Chapter 198: Barracks

Zhao Shi looked at the simple barracks in front of him, and then looked at the palace not far from here, compared with the two compartments, there is nothing unbalanced, both sides look a little dilapidated, from this it can be seen that Daqin's finances are really not very rich, when he first entered the palace, he felt that there were too few people in the palace, and there was always a gloomy feeling, that is, the Jingwang Mansion seemed to be a big place, but many of the places were empty, and there was a lack of repair, and the other business that was given to him was simply abandoned, from which it can be seen, The Great Qin royal family is still very frugal, but from another point of view, the treasury is not abundant, otherwise the matter of moving the tomb a few days ago would not have made Li Xuanjin so nervous.

The periphery of this West Mountain is where the Royal Garden is located, there are several royal temples and Taoist temples on the West Mountain, but the most important thing is that there is a royal mausoleum there, it is said that the Yulin Army on duty here has at least 2,000 people, which is already the number of troops that can be formed alone.

However, with the relocation of the imperial tomb to the north, the emperors of recent generations are all diligent people, and rarely go to the Xishan Palace to play.

Now standing in front of Zhao Shi is an old general, who is already a lot old, leading the title of a royal garden caretaker general, in fact, it is more like a pension here, his surname is Zheng, he is a member of the Zheng family in Chang'an, and it seems that he is still the elder of Zheng Xun. Looking at his dim eyes and trembling hands and feet, it was difficult for Zhao Shi to have any good expectations for the four hundred soldiers he led.

There are two eunuchs standing behind the old general, and they are taking care of the Xishan Palace on weekdays, these three people stand in front of him respectfully, very respectful, Zhao Shi also understands at this time that this palace is equivalent to a prison. And he is the prison guard, the military department has come down with a document decree, this Xishan Palace will count what he says in the future, that is, he can dispose of the eunuchs and palace maids here, this power is not big, it is not small, in the eyes of those big men in the capital, it is naturally nothing, but it is placed in this Xishan Palace. He can be said to be the owner of the land here, and he doesn't even need to ask for an order to deal with anyone, but it can also be seen from this that this Xishan Palace is not taken seriously.

The three people in front of him didn't know what thoughts he was turning, and they were also worried about themselves. There is no doubt that this lord is an upstart in the imperial court, just look at the group of people he brought to know a thing or two, it is more majestic than one, especially the two big men standing behind this lord. Even the door god is estimated to be a few points worse.

These two people are no one else, one is Du Shanhu, Du Shanhu was originally big, he has eaten well and slept well in recent years, and his body has become more and more huge, but compared with the laziness next to him, he has evolved relatively well. At least not like a person.

After being taken to King Jing's Mansion, he didn't suffer any crimes, but he was very watched by those thin palace servants who were like monkeys in the mountains, and he was caught for the second time, he understood the rules, and if he didn't kill him immediately, he could live, and his mind was simple. Now that I don't have to worry about my life. He sleeps when he's full here, eats when he's full, and catches fleas on his body when he's fine. I get moisturized too.

It wasn't until five days later that Zhao Shi remembered that he had also caught a bear, and when he came to the place of detention to take a look, well, people were sleeping soundly, and the snoring sound could almost lift the roof of the house.

Being woken up, Da Lazy was very dissatisfied, and just wanted to lose his temper, but at a glance he saw the Central Plains man who was stronger than himself and his fists were harder than himself.

This is not Zhao Shi's domineering spirit, the rules of the tribes in the forest, in the duel, the winner of the duel can cut off the opponent's head and tie it around the neck to show glory, or ask the other party's women and finances, and can also accept the other party as their own cattle records, that is, slaves, the defeated have no complaints, and the victorious ones are even more natural.

When he was caught, more than a dozen people put ropes on him, dragged him down, and only then did he take him away, and he was a guard for the emperor who couldn't compare to himself because there were women and food there, and he was not convinced in his heart.

