Chapter 826: Cataclysm and Bullet Pressure Countermeasures

The small school field used to have a very appropriate nickname - ghost sorrow. The reason why there is such a name that sounds chilling is because during the Hongwu period, extremely strict hereditary rules for military positions were set, and when they reached the age of 20, they must compete in the small school field. The two armies of the north and south that swept the world in the Jingyan Rebellion at the beginning, aside from strategy, officers at all levels were extremely brave, and in the final analysis, it was the power of this rule.

At the beginning of Yongle, this rule was still in place, and one after another, there were more than 100 young officers who were not qualified in martial arts who were defeated in the second test, so they were miserable and miserable to be transferred to Gansu and other places.

However, now, although it is the bleak season of early winter, the lush uncles in the summer are now only bare branches, shrunken and shaking with the cold wind; Although the shabby cotton jackets of many people on the field could not block the cold wind, people also clasped their feet with their hands and complained; But the vast majority of people have a relaxed smile on their faces. There is no money in the family, and the money for the hereditary military position is still prepared, after all, it is the money and food for the rest of the life, and no one will be so short-sighted.

According to the grade and the discount, Lu rice can get sixty percent. Thousands of households can get ten stones of rice per month, and one hundred households can get six stones of rice per month, which is not much, but at least they can feed their families. At this time, it is about to rise three poles in the sun, and today's competition is almost over, and everyone who has been holding their silence can't help but talk one after another, and their faces are full of smiles.

"My father died early, take this money and food back, and I can marry a daughter-in-law!"

"No, Jingshi is now marrying a daughter-in-law, and the dowry is not enough for thirty or fifty stone rice, plus the rest of the banquet, and the year's income will all be subsidized!"

"Hey, then you have to go to the peak and not deduct it, if it happens sooner or later, your daughter-in-law will have to marry it in at least a year!"

A few people who knew him were talking energetically, and a sneering voice came out of the cold next to him.

"Do you still want to marry a daughter-in-law, are you dreaming? Just now, there was news over there, saying that Zhang Shilang from the Ministry of War quietly came over to take a look, and he looked down on us, saying that our bows and horses were sparse and the martial arts were poor, and this time we had to play according to the old routine! Don't say that if you attack this military position and take the imperial court, it's good not to fill the army with all of us! ”

A few people who were still talking loudly with joy on their eyebrows were suddenly stunned, and for a while, there were also people listening to the words next to them who came up to ask what was going on, and as soon as the person said loudly, the crowd suddenly exploded. As a result, no one cared about the quiet rules of the small school competition, and the surrounding area suddenly boiled over.

People's hearts are good and evil, Zhang Yue has been in officialdom for many years, not to mention seeing it thoroughly, but he is always a little wary of things. Fang Jing asked for help just now, and although he agreed after thinking about it for a while, he still kept an eye on it. Seeing from a distance that Fang Jing stepped forward and said a few words, he was immediately helped away by someone, and he was immediately alerted. Hu Qi, who came with him, even glanced at a strong man beside him. Seeing this, the strong man immediately quietly retreated, beckoned from the big locust tree on the other side, and immediately a few people covered it.

Sure enough, after a short while, Zhang Yue saw that the young officers around him were making a commotion, and after a while, they were already boiling, and the noisy complaints and scolding could be heard even if he stood far away. Distinguishing that his name appeared several times, he still had the same face as usual, and Hu Qi, who accompanied him on the side, was not so relaxed.

"My lord, do you want to leave ...... first?"

"No, there are more than 100 people here, since they are well prepared, just watch it."

Zhang Yue stopped Hu Qi, and immediately stood there with his hands crossed, looking coldly at the small school field that seemed to be boiling water. After the noisy and shouting completely interfered with the competition in the field, I saw that there was finally a soap subordinate over there and struck the gong, and then I saw an official wearing a black gauze hat and a blue official robe stand up. Although he couldn't see his face clearly from a distance, after all, he had seen it many times in the yamen of the Ministry of War, and it was Shang Yong.

"Let's go, let's go up and hear what he has to say!"

