Of course, Gu Xuebin would definitely not know that Su Jinyao would mobilize these horses because of Chu Kefan's matter. But Gu Xuebin must have thought that Su Jinyao might not be smooth sailing in the capital, and with more than 100 people calling her, she should not suffer a loss.

A Ning walked behind Su Jinyao, and there were guards from the Prince's Mansion in front and behind, and he was also a little arrogant and confident.

You know, the shadow guard has never seen the light. Now walking behind Su Jinyao, there is such a vigorous time, which is also very refreshing.

When Su Jinyao came out of the north gate, Gu Shangqing almost laughed when he saw this group of people from a distance.

Su Jinyao came to Gu Shangqing's side, and when she saw his smiling appearance, she said, "What's the matter, are you jealous?" You should learn something, and you should prepare it for your daughter-in-law in the future. No matter what time it is, even if you can't be with your daughter-in-law, you have to arrange someone to support your daughter-in-law. ”

Gu Shangqing nodded and said, "Yes, I wrote it down." But wherever she goes in the future, I will take a group of people with her, and the big banner she holds reads 'Daughter-in-law of the Gu Family', I don't think anyone would dare to beat her idea. ”

Su Jinyao laughed twice when she heard this, and said, "Okay, you have to do this." If you don't raise such a flag for Kefan's own soldiers, I will look down on you. ”

The corners of Gu Shangqing's mouth twitched, and he immediately knew that he had thrown himself in the pit. Hurriedly waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "We are going to Chigu Town, one hundred and twenty miles away, if we hurry up, we will arrive in half an hour, let's go!" ”

Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing's horses are all thousands of miles away, and it is okay to run this one hundred and twenty miles for half an hour. Few of the rest of the horses could keep up with this speed, so it took nearly an hour to get to Pondaya. It's already past noon when I came to Pond Valley Town.

The Gujia army was not stationed in the town, and 5,000 men and horses camped in the south of the town. And not a temporary barracks, but a permanent barracks with an adobe wall. Although it doesn't look very magnificent, the camp is full of people coming and going.

When Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing appeared near the barracks with their men and horses, the guards in the camp had already discovered them.

The guards knew Gu Shangqing and recognized the prince's exclusive mark, so they immediately went back to report Gu Yuanda.

By the time Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing came to the camp gate, Gu Yuanda had already led people to greet them outside the camp gate.

Make small reports

Although this Gu Yuanda is over 60 years old, he has broad shoulders and narrow waist, wide back and chest, and at first glance, this body is a hard frame for perennial exercise.

And Gu Yuanda's eyes are very divine, giving people an indescribable deterrent. I guess this is the kind of murderous aura that only people who lead troops to fight in war.

Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing led the people and horses to the front, and Gu Yuanda also stepped forward to greet them. He was very thoughtful, and before Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing got off the horse, he had already clasped his hands into fists and saluted, and shouted: "Young master, second miss." ”

Gu Shangqing nodded at Su Jinyao, and the two of them took out the silver token of the Gu Family Army from their bodies at the same time and showed it to Gu Yuanda.

Gu Yuanda was stunned for a moment, and said: "Young master, second miss, you two are the silver medal commanders of the Gu Family Army, this is something that the whole army knows." This time, the two of them came in person, and showed the token again, is there a military order to be transmitted? ”

In Gu Yuanda's view, if it weren't for an important military order, how could there be two silver medal commanders coming together?

After Su Jinyao showed the token, she had been carefully looking at Gu Yuanda. Although he was still holding his fists and lowering his eyebrows, his expression was slightly stiff.

Especially when Gu Yuanda asked if there was a military order to be delivered, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

Su Jinyao frowned, and said in her heart: This Gu Yuanda is really not as honest as he seems. Maybe he despised himself and Gu Shangqing from the bottom of his heart.

