The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 116 Experience Nest

The next morning, Li Jingxiao got up early to practice martial arts as usual, but when he went to the yamen, he did not go to the palace or the Zuo Zhenfu Division.

Instead, he went to the Imperial Stables.

Speaking of which, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty had to thank Wang Zhen, otherwise it would have been this old eunuch who instigated Zhu Qizhen to lead the army in person.

It is highly likely that the Battle of Tumu would not have occurred, and there would have been no possibility of the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty was extremely cautious against eunuchs at the beginning, as time went by, the retired emperor himself discovered that there was a reason why successive dynasties had relied heavily on eunuchs.

Such people are physically incomplete and have vicious and cruel minds, but they are often more loyal to the royal family than court officials.

All his wealth and glory came from the emperor, and he was the best tool.

After coming to power, eunuchs basically became a nuisance.

Of course, we cannot generalize everything, and there are many eunuchs who have left their names in history.

The emperor was wise and powerful, and both the eunuchs and court officials were honest.

The Palace Front Office was responsible for guarding the imperial city and the emperor's safety, so the equipment, horses, and expenses required were naturally the best.

The horses of the thousand cavalry were kept in a large horse farm and hay field just north of the imperial palace, near Shatan Street, to the right of Jingshan Park in later generations.

Li Jingxiao wanted to see the cavalry's training and combat effectiveness, so he naturally had to see it with his own eyes in a large field.

There is no shortage of military camps outside the city, but there are only 1 Sima soldiers in front of the palace, so there is really no need to leave the city.

Moreover, the Imperial Stables is not just for raising horses.

Wuxiang Left Guard, Wuxiang Right Guard, Tengxiang Left Guard and Tengxiang Right Guard are collectively known as the "Four Guards", which are under the control of the imperial horses.

When we arrived at the Imperial Stables on Shatan Street, before even entering the venue, we could see from afar a team of Palace Guards and eunuchs from the Imperial Stables, standing in two rows outside the stables.

Li Jingxiao felt a little emotional, power is indeed a good thing.

As an ordinary person in his previous life, he had never seen such a scene before. It was impossible for him not to feel proud.

Fortunately, in this life, my body is still young, but my IQ is not.

I wanted to dismount early to give these eunuchs face.

After all, apart from money, what these eunuchs care about most is face.

But on second thought, not offending anyone is not in line with my age.

If we follow the path of TV dramas or novels.

He also had to deliberately find a few people who disliked him and then impeach himself.

To comfort the emperor and his court officials.

But Li Jingxiao quickly shook his head in self-mockery. Wouldn't it be foolish to deliberately create enemies?
Moreover, although I care about fame and fortune, there is no need for me to be an official.

But the real core interests are still upgrading and cultivation.

Li Jingxiao quickly decided to just be himself and behave like himself.

Smiling, he dismounted from his horse and bowed to a large eunuch in a dragon robe, saying, "Eunuch Liu, I'm truly sorry to have troubled you with this journey."

Liu Sihui hurriedly bowed in return, bending very low.

Then he stood up and said, "Uncle, what are you talking about? It is a blessing for our family to be able to help you, a living god.

Furthermore, His Majesty has personally appointed you as the commander of the Sima Army in front of the palace, so you will definitely have to deal with the Imperial Stables more often in the future.

Our family should personally welcome the uncle, so as not to be impolite."

Li Jingxiao thought to himself that this old eunuch was really good at talking. Although he said he came to greet him, he also made it clear that he was the owner of the Imperial Stables.

Since you are going to use someone else's territory, no matter how strong or powerful you are, you have to be polite.

As for calling himself a "god", it was just to show that what he, Liu Sihui, respected was the true Taoist practice, rather than the earl of the court and the deputy commander of the Palace Front Department.

He smiled and waved his hands, "I only have some experience in practicing Taoism. I dare not boast of my success. Please don't laugh at me, sir."

Liu Sihui secretly praised himself in his heart, saying that it was rare for him to be successful at a young age, hold a high position and have great power, and yet be humble to others.

However, when you think about the fact that Li Jingxiao has been practicing Taoism since he was a child and has achieved great success, it is actually normal that he is more mature and intelligent than the children of ordinary powerful families.

He smiled and bowed to Li Jingxiao again, "If my uncle says it's not true, then it's not true.

The 1 cavalrymen for today's parade are ready. Please, my Lord."

Li Jingxiao looked at the two Du Yuhou of the Palace Front Division and saw that they and other cavalry soldiers were all serving obediently with their heads bowed.

I couldn't help but mutter in my heart, it seems that the Palace Front Office is still quite afraid of eunuchs like Liu Sihui.

After smiling and exchanging a few polite words with Liu Sihui, the two of them walked into the horse farm together.

An hour later, Li Jingxiao was still quite satisfied.

This inspection greatly improved his opinion of the Palace Front Division. At least in terms of training, the two Du Yuhou and ten Yuhou must have put in a lot of effort and energy.

