In the Heavens

After resting for half a month, I got acquainted with the situation in Beijing. According to the arrangement of the mansion, the three brothers joined the Great Zhou Imperial Army together.

Playing with the official seal in his hand, Li Mu shook his head secretly. The Imperial Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty sounded awesome, but they were actually doing the work of maintaining law and order in the capital.

It is inevitable for an army that has not experienced war for thousands of years to degenerate. It is filled with countless children of wealthy families, and it can be called the first choice for gold plating for noble children.

It was a genius idea that led to all this happening.

There are so many rich and powerful families in the capital, and it is inevitable that there are so many dudes, ordinary officials don't dare to control them at all.

In order to improve the law and order in central Beijing, a certain genius came up with the strategy of fighting poison with poison: call the children of nobles and nobles from all over the world to join the imperial army, and use the second generation to deal with the second generation.

At the beginning, the effect was really good. A group of dandies were beaten so hard that they dared not go out, and the law and order in Beijing was greatly improved for a while.

But with the passage of time, these gangsters who were beaten also joined the Forbidden Army, and the situation began to take a turn for the worse. The Great Zhou Forbidden Army once became a concentration camp for playboys.

After taking office today, the Forbidden Army was reformed again. On the basis of the original recruitment, additional cultivation base restrictions are added:

Hundreds of households: start from the ninth floor of the day after tomorrow; (Zhengbapin)

Qianhu: Congenital start; (Zheng Qipin)

Captain: Congenital seven-level start; (sixth grade)

Dutong: Start from the ninth floor of the innate; (the fifth grade)

Pi will: heaven and man start; (fourth grade)

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As soon as the threshold was raised, the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, which was overcrowded, suddenly became empty.

As it turns out, this doesn't do much. It didn't take long for the Imperial Army to become a concentration camp for noble children again, the only difference being that the average age of enlistment for officers had increased.

Thirty or forty years of age can't cultivate the ninth level of acquired heaven, can't it be said that one can't cultivate at the age of fifty or sixty?

It is not without its benefits that the officers are older. Everyone is mature and stable, and the military discipline of the imperial army has improved significantly. I don't know how the fighting power is, anyway, it is no longer a scourge.

Relying on their innate cultivation and the operation of the mansion, the three Li Mu brothers became thousands of households of the imperial army at the same time.

Seeing the pained expression on his elder brother's face, Li Mu knew that this wave of Fuchu had cost a lot of money. The positions of Beijing officials are limited, the competition is already fierce, and the real shortage is even more rare.

Operating three thousand households at one time is also a pressure on the Hou Mansion, and it is estimated that it will consume a lot of favors. If it weren't for the disaster of the ancient demon, I'm afraid the mansion wouldn't spend all of its money.

In the Hou Mansion of the capital, the four brothers entered the secret room under the leadership of Li Dong. It was obvious that the content of today's conversation was unusual.

After carefully closing the door of the secret room and opening the isolation restriction, Li Dong said slowly: "You have already reported to the Ministry of War, and you will soon enter the forbidden army, and limited matters must be explained clearly to you.

Since he succeeded to the throne, he has been determined to reform and forge ahead, and wants to clean up the long-standing disadvantages of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This should have been a good thing, but the problems accumulated by the Great Zhou Empire were too many and too big.

His Majesty's reforms have become a tool for various factions in the DPRK to fight for power. Many reforms that were obviously good things turned out to be bad things in the end.

Recently, there has been an undercurrent in Beijing and China. The civil servants group, which had been silent for a few years, has begun to be unwilling to be lonely again, and it is estimated that it will launch a counterattack in a short time.

Within the Xungui Group, there are now severe divisions. Some people support His Majesty's reform, some people firmly oppose the reform, and more people choose to be neutral.

I, Dingyuanhoufu, are considered neutral. After you enter the officialdom, you must not express your opinions on reforms, let alone intervene in court disputes.

In addition to reform, there is another major issue that must be taken seriously. As the princes grow older, the matter of seizing the throne is imminent.

Our strength in Beijing is limited, and we are not qualified to participate in this game. So no matter which prince is wooing you, you can't agree to it, and you can't easily offend her. "

Seeing his elder brother walking on thin ice, Li Mu felt the difficulty of living in the capital. In the disputes between the court and the court, if one is not careful, one's body will be crushed to pieces.

