Linzhi

The forbidden army of this dynasty was divided into the Southern Office and the Northern Office. They not only followed the imperial guards, but also guarded the imperial city. Among them, most of the Southern Offices were the children of good families, and they were shot by the ministers, that is, the prime ministers. Directly appoint confidant ministers to lead.

The emperor did not reinstate the eldest son, but let He Zhan enter the Imperial Army's Beiya, so many people speculated that His Majesty might really just be old and miss his son, so he wanted the eldest son's family to come back to reunite and have a family reunion.He Zhan performed well in the siege of Zhushan, and he should be rewarded for his merits. It is reasonable to let him enter the Forbidden Army and give him a job.

He Tai, who was kicked by his father in the Golden Palace not long ago, would never think that his father is really "old". In his opinion, his father has no intention of forgiving him at all, but Being able to return to the capital is a hundred times better than staying in Zhushan.

At least now that the He family members have re-entered the clan genealogy, they are no longer "wandering ghosts", and they don't need to weave straw mats and sandals to supplement the family like they did in Zhushan. Thinking about those days, He Tai could almost cry come out.

The day after the decree was issued, He Zhan woke up early, put on new clothes, and reported to Beiya.

It is estimated that General Ji Cuoji, the commander of the Forbidden Army, has received the order from his superiors to meet him in person.

"In the past few days in Beijing, Goro must have visited the East Market and the West Market?"

The attitude of the other party was surprisingly kind, and He Zhan was a little flattered: "I only saw it from afar when I entered the city, and I haven't visited it carefully, but I used to go there with my brother when I was young. I don't know what has changed now?"

These days, their identities are unknown, and they don't know how the emperor will arrange them. In order to keep a low profile, He Mu told his younger brothers not to go out. Hold back your temper and stay at home.

The second child, He Xiu, also wanted the imperial army to come. He was originally a character who wielded knives and guns, but he was forced to study in the Chongwen Museum. His father, He Tai, went to the palace to intercede for him and asked him to go to the Imperial Army, but He Tai was afraid of being kicked by the emperor, and he was determined not to enter the palace, so He Xiu had to bear it first.

Today He Zhan came to report to the Forbidden Army, and He Xiu followed the other brothers and went to Chongwen Hall to go to school in dejection.

Ji Zuo smiled and said: "The changes are indeed quite big. The scale of the eastern and western cities has expanded a bit, and there are many novelties from the Western Regions. When you are free, you might as well go for a walk. Beiya has Habayashi, Dragon Wu, Shenwu, Shenwei armies, where do you want to go?"

He Zhan: "Zhan is new here, and he is ignorant of many things, and he doesn't know the specific responsibilities, but he follows the general's orders."

His sincerity made the smile on Ji Cuo's face deeper: "Actually, there is no difference, but the name is different, and each has a subordinate. In this case, you go to the Habayashi Army. Go, go and change to Habayashi first." Wei’s military uniform, I’ll show you around.”

"Yes."

The Beiya Barracks is located outside the Chongxuan Gate in the north of the imperial city. When He Zhan followed Ji Cuo on horseback, the Beiya soldiers were doing daily drills.

To say that there are quite a few soldiers in the Beiya, and there are more with identities and backgrounds, but none of them were brought by General Ji Cuo himself, so as soon as Ji Cuo appeared, sharp-eyed people immediately noticed He Zhan behind him.

One to ten, ten to one hundred, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

He Zhan has delicate features, a pure and harmless appearance, looking around, like a sheep strayed into a pack of wolves.

"Don't be stupid, you're a tender sheep!" Someone in the team laughed.

People around knew it, and they all laughed.

"Could he be a nephew of the Ji family, Zhang Liulang, you are familiar with the Ji family, so you should recognize him?" Someone was also asking.

"I haven't heard of such a person in Ji's family, but I do know that His Majesty sent Wulang from the eldest son's family to serve as an errand in the Beiya of the Imperial Army."

"No way, look at him like that, how can he have the bearing of a nobleman in the Tian family?"