But this Han man in other people's mouths, the Central Plains people, is different, he is a real warrior, when he was knocked to the ground, he was in civilian clothes, in front of the victor to show his own deference, let this person not cut off his head, this is a matter of course for him, there is nothing to be ashamed of, and he doesn't know what shame is.

Seeing that the other party looked at him coldly, he immediately got up again and ran outside with the guarded look of others, grabbed a grinding disc and lifted it a few times, then tore off his shirt, revealing the strong body that was not like a human inside, slapped it a few times, and then said in a broken Chinese dialect: "I...... Lazy...... Strength, can ...... Homicide...... Fighting, can you still ...... Hunting, let me ...... Let's live....... ”

Later, in the laughter of the guards of King Jing's Mansion, Zhao Shi accepted this good labor, but he didn't expect that after gradually becoming familiar with this place, today's scene would become his untouchable sore spot, a scar that could make him thunder when he mentioned it.

At this time, it has been half a month since the end of the martial arts, the New Year is approaching, and every family has begun to prepare for the New Year's goods, although the weather is cold, but Chang'an City is filled with a sense of joy inside and outside.

But Zhao Shi didn't want these people under his command to have a good year, as soon as the clerk of the military department came down, he gathered all the manpower, even those guys who were idle in the Yulin Left Guard's yamen all day long and began to chatter also brought him, all the officers of the Yulin Left Guard, of course, except for those who were in prison, were standing behind him, plus Cheng Shun and the yamen. As well as Du Shanhu, Fox and others, as well as Zhang Fengju, Duan Rui and other martial artists, I am afraid that there will be one or two hundred people here.

"Brigade Shuai ......" is naturally Du Shanhu, he has always called the title of Brigade Marshal, and now there are more and more faces around Zhao Shi, and the trend of soaring is becoming more and more obvious. When he called this, there was also a sense of showing his status, "This broken place still needs to be renovated, and all the officers and soldiers of Yulin Left Guard add up to five or six thousand people, right?" I'm afraid it's not okay to squeeze here, and I haven't seen a single soldier yet, it's almost the New Year, and in my opinion, it's not too late to talk about it when spring starts ......next year. ”

Zhang Fengju came over at this time to take over the conversation, and he waited in the Chang'an Post House for half a month. Only then did I see this Shangfeng commander again, and I was also a little resentful in my heart, to say that he Zhang Fengju was a first-class character on the horse, where was he not a rushing talent? The commander made him a good man, and put him in the post house for more than half a month. I didn't even show my face, and I didn't discuss with them how to rectify this Yulin Zuowei, and after making trouble for a long time, it was just a dictatorship, and these Wujin soldiers were holding back their grievances. The people on the side are still worried about this adult's official position, but what is he afraid of? At this time, he looked at the opportunity and said: "It's really not okay to live in such a house on this cold day, what should I do if I freeze people?"

Again, everyone is a family and a business, and this year can't be over......"

But before he could finish speaking, Zhao Shi had already shook his head and said: "If you can't do it, you have to do it, it's useless for me to come if I can't endure hardship, if anyone leaves here this winter." Engaged in military law. ”

Hard-hearted put down such a sentence, and then turned his head to the people behind him, his personal soldiers were all brought out from Gongyi County, knowing his temperament, he immediately straightened his chest and stood straight, and the others were not so neat, but when they saw the cold gaze of the new commander, they swept over. But Qi Qi lowered his head. There were still some whispering voices just now, but at this time, it was quiet, and only the whistling of the north wind could be heard.

Zhao Shi exhaled white gas. This feeling is really good, but the voice seems to be mixed with ice ballast, and with this sweeping north wind into everyone's hearts, "I know what you are thinking, when the new official arrives, he is either trying to win over people, or he wants to establish authority, do you think so?"

I sue you, I don't have three new officials here, but I have a military order here, who still wants to have a good year next year, Cheng, then take the troops to show me, if you want to go home for the New Year, that's okay, since the wife and children at home are more important than your future and wealth, then go back to see the children, I can't tolerate you, this Yulin Zuowei can't tolerate you......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Shicai breathed a sigh of relief, "I have heard all the dirty things about Zuowei before, but don't worry, I will put down a sentence here, I am not to blame for this matter in the past, as long as I can complete my orders and not violate my military law, I will not find you awkward."

