Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 139
South of the capital,

Youlai Inn lobby,

Lieutenant Lin Zhenhong of Bingma Division was also unambiguous. After speaking, he took a bite of the mutton in his hand, and swallowed it without chewing it, and then said,

"Why did I come to you, I naturally have something to ask for!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly burst into tears, the sound of crying was loud, and big teardrops flowed down.

Everyone was caught off guard and froze there, wasn't it just fine.

Zhang Jinyu also took a sip, and suffocated the mutton soup in his mouth, it was so hot, this guy is really interesting, hiss, hot.

Qin Ye patted Lieutenant Lin on the shoulder, comforting and reprimanding,
"If you have something to say, you can say it if you have grievances. How to act like a daughter is ridiculed."

Lieutenant Lin wiped his tears with his sleeve, and then told the whole story. It turned out that Lieutenant Lin's master was the chief bow and crossbow archer of the 20 Imperial Army. His name was Dong Zhongyuan. The superior, the deputy commander, just found an excuse to open the vacancy and go home, and he was assigned to the city gate as a gate guard captain.

Zhang Jinyu nodded after hearing this. This punishment is heavy, but it is not the reason for drinking.

"What you said is the truth for the time being. Although the punishment is a bit heavy, you can't make mistakes by drinking. This is a taboo in the military."

"Your Majesty is right, but do you know why you drink alcohol? It is because you participated in the commander's birthday banquet and were toasted by the generals. Drink a few more glasses. My master doesn't know how to drink, which is why today's disaster happened. On that occasion you Not drinking is disrespectful."

"That's true. What do you want to say, or do you want Benhou to help you negotiate a peace?"

Lieutenant Lin stood up and knelt down, begging,

"I don't dare bother Lord Hou to make peace. My master is still young and powerful, and he has a good shot. With him in this competition, Lord Hou will definitely win the championship. Please take him in."

"Oh, so confident, sharpshooter, not everyone can call that. You know the Jurchen Condor Shooter, that's the first class."

Lieutenant Lin was in a hurry and hurriedly said,
"Master Hou, my master is by no means inferior to the eagle shooters, and even better, even though my archery skills are unsurpassed in the capital."

After hearing this, Zhang Jinyu looked straight at him. He was not outstanding in appearance, he was a bit messy, it was real or fake, but his eyes were full of seriousness, it couldn't be fake, you can try it.

"What proof do you have?"

"Yes, all bows and crossbows are within a hundred steps, so you can hit wherever you point."

"Okay, come here, take your hand crossbow and give it to Lieutenant Lin, let him try it."

Zhang Jinyu also wanted to see Captain Lin's heroism.

The personal guard came over and handed over a pair of hand crossbows. Lieutenant Lin put on the strings of the crossbow arrows, then pulled off the cloth strips around his waist, blindfolded and said,

"Master Hou, there is a sheep's head nose ring at the back of the hall, and the crossbow will surely hit the middle."

Zhang Jinyu stood up and looked into the lobby at the back. About a hundred steps away, there was a sheep's head hanging on the back wall. There was indeed a nose ring half the size of a palm. Lieutenant Lin was blindfolded and adjusted it with his hands. for a while,
With a sound of "swish", the crossbow arrow flew out, and then there was a sound of "thump" from the wall, the crossbow arrow was nailed to the wall, and the guards ran to check it out.
"Master Hou, right in the center of the ring."

Zhang Jinyu immediately became interested in talents. This is the ancient version of a sniper, but it still needs to be tapped and tapped for my use.

"This Marquis can accept you and your master, but there is one thing that must be agreed first. Drinking alcohol is absolutely not allowed in the army. Follow the military order. If not, you will go back and forth wherever you go."

Lieutenant Lin knelt down and thanked him,
"Thank you Lord Hou, thank you Lord Hou, Lord Hou, Master has a stubborn temper, the imperial army once told him to go back, but he didn't return, Lord Hou, I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade you."

