Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 129

Anhu Camp in Beijing,

Wang Ziteng also received a message from the Pavilion of the Ministry of War, which was a secret report from the Imperial City Division.

Wang Ziteng carefully returned to the handsome tent before opening it. After reading the letter, he wrote that it was all rewards and benefits from Dabi.

Especially the ranking of the great military strength, it is like a stroke of magic, one move will determine the country.

Wang Ziteng said badly to himself, this time the competition is over, if the Beijing camp is at the bottom, then he will never be able to hold his head up again, as long as he mentions the Beijing camp, he will think of the remnant army and the defeated army, and it will become a situation that is easy to bully. Jiedushi can be difficult.

The more Wang Ziteng thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still, so he asked his personal guards to call Wang Ren and Jia Lian to discuss important matters.

After a while, Wang Ren came to the big tent first, and saw his uncle sitting on the main seat with his brows tightly closed, so he found a seat and sat down without daring to disturb him.
But Jia Lian was sleeping in his own tent, and when he received the order from the guards, he got up from the bed in the tent in a daze, put on his clothes reluctantly, and walked out of the tent to the commander's tent.

Speaking of Jia Lian, when he first came here, he was trying something new, and it was like doing a big job. He insisted on exercising every day, and he practiced with his subordinates. It's remarkable, but Wang Ziteng has a lot of thoughts secretly.

After these days of enthusiasm, the pampered Jia Lian was exhausted, his whole body was limp and weak, and he couldn't wake up, his back was sore and his legs were cramping. If Uncle Wang Ziteng hadn't sent someone to call today, Jia Lian would never have gotten up.

Just like that, dragging his exhausted body, he came to his uncle's handsome tent, entered the gate of the tent, and saw that his eldest brother and Wang Ziteng had been waiting there for a long time.
"I've seen my uncle, I've seen my elder brother. Lian Er is here."

Before the two of them could speak, they yawned and sat on the seat opposite to Wang Ren.

Wang Ziteng didn't care about the two of them, just sat there and went straight to the point, saying,
"Listen, you two, this time I received a secret report from the Ministry of War of the Cabinet. , the Beijing Camp, the Forbidden Army, and the frontier troops outside the Guanzhou refer to 1 horses, while the frontier troops in the other nine provinces have 5000 horses, and the three of us have the advantage."

Wang Ren didn't feel that there was any change, maybe the number of the Beijing camp and the imperial army had increased, but it was of little use.

"Uncle, this hasn't changed, and the additional people don't have much advantage. If the frontier army sends out 1000 people, we will also send out 1000 people. It can't be too many."

Wang Ziteng smiled mysteriously, and patiently explained,
"You are right. This matter has not changed. You can change people in a single match. In addition, when there is a confrontation, it may be a big confrontation with more than 5000 people. It is mainly against Luo Yunhou's troops. This is to increase the number of battles, and Common people, officials, their families and vassal states can all come to visit this contest, so."

Wang Ren never thought that the Dawu court would open the process of martial arts competition, which was unheard of, so he asked in surprise,

"Uncle, is this true or not? If there is a public competition, then it will be over for the bottom one."

Jia Lian, who was still drowsy, was shocked when he heard this.
"No, how could this be?"

Wang Ziteng ignored their reactions, and continued;
"In addition to this matter, in the name of the imperial court, the Ministry of War of the Cabinet will announce the ranking of the Grand Competition. In addition to rewards, there will also be an increase in military pay, and the names of the leading generals and the troops they belong to will be announced. If they are at the bottom, the entire Dawu will be famous. Already."

Before the two had finished digesting the previous words, Wang Ziteng added another sentence,
"This commander has already reported the names of the two of you who led the elite camp of the Beijing camp to participate in the competition, and they cannot be changed. So what happens in the future of the Beijing camp depends on your performance, or the reputation of the Jia family's government and the reputation of my royal family. Your reputation is in your hands, tell me directly what you need from today, Dabi may be delayed, there is still time, and the civil servants still have a backup."

After hearing this, Jia Lian stood up several times without getting up, and Wang Ren didn't get any better. One can imagine the nervousness in his heart.

Wang Ziteng was also helpless when he saw it. Those civil servants are really powerful. They turned their hands into clouds and turned their hands into rain. It was just a small trick, and the so-called vertical and horizontal alliances of the frontier generals collapsed in an instant, vulnerable to a single blow.

"Uncle, don't worry, I will wait for the two of you to fight to get a ranking."

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll practice to death tomorrow. It's less than half a month away, and I won't hold back."

Jia Lian and Wang Ren gritted their teeth and said, Wang Ziteng nodded in relief.

"There is still time. I feel that Dabi will change his life. After all, this is the prosperous age of Dawu. The emperor and the emperor must have a decision."

"It's handsome."

And in another small camp in the Beijing camp, the young frontier generals of the Duke's Mansion all sat around with livid faces, looking at the information in their hands from their respective Duke's Mansions, they were all speechless for a long time. Broken.

Niu Jizong could only say with a wry smile;
"Everyone, the civil servant's plan is to drop ten times with one force, and hit with one blow. There is no other way but to rely on your own ability, but what you said before is still effective. Go all out to deal with the Beijing camp and the imperial army. If the gap is too big, you will admit defeat and preserve your strength. .”

"Brother Niu, it's not a matter of preserving strength. Our border troops in nine provinces all have 5000 troops, and the three of them have 1 troops participating. This is a natural disadvantage."

Chen Ruiwen said the key point with a helpless face.

Liu Fang has some doubts;

"This can only be adjusted before the big competition, but it can't be done after playing. It shouldn't have much impact."

