Chapter 255 Embarrassing

The Chang family messenger was covered in dirt on his face for several days, but he stood respectfully with his hands down and was questioned one by one by the court officials in the tent.

The suspicious caravan was very strange. He came from somewhere but carried a large number of horses, but he didn't look like a horse dealer. With more than a hundred members, he calculated the cost and benefits. He was doing a loss-making business, so he naturally couldn't escape the Chang family's

Eyeliner, those who often do horse business can tell that they are ill-gotten.

Wei Zhongxian was very embarrassed and asked, "You can see clearly, are there any war horses?"

The messenger said respectfully: "See clearly, there are indeed war horses in it."

Wei Zhongxian looked at the Jinyiwei's magistrates and officers, very ugly. The cabinet ministers had their faces as if they had passed from Shanxi to the capital. How many checkpoints have passed from the inspection department of various places and the Jinyiwei's magistrates know nothing. It's too embarrassing.

In fact, the inspection departments and local Jinyiwei have long been overwhelmed and have been abandoned. They are not as informed as a rich family in Shanxi, which really embarrasses the cabinet and the Ministry of War.

After settled the messenger for a long time, Wei Zhongxian frowned and said, "Come from Shanxi, are you a thief?"

Ma Cheng thought for a while and said, "It should be that Jianlu is a meticulous act and a thief, and he should not use this stupid method to enter Beijing."

All the officials nodded frequently, saying this was very true. There were many ways for the rebels to sneak into the capital. The only one who pretended to be a horse dealer was Jianlu who came from outside the Great Wall.

Zhou Yongchun said relievedly: "After all the battles, I'll be more meticulous."

Ma Cheng is not the time to seek credit, and he feels awesome. Whether it is a thief or a horse dealer, it can only prove one thing. There are illegal people in Shanxi who intend to cause trouble. The emperor arrived in Miyun the day before yesterday, and the carrier pigeon can reach Shanxi one day and one night

The horse team set off yesterday. After a little thought, they could figure it out that there were people in Shanxi colluding with Jianlu. More than 100 Jianlu were hidden in Shanxi, but they were actually unaware of it. It was surprising.

Wei Zhongxian was very embarrassed and said gloomy: "Wang Guozhen should investigate this person!"

Zhou Yongchun looked at him in disgust and snorted coldly: "This matter cannot be dependent on him. If you want to investigate, you must first check the factory guards. Are the factory guards in Shanxi rotten?"

Although Wei Zhongxian's face was gloomy, he was indebted. It was the responsibility of the factory guard to investigate illegal acts, but it was indeed not blamed on Governor Xuan Da. This time it was his dereliction of duty. Qi Shizhi and the cabinet ministers also looked disgusted and took the opportunity to beat the power eunuch.

After some trouble, Eunuch Wei's face made the boss unhappy but did not dare to turn against each other. He swallowed it in a suffocation. Ma Cheng turned a blind eye. The cabinet and the inner court were natural enemies, and it was impossible for a family to be together, and it was inevitable that they would fight.

After teaching the eunuchs, Qi Shijiao sighed again. The people in Shaanxi were instable, the Jiangnan was unstable, and the White Lotus Sect in Shandong was also in chaos, Guizhou was still fighting hard, and Shanxi has become a hidden danger. The country is in chaos and evil spirits are everywhere. Ma Cheng looked like

Calmness, these chaos will be exposed sooner or later, but it is just because the butterfly effect broke out early. It is not a bizarre thing that can be hidden in Shanxi and have more than 100 Jurchens in detail. Even the capital and Jiangnan are not willing to do it.

Is it for Jiannu? Otherwise, how did the news of the emperor's patrol spread to Shanxi?

Two days later, the factory guards had all their best inspections and found nothing, and the horse team disappeared out of thin air. The angry Eunuch Wei cursed every day, cursing the head of the factory guards under his command, but he was so arrogant that he didn't dare to say anything. The commander of the Jinyiwei was

The vacant ones, the unlucky ones, were the turn of a co-priest, and the assistant minister. After two days of delaying, everyone was embarrassed to find that the emperor was blocked in Miyun and could not return to Beijing. This was a very shameful and humiliating thing.

