Chapter 291 Power (IV)

"Come here, tell Xiao Fugui." Since Li Ming has ascended the throne, Xiao Fugui has naturally become the personal yellow gate beside Li Ming, and he will be responsible for writing an imperial edict or something.

"Give me an order. Zhang Meng, the former Grand Marshal of the Border Pass, was wronged for two years due to the slander of Li Qing and Li Jiao and other rebels. Now it is found that Zhang Meng was loyal all his life and had no rebellion, so he restored his position as Grand Marshal of the Border Pass. Since the troops had to change their military positions in Biquan Island, Zhang Meng was appointed as the commander of the newly established Fifth Corps and rushed here to take over his troops from now on."

"The former general of the Southern Dian Prefecture, Yuchi Xiong, was also framed by the treacherous party. Now it is clear that there is no rebellion, so he was appointed as Commander Fu of the newly established Fifth Corps, and went here with Zhang Meng to receive the order."

Xiao Fugui quickly wrote Li Ming's meaning to the imperial edict, handed it over to Li Ming for review, and then put it on the jade seal, and was about to go out to send a special envoy. Li Ming called him and said, "Talk the imperial edict to Yi, let him keep it, and at the same time pass on my order, let him send a newspaper to the island immediately, let them pass my intentions, and let them arrive here immediately after receiving the imperial edict. The imperial edict should be handed over to them when they arrive here." In Li Ming's view, the imperial edict is just a ritual. Since he has taken over the throne, he cannot use this inefficient method of divination in the future.

Xiao Fugui hurriedly agreed and left Li Ming in the empty tent.

The next day, Li Ming summoned all the generals to his tent to obey the orders.

At present, Li Song's original army of 800,000, plus more than 80,000 soldiers brought by Li Ming, gathered nearly 900,000 soldiers in this area. The daily consumption of food and grass is very amazing. Li Qing's 20,000 iron armored army has been harassing their supply line for several months. In the past, due to the lack of unified command and the lack of experience of the generals leading the army, the intelligence work was very weak, so he was unable to accurately surround this highly mobile cavalry unit. Now, since Li Ming has accepted this unit, the first thing he must solve is the logistics supply problem.

In addition, Li Song's 800,000 troops were only 150,000 troops from the Imperial Guard, and the others were recruits who were recruited for less than half a year. In addition to escaping on the battlefield, they could not play a role. With them here, they would not only consume a lot of food, but also make the troops extremely bloated and lose the maneuverability that a unit should have. This is also the first thing Li Ming has to solve.

In addition to the senior generals of Li Song's original 800,000 troops, and officers of Li Ming's Desert Legion. These people have basically adapted to the environment here in the past six months on the island and gradually integrated into Li Ming's troops. Although their skin colors are different, Li Ming has no doubt about loyalty. In this place, they have no other loyalty to Li Ming.

"In view of the current dilemma of our troops, I decided to make a relatively large change to the troops." After the personnel arrived, the generals knelt down to Li Ming, and then Li Ming spoke directly.

"For the sake of easy management, the title of the original Imperial Guard was temporarily cancelled. According to the organization of my previous troops on Biquan Island, the original Imperial Guard was changed to the Fifth Army, and everyone was under the command of the former border marshal Zhang Meng."

"Your Majesty, the last general is against it!" Hong Lin, the former president of the Imperial Guard and the General of the Assistant Kingdom, suddenly stepped out and shouted loudly at Li Ming, which made the generals present shocked.

No one allowed to interrupt the emperor when he spoke. This was definitely a crime of disrespect. No one was willing to do this. Unexpectedly, when Li Ming convened a gathering of generals for the first time today, he was openly confronted by Hong Lin. For a moment, everyone's eyes were all projected on Li Ming, wanting to see how he handled this matter.

Of course, Li Ming was also very angry. Although his subordinates often interrupted and expressed his views when he was discussing matters with his generals, after all, he asked them to do so. In his territory, the democratic atmosphere was still very strong, so Li Ming didn't care much about it. However, in this place, he was the Supreme Emperor of the Nine Five, and those generals had not experienced that very democratic atmosphere. Hong Lin openly interrupted him, which was obviously a challenge to his authority. If he couldn't handle it well today, his position in the hearts of these generals would probably be greatly reduced.

"Speak your reasons, I want to see if you have any reason to interrupt me." Li Ming suppressed his anger and did not say it to everyone. In such an occasion, getting angry was a sign of incompetence. According to his current power, he could completely order his subordinates to push Hong Lin out to behead him, but in that case, how could he convince the public?

