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Chapter 255 Wu Shoubei's Reception Banquet

Du Rucheng, a small flag officer, led Zhang Cheng's war horse by the reins. Chen Zhong and other 55 guards followed Zhang Cheng through Wengcheng and entered Chi Castle.

There are Yingen and Jingjing archways at the south gate of the castle. In addition, there are Fengxuan, Gongtai, Yongfeng, Chengcheng, Zhenwu and other archways in the city. Zhang Cheng and others are walking on Dading Street.

One of the main streets of Chicheng Castle on Dading Street is actually paved with bluestone strips, and there are drainage ditches on both sides of the street, which can be said to be quite neat.

However, there are not many pedestrians on the street. The west side of Dading Street is mostly government offices, and there are some shops along the street on the east side. Although it is during business hours, there are not many customers. It can be seen that the business of Chicheng Castle is not very prosperous.

Du Rucheng took the reins of Zhang Cheng's horse and introduced various places in the city as he walked. He grew up in Chi Castle and was quite familiar with the situation in the city. He was thinking about whether to transfer him to his subordinates.

Walking forward gradually, you will arrive at the Drum Tower. This is a three-story building. It is located at the intersection of Chongning Street and Dading Street in Chongning Gate in the east of the city. .

Nadu Rucheng introduced that on the north side of Chongning Street on the west side of the Drum Tower, there are the Inspection and Procuratorate Office and the Biaoxia Zhongjun Office, both of which were built during the Xuande period. Today, these two yamen are vacant, and there are no inspection officials sitting in the yamen.

In front of the Xunyan Procuratorate Office is Qingqingfang, and opposite Chongning Street is the Former North Road General Office, and in front of the General Office is Zhenwufang, which was later withdrawn to Dushibao City due to the Kaiping Guard of the Daning Dusi.

The station of North Route General was also changed to Dushibao City, which has been idle for a long time. Sometimes North Road Commissioner will also handle some military affairs in this official office, but most of the time he is in Dushibao.

Liu Guangwu, the current general of Shangbei Road, has never lived in this official office. He himself and his family have always lived in the official office in Dushibao City.

As early as when Zhang Cheng set off from the town, he had told Wu Youlu, the garrison of Chi Castle, to clean up the official office here, and he might stay here temporarily.

Immediately to the west of the Inspection and Procuratorate Office is the Zhongjun Hall under its mark, which is now vacant. Further to the west is the Chicheng Yingdusi Office, the Chicheng Garrison Office. Wu Youlu, a thousand households of the Chicheng Garrison, handles military affairs and residences in the official office. .

In addition, there is also the Chicheng Bingbeidao official office on Chongning Street on the east side of the Drum Tower. During the Jiajing period, Chicheng Bingbeidao was added, and it was awarded the title of inspector and secretary for the fifth rank.

He Chongwu of Chicheng Bingbei Road, who was promoted to punishment by the rank of procurator and secretary, handled his official duties and lived in this official office. Next to the Bingbei Road Official Office is the Koubei branch patrol office built in the 38th year of Jiajing.

Now this northern branch of the patrol road is concurrently in charge of He Chongwu, Chicheng Bingbei Road, so he is using these two government offices. The backyards of the two government offices are connected to each other to form a rather large inner courtyard.

There is also an official office of the household department next to the road inspection office. Qin Shizheng, the official six-rank Xuanfu Town North Road Guan Liangtong, handles official business here. Money and food allocated to Beilu.

In addition, there are government-run pharmacies, Chicheng Social Studies, and Chicheng Confucianism Offices on Chongning East Street. The Chicheng Confucianism is for the Baoding Branch Office, and they all work in Baoding.

In addition, there is a Guandi Temple in the city, which was built in front of the Drum Tower, and there is also Wenchang Temple next to the Confucian Temple. Pray for peace and so on.

Du Rucheng, a small flag under the Chicheng garrison battalion, took the reins of Zhang Cheng's war horse and introduced the key points in various places in the city as he walked.

He said respectfully: "Return to the general, the general's office has arrived."

Zhang Chengce was on his horse, looking at the Admiral's Office on Chongning West Street. In front of the gate stood a tall flagpole, majestic stone lions, guarding both sides of the ceremony gate, and a gold-lacquered tin ring with a beast's face hung on the gate.

Zhang Cheng stood up and got off his horse, and then he heard Du Rucheng continue to say: "General, the west side of this general's office is connected to the military barracks in the city. It can accommodate nearly [-] soldiers and horses. It is the largest barracks in the city." School grounds."

At this moment, a group of cavalry came galloping from the west side of Chongning Street, without waiting for Zhang Cheng to ask questions, Du Rucheng, the little flag, said: "General, it is my garrison master who is here."

I saw a strong man in the lead, dressed in red strong clothes, urging his horse to gallop, and immediately got off the horse, knelt on one knee and cupped his fists to salute: "The unknown general is here today, Chicheng guard Wu Youlu is late to welcome him, please punish him .”

"How can you blame Wu Shoubei, it's because of the suddenness in the future. Wu Shoubei, get up quickly!"

Zhang Cheng also said this politely. At the same time, he saw that the cavalrymen following Wu Youlu were all energetic and strong, and they were completely different from the sergeants guarding the city gate.

Then he guessed that these must be Wu Youlu's family members, and those gatekeepers were just guards guarding the gates according to regulations, just like civilian households completing the tasks of various yamen, not only did they have no wages, they even had to pay for themselves. With meals, he often extorts traders and people who come and go.

Zhang Cheng saw that Wu Youlu, the defender of Chicheng, should be a little over 30 years old. He was very tall and mighty, with a strong aura. He stood up after listening to Zhang Cheng's words, and looked at Zhang Cheng carefully.

There were two things that surprised him. The first was Zhang Cheng's age. Although he heard that Zhang Cheng, the new guerrilla general guarding Shangbei Road, was quite young, he would be surprised when he saw it.

Seeing that Zhang Cheng, who was in his early 20s, was already sitting on his head, he couldn't help feeling a little unconvinced, but when he looked at Chen Zhong and the others behind Zhang Cheng, he was shocked again.

These 55 knights are all elite. Although there are more than [-] knights who seem to be a little insufficient, that is also for the other [-] elite knights. .

Although he felt that Zhang Cheng's servants were stronger and mightier than himself, he could accept it. He knew that Zhang Cheng accepted the trilogy of his uncle's general Zhang Yan, and it was because of King Qin that he was promoted to guerrilla and left the town. north road.

Thinking about Zhang Yan, he is a dignified general, and it is not uncommon for him to have more than a hundred servants under him, and in his opinion, the achievements made by King Zhang Chengqin may not be as real as the legends say.

Although he had all kinds of thoughts in his heart, on the surface, Wu Youlu was also very respectful to Zhang Cheng. After all, it was rumored that Zhang Cheng was not only highly appreciated by the current emperor, but also praised by the cabinet minister Yang Sichang, the governor Chen Xinjia and other senior officials. staff appreciation.

Regardless of whether these rumors are true or not, he dare not test them out. Besides, Zhang Cheng is still his boss after all, and he only needs to curry favor with him. Anyway, as long as he is the boss in Chicheng, it doesn't matter who he is.

I saw that Wu Youlu got up, walked forward, and said respectfully: "General, I have prepared a table and banquet in Deyue Tower, and I will settle it here for the general, so as to clean up the dust for the general."

(End of this chapter)