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Chapter 61 The King of Swords

In the Battle of Hedong, Liu Wuzhou first attacked Yuci, then attacked Pingyao, and occupied Jiezhou. He defeated Taichang Shaoqing Li Zhongwen, the left Wu Guard General Jiang Baoyi, and the right Xiao Guard General Liu Hongji. The situation in Hedong was rapidly deteriorating, but Chen Ying conquered Shuozhou and Yanmen Pass in succession with less than 8,000 people from the Dingyuan Army, and the flying troops raided Weize Pass. In the overall collapse of Hedong, Chen Ying and Chen Ying performed very well.

Although Chen Ying's command was not only the four Zhechong Prefectures of Dingyuan Army, but also the ten Zhechong Prefectures of Lingwu Left Army and Lingwu Right Army, and the tenant village kings under the command of the eight powerful men in Shuozhou, in Li Jiancheng's eyes, the Turks were not considered human at all, they were just consumed materials. As long as the Tang Dynasty was willing to surrender, there were quite a few Turks who wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. As for the eight powerful men in Shuozhou, they were just civilians who made up the numbers.

Li Jiancheng received the benefit of having an elite force in hand. The four Zhechong Mansions of Dingyuan Army were forcibly reorganized by Li Yuan and assigned to the remnants of the Right Guard and General Liu Hongji of the Right Guard, and reorganized into the new Six Zhechong Mansions of the Right Guard. Luo Shixin himself was appointed as General of the Right Guard and became Liu Hongji's deputy.

Like Liu Tong, Bi Xin, Zhang Huaiwei, Duan Zhigan, and Zhang Shigui became the chief secretary of the Left Wu Guard, joining the army, or the commander of the Zhe Chong Du. Even though Li Yuan did not appoint Chen Ying as the General of the Left Wu Guard, in fact, Li Jiancheng believed that with Chen Ying's ability, Liu Tong, Bi Xin, Zhang Huaiwei, Duan Zhigan, and Zhang Shigui were able to undermine the new Left Wu Guard General Pang Yu.

Li Jiancheng has received the benefit of having an elite army in hand. As long as Chen Ying can train the Prince's Left Guard and Right Guard to be the elites who are just as good as the Dingyuan Army, Li Jiancheng will never let Li Shimin favor after the start of next spring.

Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Chen Ying was both happy and worried. He didn't have to worry at all. Now the one who is in charge of the Right Guard is Yuan Baozang, but the Right Guard is Gao Yunquan, the left deputy commander of the Record Office, Ji Tong, the right deputy commander, He Yuejing, the right deputy commander, Du Shanguo, and the right deputy commander, He Yuejing, are both old subordinates of Chen Ying. If they were dissatisfied with Chen Ying's origin, Chen Ying's identity as a Hou Mo Chen family has been exposed, and it is no problem to subdue them. Even Yuan Baozang cannot make a name in front of Chen Ying.

However, the Zuowei was Wei Ting's old subordinate. After Wei Ting's management for nearly three years, the Zuowei was almost unable to pour water. Although Chen Ying could train the Zuowei, he was afraid that the Zuowei's people would not accept it. Because at this time, Chen Ying was not the nominal commander of the Eastern Palace armed forces, and could not marche at them and correct the military discipline.

Once the generals and generals are incompatible, this is a taboo in military strategists. Of course, if Chen Ying has absolute power, then everything will not be a problem.

Chen Ying thought for a while and said, "Wei Zuowei is the Wei family in Jingzhao. Most of the people appointed in the army are former officials of the Wei family in Jingzhao. I was ordered to take over the Zuowei. I am afraid that I will be excluded by them... It is difficult for the generals to achieve results in a short period of time if the generals are not in harmony."

The purpose of Chen Ying's words was to ask Li Jiancheng for the Shangfang sword. He needed to obtain the power of life and death over the left and right guards of the Eastern Palace. Only by having absolute prestige can one prohibit the order and make the words fulfilled.

Li Jiancheng is also a smart man. After a little thought, he understood Chen Ying's concerns. Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought why did this matter? It turned out to be just these small things..."

A smile appeared on Li Jiancheng's lips, so Chen Ying was still too young and didn't know how to hide it.

Chen Ying's thoughts have been revealed. If it were just training, there was no need to do so. As Li Jiancheng, the son of Li Yuan and the prince of the Tang Dynasty, did not hate ambition at all. On the contrary, they liked subordinates who were ambitious but not lacked in ability.

