Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"The emperor ordered Father-in-law Yu to be the supervisor of King De, and Father-in-law Yu had been in the army for many years before, with rich experience and high prestige, so he was not afraid of King De Hu Lai as a supervisor. Didn't Wei Hou go to Father-in-law Yu this morning to discuss the expedition? ”

Lan Ziyi screamed in his heart, it turned out that this was a big deal, just now I saw Father-in-law Yu impulsively take a step first, and he didn't have time to ventilate.

Lan Ziyi roughly talked about the situation of the meeting just now,

Qiu Xiaozhi and Qiu Wenruo's father and son looked a little unsightly, and Qiu Xiaozhi said:

"The palace has Lan Weihou of the Northern Army and Qi Rongxun of the Eastern Army. Although Wei Hou is young, the matter of chasing horse thieves outside the fortress has spread all over the capital, and this one thing alone shows that Wei Hou is a tiger who is a general, and he can take on a heavy responsibility; Qi Rongxun followed his father Qi Zhun into the Eastern Army to suppress the island-Yi pirates, and he has also experienced a lot of methods over the years. Now that Gonggong Yu is the supervising army, an experienced eunuch of the unified army plus two young and promising generals, no matter how you look at this arrangement, you will not lose. “

兰子义 says:

"The emperor's idea of such an arrangement is good, but the premise of this arrangement to give full play to its best strength is that Gonggong Yu personally commands the troops. But does Mr. Yude Wang Zai think it is possible? ”

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"With the prestige and ruthlessness of Father-in-law Yu, will he let others point fingers at him when he leads the troops? I am afraid it will be difficult for King De to make waves this time. ”

Lan Ziyi understood in his heart that Father-in-law Yu wanted to use Lan Ziyi to occupy a certain position in King De, to put it bluntly, he still wanted to put the chips on King De, and when he thought of this, Lan Ziyi muttered in his heart, so he said:

"I'm afraid I'm ...... Daddy Yu"

Qiu Xiaozhi asked:

"I'm afraid of what?"

Lan Ziyi shook his head and said:

"Nothing, I hope I'm thinking too much."

Then Lan Ziyi asked:

"When will you go on the expedition?"

Qiu Wenruo says:

"It stands to reason that Father-in-law Yu should mention the date of the expedition when he sees Wei Hou today, but Wei Hou has a stalemate with Father-in-law Yu. It is impossible for me and my father to know when we will go on the expedition. We're still waiting for you to tell us the day of the expedition. ”

Lan Ziyi pursed his lips and changed the topic so as not to be more embarrassed by himself,

Lan Ziyi asked:

"Which troops are called in this expedition? You should know that, right? ”

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"I only know that it is to call the forbidden army. In my opinion, it should be the nine camps of the capital. ”

Lan Ziyi asked:

"Nine camps in the capital? Why does the gentleman think so? ”

Qiu Wenruo says:

"The so-called nine battalions in the capital refer to the nine forbidden army troops stationed in the capital, namely the east and west Jihu camp in the east and west of the capital, the Bali camp in the south of the city, the Chijiao camp in the north of the city, the north and south Shenji battalion in the northwest and southwest, the Xiandeng camp in the northeast and southeast, and the arsenal battalion stationed outside the Xuanwu Gate of the palace city in the city to guard the arsenal. Among the nine battalions, the Chijiao battalion is a boat division, with 3,000 sailors; The eastern and western tiger battalions were cavalry, each with 5,000 men; The North and South Shenji Battalions are equipped with firearms battalions of shotguns, guns, and various types of Furlong machines, each with 3,000 men; The other four battalions were infantry, with 10,000 men each. The nine battalions in the capital are all fully staffed, and every year the new weapons made by the Ministry of Industry are selected by the nine battalions first, and the rest will be issued to other forbidden armies and town troops. ”

Lan Ziyi asked:

"The garrison of the capital is only 62,000 people? Too little, right? ”