Su Jinyao remained silent, but said: "The military order is not counted, but my eldest brother and I came here to strictly investigate military discipline." Some of my people have been co-opted here, and they have never come to ask about the situation, so I will take a look today. ”

"It turns out that the second lady is here for this." Gu Yuanda straightened up, probably because Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing didn't tell him to be flat, so it was a little uncomfortable to keep giving salutes like this. Then he said: "If the second lady didn't come, I also planned to send someone to the capital to report this matter to the boss." ”

Su Jinyao heard that there seemed to be something in the words, so she asked, "Oh? What in return? ”

"Second Miss Hui, the newly recruited people are all people from the rivers and lakes, with a lot of arrogance and poor discipline, and they are not very obedient. I have led soldiers for so many years, and this is the first time I have encountered such soldiers. Speaking of this, Gu Yuanda finally couldn't bend over anymore and straightened up.

Su Jinyao looked at Gu Shangqing, and the two looked at each other for a moment before jumping off the horse together. The fifty horsemen behind them also dismounted.

Gu Shangqing said: "Then go to the camp and ask the ancient general to talk to us about this matter in detail." ”

Gu Yuanda agreed and ordered someone to lead the horses for Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing.

But A-Ning immediately stepped forward and took the reins from Su Jinyao's hand. And another soldier of the Gu family reached out to take the reins of Gu Shangqing.

This situation is obvious, Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing don't even need them to lead the horse, they are more or less dissatisfied, and they can't trust them.

Gu Yuanda's expression froze, but he immediately waved his hand to signal the person who came to lead the horse to retreat. He personally walked on Gu Shangqing's right and led the way for Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing.

After entering the camp, Su Jinyao looked left and right, and found that the barracks was obviously divided into two halves, separated by a main road in the middle, and a large school yard at the end.

The camp on the left hand side is smaller, and the tents and barracks, although new, don't look very solid. Yes

The tent looks very perfunctory, and it is estimated that it is okay to live in the summer, and it can shelter from the wind and rain; If it's winter, it's going to be cold and windy.

The place on the right-hand side is more spacious, and the barracks are old, but at first glance they have been built with care. Several large barracks are still equipped with doors and windows, and they look better than ordinary houses.

Gu Yuanda led the way to the right, and went straight to the big barracks.

This situation is obviously a serious polarization. Su Jinyao couldn't help frowning again when she saw it.

Came to one of the barracks and it was very well equipped. There are not only desks and chairs, but also a large round table with a circle of stools. At first glance, it is the main barracks used for gatherings.

Su Jinyao and Gu Shangqing came in first, and two soldiers moved the two chairs in front of and behind the desk and placed them in the middle, allowing the two of them to sit down. Gu Yuanda stood aside for the time being.

Gu Shangqing intended to let Su Jinyao sit in the main seat. Su Jinyao said in a low voice: "Big brother, this is the military camp, you are the main general, you are the first." I'm not the crown princess here, I'm just the second lady of the Gu family, and I'm your deputy. ”

Gu Shangqing thought about it and felt that what Su Jinyao said also made sense.

Although the old man of the Gu family intended to hand over the Gu family army to Su Jinyao, Su Jinyao had never been here before today. If you want to sit in the position of the commander of the Gu Family Army all of a sudden, you may not be able to convince the public, so it is better to make your own decisions in today's situation.

After Gu Shangqing sat down, Gu Yuanda took a booklet from the desk, although there were only a few pages in it, but it was written about the things that those copycats had recently co-opted, which military rules had been violated, and how to deal with them.

Gu Shangqing finished reading it without saying a word, handed the booklet to Su Jinyao, and motioned for Su Jinyao to explain it after reading it.

Su Jinyao looked over page by page, and saw that there were many mistakes in the small things. For example, the owner of a certain cottage drank heavily in the middle of the night, for example, the people in a certain village never trained early, and some people made trouble, and how many people flouted military regulations and disrespected their superiors.

The most serious one is that when I went to Chigu Town to collect grain, I didn't weigh the two catties accurately, and when I came back, I found that there were 300 catties of sorghum missing, and there was a suspicion of embezzlement of grain and wages.

After reading it, Su Jinyao closed the booklet and threw it on the table next to her. Then he looked up at Gu Yuanda and said, "Veteran officer, you have been leading troops for decades, right?" His soldiers must have brought a lot of them. But do you think it's appropriate to record such a trivial matter in a book and send it to the capital to be seen by the coach? ”

Gu Yuanda was about to speak, as if he wanted to explain.

