The days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was February of the fifth year of orthodoxy. A spring rain drenched the entire Forbidden City, and the air was exceptionally fresh after www.biquge.info the rain, which made people feel refreshed. In the garden of Jianfu Palace, Zhu Qizhen was accompanying his grandmother, Empress Dowager Zhang, to summon Yang Rong, an assistant minister of the cabinet.

As soon as Yang Rong entered the door, he had some water stains on his feet, which looked vicissitudes. After seeing the Empress Dowager Zhang and the emperor, he hurriedly knelt down, but he was unable to do so, and his waist seemed to be unable to bend, and he looked embarrassed.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at it and said, "Elder Yang Ge, there is no need to be polite. Come, give a seat. ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Yang Rong thanked him and sat down.

This cabinet assistant named Yang Rong is sixty-nine years old. As early as the second year of Jianwen, he was admitted to the Jinshi examination, and he was good at observing words and feelings, and was very good at planning border affairs. In the eighth year of Yongle, when Zhu Di went on a northern expedition, he personally led 300 warriors to pursue the Tatar army to the Troubled River, and fought a fierce battle with the main Tatar force Benjamin in the end, and won a complete victory.

Moreover, he is all-round in civil and military affairs, and once served as Zhu Di's confidential secretary, in charge of the emperor's jade seal, and was deeply trusted. According to legend, Zhu Di also cut watermelons with his own hands and handed them to Yang Rong to eat. His contributions to the imperial court were innumerable, and he was entrusted with important tasks in the following dynasties, so to speak, he managed military affairs all his life.

"Elder Yang Ge, you mentioned the 'balance of power in the Northern Yuan Dynasty' in the compromise, can you explain in detail how to implement it for the mourning family, the mourning family can't understand it for a while." Empress Dowager Zhang asked.

Yang Rong bowed for a moment, and then replied: "The balance of power policy is to help the weak side of the Northern Yuan tribe and let them consume internally. Internal friction is the mainstay, and help is only superficial...... "He talked carefully to the Empress Dowager Zhang and the emperor.

"Good!" The emperor suddenly clapped his hands and applauded, "Elder Yang Ge, your insights on the affairs of the frontier are really to the point. ”

"Thank you for the emperor's compliment. The minister didn't dare to hide it, in fact, this idea was not thought up by the minister. "When it comes to this position, it no longer means much to Yang Rong for more honors and less praise. The court believed in him very much, and he also devoted himself to serving the court and promoting available talents.

"Oh, who suggested that?" Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't wait for Yang Rong to answer and asked, she was so curious about such a person, she really didn't know who had more vision than Yang Rong.

"A few days ago, Wang Huan, the commander of the Shaanxi Prefecture and the governor of the Xuanfu, came to Beijing to report on his work, and he mentioned that there was a person under his command who had a lot of insight into military affairs and a unique vision, and it was this person who proposed the 'balance of power in the Northern Yuan Dynasty' policy."

"And what position does he have?" The emperor was also curious.

"He served as the envoy of the Xuanfu army. The sixth rank official is insignificant, but this person does have some talent, and I heard that he is training the 'Divine Machine Company', which is very effective. ”

"Divine Machine?" The emperor shouted.

"This is the title that this person obtained, and there is another title called 'Shenji Company'...... It's called 'Special Forces', well, yes, it's weird. ”

"How effective is this army?" Empress Dowager Zhang asked. Empress Dowager Zhang is not like the young emperor who only cares about fun, she attaches importance to practical results, and no matter how much she shows, she can't fight.

"I don't know if the Queen Mother still remembers last year's 'Wanxian' victory? It was this person who took the credit for the establishment of the 'Divine Machine Company', and this army used a special weapon called the 'grenade'. ”

"What bomb?" The emperor asked loudly again.

"It's called a 'hand grenade', and it's a powerful and portable weapon made of gunpowder. This 'grenade' was also made by this person. Yang Rong replied unhurriedly.

Having said that, Empress Dowager Zhang nodded, looked at Yang Rong, and said, "Elder Yang Ge, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly." Can this person use it? ”

Back to the Empress Dowager, the minister saw himself from him. This person's name is Chai Baochen, he is brilliant, dares to think and do, and can put forward such a subtle diplomatic strategy for border affairs, which is really rare and should be reused. It's just that this person is only a talent show now, which ...... This ......" Yang Rong pursed his lips and said no more.

"The mourning family knows, and when you turn around, you will announce that he has entered Beijing to face the saint, and the mourning family will personally test him." Empress Dowager Zhang knew that the imperial court was now in urgent need of a group of outstanding frontier defense talents to help the emperor govern the world. Although the "three Yangs" are loyal to the imperial court, after all, they are old, and the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and they want to pave the way for the emperor's future.

"Yes, Elder Yang Ge, I plan to announce his entry into Beijing, and in addition, let him bring a 'grenade', and I will personally test his weapon." The emperor was excited. How can you not catch a glimpse of something new?

"Yes, Weichen retires!" Yang Rong stood up, bowed, and withdrew.

After Yang Rong left, the emperor said to Empress Dowager Zhang: "I am more and more interested in this person named Chai Baochen, if he really has such great ability, I want to keep him as an official in the capital." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at the emperor, shook her head gently, and ignored him.

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Xuanfu, on the martial arts field, Chai Baochen stepped up the training of the "Shenji Company". Soldiers are practicing throwing grenades. I saw them doing throwing movements over and over again, although the spring was cold, but the soldiers were so hot that they were covered in sweat. Each soldier practiced throwing a hundred times.

