Chapter 33 New Officials In office

Coincidentally, the general of Danfengmen today is Qin Mubai's eldest brother Qin Tong. He is the general of the left prison guard Wupin, that is, the man who guards the gate of the palace. Don't underestimate this small gatekeeper. Although the position is small and not big, it is related to the survival of the emperor. At the beginning, when Li Shimin was in the Xuanwu Gate, if it hadn't been for the general of Xuanwu Gate, how history would have developed against him.

"Will the third brother be on duty on the first day today? Not bad. He is neatly dressed and refreshed. He is a good man from my Qin family. The eldest brother Qin Tong was born with a tiger back and a bear waist, half a head higher than Qin Mubai. He patted Qin Mubai's shoulder armor with a laugh, "This armor is really good. I heard that you have this armor, but last year, the emperor specially made it custom-made by the Shaofu Supervision and Armored Workshop Office. You are the only one in the world. Look, this shoulder armor is thin, bright and strong, and the chest armor can reflect the figure. The whole body is wrapped tightly and seamless and does not look swollen. It is far more gorgeous and stronger than the ordinary bright light armor, and it is as red as a rushing flame on the body. Coupled with this apricot yellow robe used by the royal family, it is the most conspicuous wherever you go.

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Brother, don't be humble to me. My little brother is from the general, but he is not a peacock who came to open the screen. Why do you only pay attention to my appearance?

"Haha! That is! Our Sanlang is versatile in both literature and martial arts. That's not a construction. Qin Tong laughed loudly and patted Qin Mubai on the shoulder, "Go in! The emperor is in the main hall of Hanyuan. Well, you don't have to unload your sword here. The emperor has a special decree, and a hundred horsemen can drive close with troops.

"Brother Xie, I went in to see the driver." Qin Mubai bowed his hand and walked into the Danfeng Gate.

Tang Lv strictly stipulates that if you approach the emperor with weapons without permission, you will be accomplices. In the early years, Changsun Wuji, who was most trusted and favored by the emperor, forgot to understand the sword when he entered the palace for a while, which led to a big storm. Although the emperor did not care about his brother, the imperial historians refused to let him go. As a result, even Changsun Wuji was almost impeached, and the general of the garrison was also punished. Now, the emperor's decree to allow the hundred riders to take the car with knives, which is undoubtedly a major privilege granted to Qin Mubai to show his trust and favor.

The newly built Daming Palace Hanyuan Hall is magnificent and extraordinary. The thousand-level long steps of Longwei Road are like clouds, and there are also sergeants guarding in front of the hall. The guard general is the emperor's most trusted confidant at present, Li Junxian, the general of the left prison guard.

Li Junxian was a general of Wang Shichong when he fought for hegemony at the end of the Sui Dynasty. When Li Shimin conquered the world, he led the crowd to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Since then, he has been following Li Shimin to protect him and make great achievements. Shortly after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he directly handed over the palace guard to his commander and became the general of the emperor's imperial guard.

Speaking of Li Junxian, he also has a relationship with Qin Shubao. In addition to Li Shimin, the king of Qin, who had worked in the palace of the King of Qin, at the beginning of Zhenguan, Qin Shubao was appointed as General Zuolong Wuwei, and Cheng Zhijie, the general of Youlong Wuwei, led half of the imperial city imperial guard. Li Junxian served as General Zuo Longwuwei at that time. He was one of Qin Shubao's direct subordinates and right-hand man.

When Li Junxian saw Qin Mubai walking on the dragon tail road, he took a few steps forward and smiled at him from afar and said, "It turned out that General Qin came. I said, why haven't I seen anyone wear such eye-catching armor? It turned out to be Qin Mubai, a hundred riders!"

"General Li made fun of it." Qin Mubai came forward and returned the salute with his fist, "Your Majesty, can you be in the hall?"

"It's in the imperial study in this hall. Go in and meet the driver by yourself." Li Junxian looked up and down at Qin Mubai's eyes, and his eyes seemed to be happy and worried. He nodded and said, "The future is terrible, and the generation is better than the generation!"

"General Li is the model of our younger generation. The younger generation will listen to the general's teachings sooner or later, and ask the general to teach him." Qin Mubai held a boxing fist.

"Good to say, good to say." Li Junxian smiled and said, "Go ahead. The emperor made a special trip to you today. There must be something important. Don't delay."