"Long live, the Imperial Guards led by me are royal guards formulated by the ancestors of all generations. This name cannot be changed easily. I hope the emperor can take it back and become a life." In front of Li Ming, Hong Lin seemed neither arrogant nor humble, and seemed to have no regard for his own safety at all.

With a gentle sneer, Li Ming stood up and said, "I thought you would have made some amazing reasons, but I didn't expect it to be this. The rules and systems set by the previous emperors in the past are not unchanged, and I don't have to ask you to sit in my guards. You are first of all the troops of the Tang Dynasty and secondly the Imperial Guard. As soldiers, obeying orders is your duty. As soldiers, you have the obligation to go anywhere to perform tasks. It is not that you were born to be an Imperial Guard. I have your own arrangements for you. Besides, since the title of Imperial Guard is decided by others, I can also change him. Hong Lin, your reasons are not sufficient, so I really cannot agree to your request. From today on, the Imperial Guard will be changed to the Fifth Army. After Marshal Zhang Meng arrives, you will be reorganized. Now, you are temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Desert Army."

Hong Lin's face suddenly turned red. He looked at Li Ming with a very unfriendly gaze and shouted loudly: "The emperor's decision cannot be agreed. The imperial guards and other imperial guards are dedicated to serving the royal family and are specially used to protect the emperor. We are not ordinary local troops, and we have no obligation to participate in some meaningless battles..."

"Enough! You're making a big fuss." Li Ming interrupted Hong Lin's words without hesitation and said angrily: "Hong Lin, from now on, you are no longer the president of the Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard no longer exists. You are just an ordinary general of the 15th Legion, so don't mention the Imperial Guard." As Li Ming, he would never let an unfamiliar force be his escort, not to mention that he has the most powerful guard in the world. His personal guard and the 5,000 musketeers who have been transferred to be by his side are absolutely efficient and terrifying troops. In comparison, the Imperial Guard's combat ability is not worth mentioning. Therefore, Li Ming must downgrade them to combat troops to supplement his growing demand for the troops.

"Your Majesty, you have no right to disband the Imperial Guard. I want to report to the Emperor!" As Hong Lin, the Imperial Guard is his pride. Being able to be the president of the Emperor's Guard is his great honor. Now that Li Ming has suddenly deprived him of this power, why doesn't he angry that he has always been arrogant? What's more, Li Song trusts him a lot during this period and teaches him the command of the 800,000 army. Now he suddenly has nothing, why doesn't it make him unacceptable? In his heart, Li Song's status is much higher than Li Ming. From his understanding, the emperor must listen to what the Emperor said.

But he didn't expect that Li Ming didn't care about the obvious threat in his words, but just waved his hand and called two guards to raise him up, and then sneered, "Don't use the Supreme Emperor to suppress me. Now the Supreme Emperor has ignored any affairs in the court, so I won't let you disturb him. Hong Lin, I tolerate you very much, but you have been disrespectful to me again and again. Do you think I dare not kill you? Yi Yi, withdraw him and behead him, and his head is hung at the gate of the tent, so that everyone can see what he will happen!"

Hong Lin was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Li Ming would really dare to kill him the next day after he ascended the throne. Therefore, he did not react until the two personal guards took him out and hurriedly shouted for help, but it was too late for this matter.

Hearing Hong Lin's screams getting farther and farther away, they finally disappeared into the ears of everyone. The generals in the tent held their breath and did not dare to breathe with a loud voice. The generals of the Imperial Army were a little better. At least they had seen a lot of this. The newly recruited generals could not stand it anymore. The fear and tension made them almost unable to stand. If they were not afraid that their heads would fall to the ground, they would have sat on the ground.

"No one objected now? Well, the Imperial Army will be commanded by the Desert Legion from now on. The specific personnel will be assigned to the army commander of the army to receive the order after that. I won't go into details here."

"After talking about the Imperial Guard, let's solve the situation of other troops. Among the 800,000 troops led by the Supreme Emperor, except for the Imperial Guard, the others are local garrisons drawn from various places and newly recruited recruits. Your departure has greatly reduced the strength of the area you were originally defending. This will inevitably give Li Jiao the opportunity to take advantage of the thief. Therefore, I order you to set off immediately from now on and return to your original garrison to defend the place. There was no defensive area.
Chapter completed!