Four years later.
Mid-October.
The army returned to Ye City.
When they set out, the 4th Battalion held their weapons and swore that they had successfully recovered Bing Prefecture.
However, taking back the nine counties of Bing Province and resisting the Donghu tribe was a victory that was exchanged for countless broken families.
When the army returned to the city.
What greeted them were the respectful gazes of the people and their extravagant demands.
He wished to enter the Eighth Battalion of the Ye Marquis Manor and become a true King's Teacher.
In front of Lord Ye's mansion.
Gongsun Jing held the hilt of his saber and looked at the man who was as tall as Ta Shan.
"My lord!"
Jia Xu explained with a smile," This is a righteous man from Yuzhou. He brought 500 local soldiers to Bingzhou. However, at that time, the Battle of Ping Cheng had already ended, so I temporarily stayed in the residence!”
"Yuzhou is very far away!"
Gongsun Jing was slightly stunned and sighed.
Xu Chu grinned and said," It's not far away. I saw the announcement of the battle at Mount Daqing, so I brought my brothers from the village here. I, Xu Zhongkang, have never admired anyone in my life. Only Marquis Ye and the soldiers of the Eighth Battalion have made me admire them. A man should be born like you!”
"Zhongkang?"
Gongsun Jing's pupils constricted.”
"Yes!"
Xu Chu scratched his head.
Gongsun Jing looked at the civil and military officials behind him and said in a deep voice,""Zilong, Ziyi, distribute armor and sabers to Zhongkang and his five hundred local soldiers. In the future, he will form the Tiger Guards and temporarily be my personal guard. His status is the same as the eighth camp!”
"Here!"
Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci replied.
"Lord Ye, I'm here to kill the enemy!" Xu Chu frowned and said unhappily.”
"Haha!"
Zhao Yun, Zhang Yan, and the others laughed.
Taishi Ci didn't know whether to laugh or cry." Zhongkang, I hope you can keep up with our lord's footsteps in the future. Every time we kill our enemies, our lord will rush to the front. We have to chase after him with all our might to barely stand together with him!"”
"Here!"
Xu Chu's eyes lit up.
"Interesting!"
Gongsun Jing shook his head and stepped into the mansion.
Xu Chu, who was supposed to follow Cao Cao a few years later, actually came to Jizhou.
He didn't know if it was because of that notice or because of his increasingly thick luck.
Two days later.
The civil and military officials of the Ye Marquis Manor gathered in the hall.
Guan Hai and Yan Gang had also returned from their own camps.
This time, the two of them had a different attitude towards Zhao Yun, Zhang Yan, and the others. They were more respectful.
"Yang Feng is dead!"
Zhang Yan looked in the direction of Bingzhou with a complicated gaze.
Guan Hai nodded and said in a low voice," Actually, we should have died in the fourth year of Guanghe. If the Emperor of Han hadn't imprisoned Lu Zhi and replaced him with that bastard Dong Zhuo, how could we have escaped Guangzong? Yang Feng's death is so heroic that it will be remembered by the people of Bingzhou for generations!”
"Perhaps!"
Zhang Yan said in her heart.
Jia Xu presented the recruitment booklet and said respectfully,""My lord, ever since the document was sent back, the soldiers have been putting up recruitment notices. My lord and the soldiers of the sixth battalion won a great victory in Bingzhou. You even defeated 200,000 Hu cavalry outside Ping City with 50,000 troops, killed Tadun, and destroyed Budugen. The people of Jizhou respect you greatly. In just half a month, you have recruited 50,000 regular soldiers!”
Gongsun Jing flipped through the recruitment booklet and said in a deep voice,""All the troops have been filled up. Do we need more troops in the Breaking Ranks Camp?”
"This!"
Gao Shun's expression stiffened.
Gongsun Jing raised his head to look at Gao Shun and said in a deep voice,""If you have any thoughts, just say it. The Ye Marquis Manor will speak based on their talents and achievements!”
"My lord!"
