Chapter 210: Taizu's Story, Restoring the Old System

The seventh year of Wanli was destined to be a noisy year.

In this year, the term "boiling over" walked through the world, from the streets to the scholar circles, from the local to the court, from civil officials to military generals, from the Imperial Palace to the drill ground.

And the most sensational thing in the capital today was undoubtedly that someone gathered troops to plot treason, taking advantage of the Emperor leaving the palace to kill the sovereign on the street.

As soon as the matter happened, the news took the Gao Prefecture as the center of the vortex, wrapped in a stormy sea, and suddenly swept out.

Power was like a dam, filtering the speed and accuracy of the news, familiarly releasing it level by level.

The Garrison Commanders, Commandants, and various battalion generals, who sounded like they should react at the first time, actually heard the news quite late.

Even, they had just put on armor and organized teams a moment ago, anxiously waiting for the order to save the Emperor and serve the King.

The next moment, the decree for the Duke of Cheng'yi Liu Shiyan to be personally subdued by the Emperor and for military officers of a certain rank to go to the drill ground to watch the execution had already followed.

The group of Garrison Commanders, Commandants, and various generals, no matter what they thought in their hearts, had to immediately disperse the soldiers under their command and rush to the Grand Drill Ground.

The drill grounds of the three major battalions of the Capital Battalion were all set up outside the Desheng Gate and Anding Gate (now the area of Jiaochangkou Street and Xiyingfang Hutong), and the Grand Drill Ground referred to the General Drill Ground opened outside the Xuanwu Gate in the South City in the fifth year of Wanli at the request of Gu Huan.

Whenever there was a major event, such as the rotation of the Capital Battalion Military Government, awarding rewards, testing new firearms, or the Emperor's inspection of the drill ground scheduled for next month, or even military punishment for high-ranking military officers who violated the ban, it would be held at the Grand Drill Ground.

Such a place, the group of generals and Garrison Commanders naturally frequented and were extremely familiar with.

Then, the summons after the Emperor's assassination today, the atmosphere was very different from usual.

The wind and thunder gradually stopped, the sky was still overcast, the pouring rain had had its fill, and the rain that had just reached its end, mixed with snowflakes, drifted onto the open-air Grand Drill Ground.

The Imperial Guard stood straight, their expressions solemn, guarding the key positions of the Grand Drill Ground, surrounding it tightly.

Perhaps because they had just experienced a slaughter, the killing intent in the eyes of the Imperial Guard had not yet completely dissipated, and the blood-stained weapons had not been put away, standing brightly on the ground, cold light shooting everywhere.

A faint smell of blood permeated the air, becoming more solemn and oppressive.

I don't know where the civil officials came from, they first occupied the position close to the commander's platform, and after the close ministers accompanying the Emperor readjusted the positions of civil and military, they were looking at the group of Garrison Commanders and generals who came later with a vigilant and examining gaze.

On the left and right of the commander's platform were two cowhide drums. The two warriors who killed the most enemies in this rebellion were selected to beat the drums.

*Dong! Dong! Dong! *

The rhythmic sound seemed to beat on everyone's heart.

Cabinet Grand Secretary Shen Shixing and others, Ministry of Six Hall Officials Wang Xijue, Wang Zongyi, etc., rushed to the drill ground to care about the Emperor's safety, and were sent back to the yamen to sit in the office by the Emperor in a few words.

Only Cabinet Wang Chonggu, Vice Minister of War Chen Jingbang, and others were kept by the Emperor.

After refusing the Emperor's favor of having people hold umbrellas for them, the two walked silently to the bottom of the commander's platform, standing at the head of the civil officials in the east class.

The later military generals occasionally cast anxious inquiring glances at Xu Wenbi and Gu Huan at the head of the west class, wanting to explore whether the Emperor's move was really a whim to let people watch the execution, or to take the opportunity to implicate those related to Liu Shiyan—the scope of "related" was too wide, and no one could guarantee whether they would be affected.

Unfortunately, no one responded.

After the dull drum sound stopped, only the sound of drizzling rain rang out.

The sound of rain best set off the quietness.

This was especially true at this time.

What made people feel even more uneasy was that the figure standing on the commander's platform of the drill ground had not moved much from beginning to end.

