Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

The Second Battalion and the Third Guards, as Tang Gong's trusted guards, were also stationed directly in Shangyang Palace.

Each of the second battalion has 1,200 soldiers. Although the selection criteria are not as strict and bloody as those of Baibao Xianbei in Northern Qi, they are still the elites of all armies. Shi Nu, the leader of the Hundred Cavalry Camp, and Pi Jinghe, the leader of the Shesheng Camp, are both representatives of brave soldiers in the army. They are brave enough to charge into battle and be the first to break out of the camp, and they have made great achievements in battle.

The number of the third guard is slightly smaller than that of the second battalion, and the number of members varies. There are one hundred and twenty personal guards. Most of the chosen ones are young disciples from relatives and old families. Li Yuxiang, a disciple of Duke Tang, is the commander of the personal guards. The Li family in Longxi and other relatives have children who are good at martial arts and dislike learning, and who are worthy of responsibility. Most of the people who are older are collected here, which is basically a collection of families with five surnames and children of various surnames.

There are 300 members of the Honor Guard, and the scope of admission is much wider. All the children of the country's meritorious servicemen and nobles can be pre-selected. It has been more than 20 years since the establishment of the Western Wei Dynasty. All the sons and daughters of the heroes are still in their prime. Of course, they are very eager to be trusted by the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the competition is also very fierce. In addition to the merits of their fathers and ancestors, the candidates who can be selected are also worthy of praise. You must also have good qualities and talents.

There are 600 people in Yiwei. Unlike the first two who come from powerful families, most of the people selected for Yiwei are the orphans of martyrs who died in the country. Their respective family backgrounds may not be rich, but their desire to kill the enemy, serve the country, and promote the reputation of their fathers and ancestors as loyal and loyal is much stronger than others.

Because the three guards were serving as ceremonial attendants, their camp was located in Shangyang Palace City, in the courtyard south of the Zhengshi Hall. To the west of this courtyard, in the southwest corner of Shangyang Palace, a school field was specially built for thousands of people to gather and practice. Outside the school field is the Baiqiying Camp. To the west of Baiqiying, there is a pontoon bridge over Luo Opposite the water is the official stables of Shayuan.

Generally speaking, there was nothing special. Tang Gong would handle official business in the political hall. Occasionally, he would have some leisure time and entertainment, which would usually be within the scope of Shangyang Palace. He would not frequently summon people to wander around. Therefore, the duties of Sanwei Erlang are also relatively relaxed. Basically, except for a few hours every day when guarding the guard, there is no need to be on duty the rest of the time.

But within a few days of such leisurely and comfortable days, adjustments to the work tasks of the three guards were issued.

In addition to the original functions of the ceremonial guard and the guard, the drills of military strategy and archery and horse formation have also been added, and all three have added monthly assessments. If the standards are not met in more than half of a year, then not only will He was dismissed from the position of the Three Guards, and within the next five years, he was not allowed to participate in official selection, whether it was the official selection or the public recruitment!

As this order was issued, the atmosphere in the three guard camps suddenly became tense, especially among the personal guards and honorary guards. At this level, I didn't expect that there would be such strict rules when being selected for the three guards, so I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy for a while.

Even some Sanwei men who are ambitious and willing to hone themselves are worried that the assessment standards are too high and that they may not meet the requirements.

However, in this melancholy atmosphere, some people didn't care about it, and they clapped their hands and said loudly: "That's how it should be! It's such an honor to choose the third guard. If you don't have talent and resourcefulness, If you don't take care of yourself, how can your highness plant pine and cypress trees all over the hall and use the wood as soldiers! In my opinion, Tang Gong is still kind and punishes those who are not elected lightly. Only when they should be beaten to pieces and then driven out of the camp can the three guards be shown to be brave. , Military power that will punish the mediocre! ”

When he spoke, this young man had a strong back and strong arms. His burly figure looked very intimidating, and when he spoke, he became even more ferocious. There are also many disciples of the three guards. It is inevitable that some timid people will feel ashamed and angry after hearing these words. Even if someone comes out of the crowd, looks at him and says angrily: "You are still mediocre if you are brave? It’s not just words! Duke Tang is strict in his military affairs, and the people obey him, so who dares to say such nonsense?”

Seeing that many people around him were glaring angrily, the young man who spoke first was not afraid, but raised his arms and said loudly: "There is no need to say who I am. But since we are in the army, it is natural that the brave speak loudly and the weak keep silent. , Skills come first, words come second! Do you have the guts to compete?”

Sanweierlang is an energetic adolescent boy who is aggressive and aggressive. When he heard this young man clamoring for a fight, some people clapped their hands and applauded, while others were eager to try.

In order to train these three guard boys, various sports venues and facilities were readily available on the nearby school grounds, such as Jiaoda Field, Ma Qi, Shetang, etc., so these young people soon moved to the school grounds. , watch the fight between the two disputing parties.

