also believed Yang Gongren's words that Yang Tong was thirsty for talents and courteous corporals.

What shocked him even more was Yang Tong's civil and martial arts, except for Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao, no one was mediocre, and the one who performed the most outstandingly was undoubtedly Fang Xuanling, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials!This person is not very old, but his view of the overall situation is unforgettable.

Generals!

Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan, and Su Dingfang were all demoted because of their arrival, but the three generals not only did not complain at all, but were ecstatic.

This powerful, united, and frank team also gave Li Jing infinite hope for the future!
Of course, the most outstanding performance is Yang Tong who is the master!
Get a place to live!

But I saw my wife You was waiting.

Li Jing felt warm again, "Why haven't you rested yet?"

"Wait for you!" The valiant Hong Fu girl stood up to greet her, and asked, "How is King Qin?"

Li Jingdao: "Among dragons and phoenixes, there is the talent and ambition of the hero, what do you think?"

The husband and wife, Anton's house, urinating in different ways, Li Jing went to the palace to meet Yang Tong, while Hong Funu visited Zhuo County, this is the habit of the couple for many years.

"Very good! The people in Zhuo County are peaceful and happy, and the patrolling army is strict. I think King Qin has extraordinary abilities and love for the people. This is completely different from Liu Wuzhou and Li Yuan! The people arrested the government, this kind of courage is not found in other places! The people dare to do this, so it can be seen that the rule of law advocated by the King of Qin is not just talk." Hong Funu told Li Jing everything she had seen and heard.

After hearing this, Li Jing smiled and said, "It seems that we all have the same feelings."

Hong Funu nodded and said, "By the way, what position does King Qin give you?"

Li Jing laughed and said, "Secret!"

Hong Fu Nu said speechlessly: "The dead old man is in his forties, and he still pretends to be tender. Are you ashamed?"

Li Jing said in embarrassment: "It is true that a high official has been appointed."

"How big!"

"His Highness granted me the Minister of Military Affairs of Hebei Province, and also let me command [-] soldiers. In addition, he also let me be the master of the Jingwu Gym!"

Hong Fu Nu was surprised and said: "Except for King Qin and Zuo Pu shooting Yang Gongren here, doesn't it mean that you are the third person?"

"Indeed!"

"This is the great trust and attention. Where do you plan to start first?" Hong Fu asked with concern.

"Start from the heart of the army. The heart of the army is the key to whether His Highness can complete his great cause. The troops of all places must know that His Highness is the jade pillar of the entire Sui Dynasty, and His Highness's orders are heavenly orders. Only in this way can His Highness have enough Capital to do anything, otherwise, the mighty Jizhou army will fall apart as soon as the holy order arrives." Li Jing said here, and continued: "As for how to train, we need to see the army to make a decision!"

"Well! Then go to bed early!"

……

early morning!

The familiar horn sound awakened Li Jing, and Li Jing subconsciously sat up in shock.

It took a while for Li Jing to realize that he had already arrived in Zhuojun, not in Mayi where the Turkic soldiers went south from time to time.

Then the hand holding the knife slowly loosened again.

At this time, the madam shouted outside the door: "Pharmacist, it's dawn."

Li Jing hurried out of the room, and saw that besides his wife, there were two disabled soldiers standing outside the door, one was holding washing utensils, the other was holding a new set of clothes.

Quickly saluted, said: "Trouble both of you!"

A soldier saluted: "You are welcome, General!"

Li Jing asked, "Are all the veterans here?"

Another soldier said with a smile: "Yes, Your Highness is worried that us disabled veterans will run out of pensions, have no income, and have a bleak future! So try to find some light jobs for us to do."

"His Royal Highness does not want to be someone else, really, really kind..."

Li Jing didn't know how to describe himself anymore. Since ancient times, those who served as soldiers and eaters died and were buried on the spot. If the lucky seriously injured people met a big victory, they could survive by luck. If they were defeated, they would definitely die. It is underdeveloped, and the seriously injured often cannot survive. This is also the reason why there are few seriously injured after the First World War.

For the seriously wounded who survived, the imperial courts of all dynasties sent them home casually. During the Qingming period, they could still receive full pensions.No one cares about their life or death.

There has never been anyone like Yang Tong who arranged the funeral affairs for disabled soldiers like Yang Tong.

Li Jing washed up well, and changed from inside to outside.

After Li Jing changed, a servant asked, "Will the general eat in his room, or in the cafeteria?"

Li Jing looked at the surprised wife and asked with a smile, "Where is the cafeteria?"

The soldier replied: "The cafeteria is where the soldiers eat. The general can go to the cafeteria for three meals a day. You can also eat at your own home!"

Li Jing smiled and said, "Then I'm going to see and see."

……

After leaving the house, I came to the military camp three miles away.

Before seeing him practice, he heard the roar of the barriers and tents, and the sound of shouting and killing, the momentum was magnificent and powerful.

Li Jing squinted his eyes and saw golden lights flickering on the mountains of swords and seas of halberds on the left and right, and the guarding soldiers lined up on both sides solemnly, with a chilling air of their own.

