sweeping the world

Chapter 1023 The eldest son of the emperor

"What's wrong? Is there a problem in the north?" Liu Shen asked his soldiers while packing up his personal belongings: "It stands to reason that the Xigao cars in the north dare not move at all. Even if there is any abnormal movement, they will not choose to go there in this season. A swamp, can't it be the north side?"

Wulong's face was full of helplessness. He thought that Liu Shen, the eldest son of the empire, didn't know, so how could a guard like himself know.

The main function of Junji Mountain's Captain's Department is to defend the West Gaoche. However, the last time we marched deeply, we found that there were only a few roads in the northwest of Junji Mountain that could be marched in summer, and the rest of the season was simply a place full of swamps. Realize that nature is your best buffer.

This place has military value to the local nomadic regime. At the same time, there are many fertile pastures in the surrounding area. According to the nomads' point of view, it can fully support a tribe of 8 or [-] people.

For farming peoples, the topography of Junji Mountain is not so good. It takes less than one meter to dig the land for many grasslands to turn sandy land, and it takes less than two years for farming to appear desertification.

Not only the soil quality, but also the water source, which is definitely not enough to irrigate the farmland.

The Junjishan Captain's Department didn't need to care too much about the threat of Xigaoche. Instead of being reduced, its establishment was expanded from one division to six divisions, one of which was the first firearms unit of the Han Empire.

The expansion operation did not take too long. It was less than a year from April of Yuanshuo 16 to March of Yuanshuo 17. The personnel only reached nearly two-thirds, and there was no sign of a large number of equipment.

The establishment of the firearms unit is only formed in the center, and no official designation has been formed.

When the first firearms unit is officially designated, a firearms division will have a strength of more than 3 people, which is comparable to the two "old" standing armies.

The current Junjishan Captain's Department is a semi-formed firearms division organization. In terms of traditional organization, it has two divisions with a total of 64 riflemen and a total of [-] bronze guns of various calibers. artillery unit.

It has been a year and four months since Liu Shen left Chang'an. When he arrived at Junji Mountain, he first became Dou'a's personal soldier, three months later he became the leader of a team, and half a year later he became the head of a village. Up to now, he is still serving as the head of the village.

Their army was ordered, except for the necessary defensive troops, the rest of the troops belonged to the Anxi Protectorate, and they would follow Li Kuang's command in the future.

As the supreme commander of the Junjishan Military Division, Doua had a bad look on his face from the moment he received the order.

The Junjishan School Lieutenant Department was originally going to be reorganized into a firearms division with a staff of more than 3 people. If the reorganization is completed, Dou'a will become the commander of the first firearms division.Not only was this an honor, but it was bound to have a bright future. As a result, the adaptation process was interrupted, and it would be wise for him not to scold him.

"There are 5000 people. Except for four soldiers who are not equipped with firearms, the rest are all firearms troops." Doua did not hide his displeasure and said to Yang Rui, who was about to lead the troops to the Anxi Protectorate: "You This guy is just lucky to be able to lead his army into the war.”

Of course Yang Rui was happy in his heart, but he knew that Dou'a was in an extremely bad mood, so he didn't dare to show his joy on his face, he could only listen with a blank expression.

"You are still affiliated with the Junjishan Captain's Department, but you were temporarily transferred to the Anxi Dufu's combat formation." Dou'a could only use this statement to comfort himself, saying: "If you let me know that you are the Junjishan Captain It's embarrassing, and you know the consequences!"

Yang Rui naturally promised that he would never embarrass the Junjishan Colonel, let alone Doua.

"The emperor's eldest son also went to war with the army." What Dou'a should explain must be made clear: "Your Majesty sent the emperor's eldest son to the military training department at Junji Mountain because he trusts and values ​​us. If His Highness loses a hair..."

"This..." Of course Yang Rui didn't dare to send Liu Shen to carry out dangerous missions, but who can guarantee absolute safety on the battlefield, and said with a painful face: "I really don't know how to deal with it. Why don't you fight?"

Doua finally has something to be happy about.He knew that Yang Rui's argument was totally unworkable. It was impossible to say that the rest of the firearms troops would be transferred away and only Liu Shen's camp would be left. Not only would Liu Shen be unable to understand it, but Liu Yan would also have an unclear attitude if he knew about it afterwards.

