Fenghou

Hu Yantong had no choice but to raise his hand, who made him the descendant of Huyan Zan?

"Count me in too!"

Another young general also raised his hand. His name is Liu Qiong, he is in command of Liu Ziyu's nephew, and he is currently Wu Ling's general.

This time Zhang Jun's three martial arts indicators, one was given to Wang Yan's general Chen Qing, one was given to Wu Jie, Wu Jie gave the indicator to his brother Wu Ling, and finally fell on Liu Qiong, and another indicator was given to Chengdu Mansion Yin's son has no connection with Chen Qing.

The task of Jiabang was proposed by Han Shizhong, and was specially approved by the emperor's imperial pen. Wang Haozheng didn't know how to arrange it. It happened that Chen Qing unveiled the list, and he was happy to go along with it.

Wang Hao nodded with a smile, "Okay! The three of you will report to the Privy Council tomorrow morning."

……

On the way back to the dormitory, Hu Yantong complained all the way, "Old Chen, you should ask me first! You can see that everyone avoided, there must be a reason, that Zhang Kui was originally the commander of the infantry of the Imperial Army, he was skilled in martial arts, and He is good at leading troops to fight, he is not a mob, he has defeated the officers and soldiers twice, killed two important ministers, and has become a confidant of the court, you ask me first, I guess you will not reveal this list."

Liu Qiong couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Huyan, General Chen led a thousand soldiers to fight against [-] Jin soldiers at Jiandao Pass. The Jin soldiers killed and injured tens of thousands of people, and they still couldn't take the pass. General Chen became famous in the Western Army. Don't know yet!"

Hu Yantong opened his mouth suddenly, 1000 people against [-] golden soldiers, is there such a thing in the world?He was dumbfounded.

Chen Qing hugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "You are also a descendant of General Hu, follow me to suppress the bandits, and I will make you famous in Lin'an."

Hu Yantong blushed, "Generals Hu and Yang, those are all made up by market storytellers, so don't take it seriously!"

"Then you should be more aggressive and turn the legends in the market into real people."

When the three of them returned to the dormitory, they saw that the screen beside Ding Tao's bed was gone. Ding Tao was busy packing his things, as if he was about to move the dormitory.

"Brother Ding, you are..." Chen Qing looked at him strangely.

"Hehe! My fellow townsman asked me to move to live with him, but I refused, but the nostalgia is hard to get rid of. Two brothers, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay, I'm worried that my snoring at night will affect Brother Ding's rest!"

"Hehe! You are busy first, and I will go there first."

Ding Tao laughed dryly, carrying the suitcase and the package, and walked away quickly.

Hu Yantong kept looking at him coldly, until Ding Tao left, Hu Yantong snorted, "He is afraid of being hurt by you, so he hastened to draw a line with you."

"How could I implicate him?"

"In case you lose the army and get a very bad review in martial arts, he will not get good reviews if he shares a dormitory with you. Of course, he should stay away from you."

Liu Qiong next to him suddenly said: "Since there are vacancies, why don't I move here! I live with two people from Bashu and Jingzhou, and they talk about women all day, it's really uncomfortable."

Chen Qing waved his hand, "Hurry up and pack your things!"

"Hey!" Liu Qiong happily agreed and ran away.

Chen Qing smiled and said to Hu Yantong: "Although he is only 19 years old, his family's martial arts, archery and marksmanship are very good, no less than your Hujia gun."

"Hehe! I want to compete with him some other day."

Chapter 59 tasks

In the room, Wang Bo's expression was uncertain. According to the usual practice, No. 1 in the martial arts examination will be awarded the first few ranks of the Deputy Envoy of Hengban, and if he is lucky, he will be awarded Doctor Wuyi.

Now he is Yiwei Lang at level [-], only one level lower than Chen Qing, and Chen Qing is not only strong in martial arts, but also quite courageous, he dares to win the top rankings that others dare not reveal.

Wang Bo has already realized that his biggest opponent for martial arts No. 1 is not Hu Yantong, but this Chen Qing.

Do not!He must not give up Doctor Wu Yi's opportunity. This time when Chen Qing went to destroy Zhang Kui, he must use Zhang Kui's hand to clean up Chen Qing.