Su Jinyao raised her hand and didn't give him a chance to speak, but continued: "Let's not talk about whether my grandfather can look down on what he said here. It's you alone, as the commander here, you can't even solve such a trivial matter, and you can't teach such a few soldiers well, are you really old and can't distinguish between right and wrong, so you will give up your roots and find faults? I admit that military discipline is strict, but military discipline is not meant to stumble his subordinates. For example, the most serious one above is the suspicion of embezzlement of food and wages, and the word 'suspect' alone proves that the evidence is insufficient. You want to use such a baseless thing to talk about those heroes who abandon the darkness and turn to the light? ”

Saying that, Su Jinyao also deliberately bit the words "abandon the dark and turn to the light" very hard.

The Gu family army was temporarily divided

Su Jinyao's meaning is obvious, since the Gu family army has accepted these mountain bandits, they should be tolerant and guide them to the bright road.

And they shouldn't make things difficult everywhere and make them feel that this step is aggrieved. If they are finally forced to come up with gangsterism, and then they will secretly invest in the pearl and break away from the Gu family army to rebel, but the gains will outweigh the losses.

Gu Yuanda twisted his brows, although he understood what Su Jinyao meant, he immediately interjected: "Second Miss's sentence is really wrong, since it is to abandon the darkness and surrender to the Ming and submit to my Gu family army, then you must have the appearance of the Gu family army." There can be no mistake in military rations. As the commander here, I have to think more about the overall situation, and I can't let such a small thing ruin the atmosphere in the barracks. I am strict in governing the army, which is what even the commander nods and admits. I have been in the Gujia Army for more than 40 years, and I have never put a penny of silver in the barracks in my pocket, this is my military prestige and backbone. ”

Gu Yuanda said sonorously and powerfully, as if he was saying that he was particularly reasonable.

Su Jinyao smiled after hearing this, and said, "What the veteran officer said also makes sense. But I think that the Gu family has not treated any generals or soldiers badly. The Gu family has never asked you to fight for anything, right? Therefore, I think that the more such things are, the more we should pay attention to justice, and we should definitely not put the big hat of 'corruption' on the heads of our own people, but instead cover up outsiders. Think about it, if the grain seller did something, we soldiers were just rough people who could only fight and train soldiers, how could we beware of the petty tricks of these profiteers? Besides, in this grain purchase, 6,500 catties of sorghum alone were put into storage. It's just a mere 300 catties less, even if each bag loses a handful of sorghum, it adds up to more than 300 catties, right? Having said that, few of us are from the bookkeeper background, who can keep accounts with an abacus and fight with a knife. ”

Su Jinyao didn't mean that the vendors who sold grain were necessarily bad people. But it is not excluded that some profiteers just like to use their hands and feet, and deliberately lack two pounds.

In addition, the person in charge of collecting the grain was careless, the inventory was inaccurate, and he did not notice the problem that some grain bags were insufficient.

After all, they all came out of the cottage, and they have always been the masters who eat on the road. It is enough to be willing to buy grain instead of grabbing it, and how can you care about which bag is more and which bag is less.

Su Jinyao can understand these little things, she feels that the thousands of people in the barracks eat and dress, and it is impossible for every account to be accurate to two decimal places.

Therefore, Su Jinyao decided that this Gu Yuanda was indeed deliberately making things difficult for those people who were co-opted by the cottage.

Thinking about what Chu Kefan said, she led people to be targeted everywhere here, which shows that this should be a common phenomenon.

As for Chu Kefan saying that the other people here are still harmonious, it is good for them, there should be more polite words, and he doesn't want to complain to Su Jinyao that the Gu family army is too bullying.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao couldn't help but feel that she was a little sorry for the copycat brothers who were accepted by her.

Those people were originally living their lives freely, and the traitors and evildoers cleaned up when Su Jinyao hit the cottage.

The people who stayed behind were really in the mood for Su Jinyao's justice, and they didn't want to be bandits anymore, so they followed Su Jinyao wholeheartedly.

