Everyone stood up one after another, bowed and saluted, "Greetings to Your Majesty!" ”

Maybe it was because Yang Guang didn't have a good rest last night, and his spirit seemed a little tired, he waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, everyone sat down one after another, and the solemn atmosphere in the side hall was restored again.

Yang Guang glanced at Zhang Xuan and said to Wei Xuan: "Let's start!" ”

Wei Xuan coughed lightly, and slowly said to Zhang Xuan: "General Zhang, debriefing is the system of the imperial court, and all expatriate ministers, whether they are local county guards or garrison generals, need to report to the imperial court every year on their various affairs in the past year, of course, there are many ways, and they may not necessarily enter Beijing, but the debriefing itself cannot be avoided, I hope General Zhang can understand." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, "I understand!" ”

Wei Xuan took another report written by Zhang Xuan before, and said with a smile: "What I said just now, there are many ways, there are narration by the debriefer himself, but there are also questions and answers, today we will use the second one, I will ask on behalf of the head of the military department, maybe other ministers will also have a little question, General Zhang can answer truthfully, don't be nervous." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, he felt Yang Guanghu's suspicious and sharp gaze staring at him, and he also felt another atmosphere in the hall - depression, maybe this is indeed a different debriefing, not as simple as Wei Xuan said.

"My first question was about the vigilante group—"

Wei Xuan slowly unfolded a scroll on the table, his tone was very slow, but his thinking was very clear, "Since last year, General Zhang has been ordered to garrison Beihai County, and General Zhang has implemented a militia in Beihai County, and the Ministry of War wants to know, what is the militia formed by General Zhang?" What is the difference between it and the regular army? “

Wei Xuan's question is very sharp, this is actually asking Zhang Xuan whether he has expanded the army without authorization, you must know that the number of troops approved by the imperial court to Zhang Xuan is 6,000 people, but Zhang Xuan led 10,000 troops to the south to conquer Langya County. What's the deal with the extra 4,000 people? Wei Xuan only used a subtle method to hint at Jang Hyun's problem.

The atmosphere in the side hall began to be a little tense, and even Pei Ju realized that this debriefing was not good, he thought about the question simply, this must be the meaning of the saint, and asked through Wei Xuan's mouth, Pei Ju secretly began to worry about Zhang Xuan in his heart.

Jang Hyun pondered for a moment. Unhurriedly, he bowed and said: "Qi Yu Shengshang, Qi Wei Shangshu and the ministers, the reason why the humble post temporarily formed a militia is completely to fight against the attack of the bandits, everyone also knows that Beihai County is surrounded by enemies, Gaomi County in the south is threatened by tens of thousands of bandits from Meng Rang, Donglai County in the east has nearly 100,000 bandits from Zuo Xiaoyou, and Zhang Jin is said to be peeping across the Yellow River in the north, if we go south to attack Meng Rang." What should I do if Zuo Xiaoyou takes advantage of the weakness to enter? What to resist? Of course, we will have a little army left, but only more than 1,000 people, and in the face of tens of thousands of bandits, it is necessary to organize the people and assist the army in fighting the bandits, which is the original intention of establishing the militia group. ”

Wei Xuan nodded, "Did this kind of thing ever happen?" ”

"It happened!"

Zhang Xuan said without hesitation: "In Linzi County." At that time, Zhang Dashuai led a large army to Jibei County to meet the invasion of the Wagang army, and was ordered to lead 6,000 troops to contain Zhang Jin's 80,000 army in Wucheng County, Qinghe County. At that time, there were only 500 defenders in Beihai County, and Zhang Jin said that he sent thousands of elites to Beihai County, trying to wash Beihai County in blood and shake the military morale of the soldiers. rushed from Yidu County to Linzi County to rescue, and there was not a single soldier in Linzi County, how could he hold it in the face of thousands of elite thieves attacking the city, but in the end he not only held Linzi. also cooperated with the Sui army that rushed to annihilate thousands of elite thieves and saved the lives of more than 100,000 people, because there was a militia group, and it was the militia that held the county seat. ”

There was silence in the hall, Zhang Xuan was reasonable, and used facts to explain the importance of the militia group, Wei Xuan pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Does the militia still exist now?" ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "The lowly post also said that the militia was only established temporarily, and after the bandits in Langya County were exterminated, there was no need for the militia to exist anymore, and the lowly post was ready to disband them after he returned." ”

Wei Xuan quickly glanced at Yang Guang, the Son of Heaven, with an imperceptible gaze, and Yang Guang nodded slowly, indicating that it was acceptable.

Wei Xuan smiled: "Okay! In the future, the military department will send people to understand the situation of the militia group, my second question is about Zuo Xiaoyou, the bandit leader of Donglai County, we heard that the general released Zuo Xiaoyou back to the township after capturing the squatting dog mountain, we are very strange, why didn't the general take him into Beijing to ask for the crime, of course, the military department did not suspect that the general and Zuo Xiaoyou had anything to do with it, but felt a little strange, felt that this was a bit unreasonable, can the general explain? ”

When the second question was asked, Su Wei and Xiao Yu couldn't help but look at each other, where is this debriefing, neither talking about how to suppress bandits, nor talking about the army's garrison arrangements, let alone talking about the expenditure of military food and materials, it is not a normal debriefing at all, it is clearly a strict trial, not only the two of them, but everyone else did not expect it.

