Hu Xianxian stood in the guest room, calmly watching Ye Saiying enter the door with a little blankness, and raised his hand to signal her to speak.

Ye Saiying opened his mouth to explain: "We are not subservient to the powerful...... Ye Saiying said half a sentence, and then he couldn't continue.

On a hot day, Hang Wuyi felt a little cold, she looked for the source of the coldness, and saw Hu Xianxian's face condensed with frost.

Hang Wuyi said softly obediently: "Auntie, don't be angry, listen to Daoist Ye calmly." She called Ye Saiying "Ye Daochang" is not a raw point, but she can't be called by generation, so she calls each other "Daochang" like outsiders.

Hu Xianxian's expression was stiff, and his tone was stiff: "Am I angry?" I didn't scold anyone, I didn't hit anyone, did I? I'm not angry, do you understand? I was just filled with grief and anger. ”

Hang Wuyi lowered his head and stuck out his tongue, muttering in a low voice: "Doesn't that still mean to be angry?" ”

"It's different, being angry is that I have been oppressed, misunderstood, and neglected and feel uncomfortable, but I am not unhappy for that. So, I'm not angry! Hu Xianxian said like a cannon, so frightened that Hang Wuyi didn't dare to answer again and again.

"Yes, you're not angry. I'll come back in the afternoon to get down to business, and I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you awkward ass. Ye Saiying raised her eyebrows and turned to go out.

In terms of seniority, she is many generations lower than Hu Xianxian; But in terms of friendship, they are friends; According to the various origins of the past and present lives, Hu Xianxian still has to respect her for three points. Therefore, when there are outsiders, she calls Hu Xianxian "Hu Yuanjun", and she has no scruples about getting along in private.

Ye Saiying didn't argue with her, she wanted to wait for her to calm down. But Hu Xianxian stepped out of the threshold first and blocked Ye Saiying's way.

"I can guess the twists and turns of those things behind Qu Chunai, don't talk to me, talk to Wuyi.

She is also unclear about the intricacies of power, so you can tell her about it patiently.

I'm sitting next to me, don't talk to me, I'm angry, and I want to curse as soon as I say it. ”

Hang Wuyi looked at Hu Xianxian and asked Ye Saiying to come back in a low voice, he really couldn't understand what she was thinking. She was so moody, thinking that she would get along with her day and night in the future, she was secretly worried.

There is only one bed, one table, and two chairs in this room, and after Ye Saiying and Hang Wuyi sat down on the chairs, Hu Xianxian went to the bed and sat cross-legged.

Hu Xianxian didn't want to care about those disputes, but he just wanted to use this matter to let Hang Wuyi see more of the world. She felt that she was swallowing her anger for the sake of her apprentice, but she never expected that her apprentice would think she had a strange temperament.

Hang Wuyi asked Ye Saiying first: "Today that woman said that her husband is the head of the golden gun class, is that a big official?" Why do I feel similar to Gou Bantou? ”

Ye Saiying said with a smile on the corner of his lips: "It is also the team leader, Huo Fei is like the team leader forged by real gold, and Gou is like the team leader who has been brushed with layers of gold powder in the mud." ”

Hang Wuyi heard it in a fog, and Ye Saiying saw that she didn't understand it at all, so she said, "I'll tell you about the military system of our dynasty first, so that you can correctly compare the strength of the forces."

The army of our DPRK is jointly controlled by the military department and the governors of the three armies, and the power is divided and the rule is divided.

The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection and appointment of the armed forces, as well as issuing military orders, but it cannot directly direct or interfere in military affairs.

The governors of the three armies are in charge of military power, military status, and military administration, but they cannot mobilize troops on their own, nor can they decide on attack and defense on their own. ”

Hang Wuyi listened very carefully, and after listening to it, he asked: "Oh, this is to prevent the commander of the army from supporting himself outside?" In this way, if there is no contradiction between the military department and the governor of the three armies, the emperor only needs to make a final ruling. If there is a conflict between the two sides, the emperor can also mediate and exert pressure to strike a balance. Isn't it? ”

Ye Saiying praised: "It's really smart, that's how Taizu set this system at the beginning." It's a pity that the system is dead, people are alive, and there will be a completely different situation under the same system, and now the military power is no longer under the control of the emperor.