It's just that Su Jinyao really didn't expect that her grandfather was the same

The meaning of co-optation is good, and the order issued is also to be tolerant and kind, but it is misinterpreted like this by these generals.

Thinking of this, Su Jinyao's momentum also increased. Her eyes when she looked at Gu Yuanda were also a little sharp and serious.

Gu Yuanda's expression stiffened again, obviously he didn't expect Su Jinyao to be so sharp-toothed, and he didn't give him face at all.

In fact, there were people in the Gu family army who deliberately bullied those who were recruited, Gu Yuanda knew it, and it was also acquiesced by him, a general.

In the eyes of these people, those bandits and grass cowards are just a rabble, just a plate of loose sand. They are not worthy of being with these brave and warlike Gu family soldiers at all.

They have already regarded these people who have been bandits as a stain on the Gu family's army, thinking that the old man Gu helped her clean up the mess because he was forced to do so, for the sake of the Gu family's status in the imperial court, and in order to give this second lady a chance to gain a firm foothold.

Now that Su Jinyao has said these words again, she is deliberately protecting her shortcomings, shielding these unorganized and undisciplined guys, and deliberately continuing to connive at their lawlessness and freedom.

So in Gu Yuanda's eyes, the words of this second lady are nothing more than the views of a childlike woman, which really makes him look down on him a little.

Therefore, Gu Yuanda simply stopped talking to Su Jinyao, but said to Gu Shangqing: "Young master, what do you mean?" If these people are not strictly controlled, it is difficult for them to become a real army. If they don't even have the basic qualifications of a soldier, they are even less qualified to enter the Gujia Army. ”

Gu Shangqing frowned when he heard this. He and Su Jinyao originally came here to ask that Ge Commander Xingshi for his guilt, blaming him for not provoking Chu Kefan.

After all, Chu Kefan did not marry willingly, and Commander Ge deliberately forced marriage, which is not the style of the Gu Jiajun.

It's just that I didn't expect that the problem of Commander Ge has not been figured out yet, but the matter of the opposition and disagreement between Su Jinyao's people and the Gu Jiajun has been pulled out.

From this, Gu Shangqing also understood that Chu Kefan's matter was not an accident at all, but was maliciously oppressed and despised. Worse still, it may be a deliberate humiliation of people who have been co-opted by outsiders.

Then, it was Chu Kefan who was bullied this time, and fortunately Su Jinyao found out. But if they don't know about it, it is not known how serious the situation will be.

Thinking of this, Gu Shangqing looked at Su Jinyao and said, "Jinyao, I mean, since your people are so difficult to manage, it is better to put them in your hands and re-control." As for the original men and horses of the Gu Family Army, I personally supervised them. The two of us can take this opportunity to have a little competition to see if the soldiers you bring are strong, or the men and horses under my command are strong. ”

Su Jinyao listened, laughed twice, and said, "Big brother, these people can eat and sleep, so they naturally have to be stronger." ”

There are many elements of ridicule and ridicule in this sentence, and it can be seen that Su Jinyao did not take this Gu Yuanda in her eyes at all.

Gu Yuanda didn't expect that Gu Shangqing not only didn't help him speak, but even directly split the Gu family army and handed over half of it to Su Jinyao.

Although the part handed over to Su Jinyao was from outside, there were about 3,000 people in that part, half more than theirs. This also made Gu Yuanda a little panicked.

Take my people away

Su Jinyao is smart, so she can naturally understand what Gu Shangqing means. The reason why Gu Shangqing wanted to do this was to let Su Jinyao temporarily appease those who were also bullied by the co-optation, so that they would not suddenly go berserk.

Second, it is to give Su Jinyao a chance to clean up this Gu Yuanda, and let the original team of the Gu family army take a look, Su Jinyao is also a master of leading troops, and can turn a plate of loose sand into a strong general.

It can be said that Gu Shangqing is giving Su Jinyao a chance to stand up for power. If Su Jinyao can enhance her prestige in the army because of this incident, it will also help Su Jinyao to take over the entire Gu Family Army in the future.