Chapter 531 Li Tai Lost His Son
After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Zhu Qianwei and Wu Zhou bowed in response and followed Wu Zhongyuan to the palace.
On the way to the palace, Wu Zhongyuan introduced Zhu Qianwei to Wu Zhou. Wu Zhou was a little embarrassed to meet Zhu Qianwei.
The place where the Bear Clan holds political meetings is called the Zhongtian Hall, and the warriors and wizards of the tribe also hold morning meetings here. Its nature is equivalent to the Jinluan Hall in later generations.
When they arrived at the Zhongtian Hall, Wu Zhongyuan did not go to the throne in the north, but took a seat near the door. Zhu Qianwei and Wu Zhou sat at the bottom.
The main reason why he called Wu Zhou here was because Zhu Qianwei needed someone to guide him when selecting his personal guards. Wu Zhou was an honest man and had no scheming intentions, but he was a familiar face to the city lords of the various cities. Leading the way also makes it easier for Zhu Qianwei to select troops and generals from various places.
After sitting down, Wu Zhongyuan briefly explained to Wu Zhou his idea of forming personal guards, and then ordered him to lead Zhu Qianwei to various large cities to select candidates for the guards.
Wu Zhou sat upright and listened to Wu Zhongyuan's speech, and then said cautiously, "Da Wu, you need to issue an order to recruit troops and horses. Please also issue an imperial edict in Zhubi so that we can act."
Wu Zhongyuan nodded and stood up, walked to the throne table, dipped it in cinnabar red paint, and took up his pen to write the imperial edict.
Wu Zhou took the opportunity to ask again, "May I ask Da Wu, do you need to inform Zuofu Palace and Youbi Palace about this matter?"
"No need," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head and said, "The personal guards are under my direct control and are not subject to the control of Zuo Fu Palace and You Bi Palace."
Wu Zhou nodded in panic when he heard the words, glanced at Zhu Qianwei out of the corner of his eye, and then asked after hesitation, "Da Wu, Qianwei Taixuan is a foreign warrior, and he has been included in the queue of warriors of his own clan. Do you want to inform the two Zuo Fudian Palace Master?"
"No need," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head again, "I wish Qianwei not to join the ranks of the Bear Clan warriors, but to retain his original surname, command his soldiers, and be loyal to me."
Wu Zhou looked horrified when he heard this, bowed his head cowardly, and stopped talking.
"Wu Zhou Jushan, do you have any objections to Lord Huang Di's will?" Zhu Qianwei asked coldly.
"No, no, Wu Qiangang is arbitrary, and we should obey the orders issued by him." Wu Zhou waved his hands repeatedly, "I just thought that your expenses and residence need to be arranged by Zuo Fudian, so I asked this question. Your Excellency, please do not misunderstand me.”
"The palace is responsible for his residence and expenses." Wu Zhongyuan wrote the imperial edict, stamped it with the seal of Da Wu, carried it in his hand and walked back to give it to Zhu Qianwei.
Wu Zhou originally thought that Wu Zhongyuan would give him the imperial edict.
Unexpectedly, Wu Zhongyuan actually gave it to Zhu Qianwei. This showed how much Wu Zhongyuan trusted Zhu Qianwei. Seeing the two people's expressions, he knew that they still had something to say, so he stood up and left, "Da Wu, I will go back and pack my bags."
"Well, you go ahead," Wu Zhongyuan nodded, "By the way, the weaving department is ordered to make two thousand sets of yellow clothes and ponchos..."
"Sir, we only need six hundred sets," Zhu Qianwei said.
Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head and looked at Zhu Qianwei. The two originally agreed on the number of guards. Zhu Qianwei's request for 800 sets showed that he wanted to reduce the number of guards.
Seeing Wu Zhongyuan turn his head, Zhu Qianwei repeated, "We can weave 800 sets, keep 200 as spare."
"Okay, then eight hundred sets." Wu Zhongyuan looked at Wu Zhou.
