Man Tang Huacai

Chapter 27 Frontier Army History
On the school field behind the Youxiaowei government office, brothers Tian Shengong and Tian Shenyu were sitting under the eaves, staring at the snow in a daze.

This is the gap between their practice arrows.

"Why do I think we can't get ahead among the sixteen guards?" Tian Shenyu said, "This Chang'an City is a place where seniority is judged. How can we country people have a chance to stand out?"

Tian Shengong said: "Then what do you say?"

"Go to the frontier army!" Tian Shenyu's eyes showed longing, and even her voice became louder, she said: "The frontier army is the place where people get ahead, I heard that the military salary in the feudal town is more than three times higher, and the number of Khitan soldiers is tens of thousands at a time. The captives, the soldiers sold themselves for money, are you happy?!"

Tian Shengong shook his head and said, "It's not good to keep your head on your trouser belt."

"elder brother."

"Erlang, before my mother left, I asked me to take good care of you." Tian Shengong said, "Go to the frontier army to trade your life for your future. If you want to have something good or bad, I went down to see your mother, what do you say?"

Tian Shenyu grinned and said, "With the abilities of the two of us, what can we do?"

Tian Shengong didn't respond, he was muffled.

Tian Shenyu stabbed him again, and said: "The other day, those two from Bieye in the western suburbs were veterans from Longyou, right? Look at how they lived. They each married two wives and maidservants, and lived in such a big house. But in terms of ability , are they comparable to our brothers?"

"No matter how great your ability is, why don't you let it go?"

"I mean, we can do great things by going to the frontier army." Tian Shenyu said: "I always dream of going to the frontier army. They say that the frontier army is the leader of the Long March, and the Chang'an imperial guards are all good-looking."

Tian Shengong slapped his younger brother on the forehead with his backhand, and said: "I just want to save my salary to talk about marriage with you, I don't care if you are healthy or not."

"Brother, look at your prospects."

While speaking, someone shouted to this side: "Tian Shengong, someone is looking for him!"

Tian Shengong turned his head to look, scratched his head in confusion and said to himself, "Who can find me? I don't know anyone in Chang'an."

The two brothers picked up their bows and arrows and walked to the side of the school grounds. They saw a young man standing at the gate with his maidservant.

"Why do I think he looks familiar?" Tian Shenyu muttered.

"A person from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion." Tian Shengong whispered: "Could it be the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Oh, I remember."

When the two brothers approached, Xue Bai took out the token of the right minister's mansion, and asked with a smile: "Does the strong man remember me?"

"Remember, remember." Tian Shengong laughed quickly: "You can't be called a strong man."

"Do you still remember me, Mr. Lang?" Tian Shenyu said: "I almost caught up with the carriage when I drove the horse. Oh, I am my brother's younger brother, Shenyu, Tian Shenyu, just call me Tian Er."

Xue Bai remembered this, and said: "In other words, if it wasn't for your brothers who caught the thief that day, you really wouldn't have caught the thief. Did you get a reward?"

"How can there be any reward?" Tian Shenyu complained quickly.

Tian Shengong laughed quickly and said: "They are all doing things for the imperial court, it should be done."

Xue Bai knew that Li Linfu did things like this, at least he hadn't seen Li Linfu rewarding anyone these days, whether it was Ji Wen or Yang Zhao, they were often scolded if they didn't do well, but it didn't do much good if they did well. .

He intends to ask for a reward for the Tian family brothers in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, but at this time he is patient and doesn't say much, so as not to disappoint others if things go wrong.

At this time, Xue Bai only said that he would second the Tian family brothers to do something, and the Tian family brothers were very enthusiastic and cheerfully agreed.

"Okay, what if it's a chance to work with your lord?"

"It's not just a chance." Tian Shengong hurriedly smoothed things over, saying, "It's good to gain some insight."

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"The Longyou veteran we got that day was named Jiang Mao, and he had a brother named Jiang Hai, who must have escaped by car. Both brothers recruited from Longyou in the 26th year of Kaiyuan and returned to Chang'an in the first year of Tianbao. I checked their military registers and found a few Longyou veterans who returned to Chang'an in the same year as them, please come and visit with me."

