The suburbs are ten miles away, and they come out from Xinzheng Gate in the capital and make an appointment to Xindian Horse Shop.

Xu Ping rested in Bajiao Town at night. On the second day, Pingming rushed to Xindian Horse Shop. Prime Minister Li Di and Privy Councilor Lu Yijian brought all officials into the capital. There was no inn in the Bajiao Town, so he could only stay in the nearby Buddhist temple. At this time, Li Di was still the prime minister. He wanted to welcome Xu Ping into the city. Only after the few people handed over it could he step down. Xu Ping would come to see him off at that time.

Horse shops are for changing horses, and post houses are for rest. Generally, one shop is ten miles apart and one post is fifty miles apart. Bajiao Town is too close to the capital city, so it is expensive to set up an inn, so naturally it cannot be set up here. In fact, Xu Ping should have stayed at Sanyi Post Office in Zhongmu County. In the evening, he went to Xinzheng Gate in the capital city. The prime minister led all officials to welcome them into the city. Zhao Zhen personally welcomed them on the Xuande Gate Tower, held wine, and feasted all officials.

According to this normal procedure, the prime minister and officials who were welcomed by the suburbs were waiting for one day, and the emperor waited hard at the Xuande Gate Tower to declare the majesty of the general. Xu Ping could not think of any other benefits in doing this besides roaming once by himself. He would rather rush to Bajiao Town first.

After leaving Luoyang, he walked quickly. Xu Ping was exhausted and had to get up early tomorrow. He had to make a whole day and had dinner early to rest. He had just returned to his room and had not changed his clothes yet, and he heard the sound of horse hooves outside.

He sat down on the chair helplessly. After a while, the entourage outside the door reported to someone to ask for a meeting.

Sighing, Xu Ping opened the door, ignored the guards standing outside, and walked outside with great strides. He had already said before returning to the room that the local officials had disappeared, and someone was trying to delay his rest time.

When we arrived at the living room outside, we saw the two of us standing there, wearing military uniforms. When we saw Xu Ping coming in, we crossed our hands together: "I have seen the Protectorate! After leaving for many years, the Protectorate will be safe!"

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment, and saw clearly that the person who came was Ming Hao, the deputy commander of Sang Yi's army, and Jia Kui, the general under Gao Daquan, hurried forward and said, "Why are you here? Sit, sit down. - Come, have tea!"

When the two of them sat down, Ming Hao said, "The Protector returns to Beijing, and all officials welcome him in the suburbs. Unfortunately, without the Longyou army, they cannot show the power of the Longyou army to the people in the capital. The emperor personally ordered us to return to Beijing quickly, bring thousands of iron cavalry and protect them into Beijing!"

"Oh——" Then I realized how the two of them came here. Xu Ping came back from the northwest and did not bring one soldiers and one soldiers to the Longyou Army. The entourage guards were not from the Longyou Protectorate Mansion. This is pretty good, and there were also entourage guards. When Cao Wei returned to Beijing from the northwest, he didn't even have entourage guards. He only brought an old slave out of the military camp, and the escorts were all from the prefectures and counties along the way.

In view of the lessons of the Five Dynasties, the Song Dynasty was particularly strict with the relationship between the commanders and the army. The commanders at all levels killed the soldiers, but the commanders who used the troops could not have close relationships with them. After the imperial edict, the commanders went out alone.

In this way, when Xu Ping returned to Beijing and welcomed all officials, he looked like a strait team. The major ceremony that was so ugly that Zhao Zhen issued an edict a few days ago to ask Ming Hao and Jia Kui to return to Beijing quickly.

While drinking tea, Xu Ping asked about the experience of the two of them this year. Sang Yi and Gao Daquan left the northwest and were transferred to Hebei Road and Hedong Road respectively. Zhao Zhen gave him extremely high courtesy. In particular, Sang Yi, who passed the Jinshi exam and started as a county magistrate, had almost all the wars in the south and northwest of Lingling. Under Xu Ping, his military achievements were unattainable. In less than a year, Sang Yi had already won the Observation Envoy and the establishment of the festival was just around the corner. Gao Daquan was not as good as Sang Yi, and he had already become the chief troupe training envoy, and they were both top figures of today's military generals.

