Yungang Fort, one of the seventy-two forts in Datong Town.

It belongs to Datong Zuowei Road North West Road, which is the closest to the inner li, belongs to the buffer zone, and is also the fort with the least number of people.

There are 217 military officers and 66 horses and mules in the fort, and the actual number is unknown.

Fang Jingnan of Yungang Fort passed by several times, but never entered it before. Because the fort was not big, the fort wall was ten meters high, but the length and width were only more than 100 meters. Any elementary school in his previous life was bigger than it.

Chenjia Village was very close to that place. The two of them rode their horses and walked slowly over. The young man guarding the fort gatehouse was a general flag named Ding Ji. When he saw Meng Tiezhu coming, he immediately smiled and said loudly: "Is Brother Tiezhu back? Good thing!"

Meng Tiezhu knew him well and didn't get off the horse. He raised his hand and bowed, saying, "Thank you, General Ding, for your praise!"

Ding Ji is the chief banner that he only won this year. His father accidentally fell off the city wall and died when the Later Jin invaded last year.

Passing through the city gate tower and coming to the castle, just like other places, the streets of Yungang Castle are also dirty and messy, with cows and horse manure everywhere, and some garbage in the corners is probably piled up for ten years and has not been cleaned up. It is still cold in early spring, and in summer, mosquitoes and rats and ants are rampant in the castle.

"No wonder there is a plague every year, and the hygiene is too poor." Fang Jingnan sighed inwardly.

The Constitution of Constitution was in the middle of the castle. Walking along the way, Fang Jingnan discovered a very strange situation. In this small Yungang Fort, there were actually very small temples, Jade Emperor Temple, Guanyin Temple, City God Temple, God of Wealth Temple, Guandi Temple, and as many as seven or eight.

When Fang Jingnan asked Meng Tiezhu for the reason, he couldn't help but feel sank again. Meng Tiezhu said, "The government is unreliable, so you can only count on the gods and Bodhisattvas in the sky."

Meng Tiezhu's arrival attracted a lot of attention. People greeted him along the way, and they all knew that he had gone to the Tartars outside the pass for his soldiers.

Outside the Ethics Bureau, the two got off the horse.

"You boy...ah," Li Gunian, the chief banner, was outside the door. When he saw Meng Tiezhu coming, he sighed and stepped forward and hit him, "Are you not injured?"

Meng Tiezhu smiled silly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle Li, I didn't even lose a single hair!"

"You kid," Li Gunian was amused by him and cursed with a smile: "Let's go, Wang Zhenfu already knows that you are here and is waiting for you."

"Don't hurry to see him," Meng Tiezhu said: "Is the ethics officer Mr. Deng here?"

Li Gunian said in a daze: "Why, you really cut down the Tartars?"

...

The inner residence of the Ethics Department,

Deng Lin yawned and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, letting a little hand help him comb his clothes. The girl sent by Ximazhuang was indeed sophisticated, with her tender skin and tender flesh touching like a piece of jade. She didn't pay attention to her last night, and she was so energetic that she was not energetic now.

It's also a blessing for these chaotic years, otherwise this good guy would have his own military household.

While he was secretly proud, there was a sudden noise outside. Deng Lin frowned and called the small flag in front of the door and asked, "What's going on? It's so noisy."

Xiaoqi replied: "It seems that Meng Tiezhu really made a contribution outside the pass, saying that he had killed four Liaodong Tartars."

"What?" Deng Lin almost sat down and shouted, "Call him in."

...

Fang Jingnan came in with Meng Tiezhu. After presenting himself as the head, he saw the dignified ethics official doing what he had done before Meng Tiezhu.

Deng Lin held the four Donglu's heads and touched them carefully, and said in her mouth: "This teeth and this green skin are real, it is indeed true, it is true, the true four Donglu's heads!"

After reading the head level, he checked the four identity wooden signs, waiting for Meng Tiezhu to pinch the situation at that time, Deng Lin praised: "I heard before that you were going to fight outside the pass with Chen Shanhe of Zhenyun Castle. At that time, I said, with your ability, you can succeed. Look, this is true. Don't worry, I will send it to the capital in an expedition of 800 miles to ask for me."