"Okay."

In the next two days, Xue Bai took the Tian brothers to visit some Longyou veterans in Chang'an city, but found nothing.

The only harvest was that he took credit for the Tian brothers in front of Li Linfu, and asked them to be the team leader and deputy team leader and some rewards in You Xiaowei.

The reason is that if Jiang Hai is really found, or the Longyou soldiers raised by the prince, someone with such real skills is needed to capture him.

But Xue Bai used a stupid method, every day he looked through all the files registered by Jiang Mao and Jiang Hai in the Longyou Army.

Ji Wen dismissed this method, but Xue Bai thought that what he got through torture might be fake news, but the clues between the files could not be erased.

"..."

"The person we worship today is Guo Boda, known as Guo Da, the Lintao Army in Longyou, a sword and shield hand. It seems that he has no contact with Jiang Mao, but in the 26th, 27th, and 29th years of Kaiyuan, he was with Jiang Mao and Jiang Mao. The Hai brothers participated in the same war and returned to their hometown in the same year, so they might know each other."

The horseshoe clattered, walked through the streets of Chang'an City, and finally stopped at Feng'an Fang in the south of Chang'an County.

Xue Bai asked someone according to the address in the military book, and knocked on the door knocker of Guo Boda's house.

After a while, the door was opened, but there was a seven or eight-year-old girl and a five or six-year-old boy standing there, raising her head and asking, "Who are you looking for?"

"Is Guo Da here?"

"Grandpa!" The little girl turned around and shouted.

After waiting for a while, a middle-aged man limped out of the backyard with a cane, looked at Xue Bai, and asked, "What's the matter, sir?"

Xue Bai immediately showed a smile, and said: "My name is Xue Bai, and I want to inquire about some old affairs in the Longyou Army. Is it convenient?"

Guo Boda was stunned for a moment, pointed to the lobby, and said, "Sit inside...You guys, go and pour a glass of water for the guests."

"You are Welcome."

Xue Bai took out a wine bag and handed it to Guo Boda.

Guo Boda sniffed it, let out a "huh", and said with a smile: "Wine, my lord has a heart."

His two sons and daughters had come out with bowls in their hands, so they put bowls on the table and poured wine.

Brother Tian Shengong grinned and was not polite, he took it up and drank it.

Xue Bai didn't drink because he couldn't handle alcohol well.Jiaonu didn't know how to drink this kind of common people's food, and stood behind him with a cold face.

"What do you want to know, Mr. Xiaolang? Just ask." Guo Boda sipped his bowl of wine, patted his knees, and said, "Longyou is just about killing and killing."

"I wonder if you know Jiang Mao and Jiang Hai brothers?"

"I don't know." Guo Boda shook his head.

Xue Bai said: "They are the Heyuan Army, stationed 120 miles west of Shanzhou City."

Guo Boda said: "I am the Lintao Army, and my base is in Shanzhou City."

"I checked your resume. In the 26th year of Kaiyuan, you once encountered the enemy in the west of Qinghai."

"The 26th year of Kaiyuan." Guo Boda murmured softly, nodded, and said proudly: "That year, Tubo invaded aggressively. We followed Cui Jieshuai from the south of Liangzhou to the Tubo border for more than [-] miles. We met the bandits, smashed them, and beheaded them." More than [-] levels! That was my first battle in the army, two heads... I got two thief heads."

"Good guy!"

Tian Shenyu couldn't help raising her bowl and toasted Guo Boda.

Xue Bai said: "In the same March of this year, the brothers Jiang Mao and Jiang Hai were under the command of Du Hope, the governor of Shanzhou. They followed Du Hope through the tunnels of Qilian Mountain and captured the new city of Tubo in the south of Qilian Mountain."

"I also went to this battle. At that time, I went around Qilian Mountain with General Wang to support Du Dudu!" Guo Boda patted his chest and said: "In this way, I may have met the Jiang brothers you mentioned."

