No shortage of walls

Song Xingdao:"The guard general has been decided. Now I have arranged for the general to protect the territory, Lu Li." Lu Li came out and cupped his hands and said,"I am here!"

Song Xingdao said:"You used to be responsible for the affairs of the five states of the old Liao Dynasty. Today I want you to command the whole country. However, the personnel will not be given to you again."

Lu Li said:"But with the Holy Judgment, I will obey the order!"

Song Xing said:"You will hand over all the newly trained soldiers to Commander Yi Zhouquan, Wu will be the commander of the army, and the commander of Changsheng Army; Let the three army commanders divide their troops according to the number of troops in their headquarters. Be sure to make everything perfect. We will discuss the rest. You will only take the more than 20,000 old troops of your headquarters to maintain the peace of the three territories of Song, South, North and Old Liao, and guard the second pass of Qingzhou and Shengzhou. And everywhere. The workshop wants to purchase everything. As for the young ones in Chenzhou, let General Yi handle it. Before the war, perhaps the sergeants from various places can be mobilized to help. Once the war starts, just your more than 20,000 people, will you have perfect control?"

Lu Li said:"Your Majesty! I can do it."

This turned out to be the deep meaning between Song Xing and his father's old army. The 33,000 people in King Jing's old army were prepared to serve as the last barrier of the Song Dynasty. If it is not used, even if the descendants of the old army later join the army and return to the old army, the number of personnel will be nearly 50,000; it is just that it was deliberately arranged from the beginning and made perfect. Others can't say anything.

Lu Li originally brought more than 20,000 old troops to attack the Liao Palace. After Liao became the territory of the Song Dynasty, they were converted to civilian use.

Cui Zheng took 8,000 old troops to build a workshop. This was not a war; it was hard work, but no one would die. The workshop was completed, and the 3,000 soldiers brought back from the north stayed to guard the workshop. Now there are only more than 20,000 people.

Song Yu only led 3,000 old troops to guard the capital, and now there are less than 6,000.

In other words, nearly 50,000 people have returned to the old hands, and they are all in one group.

A workshop should never be taken lightly, and now it seems that there are not enough manpower. After all, there are so many spies from various countries who are interested in this big piece of fat, so it is logical.

As for the Ministry of National Security, it is all a secret matter, and the number of personnel is not disclosed.

Song Yu is the commander of the capital's garrison. We have only brought 3,000 old troops, but the establishment is not yet full of 8,000. The garrison of the capital is still the first and second barrier of the imperial palace. It’s hard for others to say anything, right?

The last Lu Li, more than 20,000 people sounds like a lot, but to protect the entire Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, he also has to guard the second pass of Qingzhou and Shengzhou, and he also has to purchase all the things used in the workshop. The manpower is actually small, and he can usually let The government garrison helped. Now that he is the state garrison, who should he look for?

So he is very busy and extremely normal.

As for the random mobilization of stragglers when Song Xing came to the throne, Liu Guo had already established a new Ministry of National Security in the name of His Majesty. The old people could be trusted without examination, and they picked them back one by one. Some of them were not capable at first glance. Doing things in the dark. So he kicked Cui Zheng, Lu Li, Song Yu and others as close as possible. As for Long Quan, he was leading foreign soldiers.

Although Long Quan brought out, it can be said that it was Prince Jing's old tribe; but people's hearts are unpredictable, and it is impossible to trust others all at once, including Prince Jing's old tribe.

These things were just done one by one by a few people at the top after consultation. They just did it without talking about it, and they cleverly created names. Even if they kicked the old people into a pile, they would still fall into the hands of the old generals.

But those old tribes have been in power since King Jing was deprived of military power and before the prince became emperor. Zhao Dian deliberately made things difficult for him, exterminated the thieves and caught them. Almost all the dangerous things were done by Prince Jing's old men, and the credit went to unrelated people. Although there were no wars between the two countries, there were frequent wars. Those who could persevere and survive Those who come down, even the new ones, are all people with very high aspirations. They have already seen through the little tricks of the upper levels. When you see the old generals doing things, you will know that they are gathered together to make a bunch of old people. It is only because the prince is the emperor that he can be treated like this. In the past, he was torn to pieces and did not say anything. Anyway, the higher-ups ordered, and if he is not satisfied, he will how? It is difficult for others to see it. They all know that Prince Jing’s old subordinates have been returned to the heir apparent. It is trust and respect, and it is also the last barrier of the Song Dynasty. There is still no chance to use it. It is best to return it to civilian use honestly.

The prince only trusts the old man, which is enough to make the old man burst into tears of gratitude.

Now that the prince has become the emperor, no one dares to embarrass the old man. After all, it is the old master who is good, and the old master also knows that the old man is good.

Prince Jing's old subordinates were all trained up by the veterans so that it was almost impossible for others to bring in spies. Everyone tacitly stared at each newcomer and deliberately made things difficult for them. It is necessary to repeatedly confirm, verify, review again and again, and screen at every level. Only those who are not spies will be gradually accepted into the old army. If a spy is found and the thief is caught, he will definitely die. For such a dangerous thing as catching a thief, several or even dozens of old soldiers from the old army will die. What's the point of dying for a new member? Fantastic? It's not like the thieves stopped moving even if they were told not to move. They knew they would die if caught, and any fool would resist.

Even if some people think this way, it is normal. The workshop and the defense of the capital are the top priority. Who would want to go there? Lu Li usually brings more than 20,000 people with him, but now he is preparing for war! He was in charge of the entire Song Dynasty on his own. His burden was too heavy, so who would bother to think about it? It doesn't make sense!