As the Yellow Gate Minister read out the names, the soldiers below began to get agitated. Some talked a lot, while others were dejected, simply because they were the leading generals.

Listening to the names above, Su Ming stared at a few of them with interest. The Fu family’s education was really good. The brothers were all strong and powerful, and they were also very smart.

In comparison, the Yang family generals of the Song Dynasty were a little inferior to them. Although the drama was suspected of exaggeration, the fact that the daughter of the Fu family could become the empress of the emperors of the Later Zhou and Northern Zhou dynasties was enough to prove how prosperous this family was. In the Northern Song Dynasty, a family like theirs still landed smoothly.

Su Ming walked to the front of the stage and glanced at the generals. “You are all the best generals in the army. You have fought in the Jin-Liang war in the past. In terms of commanding the army, I am not as good as you.”

“I tell you, the imperial court has no regard for the southern vassal states. Those people are nothing but broken bricks and tiles, withered bones in graves, not worth mentioning.”

“The court’s real enemy is in the north. They are the Khitan who just annexed the Eastern Dan Kingdom. The foreign tribes on the grassland are ambitious and have always liked to invade the Central Plains from the south.”

“More than three hundred years ago, the Khitans were just a weak tribe. Today, they are almost becoming the Turks of the past. In the future, the imperial court will have a war with them.”

“The imperial court cannot afford to lose this battle, and you cannot afford to lose even more.”

“In order to deal with the Khitan, I have come up with a plan to establish a military academy. You will teach the students in the academy what you have learned on the battlefield. You don’t need to teach them too much, just simple common sense.”

“Set up camp, spy on military intelligence, transport supplies… The Imperial Guards are not yet formed, and it will be difficult to compete with the Khitans relying on you alone. Of course, I will not force you. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to participate in the teaching of the military academy.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the generals below changed one after another, even Shi Jingtang, who was usually steady.

Military academy, unheard of.

They have only seen academies and imperial colleges. How could they have ever seen military academies?

What the emperor said sounded nice, it was all voluntary, but if you were not willing, your future position in the army would definitely be affected. Everyone present was a top figure of this era.

Although I don’t know what the role of military academies is, I intuitively guess that they are important.

Therefore, no one present refused, “I obey your command.”

“Okay, I am very pleased that you can share my worries. In addition to the rewards from the court today, I will accompany you until you are drunk!”

That night, the imperial guards camp was bustling with activity.

Su Ming fought against more than a dozen generals alone and made them all drunk. With hundreds of years of internal strength in his body, a little bit of alcohol was nothing. What could they do to him?

After that night, the generals would unconsciously lower their heads when they saw Su Ming.

There were more than a dozen of them competing for one, but they actually lost!

Chapter 281 Military Supervisor

What a shame, what a shame!

They originally wanted to let him go, but Su Ming drank so much and still acted like nothing happened. This made the generals drunk. Under the stimulation of alcohol, they didn’t care whether you were the emperor or not, just drink it!

However, even though they drank freely, Su Ming accepted all of them. More than a dozen people took turns drinking and were eventually drunk.

From then on, they never dared to mention drinking in front of Su Ming again.

Shi Jingtang and Li Wentong knew that not only could they not drink as much as the emperor, but even if they fought together, they would only be abused by the emperor.

The two people who knew the truth looked at each other at the table, feeling helpless.

The next day, Su Ming announced the establishment of a military academy in the court and that he would personally serve as the school’s chief priest. When the news came out, the entire court was in an uproar.

“Your Majesty, war is a dangerous thing. You are the emperor, how can you stoop to such a matter?” The Minister of Rites Feng Dao tried to dissuade him. He knew the emperor’s thoughts.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the emperor was determined, but Feng Dao was an official in the Ministry of Rites, and rituals were his job, so he had to speak.

Su Ming said in a deep voice, “This is a different time. Although military academies are not in accordance with etiquette, they are appropriate. Imperial academies have existed since ancient times. Both civil and martial arts should be given equal importance. How can there be only civil education without martial arts?”

“Now, heroes have emerged and military affairs are rampant. I established the Military Academy to guide martial arts onto the right track and gather talents from all over the world. Weapons are dangerous weapons. It is precisely because they are dangerous weapons that the court must uphold them.”

After hearing this, Feng Dao did not try to persuade him any further and returned to his original position.

The other ministers in the court looked at each other, and no one said anything. The emperor himself was the chief priest of the military academy, so what else could they say?