The Emperor came in a rush, scolded the twenty-six garrison Imperial Guard Garrison Commanders who were slow to react, angrily rebuked the three major battalion generals who arrived late, the thousand-mile horse he rode neighed endlessly, and the rebellious thief dragged behind him clamored endlessly.

But after the Emperor boarded the commander's platform, the picture seemed to freeze.

The warhorse was tied to his side by the Emperor, looking around alone, occasionally shaking off the rain on its body.

Liu Shiyan lay motionless in front of the Emperor, the bandage strips had long since disappeared, blood was flowing everywhere, at first he could see his body trembling slightly, now there was no movement.

The Emperor was in military uniform, his hands leaning on his sword, pressed between his legs, sitting silently on the commander's seat.

The military uniform was not one of the Emperor's regular clothes, the Yesa, but after sixty years, it was the first time a Zhu family Emperor wore a phoenix-winged helmet, fish-scale leaf armor, with a long bow hanging at his waist and arrows on his back.

Everyone looked at the armored Emperor with their peripheral vision.

Quite like Emperor Wuzong...

The young Emperor wearing armor and carrying a sword was dignified, but it also made the atmosphere more solemn.

Finally.

"Your Majesty, the Cabinet, the Ministry of War, the twenty-six garrison Imperial Guard Garrison Commanders, Commandants, Capital Battalion Vice, Assistant, Regional, and Assistant Generals, Military Government Viceroy, Staff, Inspection Science and Road, Five Chief Military Commissions... all have arrived."

Zheng Zongxue's voice was not thick, but it rang in the ears of everyone on the drill ground just right.

From the Cabinet to the Ministry of War, from the Imperial Guard to the Capital Battalion, the civil and military officials involved in military affairs in the capital today were all here.

Everyone held their breath, respectfully waiting for the Heavenly Sound.

However, the Emperor did not speak, just raised his hand and waved the Capital Battalion Staff Officer away.

A good while passed.

Still no movement from the Emperor.

Everyone looked at each other, and had to bow and ask together: "Your Majesty."

After this sound, there was finally movement on the commander's platform.

Only to see the figure on the commander's platform slowly stand up, and after slightly raising his head, the face under the phoenix-winged helmet was revealed to the civil and military officials.

Between the movements, the armor leaves clanged.

Following closely behind was the gaze looking down from a high position, showing not too much emotion.

Everyone gradually lowered their heads, and the examining peripheral vision also quietly withdrew their gaze.

The Emperor still did not speak, just quietly scanned the group of civil and military officials on the drill ground.

From civil officials to military generals, from Imperial Guard to Capital Battalion, they were scanned one by one like this.

Silence.

Long silence.

The most terrifying thing about the Emperor after the assassination was the Emperor's anger exploding unscrupulously—the group of military officials thought so before coming, but now they suddenly had a new realization. It turned out that a silent volcano would be more unsettling.

Uneasy emotions began to spread, and the actions of swallowing and pursing lips appeared frequently in the crowd.

*Clang! *

The sound of the Emperor dragging his sword gave the silence a trace of sound.

Silence seemed to accumulate power.

So much so that at this time, a little movement on the commander's platform made people concentrate.

"Today, someone wants to kill me again. My Right Chief Military Commissioner, a hereditary Earl, actually gathered hundreds of troops and killed his way to within ten steps of me."

Zhu Yijun finally spoke.

Logically speaking, as soon as such words came out, someone would immediately kneel and plead guilty.

But after a long silence, the first sentence was often not interrupted. Instead, there was the sound of long breaths being exhaled one after another—no matter what the Emperor was saying, at this time it was like the sound of nature.

As for the Emperor being assassinated...

Everyone subconsciously looked at Liu Shiyan.

Xu Wenbi and Gu Huan looked at each other, their expressions quite complicated. After all, nobles who had been rich for generations, how could they reach this step?

Chen Jingbang snorted disgustedly toward Liu Shiyan's direction, seemingly indicating his attitude to the colleagues around him.

Xia Kai, Commandant of the Yulin Front Garrison, carefully rubbed the sweat on his cheeks with his shoulders.

Zheng Zongxue and other close ministers of the Emperor scanned the reactions of the crowd on the drill ground with calm expressions.

In the huge drill ground, except for the sound of drizzling rain, there was only the Emperor's voice.

