More than a hundred riders rode slowly on the grassland.
Shang Huyun, the head of the Ministry of War, has a dignified appearance, with a majestic face.
He glanced at Wang Yugui, a doctor in the household department in front of him, and said: "Northern Xinjiang is vast. If you want to see it, you should first go to Taoxian County, first the big one and then the small one. This is the way to do things."
From Chang'an to Northern Xinjiang, Wang Yugui was not acclimated to the climate and conditions, and his condition was a bit miserable. His face was as pale as a ghost. He said lightly: "We went to Taoxian first, and the prefectures and counties below got the news, so why bother to patrol?
?”
Shang Huyun sneered.
Later, Yan Hui, a junior official next to him, said: "Wang Yugui wants to raid Taiping. If he finds out his fault, he will inevitably start a fuss with great fanfare. The head of the household is connected over there, tsk tsk! Yang Xuan is unlucky, the empress is there
It’s also shameless.”
"This is not just for the sake of the empress..." Shang Huyun is a member of the imperial concubine, and everyone in the military department knows it. He said solemnly: "Yang Xuan defeated the grassland aliens several times in northern Xinjiang, and he was in the limelight for a while. It is said that even Huang Chunhui was right
He looked at him differently. With such a young talent and his empress supporting him in the palace, it would be easy for him to rise to great heights."
When Wang Yugui turned around, Shang Huyun lowered his voice and said, "There is a man over there who wants to kill the empress."
Yan Hui was shocked, "Then Yang Xuan is so feared?"
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that his momentum is too good."
"It's too pretentious."
"right."
"Then the queen asked the principal to come, is this because she wants to support him?"
Shang Huyun shook his head, with a cold look in his eyes, "I'll teach you a lesson. If you want to be a master, you must first be capable. You must rely on noble people for help... Do you think noble people are your servants?"
Yan Hui was startled and felt a chill in his heart, "Then we are here...just to be witnesses?"
"Of course." Shang Huyun said calmly: "The imperial concubine is favored by the Sixth Palace, how many people want to serve her? She is just a small county magistrate. The imperial concubine can say good things to him, but he has to stand up on his own first, otherwise
It's just a pile of mud, not worthy of being a royal concubine."
"A scout is coming."
Someone is shouting from ahead.
A team of scouts discovered them, just a dozen or so riders, all dressed in rags.
"Where are the scouts?" Someone went to negotiate.
"Scout of Taiping County."
"It's too shabby." Shang Huyun frowned, "Is this the Taiping Army that scares the aliens?"
All the way to Taiping, Yang Xuan led the officials to greet him.
The two sides exchanged a few words, and Wang Yugui said: "Taiping has won consecutive battles recently, and His Majesty is very happy..."
hehe!
Damn it the emperor would pay attention to this.
The emperor even guessed that he didn't even know that these people came to inspect.
It is not the emperor who cares about everything, but the gods.
"It's just a fluke." Yang Xuan said humbly.
"Let's go see the Taiping Army first."
Wang Yugui said while staring at Yang Xuan.
He was a special envoy, a first-class official. Normally, after such inspections reached the locale, they would rest for a few days, but Wang Yugui wanted to catch Yang Xuan off guard.
Yang Xuan looked troubled.
Sure enough, there is a love affair, is it because you are depriving yourself of military pay?
Wang Yugui smiled inwardly when he thought of the scouts he saw when he arrived, all dressed in rags.
Yang Xuan looked troubled, "The Waxie tribe has been preparing to make a move recently, so I ordered the Taiping Army to go on patrol."
Trying to cover it up... Someone must have leaked the news.
Wang Yugui glanced at Shang Huyun and sneered in his heart, "When will you come back?"
"This..." Yang Xuan looked a little embarrassed.
Wang Yugui sneered and said: "I was ordered to inspect, does Yang Ming Mansion have to disobey the order?"
"I don't dare." Yang Xuan calmed down, "In two days."
"Okay, I will wait for two days. If you don't arrive in two days, let's talk to Yang Ming Mansion in Chang'an."
Wang Yugui immediately moved to Taiping.
He summoned a meeting of his confidants.