“Your Majesty, I wonder which department will be in charge of the military academy after it is established?” an official stepped out and asked.

“It is on a par with the Imperial Academy. Except for the emperor, no one can serve as the military academy’s chief priest. It can be renamed the Military Academy. Frontier generals who are promoted and candidates who pass the military examination must study in the Military Academy before they can be promoted.”

After this was said, the court officials finally understood why only the emperor could serve as the chief priest of the Military Supervisor. Although the Military Supervisor could not interfere in the promotion of military generals, they had to go through the Military Supervisor in order to be promoted.

He had a teacher-student relationship with the Military Supervisor. In this era, people paid attention to Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, Parents and Teachers. The Emperor was both the Emperor and the teacher. Once a military general passed through this system, they would become disciples of the Emperor and be equal to civil officials.

After the court session ended, the imperial court took a half-month break while preparations for the Military Academy were in full swing. Su Ming simply set up the Military Academy outside the imperial city to facilitate students’ training and military drills.

……

Half a month later, all officials returned from vacation, and the envoys sent by Shu Kingdom finally arrived in Luoyang after many hardships. Looking at the magnificent city before them, the envoys felt a little ashamed.

When they arrived in Luoyang, they were amazed by its prosperity.

In the palace, the bad man reported, “Your Majesty, the envoys from Shu have entered the city.”

“Go back.”

“Everything is finally about to begin. The three kingdoms will surrender and the world will be unified.” Su Ming walked out of the hall and looked at the sky in the distance with a distant gaze.

“Yes, the world has been divided for a long time, and it is finally time to unify it.” The empress stood behind him, looking at him with tenderness in her eyes.

“The court has accumulated 20,000 war horses, but it is not enough. Cavalry must have two horses for each man. The Khitans were able to mobilize 300,000 men back then, and there will be even more now.”

“At least 50,000 war horses are needed to start a war. Qi and Jin are both buying war horses from the Khitans, making the Khitans think that the Central Plains is going to fight among themselves.”

“Although the Khitans sold us war horses, there were very few truly excellent horses, and less than one percent of them could be used to form heavy cavalry.”

“Can heavy cavalry be used against the Khitan?” the empress asked with a surprised look on her face.

Su Ming smiled and explained, “Heavy cavalry certainly cannot deal with the Khitan, but the sharp sword of the elite cavalry must have excellent war horses. In the past, Li Cunxu used himself as the sharp sword and led thousands of elite cavalry to break the Khitan army.”

“Now that the Khitans have obtained the craftsmen and population of the Eastern Dan Kingdom, if we want to break their army, a few thousand cavalry will not be enough. The imperial court can never have too many war horses.”

“We must have our own horse farm in the future. We can’t always rely on the Khitans.”

Heavy cavalry is used to restrain infantry. When the Central Plains and the grassland people fought, although cavalry was very important, more often they relied on infantry formations to advance layer by layer.

But if you want to win a battle, you must have cavalry. Otherwise, you won’t be able to chase and kill the enemy even if you win. How can two legs outrun four legs?

There are still cities to rely on in the Central Plains War, but cavalry is highly mobile, and without cavalry as a restraint, it is easy to cause strategic shortcomings.

“Emissary from Shu, when do you plan to make the three kingdoms submit to you?” The empress did not linger on this question, but changed it to another one.

“At the end of the year, I plan to send officials to Shu to find out the truth first and bring elite troops back to the court. Even if there are bad people covering up such a major event as the Three Kingdoms’ surrender, it will not be concealed for long.”

“Including the mobilization of soldiers, it will take at least half a year for the grassland to learn the news. By then, the court should be ready. Maybe after the three kingdoms submit, there will be surprises in the south.” Su Ming thought for a moment and replied seriously.

The empress nodded, feeling relieved. “The South is already weak. With the Three Kingdoms annexing us, most of the world is in the hands of the imperial court. It would be strange if they are not afraid. The people’s hearts are in turmoil. This way, they can’t interfere in our decisive battle with the Khitan and hinder us from behind.”

“So, our enemy has always been the Khitan. As long as we defeat them, everything will be easy.”

“Don’t worry, we will definitely win!”

……

At the same time, the craftsmen from the Bad People also arrived in Luoyang

In the workshop, Su Ming met them in casual clothes.

“The bad people pay their respects to Your Majesty.” When the craftsmen saw Su Ming, they were excited and saluted on the spot.

