Naturally, the defense of the Qincha Xingyuan is extremely tight, especially since this is a border town, and you have to beware of some Mongolian people acting as assassins or something. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Although the guards outside have not yet been in place because Yang Zhen has just arrived, there are already hundreds of brocade guards and elites of the Beijing camp staring at this big mansion - Yang Zhen is not the original Zhong Yu, and the people of Datong dare not interfere with his guards.

Therefore, as soon as the figure climbed over the courtyard wall and landed on the ground, his whereabouts were discovered, and then seven or eight people surrounded him, and the knives and guns in his hands were aimed at his vital points: "What person? ”

The person who crossed the wall was obviously not prepared for this, and was immediately startled, and then raised his hand: "The last general came to meet him on the order of Lord Qincha, and there is no malice." ”

Few people believed his words, and it seemed that any of the guys who came by order came over the wall added to his suspicions, and suddenly, everyone forced some more, and it seemed that they would take their lives at any time.

At this moment, a brocade guard hurriedly rushed over: "Stop, this person is a guest of the governor, you must not be rude!" ”

"Ah......h

"General Xiao frightened you, and I hope you don't want to be surprised." The person who came hugged his fist, and then led the other party to go inside: "The governor of my family is already waiting for you in the guest hall." ”

This one who came over the wall was Xiao Duo. During the banquet just now, Yang Zhen sent someone to secretly communicate with him, asking him to meet with him later, and at the same time, he didn't want to be discovered. Although I don't know why Yang Zhen made this arrangement, since he ordered it like this, Xiao Duo naturally complied, and this was the misunderstanding just now.

After coming to the guest hall inside, Xiao Duo saw Yang Zhen sitting there very leisurely with a cup of tea, and when he saw himself, he smiled and pointed to the seat in front of him: "Brother Xiao has been saying goodbye for a few years, is it okay?" Let's sit down and talk. ”

"The last general has seen Yang Dudu." Although Yang Zhen seemed very affectionate, Xiao Duo didn't dare to hold it up, so he still saluted according to the rules, and then sat down on the chair: "With the care of the adults, the last general finally returned to the border pass, which is not bad." ”

"Really? That's the best way to do it. Yang Zhen smiled. As far as he knew, Xiao Duo's life here was actually not very easy, because he was not less ostracized by his comrades in the past, and he had nothing to do with it, otherwise with his identity at this time, he should have been more than a guerrilla general by now.

However, since the other party refused to say it, Yang Zhen did not break it, but just exchanged pleasantries with him a little, recalling the situation when the southwest fought side by side three or four years ago. After saying this, the feeling of separation between the two people because they haven't seen each other for a long time has disappeared a lot, after all, they are people who have experienced life and death together, and their friendship is naturally not ordinary and comparable.

After saying these words, Xiao Duo finally couldn't hold back a little, and asked tentatively: "I don't know why the governor ordered the officials to come to meet him?" ”

"Well...... Do you know why I'm here to do it? Yang Zhen was not in a hurry to answer, but asked the other party such a question.

This made Xiao Duo stunned again, and then said honestly: "The last general has heard other people talk about it before, and the fact that the governor is here seems to be related to a dispute between Japan and the DPRK some time ago, talking about many shortcomings in the border army......"

"Not bad." Yang Zhen didn't hide it, and immediately nodded: "Although I am obviously here to inspect and work with the army, in fact, I want to investigate various problems in the border army, so as to have something to target." For example, the number of soldiers has been sharply reduced, corruption in the army, and the problem of some generals privately raising soldiers and horses. ”

Hearing him say this, Xiao Duo's face tightened slightly, and at the same time, he also knew in his heart what Yang Zhen was looking for him, which made him even more uneasy. He finally gained a foothold here, and if he had a dislike with those bosses because of this, it would be difficult to be a man in Datong in the future.

Seeing his nervous appearance, Yang Zhen laughed unconsciously: "It seems that those rumors and everything are true, and there are indeed many diseases in the border army, so that as soon as I mention it, Brother Xiao is already deeply afraid." ”

Xiao Duo, who had seen Yang Zhen's power, knew that he was not the opponent of the other party, so he didn't dare to deny it at this time, and said with a wry smile: "The problem has been going on for a long time, and the last general has nothing to do about it." But my lord, the last general has always behaved in a proper way, but he has never done anything like that. ”

"I really know your personality, otherwise you wouldn't have been buried in Guilin and other poor countryside in the past years." Yang Zhen glanced at the other party comfortingly, and then changed his words and said: "It's just that I didn't expect that, the stumbling times of those years have also worn down your will, Brother Xiao, to this day's attitude." I remember right, it was because you couldn't get used to the actions of your boss that you were sent to the southwest. ”

"I ......" I didn't expect Yang Zhen to remember what he said many years ago, which made Xiao Duo both moved and a little ashamed, and he lowered his head unconsciously, not daring to meet Yang Zhen's gaze.

