The hunt lasted for several days before it ended.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shao Xun returned to Luoyang.

The first thing he did was to go find Mi Huang, but he was pulled directly to the wine table.

Can you still do business?

The Wang Yan family's mansion was elegant and wealthy, but Shao Xun had no intention of looking at it.

The dancer from Wang Yan's family was so graceful that Shao Xun had no intention of making fun of her.

The dishes at Wang Yan's house are extremely exquisite, well, I ate a lot of them.

Today's protagonist is Wang Cheng, Wang Yan's favorite younger brother.

This banquet was to celebrate Wang Cheng's new job: Chief of the Sikong Shogunate.

Yes, Wang Cheng, who was formerly a lieutenant in the Ye Prefecture, transferred to the Yue Prefecture. As soon as he came, he was appointed as the Chief of History and held a high and powerful position.

When he learned the news, Shao Xun glanced at Mi Huang, who nodded, indicating that it was true - of course it was true. How could such a thing be a joke?

There is also a man named Hua Tan present today.

Shao Xun had an impression of him. He was a scholar from Yangzhou who became an official and served as a military counselor in the shogunate. He heard that he fled back to the East China Sea with Sikong.

This time, the New Year has not passed yet, and he has arrived in Luoyang in a hurry. It can be seen that there is something important - for Shao Xun, it is probably not a good thing.

Mi Huang deliberately sat next to Shao Xun and whispered: "Sikong intends to conquer Wang Yong of Hejian, so he sent people to make preparations in advance."

"How to prepare?"

"The first thing is to rebuild the Forbidden Army." Mi Huang said: "Build the left and right guards first, probably based on the Royal Army. If you have any unfinished business, please deal with it as soon as possible."

Damn it! If I had known if I had accepted the post of general, the emperor would have been kind to me.

"Sikong doesn't want Wang Guojun anymore?" Shao Xun asked.

"Liu Qia recruited thousands of people in Donghai, Lanling, Xiapi and other places. This is the Royal Army." Mi Huang said.

"Then Lieutenant..." Shao Xun felt something was wrong.

Am I really going to become a general of the Imperial Guard?

"Sikong is in the East China Sea, and Liu Qia is also in the East China Sea." Mi Huang only said this sentence, but the meaning was very clear. Now it is Liu Qian who follows Sikong around every day, not Mi Huang.

Sikong may have thought that they had done a great job in saving Luoyang, but Liu Qia had also done a great job in fleeing with him.

It is said that there is no greater merit than rescuing a driver, and Liu Qia was a little bit that way.

"Is the lieutenant going to be the general of the left guard or the general of the right guard?" Shao Xun asked.

He knew that most of his kingdom's generals were in ruins.

Mi Huang shook his head and said: "It's almost the same as Zhang Fang."

What are you talking about? Shao Xun was a little speechless. Zhang Fang is the prefect of Feng Yi and the general of Jiayou. Among them, I am the fifth-grade prefect and the official is the third-grade general. Could it be that Mi Huang is also...

"Hongnong Prefect (fifth rank), Xizhong Lang General (fourth rank)." Mi Huang added: "On the way Zhang Fang attacked Luoyang, Hongnong Prefect abandoned his official position and fled. When he was free, he gave it to me.

Sikong means to let me organize Hongnong County and prepare for the Western Expedition."

Shao Xun understood.

"You may be appointed as the general in the palace." Mi Huang added: "In charge of a section of the imperial army, Sikong still likes you very much."

When the Luoyang Central Army was fully established (more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry), the left and right guard generals were each in charge of three commanders, five governors and generals in the palace (the number of positions varied).

Among them, the elite heavy armored infantry, archers, and crossbowmen were commanded by the Sima of the Three Divisions, the cavalry was commanded by the Supervisors of the Fifth Division, and the remaining miscellaneous light infantry were under the control of the generals in the palace. At that time, each general in the palace commanded

The number of light infantry will not be less than five thousand, or even more.

This is a sixth-grade official position, which is quite good.

Of course, Sima Yue has no one left.

Mi Huang changed from the sixth-rank lieutenant to the fourth-rank Xi Zhonglang general.

He changed from the eighth rank Donghai Lieutenant Sima to the sixth rank Palace Lieutenant General.

So, is it possible for people like He Lun and Wang Bing to jump from the sixth rank to the generals of the upper and lower armies of the kingdom to become the generals of the left and right guards (the fourth rank)?

The possibility is still very high.

"Who is the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army?" Shao Xun asked this most critical question.

"Situ Wangrong, as the middle leader, also leads the Northern Army's middle marquis."

