At the end of the fifth year of Tianbao, Zhaojiazhuangzi outside Chang'an City seemed a little deserted.
Without his family around, Zhao Ziliang felt that this year was not interesting.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor's imperial edict had been promulgated.
Zhao Ziliang accepted the imperial edict.
In fact, it was okay not to accept it.
This is not the Song Dynasty.
If you don't like being an official, you don't have to obey the edict.
In the Tang Dynasty, if you don't obey the edict, you are resisting.
Failure to obey the order is a serious crime of beheading and annihilating the family.
To be honest, Zhao Ziliang was indeed a little discouraged before and was really planning to return to his hometown for retirement.
After a while, the emperor and the ministers of the court forgot about him, and he would take the whole family to Lingnan, where He gathered a group of people to build ships and go to sea.
He planned to go to the Nanyang area to fight the natives and build a small country in the Nanyang area.
He would be the master of his own country and would no longer have his life or death decided by others.
But now it was no longer possible.
The emperor did not intend to let him go home and live in peace and happiness.
Instead, he demoted him to the Xilin Shouhuo under the jurisdiction of the Beiting Protectorate as the Shouhuo.
This was a good thing.
Fighting on the battlefield on the waistband, finally crawling When he reached the third-grade official position, he also fought for the title of Marquis of Zhenbei, and then returned to his original position.
What is wrong with him?
He is dissatisfied and complains, but this imperial edict must be accepted and obeyed.
Yes, unless you don’t want to live anymore.
However, Zhao Ziliang then thought about it.
Xilin Shouchuo was the westernmost military garrison of the Beiting Protectorate in Beiting.
It was the most forward military garrison of the Tang Dynasty in the northwest.
It was thousands of miles away from Chang'an, the capital.
In the true sense, it was Away from the court, bastards like Li Linfu wanted to frame him for crimes.
It's not easy for him to find excuses, and he will probably forget about him after a long time.
This is just right.
He plans to take his family there this time.
Although it is remote and the material conditions are worse, there are vast and boundless mountains there.
In the grassland, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and being a family together is better than anything else.
In the past two days, Zhao Ziliang figured out the situation of Beiting Protectorate and Xilin Shouchuo.
Xilin Shouchuo was raided by Xigeluluo people.
This group of people was brave enough to pass through Tuqi Shi Wuchu Lu Department.
The territory was raided on Xilin Shouhuo, and not only the guarding envoy Helan Luobi and more than a thousand Tang army soldiers below him were killed in the battle, Xilin Shouhuo was also burned into ruins by the Xigeluluo people.
The situation in Xilin Guards is not optimistic.
Zhao Ziliang had to start from scratch in the past.
However, in order for him to gain a foothold in Xilin Guards as soon as possible, the Ministry of War will allocate 1,200 people from the Sixteenth Guards to him and take them to Xilin Guards.
To capture, it would be a good idea to bring the already trained soldiers and horses to garrison there.
The combat effectiveness is ready.
Yes, but Zhao Ziliang doesn't think so.
In his eyes, these Sixteenth Guards soldiers who have become veterans in Chang'an are simply vulnerable.
Taking them to Xilin to guard them will not only not help, but also cause chaos. , it would take more time and trouble to retrain them than to train new recruits.
For this matter, Zhao Ziliang came to the palace on the first day of the first lunar month to see Xuanzong.
At this time, Xuanzong was enjoying the snow with Yang Yuhuan in the imperial garden.
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He had already brought Yang Yuhuan back to the palace from her natal family on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. , and he went in person.
Besides, he gave Zhao Ziliang the imperial edict and kept Zhao Ziliang, which made her feel a little more comfortable, so Xuanzong went to pick him up in person, so she followed Xuanzong back to the palace half-heartedly.
"This Zhao Ziliang, does he know how to be human?
He came here to make trouble on the first day of the new year.
It's the Chinese New Year now.
I'm a little tired and I don't want to take a rest."
Xuanzong was very annoyed when he heard that Zhao Ziliang was asking for an audience outside the palace gate.
Yang Yuhuan, who was holding a ball of snow next to him, glared at him and said, "Sanlang, does Zhao Ziliang really not understand the ways of the world?
On this first day of the Lunar New Year, if anyone doesn't want to celebrate the New Year at home, he must have something important to ask for."
When Xuanzong saw what Yang Yuhuan said, he quickly said: "Okay, okay, I didn't say I won't see anyone coming.
I'm going to announce Zhao Ziliang's visit."
The eunuch agreed: "I will obey the order."
Soon, Zhao Ziliang followed the eunuch into the imperial garden wearing armor and a helmet.
"We have met Your Majesty, Your Majesty and Your Majesty, and have a happy New Year."
"Get up" Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan looked at each other, raised their hands and said.
Yang Yuhuan also nodded and said hello: "Happy New Year, General Zhao" When Zhao Ziliang stood up, Xuanzong frowned and said: "You're celebrating the New Year, why are you wearing such a suit of armor?
Isn't it a disgrace to the scenery?"
Zhao Ziliang spread his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is just the governor of Xilin now and has not been promoted yet.
What clothes does your Majesty think the minister should wear to see your Majesty and the empress?"
"Forget it, tell me what you have to do when you come to see me, I'm busy."
Zhao Ziliang didn't want to cause any dissatisfaction, so he said: "Your Majesty, in order for Wei Chen to gain a foothold in Xilin Guard as soon as possible, the imperial court decided to allocate 1,200 people from the Sixteenth Guards for Wei Chen to take away, but Wei Chen sees that Not as good as those coward soldiers."