Today, all of you here are officers and colonels of the Left Guard, I will remind you, you are all people who lead the troops, if the soldiers below are not the same in the future, I will not go to find anyone else, I am only looking for your trouble, where is the Marquis Yu in the army? ”

This kind of stormy rebuke made these people feel awe-inspiring in their hearts, and no one dared to squeak for a long time, and finally folded forward and said: "My lord, Yuhou Li Cunyi is still locked up in prison. ”

Zhao Shi nodded slightly, how could he not know about this? Immediately said: "Take my token tomorrow to the military department to get people, here is the list, the rest of the people don't have to care." ”

"Yes, sir." Zhi Mu was immediately stunned, took the paper and swept it slightly, the first one was Changshi Cao Guan, and he couldn't help but be happy, and the others waited to see him with a happy face, and his mood was also relieved, Yulin Zuowei was really sad these days, no one here has not entered the hall of Dali Temple, thinking of that period of time is terrified, although this adult said that he spoke violently as soon as he came, but it seems that this matter is over, and the days after that are not good are better than going to prison, isn't it?

Everyone was stunned, but the new commander had already turned around and walked towards the barracks, and those wolf-like guards immediately followed, and with the cold wind, a sentence drifted into everyone's ears, "Put away your laziness in the future, don't want any waste here, even if I cut off your head, you won't have a place to reason......"

These bloody words made everyone a spirit. glanced at each other a few times, they all smiled bitterly, according to the shape of the left guard now, several of the original leaders are locked up in the prison, what other ideas can the rest of these people have in their hearts? They just looked at each other for a while, and then everyone Hulala was already following Zhao Shi closely, as for what happened in the future, these people were also uncertain in their hearts. Anyway, the dead bird is facing up, let him go.......

After looking at the military camp that can only be described as dilapidated, as Zhao Shi expected, the barracks are all old soldiers, they are really old, and some are already sixty or seventy years old, but there are only more than forty people here, and there are not four hundred. asked the old general Zheng, and the old general also understood, the people under him were all in the hands of the commander in front of him, and he didn't dare to hide it, it turned out that there were indeed 400 people. But that was five years ago, this is a Qingshui Yamen, some of them have already gone to other places, and some of them have gone home directly to retire. It's just that the archives of the Ministry of War still say that there are 400 people, in order to maintain decency, and the monthly silver is still distributed according to the head, and there is no empty salary.

"Let them all go home, from now on there are Yulin Left Guards stationed here, and there is no need for anyone else." As soon as he said this, he immediately fell to his knees, and the old general was also embarrassed. In the end, he explained: "Most of these people are old and helpless people, relying on this little money to make a living, this is still the lower officials from the military department to ask for a thousand invitations, adults can't cut off their way of life with a word, this winter, let them go home is to let them wait for death." ”

"The army is not a place to retire." He dropped a sentence coldly, but then he softened his voice and continued: "I'll give them a thousand taels of silver here, so they can do whatever they can." ”

A thousand taels of silver is twenty taels for each man. It is worth their military pay for several years. But these people have nowhere to go, let alone hope. No one who can be quiet here wants to move their nests, this cry is earth-shattering.

Zhao Shi immediately pulled his face down, he was hard-hearted, he was disrespectful, fearless, and killed the god and the landlord, naturally he didn't have any respect for the old and the young, and he couldn't deal with it like this It was already to his limit, seeing that these people were not happy, he immediately said sharply: "Cheng Shun, you take people to prepare the carriage and horses, and when the sun is ordered three days later, I don't want to see another idle person in the barracks, you all listen to it, if there are old and weak subordinates, report it quickly, don't feel uncomfortable when the time comes." ”

Looking at the subordinates who had been silenced, Zhao Shi continued: "Folding. ”

"The lower official is here."

