The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 763 The Tranquility Before the Storm

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty (195), May [-]th.

Taiye Pool, Mental Cultivation Pavilion.

The guard outside the Yangxin Pavilion was heavily guarded, and there was a heavily armed sergeant standing every few steps around, one of them was holding a shield, and the rest were wearing Yanling sabers, scanning their surroundings vigilantly.

In the outer area of ​​Yangxin Pavilion, that is, within the scope of Taiye Pool, there are watchtowers at intervals. The soldiers on the towers can monitor the entire Taiye Pool and detect any disturbance.

In some important places and roads, there are patrol teams composed of sergeants from time to time.

If you stop for a while, you can find that these sergeants are not ordinary sergeants, they are all yellow angels without exception, which can be seen from the battle robes full of scriptures on their armor.

Now the defense of Taiye Pool has been officially taken over by the Yellow Angels. Now there are more than [-] Yellow Angels in the entire Taiye Pool, which is almost two-thirds of the number of Yellow Angels.

With the development of Taiping Dao up to now, the number of people who can be selected as Yellow Angels has only grown to [-].

Different from the old Taipingdao period when Zhang Jiao was still there, those who are selected as the Yellow Angels only need to be physically fit and loyal enough to Taipingdao.

Now all the Yellow Angels have to go through a strict screening process. In addition to loyalty, they also need to have extremely strong combat power. But all the people selected for the Yellow Angels are veterans who have experienced more than a dozen battles. the leader.

Before joining the Yellow Angels, many people were at least at the rank of team leader, and there were even senior generals at the rank of military marquis and military commander who gave up their positions and joined the team of the Yellow Angels.

Although there are only [-] people, if it is put on the battlefield, no army with the same number can defeat them, and even several times it is difficult to defeat them.

The military pawns were the most powerful in the standing army of the Ming army. At the beginning of the year, there was a martial arts show. One hundred yellow angels fought against one hundred military pawns. Those pawns could be said to be the best of the best.

All the generals and schools who watched the martial arts performance thought it was a fight between dragons and tigers, including Xu An, who thought so too, after all, the soldiers also had a martial arts performance with the trapped camp before.

Although the military pawns were still defeated in the end, they didn't get much benefit from falling into the camp, and they were still evenly matched.

Since the formation of the army, the trapping camp has been considered a great achievement. Because of the special nature of its troops and the fact that it is a heavy armored unit like the Yellow Angels, people often compare it with it and discuss whether it is the bravery of the trapping camp or the yellow angels. dominant.

But the final result surprised everyone.

As soon as the two armies came into contact, the army formed by a hundred soldiers was broken by the yellow angels.

If one word is used to describe the situation at that time, then there is no word "destroyed" to describe it more appropriately.

Gao Shun, who was the leader of the trapped camp, saw the performance of the yellow angel and didn't say a word, but later through the Eagle Wolf Guard, Xu An also knew Gao Shun's true thoughts.

After returning to the camp, Gao Shun did not increase their training intensity, hoping to defeat the Yellow Angels.

Gao Shun saw the real gap.

If the end of the road is a cliff, issue the same military order to the trapped camp and the Yellow Angels, ordering them to keep walking forward.

The trapped faction and the Yellow Angels will not hesitate to carry out the order, even if the result is obvious, they will fall off the cliff in the end and be smashed to pieces.

But it was the extremely strict military order and the ruthless military law that drove the trapped camp forward.

But what drove the Yellow Angels forward was their faith.

It is precisely because they have faith in their hearts that they can die calmly and move forward bravely.

What the trapped camp lacks is faith, and it is that indomitable momentum.

The trapped camp is a pool of stagnant water, a machine without much emotion.

And the Yellow Angel is a blazing flame.

The original defense of Taiye Pool was only in charge of the military pawn battalion. The reason why its defense was controlled by the Yellow Angels was not because they had problems or failed in their responsibilities.

It's all because a special guest stayed in the Yangxin Pavilion some time ago.

The door of the Yangxin Pavilion was slowly opened, and all the yellow angels guarding the vicinity of the Yangxin Pavilion cast their eyes in the direction of the door.

The one who opened the door was a female official wearing a pale yellow palace gown. She felt the gazes of the yellow angels. Her complexion changed slightly, but she still stepped out of the door. She has encountered such a situation too many times. up.

