The next day, Yuan Weiting got on the horse and returned to the camp with a spring breeze on his face, and said to Zhao Guanhou: "Jin Ying is here, I can't take her back yet." She was so kind to me back then, I couldn't take her back hastily, I had to do a big job. But now...... The time is not suitable, and Jin Ying understands the stakes here. After watching the exercises, he could marry her. During this time, Jin Ying still has to live here. I'll leave the matter of safety to you, and you don't have to shy away so much as a family. If Jin Ying has any needs, you can help her do it, and if the money is insufficient, go to the grain table. ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, I will protect my wife and prevent my wife from being wronged in the slightest."

"I've said it all, it's called brother-in-law. You spent the night last night, don't rush back to camp today, make up for sleep. ”

"Brother-in-law...... I'll escort you back to the camp. ”

Yuan Weiting laughed, "Escort? The small station is our territory, on this ground, who can help us? Don't worry, there won't be any obstacles, you can rest well and get to the camp early tomorrow. ”

Zhao Guanhou was in charge of his own horse military post in the barracks, and at the same time, he also had to protect Shen Jinying's safety, and even saw Su Hanzhi a lot less often. Until the autumn mood is getting stronger, there is finally a telegram coming, and the queen mother is about to go to the small station to watch the new army parade in person.

Only the Queen Mother and some ministers went out of Beijing this time, and Emperor Tianyou stayed in Beijing with the military planes to supervise the country. This can also be regarded as a signal, unlike the past when the curtain was removed and the power was not released, this time it is really letting go. After watching the exercises, the spring and autumn are high, and the queen mother, who is not energetic, is about to let go completely and let the emperor show her strengths.

The Queen Mother watched the exercises, and the new army was responsible, and there was a case of the previous attempt to bombard the Queen Mother, so she did not dare to be negligent. Yuan Weiting led his subordinates, making preparations for vigilance and reception, while Zhao Guanhou did not close his eyes for a few days, and led his subordinates to comb the surroundings over and over again, guarding against possible assassins.

Fortunately, after the first two incidents, the vicinity of the small station was heavily guarded, and it was more powerful for outsiders to sneak in, but there were no suspicious people. A few days later, the leader of the Empress Dowager Cixi's team finally arrived in Xinnong. The drill that was regarded as the dragon gate by Yuan Weiting and Zhao Guanhou finally began.

Among the officials of the Jin State, many people have watched the military exercises, from the Hunan army to the Huai army, and they have seen all the tricks. Especially the Queen Mother's exercise, except for a routine shooting drill, it is not allowed to shoot and fire, this kind of drill is just a formality, which is not interesting. Many people have a foolish attitude in their hearts, only Han Rong, who is about to take over Wang Wenzhao's work, pays attention to the appearance of the army, and evaluates what team he will take over in the future.

He has already been taken care of by King Qing, and knows that Yuan Weiting is King Qing's doorway, and King Qing and himself are quite compatible, so it is said that he should not be embarrassed. What's more, Li Lianying also quietly came to help Yuan Weiting speak, he didn't know how Yuan Weiting got on this line, but he had to give face to the chief manager.

Since he has taken care of him, he will not be too harsh on him, but if the soldier is too useless, he will also take action and cut him down. In the future, there will always be a survival of the fittest, and all of them cannot be appointed. Whether Yuan Weiting is a dragon or a worm, it only depends on this experience.

The sound of drums and trumpets is not the snare drum commonly used in the Dajin Army, but the small drums and brass bands of the West. Then, a phalanx of cuirassiers appeared on the school grounds. Yishui is a high-headed steed imported by Taixi, the cavalry on the horse has bright armor, and there is a war knife at his waist, and in the sun, the stainless steel cuirass purchased from Taixi flashes with a cold light.

Four horses in a row, the pace of the horse's hooves is not bad, up and down at the same time. Slow steps, fast steps, running, backwards, transitions, half-stops, pushing, a series of complex formation changes, man and horse merge into one, and perform beautiful dance postures on the playground.