When Chen Ying was always by his side, he felt inexplicably strange, but now, he already knew Chen Ying's purpose. He wanted to restore his ancestors' glory and become the general of the pillar country and the young tutor of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jiancheng remembered that Li Yuan once told him that meat eaters are despised and failed to make plans far-reaching. It is a great mistake. Chen Ying is a meat eater, which is beyond reproach. After all, in this era, the country and the world are all.

Only with a small family can you take care of the whole family. The bigger the family, the more you will have.

Li Jiancheng is not afraid that Chen Ying has ambitions. Chen Ying is not only ambitious, but also capable and ambitious subordinates are his best arm support.

Li Jiancheng looked at Chen Ying and smiled and said, "If you are below the sixth rank, you will be dismissed. If you are below the sixth rank, you will be dismissed on the spot. I wonder if Chen Qing is satisfied?"

Chen Ying waved his hand and said, "In fact, there is no need to be executed. I have a way to make them abide by the law!"

What Chen Ying needs is actually a right. A name is enough. If even the arrogant soldiers and generals led by the Zuowei cannot be subdued, Chen Ying will not have to mess around.

Chen Ying also had his own little plan in his heart. The reason why he did this was, of course, to hold Li Jiancheng's thigh that was too thick. If Li Jiancheng had not been before Xuanwu Sect, he was the well-deserved successor of the Tang Dynasty. Before the Xuanwu Sect Incident, he was the most stable ship in the Tang Dynasty. He was the crown prince for nine years and had a high position and power. More importantly, Chen Ying was born into a noble family and had an insurmountable gap with Li Shimin's generals who came from poor families.

If Li Jiancheng had an elite cavalry that surpassed Li Shimin's Xuan Armored Iron Cavalry and had a more elite force in his hands during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he might not have failed. As long as Li Shimin did not kill Li Jiancheng immediately at the Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin would be the biggest loser.

At least before the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the world was still a world of aristocratic families. If a small person wants to surrender, he will not just go around. It depends on whether the region matches the situation, because the countryside is very popular these days.

Li Jiancheng was very efficient. On the day Li Jiancheng returned, the prince's order was issued to Chen Ying. Chen Ying was the guest of the prince, the commander of the East Palace, and the commander of the left and right guards were under his jurisdiction.

What surprised Chen Ying the most was that the deputy leader of the left guard was actually Yuchi Gong.

However, Chen Ying did not conduct any substantial training for the left and right guards, but asked them to unload their armor and dig the ground and pick up soil on the construction site like ordinary civilians, and act as a coolie.

Wei Ling, the right deputy of the Left Guard, was vaguely surprised that the general of the Left Guard was used as a coolie by Chen Ying, who was very dissatisfied with him. He was from the Wei family in Jingzhao, and in terms of seniority, he was still Wei Ting's clan uncle, and the son-in-law of Yuanya, the former county magistrate of Henan County of Sui. In Wei Lingze's view, Chen Ying was simply insulting the Left Guard's soldiers.

However, Wei Ting once told Wei Lingze that he had a bad relationship with Chen Ying in the past and must not hit Chen Ying's hands. So despite his dissatisfaction, Wei Lingze did not dare to act as a leader.

On this day, the Zuowei led more than 6,000 soldiers like mud monkeys until dark, and then they finished work. Wei Lingze quietly looked at Yuchi Gong, who looked as dark as charcoal: "Previous leader of Yuchi, guarding the Eastern Palace, we are naturally responsible for it, but... Now, we are..."

Yuchi Gong looked at Wei Lingze and said lightly: "Deputy Commander Wei, can you tell me why the soldiers of the entire army would rather sweat profusely than stop and rest?"

Wei Ling really didn't know what happened. Anyway, when he heard that Li Jiancheng transferred the left and right guards of the East Palace to Chen Ying for training, Chen Ying treated the entire army as laborers and took leave. He was out of sight.

Wei Lingze asked in surprise: "Has these killers changed their sexual desire?"

Yuchi Gong shook his head and said, "It's not that they have changed their nature, but that Chen Binke asked the soldiers to see a sword and a piece of armor, and told the soldiers of the army that non-warriors should not wear heavy armor to hold the sword among the king?"
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