The time is gradually approaching the end of the year, and another heavy snowfall comes unexpectedly. The north wind blows, the snow is like wadding, and the whole world turns into a gray world.
In the big tent, Guo Song cooked a pot of milk tea and roasted two legs of lamb in the fire pit. There were five generals sitting around the fire pit. These five generals were Zhonglang generals, including Liang Wu. Guo Song transferred them from Fengzhou.
Twenty-five generals came, all of whom had been with him for many years and who had gone to Anxi together.
In addition to the fifteen people serving as Zhonglang General and Lang General in the Bashang Military Camp, Guo Song plans to replace the other ten generals in Ganzhou. The 20,000-strong army in Ganzhou must be firmly in his hands, and replacing the generals is
The most effective and direct way.
Guo Songzheng was chatting with everyone, "Back then, I was practicing martial arts in Baitinghai, Ganzhou. It was also snowing heavily. I made a pot of milk tea, grilled a piece of meat, and stood on the cabinet..."
"Captain, where is Mengzi? Why haven't you seen it yet?" Liang Wu interrupted Guo Song at an inappropriate time.
Guo Song glared at him and saw that everyone seemed to be very concerned about the situation of the scout general, so he had to say to everyone: "It wants a wife, so it doesn't want me as an uncle. It lives in Qujiang now. When the weather is good,
You can see it above Qujiang."
"With such heavy snow, it won't starve, right?" another general asked.
"of course not!"
Guo Song continued to explain with a smile, "It lives on a big tree in my house, at least twenty feet above the ground. I spent a high price to build a wooden house for it, and I asked the housekeeper to deliver a bucket every day on rainy and snowy days.
I gave it fresh fish, and its life was better than mine. About ten days ago, I found it flying out of the cabin with another goshawk, and I knew it had a new love."
Liang Wu scratched his head and said with a smile: "I haven't seen it for a long time, so I miss it."
"Don't worry about that general, let's still drink milk tea and eat meat!"
Guo Song poured a cup of milk tea into each person's cup and said with a smile: "This is something from the palace, the best cheese and tea cake, so I asked everyone to come over and try it."
"I'll cut the meat!"
Liang Wu volunteered. He was skilled in cutting meat and had precise knife skills. He cut a full plate of meat for everyone in a short time.
Everyone drank tea and ate meat, bursting into bursts of hearty laughter from time to time, enjoying the warm moment in the blizzard.
………..
It snowed heavily all day and all night, and the next morning the sky cleared up, the blue sky turned blue, and the earth turned into a world covered with snow.
The soldiers ran out of the camp one after another to clean up the snow on the martial arts field. More than ten thousand soldiers worked enthusiastically, and many soldiers even secretly had snowball fights. The vast wilderness was filled with laughter and laughter.
Liang Wu followed Guo Song, and the two of them rode on horseback to patrol and clear the snow.
"The situation in Fengzhou is generally not bad. Guo Shu continued to implement the immigration strategy implemented by the governor and did a better job. Not only did most of the military personnel go to Fengzhou, but the imperial court also moved 15,000 people from Guannai, Hedong, and Longyou.
Thousands of families immigrated to Fengzhou and Lingzhou, and another 10,000 families are planning to move this year. The annihilation of Xue Yantuo is indeed good news for Shuofang Prefecture. The only disappointment is probably the Dangxiang people, who have always wanted to take advantage of the chaos to seize Lingzhou."
"How is the situation in the vineyard?" Guo Song asked again.
When Guo Song left Fengzhou, five hundred acres of grapes had just been planted and the grapevines had just been built. He cared about the vineyard mainly because it would be the main source of raw materials for Meishou wine, and it would also be an important resource for the Fengzhou government.
Guo Song has always been concerned about the source of income.
"The vineyard encountered some setbacks, namely insect infestation. I didn't expect it in advance, and the loss was huge. Nearly half of the 500 acres were lost. I feel that the quality of the grapes is not very good. My uncle said that it will take at least two or three years for the grapes to grow.
The quality will gradually improve, as is the case in Lingzhou. It took five years to grow high-quality grapes. Governor, there must be a process, there is no need to rush!"
Guo Song nodded, it seemed that it needed a process.
"How is Li Ji now?"
Liang Wu was silent for a moment, "Is he a little unsatisfied?"
Guo Song was startled, "Why?"
"His character is too straightforward. He often criticized Guo Shu for his lack of military discipline. Later, he angered Guo Shu. Now he has been appointed as the commander-in-chief of Dongshou City. Guo Shu did not go there at all. I did not see him either. It is said that he became a little bit
Decadent, I don’t know the specific situation.”
Guo Song sighed softly. Although Guo Shu was Guo Ziyi's son, he would never want to live in his own shadow. He would definitely clean up his confidants. He would not do it too obviously, but Li Ji was demoted.
The most important part.
"Then who will take Li Ji's place now?"