"The military barracks is an important place, come and stop, please show your token!" The leading guard shouted loudly, and the rest crossed their long spears to block the way, showing extremely high military discipline.

Li Jing showed the token, and after confirming that it was correct, he released it.

As soon as he entered the gate of the camp, Qin Qiong also happened to arrive, and he said in a marching salute, "My lord Shangshu."

Li Jing returned the courtesy, "General Qin!"

Qin Qiong brought Li Jing in, and asked as he walked, "Does Master Shang Shu have breakfast?"

Li Jing said: "Not yet."

Hearing this, Qin Qiong led Li Jing to the cafeteria.

While walking, Li Jing looked at the soldiers who were practicing.

Soon, a scene that surprised Li Jing appeared——

A sub-platform more than ten feet high has a bamboo ladder next to it. Every soldier who climbs up from the bamboo ladder falls straight back with his hands on his head and his back. Four soldiers below join hands to catch him and stand him upright Put it on the ground.

After standing still, he immediately went to change a pawn to pick him up, and the pawn he replaced ran back and forth. When he reached a step, he put his head in his hands and jumped up step by step like a frog.And those who climbed up the high platform, and then fell down straight with their backs like him, and so on...

Qin Qiong said: "Back fall trains soldiers' courage, courage, and sense of responsibility. The most important thing is to train soldiers to trust their comrades in arms and trust their comrades with confidence. Leaping like a frog is called leapfrog. It trains the explosive power of the lower limbs of soldiers, so that Soldiers have the ability to instantly kill an enemy."

When passing by a group of soldiers training palm presses, Qin Qiong explained: "This is called push-ups. It improves the strength of the upper limbs, chest, back and abdomen muscles. They shot [-] to [-] steps, after this month of practice, they shot [-] to [-] more steps, which is quite an improvement."

"There are also cavalry, they are equipped with long spears and horizontal knives. Due to the increase in arm strength and explosive power, cavalry in the past can pierce two pieces of armor with long spears, but now they can pierce two and a half, or even three pieces of armor. The armor is gone. The pawns are also average, and the strength of each other has been significantly improved."

Along the way, Li Jing was eye-opened by all kinds of strange training methods. Once Qin Qiong introduced him, he could think of the magical effect of each training method.

Generally speaking, most generals practice soldiers' formations, enemy-killing skills, and tacit understanding. There is little demand for soldiers' personal strength. After all, individual soldiers are of little use on the battlefield.

Therefore, there are almost no ways to exercise soldiers' strength. The only equipment is the stone lock, but the stone lock is obviously not as convenient and effective as push-ups, leapfrogs, and pull-ups.Therefore, after receiving this kind of practice for a month, the strength of the soldiers has been significantly improved.

This new type of training method made Li Jing, even the military god, amazed and praised from the bottom of his heart: "This training method is unprecedented. Such repeated practice is indeed better than ordinary training! I wonder which trainer invented this?"

Qin Qiong smiled and said: "It is physical training invented by His Highness! There are also many strange but very effective training techniques! Lord Shang Shu will see them one by one."

Li Jing praised: "Your Highness is really a man of great wisdom!" Then he turned his head to the soldiers who followed orders and prohibited actions, and said: "You are really an elite teacher!"

Qin Qiong said: "This is a recruit recruited recently, not an elite."

Li Jing didn't believe it: "How is this possible?"

Qin Qiong thought for a while and said: "It's not appropriate to say that they are recruits. These soldiers are prisoners of the Wagang Army and Dou Jiande. There are more than 30 soldiers in total. They witnessed the execution of thousands of people who did no evil and committed great evil. They were too honest. After repairing the road for several months, His Royal Highness asked [-] good-behaved and honest people to be sent here! The longest training time was less than two months, and the person who led them to train was General Mai Zhongcai. Responsible for training new recruits."

At this time, Li Jing saw Mai Zhongcai standing with his hands behind his back not far away, and then remembered Yang Tong's introduction to him last night, and then believed that this is a new recruit!
But in this way, Li Jing was even more surprised, and thought: "Can you really train such elite soldiers in two months?"

Li Jing looked at Mai Zhongcai again, and said in his heart: "There is nothing special about this person, I never thought that he is a master of military training."

Qin Qiong, who guessed what Li Jing was thinking, said with a smile: "This is His Highness's method of training troops. Everyone is just training according to the method of military training. General Mai Zhongcai is the second son of General Mai Tiezhang. He is the most impartial general among many generals, we are not as good as him in this respect, the soldiers respect and fear him, and they call him 'Maitie Nian' behind his back."

When Li Jing heard Qin Qiong introduce Mai Zhongcai in this way, he couldn't help laughing, and he had a higher opinion of Mai Zhongcai. It's easy to say that being stern and selfless, but it's rare for those who really do it. Li Jing asked himself, and felt that he couldn't do it either.

Precisely because I can't do it myself, I respect those who can do it.

Listening to Qin Qiong's introduction of a variety of military training methods, Li Jing's mind flashed Yang Tong's unfathomable face, and thought: "Your Highness is really amazing!"

Suddenly remembered that the recruits were so elite, so what about the main combat soldiers?

(End of this chapter)