But several pairs of eyes stared at him, and it was not easy to have a seizure, Liao Baihu sat there speechless for a while with a red face.

"Mrs. Ling is quick to speak," Yu Qian raised his wine glass to break the embarrassing scene on the wine table, "It's also for the sake of the people in Tumubao, Lord Liao, don't go to your heart, come, Yu Mou will accompany you to make this glass." ”

Liao Cheng's face became better-looking, and he also picked up the wine cup and said: "Shanye Villager, you don't deserve to be called an adult, Mr. Yu, please!" After two glasses of wine, the atmosphere on the wine table became more lively.

"Although this place is deserted, the rules of the imperial court still have to be talked about," Yu Qian arched his hand towards Liao Cheng, "Lord Liao defends the place for the imperial court, Yu Mou admires it very much!" ”

"Mr. Yu said this, we are very ashamed, for decades, in addition to farming, the military households in this fort have fallen through the daily training of weapons, even if they encounter a thief, I am afraid they will not be able to deal with it!" Liao Cheng said with a sigh.

"What else are you mentioning for weapons drills," Mrs. Liao interjected at this time: "Although we are all military households here, have the imperial court allocated anything to us?" What kind of food and clothing do we not rely on ourselves? The armor and weapons of each family are all old things from decades ago, and the bow has no strings, and the armor is also rusted and tattered......

"Okay, okay," Liao Cheng interrupted her, "You are a woman, so you don't talk about it, and you don't make people listen to jokes." ”

"How?" A look of surprise appeared on Yu Qian's face, "Isn't there even a military armor equipment allocated here?" ”

Liao Cheng smiled bitterly, "I don't know how many times I have to go to Huailai City every year, but the commander Liu Xingtang always said that the imperial court didn't even have enough money allocated to him...... Alas, I think the imperial court has forgotten this civil fort. ”

Yu Qian's face became heavy when he heard this, and he was silent for a while.

At this time, a little doll with pigtails on her head and a copper collar around her neck came to the table, and her chubby little finger pointed to the mutton on the table and said, "Meat, eat." ”

Yang Muyun saw that the little doll was only three or four years old, and the tiger's head was very cute, so he leaned down and said to him with a smile: "You want to eat meat, don't you?" ”

The little doll looked at him with big round eyes and nodded vigorously.

Yang Muyun took a large piece of mutton from the plate and gave it to him, "Take it and eat it!" ”

The little doll grinned.

Liao Cheng's face was a little unbearable, and he opened his mouth and shouted: "Ping girl-"

A young girl about twelve or thirteen years old in a silk skirt walked in.

Liao Cheng lectured her with a straight face: "How did you bring your younger brother, how did you let him run to the guest, and are there any rules?" ”

The girl lowered her head and bit her lip, and without saying a word, took her brother's little hand and was about to leave the house.

"Sister, meat, you eat!" The little doll lifted the piece of mutton high and said to the girl in a milky voice.

This scene reminded Yang Muyun of when she was a child, her sister Yang Lan always secretly took good things for herself to eat, her eyes were hot, she picked up a few pieces of mutton from the plate and rolled them in the pancakes, got up and handed them to the girl, "Take it and eat it with your brother!" ”

The girl took a few steps back timidly, and looked at her parents with twinkling eyes.

Before Liao Baihu could speak, he saw Mrs. Liao smile and said, "Miss Ping, the guest gave it to you, don't go on quickly." ”

The girl's face flushed, and she reached out to take the pancake roll.

"Okay, Miss Ping," Liao Baihu's face softened, and said to her: "Take my brother down, don't let him run in again if it's okay." ”

The girl answered, took her brother's little hand and went out.

"This little brother has a good heart," Mrs. Liao asked Yu Qian with a smile, "He is Mr. Yu's nephew, right?" She has been busy in the kitchen just now, and not long after she came in, she didn't know the identities of Yang Muyun and Lin Meier.

"Both of them are my nephews," Yu Qian said with a smile: "Mu Yun, I have met Mrs. Liao." ”

Yang Muyun bowed to Mrs. Liao.

Mrs. Liao looked at Yang Muyun and then at Lin Meier, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yu's nephew is handsome one by one, and we can't find such a person in the castle." ”

Yang Muyun didn't know what she meant by this, so she saw Lin Meier squeezing her eyes at her.