In fact, he had no other choice to make such a compromise, otherwise he would never have his own day in the army here, and he would even encounter a greater disaster than before.

"I understand your concerns, but do you really intend to be like these silverfish in the border army? Have you ever thought about how much damage it will do to the border army, to Datong, and to my Ming Dynasty? Yang Zhen didn't let him go, and continued to stare at him and threw out questions continuously.

Xiao Duo also asked himself these questions in the dead of night, but he couldn't give answers that could satisfy him. Now hearing Yang Zhen ask such a question, he was even more panicked, and finally had to say: "The last general naturally hopes to do something for Datong, but ...... The situation in the border army is really a bit complicated, my lord, you can't see it clearly in the capital, it's not like you can handle some people casually, otherwise you're just afraid of ......"

"Are you afraid it will lead to a mutiny?" Yang Zhen hurriedly asked.

Xiao Duo lowered his head with a complicated expression, but he made a default.

Yang Zhen sighed in his heart, there are too many people in the world who are jealous of rats, whether it is the officials of the DPRK and China, or the one in front of them, they all turn a blind eye to all kinds of shortcomings in the border army for fear of chaos, or forbearance. Unbeknownst to them, this attitude would only make the chaos in the border army more and more serious, until finally this army that was still ready for a war to completely collapse, and let this dynasty that had existed for more than 200 years finally come to an end.

After exhaling a breath, Yang Zhen said: "Although your concerns are somewhat reasonable, they are a practice of appeasement and adultery, which will only make those guys more and more rampant, and thus more unscrupulous." Have you ever wondered what this would be? ”

Xiao Duo couldn't answer for a while, so he could only look at Yang Zhen in a daze. The latter said solemnly: "As the so-called long pain is better than short pain, since the problem has been found, it is time to think about solving it." As for your concerns, it is true that exposing the crimes of certain people will make them jump over the wall in a hurry, but at the same time, it may also solve this problem that has plagued the border army for many years in one fell swoop, and in my opinion, the latter is much more likely. Not everyone has the courage to rebel, let alone any soldier who is willing to sacrifice his life for his boss, and even the whole family, what do you think? "After all, there are still a few generals in the world who can win the support of his subordinates like Nie Fei, and that time was also contributed to by various external factors.

Xiao Duo fell silent again, in terms of eloquence, he was naturally far from Yang Zhen's opponent, and his heart was indeed more inclined to what Yang Zhen said, and he couldn't get used to those guys for a long time.

But even so, he still hesitated: "Even if the last general promises you to help you do the internal response, I'm afraid that this matter will not be easy to investigate." And if those guys really notice that we're going to be bad for them, I'm afraid they'll take the risk and strike first. Although your lordship, as the governor of Jinyi Wei, and the status of Qincha, but after all, this Datong is far away from the capital and not far from the Mongolian people, so I am afraid that they will ......."

"You don't have to worry about this, I have my own way of dealing with it." With his previous experience in Datong, Yang Zhen naturally couldn't ask the other party to be so successful.

"Since the Lord is so sure, the last general is willing to obey the dispatch!" Yang Zhen has talked about this, as a person who is so close to him, Xiao Duo is naturally not good to make excuses again. Moreover, with his understanding of Yang Zhen, this guy's methods are no gentler than those generals, and if he blindly shirks after knowing his intentions, I am afraid that he will get rid of himself for the sake of secrecy. Whatever the reason, at this time, he can only choose this path.

Yang Zhen saw him nodding and agreeing, and the smile on his face unconsciously became a little bigger: "With the help of General Xiao, the certainty of success in this matter is even greater." And you can rest assured, as long as it is done, your credit will not be small. ”

"The last general only seeks to serve the imperial court, not to seek any credit." Xiao Duo hurriedly said.

Yang Zhen didn't care about his empty words, but quickly cut to the chase and asked the other party about all kinds of corruption in the army. Although the people of Jinyiwei found a lot of relevant materials, after all, there was a heavy gap, and if it was said by the generals in the border army themselves, this criminal evidence would naturally be better established.

It's a pity that Xiao Duo can explain very few things. Now he is just a marginal figure in the army, so naturally it is impossible to know too many things related to the net worth of many generals, and what he said is similar to what Yang Zhen knows.

This made Yang Zhen feel a little discouraged, and then, he remembered another person, compared to Xiao Duo, this person's prestige in the border army is much heavier, and he may know more, so he asked: "By the way, does General Xiao know about Nie Fei?" Where is he now? ”