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Chapter 36: Courage Training (Please collect and recommend)
At the highest point of Xianyang Plain, which is the former site of the Xianyang Palace of the Qin Dynasty, there is a majestic building complex that looks like a mountain peak from a distance. Facing the Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty across the river in the south, it is backed by the Nine Mountains in the north, and the Jing and Wei rivers run through it. This is the Changling Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang.

On the south bank of the Wei River are the Changling Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu, the Anling Mausoleum of Emperor Hui, the Yangling Mausoleum of Emperor Jing, and the Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu.

Although Liu Che is still alive, according to ancient etiquette, the emperor must start building his mausoleum with taxes from all over the world as soon as he ascends the throne.

Now we still lack the Pingling Mausoleum of Emperor Zhao of Han, otherwise it would form the unique historical synonym "Five Mausoleums".

Wuling became a place where the rich gathered. Therefore, the children of rich and powerful families were called Wuling boys.

The young men of Wuling are now in the east of the city, riding white horses with silver saddles in the spring breeze.

Wuling was young and struggling with his head, and there was an unknown number of red ribbons.

There is no tomb of Wuling heroes, no flowers and no wine to hoe the fields.

The Five Tombs, like the Han Imperial Palace, have become synonymous with a great era.

But now, on the way to Changling Town, a cavalry team of nearly a hundred people was galloping.

The leader was Huo Xian, who was wearing a bronze mask, carrying a bow on his back, a long club hanging on a victory hook, and a ring-handled sword hanging from his waist.

Chen Ju caught up and shouted, "Sir, Changling is just ahead."

Huo Xian opened his mouth and said, "Arrest the Zhao family. Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed!"

This was not something Huo Xian should have done. He was a general who led troops to fight, and he should not have been doing things like arresting criminals. However, this was a task Huo Xian had invited to do, so that his men could see blood and also practice some raids.

Huo Xian continued to give orders, "Sima, lead ten cavalrymen to guard the place, and no one can escape!"

After receiving the order, Zhao Anguo immediately led ten riders out of the team.

Huo Xian did not even turn his head and continued to give orders, "Camp Commander, lead twenty cavalrymen to attack the manor!"

Cao Zong also immediately accepted the order and began to mobilize his troops.

The Zhao family was actually a powerful family. Although they were relocated to Changling, they were reluctant to give up their conquered property. They were still engaged in the business of selling and smelting ironware, which was naturally illegal.

When such a fierce group of soldiers rushed into Changling Town, no Changling Commander came to stop them. It was not because they were not doing their job, but because there was an imperial decree that they did not need to stop them.

Huo Shan would not follow Li Guang's example and kill the Ba Ling Wei who did not give him face.

The Zhao family was quite wealthy, and their manor was built like a fortress.

Cao Zong gave an order and shouted, "Break the door!"

At that moment, five cavalrymen raised their halberds at the same time, urged their horses forward, and overturned the wooden door which seemed to be fairly solid.

The Zhao family manor immediately became chaotic, and facing this group of ferocious cavalrymen, they could only tremble in fear.

There was no resistance, which made Huo Xian feel a little regretful. He was afraid that he would not be able to build up his courage as he wished.

But this is understandable, as these landlords and tycoons cannot be considered as such. Even if they have some wealth, they are just wealthy families.

Some wealthy people in later generations might dare to act arrogantly in front of the police, but if a group of soldiers came to their doorstep, their legs would surely tremble violently.

Huo Xian looked around and said, "Arrest them and put them all under arrest. Send someone to ask the court official where their people are."

The Tingwei was in charge of criminal justice and ranked among the Nine Ministers. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, there were many cruel officials, Zhang Tang, Xian Xuan, Du Zhou, etc. were all relatively famous.

Zhao Anguo ran over happily, "Sir, two sons of the Zhao family tried to escape, but we caught them."

Huo Xian asked, "Just the two of them?"

"There are only two of them." Zhao Anguo said, "They are also cowardly. They surrendered when they saw us."

"Beg for surrender?" Huo Xian corrected him, "They can't be considered as begging for surrender, they are just being arrested."

Then Huo Xian said to Cao Zong, "The cavalry of my Jianzhang camp are not allowed to search houses or take gold and silver. If you want a reward, I will go back and ask for it. If anyone dares to take it privately, I will not let him off easily!" Enforcing orders was also one of Huo Xian's requirements, and it was also one of the basics of building a strong army.

Huo Xian also understood that it was difficult to implement the eight disciplines in this era, but some things still needed basic guarantees, otherwise there would be real chaos.