"If someone grew up in the countryside, what kind of bearing do they have, maybe they don't even know two big characters!"

It was Song Yun who called He Zhan a "tender sheep" just now who said this. He has a lot of background, and he is the younger brother of Princess Qi Song.

Knowing He Zhan's identity, other people may have to be a bit scruples, but Song Yun doesn't need it. A bastard of the eldest son's family is not worthy of his special attention.

Hearing Song Yun's words, the people beside him laughed again.

He Zhan was completely unaware of all this.

He followed Cheng Yue, the commander of the Habayashi Guards, to send Ji Zuo away, and heard Cheng Yue say: "Since you have joined the Habayashi Army, and His Majesty has not ordered special care, you must start as an ordinary guard like everyone else. have opinions?"

Although Ji Zuo is the leader of all the imperial guards, he is not responsible for the specific management below. The four guards of the Beiya have their own commanders, and Cheng Yue is He Zhan's immediate boss.

"Everything is under the arrangement of General Cheng!" He Zhan cupped his hands.

In fact, Cheng Yue was not satisfied with He Zhan's gentle appearance, which seemed a little timid to him.

The victory report said that He Zhan killed hundreds of enemies during the siege of Zhushan. In Cheng Yue's view, this figure must have been deliberately exaggerated by the magistrates in order to put gold on the face of the eldest son of the emperor.

But there are many honorable children in the Yulin Army, there are not many with He Zhan, and there are not many without him.

Cheng Yue nodded indifferently: "Habayashi is known as a flying cavalry and is the best among the four armies. If you are willing to work hard, you will surely achieve something in time. Chen Qian's team is just short of one person. You Go to him, how to drill, just follow them."

After finishing speaking, Cheng Yue called the centurion named Chen Qian over and asked him to incorporate He Zhan into the team. Centurion Chen's face was a bit subtle, but he didn't dare to refuse, and immediately took the order and took He Zhan to his Walk in line.

Away from Cheng Yue's sight, Chen Qian didn't say a word to He Zhan. He Zhan didn't find a chance to talk, so he had to stand in the team and practice with others.

The centurion asked everyone in the team to practice wrestling in twos. The person who was with He Zhan didn't make a move. Instead, he rushed forward and hugged him.

The other party asked in a low voice: "Hello, are you He Jiawulang?"

He Zhan: "Yes, next to He Zhan, may I ask who you are?"

The other party smiled: "My name is Zhang Ze, and my uncle is Zhang Tao, Marquis of Wuwei."

He Zhan was pleasantly surprised: "It turned out to be Zhang Hou's nephew. It really is destined. If there is no Zhang Hou in Zhushan, we may die. My father still remembers Zhang Hou's kindness."

Zhang Ze grinned: "You're welcome, you came just in time, now someone will be scolded with me at last."

He Zhan: "???"

He couldn't laugh or cry: "I don't think General Cheng and Chief Chen are that kind of people, are they?"

Zhang Ze: "I came here the first day, and I was just as naive as you. Although most of the people in Beiya are honored sons, there are also many soldiers who came from civilian backgrounds. Except for me, all the people under Chen Qian are from good families. Brother, do you think they can not isolate me? Fortunately, now there is another you."

The last tone was actually very happy.

The corner of He Zhan's mouth twitched: "But aren't you Zhang Hou's nephew? Why don't you go under another centurion? It's not difficult for you, is it?"

Zhang Ze sighed: "Don't mention it, it was my uncle who deliberately told General Ji to let me stay here, saying that he wanted to sharpen my temper and let me make more friends."

He Zhan had a thought: "Zhang Hou is well-intentioned. I heard that His Majesty has vigorously promoted the children of civilians in recent years. Although the family background cannot be eliminated for a while, General Ji is from a commoner background. You are from a Marquis family. You know everyone you should know on weekdays. Now, there is really no harm in getting to know some new friends."

Zhang Ze was surprised: "Didn't you just come to the capital? How did you inquire so clearly?"