"You have to deal with it well." Dou Ahcai didn't gloat, but said with extreme seriousness: "That's my chance, why not your chance. If you deal with it well, your old Yang family will be safe for three generations."

The Han Empire did not have a clear system of primogeniture succession, especially when it came to the selection of the heir to the empire. In the past, the first Han Dynasty was to select talents, and there was no rule that the eldest son of the emperor must be the heir to the throne.

Even if Liu Shen won't become the prince, his status as a prince is special enough. He was sent here for training, but does he really ignore his status?If you really ignore your identity, there must be something wrong with your brain.

"In one village, there are about fifty people who are imperial guards, nearly 120 people are from the Cui family, and those who are waiting are all noble children..." Yang Rui didn't know how to complain: "There will be no problem."

The Cui family is the queen's family, and Liu Shen, who has Cui's blood, can be said to be related to their future. It is confirmed that Liu Shen will be sent to Junji Mountain's lieutenant's department. He made various promises and stalked Dou'a, as if desperate to ensure Liu Shen's safety.

Some nobles who knew that Liu Shen went to the army to practice, of course they would not let go of such an opportunity, and did everything that was reasonable, legal or unreasonable and legal, in order to recruit family children under Liu Shen's command.Even if they can't establish a friendship with Liu Shen, it's a great thing to get acquainted with each other. If they can have friendship, the future will be...

Doua has always had a big head, and his claws were completely numb after being opened by Cui.Anyway, he made many mistakes in Liu Shen's affairs. As long as there was no reaction from the emperor, he would not interfere.

"Your Highness is not disgusted." Yang Rui said cheerfully: "That would be good for everyone."

Dou'a didn't comment on this, but there was a soldier named Dou Hui in Liu Shen's village. Dou Hui was Dou'a's eldest son.

Under the premise of not violating the military law and Han law, those with power will not be truly impartial.However, it was normal in feudal society to use power to do some convenient things. If you really don't do that, you will not only be regarded as a fool, but you will end up with a good end if you lose your family and betray your relatives.

To put it bluntly, why do everyone work so hard? They have the sentiment to contribute to the country and the nation, but there must always be rewards. Only dedication without rewards will only appear in extremely rare cases. Most people work hard just for their rights and interests. that power.

On a fine day, the army set out without delay.

Liu Shen actually knew that his identity had been exposed to a certain extent, and he had no idea that there were no "ordinary people" in the village he led.

The so-called exposure within a certain range is enough for people who know their identities to already know it, and those who know it will not shout all over the world, causing ordinary people in the true sense to be unaware.

Before Liu Shen was born, Liu Yan had already conquered "half of the country" and claimed the title of king. As a result, Liu Shen became a prince from the moment he was born, and he did not grow up in an ordinary environment.

What kind of environment does a person grow up from, and everything he comes into contact with determines his starting point.

In fact, the people Liu Shen came into contact with since childhood were either palace maids, female officials, high-ranking officials or nobles' children. Only when he went out to play could he occasionally come into contact with real ordinary people.

In view of Liu Shen's identity, it means that there are ordinary people in the true sense who come into contact with him. Before knowing Liu Shen's identity and after knowing his identity, there must be two attitudes. As a result, Liu Shen's contacts are really not that wide. It can even be said that they grew up in an environment that was cared for and flattered.

Liu Shen, who grew up in that kind of environment, definitely didn't understand the sufferings of the people. Being able to have a modest character and knowing not to offend the people was actually considered a success in the royal family's education.

More people who grew up in that kind of environment would be mainstream if they had perverse personalities or were too self-centered. The Ying family of the Zhao family in the pre-Qin Dynasty had discovered this a long time ago, and the Liu family of the early Han Dynasty also noticed this, so they In the pre-Qin Dynasty, the heirs to the royal family were often exiled, and in the pre-Han Dynasty, the emperor of the Liu family constantly encouraged the candidates for prince evaluation to go out to play and find people to fight with, that kind of education method.

If Liu Yan didn't know what happened on Liu Shen's side, it was impossible.

