Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 357 Returning to Xuan Town
"Strict orders to produce a strong army, strict military discipline and smooth promotion channels, the combination of these two can make the army invincible." Zhao Wen looked at the guards on the city wall, and was not angry at blocking himself out of the city, on the contrary He also nodded with satisfaction.

"Crench!"

Amidst bursts of violent friction, the suspension bridge on the moat was slowly lowered.

Zhao Wen mobilized his horse and stepped onto the suspension bridge.

After a few breaths, Zhao Wen stopped under the city wall.

Just then, a bamboo basket was lowered from the city wall.

Zhao Wen looked at the bamboo basket stopped in front of his eyes, and put his identity card into it.

"It's really the commander-in-chief!" The defenders on the top of the city were shocked after seeing Zhao Wen's identity card clearly.

"Quickly open the city gate and let the Chief Soldier come in."

The chief banner officer on the top of the city rushed down from the city wall and ran towards the city gate.

In an instant, the city gate opened wide.

Zhao Wen waved the whip in his hand and rushed into the city gate.

Man Gui followed closely behind Zhao Wen and rushed in.

After everyone went in, the soldiers guarding the city hurriedly closed the city gate and raised the suspension bridge.

The guards in front of the gate of the General Military Mansion watched a group of soldiers and horses coming towards this side, and instantly became nervous. They rushed off the 56 on their backs and looked at Zhao Wen with vigilance.

But when they saw Zhao Wen clearly, they put 56 away one by one.

"Lord Chief Soldier!" The guard in front of the gate shouted at Zhao Wen in a deep voice.

Zhao Wen waved his hand, "Open the door and inform the whole house that I'm back. By the way, let the kitchen prepare the meals on the way, and don't disturb the two ladies."

After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he shouted to Zhao Daniu beside him: "Go and wake up all the officials including Liu Wenzhong, I have something important to do."

Zhao Daniu clasped his fists at Zhao Wen, and led a dozen guards towards the rear.

Zhao Wen jumped off the horse, "Brother Man, you can stay with me tonight, and I will arrange a place for you tomorrow. As for your cavalry, there is also a barracks in the city. The cavalry is settled."

Man Gui jumped off his horse, cupped his fists at Zhao Wen, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Zhao."

"Haha, there's no need to be like this. This is what I should do. Don't you think it's a bit strange for the two of us to talk about this?" Zhao Wen laughed and said indifferently.

After saying that, Zhao Wen walked into the General Military Mansion.

Man Gui let his cavalry station temporarily outside the General Military Mansion, followed Zhao Wen and walked towards the General Military Mansion.

As for Zhao Wen's guards, they were also left outside the mansion by Zhao Wen at this time.

When Zhao Wen walked into the General Military Mansion, the entire General Military Mansion began to be brightly lit.

Under the urging of the steward, the servant girl in the mansion also dressed neatly and began to get busy in the mansion.

At this time, Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu had already fallen asleep, and the servants did not go to wake them up.

Although they didn't wake them up, the two of them were still woken up.

"What's going on? What happened? Why are you making such a fuss all of a sudden?" Li Xiaoying sat up from the bed with sleepy eyes, and looked out the window blankly.

"Xiaohuan, Xiaohuan, go and see what happened?" Li Xiaoying shouted to the maid who was sleeping next door.

"Yes, ma'am."

Xiaohuan put on her clothes, opened the door and went out.

After a while, Xiaohuan stood at the door of Li Xiaoying's room and whispered: "Madam, Master is back."

"What? He's back?" Li Xiaoying's eyes lit up and she hurriedly stood up, "Is what you said true?"

"Returning to Madam, it is absolutely true, it is indeed the master who has returned, and now the whole mansion is busy serving the master." Xiaohuan said respectfully.

"Got it, you go down first." Li Xiaoying began to dress up.

The same thing was happening in Hai Lanzhu's room.

At this time, the hall has been illuminated by lit lights.

Zhao Wen stood in the hall, took off his armor, and hung it on the hanger in the hall.

Man Gui also took off his armor and hung it on the hanger Zhao Wen prepared for him.

Zhao Wen sat on the main seat, picked up a cup of hot tea, and took a sip.

"Huh, it's comfortable."

Zhao Wen put down his teacup, his brows slowly relaxed.

"Brother Zhao's tea is really good." Man Gui put down his teacup and said with a smile on his face.

"Whether tea is good or not, in my eyes, as long as it can quench your thirst, it's fine." Zhao Wen said with a smile.

While talking, Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu appeared at the door of the hall with their nanny holding Zhao Mingyu, Zhao Mingjing, and Zhao Mingxuan.

"Why are you back at this time?" Li Xiaoying walked up to Zhao Wen and asked with a piercing expression on her face.

When Man Gui saw the two, he stood up hurriedly, and said to them, "I have seen the two ladies."

"Something happened, it's not very serious. It's getting late now, I have to discuss things later, you go back to sleep first."

Zhao Wen walked up to the nanny who was holding his son and daughter, kissed the sleeping children one by one, and then said to Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu.

Hai Lanzhu looked at Zhao Wen's tired face, and immediately understood that Zhao Wen was traveling overnight, otherwise it would not be like this.

