"The boy understands." Hou Gongji finally sighed and bowed to his father. Then he left the hall, but behind him was the sigh of Hou Shilu. The dignified general of a town was in control of life and death, and it was spread out. I am afraid that no one in the world would believe it, but in fact it was.

"Young Master, why do you look like there are shops everywhere on the street? And the names are similar. Look, Wang Ji, Fan Ji, etc., it seems that they are all from these families!" On Xuanfu Street, although Ma City has become a lot of depression due to Li Xin, this place is where the eight families stay, and the streets and alleys are still very lively. Here, there are tea from the south, silk from Bashu, porcelain from Jingdezhen, etc., from the south to the north, flying in the sky, and climbing on the ground. There are everything here. Among this crowd, a young man wearing a Confucian shirt held a folding fan in his hand and led a fierce-looking guard to walk on the street.

"There are all places run by the eight aristocratic families, so the names of the eight aristocratic families are naturally written on them." The scholar shook his fan and said disdainfully: "Living in Xuanfu, from birth to death, we will use the things of the eight aristocratic families. It can be said that these eight aristocratic families control the life and death of the people of Xuanfu."

"Hey, you are so brave, you actually say such words." The scholar was about to move forward, and suddenly slapped a palm. The scholar moved his shoulder, but in the end he let the person behind him slap the shoulder. Seeing this, the guard was about to take action, but saw that the young master shook his head.

"Brother, are you talking wrong?" The scholar looked back and saw that he was a young man with a very heroic appearance, wearing a strong outfit, extremely extraordinary.

"Yes, you said it well. Isn't this what the eight major families do? Can it be said that people are in control from birth to death?" The young man swept his left and right, and finally thought of something, nodded and said, "In Xiahou Gongji, it is also fate that we meet. For example, if you and I go to that restaurant to have a drink, the whole Xuanda, I'm afraid that you, the scholar, said such a fair word. Hehe, I admire you, you are from another place! You are not a local person in your accent!"

"I am from the capital. I have been in Huai'an in my early years. My surname is Mu and my name is Zixin." Mu Zixin's eyes lit up and glanced at the young man in front of me. However, I never thought that the young man in front of me was actually the son of General Xuan Da. Hou Gongji, who was a general in charge, appeared here for some reason. After a little thought, he followed Hou Gongji into a restaurant, found a seat by the window and sat down.

"Huai'an, there is a big man in Huai'an!" Hou Gongji's face turned slightly red, and a smell of alcohol came to the shop, but it turned out that he had already drunk at the beginning.

"Big man? The student really doesn't know what kind of big man has appeared in Huai'an?" Mu Zixin said curiously.

"The battle of Jiannu fled in a panic. Is Yao the master of the battle of Dalinghe a great man? " Hou Gongji laughed and said, "Look, he is just an ordinary citizen, but he gathers tens of thousands of people. He is a decisive battle with Jiannu. However, I am the general in charge, but I can only stay in the Xuanfu and be a guard dog for those rich people. Do you think it is very sad!"

"General is serious." Mu Zixin's eyes became even more strange. He only heard him say: "If you want to contribute to the nation, you don't care about your humble position or a high position. As long as you have the intention, you can do it. I heard that there are not peace on the grassland recently and there are many horse bandits. Why don't the general ask for an army to sweep the horse bandits on the grassland?"

"Hey, there may be a conclusion in this matter in the future. Even if I, Hou Gong, don't write to me, I'm afraid someone will write to me." Hou Gong said disdainfully: "Severing people's wealth is like killing their parents. The grassland is shaking, and countless horse bandits are there. I think the eight major families will be willing to do it. At this time, the memorials have already arrived at the emperor. What are my concerns? As long as there is a command from above, I will raise an army to march into the grassland. Hehe, my Xuanfu has many soldiers, and there are tens of thousands of cavalry. Why are you afraid of going to the grassland if you enter the grassland?"

"That's true." Mu Zixin nodded, and suddenly saw several soldiers wearing mandarin duck war jackets walking by on the street. His expression moved, but finally he shook his head, pointed to the soldiers outside the window and said, "Sir, are those soldiers from your army?"

Hou Gongji opened his drunken eyes, but he saw that at some point several soldiers were snatching a goat with an old farmer. His eyes were wide open and he was about to talk. Suddenly, another team of cavalry broke in. A knight in charge of the field asked whether the situation was in the field. He whipped the old farmer and threw it to the ground, then rolled a goat on the ground, ran far away, and bursts of laughter came. The soldiers who did not snatch the goat could kick the old man hard, and then left cursing.

"Is this your soldier?" Mu Zixin asked again.