After saying this, Zhang Yue immediately stepped forward quickly. Although Hu Qi was 10,000 unwilling, seeing that Niu Dare and a few other guards had already followed, he could only catch up quickly, and gestured again and again to some of the subordinates who had been sent around him. Still, there was something up and down in his heart. The kung fu of those young children is indeed sparse, but after all, there are many people, if there is really a big riot, it is Zhang Yue who is in charge, and there is no benefit in making things bigger.

Because Zhang Yue deliberately changed his clothes when he came out today, although it was not quite the same as those young people's jackets, it was not conspicuous in the crowd. Coupled with the tall people in front of him, he was even more afraid of being seen, so after standing still, he observed Shang Yong and Zhou Ping'an from the gaps in their heads. At this time, the distance was closer, and he noticed that Zhou Ping'an seemed to be sitting there with no master, while Shang Yong, who was standing, was calm and unhurried, and even showed a bit of fierceness when he spoke.

"The school field is more important, what is the noise!"

"Master Shang, some people said that Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of War came to take a look, and said that today's competition results are not counted, and they have to start again, is it true!"

"If you fail to pass the re-test, you will have to fill the army, but there is such a thing!"

"Our military positions are all made by grandpa Lao Tzu, why did he say that he would be reformed!"

In the face of the angry people, the corners of Shang Yong's mouth showed a smile that others could not detect, and then his face sank: "Nonsense, where is there such a thing, how can you believe people's words!" ”

"Master Shang, don't talk about those lies to fool us, I just saw someone come forward to talk to you! If you don't give an accurate word, let's all go into the city and go to the yamen of the military department to reason! ”

"The annual competition of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War is a multi-year system, and it is not something that can be changed by a court official. Besides, the Wuxuan Division is in charge of Zhang Shangshu, and the Wuxuan Division is directly in charge. Zhang Shilang sent someone over, saying that this competition was child's play, but he had been doing this for many years, so naturally there was no reason to change it at will. Today's competition has ended, and Zhou Yuanwai and I will report this list immediately, and we will fight for it on the basis of reason......"

Shang Yongzheng was speaking, and a loud voice like a broken gong came from the crowd: "Don't listen to him, we can't just wait for the top to remove our military positions and fill the army!" Go to the city and go to the military department to reason! ”

As soon as he shouted like this, there was a response from behind him. Seeing that the situation was becoming more and more uncontrollable, Shang Yong came down from above to persuade him, and before he could say a few words with false affection, he only heard a sharp sound of breaking the air in front of him. He was stunned when he felt something fly past his ears, and then he heard a loud chime, and he didn't know what happened to hit the gong. For a while, many people turned their heads to look back, and Shang Yong was no exception.

However, just at a glance, Shang Yong saw Zhang Yue, who was surrounded by several people, and next to him was standing with a bow and a big man. Seeing Zhang Yue's eyes calmly looking at him, he couldn't help but think of the situation when Fang Jing came to deliver the word just now, and the originally hot vest actually had a chilling feeling.

Peng Shisan's wife and children are now hot on the kang, and Zhang Yue does not disturb him to live a quiet life on weekdays, only let him go to the mansion every three or five times to train the new guards with Zhang Bu and a few of them, and he no longer asks people to go out with him. Yesterday, it was after listening to Hu Qi say this that he called Peng Shisan. At this time, seeing that his arrow shocked the audience, he couldn't help but nod happily.

"Lao Peng, after so many years, your archery skills have never been left behind. Can the British public praise you for not being old? ”

"I'm not old yet, what do you say the sword is not old. Besides, I don't want to overshadow the younger generation when I'm not old enough. ”

The surroundings were quiet, and the conversation between the two was naturally enough for everyone to hear clearly. The originally somewhat turbulent crowd was looking at the few people here with surprise on their faces at this time, while Shang Yong's face was completely pale, seeing Zhang Yue walking towards him slowly with his hands behind his back, he only felt that his head was blank, and he didn't even know what kind of expression to show appropriately.

"It seems that it is almost about to cause chaos, Shang is in charge, I am not late, right?"

Zhang Yue saw Shang Yong muttering and wanted to say something, so he turned around and looked at the people behind him. At first, I just looked at it from a distance, and I just thought that the colors were extremely funny, but now on closer inspection, this variety of loops cannot but be moved—some of them are spliced together by several pieces of cloth of the same color; Some of them can no longer see their true colors, and they feel greasy and greasy without touching them; Some are simply remade from other old clothes, and some say they are twenty, and they are at most thirteen or fourteen years old.

