Early in the morning, after the completion of the early dynasty, a large number of officials in official uniforms of all kinds came out of the left gate of Chang'an, some went straight back to the yamen, and some yawned and went back to make up for sleep - this has been a bad government for many years, for a trip to the early dynasty, many people have to get up before dawn and wait at the gate of the palace, but just for those five things, after this toss, naturally they have no heart to stay in the yamen, especially the high-level officials of the five military governors' mansions who are idle and have nothing to do. As for the yamen of the ministries, they are not so lucky, and most of the chief officials of the ministries are not corpses and vegetarians, but they cannot tolerate this kind of blatant fishing and drilling in the sand.

The Yamen of the Ministry of War is located on the side of the left gate of Chang'an on East Chang'an Street, next to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and opposite is the Luanjia Garage. Although there have not been many wars in recent years, there are always invasions of the Tartars in the north, and there is also a hereditary officer assessment at the end of each year, and the foreign commanders come back to report on their work or be promoted, so this is naturally not an idle yamen. At this time, several directors of the Arsenal Division of the Driver Division stood at the gate of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, and one of them stretched his waist, "Look, the champion is here!" ”

With this muffled voice, several civil officials took a look, only to see an official in his early thirties with a bush of beautiful beard turning from East Chang'an Avenue and whispering for a while. The official ignored them and went straight into the yamen. Not long after he entered, from the other direction of this path, another rider rode his horse slowly, and finally stopped his horse in front of the yamen of the military headquarters.

These officials, who were standing outside a little lazy, saw a young man dressed as an officer, and immediately exchanged glances with each other. Approaching the end of the year, seeing that it is the annual hereditary officer's children's examination, even if they have not yet taken the post, they all like to wear the clothes of their fathers and ancestors, and now although this one came earlier, it is not surprising. It was only when they saw another rider coming up behind them, and when they got off the horse, they diligently helped the young man to lead the horse, and they were a little surprised.

It's still a rich family!

Now that the founding of the country is far away, civil officials pay the most attention to a seniority. Don't look at these principals are only six grades, but after all, they are noble, far stronger than those hereditary commanders who are known as three and four grades. Seeing that the young man came forward, the man who stretched his waist at the beginning looked him up and down, and then nodded and said, "Is it for the hereditary military position?" The two sides of the Wu Xuan Division are busy, if you can wait, you will submit a letter and wait for Lang Guan to summon you. If you can't wait, you might as well go home and wait a few more days. ”

Although it has been more than two months since he arrived in Yanjing, this is the first time Xu Xun has come to this real hub. At this time, seeing that this official spoke politely, but he didn't have much respect, he knew that he was young, and it obviously didn't look like he had been killed, so he didn't care, and arched his hand and said: "Thank you for reminding me!" It's just that I'm not here for a hereditary military position, but the Ministry of War has already issued an appointment document, and now I'm here to take office. ”

It seems that at most a young man of fifteen or sixteen is here to take office?

Several principals looked at each other for a while, and the one who asked the question just now immediately asked, "What is your surname, and where are you going to take office?" ”

"In Xia Xu Xun, the commander of the avant-garde of the new Lingfu Army."

Seeing Xu Xun take out the appointment document from his arms, several principals looked at each other for a while, and immediately no one reached out to pick up the paperwork, and the one who asked the question even haha: "It turned out to be the son of Xing'an." Wu Xuanji is the second to enter the courtyard on the left after entering the door, and you go straight in. When the time comes, someone will lead you to do it. ”

Xu Xun arched his hand and thanked him and entered the door, although he heard a whisper behind him, he didn't care. However, before he could turn into the door on the left, he heard a sudden sound of horses' hooves outside, followed by a shout: "Dingguo Gong is dead, Dingguo Gong is dead!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Xun saw several officials poking their heads out, most of them didn't show any shock, and one of them even muttered angrily: "This is finally dead, how many years have I been mad, and I don't know who I have to send to the funeral." ”

If other Xungui died, Xu Xun naturally wouldn't take it to heart. But he just negotiated the conditions with Xu Guangzuo two or three years ago, but now that Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, is dead, Xu Guangzuo has to keep filial piety, and he has to serve the people who go to pay tribute, and I don't know if things will change. So he stood there and hesitated for a moment, and then entered the door on the left. All the way to the second courtyard, he casually stopped a soap and asked that this was indeed the Wenxuan Division, and he stuffed a silver horn into the past.

"I am Xu Xun, the avant-garde commander of the government army, and I have come to handle the matters of taking office, and I am tired of helping to report it."

Seeing that Xu Xun was dressed in an official uniform and was very bright, it was obviously not like he had passed through two or three generations, and he was generous, he immediately agreed with a smile, and as soon as he slipped through the smoke, he went to the door of the main room and made a sound, and he entered the door again. When he came out again, the five points of courtesy on his face immediately turned into eight points, and the smile on his face was not bright at first, I don't know how much.