He Zhan said with a smile: "My third brother was afraid that I would be bullied if I didn't understand anything when I was new here, so I asked someone to find out for me. He has a friend's family who is doing business in the capital. The news is not a secret."

Zhang Ze envied: "Your third brother treats you so well!"

He is not the first person to say this. Every time He Zhan hears such words, He Zhan will smile warmly and say in his heart: Yes, my third brother is really good to me and my family.

It's just that He Rongshen has a disability, no matter how good he is, in the eyes of others, he is still flawed.

Those who have no vision may not be able to see the benefits of the third brother, but He Zhan feels that the third brother does not need the high praise of these people.

Zhang Ze continued to complain: "Those brothers of mine only bully me, and they won't even take me to Goulanyuan."

He Zhan: "..."

"What are you doing!" Ping Di yelled, Zhang Ze almost slipped and fell in fright.

Chen Baifu walked over with big strides, his sharp eyes swept back and forth between the two: "I'll let you practice back throwing, what are you two doing sneaking around together!"

Zhang Ze puffed up his chest: "He Zhan doesn't understand martial arts in the army, I'm teaching him!"

Chief Chen crossed his arms: "Hug together and whisper?"

Zhang Ze: "We hit it off right away, and we hate seeing each other later."

Chief Chen sneered: "Then you two, please run around the school field five times and chat slowly!"

Zhang Ze was speechless: "This, this is too ruthless, brother Chen, three laps is about the same?"

Chief Chen: "Six circles."

"What?!" Zhang Ze jumped three feet high.

Chief Chen: "Or I'll tell Zhang Hou later that you want to be lazy again."

"The humble job takes orders!" Before Zhang Ze howled again, He Zhan pulled him and started running.

Zhang Ze complained incessantly: "The school field is so big, running down five laps will really kill you!"

He Zhan: "Run slowly now, don't run so fast at the beginning...President Chen is really impartial!"

After running half a lap, Zhang Ze began to pant: "He is my uncle's personal soldier, and he retired due to injury. My uncle found a job for him in the imperial army. Although he is called a centurion, he is actually It was to help General Cheng train soldiers, and my uncle specifically told him to strictly discipline me, so I was miserable!"

He Zhan thought to himself, if he knew earlier, he shouldn't have talked to Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze's physical strength was really bad. After three laps, his legs were grinding on the ground as if filled with lead, and he was still holding He Zhan's arm with one hand, speaking as if he was about to die: "I, I can't do it. If I If you die here, you just, just help me go back and report a letter, let, let my uncle burn two more crystal elbows for me..."

He Zhan was helpless: "Most of your body is hanging on me, I'm dragging you to run, okay?"

Zhang Ze was crying: "But my legs are moving!"

After they ran five laps, the training of the soldiers on the school field came to an end, and they went to eat one after another. Zhang Ze collapsed on the ground, half dead, wishing he could turn into mud and become one with the earth.

He Zhan bent down, supported his knees to pant slightly, but did not sit down immediately.

Zhang Ze looked at him like he was looking at a monster: "Aren't you tired?"

He Zhan: "It's okay."

Zhang Ze yelled strangely: "It's not bad, are you really a recruit!"

He Zhan said with a smile: "I grew up in the countryside and often went hunting with my second brother."

Zhang Ze asked enthusiastically, "What's on the mountain? Is there a lot of prey? Have you ever hunted a tiger?"

Just as He Zhan was about to answer, a group of people came from not far away. They were wearing armor similar to He Zhan's and the others, only the marks on their arms were different.

He Zhan took a closer look and found that the other party seemed to be the Shenwu Army.

Zhang Ze rolled his eyes: "It's him again!"

He Zhan: "Who?"

Zhang Ze snorted: "Song Yun, the younger brother of Princess Qi, and the nephew of His Majesty Song Zhaoyi, because he is a latecomer, the Song family almost dotes on him!"

He Zhan was a little confused.