"The reason doesn't need to be said much, it's nothing more than colluding with Shi Mao Hua to betray the country, harming the horse administration, invading the nine borders, knowing that death is inevitable, so wanting to drag me down with him."

Zhu Yijun said, while holding a sharp blade, slowly walked to Liu Shiyan, dragging a leg, like dragging a dead pig, toward the edge of the commander's platform.

Everyone clearly saw that Liu Shiyan still didn't move, seemingly already dead.

His body was already covered with knife wounds and arrow marks, and he was dragged here by the Emperor all the way. It was not surprising that he was dead.

However, subjectively perhaps dead, objectively he must be alive—before the Emperor announced the execution, Liu Shiyan could only still be alive.

After all, killing a chicken was to show the monkey, and everyone knew it well.

"Fortunately, since I ascended the throne, I have learned martial arts for eight years, and I was not scared to flee in a panic and lose face, but instead shot this guy through the throat with an arrow and shot him down on the spot."

He was off-target, so he shot Liu Shiyan's throat, but outsiders didn't know.

Hearing the Emperor's words, the group of military officials couldn't help but look sideways.

The situation changed in a day, and the news came very hurriedly. At this time, from the Emperor's mouth, they learned the situation at that time, and their faces couldn't help but show a trace of strange color.

Only to see the Emperor's figure was straight, his armor had the style of a mighty general, and he was dragging Liu Shiyan's leg in his hand, dragging a long trail of blood on the commander's platform.

"Logically speaking, such a treason case should be left to the legal department for interrogation."

He walked to the edge of the commander's platform, put Liu Shiyan down, and kicked him twice, making his upper body crawl on the commander's platform and his head hang in the air.

Zhu Yijun raised his right foot and stepped on Liu Shiyan's back.

The civil and military officials saw the Emperor's actions and immediately understood what the Emperor was going to do.

The military generals clenched their fists, looking at the Emperor in astonishment and excitement, looking forward to the Emperor's next move.

The group of civil officials looked at Wang Chonggu in unison, but saw that the latter's expression was calm, without extra expression.

The Giving-Attendant who had just broken into the door to save the Emperor also stepped forward, wanting to speak but stopping.

This kind of thing, how could the Emperor do it himself!?

"But it can be considered a battle between two armies. Since Liu Shiyan is a military officer and was personally captured by me, whether it counts as me killing the enemy in battle or executing by military law, after thinking about it..."

Zhu Yijun picked up the sword in his hand, pushed aside Liu Shiyan's messy hair, revealing his not-so-clean neck.

The civil and military officials widened their eyes, firmly attracted by this scene.

Just when everyone was concentrating and waiting for the Emperor's next move.

The Emperor stepped on Liu Shiyan hard and swung with all his might!

*Puff! *

Blood sprayed, and a head flew out!

The Emperor actually cut off Liu Shiyan's head with a sword like killing a chicken, and the blood sprayed ten feet away!

Xu Wenbi subconsciously turned to avoid it, looking at the head falling in front of him in a daze.

Wang Chonggu and Gu Huan were motionless, looking straight at the blood-dripping sword in the Emperor's hand.

Chen Jingbang reached out to wipe the blood splashed on his face, took a deep breath, so as not to vomit.

Qi Jiguang paused for a moment, stepped forward, picked up the head that fell to the ground, and placed it directly under the commander's platform, facing the crowd.

At this time, the Emperor's voice came leisurely.

"I will personally cut off this thief's head here, so as to give everyone a warning, so that such unbearable things will not happen again."

Zhu Yijun sheathed his sword, stared at the group of civil and military officials on the drill ground, and said coldly: "Do you agree?"

Perhaps by coincidence, the wind and rain also stopped at this time.

The Grand Drill Ground was silent.

Facing the Emperor's posture, no one could tell whether it was a casual warning after venting anger, or an aggressive implication of guilt.

They knelt and pleaded guilty one after another: "Liu Shiyan plotted treason and disturbed the Imperial Carriage. It was all our dereliction of duty. We will take it as a shame and will never let this happen again!"

With Wang Chonggu taking the lead, the civil and military officials hurriedly expressed their stance.

Zhu Yijun's expression finally revealed a trace of warmth, patiently explaining: "It's not that I'm making things difficult for you."

"Two days ago, Shi Mao Hua bought off a foreign monk to assassinate me, and today Liu Shiyan gathered troops on the street to plot treason." "Such succession..."