Wu Zhou accepted the order, stood up and left.
Wu Zhongyuan did not continue to stay in Zhongtian Palace, but took Zhu Qianwei out of the palace gate, "Why reduce the number of people?"
Zhu Qianwei said, "Sir, I have thought about it many times in recent days. Two thousand personal soldiers are too many. Firstly, the personal soldiers are not guarding the border, and secondly, they are not stationed. Too many people will lead to bloat, and it is easy to compete with Zuo Fudian." There is a gap between them and Youbi Palace. Six hundred people are enough, and the heavy armor can be cut off. Even if they need to go out for reinforcements in the future, the heavy armored cavalry will hardly be able to move quickly. These six hundred people are all equipped with light helmets, and are assigned bows, arrows, and fire guns, each with three hundred , train strictly and strive to be as good as ten."
"It makes sense," Wu Zhongyuan nodded, and then asked, "When facing an enemy in battle, you need soldiers and horses. I intend to let you command the world's troops and make arrangements. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty takes great care of you, but I am afraid," Zhu Qianwei shook his head and said, "However, in my opinion, this matter is difficult to do. Now the military power is scattered in the hands of the city lords of the major cities. If they are forcibly transferred, it will lead to instability in the morale of the military. "
Zhu Qianwei paused for a moment before speaking in a low voice, "Even if your Excellency is determined to take control of the military personally, you cannot act too hastily. This matter needs to be considered in the long run."
Wu Zhongyuan nodded slowly and led Zhu Qianwei into the East Side Hall. Zhu Qianwei was the commander of the imperial army and had to be familiar with the palace environment.
After walking around the palace, the two came to the front hall. Wu Zhongyuan designated a residence for Zhu Qianwei, and he lived in the east wing of the front hall.
He had three purposes for this arrangement. One was to highlight the important position of Zhu Qianwei as the commander of the Imperial Army. The second reason is that if an accident occurs in the palace, Zhu Qianwei can handle it in time. The last reason is that the west wing of the front hall is prepared for the deputy commander of the imperial army, and the candidate of the deputy commander has already been decided by him.
After specifying a residence for Zhu Qianwei, Wu Zhongyuan took Zhu Qianwei out of the palace and went to Zuofu Hall.
The news of his return has been informed by Wu Zhou to a group of high-level warriors. At this time, Wu Junyue, Wu Ji and others are waiting in Zuofu Hall. Wu Zhongyuan may summon them, or he may not, but once they are summoned, they must ensure that Wu Zhongyuan can be found. them.
Wu Zhongyuan introduced Zhu Qianwei to everyone, and also told everyone about his origins and future positions. Everyone, including Wu Junyue, expressed goodwill and friendship to Zhu Qianwei.
However, goodwill and friendship are only superficial. These people may not like Zhu Qianwei in their hearts. The reason is very simple. He is a foreigner and his position is also very special. The commander of the Imperial Guard is undoubtedly the closest person to Huangdi.
When leaving Zuofu Palace, Wu Zhongyuan called Wu Junyue and Wu Ji, and the four of them came to Youbi Palace together.
Wu Di opened the door and welcomed the four people in. Wu Zhongyuan first ordered Wu Di to call Wu Rong, and then took the opportunity to introduce Zhu Qianwei to the old blind man.
After a while, Wu Rong arrived, and Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand to Zhu Qianwei, "You go down first, we have important matters to discuss."
"Yes." Zhu Qianwei bowed in response, said goodbye to everyone, and went out.
With this move, everyone's hostility towards Zhu Qianwei was greatly reduced. Wu Zhongyuan's actions showed that although Zhu Qianwei served as the commander of the Forbidden Army, he did not enter the core of power. The important thing was Wu Zhongyuan himself and the four palace masters who discussed it. decision.
Wu Zhongyuan summoned them to tell them that he had received a large amount of assistance, but he was not in a hurry to announce this, but asked about internal affairs first.
