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Chapter 1035 General Zhenshuo
Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng brought the four battalions of Yongyi Junbiao Battalion, Weiyuan Battalion, Teng Snake Battalion and Baihu Battalion to the town.

They led the way with the military flag and battalion flag, followed by the majestic cavalry cavalry, in the middle were Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, Xuanda Governor Zhang Fuzhen, the eunuch Bian Yongqing, and the generals of the town and the brave army.

Marching at the end of the team were the infantry of the Weiyuan Battalion of the Courageous Army. They walked in neat steps to guard Yongning Bo Zhangcheng's family and entered the Changping Gate.

Zhang Cheng always believed that the army marched in foot formation, so that it would have the incomparably majestic and murderous aura, so he left the infantry of Weiyuan Battalion at the end of the formation.

Their spears were like a forest, their shields were like a wall, and the gleaming holes of the firecrackers made people feel chills, especially the [-] tiger squatting guns and Franco machine guns behind the infantry, which made the soldiers and civilians along the street exclaim.

And at the end of the formation, the cannon that can only be dragged by eight bullocks is a rare colossus, and even the well-informed soldiers and horse merchants in towns and cities are all amazed by it.

The circumference of Xuanfu town is 24 li, which is amazing, not to mention the most majestic and magnificent among the three towns of Xuanda, even among the nine towns of Daming, it is hard to match.

Even Datong Town, which is considered a town, is only a little more than one-third of the town of Xuanfu Town. Perhaps only Ningxia Town can match it, but it is still far behind.

From now on, this place known as "The Key of the Capital" and "Shenjing Pinghan" will be under my own governance!
In Xuanfu Township, there are not only the governors, grain judges, justice officials, and Confucian officials sent by the imperial court, but also the officials of the capital and the guards, and hereditary officials, as well as the generals, deputy, ginseng, and you. There are military positions such as garrison, thousand households, and hundred households in the local hereditary system.

It can be said that there are many names and mixed fish and dragons. Among them, there are idle officials with salary and real officials in charge. Especially since the Chongzhen Dynasty, the prestige of the imperial court has been greatly reduced, and mutual strife between localities has become more and more serious.

Today, Zhang Cheng came to Zhencheng with Yongningbo's super rank to take over the post of chief military officer. The governor and governor led the town officials to greet them outside the city. Everyone's future prospects are uneasy, especially Lin Dengyou, the commander and deputy commander of the garrison, is even more anxious.

He saw that the imperial court's Ministry of War issued a letter, and directly promoted Guo Yingxian, a big boss, to the position of deputy commander in chief. Judging by the posture, he seemed to have the intention of replacing him.

For many years, Lin Dengyou had stayed in the town as the deputy commander in chief. He originally thought that Zhang Cheng, the deputy commander in chief, would be promoted to the post of commander in chief, and he seemed to have a chance to be released.

But now Guo Yingxian, a carefree old man, was accidentally promoted to deputy commander. It's hard to guarantee that Zhang Cheng didn't want to use his hand to suppress himself.

Lin Dengyou is also an old fritter who has been in the officialdom for many years. Naturally, Zhang Cheng's small tricks cannot hide him, but if he is not strong enough, so what if he sees it through?

He is quite powerful in the town. After all, he has been the deputy general for many years. Incomparable.

This time Guerrilla Wen Hui tried to woo him in every possible way, but he didn't make a clear statement. Although he seemed to be impartial to either side, he showed a mentality of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.

However, he couldn't see the good show he imagined!
Among the crowd, only Jiang Yuxu, the Governor of the Xuan Mansion, followed Yongningbo and the other three with a solemn expression. Seeing him like that, he rode on the horse with his head held high and his chest held high, with a calm and relaxed attitude.

People who don't know think that he is the protagonist today, but Zhang Cheng and the other three are just opening the way for him.

Xuanfu Township is centered on the Yuangu Palace, and its north-south direction has only one Changping Street, which runs through Guangling Gate and Changping Gate, and is the main north-south road in the town.

From north to south, there are three buildings, namely Bell Tower, Drum Tower, and Nanmen Zhugeng Tower. There are also many various archways. It is also full of official stores and shops.

On the north side of the town, there are mostly government offices and general offices at all levels.

Not far after entering the city, you will come to the Drum Tower, which is the well-known "Zhenshuo Tower"!
Zhenshuo Tower was named because the chief officer of Xuanfu Town was named "General Zhenshuo", and because the building has a built-in drum horn for telling the time, which can announce the twelve o'clock for the whole city, so it is also called "Drum Tower". .

The building was built in the fifth year of Zhengtong. It is a tall building with double eaves and nine ridges on the top of the mountain. Even the base of the pier below is more than seven feet high.

