Qin Xiao was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.
Yuwen Chengchao said this very politely, but it seemed like he was giving an order to expel guests.
He had just arranged for himself a stunning dancer from the Western Regions, and in the blink of an eye he was about to leave Yuwen Mansion. This change was so fast that Qin Xiao really didn't expect it.
"If it's inconvenient for the eldest son, I won't bother you." Qin Xiao thought to himself that his original destination was Fenggan Fucheng, and meeting Yuwen Chengchao was just an accident. Since the other party didn't want to take him in, there was no need for him to stick to it.
Going up to such a big city and having thousands of taels of silver in my hand, it would be really easy to build it in a few months.
Yuwen Chengchao immediately said: "Brother Wang has misunderstood. I don't want to drive you away, but I want to give you a better future."
"Future?" Qin Xiao was startled.
At this moment, Ning Zhifeng had already closed the door and walked over, saying with a smile: "Brother Wang, the eldest son wants to arrange for you to go to Baihu Camp."
"White Tiger Camp?" Qin Xiao immediately remembered that during the day, Yuwen Chengchao ordered Pang Yu to send those officers and horses to White Tiger Camp.
Yuwen Chengchao has already said: "The White Tiger Camp is the soldiers and horses used by Xiling to suppress thieves. It can also be said to be the guards of the Marquis Mansion. You may not know that there are not many soldiers and horses in the Xiling Protectorate. The saint had a decree in those days. Once there are soldiers and horses in Xiling,
When bandits are causing trouble, the guards of the Hou Mansion must assist the Protectorate in suppressing the bandits. The guards of the Hou Mansion are directly subordinate to the Hou Mansion and are trained and commanded by the Hou Mansion. It is no exaggeration to say that the Xiling Guards should be the most powerful troops in Xiling.
But there are three such guards, one for each of the three counties of Xiling, the Wolf Cavalry of Zhen County, the Leopard Camp of Fan County, and our Yuwen County is the White Tiger Camp."
Qin Xiao thought that it was indeed as he expected, Baihuying was indeed the private army of the Yuwen family.
But he never expected that Yuwen Chengchao would arrange for him to go to Baihu Camp.
"Although the White Tiger Camp is a guard of the Hou Mansion, if you make meritorious service or have outstanding talents, it will be easy to be promoted, and you will also have the opportunity to go to Kyoto." Yuwen Chengchao said with a smile: "After all, it is the Guard of the Hou Mansion. Although the training is rigorous, it requires
They endured a lot of hardships, but compared with the difficulty of promotion in other branches of the imperial court, it was much easier to be promoted in the White Tiger Camp. The imperial court also attached great importance to the Xiling Guards. Every year, it would give five places to the three guards of Xiling, and the guards would
Your Excellency personally inspected and selected the five best warriors and sent them to the capital to be incorporated into the Forbidden Army."
Qin Xiaodao: "The eldest son is joking. With my abilities, I can make a living. I really don't expect to go to Kyoto."
"Even if you don't want to go to Kyoto, you still have a bright future in the White Tiger Camp." Yu Wen Chengchao smiled and said: "The White Tiger Camp only has a staff of 800 people, but as long as you officially become a cavalry member of the White Tiger Camp, you can not only be equipped with horses and equipment, but also provide food and supplies.
Live, and there is also a monthly military salary of five taels of silver. As far as I know, the monthly military salary of the Longlin soldiers in Kyoto is only sixty taels of silver. All the soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty, except for the Longlin soldiers, the military pay of the White Tiger Camp
No one can compare.”
Qin Xiao was surprised and said: "Fifty taels of silver?"
Although he had thousands of taels of silver in his arms, Qin Xiao also understood that five taels of military pay a month was really not a small amount, and the government office of the Duwei Mansion was only two taels of silver a month.
