Chapter 513: City Defense Battalion!
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The status of the city defense battalion is extremely important, so it is destined that this is not an ordinary army, first of all, the loyalty of this army is extremely high, the emperor's guards are first of all loyal, without absolute loyalty, it is impossible to be qualified to enter the nine gates.
This led to the fact that many people in the city defense camp were the children of powerful people, even the children of the royal family. On the one hand, the children of the powerful need a way out, the young people always have to find errands, and the internal security duties of the forbidden army are too sensitive and important, and many of these powerful people are difficult to do. It just so happens that the city defense battalion is the guard of the Son of Heaven on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is no longer an errand in the palace, which is very important, but in fact, most of the time there are no particularly important errands, which can be used as a good place for the powerful to find errands by themselves.
At present, the two deputy garrisons of the city defense battalion, one is called Duan Linxi and the other is called Zuoyang, these two people are the children of the Duan family and the Zuo family in the capital respectively. Of course, it is definitely not as simple as being able to become the son of a powerful person who is a deputy guard, and the strength of the two should not be underestimated.
The city defense battalion has a total of 3,000 households, there are three generals under the garrison, and there are 100 households under one general, and there are 300 households under the city defense battalion.
It is not an exaggeration to say that behind an inconspicuous small hundred households may be a certain noble concubine in the palace, so Lu Zheng's errand for the garrison of the city defense camp is not easy.
Lu Zheng first went to the General Administration Department for a turn, and without changing his clothes, he wore a civilian official costume to the guard where the city defense camp was located, and Duan Linxi and Zuo Yang had already been waiting.
This made Lu Zheng a little surprised, because when he went to the General Administration, he obviously felt the rejection and hostility of those people in the General Administration. Children from powerful backgrounds like Zuo Yang and Duan Linxi, they should be even more hostile and arrogant, how could they be so respectful and polite?
"Xiaguan Duan Linxi, Xiaguan Zuoyang has seen the garrison!" The two saluted in unison, they were both dressed in military uniforms, they were not very old, and they looked very heroic.
Lu Zheng hurriedly said: "Oh, Duan and Zuo, you are too polite!" I don't hide it from the two of you, I just came from the General Administration, and the emperor ordered me to serve as the garrison of the city defense battalion. In the future, the two adults on the left will have to sing the leading role, and I can't take care of specific affairs! β
Lu Zheng knew very well that the politeness of Duan Zuo and the two was much more clever than the rejection of the General Administration, and the sons of powerful people like the Duan family and the Zuo family, they were characters mixed up in Sijiu City, and they would definitely not let people grasp the slightest handle in their faces.
But if Lu Zheng really thinks that he can control everything in the city defense camp with this, it is absolutely too naΓ―ve, maybe there are a hundred traps waiting for him in the city defense camp at this time!
Therefore, Lu Zheng's strategy for himself is to communicate with the political secretary first, and then the city defense battalion, and the strategy on both sides is to see first, and then move, and never act rashly!
Lu Zheng paused, and then said: "Lord Duan, Lord Zuo, I didn't come here today for any other purpose, just to get to know the two adults and the adults of my city defense camp!" I wonder if there are other colleagues in our city defense battalion besides the two adults right now? β
"Lord Lu, knowing that you are coming today, how can we not prepare? Don't hide it from your lordship, now the colleagues of more than 100 households in the city defense battalion who have not done errands are waiting inside, waiting for the adults to give us a lecture! Duan Xilin said obediently.
He introduced Lu Zheng into the gate as he spoke, and the city defense camp was really full of people, all of whom were wearing the clothes of the Praetorian Guards, and I have to say that the armor of the Praetorian Guards in the capital was bright, and the equipment was all first-class. Looking like this, all of them are heroic, and Lu Zheng's civilian uniform seems a little inappropriate.
Everyone carried the sedan chair, Duan Linxi and Zuo Yang pushed Lu Zheng up, Lu Zheng grinned, and said to everyone: "Colleagues, the contemptible person is the new guard Lu Zheng!" To tell you the truth, I don't know anything about the affairs of the city defense battalion, and although I have read a few sentences, I am powerless. Every general here is stronger than me, and their skills are higher than mine!
The emperor's order is in the body, I am here to serve as the garrison of the city defense battalion, and I am not so much leading everyone to run an errand, but rather to say that I am here to run an errand for everyone!
Nine times out of ten, the errand of our city defense battalion seems simple, but it is not easy. But those outsiders keep saying that we are the children of the squire, that we are the moths of the country. And those proud soldiers and fierce generals who are stationed all over the place are even more inappropriate to us!
Hehe, now I'm here, I hope that during this time when I'm doing errands, I will strengthen the prestige of our city defense battalion, you do a good job, I will wave the flag for you, help you make a name for yourself, everyone work together, out of a few birds, do you think this is good? β
Lu Zheng was wearing a civilian uniform, and he said such a big talk freely, and many hundreds of households looked at each other, in their worldview, a lecture like Lu Zheng was simply incredible.