In fact, he didn't leave for long, just a few days. During this period, nothing special happened. Only five or six tribes envoys came. They heard that Da Wu was about to succeed, and came to congratulate him and watch the ceremony. .
These small tribes were originally attached to the Bear Clan. They came here uninvited and have already settled in the city posthouse.
Disaster relief rice grains have been sent to various Dayuan cities, and all the oils and furs sent by the Yu clan have been put into storage. In addition, a large amount of sulfur stones sent by the White Bear clan have been received by Da Kuang and transferred to Daze.
These are all domestic affairs, as well as foreign affairs. The Bear Clan has spies in both the Ox Clan and the Bird Clan. This is not because the Bear Clan is despicable, but because it is a common practice, just like the Ox Clan and the Bird Clan will also be in the Bear Clan. They all want to know what happened to the other party as soon as possible.
During this period, a major event happened to the Ox Tribe and the Bird Tribe. The Ox Tribe suddenly got a large number of wild horses and camels. I don’t know who sent them, but the number was very large, more than 10,000. Although the Ox Tribe could not fundamentally solve the problem, The dilemma of food shortage can also solve their urgent needs.
When everyone was guessing where the Niu Clan got so many wild horses and camels, Wu Zhongyuan was doing the same thing, but he couldn't tell his guess because he suspected that these wild horses and camels were secretly funded by the Demon Clan to the Niu Clan. As for the fact that Jiang Zheng had defected to the demon clan, he was not prepared to tell anyone, including Wu Di and the old blind man.
The big event that happened to the Bird Tribe was an unfortunate event, to be precise, it was a funeral. Li Tai had two sons and four daughters. The youngest son was the youngest, who was only in his early ten years. He was stung to death by a wasp a few days ago.
"Where do the wasps come from in winter?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned in confusion.
The news was obtained by Wu Ji, so it was up to him to answer, "What Wu said is absolutely true. We are also confused, but according to the news from the palace, Li Sheng was indeed stung by a wasp and died."
"When did it happen?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
Wu Ji recalled it and replied, "Two days ago."
"Should we pretend not to know, or send someone to express condolences?" Wu Di looked at Wu Zhongyuan.
"It's better to send someone there," Wu Zhongyuan said, "I am the Yellow Emperor of the three tribes. I should also inform the Niu tribe and the Bird tribe and let the envoys bring some gifts. It is all polite."
After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, everyone nodded. The old blind man was far away, and he didn't know whether he was really sleepy or pretending to be sleepy. He was dozing off at this time.
"Who will be the envoy?" Wu Junyue asked.
"You just have to figure it out. Don't be too low-status, at least you must be a master of purple energy." Wu Zhongyuan said.
Seeing that everyone was no longer talking, Wu Zhongyuan cleared his throat and said, "I have good news to tell you. I just got a batch of weapons. There should be more than two thousand pieces, including a thousand black iron weapons alone." The remaining pieces.”
Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, everyone could not suppress the surprise in their hearts and exclaimed. Black iron weapons are extremely rare. The warriors and wizards of the Bear tribe currently use almost all copper weapons. There are more than a thousand dark iron weapons. This is not it. It's just good news, but great news. Although there is no saying at this time that if you want to do your job well, you must sharpen your weapons first, but everyone knows the importance of weapons to war, and everyone also knows that black iron weapons are related to The difference between ordinary weapons is that they are extremely sharp, and ordinary armor cannot defend them at all.
Not only Wu Di and others, but also the old blind man who was taking a nap also opened his eyes excitedly, even though he was already blind.
Wu Zhongyuan added, "In addition to these black iron weapons, we also received a large number of qi-replenishing elixirs. In addition to ordinary qi-reinforcing elixirs, there are also many upgrading qi-reinforcing elixirs. I have called you here this time to inform you. Regarding this matter, I also want to seek your opinions on how to distribute and use these things..."