Kangda responded loudly, "Sir, we are all from good families, and we only care about military merit!"

"What the captain said is absolutely right!" Another cavalryman said loudly, "Sir, we only value military merit, and it would be best if we could get a reward. But we are still thinking about the title, and we all want to follow you to kill the enemy and make merit. Even if we can't be made a marquis or a general, we still want to be a Zuo Shuzhang or Da Shangzao."

The Western Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and had twenty ranks of nobility.

From the first to the fourth level, they are all soldiers. From the fifth to the ninth level, they are equivalent to officials, and they are all military officers. The rank of a commoner cannot exceed the rank of a public official. Any rank exceeding the rank must be given back to people of the same clan.

From the tenth-level Zuo Shuzhang to the eighteenth-level Da Shuzhang, their ranks were equivalent to the nine ministers, and they were all military generals. The nineteenth and twentieth levels were all marquises.

Guannei Hou has a title but no fiefdom. Moreover, Guannei Hou is named Lun Hou in Qin, and other marquises have gold seals and purple ribbons, so there is still a difference in their ranks.

Huo Xian smiled and said, "What a great ambition! When you join my army, the last thing you have to worry about is not having the opportunity to fight in the battlefield and gain military merit!"

Huo Xian was also very generous and confident, saying, "If I fail to get the chance to fight, you can curse me, but I will never talk back! If you cannot win in the battle, I will not let you off easily!"

They are all hot-blooded and ambitious men, and sometimes there is no need to say much.

In fact, Huo Xian was also very clear that all the soldiers in his battalion were new recruits, which was both an advantage and a disadvantage.

They are all new recruits, full of vigor and fearlessness, and sometimes they can do things that experienced soldiers cannot do. These young people may not care about anything else when they are in a killing spree, and they will only think about fighting and gaining military merits.

But being all new soldiers naturally meant that their fighting spirit was weak, and they would lose their composure once they encountered some danger. Without the fighting spirit of the elite veterans, the new soldiers would become lambs to be slaughtered once they were defeated.

Huo Xian understood this, and so did Liu Che and Wei Qing.

This is why Huo Xian led his troops out now, to build up their courage first.

The court judge's men came in a hurry, and Huo Xian said directly, "All the prisoners are in your hands, and you will also be responsible for posting the notice to affidavit to the public!"

The Tingwei Shi quickly accepted the order, "Thank you, my Lord."

Even the Chief Justice, one of the Nine Ministers, would not emphasize his status in front of Huo Shan, let alone the Chief Justice's historian, whose rank and salary was less than a thousand stones.

Huo Xian continued, "Send someone to check immediately to see if there are any lawless knights or bullies in Changling."

Huo Xian didn't really believe in some so-called "heroes". If they were really like Guo Jing or Yang Guo in the later period, then they were certainly worthy of admiration. But most of the rangers, that is, some spirited young men, dreamed of becoming Shan Ji, Chen Haonan, or members of a vibrant social organization.

Huo Xian would not be soft-hearted towards these people. If they were not taught a lesson, they might become a hidden danger.

Especially some so-called heroes in the Western Han Dynasty. The word "hero" here does not mean chivalrous and righteous, but rather violent and strong, who bully others with force and break the law with force.

For example, Guo Jie is also a "hero". He was vicious and killed many people since he was a child. He could avenge his friends. When he had no money, he would mint coins and dig up graves. He even dared to kill the county officials and the people who complained.

Such a person cannot be called a hero.

A true hero should be like Ju Meng, who stood up for the weak and helped the poor when he was among the people. When faced with state affairs, he immediately joined the army and participated in quelling the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.

Huo Xian felt that he also needed to be careful. If any Yangling hero Zhu Anshi appeared, he would kill him without mercy.

Gongsun Jingsheng was arrogant and lawless, and he used military funds without authorization. He brought this upon himself.

However, a so-called knight-errant among the people knew that Jiuqing and the princess were having an affair, and that they had buried wooden men on the special highway to curse the emperor, which led to the witchcraft disaster that resulted in the annihilation of the clan of Changping Marquis Wei Qing.

This is simply a joke. The whole court didn't know about it, but a knight knew about it. And he had to open this big case when the emperor was sick and the prince was constantly framed by the eunuchs. It was too coincidental.

In his later years, Liu Che was feudal and suspicious, and Huo Shan was unable to think that far ahead now.

However, he knew that some of the hidden dangers should be solved in advance. Even if it was only a temporary solution, some new situations might arise at that time.

But at this stage, some people are better off not falling into his hands, otherwise they will definitely end up miserably!
(End of this chapter)