Li Liang on the side asked, "Brother, since the situation in Beijing and China is so complicated, why not wait for the opportunity to seek release?"

After two or three years, Li Dong has climbed to the position of the sixth-rank school secretary. If it is outside the prefectures and counties, a fifth-rank position is indispensable.

Anyway, Li Dong is the heir to the Hou family, and sooner or later he will go back to inherit the family business. The current experience is just to accumulate political experience, and it doesn't matter whether you can climb up.

Li Dong shook his head, and replied bitterly: "The situation in central Beijing is complicated, and the locality is also not peaceful. You don't know where you are in Dingyuan, and the whole area of ​​Dazhou has long been a mess.

Especially in the states and counties directly under the government, there are rebels everywhere. I was at Shangshutai, and I could hear news of the fall of counties and counties every now and then.

Although these rebellions were finally wiped out, the magistrates were miserable. Even if there is no responsibility involved in the case of rebellion, it is inevitable that he will lose his official post.

In addition to the fact that the Great Zhou Empire was indeed corrupt, there was another important reason for the continuous rebellion and suppression - the officials and soldiers raised their thieves for self-respect.

To tell you the truth, the ongoing rebellion is actually a warning from conservatives to the emperor.

The local princes also contributed to the flames behind the scenes, deliberately sitting back and watching the rebels grow bigger in order to consume the strength of the court.

The local princes and the imperial court have stabbed each other, and it has not stopped since the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Including this disaster in Dingyuan, the people from the Zhenmagic Department delayed their action until the ancient demon was out of trouble, just to consume our strength.

Dingyuan Hou's Mansion can only be regarded as a second-rate prince, not the target of the imperial court's key suppression, otherwise the imperial court's rescue speed would be even slower. "

The enemy within is the scariest thing. The Great Zhou Empire, which has been passed down for nearly ten thousand years, has accumulated internal conflicts that no one can figure out.

Li Mu has no interest in court disputes. As for his small arms and legs, if he sinks in now, he will be smashed to pieces.

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Wearing a uniform of thousands of households, carrying a big knife, and stepping into the barracks, Li Mu's life in the imperial army began.

There is no prestige, no provocation, everything is so natural.

Looking at a group of old fried dough sticks, Li Mu was very satisfied. With so many "talents", why worry about the failure of the great cause of "paddling".

The nine-to-five life is so beautiful. Except for reporting to the yamen every day, the rest of the time is almost spent on cultivation.

With the humanized management adopted by the Great Zhou Empire, it is not considered dereliction of duty for generals to retreat and practice during working hours.

As for official business, fill in the four characters "everything is normal" every day, and report to the boss at the end of the month. As long as nothing major happens, it's fine.

Anyway, Li Mu has been in office for more than a month, and apart from eating and drinking with the same gang of bureaucrats, he has not encountered a single official business that needs him to handle.

If you eat well and drink well, then you are one of your own. Not to mention how good the relationship is, at least there are a lot of wine and meat friends.

After getting off the yamen, looking at the brat with a bruised nose and swollen face, Li Mu suppressed a smile and asked, "Brother Seven, what's wrong with you?"

Recently, he had heard a lot about his seventh brother's name, relying on a pair of fists, the brat was famous among the forbidden army.

The army is a place to believe in the strong, and it is also a place to fight against people in the arena, but it has not caused any trouble.

It's just that the scene in front of him undoubtedly told him: If you walk at night for a long time, you will encounter ghosts.

No matter how rich and luxurious, this place is also the core of the Great Zhou Empire, and there is absolutely no shortage of masters.

Although there are few "geniuses", looking at the entire Great Zhou Empire, there will always be some.

After glaring at Li Mu fiercely, Li Song said angrily, "Laugh if you want to. If you laugh, I'll beat you up."

After hearing this set of logic, Li Mu felt that the brat was still in a mess. It seems that he has experienced too little social beatings, so he dared to provoke himself.

"Are you sure you've made up your mind that you want to compete with me in the martial arts field?"

