Days went by like this. Gao Lishi, who had agreed to stay for a few days, never saw him again except on July 21st when he delivered a lot of things that Li Yi asked him to make and left immediately. He didn't even come to get soy sauce.
There were still four days until August. 150 people were lining up to clean the boots of others.
They shouted as they cleaned, "I'm the worst."
Some cried as they shouted.
Li Yi came over with a loudspeaker. "Hello, everyone. I'm Li Yi, Dongzhu from Zhuangzi. His Majesty asked me to take you to play."
No one in the whole team was smiling at this time. Instead, they all looked scared.
Every morning, noon, and night, they would be scared awake in their dreams.
The key was his methods. How could such a gentle young man have such a black heart?
Some people were puzzled before why His Majesty asked a young man to manage the army.
Now they understood. They were enlightened.
Three days after that day, one team didn't get to eat meat every day.
Just the day before yesterday, the young Dongzhu said that his body was almost recovered and he should play the game well.
Since that day, he had been busy in the middle of the night and in the early morning.
It seemed that he only felt better when he was eating and listening to the students.
The tents in the temporary barracks were changed, and everyone was given a new big leather quilt as bedding. They had to put it neatly when they got up in the morning.
There were requirements for where to put everything and how to put it.
Sure enough, after one team finished last in the competition, they started to clean the boots of others today.
They had to clean the boots for ten days. If they lost again, they had to clean the boots again. If they lost again, they would be eliminated and go home.
"I know everyone is tired," Li Yi continued.
The soldiers were expressionless. Was that a problem of tiredness?
"But I still want to say that sweat more during training and bleed less during wartime. We are the strongest soldiers of the Tang dynasty. I call us the 24-hour all-weather soldiers. "
"No matter how bad the weather is or what time it is, we can do it if other armies can't."
"We don't care if other armies complain because it's not a special situation or a difficult situation. It's our daily life."
"We eat food that other armies don't even dare to dream of. We have to do things that other armies don't dare to do."
"We are His Majesty's personal guards. We are the pride of the Tang dynasty."
"We want our enemies to piss their pants when they hear our name and flee when they see us."
Li Yi paused for a moment before shouting, "Winged Knights, I'm invincible."
"Winged Knights, we are invincible." The soldiers puffed out their chests, raised their heads, and shouted together.
"Very good. Let's eat. From August onwards, we will begin the devil training. Remember, for the entire month of August, you will know that the most fun day was yesterday."
As Li Yi spoke, he felt at ease.
Because in the past ten days or so, he had given all three thousand people a physical examination.
Knowing the situation of each soldier, he divided them into groups according to their situation, and each group underwent different training intensity.
For him, he was also tired, but he felt a sense of accomplishment.
The soldiers ran to wash their hands and then ate. They were all on tenterhooks.
At this moment, they were afraid, hateful, and respectful of Li Yi. When someone fell ill, this young man, Dongzhu, would always treat them as quickly as possible.
Not to mention food, but the past two days had been too unbearable. It was simply not something a person could endure.
The day passed and night fell.
Political studies were cut in half, and the other half was spent on night classes for the soldiers, mainly teaching them how to read.
The students were all equally tired. They had to study, teach the children, and teach the soldiers.
But they found that their days were full. They no longer thought about messy things and could sleep soundly every day.
Chang 'an City had a curfew, and many people slept well.
Heaven and Earth were still brightly lit.
Li Longji, Empress Wang, the three prime ministers, and the Minister of Works, Wei Zhigu, were eating at the revolving restaurant at the top.
Wei Zhigu's condition had improved a lot recently.
Li Longji had always been worried that Wei Zhigu would suddenly die. At first, it was to put on an act for Yao Chong. Yao Chong was important.
But now …
There was a Brother Yi by the Baishui River. He had asked him to help train the soldiers, and he would see after a few days.
So Yao Chong naturally didn't need to be fawned over.
Yao Chong and the others felt this change, but they couldn't do anything about it.
Li Yi was indeed amazing. His Majesty wanted to train a private army, but lacked money.
Everyone lacked money, and they all lacked it.
But when Li Yi was asked how to make money, he immediately thought of this method.
Sitting at the revolving restaurant and looking down, it really wasn't difficult. Wasn't it just a new design and the status of the first batch of members?
If he was asked to do it now, he could do it too.
But, why couldn't he think of it when he hadn't seen it before?
"Everyone, this is the second time, right? This is my first time. "Li Longji said to the four of them as he boiled seaweed in the hotpot.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The four of them tacitly thanked him.
"How is the situation on Tubo's side?" Li Longji asked Yao Chong.
Yao Chong put down the oyster in his chopsticks and replied, "Everything is ready. As soon as the spit attacks the border, after we defend against it, we will definitely send troops to Tubo for revenge."
Li Longji nodded and looked at Zhang Shuo.
Zhang Shuo said, "Because Your Majesty didn't use the national treasury's money to train the troops, there is excess money in the court for the Longyou Road's use."
Li Longji smiled at Zhang Shuo's words.
"Money is not a big issue." Li Longji waved his hand generously.
The officials: "…"
They didn't want to say anything. His Majesty was arrogant. Returning the money was not a big issue. Without Li Yi, his Majesty was still worried, okay?
Wei Zhigu also ate an oyster and complained, "Your Majesty, the dried oysters that King Song transported from the sea to the capital were sold on a plate of ten oysters. He actually asked for a handful, saying that they ate men's … that."
He complained that oysters were worthless at the seaside.
Li Longji didn't think much of it and said, "Nowadays, there are many merchants who go to the seaside to buy dried cabbage and oysters."
"We don't know." The four of them said in unison.
"Go and investigate. If there are any cases of bullying the people, arrest them." Li Longji ordered.
"Yes!" The four of them replied.
Wei Zhigu was just cooperating. It had nothing to do with him.
Empress Wang was at the side. Her right hand was holding chopsticks and her left hand was touching her stomach. She slowly drank the beef yam soup.
There was only one bowl of soup. She didn't want to eat more.
She already had a pregnancy reaction. She wanted to vomit, but because she ate according to a set of eating methods, her reaction was very small.
She ate many meals a day. Every meal was a little bit, and there were various combinations.
At first, she took it from Li Yi's Zhuangzi. With Earthly Paradise, she took it from Earthly Paradise. It was closer.
At this moment, when she heard everyone talking, her eyes curved into crescents. She said softly, "Your Majesty, can uncle train the troops well?"
"Of course." Li Longji was certain and looked at the four of them.
The four of them continued to cooperate. "We also believe in you."
Although they said this, they didn't think so in their hearts. They hoped that the troops wouldn't be trained well.
Otherwise, Li Yi would be in the limelight. If he could do anything at that age, wouldn't it make them look incompetent?
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