Chapter 139: The Barracks Temporarily Evacuated
Not long after Wu Jin left the east gate, he came to the Meihuawei military camp, the military camp was dark, the rain had gradually lightened, but it was still gray, and the guard towers around them could not see them, only there was a light at the entrance of the barracks, guiding them in the direction of their progress.
At this moment, there are only 3,000 garrisons left in the Meihuawei military camp, and the Meihuawei who went to Qizhou and Youzhou today has already set off, and they have received an order from the military department to set off, requiring them to set off within five days, and the specific departure time is set by the generals, and Wujin will set his army to set off for Chuzhou the day after tomorrow.
The carriage came to a halt at the barracks gate, and several defenders stepped forward and asked, "Who is it?" ”
Wu Jin urged him to step forward and said: "It's me, Huangfu Wu Jin, open the camp door quickly!" ”
At this time, Wujin's military rank was already a general, and it was the highest military position in the barracks, and the soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to stop it, so they hurriedly opened the fence and let the carriage in.
According to military regulations, horses are not allowed to run in the barracks, let alone carriages are allowed to gallop, but now Meihuawei is in a period of great adjustment, and even the regular training has stopped, and today another 4,000 troops have left the camp, and the barracks are in chaos, and no one cares about the small section of galloping horses in the barracks.
Wu Jin took the carriage and the palace guards around to the west in front of his military camp, his general Zhang Long got the report, and brought more than a dozen soldiers to check, he saw that it was Wu Jin, and was taken aback, isn't it the general's wedding today? How did you come to the barracks?
He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "General, is something wrong?" ”
Wu Jin nodded, "Something happened to the emperor, and it was not safe in the capital, so I rushed back to the barracks." ”
He pointed to the carriage again, "My family is also here, clean up my room, regenerate a fire, and the palace guards, take them down to rest." ”
When Zhang Long heard that the emperor had an accident, he was secretly surprised in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to clean up the room, and some soldiers took the guards to rest elsewhere, and Liu Qing, the leader of the guards, took two guards to the south gate to investigate the news.
Wu Jin opened the two umbrellas, walked quickly to the carriage, opened the door and said with a smile: "Come down!" ”
Su Han poked his head out and looked to both sides, it was dark on a rainy night, and he couldn't see anything, "Husband, is this a military camp?" ”
Wu Jin picked her up from the carriage, pointed to a light that had just lit up not far away, and said with a smile: "That's the barracks, you'll see it when you get closer." ”
He took Jing Niang and Ah Qiao out of the carriage again, Ah Qiao's face was flushed, this was the first time a man hugged her, but fortunately, the night was very dark, and she couldn't see her blushing.
Wu Jin didn't realize what the little maid was feeling, the rain was very heavy and the umbrella was very small, he hugged Su Han tightly in his arms, and walked towards the barracks with them deep and shallow.
The barracks were long rows of brick houses, the second room was lit up, and a few soldiers quickly cleaned up and went to look for tables and chairs.
"Come in! This is my room. ”
Wu Jin smiled and let Su Han and Jing Niang in, Su Han was the first time to come to Wu Jin's military camp, she looked at the room, the room was very spacious and dry, but it was relatively simple, a bamboo bed was placed against the wall, a table and chair were by the window next to the door, and there was a bookshelf, so there was nothing else.
Not only was Su Han curious, but Jing Niang was also here for the first time, and she also looked around.
Wu Jin dragged the chair to the side of the bed and said with a smile: "It's relatively simple, you sit down first, I have asked the soldiers to move the tables and chairs, and then prepare a little hot tea, and if you are hungry, there is also food." ”
Su Han sat down on the edge of the bed, pursed his lips and smiled: "Husband, I heard that women are not allowed to enter the barracks, won't it affect you if we come?" ”
At this time, Zhang Long moved a few chairs and said with a smile: "Actually, it is not absolute, if it is indeed not allowed in wartime, but in normal times, family members can occasionally come to the barracks, this is the regulation of the Ministry of War, for example, the wife and mother of soldiers come to visit relatives, and there is a special place to stay in the barracks, rest assured." ”
Wujin introduced Su Han, "This is my deputy general Zhang Long, who is still a little related to me, and his father is my uncle's brother." ”
Su Han got up and saluted, and smiled slightly, "It turned out to be General Zhang, I heard Wujin say it." ”
Zhang Long hurriedly returned the salute with his fists, "Don't dare, Mrs. Sister-in-law, please take a seat." ”
At this time, the soldiers brought a table and brazier, a long and wide rattan chair, and a few new bedding, and two men brought hot soup and two baskets of freshly steamed buns, and bowls, chopsticks and cups.
"General, let's go stir-fry a few more dishes."
"No need, thank you all, let's go rest!"
Everyone retreated, Wu Jin closed the door, there were only four of them in the room, Jing Niang and A Qiao hurriedly scooped the soup, arranged the dishes and chopsticks, burned the brazier in the room, and soon warmed up.
Su Han sat down at the table, and when he saw Jing Niang standing aside, he smiled at her: "Jing Niang, sit down together!" In the future, we will all be a family, so you're welcome. ”
Jing Niang bit her lip, she picked up a bowl of tea, slowly knelt in front of Su Han, and respectfully brought the tea bowl above her head and offered it to her, "Please drink tea from the hostess!" ”
Wu Jin was stunned, he didn't understand what Jing Niang meant, "Jing Niang, what are you doing here?" ”
Su Han knows that this is the concubine ceremony, whether Jing Niang can become a side room from a person in the room, it depends on this bowl of tea, if she takes this bowl of tea, Jing Niang's name will be officially determined, if she doesn't accept it, then Jing Niang will always be just a concubine, no name.
