Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 41

As early as a few years ago, Jia Hun knew Lin Chong, but he had never met him.

When Jia Daishan took him to visit the martial arts masters in various martial arts gyms in the capital, he also visited Zhou Tong.Only when he found his home did he realize that Zhou Tong had already left the capital and traveled the world, only Shi Wengong, who was still packing his bags and was about to leave the capital, was still at home.

From Shi Wengong's mouth, Jia Hun also knew about the general situation of their three brothers, senior brother Lu Junyi, third junior brother Lin Chong, and him, second senior brother Shi Wengong. sentence and left.

Time flies, and it has been seven years since I heard the name Lin Chong again.

Eight days after the first visit to the Beijing camp, Jia Hun came to the Beijing camp again, and he came to watch the whole army contest.

Eight days ago, he, who was not yet familiar with the Beijing camp, gave an order to all the cavalry soldiers in the entire army to organize an army contest eight days later, regardless of his background and qualifications, only his own strength.

Eight days later, Jia Hun put on his whole body and rushed into the barracks with a lanceless horse lance used for performing martial arts.

I beat you all alone!
From half an hour after Dianmao, until sunset on the western mountain, Jia Hun played the whole field, only ate a roast leg of lamb at noon, and then fought again, changing six horses in a row, and overthrowing challengers one after another, Three stand out.

Lin Chong, Guan Sheng, Yang Zhi.

Lin Chong went out for a period of time after leaving the teacher, and did not return to the capital until his father died. After the filial piety, he married the childhood sweetheart Zhang Zhenniang next door, and was hired as the spear instructor of the Beijing camp.

Guan Sheng was transferred to the Datong Frontier Army because of his meritorious service in suppressing bandits in Xieliang, and he entered the Beijing camp with the troops of the Datong Frontier Army last year.

As for Yang Zhi, he was born in martial arts, and was sent to the Beijing camp as a grassroots officer by the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

Those who can last about forty rounds under Jia Hun's command are the only three in the entire Beijing camp horse army.

The happy Jia Hun promoted them on the spot to become his direct subordinate Qianhu, and the three of them went from low-level military officers with the size of a sesame seed of the eighth or ninth rank to high-ranking military officers of the fifth rank, realizing a class leap.

At the same time, the [-] horsemen in the Beijing camp were completely overwhelmed by Jia Hun's bravery.

After midnight in the morning, Jia Hun also came to his camp of [-] battalions.

"The humble Guan Sheng (Lin Chong, Yang Zhi) see the general!"

The three of Guan Sheng were already waiting in the main hall of the barracks.

"Excuse me, come and sit down." Jia Hun put down the document in his hand, looked up at the three of them, his eyes were full of appreciation.

"Are you all ready? You don't need to march in the country this time, and you can get supplies at any time. Clothes, shoes and socks, armor, and harness must be ready. There are not many master craftsmen in the army. What's the problem? It may not be possible to fix it right away!" Jia Hun warned, as a person with four years of expedition experience, his experience is far from comparable to that of the three who only suppressed bandits in China.

"General, I have already prepared everything. I asked Brother Hu Jiu to look at it yesterday. Brother Hu said that everything is ready."

Jia Hun glanced at his own soldier Hu Jiu, Hu Jiu nodded, Jia Hun understood.

"That's fine. The horse army will be the main force in this expedition. The twelve 8 horse troops from our Beijing battalion will all go out together, plus the horse army transferred from the Nine Sides. There will be about 8 horse troops. [-] people think Standing out is not easy, and a variety of factors are indispensable.

Going into battle and killing the enemy is your own business. All I can do is to equip you well. As for the armor, the standard armor of the Beijing camp is very good. A whole new set of armor will do.

You prepare the weapons yourself, and if you don’t have enough money, you can borrow them from me.

Besides, there are horses, but with your net worth, I guess you can't buy any good horses. I still have a few good horses from Yili here. You can take two of them each! With a big wave of his hand, Jia Hun helped the three of them with their weapons and equipment.

Guan Shenglin rushed to the three of Yang Zhi and stood up excitedly, his hands were trembling.

"I will thank the general, and I will serve as the general from now on!"

The three quickly knelt down on one knee, clasped their hands together and raised their fists above their heads to salute Jia Hun.