Thinking of this, he waved to Qi Yun, Qi Yun stepped forward and said with a smile: "What's the matter, brother?"

"Is your father still in the Privy Council?"

"He has just been transferred, but it's okay. My father has a few confidantes in the Privy Council. If my brother has something to explain, I will arrange it!"

"That's right, isn't Chen Qing going to lead two thousand troops to suppress the bandits? The relationship between you and the two thousand troops..."

……

Early the next morning, the three of Chen Qing had a simple breakfast, and then hired an ox cart to go to Da Nei in the south. The Tai students who sat down and demonstrated yesterday had already gone back. Appeared in Taixue.

Although this response is still a bit far from the request of the Tai students, it is already the limit of what the court can do. The Tai students also proposed to improve the food and other additional conditions, and the court also promised one by one. Thousands of Tai students returned to the campus.

The three of them came to the Privy Council. Of course, this Privy Council cannot be compared with the other Privy Council in Bianliang, Tokyo. It is just a large courtyard with dozens of small houses, and the conditions are relatively difficult.

An officer received them in a hut on the far left.

He took a file bag, took out several documents from it, and said with a smile: "The document was only approved yesterday, who of you is Chen Qing?"

Chen Qing raised his hand and said, "I am!"

The official glanced at him and said with a smile: "The letter said that you are the chief general of this bandit suppression operation, with Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong as deputy, this time the imperial court will allocate two thousand soldiers and two months' supplies for you, Equipped with normal armor, do you have any special requirements?"

"I want to ask, what is the configuration of normal armor?"

"For the configuration of the Xiang army, the commander and above can be equipped with iron armor. By the way, what is your position in the army?" the official asked again.

"I am the commander!" Chen Qing handed him his military badge.

"That's good, don't cause trouble, you are still the commander this time, and Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong are the deputy commanders."

Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong looked at each other, and there was a kind of excitement in their eyes that could not be concealed. They were both generals in the army, and they did not expect to be promoted to deputy commanders. Although they knew that they were only temporarily appointed, they still felt very good.

Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "I want some war horses and weapons and equipment. I wonder if I can satisfy them?"

"You make a list, and we will try our best to satisfy you."

The list has been written long ago, three hundred war horses, one thousand crossbows, one thousand city defense bows, two hundred god arm crossbows and fifty bed crossbows, one thousand flags of various colors, as well as firearms, kerosene, Siege ladders and other materials.

The official took a glance at the list, crossed out the line of war horses, and said indifferently: "There are enough flags, and we will try our best to arrange the rest!"

The corners of Chen Qing's eyes twitched, as expected, there were no horses in Jiangnan.

……

The next step is to go through various procedures, the Privy Council handles the formalities of leading troops, the appointment of temporary generals by the Ministry of Officials, the use of weapons by the military supervisor, and the provision of grain and grass for Taifu Temple, and the supervision of craftsmen for tents, carts, etc. All kinds of forms, all kinds of stamps, I have been busy until noon to finish all kinds of tedious procedures.

Walking out of the Privy Council, the noon sun was dazzling, and Chen Qing was really dizzy for a while, he ate too little breakfast, and he was so hungry that his chest stuck to his back.

At this time, Hu Yantong brought a general forward with a nervous face and introduced: "Old Chen, this is our Han Dutong, he wants to meet you."

It was the middle-aged general whom Chen Qing saw during the martial arts competition the day before yesterday. Chen Qing thought it was Hu Yantong's elder, but unexpectedly it turned out to be the prestigious Han Shizhong.

Chen Qing hurriedly clasped his fists in salute and said, "The last general is Chen Qing, a general under the command of the Eight-Character Army. See Han Dutong."

Han Shizhong stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "I have heard of General Chen's reputation for a long time. When I saw him today, he was indeed a dragon and phoenix among the people. I was not disappointed."

Chen Qing was at a loss as to how Han Shizhong had heard of him, and he didn't want to ask more questions.

Han Shizhong smiled again: "It's just noon, I invite the three of you to have a glass of wine and chat about your tasks."