The young man who complained that the punishment was too light was Cui Hongdu, the son of Cui Quan. Although he was born in the Boling Cui family, a famous family in Guandong, the upbringing he received since childhood was rougher and more brutal than that of the Zhenbing family. Every time his father beat him, he would not be beaten. Kill him and make him stronger.

Although Cui Hongdu was a little offended by the public because of his arrogance, he was not afraid at all. After stepping onto the corner and arriving on the field, he got into a fighting stance. Soon someone couldn't restrain himself and jumped onto the field to wrestle with him. Cui Hongdu was not afraid of fighting, and immediately rushed forward. After just a few rounds of wrestling, he threw the opponent with a similar figure out of the field, which immediately attracted applause from the surrounding spectators.

Cui Hongdu easily defeated an opponent, and his expression became even more arrogant. He waved his arms and continued to invite a fight, and soon someone else came on the stage to wrestle with him. However, after several rounds of fighting, this person still lost. defeat.

After winning one victory after another, Cui Hongdu seemed to be the best in the field. He pointed at several people who were eager to try but hesitant and laughed, "You might as well come on stage together, and I will defeat you all!"

This arrogant attitude immediately made those people scream in anger. They immediately rushed up and fought with Cui Hongdu without paying any attention to the fair rules. Although Cui Hongdu was arrogant, he had lost a lot of energy after defeating two people in a row. After being besieged by several people, his physical strength was not as strong as his breath. He was soon knocked to the ground and beaten.

There were also relatives and friends of Cui Hongdu present. After seeing this, they couldn't stand it and rushed into the field to fight. So a wrestling match soon became a big melee, and more than a hundred people joined in the fight.

"Mr. Tang is here!"

Someone outside the battlefield suddenly shouted, and the people who were fighting were shocked when they heard the words. They didn't care about fighting back against their opponents anymore, and they wanted to withdraw from the battle circle immediately.

At this time, there were armored soldiers outside the parade ground shouting loudly: "Stand still, don't move!"

However, with the sound of "Run!", the three guards who were still hesitant, including those who did not participate in the melee, all ran at full speed. As long as they escaped back to the camp, they would never admit it!

The soldiers on the parade ground scattered, and on the road more than a mile away from the parade ground, Li Ya, Han Qinhu and several other three guards all stood in front of Tang Gong's horse with awkward expressions, not daring to look up to see what the master looked like.

"Not stupid, running fast!"

Li Tai glanced at the parade ground in the distance where the dust was still flying, sneered first, and then ordered: "Order the three guards to quickly enter the parade ground to assemble!"

As the drums and horns of the assembly guards sounded on the parade ground, Li Ya and others also cursed in their hearts, while quickly sending orders to the various camps to summon these bastards who would cause trouble if they were not watched.

All the three guards came out of the camps nervously. Some of them even changed into clean clothes, but their messy hair and bruised eye sockets could not recover for a while.

A quarter of an hour later, except for the guards on duty today, all the other three guards who stayed in the camps were called up. They stood in the training ground with their heads held high and their ranks neat. At first glance, they looked normal. However, there were a few guys who were the focus of attention in the fight just now. Now they were covered in dust and their appearance was really unsightly.

Li Tai also knew the reason for the fight at this time. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that these guys were really bored and had to be trained hard to grind away their impatience.

"Those who participated in the fight just now, get out of the line!"

He walked slowly to the front of the formation, looked at the soldiers in the formation and ordered.

After hearing this order, the young disciples bowed their heads in silence at first, but soon some of them had obvious marks of fighting on their bodies and could not hide them, so they had to step out of the line. Then, other young men who participated in the fight also stepped out one after another.

Li Tai swept his eyes across the array and soon locked onto a young man with a bruised face and messy clothes, but still standing in the original queue. He raised his hand and pointed at the young man.

"My Lord, I really did not participate in the fight and never beat anyone. It's just that, I don't know why, someone came to interrupt the fight..."

The young man also felt the gaze of Lord Tang, and immediately spoke with a look of grievance.

Li Tai frowned after hearing this. He naturally didn't believe this statement. If you didn't do it, why did others beat you?

But before he raised his voice to question, Wang Gui, a young man standing in the queue behind the young man, raised his hand and said, "My Lord, what Yang Xiong said is true. I just entered here to watch the fight, and I saw several disciples who were jealous of his handsome appearance and surrounded him and refused to leave!" After hearing this, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out in the queue, and Yang Xiong, who was beaten up because he was too handsome, looked even more resentful. Li Tai's face also changed slightly. He first took two steps back without saying a word, and then said in a deep voice, "It's a crime to have a decent manner? Anyone who beat Yang Xiong should step out of the queue. If you hide and don't come out, you will be punished if you find out!" Soon after, several young men bowed their heads and stepped out of the queue. Before Li Tai announced the punishment for other fighters, he ordered these ruthless young men to carry felt bags weighing dozens of kilograms each and run around the training ground. It's really lawless. Just because you are handsome, you deserve a beating?