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Chapter 127: Expansion of the Army (1)

After the palace meeting was closed, he sent it away from the missions of various countries. The father and King Zhao He also set off for the dynasty, and Anyang Lord Zhao Zhang and other ministers followed him.

As the war ended, a large number of recruited soldiers took off their armor and put down their weapons, picked up their hoes and walked towards their respective farmlands. The elite Zhao army gathered on the border of Qi and Zhao were also ordered to be transferred. For a long time, Qi and Zhao would not be the main targets of hegemony. The focus of Qi's expansion was the Yan State in the north and the fertile land of Song State in the south. Zhao State had always regarded Qin State as its main opponent and had no intention of getting involved in the war in the Central Plains.

Therefore, due to the interests and needs of Zhao, it is only necessary to ensure that Yan's restraint against Qi on the back exists. For Qi, it is enough to obtain the guarantee that Zhao will not interfere with its expansion.

The biggest winner of this Xingong Dynasty meeting was unintentionally the rapidly rising Zhao State. Not only did it use the power of annexing Zhongshan State to establish its image as a hegemon, but it also took this opportunity to force Qiang Qi to surrender to it, reaffirming its close relationship with the three traditional allies of Yan State and Wei State and South Korea.

Zhao Yong can be said to have taken this opportunity to reach the peak of the Warring States stage and become the most eye-catching figure of this era.

Of course, for him, the most important thing at the moment is no longer to expand externally, but to integrate domestic resources and once again grasp the gradually lost royal power back into his hands.

After annexing Zhongshan Kingdom, the young and strong Zhao Yong had a new idea. He was no longer willing to hand over the royal power in his hand to others, even if that person was his favorite son. After all, he loved the powerful Zhao Kingdom he created so much.

Now the country of Zhao is traversing thousands of miles, with 50,000 cavalry and more than 300,000 elite soldiers. With his order, a large number of people from Zhao will wear armor to fight for the fate of Zhao. No elite soldiers in the world are from Qin and Zhao, and the Zhao people are particularly superior to the Qin people in terms of individual soldiers.

And most importantly, the external international environment was extremely beneficial to Zhao State. After more than 20 years of hard work during Zhao Yong's reign, Zhao State had not had a major war with the six countries for decades. Now that the Three Jin Alliance was formed again, Zhao State had no worries about the south, and the former great power, Chu State, held its ground and no longer concerned about the war in the Central Plains. With the ally of Yan State, the ally restraining Qi State in the north, Qi State would definitely not dare to take advantage of the emptiness of Zhao State.

Therefore, looking at the world, Zhao is the only opponent of Qin. If Zhao urgently attacks Qin, Wei, Han and Chu will not be able to save the enemy. On the contrary, it may join forces with Zhao to attack Qin and divide the territory. Even if Qi is willing to sit and watch, it will inevitably look forward and hesitate because of the restraint of Yan.

The horse galloped on the vast plain, and the master father just whipped the whip hard, urging his mount to continue to accelerate, accelerate, and accelerate again. At this moment, he had never had the desire to return to Handan, return to the palace he had always wanted to escape, and once again ascend to the throne that he had abandoned like grass and never looked at it.

The entire Zhao State will inevitably undergo an unprecedented reshuffle due to his ideas and reforms.

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As the Lord's father returned to the court, Zhao Xin's holiday ended soon. Fortunately, the Lord's father did not plan to leave Handan in a short period of time, so Zhao Xin's relative was able to live permanently at home.

Although Yulin was the main father's army, it was different from the imperial guards guarding the royal city. Because in terms of identity, Yulin was only the personal guard of the "Supreme King"'s father, and not the personal army of Zhao, the nominal supreme ruler of the State of Zhao, so he was not qualified to enter the palace.

Zhao Yong ascended the throne at a young age, with a rebellious temperament, as if he was a wild man. He was not a calm king since he was a child. Therefore, he was naturally very tired of the royal palace that followed the rules in everything. During his twenty-seven years of reign, he actually spent more than five years in Handan City. Even when Ban Shi returned to the court, he stayed in the city camp and rarely stayed in the palace. This was even more so after abdicating. Although the palace left a huge Western Palace for him as the main father's bedroom for him, Zhao Yong had never moved in. The main palace of the Western Palace has been idle for several years, but Zhao Yong had a few concubines in the side hall.