Deng Lin laughed and said, "Congratulations first, you are going to be promoted and make a fortune." Speaking of this, he suddenly paused and said softly, "I wonder if my nephew can help me with a little favor?"

"Please tell me, Lord Deng!" Meng Tiezhu said.

Deng Lin smiled and said, "I will add a sentence to the report I wrote later, "You were personally sent outside the pass to inquire about military information. After attacking the Donglu outpost, you won the battle."

"ah!?"

Meng Tiezhu just shouted, but Fang Jingnan grabbed him and bowed, "Everything is based on the orders of the Lord!"

Seeing someone robbing the conversation, Deng Linqi said, "Who are you?"

Meng Tiezhu explained: "This is my companion who killed Donglu with me, named Fang Jingnan."

Deng Lin suddenly realized, "It turned out to be Brother Jing Nan. The military household that Mr. Chen asked me to make for you has already come down. Oh, by the way," Deng Lin slapped his forehead and said, "I sent you two together, what do you think?"

Is there such a good thing?

Fang Jingnan said without saying a word and immediately saluted: "Sir, wise!"

Meng Tiezhu naturally had no objection to the fact that he could count Fang Jingnan and the transaction was immediately completed. The three of them looked at each other and looked like they were in a collusion.

Clang!

At this moment, the door of the room was kicked open, and a short and strong man with a dark face and beard stepped in, "Meng Tiezhu, have you asked me to wait for this long, will he be fucking wrong?"

Meng Tiezhu smiled and said, "It turns out it's Wang Baihu. I'm not just coming back from the mission, but I'm reporting to the Lord Chengshou."

Deng Lin also smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I just chatted for a few words. I just urged him to see you soon."

"I don't know who sent the order?" Wang Baihu exposes it without hesitation, his face full of anger.

Fang Jingnan watched his performance silently. If someone didn't know, he would think that Wang Baihu was the ethical official.

"Oh," Wang Baihu suddenly made a sudden expression and said, "From my memory, Lord Deng asked me to take people outside the customs to inquire about military information last month. I am coming back to report my life. Are you right, Lord Deng?"

"You..." Lord Deng's face turned ashen.

"What's wrong, Lord Deng?" Wang Baihu looked at him with a sneer.

Deng Lin's face changed several times, and she kept silent for a long time. Finally, she sighed helplessly: "Wang Baihu does have the wind of being a general. I will return here for a great victory."

This is a naked robbery. Meng Tiezhu glared at him and wanted to stop. Fang Jingnan hurriedly pulled him and gave him a wink.

This little move cannot be hidden from others. Wang Baihu looked at him coldly and said, "You are Fang Jingnan? Where are Leng Li's others?"

"Agasa's back injury has just recovered and is still recuperating in the pier, but this time Brother Meng has seized a lot and has collected enough food and salary. He can be handed over to the hundreds of households to deal with it at any time."

Wang Baihu snorted coldly: "Meng Tiezhu is not his father, whoever owes the money he owes will pay it back by himself." As he said that, he walked out without even saying hello, as if others must execute what he said.

It was not until Wang Baihu left and disappeared that Deng Lin vomited hatefully and said to the two of them: "What happened just now is just a matter of dealing with, don't take it seriously."

"That military merit?"

Deng Lin said: "Of course it is impossible to give him a lot of military merits. How can you be humble? Write your report quickly and send it. I will write the memorials submitted. Everything is nothing but his hands. Even if you know it later, it will be settled."

This is always shameless to say one thing and do another. After a few words of conversation, the two of them were stared at those heads, and Deng Lin, who was so happy, served tea and saw the guests off.

On the way back, Fang Jingnan learned about Wang Baihu's background from Meng Tiezhu.

This is the General's House that I talked to Mr. Chen before.

