Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 34 The New Guard

On March 48th of the [-]th year of Kangxi, the second day Cao Yong arrived in Beijing was also the day he reported to the guard camp.

As a rule, a new guard on duty like Cao Yong needs to be verified step by step by the leader of the banner, deputy capital commander, and capital commander, and then issued a document before being sent to the guard camp.However, before Cao Yong arrived in Beijing, Cao Zhong had already completed various relevant procedures, and even received the waist badge on duty.As long as Cao Yong takes these and reports to the guards, he will be employed.

The duty of this guard battalion is to guard the gate. To put it bluntly, it is to watch the gate. It is divided into inner shift and outer shift. Those on duty are outside shifts.Each time he was on duty for six days, he stayed in Yuanmingyuan for the first four days, and stayed in the Forbidden City for the next two days.You can take a bath for six days after each duty.Although the on-duty time is six days, but because there are several shifts of guards, each shift actually only guards the gate for two hours.

Two or three hundred meters away from the Meridian Gate, Cao Yong got off his horse and sent Xiaoman to wait in place, while he stepped forward on foot.

There are imperial guards guarding in front of the Meridian Gate. After checking Cao Yong's badge, he is let in.After entering the Meridian Gate, turn right into the Xiehe Gate, then go north along the corridor, turn left after passing the Jianting Pavilion, and come out from the Jingyun Gate to the Qianqing Palace Square.The connecting room on the left side of the square is the guard's office, where the on-duty internal ministers and pen stickers work.Cao Yong had already inquired about the route clearly and memorized it by heart.

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In the bodyguard office, the internal minister on duty today is Du Tong Guisheng of the Guarding Barracks, who toured the south with Kangxi two years ago.Therefore, hearing someone claiming to be "the low-ranking Lan Ling bodyguard Cao Yong" sounds familiar.He looked at Cao Yong, who could vaguely see the shadow of his childhood.

Gui Sheng laughed and said, "Long Live Lord asked me a few days ago, I thought you would not be able to take up the post until a few days later!" As he said, he arranged a sticky note to collect and file all the documents Cao Yong brought, and asked him to Open the cabinet and take out the waist card from the grid on the left above.

Guisheng handed the waist badge to Cao Yong: "Long Live God directly named you as the third-class guard. I happened to be on duty for you to report today, so I assigned you to my name. I will wait in the other shift first. Life, wait until you are familiar with the rules before transferring you to the internal shift!"

Cao Yong bowed and replied: "The humble job is all arranged by adults!"

Seeing that Cao Yong was tense, Guisheng waved his hand: "Your father and your uncle are both my seniors. I treat you like your nephew in my heart. There will be a long time to come. You don't have to be so restrained. Find a chair to sit on!"

Although Cao Yong agreed with his mouth, he couldn't take it seriously, so he sat half of his buttocks on a chair near the door, bowed his head and pretended to be respectful.

Gui Sheng nodded secretly, the Cao family is extremely prominent in the south of the Yangtze River, but his family education is extraordinary, this Cao Yong does not have the arrogance and rudeness of a dude.After inquiring about the vacancies of the various team leaders in the pen post, Guisheng called for a guard chief to point Cao Yong to them.

Cao Yong stood up and saw his officer.

Na Shi is more than 30 years old, with a tall and mighty body. He glanced at Cao Yong and saw that he was gentle and gentle, without the demeanor of a warrior, and he was very reluctant.

The chief guards are all first-class guards. Although they are not eye-catching in the palace, they are all third-rank officials, on the same level as the governor of Shuntian Mansion.

Seeing that long expression, Guisheng knew that he judges people by their appearance, so he must look down on Cao Yong, so he said: "Detehei, don't you admire the archery skills of Mr. Cao Yincao who made nine consecutive shots? It's because you don't have the chance to compete with him I deeply regret it. 'I am a hero, my son is a hero', if you work with his eldest son as a colleague, you will surely be able to achieve your wish."

Dete Hei just heard from the boss that this new subordinate is called Cao Yong, now that he knows that he is the son of Cao Yin, his face is a little joyful, his eyes are more fanatical, and his big hands like small dustpans have already grabbed Cao Yong Yong's arm: "Xiao Cao, it turned out to be you, the one who was praised by the Lord Long Live! Haha, I almost neglected you, brother!"

"My lord, you are polite!" Cao Yong said tactfully, but rolled his eyes in his heart. It seems that his father is still this very long idol.However, no matter how much this elder adores his father, he doesn't need to transfer that fanaticism to himself. Could it be that he wants to compare himself to archery?
What are you really afraid of, what are you coming to, De Tehei has already spoken in the next sentence: "Go, go to the school ground of the guard barracks, let us two brothers have a good competition." After finishing speaking, Cao Yong was not allowed to refuse. Don't forget to turn around with a smile and say: "Your Commander, I'm going to complain again!"

"You bastard, you've been thinking about fighting for power all day long!" Gui Sheng scolded with a smile.

This guard battalion is also rotated in the Forbidden City, but it is slightly different from the guard battalion. They are the guards of the Forbidden City.To put it bluntly, they were looking at the entire Miyagi, while the guard battalion was looking at some of the gates.Although there is a clear distinction between the guard camp and the guard camp, sometimes the supervisors are in charge of each other.For example, Guisheng has two official positions, one is the Minister of Internal Affairs, who is in charge of the guards; the other is the commander of the guard camp, who is in charge of the guard camp.

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Outside the Donghua Gate, the guard barracks school grounds.