"I am afraid that the governor would not have expected that it was Zhang Sen. He was highly regarded by Guo Shu and was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Fengzhou Army, in charge of an army of 10,000 people."
Guo Song was not surprised. The biggest characteristic of Zhang Sen was that he was very smart, well-rounded, and very good at handling the relationship with his superiors. It was reasonable for him to be highly regarded by Guo Shu. Being in the army was the same as being in the officialdom. Like
Li Ji's straightforward temper can easily lead to serious losses, but Duan Xiushi and herself can tolerate him.
"Commander, do you want to transfer Li Ji over?"
Guo Song shook his head, "Let him suffer a little loss! It is also a kind of training for him, which is not necessarily a bad thing."
.........
In one morning, the snow on the martial arts field was cleared, and the soldiers began training in the afternoon. Ten thousand people were divided into ten square formations, each practicing sword and gun skills, and the shouts of killing were loud.
At this time, the general on duty, Liang Juer, hurried over to report that the emperor was here, just outside the camp.
Guo Song was taken aback and hurriedly led his generals and civil servants to the camp gate to greet him.
The Xiliu Camp incident in the Western Han Dynasty is relatively rare. The emperor was not allowed to enter the camp. You must know that the emperor is the supreme commander of the army. It is unreasonable both emotionally and rationally to not allow the supreme commander of the army to enter the camp.
In addition, it is also a misinformation that horse racing is not allowed in the military camp. You must know that a military camp with more than 100,000 people covers a huge area. It is a small city. The gate is more than ten or even dozens of miles away from the Chinese army’s tent. Just two
Running on one leg to report the situation would have killed someone, so there were horse trails in military camps specifically for reporting soldiers to ride on horseback. Today's roads come from this.
Horse racing is not allowed in the military camp. It is just that you are not allowed to run around at will. You must walk on a special horse path. The same is true for horse carriages. You can enter the military camp, but you must also follow the horse path.
The gate of the military camp has been opened, and hundreds of mounted guards escorting a large carriage are waiting outside the gate of the camp. Several guards are very impatient. If the emperor did not allow them to enter the military camp at will, they would have broken in long ago.
At this time, Guo Song came to the camp gate with a group of generals and civil servants. Guo Song dismounted his horse, went forward and knelt down on one knee to salute, "The humble minister Guo Song is here to meet His Majesty the Emperor!"
The curtain of the carriage opened, revealing Li Shi's smiling face, "Thank you for your hard work, Governor Guo. I'm here to visit the army. Do you need me to get off the carriage?"
"No need. Your Majesty can follow Wei Chen, who will lead the way. We will go along the horse path."
Li Shi nodded and told the guards, "Strictly follow the rules in the military camp!"
Guo Song got on his horse and slowly led the way in front. The carriage followed Guo Song, followed by a large group of guards. When Li Shi saw the soldiers training, he immediately praised happily: "I went to several military camps today, and only Guo Aiqing's military camp did not have any reserves."
Snow, the soldiers are still training, how rare it is!"
Guo Song leaned over and smiled and said: "Actually, it's just as cold hiding in the big tent. It's better to come out and train. After sweating, you won't feel cold anymore."
"Guo Aiqing is right. If I ran here from Chang'an, I would be sweating profusely and not be cold anymore."
Everyone laughed. At this time, Li Shi suddenly discovered that there were more than a dozen big signs erected next to the martial arts arena. Each big sign had a big Chinese character written on it, and together they read: "An extra drop of sweat in normal times will help you in battle."
Sometimes a drop of blood is shed'.
Li Shi pointed at the sign and smiled: "That slogan is quite interesting!"
"That was written by Wei Chen. It was mainly to encourage the soldiers to train more and work hard. It is very effective and all the soldiers can recognize this slogan."
"Not bad! Not bad! This slogan is well written, simple and reasonable, and very inspiring. It should be promoted throughout the army."
Li Shi praised it repeatedly and said to Lu Qi, a Hanlin scholar who was accompanying him: "Write down this slogan and give it to the Ministry of War so that they can promote it to the entire army."
"I obey the order!"
Only then did Guo Song notice that Lu Qi was also there. It seemed that the emperor still trusted him quite a bit. It seemed that sooner or later, this ruthless traitor Lu would step onto the stage of history.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the handsome tent. Two chamberlains helped Li Shi out of the carriage and walked into the handsome tent. At this time, the seats had been arranged. The guards put a white tiger skin on the soft couch.
The white tiger skin looks vaguely familiar to Guo Song.
Li Shi smiled slightly and said, "Does it look familiar? I bought this as a gift to my father. As for who we bought it from, we know very well."
The two laughed together, and Guo Song said sheepishly: "Weichen had just arrived in Chang'an and was too poor to do anything, so he had to take risks. Thanks to the late emperor's tolerance, Weichen was not held accountable for poaching."
Li Shi sat down and asked Guo Song to sit down. Li Shi asked, "How is the military training going now?"