"Weren't you just talking about it? I am Zhang Yue, the left squire of the military department. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone who had some guesses below was in an uproar. Zhang Yue didn't continue, just watched these people go from whispering to talking to each other, to talking, and finally to being eerily quiet. Seeing that many people's faces were full of nervousness, resentment, or other inexplicable emotions, he laughed lightly, and his face immediately turned pale.

"Who told you that today's results don't count? Who told you to re-compete on a later date, and those who fail will be recruited immediately? And who told you that I would remove you from your hereditary ranks? ”

Although the voice was not high, as the wave was like a wave of questioning, Zhang Yue took two steps forward. Seeing that the first few people in front of him were hurriedly retreating, he was even more determined in his heart, knowing that they were at least afraid of their own weight, so he sneered: "I did come from the Yamen of the Ministry of War after finishing things early, and I wanted to see what talents could emerge in the annual competition, but I was a little disappointed just now, so I sent someone to ask Shang in charge, whether it was this year or every year." It's just such a sentence, and it's surprising that so many rumors can be spread! ”

The people around were silent for a while, and finally someone couldn't help but ask, "Your Excellency, will you really remove our military position?" ”

Zhang Yue didn't answer this question directly, but looked at the thin young man who was arched in front of him, and said with a slight smile: "I remember, just now a total of more than a dozen people practiced riding and archery, and you hit one out of three arrows." I ask you, how long have you been practicing? ”

The young man was dressed in a gray jacket, and he didn't know what was going on, and his sleeves were rolled up, revealing his strong and tight forearms. Hearing that Zhang Yue still remembered his previous riding and archery results, and asked such a straightforward question, his face suddenly turned red, and then he said honestly: "The little family is poor and can't afford to buy a horse, so he just borrowed someone else's horse to practice for a while." This bow and arrow was handed down by Lao Tzu back then, and the bowstring is no longer very good. If this is in hand, the villain can shoot a target a hundred paces away when he is standing. ”

By the last sentence, his voice was much louder. Zhang Yue looked at his confident appearance, and nodded: "Take your bow and arrows and take a look." ”

Seeing Peng Shisan take the things and hand them over, Zhang Yue took a look at it casually and saw that it was already a bow that had been used for many years, and it was also marked with the number of the ordnance supervisor and the craftsman on it. He counted on his fingers, it was the weapon he had before he first entered the Arsenal Division. At that time, the Armory Superintendent and the Arsenal Division were not the ones who had been rectified later, and even if the bow was in good condition, the accuracy was limited, so he personally handed it back to him at a glance and nodded again.

"It's good to be able to use a bow like this to shoot one out of three."

He was only a compliment, and the young man immediately raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly bowed his head in thanks. At this time, the other people around were envious, jealous, and disdainful, and the buzzing discussion became louder, but they covered up the previous riots and so on. Shang Yong, who was ranked at the outermost level, saw this scene, couldn't help but clench his fists hard, and put his hands behind his back to secretly make a gesture.

If it is just to track him and Zhou Ping'an for accepting bribes, it will be repaid, looking at Zhang Yue's calm and relaxed appearance, don't have insight into more previous situations! This side can't stand up to investigation, unless it is covered up with something bigger, otherwise his official position and life will not be mentioned, and even his family will not be able to protect it!

Zhang Yue didn't have long eyes behind his back, and he couldn't take care of the two people of the Wuxuan Division at this time. Seeing that the passionate crowd sentiment had gone down for more than half of the time, he slowed down his tone and said, "I am really dissatisfied with today's competition. But many of you are elders and younger siblings, and there are not a few people who have no time to practice martial arts because of their poor families. Even if you are not satisfied for a while, I will not casually dismiss your fathers and grandfathers from their military positions. I plan to suggest to the emperor that martial arts should be established in Beijing, and that all young officers who inherit military positions should go to martial arts for two years to train seriously. The elders left you a hundred households and thousands of households, so you don't want to become the commander of the capital? ”

Hearing this, Hu Qi, who was following Zhang Yue's side, couldn't help but be surprised. He only reported the matter to Zhang Yue yesterday, and he had already come up with a countermeasure?