Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 82
Inside Dongyun Tower,

The atmosphere seemed a little dull.

Mrs. Wang's face was a bit gloomy, and Zhang Jinyu was also silent. After all, the so-called father of the original body was only a little vague in his memory, and he only knew that he was very strict. Secondly, Lan Xing himself was just an orphan, so he didn't know what fatherly love was.

"Mother, I will arrange it."

"Well, in fact, your father is a very ordinary person, but he is also very great."

When Mrs. Wang said this, she thought of the garrison general who received her at the border, an ordinary and simple man. There are many feelings, but after so many years, the family affection is very strong. Unfortunately, the arrow injury recurred, and the golden sore burst and was unable to recover.

Zhang Jinyu saw that her mother was a little sad, so she naturally knew it was because of her father, so she comforted her,
"Mother, I understand that we need to look forward in the future."

"Yes, we still need to look forward."

Wang Shihan wiped the corners of her eyes, straightened her clothes, and then sat down to ask;

"All the cities outside the pass have been arranged?"

"Back to mother, the four city guards and the city guards have all been arranged. But what about the arrangements in the Hou's mansion?"

Mrs. Wang heard about this, and it was easy to arrange it long ago.

"Lan Yue'er and Lan Shu'er led some maids to follow us, and then asked the old guard chief Zhang Qi to lead 500 guards to stay in the Hou's mansion, and let the deputy guard Wei Yong lead the remaining 500 people to the capital Hou's mansion. That's it."

Hearing her mother's arrangement, Zhang Jinyu was a little puzzled, why not bring more guards, the Hou Mansion can bring thousands of guards.

"Mother, why didn't all the guards take them away? I heard that the capital is not safe."

Mrs. Wang shook her head. There is still a huge sum of money downstairs, so I can't talk about it now.

"Silly, it's the capital city, why do we need so many guards, and the other families have at most half of the number of guards stipulated by the imperial court, so don't stand out and keep a low profile in the capital."

After listening to Zhang Jinyu, she understood that she should be careful with the imperial court. It is true that just a few people are not of much use.

"Now that I know my mother, do we need to bring anything else, or keep everything simple?"

Madam Wang and the second daughter looked at each other with a smile in their eyes, Madam Wang asked back;
"What do you think?"

Zhang Jinyu was stunned for a moment, this is not to keep a low profile.

"Don't you want to keep a low profile and keep everything simple."

Lan Yue'er couldn't hold back a chuckle,
"Mr. Lang, this is a must. Bring more things back to the capital with great fanfare. Those furs, ginseng, deer antler, and related specialties."

"Why."

Lan Shuer went on to say,
"Madam's intention is to let the honorable family in the capital see the strength of the Hou Mansion, and Madam is to bring back 100 million taels of cash back to Beijing."

Zhang Jinyu was speechless after hearing this. What is this called? If wealth and honor do not return home like brocade clothes at night, then the number of people is not enough, and 5 horses will be escorted. Thinking of this is a headache, and Ning Yuan took the rest of the old camp with him. The 1 people in the pass were escorted to the pass, and the frontier soldiers in the pass are the bandits. Those frontier soldiers don't want to rob anyone they see.

"Understood, I will arrange it. Mothers also have a good rest."

Zhang Jinyu bid farewell to the three of them and returned to the front hall. Seeing that Ning Bian was still there to hand over the hidden guards to Ning Yuan, she interrupted,
"Wait a minute, you two. There may not be enough guards this time. I want to send 5000 people from the old camp to go together. Who do you think is suitable to lead the army?"

Ning Bian was a little strange, and asked why he wanted to add more people, Zhang Jinyu explained the matter of transporting war horses and the fact that the guards were far away and the guards were weak. People are afraid that something will happen.

"Master Hou is worried about the border troops inside the pass."

"Yes, don't be afraid outside the customs. We have the final say on the inside of the customs. When there is a real conflict, I will not be soft. I am afraid that fewer people will suffer."

"Then Hou Ye should let Duan Hong lead the old battalion with 5000 troops to follow."

Ningbian suggested that Duan Hong, the general of the old battalion, lead the army, a very stable middle-aged man, loyal, careful, mature and prudent.

"Well, I know him, a seasoned general, well, that's him."

"There is still ancestor worship tomorrow, you make arrangements first."

"It's Lord Hou."

Beijing,

Ministry of War,

Zhao Jingwu, the servant of the Ministry of War, was on duty in the pavilion of the Ministry of War, and suddenly said to Wei Zhanying, the servant of the Ministry of War;
"Zhanying, did you say that the frontier troops have received orders from the Ministry of War?"

"Mr. Huige, it should be about the same. They are all urgent cases from the Imperial City Secretary."

