After eating breakfast on the street, Yang Congyi came to the front of the palace unhurriedly, no surprise, today he was the first to arrive, and the door was still closed.

After waiting for a long time, I saw a person walking slowly, and after a closer look, it was Feng Chen.

Yang Congyi immediately raised his hand and smiled: "Lord Feng, it's early, have you eaten?" ”

Feng Chen walked a few steps quickly, raised his hand and replied, "I've eaten at home." Lord Yang came early enough, a quarter of an hour or half an hour in advance. ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "No way, I live too far, don't go early, if there is a delay on the road, I will be late." ”

After Feng Chen approached, he stood in front of the door and asked casually, "Where does Lord Yang live now?" I have to come every day, and it's not convenient to live too far away. ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "No way, the price of Lin'an is too high, and the more you go to the south of the city, the more you can't afford to live, so you can only find an inn in Qiantang County, temporarily settle down, and wait for this month's salary, and find a suitable place to live." Does Lord Feng know of any cheap places to rent nearby? ”

Feng Chen shook his head and said, "This is stumped for me." However, as far as I know, the nearby houses are not cheap, you need a certain status to rent, you need to have a fourth-grade official position or above to be qualified, and even the former and deputy commanders of the palace live two miles away, we can only think about it. ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "It seems that the lower official can only rent outside the city." ”

Feng Chen said: "It's also a way, the houses outside the city are much cheaper than those in the city." ”

Hearing this, Yang Congyi was slightly surprised, he just said casually, is there really an official living outside Lin'an City? With such a big Lin'an City, even officials have nowhere to stay? This really made him unbelievable, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty were very rich, when he was a nine-rank official before, plus the dispatch, there were twenty or thirty yuan per month, and the eighth, seventh, and sixth-grade officials should be more generous, right?

"I don't know how to rent a house outside the city, and how much does it cost? When Xia Guan planned to rest, he moved out of the inn, and staying in the inn was not a long-term solution. Yang Congyi sincerely asked, for the accommodation problem, first understand some news, and it is good to know it.

Feng Chen said: "This is not easy to say, as far as I know, the closer to Lin'an City, the higher the price, within one mile, the annual rent of a small courtyard is about 300 guan, the annual rent of the second courtyard is about 800 guan, and the annual rent of the third courtyard is not less than 2,000 guan." If you don't have any family background, you can live farther, three miles and five miles away, the house is very cheap, and it is convenient to buy a carriage with the money you save and get in and out of the city. ”

Hearing this, Yang Congyi suddenly had a bottom in his heart, the housing prices outside the city are high like that, there is no need to think about it in the city, at present, it seems that he can only rent three or five miles away from Lin'an City, and he can't afford the rent when he lives close to it, and it is also seriously inconsistent with his background and Yulu.

"Thank you, Lord Feng." Yang Congyi smiled with a smile.

Feng Chen said: "Working together in the front of the palace, you don't have to be so polite if you look down and don't look up." ”

The two chatted for a while, and with a squeak, the door of the temple secretary opened.

"Let's go." Feng Chen went up the stairs first and walked into the door.

Today, there are still only Yang Congyi and Feng Chen outside the front of the palace, and the others are nowhere to be seen, maybe they will come on time, maybe they will be late, who knows, it's enough to be their own, he doesn't care what the others do.

Without the key, the gate of the Military Records Office was still locked.

The front division of the palace, Yang Congyi is not familiar with it at all, he sat in the house for a day yesterday and didn't go anywhere, so it was naturally impossible for him to wander around casually early in the morning, or go to talk to Lord Feng about something.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Sun Miao strolled over.

"It's morning, Lord Sun." Yang Congyi raised his hand to say hello.

"Lord Yang earlier." After Sun Miao casually gave up his hand, he took out the key and opened the door.

The two entered the house one after another, and each sat down in front of the bookcase.

Sun Miao picked up the booklet in front of the bookcase and began to be busy with her own affairs, ignoring Yang Congyi, and without any arrangements or prompts.

"Lord Sun, the military case officer's office is very spacious, and other people don't work here?" Yang Congyi looked around, and finally couldn't help but ask, there are five or six hundred thousand troops to be managed in front of the palace, and there must be more than two of them who have to do errands, where are the others? If there is no one, there is really something wrong with the military case, and they must not be used to death.

Sun Miao raised her head and replied: "Master Zhang has been in poor health for the past few days, he has asked for leave and is temporarily recuperating at home, and everyone else is working in other places, and he will not return to Lin'an for a while." ”

Yang Congyi nodded and said, "So that's the case, the lower officials still thought that there were only you and me in this military case." ”

Sun Miao said: "There is a case of a soldier in front of the palace, how can there be only two people. Lord Yang, in the past few days, you have to take a look at all the military meritorious reports in front of you, and it is estimated that you will start to verify them next month. ”

Yang Congyi said well, and then asked: "The lower officer read some yesterday, and the meritorious reports of the commanders of each army are very detailed, how else can we verify them?" ”

Sun Miao said: "Their report is very detailed, but we can't judge the authenticity, so we can't pass the review at will." There are many troops in the front division of the palace, and although they cannot all of them be examined, they have to select a part of them for on-the-spot verification every year, and they spend almost four months every year to verify their merits. Only those who have passed the review can be reported to the errand and grinding the investigation case, as the basis for promotion and transfer, this matter is more urgent, and all armies will also issue a reminder. ”

