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But the prince didn't come here for shopping, he walked around casually, and sat with Mou Biao in the only tea shop in the town, ordered two cups of tea, sat in the corner and listened to the old and young chatting inside, everyone Speaking of recent events, the most talked about is how many spies from the north have been arrested,

"I heard that another person who sneaked across the border was caught last night..."

"That's right, that's right... It was said that he was interrogated all night, and then he was picked on the flagpole..."

Zhu Houzhao frowned when he heard this, and leaned over to ask Mou Biao,

"Are the spies here picked on the flagpole?"

Is it illegal to transfer to the higher-level state military department?

Mou Biao smiled slightly and said,

"There will be no military orders abroad!"

Rules are rules, but the generals stationed in various places may not necessarily abide by them. For example, if it is the season of threshing grass, if not ten or eight are caught every day, if all of them are Sending it to the top, all the guards are gone, waiting for the enemy to drive straight in?
After listening to Mou Biao's explanation, Zhu Houzhao asked again,
"There's no need to kill him, but he can be held in prison, and it's not too late to send him back after the war is over!"

Mou Biao was just amused, the prince took it for granted!

However, this is also a common problem of the royal family. They always feel that the world belongs to me, and the rules set by their own family should be followed honestly by all people in the world. The weapon of the dead!

Now whispered again,

"It costs food and people to be locked up in a big prison. Take out everything you can get out of these people's mouths and hang them on the flagpole. It can also be used to deter incoming enemies. It is the most simple and convenient! "

Zhu Houzhao didn't relax his brows,
"Don't you report it to the court?"

Mou Biao replied,

"Of course it will be reported!"

But how it will be reported, that is the matter of the generals below!

Zhu Houzhao obviously thought of this too, a little dissatisfied,
"These frontier generals really have no eyes on the court, and they act arbitrarily!"

Mou Biao smiled when he heard this, but he didn't think so in his heart.

"If everyone acts according to the order of the imperial court, and according to the speed of news delivery in various posts in Daqing, I am afraid that the Tatars will rush into the capital, and your order, Your Highness, has not yet been delivered to everyone!"

Leading soldiers abroad has no right to make decisions on the fly, that is to tie ropes on the hands and feet of generals, killing people for no reason!

Everyone was discussing there, talking about the impatient behavior of the neighbors in the north this year, all of them looked dignified,
"I heard that there is a severe drought over there, and many cattle and sheep have starved to death. It seems that this year's battle may be brought forward!"

Someone in the crowd sighed,

"There is a severe drought in their area, and we may not see peace. I heard that Henan, Shanxi and other places have not even dropped a single drop of rain since the beginning of summer this year..."

"Yes! I don't know how it happened!"

The two sat here until noon, and had a meal outside before turning around. In the next few days, Hu Xiangzhong only came to deliver food in the middle of the night, and never came to the door during the day. There was a noise, but none of the neighbors noticed it. After staying like this for four days, when it was dark, Hu Xiangzhong came over and said...

"Tomorrow we are going to go up the mountain, which two brothers will go with me?"

Mou Biao pointed at Zhu Houzhao,

"The two of us..."

Hu Xiangzhong nodded,
"In order to cover people's eyes and ears, the two of you will go with me today, and we will set off on the fourth watch!"

The two of them followed Hu Xiangzhong to his blacksmith's shop, but they saw several wheelbarrows in the backyard, and there were all kinds of weapons in bamboo baskets on them, Hu Xiangzhong said,

"My shop has to go up the mountain every [-] days to replace the weapons in the barracks, take back the damaged and broken weapons for repair, and send a batch of new ones up. Tomorrow, four men will follow us up the mountain. You just do it. It's my mother-in-law's natal boy who came here to be an apprentice, so as not to show any flaws, it's best not to talk to them!"

The two nodded, yes, they stayed at Hu's house that night, got up on the fourth watch of the second day, and pushed the wheelbarrows up the mountain with the four guys of Hu's family and Hu Xiangzhong.

The mountain road here is rugged, the vehicles are heavy, and the road is slow. Even if they set off on the fourth watch, it was already noon when they arrived at the place. The officers and soldiers guarding the gate knew Hu Xiangzhong, so they let go immediately without asking more questions. , a few people pushed the cart in, led by Hu Xiangzhong to the camp, and found a small flag, Hu Xiangzhong handed over the counts to that person, watched the guys put the weapons into the warehouse, the small flag saw Zhu Houzhao clumsy Yes, I was about to lift my foot when I stepped forward, but Mou Biao stepped over and blocked it, and said with a smile,
"My lord, our brothers are stupid in life, please forgive me!"

Seeing this, Hu Xiangzhong also came to persuade him,

"Liu Xiaoqi, look at my face, don't argue with the boys!"

Then Liu Xiaoqi stared and drank,
"Hurry up! How long are you going to dawdle like this, the official has no time to spend with you..."

Turning around, he asked Hu Xiangzhong again,
"Where did you find the buddy? How can I look at him?"

Hu Xiangzhong said with a smile,

"The relatives of my mother-in-law's family are half-children. They are lazy at home, and their parents can't discipline them, so they simply sent them to me..."