Today's military department is old and faint, and the right squire is cowardly and incompetent, and the military department is actually the left squire Huo Tu covering the sky with one hand.

Among the governors of the three armies, the military governor in front of the palace and the governor of the infantry army were all friendly with Huo Tu and allowed Huo Tu to interfere in military affairs. Only the governor of the Ma army, Lei Mania, did not allow Huo Tu to point fingers in the army, but Lei Maniac had a strong personality, and although he was loyal to the court, he did not obey the emperor. ”

Hang Wuyi sighed lightly: "In this way, the army of the imperial court is almost in the hands of the Huo family, no wonder one of Huo Fei's concubines is so arrogant." Well, just now when you mentioned the three armies, you mentioned the palace front army, the infantry army, and the horse army, why didn't you mention the box army? ”

Ye Saiying saw that she was serious and studious, so she carefully explained: "The composition of the army of our dynasty is divided into the forbidden army, the box army, and the township bravery. This forbidden army is the emperor's guard army and the conquest guard army directly under the imperial court, and it is a real army composed of elite soldiers.

The forbidden army is divided into the front army, the infantry army, and the horse army, each with a governor of the three armies who commands the whole army. Among them, the infantry army includes the naval army and the artillery army, as well as the people of the firearms battalion.

The Xiang army was only a local standing army recruited by the state capitals, and some were miscellaneous soldiers under the jurisdiction of a single agency of the imperial court.

Xiangyong is a team of strong men organized by the people themselves in order to ensure the peace of the party, some are militiamen and people who temporarily cooperate with the forbidden army to guard the frontier, and some are warriors who cooperate with the government to suppress bandits and catch thieves. “

Hang Wuyi smacked his tongue and muttered to himself: "It turns out that the Golden Gun Squad belongs to the Forbidden Army, and the head of the Gou squad belongs to the Xiang Army, which is already the difference between the regular army and the miscellaneous soldiers." ”

Ye Saiying smiled and elaborated: "The officers and soldiers of the forbidden army must be selected through layers of selection, and only those who are tall and mighty, have exquisite martial arts, have a flexible mind, have a clean family background, and obey orders can be selected."

Some of the soldiers in the Xiang army were soldiers who were defeated or degraded from the forbidden army, some were guards recruited by the prefects of various prefectures or ministries, and even some were bullies and bandits who recruited An, and there were also prisoners who were sent to various prefectures and counties to fill the army.

The personnel who make up the township are even more complicated, and your aunt is in the border city and organizes the township to fight the sand bandits. As long as the government allows the people who take the lead to organize the villagers, they will let the organizers choose their own personnel. ”

Hang Wuyi said to Hu Xianxian with a smile: "The forbidden army is a carefully selected pillar of the country, the Xiang army is a bully who fights bravely and ruthlessly, and the village warriors are all rabble. Auntie, did you really lead a group of rabble to suppress the sand bandits? ”

Hu Xianxian glanced at them and said proudly: "You are only talking about the difference in the system, not the difference in actual combat effectiveness. Also, even if the combat effectiveness is strong, it makes a difference whether you are willing to fight or not.

This is the same thing as getting married, it is useless for the husband to be handsome and not see each other, and the family may not be able to enjoy it with mountains of gold and silver. Even falling in love with a handsome and wealthy person will not only not reap the benefits, but will also bring disaster.

Then, I won't find someone who knows cold and hot and caring to accompany me for a lifetime. Got it? What you grasp in your hand is your own, and if you can't catch it, no matter how good it is, it's useless. ”

Ye Saiying and Hang Wuyi looked at each other and smiled, and both nodded to Hu Xianxian to show that they understood. Hu Xianxian knew that they were actually slandering her too far, so she didn't say anything, and listened quietly to them continue to talk about the military system.

Ye Saiying elaborated on the composition of each army: "Most of the officers and soldiers of the army in front of the palace were born in generals, and some of them are the sons of famous families in the rivers and lakes.

There are also many people who have been in the army for generations in the horse army and the infantry army, and some family martial arts have gradually formed, and their attack power is indeed higher than that of the miscellaneous army.