In addition to the soldiers guarding the barracks, there were also many guards who had not yet left the palace after their shifts.It seems that many people know Detehei, some are called "Old Hei" and some are called "Old De".It's so lively, knowing that Detehei likes to fight hard the most, and often brings people here to compete in the school field, so they all surround him.

"Old Hei, who do you compare yourself with?" Someone asked.

"Old De, the opponent is from that battalion, not many dare to challenge you now!" someone said from the side.

"Why doesn't the other party come here? Don't you want to show your face?" Someone yelled.

Although everyone's eyesight was fine, and they all saw a handsome young man following De Tehei, but other than thinking that this young man was handsome, everyone didn't take him seriously.In the guard camp, apart from true warriors like Dethei, there are also many children of lords who rely on the shadow of their father and grandfather to do their jobs.In their hearts, Cao Yong is naturally regarded as the latter.

"Why are you arguing? Hurry up and find two bows that are two or one and a half stone!" Detehei is used to using two stone bows, but looking at Cao Yong, who is a little thin, he changed his name and asked someone to find a one and a half stone bow.

When the bows and arrows were brought, Detehei handed one of the bows and one barrel of arrows to Cao Yong, and picked up the other bow himself.

The bystanders were in an uproar: "What, why is it this kid?"

"Old Hei, you really can't find anyone, look for Grandpa!"

All kinds of voices rang out, and all kinds of contemptuous and questioning eyes looked at Cao Yong.

Cao Yong was a little bored with his boss, but he didn't want to teach him a lesson.With so many pairs of eyes staring at her, why bother to be in the limelight? Be low-key, low-key.Likewise, he does not intend to admit defeat directly.After all, I will hang out with these guys in the future, if I don't show some real skills, I will be looked down upon.

After Detehei and Cao Yong shot three arrows each, the voices of doubt among them all dropped down.Everyone can see that this young man has some real kung fu in his hands.Detehei shot first, and after watching Cao Yong's movements, he saw that he was skillful in drawing the arrow and drawing the bow, and his arm was steady when he drew the string. He knew that he had practiced hard, and nodded with satisfaction.

When he saw the arrow on the target, De Tehei's face darkened.He was a bit uncomfortable with the half-stone bow, and was anxious to watch Cao Yong shoot the arrow. The last one was not controlled properly, and it was slightly off the target by half an inch.On Cao Yong's target, there are also two targets that hit the bull's-eye, and one deviates from the target by about an inch.

Although De Tehei is aggressive, he is not the kind of person who thinks that "I am invincible in the world". Because Cao Yong is the son of Cao Yin and can shoot arrows, he preconceives that Cao Yong is superb in archery, and he must be invincible.Seeing that he was no more, no less, and only lost a little bit more than himself, De Tehei felt angry, thinking that Cao Yong looked down on his opponent at this time and deliberately let him.

Immediately, Detehei threw the bow in his hand to the ground and shouted to the surrounding crowd: "Find me two more stone bows for you!" You don't deserve to be Cao Yin's son, you're so good!"

No matter how good Cao Yong's self-cultivation is, he is also a little annoyed. It seems that he must win today, otherwise he will not have to look up and be a man in the guard camp in the future.He has a low temper, but he has no habit of pretending to be a grandson.

De Tehei changed the two crossbows he was accustomed to, tried them out, and they felt just right, he raised his chin at Cao Yong: "You shoot first!"

Cao Yong was tired of Detehei's meddling and rudeness, so he was too lazy to talk to him, so he took three arrows and shot them out.There is no airs, but they all hit the bull's-eye.

Detehei's face got better now, he held his breath, and shot three arrows with all his concentration, which also hit the target.

There was applause from all around, and Cao Yong's three arrows shot out again, and they all hit the bull's-eye.

Detthei then shot three arrows. Although he also hit the bull's-eye, he squeezed out two of the arrows in front of him.

Detehei looked at Cao Yong's arrow target, only to see dense arrow tails, covering the bull's-eye tightly.Of the nine arrows on the target, none of them missed the target, which shows the strength of the arrows and the skill of the angle.

Dete sighed secretly: "Change the target, this time we will shoot more than one shot!"

"No!" Cao Yong put down the bow in his hand and replied very simply.Damn, you brat, it's okay if you like to compete with others, but it's wrong to find me.He cursed endlessly in his heart.

Hearing this, De Tehei thought that Cao Yong's plan was repeated, and he wanted to curse when he opened his mouth.Cao Yong was afraid that he would say something nasty and dirty his ears, so he said: "I will go out to see Zhenzhang later, are you doing juggling here?"

Seeing Cao Yong's calm expression, De Tehei seemed to make sense when he heard his words, but he looked at the booing guards and soldiers, but it was as lively as watching a big drama.Looking at Cao Yong again, from entering the arena to the present, he is not arrogant in winning or angry in defeat. He is not very old, but he is calm and calm, not as impetuous as other young people.

"Okay, Xiao Cao, you are good at archery, old Germany is convinced!" De Tehei put down his bow and arrow, stepped forward and patted Cao Yong on the shoulder and said.

Those who watched the excitement all around sighed and almost lost their eyes when they saw that Cao Yong had won Detehei firmly.The army admires the strong most. Although Cao Yong's appearance is much worse than that of the strong, he has real kung fu in his hands.Therefore, many people asked: "This young man is not bad, hey, whose family's offspring?"

De Tehei looked at everyone, and introduced with a little pride: "This is the new third-class guard Cao Yong, and he will be ours from now on!"

(End of this chapter)