The people around sneered, and Hou Xiaolian explained;

"They have a lot of people, so we can gather specialized sergeants, and we can save stamina by taking turns to play. The final matchup is the big one."

After hearing this, Liu Fang lost her temper instantly.

Shi Mingzhu asked whether the final confrontation was a melee or a one-on-one draw, and the generals around shook their heads to express that they did not know.

Seeing the silence of the people around him, Niu Jizong kept saying,
"This is a conspiracy. Our generals want to save face, and brothers also want to save face. If it is the bottom line, it will be hard to argue. The people of Dawu don't know the truth inside. Take it seriously."

After finishing speaking, he ignored it and left the tent directly.

The big camp outside the Dongcheng Pass,

Zhang Jinyu led the guards and began to inspect the camp. Those who stood guard and patrolled were all in order, and at the gate of the camp, they also met Ning Bian who came to check.

The two began to talk at the gate of the camp. At this moment, a horse came not far away. The sound of horseshoes sounded so harsh in the empty late night. Zhang Jinyu's personal guards immediately stepped forward to form a defensive formation, Ning Bian shouted;

"Stop whoever comes, who dares to break into the barracks!"

The visitor wore an ordinary gray coat and rode an ordinary rough horse, but he was young and energetic.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, I am an old friend of Lord Hou, and I have a secret letter to Lord Luoyun."

Someone riding a horse stopped not far away and shouted,

"Who will report their identity, or I will only catch you."

Ning Bian was not polite, and signaled the surrounding guards to take out their crossbows and point forward, ready to shoot crossbow arrows at any time. When the visitor saw this, he was startled. Sure enough, the sergeant outside the pass was domineering, so he simply jumped off his horse and shouted;
"Wait a minute, I'm Shen Baoan, Qianhu of the Imperial City Division of Dongcheng City, and my elder brother is Shen Baichuan. This time, I have something important to report to Lord Hou. I won't be able to return to the city if it's too late."

When Zhang Jinyu heard the familiar name, he immediately remembered who it was, Fatty Shen's brother-in-law.

"Get out of the way, let him come over, my own."

The personal guards got out of the way, but they still looked at the person vigilantly. Shen Baoan also smiled wryly, so he walked over to meet Lord Hou directly.

"See Hou Ye, humble Shen Baoan."

"Get up, my own people, your elder brother Fatty Shen and I are old friends. Why are you here late at night?"

Shen Baoan stood up and said,
"Lord Hou, the civil servants of the imperial court have made a move. They have changed the rules of this contest and increased the stakes."

After listening to Zhang Jinyu, she also asked the reason carefully, and Shen Baoan told the thoughts of the civil servants and cabinet elders, and the Ministry of War has already agreed, and the date will be announced in the whole capital in a few days, and the competition will become a public competition and ranking , all the officials in the capital, including the female relatives, can come to watch, which can be described as a rare prosperity for the Dawu court.

Ning Bian and Zhang Jinyu all looked solemn when they heard this, they were careless and put themselves in the game.

"Shen Qianhu, is there any news?"

Shen Baoan thought about it for a while and then explained the dynamics of the Beijing camp and the frontier army. Generally speaking, it is urgent training. These days, he has been a little slack. The forbidden army is training in the big city, and outsiders don't know.

Zhang Jinyu directly took out a thousand taels of silver bill and handed it over. Shen Baoan waved his hands repeatedly when he saw it.
"Master Hou, there are too many, too many, I don't dare to take the lowly position, if the elder brother finds out, he will be unhappy."

Zhang Jinyu directly took Shen Baoan's hand, stuffed the bank note in, and comforted him,

"Take it, this is what you deserve. Bringing such an important matter to Ben Hou on such a cold night is my friend Zhang Jinyu. Ben Hou will never let him suffer when he treats his friends. You take it first. If it is difficult to find this Marquis in the Hou Mansion, I will definitely not refuse."

Hearing Lord Hou's words from the bottom of his heart, Shen Baoan had never seen such a Shangguan before, his eyes turned red for a moment, he tightly held the bank note, and nodded fiercely.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as I know about the three-acre land in the capital, you will know, Master Marquis. This time, with the strength of Marquis Marquis, you only need to be careful of the forbidden army,"

Shen Baoan thought about it again, and then he talked about the unspoken rules of the past. In the martial arts competition in the capital, players can be replaced. Lord Hou brings Wansan's people, so he can adjust the military strength appropriately. People, a group of thousands of people who run fast, and another large group of 5000 people who performed neatly with swordsmanship. In the end, they will fight against each other and gather together those with good physical strength.

Hearing this, Ning Bian's eyes lit up, this is easy to handle, Zhang Jinyu also knew that there was another way, so he reached out his hand and patted Shen Qianhu on the shoulder heavily.

"Shen Qianhu, thank you for telling Benhou, Benhou doesn't say much, we will have a long time in Japan."

"Yes, Lord Hou, I can't speak even in a lowly position, so the future will last forever."

"Haha, okay, brother."

"Master Hou, take care, and leave my humble post."

Shen Qianhu clasped his fists to bid farewell and walked back, came to the side of the war horse, jumped on the horse with a straight face, looked at Luo Yunhou who was still watching him off, clasped his fists again, Zhang Jinyu also clasped his fists in return, and finally Shen Baoan reined in the war horse turn around,

"Drive, drive."

The war horses galloped directly to the capital, and the sound of the hurried hooves was very desolate in the open field.

Shen Qianhu couldn't help but sigh in admiration right away, he thought he just came here for the task assigned by his elder brother, but he didn't expect Luo Yunhou to be so charming.

(End of this chapter)