Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 407 5.89 The most basic rules of martial arts

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5.89 The most basic rules of Wu Xun

That night, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division gathered thousands of households in the west city.

"Please refer to your lord for a humble job." As soon as Zhou Yang arrived at the gate of the Chinese Army's big tent, Zhao Tong took the initiative to greet him, knelt down on one knee and said, "This time, there are a hundred fusiliers from thousands of households in the east holding warrants and seals from your lord. All are in place now, and I am hereby handing over the order to your lord—my lord, I don’t dare to ask more questions, but I still want to remind you that soldiers and horses enter Beijing without permission.”

"More than a hundred people are enough to wipe out all the nine tribes." Zhou Yang patted his shoulder and helped him up with his own hands, "Okay, you don't have to think too much. Although I don't have an order from the Ministry of War or a secret decree from His Majesty, I can make things smooth for you. Naturally, there is a reason why you came in and kept it a secret - Brother Qiu, have you made all the arrangements? There won't be any problems here, right? "

"Don't worry, there are less than one general banner left here. Each one can withstand the scrutiny of three generations of innocence, and many of them are members of my Qiu family." Qiu Liang also had a complicated expression, but didn't say much, "Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division Although they also have the title of 'commander', they are not as well-equipped as you, General Zhou.

Just like this place named "Thousand Household Office", the actual establishment is less than two hundred households, and the number of employees including helpers is less than [-]. The same is true for the other three thousand household offices in the east, south and north of the capital. The number of thousands of Chinese military households under my direct control is close to one town governor, but the number is actually a little more than two hundred households. "

"Understood." Zhou Yang nodded, "There are a total of two Baihu infantry and half a Baihu artillery. Except for today's one, the other two troops will arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The six infantry artillery will use the snow pattern. The caravan brought it here, don’t forget to make arrangements at Xizhimen, no one can handle it if it is really exposed."

"Don't worry, the princess has given me a gift two days ago. Everything will be fine." Qiu Liang's answer made Zhou Yang's expression stiffen, "Also, I have seen all these firearms in your hands. Wait until this happens." Okay, give me a hundred households, the money is easy to talk about; there is no need for artillery, I can get some [-] kilograms of folang machines to make up for it."

"What, Brother Qiu, what are you doing?" Zhou Yang was slightly startled.

"After being around for so many years, I have even forgotten the most basic rules of martial arts. I am probably just like you once said, I have lived like a dog for most of my life." Qiu Liang sighed softly and patted him. Zhou Yang said over his shoulder, "If I really have all the people and equipment here, I don't need to be too high. I can be half as capable as your men. This time, I won't be able to do anything but do side work."

Zhou Yang:.
"Brother Qiu has this kind of intention, and the hard work is not in vain." Dongfang Bing, who had been standing silently, nodded with a smile, "All twelve of our families were destroyed at first, and only four of your families were saved. Qi (Jian) Brother Hui is His Majesty's right-hand man, Brother Xie (Whale) is still just a member of the Fifth Army Camp with a thousand households, and he doesn't even have guerrilla skills, Brother Jiang (Zining)... ugh!"

"By the way, I almost forgot, Jiang Zining, the commander-in-chief of the Three Thousand Battalion, should be His Majesty's confidant, right? Why haven't I heard you mention him for so long?" Zhou Yang reacted belatedly. , "did he"

"Brother Jiang had a drink with Niu Shangshu and the others at the end of last month. At the beginning of this month, he joined them and issued a martial law order to the Three Thousand Battalion." Dongfang Bing said with a wry smile, "Twenty thousand elite cavalry, if there is anything this time Without him, how could there be so many messy things? Afterwards, I went to his house to visit him as arranged by the princess, but he was rejected. "

"That's no wonder." Zhou Yang shook his head speechlessly, remembering the original funeral of Qin Keqing. Basically all the four princes and eight princes appeared. Modern research believes that most of them have empty viscounts. Now it seems that this is really the case. "These three families were all promoted by His Majesty, but at the critical moment they fell out of control. Xie Jing's side can still be said to have limited capabilities. General Jiang is seeking death!"

In the world of adults, taking sides is more important than right or wrong. The Twelve Marquises were basically wiped out because they participated in Prince Yi Zhong’s military remonstrance. The three families of Pingyuan Marquis, Dingcheng Marquis and Xiangyang Marquis were single-handedly supported and promoted by Emperor Yonghe. Jiang Zining But he chose to stand by at the critical moment. It would be fine if everything went well for Emperor Yonghe. If he was still a little unhappy, he would not forget to deal with him.

"What about the princess's arrangements?" Qiu Liang asked coldly.

"Just take care of the city. Brother Qi is in charge of Tanzhe Temple himself. Nothing major will happen. Feng Tang is not stupid and won't make any big moves." Dongfang Bing said immediately, "His Highness, the little sister will be there." The arrangements have been made, but due to lack of manpower, I’m afraid it will be difficult to complete the coverage outside the palace, Ziyang, it’s yours.”

"In other words, once the manpower arranged by the prince is mobilized in the city, I will be the first to attack. It is best to prevent them from entering the palace, don't worry!" Zhou Yang nodded without hesitation, "This place Qianhusuo is less than an incense stick away from the palace. Once you send a signal from the palace, I will rush there as quickly as possible."

"Shimei, where is the princess?" Qiu Liang suddenly asked.

"Brother Qiu, don't worry, the princess has her own arrangements." Dongfang Bing's answer reminded Zhou Yang of the Baihu matchlock gun he was sent to when he was still in Daye, "Also, don't forget the Five Cities. We don’t expect the manpower here in the Military and Horse Division to be able to do anything, even just waving flags and shouting can still help others.”

