Big man: I am the Champion Marquis!

Chapter 33 Always ready
Seeing Huo Xian coming back, Liu Che asked, "You are really filial because you never forget your aunt and uncle when good things happen to you."

Huo Xian said with reason, "When I was a child, I was around my aunt a lot. She always cared about me. My cousin is the prince and always took me out to play. How could I forget his kindness!"

Liu Che was listening with a smile at first, but a look of displeasure gradually emerged on his face.

Huo Xian was very clever and immediately said, "Besides Your Majesty, the person closest to me is my great aunt, followed by the general and my cousin."

Liu Che was quite satisfied now. He was the emperor and he always took Huo Shan with him wherever he went. It was natural for the child to be close to him.

"I told my aunt and uncle that if the stirrups were made, I would let my uncle fight for it." Huo Xian did not hide it, "I also asked my uncle for a few horses."

Liu Che nodded slightly, then showed some disdain, "A good horse is useless to him, you can take it away."

"Not only good horses, I also want a few inferior horses." Huo Xian said, "Your Majesty, I often think that the war horses are too worn out. In addition to those killed in battle or injured, most of them have their hooves broken."

Liu Che nodded slightly and asked, "What? Can you think of a way to prevent the horse's hooves from getting damaged again?"

Huo Xian said, "I was thinking, people wear shoes when they are afraid of hurting their feet, so I plan to put shoes on the horse as well."

Liu Che looked up at Huo Xian and laughed, "Okay, okay, you can put shoes on the horse. When you suffer a loss, you will know what is good and what is bad!"

The problem of damaged horseshoes has always been a problem that has troubled cavalrymen and rulers, and no one has been able to come up with a good solution to this problem for thousands of years.

Liu Che obviously did not approve of Huo Shan's ability to come up with ideas such as putting shoes on horses. He just thought that Huo Shan was just fooling around and did not take it seriously at all.

"Your Majesty, give me a few blacksmiths." Huo Xian made his reasonable request, "I will try to find a way, it will definitely be useful."

Liu Che narrowed his eyes and enjoyed the music. "You go to ask for someone, and who can say no?"

"I am the Marquis of Guanjun, not the Minister of the Imperial Household or the Minister of Agriculture, so they ignore me." Huo Xian said, "Now, except when I am in front of the eight hundred cavalrymen, I don't speak loudly."

Liu Che just laughed off Huo Xian's complaints. If the generals and the generals could even transfer some officials from the outer court, the emperor would be worried.

"Chuntuo, please arrange this matter." Liu Che knocked on the bed gently, "No, this sound is too long and sounds harsh."

Li Yannian stopped immediately, and this captain of music, who was good at music, began to think about further improvements.

Huo Xian hooked his finger at Chuntuo and said, "Send the person to my house later. I'll go read a book first."

"Leave the palace after you finish reading the book. The palace cannot hold you." Liu Che said lazily, "Rest in Chang'an for five days, then go to the military camp. From now on, you are only allowed to stay in the camp for five days, and then you need to come back to rest."

Huo Xian nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I will transfer a few people. Zhao Fu, Chen Yang, Feng Dan and Liu Jian from the Southern Army."

Liu Che asked, "What abilities do these people have that you like?"

"I have to take the sons of my troops back." Huo Xian said without any taboos, "My eight hundred cavalrymen are the imperial court's troops, and I have to take these four with me into battle in the future."

Liu Che naturally understood that the Jianzhang Camp Cavalry were the imperial court's troops. Even though Huo Shan was training the troops now, he would still lead them to the battlefield, but that could not change the fact that they were the imperial court's troops.

The four people that Huo Xian wanted were his personal soldiers, which were fundamentally different from the Jianzhang Camp Cavalry.

"Okay, I'll let them go to your house later." Liu Che asked, "Are they old enough?"

"Feng Dan is a few years older than me, and the other three are not much older than me." Huo Xian said, "Your Majesty also knows that the four family generals in my mansion are all loyal and courageous people, and they are the trusted and beloved generals of Grandfather."

Liu Che was silent for a moment before he said, "There was another one who was even more majestic, but unfortunately he is gone. You should take good care of your father-in-law's followers."

Huo Shan also knew something about these things. A general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers. When Huo Qubing fought in many battles in the south and the north, many of his soldiers died in battle.

After reading the military book, Huo Xian returned to the Marquis of Guanjun’s Mansion.