The Forbidden Army has a high attack power, and so does its salary and status. The salary of the Xiang army is only more than half of that of the forbidden army, and the combined title and reward are only half of the forbidden army.

As for Xiang Yong, if he has made very high merits during the special period, the imperial court will also give him a reward. However, there is usually no salary. ”

Ye Saiying paused, giving Hang Wuyi time to think. Hang Wuyi thought for a moment and then said: "I understand a little, the army in front of the palace is the closest to the emperor and has the most noble status; The infantry army has the widest jurisdiction; The Ma army has the strongest ability to fight. These are all regular troops who eat the emperor's grain, and they are the golden shields and swords of our dynasty.

The Xiang Army is an army controlled by officials of various ministries or local officials of various prefectures, and it is nominally under the control of the Ministry of War, but in fact it is a plate of scattered sand, and the specific affairs still depend on how the specific person in charge arranges. The Xiang army eats official food, and whether the salary is rich or not depends on whether the department and the state city where they are located have enough oil and water.

As for Xiang Yong, it was all funded by the money donated by the local gentry, and everything was self-sufficient. ”

Ye Saiying nodded and smiled, and then said: "The army in front of the palace is different according to the location and responsibilities, and it has to be subdivided, and there are Jinlongwei and Shenyuwei stationed in the capital.

The Golden Dragon Guard is the Inner Temple Guard, responsible for guarding the inner hall of the Imperial Palace; Shen Yu Wei is the outer palace guard, responsible for the guard of the capital city gate, as well as the guard of the outer hall of the palace gate.

Among the golden dragon guards, there are detailed divisions such as the golden gun class, the honor guard class, and the palace duty. The Golden Gun Class is close to protecting the emperor, and they are all people with strong martial arts and noble births. Huo Fei is the leader of the Golden Gun Squad, controlling the most elite soldiers.

Among the Shenyu guards, there is Huo Teng, the leader of the Zhengyang Gate team who guards the city gate, who is Huo Tu's second son and Huo Fei's younger brother. ”

Hang Wuyi's eyes lit up, and he continued: "I somewhat understand how big Huo Fei's power is, it is countless times greater than Gou Bantou." “

Ye Saiying smiled approvingly, and then said: "Huo Tu is the left squire of the military department who is in charge, Huo Fei is the head of the Golden Gun Squad of the Golden Dragon Guard, and Huo Teng is the head of the Zhengyang Gate of the Shenyu Guard. The Huo family not only controls the overall situation, but also can concretely implement threats to the imperial power.

Lu Huanbang, who held real power in the civil official group, was afraid of them, and even the emperor made an exception to appoint Huo Fei as the Xianwei general and Huo Teng as the Xiangwei general.

There are many generals and generals in our dynasty, and if they don't serve in the army, the generals will be a virtual name. However, the generals who were given titles by the emperor are different, as long as they do not commit the great crime of usurping power and treason, they will be generals forever and have always enjoyed all the rights and interests of being generals. ”

Hang Wuyi frowned when he heard this and asked: "As soon as you say this, the Huo family can really directly enter the palace, or you can transfer troops from the border pass into Beijing, it is really too powerful."

However, no matter how powerful the Huo family is, Qu Chunai is just Huo Fei's concubine, why should you be afraid of her?

Huo Fei indulged his concubine so much, is he a son and brother who can only spend all his time drinking, and he has no real kung fu? ”

Ye Saiying replied with a smile: "Huo Fei is a romantic person, but he is not abusive. The women around him were all beautiful and talented, and he was very kind to them, and he demanded that they respect his wife.

When he was seriously ill with his wife two years ago, only Qu Chunai served his wife wholeheartedly, instead of taking the opportunity to compete for favor.

After the death of Mrs. Zhengfu, Huo Fei let Qu Chunai take charge of the chores in the family, although he did not officially straighten it out, but he treated him as a lady. Therefore, to be precise, Qu Chunai is not a concubine, but a lady. ”

Hu Xianxian interjected with a sneer: "Don't say it's Mrs. Ru, as long as these powerful people want to protect their shortcomings, even if their dogs want to make trouble, most people can only endure it." ”