Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 640 Yuncang Mountain

Wang Yan understands that King Gui is a very important card in his hand, and he must ensure his safety. If something happens to the heir of the Ming dynasty and he dies suddenly, it will definitely bring him a lot of trouble .

As a descendant of Shenzong, King Gui is still very appealing within the Ming Dynasty.

The emperor has entered his twilight years, and the prince is young. If the emperor dies suddenly, after all, the country depends on the elder, especially when there are strong enemies outside, it is undoubtedly inappropriate for the young prince to ascend the throne. It is undoubtedly the safest and most likely to be accepted by most ministers, and the situation can be stabilized quickly.

Wang Yanming apparently placed King Gui on Yuncang Mountain outside Xinxing County, Zhaoqing Prefecture, but in fact it was placed on Hailing Island outside Yangjiang. All the islanders on the island were moved to Qiongzhou, almost completely isolated from the land. Therefore, only sea ships that deliver rice every month can enter the island through the surveillance of the navy.

Wang Yan did this not to put King Gui under house arrest, but to protect Zhu Youlang's safety from being assassinated, or being robbed by people with ulterior motives, stirring up the wind and rain, so Zhu Youlang's placement must be kept secret.

After Wang Yan released the news, the guards on Yuncang Mountain reported that there were three waves of people watching from the foot of the mountain.Wang Yan once ordered Yu Taichu to conduct investigations, and found that the three waves were all forces within the Ming Dynasty. One wave was definitely sent by Qu Shixu, who was idle in Guangjing, and the other two waves were sure that one of them came from the emperor, but the other could not be found out. .

This time Wang Yan's thoughts were indeed guessed by Jin Bao. He took a boat from Wuchang and passed Lingqu to enter Guangxi. The speed of the boat was not as fast as riding a horse. After waiting for people to greet him, Wang Yan rested for a few more days, and inspected several tea mountains along the way. He met a chieftain. His purpose was to give the emperor some time to think about it. Don't wait until he arrives in Guangjing. It's like fire and water.

It's a pity that when he arrived in Wuzhou, Wang Yan still didn't wait for the edict to confer rewards, which made him extremely annoyed.

In October, the sky is drizzled, which is the rainy season in Guangnan. After the autumn harvest, the fields and ditches on both sides of the official road are full of rainwater, and the dense forests and mountains in the distance are hazy. ????
At this time, a cavalry team galloped along the official road. They were all wearing coir raincoats and bamboo hats. The leader was Wang Yan. He separated from the fleet from Wuzhou, and then came to Xinxing County in the south.

When they were running, they saw a Ming army from time to time on the road, stepping on the mud, braving the drizzle, marching towards the county town singing battle songs.

These teams, each with about a hundred people, are all soldiers from Zhaoqing Prefecture. Taking advantage of the slack season, they were called by thousands of households of the garrison army to go to the prefecture for intensive training.

The prefectural soldiers in Guangdong were implemented early, and the various systems were also perfected. The prefectural soldiers are divided into summer training and winter training. The summer training is basically to practice personal fighting skills in the county, and the winter training mainly gathers the prefectural soldiers from the entire prefecture to practice battle formation. The method of knowing the commanding flag, hearing the golden drum, and standing in the queue will enable the soldiers to quickly form combat power once they are selected into the garrison.

Wang Yan obviously absorbed the characteristics of the Sui, Tang and Qin Dynasties in the reform of the military system, and these dynasties have obvious characteristics, that is, they are responsible for fighting wars, farming is responsible for farming, they specialize in arts, and they all have powerful military aristocrats class.

These military aristocrats are not just reckless men who know how to fight. Most of them are people who are capable of writing and martial arts. There is a saying that if you go out, you will be the prime minister, and after the Song Dynasty, there was a so-called civil and military dispute.

This can be seen from Japan, which was greatly influenced by the Tang Dynasty. There are four classes of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and samurai in Japan, who are basically both civil and military.

In the long run, Wang Yan's military reform is to re-cultivate the military aristocratic class, but there is still a long way to go to achieve the fusion of civil and military.

At this time, Wang Yan and his entourage were galloping fast, and they had met at least five government soldiers along the way. They kept surpassing groups of government soldiers along the way, and finally approached Xinxing County when it was getting dark.

In the long pavilion ten miles outside the city, the magistrate and Tunjun Qianhu waited early. Wang Yan also knew these two people. The name of the old man in Yangzhou is Liu Deyong.

Guangdong was Wang Yan's first place to manage, and it was also the place where he had the most secure control. More than [-]% of the local civil servants and [-]% of the local town troops belonged to him.

It was raining and the roads were muddy. Wang Yan originally thought of galloping directly into the city, but he did not expect that they would welcome them here in such weather. Wang Yan had no choice but to come here on horseback. The crowd hurriedly saluted, "I will wait to see my husband. !"

Wang Yan saw a group of people huddled in the pavilion, their clothes and shoes were covered with mud, nothing else, at least they were sincere, so he got off his horse and said with a smile: "In this weather, you are here to welcome me. What."

Hu Hengyuan hurriedly asked someone to pour a bowl of water and brought it up, "Master, come to my Xinxing County, I will welcome you from afar."

Wang Yan shook his head, drank the water, and said, "Winter in Guangnan is as warm as spring in the north, but it's raining in October, and it's also slightly cold. Don't stay here, everyone. Follow the truth and go to the city." Bar."

"Aren't you going to Yuncang Mountain?" Hu Hengyuan couldn't help asking.

After Wang Yan changed his way from Wuzhou to land, he ordered people to spread the news, and he came here at a leisurely pace. It was only when it rained suddenly today that he sped up his speed. He wanted to enter the city for the night, but when he heard the news Hu Hengyuan and others didn't know the reason, thinking that Wang Yan was going to Yuncang Mountain to meet King Gui.

Wang Yan shook his head, "It's getting late today, let's go to the city to rest first!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Yan asked the soldiers to bring the horses, and took all the people in the pavilion away.

Horses are a scarce resource for Nanming. This group of people all came here on foot, but Wang Yan is now a large cavalry force, and the guards are all on one man and two horses, which is enough to bring these people back, but the rest of the road cannot be galloped. I can slow down my horse.

Because Chen Bangyan and others continued to go to Guangjing with the fleet, there were no high-ranking officials around Wang Yan, and Hu Hengyuan and Liu Deyong followed him on the left and right.

Wang Yan asked with a smile: "Deyong, you will get used to it after stepping back from the top."

"Reporting to my lord, the humble job is full of energy every summer and winter, but when it comes to the busy farming season, I feel uncomfortable all over!" Liu Deyong clasped his fists on the horse and said.

Wang Yan laughed when he heard this, "It seems that the military training is still too leisurely. It just so happened that the truth decided to reopen martial arts in Guangjing, and you will be counted as one at that time, so that you will not feel uncomfortable when you are idle."

The martial arts of the Ming Dynasty are divided into three categories, one is the Jingwei martial arts established in the two capitals, the second is the martial arts of the local guards, and the third is the martial arts established in the three towns of Zunhua, Yongping, and Miyun during the Mu Zong period.

Although these martial arts were not taken seriously, it also indicated that the Ming Dynasty was indeed changing. Wang Yan had ordered Kuang Lu to organize martial arts with the army before, but the strength was obviously not enough. He planned to do it this time.

　Thank you for the reward between Xiaoyao Shanshui, it’s a bit of a text, it’s late today

　　
　
(End of this chapter)