Qin Ye widened his eyes and looked at the person kneeling on the ground. Well, he put up his airs and said:

"You, you're still on the shelf."

"I beg the Marquis."

Lieutenant Lin was still kneeling there, Zhang Jinyu also had a headache,

"Where does your master live? Not far away."

"Go back to Lord Hou, it's not far, just behind this inn."

"Succeed, then Benhou will take a trip, and he is also a corporal of virtuous persons. Come and come with me, and the rest will stay here to accompany Lord Qin."

Qin Ye is not willing, this day is full of twists and turns, it is better to watch it in front of him, in case he is cut off along the way, how many days of waiting will not be a loss,
"Oh, Lord Hou, I'll accompany you to have a look. I'm very familiar with this southern city."

Zhang Jinyu thought about it for a while, and agreed. The group walked out of the inn, bought some pastries and gifts at the pastry shop, and went to Fangshi behind the inn. They turned a corner and came to a dilapidated house. Coach Dong Zhongyuan.

Dong Zhongyuan was squatting on the pier next to the stone mill in the yard, holding a rag to wipe a longbow, a bamboo hat and a coir raincoat, and an old helmet. He placed them randomly, squinted at Lin Zhenhong, and then cast On Zhang Jinyu and Qin Ye, he thought to himself, it's rare to see such plain people in the army, so he frowned;
"What's so exciting?"

Lieutenant Lin replied;
"Master, the apprentice came to see you."

"Hmph, it's not a festival, what's there to see here?"

He glanced at the gift boxes and pastries in everyone's hands, and said;

"If you are so courteous to others, you must ask for something. This general looks at him face-to-face. What's the matter?"

Just as Lin Zhenhong was about to speak, he was stopped by Zhang Jinyu, who stepped forward and clasped his fists and said;

"I have met the instructor, this Marquis Luoyunhou Zhang Jinyu, and I heard that the instructor is good at bow and crossbow. He is a master of archery in the army. I am here to ask the instructor to enter the army outside our pass and teach the soldiers the art of bow and crossbow."

Dong Zhongyuan put down the rag in his hand and sneered,
"Master Hou is entertaining me. The sergeant outside the pass is Mingyang inside the pass. He doesn't have any kind of instruction. I still need to settle down as a poor man."

After hearing this, Zhang Jinyu didn't want to leave, so she sat down on another pier.

"In the eyes of this marquis, there is no such thing as a shabby household. In our army, they are all brothers and sisters of my Zhang Jinyu. Your apprentice is a martial arts school captain. You are overqualified and useless. It will be like this for the rest of your life. You don't feel guilty. Besides, your archery skills are always good. It’s a short board outside the pass.”

Dong Zhongyuan's eyes darkened when he looked at his apprentice,
"I'm the one who got Zhenhong involved. Master Hou really leads soldiers like brothers?"

Lin Xiaowei's eyes were red, and he called Master softly.

Qin Ye couldn't stand watching anymore, so he came over to persuade,

"You old stubborn, Lord Hou and your disciples have come in person, and they are still not satisfied. As for the question you asked, I can say that there is no one in Dawu except for the customs. Just now, the old man and Lord Hou have not eaten. The relatives around him Weidu went to eat first, the meals are all the same, if you don’t believe me, ask your apprentice, we don’t know what happened to you.”

Dong Zhongyuan looked at his apprentice,

"But this?"

"Yes, I also made a temporary decision. It just so happens that Lord Hou came here after shopping, otherwise I will go to the Hou's mansion to look for it."

Only then did Dong Zhongyuan believe what Lord Hou said, and it was rare for him to be such an official,
"Okay, I agree, but Hou Ye wants to win the big competition, or the horse and archery outside the pass?"

"Is there a difference?"

Zhang Jinyu knows ten things about archery and nine knows nothing about archery.