"In July of the same year, Du hoped to seize the Tubo River Bridge and build Yanquan City. The 3-strong fan army came to attack. Wang Zhongsi led his troops to charge and was invincible, killing hundreds of people. The fan army was shaken. Du hoped to take the opportunity to launch a general offensive. Defeated. In this battle, they are here, and you are also."

"Surname Jiang?"

Guo Boda's eyes showed memories, but he still couldn't remember for a while.

Xue Baidao: "In the 27th year of Kaiyuan, Tubo attacked the Baishui Army and the Anren Army, and the Lintao Army and Heyuan Army sent troops to support them, defeating Tubo."

"There were too many people in that battle. I can't remember that I met the Jiang brothers of the Heyuan Army."

"In the 29th year of Kaiyuan, the battle of Shibao City?"

In this battle, Xue Bai could find very little resume. He only knew that the coach at the time was Gai Jiayun, and the Lintao Army where Guo Boda was in did not arrive in time, and Shibao City fell.

Guo Boda shook his head, his tone lowered, and he said, "That battle was too chaotic, I don't remember it."

He didn't like to mention the battle of Stone Castle very much.

Xue Bai didn't force himself, and asked: "Then in the first year of Tianbao, it was rare for the Heyuan Army envoy Wang to single out the son of Tubo Zanpu in front of the battle."

"See you!"

As soon as this battle was mentioned, Guo Boda was very excited, and suddenly put down the wine bowl in his hand, spilling the wine all over his body.

"I saw this battle with my own eyes. The son of Tubo Zanpu, who was brave and strong, rode a tall horse and came out to call for battle. General Wang came out to fight, riding a white horse, holding a long spear, and rushed to the front. With one shot, the enemy general was knocked off the horse. , so majestic!"

After hearing this, the Tian brothers couldn't help being fascinated, and forgot to drink the wine.

Xue Bai said: "The Jiang brothers followed General Wang back to Chang'an to offer prisoners in that year."

"I also injured my leg that year, and returned to Chang'an... ah."

Guo Boda suddenly remembered who Jiang Mao and Jiang Hai were.

He widened his eyes and murmured: "Under the command of General Heyuan Army King, the Jiang Brothers?"

Xue Bai asked: "Remember?"

Guo Boda said: "As soon as I said that I went back to Chang'an with General Wang to offer prisoners, I remembered that I had seen those two brothers! They were tall and strong, and the elder brother was a good arrow shooter. He had pock marks on his face and his hands were too long. Knee. The younger brother is a knife and shield hand, his lips have been slashed, and he looks like he is grinning all the time, right? I mean, I always thought their surname was Wang."

"It should be them."

"I don't think my husband is a mortal. I inquired about them, but you want to recruit them?"

Xue Bai nodded.

Guo Boda was overjoyed, and said: "This Chang'an officialdom is snobbish, he doesn't care about his ability, he only cares about his connections. Mr. Lang can appreciate our Longyou soldiers, and I also feel honored."

Xue Bai said: "I just heard about their names and know their military achievements, but I don't know where to find them."

"They are pawns admired by everyone in the army. I can't make friends with them, but my team leader, Lao Wu, has a good friendship with them."

"May I ask where this old Wu is?"

"Working as an errand in the Jinwu Guard, serving as a street patrol envoy..."

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Xue Bai left Guo Boda's house, raised his head, and looked at the sky.

"Damn, the frontier army only produces characters." Tian Shenyu came out and couldn't help but sighed: "Long March athletes are men who can really kill the enemy, tsk tsk, there are so many heads in the tent."

"Yes."

Xue Bai agreed, sighed, and let out a breath of white air.

During his investigation, he only found a few pawns of the Longyou Army, he had already found out the battles, and he found out Du Hope, Wang Zhongsi, Wang Rare and other generals.

If the investigation continues, how many people will be involved?

he does not know.

But Datang's power struggle and strife started a long time ago, and he will not change for him.

"Let's go, find Lao Wu."

(End of this chapter)