Nanming Engineer

Chapter 266

Hearing the sound, Wang Huan shook his head lightly, frowned and said, "Now that the situation has deteriorated to such an extent, the atmosphere in the court is still so decadent. I don't want to mention Wang Kun, a middle-ranking official. Qu Shixu and others are also outstanding people for a while, why don't they see the importance of this?" What about the relationship?"

Wang Yingxiong didn't turn the corner, and asked ignorantly, "What important relationship is Wang Zongbing referring to?"

Wang Huan sighed softly, and said slowly: "Of course it's the official culture of accepting bribes and corrupting corruption!"

Wang Yingxiong was stunned, his face turned pale for a while, because of Wang Huan's words, he even scolded him, he took a lot of bribes from Kuizhou.

However, as an old bird in the officialdom, this skill of nourishing qi is not practiced in vain. In an instant, Wang Yingxiong's face returned to normal, without the slightest feeling of embarrassment, and said straightforwardly: "Wang Zongbing's words are wrong. Taking in is not called bribery, but filial piety, routine, the way of being an official, and following the trend. For example, at the beginning of the founding of our dynasty, the official salary set by Emperor Taizu was simply outrageously small, let alone supporting servants Slaves, even whether their own family can survive is a problem, so, from the time of Emperor Chengzu, it has been a practice in the officialdom to collect some money. After more than 300 years, it has become commonplace now, and no one refuses to accept it. If you don’t get an official, if you don’t blend in, others will treat you as a monster, and if you don’t want to be promoted, you will definitely not be able to get along in this officialdom.”

Wang Huan couldn't help but sarcastically said: "So, this cashier is still aboveboard?"

Wang Yingxiong said sternly: "No, accepting money is of course not right and wrong. The officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Sixth Division can impeach them at any time, but these guys also collect money themselves. This is the so-called undercurrent in the officialdom. This is not the only one. It is like a torrent that can be resisted by the power of power, if you are not assimilated by it, you will be destroyed by it."

Wang Huan shook his head again, and sighed: "What a practice, it is this practice, which built the ant nest that collapsed on the Daming Xiongdi. As Master Wang said well, if you are not assimilated by it, you will be destroyed by it."

He softly said to himself: "It's rotten to the bone, apart from tearing it down and rebuilding, even if Jiang Ziya and Zhou Yafu are reborn, there is nothing they can do to recover!"

Wang Yingxiong couldn't hear the last words he said to himself, but he saw the expression on Wang Huan's face, and he shook his head secretly, sighing in his heart: "Wang Huanji is arrogant, but he has the truth. If a capable general can learn from this old man and train him, he can also achieve Qi Jiguang's career under Zhang Juzheng's door, but unfortunately, this person is unreasonable, ignorant, and a reckless man, it is difficult to become a great weapon!"

The two shook their heads and sighed at the same time, then looked at each other, and put on a smile without smiling.

"The old man has already prepared a dust-cleaning banquet in the city for the general soldier Wang, and food and drink have been prepared in the barracks, but the soldiers under the general soldier's command can be allowed to rest, why don't we just go there?" Wang Yingxiong said to relieve his embarrassment.

"Okay, it's better to be respectful than obedience." Wang Huan replied stiffly.

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In Zunyi City, Wang Huan rested for three days, swept away the exhaustion from the journey, and the men and horses were refreshed. So three days later, the gate of Zunyi City opened, and the army set foot on the official road to the east again.

However, at the time of departure, the number of people in the team increased by 2000, and became a huge team of 500 people. This is because since Wang Yingxiong wants to face the Holy Spirit with Wang Huan, he has to bring his own supervising battalion, the supervising battalion 2000 people walked with Wang Huan's guards.

However, even though they were walking together, one could tell at a glance that the Kuizhou Army was wearing white armor and white helmets, holding long spears and mounted crossbows, and was well-equipped. The armor was the iron armor originally equipped by Li Dingguo's troops, with a painted outside. A layer of white paint maintains the color of the white robes of the Kuizhou Army, while Ma Wannian's teaching guards still wear rattan armor and white robes.

Li Dingguo is very grateful to Wang Huan for this. As a newly attached soldier, Wang Huan has no doubts at all, and directly equips each of Li Dingguo's men with a mountain-destroying crossbow and a treasure bag containing two An exterminator bomb, the atmosphere is incomparable.

Li Dingguo didn't care much about the mountain-destroying crossbow, but the destroying captive bomb was an artifact he had longed for. In order to obtain it, countless lives were spent at the foot of Longquan Mountain, but now Wang Huan waved his hand and everyone fired took two.

Touching the smooth bamboo tube of the Mielu bomb in the treasure bag, Li Dingguo had mixed feelings, and the resentment left in his mind was swept away, turning into incomparable loyalty and admiration for Wang Huan, and he made up his mind to follow Wang Huan. The determination to be happy until death.

Wang Yingxiong's supervising camp still wears the red mandarin duck war jackets of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, and wears red tassel hats. Because it is summer, the war jackets are made of linen, which is breathable and cool, but also extremely simple. Even the mandarin ducks embroidered on the clothes are They all looked weird and funny. Only officers with more than a hundred households could wear leather and iron armor. Therefore, the sergeants in the Supervisory Camp looked at the Kuizhou Army curiously with eyes that were both envious and puzzled. .

Even Wang Yingxiong couldn't help asking: "Mr. Wang, the weather is so hot. Your sergeants even march in armor and are fully armed. Aren't they afraid of the heat?"

Wang Huan replied flatly: "It's hot, just get used to it."