While speaking, Li Mu didn't forget to touch the sleeping "Gun Gun", full of warning.

After hesitating for a while, Li Song took two steps back and said, "If you have the ability, don't use rolling, but rely on your mount to win, what kind of hero is that?"

Since coming to the capital, his status has plummeted. After being wronged outside, even if you want to beat someone up to vent your anger when you come back.

Thinking about Li Song, life is gloomy: the sixth child has a whip to restrain him, and the thirteenth brother has a bear that he can only beat. The only boss who could win, he didn't dare to fight.

After taking a look at Xiongzi, Li Mu said slowly, "Brother Seven is worrying too much, how could I win by relying on my mount?

At most, it's just riding a mount to fight you. As long as you are careful and don't get stepped on by Gun Gun, you'll be fine.

Don't worry, Gun Gun is about to break through the third level. Its intelligence is already very high, if you know how to control it, even if you are stepped on, it will not kill you. "

It's okay if you don't explain it, but with this explanation, Li Song took two steps back again. After getting along for so long, he has personally learned how unreliable "Gun Gun" is.

It is purely ridiculous to expect a monster to pay attention to its propriety. If it is really caught by a bear's paw, it will be disabled even if it is not dead.

"snort!"

Li Song, who was full of sulking and had nowhere to vent his anger, bumped into his elder brother Li Dong as soon as he turned around.

Without waiting for the bear to explain, Li Dong reprimanded: "Seventh brother, what the hell are you doing?

How many times have I told you to be steady and steady. You are not a child anymore, why can't you listen to it?

Look at what you look like now, what a loss! The hidden dragon and crouching tiger in Beijing are far from comparable to Dingyuan.

If you continue to be so presumptuous, I will hold a clan meeting and use family law! "

Family law is not fun, ranging from being unable to get out of bed for two or three months, or directly dying. It is usually used to clean up children who have made big mistakes.

The Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion is in the capital, so naturally there are not only four brothers Li Mu. Working hard in Beijing together, there are also uncles from the previous generation and a bunch of cousins.

The best ones are now in the fourth grade. This is almost the limit of the resources that the Hou Mansion can supply, and if you want to go further, there is only one way to go outside.

Obviously, this is not a good choice. For the family, a third-rank official is far less valuable than a fourth-rank Beijing official.

Especially when the current situation is chaotic, the DPRK and China cannot be left alone. It is not extravagant to be able to influence the political situation of the court, at least if there is any disturbance in the court, it must be able to receive the news as soon as possible.

Seeing that the bear child was at a loss, Li Mu, a good brother, immediately opened his mouth and said, "Brother, you came here in such a hurry, but what news did you receive?"

Li Dong nodded: "News came from home: Ninth Brother, because of his meritorious service in suppressing the ancient demons, came to Beijing with several priests from the Zhenmagic Division.

The situation in Beijing is complicated, my father told us to watch more and not let him go out to cause trouble. "

Hearing this news, Li Mu could only admire his father's foresight. It's just that this order is purely redundant, how can it be possible to prevent the protagonist from getting into trouble?

It has only been a long time since I have been a teacher, and a great Confucianism has been tossed away. According to this way of playing, Li Mu is very suspicious that after the protagonist enters Beijing, he can sacrifice the Hou Mansion together.

After thinking for a while, Li Muyu said earnestly, "Brother, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle this matter. Brother Ninth is a scholarly practitioner, and if he wants to take the imperial examination, he must deal with civil servants.

Once he wins Jinshi, he is in the middle of the game, how can he get rid of the disputes in the court?

The civil official group has always looked down on our honored children. For the sake of Brother Nine's future, I think it's better for everyone to reduce contact, lest he be caught in the embarrassment of civil and military disputes. "

Not only is it embarrassing, it is simply killing people. Sandwiched between civil and military, that is the maelstrom at the center of the storm. If you are not careful, you will be smashed to pieces.

If it was changed, Li Mu would never rush into the capital in a foolish way. Is it not good to give lectures at the local level and promote the new system of literature and Taoism? Why take risks?

After contemplating for a while, Li Dong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a gloomy face: "Thirteenth brother said well, it is really unwise for ninth brother to enter Beijing at this time."