Just by waving the signal flag, a thousand men could advance and retreat in a measured manner, which was considered an elite force in ancient times.

Moreover, these 1,000 cavalrymen and their horses were all wearing heavy armor. As long as they were used properly on the battlefield, their impact and lethality would be extremely great.

But although there were only a thousand people, each person was equipped with three to four horses.

No wonder the entire Palace Front Division only has these thousand cavalrymen.

If they train more diligently, the cost of food and necessities for men and horses would be equivalent to that of three or four thousand light cavalry.

Or the expenses of tens of thousands of infantry, or even twenty or thirty thousand infantry.

However, heavy cavalry charged the enemy's formation with their spears in hand, and the heavy cavalry suffered the greatest casualties when breaking the formation.

Take the Jin Dynasty’s Iron Pagoda and the Western Xia’s Iron Harrier during the Northern Song Dynasty as examples.

The Iron Pagoda is not equipped with bows and arrows, and its impact is extremely strong, but it is also easy to be restrained.

The Iron Harriers were also heavily armored cavalry, but they also placed emphasis on mounted archery.

Before engaging the enemy, they launched three rounds of rain of arrows and then charged into the enemy formation armed with heavy weapons such as maces and armor-piercing spikes.

There will be fewer casualties and a greater chance of breaking the formation.

Li Jingxiao naturally hoped that the 1 cavalry of the Palace Front Division could be as comprehensive as possible.

Therefore, equipping the cavalry with horse bows and practicing horse archery became an additional training subject for the 1,000 cavalrymen of the Palace Front Division in the future.

Li Jingxiao also knew that the most direct and effective way to get people to receive horse riding and archery training was to give them money.

Rewards and punishments were also issued.

The top ten in cavalry combat and horse archery will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver every month.

The 11th to 50th place will receive a reward of 5 taels of silver.

51 to 100, reward: 3 taels of silver.

101 to 300, 1 tael.

The rest are responsible for cleaning the stables and washing the horses.

Of course, considering the increased burden on the soldiers and generals, these people also received a monthly salary of 500 coins.

Now everyone gets extra money, and no one objects.

And when you think about the top ten people getting an extra 10 taels of silver every month, that’s 120 taels a year.

For the 1 cavalry soldiers, this amount of money is a real high income.

The enthusiasm will naturally not be low.

Even if someone feels that he has no talent for riding and shooting, he is still not as good as the children of military families, who can easily learn the skills of riding and shooting.

But no one dared to cause trouble.

These 1 cavalrymen knew very well that if anyone dared to cause trouble, Li Jingxiao would use military law to kill the troublemakers, and their deaths would be in vain.

However, as a result of Li Jingxiao's actions, the annual expenditure on rewards for these 1 cavalrymen would have to increase by 1.3 taels of silver.

Add to that the bows and arrows needed for horseback archery practice, as well as the manpower, horsepower, food, fodder, and other costs of increased training. Adding it all up, the annual expenditure would increase by at least 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver.

Why didn’t people in ancient times dare to train every day?
Even if they train once every three days, they can be considered elite?

The reason is simple: lack of meat and fat.

It is normal to eat two to three kilograms, or even four to five kilograms, of rice, coarse grains and other foods every day.

When this matter was reported to the emperor, Emperor Longde hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

Once these 1 cavalrymen are truly trained in the ability of riding and shooting.

The biggest beneficiary was also him, the emperor.

To put it simply, the Palace Front Division is the imperial palace guard, and those who accompany the emperor on his travels are the emperor's personal guards.

During large-scale festivals, they also perform ceremonial, guiding, security, and guarding duties.

In addition to Li Jingxiao's face, it would cost an extra 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver every year. Emperor Longde thought that this matter had to be approved.

After inspecting the 1 cavalry, Li Jingxiao wanted to go back to practice, but after thinking about it, he simply stayed in the big tent to supervise.

Then let sharpshooters like Han Mengzhuo and Erfu supervise and guide the cavalry training.

Since the boss is in the barracks, the subordinates dare not slack off.

The eunuchs in the Imperial Stables were very discerning and prepared a lunch of a higher quality than before.

There is plenty of brown rice and pork stewed with cabbage.

Even if only four pigs were killed and cooked in 40 large pots, at most there would be some meat slices and fat, but at least you could eat meat.

The people below immediately became more enthusiastic about training.

Li Jingxiao did not eat with the soldiers, not because he did not know the benefits of eating from the same pot.

But there is really no need.

If you lead troops to war, doing this will indeed gain support from both the upper and lower levels.

But in the capital, many people might lose sleep over such an obvious attempt to win over the military.

Sometimes, for a general, it is enough to be clear about rewards and punishments and to distribute food and wages on time.

After lunch, Li Jingxiao discussed with the officers including Du Yuhou, Yuhou, Dutou, and Yaban how the cavalry would take turns on duty.

Because of the task of guarding the imperial palace, training must be taken in turns.

