Han ride

Chapter 126 Entering the Xuan Mansion

"My child understands." Hou Gongji finally sighed, bowed to his father, and then walked out of the hall, but behind him he remembered Hou Shilu's sigh.The life and death of the majestic commander-in-chief of a town is in the hands of others. If it is spread, people in the world may not believe it, but in fact it is so.

"Young master, it looks like there are shops everywhere on this street! And the names are similar, look, Wang Ji, Fan Ji, etc., seem to belong to these few shops!" , although the horse market has become a lot of depression because of Li Xin, but this is the place where eight families stay, and the streets and alleys are still extremely lively. Here, there are tea from the south, silk from Bashu, and silk from Jingdezhen. Porcelain, etc., from south to north, flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, everything is available here, and among the crowd, a young man in a Confucian shirt is holding a folding fan, leading a fierce-looking guard, walking above the street.

"This place is run by the Eight Great Families, so naturally the names of the Eight Great Families are written on them." The scholar shook his fan and said disdainfully: "Living in Xuan Mansion, from birth to death, you will use things from the Eight Great Families. , it can be said that these eight great families are in charge of the life and death of the people of Xuanfu."

"Hey, you really have the guts to say such a thing." Just as the scholar was about to move forward, he suddenly slapped it with his palm.The scholar's shoulder moved, but in the end he let the person behind him pat him on the shoulder.Seeing this, the accompanying guards were about to make a move, but saw that the young master shook his head.

"Brother, isn't it right to speak next?" The scholar looked back, but saw a young man with an extremely handsome appearance, dressed in a strong outfit, which was extremely extraordinary.

"That's right, you're right. Isn't that what the Eight Great Aristocratic Families are like? Can it be said that the business they run is controlled by them from birth to death?" The young man glanced around, and finally clicked on something he thought of. He nodded and said: "Hou Gongji, it is also fate that you and I met, for example, you and I went to that restaurant for a drink, and the whole Xuanda, I am afraid that you, a scholar, said such a fair word, hehe, I admire you, You’re from another place, right? Your accent is not from a local!”

"I'm from the capital, and I stayed in Huai'an in the early years. My surname is Mu, and my name is Zixin." Mu Zixin's eyes lit up, and he glanced at the young man in front of him, but he never thought that the young man in front of him was actually the general Xuan Da. His son, Hou Gongji, who ranks among the generals, did not know why, but unexpectedly appeared here.After a little thought, he followed Hou Gongji into a restaurant, found a seat by the window and sat down.

"Huai'an, you Huai'an has produced a big shot!" Hou Gongji blushed slightly, and a smell of alcohol came over his face, but it turned out that he had already been drinking at the beginning.

"A big shot? The students really don't know what kind of big shot came out of Huai'an?" Mu Zixin was taken aback, and said curiously.

"The Jiannu who beat him fled in embarrassment. Is the minister who made the first contribution in the battle of Daling River prostitution Yao Xiaowei considered a big shot?" Hou Gongji laughed and said, "Look, he is just an ordinary citizen. Just gather tens of thousands of people to fight against Jiannu, but I am a general, but I can only guard in this Xuanfu, and be a watchdog for those rich people, don't you think it is very sad!"

"Your Excellency is serious." Mu Zixin's eyes became even more weird, and he said, "If you want to contribute to the nation, you don't care about being humble or high, as long as you have the heart. I heard that the grasslands are not peaceful recently. , there are so many horse bandits, why doesn't the general invite an army to sweep the horse bandits on the grassland?"

"Hey, there may be a conclusion to this matter in the future. Even if I, Hou Gong, don't write a letter, I'm afraid someone will write a letter." Hou Gong said disdainfully: "Cutting people's money is like killing their parents. The grassland is turbulent and there are countless horse bandits. I wonder if the Eight Great Families will be reconciled. Maybe the memorials have already arrived in front of the emperor. What should I worry about as a general? As long as there is an order from above, I will march into the grassland. Hehe, I am Xuanfu There are many soldiers and horses, and there are tens of thousands of cavalry, so why are you afraid of horse bandits when you enter the grassland?"

"That's true." Mu Zixin nodded, and suddenly saw a few soldiers wearing mandarin ducks and battle jackets walking by on the street, his expression changed, and finally he shook his head, pointed to the soldiers outside the window and said, "Master General , Those soldiers belong to your army?"

Hou Gongji opened his drunken eyes, but he didn't know when, several soldiers were robbing an old farmer for a goat, his eyes were wide open, and he was about to speak, when suddenly another group of cavalry rushed in, and a knight at the head asked if he could Regardless of the situation in the field, he gave the old farmer a whip, knocked him to the ground, and then rolled up a goat on the ground, and ran for a long distance, and there were bursts of laughter. The goat soldier, however, kicked the old man hard a few times, and then walked away cursing.

"Is this your soldier?" Mu Zixin asked again.