Gao Shun took a deep breath and said respectfully,""The cost of three thousand soldiers is already comparable to two large camps. If we continue to send more troops, I'm worried that the soldiers will not be convinced. Moreover, raising a heavy armored infantry will probably increase the burden on the residence!”
"No worries!"
Gongsun Jing reported to the court that the recruitment of soldiers was very thin.
In this life, he finally understood that it wasn't that Gao Shun could only lead eight hundred infantry, but that the cost was too great.
Three thousand Breaking Ranks cost more than two large camps in a month. Ordinary people really could not afford to raise such a strong army.
"Five thousand?"
Gao Shun looked at Zhao Yun and the others probingly.
"Ten thousand!"
Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Gao Lan, Zhang He, and Zhang Yan said in unison.
The corners of Gao Shun's mouth trembled as he said," Everyone, the Breaking Ranks Camp's treatment is three times that of yours. I'm afraid the officers and soldiers are not convinced!”
"Don't worry!"
"The Breaking Ranks Camp will be the strongest shield of the Ye Marquis Manor!" said Zhao Yun in a deep voice.”
Gao Shun's eyes turned ruthless, and he said in a deep voice," In that case, we'll have 10,000 troops. If everyone can open up their authority and let me go to the army to select soldiers, then the formation will be even faster!"”
"Get lost!"
Zhao Yun, Zhang Yan, and the others widened their eyes.
The soldiers under their command were all soldiers who had climbed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How could they be let out so easily?
"Eh!"
Gao Shun's face darkened.
Gongsun Jing glanced at Gao Shun and said indifferently,""In March next year, I will go to Youzhou to pacify Gongsun Du. If any of you can train your soldiers well, I will choose which camp to fight with. Next year, Tianxing Camp and Qingzhou Camp will have the right to fight!”
"Here!"
Yan Gang and Guan Hai's eyes lit up.
Zhao Yun's throat was dry, and her eyes would occasionally look at the main seat. She didn't know what to say.
"Gulp!"
"Zilong, do you have something important to do?" Guo Jia sipped his tea and asked lightly.”
"Yes!"
Zhao Yun nodded.
"Speak!"
Gongsun Jing raised an eyebrow.
Zhao Yun was his earliest commander.
Now, he was actually being shy. Could it be that he had taken a fancy to some young lady?
"My lord!"
Zhao Yun thought for a moment, then stood up and said respectfully,"I see that General Gao Shun's heavy armored infantry is indeed an invincible army on the battlefield, so I want to change the Valiant Cavalry Battalion into heavy armored cavalry. This way, the advantages of charging into the formation outweigh the disadvantages. Ziyi's White Robe Battalion has the support of White Horse Righteous Servant, and is definitely the strongest among light cavalry. We don't need to build two light cavalry, but if we have one more heavy armored infantry, it will be the nightmare of the infantry formation in the world!”
"Hmm?"
Taishi Ci, Zhang Yan, and the others looked extremely unfriendly.
"Zilong, the Breaking Ranks Camp will consume the resources of several camps. Wouldn't it consume a dozen of your heavy-armored cavalrymen?" Gao Lan said bluntly.”
"If it's a heavy armored cavalry, the armor of the warhorses and the warhorses have to be reforged!" Zhang He added.”
"Sure!"
Gongsun Jing said decisively.
"My lord, you agree?" Zhao Yun was surprised.”
"Haha!"
Guo Jia shook his head with a smile and explained," Generals, you don't have to take it to heart. The Ye Marquis Manor's battalion is the main force. The regular army has always been the reserve force. As for the main force, each battalion has 10,000 soldiers. It is because of the variety. Otherwise, why don't each battalion have 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers?”
Cheng Yu stroked his beard and said in a deep voice,""Shen Ji, Breaking Formation, and White Robe are already special military services. There is indeed a need for the Heavy Armored Cavalry to exist!”
"Here!"
The commanders looked at each other.
"Da!"
"Da!"
