Fu Song

Chapter 113 Some things can be done, some things cannot be done

Yan'an Mansion did not dare to let these more than a thousand cavalry enter the city.

When Ma Xing heard the news, he rode his horse and galloped all the way. When he climbed up the tower, he saw more than a thousand cavalry standing at the bottom of the city like wooden sculptures and clay sculptures.

People and horses are almost submerged by snow.

"Master!" Ma Xing raised his voice and shouted, "Is that you?"

A horse moved forward a few steps, and the snow on the man and the horse immediately fell down.

Riding his horse to the city gate, Xiao Ding got off his horse, clasped his fists in his hands, and said loudly: "Xiao Ding, Commander of Dingbian City, pays homage to the pacifier!"

Following Xiao Ding's movement, more than a thousand snowmen behind him moved in unison in an instant.

The knights on the horse saluted together, the horses raised their heads and neighed, and the falling snow immediately raised the surroundings of the horses by a layer.

Seeing such a scene, not only Ma Xing, but also all the officers, soldiers and other appeasement officials above the city of Yan'an Mansion were deeply moved.

With a stick of incense before, these people are like snowmen who can't move.

And the momentum of this sudden movement showed the true qualities of a strong army without omission.

Ma Xing laughed loudly, yelling around, saying: "Open the gate, open the city gate, I will personally escort Commander Xiao into the city!"

The gate of the city wall of Yan'an Mansion burst open, and led by Ma Xing, dozens of officials in purple robes, red robes, and green robes, as well as countless generals in armor and armor, filed out.

Xiao Ding raised his hand, and more than a thousand people got off their horses with a crash.

Xiao Ding strode forward to meet Ma Xing, and when he was about to kneel down on one knee to make a big salute, Ma Xing grabbed him, but his eyes passed Xiao Ding's shoulder: "Such a mighty man , No wonder it can make the Liao people lose their souls, make the Fourth Army throw away their helmets and armor, and make the officials want to start a round of war. You are here, Li Xu, what are you, hahaha!"

"The conciliator is absurd." Xiao Ding hurriedly said a few words modestly.

"Changqing, doesn't your Guangrui Army only have one cavalry battalion? Last time Xiao Cheng brought five hundred men over, and this time you brought over a thousand cavalry?" Ma Xing asked with some doubts.

"Returning to the appeasement envoy, last time Chongwen led the Guangrui Army's cavalry battalion. Strictly speaking, these people are just infantry on horseback!" Xiao Ding laughed.

"Infantry on horseback? Hahaha, I thought they were real cavalry after seeing their horse-controlling skills just now!" Ma Xing laughed, but turned his head to look at the many generals behind him. They all lowered their heads.

"It's much worse than a real cavalry. It's still eye-catching. In real war, they can only exert their greatest power when they get off their horses. This horse is just a leg, and it allows us to deploy quickly and maneuver Deploy the army. In a place like the Northland, you get off the horse every day, but you gradually practice it." Xiao Ding said casually.

There must be enough horses and military training every day, and this represents a huge amount of money.

Locking soldiers in barracks is much cheaper than pulling them out to practice every day.Besides, I don't know how many officers' fields here are planted by these soldiers, and even the servants at home use these soldiers.

"Enter the city!" Ma Xing waved his hand, pulling Xiao Ding and striding into the city.

As for the soldiers and horses behind Xiao Ding, there is no need for him to be half-distracted. There are plenty of people in Yan'an Mansion to worry about. They only need to see the attitude of the appeasement envoys towards Xiao Ding, and they will know how to deal with them. Hebei Road all the way to drink the wind and eat the big soldiers who came over.

The appeasement envoy's hall is naturally warm as spring, but for someone like Xiao Ding who has been eating and sleeping in the wild for a long time, it may not be so friendly.

Looking at the yellow water oozing from Xiao Ding's ears and the scabs on his two big hands, Ma Xing shook his head and said, "How did you make it like this? I think your equipment is pretty good." Yes!"

"Equipment is equipment, but sometimes, equipment is unusable, and it will hinder the battle!" Xiao Ding laughed.

"This road is all about domestic marches, and you are also following the pattern of marching and fighting?" Ma Xing said in amazement.

Xiao Ding nodded: "Of course, pacifier, war is also a craft, this craft, as long as you don't practice it for a day, you will learn it by hand, and once this slack heart is born, if you want to push him back, but It will be difficult."

"The heads, faces, hands and feet of the soldiers are also the same as yours?" Ma Xing said.

"It's worse than me." Xiao Ding said: "After all, there are some things that I have, but they don't have, and it's impossible for me to equip them with the things I have, even if I sell them, they won't be able to get them together. "

"The fact that your Xiao Changqing's wife used her dowry to subsidize military funds is now known all over the world. You may not know it. In the mansion report that just came down, the officials reprimanded His Highness King Jing, saying that it was King Jing. Your Highness is not enough to allocate military funds, shame on the face of the court, and actually asks a woman and child to use his own dowry to make up for it!"