"Did something happen in the capital? Did the dog emperor attack you?" After all, Hai Lanzhu grew up on the grassland and had a violent personality. When she saw Zhao Wen like this, she immediately became murderous.

Zhao Wen waved his hand, "You don't need to guess, the matter is not as serious as you said. Well, I have something to do later, you two go back to sleep first."

Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu saw that Zhao Wen was determined to do so, so they stopped disturbing him, and then walked out of the hall with the three babies.

"Brother Zhao really enjoys the blessings of the Qi people. I am really envious of being able to marry such a beautiful and virtuous wife." Man Gui looked at Zhao Wen with envy.

Zhao Wen chuckled, "There's nothing to be envious of. That's enough, let's not talk about it. I haven't even had a meal during this journey. Why don't I eat first and rest my stomach before talking about it?"

"That's fine!" It's okay not to say, but when this is mentioned, Man Gui's stomach growls.

Zhao Wen looked at Man Gui's belly playfully, wanted to laugh but was too embarrassed to do so.

Man Gui has a carefree temper, and smiled at Zhao Wen.

At this time, Zhao Daniu also brought Liu Wenzhong and others to the General Military Mansion.

Just as Zhao Wen led Man Gui out of the hall, he met Liu Wenzhong and the others head-on.

"You guys came just in time, do you want to have some supper? Pad your stomach?" Zhao Wen looked at Liu Wenzhong and the others, and asked.

Liu Wenzhong's face was solemn, "My lord, there is no need to eat, let's discuss it here first."

On the way here, Zhao Daniu told Liu Wenzhong what happened in the capital.

When Liu Wenzhong first heard it, he was shocked immediately.

He knew that this day would come eventually, but he didn't expect it to be so sudden.

"What about you? Don't you want to eat?" Zhao Wen looked at the people behind Liu Wenzhong.

"My lord, we have already eaten, you don't need to worry about us." Everyone said.

Zhao Wen nodded, "In that case, I'll go to eat first, and you guys discuss this matter first."

After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Daniu, "Daniu, go find some cooks in the barracks, and cook a hot meal for the soldiers outside the house first.

After eating, you lead them, especially the cavalry of Brother Man, and arrange for them to stay. "

Zhao Daniu nodded, and then went outside.

After Zhao Wen finished speaking, he took Man Gui to the dining room.

At this time, it was too late to cook a hearty meal, and the cooks in the mansion did not cook those big fish and meat, so they simply made some steamed buns, side dishes and some meat porridge.

Not long after Zhao Wen sat in the dining room, the cook walked into the dining room with these things.

Zhao Wen waved at the cook, "There's nothing to do here, you should go to sleep first."

The cook thanked Zhao Wen and walked out.

Zhao Wen picked up the bowl of porridge in front of him and took a sip.

"Huh!!!" Zhao Wen let out a long breath, and said with a relaxed face: "The saltiness is moderate, so comfortable."

"Well, not bad. The cook in brother Zhao's house is really extraordinary, much better than the cook in my family." Man Gui took a sip of the meat porridge and had to admire the cook's craftsmanship.

"This cook has been with me for a long time. He has followed me when I was still guarding Longmen Castle."

Zhao Wen didn't care about washing his hands, so he picked up a steamed bun, put some side dishes in it, and took a big bite.

"Brother Zhao has come all the way, I'm afraid it's not easy." Man Gui also followed Zhao Wen's example, sandwiching side dishes with steamed buns.

Zhao Wen swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and shook his head. "It's not easy. Brother Man's journey is even more difficult than mine."

Indeed, Man Gui's life experience is much more exciting than that of Zhao Wen.

Mangui is not a Han Chinese, his ancestors came from the grasslands. According to the Ming Dynasty at this time, Mangui is a Tartar.

Mangui's ancestors served as military officers in Xuanzhen because of their military exploits, so Mangui's branch settled in Xuanfu. In fact, Mangui can also be regarded as a military household, but in Mangui's generation, the glory of his father's generation has long since dissipated. .

Man Gui was proficient in riding and shooting when he was young, and his arm strength is impressive, but he is a good seedling in the army.

After he joined the army, he was a soldier.But he didn't give up on himself for this reason, instead he heroically killed the enemy every time he fought.

In the battle against the enemy, Man Gui made a lot of gains.

According to the regulations of the Ming army, if one of the enemy's heads is captured, he can be granted an official position, otherwise he will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver.

But at that time, Nine Frontiers was already extremely corrupt. Although Man Gui had repeatedly made military exploits, he was still unable to get promoted, and even the rewards were never given enough silver.

The Saerhu Ming army was defeated, but Mangui gained a lot in the battle, and was appreciated by the governor of Jiliao Wang Xianggan, so he was promoted.

Throughout Man Gui's life, it is simply a history of struggle from a soldier to a general.

Man Gui drank the meat porridge, and couldn't help but think of his first half of life.

"Well, I'll be like that for the rest of my life. If it wasn't for Mr. Wang Xiangqian, I'm afraid I would have died in Sarhu long ago." When Man Gui mentioned Wang Xiangqian, his face felt lonely for a while.

"If Lord Wang had led the army back then, Saarhu would not have suffered such a miserable defeat. Yang Hao, that beast, did not know how to fight at all. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Tumu Fort, he has never been defeated so miserably. Pass." Man Gui cursed.

(End of this chapter)