Wang Yingxiong slammed his mouth, looked at Wang Huan who was also fully clothed, and shut up.

However, when there are too many people, the speed of the march will slow down, especially in the supervision battalion, most of them are infantry, and they can't walk fast or far in a day. Huai, swaying here and there, the soldiers of the Kuizhou Army were angry and funny.

Li Dingguo followed Wang Huan, his cheeks twitching, and he resisted the urge to pounce on these uncle soldiers and give them a whip. He wondered why Wang Huan's Kuizhou soldiers were also Ming Dynasty soldiers. Totally different?Also, Wang Huan is also a general of the Ming army, so why is he so different from ordinary Ming army officers?
Wang Yingxiong was also a little embarrassed, how could this group of people be his own battalion supervisor, considered elite, but in front of the Kuizhou soldiers, they were not even as good as ruffians, annoyed, he ordered the battalion officers and soldiers to strictly control them The official went for a while, and came back with a bitter face and said: "My lord, the brothers below really can't move anymore, if you force them again, I'm afraid it will cause a roar in the camp."

Wang Yingxiong's face changed color, but there was nothing he could do. He gave the battalion officer a hard look, and cursed in a low voice: "Trash! I've completely embarrassed the old man!"

Turning his face around, he said to Wang Huan with a shy face again: "Mr. Wang, look, your people are all cavalry, and most of my people are infantry. The speed is different. In addition, the road is long and the time is still long. It is better to rest. one time?"

Wang Huan smiled and said nothing. He didn't bother to argue with these people and made a casual gesture.

The army just found a shady place on the side of the road and hid in to rest.

As a result, the itinerary was even slower and procrastinated. After walking for more than a month, he barely reached the border of Guangxi. After inquiring, Emperor Yongli moved back to Zhaoqing, Guangdong a month ago.

This time Wang Huan couldn't bear it anymore. It's been two months since I came out, how much time has I spent as a father?I don’t have time to spend time with you, so I directly proposed to Wang Yingxiong to leave the supervising battalion in Guangxi and wait there. Wang Yingxiong will go with his brigade, and Wang Huan will guarantee his safety.

Wang Yingxiong agreed embarrassingly, but the superintendent and standard camp cheered, and finally no longer needed to practice iron feet.

Losing the burden of the supervising battalion, Wang Huan's men and horses were much faster, iron hooves clanging, horses neighing, cavalry galloping and roaring, and in just half a month, they entered the ground of Zhaoqing Mansion in Guangdong.

Zhaoqing Mansion, formerly known as Duanzhou, was the fiefdom of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty when he was King Duan. After Huizong became emperor, he elevated Duanzhou to the mansion and named it Zhaoqing Mansion. He also wrote the city name of Zhaoqing Mansion and the name of Zhaoqing in his own handwriting. It has continued to this day.

When he first entered Guangdong, Wang Yingxiong sent his own soldiers to stand in the front all the way to report the news. Therefore, the Kuizhou army went straight into Guangdong without being stopped. It was not until outside Zhaoqing that the imperial guards came to inspect and asked Wang Yingxiong and Wang Yingxiong to go to Guangdong. Huan left the army and horses to camp at a designated place outside the city, and only brought a hundred people with him to guard the city.

The imperial guards came from Li Yuanyin, the admiral of the imperial guards. The imperial guards were the imperial guards established by Nanming. They were responsible for the defense inside and outside the imperial city. There were more than 2000 Kuizhou troops who came. Li Yuanyin didn't dare to be careless and came in person.

While his subordinates were counting the number of people, Li Yuanyin took a closer look at the army, and couldn't help but secretly marveled in his heart. He felt that the troops stood in rows, as motionless as mountains, as silent as pine trees. Fat Zhuang, even the lance he held in his hand had a sharp edge and gleaming cold light. He was not at all as decadent and ridiculous as ordinary soldiers from other towns in the Ming Dynasty, but he was a rare strong army.

Li Yuanyin joined the army with Li Chengdong since he was a child, and had countless military parades in his life. It is rare for the Ming army to catch his eyes. He always thought that only his Li family army is the world's strongest army, and no one can resist it except the Eight Banners Jurchen soldiers.

But after seeing the Kuizhou Army today, Li Yuanyin's strong self-confidence was shaken a little.

He looked at Wang Huan who was standing next to Wang Yingxiong. Wang Yingxiong said in the introduction just now that this army is led by this young and handsome Kuizhou general.

Li Yuanyin thinks Wang Huan is not pleasing to the eye, this general soldier is too handsome, although his skin is dark and his figure is strong, but his face does not have the spirit of a warrior, even his beard has only a little fluff, which does not look like a warrior should When he grows up, he has a beard from the left ear to the right ear, eyes as big as copper bells, a wide mouth and nostrils that can be stuffed into a steamed bun. This is what a warrior should look like. isn't it?

Because Li Yuanyin looks like this.

Someone leads soldiers who are stronger than you, the equipment is not bad, and this person is better looking than you, this is not enough.

So even though he knew that the Kuizhou army was powerful, Li Yuanyin still snorted from his nostrils and said disdainfully: "It's just a show, but it's useless!"

Although it is snorting, it can still be heard by people on the left and right.

Standing behind Wang Huan, Li Dingguo and Liu Yun were furious at that time.

Li Dingguo is fine, the city mansion and Qi Yang Kungfu are both on fire, Wang Huan didn't say anything when he was angry.Liu Yun was different, this young man was straightforward, and blurted out a sentence: "A person who is useful, but has a stupid face!"

(End of this chapter)