Chapter 294: Border General
Because the flag attracted Saihan, who came unexpectedly, Zhu Qiming ordered the guards to remove the flag issued by the imperial court, and no longer show people with the flag.
That day, Zhu Qiming went out of the camp alone, and then hundreds of horsemen and horses followed, this matter was noticed by Feng Duo, Feng Duo was quite curious, and tried to ask something several times, but Zhu Qiming didn't say it, and the other people who accompanied him categorically didn't talk much, only said that everyone went to track down suspicious people together, and in the end it ended in vain.
Feng Duo is very conscientious, and he is still secretly investigating Zhu Qiming's bizarre departure from the camp, it is obvious that he is doing his duty for the Son of Heaven. It wasn't until one day that he saw Zhao Cong, the young eunuch of Xuanfu Town, that Feng Duo gradually forgot about it.
It is somewhat surprising that Yang Hong, the chief military officer of Xuanfu and the governor of Zuodu, and Zhao Cong, the young eunuch of the town, actually came to Zhu Qiming's camp together with the Yuefu guards who went to report the news.
After hearing the report of the guards, Zhu Qiming led the crowd to welcome him out of the camp a few miles away, and saw the banner hunting in the wilderness, nearly 10,000 cavalry standing in formation, one in the center wearing a military uniform, over sixty years old but his eyes were like torches. There is a white-faced middle-aged man in an internal official crown uniform next to this person, who should be the young eunuch Zhao Cong.
Zhao Cong obviously came to visit Feng Duo, and took the lead in dismounting to salute Zhu Qiming, and then walked to Feng Duo's side, just talking to each other there.
The Ming Dynasty has sent officials to guard the town in Datong, Xuanfu, and Liaodong, among which the one who guards Datong is the famous Guo Jing! The name of the eunuch in Liaodong is Yang Xuan, and the above two places are all eunuch guards, but Xuanfu is only a young eunuch guard, and the orthodox emperor explicitly ordered Zhao Cong to only take care of firearms and not other military affairs, which made the chief military officer Yang Hong have a lot less constraints.
Zhao Cong is older than Feng Duo, and has been guarding the border for many years, coming and going in the wind and snow, and he is still only a young eunuch, while Feng Duo is much luckier, although there are many years of hard work of the Empress Dowager there, but a head of Qingning Palace has jumped several levels in a row, and he has become a four-grade eunuch, which is simply rocket speed! Probably after the comparison, he thought about something clearly, and when Feng Duo looked at Zhu Qiming again, there was less surveillance in his eyes.
Zhu Qiming had no intention of paying attention to Feng Duo and Zhao Cong's actions, he was only interested in Yang Hong. looked at Yang Hong very seriously, and felt that Yang Hong was burly, and there was an awe-inspiring aura on his face, just from his appearance, he knew that Yang Hong was by no means a wasted name! Behind Yang Hong, nearly 10,000 soldiers who came with him all looked neat, thinking that the distance between Xuanfu Town and Longmen River was not close, after a long journey, nearly 10,000 horsemen and horses were still in the lineup at this moment, Yang Hong was really leading the troops!
Yang Hong turned over and dismounted, after all, he was sixty-seven years old, and his dismounting movements were not very smooth," Yang Hong, the chief military officer of the Xuanfu, saw His Royal Highness the King of Yue. ”
Zhu Qiming returned the salute on horseback, "Xiao Wang has seen Yang Dudu. ”
After a while, Zhu Qiming realized that he was always on the horse, and he was inevitably suspected of neglecting the border generals, so he jumped down and landed firmly on the ground.
Zhu Qiming knew that the founding martial arts who crawled out of the pile of dead and the generals who fought hard in the Battle of Jingyan were all deceased, and the only British Gong Zhang Fu who had personally experienced the Great War in the DPRK and China was still left behind during the Yongle period when he quelled the Annan Rebellion. And Yang Hong, like many generals in the Ming Dynasty today, grew up in peacetime, but Yang Hong is different from others, he has achieved his glory by countless battles, and he is a rare combat hero in peacetime!
It is said that Yang Hong is the Northern Song Dynasty famous general Yang Ye (the prototype of Yang Jiye in the modern film and television drama Yang Jiajiang), his father was a thousand households during his lifetime, in the early years of Yongle, in accordance with the practice of demotion, Yang Hongzi inherited his father's position to make a hundred households, led the troops to Chicheng, Dushi This bitter cold land, overcoming thorns and thorns, building cities and solid borders, after more than 40 years of Xuanfu, from a hundred households step by step, now has become a well-known military governor of the left capital of the palace and a party of the general officer, a year later with Yin Zhenshuo general, two years later Feng Changping Marquis, is already a very human minister. Yang Hong's promotion all the way to the rank was fought by fighting, and when he met a Tatar or a Uliang thief, others cowered, but he did not care about himself, took the lead, chased and fought fiercely, and never flinched.