"Foreign ...... Foreigner? The first thought that arose in Han Rong's heart was these two words: foreigners. And in the blink of an eye, among the colleagues, although no one dared to speak in front of the Queen Mother, the stunned look on their faces proved that they thought the same as themselves. This kind of team is obviously only available when foreign soldiers go out to exercise, when will Jin Bing also have such great skills?

Daikin has been doing foreign affairs for many years, and he has had many contacts with foreigners, and Han Rong has also watched foreigners go out with the Six Kings, and he has the impression that even ordinary foreign soldiers are not so neat. It was probably on the birthday of the Albion Lady that the royal guard had such clever means.

He is a person who knows the soldiers, so he can naturally see that even if it is the horse team outside the gate, or the twist bandit that gave Dajin a headache at the beginning, it will be embarrassing to deal a blow to this kind of horse army. Even if he can only train such a horse team, Yuan Weiting is enough to be called a capable talent.

It's just that before his thoughts were finished, the second infantry team had already walked in after the horse team. The yellow dragon flag stretches in the wind, and the drums and trumpets are melodious. The soldiers were all similar in height, fat and thin, and even their faces were somewhat similar. Holding rifles in their arms, throwing their arms and raising their legs, they are stepping up and falling together, and the sound of military boots landing is sonorous and powerful, and they are uniform.

As they walked, the soldiers sang the marching song "Be filial to your son, and be loyal to your ministers." The imperial court borrowed foreign debts at the expense of heavy salaries to raise soldiers. A soldier eats and wears 100 taels, and the six grades of officials are generally the same. If you don't contribute to the country, heaven, earth, ghosts and gods will not be tolerated......"

Yuan Weiting shook the flag on the platform, under the guidance of the flag, one by one the infantry phalanx, neatly walked to the viewing platform where the Queen Mother was, every time a unit walked to the viewing platform, the soldiers stopped singing, shook their heads together to look at the viewing platform and shouted in unison, "Queen Mother Sheng'an!" ”

On the viewing platform, the Empress Dowager Cixi, who is nearly 70 years old, sits in the middle of the viewing platform, wearing a bright yellow cheongsam, covered with satin shoulders, combing two handfuls of hair on her head, and decorated with bright yellow ears. On the head of the flag, there is an extremely dazzling double-headed agate hairpin. The axe and chisel of the years have no preferential treatment for this old woman who has held the power of the Jin Kingdom for decades, and there is no trace of the spring when she was the only one in the world on her face.

Although she wears makeup carefully every day and uses a lot of supplements, her aging still can't be hidden. It's just that those old eyes are still bright, which proves that the owner of the body is in good spirits and full of vitality, and I don't know how much stronger it is than countless old people of the same age.

Whether it is the prince's clan who is resting with the country, or the feudal officials who hold great power, they must all be cautious in front of her and dare not be careless. Even though she is old enough, she is still like a tiger that has not lost the benefits of her claws, ready to tear her opponent to shreds.

When she entered the palace, the state affairs of the Jin Kingdom had declined, and she had experienced countless upheavals in her life. However, whether it was the domineering Minister of Military Aircraft or the Xinjiang ministers who held military power, they were finally at her mercy and surrendered one by one.

Although I don't understand military affairs, after all, I have seen countless strong armies and heroes. Whether it was Zeng Wenzheng, Zuo Jigao, or Zhang Tong, who is still walking on the military plane, they have all trained the heroes known as the Iron Army. The so-called exercises, autumn exercises, she has also seen a lot, this time, it is just a formality, let the outside world see that she is still healthy, don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have because she is about to return to politics. Yu was not interested in watching the exercises, just thinking about fooling around for a while.

But as soon as the horse team appeared, her eyes opened suddenly, and Gujing Wubo's heart was shaken. There had never been an army in the past that could give her such a big shock, and a ridiculous thought arose in her heart: Is this really the army of the Dajin Kingdom?

No matter how rich her life experience is, she can't compete with the gap between the times. The military parade program designed by Zhao Guanhou was based on the military parade of the world's first-class powers in his previous life. Rao is the queen mother has been through the wind and waves for a long time, and she boasts that Mount Tai collapsed in front of her without chaos, but at this time, she couldn't help but open her eyes wide.