"If it weren't for your own excellent skills, I wouldn't treat you like this. If you are the kind of mud that can't support the wall, do you think I will take a look at you? Alright, Hu Jiu, bring Guan Qianhu and the others together." Go get the armor and horses, and call the twelve commanders over for a meeting." Jia Hun waved his hand, indicating that they should go out, Hu Jiu promised, and led the still excited three people to choose the horses.

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In fact, there is nothing to talk about with the Khalkha people. Khalkha itself is on the weak side, especially now that they are being beaten by Monan, they don’t care about anything. The survival of Khalkha is the most important thing , not to mention, they have no capital.

After three days of symbolic talks, the emperor ordered the Northern Expedition!
Having received the order a long time ago, the Nine Frontier Army on standby in Fangshan, southwest of Beijing, marched into the camp in the west of Beijing, waiting for the emperor to review.

"Brother!" Hou Kuang, son of Ningling County, led the frontier army from Guyuan Town into the Beijing camp first.

"Hey, old Hou, you'll be here then!" Seeing the old brother, Jia Hun was also extremely excited, he quickly hugged Hou Kuang, and patted Hou Kuang's back vigorously.

"Ahem, ahem, elder brother is keeping someone, look, who I brought!" Hou Kuang hurriedly begged for mercy, and it flashed the moment Jia Hun let go.

"Who is it?" Jia Hun was about to go out to have a look, when an eight-foot-tall bearded man lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Hahaha, Brother Jia Hun!"

"Oh, Brother Lu, why are you here?" Jia Hun was a little surprised, grabbed Lu Da's arm, and led him to the seat.

Hou Kuang curled his lips and found a seat to sit down.

"Brother Lu, didn't you say that you went to Dayun Temple with Elder Zhizhen? Why..."

"Ah, elder brother went to Dayun Temple with Elder Zhizhen. He stayed in Dayun Temple for more than a month before leaving. He was walking to Wutai Mountain when he met Brother Hou leading people to the capital.

My brother thought something was wrong, so he reported his name and rank, only then did he realize that it was the Northern Expedition, and he must be helping the scene!By the way, when passing by Wutai Mountain, I sent Elder Zhizhen to the mountain, and my brother followed the army to the capital! "Ruda told Jia Hun about his experience during this period.

"Then it's just a coincidence! It just so happens that with Big Brother Lu here, there is a better chance of winning this Northern Expedition, hahaha!" Jia Hun laughed loudly.

Another joke.

"By the way, Brother Lu, can you still wear that armor?" Jia Hun suddenly thought.

"This... I haven't worn it since I was knighted that day. I'll try it now." Lu Da hurriedly asked the soldiers to bring his heavy armor.

Good fit.

This armor was from when Lu Da first entered the barracks. Lu Da was admired by the Gansu General Soldier, and the heavy armor was specially tailored for him. The eight-foot-tall heavy-armored man was armed with a mace or a hemp stick. A humanoid tank equipped with iron cavalry.

"The armor fits just right, but the weapon is a little lighter, so it doesn't fit well."

"It's simple. I remember that brother Lu used the goosefoot stick, right? When I visited the arsenal of the Beijing camp a few days ago, I saw a [-]-jin stick. Brother Lu took it himself." Jia Hun After recalling it, he said to Ruda.

Since it is fighting for the country, it is natural that the soldiers should not be trapped by military equipment.It is necessary to prepare the equipment as far as possible to be as foolproof as possible. It is reasonable for Lu Da to equip, not to mention that Lu Da is originally from Pingliang County, so it is only natural to prepare equipment for him.

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Another day later, after the last batch of frontier troops entered the barracks, the emperor ordered Yun Yu, Jia Hun and other generals to enter the imperial city to perform the general obeisance ceremony.

The emperor did not preside over the general obeisance ceremony, but let the emperor preside over it.

After the morning court ended, the emperor took Yun Yu out of the Huangji Hall, walked to the side hall at the back, and instructed Yun Yu according to the prescribed lines.

Afterwards, on the auspicious day selected by Qin Tianjian, Yun Yu and others entered the Taimiao after taking a bath and fasting in advance.

The emperor, who had already changed into his Wubian uniform, stood in front of the two late emperors' Yuzhen, facing south, and quietly looked at the old handsome Yun Yu who was walking towards him.