Han Shizhong found a restaurant nearby, called Hukou Restaurant. Shops in the Song Dynasty, like later generations, liked to choose some scary store names to attract attention.

The Hukou Restaurant was full of drinkers, Han Shizhong had reserved seats in advance, and the bartender took them to sit in front of the window seats on the second floor. Chen Qing looked around and found that they were all full, many of them were officials gathered together.

"You can be casual, don't be nervous, our officers and soldiers in the Song Dynasty have dignity in the barracks, and everyone is a commoner when they come out, so let's treat it as a gathering of elders and younger generations."

Han Shizhong smiled at Liu Qiong again: "Speaking of which, I am still your grandfather's general, and I am a family friend with your father and uncle, so you don't have to meet outsiders."

Liu Qiong nodded embarrassingly. After a while, two bartenders brought up the wine and dishes like running water, and set up a full table.

Han Shizhong poured Chen Qingman a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Is it a sudden feeling? You obviously came to study martial arts, so why did you go to fight again?"

Chen Qing nodded, "It was a bit sudden!"

Han Shizhong smiled and said: "Actually, there is no item of bandit suppression. How can you martial arts students lead troops to fight? Most of them are training soldiers and escorting them. I specifically proposed to the officials to increase the item of bandit suppression. General Chen, this The mission of suppressing bandits is actually tailor-made for you!"

Chen Qing was stunned, Han Shizhong raised his glass and said with a smile: "Come on! Come on! We will do this for you on the expedition."

Everyone drank it all, and Liu Qiong grabbed the jug and poured wine for everyone. Chen Qing asked in puzzlement, "Excuse me, Han Dutong, why is it tailor-made for me? If I don't take this task, won't it be a failure for others?" gone."

Han Shizhong smiled faintly, "I know it in my heart. This task is very dangerous. No one dares to take it except you, including the two lieutenants next to you. They dare not take on this important task. I'm not wrong, am I right?"

Chen Qing smiled wryly, "I don't know who Zhang Kui is, and I don't know the danger of the mission. I'm just ignorant and fearless!"

Han Shizhong stared at Chen Qing and said, "General Chen, you clearly know the dangers of Jingzhao City, and you led five hundred solitary troops to go there bravely. I knew that this list must be revealed by you."

Chen Qing had the feeling that someone saw through his hole cards at the gambling table. He didn't want to talk about Jingzhao, so he changed the subject and said, "Can Dutong Han give me some hints on how to suppress the bandits?"

Han Shizhong shook his head, "Although this task was originally entrusted to me, I don't know anything about it, so I can't give you any hints, but let me remind you that He Zhizhou has asked the court for help, and you must leave as soon as possible!"

……

The three of Chen Qing went back to Taixue to pack their things. As soon as they arrived at the side entrance of Taixue, Chen Qing saw Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi at a glance.

"You two!"

Chen Qing called them, and when they turned their heads, they saw Chen Qing behind them, and immediately jumped up happily.

Zheng Ping smiled and said: "I'm still worried, how to go in and find the commander, Xiao Yi is really useless, he is more courageous than a chicken."

Zhao Xiaoyi said dissatisfied: "Aren't you the same? You dare not go in either."

After not seeing the old department for a few days, Chen Qing felt very cordial. He introduced two subordinates to Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong. They were all soldiers and they didn't see each other. Zheng Ping smiled and said, "I'll treat you tonight, let's have a good get-together."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "It seems that you are indeed well-developed, and you speak so hard. I really want to kill you, but it's a pity that the timing is not coincidental."

"What's the matter, what's the matter tonight? I can do it tomorrow!"

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said: "Old Zheng, it's not that I don't give you face, but that I want to lead troops to suppress the bandits, and I may start tonight."

Zheng Ping's eyes widened, "Commander, don't tell me...you're not going back?"

"No! It's just a temporary mission."

"Then...can you take us with you?" Zheng Ping kicked Zhao Xiaoyi quietly.

Zhao Xiaoyi also said anxiously: "Commander, we have all fought wars and are experienced."

Chen Qing smiled and said, "Of course I can take you with me, but Lao Zheng, is your outfit convenient?"

