() "Okay." Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen called him, Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to return to the palace obediently.
"Master Zhong, can you go to the military camp outside the city to see what situation Master Sun has encountered? Can you help him make suggestions and solve the problem?"
It turns out that Zhong Jinwei's daily performance has always given Emperor Chongzhen the impression that any difficulty can be solved by Zhong Jinwei. So when I saw Zhong Jinwei just now, I thought of this idea.
Let’s go to an ancient military camp. I’ve never been there, but I’m quite yearning for it. Zhong Jinwei thought about it and replied: “Yes, Your Majesty.”
Emperor Chongzhen turned to Wang Chengen and said, "Send a few Dongchang servants to protect Master Zhong and go to the camp outside the city."
"Your Majesty, Uncle Zhongxing currently only has a title but no position. In what name should he go to the military camp outside the city?" Wang Chengen reminded Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment and said, "Just go in the name of the Supervisory Army."
Zhong Jinwei listened at the side and said, "I like the supervision of the army. It has great power and I don't have to work."
After bidding farewell to Emperor Chongzhen, Zhong Jinwei followed Wang Chengen out of the palace gate.
Wang Chengen turned to Zhong Jinwei and said: "Uncle Zhongxing, please stay at Meridian Gate for a little while. Our family will send someone to Dongchang and select escorts to report to Uncle Zhongxing."
When Zhong Jinwei saw him mentioning the guards, he remembered the two he had used before and said to Wang Chengen: "Eunuch Wang, Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng were good last time. If they are free, they can accompany me to the military camp."
Wang Chengen smiled and said: "It seems that these two boys are doing a good job and have been taken care of by Uncle Zhongxing. Okay, our family will send these two people over."
"Oh, there is one more thing. I need to trouble the prince." Zhong Jinwei thought of another thing.
"Uncle Zhongxing, please speak." Wang Chengen did not dare to think that Zhong Jin was too guarded.
"Please, please send someone to tell A Qi that I'm out on business and I don't know when I'll be back, so she doesn't have to worry about it." Zhong Jinwei felt a little embarrassed when he said this.
Wang Chengen smiled and said that Uncle Zhongxing still cared about women. He immediately said that there was no problem.
Soon, Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng rushed to the Meridian Gate to meet Zhong Jinwei. Both of them were smart people, so of course they liked the good thing of being remembered by the leader. They immediately expressed their gratitude to Zhong Jinwei, what?
If you are willing to serve me, I will send a basket to Zhong Jinwei as soon as you see him.
Zhong Jinwei was also very happy, as they were all acquaintances. So the three of them and a eunuch who delivered the order went to the camp north of the capital.
Zhong Jinwei is still riding a horse this time. He has been riding for a day. Today he is more proficient in controlling the horse and walks at a trot.
The two fans did not wear casual clothes this time and followed Zhong Jinwei on horseback, attracting the attention of passers-by from time to time.
After leaving the city gate, I saw a densely packed tent about two miles away from the city. It stretched left and right with no end in sight. It was very spectacular.
As I got closer, I realized that this military camp was not like what was written in the book. There were no trenches or horse barriers. It was just like camping, with a patch here and a patch there.
There are even many soldiers who do not have tents at all and live in the open air. What is better than the refugees in the capital is that the supply of charcoal here is relatively sufficient, and you can see a lot of them piled up on the edge of each military camp.
It wasn't until they entered the camp gate that a few soldiers sitting next to them lazily stood up and stopped them. They didn't even look at the seal or anything like that. They just looked at their attire and let them go.
All the way to the Chinese army camp where Sun Chengzong was located, because we were closer, we could see the situation of the camp more clearly. Zhong Jinwei found that some soldiers only had wooden spears and all kinds of clothes on them, and they were in tatters.
Not to mention those with armor, there were very few with leather armor. Even Zhong Jinwei discovered that among the soldiers, there were some old men and little boys.
Zhong Jinwei was speechless. This is an ancient soldier. Can he fight Jianlu in hand-to-hand combat?
As we approached the Chinese army's tent, we could see the soldiers guarding them. They were all young men in their prime, all covered in armor, holding a red tassel spear in one hand and the handle of a waist knife in the other, standing meticulously.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves coming over, a small flag man standing on the other side came out with his right hand stretched out and said: "The center of the army is in a strong position, dismount and walk."
The eunuch who delivered the order sat on his horse and said in a sharp voice: "I have an edict for Sun Chengzong, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the great scholar of Zhongji Palace." Then he urged the horse forward.
After hearing this, Xiaoqi saw factory guards following behind him, so he did not dare to stop him. While guiding the superiors to the Chinese military tent, he sent someone to report to Sun Chengzong quickly.
Zhong Jinwei entered the Chinese military tent and sighed that it was really big inside. It would probably take a lot of time to set up the tent.
