Chapter 469: What is the use of the question?

Xuanfu Town Nanping Jingshi, after the control of the desert, the left choke the danger of mediocrity, there is a solid in the clouds, it is one of the border towns of the Ming Dynasty, and even has the name of the nine sides of the Xuanfu, which is the most important among the nine border cities of the Ming Dynasty. Since Zhu Di ascended the throne, those who have served as the chief soldier of the town guard here include Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an, Bo Zhao Yi of Xincheng, and Bo Xu Heng of Xing'an, while the British Duke Zhang Fu, Marquis Wucheng Wang Cong, and Marquis Anping Marquis Li Yuan have all trained here.

There are a total of 120,000 border soldiers stationed in the entire Xuanfu territory, and there are tens of thousands of Xuanfu Sanwei in the Xuanfu city alone. Although it is a dangerous battlefield here, the city is rich and prosperous with talents. The streets are crowded with people, and houses are built wherever there is open space, even in the most remote ones. Artisans, merchants, people, and gentry live in the city, and it is difficult for those who have not been here to imagine that this is the first line of the fight against the Mengyuan Dynasty.

In addition to relying on the private goods carried by those merchants and officers, this wealth is more dependent on the military camp for self-sufficiency. In this situation, Meng Jun, who has been appointed as the official of the Xuanfu for more than half a year, has the deepest experience. Before he came, he thought it was a desolate and barren place, but when he came, he found that this place was not inferior to Jingshi. It's just that now that the war is going on, all the grain that Xuanfu has easily accumulated in the past two years has to be shaken off, not to mention, and it has to rely on the transfer of a large number of grains from all over the country.

Standing on the high platform of the Xuanfu Church at this time, he couldn't help but think of a common saying that circulated in the Northland. The teaching field of Xuanfu, the city wall of Ulzhou, the barracks of Shuozhou, and the mother-in-law of Datong are called the four uniques. Before he left, Zhang Qing also told him not to provoke Datong's bastard wife outside, but he actually confused Xuanfu Datong. In fact, the most famous thing in Xuanfu is this big teaching field that is known as 40 miles long and 10 miles wide.

At the first parade was none other than Xing'an Bo Xu Heng. Although Meng Junnai is the concubine of the Marquis of Baoding, because he is only an unqualified clerk now, he just takes care of him on weekdays, and he is not worried that such a person will take away his military power. At this moment, he squinted at the crown sitting next to him, although his face remained unchanged, his heart was not so comfortable. This place of war is simply stuffed with a eunuch, and the greasy smell is unbearable for individuals, not to mention that almost all the gods in the three towns of Xuanfu are under the control of the other party.

If the British Gongzhang is here, why should he suffer from a eunuch's bird anger!

It is inevitable that the army will march next spring, and this military parade will naturally be no less petty than in the past. But there are those who are not dignified, those who make mistakes and are lazy, and those who do not listen to orders...... In short, there is a rule on the left and a rule on the right, as long as there is a slight mistake, it is to drag down the marching stick, but for a while, I only listened to the loud sound of the soldiers on the teaching field, but on the execution table on the side, it was bamboo shoots and roasted meat. Finally at the end of this teaching, the crown stood up, dusted off the corner of his robe and gently arched his hand to Xu Heng.

"We still have some things to do, and since this is over, let's go first."

Xu Heng nodded, and saw the crown turn around and leave with a few entourages, and for a while he remembered what he had done a few days ago, and his heart suddenly ran into flames. instructed those subordinate staff officers to go back separately, and he cordially beckoned Meng Jun to go back together, but as soon as he got on the horse, he asked: "This mouth is different from Jingshi, but Brother Meng is willing to put you in this place to practice." Although you are studying military affairs, you can't always have an orthodox position, and I think I came here like you at the beginning. In this way, I will definitely follow the emperor in this northern expedition, you can follow me, and bring 2,000 people to try your hand first. ”

Although Meng Jun is not an ambitious person, since he is from a noble family, he still understands the weight of the four words of meritorious service, so he also practiced a good martial arts as a child. However, Xu Heng was two thousand people in one mouth, and he couldn't help but be stunned: "My lord, I am a fledgling, if I rashly lead the troops, I may not be able to make any mistakes, it is naturally right to follow you, but two thousand people are still ......"

"Don't call it an adult when no one is around, return you to your own place! My grandfather and your grandfather are of the same generation, I am ten years older than you, but in terms of generation, I am the same generation, have you forgotten how you called me when you were a child? Xu Heng interrupted Meng Jun's words angrily, and his big fan-like hand grabbed Meng Jun's reins at once, "A eunuch can lead troops, you are from a family of generals, what is just two thousand people!" Besides, when the time comes, the emperor will fight wherever he says, as long as you don't be greedy for merit, you won't be able to do anything! ”

Since Xu Heng said so, Meng Jun couldn't push out the kindness of others anymore, so he had to respond vaguely at the moment. Because this large teaching field is located outside the city of Xuanfu, the two of them each walked slowly with their entourage, and he had to ask Xu Heng for some military advice on the road, and when he was about to reach the city gate, he saw sand and dust rising in the distance, but there were a few horsemen galloping.

"Lord Qiyu, the weapons transported by the Jingshi have been delivered!"