"Da!"
Gongsun Jing knocked on the table and said in a deep voice,""I heard that Bing Province, Youzhou, and Qingzhou are recruiting strong warhorses. If the commoners have good horses, the government can spend a lot of money to buy them. Heavy-armored cavalry is different from heavy-armored infantry. Warhorses not only have to withstand armor, but also the strength of the soldiers 'equipment!”
"Here!"
Jia Xu said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at Lu Yu and said," The decrees of the judicial department should be revised day by day. We should visit the people more often to see if there are any inappropriate laws. After we come back and revise them, we will pass them to Gongda and the others for review. Then, we will submit them!”
"Here!"
Lu Yu said respectfully.
"My lord!"
Ju Shou said respectfully," There is a drought in Guanzhong. Although there is no drought in Jizhou and other places, the harvest is not as good as in previous years. In addition, this year's expenditure in Bingzhou is huge. The treasury of the Cao family is already seriously empty. It may be able to support the war in Liaodong, but if it is an expedition beyond the Great Wall, it will not be enough to support the war!”
"No rush!"
Gongsun Jing waved his hand and said,""I will think of a way to get the grain and seeds. The war between Liaodong and the Great Wall cannot be delayed any longer. Our victory in Bingzhou will greatly increase the pressure on the other dukes. They will definitely speed up their expansion.”
"Here!"
Qiushou said helplessly.
"Yuan Hao, have you discovered the flaws of the Ye Marquis Manor?" Gongsun Jing looked at Tian Feng.”
"Yes!"
Tian Feng stood up and said respectfully," In a year's time, we've used up all the talented scholars in Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou to arrange for officials in Bingzhou. If we continue to expand, we won't have enough officials!”
"In a chaotic world, those who can obtain the world must first have the hearts of the people!”
"The people's hearts do not come from a tough rule, but from solving the root of the problem!”
"No matter what method you use, you can pull out a group of great sages and establish an academy in Jizhou. The Eastern Order of the Xia Dynasty, the Right Academy of the Great Shang Dynasty, the Shangyang Academy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Jixia Academy of the Qi State in the Pre-Qin Dynasty, the Imperial College of the Emperor Wu Dynasty, and the Hongdu School a few years ago!”
"These academies are all existences that produce officials. They are also the foundation of a faction!”
"However, I don't want the children of the noble families to study there. I also want the children of the commoners to study there and become an official in the future, pleading for the commoners and herding the people for the Ye Marquis Manor!”
Gongsun Jing looked at Tian Feng with a sharp gaze.
"My lord!"
Tian Feng's expression changed drastically.
Why were the gentry called gentry?
Because they monopolized knowledge and raised ignorant people.
The selection of filial piety and honesty, the selection of talent, were both the ladder for the descendants of the aristocratic families to climb up the ladder. Gongsun Jing was trying to cut off the path of the aristocratic families!
"Enough!"
Gongsun Jing stood up and held the hilt of his saber, his eyes fierce as he said,""The chaos in the world did not originate from the Han Dynasty or the Road of Peace, but from the aristocrats who dominated the Great Han Dynasty for two hundred years. What I want is not a second Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling's era. If you can't do it, you can change the position of Cao Cheng.”
"Hey!"
Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and the others sighed.
In the past, when they changed the fertile land system, the reason why the gentry clans could tolerate it was because it would not shake their foundation. It was because the Ye Marquis Manor needed them to govern the four regions. If they really opened an academy this time and included the children of the common people, the commotion would probably last for a long time!
Moreover, they were also from the aristocratic families…
"Tian Yuanhao!"
Gongsun Jing's eyes were cold as he said in a deep voice,""Where's your integrity?"
"Here!"
Tian Feng stood up and replied.
Gongsun Jing's gaze fell on Xu Chu and he said in a deep voice,""From today onwards, the Tiger Guards will be mobilized by the officials. If any aristocrat or official dares to attack this government, the three clans will be executed. If any aristocrat wants to escape from the four provinces, all their fertile land, family wealth, and books will be confiscated before they can move to other provinces and counties!”
