In the next few days, Yang Congyi carefully studied the records of the meritorious deeds reported by the forbidden troops stationed in Chuzhou, Nanjianzhou, and Quanzhou, and then learned about the situation of the garrisons in Sanzhou from Master Sun, and made necessary preparations for this trip.

A meal of 60 yuan of wine, in exchange for the opportunity, and Master Sun in the secret room to discuss and verify the merits, in just half an hour, the harvest is very rich.

After the houses outside the city were also arranged, Lin'an had no worries.

On the second day of the fifth month, Yang Congyi received the letter of passage from the army in front of the palace, and went to the warehouse to withdraw the minister's money, and left Lin'an on the same day, crossing the Qiantang River to the south.

From north to south, the first stop of the trip is Chuzhou.

Chuzhou is in the west of Wenzhou, south of Wuzhou, south of Jianning Mansion, not far from Lin'an, only seven or eight hundred miles. Yang Congyi went south to Quanzhou several times a few years ago, that is, he took the road of Wuzhou, Chuzhou, Jianningfu, Fuzhou, and Quanzhou.

He has already marked on the map where he checked this time, and it was all on the way to Quanzhou.

There are a lot of military horses in the front division of the palace, all of them are excellent grassland horses, Yang Congyi's trip to Beijing is two months, thousands of miles, and there will naturally be good horses for him to choose.

Good horses take the official road, and it is three or four hundred miles a day.

Chuzhou, Dragoon Barracks.

Under the leadership of the general, the army practiced the military formation over and over again, and every time a shot was stabbed, the loud and neat drill slogan could be transmitted far away from the barracks, and the frightened birds did not dare to approach the barracks within a hundred feet.

The commander of the dragoon army was in the yamen two or three miles away from the barracks at the moment, and his expression was a little anxious.

"Where is Lord Yang?" The ruler is restless and walks back and forth.

Joining the army said: "An hour ago, the spy came to report that he had been fifty miles away from the state city, and it is estimated that he has gone to the state city at this time." ”

"Got everything to do?" The control is pacing non-stop.

Joining the army said: "Don't worry, I went to Lin'an last month to visit the door in person, and there will be absolutely no problem." ”

"That's good, I've been grinding in Chuzhou for many years, not to mention the merits, but also hard work, I don't dare to think about anything else, if I can be promoted to the observer, I will be satisfied, even if I retire, I can get by on the face."

Joined the army and said: "It is said that with the qualifications of an adult, he should have been promoted to an observer envoy a long time ago, but the court has been dragging it out, and the last general really can't figure it out." ”

The commander said: "It's right if you can't figure it out, the imperial court is not fighting now, what are so many officials promoted." With that, he sat down, took a glass of water, and drank it in one gulp.

"My lord, I heard that Lord Yang, who came to verify his merits this time, was only transferred to the front of the palace last month, and he is not very old, I don't know if he will intentionally make things difficult."

"Where did Lord Yang serve before, do you have any news?"

"The last general has inquired in Lin'an, but he has not found any news, so he is sure that he did not serve in the forbidden army before, and it is likely that he came from other places."

"I don't know where it came from, it's really troublesome, if he comes to make trouble, even if Lin'an is ready, I'm afraid my wish for further progress will be disappointed." The ruler stood up again and began to move.

After a while, he ordered: "Lord Yang has come all the way from Lin'an, and he should rest in the city tonight, so you should visit first." With that, he took out two silver bills and handed them to the soldier.

As a result, the soldier had just received the silver money in his hand, and before he could put it away, he heard the sergeant report outside the house: "Lord Commander, Lord Yang of the palace has arrived outside the barracks." ”

When the commander heard this, the expression on his face changed greatly.

"My lord, it seems that this Lord Yang is not easy to deal with." Join the army and hand back the silver bills.

The commander sat back in his chair, ignored the silver money handed back, and after a little silence, ordered: "You go to the barracks to meet this Lord Yang first, and find out." ”

"Yes, sir."

Join the army and take the order, turn around and leave.

After confirming the passage signal, Yang Congyi was quickly welcomed into the camp and accompanied by a general.

The drill on the martial arts arena was not interrupted by Yang Congyi's appearance, and under the scorching sun, the drill was dusty and sweaty.

Yang Congyi looked at the intensity of the forbidden army's drills, and was secretly frightened, the forbidden army is the forbidden army, and it is really much stricter and harder than the Xuanwei army.

"How long does the Dragoon have to practice every day for military formation training like this?"

The general replied: "I have to practice for at least three hours a day, no matter how windy or rainy, it will not be interrupted." ”

Yang Congyi smiled and asked, "It's rainy and windy this season, do you really never interrupt the exercise?" ”

The school blushed and replied with a squeak: "Not really, if it rains heavily and the wind blows, people can't stand still, so they can not practice." ”

This is like the words, if it is really never interrupted all year round, then what kind of strong will the forbidden army become.