But she is not afraid of these yellow angels, she knows why these yellow angels are guarding here.

She bowed slightly and bowed to the leader, a yellow angel warrior, and then left the Yangxin Pavilion with the tray in her hand. Before leaving, she gently closed the door, as if she was worried about disturbing the people in the pavilion. people rest.

At this moment, a young man in a fine attire, a jade belt around his waist, and a jade crown on his head hurried over from outside.

"I met Mrs. Liu."

When the young man saw the female official, he quickened his pace a little, walked up to him, and saluted hastily.

"Be quiet."

The female officer saw that the young man was so reckless, and her voice was a little high, so she quickly stopped her.

"Are you asleep again?"

As soon as the young man saw the look on the female officer's face, he suddenly felt bad.

At the same time, the gazes of all the yellow angels around were slanted, which also caused his heart to tremble.

The young man's face also turned bitter.

"Why do I come at different times, it's so unlucky, I'm already asleep..."

The female officer laughed.

"Now the great virtuous teacher and his wife are in Yangxin Pavilion, do you want to go in?"

Wang Xin waved his hands again and again.

"Don't dare, wake me up again, I'm afraid my little sister will come after me with a knife."

Wang Xin is very clear about the temper and character of his younger sister Wang Yi.

At the beginning, everyone in Beidi County only knew that the Wang family had a daughter who was beautiful in appearance and possessed both ability and virtue.

But what they don't know is that the virtue and talent with both ability and integrity are not female virtues, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Wang Yi has come into contact with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he is not proficient in it. Wang Yi is proficient in swords, guns, bows and horses.

When Wang Yi was just sixteen years old, the few martial artists in the family had nothing to teach Wang Yi, and his bow skills surpassed all the generals in the Wang family's family.

Although Wang Xin is a few years older than Wang Yi, he really can't beat Wang Yi. When he went to Bingzhou and proposed to Xu An to marry Liangzhou, he asked Wang Yi's opinion in advance .

As for why I went by myself, in fact, I was mainly cowardly.

"I'm going to the market to buy something, come back tomorrow, come back tomorrow."

Wang Xin refused very quickly, and ran out of the range of Yangxin Pavilion directly.

Xu An, who was standing in front of the Yangxin Pavilion window, had a panoramic view of all of this.

"It seems that Yancheng is really afraid of you, the speed of escape is faster than that of a rabbit."

Xu An glanced at Wang Xin's back and laughed softly.

"I thought he would change his temper when he joined the army, but instead, it made people feel more and more unstable."

Hearing Xu An's words, Wang Yiliu frowned slightly, feeling a little helpless.

"Otherwise, don't let him continue to lead the army, and just serve in one of the six departments."

Xu An looked at Wang Yi, who was a little worried, and felt a little calm in his heart.

Wang Yi has never been partial to the Wang family, nor has he had any embarrassing things. The Wang family has always been very knowledgeable.

Arranging Wang Xin to enter the army was not actually a matter of caring, but Wang Xin also participated in the attack in the battle of Liangzhou.

Although Wang Xin is a bit out of the way, he has always been measured when it comes to major issues.

In the Battle of Gaopingchuan, the Liangzhou Army stormed the Chinese Army. Wang Xin stood firm in the front line for several hours without retreating even half a step.

This is why the king trusts Sima in the army now, but the army has no complaints about him.

In the Ming army, promotion to a military position must have corresponding merits, not based on one's background or nepotism.

After the national examination, those newly admitted supervising students entered the National Academy and the Military Academy.

They did not directly become the head of a county, they became senior officials in the six ministries of the three governments, or they became senior officers in the army.

The supervising students who come out of the Chinese Academy have a one-year practice period. In the first year, they practice in the six departments of the three governments. After that, they will not be left in the central government, but in Chang'an City.

All the people will be transferred out of Beijing to take positions in various places, starting from the management of the township pavilion, or as a deputy in a certain county. Order, formally began to govern one party.

The supervising students of the Guoyuan Academy are not studying the Four Books and Five Classics, but the real management knowledge, how to manage and how to do things, and there are special subjects to teach them professional knowledge about water conservancy, engineering, etc.

These are all brainstorming, collecting the collections of many aristocratic families, summarizing the skills of professionals from all walks of life, and compiling teaching materials.