"It turned out to be the son of Xing'an, a small disrespect, disrespect!" While leading Xu Xun in, he slapped Xu Xun twice on the hem of his clothes, and then lowered his voice and said, "Lord Shizi, be careful, someone is talking bad about you here!" What did you say that the eldest lord was favored to attack the earl, and he should have disciplined the children in the family well, but he had a bad intention to let you instigate the prince to skip school...... Ahem, the little ones just heard a sentence or two! ”

In later generations, it was popular to give tips, and in these years, it was fashionable to give rewards, but although there were many officials who came in and out of the military compound, there were not many oil and water inputs. Xu Xun was used to this set in his early years, and now he has sacrificed it again, so he is naturally invincible. Hearing the news at this time, his heart suddenly broke out, knowing that the palace was still leaking the news, even though he was helpless in his heart, he still understood the truth that the paper could not contain the fire, and at this moment he bowed slightly, and followed the soap to the door, and when the people opened the thick cotton curtain, he crossed the threshold and entered the house.

The Wu Xuan Division is a veritable leader among the four divisions of the Ministry of War, far superior to the Department of Staff, which is in charge of the so-called military power. The arsenal of later generations is idle and rich that is the matter of the Qing Dynasty, as for the Ming Dynasty, there are at least hundreds of thousands of military households in the world, most of them are farming Tuntian soldiers, not even a few times a year, that is, a few jackets, weapons are almost durable, the only purged Beijing camp and Shangzhi soldiers are slightly more decent, but even the Shenji camp still has a lot of rusty old guys in the Yongle Dynasty, which can be seen. In the entire military department, only the Wuxuan Division has two langzhong, two outsiders, and five directors, which is far more than the subordinate officers of the other three divisions.

Therefore, the authority of Wuxuan Shilang is very great, even if the commander of the military affairs of a province from outside comes here, he has to be polite in front of him, Xu Xun, a fledgling teenager, was not originally in the eyes of others. However, it was such a person who was talking about it just now, so whether it was Qin Da and Liu Bisi in the middle of the Wuxuan Shilang sitting in the center, or the outsiders and the principal on both sides, when Xu Xun entered the door, they couldn't stop looking at him, some frowned, some were curious, some coughed and some shook their heads, but no one made a sound.

"Xu Xun, the avant-garde commander of the government army, has met Qin Shucao and Liu Shucao, and you are in charge of the government."

Being able to call out the surnames of the two chief officials, that was what Xu Xun asked about Na Soap Li, and as for the others, he naturally didn't have that time. After all, this ironclad human life, even if there is any bad information outside, will not fall on the Military Selection Division of the Ministry of War, not to mention that he will train in Xiyuan after training, and there are very few opportunities to deal with these people. Of course, the most important thing is that he has too many things to do these days, and he doesn't have the heart to argue with civil officials.

However, he thought that he was enough to save face, and one of the main ministers who had just been impassioned looked at the main man, but he didn't want to brake for a while, and immediately sneered: "It turned out to be the son of Xing'an." There are so many sons and daughters of nobles and nobles in the Manchu Dynasty, and so many children of hereditary military attachés, there has never been a person who has been awarded a real post at such a young age as the prince of Xing'an. I don't know what Ling Zun's military exploits are, or if you have any great merits, so that you can rank in the third rank at a young age? ”

Seeing that although the faces of the two Lang Zhong changed slightly, none of them tried to dissuade their subordinates from saying this, Xu Xun calmed down, and then calmly arched his hand and said: "What this ruler said is that my father and son have no credit, and they can only get to this day because of the light of their origins, that is, the word luck." But to be able to get to his position, whether he can stay in his position for a long time, you have to look at the real ability, just like there is a saying among the people, it is a mule that a horse pulls out to slip away. If it's really my incompetence, I guess the other adults in the court can't let me keep stealing my position, I don't know if I'm talking about it? ”

"What a sharp mouth!" The person who spoke at the beginning couldn't help but snort, and when he saw that Langzhong Qin Da had lost a look at him, he stopped angrily. At this time, a young official with a bush of beautiful beard in the corner suddenly interjected and asked, "Then may I ask Xu Shizi, after you take over, you will go to Xiyuan to train the army, what are you going to do?" ”

"Employing people is lawful, rewards and punishments are clear, and orders are prohibited."

Xu Xun has seen many people's beards in his life. My father's beard has turned gray, but the shape of his beard is like a mess of straw because of years of lack of care; The emperor's old son is sparse on the upper part of the jaw; Zhang Mao and Wu Xiong all have flowing and sparse beards; As for those eunuchs, they are naturally typical of white-faced and beardless. Therefore, Xu Xun couldn't help but glance at the person who spoke twice, and saw that he bowed his head slightly when he heard his words, and did not continue to be aggressive, and felt that this person had a good demeanor.

Liu Bisi and Qin Da didn't want to really embarrass Xu Xun all the time, after all, this Wuxuan Division was full of people, and it was not good to look at it if it was too big. Therefore, Liu Bisi coughed first, and then asked a chief politician to take Xu Xun to the side to sign the official document. After coming over and stamping his big seal, he was about to politely send people out, when someone suddenly poked his head out of the door.

"Wang Shouren is in charge, Liu Shangshu sent a message, saying that it was a letter from the Ministry of Rites, and no one would be able to come for a while, Dingguo Gong was newly mourned, you happened to have a funeral for Wei Ningbo in the past, please go and help for the time being!"

(To be continued)