“Just stay flat, no need to be polite.”

Su Ming looked at the hundreds of people in front of him. Most of them were strong and sturdy men with strong bodies and resolute faces. There were also many gray-haired old people among them.

“After coming here, you are no longer bad people. I will grant you official positions. From now on, you don’t have to hide in dark corners.” Su Ming smiled and said lightly.

Afterwards, Su Ming explained the assembly line method to them. At first, the craftsmen were not happy about it, but they reluctantly agreed after Yuan Tiangang stepped forward.

In the workshop, Su Ming looked at the double-edged Mo Dao, a ten-foot-long sword, with surprise in his eyes. Such a big sword weighed more than ten pounds. No wonder the Mo Dao formation was so powerful in the Western Regions.

If the infantry are wearing heavy armor, holding Mo Dao, and forming a military formation, it will be difficult for the cavalry to win when they encounter them!

However, although there are many Mo Dao left in the Weapon Storage Pavilion, it is not an easy task to train the Mo Dao formation. But no matter what, it is not far from recreating the Mo Dao formation.

Chapter 282: The Three Kingdoms Submit, the World is Shocked

In the following days, the situation in the court was stable. Officials were sent to various places for rotation and local officials were transferred to other places. In this way, the court’s rule over the local areas was strengthened a lot.

Rest and recuperate, and be ready for battle.

The imperial court has the Longquan treasure and is not short of money. The Military Equipment Bureau has been re-established, and with the support of the bad guys’ craftsmen, weapons, armor and many other military equipment have slowly begun to be manufactured.

At the same time, the Shence Army expanded to 10,000 troops. Elite cavalry from Qi and Jin were selected, and together with new recruits, they were slowly being trained.

Yuan Tiangang had a lot of information in his hands, which detailed the system and training regulations of the Tang Dynasty’s border troops.

Su Ming didn’t think that what he had in his head could be stronger than the ancient generals, so he didn’t bother to pay attention. Of course, the generals who trained troops and those who commanded troops were divided into two parts.

At the same time, students in the Military Academy also participated in military training and became familiar with the army in advance.

In the future, these will have to be separated. Now there is not enough time, so everything has to be done in a hurry.

After meeting Su Ming, the envoy from Shu Kingdom knelt down on the spot and confessed everything about Shu Kingdom.

Half a month later, the imperial envoy went to the Kingdom of Shu. The court officials did not know the inside story and thought it was just an ordinary meeting.

The imperial envoy arrived in Shu and secretly met with the Shu ruler Wang Yan and his cronies. He agreed to the imperial court’s request without saying a word, and the envoy also expressed Su Ming’s plan for dealing with Wang Yan.

He was granted the title of Marquis of Anle, which was hereditary and moved to Luoyang.

Compared with the original time and space, Wang Yan was killed after surrendering to Li Cunxu. Su Ming’s handling of the situation was obviously much better, and surrendering and being granted a title of nobility was basically a basic operation in ancient times.

Su Ming also intended to take Wang Yan, King Qi and King Jin as examples, and give them preferential treatment after surrendering, without pursuing their past mistakes.

Being vindictive is not a good thing for a person in a high position. Not showing emotions on one’s face, being tolerant and generous, being able to let bygones be bygones and not being fussy about trivial matters are all necessary qualities for a person in a high position.

Although Su Ming is invincible in the world, he is alone. What can he do even if he kills those vassal princes?

Conspiracies and tricks cannot accomplish anything great, let alone last long. Only the combination of kingship and hegemony is the long-term solution.

What’s more, he is not his original self. Li Maozhen, Wang Jian and others didn’t deceive his father, so there is no need to be angry. Besides, you deceived your father, what does it have to do with me?

As time passed, spring turned into winter, there was no war in the Central Plains, and even more so in the South, and the world gradually became stable.

Ever since the discovery of the Longquan treasure, the southern princes have been frightened and uneasy. They do not have the pioneering and enterprising spirit of their ancestors and are all conservative.

The situation in the world is stable, the situation of the court is getting better day by day, and its strength is becoming stronger.

This year, Su Ming held two more imperial examinations to alleviate the shortage of officials in the court.

In the twelfth month of the second year of Hongwu, the states of Qi, Jin, and Shu sent envoys to Luoyang.

Tai Chi Hall.

Su Ming wore a black crown and a flat crown on his head and met with the ministers.