"I couldn't help but think just now, will someone learn from the Duke of Marquis Zhao Wu tonight, leading the Capital Battalion and Imperial Guard to kill their way into my Imperial Palace."

The Emperor was kind and pleasant, but his words were full of tiger and wolf language.

As soon as the words came out, whether civil or military, they all changed color.

The next moment, someone couldn't help but kneel on the ground, begging for mercy.

"Your Majesty! Liu Shiyan plotted treason, it has nothing to do with us!"

"Your Majesty! We are loyal and devoted, the sun and moon can testify!"

"Your Majesty, please see clearly!"

People kept kneeling on the ground, calling for injustice.

Zhu Yijun saw this and said nothing: "Just nothing to do with it?"

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The disappointment on his face was hard to hide: "The so-called monarch is humiliated, the minister dies..."

"My Minister of War colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, my Right Chief Military Commissioner gathered troops to rebel, my guards were killed and injured countless today, my paralyzed teacher was terrified by the weapons, and Liu Shiyan cursed my relatives to my face."

"The monarch has suffered such a great humiliation, and you only want to say to me that it has nothing to do with you?"

"This is my Ministry of War!?"

"This is my Imperial Guard!?"

"This is my Capital Battalion!?"

"The millions of taels of military pay I took out from the inner treasury were all fed to dogs!?"

The Emperor became more and more unable to control his tone as he spoke. By the end, he was almost roaring, his armor vibrating, and the erupting anger instantly swept the drill ground.

Everyone present changed color.

Wang Chonggu was about to step out and express his stance.

But he saw that the Emperor didn't mean to let anyone interrupt.

"Where is the Commandant of the Yulin Front Garrison?"

The Emperor shouted in a low voice, and Xia Kai immediately trembled all over.

Almost subconsciously, the latter knelt down in a mess and replied hurriedly: "Your Majesty! I..."

Zhu Yijun interrupted him rudely: "Don't call yourself a minister, answer me, the Yulin Guard failed to search the foreign monk two days ago, failed to intercept Shi Mao Hua later, and failed to notice Liu Shiyan's treason today."

"Again and again."

"Are you incompetent or harboring evil intentions!?"

Xia Kai's face was pale, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent! I am incompetent!"

Zhu Yijun was expressionless: "Incompetent? Then what is the reason for you using seventy soldiers for private service in these few days?"

This was found out by Lu Weizhen yesterday, not Zhu Yijun's empty words, deliberately scaring him.

Xia Kai heard this, and his head kowtowed deeper and faster, the sound of *bang bang* endless: "Your Majesty, I am guilty! I used soldiers for private service to repair my mother's house!"

*Heh. *

A sneer.

It was the Emperor laughing coldly.

"Good! Since you mentioned your mother, I will pardon your crimes of embezzling military pay, privately releasing Shi Mao Hua, and using soldiers for private service, which are crimes that exterminate three clans."

He took off the sword at his waist and threw it over: "Commit suicide."

A parabola crossed, Xia Kai's movements came to an abrupt end, staring blankly at the Emperor's sword falling in front of him.

Everyone frowned and looked sideways.

Zhu Yijun didn't bother to look at him again, turned his head and shouted again: "Where is Li Cheng'en, the Assistant Regional Commander of the Second Battalion of the Divine Machine Battalion?"

Li Cheng'en was watching the play of Xia Kai, suddenly hearing the Emperor calling himself, only feeling a bolt from the blue!

He hurriedly turned his head, met the Emperor's gaze, terrified: "Your Majesty! I definitely did not participate in it!"

The Imperial Guard was the Imperial Guard, and the Capital Battalion was the Capital Battalion.

The former twenty-six garrisons, Embroidered Uniform Guard, Yulin Guard all belonged to it, directly under the Emperor, guarding the capital, with very frequent scheduling.

The latter Divine Machine Battalion, Five Military Battalions, Divine Pivot Battalion, belonged to the Military Government, managed by the Viceroy and Vice Minister of War. Except for daily exercises, they all stayed honestly in the camp. He, Li Cheng'en, had no ability, and even less opportunity to participate in it!

