Seiwa

The military system of the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the previous dynasty. The central government was the governor's office of the five armies, and the left and right governors were set up separately.The Dudufu of the Five Armies and the Commanding and Envoy Division are the highest military institutions of the imperial court and the local government respectively.

The commanders and envoys of the capital and the guards set up in various places belong to the Dudufu of the Five Armies. They are responsible for training soldiers and farming fields at ordinary times, but they must obey the orders of the Ministry of War in combat, and the commander-in-chief dispatched by the imperial court will be mobilized and commanded.In the early Ming Dynasty, Gonghou Bo and others served as the chief military officer. After the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the general military officer was stationed in the local area, and the imperial court dispatched another governor to control.

From Hongwu to Yongle, the leader of the army was basically not responsible for the training of the soldiers. Whether to lead the soldiers in the training depends on many factors, such as the decision of the court, the mood of the emperor, and whether the big bosses of the Ministry of War think that someone is pleasing to the eye.

Therefore, it is necessary for military officers in the Ming Dynasty to hold "several positions".

Shen Guerrilla's current main job is Deputy Qianhu, which is equivalent to a local official position, from the fifth rank.A guerrilla general is a full-fledged military rank, commanding more than [-] people, mainly in field warfare, and ranks higher than the fifth rank.

At present, this 3000-strong field force is mainly responsible for border patrols, city defense, and mutual horns with lookout piers everywhere. Once signs of Beiyuan cavalry are found, troops will be sent to warn immediately. The more ferocious ones, such as Shen Guerrilla, will act directly It is also possible for the child to rush up.

Since the beginning of August, the frontier soldiers guarding the lookout pier outside the city can see cavalrymen wearing scarlet battle jackets roaring towards and away almost every day. It is said that the Tartars, who are said to come to thresh grain and have a large number of heads, have never been seen. with.

I don't know if he was frightened by his menacing peers and retreated temporarily, or he stopped silently and waited for the best opportunity.

Sometimes, days that are too "calm" can actually make people feel nervous. Not only the frontier soldiers guarding the city, but even the strong men who guard the fields and graze every day carry one or two handy weapons with them.

Preserving one's own life is the most important thing. If one is lucky enough to kill one or two Tartars, Yu Ding can also get credit for sticking to the account.

It wasn't the first time for Shen Xuan's cavalry to pass by the watchtower guarded by Meng Zongqi, and everyone was familiar with it.

Meng Qinghe climbed to the second floor of the bunker and looked down. He saw two cavalrymen in the team riding forward, holding up their water bags, and immediately knew their purpose.

"General Banner, do you want to send someone down?"

"I'll go in person." Meng Qinghe turned around and found Ding Xiaoqi who was on duty today, that is, the former doctor, "Prepare the water bag and big biscuit food. And the salted eggs I brought today, send them down. "

After the bunker was built, the soldiers on duty basically slept here, and there was a lot of food and water stored.In addition to the meat that Meng Qinghe tried to get to improve everyone's food, even the four small banners assigned to him later said that Meng Zongqi was benevolent and righteous.

Seeing that Meng Qinghe was going to send out the eggs, Ding Xiaoqi stopped him, not out of stinginess, but because he felt that this move might cause unnecessary trouble.

"General Banner, should you think about it again?"

Meng Qinghe smiled and said: "It's okay. There are no merchants in the city. We bought it openly, so what can we find out if we investigate it? Some wild animals are also plausible. Besides," Meng Qinghe paused, "the deputy Qianhu may not be unaware of what we did."

"What does the general flag mean?"

"I heard from Liu Jing that the two governors in the Qianhu Office in Xicheng, even though they usually don't look like mountains and dews, they used to be in the governor of Jinyiwei North Township."

"hiss--"

The former doctor took a deep breath, his face full of surprise.

Meng Qinghe pouted, "Ding Xiaoqi, it's over again, smart people don't need to do this. I don't believe you really don't know about this."

"Don't blame the general flag," the former doctor cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I'm used to it, and it's hard to change it for a while."

Those who are officials, especially those who are officials in the Ming Dynasty, must remember one thing, and absolutely must not let the Shangguan think that you are smarter than him.Even if you know each other well, you have to do superficial work.

It doesn't matter if you are capable or self-motivated, but you have to grasp the limit, otherwise you will be like the deputy envoy of the Miscellaneous Bureau who strives for the top, packing up the burden and going home to wait for work.

People should be humble, modesty is a virtue.

This is Meng Qinghe's words, and it is also an unshakable code of conduct above the temple.

It is universal in ancient and modern China and abroad.

Meng Qinghe smiled. He found that the civil servants of Ming Dynasty were actually quite cute, although this kind of cuteness needs to be put in quotation marks.

Leaving the former doctor to continue watching on the pier, Meng Qinghe personally led people to send the things down the mountain.

It was still early, Deputy Shen Qianhu thought that he wanted to stroll outside for a while, so he chose to come to him to find supplies instead of going back to the city directly.

In addition to the bunker, horses and wooden fences were also arranged on the mountainside. As long as it can increase their own safety factor, Meng Qing and his brothers will not find it troublesome.Because of this, Shen Xuan and his cavalry did not go straight up the mountain.

Is it wrong to step into a trap set by one of my own people?

"Under the bid, I have seen Deputy Qianhu!"

Meng Qinghe and others put down their things, and first saluted Shen Xuan who was dressed in a blue military uniform.

