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Chapter 14 Watching Soldiers (3)

Is this the gate of the military camp?

Wang Fu's carriage stopped, and the group frowned at the front door. Although they were mentally prepared before coming, Wang Fu never expected that the camp gate of the imperial guards would be so relaxed, with only a dozen lazy soldiers sitting beside the door. These soldiers said they were guards and didn't care about the people entering and leaving. In just a short time, at least dozens of people were in and out. Judging from the costumes of these people, they were not soldiers in the camp at all, but mostly family members, and even a team of more than a dozen women walked in swaggeringly. The women in this group were mostly brothel women, and the guards even made several fuss with several of them.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to inform the uncle Xincheng and let him go out to greet him?" Tian Cheng asked.

Xinchengbo refers to Zhao Zhilong. He and Zhu Guobi, Xu Jiujue, Liu Kongzhao and others were all meritorious officials and inherited the titles for generations. The 60,000 Beijing soldiers were originally adapted from soldiers left behind in Nanjing. Therefore, the military power is in the hands of these meritorious children. Zhao Zhilong was the original Nanjing garrison, so he naturally controlled the largest army in the Beijing camp.

"No need, I'll go to the camp to see what he, Zhao Zhilong, is doing now?"

Tian Cheng saw that Wang Fu was in a bad mood and did not dare to say more, so he could only respond. When he heard Wang Fu's words, the coachman shouted, the carriage restarted, and slowly headed towards the military camp.

The soldiers guarding the gate had already seen Wang Fu and his party. Seeing so many knights protecting a carriage to enter the military camp, someone finally realized: "Stop, the military camp is in a major area, and you must not trespass."

"What kind of military camp is important? I can't help but find that it's the market street." Ma Bingjie replied coldly. He had already seen that the emperor was extremely dissatisfied with this place, so he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to mock the other party.

He Shitou is a Qianzheng, and his rank is also a sixth rank. If he is a civil servant, his rank is not low, and he is even bigger than the county magistrate. However, in the military position, there are many such officials. When the Ming Dynasty was founded, Zhu Yuanzhang established a garrison system across the country, promising that his military position will be inherited by officials at all levels, in order to find millions of soldiers who do not receive military pay. Now two hundred years have passed, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. Not to mention Qianzheng, even the garrison, the Dushi Office is also as numerous as the charity, so Qianzheng like He Shitou can only take dozens of soldiers to do responsibilities to guard the camp gate.

Although they had to be a soldier to get a salary, they had no sense of honor at all, but when they heard that the other party regarded their military camp as a market neighbor, He Shitou and his men couldn't help but feel a little angry. They just watched the other party riding tall horses and were not caring about the military camp. He Shitou knew that the other party must have something great. He had been involved in the military camp since he was a child and had already practiced very smoothly. He pulled a trustee and whispered a few instructions, and the trustee who was ordered to pluck his legs and ran into the military camp.

"This is indeed a major military camp. I wonder what your lords are?" Seeing that his subordinates had already reported the news, He Shitou gritted the bullet and blocked Wang Fu and his party's way forward, and asked in a low voice. He made up his mind that no matter what the person came from, as long as he dragged his boss over, it would not matter to his business.

When Ma Bingjie saw that the other party was making an idea, he shouted: "Do away, we are not worthy of knowing where Zhao Zhilong is, you can come out and lead the way."

He was even more shocked when he heard the group of people calling the head coach's name and said with a smile: "This adult is not a young man, so I'm not going to let you enter. It's really a military rule. Please report your identity."

"Military rules restrict." Ma Bingjie sneered at the woman entering and leaving the camp gate, and the child said, "Why can they not abide by military rules?"

He Shitou opened his mouth and couldn't speak. These were all acquaintances. They were used to going to and from the military barracks, and no one thought it was against military rules. But if a team of cavalry with swords and weapons were silently put in, this dereliction of duty would definitely be indispensable.

"Sir Ma, don't waste time, just go in. The emperor is anxious." Tian Cheng said impatiently.

"Yes, I am following the order." Ma Bingjie replied, glaring at He Shitou again: "You heard it, you are not leading the way."

"Emperor?" He Shitou and his cadre were stunned. Ma Bingjie said it again. He Shitou came to his senses, knelt down with a plop, and said stammeringly: "The weak minister... the villain... no, I am humble to meet the emperor. Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

"No gifts, the Beijing camp military discipline is so relaxed. As the gatekeeper, you must not be responsible. However, since you still know how to stop strange cavalry from entering and leaving, I will not pursue the matter for the time being. Lead the way forward. I want to see Zhao Zhilong, which is a chance to lose your merits."

He Shitou was sweating profusely in front of him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief afterwards, but in the end he was embarrassed: "Report to the emperor, Lord Zhao is not in the military camp, and he is not able to take the emperor to find Lord Zhao."

"Oh, who is the highest-quality person in the military camp now?"

"It's Zhang Gongri, the Marquis of Longping."

"Then take me to see him."

"Yes, I'm humble in my duties." He Shitou quickly ordered the rest of the people to continue guarding the gate, and took Wang Fu and his party to the middle of the military camp. Along the way, He Shitou felt a secret crying in his heart. Longping Hou had just called a table of flower wine into the camp soon, and he didn't know how he was drinking now.

Along the way, Wang Fu and his party could meet groups of soldiers. These soldiers had to look at Wang Fu curiously, but no one asked. Due to the hot weather, more soldiers gathered in the military camp to gamble, winning happily, losing sighs, and hearing the sounds far away from outside the camp. Some camps also heard the sound of women playing, but the entire square was empty, and the square was covered with weeds.

Wang Fu shook his head and sighed as he looked. No wonder such an army was vulnerable. He Shitou's face turned red, and he felt ashamed of his colleagues.

"Your Majesty, the Longping Hou's headquarters is in front of it." He Shitou pointed to a big house. This big house is located in the middle of many big houses. There are tall walls built outside. The green eaves protrude from the walls, making it stand out in the entire military camp. These big houses look so new, obviously they have just been built.

As soon as he approached the outer wall, a team of soldiers had already rushed over and blocked Wang Fu and his group's way: "Who should I stop."
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