Soon, Sun Chengzong appeared in front of everyone, so the eunuch who delivered the order carried out the order step by step, conveyed Emperor Chongzhen's intention to Sun Chengzong, and then went back.
Sun Chengzong murmured in his heart: This matter gives me a headache, and there is nothing that can be done against the soldiers. This young guy has never been in the army, how can he make plans.
However, firstly, Sun Chengzong was also a good person, secondly, Emperor Chongzhen attached great importance to Zhongxing Bo and was a popular person in front of the Holy Emperor, and thirdly, Zhongxing Bo had the favor of recommending him, so although he despised Zhong Jinwei in his heart, he was honest in words and deeds.
Didn't show it.
"Uncle Zhongxing, thank you for your hard work. Have you had a meal?"
"Ah, Mr. Sun is right. I didn't even eat breakfast, so the emperor captured me and starved me to death." Finally, someone remembered to ask him if he had eaten, Zhong Jinwei replied gratefully.
Sun Chengzong was stunned. He was just saying a routine polite word. He didn't expect to actually ask someone who hadn't eaten. His answer was so special. His words contained the meaning of blaming the Holy One. Only Uncle Zhongxing could say this.
Who else would dare.
At that moment, Sun Chengzong quickly arranged for Zhong Jinwei to have dinner. Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng had already eaten this time, so they did not need to accompany Zhong Jinwei to eat again.
Although the food in the army was simple, Zhong Jinwei was still satisfied with the food. He patted his belly and said, "It's finally solved."
When Sun Chengzong saw that Zhong Jinwei had finished eating, he invited him to the big tent to discuss matters. Zhong Jinwei was also surprised. Why could such a famous person like Sun Chengzong still not be able to solve the problem of disarmament? What is the problem? You can just ask.
As soon as he sat down, Zhong Jinwei couldn't wait to ask his question: "Master Sun, isn't it easy to reduce the number of troops?"
Sun Chengzong had seen Zhong Jinwei's words and deeds in front of the Holy Emperor many times, so he asked him this question directly. Although it was a bit of a question, he was not surprised. What's more, Zhong Xingbo was the supervisor specially sent by the Holy Emperor for this matter.
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"I feel very uneasy because I have failed the emperor's trust. Fortunately, the emperor sent Uncle Zhongxing to help me make suggestions. I hope we can understand this matter as soon as possible."
Didn't you say that Old Man Sun was an upright person, so how could he be so good at flattering? Zhong Jinwei was a little surprised by what he just heard. In fact, he only needed to think about it for a moment, how could people who were ups and downs in ancient officialdom be the same.
Not knowing what the difficulty was, Zhong Jinwei naturally did not dare to boast about Haikou, and kept being humble, and then asked: "Master Sun, what is the reason why the reduction of troops cannot be implemented?"
Sun Chengzong used his hands to smooth the long beard under his forehead, and then said: "I just want to call all the generals to pay homage to the Supervisory Army. I will ask them face to face about the situation of the troops. Uncle Zhongxing will understand it as soon as he hears it."
Soon, the sound of "dong dong dong" from the big drum sounded. Sun Chengzong pressed a chair next to the commander in chief of the Central Army Tent and asked Zhong Jinwei to sit down. Then he sat on the commander's seat and waited for the generals to come to pay homage. Gu Baichuan
He and Wang Peng stood behind Zhong Jinwei and guarded him.
Zhong Jinwei sat there, feeling a little expectant and a little excited. In the past, he had mostly seen scenes like this on TV. During discussions, rows of generals looked majestic. He was about to take part in it, and he was the one to do it.
Sitting here, waiting for those generals to come to pay homage. Hoho, I'm looking forward to it!
However, what surprised Zhong Jinwei was that the first person to rush to the Chinese military tent was not a military general wearing armor, but a civilian official. What was even more surprising was that this civilian official was not the polite kind, but a civil servant.
He is a tall and sturdy man in his prime, but his exposed skin is very white.
I saw this muscular civil servant stepping forward and clasping his fists: "See my soldiers."
Sun Chengzong nodded to him and said, "Please stay away from Jiutai."
A series of question marks appeared on Zhong Jinwei's forehead: Jiutai, who are you? I've never heard of such a famous figure in the late Ming Dynasty!
The muscular civil servant also wondered why there was a commoner sitting next to Sun Chengzong and two Dongchang fans standing behind him. What kind of person was this? Could it be that he was from Dongchang, so why didn't he wear Dongchang clothes?
Just as the two people were sizing each other up, other leading generals began to arrive one after another.
Every general who came over was curious about Zhong Jinwei, but he didn't ask any more questions, standing on both sides to wait for orders, or whispering to each other.
After finishing the three-tone drumming, Zhong Jinwei saw that the tent was not full of people yet. He couldn't help but wonder, why are there only so many generals in such a continuous military camp? He couldn't help but feel a little confused.