Zhang Ze: "Didn't your third brother tell you about this? Song Zhaoyi and Song Yun's siblings are both from the Song family, but the Song family is a big family, Princess Qi is the direct line, and Song Zhaoyi is a side branch, so one can be the main concubine, One entered the palace and became Zhaoyi. But, we are all relatives, so when Song Yun sister and brother see Song Zhaoyi, they also want to call aunt in private."

He Zhan nodded, understood.

Song Yun walked up to them, looked up and down, and said, "What mistake did you make? Except for Zhang Liulang, I have never seen anyone who was punished to run away on the first day of his arrival. Yulin Fei rode out It's really a shame to lose you two!"

Zhang Ze didn't pretend to be dead anymore, he got up straight away, and his face darkened: "Song Yun, you can just say me, and He Wu can also be said by you?"

Song Yun raised his eyebrows: "Why can't you just say it? Could it be that I made something out of nothing and slandered you? Is it shameful to be punished to run away? Why don't I tell Zhang Hou that you were punished again today, and see if you want to go back?" Have a meal first?"

Zhang Ze said angrily: "A villain will sue behind his back!"

Song Yun sneered: "Who said I sued behind my back, didn't I say it in front of your face?"

He also ignored Zhang Ze, and his eyes fell on He Zhan: "I heard that you once killed hundreds of enemies on the tower?"

He Zhan said modestly: "Those are all compliments."

Song Yun smiled: "I think so too! If you are so capable, why would you hang out with someone like Zhang Ze?"

Zhang Ze said angrily: "Children of the Song family, you are enough, don't you want to fight to settle down!"

"If I want to fight, I won't fight with you two. I'll lose my status!" Song Yun looked at He Zhan, curled his lips: "It's not as good as being famous when you meet each other. I beg Your Majesty to let you go back to the capital, I heard that you have a brother who is crippled and there are many people in the capital, so don't let him go out, lest you not even find your way home!"

The honorable children beside him all burst into laughter.

Zhang Ze was about to explode again, but was stopped by He Zhan: "Okay, thank you cousin."

Song Yun's mocking expression froze all of a sudden, in disbelief: "What did you call me?"

He suspected that he had heard it wrong.

He Zhan said innocently, "Cousin."

Song Yun sneered: "Who is your cousin, don't mistake relatives!"

He changed the subject: "I heard that your biological mother was once the concubine of the eldest son of the emperor, and her natal family was a minor official. Unfortunately, when the eldest son of the emperor was abolished, the minor official position of your uncle's family has long been wiped out, right? , don’t you even have a mother-in-law who manages the housework now? No wonder you are eager to get close to your relatives, but I warn you, our Song family is not something you can get high if you want to! "

Zhang Ze was furious: "Song Yun, you are enough!"

He rushed forward to beat someone, but was held down by He Zhan again.

He Zhan blinked: "You misunderstood, King Qi is my uncle, and sister Ling is also Princess Qi. Since you are the brother of the princess, out of respect, it is not too much for me to call you cousin."

Song Yun was taken aback for a moment, he was only focused on ridiculing others, but he didn't think of this relationship.

"Of course," He Zhan paused, "If you start from Song Zhaoyi, Zhaoyi is one of the concubines of His Majesty's harem, not the queen of a country, and cannot be a serious relative. If you consider this, don't let me It's human nature to call you cousin. Unexpectedly, Song Langjun is also a man of courtesy, and he will never go beyond the distance."

Just now, more than anyone else, he wanted to punch that face with his fist and make Song Yun cry, but he knew that even if he wanted to hit him on the first day of work, the first punch must not be done by him. .He thought of the third brother's attitude that if he doesn't speak, he can kill people's anger when he speaks, and he has learned it unconsciously.

Sure enough, Song Yun's eyes widened, as if he had never been insulted like this before.

Zhang Ze was still laughing at the side, adding insult to injury: "That's right, there is a cousin who is inappropriate and insists on trampling himself down. I have never seen such a person!"

Song Yun finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "Our Song family is also something you can talk about?!"

While speaking, the fist has already followed!