"You bring the other people who are familiar with the situation with the left guard, and be sure to notify all the left guard soldiers within these three days, and gather here at the end of the three days, and tell them that if they don't come by then, there will be no place for this left guard."

"Yes."

"Du Shanhu."

"Yes."

"You take my guards to see if there are any extra houses in the palace first, pay attention to the place where the servants live, let them vacate them for the officers and soldiers of the left guard first, and then build a new barracks next spring."

Then he looked at the two eunuchs who were sandwiched between the crowd and said, "You are the steward here, right?" You should know that military affairs are not to be neglected, so please help them......"

But before he finished speaking, the heads of the two were already lit like chickens eating rice, Zhao Shi also knew that these people were insignificant people, since the founding of Taizu, there was no eunuch who could call the wind and rain between the court and the opposition, without the emperor's order, that is, Chang'an City did not take a step, that is, the Sansi Yamen was the blessed land of the eunuchs, but that was also yesterday's yellow flower, that is, the powerful eunuchs in the palace nodded to the courtiers, not to mention that they guarded the palace, and their lives were about to fade out of the water. Seeing that these officers of the left guard who were not of low grade on the left and right were all trained like grandsons, how could they dare to hesitate at all?

"Zhang Fengju, Duan Rui."

"The end will be." Looking at the young adult's resolute and resolute style, although the two of them are awe-inspiring in their hearts, but they are also quite disapproving, they are all people who have led soldiers, if they are blindly strict, it will not work, they can be gracious and righteous, and they will be bound by military orders, so that they can be supported by the soldiers, and there is no violation of what they do, look at the appearance of this adult, it is too urgent, these people are all officials who have been in the capital for a long time, and now they are all respectful, if this adult can't come up with better means, just blindly so strict, It's strange to be able to convince them, if you get some things that go against the yang and yin out, and then find a few people who are not afraid of death to make trouble, if you are a show of weakness, do you want to command them in the future? Hell yes.

It's just that this doesn't let people go home for the New Year, squatting here on a cold day, maybe how many people will start to scold their ancestors in their hearts, alas, look at it, in a few days, here will have to go against the sky, and then maybe who will follow this commander to make the adults unlucky.

Although the two of them were muttering in their hearts, they were both from the town army, and they had no foundation in the capital, so the best choice was to stand behind the commander, and he would do whatever he told him to do, and then see if there was a chance to discuss with this adult, this is not how to lead troops......

Where do they understand Zhao Shi's thoughts, since listening to what Li Fei said, he feels more and more that time is pressing, to quickly form combat strength, it is necessary to use extraordinary means, today is just the beginning, and the following and other means are waiting, never let these pampered guys have a better time, not to mention, he lived in the army almost all his life in his previous life, if he can't cure these soldiers, he Zhao Shi might as well go back to Gongyi County to have a good time.

At this time, he didn't care about guessing the thoughts of the people below, "You two and Yang Sheng go to the military department, Yang Sheng ......"

"The lower official is here."

"You are most familiar with the heads of the people in the capital, you take the two of them and all the Wujin soldiers to the military department, and let the military department send someone to transport my left guard here as needed, this matter has already been said, no need to be polite to them, count today, I will give you three days, if it is short at that time, I will only ask you."

"Yes." Yang Sheng is eyebrows were overjoyed, the wine that day was really not in vain, Zhi Mu and he were really assigned to the errand, this is a good sign, Zhi Mu has been in the Yulin Left Guard for a long time, he is a newcomer, but he has to do the things that this adult has explained, and he can't let others look down on him.

Zhang Fengju and Duan Rui glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's worries, but they also bowed down and said yes, Duan Rui was old and serious, and he didn't say anything, but Zhang Fengju was an arrogant person, pouted, and wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't help it, he snorted in his heart, and said secretly, now he is majestic like something, and when the chaos comes out, we will have to help you support it, and I will see your face when the time comes...... At this time, he had completely thought that this adult was a young man, and he was a little carried away.

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