Dong Zhongyuan chuckled,
"Master Hou, the big competition is mainly about fixed targets and moving targets. It depends on training. If it's riding and shooting outside the pass, it's used for killing people on the battlefield. You need to practice the feeling. Grassland people rely on this feeling to ride and shoot the world. Peerless."

"Okay, sure enough, I read the right person. I won the big competition first, and I am practicing riding and archery. This time, there will be a lieutenant general in the big competition. I will compete alone, and I will make the imperial army regret it. Have the guts!"

Zhang Jinyu deliberately mentioned the Forbidden Army, and used the Forbidden Army to provoke Dong Zhongyuan. Sure enough, when Lord Hou mentioned the Forbidden Army, the old teacher tightly held the archer with his veins.

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, this competition, archery will definitely be the first."

"Okay, you guys take the things, don't let me take them."

Zhang Jinyu led someone to carry the things, including pastries, and was about to enter the house. Dong Zhongyuan hesitated,
"Master Hou, the house is messy and I dare not entertain guests."

"No defense, I think Dong Jiaoxi has had a hard time these years."

Without saying a word, Zhang Jinyu took out a 1000 taels of silver and stuffed it into Dong Zhongyuan's arms. The latter's eyes turned red with a complicated expression.

Zhang Jinyu entered the house with Lieutenant Lin.

Dong Zhongyuan lived in a courtyard with four tile-roofed houses. There were only ordinary furniture in the house, and a woman in a sarong. She looked about 30 years old and was pretty good-looking, but her skin was yellow and dry, and her face was dull. The tired look of long-term work, and there are several children around.

On the kang, a young boy with a thick head and a thick head, who is still in the grade, is turning his eyes to look at the stranger who came in. His eyes fell on the gift box in Zhang Jinyu's hand. His eyes were agile, and there were two little girls in the grade. But he stared at the stranger, and also stared at the pastry paper in Lin Zhenhong's hand.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Jinyu couldn't help being silent, put down the gift in his hand and went out, Lin Zhenhong also went there, opened the pastry wrapped in oil paper in his hand, put it on the kang in front of the child, and went out silently.

"Dong Jiaoxi, do you know the current situation of the elite cavalry on Nine Sides, and how much cavalry and archery can be used?"

Dong Jiaoxi sighed and sighed endlessly,

"Master Hou, they can only be called cavalry. They can't be called elite. Even if there are, they are all here in the capital. If there is no more, the Nine Sides will be gone. The cavalry and archery you mentioned would have been abandoned long ago. I When I was in the imperial army, I heard that the frontier army is no longer training cavalry and archery on a large scale, and it is too expensive to use weapons."

Although the current Dawu has a larger area and better terrain, it is also facing the threat of grassland nomads, and the interior is also in a semi-separatist situation. There are also land mergers by powerful families, and a huge civil official group that is gradually emerging as the spokesperson of the gentry. It's hard to get back.

Zhang Jinyu pondered and said,

"Then what's going on at Nine Sides now?"

"What else can happen? The border troops from all over the country rely on passes and fortresses, and they can't hide. There are only two major entrances, one is in the northwest, guarded by the King of the West, and the other is outside the pass. Or, Lord Hou, you have guarded the Luoyun Plain. It’s already in chaos.”

Dong Zhongyuan replied with resentment.

Thinking flashed across Zhang Jinyu's face, thinking of the later period of Dream of the Red Chamber, it seemed that the world was in chaos, soldiers and bandits everywhere were indiscriminate, foreigners also frequently knocked on the pass and went deep into the Central Plains, the people were miserable, there was a separatist party inside, there were many bandits, and finally Liu Xianglian went out Be a strong beam.

Also, what is mentioned later includes the historical records of previous lives, it seems that there is a so-called Little Ice Age.

If he hadn't turned the world around and defended Dawu Pass, it might be hell-level difficulty now.

If this is the case, then we need to recruit more people to reclaim fertile land and store food. There must be enough food outside the customs. Moreover, the deal with the emperor must be done quickly. The more refugees there are, the better.

(End of this chapter)