"Damn it, these bastards actually hurt people in front of me. It's really hateful. And that boy riding a horse, don't think that there is the Wang family behind me, so I'm afraid of you." Hou Gongji opened his eyes wide and said coldly. However, he didn't set out to teach these people a lesson. Obviously, in his heart, he was unwilling to offend the eight major families.

"Haha, go and give this to the old man." Mu Zixin took out some broken silver from his arms and handed it to the tall follower beside him, and said, "Just think I bought the goat."

"Yes, young master." The follower did not dare to neglect, and then Yinzi turned around and left.

"Mr. Mu is really a kind person." Hou Gongji didn't know if his face turned red after drinking, or because of Mu Zixin's actions, he could only say something softly, and then picked up the wine glass in front of him and started drinking.

"In the following view, if the court sends a general to suppress the bandits, I think it's better not to go." Mu Zixin's eyes showed a hint of disdain.

"Why is this?" Hou Gongji said with his eyes wide open.

"The general will definitely lose. How can a soldier fight like this? Also, General, can you really control your own troops?" Mu Zixin stood up, bowed to Hou Gongji, and said, "Thank you for your hospitality. If you want, I will say goodbye first." Then he ignored Hou Gongji's greeting and went straight to the restaurant. The servant soon disappeared from the crowd.

"Hey! I just left like this and I didn't drink anymore." Hou Gongji was confused and saw Mu Zixin disappearing from the crowd, and his face showed a look of surprise, but he soon became immersed in the wine again.

"Master, we have been walking around Zhangjiakou, but we haven't found out some things yet. Did we just go back like this?" the strong man asked in confusion.

"Jutu, we have already found out what we should ask about, and I have already seen what we should see. Why are we still staying here for?" Mu Zixin laughed. Or rather, he was not Mu Zixin himself, but Li Xin. I'm afraid no one would have thought that Li Xin would come to Zhangjiakou to in person to inquire about the news.

"So quickly, I remember that the military camp hasn't been there yet!" Ju said with a sudden touching his head.

"Do you think an army only knows how much combat effectiveness does such an army have? There are infantry and cavalry that are incompatible with cavalry. Cavalry is in the hands of eight major families. I, Li Xin, need to be afraid of such an extremely complex army?" Li Xin looked back at the horse market behind him and whipped it up and said, "Did you see that although Zhangjiakou is extremely strong and has extremely strong defense, aren't we still coming out? As long as you can give some money, you can leave Zhangjiakou. Such an army has such a bad military discipline. Could it be that Hou Shilu or the eight major families want to pacify the grassland with such an army, perhaps it is impossible to destroy me. Poor Emperor Chongzhen spent so much money to build the Xuanfu defense system, but in the end he was only such a person. It's a pity."

In fact, in the late Ming Dynasty, there were many powerful generals. Unfortunately, these generals had conflicts with civil servants and military supervisors. It was not impossible for civil servants to command wars. The key was that most of these civil servants studied hard and looked down on civil servants. How could the soldiers use their lives? There was an eunuch who was greedy for money and feared death. Such people could not command wars. In the Ming Dynasty, soldiers received very low money and food, and some could not even afford armor. In order to support their families, such soldiers could only try their best to make money and do not have the heart to train, and they could not say that they could serve the country. The situation in Zhangjiakou is just a microcosm of the Ming Dynasty army. Zhangjiakou has tens of thousands of troops, but he dared not leave Zhangjiakou for half a step. Li Xin was on the battlefield, so how could he be afraid of such an army? So it was not unreasonable that he said that he had read it all.

"Lord, when will we attack Zhangjiakou? I think Zhangjiakou is extremely wealthy. If we can occupy Zhangjiakou, the strength of our Xishan Army will increase greatly!" Ju Tu said nervously. He had been staying in the grassland before, but later he was wandering in Jinzhou. This time he came to Zhangjiakou, which was still a city outside the border, but found the wealth of the Ming Dynasty. Look at Zhangjiakou, with such a dense population, you can still see many magnificent houses, which are symbols of money.

"Not yet." Li Xin shook his head without thinking, "I like them to fight outside the frontier. In this way, they will not have the protection of cannons. On the grassland, I will do whatever I want. Moreover, I don't have much force. Only by constantly recruiting soldiers from the Ming Dynasty can I have enough troops to attack more territory." Li Xin led the army like Han Xin, with his troops and horses growing like snowballs. So he could have an army of 20,000 to 30,000 in the shortest time. It would be feasible if Li Xin recruited soldiers and horses on the grassland early, but Li Xin was a Han Chinese. If there were many Mongolian soldiers in the Han army, it would be unsuitable, so he would try to get the people from the Central Plains and the soldiers came over. This Zhangjiakou was undoubtedly the best place. Once he got tens of thousands of people from Zhangjiakou, he could cross the grassland.
Chapter completed!