"This is only the minimum monthly guaranteed military pay, and it is only the military pay for ordinary cavalry." Ning Zhifeng said with a smile: "The highest general of the White Tiger Camp is the commander, and there are two deputy commanders below him, and there are also the riding school, the team leader, and
Every time you upgrade to a level, you can get an extra three taels of silver in your monthly military pay. In addition, if you send troops to suppress the bandits and quell the chaos, there will be other rewards. Anyway, after entering the White Tiger Camp, you don't have to worry about not having any money to use."
"Silver is a trivial matter." Yuwen Cheng said: "If Brother Wang is short of silver, tell me, Qian'er can still get it for 800 taels of silver. The biggest advantage of entering the White Tiger Camp is that you can ride a horse and shoot arrows. Brother Wang,
Your riding skills are average, but after entering the White Tiger Camp, within three months, I guarantee that your riding skills will improve by leaps and bounds."
Ning Zhifeng nodded and said: "What the eldest son said is absolutely true. Brother Wang, you don't know something. We all had experience in the White Tiger Camp. At that time, the eldest son also served as the commander of the White Tiger Camp, but later
The eldest son had other things to do, so he handed over the White Tiger Camp to others. Thanks to the eldest son’s respect, a few of us followed the eldest son on errands. Although we don’t have any great skills, we can be on the stage in horseback riding and archery. If we weren’t
I practiced equestrian skills in the White Tiger Camp, but I was hunted down by the Tusun people yesterday, and I died under their arrows a long time ago."
Qin Xiao thought that Yuwen Chengchao had once been in charge of Baihu Camp. Ning Zhifeng downplayed his departure, but Qin Xiao knew that the reason was not simple.
When he followed Yu Wen Chengchao into the city, he really planned to hang out with Yu Wen Chengchao for a few months. When the situation in Turtle City calmed down, he would find an opportunity to go back to look for red leaves.
At this time, Yuwen Chengchao arranged for him to go to Baihu Camp, saying that he wanted to give himself a good future, but Qin Xiao felt like a mirror. The eldest son obviously still had doubts about him and did not dare to leave him.
Be around.
This is human nature, and Qin Xiao can completely understand it.
Frankly speaking, Yuwen Chengchao was really not treating himself badly by arranging for him to enter the White Tiger Camp.
Baihu Camp is not an ordinary place. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is half the life of the Yuwen family. He also knows that the three great clans of Xiling attach great importance to the cavalry guards under their command, invest heavily in them, and are extremely strict when selecting their personnel.
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According to the general route, with my slightly thin body, there is almost no possibility of entering the White Tiger Camp.
After entering the White Tiger Camp, Qin Xiao felt quite satisfied with food, drink, and military pay.
He has only been hiding in Yuwen County for a few months, and he will stay for at least half a year. If he can enter the White Tiger Camp, it will obviously be more hidden and safer than following Yuwen Chengchao.
Yu Wen Chengchao is not stupid, and the people under him are also very smart. If he spends time with this group of people, his flaws may one day be discovered.
When you arrive at Baihu Camp, you can also practice archery on horseback. It takes a few months or even half a year to improve your horseback archery skills. This is really not a bad thing.
"Since the eldest son has arranged it like this, I must be smart." Qin Xiao handed over his hand: "Thank you, eldest son."
When Yuwen Chengchao saw Qin Xiao's promise, he seemed relieved and said: "Brother Wang, after this incident, if you feel you are not used to life in Baihu Camp in a few months, you can still follow me." Then he smiled.
He said: "But if you really work hard, you should be able to live like a fish in water in Baihu Camp." Then he said to Ning Zhifeng: "Madman, after you go back, when brother Wang has rested, you can send him to Yaoshan.
When I see Yuan Shangyu, I tell him that I arranged for him to go there and take more care of him."
Ning Zhifeng immediately said: "Don't worry, eldest son, I will handle this matter properly."
"Brother Wang, just follow the lunatic there tomorrow. Someone will arrange it properly over there." Yuwen Chengchao picked up the wine glass and said, "Here, let's have another drink."