In the families of large official eunuchs, in addition to the famous wives and concubines such as regular wives, flat wives, concubines, etc., there are many concubines who have no reputation, whether they can be changed from concubines to concubines, on the one hand, it depends on whether there is a vacancy in the quota, and on the other hand, it also depends on whether the hostess is willing to accept it.
Su Han took the tea bowl with a smile, "Jing Niang, I accept your tea." ”
Jing Niang was so excited that tears were about to come out, "Thank you, master!" ”
Ah Qiao next to her was quite touched in her heart, and she didn't know if the young lady would accept her own tea in the future, she secretly glanced at Wu Jin again, and saw that there was no hot soup in front of him, so she hurriedly scooped a bowl of hot soup, put it in front of him, and filled him with a plate of steamed buns.
"Thank you!"
Wu Jin smiled and nodded to her, he just understood a little, this is Jing Niang getting the name.
Su Han glanced at Ah Qiao with a smile, this little girl, only fourteen years old, does she want to serve tea to herself?
Wu Jin grabbed two buns, took a bite and said with a smile: "You guys eat it!" I went outside to see how it went. ”
Su Han was a little scared in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Husband, don't go far." ”
"Don't worry! I was right at the door and would be back soon. ”
Wu Jin opened the door and went out, and Ah Qiao asked worriedly, "Miss, are we still sleeping tonight?" ”
Su Han shook his head, "It's almost the fourth shift, eat something, let's bake the fire, if not, just take a nap by the fire, there are soft rattan chairs here." ”
She picked up the soup bowl, blew the hot air, and took a sip gently, she was a little worried in her heart, today is the first time she has returned to her parents' house after the marriage, which is very important, but according to this situation, can they still go back?
....... The rain outside has gradually stopped, Wu Jin is standing at the door, while nibbling on the bun, while looking at the direction of the capital in the distance, he doesn't know anything about the situation in the palace, last night Huangfu Xuande came to attend his wedding in good spirits, but suddenly collapsed halfway, this situation is either a heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage, or someone stabbed.
But no matter which one it is, it is extremely dangerous, Huangfu Xuande has the possibility of sudden death, if that is the case, the capital will really be in chaos, Huangfu Heng will forcibly ascend the throne, and Uncle Shen will not wait for death, King Qi is very cunning and flees first.
Now, Wu Jin is worried that there will be a sudden fire in the sky over the capital, that is, the emperor has died, but it is calm now, indicating that the problem has not reached that point.
At this moment, there was a sound of running in the night, and as soon as Wu Jin turned around, he saw Liu Qing, the leader of the guards, running over under the leadership of two soldiers.
Wu Jin perked up, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is it, is there any news?" ”
Liu Qing went to the South City Gate to investigate the situation, and he ran out of breath and said, "Childe, over there at Dingding Gate.... There was a conflict. ”
Wu Jin was taken aback, "How come?" ”
"It was the army of the Sixth Rate Mansion of the East Palace that wanted to enter the city, and the soldiers defending the city did not open the city gate, there was an arrow battle between the two sides, and there have been many casualties.
Wu Jin didn't expect that the situation was so serious that there was a conflict between the two sides, if the emperor didn't die, the struggle between the prince and Uncle Shen Guo might intensify from now on, but this is a good thing.
"Is there any news in the city?"
Liu Qing shook his head, "All the city gates are closed, and you are not allowed to enter or exit, so you can't get any news." ”
At this time, a captain next to him said: "General, we can contact the plum blossom guard of the city gate military office through the pigeon letter." ”
A sentence reminded Wu Jin, and he hurriedly ordered: "Then quickly contact the city and ask about the situation in the palace." ”
......... Although the rain outside the Dingding Gate stopped, there was no fresh earthy fragrance in the air, but it was full of murderous spirit, and the rain of arrows in the sky shot towards the city, and the soldiers on the city were so pressed that they couldn't raise their heads.
Just when the night rain stopped, there was a serious incident of misfire outside the city, Fan Xu, the general of the Sixth Rate, personally stepped forward to shout to open the city gate, and was shot in the chest by an unknown cold arrow in the city, the arrow pierced the heart, and soon died.
The tragic death of the main general aroused the monstrous anger of the army of the Liuling Prefecture, and the 20,000 troops launched a bow and arrow battle against the defending soldiers, and the defenders at the head of the city also responded with bows and arrows, and in just a quarter of an hour, hundreds of casualties were killed.
At this time, Tian Xingwen, the general of Jiumen, rushed to Dingdingmen with 5,000 soldiers, and he had already received an urgent report of the accident.
The gates of the city were already in disarray, and the soldiers brought in boulders to cover the gates, and wounded or killed soldiers were constantly being carried down the city.
Tian Xingwen turned over and dismounted, and shouted: "What the hell is going on? ”
The captain who defended the city rushed forward and said tremblingly: "General Fan of the Sixth Rate Mansion was killed by an arrow, they are retaliating, and the situation is out of control." ”
"You bastard!" Tian Xingwen was furious, grabbed him by the placket and asked, "Did you order the archery?" ”
He Duwei was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand, "No! I didn't.... I've checked, none of my men shot arrows, I don't know who shot the cold arrows? ”
"! You're going to kill me, how many people have already died? ”
"General Hui, more than a hundred of us have died, and the other party is about the same."
Tian Xingwen calmed down, the soldiers defending the city would not be so reckless, there must be a problem here, someone deliberately provoked their conflict.
"Tell me that no more arrows shall be shot in the city, and that the gates shall be blocked so that they may not be allowed to enter."
Tian Xingwen turned on his horse and galloped towards the palace.
(To be continued)