open sea

Chapter 684 Do not read
What is the happiness of "the sea is wide and the fish leap, the sky is high and the birds fly"?

Without Zhang Juzheng and Empress Dowager Li, the little emperor could fully feel this kind of happiness.

Although Feng Daban was still watching, he still felt a little restrained, but this is out of the Forbidden City... so comfortable!

"My country is so big? From Beijing to Tianjin, wow! This is much farther than the map!"

Board the ship from Tongzhou, go all the way south along the canal, turn to the Weihe River in Tianjin, pass the Shilibao of the Beiyang Military Mansion, and landed at the Military Mansion not long after.

Shilibao in Beiyang is a small post station ten miles west of the military mansion. It raises a few horses and prepares some food.

Although there are rivers and the boat is really fast, it is still not as fast as a man-horse relay running all the way.

In front of the gate of the Beiyang Military Mansion, the emperor and his courtiers had just landed, and two rows of blunderbuss guns formed round lines beside the stone pavement.

But the little emperor sitting on the Luanjia was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands.

The Luan bell rang softly, and the big Han general in brocade clothes who was guarding beside the Luanjia took the little Wanli in military uniform from the Luanjia. The little emperor resisted the idea of ​​running down and jumping three feet high, and couldn't help but smile hard. It took three times to hide the smile, and nodded to Chen Mu and the other generals in front of him pretending to be serious.

The subordinates of Chen Ju, the imperial horse supervisor, brought to the emperor a small Wanli horse with a black head, white belt and stripes, a chain mail and a copper-plated gilt face.

Needless to say, the name Wanli horse originated from Wanli. It is a new breed bred from the Mongolian horses presented by Alda and the Andalusian horses sent to the capital from Nanyang. Now there are more than 70 horses in the Yumajian.

The grown-up Wanli is comparable to Mongolian good horses in physical toughness, but stronger in physique and faster in short-distance sprints.

It is also superior to the more delicate Andalusian horses in feeding.

In terms of breed, it is similar to the new horses from the Qiongzhou Racecourse of the Nanyang Army, but many of the war horses there also have Indian horse blood, and their bodies are slightly slender, which is more suitable for tropics.

Wearing a dragon-winged six-petal god-like pocket and wearing a breastplate and red army uniform, Xiao Wanli turned on his horse. In front of him was a scarlet robe and a brocade robe, and behind him was an eunuch with an umbrella cover. General.

The only difference is that the little emperor didn't carry an imperial carved bow either on his body or on his horse.

On his waist was a small finely crafted pistol, and while holding the rein in front of him with both hands, he was also holding a three-foot blunderbuss.

Chen Mu rode in front and led the way along the stone road. All the soldiers and horses still maintained the appearance of worshiping. The royal eunuchs behind them played drums in response to the resounding drums in the school grounds, until the emperor rode on horseback to the square in front of the Beiyang Yamen. The viewing platform erected.

The rhythm of the drums became more and more intense, but when the emperor stepped into the middle of the viewing platform, something happened.

In the previous arrangement, when the emperor sat down on the viewing platform, the sound of the drums would gradually fade away, and the troops would salute again, and then each department would start the military parade from left to right.

But who would have thought that the emperor would not sit down!

Not only did the little emperor not sit down, but he didn’t know what he had said to Feng Bao. He quickly ran down from the viewing platform, like a small golden-red whirlwind, turned over and climbed on the back of his horse, carrying the bird gun and beating the horse, and headed 23 times to the far left. The infantry of the Lu division rushed over.

Not to mention blocking, the eunuchs, Jin Yi, and even the Beiyang generals present did not react. Just when the generals of the Han Dynasty were almost in a swarm, Feng Bao sang loudly on the viewing platform: "Your Majesty personally observes the ministries. Shuai and sixteen riders accompany him."

The Wanli horse is in good physical condition, and it seems that it has just warmed up after crossing a half-field. When Chen Mu arrived with the golden-armored generals with raised eyebrows and long knives, the little emperor was facing the phalanx of hundreds of households of the landing division. .

The little mouth is still chattering non-stop.

"Well, this spirit is good, what's your name, isn't it tiring to lift such a high spear? My Asia depends on you! It depends on you, you and Chen Shuai are my dependence! Don't let me down! "

"Are you the Hundred Household Officer of this army formation? The Banner Army has trained very well, and they are all my good subjects. I am so relieved! You will definitely be my general in the future."

"When you come to Asia, don't bully the natives and barbarians because of them. I am the master of the world, and you are my humerus. If you want to do good deeds for me in Asia, they are also my people-Zuo Zhenping!"

"Hey! This cannon is really powerful. Its caliber is five catties of General Zhenshuo, and it weighs six hundred catties. Now it is a horse-drawn cannon? They are really good horses. Heavy cannons are my sharp weapons. They must be carefully maintained. Treat it well, it will blow up and hurt you, make more contributions, and I will not begrudge the rewards that the Marquis will have!"

"The flintlock blunderbuss was made in the fourth year of Wanli, and the gap in the ruler gauge is different from that made in the third year. When you go to Asia, I will send someone to send you a new blunderbuss made in five years at the latest in the next year. I will use it in the palace. However, the thorns can get stuck in the mouth of the gun, which does not affect the firing of the gun anymore!"

The little emperor rode his horse forward, stopping at the side of the formation from time to time, and raised his hand on a whim, "Let the right formation flatten your body!"

An army of hundreds of households on the side shouted "Long live the emperor" and stood up with a bang.

"This is an army of hundreds of households, right? There is no military department like you that has so many mules and donkeys. What's in the boxes? Forges, charcoal, and wood and stone tools? It's amazing."

"What is wrapped around the buttocks of mules and horses? A bag of dung! Haha, is this because I have to prepare for a military parade? I have it in mind. The Beiyang Factory should make more and sell them, so that the Beijing Normal University The city streets won't be so dirty."

He just rode his horse through the formations. Although he was only in his teens, he insisted on the spirit of a gentleman, and each army formation would randomly encourage a few individuals like a son, which excited the soldiers in the entire army formation. I can't help myself.

Chen Mu and the generals of the Han Dynasty rode behind and beside the emperor, but he didn't say anything—the little emperor chose to parade like this, and the effect was even better than sitting on the viewing platform.

Moreover, the performance of his Beiyang Banner Army was much better than he had imagined. When the emperor passed through each army formation, these young men were very excited, but they also did not forget the discipline brought about by strict training.

This is very good, but it is hard for Lu Tiaoyang, the second assistant of the cabinet who accompanied the emperor on the viewing platform, and the rest of the court officials.

From east to west, the Beiyang Army 110 and six army formations were inspected face to face by the little emperor in a little over two hours during the arrangement of two days.

In the beginning, Lu Tiaoyang sent someone to call the emperor, but the emperor stopped him with the excuse that he could not favor one person over another.

It was almost sunset when all the inspections were over, but the little emperor could not see any fatigue at all, and smiled at Chen Mu with a raised face: "I have never ridden a horse for such a long time, so comfortable, hehe !"

He also hey!

At the end, he clapped his hands with satisfaction and said, "You're done, it won't take two days, you can board the ship tomorrow, right?"

After a long time of trouble, the emperor is waiting for Chen Mu here!
　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)