my wife is mulan

A few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhao Junsheng, who was training in Wuchuan Town, welcomed the emperor's envoy.

Hua Mulan, who was practicing martial arts at home, hurried over when she heard the news and asked, "Brother Junsheng, what happened?"

"The emperor sent an envoy to bring the decree, let's go outside the mansion to meet him!" Zhao Junsheng took Hua Mulan's hand and walked out of the guard mansion after speaking.

Chapter 440 Zong Ai and Hua Mulan's Common Hobbies

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan didn't wait long in front of the gate of the guardian's mansion, when a group of people rode over from the street, the leader was the eunuch Zongai, and next to him was the commander of the guards, Tuoba Kexiling.

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan walked down the steps to meet Zong Ai and Tuoba Kexiling, but they saw a familiar face among the entourage behind them.

Hey, isn't that... Tuobajian?

As soon as Zhao Junsheng's complexion changed, he was about to step forward to salute Tuoba Jian, but seeing Tuoba Jian blinked at him, he realized that Tuoba Jian came to Wuchuan Town without telling the outside world, and immediately greeted Zong Ai and Tuoba Kexi mausoleum cupped his fists and said: "The angel is here, the last general will welcome you if you are lost, forgive me!"

Tuoba Kexiling jumped off the horse and laughed, "General Zhao and General Hua are polite!"

Zong Ai jumped off the horse and said with a smile: "Our family hasn't been here for a year, and a big city has risen here on the ground. It's so lively, and it's unique outside the Great Wall! Hey, General Hua is much more beautiful than before, and his complexion is also more beautiful. It's fair, I wonder what kind of rouge and gouache General Hua used?"

Hua Mulan was surprised and said, "Oh, Zhong Cao Jian also has a lot of research on rouge and gouache?"

Tuoba Kexiling coughed: "Cough cough, Zhong Cao Supervisor wants to discuss the matter of rouge and gouache with General Hua, let's talk about it later, the business is important!"

Zhao Junsheng hurriedly turned sideways and said, "Please invite the angels to serve tea in the lobby of the mansion!"

The group of people, led by Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan, walked into the tutelary mansion and walked around the screen wall to the lobby.

The accompanying soldiers were all left outside, only Tuoba Jian, Zong Ai and Tuoba Kexiling followed Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan into the hall.

After the little official served the tea, Zhao Junsheng drove out all the idlers in the lobby, and together with Hua Mulan confronted Tuoba who was wearing ordinary armor.

"I see your Majesty!"

Tuobajian raised his hand and said: "You two lovers don't need to be too polite. I came here in low clothes this time, and I don't want the people to get the news, let alone the people of Rouran, so the two lovers must keep it secret. Be more careful with your words and demeanor!"

"I obey my orders!"

Tuoba Jian asked everyone to kneel on both sides, and said to Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan: "I am here mainly to see the defense, military and horse training conditions, and military reserves of the three towns in northern Xinjiang. Let's start with Wuchuan Start the town, and then go to Huaishuo Town and Woye Town. I want to know the situation of Wuchuan Town before the inspection, Zhao Qing is the town general, please tell me about it!"

"Yes!" Zhao Junsheng agreed, "According to the regulations of the imperial court and the supply of garrison armaments and military pay, Wuchuan Town currently only retains 3000 cavalry and [-] infantry. These [-] troops were recruited a year ago and have completed drills. , can fight independently, all the men and horses in the former supply battalion have been disbanded due to insufficient military pay, but most of them are still living around Wuchuan Town, if the war requires, as long as the military pay is paid, they can be recruited again!"

