It was already late at night, Xu Tinglan sent Huai'an to sleep first, and then watched Shen Yu drink ginger syrup. Shen Yu coughed a few times, and then asked the maid to go to the study to prepare pen and ink.

"Do you have business to do tonight?" Xu Tinglan asked.

"Well," Shen Yu said, "write a note."

Xu Tinglan secretly misses that he just returned to the capital ten years ago, and his husband was still a Hanlin official who was strolling around the court.

The advantage of being young is that he is energetic and decisive, and the emperor has sighed more than once: "Master Shen is good at scheming and decisive, and he is comparable to Yao Chong." ”

The husband and wife chatted a few words about family affairs, the maid laid out the paper, studied the ink, and Shen Yu dragged his body to the study, which was seriously cold: he dipped his pen in thick ink and wrote: "The minister thinks that the major affairs of the country are in Rong, and the people are lazy today. In this way, if it is not for the pretense of Tianwei to visit in person, it is not enough to boost the weak spirit, and encourage the hearts of the soldiers. ”

He suggested that the emperor follow the example of his ancestors and inspect the soldiers of the Beijing Guards every other year, when the winter is closed. As soon as this song was played, the military attache of the Manchu Dynasty knew that after Shen Ge Lao had rectified the border defense, he began to rectify the Jingwei.

There are less than two months left until the farming season. Before the emperor issued an order and the military department had not yet gone through the ministerial discussion, the generals of the various battalions who heard the news began to rectify and drill one after another.

Recalling the reign of Taizu Taizong, there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing camp, and now the military equipment is relaxed, and it has long ceased to be the grand occasion of the beginning, there are about 140,000 people in the register, and there are only □□ 10,000 people who can really practice.

With such armament, coupled with a group of generals who only know how to drill camps and exploit, Jingwei's combat effectiveness can be imagined.

As soon as the decree was issued, the Ministry of Rites immediately referred to the ancient system and formulated a set of detailed military parade etiquette rules. The Shen family was broken through the threshold by the generals of the various battalions in Beijing, and seeing that the military parade was a certainty, they all came to ask Shen Ge Lao to show him a clear way.

Huai'an is half an adult, and half an adult means that he has to send these military bigwigs for his busy and impatient father. All day long, his face stiffened with laughter, and he said a lot of nonsense, none of which was useful, and these generals of the Beijing camp couldn't hide the eyes of these Beijing generals who wanted to shoot him into a meat pie.

He could deal with these people for the time being, until Chen Liang, the Duke of Luguo, came to the door in person.

Huai'an almost cried, who is Lu Guogong? The great-great-grandson of the founding general and the first-class duke, who has been in three dynasties, now serves as the governor of Jingying Rongzheng, and is also named in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and has to sacrifice heaven and earth on behalf of the emperor every year, which can be described as the most respected person among the courtiers.

Even if Zheng Qian overthrew Wu Jun's father and son, the years when his prestige reached its peak, could not be compared.

This bigwig has a characteristic, that is, he rarely participates in military affairs. Even if he holds the supreme leadership of Beijing, he still walks around every day, pretends to be stupid, gives power to his deputy, and seriously becomes a respected mascot.

I thought that he would call himself sick again this time, but who expected that his father would blow up this old otaku with a big thunder.

Huai'an squeezed out a good-looking smile, greeted him out of the door politely, and bowed down: "Grandpa Chen, why are you here in person?" ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly invited his old man to the front hall to sit for a while.

The flower shelf in the front hall is a precious plain plum, which is pruned and extremely ugly, and for some reason it is placed in the most conspicuous position.

Chen Liang usually likes to play with flowers and plants, stared at it distressedly for a long time, and asked Huai'an: "It's the flower season, how did you get this?" ”

Huai'an said casually: "There is an insect infestation in autumn, pruning to make it grow again." ”

Chen Liang heard that there was something in his words, and his face sank suddenly.

Huai'an still smiled: "How are you doing lately?" ”

Chen Liangpi didn't smile: "Hmph, good, it's not good, it's good." What about your father? How did you send a half-grown child out to deal with me? ”

"My father has something to do and entered the palace, so I'm really not here." Huai'an blinked innocently and said, "Who would have thought that you would come to the door in person, and when he comes back, the junior will tell him immediately." ”

Military affairs, Chen Liang and his junior still can't talk about it, it's just a simple catharsis: "He made this military parade, only gave two months of training time, and then he messed up and made a fool of himself in front of His Majesty, and he, the secretary of the military department, together with me, the governor, had to go around without eating!" ”

Huai'an reminded in a low voice: "Grandpa, how many family backgrounds Jingwei has, Your Majesty knows better than anyone else. ”

Chen Liang looked at him unexpectedly: "What are you talking about?" ”