"Damn it, these bastards are actually hurting people in front of me. It's really abominable. And the kid on the horse, don't think that I'm afraid of you because there is the Wang family behind you." Hou Gongji opened his eyes wide and groaned coldly. Said.But he didn't set out to teach these people a lesson.Obviously, in his heart, he was also unwilling to offend the Eight Great Aristocratic Families.

"Hehe, go and give this to the old man." Mu Zixin took out some pieces of silver from his bosom, handed it to the tall attendant beside him, and said, "Just assume that I bought that goat."

"Yes, young master." The attendant didn't dare to neglect, then Yinzi turned and left.

"Mr. Mu, you are really a kind person." Hou Gongji didn't know whether his face turned red after drinking, or he was a little ashamed because of Mu Zixin's actions, so he could only say something softly, and then raised the cup in front of him. The wine glass drank up.

"From my point of view, if the imperial court sends a general to suppress the bandits, I think it's better for the general not to go." Mu Zixin's eyes revealed a trace of disdain.

"Why is that?" Hou Gongji said with his eyes wide open.

"The general will definitely lose. How can such a soldier fight? Also, general, can you really control your troops?" Mu Zixin stood up, cupped his hands at Hou Gongji, and said, "Thank you, general, for your hospitality." If I have any, I will take my leave first." He ignored Hou Gongji's greeting, and went straight out of the restaurant, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

"Huh! Just leave like this, no more drinking." Hou Gongji was in a daze, seeing Mu Zixin disappearing into the crowd, his face showed surprise, but soon he was immersed in the wine again.

"My lord, we went around Zhangjiakou, and we haven't found out some things yet, so why are we going back like this?" the strong man asked puzzled.

"Ju Tu, we have already found out what we need to inquire about, and I have seen what we need to see, so what are you doing here?" Mu Zixin laughed loudly.In other words, his name is not Mu Zixin, but Li Xin.I'm afraid no one would have thought that Li Xin would personally come to Zhangjiakou to inquire about news.

"So fast, I don't remember going to the barracks yet!" Ju Tu said, scratching his head.

"You think an army only knows how to bully the common people, how much combat power does such an army have? There is also a difference between infantry and cavalry, and the cavalry is in the hands of the eight great families. With such an extremely complicated army, do I, Li Xin, need to be afraid?" Li Xin Xinhui looked at the horse market behind him, raised his whip and said, "Have you seen that although Zhangjiakou is extremely strong and its defenses are extremely strong, haven't we come out anyway? As long as we can give some money, we can leave Zhangjiakou, such The army, the military discipline is so corrupt, is it impossible for Hou Shilu or the eight great families to rely on such an army to pacify the grassland, or even to destroy me. Poor Emperor Chongzhen spent so much money to build the defense system of the Xuanfu, It’s a pity that there are only such characters left in the end.”

In fact, at the end of Ming Dynasty, there were quite a few powerful generals. It is a pity that these generals had conflicts with civil officials and military supervisors. It is not impossible for civil officials to command wars. , and look down on civil officials, how can the soldiers work hard, and there is an extra eunuch to be the supervising army. Most of these eunuchs are people who are greedy for money and afraid of death. Low, some can't even afford armor. In order to support their families, such soldiers can only find ways to earn money. They don't have to train mentally, let alone serve the country.The situation in Zhangjiakou is just a microcosm of the army of the Ming Dynasty. Zhangjiakou has hundreds of thousands of troops, but they dare not leave Zhangjiakou. Li Xin is on the battlefield, how can he be afraid of such an army.So he said that he has read it all, and it is not unreasonable.

"My lord, when will we attack Zhangjiakou? I think this family is extremely rich. If we can occupy Zhangjiakou, the strength of our Xishan Army will be greatly increased!" Jutu said nervously, his eyes shining.He stayed in the grasslands before, and later lived in Jinzhou. This time he came to Zhangjiakou, a city outside the Great Wall, but discovered the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Look at this family, it is so densely populated, and you can see many resplendent houses. Symbol of money.

"Not yet." Li Xin shook his head and said without thinking, "I like them to fight after they go outside the Great Wall. In this way, they don't have artillery protection. On the grassland, I can toss him as much as I want, and I don't have many troops, and only by constantly recruiting soldiers from the Ming Dynasty can I have enough troops to attack more territories." Li Xin led the army just like Han Xin fought, and the soldiers and horses were like snowballs, getting bigger and bigger .So he can have an army of [-] to [-] in the shortest possible time.I thought it would be feasible for Li Xin to recruit troops and buy horses on the grasslands, but Li Xin is a Han, and it would be inappropriate if there were many Mongolian soldiers in the Han army, so he would try his best to get people and soldiers from the Central Plains. This Zhangjiakou is undoubtedly the best location.Once he gets tens of thousands of horses from Zhangjiakou, he will be able to roam the grasslands.

(End of this chapter)