Ma Cheng still looked as usual, which was not a shame. I remember that Emperor Yingzong had a army of 500,000 people living in Tumu Fort, and his heartland in the Ming Dynasty was defeated. Even the emperor was captured by others was not even more shameful.

The fort is still 108,000 miles away from the border. How did the Mongols pass through many levels without knowing it? They surrounded the emperor's 500,000 army without knowing it? It is ridiculous.

If you think about it carefully, there is nothing that scholars in the Ming Dynasty dare not do, and there is no shame. When trapped in Miyun, the emperor was extremely excited and shouted that he would use his body as bait to fight the Jianlu who sneaked into the Ming Dynasty's capital.

The cabinet ministers were so scared that they hurriedly persuaded them, and they dispelled the emperor's bold and absurd strange idea. Fortunately, the Miyun camp gathered, the Shenshu camp, the new army, and the Kaiyuan iron cavalry gathered, and they would not be defeated by more than one hundred Jiannu.

It's right.

The emperor was so happy that he seemed to have a big holiday. He watched the soldiers in the camp every day and fiddled with firearms. The court officials were so scared that their faces were pale, fearing that the muskets and cannons would suddenly explode and hurt the emperor. Ma Cheng just curled his lips, and even

Even if you dare not touch the muskets and cannons, you will be the emperor right away. If you don’t have any risk of blowing up the chamber, the Fujian Navy seized a lot of firearms in Penghu, and the types are extremely complex, as well as breastplate.

Ma Cheng had long seen the magical Western breastplate, but this was really not suitable for the Ming army. The Western breastplate was too heavy. Ma Cheng tried it himself and wore it on his body and fiddled with a twenty-pound fire rope.

Guns are extremely difficult. Considering the obvious physical differences between the Ming army and Westerners, breastplate is really only suitable for Westerners, but not for Easterners. It is not as good as cotton armor in the Ming Dynasty.

The protective ability of cotton armor is not bad. The cotton armor with sufficient material is still very effective in defending arrows. Fill in more cotton iron sheets, so the anti-arrow effect is not much worse than that of Western breastplate. The most important thing is that the material is sufficient.

Cotton armor can be wrapped even on the knees, which protects the thighs that are prone to being shot. This is much stronger than Western breastplates. It is also very lightweight to be wrapped around the thighs. Compared with the two, cotton armor

Obviously it is more suitable for the Ming munitions.

In the second year of the Tianqi revelation, even if it was 20,000 new troops, the average height of the Ming army would never exceed 1.75 meters. If there was an accurate statistics, the height of the Ming adult men would not exceed 1.7 meters. Ma Cheng really didn't expect to go.

Where can I find high-quality soldiers with an average height of 1.8 meters, tiger back, chest and waist? Is it a fool? The breastplate is only suitable for Western soldiers, and the cotton armor is only suitable for Eastern soldiers. This is the conclusion that Ma Cheng came to.

As long as there are a lot of white silver, the Ming Dynasty can create cotton armor with extremely strong anti-arrow capabilities, isn't it just silver?

At night, in the tent.

Ma Xiaosan teased more than a dozen hunting dogs, all of which were precious dog breeds that Lin Danhan sent as gifts the day before yesterday. Ma Cheng reached out to feed the famous dogs with a rabbit leg, which looked like a precious dog breed such as Afghan hounds, and was used to guard.

Reconnaissance is also a very valuable military resource. Now these hunting dogs are in use and have been guarding the imperial camp for two nights. This is the third and last night. Tomorrow morning, the cabinet bosses will

He intends to use a substitute to lure the assassin out.

Ma Xiaosan was a young boy who was originally a little calmer and more heroic. The young talent is also a loyal practitioner of many wonderful ideas in Macheng. For example, Kaiyuan military system and the method of training rely on Majiabao.

The practice of soldiers and the formation of a complete system. When I came to the capital, my aunt also dragged someone to write a letter asking Ma Cheng to find a good daughter in the capital to marry. I couldn't help but feel sad when I thought about the past. (To be continued)
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