"The sky is high in northern Xinjiang and the emperor is far away. I'm afraid Yang Xuan's so-called Taiping Army is not worthy of its name." Someone said.
Wang Yugui shook his head, "I hope that the results will be faked, so that many people can be brought out. But I also heard in the Ministry of Household Affairs that there are fierce soldiers in the Taiping Army. They must carry a bag in every battle, and every time they kill a person, they must take the skull armor.
Put it in the pocket. After the battle, the pocket is full of heads..."
Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, "With such fierce soldiers, the results must be true."
Wang Yugui nodded, "But the Taiping Army's clothes are in tatters, so there must be some romance in them." There was a coldness in his eyes, "We came from behind, but we met the Taiping Army's scouts. The scouts did not go to the north to send sentries.
However, he is coming towards the Tang Dynasty, who does he want to spy on?"
"You're not asking for it!" someone said excitedly, "He feels guilty."
Wang Yugui said calmly: "We are lucky. We found his flaw as soon as we arrived. We will keep an eye on the Taiping Army and report them as soon as they return."
Everyone stood up and accepted the promise.
After everyone left, Wang Yugui picked up the tea cup and said, "I thought this trip would be a big trouble, but Shang Huyun just looked at it. Good things. Border fortresses are full of love and evil. Wait until I catch Yang Xuan..."
He raised his head, his eyes filled with contentment, "As the saying goes, climbing up on skeletons is the most satisfying thing. I'm almost ready for promotion."
Boom!
The tea cup stood on the table.
Wang Yugui said coldly: "In this case, use Yang Xuan as a stepping stone for my promotion!"
In another room, Shang Huyun was furious, "The scout actually went to the direction of Datang to spy. Does he want to rebel?"
Yan Hui's lips twitched, "Sir, the Taiping Army only has a thousand people, and there are more than a thousand people outside the staff. The total is only more than two thousand people. His wish to rebel is a wishful thinking."
"He actually sent a scout to find out when we would arrive in Taiping. He's just asking for it."
"Many border generals have their faults. This matter is a matter of public opinion in the Ministry of War. There is no fault at all."
"The faults vary from big to small. The scouts' clothes are too ragged. Didn't the Ministry of War give them armor?"
"It seems like it's really not given."
Shang Huyun: "..."
Yan Hui smiled bitterly, "In the past, all good things were given to southern Xinjiang, while most of the goods in northern Xinjiang were junk goods. Yang Xuan probably found his own way, such as Taoxian County."
Shang Huyun took a deep breath, "Wang Yugui is coming fiercely, and Taiping seems to have a lot of disadvantages. Whether he is dead or alive, it depends on Yang Xuan's fate!"
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County Hall.
"The person who came here is not kind!" Cao Ying said with emotion.
Because they wanted to avoid suspicion, King Wei and Li Han were next door and did not come over.
"It's better to be here." Yang Xuan calmly took a sip from the tea cup and said happily: "The fight between the imperial concubine and the empress has become more and more intense. I am a disaster."
"That bitch!" Yi Niang said calmly.
Cao Ying glanced at her and thought that after Lang Jun succeeded in revolting, it would be difficult to take action against the woman of the false emperor, but Yi Niang had no such worries. The more powerful the queen was at this moment, the more ferocious Yi Niang's revenge would be in the future.
.
woman!
hehe!
When Yi Niang saw him laughing silently, the anger in her heart burst out, "Old Cao, do you think my words are ridiculous?"
Cao Ying coughed dryly, "No, I think that bitch is ridiculous."
Yi Niang's face brightened slightly.
Yang Xuan smiled, "This is a good thing."
Yi Niang was confused and thought he was comforting her, and she couldn't help but feel warm.
"The emperor is getting more and more stupid. It is said that he now gives generous rewards every day, either to the family of the noble concubine, someone in the palace, or important ministers, spending money like water!"
Yang Xuan smiled easily, but Yi Niang looked troubled.
Wang Laoer asked: "Yiniang, are you unhappy?"
Yi Niang said: "Those are husband's money, but that bitch spent them."
What will happen if Yi Niang becomes the Minister of Household Affairs in the future?
