Chapter 79 If You Don’t Give It to Me, I Will Take It
Lu Zhi looked at Qin Mo and said, "If this is true, it will be a blessing for the court and the world!"
"Do you agree with the three suggestions I made, Commander?" It would be impossible for Qin Mo to hand over half of the military power at once without taking some precautions.
First, the Youyun Cavalry is not among the three armies.
The Youyun Iron Cavalry has expanded to a size of 10,000, and these cavalrymen are the most elite Xiliang Iron Cavalry. When combined together, they can be called the strongest cavalry in the world.
They can also be considered as Qin Mo's personal guard, so they are not included in the three armies.
Second, place generals.
In the Imperial Guards, Qin Mo will place some former generals of the Liaodong Army to serve as Dianjiang, Quchang, Yajiang and other positions. Although they cannot check and balance Dong Cheng, they can be prepared for any eventuality.
If something changes, at least someone will inform you in advance.
In the city defense army, Qin Mo placed two Yellow Turban generals, Guan Hai and Zhang Niujiao, as well as newly recruited generals such as Xu Rong, Fan Chou, and Li Su.
Qin Mo was a little reluctant to let go of Xu Rong.
However, as Xu Rong was the main general guarding Tongguan, his troops would be incorporated into the city defense army as planned.
I can only let it go with reluctance.
Third, priority in selecting soldiers.
The Imperial Guard will give priority to selecting the most elite soldiers, followed by the Imperial Guards, and then the City Guards.
This is also one of the means to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Guards.
"Just do as the Grand Tutor says." Although Lu Zhi was straightforward, he also knew that it was not easy for Qin Mo to achieve this, and he shouldn't demand too much from him now.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble the Grand Commandant to take care of the military reorganization. I'll ask the chief historian Jia Xu to cooperate." Qin Mo was impatient to get involved in the specific military reorganization matters.
With Jia Xu's ability, I believe nothing will go wrong.
…
The next day.
Qin Mo's military reorganization plan was thrown out by the Grand Marshal Lu Zhi, which was no less than dropping a bomb in the court.
Hot discussion continues.
No one can say anything about the sincerity shown by the new Grand Tutor.
The originally somewhat turbulent court situation calmed down at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even Minister of the Interior Wang Yun and Minister of Works Cai Yong expressed their support for Qin Mo on different occasions.
The powerful people in Luoyang gradually realized that Qin Mo was really different from Dong Zhuo.
It just goes like what Jia Xu said: You can only gain if you give.
In the palace, the young emperor Liu Xie heard the news and finally put his mind at ease. He murmured to himself, "Teacher, are you starting to fulfill your promise?"
The next day, an imperial decree was issued from the palace.
In addition to agreeing to the military reorganization plan reported by Lu Zhi, he also appointed Qin Mo as General of Cavalry, Lu Zhi as General of Chariots and Cavalry, and Dong Cheng as General of Guards, so that they could lead the new army.
Thus, Qin Mo's title changed to Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, Grand Tutor, Recorder of the Secretariat, and concurrently General of the Cavalry.
The post of Inspector of the Capital Region was automatically replaced by General of the Cavalry, and the post of Jiedushi of Liaodong had been resigned before. Even so, in terms of power, Qin Mo had reached a higher level.
Going further up is the general.
The position of general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was truly unlucky and few people would have a good ending, so Qin Mo was not interested in it.
Similarly, because of Qin Mo's recommendation, Lu Zhi, an old marginal minister, became a new upstart in the court. He held the position of Grand Marshal and General of Chariots and Cavalry, and had both nominal title and real power.
He is also the person in the court who can best check and balance Qin Mo.
As for General Dong Cheng, he was more of a comfort to the young Emperor Liu Xie.
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August 20th, Taifu Mansion.
The reorganization of the new army was in full swing, and the Youyun Iron Cavalry Camp was chosen in Xiyuan, Luoyang, where Emperor Ling of Han reorganized the new army. The famous Eight Lieutenants of Xiyuan were born here.
The headquarters of the Imperial Guard was located in Duting, east of Luoyang, which was originally the garrison of the Left and Right Yulin Armies of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The linkage between the east and the west can ensure the safety of Luoyang.
In addition to the base camp, the imperial guards will also send troops to garrison the eight major passes in Luoyang, namely Hangu, Yique, Guangcheng, Taigu, Huanyuan, Xuanmen, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin.
