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Volume 1 Chapter 126 Entering the Xuan Mansion

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    "I understand, kid." Hou Gongji finally sighed, saluted his father, and then left the hall. Behind him, he thought of Hou Shilu's sigh.  The life and death of the dignified commander-in-chief of a town is in the hands of others. If word spreads, no one in the world will believe it, but this is actually the case.  "Sir, why does it look like there are shops everywhere on this street! And the names are all the same. Look, Wang Ji, Fan Ji, etc., they all seem to belong to these families!" on Xuanfu Street  , although the horse market has become a lot depressed because of Li Xin, after all, this is where the eight families live, and the streets and alleys are still very lively. Here, there are tea from the south, silk from Bashu, and Jingdezhen.  Porcelain, etc., from the south to the north, flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, everything is here. And among this crowd, a young man wearing a Confucian shirt holding a folding fan, leading a fierce-looking guard, walking  On the street.  "This is a place run by the eight aristocratic families. Naturally, the names of the eight aristocratic families are written on them." The scholar shook his fan and said disdainfully: "Living in Xuanfu, from birth to death, you will use things from the eight aristocratic families.  , It can be said that these eight aristocratic families are in charge of the life and death of the people of Xuanfu. "Hey, you are really brave to say such a thing." When the scholar was about to move forward, he suddenly said.  Clap it down with only one palm.  The scholar's shoulders moved, but in the end he let the person behind him pat his shoulders.  The accompanying guard saw this and was about to take action, but saw the young master shaking his head.  "Brother, isn't it right for me to say something like this?" The scholar looked back and saw a young man with an extremely heroic appearance, dressed in fine attire and extremely extraordinary.  "Yes, you are right. Isn't that what the eight great families are like? Can we say that people are controlled by them from birth to death in the business they run?" The young man glanced around, finally thought of something, and clicked  He nodded and said: "Hou Gongji, it is fate that you and I meet each other. For example, if you and I go to that restaurant to have a drink, in Xuanda University, I am afraid that you, the scholar, said such a fair thing, hehe, I admire you,  You are from out of town! Your accent sounds like you are not from here!" "I am from the capital. I lived in Huai'an in my early years. My surname is Mu and my name is Zixin." Mu Zixin's eyes lit up and he glanced at the young man in front of him.  At first glance, one would never have thought that the young man in front of him was actually Hou Gongji, the son of General Xuanda and a senior general. He did not know why he appeared here.  After some thought, he followed Hou Gongji into a restaurant, found a seat by the window and sat down.  "Huai'an, you have a big shot in Huai'an!" Hou Gongji's face turned red, and he smelled of alcohol, but it turned out that he had already been drinking at the beginning.  "Big shot? Students really don't know what kind of big shot comes out of Huai'an?" Mu Zixin looked stunned and said with some curiosity.  "The beating made Jian Nu flee in panic. Is the prostitute Yao Xiaowei, who was the first to contribute in the Battle of Daling River, considered a big shot?" Hou Gongji laughed and said, "Look, he is just an ordinary citizen.  Just gather tens of thousands of people for a decisive battle with Jian Nu, but I am a general, but I can only stay in this Xuan Mansion and be a watchdog for those rich people. Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s very sad!¡±  "The general is serious." Mu Zixin's eyes became even weirder. He just heard him say: "If you want to contribute to the nation, it doesn't matter whether you are in a low or high position, as long as you have a heart. I heard that the grasslands are not peaceful recently.  "There are so many horse bandits. Why doesn't the general invite an army to sweep away the horse bandits on the grassland?" "Hey, this matter may be concluded in the future. Even if I, Hou Gongji, don't write a letter, I'm afraid someone will."  He said with great disdain: "Destroying a person's wealth is like killing his parents. The grassland is shaking and there are countless horse bandits. I wonder how the eight major families will be willing to do so. Maybe by this time, the memorials have already arrived in front of the emperor. I, a general, am responsible for this."  No matter what, as long as the order comes from above, I will march into the grassland. Hehe, our Xuanfu has many soldiers and horses, including tens of thousands of cavalry. Why are we afraid of horse bandits when we enter the grassland? " "That's true.  "Mu Zixin nodded, and suddenly saw a few soldiers wearing mandarin duck jackets walking by on the street. His expression moved, but in the end he shook his head, pointed at the soldiers outside the window and said, "General, those soldiers are you.  From the army?" Hou Gongji opened his drunken eyes and saw that at some point, several soldiers were grabbing a goat with an old farmer. His eyes were wide open and he was about to speak. Suddenly, another group of cavalry came in. The leader  A knight didn't ask about the situation in the field. He whipped the old farmer and knocked him to the ground. Then he rolled up a goat on the ground and ran away. There were bursts of laughter, and  Those soldiers who didn't grab the goat were able to kick the old man hard several times, and then walked away with curses.  "Are these your soldiers?" Mu Zixin asked again.Sentence.  "Damn, these bastards actually hurt people in front of me. It's really abominable. And that boy on horseback, don't think that I'm afraid of you just because the Wang family is behind you." Hou Gongji's eyes widened and he snorted coldly.  said.  But he didn't set out to teach these people a lesson.  Obviously in his heart, he was unwilling to offend the eight great families.  "Haha, go give this to the old man." Mu Zixin took out some broken silver from his arms, handed it to the tall attendant beside him, and said, "Just pretend that I bought the goat." "Yes, Master."  The entourage didn't dare to neglect, and then Yin Zi turned around and left.  "Master Mu, you are really a kind man." Hou Gongji didn't know whether it was because his face turned red after drinking, or because he was a little ashamed of Mu Zixin's actions. He could only say it softly, and then picked up the food in front of him.  The glass was drunk.  "In my opinion, if the imperial court sends a general to suppress the bandits, I think it would be better for the general not to go." There was a trace of disdain in Mu Zixin's eyes.  "Why is this?" Hou Gongji said with his eyes wide open.  "The general will definitely lose. How can such a soldier fight? Also, general, can you really control your own troops?" Mu Zixin stood up, bowed his hands to Hou Gongji, and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, general."  "If you have any questions, I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he ignored Hou Gongji's greeting and went down to the restaurant, turned around to the servant, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.  "Hey! Just left like that, no more drinking." Hou Gongji was in a daze when he saw Mu Zixin disappearing into the crowd. There was a look of surprise on his face, but he quickly became immersed in wine again.  "My lord, we have been around Zhangjiakou and there are some things we haven't found out yet. Are we just going back like this?" the strong man asked in confusion.  "Jutu, we have already inquired about what we should inquire about, and I have seen what we should see. What are you still doing here?" Na Mu Zixin laughed loudly.  In other words, his name is not Mu Zixin, but Li Xin.  I'm afraid no one would have thought that Li Xin would come to Zhangjiakou in person to inquire about the news.  "So fast, I remember we haven't gone to the military camp yet!" Jutu said, rubbing his head.  "Do you think an army only knows how to bully the common people? How much combat effectiveness does such an army have? In addition, the infantry and cavalry are not compatible. The cavalry is in the hands of the eight great families. Do I, Li Xin, need to be afraid of such an extremely complex army?" Li Xin?  Xin looked back at the horse market behind him, raised his whip and said: "Did you see that although Zhangjiakou is extremely solid and has extremely strong defenses, didn't we still come out? As long as we can give some money, we can get out of Zhangjiakou, like this  The army and military discipline are so corrupt. It is impossible for Hou Shilu or the eight great families to rely on such an army to pacify the grassland, or even to destroy me. Poor Emperor Chongzhen spent so much money to build the Xuanfu defense system.  It¡¯s a pity that only such characters are left in the end. ¡°In fact, in the late Ming Dynasty, there were many powerful generals. Unfortunately, these generals had conflicts with civilian officials and supervisors. It was not appropriate for civilian officials to direct the war.  It's not impossible. The key is that most of these civil servants are dedicated to studying and look down on civil servants. How can they make the soldiers use their lives? And there is an extra eunuch as a supervisor. Most of these eunuchs are greedy for money and afraid of death. Such people cannot command.  There was a war, and the money and food received by soldiers in the Ming Dynasty was very low, and some could not even afford armor. In order to support their families, such soldiers could only find ways to make money. There was no mental training, let alone for  The country has served its purpose.  The situation in Zhangjiakou is just a microcosm of the Ming Dynasty's army. Zhangjiakou has hundreds of thousands of troops, but they dare not leave Zhangjiakou. Li Xin is on the battlefield, how can he be afraid of such an army.  So it¡¯s not unreasonable for him to say he¡¯s read it all.  "Lord, when will we attack Zhangjiakou? I think this family is extremely wealthy. If we can occupy Zhangjiakou, the strength of our Xishan Army will be greatly increased!" Jutu said nervously with his eyes shining.  He had lived in the grasslands before, and then lived in Jinzhou. This time he came to Zhangjiakou, which was still a city outside the Great Wall, but he discovered the wealth of the Ming Dynasty. Look at this place, the population is so dense, and you can see many splendid houses. These are all  Money symbol.  "Not yet." Li Xin shook his head and said without thinking: "I like them to fight outside the fortress. In this way, they don't have artillery protection. On the grassland, I can do whatever I want with him, and  I don't have many troops. Only by constantly recruiting soldiers from the Ming Dynasty can I have enough troops to attack more territories." Li Xin led the army just like Han Xin in the war, and the soldiers and horses were like snowballs, getting bigger and bigger.  .  Therefore, he was able to have an army of 20,000 to 30,000 men in the shortest possible time.  I think it would have been feasible for Li Xin to recruit troops and horses from the grasslands, but Li Xin was a Han. It would undoubtedly be inappropriate if there were many Mongolian soldiers in the Han army, so he would try his best to recruit troops from the Central Plains.If the surname and soldiers come over, Zhangjiakou is undoubtedly the best place.  Once he gets tens of thousands of horses from Zhangjiakou, he will be able to roam the grasslands.
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