After walking for a day and a half, we passed Huailaiwei (today's Guanting Reservoir) and arrived at Tumu Fort. Chang Yu ordered the place to be renovated, so that the accompanying civil and military officials could remember the past and chant the present. Shi Kefa and others walked among the ruins and stopped, sometimes sighing, sometimes feeling empty.
Zhu Cixiang found a high place to climb and stood there for a long time.
Princess Kunxing climbed to the top of a cliff and opened a scroll to paint. Standing next to her in a plain gray robe with a sword on her back, Chang Yu looked a little crazy from a distance. She looked like a traveler.
At this moment, the loud sound of the suona sounded. Chang Yu turned around and saw a sheepherder in sheepskin standing on the northwest hillside, holding a suona and blowing the suona with a loud sound. A feeling of desolation came to his face.
Why do sheepherders have suona? A fan next to him asked in a low voice. Chang Yu sighed: "Border Army".
The fans were silent. Along the way, they passed many military fortresses and fortresses. The big ones had dozens of garrisons, while the small ones only had a few people and most of them were self-reliant. They were almost the same as the common people. As for the suona, it was very important in the army in the Ming Dynasty.
It is common and can be used as a trumpet or to play military music. Qi Jiguang also specifically wrote about it in Ji Xiao's new book Wu Bei Zhi.
The suona captured the soul, and everyone around was attracted by it, staring blankly at the shepherd.
After the song ended, Chang Yu sighed and walked towards the hillside to talk to the army sheepherder over there, but he turned around and left. Perhaps he was afraid of being troubled.
"Border troops?" Zhu Cixiang walked behind Chang Yu from a distance and asked in a low voice.
Chang Yu hummed: "It's hard to describe the suffering of the border troops. Maybe he has been buried here his whole life. Maybe he can't tell whether he is a civilian or a soldier. Maybe he hasn't seen anyone for a long time. Maybe he hasn't seen pay for many years.
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"The imperial court has cleared all Jiubian's salary arrears a few months ago," Zhu Cixiang said quickly.
Chang Yu copied tens of millions of taels of silver from Shanxi, and Emperor Chongzhen spent it all in less than half a year. The reason why it was so fast was because most of it was used to clear the account, and all the money owed to the soldiers and horses of the various ministries was cleared.
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"The imperial court has cleared the accounts, but he may not be able to see it." Chang Yu looked at the rickety figure driving a few goats in the distance: "This is why I came to rectify military affairs!"
The earthen fort was in disrepair for a long time. Although there was a post station, it was more like a roadside tea shed and could not accommodate hundreds of people. Seeing that it was getting late, Chang Yu ordered him to go to Shacheng Town, a few miles to the west, for repairs.
There is still a hundred miles to go to Xuanfu Town. The road in front of us is relatively flat, but dozens of miles later we have to enter the mountains. They are all steep mountain roads. Walking on mountain roads at night, Chang Yu does not want to take this risk during this sensitive period.
This Shacheng Town is also Huailai County in later generations, and Huailai County in the Ming Dynasty is next to the Guishui River, which is today's Guanting Reservoir. When the reservoir was built, this 1,200-year-old ancient city sank to the bottom of the water? The county seat
Move west to Shacheng Town.
Hundreds of officers and soldiers came in at once? But the villagers and soldiers didn't look too panicked. After all, it was a march in a frontier area. It was normal for soldiers and horses to pass by? And this team could see that military discipline was very strict? At the foot of the mountain to the north of the town
Set up camp in a sheltered place? The soldiers ate and drank in the town without disturbing them. They walked around and returned to the camp.
The soldiers of Heilang camp lit a bonfire in the camp and sat around eating, drinking and chatting. Shi Kefa and other civil servants could not integrate with the soldiers or the people of Dongchang no matter what, so they found a corner in the camp? They set up tents by themselves.
It was nice to huddle inside with hay and talk.
The tent in the middle of the camp originally belonged to Chang Yu? However, the new princess Jiu of Kun occupied the magpie nest, so he had to squeeze in with Lao Jiu, who looked puzzled: "Isn't the governor's place too spacious to sleep comfortably?"
? Do you have to come to squeeze our comfort?"
There are only three or five military tents in the team, and most of the soldiers have to sleep in the open. It's no wonder that Lao Jiu has to come here to take up space when he can't sleep in such a spacious military tent. But what can Chang Yu do? It's Kun.
