When he arrived at the back office, Zheng Lian ordered the door to be closed and said to everyone: "There is a ban on drinking alcohol in the military city. Today, for all of you, you can drink alcohol with permission. Close the door to show isolation from the military city, for the time being, this place will not belong to the military city management, everything is subject to the decree of the privy councillor and the scripture and the commander. ”

Di Qing said to Du Zhongxiao: "Since this is the case, how about not using wine today?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Since it is to welcome everyone, there is always something worse without wine." Wine is still drunk, close the door, even if you lie to yourself, it is also a respect for the military order. There is another one, Zheng Lian, send two guards on the side, which one gets drunk and makes a fool of himself, and drags him out of the military city! ”

Zheng Lian promised, opened the door quickly, and brought two guards in after a while. The guards on duty in the military city are rotated by the cadets of the military academy, and they are not organized separately. Wang Kai saw that one of the guards who came in was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember the name. I think it was my own subordinates who were sent here when they increased troops to Hequ Road.

After serving the wine and food, Du Zhongxiao said: "The roadside of the river meanders is already hard. The military city is more remote here, and there is no exquisite food in the army, so you can take care of it. In the future, if you live here, each ministry will have its own days of rest, and you can go out of the city to relax. Not far from the city, next to the river, there is a grass market, where everything is sold and there are liquor shops. You can relax there on the days of rest. ”

Wang Gongchen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this. He is a civil official, except for the previous dynasty, where have he ever seen such strict constraints. is in the court, there is a royal history bullet correction next to it, and the officials are more casual. The fight is in a hurry, and the red-eared red Xi is usually in the court. Not only is public affairs strictly managed here, but even there are restrictions everywhere in private, how can you live this kind of life? There's a grass market to relax, and now it's amazing.

Without waiting for Di Qing to raise his glass, Wang Gongchen asked Du Zhongxiao: "Jingluo, how many days does the military city rest?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "The departments are different. The generals who studied in the school, like the officials, had a five-day break. The soldiers who were trained in the battalion lived longer, and they rested for half a month. On days of rest, generals are allowed to move freely, and soldiers must be allowed by the commander-in-chief, and can only be led by specially assigned utility or generals. Some people want to experience the life of a soldier, but they have to act according to the rules of a soldier. ”

Wang Gongchen nodded, his face beaming with joy. As a minister, I came to observe the training of the river meandering road, and I can write a chapter afterwards. Nominally, he completed the emperor's private task, and the binding force of the imperial decree was not strong. The generals who came wanted to enter the barracks to feel, but Wang Gongchen didn't have to, he didn't need to be a soldier or a general, he was a complete outsider, and he provided a piece of music to explain to the emperor why the forbidden army in the capital was defeated last time.

In terms of official positions, among the people who came, Di Qing and Sun Wei served as deputy envoys to the Privy Council, and their official positions were below Du Zhongxiao. The highest status below is Wang Gongchen, and the Hanlin bachelor just happened to be under the Jiedu envoy. Wang Kai became a horse handsome, and after staying for the festival, he has not been promoted to the festival envoy. The three marshals of Sanya will definitely be promoted, but the rhythm is different, Wang Kai has not been promoted, and his status is still under Du Zhongxiao. Li Zhang and Liu Jianji completely obeyed orders.

Several generals on Hequ Road correspond to the status of Sanya. Li Zhang is equivalent to Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi and Zhang Qi, and the envoy is comparable to the three commanders, that is, the deputy commander of the palace marshal, the deputy commander of the Ma Shuai and the Ma Army, and the deputy commander of the infantry army. Du Zhongxiao has the highest status among the envoys of all walks of life, and is equivalent to the palace marshal. The commanders of the three yas have rarely been removed, and the deputy position is actually the main appointment. The higher-level palace inspectors and guards are all commanders and deputy commanders, and their names have long been extant. Among them, Taizu was the former inspector of Zhou's palace, and since the founding of the Song Dynasty, this official position is equivalent to abolition. The Guards Division is actually divided into the Ma Military Division and the Infantry Division, the two divisions become three ya, and the Guards Division does not have a chief officer.

This is the official rank set by the imperial court, and it is clearly announced, not an unspoken rule among officials.

Hearing Du Zhongxiao's arrangement, Sun Wei was a little displeased. He and Di Qing are the chief officers of the Privy Council, and letting Du Zhongxiao call the shots is to respect his position as a handsome. Without consulting the two of them, they set the rules, which is a bit excessive.

Di Qing has nothing, he has been in the army for 20 years, from a sergeant all the way to a privy envoy, out of familiarity with the rules of the army, he has no objection to Du Zhongxiao's arrangement. Zhou Yafu has to abide by the rules of the army even the emperor in the Xiliu Battalion, and he is a role model for soldiers, and the generals will have this idea, of course, there are not many people who really have the courage to do so. Respecting Du Zhongxiao means respecting the rules of the army and guarding the status of soldiers, Di Qing still has this awareness.