"Shimei, let me take a step to speak." Qiu Liang thought for a while, nodded to Zhou Yang, turned around and led Dongfang Bing to the inner account, thinking that he had something to discuss.

"Sir." Zhao Tong was "attending" the whole process, and his face turned pale when he heard this.

"Guang Sheng must have guessed that things are not simple this time." Zhou Yang smiled and patted his shoulder, "As the saying goes, 'wealth is found in danger', if we fail this time, it will only cost us one life, but If you can succeed, I will let you understand what is a 'bright future' and what is 'prosperity and wealth'!" "I am willing to die for you!" Zhao Tong's face kept changing, and after a while he gritted his teeth and knelt down suddenly. Said on the ground.

Zhou Yang smiled and nodded, waving his hand for him to go out and prepare. He waited for a moment before seeing Qiu Liang and Dongfang Bing come out of the back tent. The former nodded when he saw Zhou Yang, and went out to leave the tent, thinking that he was going to prepare. Dongfang Qianhu took Ai Lang out to mount his horse, and ran all the way to the princess mansion.

"What else can Qiu Liang do?" Zhou Yang didn't forget to ask as he galloped his horse.

"He took a fancy to Jiang Zining's position." Dongfang Bing said nonchalantly.

"I have an idea, but it's not too much." Zhou Yang nodded, "If the matter is completed, it is appropriate to reward the meritorious ministers. I am afraid that the three major battalions will have to arrange it, right? It's just a good opportunity to intervene in the military power."

"What were you talking about this morning? 'Loyalty is not absolute, but absolute disloyalty.' I mentioned it to the princess after I returned." Dongfang smiled coldly, "That's true. Although I am not qualified to participate in the discussion between Your Majesty and the princess, I I can roughly guess that after what happened this time, His Majesty will never allow any more messy things to happen."

Zhou Yang smiled and said no more. He took the opportunity to clean up the interior after a big event, which was a routine operation for superiors. After the two discussed, they focused on riding horses and quickly arrived at the princess mansion - what, curfew?Whoever has some brains at this time would patrol the streets in the middle of the night?Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to go home?

"Already arranged?" As soon as he entered the inner study, he saw Princess Yongchang lazily leaning on the couch for rest, flipping through a book. Seeing the two of them entering, she casually pointed to the guest seats, and then motioned to Yingchun who was standing behind her. Tea, "What's the trouble?"

"Don't worry, princess, everything has been arranged." Dongfang Bing immediately replied, "Except for the six infantry cannons we have shipped in a few days ago, one hundred households in Ziyang are already in place, and all personnel can be guaranteed to enter the city within three days. By then, the total of them will be four hundred households of firearms and one hundred households of artillery, which will be enough to ensure that there will be no more problems."

"That's good." Princess Yongchang nodded and waved her hand to signal Yingchun to leave. It wasn't until her back disappeared into the night that she breathed a sigh of relief. With a tired look on her face, she let Ai Lang hold her in his arms, "What about you? question?"

"Run'er, why bother?" Zhou Yang said with a wry smile.

He now also had a guess. Originally, without his help, Her Royal Highness the Princess would have lost power and left the stage early, and might even have died early. As a result, the eldest prince Guo Kai would naturally have no such strong support, even if Emperor Yonghe succeeded in retaining the throne. After losing the throne, this prince who is inclined to martial arts is likely to be finished.

Without the support of the high-level core, coupled with the attitude of being wise and safe in this incident, Emperor Yonghe will naturally not give them much support. Considering the practice of civil servants in power in the middle and late stages of feudal dynasties, most of these people were finished at Qin Keqing's funeral It is not difficult to understand that in the end, even if he did not end up like the Jia family, he would still be an empty bucket.

"No matter what I do, I will never allow those poor people to rise up." Princess Yongchang snorted coldly, and the tired look that just appeared on her pretty face disappeared, "Okay, let you come here for one thing, from you Bring in a batch of self-generated firecrackers, the people around me are still using the original birdcracks, and it's time to change them."

"You really are." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly, "If you had told me earlier, I would not have let the guards around you use matchlock guns at this time - ok, I will arrange for Xue Zihao to send a batch in, anyway. But for a hundred households, three or five horse-drawn carriages are enough. Is there anything more?"

"I'm gone here." Princess Yongchang nodded, "What about you, is the Qianhu who led the team into the city just now reliable? I think his name is Zhao Tong, right? Your martial arts exam is in the same year, so there is no room for sloppiness in such a big event. ,just in case"

"Nothing unexpected." Zhou Yang smiled coldly, "The three officials from hundreds of households who came in were all from Shilipu in the west of the city. They are my close confidants. Many of the general flags and small flags below also have the same background. They Of course it would be best if you are obedient. If you are not obedient, change someone else; after this incident, there will probably be no more problems - it’s late at night, let’s rest!”

"That's good." Princess Yongchang nodded, "Dongfang, you come here too, I'm tired, I'll take advantage of you - if you still feel it's not enough, didn't I just drive out Zan Shan? Call him back again That's good; and the attendant at Dongkuaoyuan, didn't you just hire him a few days ago? It's the same thing if you call him."

"You said it doesn't count!" Zhou Yang hugged the girl distressedly, "Don't worry, I won't make you work harder - Dongfang, why don't I see how many guards are in this yard? Where have you arranged them?"

"It's not just this courtyard." Dongfang Bing let him hold him on the other side angrily, "There are several others around, and most of the manpower is outside - don't worry, as the commander of the princess's bodyguard, I won't I can’t even handle this little thing well.”

"That puts me at ease." Zhou Yang nodded and carried the two girls onto the big bed.

(End of this chapter)