Princess Xing agreed to share the same tent with him, but Su Jing couldn't pass the test.
"No, I just feel that something is wrong today." Chang Yu deliberately led the topic elsewhere, and Lao Jiu took the bait: "Why is something wrong?" Chang Yu frowned: "I don't feel very good."
Lao Jiu nodded slightly: "I feel the same way, no, I can't sleep tonight, I have to cheer up..."
"Well, you feel something is wrong..." Chang Yu just said it casually, but when he saw that this guy took it seriously, he felt a little embarrassed. Lao Jiu said seriously: "Intuition!"
Shit, Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "I'd better sleep in the carriage, so as not to get sick from your surprise."
"Hey, Lord Governor, how can it be so warm in the carriage?" a soldier from the Black Wolf Battalion joked.
"You idiot, you know nothing. There is a heater in the governor's carriage." Chang Yu said, turning around and walking towards the carriage. He saw Chang Bian sticking his head out from under the carriage. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why aren't you here?"
Sleeping in the car”.
Chang Bian made a few gestures, and Chang Yu jumped into the car and got in. He saw Zhu Cixiang lying inside, and his face darkened: "Who asked you to come up and sleep?"
Seeing his unkind expression, Zhu Cixiang felt a little panicked and said quickly: "It was a little cold outside, so I got in the car and went to sleep."
"Hundreds of people can resist the cold, but you can't resist it?" Chang Yu snorted coldly with a livid face: "It's fine if you fell asleep, why did you drive Chang Bian down!"
"He, he, smells a bit strong..."
"Say it again!" Chang Yu roared! Zhu Cixiang shivered in fright: "I, I..." This was the first time he saw Chang Yu angry with him.
This roar alarmed other people in the camp, and they all came to see what was going on, but Chang Yu yelled back. Everyone was surprised to see Chang Yu getting angry for no reason, but they did not dare to step forward to ask what was going on.
There is only one exception.
The night devil is pure.
Wearing a gray robe, he walked slowly to the car. Chang Bian gave him a few strokes, nodded solemnly, glanced at Chang Yu and then looked at Zhu Cixiang, who was bowing his head in tears, and sighed: "He is a rich man after all.
He can't bear the suffering we have, you are a bit harsh on him! Why get so angry?"
Chang Yu also sighed, stared at Zhu Cixiang but replied plainly: "I'm not angry, but disappointed!"
"I..." Zhu Cixiang raised his head and looked at Chang Yu with tears streaming down his face: "I once said I wouldn't let you look down on me. I... I was wrong! Can you give me another chance?"
"Can I still trust you?" Chang Yu stared at him motionless. Zhu Cihong saw Chang Yu's extremely complicated emotions towards him from his eyes, sad and disappointed, so his heart ached. He knew that Chang Yu was devoted to him.
With great expectations and hard work, he grabbed Chang Yu and said, "Yes! I will become the man you want, and I will also become the eternal emperor you expect!"
"Vigil!" Chang Yu said these two words, then got into the car and threw Zhu Cixiang's cotton robe out.
Su Jing shook her head, turned around and left without saying anything. Chang Bian was about to get under the car again, but Zhu Cixiang grabbed him and pointed to the car and nodded. Chang Bian hummed a few times, climbed into the car and got in.
As the night progressed, the noise in the camp gradually became quieter. There was an eunuch standing next to the bonfire in front of Chang Yu's carriage. The firelight reflected his fair face and his eyes were very clear. To those who didn't know his identity, the eunuch was punishing someone.
The eunuch made a mistake, and those who knew his identity were horrified. The eunuch was so tough that even the prince dared to punish him.
Princess Kunxing stood at the entrance of the tent and looked at it for a while, then walked gently to Zhu Cixiang and looked at him quietly without saying a word. Zhu Cixiang also looked at her quietly, and then the two looked at each other and smiled.
They were very happy, and then nodded to each other, and then Princess Kunxing went back to the tent to sleep.
Although Chang Bian was mute, he snored so loudly that it made Chang Yu half asleep and half awake. Hearing the constant wind outside, he couldn't help but get up and open the window to look outside. He saw Wang Zhengnan and several personal attendants there.
Beside the campfire, Zhu Cixiang was being instructed in martial arts. He felt relieved and lay down again. Before his head hit the pillow, he broke out and someone outside shouted: "The enemy is attacking!"