The Central Leader was once the highest officer of the Forbidden Army, but now it has become an honorary position, and the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army is the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army. Before the Northern Expedition last year, Gou Xi served as the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army.

"Unexpectedly, after all the hard work, I finally became the general of the Forbidden Army." Shao Xun asked the sky speechlessly.

Sheep Xianrong must be smiling.

He had a hunch that this new Forbidden Army might not be solely owned by Sima Yue. He might have the largest number of shares, but it was hard to say whether he had absolute controlling rights. At least, the legal person of the Forbidden Army was Wang Rong, right?

This is similar to Sima Yue's current political status.

He is the leader of various forces, and the projects he led investment have lost all their money...

"An eighteen-year-old general in the palace, who should I talk to to reason with you?" Mi Huang laughed and said, "You are already in the army. If you were let out and became the magistrate of a central county, it would be shocking."

"I feel like Sikong never thought of letting me out." Shao Xun sighed.

Although the prefect is of low rank, "I have the final say on my territory", it is actually very valuable.

In the first month of last year, in order to appease Zhang Fang, the imperial court asked him to withdraw from Luoyang and gave him two positions, General You and Feng Yi. Which one does Zhang Fang prefer?

The right general has a high rank, but it is just a salary. What can he actually do? What's more, the court will not pay Zhang Fang a salary at all. All officials in Luoyang cannot receive a full salary. Shao Xun has been a lieutenant Sima for so long.

I don’t even know where to go to receive my salary.

This shabby house in Dajin is really on the verge of falling apart, but it actually owes wages!

"Yu Chen also has something to look forward to." Mi Huang said in a low voice: "This time, Wang Yifu really showed his face. Wang Yifu agreed to Yu Chen as the prefect of Ji County."

Shao Xun took another look at Mi Huang.

Sure enough, he was not socially ineffective!

I once thought that he was deceived by Wang Yan, but now it seems that the two parties have contacts with each other, which is powerful.

They invested in me, showed their kindness to me, and at the same time weaved another network of relationships. Sure enough, there is no one who can still be alive and kicking.

Historically, he may have just lacked some luck.

"Thank you, Lieutenant." Shao Xun cupped his hands.

"Yu Zimei is mature and prudent, and I admire her very much." After Mi Huang finished speaking, he looked at Shao Xun again and said, "However, given your relationship with Yu Yuangui, I'm afraid you are not that good at it, so why would you speak for his father?

?”

Shao Xun hesitated.

"Do you want to be his son-in-law?" Mi Huang said in surprise: "But his daughter is still young, right? Hey, young man, why not be my son-in-law? My daughter has a good temper, a kind heart, and can serve her parents-in-law.

Doing housework, just... I just gained a little weight."

"This..." Shao Xun was speechless.

Gained a little bit of weight? The kind that would sit on your butt and die? Forget it.

The music started playing and the dancers started dancing again.

Shao Xun glanced at the host. Wang Yan, Wang Rong, Wang Dun, and Wang Cheng were all there, chatting and laughing with the guests.

He was not interested and asked instead: "Isn't it going to be easy for Lieutenant to go to Hongnong?"

"Indeed." Mi Huang sighed.

Hongnong was originally a good place, with outstanding people, and it was located on an important road, with prosperous business and travel, and there was no shortage of money.

But the problem is that every time Zhang Fang comes here, he always goes to Hongnong, and the counties suffer terrible disasters.

Sima Yue asked Mi Huang to be the prefect of Hongnong. It was not just a simple reward, but there must be other tasks.

For example, raising food and grass, equipment, draft animals, recruiting concubines, etc. In short, it is to make preliminary logistical preparations for the Western Expedition. After all, the food and grass go first before the troops and horses are moved.

"In that place, those who can still breathe are probably already in Wubao, right?" Shao Xun said again.

"I wonder how many of them can still breathe," Mi Huang said with a wry smile.

Shao Xun rolled his eyes and said: "Why don't I accompany the lieutenant to Hongnong before the Western Expedition has started. In the mountains and forests, there are either bandits' strongholds or forts. It's best to bring the soldiers there and clean them up.

Ichiban.”

"I'm afraid there will be damage?" Mi Huang hesitated.

He knew that the Royal Army was still unable to fight a tough battle, and the Wubao was actually not easy to attack. Some of them were even located in difficult terrains, making them difficult to capture.

"Soldiers always need to practice." Shao Xun said sternly: "It is also a way to practice with fighting. I don't believe how strong the bandit's fortress is. If you beat them a few times, the others behind you will be scared. Then the lieutenant will take office.

, you can live in peace, and they will even give you money and food."

"Not bad." Mi Huang finally nodded.
To be continued...