On the second floor upstairs, there is a large drum with a height of more than two meters and a diameter of more than one meter. Every time it is struck, the sound of "dongdong" can be heard throughout the city. To alarm and command operations.

There are four door openings under the Drum Tower, each leading to the southeast and northwest streets. If you continue northward for a short distance, you will find another tall building in the city - the "Bell Tower".

Qingyuan Building was built in the Chenghua period. Its unique shape is a tall building with double eaves and multi-angled cross ridges on the top of the mountain. It has many ridges and many angles. .

In the building, there is a "Xuanfu Town Bell" cast in the 18th year of Jiajing. It is about eight feet high, has a diameter of about four feet, and weighs ten thousand catties. central office.

The "Xuanfu Town Bell", which weighs [-] jin, plays the role of announcing the dawn and warning the fire. Once it is rang hard, it can be heard forty miles away, so the local people also call it the "bell tower".

Qingyuan Tower, like Zhenshuo Tower, is built on the cross coupon hole nearly three feet high. It intersects Changping Gate in the south, Guangling Gate in the north, Anding Gate in the east, and Daxin Gate in the west. It can be described as the thoroughfare of the four gates.

In contrast, Zhenshuo Tower, known as the Drum Tower, is worse.

There is also an east-west street in front of the Drum Tower, but both ends of it are dead ends, unlike Bell Tower Street, where all sides lead to a city gate, and you can directly enter and exit the city.

Gulou East Street is Chayuan Street, where there are Governor's Yamen of Xuanfu, Yamen of Yanchayuan, etc., as well as many workshops and warehouses.

The Gulou West Street is Hubu Street, where there is the Office of the Hubu, and the office of Zhu Mintai, the governor of Xuanda, is here. Military and civilian supplies not only supervise local use, but also supervise the situation of food, grass and money turned over to the state treasury by local capitals and guards.

Also on this Gulou East Street, there is also the office of the Ministry of Justice, and the size of the governor's office is roughly the same as that of the general soldier's office in Xuanfu Town.

Not far from the west side of the Governor's Yamen, there is also an archery field in the city, which is usually used for reviewing troops and training troops stationed in the city.

Perhaps because of the age and the lack of military equipment, this archery field has also been occupied by the surrounding officials and people, and the site has become smaller and smaller, and now it can only accommodate a thousand people.

There is also a large martial arts field in the northeast suburb outside the town, which is the real place where the army is stationed and practiced.

Although there is no deep affection for Xuanfu town, Zhang Cheng is not very unfamiliar with it.

When he first came to this world, he was in the official office of Zhang Yan, the general in Zhencheng, but he was bedridden for more than a month at that time, and he has been living in the military camp outside the city, but he also came in and out of the town frequently.

And after King Qin returned, he also lived in the town for several months. He said that Xuanfu guarded the Zongbing Yamen, and he accompanied his uncle Zhang Yan once before.

And when he was about to leave Zhenbei Road, he also visited Yang Guozhu, the former commander-in-chief personally, twice. It can be said that apart from Zhang Yan's former general's mansion in the town, he is the most familiar with the general's office.

Xuanfu's guarding general's yamen is on Gulou East Street, not far from Xuanfu's governor's yamen, just across the street.

Although when he was in Chicheng Castle, Bo Yongning told Guo Yingxian in every possible way not to disturb Yang Guozhu's widow He Shi, but how could such a big change be concealed?

Moreover, Mrs. Yang Guozhu is also a generation of women who understand righteousness, how can she continue to occupy this sad place that makes her think about others.

In fact, Zhang Cheng had expected this point a long time ago. He handed Guo Yingxian a letter when he left, which was specially addressed to Mrs. Yang and Mrs. He.

Zhang Cheng mainly expresses one meaning in the letter. He lost his father when he was young, and he has been taking shelter under the protection of his uncle Zhang Yan, and Yang Guozhu also loves him very much and treats him like a son.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng stated in the letter that he was willing to regard He as his mother and perform filial piety in front of He's knee on behalf of his son. Moreover, Zhang Cheng's mother Zhang Yang and aunt Zhang Han still wanted to return to the original family because they didn't like the excitement. The general's residence.

In this way, it is just right to invite Mrs. Yang, Mrs. He, to also move to the General's Mansion to live with his mother and aunt. The three old people are also companions together.

On the other hand, the two sons of the He family both sacrificed their lives for the country and died on the battlefield. He has no other choice but to go back to his mother's house, because seeing what Zhang Cheng expressed, it was also out of sincerity.

In addition, on weekdays, he also liked Zhang Cheng, a junior, so he didn't refuse Zhang Cheng's invitation immediately, and moved to the General's Mansion early to wait for the arrival of Zhang Cheng's mother and aunt.