"General Xie Li, the younger generation will leave first." Qin Mubai saluted with a smile on his face and walked to the palace.

Li Junxian looked at Qin Mubai's back and shook his head with a sigh: "Old man, it's not as good as young people! With this appearance alone, this young descendant is several times better than me... Your Majesty's side, it's time to be a different person."

Qin Mubai walked into the Hanyuan Hall and felt a little dazzled. This newly built palace is the main hall of Daming Palace. On weekdays, the emperor is here to review the table or rest and maintain health. The furnishings in the palace are extremely gorgeous and dazzling. In fact, Li Shimin has always been a very thrifty emperor. At the beginning, this palace was built to honor his father Li Yuan, so it was extremely gorgeous. Compared with the solemn Taiji Palace, the Daming Palace is more noble and full of royal wealth.

A deacon eunuch led Qin Mubai and walked through the alley through the huge and gorgeous Hanyuan Hall for a long time. Then he led him to stop in front of a house in the apse and said, "General Qin, please go and drive by yourself. Your Majesty is in this study."

"There is a father-in-law." Qin Mubai took a soft breath, straightened his clothes, and was ready to knock on the door to attend.

From the moment he entered the Rosefinch Gate, he felt like he had entered another world. In Chang'an City, there is a scene of tranquility and prosperity, which makes people feel relaxed, harmonious and casual and relaxed. In the palace, it is solemn, rigorous and moderate, luxurious and rich, but it does not look vulgar, and there is a vast sense of righteousness echoing. Everyone in this imperial city, from the courtiers to the small eunuch maids, no one is proactive, confident and optimistic, full of steaming vitality.

The so-called spirit of the Han and Tang Dynasties, 'positive, optimistic, confident and hard', is an indispensable part of it. Looking at the leopard in the tube, the atmosphere of the Zhenguan Tang Dynasty is still prominent in this palace. With the support of some braided director Hongfu, Qin Mubai has seen a lot of Qing Palace TV series. No matter how these plays are whitewashed, Qin Mubai can always smell the strong smell of slavery and the dull smell of decay. It is estimated that if he worked in such a palace, the man would become a eunuch-like slave in three or five years.

There were eight guards on duty in front of the imperial study. He was a little surprised to see Qin Mubai approaching with a knife. After routine inquiry, a eunuch entered the report, and Qin Mubai was declared into the study.

In the study, the decoration is extremely simple. There are no brocade velvet blankets and rare treasures imagined by Qin Mubai. There are only two large bookshelves, a brazier, a bed and a bookcase. Li Shimin, wearing a loose and comfortable brocade robe, sat next to the brazier and casually flipped through a book.

Qin Mubai came in to pay a visit. Li Shimin put down his book and smiled: "No gift. Mu Bai, how do you feel when you come to Daming Palace on the first day today?

"It feels good." Qin Mubai replied, "It turns out that your majesty is not only governing the country, but also a good way. The whole imperial city is full of vitality, rich but not arrogant but not extravagant. Everyone is diligent and knows etiquette. Weichen felt it deeply.

"Well said." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Those who become great deeds are people-oriented. This is what I have always insisted on. The so-called upward and downward effects, if you want to restrain the people below, you must first set an example. A family is like this, an army is like this, and a dynasty is the same.

"Weichen has been taught." Qin Mubai bowed his hand and said to himself: The emperor is teaching me how to govern the army of Baiqi.

"Mu Bai, I specially took time to summon you alone today for three things." Li Shimin said, "The first thing is to talk to you about the training of hundreds of riders. Tell me what you think."

"Yes." Qin Mubai had a manuscript for a long time. After thinking about it, he said, "Your Majesty, I have no experience in leading soldiers. I am not good at how to train soldiers and horses, so I want your majesty to assign skilled veterans as a guide. However, Weichen is worried about a small matter.

"Let's talk about it."

"What Weichen is worried about is that these 600 soldiers and officers are all from rich families." Qin Mubai said, "There should be many people among them who have developed the habit of being arrogant and luxurious and lazy since childhood. Now I have entered the Baiqi to work beside His Majesty, and I have more proud capital. Weichen thought that the first priority of governing this army should be to govern the heart.

"Well said." Li Shimin smiled, "This is also the problem I have been worried about. Compared with the children of ordinary people, the education and training of these officials have received much better education and training since childhood, and their overall quality is several times stronger. This is the reason why I like them. At the same time, the drawbacks on them are also preventable. Tell me what you think and how do you plan to treat your heart?

