Mugui

Chapter 298 The Valley
Yang Mu here was wearing armor. Following Yang Chengen, who was also wearing armor, he rode his horse to the valley ten miles away from the military camp.

The valley is rolling and undulating, and it is covered in snow after the snow. Small animals looking for food in the snow are frightened and run away when they hear the sound of horse hooves.

The farther you go into the valley, the more rugged and difficult it becomes, and with the snow falling, it becomes even more difficult to walk.

Yang Chengen and Yang Mu walked for a long time until they reached a narrow place. They turned the horse's head and entered an inconspicuous mountain col.

There is a big stone standing at the entrance of the mountain col with the words "There is a tiger in the mountain, cut in".

Yang Chengen explained to Yang Mu: "It's just a bluff."

There were withered grass covered with snow everywhere in the mountain col. Yang Chengen dismounted and led the horse away, with Yang Mu following closely behind.

In the midst of the dullness, there was an inconspicuous cave, and the two of them got into it.

At the beginning, you are very narrow, and you can understand people. After walking dozens of steps, you suddenly become enlightened.

Yang Mu stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the scene in front of him, a little dazed.

She thought she could see a peach blossom garden, but she never expected that it turned out to be a military camp.

The exit of the cave is halfway up the mountain, and the military camp is at the bottom of the valley.

Neat barracks, a flat training ground, gleaming weapons on the shelves, and battle flags flying in the air.

Yang Mu looked at the big red bird on the battle flag with the word "Yang" written on it, and asked in disbelief: "Grandpa, are you going to start a rebellion?"

Yang Chengen's neck suddenly felt cold, as if he had been choked by the cold wind. He coughed, and the feeling of pride in his chest disappeared instantly.

"Ahem... these words... ahem, don't talk nonsense!"

The corners of Yang Mu's mouth twitched and he said, "My grandfather has hidden private soldiers. Could it be that he is rebelling?"

Yang Chengen stopped coughing after a while and said, "This is our Yang family's private army! The royal family knows about it."

Yang Mu looked confused and looked at his grandfather with an expression of "Are you sure the royal family knows?"

I'm afraid not even the Yang family knows about this army.

Yang Chengen looked embarrassed for a moment and said, "The emperor allowed it."

Seeing that her granddaughter still didn't understand, she simply spread her arms and said: "Back then, Princess Protector was a female general who could go on the field to kill the enemy. She had [-] women's troops in her hands. When these [-] women's troops were quelling the war, they made a decisive move. Those who achieved great military exploits. Later, after the world was peaceful, [-] of the [-] Detachment of Women went to guard the border, and [-] stayed on the outskirts of the capital to guard the capital."

Yang Chengen looked at the soldiers training at the bottom of the valley, reminiscing, and said: "The 1 Detachment of Women guarding the border gradually disbanded. What you see now are the 1 people who stayed in the suburbs of Beijing. The founding emperor declared to the outside world that these [-] The man has disarmed and returned to his fields, but he is actually hiding in the valley on the outskirts of Beijing just in case."

Yang Mu was unsure: "So are these 1 people also led by our Yang family?"

Yang Chengen glanced at her and revealed the Yang family's biggest secret.

"When Princess Protector was dying, she handed over the military power to my sister, your great-aunt, to lead it."

Yang Mu said in surprise: "Auntie? Didn't she die on the battlefield?"

Yang Chengen said: "This is what we say to the outside world, because this army is a secret army, and the commander must be a woman. But a married woman cannot be the commander, so your aunt had to fake her death."

Yang Mu scratched his chin, then remembered that he was going to get married, and said, "But next month..."

Yang Chengen said: "It was my father who decided this matter in the first place. He was worried that the military power would flow out of the country after a woman got married. But I am not an old-fashioned person."

He turned to look at Yang Mu and said: "You will be the leader of the Suzaku Army, so you should marry someone. When the Yang family has someone who can lead the Suzaku Army again, you can pass on the military talisman." Yang Chengen sighed: "Originally I didn't want to involve you, but your great-aunt has recently become ill and can no longer take on this important responsibility."

Only then did Yang Mu understand what Yang Chengen meant. Emotions are temporary rulers.

Yang Chengen waved his hand and led the horse down the valley, followed by Yang Mu.

The guard at the gate of the military camp obviously knew Yang Chengen, and he bowed and let him go.

This was the first time Yang Mu saw a woman wearing armor, and he took a few more glances out of curiosity.

The people training on the school field are also women. Yang Chengen said: "The Yang family rescues women in dire straits every year in Dashun. Most of these people are widows who have been bullied and women who were sold into brothels by their unscrupulous parents. , and the poor man who was about to be beaten to death by his husband."

Yang Chengen sighed and said: "In the past few years, the world was peaceful. Originally, there were not many of these poor people, and they could not even gather [-] people. But after a few years, they suddenly gathered them."

Yang Mu knew that his grandfather complained about the empress dowagers of the two palaces who did not engage in farming and were extremely extravagant after they came to power. He did not answer the question, but asked: "Are these people the leaders of the army?"

Yang Chengen looked back at Yang Mu and said, "He signed the contract of betrayal."

Yang Mu was surprised, he had never heard that the army had signed a contract of betrayal.

Yang Chengen smiled bitterly and said: "When the founding emperor was here, this army was considered a royal army, and military resources came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Later, the founding emperor and the princess who protected the country passed away, and your aunt became the leader of the army, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs refused To pay the military salary, the Yang family can only support him."

He looked at the female soldiers who were being trained seriously and said: "The husbands and relatives of these women will not agree to their becoming soldiers and will only sell them. The Yang family has no choice but to sign a prostitution contract with them."

Yang Mu understood somewhat. The family of the female soldier was afraid that the woman would not give her military salary to the family, so they simply made a one-time deal and sold the woman completely to the Yang family, and they could still get some more money.

Yang Chengen said: "Actually, if you say this is the Yang family's private army, it's almost the same."

Looking around, they were all death-deed slaves of the Yang family.

Yang Mu was a little curious about how rich the Yang family was.

Yang Chengen seemed to know Yang Mu's doubts and took the initiative to answer the questions: "Your great-grandmother has a deep relationship with the richest Bai family, so half of the money earned by the Bai family every year includes half of your great-grandmother's profit."

Yang Mu was about to ask what kind of relationship the old grandmother had with the Bai family, when he found that the two of them had already reached the largest barracks in the camp.

Three of the four female soldiers guarding the door of the barracks bowed and saluted, and one went in to report.

Soon, the female soldier who reported the news came out, bowed and saluted: "Commander, please let me in."

Yang Chengen waved his hand and said: "From now on, you will call me the old prince. The prince has already ascended the throne."

The female soldier should "yes" and get out of the way.

Yang Chengen and Yang Mu opened the curtain and entered the barracks.

The room was a bit dark, the windows were closed, and the smell was unpleasant.

There was a huge table in the lobby. Yang Mu glanced at it hastily. It seemed to be Dashun's territory sand table.

"Brother!"

A weak call came from inside. Yang Chengen quickly walked in, followed by Yang Mu.

The light in the back room was even darker, and an old woman could be seen lying on the bed, with a gray complexion and pure white hair.

(End of this chapter)