In the small room, the soybean-like fire in an oil lamp was moving up and down, causing the figures to jump in response. Xu Xun rubbed the hand that Emperor Hongzhi had given to him and Wang Shouren.
Bao Gong suddenly pulled the string with all his strength, and after a long time he slowly reset it. For a moment, he recalled the meaningful words of the old eunuch when he and Miao Kui were discussing it just now.
"If you go deep alone, you will be in danger. Mr. Xu, you have to think carefully."
Xu Xun smiled mockingly, put the bow back on the table, took a cloth and carefully wiped the sword with a sharp edge as bright as a pool of water. It took a long time before he put it back into its sheath.
, and then turned off the lights and went to bed. However, even in the darkness, he could still clearly hear his violent heartbeat. There was not only fear in it, but also some uncontrollable excitement.
He was completely forced to go out to Beijing this time. If he really wanted to mess around, he could just follow Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo. I don't think he would really drive him into the capital.
He is in such a dangerous situation, and he might even be rewarded with some fictitious achievements. But the Chinese civil servants are looking at him with eager eyes. He does not have extraordinary qualifications or talents. If he cannot seize this opportunity, then others will only regard him as him from beginning to end.
He is a sycophant who is lucky enough to be promoted. He can't even think of making a voice on his own, let alone recruiting people to build his own team.
Compared with the previous gamble in Jinling, his gamble was even bigger this time! But now that he was out of the capital, there was no turning back, so he had no choice but to risk it all!
Thinking of this, Xu Xun suddenly lifted up the quilt and climbed out of bed. He went to the table and lit the oil lamp. He found pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the luggage bag. After grinding the ink, he thought about it for a moment and then started writing.
He started writing on the paper. Half an hour later, there were seven or eight small pieces of paper spread out to dry on the table. After the ink dried, he put them into envelopes and sealed them with ink pads.
He stamped it with his own seal and immediately stuffed it all under his pillow.
When he got up early the next morning, Xu Xun summoned a young guard from the imperial army he had brought this time. Two letters asked him to return to Beijing immediately and send them to Xing'an Bofu. The other letter asked him to send them to Liu Jin.
He called An Daniu in and asked him to send two people to escort the young army back to Beijing. After he finished doing this, he went back to his room and packed up his outfit.
When Miao Kui appeared in front of Zhang Jun Shenying, he was already wearing a military uniform and all armor. Even if Zhang Jun knew what he was like, he couldn't help showing a worried expression, and Miao
Kui Ze said bluntly: "Master Xu, have you really thought about it? Even if there are only more than two hundred bandits there, we can carefully select more than a thousand people, and there is General Zuo Shen, General Shen, leading the army, it will not be enough to capture the people."
Eat it. But in this world, you are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. There has been no news from Xuanfu so far. Do you really want to wait a day?"
"After all, Shacheng is outside the border area. It is extremely inconvenient to inquire about information. This back and forth has already wasted time. If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid it will really be in vain." Xu Xun paused and then said calmly, "
During this trip, I am completely following General Shen’s command and I am following his lead. I believe that General Shen, a veteran of many years on the battlefield, will be able to succeed immediately.”
It was true that Shenying had hesitated during the all-night conversation last night, but he had spent half his life in the military, had wives, concubines, and children who wanted whatever they wanted. He only wanted to earn a title, otherwise he would have lived the life of a rich man in the capital.
Yes. The only thing he is afraid of is that Xu Xun will follow him and have to point fingers at the command. When the time comes, he will have to protect this person even if he has many constraints, and it will really be a fight to hold his breath. So at this moment Xu Xun said
After saying these words, he breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time, he also had to say a few words of humility, and finally agreed without hesitation. Zhang Jun wanted to go with him, but his foot injury was not healed, and he was still able to ride a horse at a gallop.
But there was absolutely no way he could do it. He could only give innumerable instructions, but his heart was always a little unsettled.
We only wanted a quick battle here, so we took all the cavalry, including 100 soldiers in the avant-garde of the government, 500 old soldiers in the avant-garde of the Xuan government, and 500 soldiers from Shenying's Guoyong camp. We only brought three days of dry food, which can be regarded as a truly light battle.
Only more than half of them were soldiers from the Beijing camp, and they had basically never experienced a real war before. Therefore, when they were leading their horses and preparing to set off, many people's faces were a little gloomy. When the leader called their names one by one.
, the lower head started to stir slightly.
What does this personal name mean? Are you afraid that they will be timid in the face of battle and run away secretly?
Since there were more than a thousand people, it took a full two-quarters of an hour to read out these names. Just after the roll call was completed, Xu Xun stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Those whose names I just read are all those who rushed to Shacheng this time."
Warriors. No matter whether there is any gain or not, the army will be rewarded with three taels of pay. If there is any livestock recaptured this time, all of it will be used as a reward. If the captured soldiers and civilians are recaptured, each person will be given one tael of silver. These are all the names mentioned today.
Each person will get a share. In addition, those who behead the captives at the first level will be given thirty taels of silver, and the reward for seizing the captives’ horses will be used for themselves. If there are any other harvests, it will all belong to me. Neither I nor the divine general will take any of it!"