"There are still two days left before the scheduled date, but it is just as scheduled!" Xu Heng nodded with satisfaction, and after asking again, he waved his hand to signal them to go back first, and then said to Meng Jun, "Although there has always been little rain outside the mouth, but at this time last year, the road was closed by heavy snow, but fortunately, your brother-in-law was lucky this time." If it snows, not to mention the heavy snow on the road, even the firearms and gunpowder wrapped in oilcloth may get wet. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and then said to Meng Jun: "According to the usual practice, in order to prevent unqualified or wear and tear on the road, the weapons have always been ten positive pairs, and this time the weapons are about ten percent more. You happen to be idle now, so you will follow the tube to send and put it in storage. Remember, supervise it yourself, don't let people get your hands dirty, there are a lot of cats here! ”

Meng Jun had spent some time in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and he had already understood the cats in the army clearly under the influence of a group of elders, so he was not surprised to hear this at this time. Although the in-laws of Meng and Zhang are a little estranged because of the events of the previous year, but that is just for ordinary people, he and Zhang Yue have always been close, and he wanted to ask Zhang Yue why he suddenly picked up this hot potato this time, and secondly, there were important words to remind, so he agreed without saying a word.

Xuanfu city circumference twenty-four miles, three zhang five feet high, the city wall is made of rammed earth and blue bricks, its regulation is far better than other surrounding cities. The general military palace is located in the southeast of the city of the military palace street, originally the valley king's Beppu, after the valley king Zhu Lu was abolished as a concubine, because the original general military palace was too narrow, the emperor ordered people to destroy the outer wall of the valley king's mansion, this Beppu was opened up as the general military palace. After Xu Heng and Meng Jun and their entourage dismounted in front of the General Soldier's Mansion, some soldiers came forward to report that Zhang Yue and others were inside, and Xu Heng asked.

"Where's the princess?"

"The prince said that if he is not feeling well, he will not come over to do much, and Xing'an Bo is in charge of everything."

Hearing this, Xu Heng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and he was very surprised by the courage of the crown. Although this eunuch also had a lot of status when he was in the palace, since he was sent out to guard the Xuanfu, he shouldn't have such an attitude towards the people who came to the capital. Besides, he understands the emperor's suspicious temperament very well, and now there is one more Dongchang on Jinyiwei, and the eunuch Lu Feng who came back this time is the governor of Dongchang, and the crown dares to be so lazy?

Meng Jun has not been greedy for power since he arrived in Xuanfu, and he has never dealt with those eunuchs who are in charge of the camp and sit in the camp, and the number of times he talks to the crown is no more than a slap. Following Xu Heng to the main hall, he saw Zhang Yue at a glance, and couldn't help but nod lightly and smile.

Although it is a Qincha, Zhang Yue, the Qincha, is only to supervise the transportation of military weapons, and does not control Xing'an Bo Xu Heng, the general soldier of the Xuanfu, so there is no need for those red tape on both sides. It is now the end of September, and it may snow outside the mouth at any time and anywhere, so although the weapons were transported to Xuanfu, the matter is still not over, one is to distribute and the other is to put it into storage. So, in the face of Qian's automatic request to go to Wanquan to reserve the weapons of the Wei Li Grain Reserve, Xu Heng immediately agreed happily. And Zhang Yue also got Zhu Di's holy order before leaving, and then he had to personally go to Kaiping Xinghe to inspect, so he had to ask Xu Heng for advice.

Lu Feng is not a patient person, seeing that he is talking about business all the time, he can't help coughing lightly: "Xing Anbo, there is a strange thing that we happened to meet on the road, and everyone was puzzled. The imperial court has always had laws, and the young men who ran back from the north have always been made up on the spot after verification, how can the Xuanfu insist that the person is a Tartar beheaded to show the public without asking? It's normal to be cautious about this big war, but how can this Tartar spy be randomly choreographed? ”

Hearing such words inexplicably, Xu Heng's face suddenly changed, and when he was about to stand up, he remembered that he didn't do his own business. Holding on to the railing of the Taishi chair, he sat back again, leaned on the back of the chair and said with a wry smile: "This matter was said by the prince, he said that the emperor had a royal pen instruction before, and the Xuanfu must be strictly screened, and the Tatar spies must not be allowed to have the opportunity to come in to spy on the military intelligence, so if there are suspicious people, they will be arrested immediately, and if the interrogation fails, they will be executed immediately." ”

Originally, he asked this to find trouble, but at that moment, Lu Feng pretended to be strange and looked left and right: "Our family forgot that the prince is the eunuch guarding the town of Xuanfu, it's strange, why didn't I see him today, even those eunuchs who sit in the camp and manage the camp are gone!" ”

"This, the prince said that he was unwell, so he specially ordered someone to sue him."

"Sick? It's really a good excuse, I knew that as long as our family said that we were sick, could it be that the emperor would send someone else? If our family heard correctly, people said that he was still watching the drill in the teaching field today, and he was embarrassed to say that he was sick at this time! ”

Seeing that Lu Feng's eyebrows were upside down, Zhang Yue had to stand up and thin the mud, and first sent away Yu Qian, who was impatient and mixed with this kind of thing. felt that Xu Heng seemed to have the intention of using the topic to play, and he himself was too lazy to stay and listen to these troubles, so he used the excuse of supervising the storage of gunpowder to retire first, and as soon as he left the house, he saw Meng Jun follow.

"Xing Anbo has long seen that person is not pleasing to the eye, but this time you have given him a good opportunity. Don't talk about this, hurry up and go to the office, I'll invite you to eat Xuanfu in the evening. ”

Zhang Yue and Meng Jun, the eldest brother-in-law, have always been good friends, and when they heard this, they naturally agreed with a smile, but there was something strange in their hearts. That Hu Cheng has now been taken by Lu Feng to the Jinyi guard of Baoanzhou, but I am afraid that the news will reach the Xuan Mansion in a short time. A Xuanfu town guard eunuch is naturally unable to resist the Dongchang factory, but behind the crown is not so much the imperial horse eunuch Liu Yongcheng, but another nobleman - I think that Hai Shou, the young eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, left clear words in front of him.