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In the palace, Emperor Zhou Tai, also known as Emperor Jing De, looked at Jia Huan and said.
"Gu Qianfan should have told you, right?”
Jia Huan nodded.
The Emperor continued.
"Zhen doesn't have any children, and at the same time, my health isn't very good, so some of the government affairs are handled by the Empress.”
"However, some people in the court have always disliked the Empress. Now, they have even caused a ruckus about the night banquet.”
"So this time, I went to Jiangnan to investigate the salt administration on the surface, but I also secretly investigated the Night Banquet Painting.”
After a pause, the Emperor continued.
"The picture of the banquet can only be fake, or it doesn't exist at all.”
Jia Huan nodded. He knew what the Emperor meant.
After leaving the palace, Jia Huan went to the capital camp. Taking over the capital camp was easier than he thought.
After all, during the defense of the capital, all the soldiers had seen Jia Huan's bravery with their own eyes.
Therefore, in the capital camp, other than a few second generation heirs who came to eat empty pay, most of the soldiers admired Jia Huan very much.
And the first thing Jia Huan did when he came to the capital camp was to kick out all the second generation heirs who were eating empty pay.
They had positions in the capital camp, but they had never come to the capital camp. Even today, when he took over the capital camp, they did not come.
This matter would naturally cause some commotion, but with Jia Huan's current prestige, he was naturally not afraid of this.
Moreover, the capital camp was originally the army that the Retired Emperor compensated the Emperor for his mistake in decision-making. As the Emperor's trusted aide, Jia Huan could do whatever he wanted. As long as he had the support of Emperor Jing De, even the Retired Emperor could not say anything.
It was just that Jia Huan's reputation wasn't very good, because the founding nobles were all standing by the Retired Emperor's side. Only Jia Huan was born into the founding nobility, but he directly sided with Emperor Jing De, so he was criticized by many people.
However, Jia Huan had never cared about these things. The most important thing was that these guys were not smart enough. The Retired Emperor was almost eighty years old. This was simply super old in ancient times.
How many more years could the Retired Emperor protect them? After the Retired Emperor passed away, it would be time for their families to be confiscated and exterminated.
Wasn't the Jia family in the original novel like this? With the Retired Emperor gone, these nobles who didn't obey Emperor Jing De would be cleaned up sooner or later.
After cleaning up the capital camp, they finally counted the remaining soldiers.
Because many had died in the battle to defend the capital, and some had been kicked out for free pay, the capital camp now had a total of thirty thousand soldiers.
In addition, Jia Huan had brought along three thousand Snowy Dragon Cavalry and three thousand Bei Wei Army.
One had to know that the capital camp was divided into five guards. They were the left guard, the right guard, the front guard, the back guard, and the middle guard!
Each guard had a general, who was a third-grade official. Currently, they were empty because they were all the Retired Emperor's men, so they were transferred to other places by Emperor Jing De.
In the end, Jia Huan divided the Snowy Dragon Cavalry and the Wei Army into the left and right military guards.
Then, he would promote Yang Zaixing to the right military guard general, temporarily leading the right military guard army, which included the Wei Army.
"Zaixing, I will be taking 3,000 Snowy Dragon Cavalry with me in Jiangnan.”
"I'll leave the capital camp to you for the time being. Make up for the fifty thousand soldiers as soon as possible and then train them according to the training methods of the Bei Wei Army.”
Jia Huan said. He didn't expect them to be as strong as the Bei Wei Army, but they would at least be considered elites in the future.
"This general will obey!"
When the high-ranking generals of the capital camp were not complete, Yang Zaixing was the second-in-command of the capital camp. When Jia Huan was not in the capital camp, he had the final say.
At the same time, because he had 30,000 soldiers, Jia Huan's personal guards had also increased to 300 people!
He had left all his personal guards behind to protect the manor and Jia Tanchun and the others.
One hundred female guards and two hundred male guards! In this case, it would be enough for both external and internal use.
As for Jia Huan himself, he would bring 3,000 Snowy Dragon Cavalry and 18 Yanyun Cavalry to the south.
With Jia Huan's strength and the terror of the Eighteen Horsemen of Yanyun, his personal guards were indeed useless. They were usually used to protect his family.
The next morning, Jia Huan took Lin Daiyu and bid farewell to his sisters before leaving the city.
Outside the city, Gu Qianfan and Gu Tingye had been waiting for a long time.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis."
The two of them looked at Jia Huan and bowed.
Jia Huan waved his hand.
"This time, we are going in secret, so don't address me as Lord Marquis.”
Both of them nodded.
Jia Huan's excuse was to bring Lin Daiyu back to see her father, and the two of them naturally thought of their own reasons.
"By the way, what's your reason?”
The group of people rode on horses, followed by Lin Daiyu's carriage. Jia Huan asked them curiously.
As for the Eighteen Knights of Yan Yun, they had already taken off their black robes and dressed up like ordinary servants.
Although there were only eighteen servants, they could finish the battle in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn even if they encountered hundreds of bandits.
Even if Gu Qianfan and Gu Tingye were good fighters, any one of the Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun could fight them.
Gu Qianfan looked at Gu Tingye. He was Gu Tingye's cousin, but he didn't have many friends in the capital, unlike Gu Tingye, who had many bad friends.
"It's like this. I have a good friend. He's the eldest son of the Palace of the Earl, Yuan Wenchun.”
"His second brother is going to marry into the Sheng family of Yangzhou. He is going to send the betrothal gifts, so I will go with him as a good friend.”
After a pause, Gu Tingye continued.
"As for Young Master, I haven't told you your identity yet. Do you want to go with us or go by yourself?”
Jia Huan thought for a moment. If he were to travel with them, he would have to tell Yuan Wenchun his identity.
However, it was not a big deal. Zhong Qinbo was one of the few generals in the Zhou Dynasty, so he was still trustworthy.
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