Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 375 5.57 Don’t interfere in matters that shouldn’t be involved

Volume [-]

5.57 Don’t interfere in matters that shouldn’t be involved

Since the Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, Zhou Yang would not be stupid enough to close his home. After returning to Jia's Mansion on the [-]th the next day, that night he summoned his three thousand men who had already entered the camp, namely Zhao Tong and Meng Kun. He had a good drink with Jiao Zhen. This was the first time he saw the three of them after returning from Jiangnan. However, they only talked about old times and did not mention military matters. Even their voluntary reports were interrupted.

After that, there were various gatherings, including invitations to Wu Jinshi in the same year, Wu Juren in the same year, and even Wu Xiucai who had never been in contact with each other in the same year. Another example was Shilipu in the west of the city. He also arranged for brothers Li Xiong and Li Hu to send several carts of rice noodles and fried chicken. Fish and meat are something he cares about. After all, most of his soldiers are from here, and most of the current grassroots officers are from this village.

It wasn't until August 22 that he finally received an invitation from Chen Yejun, inviting him to a gathering at the Duke of Qi's mansion. This made him sigh slightly. It was obvious that they had already gathered beforehand, because such important holiday gatherings usually involve the head of the party. This is actually a reflection of status. Since it was called by Chen Yejun this time, it was really just "sitting together".

"Haha, our commander is here!" As soon as he was led into the main courtyard by his servants, Chen Yejun laughed and came up from the second door. He hugged Zhou Yang and pulled him into the front hall - the Eighth Congress The architectural style of the Duke's Mansion is the same, and the main courtyard is divided into the front hall and the main hall. Chen Yejun is not qualified to entertain guests in the main hall. "My father happens to have something to do today, and he won't be back until the afternoon."

"What a pity. I originally planned to meet my mentor first." Zhou Yang smiled and didn't care about the ridicule of "Lord Commander". He no longer needed to be so careful. "My little brother has not entered the camp these days. I originally planned to Ask your mentor for some rules, it’s a pity that I couldn’t meet him.”

"Rules or not, they are actually prepared for outsiders. Why should my own family be like this?" The two of them entered the front hall while they were talking. Liu Dong, who happened to hear them, continued calmly, "I heard that your three subordinates did a good job. , except for those originally left, all the vacancies have been filled, and training has even started in a rare way."

"It's not uncommon." Zhou Yang looked at the seating arrangement and found that he was still at the bottom. He pulled out a chair and sat down without asking. Then he clearly felt that the others were relieved, which made him even more helpless, "Little brother I have always believed that firearms are the future direction of the army, so the drills used are based on those of Western armies."

"I heard that Ziyang fought several times when he was in Huguangwai, and made great contributions to get him to his current position?" The one who can ask such a question is Shi Meng, who has never used his brain very much. "You have seen the battle seriously now. Is the matter on the battlefield really like what the book of war said?"

"The general direction is indeed similar." Zhou Yang said with a smile. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" still has great value in modern times, not to mention that the Zhou Dynasty was still a feudal society. "But the details must be adjusted according to the actual situation, such as My little brother is mainly focused on firearms in Daye, so those offensive and defensive skills are not very useful."

"Your kid has never followed my father into the camp, so why do you pay more attention to firearms than the Shenji Camp?" Chen Yejun interrupted the two of them with a smile and motioned for everyone to sit down, "If you really want to say that there are a lot of firearms, there must be four. Under the command of a prince, they are mostly stationed in the city now. Basically, as long as the artillery is set up, there is no need to worry about any problems. "

"The four major frontier armies are well-known. If you want to say that the most relaxed one, it should be the prince of Dongping?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile after holding up his wine glass to accompany him. You don’t need to be upset about the issue of the appeasement area, right?”

"It's true that it's stable. To say it's completely wiped out is a bit too much." Niu Ben breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Back then, the Supreme Emperor swept across the White Mountains and Black Waters and completely wiped out the pseudo-Qing, but in the end he only killed the pseudo-emperor Aisin Gioro's clan. There are more of them, and most of the others just follow them. One is that the killing is too heavy and it is not the behavior of a benevolent king, and the other is that they are actually not dangerous."

"That's right!" Ma Xin said with a smile, "Prince Dongping is not idle on weekdays, but he is busy with money, so it is better to leave the affairs of the army to the people below; my father was often used by him in Jinmen." Arranged by the old man, the most economical and labor-saving means from Shanhaiguan to Beijing is always by sea.”

"I see. That's it!" Zhou Yang sighed secretly. The meaning of these words was basically to declare that the Zhendong Army was abolished. In fact, it was normal. The lineage of Dongping County Princes had suppressed the land of Baishan and Blackwater. If they really did it, they would still be as they were when the founding of the country. With the tiger and wolf division, the royal family should not be able to rest assured, "Xue Zihao has obtained a lot of war horses from there these days, but I can't say thank you to the prince personally."