Huai'an said: "The location of this school review is in the northern suburbs, neither informing the vassal kings of various places, nor inviting envoys from the Quartet to come to watch the ceremony, or even going to the Taimiao Temple to pay homage to the ancestors, doesn't Your Majesty just want to see the real situation of Jingwei?" ”

"It's one thing to think, it's another thing to actually show it in front of you. If you want to rectify Jingwei, you don't necessarily have to tear the abscess bloody in front of Your Majesty. ”

Huai An said: "Grandpa, Yao Ge said before that abscesses can't be covered, and the more you cover them, the faster they rot. Not only must it be exposed, but it must also be cut off and fleshed, and bloodlet and detoxification must be carried out to have a chance of healing. ”

Chen Liang has a headache, he is a lot old, he has a title, and he has prestige, so he wants to mix up without merit and let future generations continue to enjoy the blessings of his ancestors, why in his old age, he met a group of angry young colleagues who were so aggressive, and he had to drag him into the water!

He couldn't help but wonder and asked: "Ling Zun and Yao Ge Lao, as civil officials, they have reached the peak, what are they trying to do?" ”

Huai'an pretended to be casual and said: "This father has said that he hopes that our three brothers and sisters will have a smooth and safe life and will not suffer from chaos." ”

This sentence directly stunned the old man.

First-class duke, hereditary replacement, Chen Liang has relied on the merits of his ancestors to enjoy glory all his life, only thinking that this merit can be passed on from generation to generation, but he has not thought carefully, can his children and grandchildren escape the crisis of dynasty subversion?

Huai'an almost jumped up and pointed to the old man's nose and said: There must be a pattern! The corpse vegetarian eater always cares about the fish in front of him, and does not see the tragedy of the death of his lips and teeth.

Lao Guogong no longer looked for trouble with Shen Yu, and went back to actively supervise the training of various battalions.

When Shen Yu returned home, he was relieved to hear Huai'an recount the conversation with Lu Guogong.

The child has really grown up, and he can share his worries and solve problems! But he only dared to sigh in his heart, and did not dare to praise it, this child did not praise, every time he just praised a few words, he had to poke out some baskets for him - his wind and cold had just healed.

On the tenth day of the lunar month, it was the time of agricultural slack, and the emperor held a big parade in the northern suburbs.

The periphery of the school is full of sentry posts, soldiers from all walks of life are waiting for them, and civil and military officials are all wearing scars and carrying tooth plates to wait for the royal driver. At the right moment, the cymbals and drums sounded in unison, and the holy car arrived outside the school field to parade martial arts.

The emperor wore a dragon-patterned placket armor and rode a tall Mongolian horse with a pure black body, which was a rare heroism on weekdays. Rong He behind him was also wearing armor, with a sword at his waist, and his red helmet fluttering in the wind, full of heroism.

Chen Liang, the governor of Rong, and Shen Yu, the secretary of the military department, led the generals and officers, dressed in military uniforms, knelt down to greet them.

A group of civil and military officials are like a fallen wheat field, kneeling down in the dark, and the mountain shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Flat." The Emperor said loudly.

Shen Yuzuo invited the emperor and His Royal Highness the crown prince to the city to parade.

The officials of Honglu Temple gave an order, and with the sound of three cannons, Ma Bujun began to practice the formation.

After two months of intensive training, the soldiers performed several sets of formations, plus the horns sounded in unison, the yellow flag hunted, and the soldiers held bright silver swords and guns, the pace was neat, and the momentum was mighty. The officials who watched the ceremony on the stage were all enthusiastic.

Even the emperor couldn't help but chant: "Eight hundred miles under the command, fifty strings turn over the outside sound, and the battlefield is an autumn soldier." ”

After the performance, there were three deafening mountain shouts: "Long live!" ”

The horn sounded again, and the officers and men returned to their base camps.

Then, the firearms drill of the Shenji Battalion, under the reorganization and training of General Zhou, thousands of soldiers armed with firearms, while covering each other in accordance with the formation, formed a firing line of hundreds of zhang, and shot at the moving live targets on hundreds of chariots, almost in an instant, all the humanoid targets were knocked down, and none of the horses pulling the chariots were damaged.

The civil and military officials did not care about etiquette, and enthusiastic cheers broke out from all sides, and the emperor said three "good" words in a row, and ordered a heavy reward.

Shen Yu smiled at Lu Guogong, who said that he would definitely make a fool of himself? The performance of the Shenji Battalion is very unexpected!

Lu Guogong's face is still not very good-looking, be a man, don't be happy too early......

Subsequently, Shen Yujuan asked for a reading.

Gong, Hou, Bo, Horse and other honorable relatives, as well as the generals of the Beijing Guard, began to compete in archery under the stage. The rule is that each rider shoots three arrows and the trekking shoots six arrows, and the officials of the Imperial History and the Ministry of War report and record the results. Junior officers and non-commissioned officers are divided into heads, and the generals of each department record them.