"Here!"
Tian Feng said respectfully.
Gongsun Jing looked at Lu Yu." With the Law Officer, the Soldier Officer, and the Soldier Officer as the leaders, immediately form a patrol team and work together with the Tiger Guards!"”
"Here!"
Lu Yu, Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Xu Chu replied.
"Everyone!"
Gongsun Jing looked at the crowd and said hoarsely,""I, Gongsun Changping, was born from a noble family. I can use bronze as a mirror and straighten my clothes. I can use people as a mirror to understand gains and losses. I can use history as a mirror to know the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. You all know how the Han Dynasty collapsed. If you don't want to stay in Lord Ye's residence today, thank you for your contributions to the four provinces in the past few years.”
"With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall!"
Xun You, Xun Chen, Du Xi, Lu Yu, and the others fell into deep thought.
This sentence was like a thunderbolt that exploded in their minds, shattering all their dissatisfaction.
"Lord is wise!"
Xun You said, sweating profusely.
Xun Chen, Du Xi, and the others all bowed their heads in shame.
They were born in the aristocratic families, and Gongsun Jing was no different. It was extremely difficult for him to make such a bold move!
Gongsun Jing's gaze was complicated." Wealth can be inherited, but official positions and military positions cannot. This is the core of a force. If your sons want to be an official and join the army, you can use his talent to win it. Are you afraid that you can't compete with the children of the common people?”
"My lord!"
" The war in Bing Province has just ended," Xun You said with a bitter smile." I'm afraid the four provinces are going to be in chaos with such a big fight!"”
"Don't be afraid of chaos!"
"I'm afraid it's not chaotic enough!"
Gongsun Jing's eyes were fierce as he shouted coldly,""In a chaotic world, heavy punishment should be used. Anyway, the mess is already bad enough. I don't recommend crushing it and reorganizing it. However, once it takes shape, it will only lead to the Han Dynasty's retreat!”
"Yes, sir!"
Xun You nodded.
Du Xi rubbed his chin and said with a bitter smile,""My lord, it's fine for us, but you have to have someone to oversee the establishment of the academy, right? If only Kong Wen Ju was here!”
"This matter is not difficult!"
"However, I have to be thick-skinned and beg for help!”
Gongsun Jing rubbed his chin. If he could invite that person over, there would be no worries.
"Who is it?"
Xun You asked curiously.
Gongsun Jing looked at Qing Zhou and said,"Old General Lu's fellow disciple!"”
"It's him!"
Yan Gang's pupils constricted.
"General Yan Gang knows?" Xun You frowned.”
Seeing this, Yan Gang nodded and said in a deep voice,"Mister Gongda, you might not know this, but Old General Lu's teacher is Ma Rong, and there's also a great sage in Qingzhou who is under Ma Rong's teacher. This person has thousands of students in Qingzhou, and when I was governing Qingzhou, I used many of his disciples!”
"Uncle Kang Cheng?"
Lu Yu asked in disbelief.
" Yes." Yan Gang nodded and smiled bitterly." When General Gongsun paid his respects to General Yue last year, he even went to visit Mr. Kang Cheng!"”
"But?"
Lu Yu's eyes darkened.
He had stayed in Qingzhou for so long, but why hadn't he seen Zheng Xuan?
Yan Gang shook his head and said with a strange expression,"Back then, Guan Hai attacked Qingzhou and almost forced Mr. Kang Cheng to flee to Xuzhou. After he found out that the lord had killed Kong Rong and recovered the Yellow Turban Army, he had always disliked the lord. Even General Gongsun was rejected!”
"Ah?"
Guan Hai looked at Gongsun Jing innocently!
"You don't know, Zheng Xuan is the descendant of the 72 disciples of Confucius!" Yan Gang explained in a low voice.”
"This is going to be difficult!"
Guan Hai's eyes were filled with bitterness.
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