Zheng Ping wore a fine moon-white lake silk gown, a gauze hat with two wings on his head, a piece of beautiful jade hanging around his waist, and a folding fan in his hand.

"Go to the fucking clothes!"

Zheng Ping tore off his hat and was about to take off his long gown, cursing, "Wearing this thing, don't mention how uncomfortable it is."

Chen Qing hurriedly stopped him, "Don't take off your clothes, let's go in!"

When everyone returned to the room, Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong began to pack their things. Chen Qing asked Zheng Ping and Zhao Xiaoyi to sit down, poured water for them, and asked with a smile, "Old Zheng, what's going on with your house?"

"Don't mention it, a strange thing happened at home. Isn't my father a medicine dealer in Hejian Prefecture? The year before last, when he went to Liaodong to buy ginseng, he happened to be auctioning Han Chinese slaves. They were all kidnapped from Bianliang. He saw a pair of The mother and daughter are really pitiful, and they have the same surname as me, and I couldn't bear to have them sold to a brothel, so I bought them and made connections and brought them back to Hejian Mansion, do you know who they are?"

"It can't be the clan!" Chen Qing joked.

"That's right, they turned out to be the late Emperor Zheng Empress and Chengde Emperor Ji Zhao Shan'er."

"Ah!" Everyone in the room was stunned.

Zheng Ping continued: "My father was afraid that people would know about it, so he simply recognized Empress Zheng as the eldest sister, and then rented a sea boat at a high price, and sent their mother and daughter to Lin'an by sea. The magistrate of the county gave the house again, so my father simply brought the whole family here, opened a big restaurant and a pharmacy in Lin'an, the medicine in the palace was supplied by my father's pharmacy, my elder brother and second brother also became officials, Not to mention the scenery."

Chen Qing heard it in disbelief, this seems to be different from history, but it has nothing to do with him, what's going on?No way, Dad Zheng Ping also traveled through time!

"Since your family is doing well, it is estimated that you will become an official soon, so why take risks with me?"

"adventure?"

Zheng Ping's eyes widened, and the fat on his face trembled with anger, "I follow you to fight against the gold, not to take risks! My father was a wealthy man in the Hejian Mansion in the early years, and he knew Wanyan Aguda, but I despise him and the Jinren. Friendship, I would rather abandon wealth and honor and go to Xiangzhou to join the Eight-Character Army to fight against gold, I am an upright man of Zheng Ping, earn my own future, even if I die in battle, it will be my glory!"

Chen Qing was moved in his heart, squeezed his arms and said with a smile: "The fat man is the fat man. He is never vague at critical moments. Hurry up and go back to pack your things and come to me in an hour."

Chapter 60 Reward

The [-] troops assigned to Chen Qing by the Privy Council were a Xiang army. The temporary barracks were arranged in the south of the city, and they were usually responsible for guarding the city gates, patrolling security, or transporting supplies.

There were a total of 6000 people in this Xiang army. The Privy Council dispatched [-] soldiers to Chen Qing. There were no generals above the general level.

The barracks consisted of five rows of brick houses, nearly [-] rooms, surrounded by walls, and a school field the size of a football field.

Chen Qing rushed to the barracks with Hu Yantong and other four subordinates, but found that the front gate was crowded with small vendors doing business, setting up small tables to cook vegetables and warm wine.

Dozens of small stalls were full of soldiers drinking and guessing. There were more than a dozen flower boats trading in skin and meat by the small river in the distance, and soldiers lined up in front of each flower boat.

Chen Qing passed by the hawkers on a horse. The horse was lent to him by Han Shizhong. Although the horse was not as good as Chen Qing's own horse, it was still very good.

The hustle and bustle around made everyone look at each other in blank dismay. They couldn't believe that this was actually an army. If it was in the Western Army, such a military leader would be beheaded for public display.

Hu Yantong had a little more experience, and explained to everyone: "Basically, the Xiang army is like this. The salary is low, the morale is not high, and the soldiers are just fooling around. The salary of the imperial army is twice as high, and all kinds of benefits are high. A little better."

"Commander, do you want to call them all in?" Zheng Ping whispered.