15. The commander of the suppression of bandits

Before Lv Yijian finished speaking, Renzong asked, "Isn't Yizhou's tiger-winged army my forbidden army? How can a small Wang Lun let everyone rebel with him? What about the other tiger-winged army?"

"Your Majesty" Lv Yijian replied, "There is only one tiger-winged army in Yizhou. The rest are either stationed near the capital or a hundred miles away from the state and county. There is no time to rescue Yizhou at all. Moreover, if there is no imperial endict, these tiger-wing army local state governments have no right to dispatch. Fortunately, there is only one battalion of soldiers and horses in Yizhou garrison! "

Renzong was so angry that he said that even I was confused. He thought that the whole Tiger Wing Army was reversed. It turned out that it was just a garrison in Yizhou.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen Zhizhong, the comforter of Jingdong Road, asked the imperial court to dispatch a large army to pursue Wang Lun's rebels, the sooner the better, and prevent the thieves from causing too much harm to the people."

"It really should be like this." Renzong slowly put down the letter from Chen Zhizhong and asked, "What are the countermeasures to the Chinese book?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister and Lord Du have discussed that the Shenwei army stationed in the prefecture and county near the capital will draw out 5,000 soldiers and horses, which is enough to deal with this group of thieves."

"Five thousand" Renzong estimated that the daily consumption of these 5,000 soldiers and horses is not worth the loss. Moreover, the Jingji Forbidden Army is changing clothes and training. Before the new regulations have been trained, he asked: "How much is the salary of the Shenwei Army?"

As the head of the military, Du Yan naturally knows it best. He hurriedly replied: "The monthly salary of the Divine Guard is 1,000 yuan, and an extra 30 yuan a day in wartime"

"Thirty articles!" Renzong didn't think it was expensive. It was only the price of a bucket of rice, but he always felt that it was a little inappropriate. There were only a few people and horses for Wang Lun's group of thieves. Is it possible for the court to send 5,000 troops to pursue it?

Lv Yijian saw that Renzong was still hesitating, but he didn't know why he hesitated. The matter was there. It was most suitable to send the Divine Guards to go there. Judging from the perspective of combat effectiveness, the Divine Guards Army was slightly higher than the Tiger Wings, and the daily expenses were also relatively reasonable. There was no need to send a large army with two or three thousand salaries, such as the Japanese army, the Tianwu Army or the Dragon Guard Army, to calm down the chaos.

Du Yan didn't know what Renzong was thinking, and he didn't want to urge him. He just stood still and waited for Renzong to speak.

At this moment, Lan Yuanzhen said loudly outside the hall, "Your Majesty, the three envoys Yao Zhongsun Lord Yao have something to do!"

As soon as Renzong heard that Yao Zhongsun was coming, he knew that the person who came was not good, because half a month ago, Yao Zhongsun borrowed a lot of money from Renzong, and he hasn't paid it back yet. I don't know what happened at this time. It should not be for Xu Yuan to burn the boat. Lv Xiang was furious and cried to me about it. Lv Xiang told me that this was a villain's frame-up, and I felt It's really strange, but Xu Yuan is not a traitor, and Zhao Ze is also right.

Thinking of Zhao Ze, Renzong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to see a piece of glittering gold.

Immediately said to Lv Yijian, "Lv Xiang, I think of someone who can calm down the chaos!"

"I don't know who your majesty wants to send!" Lv Yijian's heart was raised, and he said that it was better not to let Du Yan pick it up.

"Zhao Ze, Zhao Boyan!" Renzong said the candidate in his mind word by word.

"It's so good, Your Majesty!" Lv Yijian quickly stepped forward and praised the wisdom of Renzong.

However, Du Yan's reaction was very fast and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, although Zhao Ze has the talent of a general, there is no elite division around him. It is expected that it will be difficult for him to be sent to calm the chaos. It is better for your majesty to send thousands more divine guards to walk with Zhao Ze, let Zhao Ze take the lead, and then choose another competent general to accompany him as the deputy general, so as to ensure There is no mistake!"

"Well, it's so good." Renzong nodded and looked at Du Yan. Du Yan quickly said, "I think Cao Yuanji, the son of Cao Ying, can be a deputy general!"

Renzong was about to determine a candidate for this. Lv Yijian said, "Your Majesty, I think that Cao Yuanji is still young and the position of deputy general is too important. It's better to send Yang Wenguang, the son of Yang Yanzhao, as a deputy general. This son is quite a father, has a deep understanding of righteousness, and a deep understanding of military strategy. It is enough to be a deputy general. Therefore, this old minister recommends Yang. Wen Guang, please make a final determination!"

"Yang Wenguang!" As soon as Renzong heard Lv Yijian say the name, he suddenly came to his spirit and asked Lv Yijian about Yang Wenguang's recent situation. Lv Yijian said that Wenguang's talent is his father. Only this son of the Yang family has a lot to do. Your Majesty should practice him well. Maybe it will be useful in the future.

"Okay, let Yang Wenguang be the deputy general, and then select a thousand divine guards to go on an expedition with Zhao Ze." Then Renzong happily issued the imperial edict.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid a thousand people are overstretched!" Lv Yijian knew that his opportunity had come. If Zhao Ze could do this well, he would have more confidence to speak in the court.

"Yes, what Lv Xiang said is not as good as..."

When Du Yan saw that Lv Yijian dismantled his platform one after another, he said to himself that Lv Xiang, don't be too domineering. The Privy Council is not Zhongshu Province. If you don't let me have good fruit, I won't make you better.

Without waiting for Renzong to speak, Du Yan quickly interrupted: "Your Majesty, a thousand divine guards are enough to deal with that group of thieves. What's more, when Zhao Ze came back from Jeju, didn't he recruit a lot of Liangshan soldiers? The Privy Council was preparing to put these people into the forbidden army. It's better to let Zhao Ze lead these soldiers, and there are many people. And it is well equipped. Everyone is equipped with a firearm waist knife. Weichen has seen the musket formation they practice, which is extremely exquisite. It can be comparable to the Huanzhou musket team of Lord Fan Zhongyan. He has also experienced the Jeju war and fought a lot of hard battles with Maitreya. Therefore, Weichen feels that there is no need to send an extra army. It is as strange as the wind. Why don't you let Wang Lun get it!"

"Ye-huh, what you said!"

This time Du Yan said that at the moment, Renzong felt that it was indeed the reason. Zhao Ze recruited a thousand people in Liangshan after rectification, which was enough to reach a battalion of troops. In addition to the cavalry of the Shenwei Army, where could Wang Lun go unless he could grow wings and fly to Ryukyu.

Thinking of this, Renzong said, "I have decided to appoint Zhao Ze as the commander of the suppression of bandits in the south of the Yangtze River. Yang Wenguang supervised the army, and the Privy Council immediately dispatched a thousand divine guards to Xiangfu to wait for the order, obey Zhao Ze's dispatch, and the army will go on an expedition seven days later!"

"Your Majesty!" This time, it was Du Yan's turn to shout Renzong Shengming. Lu Yijian, who was angry, quickly saluted Renzong and scolded Du Yan, a hypocrite, in his heart. Unexpectedly, he asked His Majesty to seal such a headless official as Commander Zhao Ze, commander, commander, and commander. He didn't understand what your majesty meant.