"Oh," Zhao Ziliang was interrupted by Xuanzong before he finished speaking, "Why are they cowards?
If you still look down on them, what do you want?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "The sixteen guards and horses have not been in battle for many years.
They are all silver-like wax-tipped spears that are of no use.
I don't want them."
Xuanzong laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, since they are silver-like wax-tipped spears, then where do you want the soldiers?"
Zhao Ziliang cupped his hands and said: "If your Majesty agrees, please allow me to recruit my own troops in Chang'an."
Xuanzong was stunned and said: "Isn't it my decree that you set off after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?
Today is already the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Everyone in Chang'an City is celebrating the New Year.
You are recruiting troops.
Are you sure you can do it before setting off?
Recruit enough soldiers"
Zhao Ziliang said: "As long as your majesty allows Wei Chen to recruit his own troops in Chang'an, no matter how many he can recruit, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wei Chen will take the recruited people to Xilin to guard the capture.
Even if he only recruits one person, Wei Chen will not Take him to garrison Xilin to guard the capture.
From now on, the court does not need to send more soldiers.
If the Xilin guard capture is lost in the hands of the minister, Your Majesty and the court can use the minister's head to hold him accountable."
Xuanzong became angry now and said with a groan: "Well, you Zhao Ziliang, you are so crazy.
OK, OK, OK, I will allow you to recruit troops on your own in Chang'an.
No matter how many people you can recruit, even if you can recruit If you reach 10,000 people, you can take them to Xilin to guard the capture.
All military expenses, food, grass and weapons and supplies will be provided by the imperial court."
Zhao Ziliang immediately bowed down to prevent Xuanzong from going back on his word, "Wei Chen thanked the Lord for his kindness and asked Your Majesty to issue an order to the Ministry of War to first allocate to Wei Chen 10,000 sets of military uniforms and shoes, 10,000 sets of armor, 10,000 spears, 10,000 horizontal knives, and 10,000 swords."
Bows, ten thousand pots of arrows, five thousand large shields, five thousand small shields, provisions for ten thousand men, and provisions for five thousand horses.”
Xuanzong was shocked when he heard this, pointed at Zhao Ziliang and said: "You really plan to recruit 10,000 troops?"
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Zhao Ziliang said seriously: "Your Majesty, you have no words to joke about."
Xuanzong was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, since I have said my words, there is no reason to take them back.
Come and give me the order."
Satisfied, Zhao Ziliang took the imperial edict and returned to the Zhao Family Villa outside the city.
As soon as he entered the door, he called Brahan and said: "Your Majesty's edict has been issued, allowing me to recruit troops on my own.
Now we are about to take action.
Now you have to do it."
Two things.
First, send someone to get it right away.
Wang Can, Chen Qing, Gong Ren and others called over.
Second, take the imperial edict to the Ministry of War in person and ask them to allocate the military pay, ordnance, supplies and food mentioned in the imperial edict within three days, just outside the Jinguang Gate.
Find an open space to serve as a recruiting camp and store military pay, ordnance, supplies and food."
Brahan was overjoyed and took it over quickly and even went away happily.
Zhao Ziliang called for the steward Wang Ru again and said: "This time I am going to Beiting to take up a post.
I am afraid that I will not come back within a few years, so I planned to sell this village and only keep the mansion in the city that was rewarded by the emperor." , now you have to do three things: First, ask your family We will ask the servants and maids to see if they are willing to follow me to Beiting.
If they are not willing to go, send them some severance pay.
If they are willing to follow me, give some settlement money to their families; secondly, You use flying pigeons to send messages to the two ladies in Yunzhou.
Letter and ask them to come quickly.
If they haven't arrived in Chang'an after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we will leave first and ask them to catch up quickly.
Let Nuer take the retinue to protect the wife, the young master and the young ladies.
Zhao Hu from Zhenbeicheng wrote to ask if he was willing Follow me to Beiting.
If you are willing to go, immediately hand over the defense to Zhang Shouyu and his two aunts and younger brothers and sisters who will pursue him; thirdly, find someone to sell this village, but we must live there until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
We will set off on sixteen, you have to make it clear to the buyer."
Butler Wang Ru quickly agreed: "Nuo Ru will get it done as soon as possible."
Not long after, Wang Can, Chen Qing, Gong Ren and others rushed over.
The three of them were very happy.
Although Zhao Ziliang was demoted this time, he finally kept his official career.
Wang Can walked in and said with a smile: " General, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, do you want us to come over and have a drink together?"
"Come, let's sit down and talk" After a few people sat down, Zhao Ziliang said: "I'm afraid I don't have time to eat this drink.
I brought you here today mainly because I want to ask you if you are willing to follow me to Beiting.
Now I have been demoted to Xilin."
Shouzhuo, if you are willing, I can give you a position that is certainly not high.
Moreover, it is located in the border area and the conditions are difficult.
It is definitely not as comfortable as Chang'an.
I need to make this clear to you.
You should think about it yourself and discuss it with your family."
Wang Can was promoted by Zhao Ziliang and was arranged by him to collect intelligence in Chang'an.
Therefore, without saying a word, he immediately stood up and said: "General, you brought me out.
This time you go to Beiting.
I must go with you.
After collecting information from Chang'an, I have already found a suitable candidate to take over
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