On the street outside the gate of the Thirteenth Battle of Dongchang, Xiao Chen, Duan Tianming, and Liu Rufeng were walking side by side. They all had serious faces and no one spoke.
Behind them were fifty captains of the Shenji Corps.
Seeing the silence of the three people, everyone also said nothing.
In the middle of the street, there is a small black but very smooth pebble.
If it were left alone, Duan Tianming would definitely bend down to pick it up and put it in a flower pot in the room like a treasure for decoration.
But today, I was really in a bad mood. When I saw this stone, I couldn't help but kick it up.
He kicked it with all his strength, full of rage, and the stone whizzed towards the gate of the Thirteenth Battle.
With a "bang" sound, it hit the iron door of the Thirteenth Battle hard, making a huge noise.
The door was opened from the inside, and the two captains of the Thirteenth Army had their swords out of their bodies and walked out of the door angrily.
When he saw his own people coming towards him, he couldn't help but frown, with a very puzzled expression.
"How can you show your anger at your own front door?" Xiao Chen stopped, turned around and glared at Duan Tianming fiercely.
"It's too bullying." Duan Tianming roared loudly, as if he was feeling too aggrieved.
"Did we lose the prince?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Yes. But..."
"Don't worry, if you lose the prince, how big of a responsibility is it?" Xiao Chen interrupted Duan Tianming's words.
Turning his head to one side, Duan Tianming reluctantly uttered one word: "Big."
"This time the emperor did not punish us, which is a blessing among misfortunes. Once this happens, we are not allowed to hold a grudge against the emperor's ruling. We all ran all the way without getting any water, and we waited for a long time in the court hall to get some sheep.
Come, let’s have a good meal and celebrate that our Dongchang has safely survived this disaster." Xiao Chen ordered.
"How can I carry a few sheep by myself?" Duan Tianming said dissatisfied.
"I didn't tell you to go alone. Why don't you bring a few captains with you? Go back quickly. I'll go in and light a fire to prepare some wine. Don't be so sad, you man from Dongchang." Xiao Chen rolled his eyes at Duan Tianming again.
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Raising his right hand and rubbing his nose, Duan Tianming said to the two 13th Army captains who had just walked out of the door: "Brothers are running all the way, let them go in to rest, you two come with me."
"Okay." The two captains quickly stuffed their sabers into their scabbards and followed closely.
An hour later, in the courtyard of the Thirteenth Army, the aroma of roasted mutton floated over the wall and toward the outside.
A total of ten bonfires were burning brightly in the yard. The ten roasted lambs on them, with their charred skin, made people salivate at first glance.
There were more than ten or twenty people surrounding each bonfire. In addition to the fifty Shenji military captains who came back together, the thirteenth sergeants and Shenji military captains who were not on duty in the yard each found their positions.
Gather around the campfire and prepare a feast.
In Xiao Chen's room, the fire was brightly lit.
A fat leg of lamb was pierced by an iron rod and placed on top of the stove.
Duan Tianming's face glowed red, he held an iron rod in both hands and turned the leg of lamb on the fire in circles.
Liu Rufeng sat next to him, and following Duan Tianming's instructions, he sprinkled a handful of salt on the lamb leg, and then applied a brush of clear oil on it.
Between the two of them, there was a wine jar that looked to be of some age. The mud seal had been removed, and only half of the jar of shochu was left inside.
Perhaps it was too close to the fire and it was a bit hot. Duan Tianming picked up the wine jar and started to fill the wine bowl at his feet.
Liu Rufeng raised his right hand, slapped the back of Duan Tianming's outstretched hand, and pursed his lips towards Xiao Chen.
As if he didn't smell the aroma of meat that filled the room, Xiao Chen lay on the recliner he took from Duan Tianming's house, holding in his hand the oval animal skin wine bottle left by the "old guy" his master.
, quietly in a daze.
"What's the use of a broken wine pot? The meat is ready, come and eat the meat." Duan Tianming asked Liu Rufeng to sprinkle some chili powder on the lamb leg, and Duan Tianming looked at Xiao Chen.
"Huh? Okay." Xiao Chen was stunned, then put down the wine bottle and gathered around him with a smile.
Pulling out the saber from his waist, Duan Tianming cut a piece of meat and handed it to Xiao Chen, then cut another piece and handed it to Liu Rufeng, and finally cut a larger piece and started chewing it.
"Today is the most frustrating day in history." Xiao Chen said after taking a bite of barbecue.