Liao Cheng said a few more words to Yu Qian, and saw that the sky outside had become dark and gloomy

said, "Mr. Yu, you and I have made this glass of wine, will this be the end?" ”

"So much of it, Lord Laurian." Yu Qian smiled and said.

......

Liao Cheng asked people to pack up two rooms and come out, one for Yu Qian to rest, and Yang Muyun and Lin Meier to live in the other room.

When Lin Mei'er heard this arrangement, she hurriedly said to Liao Cheng: "Lord Liao, can you vacate another room, I am a little inconvenient to live with others." ”

"Hmm," Liao Cheng's forehead wrinkled, "There are still a few rooms, but they are all full of clutter, and it is not easy to clean them all out......" Glancing at her, "What's inconvenient about you two men living in the same room?" ”

"I ......" Lin Mei'er was speechless for a while, stomped her feet, and was about to say more, but saw Yang Muyun interject and said, "It's so late, don't bother Lord Liao." said to Lin Mei'er: "Lin'er, I think you will be wronged and I will have one night." ”

"You ......" Lin Mei'er's face turned red, and her eyes flashed with two sharp flashes.

Liao Cheng didn't see that there was something wrong between them, and said, "Then you should rest early." "Turned around and went.

After he walked away, Lin Mei'er glared at Yang Muyun fiercely, her beautiful face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, "If you dare to step into this house, I will kill you." Tingting turned around to enlist in the army, and the door slammed shut.

This closed door came too quickly, Yang Muyun touched his chin with a wry smile, "If you let me in, I won't dare!" ”

In the cold wind of the winter night, he stood alone in the courtyard, the situation was a little embarrassing, and when he was trying to find a place to go, he only heard a "squeak" and a door opened.

Yu Qian smiled and beckoned to him inside the door, "Mu Yun, it's cold outside, don't come in yet." ”

......

After Yang Muyun entered the room, Yu Qian lit up the wick a little and sat at the table with his clothes on.

"Isn't Lord Yu resting?" Yang Muyun asked in surprise.

"It's been lying in the car for a day, it's more comfortable to sit here," Yu Qian smiled at him, "It's Mu Yun, you've been riding on the horse for a day, it's better to rest early!" ”

Yang Muyun felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and also came to the table and sat down, "Actually, I'm not tired, you can sit here with Lord Yu." ”

Yu Qian was not reluctant, spread out the pen and paper on the table, and wrote on a plain white piece of paper.

"It turns out that Lord Yu is going to write a concerto." Yang Muyun suddenly felt that it was inconvenient to sit next to him anymore, so he got up and turned his back to Yu Qian and stood aside.

Yu Qian seemed to have a draft in his heart, and he didn't have the slightest sluggishness when he picked up the pen, and he wrote half of it in a short time. The further back he wrote, the slower he became, he gently tapped his forehead with the barrel of the pen, his eyebrows were slightly locked, and he raised his head to see Yang Muyun standing aside with his back to him, and the corners of his lips moved slightly, "Muyun, you don't have to stand there, if you want to rest, go to sleep." ”

"It's inconvenient to disturb the adults," Yang Muyun said, "Just stand here." ”

Yu Qian slowly put the pen on the pen stand, got up and walked to Yang Muyun's side, "Muyun, do you have something in mind?" ”

"Adults are worried about the country, how can you sleep peacefully in your humble position?" Yang Muyun turned around and bowed slightly, "The duty of the humble duty is to protect the adult, so I won't bother the lord to ask about anything else." ”

"Mu Yunna," Yu Qian's eyes looked at him and said, "Since the old man of Kaifeng saw you, he felt that you were not an ordinary person, if it weren't for you at that time, I don't know what the hinterland of Zhongzhou would have become?" Now my Ming Dynasty seems to be peaceful, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging, needless to say those Tartars in the north, the Japanese in the east are always watching my Ming Haijiang, and the Tusi in the south are also waiting for the opportunity to make trouble, and there are rebellious parties in various places...... "sighed, "My Ming guards have actually fallen into such a state, in case there is a police, how can you rely on it?" ”

"What the adults said is right," Yang Muyun also felt in his heart, "I don't know how many guards like Tumubao in my Ming Dynasty, and relying on these hoe-carrying people to protect the family and the country is like holding a salary to fight a fire." ”

"The Kaiping guard of Dushikou is not like this," Yu Qian sighed: "I was terrified when I saw the Tartars tackling key problems, how can such a soldier guard my Daming border pass be reassuring!" ”

"But the Xuanfu soldiers led by General Yang are still very combative," Yang Muyun said thoughtfully: "There is also the Datong Army, their combat effectiveness is actually very strong, if it is not for the leader."