"Unless the weather conditions do not allow it, the garrison currently conducts drills every day. The grain and grass provided by the imperial court, the grain and grass harvested by our garrison itself, and the business tax collected from border business exchanges can currently supply 5000 troops. Only in terms of ordnance during the drill The loss is relatively large, and the supply from the court is often not timely. Therefore, the minister asked for permission from the court to let Wuchuan Town set up a armor forging workshop to repair the damaged weapons and armors, so as to relieve the pressure of the lack of ordnance!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Junsheng walked to a map hanging on the wall next to him, pointed to the positions of several circles on the map and said to Tuobajian: "Your Majesty, please see, in order to strengthen the defense against the Rouran people, I plan to Here, here, and here are three key points to build garrison forts. When the garrison fort is completed, troops and horses will be sent to garrison. The infantry will guard the fort, and the cavalry will patrol the fort. Each garrison will send a garrison master. , two lieutenants, under the command of 500 to 500 soldiers, and the status of the garrison is equivalent to that of the prefect! As long as the garrison is completed, the Rouran people in the past would like to go south with 5000 people to attack the grass valley and easily plunder a large number of people and livestock. The situation will be gone forever, without [-] people, with their siege ability, it is impossible to take down a fortress! It's just..."

Tuoba Jian seemed very happy to hear this, and said aloud: "Zhao Qing's idea is very good, but what?"

"It's just that if you want to do this, you need to increase the number of troops. You must increase the number of troops in Wuchuan Town to 5000 people. The business tax can only supply so many people, and it can no longer be handed over to the court!"

Tuoba Jian thought about it, and agreed to Zhao Junsheng's suggestion: "Yes, I agree. The military strength of Wuchuan Town will be increased to 5000, and all the business taxes earned by Wuchuan Town will be used for military expenses, and there is no need to hand over to the court! As for the soldiers A foundry workshop, I agree!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! If Your Majesty has no other arrangements, I will be the master. Please rest for a day with your Majesty and the accompanying officials, generals and soldiers. Tomorrow morning, I will order troops to gather in the barracks outside the city. At that time, Your Majesty will go over to review the soldiers. training situation!"

After riding for many days, Tuoba Jian was tired both mentally and physically, so he agreed, "That's fine, let's take a day off today and go to the barracks tomorrow to inspect. Where shall I stay?"

Zhao Junsheng replied: "There is a post house in the city, which is convenient for guarding, and the accompanying soldiers can also be settled together. It can also allow His Majesty to hide his identity, and there will be special personnel in charge of board and lodging!"

"Okay, that's it!"

Under the guidance of Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan, Tuobajian and his party were placed in the post house in the city. Since the post house was built, there have not been many officials who have lived in it. It was clean, Tuoba Jian was very satisfied with it.

Tuoba Jian ate dinner in the post house, he was very satisfied with the taste of the food, he wanted to ask the cook to cook again, but his stomach was too full, so he had to give up.

"Your Majesty, during the daytime, I saw people coming and going in Wuchuan City. There were endless streams of merchants and caravans, and it was very lively. In my opinion, the merchant tax here is definitely more than enough to support 5000 people!" Tuoba Ke Xi Ling delivered the tea to the table in front of Tuoba Jian.

Tuoba Jian was just putting down the bowl and chopsticks, took the teacup and blew on it, took a sip, raised his head and asked: "But Xiling, do you like money?"

Tuoba Kexiling didn't dare to deceive the emperor, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Your Majesty is joking, who doesn't like money in this world? A three-year-old child knows that only money can buy candied haws!"

Tuobajian smiled and said: "That's right, you all like money, how can Zhao Junsheng not like it? Everyone in this world has advantages and disadvantages, and there is nothing wrong with liking money. You think your father Changshan Wang likes money ?"

"..." Tuoba Kexiling lost his temper. He thought of another minister in the court and said, "As far as I know, Lord Ruyin, Baba Daosheng doesn't love money. He is an official. It has been ten years, and the title has been promoted to Duke, and he is still serving as a court lieutenant now. Their house is still a dilapidated small house. His son took advantage of the time when he was away to fight and built a magnificent house. After he came back When I learned about it, I immediately found someone to push the house back, and then built a dilapidated shed to live in.”

Tuoba Jian also heard about this, and he said with a smile: "He really doesn't like money, but he likes fame! This person, more or less, has such preferences, as long as it doesn't hurt his integrity, as long as he doesn't have nothing Temperance is not a big problem. What is wrong with Zhao Junsheng liking money? Not every day there is a battle to be fought. If there is no battle, there will be no capture and no income. On weekdays, he also needs money to reward his soldiers. How can I command my soldiers without making some money? How can I appease them? I am not afraid that he loves money, as long as he guards this Wuchuan town for me and prevents the Rouran people from going south to invade the city. I will give it to others, if the Rouran people are allowed to enter the fortress, they will lose even more!"

