Chapter 808: Chang'an Incident (Part 1)
Chang'an, the imperial guards' academy.
Zhu Youyu stood on the martial arts stage, watching thousands of imperial guards practicing formations in the dust and dust below. He has been back to Chang'an for almost a year. With his unremitting efforts, he has now been controlled by more than 60% of the 100,000 Chang'an imperial guards. The remaining 20% are the emperor's loyalty, one% are a little confused with Jing Xiang, and the other is a completely slippery loach, neither facing him nor facing the third brother.
For Dai Chao, this is enough.
Sixty percent of the imperial guards was enough for him to control Chang'an, not to mention that the city defense camp, the city patrol department and the imperial guards located in the city were truly in his hands.
The third brother thought he was able to make a big fuss outside, so what's the use? As long as Chang'an is in his own hands, everything will be under control.
The elite Xuanwu soldiers are all in Chang'an.
As the rumbling drum beats sounded, two imperial guards circling like dragons began to gather below the martial arts stage. After a moment, a square formation of thousands of people stood neatly under the martial arts stage.
"reward!"
Zhu Youyu waved his hand and from the back of the martial arts stage, baskets of money were carried to the team and stacked up, placing them like a hill.
What satisfied Zhu Youyu was that in front of Huang Chengcheng's copper coins, thousands of soldiers were unmoved, and still stood up solemnly, and looked up at himself at the martial arts bar with all concentration.
Confidant General Yang Honggui took a step forward and shouted: "The General has an order. All soldiers who participated in the military exercise today will be rewarded with money for each person!"
"Thank you for your reward!" Thousands of soldiers shouted out in unison.
Zhu Youyu rushed to the edge of the martial arts stage with a smile and waved at everyone.
"Thank you for your hard work, brothers!"
"So for the General!"
Zhu Youyu turned his head and said to Yang Honggui: "General Yang, the soldiers are well trained."
"This is not something that has been trained along the way with the general!" Yang Honggui smiled and bowed slightly and said, "There is no general, even today as the last general."
Zhu Youyu patted Yang Honggui on the shoulder and smiled and said, "You have followed me since Xuanwu. It has been more than ten years. How can we brothers do you have so much nonsense? You only need to know that if you have me, you will naturally have yours."
"The last general understands it naturally." Yang Honggui smiled and said, "I dare not say anything else. These five thousand imperial guards are now loyal to the Lord's Highness."
"You, of course I feel relieved, otherwise I wouldn't have handed over all the five thousand people in the city patrol department to you." Zhu Youyu nodded: "Let's go, I think you've already prepared a banquet. Today we have a drink and we won't return without getting drunk."
"That's natural." Yang Honggui smiled and said, "Some generals in the City Inspection Division were also trying to listen to the general's teachings with their own ears! The general said a word in front of them, which was as good as me saying a thousand and ten thousand words."
Zhu Youyu laughed: "You kid, you came to Chang'an and even mastered these bullshit words. They talk about them one by one. But that's right. The things in Chang'an are no more simple than those in the army. The brothers will recognize whoever has a bigger fist. Here, it will be much more trouble. If you are a person, you dare to come out and shout for a few words."
"So now, the generals have also developed the ability to talk to people and talk to ghosts. Otherwise, even the officials who serve vegetables will dare to make things difficult for us. If they have enough benefits, they will dare to stuff some rotten vegetables and leaves to serve as good vegetables for us. The rice grains are mixed with sand and moldy rice are even more common."
Zhu Youyu lowered his face, "They are so brave. I want to go to a place to ask."
"How can you do such a small matter? It's just a matter of squeezing some money." Yang Honggui shook his head and said, "General, don't worry, these things will be resolved. Now our city defense department is eating the best food and vegetables."
"You bribed?" Zhu Youyu looked unhappy.
Yang Honggui nodded: "I have collected a total of thousands of taels of silver from all over the country, and even the minor officials, I am very filial to them, but it is worth it to exchange for the five thousand brothers not to suffer."
"Bastard!" Zhu Youyu said angrily: "Jingxiang also claims to be a famous prime minister, and he has all kinds of messy things under his command. Let's go and have a drink."
Dozens of generals and schoolmen gathered together, including his confidants transferred by Zhu Youyu after he was in charge of the imperial guards, as well as the original imperial guards. They are just like the city defense camp, and they are all places where Zhu Youyu focused on it. Unlike the imperial guard camp outside the city, these two troops are stationed in Chang'an City, including 10,000 city defense camps and 5,000 city patrol officers, all of which are elite among the elites of the Xuanwu Army. They are actually responsible for the security, defense and vigilance of the entire Chang'an City. As soon as several city gates in Chang'an are closed, the entire Chang'an City will be the world of these two troops.
