(I have a fever, my head is dizzy, I may not be the second more today, forgive me, brothers!) ）

The Ming Dynasty is so big, there are only four important passes, which are none other than Jiliao and Xuanda. The governor of Xuanda, who commanded the Xuanfu and Datong armies, fought against the Tatars in the north, commanded the Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, and the Jiliao governor of the army in the Xingcheng area against the Jurchens outside the northeast.

The three major Jurchen departments of the Hongzhi Dynasty: Jianzhou Jurchen, Haixi Jurchen, and Savage Jurchen, although there were constant wars between the three major departments, they were still respectful to the Ming Dynasty, so the border customs that worried Zhu Youzhu the most were the steppe Tatars outside Xuanfu and Datong.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" 67 records: "...... Therefore, in the end of the Ming Dynasty, the border defense is very heavy. From Yalu in the east, to Jiayu in the west, stretching for thousands of miles, dividing the land to guard. At the beginning, Liaodong, Xuanfu, Datong, Yansui four towns were set up, followed by Ningxia, Gansu, Jizhou three towns, and Taiyuan General Army ruled the head pass, and the trilateral government was stationed in Guyuan, also known as the two towns, which was nine sides. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, Xuanfu Town was the nearest military town to the Beijing Division, and its military position was extremely important, and it was the "head of the nine towns" of the Great Wall, known as the "Beijing Division Lock Key", "Shenjing Pinghan", "Great Wall Fortress", "Border Town" and so on. There is a saying that "the nine sides of the Chong should count the Xuanfu".

The geographical location of Xuanfu Town is important because of its proximity to Beijing, and almost all of the Tatar forces living in the north and northwest of Xuanfu Town passed through it when they threatened the Beijing Division, and Xuanfu became the most important peripheral stronghold in the northwest of the Beijing Division;

The second reason is that once Xuanfu Town is lost, Beijing's defense line will be left with Juyong Pass. Generally speaking, as long as the troops are close to the Juyong Pass, the situation in Kyoto is very critical, and as long as the invaders break through the defense line of Xuanfu Town, it will be easier to conquer the Juyong Pass.

Therefore, Xuanfu Town, which is nominally the second line of defense of Beijing, has in fact become the last line of defense to defend Beijing. The Ming court's large-scale military operations against the Tatars were almost always based in Xuanfu Town.

Xuanfu is so important, so the imperial court stationed heavy troops here, Xuanfu has become an important resting place and armament storage place for the defenders of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, which not only has a chief military officer, but also a thousand households in Jinyiwei, responsible for picketing military discipline.

The chief military officer, the prefect and the Jinyi Wei Qianhu in the Xuanfu controlled each other and constrained each other, but the profits were moving, and money could make the hostile sides put aside their prejudices and work together to make money.

There are not a few military salaries and equipment that the imperial court transfers to Xuanfu and Datong every year, but no matter how much money there is, it can't carry so many hands stretched inside, so in the end, there are very few salaries and armor that can be distributed to the low-level soldiers.

At this time, outside the gate of Xuanfu, a group of people and horses were waiting quietly, which caused the officers and soldiers guarding the city to be very surprised.

"Mr. Zhang, this time the imperial court sent Lord Qincha here, is it really just to discuss with the Tatars about opening a fang market? Could there be any other purpose......"

It was Zhou Shuo, the prefect of Xuanfu, who spoke, and next to him stood a middle-aged man with a black face and a short beard, who was Zhang Jincheng, the chief soldier of Xuanfu. Not far from them stood a young man, wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife at his waist, with an indifferent expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

Zhang Jincheng glanced at the young man and said lightly: "You need to ask Shen Qianhu about this, after all, it is his boss, the pacification envoy of Jinyiwei, who came." ”

Zhou Shuo smiled bitterly: "My lord, don't you know this Shen Xiaoqun yet?" It's been almost two months since I've been here, and I haven't heard him say a word, and he stays at home every day, and I don't know what he wants to do......"