Jiang Xiaoniang immediately came over with a tray, "My Lord, I want to stay in the Marquis' Mansion."

"You stay here, and the others should stay here." Huo Xian said directly, "I will think of a way to bring your mother back in a few days. She belongs to my Guanjun Marquis Mansion, but now she has been away." Jiang Xiaoniang was happy and worried, "Mother is in the palace now. I came back to see her two days ago."

Huo Xian was puzzled. "The palace? Didn't you go to the palace before? Why did you go back?"

Jiang Xiaoniang said, "My mother invented a method to remove the mutton smell, and His Majesty sent an order."

Huo Xian was in a state of confusion. His title of the master of cooking was now just an empty title. Many people in Chang'an who knew how to cook were now better than him. The cooking skills of Jiang Yu and Jiang Xiaoniang were obviously better than his.

Especially Aunt Jiang. Most of the chefs in the imperial palace and some marquis' mansions were trained by her.

This gave Jiang Xiaoniang some peace of mind, and Huo Xian was sure to get his own cook back.

"Uncle Chen, your boys should be back tomorrow." Huo Xian said, "You should stay at home in the future. They won't follow me into the camp and learn from you."

Chen Ju's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely train them well!"

What they learned in the military camp was fighting and battle formations, but Chen Ju and others, in addition to their personal bravery, were best at protecting their masters. The focus of their training was slightly different, and the training was naturally different from that of ordinary soldiers.

"I'll go to the farm in a couple of days. I don't know how Uncle Feng is doing." Huo Xian smiled and said with some concern, "I guess only someone in the mansion can tolerate his temper."

Zhao Hexi said, "Old Feng has a bad temper, but he won't be bullied."

Huo Xian was speechless. What he was worried about was not that someone would bully Feng Xu!

Huo Xian continued to make arrangements and said, "In the next two days, the palace and the prince will send people to deliver horses and craftsmen. You can take them and send them to the farm."

Chen Ju smiled happily and said, "I knew that you were a brave and heroic man, and your Majesty and the Crown Prince would give you endless rewards!"

Zhao Hexi and Liu Mo also nodded repeatedly, obviously agreeing with this statement. In their opinion, their champion marquis should be rewarded continuously.

"This time we need some draft horses. I'll use them for other purposes." Huo Xian quickly explained with a smile, so as not to upset them too much. "There aren't enough fine horses in the mansion. Are there not enough for you to ride?"

When they heard that they were draft horses and slow horses, Chen Ju and others were a little disappointed. Those things could be bought in Chang'an City, so there was no need to go to the palace to ask for them.

Liu Mo said, "Sir, what warrior doesn't love horses and weapons?"

Huo Xian naturally understood this and said, "Send a few of the craftsmen in the mansion to the farm and set up the blacksmith shop quickly. Don't worry about how much money it will cost, just get it done as soon as possible."

Huo Xian didn't feel bad about the money, so Chen Ju and the others naturally wouldn't feel bad either. It would be an exaggeration to say that the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion was as rich as a country, but with more than 10,000 households of food and rewards over the years, the Marquis of Guanjun's Mansion was very rich.

"I will go to suppress the bandits next year at the latest." Huo Xian spoke up and said seriously, "Pick six more reliable people from Zhuangtian."

Chen Ju immediately cheered up and said, "My Lord, I will follow you to fight the bandits!"

Just as Liu Mo and Zhao Hexi were about to speak, Huo Xian said, "Don't worry, you two, help me train my guards first. Uncle Chen will follow me to fight the bandits, you should also rest assured."

Zhao Hexi said, "Sir, ten people are too few, we need at least twenty."

"Twenty?" Huo Xian joked, "When Grandfather went to war, how many personal guards did he bring with him?"

At this point, Zhao Hexi and the others were in a position to speak up. Back then, the number of trusted personal soldiers that Huo Qubing brought with him would never have exceeded ten people, and even that was considered too many for him, because in addition to his trusted guards, there were also soldiers in the army who guarded the general.

Huo Xian made arrangements and said, "Choose the armor, weapons, and horses. All will be paid for by my Guanjun Marquis Mansion. Choose what they like and are convenient for them. For our family, only the best can be given!"

Money is a good thing, but you cannot bring it with you when you are born and you cannot take it with you when you die.

The best arrangement is to let them play their greatest value!

(End of this chapter)