Listening to the chorus of the new army's praises, there was a slight smile on her face. Even if you return to politics, the hearts of the people are still here, emperor, you still have a long way to go.

She began to be interested in military exercises, she didn't want to miss any detail, and made a comparison in her heart, the new Wusheng team in the Beijing Division, the Shenji Battalion back then, they had seen it themselves, but they had never seen anyone with this kind of appearance. It's just that this team is walking so neatly, and it will be extremely difficult for those troops in Beijing to do it.

The armor on those horse teams, I heard that it was purchased from Taixi, and it was really a penny for every penny, and under the sun, it was shining brightly, and it was more pleasing to the eye than the outfit on the stage, so that it looked like a soldier.

The horse team, the infantry team, and then the artillery team. A cannon with a dark barrel, which is particularly majestic in the daylight. Light and heavy artillery of large and small calibers, stretching a long line, there are hundreds of books. Looking at those artillery, Cixi's face sank again, and he turned around and shouted, "Lian Ying, Yuan Weiting's army, there are so many cannons?" ”

Behind her, standing on the left and on the right, were the two cronies and eunuchs who leaned on her arms, the chief administrator Li Lianying and the second chief administrator Cui Yugui. Both of them are wearing python robes, but Cui Yugui is wearing a blue feather on his head, while Li Lianying is wearing a dazzling feather on his head, which is enough to prove that in the heart of the queen mother, after all, the chief manager is more important than the second chief manager.

Hearing the greeting, Li Lianying hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Lafayette, these are the end of the masonry, and they have the same meaning as the wells in our Changyin Pavilion and Yile Palace." It's all a fake trick to find someone to do, it's good-looking, it's useless. scared Yuan Weiting to death, he didn't dare to pull out the real cannon today. Besides, he doesn't have so many real guys on his hands, this is for the sake of good looks, the real things are by no means so neat, not so pleasing to the eye, and even fewer pitiful. I heard that there are only three or five cannons in total, and if you show it to Lafayette, he will be embarrassed, and our Dajin will not show his face. ”

"I'll just say, he doesn't have the guts. Rong Shou, look at it, how is this team? ”

She asked a middle-aged woman in her forties, this woman was the eldest daughter of King Gong, and was later named Princess Gulun by the Queen Mother. It's just that the princess of Jin Guo at this time is Gege, and her marriage is unhappy, and Princess Rongshou is not exempt.

When choosing a son-in-law, the queen mother made the decision and promised her to a colt who looked good, but was not in good health, and was widowed within a few years. With this indebted mentality, the Queen Mother was even more tolerant to her, and she also took her out with her to watch the exercises. The accompanying civil and military are all a little far away, and this princess is the only one who can be by the Queen Mother's side.

This princess is not a pampered and arrogant, unscrupulous arrogant, on the contrary, she has always been modest and cautious, and when it comes to military affairs, she dare not say a word. Hearing the Queen Mother's question, she hurriedly said:

"Huang Eniang, my daughter doesn't know how to do military, but she doesn't dare to talk nonsense."

Lovingly rebuked, "This child." The two of us talked, and it couldn't be spread outside, so we just talked about it, what was so scary. I don't know anything about military affairs, but since I'm in this position, even if I don't understand it, I have to pretend to understand. If you say you don't understand, the people below will dare to fool you and bully you for not understanding. The emperor is about to be in power, when you see him again, test him and see if he has learned the ability to pretend, this can't be learned, but he can't manage such a big world. ”

"E-Niang is very taught. From the daughter's point of view, this soldier is really good, when he just shot the target, the gun hole on the target is not much worse than the new team of Wusheng. ”

"It's not much worse, it's much stronger." Empress Dowager Cixi had no expression on her face, only the people around her could hear a hint of pride in her tone

"This little bit of caution is still a little bit short of fire in front of me. They deliberately let the new team of Wusheng, and the target was like a honeycomb in front, but a few shots were deliberately thrown outside, which is the ability of a good gunner. Cheng Yi's subordinates with the rice bucket, there are only rice buckets like him, how can there be such talents. This Yuan Weiting is very good at leading the troops, the shape is like a rushing wave, standing like a straight wood, it is really a strong military demeanor, you see, even the 'hanging noodles' are so majestic. ”

At this moment, an infantry phalanx was brought down, and the general who walked in front was a veteran with a white beard, neat and tidy in official uniform, and solid and powerful steps, like an old hero like Lian Po and Huang Zhong.