"Hahaha, the prince will definitely not mind. The southern goods of the Snow Brand have brought a lot of money to the prince's palace. The treasures of the White Mountains and Black Waters are also indispensable for the Xue family's ships." Hou Fei of the Duke of Xiuguo laughed and raised his glass to Zhou Yang as a token of respect. , "Since we have Brother Zhou's help, our six families have become much more relaxed, and our subordinates are more honest and obedient than ever before.

Speaking of which, the three men in the east barracks are really good. I went to see them twice with my father. But with their daily training method, the monthly salary issued by the Ministry of War is probably not enough to last even ten days. I can't help it, that is, Ziyang, you are not that bad. Otherwise, no matter who you are, I'm afraid I won't be able to last too long. "

"My little brother is just anxious to form an army, so he added some by himself first. These people are all new recruits who have just been recruited into the camp. If we don't let them form a habit, I'm afraid it will be difficult in the future." Zhou Yang explained with a smile. The subject was changed in one sentence, "Speaking of which, although I have been in the army for some time, I haven't yet figured out the situation of the four most elite frontier armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Ziyang can know now." Niu Ben smiled and began to explain, "The four kings, four families, and four frontier armies were decided after the Zhou Dynasty returned to the capital. Prince Dongping has nothing to say, anyway. It is a place of appeasement; you have also met Brother Shui Rong at the Prince of Beijing. The Tatars in the northern grasslands have long been dealt with and have lost their spirits, and there is nothing happening on weekdays.

Prince Nan'an's Annan Army has a lot of troubles, but they are only minor troubles. The Qianxiang Kingdom has been fighting bloody battles with the Zhou Dynasty for many years. The country has been beaten for a long time and its army is exhausted. Under Prince Xining's Dingxi Army, some of the elite Tatars fled to the Western Regions, which was considered a minor trouble. "

"It seems that the Zhou Dynasty is now peaceful all over the world!" Zhou Yang smiled and toasted to Niuben, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the capital is uneasy, at least he doesn't have to worry about internal and external troubles breaking out at the same time and being unable to cope with it. It seems that the Qian Ming Dynasty perished. Although there were many reasons, and internal problems were the most important, if there were no continuous bloodletting by the Jian slaves outside Shanhaiguan, there might really be a chance.

"It's true for you, even our brothers can't forget these things even when we get together." Shi Meng stood up dissatisfied and filled up Zhou Yang's and Niu Ben's wine bowls one after another, "First punish yourself first, and then you dare to look at me for being troublesome. I’ll bottle you up to death!”

There was a burst of laughter at the wine table, and it was truly entering the stage of bragging and spanking, and there was nothing important anymore. After drinking for half an afternoon, just when everyone felt that they were about the same and were about to leave and go home, the slave outside happened to come to report, Chen Ruiwen When he came back, there was a rush and everyone else disappeared, leaving only Zhou Yang with a confused look on his face.

"Senior Brother Chen, these brothers are here..." Zhou Yang was a little confused. He met his friend's parents while drinking at his friend's house. He had to say hello no matter what, so what if he just ran away?

"Zi Yang." Chen Yejun smiled bitterly and cupped his hands, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to help me today. Originally, my father said that he had to go to the military to deal with something, and he couldn't come back today, so I took the brothers to drink. One drink, I don’t want this. Anyway, my dear brother, you must remember that today is to celebrate you letting go of Commander Shi Queer.” “You—” Zhou Yang was speechless, “Isn’t it just brothers having a drink? ?"

"It's not like you don't know the situation in Beijing. A few days ago, Uncle Niu repeatedly emphasized that everyone must cheer up and be extremely careful, but this" Chen Yejun pulled him to walk with an embarrassed look on his face, "This is not a gathering of brothers. Want to get together? Who would have thought that my father would be back soon?"

No matter how much MMP he has in his heart, Zhou Yang can't talk nonsense for the time being. If others run away, they will run away. He, a disciple of Duke Qi's Mansion, is held back by Chen Yejun, the eldest son, so he can't run away no matter what. What's more, he did have something to discuss with Chen Ruiwen.

"Is Ziyang here?" After less than half a stick of incense, the two of them arrived at the door of the inner study. However, before they entered, they heard Chen Ruiwen's greeting, "Come in and talk - don't make excuses, just wait at the door first." Kneel down and wait until I finish asking you questions before I come to you!"

"Yes, father!" Chen Yejun's preparations all the way were all in vain. He could only smile bitterly and motion for Zhou Yang to come in, and knelt at the doorstep.

