Is this his own subordinate? Looking at these people in front of him, Yang Chengzu was in a trance and began to miss the old days of Huaxian County. According to the establishment, the Imperial Palace Honor and Guard Division theoretically has 1,500 troops, which is already the lower limit for a military organization to defend a huge palace.

He didn't think he could see more than 1,000 people today, there were too many people to put it away. He still wanted to meet with the military commanders at all levels, as long as these people were mastered, this honor and guard division would also be mastered. There are about 100 men in front of them, but they are the leaders of these 1,500 people?

Looking at the uneven length of the clothes on their bodies, some people did not even have military uniforms at all, only wearing short fights, and some people were shirtless and wore nothing. If they are officials, it would be too embarrassing, right?

After calling everyone up, let them sort them according to their belongings, and find that even if they stand in line, it will be a troublesome matter. Gao Sheng hurriedly came over and said with a smile: "Master Yizheng, everyone has been training for a long time, and they are just on duty on weekdays, and there is no queue. In a hurry, there are some untidy, and there are some, no wonder. ”

"That's it." Yang Chengzu didn't have a seizure, but after everyone lined up the queue, he briefly introduced his origin and identity, took out the waist card, and shook it in front of everyone, which proved that what he said was true. Those confession documents, even if he got these rough blanks, he didn't think they could understand them, so he simply saved it.

A tall military man said: "There is no need to be so troublesome, what is there to pretend to be this honor guard?" Besides, even if you pretend, you can't pass Yuan Changshi's level, everyone says yes or no? Since you are our commander, we must obey your commands, which is a matter of course. It's just that since ancient times, the emperor has not sent hungry soldiers, can you let Master Yizheng first pay the arrears of military salaries, so that our wives and children in our family will not starve to death. ”

The soldier took the lead in shouting, and some people followed the noise, and the scene was a little chaotic. This trouble is also a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is a border army or a battalion soldier, because military salaries are often in arrears, once there is a war and it is necessary to use troops, it is necessary to pay all the arrears to make up for the shortfall.

But the problem is, this is not outside the border gate, but the dignified palace, and the guards here are also in arrears? Since the Yongle Jing Disaster, there was the rebellion of the Han kings, and the imperial court still took a defensive attitude towards the vassal kings. Although the Department of Honor and Guard is the military arm of the palace, its food and salary are allocated by the local yamen, not by the palace. Therefore, even if these honor guards starve to death, they can't find Changshi to make trouble, so they can only make trouble with him, the new honor guard.

Before King Xing passed away, there were always some bumps in the matter of the guard's salary, either less or underpaid. As soon as King Xing died, the food and wages were completely stopped, and now these honor guards have not seen money and food for months. Concubine Jiang is kind-hearted, and occasionally asks Yuan Zonggao to allocate some money and food, but since King Ning rebelled, she is afraid of taking on a charge of buying people's hearts and plotting against her. This part of the relief has been stopped, and at most it is a change of name, and a small amount of money will be distributed, and the total amount is very limited, and it should not be of great use.

As soon as he heard this, Yang Chengzu also understood why Sun Jiao said that the palace was not a good place, and he had always been so old with his background and connections, these things could not be hidden from him at all. But it has nothing to do with him, he just doesn't bother to participate.

I believe that as long as I look for him, it will not be difficult to solve this food and salary matter, but the problem is that if this matter finds his way, then the relationship between himself and the Sun family is a little unclear. It's not good for your future. You can't marry Sun Xueniang in order not to starve to death in this group of Qiu Ba's family.

He nodded and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, what you are talking about, this official is already clear. Rest assured, then, that within five days I will settle the arrears of food for you. If it can't be solved, I won't do this official and leave Anlu by myself. You may inquire, I have brought many cages, and I have money in my hand, and if I am asked to figure out the numbers, even if it is out of my own pocket, I will make up for the shortfall. But right now, the old prince is driving, and the whole palace is mourning, and you are shouting so much, and you are too disrespectful to the old Chitose. It's too unseemly, and if I want to commit it again in the future, I will have to resort to military law. Moreover, as the palace guard, it represents the face of the palace, whether it is on duty or not, the body must be dressed neatly, dressed like this, what has become of it? ”

As soon as he said that he was willing to give money, everyone's dissatisfaction disappeared. As long as there is a military salary, then no matter how strict the requirements are, it can always be done. What's more, the requirements of the honor guards are already higher than those of ordinary guards, so these people don't think it's any strange. At the sound of the order, it didn't take long for these people to change their clothes and armor, and they were all covered with sackcloth clothes.

It seems that this unit has a good foundation, but due to long-term salary arrears, its morale has been slack. It is not so much that you can't stand in the queue, but that you are too lazy to stand in the queue, and as long as you have enough food, it will not be difficult to restore your combat effectiveness. Yang Chengzu nodded, took out the roster again, and prepared to order.

Gao Sheng stepped forward and whispered: "Yizheng, this little thing, I think it's better to press it first." It's inconvenient, there are not many people today, and many people are not there. ”

"Not there? The people of the Department of Honor and Guard, aren't they waiting in the house to be on duty? ”

"That's according to the rules, but right now, there are no rules everywhere. It's only our honor guard that talks about the rules, and he can't talk about it, right? There are too many arrears, and everyone can't stand it, so many people go out to find a way. The two deputy masters of the guard of honor all went outside to make a difference, thinking about transferring away as soon as possible. As for the soldiers below, not to mention, they have gone out to work for others and earn some chewing grain for their families. Those who stay here either can't leave, or they can't pull their faces, in short, everything that can go is gone. There are not many people left in this house, and if you name them, they won't look good. ”

It seems that the corruption of military discipline has reached all corners, not only the military guards, but even the honor guards are not immune. He can understand, the people who are in the small army below, the monthly money and food are just enough to make ends meet, and they have no savings. After not paying food for several months, no one could survive it, so they could only run for their lives.

Even from the standpoint of honor and integrity, it is difficult to criticize the actions of these people. Yang Chengzu had no choice but to sigh, took out the saber on his waist, and said to everyone:

"Look at this knife! This knife was given to me by the Heavenly Family when I was in Henan. Because my father, who saved the holy car in Xuanfu and was loyal to the country, I made a lot of contributions to the imperial court in Henan, so I was sent here to be the honor guard. In Henan, I can come and go in the Zhou Palace, and in Shaanxi, I can come and go at will in and out of the Qin Palace. Unlike those honor guards, I have heels and backers. Your salary, others can't solve it, I can solve it. Those who go with me will have meat to eat, and as long as you are on duty with peace of mind, you will definitely not suffer. After the salary is lowered, all those who are on duty today can receive an additional month's reward. If the money is not enough, I will come out. ”

"Those who are soldiers have a hard life, and if they don't make money, their families will starve, so I can understand that they go out to find a way. But the two guards didn't want to take the soldiers with them, so they just wanted to get out of here. This is the escape, so I declare now that the errand of these two men has come to an end. ”