In order to prevent the central government officials from being ignorant of the grassroots, Xu An, in addition to this, directly set a rule that the chief officials of the three government departments and six ministries also include Lang Guan, as well as the cabinet and other central agencies. Must have more than three years of grassroots experience.

The same is true for the students who graduated from the Military Academy. Although they don’t need to start from the top soldiers, they have to start with the team first and pass the assessment before they can be promoted to the head of the village. After that, they have to rely on their merits step by step. Climb up with seniority.

"rest assured."

Xu An walked to Wang Yi's side and sat down again.

"Anyway, he is also a person who graduated from the martial arts hall. You can't trust Yan Cheng, you can't trust the martial arts hall, and you can't trust Yan Gong?"

When mentioning the martial arts hall, Wang Yi's face softened a little.

Xu An comforted Wang Yi, and his eyes moved to the cradle beside the table.

The special "resident" in the Yangxin Pavilion is currently sleeping in the cradle.

A baby carved in jade was lying peacefully in swaddling clothes with its eyes closed.

If someone observes carefully, they can see that the eyebrows are very similar to Xu An in some places.

Just as Xu An was looking at this villain who was related to him by blood, a hurried footstep outside the palace interrupted Xu An's thoughts.

Xu An frowned slightly and stood up.

He wasn't offended by the hurried footsteps.

The reason why he frowned was because he had a very bad premonition.

The people outside the hall are so anxious, I am afraid that something extremely bad has happened.

The pavilion door was gently pushed open, and Xu An's pupils shrank slightly.

The person who came was none other than Liu Pi.

"Minggong."

Liu Pi's breathing was a little short.

After he glanced at the sleeping baby next to Xu An, he calmed down for a while, then lowered his voice a little, walked up to Xu An, and whispered to Xu An.

"A military urgent order."

While speaking, Liu Pi handed a crumpled silk script to Xu An's hand.

Xu An took the silk book in Liu Pi's hand, feeling a little bad in his heart.

The urgent military order is still written in silk, not paper. This urgent military order must have come from the hands of the Yingwei.

Xu An took the silk scroll and just glanced at it, his brows almost twisted into the word Sichuan.

"I'll go to the cabinet."

Xu An put the document into his cuff, turned his head and said softly to Wang Yi.

Wang Yi nodded, and didn't ask any more questions. She never intervenes in national affairs. She is very smart and knows the boundaries and proportions.

Xu An took the wind all the way out of Yangxin Pavilion.

Not far from the Yangxin Pavilion, Gong Du held the reins of the horse, and more than a dozen Tengxiangwei soldiers stood with him, obviously waiting for Xu An to come out.

Leaving the range of Yangxin Pavilion, Xu An stepped onto the horse with just one step, and he didn't lower his voice, he asked directly.

"Has everyone arrived at Yongning Pavilion?"

Liu Pi nodded.

"The chief officials of the six ministries of the Three Mansions, as well as the generals and schools who are now in Chang'an City and above the fourth rank, are all waiting in the outer hall of Yongning Pavilion."

"The news has been tested and confirmed to be true or false."

Xu An held the reins, his gaze narrowed slightly, and he looked towards the palace to the east.

"How is the situation in the Northland?"

"Jian Man is a little restless. He is mobilizing troops everywhere. He should attack Xianbei in the east by June at the latest. We have no excuse to stop it."

Liu Pi paused.

"The war between the two Xianbei has been dragged to the limit..."

Xu An narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Walk."

Xu An didn't ask any more questions, he put his legs on the horse's belly, and the horse under his seat neighed, and led Xu An to gallop towards the east.

A dozen of Tengxiangwei's cavalry pawns, Liu Pi and Gong Du followed Xu An and galloped towards Yingtian Mansion in the east.

Inside the Mental Cultivation Pavilion, Wang Yi looked at Xu An who was gradually receding from his vision.

Although she didn't know what happened, she knew very well that the things that could change Xu An's expression were probably not good things.

Wang Yi raised his head and looked out the window. The sky was not bright at this time, and the dark clouds were slowly drifting from afar. Over Chang'an City, the dark clouds were accumulating more and more, and the sun was almost below it in the place covered by the dark clouds in the distance. disappear.

The dense cloud was very low, as if it was just above people's heads.

A storm seems to be brewing above the sky, and the tranquility before the storm is terrifying and depressing.

(End of this chapter)