The center of Xuanfu town is the valley king's mansion, from north to south, respectively, the bell tower, the drum tower, the south gate arch pole embrace, the cross street has archway, generally speaking, the south is mostly for the official eunuchs, the wealthy families, the landlords live in the old wealth, and the street is also full of official shops and shops. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

To the north of the town, there are many levels of government offices, the drum tower that is named "Zhenshuo Building", the drum tower is reported according to the drum every day, the building is more than two meters high, the big drum with a diameter of more than one meter is beaten every time, the sound of the drum in winter and winter is immediately transmitted throughout the city, and the use of alarm can also be used in wartime.

In front of the drum tower, there are east and west streets, the east street is according to the courtyard street, there is the yamen of the patrol inspection court, there are many workshops and warehouses, the west street is the household street, there is the household department of the department, there is Zhu Mintai, the chief governor of the inner residence, and the household department is the same knowledge, the general judge, etc., to manage the military and civilian materials allocated by the imperial court, and supervise the local use.

On this street, there is also the Department of Criminal Affairs, the Governor Yamen Hall, the scale is similar to the General Soldier Yamen, the west side of the Governor's Yamen, is the archery field of the town, used for military review and training in the city.

Because of the occupation of the government and the people, this archery field is getting smaller and smaller, so the military drills in the town are generally placed in the northeast suburbs outside the city on the large martial arts field, which also has the reputation of the Xuanfu teaching field.

Xuanfu Town, the town guards the general army Yamen, it is located on the east street of the archway, because the imperial court is urging very urgently, the original chief soldier Yang Guozhu, has already packed up, just waiting for Wang Dou to take over.

Wang Dou led the army to arrive, he went out of the city to greet, the officials arrived in front of the general army Yamen, this is called "Shuai Mansion", "Zhenshuo Mansion" The mansion is very huge, the flagpole stands in front of the house, the tall shadow wall, the majestic stone lions, the guards on both sides of the door, and the gate is hung with gold lacquer beast face tin rings.

The hall is heavy, it is estimated that the area of the entire yamen will not be less than 30,000 square meters, the east side of the general army yamen, there are Confucianism and Xinghe guarding thousands of households. There are Wu Temple and Fire God Temple in the west, and some Shuai Mansion affiliated institutions.

Looking at this chief soldier yamen, Wang Dou's heart was surging. After a long time, he waved his hand: "Enter the mansion." ”

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Several of Yang Guozhu's brothers, as well as his two sons, died early. So sometimes Yang Guozhu went out on the expedition, except for some pro-soldiers, inside the huge mansion. As for his wife, Ho, he lived with some maids.

Suddenly increased popularity, He was very happy, Yang Guozhu recognized Xu Yue'e as a righteous daughter, she was also very happy, sometimes letters were exchanged, and He said that his daughter was well-behaved.

Wang Dou didn't expect her to have a sense of humor. When he met her, He smiled and said: "The Marquis of Yongning and my family are friends who have forgotten their years, and they are like brothers, but E'er is your wife's room." She's my daughter again, what should you call an old body? What do you call my lord? ”

At that time, many people snickered, Wang Dou couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, but said: "This, just call it ......"

In the backyard of the general soldier's mansion, there is a clear spring introduced from the mountains in the north of the city, and the vegetable garden in the east of the hall has Longquan Temple and Yalexuan, the environment is good, Yang Guozhu plans to leave on the 27th, and there are many officials and generals that Wang Dou is familiar with are also leaving, and Wang Dou plans to accompany them.

So on that day, he refused the banquet of the officials, and asked to see the officials of the town, he only said to Zhong Tiaoyang: "Accept the ceremony, and I will be gone." ”

"Guoqin, I don't thank you for my great kindness, I just hope that when I get to Jizhen, I can reproduce the iron wall of Qi Shuai's time and protect my country's wall."

In the past two days, his subordinates were busy handing over military affairs, and Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu walked around the town, guided by Yang Guozhu.

is about to leave a familiar place and go to an unfamiliar place to take office, it is Yang Guozhu, and he is also full of emotion.

At this time, the two of them are standing on the top of the Zhenshuo Tower, the houses in the city, vividly in their eyes, not far from the north, is the bell tower, also known as the Qingyuan Tower, the bronze bell hanging there, ringing the bell loudly, the sound can reach forty or fifty miles.

Wang Dou had already promised Yang Guozhu that when he left, he would give him a large number of Donglu bird guns, as well as Weijin Zi Medicine, although it was only an arquebus, but these weapons were all needed by Yang Guozhu.

At the same time, Wang Dou and Wang Pu also gave Yang Guozhu a lot of silver taels to make Yang Guozhu grateful.

His army, completely imitating Wang Dou's army, is young and strong, not to mention, after each person retires, can be divided into all the fields of fifty acres, but not as good as Wang Dou, his new army, of course, needs food, plus all kinds of expenses, so the cost of raising troops is a big problem.

The silver money given by Wang Dou can be described as a charcoal in the snow for him.

The cold wind blew, the clothes on the two of them, the sound of hunting, pointing to the distance, Yang Guozhu pointed out for Wang Dou: "The town is strong, and under the north and west of the city, is the Liuchuan River, which has been transformed over the years and has become a big moat." A part of the river water is introduced into the city through the Yang ditch, which can replenish the water source. ”

"The east of the city is not far away, it is the Paosha River, not far from the south, it is the Yanghe River, the periphery of Xuanfu Town, there are more than 50 piers, which are known as the eyes and ears of the city defense."