Not long after these actions were completed, Chai Baochen gave an order, "Assemble, run for twenty miles within a limited time, and if you can't run back during the unitary time, there will be no dinner." ”

The soldiers, heavily armed, ran up the hill. They had to cross a mountain, go around the mountain and turn back on a path. This kind of "devil's training" is very good at training the willpower of soldiers. This team never complains, all they have is obedience, obedience, obedience!

Although Chai Baochen is a "waste wood," he has introduced modern military thinking into the "Shenji Company" and has achieved very good results. He asked the soldiers to devote themselves to training and not to worry about food and clothing. The training content is varied, what "weight-bearing squats" and "horse steps pushing bricks" are all side dishes, and he has also come up with a lot of new tricks. There are "grenade thrown right away", "decapitation in the night", and so on.

At the end of the day, many soldiers were tired with gold stars in their eyes, blood blisters on their hands, and they couldn't hold chopsticks when eating. Chai Baochen asked the gang to make sure that the food was good, and the soldiers of the Shenji Company were to eat more meat, so that they would be stronger.

In addition, Chai Baochen attaches great importance to ideological education. He often said to his soldiers: "I want you to know that the soldiers of the Divine Machine Company are forged with blood and sweat. I don't talk about feelings, I don't talk about human feelings, I want to train the strongest team, surpassing the team of Mongolian warriors. It's not that the training is merciless, it's that the war is merciless. Whoever is not capable may be the first to die on the battlefield. ”

Under long-term training, these soldiers have developed the ability to survive in adversity, danger, and desperate situations. Chai Baochen looked at this army and was full of infinite expectations for the future military training of the Ming Dynasty.

"Chai Baochen has grown up." Yun Lin looked at him and thought silently in his heart.

After a stick of incense, two brocade guards came to the martial arts arena. They also held a middle-aged man in his thirties. I saw that this middle-aged man was disheveled, he couldn't see clearly, and he was covered in injuries, and at a glance, he knew that he had been whipped with a horsewhip.

Chai Baochen seemed to be unkind and acted unscrupulously, and he had already guessed their identities in his heart. He stepped forward and asked, "I don't know why the two of you came?" ”

"We are Jinyiwei, and you are Lord Chai, the soldier and horse?" One of the brocade guards asked.

"Exactly." It is not easy for him to call himself inferior, nor to call himself a lowly position. Jinyiwei is of different grades and is distributed among officials at all levels, but looking at the two in front of him, it seems that they are just running errands.

"That's good. Do you know this person? Another brocade guard ripped the middle-aged man's hair away, revealing the man's face.

"It's him!" Chai Baochen couldn't help but exclaim, this person was You Fang Langzhong, who had treated himself not long ago.

"Okay, looks like you know him." One of the brocade guards laughed and said, "Then please tell me where the Persian silver coins came from, and whether they are the reward for collaborating with the enemy and treason?" ”

Where do you start? How could I be treasonous? Chai Baochen distinguished.

"Humph! Since Lord Chai doesn't want to say where the silver coins came from, then please come with us, and we will review it clearly. Jin Yiwei said.

Yun Lin grabbed some dirt and wiped it on his face, and covered half of his face with his hair to prevent Jinyi Wei from recognizing him. When he heard the two brocade guards ask for silver coins, he immediately felt that something was wrong, that ancient tomb might be a retreat for Chai Baochen in the future, and the money in it could be used to live without worry.

From the day Chai Baochen said that he would kill Wang Zhen, Yun Lin was ready to go incognito for the rest of his life after defeat, and naturally thought of a way out for Chai Baochen and them. And the ancient tomb that Chai Baochen found has a lot of money, which will be enough to use it for a life in the future.

Listening to the meaning of these two brocade guards, they already knew about the silver coins. And the middle-aged man they brought has been beaten all over his body, and Chai Baochen must not go with them.

Yun Lin stepped forward and said, "I wonder if the two adults are short of money to spend?" We don't have any silver coins, but we have some silver to honor the two adults. ”

"Less. We will ask for Persian silver coins, do you understand, do not explain honestly, and be careful with your life. A brocade guard scolded.

Jin Yiwei's means, Yun Lin knows. Once it falls into their hands, you have to be skinned if you are not guilty, and some people can't help but torture and are willing to admit any crime.

"Don't be polite to them, since we have already found Lord Chai, let's kill this Lang Zhong first, so that he doesn't leak the news." Poof, the brocade guards drew their knives.

"Khooth!" With a bang, the knives of the two brocade guards were broken, and the blades pierced into their hearts. The boss of the two of them saw that Lang Zhong in front of him suddenly became vibrant, with a blade between the ten fingers and the middle finger of both hands.

When Yun Lin saw it, his figure immediately flashed, blocking in front of Chai Baochen, and luck protected his body. The man retreated backwards, ten steps away, and said, "Jinyiwei is insatiable and should be killed." I saved Lord Chai's life, you have to remember this kindness, he will repay me one day, hahaha......" Before the words were finished, the person had disappeared into the distant woods.

Looking at the brocade guards who fell to the ground, they each had a blade inserted in their chests, and the blade was broken by the middle-aged man with his fingers in an instant, and then sent out with his fingers. Yun Lin suddenly thought of a person - Hu Yibiao, who was known as the "King of Chivalrous Medicine" in the rivers and lakes.

"It's okay, it's dead. I really owe him a favor. Yun Lin looked at Chai Baochen and said to himself.