Not only Zhou Shuo was puzzled, but even Zhang Jincheng was puzzled, it was common for Jinyi Wei to change guards, but the new Jinyi Wei Qianhu was different from the past. The thousands of households who came in the past either attached themselves to Zhou and Zhang, or turned against the two of them after knowing some things, no matter what the situation, Zhang Jincheng and Zhou Shuo had a way to deal with it.

And this Shen Xiaoqun is like a turtle hiding in a shell, not speaking, not doing things, not expressing his position, making people incomprehensible, and being called a strange person by all the officers and soldiers in the Xuan Mansion.

It would be nothing if Zhang Jincheng and Zhou Shuo were upright, but some of the things they did couldn't be poked out, otherwise the sky would collapse.

Zhang Jincheng was silent for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "No matter what the purpose of the Qincha here is, we can't let our guard down, if it is...... If you find out that he has any special moves, then find a way to get rid of him, we can't afford to gamble, and losing will be the lives of hundreds of people in the family.

There is also this Shen Xiaoqun, send people to keep an eye on his every move in the past two days, and not let him have private contact with Lord Qincha, maybe he is also a scourge, and when Qincha is gone, we still have to find a way to let him die at the hands of the Tatars, so as not to leave trouble...... Look, the guard of honor has arrived! ”

Everyone looked into the distance, only to see a pair of people and horses coming, holding a banner in front, Zhou Shuo's eyes were sharp, and he read: "Qinzhao Beizhen Fu envoy to the court doctor Cao, sure enough, it is Lord Qincha, let's hurry up!" ”

Qian Ning rode a horse and walked in front, and when he saw a group of people coming over, he shouted, "Who is coming?" ”

"The last general, Zhang Jincheng, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, paid a visit to Lord Qincha!"

Cao Wei walked out of the carriage, saw the battle in front of him, and said with a smile: "Colleagues, you are polite, although Cao Wei is for Qincha, but after all, he is young and can't afford to be greeted by so many border officials, come on, let's go into the city and talk!" ”

The enthusiasm of Lord Qincha made Zhang Jincheng and Zhou Shuo breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, if the Qincha who came this time has been cold-faced and black-faced, they will be rough and rude. It's just that in this way, the matter will be big, after all, if something happens to the Qin Cha in the Xuanfu, the Son of Heaven will definitely be furious, and then send someone to investigate thoroughly......

Now it seems that this Qincha is very knowledgeable, and he knows that the strong dragon can't suppress the ground snake, so he lowered his posture. is so sensible and tactful, it is no wonder that Qin Cha was able to sit on the position of the pacification envoy at a young age, and was deeply favored by His Majesty to send envoys to the border pass.

Zhang Jincheng laughed and said: "My lord, you are an angel, an envoy of the Son of Heaven, and you can naturally afford to be a subordinate on behalf of the Son of Heaven!" ”

Qin Cha and the chief military officer were so harmonious, the accompanying officials all smiled knowingly, but Shen Xiaoqun, who was a member of the Jinyi Guard, frowned slightly, and then eased down.

However, he was still noticed by Lord Qincha, and Qincha snorted coldly: "Who is this colleague?" I met the Birdman...... No, seeing that the angel was so indifferent, he really didn't know how to be polite! ”

Zhou Shuo's face was overjoyed, and he stepped forward and arched his hand: "Lord Qincha, this is your subordinate, Lord Shen of Qianhu Shen Xiaoqun." Don't be surprised, this Shen Qianhu is this temper, he is a little arrogant on weekdays, and he is not happy to greet others. ”

The words sounded like a plea for Shen Xiaoqun, but as long as the scheming officials present heard the provocative meaning, they secretly said in their hearts that this Shen Xiaoqun was probably going to be unlucky.

Sure enough, Lord Qincha walked up to Shen Xiaoqun, patted him lightly on the shoulder with his hand, and said with a smile: "It's good for young people to have a temper, but it's easy to break if it's just right, it's better to be rigid and soft!" ”

Shen Xiaoqun's face was angry, but he was angry but did not speak, lowered his head, and seemed to be extremely aggrieved. Lord Qincha laughed loudly, then got into the carriage again, and swept into Xuanfu City......