Zhang Xuan himself was also very surprised, Su Wei gave him some questions, all of which were very normal debriefing questions, asking him how to suppress bandits, how to deal with the surrendered bandits, etc., but he didn't expect Wei Xuan's questions to be so sharp.

But Zhang Xuan saw the moment Wei Xuan glanced at Yang Guang, and he already understood that this was actually Yang Guang asking himself.

Zhang Xuan was very vigilant in his heart, he replied cautiously: "Back to Wei Shangshu, the attack on the bandits in Donglai County was led by Zhang Dashuai, and the humble position was only a side response, and the confrontation between the army led by Zhang Dashuai and Zuo Xiaoyou's main force, the humble post as a surprise soldier sneaked up on Zuo Xiaoyou's lair and captured the squatting dog mountain, and finally Zuo Xiaoyou's 50,000 army was not defeated, but surrendered to the Sui army, according to the surrender conditions, Zuo Xiaoyou was indeed released back to the field, and Zhang Dashuai entrusted the lowly post to monitor him? ”

"Are you watching?" Wei Xuan asked again.

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Ten soldiers have been sent to monitor his movements. ”

Since it was not Zhang Xuan's decision to release Zuo Xiaoyou back to his hometown, there was no need to continue to ask about this matter, Wei Xuan continued to spread out the scroll, ready to ask the third question, at this time, Yun Dingxing, who was sitting in the back row, coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Can I interrupt and ask General Zhang a small question." ”

Yun Dingxing's rudeness made Wei Xuanluo a little unhappy, according to the convention, he asked first, and after the end, the ministers continued to ask, and finally the ministers from the sidelines added some questions, and now it was not Yun Dingxing's turn at all.

However, Wei Xuan also knew that this was not Yun Dingxing's problem, this was Yuwenshu who wanted to question Zhang Xuan, and Yuwenshu couldn't come because of his body, so Yun Dingxing's dog came forward for him.

Wei Xuan didn't stop Yun Dingxing's inquiry, Yun Dingxing asked with a dry laugh: "I want to ask about Beihai County's Taishou Liang's violent death."

As soon as Yun Dingxing's words came out, Zhang Xuan knew that this was Yuwenshu who came to trouble him, originally Yuwenshu and Bohai would collude, so he wanted to use Liang Zhi's case to bring himself down, but he was killed in time, and the turmoil of this matter did not arise, but he didn't expect Yun Dingxing to use this matter to make trouble during his debriefing.

Zhang Xuan's face changed, and he was about to refute Yun Dingxing, but Yang Guang, who had been silent, said coldly: "I know this matter very well, don't ask General Zhang anymore, Wei Shangshu continue!" ”

Yun Dingxing suddenly opened his mouth and stammered, he couldn't say a word, he heard the dissatisfaction in the tone of the saint, he immediately realized that this matter was probably not as simple as Yuwenshu said, even the Son of Heaven knew, he was secretly annoyed in his heart, Yuwenshu didn't come to ask, but let himself wade into this pool of troubled water, he must know that the saint also knew, Yun Dingxing hated Yuwenshu in his heart, and didn't dare to speak again.

At this time, Wei Xuan continued to ask: "My third question is about the Beihai Wharf, why did General Zhang think of building the Beihai Wharf?"

Wei Xuan asked ten questions, which took an hour and a half, and each question was very sharp, including whether Zhang Xuan manipulated the local government of Beihai County? Did Zhang Xuanjian's cavalry get the approval of the Ministry of War? Why is there a lot of pasture grass grown in Butterworth, etc.

These questions shocked everyone to hear, these questions are all core issues related to the self-respect of the army, indicating that the Son of Heaven has become suspicious of Zhang Xuan, and the slightest carelessness will lead to a catastrophe.

Zhang Xuan himself was also secretly frightened, these things were very secret, and the imperial court may not know, but Yang Guang knew very clearly, who secretly reported to Yang Guang? Is it Xiao Huaijing, or Pei Renji?

Zhang Xuan restrained the tension in his heart, and replied calmly: "The grass planted by the humble duty is called the wild pea, it also has a common name, called the rescue bean, it can be stored for ten years after drying without being bad, the humble duty is to accidentally find that there are hungry people planting this kind of wild peas to survive the famine, and at the same time raising dozens of sheep, which gives the humble position a great inspiration, planting wild peas to raise sheep and cattle, and at the same time preparing for disaster relief and grain storage, the humble duty is a person who has seen the famine, and knows what a liter of bean cake means to the victims at a critical time?" It's a matter of one life. ”

Zhang Xuan talked eloquently, completely avoiding the taboo topic of raising horses, and it could be seen that Yang Guang was quite satisfied with the answers to these ten questions, his cold face eased a lot, and only then did Pei Ju breathe a sigh of relief.

Wei Xuan put away the scroll, and asked with a smile at the Xiangguo: "The inquiry of the military department is over, do you have anything else to add?" (To be continued.) )