Zhu Qiming gave up his hand again, "I have heard the name of Yang Dudu for a long time, I can't wait to meet as soon as possible, today the Dudu came from afar, Xiao Wang should have invited the Dudu to rest in the camp, but due to the regulations, he had to chat with the Dudu outside the camp and express his respect." ”
"People and ministers have no personal relationship, and the last general has this intention." Yang Hong clasped his fists and saluted, "A few years ago, His Royal Highness led the crowd here to fight a hearty bloody battle with the Tartar thieves. ”
No selfish relationship between people and ministers? Zhu Qiming suddenly remembered one thing, that is, the emperor has repeatedly sent edicts to Yang Hong, and has repeatedly warned him with the words of "people and ministers have no selfish relations", the reason is that the current Yang Hong is the object of friendship between the various departments of Wara, Wara is very stingy with the Ming Dynasty, but he is very generous to Yang Hong, and he always gives him heavy gifts, and he will call Yang Hong "King Yang".
Zhu Qiming was not suspicious, but he was still a little unhappy when he thought of Wara secretly befriending Yang Hong.
Yang Hong took a few steps forward and stopped at a distance from Zhu Qiming's father, "Your Highness has come by order, and you have your own good plan to teach the last general, and the last general is willing to listen." ”
Coming by order? Zhu Qiming secretly gritted his teeth, thinking that he left Beijing in a hurry that day, and his inner feelings naturally could not be called comfortable, but once he came, he was safe, and now the society is important, and all personal grievances can be left behind.
"How dare Xiao Wang get an axe in front of Yang Dudu? It's just that more than 5,000 mouths have been added here, and the use has increased, and I don't know if the grain and grass in Xuanfu are enough? ”
"Grain and grass?" How could the king of Yue be bored and talk about such trivial matters as eating and drinking? It was precisely realizing this that Yang Hong was slightly stunned, "It is said that the stored grain and grass are still sufficient, but the last general will not dare to speak in front of His Highness." The warehousing in the north is fully managed by the household department, whether it is sufficient, it is inconvenient to check in the end, and it should be checked by Luo Hengxin, the right deputy envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Governor Datong and Xuanfu. ”
Military attachés can still go to the Son of Heaven to complain about their grievances when they are constrained by internal officials, but in front of civil officials with low rank such as governors and governors, they can't raise their heads at all, how can they speak? There is no way, people are Qincha, and the officials are small and the yamen is big!
Zhu Qiming expected that it would be useless to talk to Yang Hong, and he could only hope that after Feng Duo brought the words, the DPRK and China would investigate the northern warehouse in detail. Warehousing is a very inconspicuous thing in normal times, but once the big war comes, the storage is insufficient, it is a fatal event!
"Tartar thieves frequently cross the border to test on the Xuanfu side, if there are tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of Tartar thieves entering the country, can Yang Dudu have a good plan?" Zhu Qiming changed the topic at the right time.
Yang Hong stroked his beard, "His Royal Highness sent someone to summon the last general, saying that the Tartar thieves have signs of entering the country on a large scale, but ······ It's not that the last general doesn't believe that His Royal Highness is like a god, the last general is familiar with the warning signals of the border fortress, and there are only a small number of Tartar thieves moving back and forth outside the fortress, and the army is not visible! ”
"What if it happens? Be prepared! ”
Yang Hong pondered for a long time, "The castles should support each other when they encounter a great enemy, how can they let the Tartar thieves go straight in!" It's just ······ The gap between the castles is very large, and it is in this icy and snowy time, it is inevitable that there will be a time when the help is too late, if the Tartar thieves are deep here, I hope that His Royal Highness will stick to the help, and the end will order the Longmen guards and the garrison of the Longmen to always pay attention to the movements of His Highness. ”
Is it inevitable that there will be times when support is not available? Isn't that a living story? For some reason, Zhu Qiming remembered Yang Hong's son, Yang Hong's son Yang Jun was the commander of the governor's Dushi, Ma Ying and other border garrisons!
Looking at Yang Hong again, Yang Hong in the cold wind still showed a little old, after all, he is sixty-seven years old, the hero is twilight, at this age, his mind may be different······ That's it, Yang Hong is already quite outstanding, how can he be vain? I hope that Lao Tzu is a hero and a hero, and he will not leave his father and son when he goes into battle!