Here, Yang Mu was dressed in armor, followed behind Yang Chengen, who was also wearing armor, and rode his horse to the valley ten miles away from the military camp.

The valley is undulating, and when the snow falls, the little animals in the snow in search of food hear the sound of horses' hooves and flee in fright.

The further you go into the valley, the more rugged it becomes, and the snow makes it even harder to walk.

Yang Chengen took Yang Mu and walked for a long time, until he reached a narrow place, turned his horse's head, and entered an inconspicuous mountain pass.

At the entrance to the col stands a large stone with the inscription "There is a tiger in the mountain, cut in".

Yang Chengen explained to Yang Mu: "Bluffing. ”

The col was full of dead grass covered with snow, and Yang Chengen got off his horse and led the horse, followed by Yang Mu.

In the midst of the boredom, there was an inconspicuous cave, and the two of them got into it.

At the beginning, it was extremely narrow to pass people, and after dozens of steps, it suddenly became clear.

Yang Mu stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the scene in front of him, a little stunned.

She thought she could see the Peach Blossom Spring, but she never expected that it would be a military camp.

The exit to the cave is halfway up the mountain, while the barracks are at the bottom of the valley.

The neat barracks, the leveled training ground, the cold and glistening weapons on the shelves, and the battle flags fluttering in the air.

Yang Mu looked at the big Vermilion Bird on the battle flag, with the word "Yang" written on it, and asked in disbelief: "Grandfather, you don't want to rebel, do you?" ”

Yang Chengen's neck instantly cooled, as if he was choked by the cold wind, coughed, and the pride in his chest disappeared in an instant.

"Ahem...... What is the ...... Ahem, don't talk nonsense! ”

The corners of Yang Mu's mouth twitched, and he said, "Grandfather is hiding private soldiers, is it a rebellion?" ”

Yang Chengen stopped coughing for a long time, and said, "This is our Yang family's private army!" The royal is aware. ”

Yang Mu looked confused, and used "Are you sure the royal family knows?" He looked at his grandfather.

This army, I'm afraid that no one even in the Yang family knows about it.

Yang Chengen's face was embarrassed for a moment, and he said, "The emperor allowed it." ”

Seeing that her granddaughter still didn't understand, she simply spread it out and said: "Back then, the princess of the protector was a female general who could go on the field to kill the enemy, and she had 30,000 women's troops in her hands. When these 30,000 women's troops pacified the war, they made great achievements. Later, after the world was pacified, 20,000 of the 30,000 women's troops went to guard the border, and 10,000 stayed in the suburbs of Beijing to guard the capital. ”

Yang Chengen looked at the soldiers trained at the bottom of the valley, and said with some reminiscences: "The 20,000 women's army guarding the border gradually disbanded later. What you see now is 10,000 people left on the outskirts of Beijing. The founding emperor declared that these 10,000 people had been disarmed and returned to the field, but they were actually hidden in the valley on the outskirts of Beijing, just in case. ”

Yang Mu said uncertainly: "So these 10,000 people are also the leaders of our Yang family?" ”

Yang Chengen glanced at her and told the Yang family's biggest secret.

"When the princess of the protectorate was dying, she handed over this military power to my sister, that is, your aunt and grandmother."

Yang Mu was surprised: "Auntie? Didn't she die on the battlefield? ”

Yang Chengen said: "That's what I said to the outside world, because this army is a secret army, and the commander must be a woman, but a woman who marries someone can't be the commander, so your aunt and grandmother have to cheat to death." ”

Yang Mu scratched his chin, then remembered that he was going to get married, and said, "But I'll ...... next month."

Yang Chengen said: "It was my father who decided this matter, and he was worried that after a woman got married, there would be an outflow of military power. I'm not old-fashioned. ”

He turned his head to look at Yang Mu and said, "This Vermilion Bird Legion is for you to command, you should marry someone." When the Yang family comes out again with someone who can lead the Vermilion Bird Legion, you will pass on the talisman. ”

Yang Chengen sighed: "Originally, I didn't want to involve you, but your aunt and grandmother have recently lost their health and can no longer take on this heavy responsibility." ”

Only then did Yang Mu understand what Yang Chengen meant, and feelings were temporarily dominant.

Yang Chengen waved his hand and led the horse down the valley, followed by Yang Mu.

The guard at the gate of the barracks obviously knew Yang Chengen, and bowed down to let him go.

It was the first time Yang Mu had seen a woman in armor, so he took a few more glances out of curiosity.

The people who train on the school field are also women, Yang Chengen said: "The Yang family rescues women in fire and water in Dashun every year, most of these people are widows who have been bullied, women who have been sold to Qinglou by unscrupulous fathers, and poor people who are about to be killed by their husbands. ”

Yang Chengen sighed and said: "A few years ago, the world was peaceful, and there were not many of these poor people, and they couldn't make up the number of 10,000, but after a few years, they suddenly got together. ”

Yang Mu knew that his grandfather complained about the extreme extravagance of the Empress Dowager after the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces took power, and he did not answer, but asked: "Are these people the leaders of the army?" ”

Yang Chengen glanced back at Yang Mu and said, "I signed a deed of sale." ”

Yang Mu was surprised, he hadn't heard that the army had signed a deed of sale.

Yang Chengen smiled bitterly: "When the founding emperor was here, this army was considered a royal army, and the military funds came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Later, the founding emperor and the princess of the protector died before and after, your aunt and grandmother became the leader of the army, and the internal affairs government refused to pay military salaries, so the Yang family could only fund it. ”

He looked at the well-trained female soldiers and said, "The husbands and relatives of these women will not agree to them joining the army, they will only sell them." The Yang family had no choice but to sign a deed of sale with them. ”

Yang Mu somewhat understood, the family of the female soldier was afraid that the woman would not give it to the family after earning the military salary, so she simply made a hammer deal, sold the person to the Yang family completely, and could get more silver.

Yang Chengen said: "Actually, you said that this is the Yang family's private army, and it's pretty much the same. ”

As far as the eye can see, they are all the death contract slaves of the Yang family.

Yang Mu was a little curious about how rich the Yang family was.

Yang Chengen seemed to know Yang Mu's doubts, and took the initiative to answer the questions: "Your great-grandmother has a deep friendship with the richest man in the Bai family, so in the silver that the Bai family earns every year, there is half of your great-grandmother's profit. ”

Yang Mu was about to ask the old grandmother what kind of friendship he had with the Bai family, when he found that the two had already walked to the largest barracks in the camp.

Three of the four female soldiers guarding the door of the barracks bowed and saluted, and one went in to make a report.

Soon, the female soldier who reported came out, bowed and saluted: "The boss invites Grandpa Guo to enter." ”

Yang Chengen waved his hand and said, "In the future, call me the old prince, the prince has already taken the throne." ”

The female soldier should "yes" and get out of the way.

Yang Chengen took Yang Mu into the barracks with a curtain.

The room was a little dark, the windows were closed, and the smell was not good.

There was a huge table in the lobby, and Yang Mu glanced at it hurriedly, it seemed to be Dashun's territorial sand table.

"Brother!"

A weak call came from inside, Yang Chengen walked in quickly, and Yang Mu followed.

The light in the inner room was even darker, and an old woman could be seen lying on the bed, with a gray face and pure white hair.

(End of chapter)