Princess Rongshou was amused by the Empress Dowager Cixi and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so she had to forcibly endure it, "Eniang, are you talking about this veteran Jiang Gui?" Unexpectedly, even you know his joke. ”

This veteran who led the team was Jiang Guidi, the commander of the left wing of the new army infantry team and the commander of the first battalion. I can't understand the text and ink, and I can't even recognize my own name. Walking on the street, I saw a signboard hanging noodles, thinking that someone was joking about his official secrets, making a big joke, and I heard it in the palace.

It's just that this phalanx is solid, the law is strict, and there is no bit of gangsterism. Even Jiang Guidi is also a general. If you are not familiar with the inside story, you would never have thought that such a mighty general would actually be born as a thief.

Empress Dowager Cixi turned around and greeted Li Lianying, "Lianying, do you see this team is familiar?" ”

"Buddha, the slave is clumsy, I didn't see it......"

"Confused...... Think about it, such neat people and horses are like knives and axes, like foreigners in Bali Bridge back then......"

Li Lianying nodded suddenly in realization: "Yes!" If these soldiers wear the uniforms of foreigners, they will be the same as the foreign soldiers. Even the gongs and drums they beat are all foreign music......"

"That's not called gongs and drums, that's called military music. Back then, as soon as our soldiers heard this music, their legs became weak. Now, we finally have such soldiers, the ancestors have spirits, the sky has eyes, even if I die, I have the face to see the ancestors of Dajin. ”

As she spoke, Cixi took a handkerchief and wiped her eyes, as if she remembered the fire and her husband who had left the world. Once upon a time, only when Jin Guotianwei was not there, the Taixi countries were destined to be stronger than the Jin country, but finally waited until today, Dajin also has such a strong army. If there were such soldiers back then, how could the garden that had been painstakingly worked for a hundred years be burned by people who said it would be burned?

Rong Shou was busy comforting him, "Huang Eniang, take care of your body." It's a joy that this soldier is strong, and you shouldn't be sad. Look at this team, how strong they are, the horse team, the armor, the daughter's eyes are almost dazzling. The horse's hooves were all in order, but I had never seen such a good method. With such strong soldiers, it is the blessing of the ancestors, and it is your old man who is decent, and the people of the great gold will remember your benefits in the future. ”

"There is no need to remember my benefits, they don't want me to die soon, and I will be content. But no matter what they think, with such strong soldiers, I finally left some money for the emperor, so that he would not do bad things in the future, and blame me, a mother, for not leaving him anything. ”

Cixi turned his head to Li Lianying and ordered: "Tell them to stop the drill, line up and wait for the reward." I'm going to reward them well and see them for myself. We must take a closer look at what our future strong soldiers of Daikin will look like. ”

"Buddha...... You should take care of yourself. Rong Shou hurriedly pulled Cixi's arm, but was pushed away by Cixi, "It's okay, my body is strong, don't look at you younger than me, if you really want to talk about body bones, you are not as good as me." Lian Ying and Yugui helped me down to have a look. ”

As soon as she moved, no one dared to stay on the viewing platform, and they all ran down and led the horses in front of her. The officers of the newly built army knelt in two lines on the road, shouting in their mouths to greet the Queen Mother.

Although Zhao Guanhou only has seven grades, because of Yuan Weiting's arrangement, he is also qualified to greet him, and he can kneel in the first row, which is higher than many officials of five or six grades.

When the Queen Mother passed by, she was not allowed to look up, she could only look down at her feet. After seeing countless pairs of official boots, two pairs of official boots mixed with a pair of flower pots went over, and he knew that it was the Queen Mother passing by. What I was thinking about in my mind was tonight, could I take a leave and go back to see Hanzhi.

But just as the three of them passed, there was a soft sound, and a two-headed agate hairpin with a red body fell in front of Zhao Guanhou. (To be continued.) )