"Weichen's idea is very simple. Just implement the competitive elimination mechanism."

"How is a competition elimination method?"

"Your Majesty, it's like this." Qin Mubai said, "Isn't Baiqi customized with a quota of 600 people? It can be assessed in a period of three months or half a year, and part of it can be eliminated. Every soldier and every general, including Weichen, undergoes moral, military, cultural and other aspects of evaluation, regularly eliminates a group of backward unqualified people, and then replenishes fresh blood. Weichen believes that this is the only way to maintain the steaming of Baiqi and overcome the arrogance of the children of the official clan.

"Well said, well said. Your idea coincides with me!" Li Shimin laughed and said, "Qin Mubai, it's not easy for you to have such insight at such a young age. You can start to do this right away. As for how the usual training is carried out, I have appointed Li Junxian to temporarily serve as the long history of Baiqi and let him help you. If you don't understand, learn from him. I have agreed with you that it will be a three-month period, and then the 100-rider assessment will be eliminated. At that time, no matter who it is, as long as the evaluation is unqualified, it will be cut off. You don't have to have a mental burden on this. You are afraid of offending people. I will clearly stand to support you.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Mubai bowed his hand and answered, and couldn't help sneering in his heart: Changsun Fu, Yu Chi Baoyun, I have already done it first. This golden hoop curse was given by the emperor. I hope you don't carry it with me at that time.

"The second thing is to determine the candidate for a hundred-rider officer." After saying that, Li Shimin took out a piece of paper and said, "Look, do you have any comments?"

"Your Majesty... You don't have to look at this Weichen." Qin Mubai didn't pick it up. He arched his hand and said, "The big thing can be decided by your majesty. Weichen dares not over it."

"It doesn't matter. It's okay to have a look." Li Shimin smiled and said, "These people will be your colleagues and subordinates in the future. You should know them first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Mubai took it and glanced at the list. As expected, the three deputy riders were Changsun, Yu Chi Baoyun and Cheng Huaibi. Most of the other generals are young people under the age of 30.

"Your Majesty, I have no objection."

"That's good." Li Shimin laughed and said, "I am chastity to the Tang Dynasty, and I want to be of the same heart and the same virtue. As a hundred riders, you should unite everyone in the hundred riders. You can't have conflicts or split. Of course, you can't let anyone in the hundred riders ride on your head and dictate to you. General, the soul of the army. Your ability of Qin Mubai will determine the strength and style of this hundred riders. Mu Bai, don't let me down."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Weichen will not humiliate his mission!" Qin Mubai bowed his hand and said to himself: I can finally hear the emperor's voice - if he can't even control it, it's a failure. Don't be afraid and let go of it just because there are a few 'not small' subordinates.

"Okay, I will wait for this." Li Shimin said, "The third thing is also the most important. Baiqi is a new army. Although it was formed after strict selection, it is still difficult to guarantee that the good and bad people are not united. I have formulated military regulations tailored for hundreds of riders. You must let every hundred riders learn to understand and keep them in mind within these three months.

After saying that, Li Shimin handed over a thick fold.

Qin Mubai took a quick look and roughly understood that this is not only a military rule, but also a textbook for political education. No wonder it is necessary for the emperor's close guard to carry out political brainwashing. The ability of this army is actually secondary, and loyalty is what Li Shimin value most.

No wonder he said that this is the most important thing.

"Wei minister's decree. Your Majesty can rest assured that Weichen will let these military rules be branded into the bones of every hundred riders until they die.

"Very good. You are very smart and understanding. I am looking forward to you polishing this hundred riders into a real royal master. Li Shimin smiled and said, "Three months later, Baiqi officially took over the defense around me. From then on, I will still have guards, Jin Wuwei and other military escorts around me. But no matter how other troops are replaced, Baiqi is always the closest to me. Don't let me down."

"Yes!"

"Go ahead. Find Li Junxian outside the hall. He will take you to the Baiqi barracks and tell you everything you want to know. Li Shimin looked at Qin Mubai with a smile, paused for a moment, and said, "There is no doubt that there is no doubt. I have a special purpose for you. If you have something important, you can go directly to the palace and report to me at any time. If you don't disenach, don't unload your sword, you can walk freely in any corner of the palace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Mubai bowed his hand, but a strange idea flashed in his heart: The harem is boundless. Don't you lead the wolf into the house? Cough...