In the Zuojun training ground,

Su Yan stood on a high platform, looked at the soldiers below, and said loudly:"You heard it right, I said to double the salary!"

Wow!

After getting Su Yan's confirmation again, the soldiers below were furious.

Double the salary? What does that mean?

Their Xiyuan Army originally belonged to the imperial city's forbidden army. The salary was much higher than that of the local county soldiers, and they could often get rewards from the emperor.

Moreover, whether officials or celebrities from other places, they were afraid of them and dared not offend them easily.

Basically, being a clerk in the forbidden army is much better than being a county lieutenant in the local area.

They are considered to be the highest level of treatment in the entire Han army. It is a little higher than the five battalions of the Northern Army next door, which is also deliberately done by Emperor Ling of Han.

Now their salary is going to be doubled again, which is simply unbelievable to them.

Xu Huang was also a little shocked. He asked Su Yan,"General, are you serious?"

Su Yan nodded calmly and said,"I said this myself. I am not kidding."

Xu Huang was delighted, but Su Yan said,"But!"

He looked at everyone and said,"You must go all out in the next training. I want to train elite soldiers who can win battles, not lazy and redundant soldiers."

"In the coming days, I will supervise your training"

"If you are unqualified, I will remove you from the team. In the end, I only want those who can endure hardships, and only they are worthy of enjoying twice the salary."

His face was as gloomy as water, and his tone was light:"Do you understand?"

"We understand, please rest assured, General."

The soldiers replied excitedly.

Su Yan nodded, and he looked at Xu Huang and said,"Xu Huang, you will be in charge of these one thousand men temporarily, and supervise their daily training. You will find someone to fill the vacant military positions, do you understand?""

""Yes! I understand."

Xu Huang said, cupping his fists.

"General, what should we do with the remaining 700 men?"

After a pause, Xu Huang asked again

"Don't worry about this. I will report this to my superiors and ask them to provide us with reinforcements."

Su Yan waved his hand, and Xu Huang nodded and understood.

"Okay, you lead them to train first, I will come back tomorrow"

""Yes!"

After saying goodbye to Xu Huang, Su Yan left the base of the left army and prepared to go to the base of the Yulin Army.

At this time, Jian Shuo sent someone to tell him that Guanglu Xunshang was waiting for him at the west gate of Luoyang City, and he would personally take him to the base of the Yulin Army to identify the place.

After hearing this, Su Yan did not dare to neglect it, and hurried to the west gate of Luoyang and found Xunshang.

Xunshang's identity was very obvious. He was from the Xun family of Yingchuan and was"one of the eight dragons."

He was smart and studious since he was a child. He devoted himself to classics, worked hard, and his reputation spread far and wide.

As early as the reign of Emperor He of the Han Dynasty, he was selected as the most filial and was appointed as a doctor, but he avoided and dismissed.

Later, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and Emperor Ling lifted the party ban. Xunshang was summoned by He Jin to the general's mansion as a servant. , and later he was promoted to the position of Guanglu Xun.

However, he was a scholar, and he was not very interested in or good at military affairs, so although he held this position, he basically did not take care of things.

This time, it was the instruction of Emperor Ling that he personally came to Su Yan to take him to recognize the place.

After Su Yan drove his horse to the west gate of Luoyang, he could not help but be attracted by the grand momentum.

There are three gates in the west of Luoyang City, namely the Upper West Gate, Yongmen and Guangyang Gate.

Generally, the Upper West Gate is open for everyone to use. Only when the emperor travels, will the three gates be opened at the same time.

Su Yan came to the Upper West Gate and saw from a distance that Xun Shuang was waiting for him with a group of halberd-bearing soldiers.

He quickly dismounted and bowed to Xun Shuang, saying,"This subordinate Su Yan, I pay my respects to Lord Xun."

"General Su, there is no need to be polite. I have read your poems and I admire you very much.

Xun Shuang laughed and helped Su Yan up.

"It's getting late, let's go to the Yulin Army's base first."

""Yes!"

Su Yan replied with a bow, and then handed the horse to the guard next to him, while he and Xun Shuang walked into the west gate while talking.

Xun Shuang's attitude towards him was very good. It can be seen that he admired the poems and essays Su Yan had made at the previous banquet very much, and he even discussed them several times.

Su Yan was humble again and again, and slowly followed Xun Shuang around a few corners, and then came to a barracks.

The barracks were built with houses, and from the outside, they looked a bit like defensive forts built in border areas.

Su Yan looked at the size of the barracks and felt that it was as big as a small county town, covering a very large area.

However, this size, compared with the entire Luoyang City, can only be regarded as a remote little corner, which can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket.

As they walked, Xun Shuang introduced him to the situation inside.

"The people living here are all soldiers who guard the imperial palace, including soldiers under the command of the Weiwei and soldiers under the command of Guanglu Xun."

"This area is where our army is stationed. The Huben Camp is on the left and the Yulin Camp is on the right. The Huben soldiers are responsible for guarding the palace during the day, while you, the Yulin Army, are responsible for guarding at night."

"The soldiers in the two barracks change shifts every six hours. Try not to delay the shift change time, otherwise you will be blamed by your superiors."

"The entire Yulin Army has a total of 2,000 people, all of whom are good families selected from six counties including Longxi and Tianshui. They have strict military discipline and elite soldiers. You only need to train them a little and control the hearts of the team."

After listening, Su Yan nodded and said,"I remember everything you said, please rest assured."

Xun Shuang turned around, looked at him and said,"I believe this is not a difficult task for General Su. I hope General Su will do a good job. Your future is limitless."

When he said this, his eyes were full of deep meaning, and he was obviously optimistic about Su Yan.

Su Yan smiled and said nothing. He said goodbye to Xun Shuang and walked into the Yulin camp.

After showing the token, the guards at the door immediately welcomed him in.

He ordered everyone to assemble, and they assembled very quickly.

The whole team, two thousand Yulin Lang, stood in front of him in a uniform manner, with calm faces and steady momentum, like elite soldiers.

Su Yan was not very surprised by this.

These people are different from those Xiyuan troops. They belong to a unit established a long time ago.

Their duty is to guard the palace. Of course, they can't just do it perfunctorily. They must look like elite soldiers.

Therefore, many successive officials have always trained them very strictly and strictly controlled them.

In addition, these people have clean backgrounds and are not criminals, so it is not difficult to train them.

Even if it takes a few years at the latest, they can be trained.

Therefore, Su Yan didn't need to spend a lot of time talking to them. After getting familiar with the basic affairs and arranging the next work, he left.

As for the work of guarding the palace, the Yulin military supervisors will take them there, and he only needs to go there once in a while.

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