Shortly after the founding of Daliang, people like Zhu Youyu followed his father all the way to fight. They did not respect their identity as the golden branches and jade leaves that had been established for a long time. They were even more arrogant and rude, even at the temper of these generals. At the beginning, they were a little detained at the banquet. However, after three glasses of wine, they gradually became bolder and bolder at the banquet, and filthy words filled the entire hall.
Zhu Youyu did not think it was offensive, but instead he was so happy that he leaned his head down, holding his wine glass, watching the generals shouting and making sticks.
It is not like in the past. Nowadays, these generals and schools have a rare opportunity to drink with Zhu Youyu, so they will naturally come up to toast one by one. Zhu Youyu does not refuse anyone, and his confidants should be closer to them. They have to deliberately win over the original imperial guards. After half of the banquet, Zhu Youyu has already become 70% or 80% of the wine.
"Everyone, everyone!" Yang Honggui stood up and clapped his palms.
The hall slowly became quiet.
"The general is rewarded with the entire army today, so you are naturally indispensable. Come on, bring it up!" With Yang Honggui's voice, a woman in a graceful manner in palace clothes walked out with her pallets in her arms. One of them stood in front of each person and placed the pallets in front of these generals.
The generals' vision was reflected in golden for a while.
"The general said, the soldiers' belong to the soldiers' belong to yours, and you're yours. Never let the brothers lose their place because of small profits." Yang Honggui said loudly: "If anyone let me know that he drinks soldiers' blood, no matter how the general speaks, a certain family will let others' heads fall."
"I dare not promise what General Yang said. I, Zheng, never did this. Our Xuanwu Army had no problem since the beginning. If you dare to drink blood from the army, you will not be afraid of being shot from the back by your own soldiers when you go to the battlefield?" A general laughed and picked up a gold bar from the tray, put it in his mouth and bit it hard.
"Zheng Shuo, you are a bitch. This is what the general rewards you. Could it be that there are still fake ones?" Yang Honggui cursed with a smile.
"I'm used to it!" Zheng Shuo laughed loudly, and put the gold bars in his arms, "What I deserve is mine, not mine, and I won't take a penny."
Yang Honggui lit his head: "You are a terrible person, you only see the money, but you don't see the person next to you?"
Zheng Shuo turned his head and looked at the woman in the palace dress beside him, looking shocked.
"Not only gold, but also these beauties are rewarded by Your Highness." Yang Honggui laughed and said, "The General has put a lot of effort into collecting these beauties. Now it's all cheaper for you. If you don't work, take them home. If you are on duty, leave the person here first, and then take them away when you understand the amount."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" The house suddenly started to make a fuss.
"It's gone, let's stop here today!" Yang Honggui laughed and waved.
As the generals took gold and dispersed with the beauty, the room suddenly became deserted.
Zhu Youyu stood up and looked at Yang Honggui and said, "Old Yang, the City Inspection Office must be careful with me. It's not reliable. If you want to change your ideas, I need them to obey orders."
"Don't worry, General, at least 90% of these people have only His Highness in their eyes." Yang Honggui said: "What else can you do except follow the crowd? If you dare to say something, you will immediately become a powder."
Zhu Youyu nodded with satisfaction: "The city defense camp is not as good as you, and it has not been completely closed yet."
"No wonder Yang Yue, it's much more complicated than the City Inspection Office. It is said that Jingxiang's hand has reached somewhere!" Yang Honggui lowered his voice, "General, have you been seeking reconciliation with Jingxiang?"
"It seems that there are still some improvements now." Zhu Youyu said: "But we cannot expect too much from him, and we cannot pin our hopes on him."
"General, I think it's better to find a way to get Dai Shuai back."
"I'm trying to figure out a way." Zhu Youyu nodded and said, "When my father-in-law takes over Jingnanjie Town, he will let Dai Shuai continue to serve in court. In this way, he can get courtesy with Jingxiang. Otherwise, we will suffer too much in political affairs."
"Didn't the military newspaper say that it had approached Jiangling Mansion last time? It's been half a month, and hasn't the news of victory yet?"
"The trapped beasts are still fighting. Jiangling is the capital of Jingnan, but the Jingnan army is just like that. My father-in-law may not want to suffer too much loss, right? It should be almost done. Maybe good news will come in the next two days." Zhu Youyu said. "I have sent someone to the second brother. If the second brother can support me, our chances of winning will be a little more."
"The Third Highness has been in the limelight recently. If the Second Highness can turn to us at this time, we can make a comeback." Yang Honggui nodded repeatedly.
"Don't relax here. The city patrol duties are very broad and flexible. You can let go of some things and do them. Even if something happens, I will support you!" Zhu Youyu said.
Chapter completed!