"I've met my mentor!" Zhou Yang walked in with some fear and saluted Chen Ruiwen. Once the teacher-student relationship was established in these years, it was really "like a teacher and a father." He was really afraid that the commander-in-chief would also give him Let’s do a “kneel down”.

"Sit down and pour yourself some water." Chen Ruiwen put down the copy of "Spring and Autumn" in his hand, pointed at the guest seat and glared at him, "If it weren't for the fact that your kid is now a fourth-grade person, why don't I let you kneel properly?" ——Although your matter is not our arrangement, we have to give it to that noble man. You met him a few days ago, right?"

"I paid my respects as soon as the disciple came back." Zhou Yang first brought a cup of tea to Chen Ruiwen, and then filled his own cup, just to drain away the alcohol in his stomach.

"As long as you have an idea, few people in the court can change what she has decided." Chen Ruiwen nodded and continued, "I heard that you are very close to Rongguo Mansion now?"

"Men, let me tell you, the disciple was after all." Zhou Yang quickly explained.

"Go away, what the hell is it now? Do you really think that outsiders can't guess such a stupid thing?" Chen Ruiwen snorted angrily, "Jia Cunzhou can't even manage his own house, and his famous post was taken out and used by his slaves. I’m afraid everyone in the capital who has some connections will know about it; you would like to repay your kindness, but it’s a pity that Old Duke Rong has a great reputation for his whole life!”

"Teacher, no matter what the reason was in the first place, the way my disciple entered the martial arts examination was through the Rongguo Mansion." Zhou Yang solemnly clasped his fists and said, "What's more, now there is no one who can go out in that mansion, and the second brother Lian is Far away in Yancheng, if the disciples are really estranged, I'm afraid they will get a bad reputation if word spreads."

"That's right." Chen Ruiwen nodded with satisfaction, "It's just that you have to have some sense of proportion in your heart. Although you did receive someone's grace at that time, just the fact that you helped connect the Xue name was enough to smooth things over. Now the Jia family As he became more and more depressed, he actually came up with the idea of ​​a harem, and the old lady of the Jia family has been helping to run it these days - hmph, how did the dignified 'one family and two kingdoms' end up in this situation!"

"Teacher, is there anything wrong with this?" Zhou Yang asked puzzledly, "It stands to reason that military honors and wealth all depend on the grace of the heavenly family. Being close to the palace does not matter."

"The integration of eight nobles is the rule after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. Who in the future generation would dare to disobey it? But now the six families are in charge of the military camp. The Jia family is incapable and wants to rely on women to support it, but does not want to let the matter spread. What happens after that?" Chen Ruiwen said coldly, "Others will only think that Wu Xun's lineage is not satisfied with controlling the soldiers and horses, but they actually want to reach out to the Tian family's backyard!"

"Disciple understands!" Zhou Yang really figured out something. In the original work, such a big thing as Concubine Yuan's marriage proposal was only handled by the Jia family, and there were no relatives or friends to even lend a hand to help. It turns out there is still this saying—— That's not right. If the reason for visiting relatives is to avoid suspicion, what happened to Qin Keqing's funeral before?

"Don't think too much, just do what you are doing." After a lesson, Chen Ruiwen stopped "taking advantage of the victory" and said, "Whether it is our martial arts or generals like you, in the final analysis, we all rely on the soldiers and horses in our hands. Those who speak, just need to train soldiers well for the court and guard the gates for the royal family, and don’t ask about other things.”

"Thank you for your teaching!" Zhou Yang quickly bowed in agreement.

"Okay, I see you have drank a lot - you don't need to explain, do I still know about these boys? Today is an indispensable meal, three thousand household titles, three deputy thousand household titles, drinking at this time If it's like this, it's okay if you don't kill him." Chen Ruiwen glared at him angrily, "Go away, go back and have a good rest, go to the east barracks and lead the troops as soon as possible, and don't come out if nothing happens."

"Yes, disciple, resign!" Zhou Yang agreed quickly and slowly retreated out of the room.

"Come back!" Not knowing what he thought of, Chen Ruiwen suddenly stopped him, but didn't say anything. He pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "We who are in charge of the army are doing it for the Tian family and the imperial court. Even if you know some things, you should pretend not to know; even if you really need to know, don't interfere in things that you shouldn't interfere with. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Thank you so much, teacher!" Zhou Yang bowed respectfully. He and Chen Ruiwen were actually only interested in each other. For someone to say this, he was extremely conscientious. "But the teacher also knows about the disciple's situation. There are many things. You can’t just retreat if you want to!”

"." Chen Ruiwen paused lightly, looked at Zhou Yang with a look of regret and said, "Just take care of yourself!"

(End of this chapter)