Zhao Zhen had personally read all the officers of the commander and above in the two armies, including the commander and the third generation, after joining the army. He resisted not personally intervening in the personnel arrangements of the two armies, but all personnel changes must be put on his desk and maybe he even recorded them with a small notebook. The most capable army in the world must be captured by the emperor.

The intentions of these two armies in the northwest are to give Xu Ping face, and he will do the same in the future in the other armies of Longyou. This is a common sense. As an emperor, he will naturally be sensitive to military forces. It is good to be able to focus on personnel and work hard first, but hold back and do not command randomly. This is a special period when the military system is changed, and Zhao Zhen will pay special attention to personnel and work in the military.

After being transferred to Hebei and Hedong, Sang Yi and Gao Daquan quickly protected Zhang, and Zhao Zhen organized many imperial guards to the names of their two armies. At this time, Sang Yi's headquarters had nearly 100,000 people, and Gao Daquan's headquarters had more than 60,000 people. However, the number of people increased, Zhao Zhen really didn't know how to train and could not find a suitable person to do it. Facing the pressure of the Khitan, the two armies could not withdraw people, so they could only be nominally held in the two armies. After Xu Ping came back, the restructuring of the imperial guards could truly begin.

The prime minister was in charge of everything, and military affairs were naturally included. As long as Xu Ping returned to the capital, the court had countless means to let him participate in the military reform. If he did not go directly to the Privy Council, he would leave the most important personnel of the military reform and participate in the military reform as the prime minister, and he could be in charge of the system. Zhao Zhen could not do anything else, and this kind of thing was the most convenient.

After talking about this year's experience, Jia Kui rubbed his hands and said, "The Khitan overestimated his ability and dared to intervene. He wanted to get rid of the fire! The battle between Yunzhong only made them a small blow. According to me, the whole army should lead the army northward and seize Yan Yun and see that they dare to show off their might!"

Ming Hao smiled and said, "Isn't it because I left early and missed many big battles, and you are unwilling to accept it. Judging from the Khitan's appearance, the northern border can be peaceful in the future. Are you worried that there will be no big battles to fight?"

Xu Ping said: "Joining the army is not about fighting, but about guarding the country and ensuring peace in the world. It is best to have peace. If you can do less war, try to avoid it. As a soldier, there are many things to do without fighting, and I think you can get idle?"

"Yes, yes, the Protector said yes!" Jia Kui said, while picking up the tea and drinking tea to cover up his embarrassment.

Looking at the two of them, Xu Ping understood in his heart that it would not only be a guard of himself, but would most likely stay in the capital. Ming Hao was the second best person in Dazhong Xiangfu for five years, but in terms of his background, he was very tough.

The second, fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth years were held continuously, and the imperial examinations were too frequent. Minghao's Jinshi were generally not good. A person's achievements were not only based on personal struggles, but also on the historical progress. Minghao was like this. At that time, his career in the early stage was not smooth. However, with his experience in the Longyou Army, his future was unlimited, and his future in the officialdom was brighter than Sang Yi. No matter how great Sang Yi was in his official position, his achievements were limited to military generals, and Minghao was both civil and military.

Minghao's career was actually similar to Xu Ping. He was a Jinshi, and he wasted his time in the early stage. He did not meet Xue Kui after being an official for more than ten years and was appreciated. But at this time, Empress Dowager Liu was in power, and people like him were suppressed and could not be promoted. When Zhao Zhen took power, the Jinshi later had already risen again. He was born at the wrong time, and he was a person like Minghao.

At this time, recruiting Minghao into Beijing will definitely be of great use in addition to promoting Xu Ping's majesty.

Jia Kui is a rough and delicate person, brave in combat, and at the same time he is resourceful and good at decisive. He was promoted quickly not only by cutting down many people. When he recorded military merits and promotions in the Longyou Army, he had comments. Zhao Zhen liked Jia Kui from the comments. He came from the most ordinary family of the people and had no connection with all the dignitaries. He was the person the emperor liked to use the most at this time.

If Xu Ping did not return to the capital, the court would not dare to use the people from the Longyou Army. When he came back, the two men got the chance first.
Chapter completed!