This idea was so beautiful that Yang Xuan didn't dare to think about it. "He now promotes officials quite casually. He dares to promote a ninth-grade official to a fifth-grade official in one day, and he even calls it the legacy of Emperor Wu. This is an opportunity. I
What I have to do now is to make the imperial concubine praise me full of praise, and by the way, make a name for myself so that the emperor will also remember me."
In this case, promotion is not a problem.
"Time waits for no one." Yang Xuan said: "This is an opportunity. If you seize it, the imperial concubine will feel that I have earned her face, and the emperor will also feel that I have given a slap to the four surnames of the family. When the time comes, the matter of promotion will be
Everything will fall into place.”
He concluded: "Opportunities often breed in crises. When everything seems to be going smoothly for you, opportunities will disappear."
"Brilliant!" The old thief sent a rainbow fart.
The second child said: "I don't understand."
Cao Ying sneered, "If you don't learn and have no skills, go back and continue studying."
The second child looked at Yi Niang with a downcast face.
"You have to study." Yi Niang slapped the table and yelled: "My husband has said that if you don't study, you will be blind. You are young, why don't you study? Even my wife will look down on you in the future!"
Wang Laoer felt that he was being besieged and said dissatisfied: "I don't want a wife!"
Yi Niang was about to explode, "Then what do you want?"
Wang Laoer frowned, "I want meat!"
The old thief said seriously: "Ladies are also meat."
"What kind of meat?" Wang Laoer looked at him.
The old thief said ambiguously: "Beautiful meat."
call out!
Yi Niang released the hidden weapon, but the old thief avoided it, then turned around and ran away.
"Old thief, you taught the second child badly!" Yi Niang chased him out with a broom.
In the room, Yang Xuan and Cao Yin's expressions remained unchanged.
"Lang Jun asked the scouts to wear tattered clothes for sentinel inspection. They must have thought that this was a guilty conscience. In addition, the border army has many disadvantages. What would Wang Yugui think when he saw the ragged scouts? This made him have the heart to underestimate the enemy.
Ho ho ho!”
Cao Ying smiled so hard that Yang Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
"Mr. Lang, why is this?"
"Old Cao, you just looked like a real person when you smiled."
"who?"
"Treacherous minister."
The kind where you don't need to put on makeup to play a traitorous minister.
Cao Ying touched her face and went back later to get a bronze mirror to look around.
"You look like a loyal minister!"
Next door, King Wei and Li Han were drinking.
"Aren't you going to help him?" King Wei asked.
"Zitai got the news in advance, which is Wang Yugui's sorrow." Li Han said, "I'm just waiting to see how Zitai will deal with him."
Wang Yugui was walking around the city.
He was dressed in civilian clothes and accompanied by more than ten followers...
"This is a place of exile, full of unruly people. Be careful."
Wang Yugui specially hung a money bag on his belt.
As he walked around, he even deliberately got close to the people.
But the money bag was safe and sound.
"The news must have been given in advance." Wang Yugui confirmed his earlier judgment.
Two days passed.
Today is the day when the Taiping Army returns, and Yang Xuan is preparing to leave the city early in the morning.
"Mr. Lang, let's go after breakfast."
"Just take two pieces of cake."
Nowadays, Taiping's sheep flock is getting stronger and stronger, but Yang Xuan is still reluctant to eat mutton every meal and wants to save more seeds.
Yi Niang warned the old thief and Wang Lao Er, "Wang Yugui will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble today. You two should watch out and don't let Mr. Lang be bullied by him."
How old am I... Yang Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
…
Wang Yugui and his people have almost arrived at the county house.
Yue Er was on the roadside and praised: "This official is so heroic."
Wang Yugui was secretly happy. When he saw Yue Er's honest appearance, he nodded and said, "How are you doing in the city? How are you doing?"
Yue Er looked embarrassed.
This is a drama... Wang Yugui's heart moved slightly, and he announced his family name, "I, Wang Yugui, a doctor in the household department, have been ordered to inspect this time. Just say what you say."
Yue Er sighed.
"The villain used to be a doctor."
Wang Yugui mustered his patience and continued to listen.
"What the villain learns is to treat the disease before it becomes ill..."
Hey!
This is great!
Wang Yugui's heart moved, "Show me."
"I've already seen it." Yue Er lowered his head.
"What can you see?"