Different from the cumbersome costumes of the emperor, Daqi canceled many costumes of civil and military courtiers, such as military uniforms, etc., and only kept the beam crown and sacrificial uniforms for formal occasions. First.

Yun Yu was wearing the bright brass armor bestowed by Emperor Taizong right now.

When Yunyu faced north and walked in front of the emperor, the emperor turned around and solemnly took out a jade ax that was just held in one hand from the box on the altar, and handed it to Yunyu with the ax and the handle respectively, each with instructions. .

He handed the ax to Yunyu, and Yunyu held the handle of the axe. The emperor said: "From now on, the general will rule the one who goes up to heaven."

Then, Yunyu let go, and the emperor held the handle of the ax again, and pointed the ax blade towards Yunyu. The emperor shouted again: "From now on, whoever goes down to the abyss, the general will control it."Since then, the emperor has handed over the power of life and death in this war to Yun Yu. At the same time, the ax is facing Yun Yu, which is actually a warning to the general to respect himself.

After the two of them went through a few more dialogue procedures, the salute to the general was considered complete.

The group returned to the Huangji Hall again. Guanglu Temple had already prepared a banquet, and they were waiting for the emperor and others to take their seats.

Just after everyone was seated, the emperor also entered the Huangji Hall.

The imperial banquet of Guanglu Temple, inherited from the Han Dynasty, was unpalatable and already cold.

It was when Jia Hun, who had bathed and fasted with Yun Yu for three days and his eyes turned green from hunger, saw the so-called meat soup served in a copper tripod that had already solidified a thick layer of mutton fat, what did he think? I lost my appetite.

I have never wronged myself so much on the plateau!

The corners of Jia Hun's eyes twitched, he looked around quietly, and found that even the two saints had almost the same expression as everyone else.

Jia Hun knew that Guanglu Siqing was finished.

After all, it's already April, and there are not many people who can make the sheep oil in the copper tripod solidify at noon.

He glanced at his colleagues around him with a difficult expression.

But there was no other way, he was too hungry and had to drink, so Jia Hun could only simply eat a few mouthfuls of cold dishes and imitate his fellow old fried dough sticks in drinking.

Since he was wearing a ceremonial armor, he couldn't spill the wine on his sleeves, so he had to drink boldly.

Facing the second sage, he flicked the big sleeve bound at the elbow by the wrist guard.

He boldly raised his wine glass and respected the second sage Chang Le Weiyang from a distance, then put the wine glass to his mouth, and drank it all with one raised head.

Then make an expression that the wine is very good, look around, and pour the wine glass with both hands, indicating that there is not a drop of wine left, I have fucked it all!

The atmosphere instantly became heated, and applause came continuously, and even His Majesty Dan's second sage was brushing his beard, with an expression of "You are worthy of being Ai Qing".

After a toast, the colleagues were all red and laughed boldly, what a loyal and heroic court general!

It would be even better if you could ignore the puddle of wine on the desk.

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An hour and a half later, the banquet was finally over.

Jia Hun, who had nothing in his stomach and had drunk a lot of wine, was helped into the carriage by his servants together with his father Jia She.

Jia Hun, who was nearly two meters tall, was heavy enough. Coupled with the armor on his body, it really made the two servants roll their eyes tiredly.

The other two eunuchs also helped Jia She, who was also in armor, into the carriage.

"Brother An, Xiaozheng, hurry up, come and help me!" A sharp voice spread throughout Damingmen Square, causing countless people to look towards the entrance of the Meridian Gate. Da Zongbo Li Xuan couldn't help laughing.

I saw two little eunuchs, one on the left and one on the right, supporting a strong man who was eight feet tall, ten girth wide, and wearing an obviously larger armor, moving out. The slender and thin eunuchs struggled to support , just the arms of that tough guy are almost thicker than their bodies.Both legs were bent, and even if they were covered by the hem, they could still be found shaking.

The little eunuchs couldn't care less about the rules, so they hurried forward to help the strong man. At least they supported the strong man, but as the strong man swayed unconsciously, the little eunuchs couldn't hold it anymore. The little eunuch looked around helplessly, looking for the carriage of the strong man.

"Hey, some young father-in-laws over there, send my elder brother Lu here!" Jia Hun leaned out of the window of the carriage, and waved at the young eunuchs to let them come over.