Looking at the familiar landscape in front of him, he sighed: "It's just that although the town is strong, the city wall along the border is nearly 2,000 miles, and it is not easy to protect it." ”

Wang Dou said: "Yang Shuai rest assured, my Jingbian army is stationed in the town, and the thieves and horses will not be allowed to enter, so as to protect the safety of the township." ”

Yang Guozhu nodded: "This, I believe." ”

After pondering for a long time, Yang Guozhu said: "Guoqin, I'm going to Jizhen, before leaving, there is a sentence, I don't know if to say it?" ”

Wang Dou said: "Yang Shuai, please speak." ”

Yang Guozhu said: "Guoqin is loyal to the country, I know, but there are some things, are they overstepping their authority?" ”

Wang Dou was silent for a while, and sighed: "I know that in the eyes of many people, my Wang Dou is extremely domineering, but, otherwise, how can the Jingbian Army become a strong army, and why does the East Road become a paradise?" Yang Shuai, you know, sometimes when we do things, we only need to take one step back, and someone will press two steps, so that all your achievements will come to naught. ”

He said: "With Yang Shuai's prestige, there are many people eyeing the idea of fighting the new army, what should Yang Shuai do?" ”

Yang Guozhu was silent for a long time and sighed: "Yes, many things, I can't help myself." ”

He whispered: "The general died in a hundred battles, and the horse leather shroud was returned, these things are a headache to talk about, I still concentrate on fighting the war and garrisoning the frontier for the country!" ”

On the afternoon of the 26th of the first lunar month, Wang Dou held a farewell banquet for Yang Guozhu in the General Military Mansion.

Everyone drank a lot of wine and ate meat in a big bowl, Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu all let go of themselves.

Xie Yike dragged Yang Guozhu's Chinese army general Guo Yingxian to fight for wine, seeing Xie Yike's refreshment, Guo Yingxian was happy, pointed at Xie Yike and laughed: "You little doll, it suits my old Guo's appetite very much, I won't deceive you, you drink one bowl, Lao Guo and I will drink three bowls!" ”

Xie Yike shouted: "Junior Brother Guo looks down on his brother? You drink one bowl, thank me for drinking three bowls! ”

In the end, he was drunk, and Guo Yingxian also drank down.

At a feast, everyone was drunk and cried out to each other, "We are all robed brothers." ”

The crowd hugged each other and wept bitterly.

On the 27th, early in the morning, Yang Guozhu led the barracks and the battalions of the New Army to leave the town of Xuanfu.

Because there was only one old wife in the family, Yang Guozhu couldn't bear her to stay in the town alone and took the He family away.

Looking at their distant backs, Wang Dou silently said in his heart: "Yang Shuai, have a good trip." ”

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Although all the officials in the town were concerned about Wang Dou's arrival, they were very concerned about Wang Dou's movements.

Sure enough, on the 28th day of the first lunar month, the shogunate issued the first order to carry out a town-wide cleaning campaign, and at the same time, the garbage was purchased, and the garbage was paid when it arrived, and silver coins and food stamps were withdrawn according to the stone.

In the past, on the East Road, Wang Dou had a lesson, the garbage that was transported outside the city was stolen in the middle of the night, and then sent to be sold once, or even several times.

In order to prevent this lesson, the garbage sent outside the city was guarded by the sergeants of the Jingbian Army, and incinerated and buried by the Department of Medical and Health Sciences.

As soon as this notice came out, the town was really full of people, as long as it was not in vain to serve and work, take care of food and housing, and get paid, the people have always been enthusiastic, and many people secretly praised that Yongning Hou is Yongning Hou, which is really different.

Of course, there are also many people who disdain it in their hearts, and it is really a martial artist, who only talks about profit, not handouts.

At present, the situation of the town, although some streets are bluestone roads, but there are also many dirt roads, the road area is thick with dust, the sky is clear, the mud and sand are buried, and when it rains, it is full of sludge, and the smell is overwhelming.

In addition, because of the cow dung and horse urine from passing cattle carts, many households have the habit of dumping toilets into the ravines on the street.

In addition, in the north of the Ming Dynasty, coal is widely used, and many furnace ashes are poured indiscriminately, so like many cities in the Ming Dynasty, Xuanfu Town is full of feces and urine, dust everywhere, and a foul smell is everywhere.

Such an environment is also the main reason for the outbreak of the plague, and it is also an important reason why the epidemics everywhere in the late Ming Dynasty have stopped and flourished repeatedly.

In fact, the street appearance, all over the Ming Dynasty, is responsible for the inspection of the archers, it has long become empty talk, because everything is inseparable from the word money and food, you can do things, take out the money, which is also the reason why the municipal government is powerless at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Wang Douyi issued a notice, saying that everyone involved in the work was well fed and had a good salary, which can be said to be moving the city.

From Pailou Street to Zhonglou Street, from Mishi Street to Caishi Street, from Yandian Street to Youdian Street, all streets and alleys in the city can be seen busy people everywhere.

The people dug up the trenches, shoveled the garbage, cleaned up all the dust on the road, and there were officials of the medical and health department, wearing masks, and scattered lime in a steady stream.

Under the busyness of countless people, the town seems to be bright in a blink of an eye, and it also quickly gave birth to an industry, collecting garbage, every day, buying coal ash and feces door to door, because the town has a large population, collecting garbage is profitable, and even some bloody cases broke out in order to rob.

In the days before the spring ploughing, for the people of the town, it felt a little sudden novelty, and suddenly, the family became busy, not only because of the town's sanitation cleaning campaign, so that they had a job, but also because the Jingbian Army needed a large number of manpower to build a barracks next to the town's teaching ground.

Therefore, not only the military households inside and outside the city, but even the battalion soldiers of each battalion rushed to work, because to build the camp, there was not only wages, but also meat to eat. (To be continued.) )