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Chapter 457: Training (Part )

Jiang Shaohua attached great importance to the training of soldiers. She lived in the guard camp and had no intention of leaving. Every morning, she went to the martial arts field with the guards. The guards took turns to train the cavalry, and she watched them in person. Sometimes she would go out in person and practice with the guards.

Training soldiers is very hard, and it is inevitable that some people will get injured. Recently, the mess hall of the Royal Guard Battalion has been very busy, ensuring that the soldiers have enough food and drink so that they have enough energy for training. The military doctors are even busier.

Sun Zelan and Sun Guangbai, brother and sister, slept for only two or three hours a day. Lin Huiniang and her friends were the same, and they hardly ever slept through the night.

Yu Chong quickly began to lead the soldiers he brought with him in training.

Two days later, a general was slightly injured in the arm. This general was called Sun Tong, who had followed Yu Chong into the military camp since he was a teenager and was Yu Chong's most trusted confidant.

Sun Tong was slightly injured, and Yu Chong was worried about him, so he personally accompanied Sun Tong to the wounded soldier's tent.

Then, Yu Chong's eyes turned red, and he went to see the princess that day: "Princess, we have 4,000 soldiers in the Nanyang Army, but only four military doctors. Moreover, the medical skills of those four military doctors are mediocre. On weekdays, when the soldiers are training and have injuries, the military doctors can barely treat them. But if they really have a serious illness, the military doctors are useless."

"There are more than twice as many military doctors in the Royal Guard Battalion as we do. There are also a dozen young and beautiful pharmacists who can do everything from applying medicine to bandaging. The wounded soldiers are lying down to recover, and their injuries can be half healed. This is too extravagant and wasteful!"

"I won't compete with the Imperial Guards for anything else, but I must compete for the military doctor and the pharmacist. Princess, you can't be so partial to one and ignore the other!"

A fourth-rank military commander in his forties can just talk, what does it mean to wipe his eyes with his hands?
Jiang Shaohua was both angry and amused: "Alright, alright! You're still trying to do this in front of me!"

"To tell you the truth, the strength of the Royal Guard Battalion is far greater than that of the Nanyang Army. Moreover, the Royal Guards take turns delivering food to the north and secretly protect the Tang family grain store. Fighting is a common occurrence, and there are many wounded soldiers. Even with all the military doctors and nurses you see, it is not enough. How can we allocate some to the Nanyang Army?"

Yu Chong had a bitter look on his face. Before he could open his mouth, he heard the princess say, "However, it is true that the Nanyang Army is short of military doctors. How about this? I will have someone hire a few doctors to serve in the Nanyang military camp. They will live in the camp on weekdays, work for twenty days a month, and rest for ten days, so that they can be with their families."

Yu Chong suddenly perked up: "I'll listen to the princess."

So, it is not easy to maintain an army. Money, food, weapons, war horses, military doctors, food, clothing, housing and transportation all need to be taken into consideration.

After Yu Chong left, Jiang Shaohua called Ma Yaozong and gave him instructions.

Ma Yaozong smiled and said, "This is easy to do. It's hard to hire a doctor who's in a clinic, so I'll go find some traveling doctors. They usually run around to make a living, so if they have a stable job and are paid well, they won't have to worry about not coming."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and praised: "It has to be a horse keeper, with a quick mind and good at doing things. I really can't bear to think that you will stay in the palace to work and can't be with me all the time."

Ma Yaozong was so flattered by the compliment that he subconsciously glanced at Chen Sheren, who was smiling, and quickly came to his senses: "No matter where I serve, I am always a subject of the princess. I am willing to sacrifice my life for the princess and serve her like a dog or a horse."

A job is important, but finding a wife is more important.

Jiang Shaohua smiled knowingly, waved his hand, and signaled Ma Yaozong to go and do his job.

At this moment, Qin Hu came over holding a small bamboo tube and said, "My lord, Chen Changshi has sent a letter."

Chen Jinyu took the bamboo tube and handed it to Jiang Shaohua. Jiang Shaohua opened the bamboo tube, took out the letter, and after unfolding it, his face darkened. Chen Jinyu saw it and his heart sank: "Princess, is there any movement from the court?"

Jiang Shaohua nodded and said, "General Fan led his troops to the border. After the imperial envoy read out the imperial edict, General Zuo handed over the tiger talisman and official seal and returned to Beijing with the imperial envoy."

Whether she was willing or not, the replacement of the border army's commander was a foregone conclusion.

At the end of the letter, Chen Changshi specifically reminded her not to comment on the matter again, so as not to cause dissatisfaction to the Duke of Anguo and his son or the Empress Dowager Zheng. In other words, it would be best if she did not mention the matter again in her next memorial.

After all, the replacement of the Left General was fully promoted by Empress Dowager Zheng and the father and son of Duke Anguo.

Chen Changshi had a keen sense of politics and had obviously noticed the change in the attitude of Zheng's father and son from a series of changes in the court. The Nanyang Palace and Prime Minister Wang were in a hostile relationship, and they could not make a rift with the Zheng family, let alone anger the Empress Dowager Zheng.

After all, we still lack the strength to completely turn against each other.

Chen Jinyu said softly: "The princess has done everything she can, and it is enough to have a clear conscience. Let's wait and see how the court will change."

Jiang Shaohua exhaled slowly and nodded.

……

A month later, General Zuo was escorted to the capital. Emperor Taihe questioned him face to face about the border army's defeat and massacre in Pengcheng. General Zuo was filled with shame and asked for severe punishment.

Emperor Taihe took into consideration that General Zuo had defended the border for many years, so he only stripped General Zuo of his official position and ordered him to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion. All the men of the Zuo family who held important positions in the army were implicated, demoted, or dismissed.

After this heavy blow, the Zuo family fell into disuse and fell from the top to the second-rate.

Prime Minister Wang's faction also suffered an unprecedented blow, and the wavering fence-sitters secretly turned to the ignorant people of Empress Dowager Zheng's faction.

What's even more terrible is that there are rumors in the capital that Prime Minister Wang is too selfish and uses people improperly. The behavior of General Wei in the past and the current General Zuo are clear evidence that he is not worthy of being the Prime Minister of Daliang.

House seemingly endless rain.

Wang Yi, the eldest son of Prime Minister Wang and the governor of the prosperous Jiangnan area, was exposed by his subordinates for soliciting bribes and embezzling money.

The Wang family is known as the first family in Daliang, with rich family property. Ordinary people can hardly imagine the extravagance and wealth of the Wang family. Logically speaking, Wang Yi should not be the kind of person who is blinded by money. But Wang Yi loves money like his life. After becoming a governor, he collected a lot of money. Moreover, relying on his father being the prime minister of a dynasty and having great power in Jiangnan, he never hides his corruption and bribery.

In fact, all the officials in the court knew Wang Yi's character. Prime Minister Wang was also very dissatisfied with his eldest son who was obsessed with money, so he sent him to Jiangnan as a governor many years ago to make him look away. With his biological father's protection, Wang Yi made money and lived a comfortable life.

Who would have thought that now there are officials in Jiangnan who have submitted memorials to expose Wang Yi's corruption, listing evidence that fills several pages of memorials. There are more than a dozen local officials who put their fingerprints on the memorials. Two of them are Wang Yi's trusted subordinates.

As soon as this memorial was released, the whole court was in an uproar.