Accompanied by the general, Yang Congyi walked around the edge of the martial arts arena, staring at the soldiers who were training, he had been in contact with some of the Great Song Forbidden Army, what the level was, he really didn't know, but judging from the momentum of these soldiers with guns, they should not be too weak, and they were all elite and strong generals.

"Is this a complete command force?" After going around the field, Yang Congyi stood aside.

"Yes, sir. This martial arts arena is only so big that it can only be used by one commander to practice together, and no more will work. "The school will go back.

"As soon as the dragoon army is commanded, how many troops are there in general?" Yang Congyi asked again.

The general didn't think about it, so he replied: "A commander has always been five hundred people, and the same is true for the dragoons. ”

"Oh, it doesn't seem to be enough to train in the field, it's a hundred and twenty people short." Yang Congyi turned his head and smiled.

The general was suddenly a little nervous, and quickly explained: "Maybe some of them have been transferred away to assist the yamen on errands." ”

"Do the dragoons often have to assist the yamen on errands? What are the general errands? Yang Congyi continued to ask.

"I don't know much about this, where we can manage the top, they won't tell us how they want to transfer people, as long as people don't lose them. As for what to do, I really don't know. The general continued to explain, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

Seeing this, Yang Congyi smiled: "You don't have to be nervous, I'll just ask." How many commanders do you have in this barracks? ”

The general thought for a moment and replied: "Most of the dragoons are stationed in other places, and there are only three commanders outside the city of Chuzhou, and this military camp generally has two commanders, and the other commander is in the command of the yamen, but sometimes the troops on both sides will be mobilized, and they are not fixed. ”

"Okay, thank you. Take me for a walk around the barracks. ”

Hearing this request, the general suddenly became even more nervous, and did not refuse or agree.

"What, what's the difficulty?" Yang Congyi smiled slightly.

"No, the soldiers' barracks are too messy, the smell is strong, and now it's summer, and no one can get in at all, and besides, their barracks are nothing to look at, so forget it." The general school explained and persuaded at the same time.

"Yes, my lord, it's so hot, why don't we find a place to have a cup of tea." Yang Congyi was about to ask again, when he suddenly heard a voice from his side, turned his head to look, and saw that the man was in his thirties, dressed in armor and neatly dressed, and he was also a general.

"I don't know what Your Excellency is called?" Yang Congyi turned around.

The man raised his hand and clenched his fist and replied: "The last general's surname is Li, he commanded the Yamen to join the army, and he has seen Lord Yang!" ”

"Li joined the army, you came at the right time, should the barracks where the soldiers live be kept clean to prevent the spread of disease or the plague?" Yang Congyi immediately asked.

Li replied: "What Lord Yang said is that there are many soldiers living in the barracks, and if they are not clean, they will indeed get sick, and the dragoons dare not be sloppy, and they have always asked the commanders to pay attention to cleaning the barracks. ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Since Li Senjun knows that the barracks must be cleaned, and the Dragoons have been emphasizing, how did you just say that the barracks smell heavy and people can't get in?" ”

"Adults don't know, the climate in the south is different from the north, the north is rainy and dry, the south is rainy and humid, the barracks do not get the sun all the year round, when it rains heavily, there will be stagnant water, it is all mud, and it becomes mud when you step on it, it is very damp, so that even if you clean it diligently, the smell inside is not clean. However, if the court can allocate some money and let us lay the floor of the barracks with tiles, the barracks should have less unpleasant smell. Li replied unhurriedly.

"I see, it's Yang who is shallow." Yang Congyi said with a smile.

Li Shenjun replied: "Actually, it's no wonder that adults, if adults can stay in Chuzhou for a longer period of time, they can learn more about the climate here." ”

"Hahaha...... Li joins the army, this is going to be Yang's army! Yang Congyi smiled unconsciously.

Li Senjun replied: "Don't dare, the adult has a heavy responsibility, and no matter how bold the general is, he will not dare to keep it, delaying the adult's trip." However, if you don't stay here for a night or two and learn more about Chuzhou, wouldn't it be a hard trip? ”

"Oh, what does Li think I should know here?" Yang Congyi felt that this Li joined the army very interestingly, and between his words, he found that he was not a simple person, I am afraid that he is the right-hand man of the dragoon army.

Li Shenjun said: "Although Chuzhou is not too far from Lin'an, the difference between the customs and customs here and Lin'an is still not small. ”

After speaking, seeing that Yang Congyi did not respond, he immediately said: "My lord, you see that this military camp is full of dust, and the smoke and dust go straight to the inside of the nose, let's find a place to sit, drink a cup of tea, take a cool, and by the way, also wash the eight hundred miles of dust for the adult, what do you think?" ”

The drill in the martial arts arena continued, and every step the soldiers took stirred up countless dust, and they were not far away, and they were indeed a little choked.

Yang Congyi is not a masochist, he only came to the barracks to confirm some of his conjectures about the forbidden army. Now that I've seen it almost, it's really not necessary to stand by the barracks anymore.

"Okay, Li joins the army for a long time and is the lord in Chuzhou, Yang is a guest from afar, the guest is the host, Li joins the army, please." Yang Congyi smiled and replied very simply.