"Northland Chronicles" contains: Yan Ju fled, and the good did not follow, and the chaos was uncontrollable. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the first day of the ninth month of the fifth year of King Zhao Xiaocheng, the first important turning point in the history of Shanwucheng City. In the early morning, the air was still cold, and the people were still working and living as usual, but no one would have thought that the worst crisis since the founding of the city had quietly arrived.

At that time, three carriages slowly and quietly drove into the county guard mansion in the center of the city, and several people in the backyard of the county guard mansion were anxiously waiting for the arrival of the carriage.

"Master, the carriage sent by the Guo family has arrived, and the Guo family steward personally drove here." A personal soldier came to the study outside to report to Yan Ju and said: "He asked me to tell you: there is not much time, set off quickly."

In the study, the flames were burning in the brazier, and the rolls of bamboo slips on the table were thrown into the fire one after another, making crackling and crisp sounds from time to time.

"Have the ladies and young masters gone?" Yan Ju frowned when he heard this, and asked while continuing to destroy the bamboo slips.

"Madame and sons have already gotten in the car, and now it's just you, please hurry!" The soldier replied eagerly.

"Let them wait a little longer, today Lao Tzu is the biggest, everything is up to me!" Yan Ju kept putting bamboo slips in his hand, and said impatiently.

The soldier respectfully said "No", and without saying anything, you left the study and returned to the backyard, where the carriage was.

About five minutes later, Yan Ju, dressed in armor, appeared in the backyard, and quickly boarded the carriage under the call of his wife and children, and a group of ten soldiers, women, and children quietly left the county guard's mansion.

At the end of the day, the carriage passed through the back door of the Handan Inn as promised, and the Guo family, the Zhao family, the Tian family and some businessmen who were hand-eyed had been waiting for a long time, and 10 carriages quietly joined the queue under the protection of the night. At this moment, the number of people in the team has grown to thirty.

At three o'clock, 13 carriages and more than a dozen horsemen arrived in front of the military camp in the south of Shanwu City. "Whoever comes, report your name!" The soldiers on duty in front of the barracks noticed someone calling out loudly.

"The county guard has arrived at the camp, and he hasn't opened the door quickly!" One of Yan Ju's personal soldiers responded when he heard this: "Snubbing my lord, are you guilty?" ”

"The night is dark and the wind is high, and I don't know anyone, please come close to the county guard!" The Colonel Keeper added, "There is a decree in the army, as long as it is confirmed that the person who is coming is the county guard, the last general will immediately open the door!" ”

The pro-soldier wanted to say more, but Yan Ju lifted the curtain to stop it, and said: "We come quietly, and we want to go quietly, don't alarm the surrounding people, just go forward and take a look." ”

After another two or three minutes, the camp gate slowly opened. The janitor colonel hurriedly went out and knelt down to Yan Ju and complained: "I have no eyes for my humble duties, and I hope that my lord will forgive my sins." ”

Yan Ju picked up the little school with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder and said, "What you did is not wrong, why should I blame you!"

The little colonel was overjoyed when he heard this, and he couldn't stop being grateful: "Xie Junshou is not guilty, but the county guard has a life, and he will definitely go to the soup and fight for the fire, and he will not give up!" ”

"Speaking of orders, now I really have something for you to do?" Yan Ju patted the little colonel's chest and said, "Is the little brother willing to help me with this?" ”

The little colonel held his head high, his legs erected, and said, "Please command, my lordship, I will definitely complete the task." ”

Yan Ju waved his hand, asking the little colonel to relax as much as possible, and then continued: "It's not a big deal, I just want to trouble the little brother, you can help me inform the generals to concentrate on the discussion in the big tent of the Chinese army." ”

"Dare to disobey!" The little colonel bowed his hand and said, "Go and arrange it immediately." ”

As an important town of Yanmen, Shanwu City has two armies stationed in the city, which are stationed in the military camp in the south of the city and the military camp in the north of the city. The generals in the military camp in the north of the city are generally locals, with a total of 20,000 soldiers, and their food, grass and armor are raised by the local government itself. Most of the soldiers in the military camp in the south of the city are directly dispatched by the central government, with a total of 10,000 people, and their grain, grass and armor are directly distributed by the central government, and their commanders are called the kings of Handan, but the right of regular management is in the hands of the supreme governor of the place where they are stationed, and this right cannot be deprived.

For Yanmen County, the military camp in the south of the city is smaller in number than the military camp in the north of the city, but it is more elite and powerful, and it is a rare and important military force in the hands of the local governors dispatched by the central government. Its existence is not only a manifestation of the central government's duty to protect the people within its borders, but also one of the important means for the central government to prevent local wealthy clans from rebelling. As a county guard appointed and dismissed by the central government, he has a direct subordinate relationship with the military camp in the south of the city under normal circumstances -- the county guard has the right to mobilize all his troops, but in order to prevent the county guard from supporting the army and respecting himself, there is also a stipulation: the central government can directly transfer troops beyond the county guard with a royal order and a tiger talisman.

Since Yan Ju took office, there has been no rebellion of swords and soldiers in the north, so the imperial court has never sent an envoy to inspect, so in the past year, the soldiers and generals in the military camp in the south of the city have been mainly guarded by the county, and the punishment of officers and soldiers is determined by Yan Ju. And Yan Ju wants to get rid of the influence of the post-Li Mu era, install cronies, support newcomers, suppress old generals, and completely control this powerful army is also the proper meaning of the question, so although the generals in the barracks are quite resentful, ordinary soldiers still train and live as before.

Up to now, through the major change of blood at the top of the army, Yan Ju has generally controlled this army, and this is also the reason why Guo, Zhao and other wealthy families have traded with Yan Ju. For Yan Ju, this army of 10,000 people can be called the biggest reliance on this escape from Shanwu City, and it can be regarded as the fundamental guarantee for future life and happiness.

At four o'clock, the generals of the Chengnan Army were assembled in the tent of the Chinese army, and Yan Ju, who was dressed in armor, walked into the military tent under the call of the generals.

"The last general will meet the county keeper!" All the generals in the tent knelt down on one knee, bowed to Yan Ju, and called in unison.

"Get up, I don't have to be polite!" Yan Ju smiled and said in an approachable manner, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

After the generals said goodbye, they sat down separately, and the first one asked: "This is the time of the day for black and white communication, and the soldiers have just woken up from their sleep, I don't know why the county guard came so early?" ”

Yan Ju's eyes froze, and his face was still the same as before: "This county is worried about the siege of the Xiongnu outside the city, and I can't sleep peacefully for a few days. ”

When the generals heard this, they confessed in unison: "The last general is incompetent, which has troubled the county guard, and I hope the county guard will forgive me!" ”

Yan Ju waved his hand, still smiling and said to everyone: "This matter is not your fault, and now is the time for common suffering, how can this county guard blame you?" I also hope that you and others can brainstorm and find a solution to the difficulty. ”

After a slight pause, Yan Ju looked at the person in charge, and continued with a complicated expression: "I don't know what General Sima thinks!" ”