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"This is just the Beijing camp, there are other forbidden troops stationed around the capital, north and south of the river, transportation hubs all over the country, local important towns have forbidden troops, the total number of forbidden troops accounts for one-third of the strength of the Dazheng army, and now the western army and the southern army have been completely dismantled, and the number of forbidden troops is likely to be more than the northern army and the eastern army combined. But Wei Hou also knew that in order to deal with the north Nuo Nuo and the east pirates were transferred in two directions, especially at the beginning of the Northern Expedition, a large number of forbidden troops were transferred to the north to suppress the formation, and now it is too late to call back, and these forbidden troops stationed abroad also rely on military merits to eat, if they are transferred back, they may not listen to King De's words, and if they win, they will also fight for merit, and King De may not be able to reap the benefits. Since no matter how you look at it, the emperor is looking at King Rangde to accumulate popularity through this expedition, then I think that the expedition must use the Beijing camp. ”

Lan Ziyi nodded as he listened, and then said:

"Even if there are only more than 60,000 elites, it is still a few, not to mention that it is impossible to transfer them all, and it would be good to have 40,000 people who can use them. Did anyone in the DPRK mention the need to mobilize other troops? ”

Qiu Wenruo says:

"Someone in the military department mentioned that other forbidden troops would be transferred, but except for the troops in the old capital that were transferred to Jiangbei for defense, the other garrisons did not move; There were also people who proposed to transfer the Eastern Army, but they were clearly rejected by the celebrant supervisor. As for the northern army of the Marquis of Wei......"

兰子义 says:

"I understand, after the Northern Expedition won the Nuonuo War, the Northern Army was already suspected of making a big move, and it was too late for the imperial court to cut the domain, so where would it be transferred."

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"The Eastern Army is also suspected of the same. The Eastern Army and the Northern Army won the pirates and Nuono respectively, and the imperial court, to be exact, the emperor, treated the two major feudal towns with the appearance of lifting the northern army to suppress the eastern army. Otherwise, he would not have been crowned as the acting duke, and the title given to Qi Zhun was not as high as that of the Marquis of Wei. ”

Lan Ziyi gradually had an idea in his heart when he heard this, although he didn't know when he would go on the expedition, but he would definitely not delay it any longer, he would definitely go out with the army, so the details of the Beijing camp had to be understood.

So Lan Ziyi subconsciously opened his mouth and wanted to shout Tao Chahu, but when the words came to his mouth, he remembered that he had scolded the three brothers just now, and swallowed the words back.

Qiu Xiaozhi saw that Lan Ziyi wanted to speak and stopped, so he asked:

"What's wrong with Wei Hou?"

Lan Ziyi smiled self-deprecatingly and said:

"Nothing. So where did the divisions of the Ninth Battalion recruit from? Who are the generals now? How's the drill? What is the salary? What is the morale of the soldiers? Have you ever fought before? Do you know the two gentlemen? “

Qiu Xiaozhi and Qiu Wenruo looked at each other when they heard Lan Ziyi's series of questions,

Qiu Wenruo says:

"All I know is from the archives, I only know that the soldiers of the ninth battalion are all selected from other forbidden army units, and as for other questions, Wen Ruoshi really doesn't know how to answer. These questions should be asked by Wei Hou to a few young masters of the Tao family. “

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"Thanks to the promotion of the Wei Hou, Wen Ruo and I were able to assist the Wei Hou. We can't answer Wei Hou's questions, it's our negligence, I will definitely work hard to make up for it, and in the future, Wei Hou will no longer be as overwhelmed as he is now. You can't rely on the Tao brothers for everything, after all, they also have their own things. “

Lan Ziyi smiled bitterly, of course he knew that he should find the three elder brothers of the Tao family for these things, but it was not suitable now.

Lan Ziyi asked casually:

"Where is the prince?"

Qiu Xiaozhi says:

"Since the prince heard that he was going to go on an expedition, he was very excited, and every day before dawn, he ran to Zhouyou Yifu to listen to the lectures, and he lived there several times and did not come back. The old scholar was very happy to see the prince like this, and went around saying that his conduct had finally influenced the king of Germany. “

Qiu Wenruo asked:

"Wei Hou, there are some rumors in the mansion that the prince is having an affair with Dr. Zhou's newlywed wife."

