The Demonic Crown Prince

Meanwhile, Li Yuan provided the list, and Xu Shuying wrote a whole bunch of wedding invitations.

Of course, the list provided by Li Yuan consisted of those he most wanted to bring, such as Liu Yuwen, the Minister of War, and Wu Yuanshan, the Minister of Revenue.

Of course, there's also Zhao Shanhe, the Privy Councilor, as well as the Second Prince Li Jun, the Third Prince Li Feng, the Fourth Prince Li Duo, the Fifth Prince Li Yu, and so on.

In any case, they were all Li Yuan's "enemies," both overt and covert; none of them were people with whom he could be considered to have a decent relationship.

As for his father-in-law, Xu Rui, let's let him off the hook for now, considering he gave away 100,000 taels of silver as dowry today.

"Will these people be able to come?" Xu Shuying asked doubtfully as she wrote the wedding invitations.

Even someone like her, who doesn't understand politics very well, knew that these people probably didn't have a good relationship with Li Yuan.

"They have to come," Li Yuan laughed.

"Why?" Xu Shuying asked in confusion.

"Because I just survived an assassination attempt these past few days, and today I won a great victory in the martial arts competition against the Western Wilderness people, this celebration and banquet to calm my nerves is enough to prove that anyone who doesn't come is suspected of treason."

Li Yuan smiled slightly.

"Assassination? Martial arts competition?" Xu Shuying's hand trembled, and a drop of ink spread on the calligraphy.

She had been in the deep palace for the past few days, and no one had mentioned these things to her; she was completely unaware of them.

"It's nothing," Li Yuan said nonchalantly, briefly recounting the matter.

Xu Shuying was terrified as she listened, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

"You, you, are you really alright?" Xu Shuying's voice trembled slightly.

She suddenly felt a pang of regret. While Li Yuan was out there fighting for his life, she was either thinking about how to curse him or lost in the poem.

"Are you worried about me?" Li Yuan raised an eyebrow and laughed.

"I'm just worried that you won't be able to take me out of the capital and get me out of this misery."

Xu Shuying buried her head and continued writing.

"You wrote the wrong name," Li Yuan pointed out, glancing at the words on the wedding invitation.

"Ah, I, I'll rewrite it..." Xu Shuying's voice was somewhat flustered.

Sometimes, when your mind is in turmoil, your hands will become chaotic.

Li Yuan deliberately turned his head to look at her mischievously.

Xu Shuying blushed crimson, glaring at him fiercely. "I didn't!"

"Is that so?" Li Yuan laughed, stood up and stretched. "The list is right here, you can continue writing."

Then he went outside.

At this moment, the military tents were still brightly lit, as meetings at all levels were being held intensively, with the aim of unifying people's hearts and minds and strengthening their beliefs.

He arrived at another large tent, where Wang Wanquan, Zhang Chuang, Xu Lei, and others were leading a meeting with a group of senior military officers.

"Your Highness," all the officers stood up as soon as he entered, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

For them, being able to follow the King of Qin on his expedition was now a great honor—because the King of Qin's heroic deeds of smashing the strongest man in the Western Wilderness to death and killing the proud Eagle Princess of the Western Wilderness with his spear during the day had spread throughout the capital, including the 100,000 imperial guards in the capital region.

In the blink of an eye, King Li Yuan of Qin had become the number one hero of Da Ye.

The military most admires such heroes and warriors, especially since this super hero is their general and will lead them into battle. What is this if not an honor?

"Please sit down!" Li Yuan smiled and nodded, then walked into the tent.

"Your Highness, we are assigning tasks to the reorganized troops and drawing up marching routes, while also familiarizing ourselves with the relevant situation in Yanbei Road as soon as possible."

Wang Wanquan reported to Li Yuan.

"Well done, keep going. However, I have a few more things to say right now. The first is to ensure that this marching manual, training syllabus, and battlefield first aid knowledge are widely disseminated!"

Li Yuan pulled out a stack of papers from his pocket; they were several simple manuals he had written up late into the night.

"Yes, Your Highness." The group nodded in response, and Wang Wanquan quickly accepted the document, preparing to study it carefully with these officers later.

Originally, in the military, requests and reports were always met with "yes" or "no." Li Yuan felt that this wasn't immersive enough, so he simply changed it all. For example, he changed "yes" to "is." Although it was out of step with the times, he felt comfortable with it.

"The second thing is to immediately begin training and comprehensively improve the combat effectiveness of the troops."

Even when leaving Beijing, training must continue on the go; there can be no slackening.

Li Yuan solemnly said.

"Yes, Your Highness." The group nodded emphatically.

"The third thing is that, no matter how large our troops become in the future, we must implement a tiered training system."

In actual talent selection, those who are literate, can guarantee absolute loyalty, and are eloquent should be chosen.

From the company level to the battalion level to the regiment level, political instructors were appointed at each level. On the one hand, they comprehensively taught everyone literacy, forcing everyone to learn to read; on the other hand, they specifically did ideological work among everyone.

Li Yuan lightly slammed his fist on the table.

Damn it, if you're going to move something, move the whole thing. Why not just bring over the entire political commissar system too? What a load of crap.

As a soldier from a later generation, he knew all too well the importance of the political commissar system to an army; it was the true soul of the army.

Therefore, the political commissar system must be implemented, though it must be revamped.

Afterwards, I explained in detail to a group of people what the instructor system was all about.

Of course, the core idea is to respect him and, under his leadership, strive to create a better world and build Yanbei Road into a prosperous vassal state where everyone has food to eat, clothes to wear, a house to live in, and education to attend!

This explanation got everyone so excited they were practically ready to pump their fists and yell.

"The fourth thing: have you selected those soldiers in the army who had some carpentry skills and were dexterous?

Li Yuan asked again.

"We selected about twenty, but they only know some basic carpentry skills. They may not meet Your Highness's requirements."

Xu Lei coughed lightly, speaking with some hesitation.

"It doesn't matter, as long as they are skillful and can remain loyal."

Li Yuan nodded.

"In terms of loyalty, there is absolutely no problem; the prince has become their most admired person."

If the prince were to order them to die right now, they wouldn't even flinch!

Xu Lei had absolute confidence in this matter. After all, these were people selected and approved by all the military generals through layers of screening—who would dare choose disloyal people when choosing someone for the prince?

"Alright, have them assemble at tent number three!" Li Yuan nodded.

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Li Yuan didn't linger and told them to continue the meeting, while he went out again to another tent.

At this moment, all the tools in the tent had been arranged according to his requirements, and there were people guarding the door. No one was allowed to enter unless there was a password.

Li Yuan looked at the various bows and crossbows on the table, rubbed his hands together, and prepared to do something that time travelers love to do: use advanced concepts from later generations to improve the outdated weapons of this era.

As for the effect, that remains to be seen.