Deputy Shen Qianhu was very tough, and he rarely wore armor when he went out on patrol. He wore a military officer's uniform and a long knife. He was riding on a horse. He was as handsome as a bamboo, but as fierce as a knife.

Shen Xuan signaled Meng Qinghe to get up, jumped off the horse, took the water bag, unscrewed the lid and drank gulp, the crystal water line slid down the chin along the corner of the mouth, hidden into the neckline, Meng Qinghe lowered his head, what are you doing so good-looking ?Isn't this an obvious way to make people make ideological mistakes?

He absolutely refused to admit it. At this moment, a line from Emperor Jiajing's famous poem suddenly popped up in his mind, "It's really too evil for me to untie the battle robes with the general."

It must be admitted that men are visual animals, with few exceptions.

The same is true for Meng Qinghe.

Shen Xuan's cavalry was divided into several groups, defending the city or patrolling in batches.

If 3000 people ran around on the grassland together, telling the neighbors clearly, I am here, I am here to find you, and if I find you, I will beat you to the point where you can’t take care of yourself. Are you going to run or stick to it?

Those who have the ability to think will basically not choose the latter.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the border area was extremely wide, and Shen Xuan brought no more than three hundred people with him. Others were scattered everywhere, and occasionally they encountered cavalry sent by other guards and Liaodong Guards. Everyone exchanged information and exchanged information , express dissatisfaction with the neighbors, pat on the shoulder, turn around, and continue patrolling.

If you are lucky, you may even meet the prince of Liao.Prince Ning's son often led troops out for a walk, and he was said to be as fierce as King Ning.Going into battle shirtless, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas.

Incredible?

The son of King Yan is limited by his physical condition, so there is no way, the other sons are all proficient in bow and horse.As long as the nine vassals and princes guarding the north are not crooked, they can basically get their hands on them.

At first, Meng Qinghe also thought this was unbelievable, but after thinking about it carefully, it was not incomprehensible.

History is true, but history books are written by people.

Not surprisingly.

The emperors in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were indeed independent.

After the water bags and food were distributed, the cavalry dismounted one after another and took turns drinking and eating.Buckwheat pancakes, with the husk carefully removed, are still warm, and taste extraordinarily fragrant.This is nothing, but the dozens of salted eggs that Meng Qinghe took out are a bit surprising.

"It all depends on the reward of the deputy thousand households."

Meng Qinghe's smile was very sincere, and his tone was even more sincere.

He didn't lie, the salt was rewarded by Shen Xuan, he swallowed it himself without righteousness, and distributed it to his brothers, and each person's share was really limited, so he simply exchanged the last animal skins for dozens of eggs, salted in a jar, everyone You can taste it.

Shen Xuan did not refuse, nor did he ask where Meng Qing and the egg came from.On the contrary, the soldiers were surprised. Eggs were considered a rare item in the frontier, and everyone could not have one. Basically, each person had a small bite, which was enough to eat.

"Meng Zongqi."

"The mark is on."

"It's a good move." Deputy Shen Qianhu can make people feel icy when they are cold, but at this moment there is a smile on the corner of his mouth, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"Thank you, Deputy Qianhu."

Being praised by his boss, he should be grateful even if he doesn't cry. Meng Twelve Lang has learned a lot from the former doctor.Moreover, with Shen Xuan's words, even if there is not enough food in the future, it should be no problem to return to the old business... right?

While speaking, the cavalry had finished their rest and got on their horses one after another.

Shen Xuan sat on the horse, with sculpted eyebrows and handsome eyes, the brilliance of a gentleman, a little less fierce, like a piece of rare and beautiful jade.

"Meng Zongqi has meritorious service and can continue to do it. It is useless to try a hundred households."

After the words fell, the horsewhip was raised, and the cavalry galloped away as if they had come.

Meng Qinghe stood where he was, scratching his chin, trying a hundred households to fail?

Deputy Qianhu-sama is saying that he has performed very well and will be promoted again if he continues to work hard?Maybe you can still try to make a fortune?In that case, he would truly enter the military officer system of Ming Dynasty.

However, this sentence seems a bit familiar.

Meng Qinghe raised one eyebrow, thinking about it carefully, Emperor Yongle in history once wrote such a verbal check to Hanwang Zhu Gaoxu.What did Emperor Yong Le say?It seems that "the prince is not in good health".

So does he believe it or not?

Regardless of whether he is promoted or not, if he wants to step on the big boat of Jingnan and resolutely follow the future Ming Chengzu Emperor Yongle on the golden road of rebellion, he should really accept the olive branch handed over by Deputy Shen Qianhu, right?

As a small shrimp, there are shortcuts, so I don't take them in vain.

Even if you want to be cannon fodder, you have to be a cannon fodder with style and ideals.

Meng Qinghe stood where he was, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was unpredictable. The frontier soldiers standing next to him didn't dare to make a sound. They always felt that it would be better not to disturb Meng Zongqi at this time.

However, Meng Zongqi's current state really looks like he is about to attack a fat chicken...

Just when Meng Qinghe was planning for the future, he rode a fast horse galloping beyond the Great Wall, and the knight on the horse brought the latest edict from the imperial court, ordering that all guards in Xingzhou, Yingzhou, and Kaiping who were in the army would be spared one person.Those who are alone in the army of the world's guards will be released as civilians.