Then Liu Xiaoqi snorted and said,

"Such a kid is in need of beatings. Send him to our place for beatings three times a day, and this laziness will be cured!"

Hu Xiangzhong said with a smile,
"The villain wants to send him here, but this kid is the only seedling in the family. If there is a mistake, his mother and I are afraid that he will look for the young one desperately!"

After a pause, he said,
"I heard that the place has become more and more restless these days?"

Liu Xiaoqi snorted and nodded,

"Isn't that right, I picked one yesterday, and I caught another one this morning, and it's under trial!"

"I heard that there was a severe drought over there, and many cattle and sheep died. Do you want to fight here?"

Liu Xiaoqi nodded, and cursed bitterly,

"Damn! They came to rob us without food, who are they going to rob without food?"

Hu Xiangzhong laughed with him and didn't say a word, Xiaoqi seemed to be full of resentment, and couldn't stop when he said this, and cursed again,

"I haven't paid food or salary for six months. If this continues... When the people over there come over, I will let them go. Everyone can't even think about living!"

Hu Xiangzhong was startled when he heard the words, he waved his hands repeatedly and said,
"Brother Liu, Brother Liu, don't talk nonsense about these words, if people hear them!"...

Liu Xiaoqi rolled his eyes when he heard that,
"What are you afraid of? Anyone in Tianmenguan has this idea. I worked as a soldier to pay for my salary. If I don't have any, why fight a war!"

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Relying on his acquaintance with the people in Guanzhong, Hu Xiangzhong babbled and found excuses to take Zhu Houzhao and Mou Biao for a long time in Guanzhong. Seeing that it was getting late, he went down the mountain, and when he had to return to the courtyard, Zhu Houzhao said What I saw and heard was anger on my face,
"There is no military pay in June, and my Daqing military has fallen to this point. What about money... The military department is crying for poverty every year, and every year it asks for money, and the money has been allocated to them. Now it is time to fight, and the officers and soldiers have been without money for months. Pay money, wait for foreign enemies to attack, can this fortress still be defended?"

Mou Biao and the others bowed their heads and remained silent. Naturally, it was not their turn to intervene in this kind of matter. They only cared about bringing him out safely and bringing him back to the capital safely!
So everyone stayed in Sihai Town for another day, then left and returned to Yongning. In Yongning City, Dong Liu's family had already been waiting impatiently. If the crown prince didn't come back again, he would leave this matter behind and take someone to find him. up!

"Prince, you are back!"

In the hotel room, Liu Jin knelt in front of Zhu Houzhao and stretched out her hand to hug her thigh.

"Prince, you are back. If you don't come back, slave... slave... slave..."

Before he finished a sentence, tears and snot flowed all over his face, Zhu Hou looked at him and smiled,
"Okay! Liu Banban, don't cry, I'm back now, right?"

Liu Jin cried,

"Prince, don't risk your life like this in the future. If you leave, this servant will not be able to eat or sleep. If you don't come back again, this servant... this little life of this servant will soon be gone!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed,
"Okay, okay, Bengong is back, Liu Banban, don't cry, get us something to eat, everyone, rest!"

Liu Jin went in a hurry, and everyone went back to the inn to rest. What made Mou Biao a little strange was that the female team that was robbed halfway ahead was still in the inn and did not leave. Mou Biao asked someone to ask , the subordinate replied,

"The old bustard didn't find a suitable place to open his business for a while, so he simply lived in the backyard and opened the back door of the inn to do business..."

Mou Biao frowned,
"The innkeeper's willingness?"

The man below smiled and replied,

"The innkeeper's business is complicated, and he just pays for it. The old lady promised a customer to give the shopkeeper [-]% of the money, and the shopkeeper agreed!"

Mou Biao shook his head and laughed when he heard the words, so he ignored it. After a few days of rest like this, Mou Biao planned to leave Yongning, return to Yanqing first, then go to Baoan, and then go to Shanxi. He asked Zhu Houzhao for instructions, and Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly.

"Everything is arranged by Xiaolin!"

But after a day, he hesitated to ask Mou Biao again,

"That... we may bring some people on the way..."

Seeing Mou Biao looking at him in surprise, he cleared his throat,
"Um... the mother in this inn came over yesterday and asked Liu Dong's family to ask for help. She said that business is not doing well, and she still wants to go south, so she wants to follow us all the way to Yanqing..."

Seeing that Mou Biao frowned, he hurriedly said,
"Only go to Yanqing, and when we arrive in Yanqing, we will separate from us. After that, we will go our own way and have nothing to do with each other!"

Mou Biao hesitated.

"My lord, it's inconvenient to bring women and children on the road..."

When Mou Biao heard that the group of women were going to accompany him, the woman named Yinger immediately appeared in his mind. Although he was not a person who had been in brothels and Chuguan all year round, his eyesight was not bad at all. That woman named Yinger There is no wind and dust smell on her body, but the smell of Jianghu is stronger.

Something strange!

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly said,
"It's not inconvenient. They are also people who walk outside all year round. They know the rules of the world and won't make trouble!"

Having said that, I added one more sentence,
"I already asked Liu Dong's family to agree to them!"