This was what he, Miao Kui and others had discussed a long time ago, but none of the soldiers below knew it. After hearing this, whether it was the front guard of the Fu army, the Guo Yong camp, or even the front guard of Xuan Fu who had just suffered a defeat.
The horses all became excited for a moment, and some even boldly shouted that this was true. However, Xu Xun did not answer this question, but said word by word: In addition, the reward will not be compromised, and all silver will be found.
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As soon as these words came out, everyone really became excited. The imperial court's military pay has always been white rice and folded banknotes, and occasionally many random unused things were given out. Occasionally, some silver rewards were said to be cash, but
When it came to the hands of the sergeant below, the Shangguan had more than one deduction, and it was still good to turn the cash into white rice and white noodles. All kinds of noises started to come one after another with these words, which were nothing more than questioning the authenticity of these words. Faced with this messy scene, Xu
Xun didn't explain at all, and the one hundred sergeants belonging to the vanguard of the Fu army started to spread the word to the people around them.
"The adults in our family always keep their word! It has been less than a month since we entered the vanguard of the imperial army, but the emperor ascended the throne to reward the personal guards and retinue, and we all got them all, without losing a penny!"
"If it weren't for the little guys in the cub army who haven't fully practiced their martial arts, they must have been arrogantly shouting to go. Tsk, tsk, I think back then they were practicing in front of the late emperor. Each of them got so many benefits, and the adults didn't deduct a penny.
Pass!"
"You don't have to worry about the benefits if you follow us adults!"
For these soldiers of the 12th regiment who had been assigned to the avant-garde of his army for less than a month, Xu Xun not only made them experience the irritating training, but also made them experience the extraordinary benefits, so now they became
A true propaganda machine. After these word-of-mouth lobbying, Xu Xun gave him a gentle slap in the face, and four young soldiers behind him were struggling to carry a box out. When the box landed, he went up and opened it.
When I opened the lid, there was another exclamation of exclamation.
"The three taels of silver per person mentioned before will be distributed now. As for the remaining reward, it depends on how capable you are to receive it!"
When each person sat in a row with money in their pockets, Xu Xun could clearly see that at first the yin and domineering look on their faces was gone, replaced by an unconcealable excitement and murderous aura. Despite this,
It was Bai Huahua's cash spurt that came out, but he didn't feel too frustrated. He just glanced at Shenying, stepped back and gave the place to the veteran. And Shenying also knew that morale was available, and gave him a few words of training.
However, there were one or two more foul words that had not been spoken for many years, which naturally raised the atmosphere even more.
When more than a thousand people mounted their horses and galloped out one by one, Miao Kui and Zhang Jun, who had come to see them off today, did not move. Instead, they stood there and watched for a long time. Then they both turned around and inadvertently struck each other from left to right.
They met each other. Miao Kui took a look at Zhang Jun's injured foot without leaving any trace, and then he stood up and said to Shi Ran: "If it weren't for Mr. Zhang's foot injury that has not yet recovered, I think you would be indispensable this time. But we are not the same."
If we are idle, such a big movement will not go unnoticed by the Tatars, so we have to make some preparations. In addition, we have to help General Shen and Mr. Xu prepare some reinforcements.,,
"Reinforcements?" Zhang Jun's heart tightened instinctively, "Mr. Miao, what does this mean?"
"Although Commander-in-Chief Zhang was defeated, he had fought against the bandits with all his strength. He would not have thought that the army would just wait in Xuanfu and Wanquanqian to waste money and food. Eleven years after Hongzhi, the horse market opened
In addition, the imperial court has repeatedly severely banned trade to the north, and the little prince is planning to place all 60,000 households on the left and right under the Chahar Khan Court. If you know that Xu Xun is such a favorite of the emperor,
I personally took the risk to go to Shacheng, what do you think they will do?"
After Zhang Jun was stunned for the first time, he suddenly realized and his face suddenly turned pale. He stared at Miao Kui for a while, and then he said in a hoarse voice: "It's strange that Mr. Miao would leave a safe place like Xuanfu behind."
I followed you all the way here, and it turned out that I had such a plan! Mr. Xu is a loyal minister of the emperor, and you dare to use him as bait, so you are not afraid..."
"Afraid that the emperor will blame you?" Miao Kui smiled and finished speaking for Zhang Jun, then narrowed his eyes, "Our family knows best about Mr. Bao Guo. Being cautious is not the material of a general, and he will not send troops easily. In this case,
After escaping the army of pirates, and Xu Xun was among them, how dare he continue to stand still? This was the idea of Xu Xun. He has such great courage at such a young age, and we admire him.
, so of course I will help him pull this plan off this time!"
Standing there, Zhang Jun couldn't help but take a breath. This was not Miao Kui's desire, but Xu Xun's idea!
He was horrified, but Zhang Jun, who had been leading soldiers all his life, soon realized that the deal was done, so he gritted his teeth and simply gave up: "Now that things have come to an end, Eunuch Miao has told me that as long as I can do it, I will die without giving up!"
"General Zhang, aren't you afraid of our father-in-law's revenge?" Miao Kui couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhang Jun's livid face and said nothing, "Okay, if you have such a consciousness, then our family has nothing to worry about."