A river of tobacco is full of wind and catkins, and the plums are yellow and rainy.

In April and May, Jiangnan has entered the plum rain season, and most of the day I can’t see any sunshine.

Occasionally there will be heavy rains, but more often there will be drizzle lingering, like flying catkins, like smoke, and gentle and quiet.

Gu Qing walked out of the yamen, stepped on the newly washed stone road, raised his head, and his handsome face face facing the raindrops, hoping to wash away the gloom on his face.

In the past two months, he has been under too much pressure for the new Buddhist certificate. Some come from the people, but more from the court.

Although the strategy of the King of Yan was very effective and the Imperial City Secretary also took a lot of thoughts during the specific operation, this behavior of cutting off the flesh from others was destined not to go too smoothly.

Buddhism has a deep foundation and influence everywhere. Monks are not willing to accept the new Buddhist policy. Even if they give money under the circumstances, they will still try their best to cause trouble for the Imperial City Department.

Even if the killing weapon "Report with Reward" was used, it effectively prevented monks and nuns from making bad things on the surface, but they could not prevent them from shooting hidden arrows behind their backs.

Gu Qing doesn't care about the reputation among the people. After all, the Imperial City Department did not have it before and did not need a good reputation. However, the attacks and impeachments from the ministers have caused a substantial blow to the Imperial City Department.

Just yesterday morning, the right prime minister Dong Huai filed a petition to the Zhao family, urging the official family to cheer up like King Goujian of Yue, to try to improve themselves, encourage border generals, strengthen border defense, promote talents, and not be restricted to promotion.

Although this policy program is an old and long-term discussion, if it can be implemented accurately, it will be effective in improving the political situation of the Song Dynasty.

Then he solemnly proposed that there are three harms at present that the government is not conducive to the government. First, the relatives of the royal family do not follow the law, causing the court to lose their prestige, second, the law enforcement officials have been in office for a long time and are good at doing great things. Third, the Imperial City Department does not manage the soldiers and the soldiers are arrogant.

In other words, Dong Huai believes that specific administration should start with eliminating the three evils.

The clans did not follow the law, which was common in the era of imperial power, which was probably the difference in importance, and it was indeed quite serious at this time, but it probably also had the meaning of allusion to King Yan.

The last two, especially the third one, are completely riding on the Imperial City Secret’s face and output.

Although the ministers would not directly make any comments on the new Buddhist slander policy due to the King of Yan, they would be enough to give the Imperial City Department a blow to the wrongs from other places.

Although the Zhao official family did not make a statement in court, they still issued a harsh reprimand to Gu Qing afterwards, ordering him to strictly restrain the Imperial City Office.

The reprimand of the Zhao Guan family alone made Gu Qing look dirty, but he would pass after he could hold on. What he was even more worried about was the subsequent collective targeting from the civil officials.

"Tap..."

The sound of horse hooves awakened Gu Qing who was pondering in the rain.

The relative of the confidant led two horses behind him, "Tell me, where are we going?"

Gu Qing turned over the horse, buckled the hood of his cloak on his head, tightened his belt, "Go to Dongweiying." He grabbed the horse's belly and jumped out, blending into the rain and fog.

Zhao Mengqi has not yet established an official number for the Yan King Guard Army. Because the military camp is located in the east of the city and also has the meaning of the Eastern Palace Army, it is simply called Yan Wei or Dongwei by most people.

When he arrived at the military camp, although Gu Qing had a token to meet the King of Yan at any time, he was still able to enter after strict inspections.

When he walked to the school ground, he saw square arrays of tofu blocks neatly arranged in the rain and fog. The soldiers in the array stood upright like statues, motionless.

Between the array, the instructor wearing golden armbands wandered around and walked with the instruction whip in his hand. Whenever he found that a soldier was not moving in a regular manner, he would whip his head.

After two months, 5,000 soldiers were recruited in four batches. The second batch was ten days after the first batch of training, and there were also 500 people. Relying on the one-on-one training with the old, they quickly adapted to the training rhythm. The next third batch was one thousand people and the last batch of three thousand people.

The first three batches of 2,000 people were fine, but they all met the literacy requirements. In the last batch, most of them were illiterate and needed to be educated after the recruitment period.

In the middle of the general, the King of Yan faced the soldiers and stood upright, and the rest of his body was motionless except for his eyes.

Zhao Mengqi did not implement the same thing as everyone in the army, but instead implemented a strict hierarchy system, but it did not prevent him from leading troops by example.

All the training methods and tactical actions in the army were formulated by him after referring to the suggestions of veterans such as Qu Moxuan, and took the lead in demonstrating.

From the first day of recruitment, Zhao Mengqi basically never left this military camp. His personal training intensity is the highest among all people, which is why no new recruits dare to complain.

Behind Zhao Mengqi are Qu Moxuan and Chang Geng, the generals such as Qu Moxuan and Chang Geng. They are relatively free and do not need to accompany and train. Most of the time they observe and after discovering the problem, they give suggestions and opinions to the King of Yan.

Lao Qu's eyes when he looked at Zhao Mengqi now were full of admiration and admiration.

At first, he was very dissatisfied with the training method of King Yan, just like now, standing at attention, standing stupidly for half an hour, and didn't know what the hell was used to practice this thing.

But gradually he found that, including standing inside, these seemingly simple and boring trainings, such as military postures, queues, and marching, all have very detailed regulations and strict standards, and what he pursues is uniformity and orders.

It seems useless, but in just half a month, an ordinary person can transform into a soldier. This growth rate made Lao Qu and other generals amazed him.

After two months, even the last batch of campers had been rigorously trained for at least twenty days. As long as you have a command, everyone can immediately subconsciously take corresponding actions.

Like the arm and fingers, it is fast and smooth. This effect can only be achieved in the top elite troops in the past.

It was also at this time that Lao Qu understood why King Yan put literacy first.

Facts have proved that in terms of understanding learning ability, literate teenagers are better than illiterate ones, and many illiterate people are more struggling to score, so even with one-on-one help, the last group of new recruits lag much behind in training progress.

Fortunately, the King of Yan had a unique idea of ​​decomposing the tactical movements, making it easier for new recruits to understand and master them.

In addition, I have also compiled a simple and easy-to-operate training manual. As the training deepens, I will continue to improve and improve. When I train new recruits, I just need to do it as I do, and I can simply train high-quality recruits continuously.

Just as Lao Qu was thinking, Zhao Mengqi had already seen the point-column platform that Gu Qing had already climbed to, but he still didn't move until the incense of the timing was burned out and went out.

"Everyone has it! Take a break!"

Zhao Meng inspires the order, and then the twenty instructors who were specially used to amplify the sounds in front of the stage yelled in unison and spread the orders throughout the audience.

With a swish.

The five thousand soldiers were like one person, moving their right foot horizontally, with their feet shoulder-width as wide as they were, and their hands were placed behind their backs and waists, turning to a stand and resting posture, but still holding their heads upright.

This scene shocked Gu Qing and was dumbfounded. This is a recruit who has been practicing for only two months!?

"Take the temporary company as the lever, run out of the camp and march for ten miles!"

After ordering, the instructor assisted and commanded, one by one, one by one, ran towards the camp gate one by one. At this time, the formation was a little messy, but it could still maintain its overall appearance.

Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, almost thinking that he was dreaming, but he heard Zhao Mengqi's voice.

"Consultant Consultant, is there anything wrong? If it is not urgent, I will take a shower first. This damn weather, sweat mixed with rain, and I am sticky and greasy..."
Chapter completed!