The soldiers have no command, and they will not suffer such heavy losses. ”

"These are recruited soldiers, not hereditary guards," Yu Qian said with a faint smile: "The combat effectiveness is naturally not the same. The result of this is that the imperial court can only squeeze out limited financial and material resources to recruit a small team that can fight, and once the recruited army loses too much, the hereditary guards cannot withstand it. Then my Ming border defense will be tight. ”

"Lord Yu wants to cut out these hereditary guards and focus on recruiting soldiers?" Yang Muyun said: "In this way, there will be many people inside and outside the court who will resist. ”

"How can the old man not know," Yu Qian sighed, "You have also heard the words of that Liao Baihu during the banquet, and they may not be able to get the food and salary of the imperial court on time." At least their military households don't have to pay taxes, although the court can recruit them for war, but let them get used to the hand of the hoe to draw a bow and hold a shield, isn't that a joke? ”

"Yes," Yang Muyun said: "I have also heard that those people on the grassland have been riding on horseback since they were young, and they can shoot fox rabbits when they are five or six years old, and when they grow up, they are a fierce and brave warrior without training, far from being comparable to the soldiers of my Ming Dynasty." ”

"So," Yu Qian pondered for a moment and said: "In addition to persuading the emperor to treat Nasai in Polo in advance, and temporarily making peace with the various departments in the north to gain time, this is to reorganize my Ming army, eliminate all the useless soldiers, and recruit more soldiers who can fight, so that it is the way for my Ming Dynasty to have long-term peace and stability." Seeing that Yang Muyun's face was different, he asked, "What, Muyun, do you have any different opinions?" ”

"No, the eyes of the adults are like torches, and they know the subtleties, which is beyond the reach of the humble position," Yang Muyun said: "But the pattern in the adult's chest is so big, it is not a military department that can change everything, this also involves the household department, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Officials. Will they let the adults lay them off? There is also the Ministry of Industry in charge of munitions and armor, and the reason why Tartars can continuously obtain gunpowder equipment manufactured by the Ministry of Industry is intriguing. Strong troops are inseparable from the support of financial resources, if there is no emperor's permission, is the household department willing to open up the supply of soldiers? ”

"Mu Yun!" Yu Qian stretched out his hand and patted Yang Muyun's shoulder, "Those who do great things can't look forward and backward, and they can't spare their lives, you and I will do our best." If you have scruples about everything, then you and I don't have to do anything. ”

"What you said is Lord Yu," Yang Muyun arched his hand, "I have been taught." ”

"Mu Yun, you are still young," Yu Qian said: "If you can temper it well, you will definitely become my Ming minister, I am old, if I can't complete some things, I hope you can do it for me." ”

"Lord Yu......" Yang Muyun's body trembled, his voice was choked and he couldn't speak.

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Early the next morning, the group re-embarked on the road and headed for the capital. They walked more than ten miles to the southeast, and then they came across a river, which was the confused water river that Mrs. Liao said, the river was not wide, and the river had been frozen due to heavy snowfall, but they didn't know if the ice could withstand the weight of these carts and horses. The two gods, Mo Buyu and Alexei, first rode on horseback and walked on the ice towards the opposite shore.

Yu Qian lifted the curtain, stood on the car and looked back, and the civil fort became hazy in the wind and snow.

"The fort set up here during the Hongwu period should be because it is a dangerous place with mountains and rivers in front of it," Yu Qian seemed to be talking to himself, "but now ......" shook his head.

"Now this landscape is still the same," Yang Muyun said, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

"The water source on the mountain has dried up, and it is no longer suitable to be fortified," Yu Qian said: "If the Tartar cavalry only besieges and does not attack, and blocks the river on this side, the people on the mountain can only sit and wait for death. ”

"What my lord said," Yang Muyun said, "If you are trapped in one place, you will become a dead soldier, and whether you have a water source or not, you will not be able to last long." It is better to be like a Tartar cavalry, fast as a swift wind, alive everywhere, and firmly grasp the initiative. ”

"You can see through this," Yu Qian looked at him and smiled lightly, his beard fluttering, "It's really teachable!" ”

"Your Excellency has won the prize."

By this time, Mo Buyu and Alexei had already ridden to the opposite bank, waved their arms at them and shouted, "You can cross the river—"