Yang Congyi had a lot of questions in his heart, and asked again: "The armies are stationed all over the country, even if they are extracted, they can't verify the commanders of several armies in four months, right?" There is also a meritorious review before he can be transferred and promoted, and he served as a supervisor in the Xuanwei Army before the next officer, but he has never reported his meritorious service, what is the matter with the Xuanwei Military Meritorious Service Award? ”

Sun Miao put down the document in his hand and patiently explained: "On meritorious deeds, this is the cornerstone of military management, meritorious deeds are not clear, rewards and punishments are unclear, and reviewing meritorious deeds is a major matter, from top to bottom, no matter how much the army has, it must also be reviewed." There is a method for verifying the merits of each commander of each army, and the merits reported by each commander are first examined by the commander himself, and then the commanders of each army personally examine and approve them, sign and seal them, and what they need to do is to randomly select one of the meritorious deeds of a command in the army for verification, if there is no problem, the whole army will pass the examination, and if the meritorious service is falsified, all the meritorious deeds of the commander in that year will be invalidated, and the military command or commander will be extended for one year. Every year, the seven or eight armies are selected from the whole army of the front division of the palace, and then one commander is selected from each of the seven and eight armies, and the verification can be completed in four months. After the examination is completed, if there is a problem, punishment will be given, and all other armies will pass the examination and report to the police in a timely manner.

As for the second question you asked, there is a saying called special affairs, the army goes out to fight, the imperial court will generally send a supervising army, and the supervising army not only has the power to supervise the generals of the unified army, but also record the combat process of the whole army, and report to the imperial court in a timely manner, so that the imperial court can grasp the movement of the army at any time and make a correct judgment on the combat situation, and the supervising army will also report the merits of each army and each general while recording the combat process, and the meritorious service reported by the supervising army does not need to be reviewed again, it is already the basis for the court's reward.

Lord Yang supervised the Xuanwei Army to fight in Guangnan, although you are the Xuanwei Army Supervisor, but there is also a Supervision Army in the entire Yongzhou or Guangnan, which was sent by the imperial court from the Privy Council, and his report is the final report, regardless of whether the Xuanwei Army reports meritorious service or not, everything you do is in the control of the imperial court, so the reward for the Xuanwei Army will be very timely. In fact, under normal circumstances, if you win a battle, you will be rewarded within five days, and it will not drag on for three or five months, and the Xuanwei Army is also a special case. ”

After listening to Sun Miao's detailed explanation, Yang Congyi finally understood what was going on with the review of meritorious deeds, and immediately thanked: "Thank you, Lord Sun, for solving your doubts." ”

Sun Miao said: "Lord Yang doesn't have to be polite. Seeing that Yang Congyi had no doubts, he picked up the book and continued to read and mark.

After a while, I only heard Yang Congyi say again: "Lord Sun, the military case is just you and me at the moment, will we go to the various armies to verify the merits next month?" Or will someone else be seconded along? ”

Sun Miao said softly: "Lord Zhang is in poor health, he usually won't go out of Beijing, even if he goes out of Beijing, it won't be too long and too far, and several other people are stationed in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and they will only return to the front of the palace at the end of the year." Lord Yang, let me tell you the truth, the whole military case can only be moved by you and me, and this military case cannot be left unattended, the affairs are complicated all year round, no one is there for three or five days, and it is not okay for a little longer. The time you have been transferred to the front of the palace has not been for a long time, and some complicated affairs are still difficult to deal with, so I can only be on duty in the office. ”

Seeing that Yang Congyi didn't speak, but the expression on his face changed, he immediately said: "It's really boring to stay in the office all day, if it weren't for the allowed, I would rather spend these few months going out for a walk and enjoying the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty, which is better than sitting in the office." He sighed.

Yang Congyi laughed secretly in his heart, after a long time, he was transferred to the front of the palace to run errands, and it would take four months to run, so he was really powerless to complain. But fortunately, he is not a delicate person, nor is he a person who can sit in the office, and there is nothing wrong with going out for a run and having the opportunity to see the forbidden army of the former divisions of the various palaces.

"When Xia Guan was in the Xuanwei Army, he also traveled all year round, and of course it was no problem to go to various places for verification. I just don't know how to choose the target for verification, whether it is selected at random, or can it be selected according to the intent of the military case? Yang Congyi thought about it for a while, and he had doubts in his heart, and immediately wanted to ask clearly.

Sun Miao put down the document again and explained seriously: "It is said that it should be selected immediately, but it is difficult to control the selection immediately, and if it is scattered all over the country, it will be inconvenient to verify." For example, last year, the western side will be inspected, this year the southern side will be inspected, and next year the northern side will be inspected. In short, there is some trouble in the verification of the merits of various armies, and we ourselves must try to minimize the trouble and reduce the difficulty, otherwise all the armies will come to us for trouble after the final deadline for examination. ”

"Where should we check this year?"

"Jiangnan West Road, Liangzhejiang East Road and Fujian Road."

Yang Congyi was suddenly overjoyed, and the looming dark clouds on his face dissipated.