However, even if Liu Yan knew Liu Shen's situation, most of the time he could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Interfering in everything was not only inconsistent with the way of a father, but also not the magnanimity of an emperor. He could only let Liu Shen make his own choices. and change.

"Tun chief." Xu Guang said cheerfully, "This time we must be able to participate in the big battle, right?"

"It has been spread in the army that those bastards dared to form..., what's going on?" Ji Hai thought about it distressedly and finally remembered: "Anti-Han axis. They are tired of living!"

Xu Guang is the eldest son of Xu Zheng. He is 24 years old this year. He used to be a Marquis in the Huben Army, but now he is a team leader under Liu Shen.

According to Ran Min's evaluation after knowing it, the original words are: Su Xiao usually looks like a very serious person, and there is no lower limit for being shameless if he doesn't want to.

He was a good military prince, but he was demoted to a team leader, all because the village commander was the eldest son of the emperor.And the eldest son of the emperor has almost not escaped, he will be the crown prince of the empire.

What Xu Zheng did was actually placing a bet, expressing clearly to everyone that he was optimistic about Liu Shen.

Ji Hai is Ji Chang's youngest son, 17 years old this year.He was not in the army before, but was tested to become a local civil servant. Ji Chang legitimately and legally threw him to Beihai (Lake Baikal) to be a local Hucao. However, last year he received an order to serve as a soldier full-time and was assigned to Liu Shen. His subordinates became soldiers.

If you look at a group of people, you can really find people who look similar to those prominent high-ranking officials or nobles in the Han Empire. Every one of them is either a general or a minister.

Although this group of "second generations" could speak, they didn't dare to make any outrageous actions, and they were marching obediently on horseback.

Liu Shen has had frequent contact with some of them, and even those who have not been in regular contact can be called by name, and they are not so unfamiliar with each other.

Among the other people from the Cui family, Liu Shen knew that sixteen of them were his blood cousins, and the rest were also related by blood, but the blood relationship was distant.

Not to mention the imperial guards, ten of them had been guarding Liu Shen since childhood, and the remaining forty or so were carefully selected from tens of thousands of imperial guards.

It's not that Liu Shen doesn't have any opinion about not having half an "ordinary person" under his command, but he can't say that he has any repulsive psychology.

When he was very young, Cui Wan repeatedly told Liu Shen that as Liu Yan's eldest son, he was destined to be an extraordinary person, and he shouldered greater responsibilities than any other person in the empire.

In addition to instilling such thoughts in Liu Shen, Cui Wan also taught Liu Shen what kind of people he should unite with. Undoubtedly, high-ranking officials and nobles belonged to the part Liu Shen should unite with.

Therefore, Liu Shen has such a group of people under his command. Even if he feels it is inappropriate, he should definitely win over them, and he will not show any rejection or disgust because of his inner opinions.

Liu Shen would feel inappropriate because of Liu Yan's teaching.

Liu Yan emphasized to Liu Shen that although everything they did was based on tyrannical force, they could never ignore the people as a group. He even said that as long as they can get the love of the people, the royal family will be stable no matter what challenges they encounter. .

Because Liu Yan spoke so directly and clearly to Liu Shen, Liu Shen often wants to get in touch with the common people more. It is of course best to have the opportunity to show kindness, even if there is no chance to show kindness, learn more about the real thoughts of the common people It's also good.

Now, Liu Shen can guess that it must have violated the original intention of his father to send him to practice, but he really has no good way to change the current situation. The only thing he can think of is promotion. Criticize "ordinary people".

"Those bastards." Ji Hai said angrily: "We usually kneel down and lick them, but they took back so many good things from the big man, so they turned against them."

Most of the honorable children looked at Ji Hai with speechless expressions. They had the impression that Ji Chang was a gentle and refined person, and they didn't understand why there was such a "rough" son.

Huan Ji is Huan Wen's second son, he looked enviously at Ji Hai who opened his mouth to spray, and thought he was really awesome.

"Look, that's a sign of intimacy!" Huan Ji said to Wang Tanzhi, "Your Highness is still listening cheerfully, if only we could do the same."

Wang Tanzhi didn't know what to say...

(End of this chapter)