Yue Er raised his head and said, "Go back early."
Wang Yugui looked at him carefully and saw various emotions gathering on his old face.
Regret, sympathy, fear...
I have read countless people, and it turned out that this old man was telling the truth... Wang Yugui looked ugly and shouted: "That's a bunch of nonsense."
"What did Wang Langzhong say?"
Yang Xuan came out of the county house.
Wang Yugui pointed at Yue Er and asked, "Is this man a doctor?"
Yang Xuan nodded without hesitation.
Wang Yugui was already feeling a little uneasy, "Are you still a famous doctor?"
He's an old liar... Yang Xuan nodded, "But it's inappropriate?"
Wang Yugui's heart was in a state of ups and downs.
"There's nothing wrong with that."
"Then let's go."
Wang Yugui mounted his horse, and Yue Er's sigh came from behind him.
desolate.
Cold and quiet.
He couldn't help but look back.
Yue Er was praying towards the east with a pious expression, but the words in his mouth were completely different.
"What does the Ming Dynasty ask me to deceive Wang Yugui? What does this mean? I think about it... If you want to deceive someone, you can't do it suddenly, but you have to lead him into the pit step by step. The Ming Dynasty asked me to deceive him. There is a big problem with his body.
, this person must be half-believing and half-suspicious, so uneasy. Then the Ming government digs holes again... wonderful!"
Yue Er glanced at Yang Xuan and praised: "Could it be that I deceived people in the Ming Dynasty? I will definitely ask for advice later."
Shang Huyun also came.
Yan Hui glanced at Yang Xuan and said, "This person doesn't look worried."
Shang Huyun said: "There are no officials from the city government. Either there is someone behind him or he leaves alone. Which type do you think he is?"
Yan Hui thought for a while, "There is someone behind him."
"Behind him is the imperial concubine, so he naturally feels confident."
When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, there were many people standing on the school grounds.
"Two thousand five hundred people."
Yang Xuan pointed at the array. Of course, Wu Da and others were not included.
"Isn't it a thousand-man troop quota?" Wang Yugui asked.
Shang Huyun can help explain, "Northern Xinjiang is facing the invasion of Bei Liao and the three major tribes, and there are insufficient troops, so it is common for everyone to find ways to raise more troops."
Wang Yugui naturally knew about this, but he just wanted to get the upper hand.
"Why are you dressed in rags?"
The Taiping soldiers looked like beggars.
Yang Xuan said calmly: "No armor."
Wang Yugui sneered, "Where is the armor?"
The Ministry of War’s fault!
Or you are corrupt.
If you can slap the military department by the way, the head of the state will definitely be very happy.
Yang Xuan looked at him, his expression gradually becoming unkind.
"I in Northern Xinjiang always get my armor by myself. Don't you know, Mr. Wang?"
"What do you mean?"
"Whatever Wang Langzhong thinks it means, that's what it means!"
Yang Xuan looked at him, "Wang Langzhong is here to find trouble, right? Come and have a look."
Yang Xuan pointed at the soldiers and said angrily: "Our Northern Xinjiang soldiers are facing the formidable enemy of Northern Liao. Taiping is currently home to the powerful Waxie tribe. Every year, Northern Xinjiang begs Chang'an to give more armor, but there is a steady stream of armor.
Continuously go to southern Xinjiang. Yang wants to ask..."
He pointed at the array and cursed: "Are our Northern Xinjiang soldiers adopted by our stepmother?"
This is wrong... Wang Yugui was a little confused at the moment. At one moment he felt that Yue Er was the person arranged by Yang Xuan, and at the next moment he was worried that there was something wrong with his health...
People are like this. There is no problem at first, but after thinking too much, they can't help but think about the worst. After thinking about gains and losses like this for a few years, congratulations, you have developed an anxiety disorder.
Wang Yugui said, "I want to check the warehouse."
Checking the warehouse and accounting books are the means of inspection. For this purpose, he brought some accounting experts with him on this trip.
In the household department, these are the things that are most indispensable.
Bang Chui was about to take the bait... Yang Xuan coughed dryly.
You bitch, you have a guilty conscience... Wang Yugui, whose thoughts were a little confused, sneered in his heart.