Is Lu Zheng here to be an official? Which official talks to his subordinates like that? You must know that although the city defense camp is a place where powerful people gather, after all, it is the guard of the Son of Heaven, and the rank is still very strict, and the discipline is also very strict. Although there are often infighting in the army, these struggles are all in the dark, and on the bright side, everyone is like a mountain of military orders, and there is absolutely no irregularity.
But now Lu Zheng's words completely subverted some of the things that everyone usually adheres to, and Lu Zheng said what everyone wanted to express in their hearts, but there was no way to express it. Lu Zheng scratched everyone's itch. What do these powerful people dislike the most? The most disgusting thing is that others treat them as squirrel, and do not regard them as soldiers who can stand up to the sky and the earth and can fight well.
In addition, the city defense battalion basically had no chance to fight, and the usual credit was for the Praetorian Guard. When the guards make mistakes, the city defense battalion often has to be punished, so few people outside the city defense camp can understand the suffering. Lu Zheng can say these words, everyone resonates, Lu Zheng wants to lead everyone to raise their eyebrows, although they may not be able to do it, but everyone is very interested in it.
The atmosphere finally eased up a bit, and everyone felt a lot more pleasing to the eye when they looked at Lu Zheng, of course, the vigilance in their hearts was still unabated. It's just that Lu Zheng's next words completely dispelled everyone's doubts, and he said:
"Isn't it weird to look at my official uniform! Yes, the errand that the emperor asked me to do was the errand of the General Political Department, and I am the deputy envoy of the General Administration! The envoy is the prime minister, and you say how heavy the burden is on my shoulders? So, let me give you a confession, that is, I may have to entrust the two generals Duan and Zuo to take charge of our city defense battalion.
But there is one thing, everyone can find me if they are short of money, everyone can find me when they are trained and angry, and everyone can find me when they are in trouble!
I heard that last year's Keju competition in our capital, the city defense battalion was beaten very badly, this is not, I am now here to say a word, this year we smashed a lot of silver, and you will give me a special backbone elite soldiers, we will specifically attack Keju, we must raise our eyebrows in the capital Keju, what do you say? β
"Good! Lord Lu's statement is so good! In the crowd, the hearty hundred households immediately applauded, and they exchanged their heads with each other.
Don't think that the city defense battalion is all a fool, their life is better, they are not short of money, and they can do nonsense. In fact, most of the children of these families are concubines who cannot inherit the title at home, or who have been ostracized, and there are probably many people like Lu Zheng.
The eldest son of a real big family, the family will concentrate resources on training and training, where will he be thrown into the city defense camp at this age to eat? Lu Zheng himself was born as a concubine and knows the living conditions of his concubine best.
Not to mention a concubine, when he was in Yangzhou, what about a concubine like Zhang Jing? Isn't there a shortage of money or silver in hand?
Lu Zheng has a large number of industries in his hands, and these industries are getting bigger and bigger like a snowball, these things are the magic weapons in his hands, and they can be used at a critical time, and it is not a problem for a city defense battalion to attack them.
The trip to the city defense camp was very pleasant, and Lu Zheng immediately decided to have a banquet for all the thousands and hundreds of households in the city defense camp in the evening, and the location was set at the Jinshui River. Lu Zheng put on a full show and let everyone eat, drink and have fun to their heart's content, and for a while, the relationship between colleagues at all levels in the city defense battalion and him seemed to be getting closer in an instant.
After all, Lu Zheng said that he doesn't care about everyone's business, and he can be everyone's financial backstage, and he can also help everyone raise their eyebrows, who wouldn't want to do such things?
Even Zuo and Duan no longer have the previous hostility towards Lu Zheng, and they feel that Lu Zheng is a lot more pleasing to the eye, so this banquet is naturally enjoyable and happy for all parties!
Lu Zheng, who was concerned by all parties in the capital, took office and passed gently and skillfully, but the matter obviously would not be solved so easily, and there were many pairs of eyes staring at him in the capital!
The princess's mansion is not far from the east gate of the palace, the eldest princess called the county lord of Long Qian'er to her own mansion today, the eldest princess likes to listen to operas, and the house has built an excellent drama garden, and the major drama troupes in the capital are basically frequent visitors to the princess's mansion.
In addition to Long Qian'er, who was invited to listen to the play today, there was also Duan Linxi, and the other person was Man Wenbo. Duan Linxi's eyes when he looked at the eldest princess were very hot, while Man Wenbo was like a piece of rotten wood, his eyebrows were lowered and his eyes were pleasing to his eyes, and he didn't say a word for a long time.
Duan Linxi talked exaggeratedly, and reported to the eldest princess in great detail about Lu Zheng's trip to the Hanging Mirror Division. A trace of grief appeared on the eldest princess's delicate face like a jade carving, and she sighed softly and said:
"One meal, a few taels of silver, can be neatly subdued by the gentlemen in the capital, why didn't the palace think of it before? If it was really that simple, shouldn't Lord Duan have become the personal guard of the palace a long time ago? β
Duan Linxi was stunned for a moment, his eyes didn't dare to look at the princess at all, his heart was puffing, puffing, he lowered his head, the eldest princess's mouth let out a silver bell-like laugh, laughing unscrupulously, laughing incomparably ecstasy, this incredibly beautiful woman, at this time, the light was shining, making people dare not look directly......