Chapter 18: The road ahead is full of thorns, and I will go through it too
In the West Flower Hall wing of the Xuanfu Guards General's Yamen.
Yang Guozhu closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, then opened his eyes and said: "In this battle between King Qin and Julu, all our armies suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, we succeeded in breaking through the siege. Most of our cavalrymen escaped, and there are still thousands of soldiers left."
The foundation of many people,
Now, the emperor and the court want me to announce that each of the three generals of the army will train 10,000 elite soldiers. However, this training is easy, but the lack of food and pay makes it difficult."
Zhang Cheng also shook his head, sighed, and then said: "Yang Shuai, Zhang Cheng asked himself to leave the town just for this matter. I think if the sergeants want to be brave, they must first solve their worries.
Although the Upper North Road is narrow and borderland, where the Mongolian Tatars often invade, it is not heavily affected by the various forces, but it can still open up some wasteland.
When the time comes, we will first open up wasteland for farming, reward meritorious deeds, and then train troops. If we have a strong force of five thousand, we can guard the northern road without fear of the Tartar invasion. Then we will repair the fortresses everywhere, and the people will be at peace.
, the foundation is solid.”
Yang Guozhu looked at Zhang Cheng and said: "Zhongchen, everything is easy to think of but difficult to do!
The various guard posts and forts in Xuan Town have been abandoned for a long time, and the land is also entangled. The various forces are intertwined, and there are many constraints. It is really difficult to do something!"
"Commander Yang knows that when Sun Baigu was patrolling Shaanxi, he also had no troops and no pay. However, Sun Fuchen was able to clear out more than 3,000 hectares of military villages through an inventory of military villages with only three guards, adding 35,000 yuan in silver.
Duoliang, at that time the emperor also issued an edict to encourage, and asked other places to follow suit.
It can be seen that things are human-made. When the country is in trouble today, there are still all kinds of zombies and greedy natures. You have no loyalty in your heart, you have no king and no country, you are unfaithful and unfilial, so what is the use of keeping them?"
Yang Guozhu looked at Zhang Cheng with some surprise. He was surprised by these words. After many years of military service, until he became the commander-in-chief of a town, he knew that the affairs of the military camp in Xuan Town were now being dominated by the interests of all parties.
There are many intricate connections and wide-ranging implications, including the court officials in the capital and the eunuchs in the palace. If Zhang Cheng started to investigate this matter, he might not be able to protect himself.
Out of love for Zhang Cheng, he said softly: "Zhongchen, you and I have the right to join the guard and work together to fight. Today, I have to say this,
Nowadays, the affairs of the military garrison in Xuanzhen are extremely involved, but it is not appropriate to investigate deeply. If you are not careful, you may alarm the court and bring disaster to yourself."
Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile in his heart: harming himself? Damn it, what's going on? There are rogues inside and Tartars outside. This is the era when a knife in the hand is the king. I don't know who will harm me.
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However, he could never say this to Yang Guozhu, so he could only say calmly: "Commander Yang, I am devoted to the country. I only want to live up to the emperor and live up to my soldiers. I have already put my own safety aside.
If you are passionate and passionate, if you don’t serve the country and the people, what’s the point of living?
Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, I will go through it. Generals will die in hundreds of battles, and their bodies will be returned wrapped in horse leather. After all, they will die, so why should I care about them?"
Zhang Cheng's words made Yang Guozhu fall into deep thought again.
At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Commander, the two deputy generals have arrived."
Hearing this, Yang Guozhu stood up quickly. He grabbed Zhang Cheng and said softly: "Zhongchen, if you are determined, I will no longer stop you. If anything happens, I will do my best to protect you."
Zhang Cheng nodded to Yang Guozhu with eyes full of gratitude, and the two of them went out together to meet Zhang Guowei, the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen.
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Lin Dengyou, the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town and the commander-in-chief of the Wandu Department, is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu Town. He leads the left wing camp of the town, which is also the Qibing camp. This time, he did not go to the Qinqin King, but was responsible for staying behind in Xuanzhen.
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In the Wandu Division, he is responsible for various tasks such as farming, patrolling, weapons, and military preparations. He also collects grain from various places. Every year, he also selects young men from the guard station to go to each battalion, which is equivalent to the logistics department and reserve team of the battalion.
The duties he holds are quite complex.
There is also a deputy general soldier of Xuanfu Town, Zhang Guowei, the commander-in-chief of the Department of Wandu. As the deputy general soldier of the branch, he leads a battalion of 3,000 troops to garrison Yongning City.
They all hold hereditary military positions in the guards, and were promoted to deputy commander-in-chief through meritorious service. Now, senior military positions such as commander-in-chief in various regions of the Ming Dynasty must be elected by the court council, and finally appointed by the emperor. If there is no great merit in the future, the deputy commander-in-chief will
Maybe it's the end.
Both of them have been in the military for generations, and they are quite influential in the Xuanzhen area. Especially the clan of Zhang Guowei, deputy general of the guard, is quite powerful on the East Road, from occupying military camps to commerce and trade, and even to
Smuggling goods outside the mouth can be said to be a matter of hands.
There is no deputy general military office in Xuanfu Town. They usually take care of matters in the command and envoy office in Wanquan.
The "General's Mansion" where Wanquan commanded the general's yamen and the general's army was a large building of considerable scale. Here, there were a large number of yamen affiliated with the local garrison, which managed the land, population, taxation and other matters within the capital.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the Commander-in-Chief was in charge of military affairs and was subordinate to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. The Commander-in-Chief also held a very prominent official position, ranking above the three divisions.
However, today is different from the past. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the status of the capital commander has been deteriorating. Now, the military functions of the capital are becoming less and less. They exist more as a geographical unit and are responsible for the management of military households and settlements.
Moreover, there are many management tasks, which is both hard work and thankless.
Of course, the status of the commander-in-chief is higher than that of the commander-in-chief of the capital. He is assigned the title of governor of the governor's office. He is a senior official in the governor's office of the five armies. He is the only one in each town.
As of now, the titles of commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of each department are everywhere. Almost the deputy commander-in-chief has the title commander-in-chief, and some even have the title commander-in-chief of the general-general department.
Of course, senior officials in various capitals are also divided into two types: "officials with official stipends" and "officials with stipends."
"Qian Shuguan" is in charge of farming, military training, patrols, and military affairs, and still has some power in his hands, while "salary officer" only receives a salary, which only has this honorary title, but no real power.
Lin Dengyou belonged to this kind of "official secretary". He was in charge of the farming and other affairs of the capital, and he also had a battalion of soldiers and horses under him. He was considered one of the real powerful figures in the town.
Zhang Guowei was better. As the deputy commander-in-chief, he led a battalion of officers and soldiers and went out to guard one side. The East Road and North Road of Xuanzhen were both within his management scope.
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When Zhang Cheng and Yang Guozhu stepped out of the wing, Xuanzhen guerrillas Li Jianming and Wen Hui had already arrived. They were chatting in front of the West Flower Hall. When they saw Zhang Cheng and Yang Guozhu coming out together, they were all filled with jealousy.
However, they had to put on a smile and went forward to greet Zhang Cheng and others warmly. Since King Qin returned, their minds have become more alive and they are thinking about taking over Zhang Yan's position as general.
At this critical moment, since they did not want to offend Yang Guozhu, a big brother in the Xuanzhen military community, they all greeted him with warm smiles, and Yang Guozhu also greeted him warmly.
At this moment, Lin Dengyou and Zhang Guowei arrived hand in hand. Guo Yingxian led the way and accompanied them slowly to the West Flower Hall.