The comparison had just begun, and the emperor's face became unsightly.

I saw a general who hit the head flying forward, loosened the reins with both hands, pulled out the arrow from the quiver, opened his bow and shot the arrow, and the arrow was a parabola, and it was softly rooted in the ground not far in front of him.

"Your Majesty." Lu Guogong wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained: "Your Majesty, this person was too nervous yesterday and didn't sleep all night, so he ......"

The emperor's face sank like water, and Rong He said roundly: "Special circumstances, it is understandable. ”

As soon as the words fell, another son of Xun Qi stretched out his bow and set up an arrow, and the bowstring was full, which was very imposing, but the bow flew out, and the arrow was still in his hand.

The emperor covered his forehead, not looking. Rong He's mouth opened in astonishment, gesturing, wondering how he did it.

Lu Guogong stubbornly explained: "Some noble sons specialize in martial arts and neglect to practice martial arts, so they ......."

The emperor pursed his lips, and Rong He had no choice but to say: "The emphasis is on participation, the emphasis is on participation." ”

Before he finished speaking, another military attache flew out, this time the bow did not go out, and the man flew out of the horse's head, and with a scream, fell off the horse, rolled in the dust a few times, and was almost trampled by the horse's hooves.

For a while, people turned on their backs and made a mess.

At this time, Lu Guogong had nothing to say, and lowered his head to find a crack in the ground.

Fortunately, there were a few generals who shot arrows out and hit the target, so that Lu Guogong did not die on the spot.

In fact, the emperor has long been psychologically prepared for these situations, and the dynasty has emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts for many years, and everyone is proud of worshipping literature and ashamed of practicing martial arts. The formation drill is performed for the layman to see the excitement, riding and shooting a bow horse is the real skill, and the generals are all behaving like this, not to mention the soldiers.

At this time, the emperor could only secretly rejoice, fortunately he did not invite envoys from various countries, nor did he pay tribute to his ancestors, such a funny scene, I don't know how the ancestors and ancestors felt in the spirit of heaven.

He's kind of alive enough anyway......

Chen Liang saw that the emperor had a loveless look, and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the minister deserves death." ”

After all, Shen Yu was in charge of the military department, and he also stepped forward to ask for guilt at this time.

The emperor was willing to have internal friction and was unwilling to criticize the temperament of his ministers, so he just let out a long sigh and planned to drive back to the palace to close himself, but who expected that when he turned around, the prince was gone.

Chen Liang opened his mouth and stammered towards the audience: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

I saw Rong He riding a horse, walking out of the city gate calmly, followed by Shen Huai'an, who was wearing armor and riding a white horse, and a group of princes' personal guards.

"Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to go to the end of the battle in person?" Chen Liang speculated.

The emperor sat back on the throne and frowned at the prince in military uniform under the city.

……

As everyone knows, Huai'an is trembling behind Rong He and snorting: "I'm a civil official, I'm a civil official......

"Got it, don't read it." Rong He whispered.

In the cold winter wax moon, the armor was as cold as iron, and it did not block the wind, Huai'an read in his ear: "I am really a civil official, I am a six-grade person, and I am just in the shade." ”

"Bear with me, it won't be cold when you run." Rong He clamped the horse's belly and urged the horse under his crotch: "Drive!" ”

Chapter 192

From the castle tower, the two of them rushed into the school field like arrows off the string, and the prince's personal guards followed closely behind, raising puffs of smoke and dust.

The emperor was already disheartened at this time, and reluctantly sat back, because he was worried that Rong He would make a mistake, and when he saw them urging the horses to run so fast, he was a little frightened, and he was worried that they would fall off the horse.

The officials who watched the ceremony on the city tower also looked at their prince with bated breath, except for Shen Yu, no one paid attention to the kid riding a white horse behind the prince.

Shen Yu didn't see Huai'an on the way to the northern suburbs, and thought he was going to school, but he suddenly rushed in from the city gate at this time, which also surprised him, but after he gave birth to Huai'an, he was still used to seeing strong winds and waves, and his face still did not change, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at the city.

Under the city, Rong He had already assembled his personal guards and shouted: "Erchen led a hundred personal guards to participate in the shooting, please read it Your Majesty." ”

The emperor said, "Yes." ”

The rules of the comparison were the same as those of other officers, pulling horses from a hundred away, drawing a bow and shooting an arrow three times at the same time, and recording the results.

The rumbling drum sounded, and I saw Rong He pulling out his horse, and in the sound of the drum accompanied by the neighing of the horse, three arrows were shot out in turn, crossing the sky like a fashion, and the shape of "Pin" was firmly rooted in the bull's-eye.

"Good body!" Chen Liang, the Duke of Luguo, was an expert, and commented on the prince's horseback riding body and archery skills.