Looking at Datong Town, and even the entire Jiubian area, the high position of the generals upwards are almost always controlled by the children of the generals. Wang Baihu is called Wang Shichang, and the governor is called Wang Shirong. The two are cousins, one is a hundred household and the other is a polite. The two are walking straight in Yungang Castle.

If Deng Lin is a thousand-level ethics officer, he would not be afraid of them. But if Wang Zhong, the deputy general of the model team of Governor Xuanda, was a relative who had not yet given the fifth sermon, would he have to be more careful? Moreover, it is said that they can also have some relationship with Lord Wang Pu, the general of Datong Town.

Fang Jingnan suddenly felt a little funny. He could not take away the merits made by the generals, but he could take away the military merits made by others.

But what if the Ming Dynasty is about to perish? Is it interesting to rush for official positions?

"Let's go, call Leng Li and the Zhao brothers, and we'll go to join the team." Fang Jingnan said leisurely: "All the false names are fake these days, only swords and guns are the king."

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Five people and five riders, galloping in dust on the horse road leading to Huairen County. People are all spiritual, and horses are majestic and powerful.

Fang Jingnan originally thought that at least the military household in the garrison was also a military household, and no matter how bad it was, it would be better than an ordinary old surname. As a result, Meng Tiezhu's answer made him know that this was not the case.

There are two types of garrisons: one is the garrison of the fortress, which is the farmer who simply farms. Because he doesn’t eat well, his physical condition is worse than that of ordinary farmers.

The other type is the fortress soldiers, such as the people in Anmindun, but they are all registered, so you can't just dig it out.

So I had to try my luck in the nearest county town. Huairen County is a seven civilian county town under Datong Town, with more than a hundred villages under it, which is considered a gathering place with a large population in the surrounding area.

The city walls of the county are indeed very tall, with a circumference of more than 4 miles long. Compared to the one mile of Yungang Fort, it is not four times longer. Huairen County is as big as sixteen Yungang Forts. It is stationed by a guard who guards Jingping Road, North Jidao, for many years. Together with the old man in charge of this big fort.

When they entered the city, Meng Tiezhu and the others rarely came here, and their faces were quite excited. They walked around here and looked around there, and occasionally bought some snacks. Meng Tiezhu even secretly bought a silver bracelet, not sure who they wanted to give it to.

Fang Jingnan didn't feel anything. Like other castles, it was dirty and messy, but it was just a little bigger, far less shocking than the silence and killing aura brought to him by the border Shoma Fort.

Everyone rushed all the way, but they were a little hungry, so they didn't hurry to recruit soldiers, so they just found a restaurant to eat and drink.

Five people ordered a large pot of white flour steamed buns, a large pot of spicy pork soup, a portion of fried eggs, and a few dishes of pickles, and spent four cents of silver.

"Sir, a bunch of poor soldiers, who can't afford to eat, have to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf."

As I was eating, a cold and sarcastic sentence came inexplicably.

In this year, most people don’t go to restaurants for dinner when they go out, and they can get hungry if they bring some dry food. Those who go to restaurants are all high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen, and of course, there are military officers. But obviously, Fang Jingnan and others don’t look like military officers.

He was ridiculed, but everyone was not moved and still ate his own. Fang Jingnan was lazy to take care of him, while others had already been used to it.

The soldiers eat fast everywhere, and dozens of steamed buns that were full of weight were wiped out in the blink of an eye. Before leaving, Fang Jingnan glanced at the businessman who kept talking nonsense. He was a fat man with a big belly and seemed very rich.

Nowadays, as long as you are a fat man, you will be rich, and there is no accident.

Leng Li squinted his eyes when he passed by him, twisted his lips slightly, and actually smiled.

Clang!

Leng Li's cold smile scared the fat man and his bowls and chopsticks fell all over the floor.

"You poor military man, you laugh so hard!" After reacting, the fat man, who was ashamed, became angry and pointed at everyone and cursed.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Fang Jingnan and others laughed without looking back, but there was some indescribable meaning in the laughter.
Chapter completed!