Tuoba Kexiling bowed and cupped his fists and said, "I have been taught!"

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Junsheng gathered his troops in the barracks outside the city. When Tuoba Jian and others arrived, the soldiers had already made preparations.

The soldiers in this barracks were indeed recruited a year ago. He had already disbanded and retired all the soldiers and horses in the supply camp. Some of the disabled were rewarded with some land for them to spend their days. Some of them were arranged by him to work in the government office. About 3000 young elite troops were incorporated into the caravan as guards by him, and they were all raised by him. This was a lot of expenses, so he was short of money.

After Tuoba Jian rushed to the barracks with Zong Ai, Tuoba Kexiling and others, Zhao Junsheng ordered the infantry and

The cavalry practiced separately, the infantry practiced formations and combat skills to kill the enemy, and the cavalry practiced riding and shooting and several basic cavalry tactics.

Tuoba Jian was very satisfied. Although these generals had only been recruited for a year, their drills were not much worse than those of the Chinese army.

In the past two years, Zhao Junsheng has set up some border outposts within the jurisdiction of Wuchuan Town, especially near the edge of the desert. The outposts are all manned, and soldiers are patrolling back and forth between the outposts.

After Tuobajian heard about it, he proposed to go to these outposts for inspection. Zhao Junsheng was worried about encountering the Rouran cavalry, so he brought [-] cavalry to escort him.

After Tuoba Jian returned from the border post, he was very satisfied with what he saw during the inspection.

Two days later, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan sent Tuobajian and his party away, and he sent Gao Xiu with five hundred cavalry to escort Tuobajian to Huaishuo Town.

After watching Tuoba Jian and his party go away, Hua Mulan asked: "Brother Junsheng, I always feel that the purpose of the emperor's visit to the border gate in micro-clothes this time is unusual. Does he suspect us border guards?"

Zhao Junsheng didn't think that Tuobajian was so careless now, he shook his head and said: "Probably not, the emperor's buttocks are not warm on the throne yet, he won't casually suspect the general of Bianzhen, I suspect that the emperor's incognito tour should be It has another purpose, maybe it has something to do with the south!"

"South?" Hua Mulan was puzzled. She seemed to have thought of something: "Brother Junsheng, you mean that the emperor intends to send troops to attack Henan? The purpose of his tour in incognito is to ensure that there will be no problems with the defense line in northern Xinjiang during the expedition?"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "That should be the case. I think the time for the imperial court to send troops to Henan should be this winter, because the Yellow River is easy to freeze in winter. Once the Yellow River freezes, large-scale cavalry can drive straight down to Henan!"

"Brother Junsheng, do you think the emperor will recruit us to participate in the southward battle?"

Chapter 441 Transferred to Youzhou Governor

Facing Hua Mulan's question, Zhao Junsheng shook his head and said, "Who knows, I don't want to face Liu Song!"

"Why? Because Liu Song is a Han Chinese court and you are also a Han Chinese?" Hua Mulan turned to look at Zhao Junsheng and asked.

"This is only one aspect, and there are other reasons. First, Liu Song was good at defending the city. Wei soldiers and Wei generals were not good at attacking the city. Otherwise, the great Wei has been established for more than 30 years. Why did they only attack the northern part of Henan? Now even the northern part of Henan has been robbed. gone back!"

When Zhao Junsheng said this, he looked at Hua Mulan and said: "Don't look at you leading the army to attack Huaishuo Town, Woye Town, and Wuzhou Pass. It's easy. On the one hand, the northern city is not big enough; Not good at defending the city! If you lead an army to attack the city guarded by the Song army, I can guarantee that you will be unable to move an inch in front of the city guarded by the Song army, and you will sigh!"

"It is true that we Han people are not as good as Xianbei people, Rouran people or even other barbarians in terms of cavalry, but in terms of infantry training, city defense and siege, we are second to none in the world!"

Hua Mulan was quite worried when she heard this, "What if the emperor recruits the two of us to join the army to attack Henan?"