The two drank it all in one gulp. Yuwen Chengchao stood up and said, "It's almost time to go back." He looked at Qin Xiao and said with a smile, "Brother Wang, you look down on that Western Region dancer. Today
Forget it's late, otherwise you can stay here."
Qin Xiaoxin was startled, but he stood up and said: "The eldest son is joking." After hesitating, he thought of Hanizi's appearance in his mind, and couldn't help but ask: "The eldest son, that... that dancing girl from the Western Regions
What will happen next?”
"She has only been here for more than a month." Ning Zhifeng said: "Stay here for the first half of the year. Then we will see which dignitary spends a lot of money to buy her." Then he sighed: "But speaking of it, young people
She is beautiful and can be given away as a gift, but when she gets older, it will probably not end well."
Qin Xiao frowned, but he also knew that what Ning Zhifeng said was true.
Hanizi is now young and beautiful, and is naturally worth a fortune. But in ten or eight years, when he becomes old and sallow, and no man can look up to him anymore, the ending will naturally be very miserable.
Yuwen Chengchao raised his hand and patted Qin Xiao's shoulder gently, saying warmly: "It's not easy for anyone to live in this world. Everyone has his or her own destiny."
Qin Xiao could only nod slightly.
That night I returned to Yuwen Mansion and had a good sleep. I got up early the next morning. Ning Zhifeng was already waiting. When he saw Qin Xiao, he immediately said: "The eldest son just went to the Hou Mansion. He wanted to see you off, but
If we can't rush over as soon as possible, I'm afraid the old Marquis will really be angry."
"Will the eldest master be okay?"
"It won't be a big deal, but punishment is inevitable. I'm afraid I'll get dozens of sticks." Ning Zhifeng sighed: "But there's nothing we can do about it. Before taking action last night, the eldest son thought about the consequences. After all, it was Meng who was beaten.
My uncle's son also beat up the young masters of several big families in the city. If the eldest son is not punished, even if those families don't make trouble, Uncle Meng and Mrs. Qiong will not stop there."
Qin Xiao thought that Mrs. Qiong's group could force Yuwen Chengchao out of the Hou Mansion, so they would naturally be in trouble. Now that they have found an opportunity, and they are beating Uncle Meng's son, they will certainly not be kind.
"You don't have to worry. I'll send you to the White Tiger Camp. This matter won't involve you." Ning Zhifeng said, "I'll send you there."
The two left Yuwen's mansion and rode straight towards Yaoshan.
On the way, Ning Zhifeng briefly explained that the White Tiger Camp was stationed at the foot of Yaoshan Mountain, more than fifty miles south of Fenggan Fucheng. Yaoshan Mountain was just one of the many solitary mountains in Xiling, and it was not big.
An important reason for stationing in Yaoshan is that although the White Tiger Camp is almost all cavalry, with horseback riding and archery as the main training content, there is another important training content, which is mountain warfare.
There are Changling Mountains in the north of Xiling and Qilian Mountains in the south. These are two large mountain ranges that stretch for hundreds of miles. In addition, countless solitary mountains dot the land of Xiling, which also provide hiding places for rogue bandits.
Baihuying also shoulders the responsibility of suppressing bandits, and the Xiling bandits are mainly mountain bandits and horse thieves, so training in horseback archery can catch horse thieves. To deal with bandits, you must have extraordinary mountain combat experience. Although Yaoshan is not big,
However, the terrain is steep and has the characteristics of many mountains in Xiling, so it can be used as a training ground for mountain warfare.
It didn’t take too long to ride horseback to the White Tiger Camp.
The camp occupies a very large area, with a large area of pasture enclosed. After all, it has a staff of 800 people, and there are also horses. It is surrounded by logs as fences. The camp gate is open, and four soldiers in armor hold spears and sabers at their waists.
Guards outside the camp gate.
Before approaching the camp gate, I saw two flags standing directly above the camp gate from a distance, fluttering in the wind.
One flag is painted with a white tiger, showing its teeth and claws, majestic, while on the other flag, the word "Tang" is written in flying phoenixes.