After so many years, the founding generals of the Jin Kingdom were mostly dead. The mainstays of the army were the Right Deputy Marshal Fu San Zhongyi and the Deputy Privy Secretary and the Yin Heshi Lie Zhining of Kaifeng. The two of them held high prestige in the army and could be said to be the pillars of the kingdom. Although they could barely be considered as Tang Kuo Bian's faction, that was because Tang Kuo Bian represented the imperial court. If the two of them knew his true identity, they would definitely turn against him.
Song Qingshu's purpose of establishing the Loyal Army was to prepare for the future when his identity was exposed. In other words, he wanted to use the power of the Jin Kingdom to support Song Qingshu's private army. Under such circumstances, he naturally did not want the royalists to join him.
"Don't worry, he has nothing to do with Fu San Zhongyi," explained Taj-tish with a smile. "Although they are from the same clan, you should know that these so-called clans of the grasslands are actually formed by neighboring tribes. For the sake of convenience, they all share the same surname. If they can trace back seven or eight generations, they might really be one family. But after so many generations, with countless children in each generation, the two sides are almost unrelated by blood. Otherwise, with the help of the Right Deputy Marshal and the Deputy Administrator, he wouldn't have been removed from office for so long. "
"That's good." Only then did Song QingShu relax.
"The second deputy commander is Heshi Lie Ziren. Don't worry, he has nothing to do with Heshi Lie Zhining," said Taj-tish with an expression as if she already knew he would ask. "He is only from the Heshi Lie tribe. He used to be a deputy general under the Southwest Appeasing Envoy Fu San Kui. Everyone in the army said that he mastered the strategy of governing the borders. But later on, when the Prince of Hai Ling's power grew, he offended the Prince's trusted aide and was falsely accused of being removed from office. I only found him recently."
"Mastering the strategy of governing the borders, he will definitely be a star general in the future!" Song Qingshu's eyes lit up. The Pu Sangkui mentioned by Taj-kis was the loyal son of Pu Sangzhong and a famous general of the Jin Kingdom. His inheritance was naturally extraordinary. Suddenly, he frowned and said, "The relationship between Pu Sangkui and him …"
Taj-tish explained, "They do not have a master-disciple relationship. It's just that when he was in the army, Hechi and Lie Ziren were constantly influenced by him and he became a self-taught genius. I have also investigated them and found that they normally do not interact with each other. Even when he offended the Hailing King and was dismissed from his post, Pu Sankui still stood by idly."
Song Qingshu was finally relieved, but he soon exclaimed, "Self-taught, that's even more impressive."
Seeing that he was satisfied with her choice, Taitish couldn't help but smile, making her look even more alluring, attracting the attention of many men on the street.
"She is indeed the most beautiful woman in the Jin Kingdom. Marshal, you are really lucky with women."
"Are you blind? That's not Princess Ge Bi, but Madam Peach Blossom, the most beautiful woman in the capital!"
"Isn't Madam Peach Blossom the Ever-Victorious Prince's wife? Why is she with Marshal Tang Kuo?"
"Who asked Ever-Victorious Prince to die so early? Madam Peach Blossom's beauty is not inferior to Princess Ge Bi's. Hehe, if you become the number one person in the imperial court, you will also want to touch her."
"Tang Kuo Bian is really a winner in life. If such a beautiful woman let me sleep with her for a night, oh no, let me hug her, I am willing to shorten my lifespan by three years."
"Do you want to die? How dare you dream of the Marshal's exclusive property?"
…
Even though the people on the street deliberately lowered their voices, how could they hide from martial arts experts like Song Qingshu and Taj-tish? Taj-tish's brows flashed with anger. She casually waved her hand and a few golden flowers silently shot towards the two men.
However, her expression quickly changed. She turned around and glared at Song Qingshu, "Why did you stop me?" As it turned out, the golden flowers that she shot out were currently resting on Song Qingshu's palm.
Song Qingshu smiled faintly, "Why are you bickering with these commoners? Although their mouths may be cheap, it is not a crime worthy of death."
Before his transmigration, he was just an ordinary commoner. Naturally, he could not ignore such actions that treated human life as nothing more than grass.
"Hmph!" Taj-tish snorted coldly. One must know that when she roamed the pugilistic world, she would casually kill the most despicable person she met. Unfortunately, she was no match for him. Otherwise, she would have let him have a taste of her golden flowers.
Song Qingshu suddenly asked curiously, "It is reasonable for you to kill the one with the cheap mouth. However, why did you not let his companion off as well?"
"Who told him to say that I am yours …" Taj-tish's frosty face suddenly flushed red. She immediately kicked her horse's belly and galloped forward.
"Taboo?" Song Qingshu smiled happily and hastily chased after her. "Alright, alright. Let's continue our previous conversation."
Taj-tish's taut expression relaxed slightly. "Hmph, the third Deputy Commander, Wanyan Gang, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He has never been convicted of any wrongdoing. However, someone obstructed him during his diplomatic mission to Western Xia, causing him to lose his country's integrity and was demoted. He has been idling away for the past few years. When I found him, he was wild with joy."
"What happened to losing his country's integrity?" Song Qingshu wasn't curious as to why Taj-tish would choose a Ministry of Justice official to be the Deputy Commander. After all, for an army, the military law office is extremely important in order to ensure strict compliance with orders. This Wanyan Gang had been in the Ministry of Justice for so many years and had never been convicted of any wrongdoing. In the future, when he presides over the military law office of the Loyal Army, he would definitely be able to convince everyone.
Taj-tish explained, "According to the usual practice, envoys sent to Western Xia will receive gifts from the people of Western Xia. The Western Xia side will then write several documents to decide the amount of gifts. A few years ago, Wanyan Gang became the special envoy to congratulate the Western Xia Emperor on his birthday. The Emperor ordered him to bring three imperial edicts. However, Sun Chunnian, the Vice Minister of the Left, wrote that the imperial edicts should be one. As Wanyan Gang has always been an official of the Ministry of Justice, he didn't know much about these matters. As a result, he brought one imperial edict to congratulate the Western Xia Emperor. This caused the Western Xia Emperor to be greatly displeased and the Western Xia Emperor's reciprocation was also extremely negligent. When Wanyan Gang found out about this, he was infuriated. All those involved were investigated. Although Wanyan Gang was innocent, as the Head Envoy, he didn't submit a memorial in advance to correct his mistake.
After listening to her explanation, Song Qingshu couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face, "This Wanyan Gang is truly an unlucky child."
"He is indeed quite unlucky." Taj-tish couldn't help but smile. The unhappiness caused by the previous two had vanished into thin air. "In order to ensure the degree of loyalty, I chose three Deputy Commanders from the Tang Kuo Clan – Tang Kuo Hongda, Tang Kuo Shengrong, and Tang Kuo Minghui. All of them have held military positions in the past but have never been promoted or demoted. However, they are all capable talents. Among them, Tang Kuo Hongda is good at defense, Tang Kuo Shengrong is good at archery, and Tang Kuo Minghui is good at ambushing.
"During this transitional period, letting the Tang Kuo Clan's descendants take charge and stabilize the situation is also a good thing." Song Qingshu nodded. "However, there isn't a single Han among all these Deputy Commanders?"
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