After the court session ended, Li Zhi summoned Wei Zhongxian to the royal study.
He arranged for him to send the Jinyi Guards to investigate the situation of the disaster relief in Shaanxi and Gansu.
In addition, send a team of Embroidered Uniform Guards to the border to observe the situation. After all, the Turks have been invading the border for some time.
The Imperial Court had already allocated several hundred thousand taels of silver to resist the Turkic army.
But he had never been able to completely resolve the threat of the Turks.
Wei Zhongxian accepted the edict and left.
Li Zhi summoned Fan Kuai and Dian Wei and led them to the Royal Guards.
The Royal Guards were another important troop that defended the Imperial City, and they outnumbered the Imperial Army by ten times.
There were a total of 30,000 people.
Li Zhi was riding a rare Ferghana horse, which had been exchanged for by the system. It was extremely handsome, and Fan Kuai and Dian Wei were envious of it.
As a general, his favorite things were naturally horses, followed by weapons.
The commander of the Royal Guards was Chen Guo 'an, a distant cousin of Chen Yuanyuan.
Chen Yuanyuan was secretly supporting Wu Zetian, but there were also many of Wu Zetian's trusted aides in the Royal Guards.
It could be said that the Royal Guards had been completely corrupted by Chen Yuanyuan and Wu Zetian.
This time, when he heard that Li Zhi was going to personally review the Royal Guards, Chen Guo 'an did not dare to be negligent. He had long led the generals and stood outside the camp gate to welcome Li Zhi's Sacred Emperor.
He did not know why Li Zhi suddenly wanted to review the Royal Guards, but Li Zhi's recent actions were very unyielding, which made Chen Guo 'an feel a little uneasy.
From afar, they saw Li Zhi riding a tall horse over with 200 Dragon Guards following behind him.
Chen Guo 'an immediately brought his generals and generals to kowtow.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. May the Emperor live forever!”
Li Zhi glanced at Chen Guo 'an." No need for formalities!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I came here today because I heard that the Royal Guards are very brave. I want to choose five thousand people from them to join the Dragon Guards. What do you think?”
Chen Guo 'an's eyes darted around, and his thoughts moved very quickly. He also knew that Li Zhi did not trust the garrison troops in the capital and wanted to reorganize the new army.
Last time, he had chosen 1,300 people from the Imperial Army to form the Dragon Guards.
"Your Majesty, the royal guards are loyal to the country and dare not have the slightest bit of second thoughts. Your Majesty does not need to follow the new army.”Chen Guo 'an advised.
"Hmm? What if I insist?" Li Zhi's gaze turned cold as he looked at Chen Guo 'an.
Chen Guo 'an did not expect Li Zhi to be so domineering. He did not dare to be negligent and quickly said,"Then please choose as you please, Your Majesty. I will do my best to help!”
However, he was scheming in his heart. He thought,'Even if I choose a new candidate, I can let my trusted aides mix in. By then, won't I know all the movements and secrets?'
"Humph!" Li Zhi snorted coldly and entered the camp of the Royal Guards from the Dragon Guards.
On the platform, Li Zhi looked down at the 30,000-strong army lined up neatly. They were dressed in light armor and held spears in their hands. They were in an orderly manner and looked solemn.
These soldiers looked like elites, but there were indeed not many who were loyal to him.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
30,000 people knelt on one knee toward Li Zhi and shouted loudly.
"Generals, rise!"
At this moment, Li Zhi was a little worried. There were a total of 30,000 people here. Choosing one by one would be an extremely heavy job.
Li Zhi looked at the 30,000-strong army and pondered for a moment before saying,"I want to establish a new army. I want to select 5,000 people to join the new army. Those who are willing to join the new army, go to the west side and form a new formation!”
As soon as Li Zhi gave the order, many soldiers excitedly headed west.
However, there were also many soldiers who looked left and right, looking at Chen Guo 'an. Some looked at their captain, as if they were seeking instructions.
Li Zhi could see Chen Guo 'an nodding slightly at the group.
Then, many soldiers walked towards the troops on the west side.
Li Zhi immediately frowned. He knew that such a simple distinction would not be able to completely eliminate the traitors.
However, the soldiers who were still loyal to him and thought of the imperial court were definitely incompatible with the soldiers who had been brainwashed and had the heart to rebel.
Therefore, they were the most willing to join the new army.
In just a quarter of an hour, a total of 5,000 people stood on the west side.
The number of people was just right because Li Zhi had sent a portion of the Dragon Guards down to strictly control the number of people.
With that, the Royal Guards were divided into two groups. One group had twenty-five thousand men, while the other group had five thousand men.
The newly selected five thousand people looked at him with even more fervent gazes.
"Among the five thousand people, those who are centurions and above will form another team!”
The troops obeyed the order and quickly formed a team of 200 people.
Li Zhi then slowly walked down from the platform and slowly walked past the team of 200 people.
"Hmm?" Li Zhi walked past a person and found that the hair on his fingers had all stood up. He knew that this person was the confidant of the Eighth Empress.
"Step forward!"
"Yes!" The centurion didn't dare to delay and immediately stepped forward.
"Step forward!"
"Step forward!"
Yang Yun walked past the 200 generals and chose 78 of them.
Chen Guo 'an's mouth grew wider and wider, and the more he watched, the more shocked he became.
Because he saw that after Empress Wu and Empress Chen, they were all kicked out.
"How did Li Zhi know about this?”Chen Guo 'an was extremely shocked, and a terrifying emotion rose in his heart.
"Could it be that the royal guards have been monitored?”At the thought of this, Chen Guo 'an's forehead was actually covered in a layer of sweat.
The seventy-eight officers who were kicked out looked at each other and were also shocked. It was as if Li Zhi had seen through their hearts. They were completely naked in front of Li Zhi. They were so scared that their faces turned pale and a sense of danger arose.
Looking at the remaining 122 low-ranking officers, Li Zhi was very satisfied. Wu An had never thought that there would be so many people who were loyal to him and had the imperial court in their hearts.
He nodded approvingly.
He then looked at the officers who were trying to sneak into his newly formed Dragon Guards, and killing intent appeared in his heart.
These were all hidden dangers. If he did not kill them, they would definitely be among the people who would deal with him in the future.
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