The little eunuchs instantly felt that they had found a life-saving straw, and hurried over with Luda, but they couldn't lift Luda into the car no matter what.

"Come on, give me a break, I'll do it!" Jia Hun made a posture for Jia Amnesty so that he wouldn't fall over, and turned to face the back.

"Come on, little eunuch, you can let go of your hands, one or two, get up!" Jia Hun leaned out and hugged Lu Da's torso, exerting force on his waist, and only heard the creaking sound of the carriage, Lu Da was caught by Jia Hun. Hunch carried it into the carriage.

Two strong horses pulled the carriage vigorously out of Chengtianmen, only then did the guards surround them.

"Master Hou!" Jia Hun's soldiers also found the carriage Jia Hun was in.

"Ah, Hu Jiu, hurry up and tell Brother Lu's soldiers that he is in my Jia family's car, let them, let them follow you, one, come to Rongguo Mansion together!" After finishing speaking, Jia Hun said He leaned against the side of the carriage and fell asleep. After a while, three kinds of grunts echoed in the small carriage one after another.

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"Unfamiliar beams..."

As dusk approached, Luda, who had already shed his armor and robe, woke up.

"Uh..." Lu Da couldn't stop patting his head and rubbing his temples with his thumbs as he had a headache after being drunk.

"My lord, you're awake!" Hearing the sound, the guard hurried into the room to check, looking at Luda who had woken up with joy on his face, and hurriedly handed Luda the hot cotton towel that he had scrubbed several times.

"Uh... Where is this..." Lu Da rubbed his face with a cloth, and then asked.

"My lord, we are in the Rongguo Mansion. Jiahou said, seeing that you didn't have a carriage, I decided to bring you back together, my lord..."

"Hey, Big Brother Lu just woke up at the right time! Come on, the lunch at noon was not good, so I have to have a good meal tonight!"

Jia Hun picked up the teapot, tested the temperature, and handed it to Lu Da when he found that it was not hot.

Lu Da was not pretentious, he filled the stomach with water while holding the spout of the pot, and heaved a long sigh of relief when he finished drinking.

"Success, coincidentally, I only drank a full stomach of wine at noon and didn't eat anything. Let my brother taste the delicacies of the founding duke's mansion!"

Ruda got up, and the guards quickly brought up the boots to help Ruda put on, and took out a round-neck coat for Ruda to put on.

Lu Da picked up the big hat on the table, put it on his head, and followed Jia Hun out of the guest room.

The guest room where Lu Da lives is located in a single-door courtyard next to the Pear Fragrance Courtyard. When you go out the door, you can see the corner gate of the Pear Fragrance Courtyard to the east.

Walking along the lane to Rongxi Hall, Lu Da asked about the doubts that arose during the noon banquet.

"Brother, brother, I don't know something." Lu Da asked.

"Oh, please tell me, brother."

"Brother considers himself to be a big brother, and he has never been afraid of anyone when it comes to drinking, but today's banquet, why is everyone so big, even those elders in their 70s and [-]s are bigger than my brother? Such a huge amount?" Ruda was a little puzzled.

"Haha, big brother is asking the right person, let me tell you..."

The two talked and laughed, and arrived at Rongxi Hall not long after.

After Lu Da greeted the old lady, the Rongguo Mansion's special expedition banquet began.

It continues the greasy style of Rongguo Mansion as always, but there is beef...ah no, camel meat!
The entire Rongxi Hall was divided into two halves by a screen, one half was the old lady and other female relatives, and the other half were the men of the Jia family.It was also the first time for Ruda to have such a good banquet.

Under the rough appearance, there is actually a delicate heart.

After realizing that Jia Hun's younger brothers seemed a bit cautious, Lu Da hurriedly talked about his experience in fighting in the northwest, and Jia Hun added a few words from time to time.

Under Lu Da's vivid speech, Jia Zhu and Jia Lian were excited, and even the second uncle Jia Zheng couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, chewing his meal unconsciously, and quietly listening to the story Lu Da told...

　Well, the number of personal soldiers is really ill-considered. I decided to remove a zero and change it to 240 personal soldiers, all wearing armor.

　　In fact, I want to write it according to the servants of the late Ming Dynasty, but the servants are regarded as the court's wool, and the soldiers are regarded as the servants recognized by the court.

　　In addition, thank you book friend Zui Qinnan for the 42-point reward!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)