Hearing Wei Zhanying's response, Mr. Zhao Ge fell silent again. This is a trial. Although it has no effect, it has taken the first step after all. It is really a difficult problem for civilian leaders and generals to work hard. Those nobles just can't get past it Dashan, the emperor didn't dare to force it. What do those literati upstarts think? They still want to seize military power.

Wei Zhanying stood there and didn't walk away. He knew that the old man was thinking about something. There was no solution. Dawu's pool is getting deeper and deeper now, and if he accidentally goes down, he won't be able to get up.

"Elder Ge doesn't need to worry about it. Take care of your health. We can cooperate with the military department. Those civil officials don't know the danger. If the trouble continues, the officials think it's better to discuss it in the long run."

Zhao Jingwu also nodded when he heard that.
"Zhanying is right. The power of the court has not yet been seized, and it is still thinking about military power. It is a dream. We decide this matter ourselves. If they have ideas, they can do it themselves. Dawu can't mess up."

"The teacher's lesson is clear, and the students admire it!"

Wei Zhanying said in admiration, Mr. Ge is still very clear-headed, thanks to the great Wu.

But Zhao Jingwu smiled wryly there, mocking himself;

"Where is my lesson? They were forced. There are so many envoys in various places in Dawu, so many nobles, and the military power is all in their hands. They are all local emperors. Which one do you think the court moved?" suitable."

"Why doesn't the old man continue to cut down the feudal clan?"

"It's not impossible, it's impossible. The second king was just abolished a few years ago. The turmoil has been so long, it's too late! Now the rest are all powerful factions, and the garrison in the pass is easy to say. Those frontier troops and the remaining second kings are not unpredictable. , Which one is not ambitious, although it is not shown now, but the next generation."

"This, teacher, I can't change this matter. Everyone has selfishness, not to mention our own selfishness, civil servants have more selfishness, so why talk about others."

Wei Zhanying was also very depressed, this matter is beyond our control.

Mr. Zhao Ge, Minister of the Ministry of War, also looked sad there. Although the Dawu border army is dead, there are no three out of ten, but these three have [-]% of the original combat power. It should not be underestimated. Those poor soldiers are arrogant and arrogant. If you cause trouble, the capital will be in chaos for a while, no good, the capital will be safe.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhao Ge hurriedly asked;

"How did you arrange for the frontier army to come to the capital?"

Wei Zhanying was a little puzzled, why the frontier army was suddenly involved, so he replied;
"Old Huige, according to the previous arrangement, he will be stationed in the Beijing Camp beside An Lake outside the city."

Zhao Jingwu heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and hurriedly took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote down the warrant. Wei Zhanying looked at it, and it turned out that the people from the Five Cities Army and Horse Division and the Imperial City Division were ordered to strengthen the guards at the city gates to prevent border crossings. The army made trouble, and those who violated it were all arrested pending trial.

Seeing such a warrant, Wei Zhanying was a little confused, what does this mean?
"Ge Lao, why is this? They are all soldiers of the Great Wu, so there may be something wrong."

Elder Zhao Ge sighed, and couldn't bear to explain,
"I don't want to either. But if you think about those poor haha ​​who come to the bustling places in the capital, especially the brothel area, what do you think will happen?"

After hearing this, Wei Zhanying immediately understood the old man's intentions, and without refusing, he took his warrant to go to the Military Division, but was stopped by the old man when he was about to leave.
"Zhanying told He Yongxi, the commander of the army and horses, that the capital must be kept in check, or you will get out, and the old man must read his book."

"Understood, Mr. Ge, I'm going."

After Wei Zhanying left, Mr. Zhao Ge thought about what omissions he still had, and basically there were none. He was mainly worried about the frontier soldiers.

Wei Zhanying also rushed to deliver the warrant in person. After all, the safety of the capital comes first, and the transfer order is also issued by the Ministry of War. If something happens, the Ministry of War will be out of control.

Arriving at the yamen of Bingmasi, he went straight in. The gatekeeper saw that he was the servant of the Ministry of War, so he suppressed his saliva and dared not speak. He Yongxi had already drank tea and listened to music in the yamen, so he was so happy every day. When the door was opened, He Yongxi was taken aback. Just as he was about to start scolding, he saw Wei Zhanying, the servant of the Ministry of War, coming in person.

Stand up and say hello,

"So it's Mr. Wei, I'm being polite, why do I need you to come in person?"

"Master He Yongxi is very leisurely, and he is living his life today. Let's break up and take over the order."

Wei Zhanying handed over the warrant, and He Yongxi took it over to look at it, restricting the frontier troops from entering the capital, arresting rioters on the spot, and He Yongxi immediately grimaced after reading it, how can this be good.

(End of this chapter)