After all that was said, Di Qing led the wine after a few rounds of wine, then let it go, and drank wine and ate meat separately.

After a few rounds of drinking, Wang Gongchen said: "When I entered Zicheng just now, I saw the word Ning Shuo written on the city gate. According to this thought, the four gates of Zicheng should be the military name of the three armies of Hequ Road. The east gate is Ningshuo, the west gate is Dingyuan, and the north gate is Anbei. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "What Nehan said is right, that's exactly the case." All the armies on Hequ Road were trained here, and Zicheng used the military name. Moreover, these three military names have far-reaching meanings and are also appropriate. The north of Yinshan is the grassland desert, and the Tang poetry does not teach Hu Ma to cross Yinshan, and the north should use the name Anbei. The east gate is Ningshuo, Shazhou Shengzhou, and the Khitan Xijing Shuzhou capital is Shuodi. The west gate is Dingyuan, and its station is the westernmost part of Heishui City, which is close to the Western Regions. If the imperial court intends to restore the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties in the Western Regions, isn't it Dingyuan? ”

Wang Gongchen clapped his palms: "What the scriptures said is very true. In fact, the military names of the three armies on Hequ Road were not unintentionally granted. There are signs in the classics, all of which are the old military names of the Sui and Tang dynasties. It also has a moral in the present day, which is exactly what I have just said. The three armies of the Hequ Road are facing the three city gates, so what should be the name of the fourth south gate? - Let's guess and bet on a host. If you guessed wrong, wait until the rest of the day to invite the person who guessed correctly to the grass market to have wine and meat, and enjoy it to your heart's content, how about it? ”

Du Zhongxiao said to Di Qing: "What do you think?" ”

Di Qing said: "Why not? However, I and other martial artists don't understand these things about dancing and writing, and I'm afraid that I will invite Nehan to drink. ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled: "That's not necessarily. Let me start by saying that the South Gate must have a name, and it is not difficult to guess. ”

Wang Gongchen hurriedly said: "It's time to stop!" I'm going to win them over, and then I'm going to enjoy the meat and wine. In this military city, as I saw just now, it must not be easy to live for five days. If you can't win them, you will just use wine and meat, and you won't have much fun. ”

After speaking, Zheng Lian took a pen and paper and said, "Everyone write their names and hand them over to Du Jingluo to see who wins!" ”

Du Zhongxiao sat on the side, smiling, watching several generals and ministers write the names of the city gates. This journey was too serious, and all the people from Di Qing down were consciously or unconsciously restrained. After a few rounds of the wine feast, they still drank and ate food separately, and there was no lively atmosphere at all. Wang Gongchen asked everyone to guess a riddle and liven up the atmosphere.

In a moment, everyone wrote it and handed it over to Du Zhongxiao. Di Qing said: "Look at me first." I'm going to lose this time, so it's okay to show my ugliness first. ”

Du Zhongxiao opened it, looked at it, and said, "Taiwei thinks that the south gate should be Weinan, which is not bad." To the south is the Dangxiang Hengshan, and the river meanders to the town of Hengshan, which is a good name. It's just that it's not used now. ”

He also opened Sun Wei's paper section: "Cheng'en." The capital is in the south of the river meandering road, and the south inherits the emperor's grace. Good name, unfortunately not. ”

and dismantled Wang Kai's: "River meander." Ma Shuai is simple and direct, a little close, but unfortunately not. ”

Tear it down all the way, none of them hit, and finally Wang Gongchen's note. Du Zhongxiao took it in his hand, looked at Wang Gongchen, and said with a smile: "Neihan is full of confidence, if you want to win a host, this name will not be wrong." ”

With that, unfold the note and place it on the table. Everyone can see that there is the word "Wudu" on it.

Wang Gongchen said: "Dare to ask Jingluo, is this the name?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Sure enough, Nehan has already decided that he has won the host." ”

Li Zhang looked at the note on the table, was depressed for a while, shook his head and said: "The military city is called Wudu, and it is clearly written there, why does the gate of Zicheng still use this name?" There must be truth in the middle, otherwise Nehan would not have guessed it. What is the truth? ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "In fact, the reason is extremely simple, Ningshuo, Dingyuan, and Anbei are all place names, and the fourth name is naturally also a place name." ”

Everyone looked at each other and felt that this reason was too absurd. But Wang Gongchen just guessed it and had to accept it. As the champion of the eighth year of the Heavenly Sage, he really didn't read the book in vain.

In fact, the military name used in the city gate of the sub-city is indeed a place name, which is a pun on the military name. But the south gate is a military capital, and it is not only because of this, it alludes to Du Zhongxiao's conceit of his own army. This is the martial capital of the world, Wang Gongchen guessed from the name of the military city.

Although Wudu is the same place name as the other three, there is no army that dares to use this name. Then a vacant city gate, Du Zhongxiao used this name, which is a virtual army name, a field name, indicating the meaning of the first army in the world under his department.