Chapter 95
When he arrived at the Houya, Zheng Lian ordered the door to be closed and said to everyone: "There is a prohibition on drinking in the military city. Today we welcome you, and the manager will be allowed to drink. Close the door to show that we are isolated from the military city. For the time being, we will not be under the military city management. Everything will be followed by the orders of the Privy Council and the General of the Luxury."
Di Qing said to Du Zhongxiao: "Since that's the case, how about you not need to drink today?"
Du Zhongxiao said: "Since we are welcomed, there is always a little bit of wine. If you drink wine, you can drink wine. If you close the door, even if you deceive yourself, you will respect the military orders. Another one, Zheng Lian, sent two guards to the side, who would make a fool of themselves and drag them out of the military city!"
Zheng Lian said, quickly opened the door and brought two guards in a short while. The guards on duty in the military city were taken turns by military academy students, not organized separately. Wang Kai saw that the guards who came in looked familiar, but just couldn't remember the name. It was thought that his subordinates were sent here when they were reinvigorating troops to Hequ Road.
After serving wine and food, Du Zhongxiao said: "The land on the roadside of Hequ is already difficult. The military city is more remote, and there is no exquisite food in the army. Please take care of it. In the future, each department will have its own rest days, so you can go out to relax. Next to the small river not far from the city, there is a grass market, where everything is sold and there is also a wine shop. You can go there for a relaxing time during the rest days."
Wang Gongchen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was a civil servant. Apart from attending court, he had never seen such strict restrictions. Even in the court, there were censors beside him, and the officials were also more casual. He was in a hurry and was red and was usually accused. Not only did he manage official affairs strictly, but he even had constraints everywhere in private. How could he live such a life? There is a place to relax in the market, and now he feels amazing.
Before Di Qing raised his glass, Wang Gongchen asked Du Zhongxiao: "Master, how many days will you take a rest in the military city?"
Du Zhongxiao said: "There are different departments. The generals who study in the school are like officials, and they rest every five days. The soldiers trained in the camp will take longer days and rest every half a month. During the rest days, the generals can act freely, while the soldiers must allow the officer to allow them, and they will be led by a specially assigned utility or a team leader. Some people want to experience the life of the soldiers, but they must act according to the rules of the soldiers."
Wang Gongchen nodded, and looked happy. He was an in-house minister, who came to observe the training of soldiers on Hequ Road, and wrote a memorial afterwards. Nominally, he completed the emperor's private tasks, and the binding force of the imperial edict was not strong. The generals who came to the military camp had to experience it, but Wang Gongchen did not have to. He neither needed to be a soldier nor a general. He was completely an outsider. He provided memorial to the emperor why the imperial guards in the capital were defeated last time.
From the perspective of official positions, among the people who came, Di Qing and Sun Mian were the deputy envoys of the Privy Council, with the position below Du Zhongxiao. The highest position below was Wang Gongchen, the Hanlin scholar, who happened to be under the Jiedu. Wang Kai became Ma Shuai and stayed for the Jiedu, but he had not been promoted to Jiedu. The three generals of the Three Yaya would definitely be promoted to Jiedu, but the rhythm was different. Wang Kai was not promoted, and his status was still under Du Zhongxiao. Li Zhang and Liu Jianji completely obeyed.
Several generals on Hequ Road correspond to the status of the Third Yamen. On the one hand, the generals were comparable to Guanjun. Li Zhang was comparable to Yang Wenguang, Zhao Zi and Zhang Ke, and the General Commander of the Third Yamen, namely the Deputy Commander of the Palace Commander, the Deputy Commander of the Ma and the Deputy Commander of the Infantry Army. Du Zhongxiao had the highest position among all the strategic commanders, and the General Commander of the Palace Commander of the Third Yamen. The Chief Commander of the Third Yamen was rarely eliminated, and the deputy position was actually the Chief. The higher-level Chief Commander of the Palace Commander of the Palace Commander of the Higher Level, the Chief Commander of the Palace Commander of the Guards and the Deputy Commander of the Deputy Commander of the Guards, had long been left with only their names. Among them, Taizu was once the Chief Commander of the Palace Commander of the Zhou Dynasty. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, this official position was equivalent to abolishing. The Chief Commander of the Guards was actually divided into the Ma and Infantry Army Division and the Infantry Army Division. The two departments became three yamen, and the Chief Commander of the Guards did not have a chief official.
This is the official ranking designated by the court, and it is clearly announced, not an unspoken rule among officials.
Sun Mian was a little displeased when he heard Du Zhongxiao's arrangement. He and Di Qing were the heads of the Privy Council. Letting Du Zhongxiao take the lead was to respect his position as a handsome man. Without discussing with him, he set the rules, which was a bit too much.