Li Jingxiao also specifically instructed that the soldiers participating in the training would have an additional pig in their meals at noon and in the evening.

The food in the Palace Front Division was already better than that of ordinary troops. Adding two pigs every day also made the officers feel that the soldiers' bodies could withstand the training.

And not every soldier trains every day.

The foremen, Du Yuhou Tang Zhijie and Chang Rui, looked at each other, stepped out and bowed.

"Sir, I have heard that you are an excellent doctor. Many soldiers in the cavalry have been injured during training. I beg you to come and see them in the army."

Li Jingxiao was stunned. Seeing this, the other guards, captains and escorts also stood up and saluted.

"I beg you to show me mercy, sir."

Han Mengzhuo, Erfu and others subconsciously tightened their grip on their swords, staring fiercely at the fifty or so officers present.

Li Jingxiao waved his hand, signaling Erfu and the others not to be nervous.

When he looked at his fifty or so subordinates, a smile appeared on his face.

I still have no experience in commanding troops, and I have never thought about it before. The problem of training loss of troops is probably one of the main reasons why officers dare not train strictly.

If there are too many casualties, these officers will be punished.

For Li Jingxiao, the military camp is also a good source of experience.

He nodded and said, "I am the commander of the Sima Army in front of the palace, and I should provide the soldiers with better weapons, food and medical care.

From today on, I will treat the wounded soldiers in the army at 3 p.m.

Tang Zhijie, Chang Rui and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then they were overjoyed, and thanked Li Jingxiao in unison.

As for the people who went to Zhenwu for treatment, Li Jingxiao could only say sorry.

However, on second thought, it is impossible for someone to get injured every day in the military camp.

And there are actually only 250 soldiers training every day.

There shouldn't be many people who are actually hurt.

At worst, I can take turns seeing patients in the military camp and Zhenwu Temple in the future.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, soldiers began to enter the central army tent one after another with a feeling of uneasiness.

And this was the first time that all the staff showed up at the racecourse, so the most people came to see the doctor.

To Li Jingxiao, his soldiers were his experience treasures.

The attitude is very kind.

There is Panax notoginseng blood-replenishing powder. Even one portion of Panax notoginseng blood-replenishing powder with +100 points of qi and blood can be divided into 5 portions or even 10 portions.

For these soldiers, most of whom suffered injuries from bruises, it was a miracle drug.

For some minor injuries like sprains and sprains, +10 points of Qi and Health are enough to make the injuries heal immediately.

Even if Li Jingxiao had been more frugal, he would have divided one portion of Panax notoginseng blood-replenishing powder into 20 portions.

+5 points of Qi and Health for each person can also greatly improve the sprained injury.

In the past, sprains and bruises that took ten days to half a month to recover from can be treated with Sanqi Powder, which adds 5 points of Qi and blood.

You will recover after one night's sleep, or two or three days.

Li Jingxiao could even report to the palace every morning and treat the soldiers' injuries directly in the yamen.

Anyway, they train for one day and then work in the palace for three days, so they don’t need to go to the military camp every day.

The name of the miracle doctor immediately spread throughout the Palace Front Office.

Later, the imperial guards of Shangzhiwei also knew that Li Jingxiao's medical skills were extraordinary.
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After examining more than a dozen soldiers, Li Jingxiao quickly discovered that all of them had new and old injuries caused by falls.

When the next soldier came in, he didn't even take the other person's pulse, but directly asked where he felt unwell.

As long as it is a sprain, give the patient 5 points of Sanqi Powder and have him take it with water.

If it is an old injury, then add 10 points of Sanqi Powder.

Moreover, within a few days, Li Jingxiao discovered that the soldiers whose old injuries had not fully healed came to him for treatment.

I can actually get 1 experience point again.

Now Li Jingxiao ordered everyone to take +5 points of Sanqi Powder if they felt their injuries had not fully recovered.

Then come back for a follow-up visit the next day.

He didn't go to the military camp, but only asked Han Mengzhuo, the new archery instructor, to report to him on the training situation in the military camp every day.

Then every morning after entering the palace for report, he would take some time to watch the soldiers take Sanqi Powder with his own eyes.

It takes less time and is more efficient, and it does not prevent Li Jingxiao from going to Zhenwu Temple to see patients every afternoon.

In just a few days, the personal guards of the Shangzhi Army and the eunuchs in the palace also wanted to see him for medical treatment.

Li Jingxiao wanted to treat these people, after all, there were more than 10,000 people in the palace.

If the eunuchs, palace maids and dragon guards in the Daming Palace of the retired emperor are included, there are at least 1.5 people in the palace.

Just thinking about treating eunuchs, palace maids and imperial guards, you can imagine how much trouble this is.

Without thinking twice, Li Jingxiao asked Erfu to tell others that he was the commander of the Sima Army in front of the palace and could only treat the cavalry and only these 1,000 cavalrymen.

Many people secretly felt it was a pity, but more people praised him for knowing his duties and knowing when to advance and retreat.

(End of this chapter)