But he heard the Emperor's cold tone: "The Five Military Battalions of the Capital Battalion, Seventh Battalion, Assistant Regional Commander Liu Zhi, was only scolded by me seven years ago, and has been holding a grudge ever since. Now he is even more involved with the White Lotus Sect and Liu Shiyan to plot treason and assassinate the sovereign."

"I heard that Assistant Regional Commander Li also holds a grudge. When are you planning to follow in Liu Zhi's footsteps?"

Li Cheng'en finally reacted to what the Emperor was referring to.

Seven years ago, Gu Huan took office in the Capital Battalion and caught a batch of typical examples! He and Liu Zhi were among them!

But Liu Zhi's rebellion, what does it have to do with him, Li Cheng'en! At that time, besides them, there were others like Hou Department Magistrate, the Assistant Regional Commander of the Divine Pivot Battalion. Why come to trouble him alone!

Li Cheng'en hurriedly crawled on the ground and pleaded: "Your Majesty! Since then, I have turned over a new leaf, performed my duties, and have never had any resentment!"

As soon as the words fell, the Emperor's slightly cold voice rang out again.

"Is that so? Didn't you complain all day long, 'Why is the Emperor blind to measure the fields'?"

Li Cheng'en looked up abruptly, his face full of horror.

Just at this moment, *puff*, the smell of blood in the air suddenly became thick.

He turned his head with difficulty, only to see the Yulin Guard Garrison Commander Xia Kai, his throat cut by a sharp blade, falling straight to the ground.

Li Cheng'en's throat moved, and his mouth became dry unknowingly: "Cousin, I am ignorant and unskilled, don't know the great politics, just joking privately..."

The Emperor was now in charge of life and death. He only felt the shadow of death covering him, and in terror, he had to move out the Grand Princess and climb up to the Emperor as a relative.

"Remove armor and leave office."

The Emperor's voice was like the sound of nature, and Li Cheng'en kowtowed repeatedly.

He stumbled to Gu Huan in a mess, trembling and taking off his waist token to return it.

The civil and military officials present saw all this, only feeling a chill in their hearts that they couldn't suppress, rushing straight to the sky.

Life and death are in his hands! Truly life and death are in his hands!

"Marquis of Zhenyuan, you are the Viceroy of the Capital Battalion, why are you so derelict in your duty?"

Gu Huan was just taking Li Cheng'en's waist token in his hand when he heard the Emperor's voice again.

He felt a sigh of relief in his heart. After guarding the Capital Battalion for the Emperor for seven years, he could finally retire successfully and not follow in Zhu Xizhong's footsteps.

Gu Huan lowered his head and knelt down immediately: "I am guilty, I ask to be dismissed."

After speaking, he took off his helmet and placed it in front of him.

But he did not hear the Emperor's direct reply.

"Vice Minister Chen, Assistant Censor-in-Chief Jia, what do the Ministry of War and the Military Branch have to explain to me?"

Chen Jingbang and Jia Sanjin heard this and fell into silence in unison.

After a while, the two looked at each other and bowed down: "Your Majesty, Shi Mao Hua and Liu Shiyan plotted treason, we are responsible!"

After these two expressed their stance, the Emperor finally cleared his color and nodded slowly.

Zhu Yijun turned his head and looked at Wang Chonggu at the head of the class, and said warmly: "Cabinet Wang, the Ministry of War, the Five Chief Military Commissions, the Capital Battalion, and the twenty-six garrison Imperial Guard are all rotten to this point. What should be done?"

The Emperor said this, the military generals present might not grasp the context, only feeling that the Emperor was in charge of life and death, very majestic, but the group of civil officials were all silent and speechless.

Wang Chonggu turned his slightly stiff neck and looked up to meet the Emperor's gaze.

Stare.

Silent stare.

How long did the two stare at each other.

Wang Chonggu finally opened his dry lips and bowed back: "Our dynasty's military abuses are very heavy, please Your Majesty make drastic changes!"

As soon as the words fell, he saw the Emperor smile.

Several military officials seemed to finally react, and the civil officials became more silent.

Zhu Yijun took a deep breath, stepped lightly, walked to the bottom of the commander's platform, grabbed Wang Chonggu's fist that was held together for a salute, and personally helped him up.

The latter's body was stiff for a moment before slowly straightening up.

Zhu Yijun patted Wang Chonggu on the shoulder lightly, turned around again, and walked up the steps back to the commander's platform.