Di Qing had nothing. He joined the army for 20 years and worked as a Privy Councilor. Out of his familiarity with the rules in the army, he had no objection to Du Zhongxiao's arrangements. Zhou Yafu even had the emperor in Xiliu Camp to uphold the rules in the army. He was a role model for soldiers. Generals would have this idea. Of course, there were not many people who really had this courage. Respecting Du Zhongxiao means respecting the rules in the army and protecting the status of soldiers. Di Qing still had this enlightenment.
After everything was said, Di Qing led him to drink a few rounds of wine, then let go, and each of them drank and ate meat.
After drinking for a few tours, Wang Gongchen said, "Just just entered Zicheng, I saw the words Ning Shuo written on the city gate. According to this, Zicheng four gates should be named by the three armies of Hequ Road. The east gate is Ning Shuo, the west gate is Dingyuan, and the north gate is Anbei. I wonder if it is right or not?"
Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Nehan said it right, that's it. All the troops on Hequ Road were trained here, so Zicheng used the military name. Furthermore, these three military names have profound meanings and are also used together. The north of Yinshan is the grassland desert. Tang Dynasty poems say that Huma does not teach crossing Yinshan, and the north should use the name Anbei. The east gate is Ningshuo, and Shazhou Shengzhou, regardless of the Khitan's Xijing prefectures, is Shuodi. The west gate is Dingyuan, and its base is Heishui City, which is close to the Western Regions. If the imperial court intends to restore the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, isn't it Dingyuan?"
Wang Gongchen held his palm: "What Jingluo said is very much. In fact, the military names of the three armies of Hequ Road were not unintentionally taught. There are signs in the classics, but they are all old military names in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They also have meanings at present, which is exactly what Jingluo said just now. The three armies of Hequ Road are facing three city gates, so what name should be used for the fourth gate? - Don't talk about it first, let us here guess and bet on a host. If you guess wrong, please wait until the holiday, please go to the Cao Market to use wine and meat and enjoy it. How about it?"
Du Zhongxiao said to Di Qing: "What do you think of the Taiwei?"
Di Qing said: "What's wrong? But we, the martial artists, don't understand these things about writing and writing, are afraid that they will invite Nehan to drink."
Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "That may not be possible. Let me say first, the South City Gate must have a name, and it is not difficult to guess."
Wang Gongchen hurriedly said, "After the matter, I will stop! I want to beat them, and enjoy the wine and meat at that time. I just saw this military city. Staying there for five days will definitely not be a good time. If you can't beat them, you will not have much fun even if you use wine and meat at that time."
After saying that, Zheng Lian asked him to take the paper and pen and said, "Everyone write your names and hand them over to Du Jingluo to see who will be selected!"
Du Zhongxiao sat aside, smiling, watching several generals and ministers write the names of the city gates. The journey was too serious, and everyone from Di Qing was consciously and unconsciously restrained. After several patrols at the banquet, they still drank and ate vegetables, without any lively atmosphere. Wang Gongchen asked everyone to guess a riddle and activate the atmosphere.
After a moment, everyone wrote it and handed it to Du Zhongxiao. Di Qing said, "Look at me first. I will definitely lose this time, so it's okay to show my ugly first."
Du Zhongxiao opened it and looked at it and said, "The Taiwei thought the South Gate should be Weinan, which is not bad. The south is Dangxiang Hengshan, and the Hequ Road Bingwei is a good name. However, it is not used now."
He also opened Sun Mian's paper festival: "Cheng'en. The capital is south of Hequ Road, and the south of the emperor's grace is. A good name, but unfortunately it is not."
He also took apart Wang Kai's words: "Hequ. Ma Shuai is simple and direct, and he is a little closer, but unfortunately it's not."
After taking down all the way, none of them hit the mark. Finally, it was Wang Gongchen's note. Du Zhongxiao held it in his hand, looked at Wang Gongchen, and smiled and said, "Nehan is full of confidence. If you want to beat everyone, you will not be wrong."
After saying that, he spread the note and put it on the table. Everyone could see clearly that the word "Wudu" was on it.
Wang Gongchen said: "I dare to ask about the strategy, is it this name?"
Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Sure enough, Nehan has long believed that he has won the host."
Li Zhang looked at the notes on the table and was depressed for a while. He shook his head and said, "Juncheng is called Wudu. It is clearly written there. Why does Zicheng's gate still use this name? There must be a reason in the middle, otherwise Neihan would not be able to guess. What's the reason?"
Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "In fact, the reason is extremely simple. Ningshuo, Dingyuan and Anbei are all place names, and the fourth name is naturally also place names."
Everyone looked at each other and thought this reason was too ridiculous. But Wang Gongchen guessed it and had to accept it. As the top scholar in the eighth year of Tiansheng, his whole body of books was indeed not in vain.
In fact, the military name used in the city gate of Zicheng is indeed a place name, which is double the military name. But the South Gate is the Wudu, which is not just because of this. It secretly corresponds to Du Zhongxiao's conceit of his army. This is the martial arts capital of the world, and Wang Gongchen guessed the name of the military city.
Chapter completed!