A battalion of troops was stationed at each pass and a captain was appointed to guard the pass.
The city defense troops will be stationed in the eight major passes of Luoyang. In addition to Tongguan in the west and Hulaoguan in the east, troops will also be stationed in Pingyang, Hedong, Hanoi, and Henan counties to guard the outskirts of Luoyang.
Qin Mo allowed Jia Xu to do what he wanted and only focused on the appointment of the generals of the Imperial Guard.
According to the organization proposed by Qin Mo, five divisions form a battalion, with left and right colonels; two battalions form an army, with a lieutenant general; five armies form a corps, with left and right lieutenant generals; two corps form a legion, with a general, totaling one hundred thousand.
The Guards are a legion organization.
According to the regulations, Qin Mo should have two generals of the imperial guards, ten lieutenant generals, and twenty colonels under him.
However, Qin Mo did not make all the appointments in one go. Except for two old generals, Zhang Liao and Taishi Ci, who still served as lieutenant generals in the Imperial Guard, he only promoted two captains, Zhang Ji and Gao Shun.
Not only was the position of General of the Household vacant, but there was also a shortage of six Lieutenant Generals.
In promoting Zhang Ji, Qin Mo mainly wanted to win over Zhang Ji's nephew, Zhang Xiu, the spear king of the north, who had been transferred to the Youyun Iron Cavalry and served as the captain of the left army.
As for Gao Shun, what Qin Mo valued was his ability to train troops.
For this purpose, Qin Mo specially summoned Gao Shun once to the Taifu Mansion and asked him to train his 10,000 troops according to the standards of the Xianzhen Camp, and he could select the soldiers at will.
This shows how much importance was attached to Gao Shun.
In addition, Zang Ba, a former general under Lu Bu, was promoted to colonel, and others such as Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng were also promoted to guard generals.
To a certain extent, it enriched the team of generals of the Imperial Guard.
Qin Mo was thinking about the Imperial Guards when Li Bingyun walked into the study. She was the only person in the mansion who could enter and leave Qin Mo's study at will without being informed.
"How did the talk go?" Qin Mo asked.
Li Bingyun sat down opposite Qin Mo, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp, and sighed, "Not so good. They all have the intention and want to cooperate, but when it comes to signing the contract, they all say to wait and see."
She was talking about the businesses that came to her.
"What's going on?" Qin Mo frowned.
This concerns his wallet.
"I inquired about it," Li Bingyun said, becoming more resourceful, "the merchants were hesitant mainly because they were worried that your position was unstable and that their investment would go down the drain."
"Are you considering Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others?" Qin Mo raised his eyebrows.
Recently, Jia Xu also reminded him that Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others were recruiting soldiers and there were even signs of collusion between them.
It seems that the eighteen princes really want to attack Qin Mo again.
"Who says it's not true? Those businessmen are smart and are now gathering information everywhere. I don't think they will sign the contract until things are settled," said Li Bingyun.
"Then let's wait a little longer." Qin Mo never liked to force others.
What he couldn't understand was where Yuan Shao and his ilk got the confidence to raise an army to attack him. Could it be that the power of the aristocratic family group was really that great?
The key is that the master is unknown.
As soon as the military reorganization plan came out, Qin Mo had already gained the upper hand in public opinion.
Is it possible to make up a more elaborate manifesto for a crusade?
Li Bingyun glanced at Qin Mo and said, "Recently, we have received news from three sources that Yuan Shao and his men seem to have the support of Du Shihao and others, and many mercenary groups are also involved."
"So that's how it is." Qin Mo suddenly realized, but his eyes were cold.
Seeing that Qin Mo was gaining power in Luoyang, those mercenary groups originally wanted to take advantage of Qin Mo and get promoted and make money together with him.
Unexpectedly, half a month later, no one except Wei Tianli got Qin Mo's support.
"If Qin Mo won't give it to us, then we'll go and rob it ourselves." These were the exact words of a mercenary leader, and they fit in with the players' usual style of doing things.
As long as they can gain benefits, they don't care whether the Three Kingdoms are in chaos or not, let alone the lives of the people.
When the two forces, the Aristocratic Family Group and the Player Mercenary Group, come together, what kind of energy will be unleashed? Even Qin Mo dare not underestimate it.
"Go, call Jia Xu to the study to discuss matters." Qin Mo said.
"good!"
Li Bingyun also realized the seriousness of the situation and did not dare to delay, so he turned around and left.