Duan Tianming, who had just nibbled on the barbecue, stopped his movements and turned to look at Xiao Chen, regardless of the grease stains on his chin: "Didn't you just say that you are not allowed to hold grudges against the emperor's ruling? You can't help it anymore?
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"Which ears did you use to hear what I said?" Xiao Chen said vaguely, chewing barbecue in his mouth.
"You just said that at the gate."
"I said that once this is over, you are not allowed to hold a grudge against the emperor's ruling. Once this is over, my Captain Duan, is there something wrong with your ears?"
"You mean, I can vent as much as I want today?" Duan Tianming was startled and said.
"What should I do if I don't let my brothers vent their grievances so much and get internal injuries?"
"What the fuck," Duan Tianming's expletives came out immediately, "Dongchang is working hard at the front, but some people who flatter him get rewards. If this continues, let's see who will work so hard again.
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"Continue." Xiao Chen chuckled and took another big bite of the barbecue.
"If it weren't for the fact that the crown prince has not yet ascended to the throne, I would really have left. After working so hard for the court, what happened in the end? If the crown prince is lost, can we blame Dongchang entirely? Half an hour later, Jin Yiwei's schoolmaster
More than 600 people were killed. Under such a threat, why not secretly transfer the prince and let him be killed alive? The whole capital's imperial army was dispatched. They dug three feet into the ground but couldn't find any clues. They used pig brains to
I think I also know how powerful the opponent is. It is useless to equip Jinyiwei with a 'smart' commanding officer, even with Jinyiwei's wine bags and food bags, ten commanding officers are useless."
As soon as he started talking, Duan Tianming couldn't control himself, and he vented his complaints in a steady stream.
Xiao Chen didn't stop him, he smiled at each other and ate the barbecue.
Duan Tianming only reacted when he saw Xiao Chen taking action by himself, preparing to cut another piece of barbecue.
He hurriedly blocked Xiao Chen's right hand holding the knife: "Don't worry, don't worry, wait until I finish eating and divide it for everyone. This barbecue is greasy and very hot. You have no experience."
Lowering his head, Xiao Chen held back his laughter. He picked up the animal skin wine bottle next to him, raised his head and took a few sips.
"The emperor promoted the head of the Ministry of Ceremonies, who had limited the scope of Dongchang's firearms, to the rank of commander of the Jinyi Guards. It means a lot." Putting his hands on his knees, Liu Rufeng looked at Xiao Chen and whispered.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly: "What's the point? I just want to change the responsibilities of Jin Yiwei and limit Dongchang's power."
"You're quite reasonable." She picked up a piece of charcoal and threw it into the stove.
"The meat is already grilled, why are you adding charcoal? Don't you feel panicked by the heat?" Duan Tianming's mouth was full of oil. Perhaps because he ate too quickly, he choked and burped, and hurriedly stopped Liu Rufeng's behavior.
"Throughout the ages, shrewd emperors have focused on the balance of power in governing the government. Dongchang has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, and its voice in the court is getting louder and louder. How could the emperor allow us to dominate? The purpose of Dongchang's original establishment was,
It is to supervise and check the Jinyiwei. Perhaps Xu Kaiying has just joined the Jinyiwei commander and has not yet finished running in with the Jinyiwei. Apart from being able to enter and leave the palace at will, the current Jinyiwei is basically no different from other imperial guards in the capital. After one action, he was arrested
To kill more than 600 famous captains, for Xu Kaiying, it was a failure."
"Seeing that the limelight in the East Factory has overwhelmed the Jinyiwei, it is reasonable for the head of the etiquette department who has spoken to the emperor's concerns to be promoted to the commander of the Jinyiwei. If there is no struggle and balance, how can the emperor sit down?
To stabilize his hard-won empire?"
Lowering his head, Xiao Chen picked up a piece of charcoal and threw it into the stove.
"Hey, hey, you just didn't let Liu Rufeng add charcoal to the stove, why did you start roasting people while you were talking?" Duan Tianming shouted dissatisfied towards Xiao Chen.
"I forgot." Xiao Chen chuckled, secretly using his inner strength with his right hand, reaching into the stove and grabbing out the piece of charcoal he just threw in.
On the street outside the Thirteenth Battle, Li An, who was dressed in civilian clothes, stopped. He raised his nose and sniffed hard.
"I'm still worried about the emperor's execution. Fortunately, these guys took the mutton exam as if nothing was wrong."
Licking his lips, he walked quickly towards the gate of the Thirteenth Battle.