Accompanied by governor Zhang Fuzhen and eunuch Bian Yongqing, Yongningbo Zhang Cheng came to the front of the general yamen of Xuanfu Town, looking at the tall flagpole standing in front of Yimen, the majestic stone lions on both sides, guarding both sides of Yimen , There is a golden lacquered animal face tin ring hanging on the gate.

Zhang Cheng was filled with emotions: Recalling that when he first traveled to this world, he learned that Zhang Yan, the general of the Xuanfu, was actually his uncle. , survived.

Even when he was later promoted to Xuanfu Guerrilla, when he left Zhenbei Road, he never imagined that one day he would succeed Yang Guozhu and become the general officer of Xuanfu Town.

It is estimated that the total area of ​​the Zongbing Yamen will not be less than [-] square meters. On the east side of the Zongbing Yamen, there are Confucianism and Xinghe Shouyu Qianhu Office, and on the west side there are Wu Temple and Huoshen Temple. , and some affiliated offices of the Shuai Mansion, etc.

Looking at the very majestic general yamen in front of him, Zhang Cheng waved his hands excitedly: "Director Zhang, border supervisor, let's go to the official office to rest for a while and have a few cups of tea to quench our thirst. When the food and drinks are ready, I will Bo Zai will not get drunk with you.

How? "

Zhang Fuzhen and Bian Yongqing had no objection, and Zhang Cheng turned around to greet Jiang Yuxu, governor of the Xuanfu, so he entered the office of the general officer first.

On that day, a large banquet was held in the General Military Office of Xuanfu Town, not only to welcome the new general Zhang Cheng, but also to practice for Zhang Fuzhen, who was about to step down as the Governor of Xuanda.

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The banquet didn't end until Shen Shi, and the eunuch Bian Yongqing's residence was the always vacant office of the Procuratorate. He traveled for days, although he was in the car most of the time, but he was also very tired, so he went back early to rest.

Governor Zhang Fuzhen seemed to have something to say to Zhang Cheng. He offered not to go back to the mansion to rest tonight, but to stay overnight in Zhang Cheng's Zhenshuo Mansion.

Zhang Cheng first arranged the affairs of each battalion, first of all, to arrange the place where each battalion will be stationed in the flood season. This is also a long-awaited preparation. For example, Guo Yingxian's standard battalion is still stationed in the Dayan Martial Arts Field in the northeast suburb outside the city.

And Chen Zheng's White Tiger Camp was stationed in a valley near Xinzhuang Castle in the northwest of the city, where there was a stream where water could be obtained nearby.

Wei Zhice's Teng Snake Camp was stationed on the south bank of the Yanghe River in the southwest of the city. There was a place called Jiangjiatun, which belonged to a flat area and was very suitable for a large army to station.

Wu Zhizhong led the soldiers of the Weiyuan Camp and stationed near the Gujia Camp in the southeast of the city. This is a corner of the Yang River, and there is a hill to the south, which is very convenient for water and logging.

Although preparations have been made before, the army camps cannot be built in a short time. For the time being, most of the soldiers of each battalion will live in temporary tents.

Fortunately, it was the beginning of spring at this time, although the spring was cold, it was better than the harsh winter, and there were enough charcoal fires, so the soldiers of the battalions did not suffer.

However, it is impossible not to keep one's own soldiers in the city. First of all, the defense of the south gate and the south pass of the town has long been taken over by the standard battalion of the deputy commander-in-chief Guo Yingxian.

The Ding'an Gate in the east of the city has also been taken over by Wei Zhice's Teng Snake Battalion soldiers, and the Taixin Gate in the west of the city has also been taken over by Chen Zheng's Baihu Battalion.

At the same time, the more than [-] elite soldiers of Weiyuan Battalion Habayashi Cavalry and Tiger Guard Cavalry will all be stationed in the city.

Among them, the two divisions of Yulinqi, Jingqi, were stationed in the archery field on the west side of the Governor's Yamen, and in a martial arts field on the east side of Zhenshuo Mansion. From now on, they will use this as a camp to guard Zhenshuo. government security.

The two divisions of Tiger Guard Cavalry, Jingqi, are all stationed in the Guangling Gate in the north of the city. This place is next to the abandoned Yuangu Palace, which used to be the schoolyard and barracks of the Guwang Guard Division.

In addition to these arrangements, an infantry unit from the White Tiger Camp was stationed in the southwest corner of the town, and an infantry unit from the Teng Snake Camp was also stationed in the southeast corner.
Zhang Cheng didn't feel a sense of security until everything was settled!

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The backyard of the Zhenshuo mansion is a large garden with clear springs and streams brought in from the mountains in the north of the city. There are also Longquan Temple and Aloft in the vegetable garden in the east of the hall. The environment is very good.

Now there are tea refreshments here, and two small charcoal stoves are lit. Xuanda Governor Zhang Fuzhen and Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng are drinking tea and chatting.

(End of this chapter)