"Ah?" Xiao Ding was stunned for a moment, he had been traveling outside all this time, and he really hadn't received any report from the imperial court. "This, isn't this wronging Your Highness? Your Highness has always been the most generous to me, Guang Ruijun, but, it's just that I'm used to spending money lavishly."

"It doesn't matter whether you are wronged or not!" Ma Xing patted Xiao Ding's hand, and said with a smile, "Is it that important? The important thing is the attitude of the officials. This is when King Jing just entered the capital, so he was given a meal first." You are the one who got off the horse, and you are the one who took it for the first time, which made King Jing irrefutable and irrefutable, and the dumb will definitely suffer. Our official, the tricks are amazing! Hahaha!"

At the level of appeasement envoys, they are no longer surprised by the mysterious veil on the emperor, and they still don't hold any sympathy when talking about the emperor behind their backs.

"I'll make an excuse later on for His Royal Highness King Jing." Xiao Ding said.

Ma Xing shook his head: "Changqing, I advise you not to do this matter. If you really do it, it will be counterproductive and will only make the officials even more angry. Now His Royal Highness King Jing bows his head and accepts the punishment. You are silent here." Don't say a word, this matter will be exposed. Do you want to escalate the matter again and make it hot?"

"how come?"

"You have to jump out at this time, and the next step is to say that you are rewarding the country's sharp weapon with your private property, and your heart is unpredictable! If you really want to have this book on the imperial history, you may not be able to eat it. King Jing The reason why His Highness didn’t make an excuse is probably because he thought of this section! So I would rather admit that I didn’t pay enough military expenses than let you be charged with this crime. If you jump out and say that His Royal Highness King Jing has paid enough military expenses, then you What do you want to do? There are so many troops in the imperial court, and the salaries are all paid the same, everyone else can afford it, but you, Xiao Changqing, can't?"

Having said that, Ma Xing patted Xiao Ding on the shoulder: "Changqing, you can discuss these matters with your second brother Chongwen later, and see what he will say?"

Xiao Ding nodded: "This Chongwen's strides in Shentangbao are too big and too hasty, but it makes me anxious to death. I'm afraid he will startle the snake or trigger Li Xu's rebellion in advance, then it will be troublesome!"

"Chongwen's strides are indeed big, and he is indeed walking in a hurry, but I have to admit that he walks very steadily!" Ma Xing shook his head and said: "He is not just taking one step at a time, he is literally going down every step. So he branded his footprints between Hengshan Mountains. Changqing, you are really lucky to have such a younger brother."

"The pacifier is too flattering, but he is only a sixteen-year-old kid." Xiao Ding said modestly.

"I'm going to be a Jinshi next year!" Ma Xing said with a chuckle, "I don't want to hide it from you, Chang Qing, I've taken a fancy to Chongwen, and after he's a Jinshi next year, I'm going to plan out all kinds of tricks. , even if it is to go to the government to play tricks, it is still going to get him to my Shaanxi Road."

Looking at Xiao Ding's stunned expression, he said, "But Changqing, you don't have to worry. If Chongwen wins the top three, then I won't bother myself. If it's just on the list, then it doesn't matter. Then He is a Jinshi on the list. When he comes out to work, he can only be a seventh-rank at most. Those who rank behind are only from the seventh-rank. He came to me, and he is a sixth-rank. I can’t do without him. I spent two years in the northwest , Help me destroy Li Xu, integrate the Northwest, be promoted to the fifth rank, wear a red robe, and jump from a Beijing official to a court official. It is not impossible! This is a shortcut! Scholars have military merits, It’s always been the fastest way to get promoted.”

"Thank you so much for the comforter's care of Chongwen, I will thank him for his great kindness here, and I will definitely tell him about the painstaking efforts of the comforter later!" Xiao Ding stood up and bowed seriously to Ma Xing.Ma Xing was right, according to this arrangement, Xiao Cheng's official position will definitely rise very fast in the future, far surpassing his colleagues.

Seeing Xiao Ding's appearance, Ma Xing nodded in satisfaction. He attracted Xiao Cheng because of Xiao Cheng's deeds during this period of time, which surprised him. Hold Xiao Ding in his own hands!

"When you leave Yan'an Mansion, you must receive enough military pay and supplies, but you must never make any further incidents of wife's dowry subsidizing military funds. Minister, there are some things we can do, such as building caravans, Doing business, while making money, you can also subsidize your subordinates, but this is clearly stated. And some things, you can’t do it, because it’s not a problem when others don’t want to punish you, but once someone wants to treat you You're here, that's a big deal!"

"Thank you for your guidance!" Xiao Ding nodded repeatedly. "It will never happen again in the future."

"Your brother has set up a very big market in Shentangbao. The market has been open for less than two months, but the business is booming. However, he also set up a party army called Iron Kite. You know, this way The imperial court does not give money to the recruited army, it is up to the general to raise money himself, so in the future, money will definitely be very tight." Ma Xing suddenly laughed again.

I smiled and felt a little bitter.

Damn, in this world, anyone who really wants to do something will encounter difficulties one after another.And those who don't want to do anything to dawdle all day, they are very happy in their small days.

(End of this chapter)