This time, Zhao Yong returned to Handan, but unexpectedly abnormal. He first asked someone to repair the West Palace and renovate it and then move in. Since then, an intriguing attitude appeared in the Palace of King Zhao. The father lived in the West Palace, which corresponded to the East Palace of King He of Zhao. The two palaces each had personal guards, and the East Palace was still the Imperial Guards of Xinqi. More than 1,500 people were divided into three battalions, stationed in the other seven gates except the West Palace. There were few people in Yulin, and there were only 300 people left in Handan. They were combined into a battalion and were commanded by Zhao Xin, who were only responsible for the defense of the West Palace and the West Palace.

According to the Zhao State military system, the commander had one unit and two battalions, and there were more than 2,000 soldiers besides the personal soldiers. However, the commander Zhao Xin was deemed depressed, with only 316 people under his command. Although the Western Palace was not big, it was quite tight. The commander Zhao Xin had to get up early and went into the dark, and took a group of generals and lieutenants to fulfill their duties, and complained in a few days.

After much thought, the master's father decided to expand the Yulin Army and no longer simply select people with excellent bows, horses, riding and shooting from the young children of clan relatives and nobles. Instead, he faced the entire Zhao State's official group. Any officials with more than 500 stones and children with innocent families can sign up to participate.

The Yulin Army is different from the Imperial Guards, and the selection range is very different. The Imperial Guards are mostly selected from elite soldiers and good at fighting among the border troops. Except for the royal palace guards that serve as ceremonial guards, the other three battalions of imperial guards are elite soldiers of a hundred battles. Although they have been idle in the capital for many years, their spirits have faded away, and they are still an elite army that cannot be underestimated. The Imperial Guards can only be mobilized by the Imperial Guards holding the King of Zhao Tiger Talisman in their hands. No one else, including the master father, has no right to mobilize them, so they are the real King of Zhao's personal army.

The Yulin military tools were selected from the children of good officials and families. These people were all from the upper class of Zhao State and were closely related to the interests of the Zhao royal family. In addition, they had no political ambitions at a young age and were easily influenced by the strong worship style of the master father that spread in the army. Their loyalty to the master father was self-evident.

Zhao Xin was the commander of the Yulin, and he should have handled the selection. However, considering that Zhao Xin was too young and lacked experience, the master's father asked Lou Yan, who was temporarily idle, to be responsible for the matter, and Zhao Xin helped him to help his deputy.

If someone else interfered, Zhao Xin would definitely be full of complaints, but Zhao Xin dared not be dissatisfied with this building.

Who is Lou Yan? He was a prime minister of the Qin State. Zhao Xin still knew this, how dare he compare it to him. He was one of the most favored ministers when his father was in power. He was the Sikou of Zhao State for more than ten years and was not taken over by Li Dui after taking office in Qin. Although Lou Yan was born in the Hu tribe of Lou Fan, he was born to the prisoner's tribe of the former king Zhao Suhou and Lou Fan during the battle. His appearance since childhood, and his intelligence and alertness were highly valued by Zhao Yong when he was young, and he was selected as his close friend, with Fei Yi and Zhao Yong's left arm and right arm.

This time, Lou Yan resigned from the position of Prime Minister of Qin and returned to Zhao. However, there were no important official positions in the court, so Lou Yan was temporarily appointed as the Right Division by his master's father.

The right teacher, as the name suggests, corresponds to the left teacher Gongzicheng, and is a political consultant of the king. In other words, it is a false position that is nameless but not real. Although he is ranked as a senior minister, the position itself has no real power, just like the young master. Although he is on par with Fei Yi, the words and deeds he said are not accurate in the Lord’s father, so it is undoubtedly like a false position.

But Lou Yan is obviously different from his son Zhao Cheng. He is deeply trusted by his father and will basically adopt his advice. Therefore, he is almost equivalent to his father's prime minister. He holds his own side with Feiyi, the real prime minister of Zhao, and is a representative figure of the power of the father. The father asked him to personally take charge of the selection of the Yulin Army, which shows his importance to the Yulin Army.
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