Lan Ziyi waved his hand and said with a wry smile:

"Yes or no, everyone knows the virtue of the prince, needless to say, what he goes out to do is better than in the palace and thinking about how to entertain on the march. Since the expedition is inevitable, let us quickly order the garden to prepare. Wen Ruo, you want to find the three young masters of the Tao family and let them hurry up and get ready, and let the three of them hurry up and get the questions I need to know just now. ”

Qiu Wenruo nodded,

Lan Ziyi remembered something again, and then said:

"Ask the three young masters how they are doing."

Qiu Wenruo smiled and nodded, and went out with Qiu Xiaozhi.

Lan Ziyi was also completely sleepy, turned out the military book he brought over, and locked him in the study to read hard.

Lan Ziyi read until the moon rose on the branches at night, and he was sleepy before going to bed. During the period, the father and son of the Qiu family beckoned the servants in the courtyard to prepare clothes and supplies, Zhe'er also brought lunch, Lan Ziyi was embarrassed to apologize to Zhe'er, Zhe'er was cheerful, not too angry, and left with a smile when he heard Lan Ziyi's apology.

The next morning, Lan Ziyi had just had breakfast, and the servant came over to invite Lan Ziyi to the class to narrate, it turned out that Grandpa Long came from the palace, and he didn't have to guess what Grandpa Long was here for.

Lan Ziyi followed the servant to the guest hall, and after saluting Gonggong Long, he took a seat.

Father-in-law Long played with the wrench on his thumb, looked at Lan Ziyi and said:

"Did Wei Hou have fun?"

Lan Ziyi thought to himself that these eunuchs in the palace were really well-informed, and how widely his had spread. Thinking about it again, in order to avoid trouble, my father reduced his wings and agreed to Zhang Mingyue's plan to relocate the displaced people. Before, Gonggong Long obviously blocked the impeachment for himself, but after the confrontation, Zhang Mingyue's plan to emigrate was passed. If you want to say that Gonggong Long doesn't have the intention of revenge, he Lan Ziyi really doesn't believe it.

兰子义 says:

"It's just a vassal elegance, thank you father-in-law for your concern."

Long Father-in-law says:

"Fortunately, you still remember to come back to assist the prince. Now there is a big event, and it is time to use your talents. ”

Lan Ziyi clasped his fists and said:

"Ziyi will live up to his father-in-law's trust."

After a few words, the other three people in the mansion had already arrived. Grandpa Long asked:

"Where has the prince gone?"

Wu Yousi replied:

"Wang Ye went to Dr. Zhou to listen to the lecture before dawn."

Gonggong Long nodded when he heard this, and said:

"Now I want him to lead the army to the battle, but he remembers to study. Maybe it's better than eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling every day. ”

Lan Ziyi quietly smiled bitterly, the prince used to study, I hope the matter will not be revealed, otherwise the prince will definitely be drowned by the saliva of the world.

Grandpa Long continued:

"The emperor has asked the Military Aircraft Department to draw up a decree, ordering King De to lead the army, Yugong Gong to supervise the army, Lan Ziyi and Qi Rongxun! The two of you will assist in commanding the troops as the prince's lieutenant generals. ”

Lan Ziyi and Qi Rongxun hugged their fists together and agreed.

Long Father-in-law says:

"The day after tomorrow, the army will swear outside the far gate of Xi'an in the city, and this afternoon the emperor will meet with several scholars from the military aircraft department, the lords of the military department, and the commanders of Wei Hou and Qi in the dormitory. You two get ready. ”

Although it was a great honor for the emperor to be received, especially when the emperor had been ill for 20 years, Lan Ziyi was more concerned about how many people went on the expedition, so he asked:

"Father-in-law, may I ask which troops to command this expedition?"

Long Father-in-law says:

"It is the east and west tiger battalions in the capital, the north and south first camps, the Bali camp and the South Shenji camp. This is the elite of the Taizheng elite, and Wei Hou, as a deputy general, has the opportunity to show his talents. ”