"That's good. Go back and get some rest and make your arrangements. You can set off with the Northern Army and the Imperial Guard in a few days!"
"promise!!"
"Alright, you can go now!"
After saying that, Liu Hong reached out and gently patted Zhang Rang and Song Dian on the shoulders.
"This servant takes her leave!"
Feeling the emperor's favor, Zhang Rang and Song Dian were visibly shaken and felt much more at ease. They lowered their heads, took two steps back, and turned to leave.
Watching Zhang Rang and Song Dian leave, Liu Hong smiled and looked at Xi Zhicai beside him.
"Eunuchs can only realize their true value when they are used correctly, don't you think? Zhicai...!"
Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. Only when the Imperial Guards, the Northern Army, and other directly subordinate armies, as well as the border troops and the eunuchs, are completely loyal to Your Majesty and check and balance each other can they play their greatest role. With them, Your Majesty will be invincible!"
"Invincible, haha, well said! Tripartite checks and balances, cooperation—that's definitely the best outcome!"
Liu Hong smiled and nodded, agreeing with Xi Zhicai's statement, but only on the condition that they were all completely loyal to him.
Then Liu Hong sighed softly, "However, it is not easy to achieve this, especially ideological education in the military, which needs to be further strengthened."
I will need them to do so many things in the future; they must remain steadfastly behind me!
Although he now holds military power over the troops in the capital region, and the border troops and most generals of You, Bing, and Liang prefectures obey his orders, Liu Hong still feels it is far from enough.
The soldiers had no education whatsoever. Whoever fed and clothed them, provided them with food and pay, would risk their lives for them. If they could do it, others could too.
Therefore, the importance of ideological education in the military for Liu Hong is self-evident.
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