He stood alone on the commander's platform, his figure straight, facing the ministers: "I make the following deployment."

The group of civil and military officials spontaneously lowered their bodies, bowed, and listened respectfully.

The accompanying Secretariat Drafter rushed here, without paper and pen in hand, so he had to remember it in his heart.

"Dismiss Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Huan from the position of Viceroy of the Capital Battalion, and Left Chief Military Commissioner Qi Jiguang will take over."

This was what was expected, and Gu Huan naturally thanked the grace calmly.

Qi Jiguang was full of emotions, but his face was very calm, bowing respectfully and meticulously.

"Reduce the Military Branch Assistant Censor-in-Chief Jia Sanjin to Military Branch Left Censor-in-Chief, inspecting the Capital Battalion Military Government, specializing in Capital Battalion military administration."

Jia Sanjin looked up in astonishment and looked at Chen Jingbang on the side.

Before the latter could respond, he heard the Emperor's voice again.

"Exempt Vice Minister of War Chen Jingbang from the position of assisting in the management of Capital Battalion military administration, specializing in the Ministry of War's own duties."

"Bandage the Count of Cheng Yi; I still have use for this waste."

It was well known that the Emperor didn't trust the Ministry of War, but stripping away the function of supervising the Capital Battalion directly like this was truly unexpected!

"The Flag Guard is under the Ministry of Rites, reduced to three hundred; the three Wu Gong Guards only keep military craftsmen, under the Ministry of Works; the four Tengxiang Guards are reduced by 1,200, under the Inner Court; the seven garrisons of Tongzhou, Jizhou, Daxing, Yanshan, etc., are reduced to 1,800, managed by the Shuntian Prefecture, the Five Cities Military Horse Division, the Ministry of War, and the Military Branch, specializing in city defense; the remaining eleven garrisons of the Imperial Guard, such as Embroidered Uniform, Yulin, Jinwu, Huben, etc., are specifically under my jurisdiction."

The various Imperial Guard Garrison Commanders looked at each other.

Embroidered Uniform Guard Garrison Commander Xu Wenbi and Huben Guard Garrison Commander Li Jin's expressions did not change—they were originally directly under the Emperor, so this was nothing more than being closer to the Emperor.

On the contrary, the Garrison Commanders of the Flag Guard, Wu Gong Guard, etc., were unwilling. They were kicked out of the Imperial Guard establishment by the Emperor!

"Strip the Ministry of War of the functions of military system, conquest, expedition, and scheduling to the Five Chief Military Commissions, and still manage recruitment, maps, city gods, military weapons, symbols, scales, military schools, salaries, training, post stations, and stables."

"In a few days, the court will recommend the Minister of War."

The people from the Ministry of War present were all shocked!

In this way, wouldn't the Ministry of War be reduced to the housekeeper of national defense military affairs!?

"Strip the Five Chief Military Commissions of the functions of military registration, garrison, guard stations, and armories to the Ministry of War, and still control all military affairs inside and outside; add a Staff Office, selecting from military examination scholars, Hanlin who command troops, and military merit soldiers, to plan military affairs, study military law, and open courses."

"Because Right Chief Military Commissioner Liu Shiyan plotted treason, all officials of the Five Chief Military Commissions of the fifth rank and above are suspended from office to await investigation."

"Supplement Military Branch Right Censor-in-Chief Mei Yousong, Shanxi Circuit Military Preparedness Liu Zhizhong, Zhejiang Vice Commissioner Lu Wanzhong, Left Chief Military Commissioner Yu Dayou, Right Chief Military Commissioner Jiao Ze, etc., into the Five Chief Military Commissions."

The drill ground was already noisy.

Left Chief Military Commissioner of the Central Military Commission Li Wengui, Right Chief Military Commissioner of the Rear Military Commission Zhang Yuanxun and others were suspicious and frowned—the Five Chief Military Commissions added a lot of power, but looking at this posture, it seemed to have nothing to do with them.

"Restore the Grand Marshal of the Five Chief Military Commissions."

As soon as the words fell, the field exploded!

They looked at the Emperor one after another!

Zhu Yijun scanned the buzzing drill ground and said word by word: "I follow Taizu's story..."

"Appoint the Grand Marshal of all military horses in the world, manage the Five Chief Military Commissions, and decide all military affairs inside and outside."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 211 =====