The straight man who wears bright clothes is also afraid of messing with him

On the sixth day of April in the 13th year of Hongwu, King Yan returned to Beiping, and Cui Miao was still stationed at the Palace of King Yan as a personal guard.Because of his appearance, the sergeant under his command was dissatisfied, so Cui Miao took him to the school field to compete.He played against Chen Hu and Ma Qiang one after another, and they all won, which made the fifty soldiers under him look at each other with admiration.

Cui Miao handed the bow and arrow in his hand to Ma Qiang, and said: "It is very difficult for me to use this bow, and I have tried my best to shoot one arrow. If I am sure to lose in the competition, Ma Xiaoqi will give me face. How about we have a draw in this competition?"

Cui Miao's words were considered to save Ma Qiang's face, Ma Qiang knew it well, took the bow and arrow, bowed and said: "The general flag is very good at archery, I admire you!"

Cui Miao smiled modestly and said: "Although your bow has a longer range than other bows and arrows, it consumes too much energy. Unless it takes the life of the enemy general, it is better to fight with a light bow."

Without waiting for Ma Qiang to speak, Chen Hu said loudly: "He usually carries two bows, but today he specially uses this one to test the General Banner of Education."

When Ma Qiang saw that he had been dumped, he couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment, and said, "Your boy just needs to be dealt with, let's see how I can deal with you later!"

Ma Qiang glared at Chen Hu viciously, looked at Cui Miao embarrassingly, and said: "General Banner, I also see too many people who rely on connections to get ahead, so don't take it for granted that I get confused for a while!"

"No problem. I understand what you think. It's human nature. There's nothing to be offended about. I just want you to remember that we are soldiers and the most solid line of defense for the country. The duty of soldiers is to obey absolutely, so in On the battlefield, I don’t want to see someone disobeying orders! Otherwise, don’t blame me for not remembering the past, and report the truth, understand?”

Everyone looked at each other and responded one after another: "Understood!"

Cui Miao frowned and shouted, "They're all girls, talking softly? Ask again, do you understand?"

"Understood!" The crowd shouted deafeningly at the top of their voices!

Cui Miao nodded in satisfaction, looked at the remaining three, and asked, "What else do you want to compare?"

Lang Ping shook his head quickly, and said: "Zongqi is not only skilled, but also proficient in riding and archery. There is nothing like a trial."

Cui Miao said solemnly: "Since that's the case, you will be my Cui Miao's brothers from now on. Brothers who can be entrusted with life and death on the battlefield. I hope that each of us can come back alive from the battlefield. Even if we can't, parents, wives and children at home, People who come back alive can also take care of them. As long as we brothers are united, we will be able to make great achievements, and prosperity and wealth are not far away, don’t you think so?”

"exactly!"

Everyone's blood was boiling with enthusiasm, and their voices became louder and louder.The other sergeants in the school field all cast curious eyes.

Lang Ping bumped Sun Hai with his elbow, and said in a low voice: "Old Sun, our General Banner is someone who has won the hearts of the brothers just now. Alas, it's a pity, if you are a civil servant, your future must be limitless .”

Sun Hai curled his lips and said, "What's wrong with the military officer? None of the princes in the capital was born as a military commander. I really like military officers, they have a straightforward personality, and they don't have so many twists and turns in their hearts."

"What's so good about this, you might die in battle at any time, 'one will be successful and all will die', how can so many people make contributions."

"Lang Ping, how did you end up in such a field, forgot? Do you think the officialdom is safer than this battlefield? To die on the battlefield is called 'defending the country to death on the battlefield', at least to leave a good reputation. If it is in the officialdom, a If you were accidentally sold, even if you die by then, you will still be covered in dirty water. It’s been more than half of your life, and you haven’t figured it out yet?”

Lang Ping was silent for a while, then grinned, and said, "It's still your old grandson who thinks clearly, I'm still not as good as you."

Sun Hai sighed, and said, "Come on, I was forced to do nothing. I don't want any high officials and rich salary right now. I just want my parents, wife and children to be safe and see them again in my lifetime."

Lang Ping said with a gloomy expression: "You still have your parents, wife and children at least, and I'm left with a lonely family."

Sun Hai patted Lang Ping's shoulder, and said comfortingly: "You are still young, if you find another wife and have a bunch of children, you will have everything. Seeing that you have nothing to love in your life, can it be said that you, you can't?" ?”

Lang Ping swept away the decadence just now, punched Sun Hai's chest, and said angrily, "You're the mother! I'm still strong!"

While the two were talking, Cui Miao had already approached, and the other soldiers also dispersed.Seeing this, the two quickly bowed and said, "I've seen the general flag under the sign."

Cui Miao waved her hand with a smile, and said, "You and I don't need these vain rituals. Looking at the behavior of the two little flags, they are quite out of tune with them. I don't know what happened before?"

Lang Ping said with a wry smile: "The two under the bid were sent by the prisoner."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend, you two don't take offense."

"The past is like a passing cloud, there is nothing to say, and Zong Qi doesn't have to take it to heart."

"How long have you two been in the army?"

"Return to the General Banner, and the two of you have been here for three years."

Cui Miao said shyly: "To tell you the truth, although I come from a farming family, I don't know anything about farming. May I ask you two about farming?"

"Farming?" Lang Ping was startled, and then said: "To tell you the truth, although the two under the banner have been here for three years, they still have a lot of farmland, but they have never been good at farming. The production in the field is only enough for the land tax, and the rest is barely enough. Just make ends meet."

Cui Miao frowned slightly, and continued to ask: "Those two, do you know who in the army is good at farming?"

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.Ma Qiang who was on the side interjected: "General Banner, I know one person, but he is not in the army. He is a resident of the Beiping Plain, especially good at farming. I often go back and ask for advice when I have something to do in the fields."

Cui Miao's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Oh? Who is this person? Where does he live?"

Ma Qiang replied: "His name is Old Man Yao. He doesn't live in the city, but lives in Wangzhuang in the west of the city."

Cui Miao looked at the sky and said: "It's not early today, please Ma Xiaoqi to take me there tomorrow. It's hard for me to farm fifty acres, so I have to ask for advice."

"It just so happens that I have something to ask for advice under the bid, so it's convenient to go together."

Lang Ping said dissatisfiedly: "Okay, you old man, I said why your harvest in the field is always better than ours. It turns out that you have hidden secrets. You are so dishonest!"

Ma Qiang curled his lips and said, "You didn't ask, you don't care about the things in the field, so it's up to me if the harvest is not good?"

A few people choked, and Chen Hu yelled: "I'll go tomorrow too! I eat a lot, and I don't have enough food. I have to save money to improve weapons. I must cultivate the fields well and increase the harvest."

Cui Miao made an appointment with the five of them. After going out for exercise tomorrow, they went out of the city to visit together, and then dispersed separately.

But the world is impermanent, and they were summoned early in the morning, standing in the crowd, looking at the black heads in front of them, Cui Miao suddenly remembered that the 13th year of Hongwu was the year when Emperor Hongwu went to Beiyuan for the third time. Calling up the army is about going out with the army.If he remembers correctly, the coach of this expedition is Mu Ying, who is also Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son.

Cui Miao looked at Shen Qing on the high platform, feeling uneasy in her heart, as if something bad would happen.So much so that he didn't listen to a single word of what Zhu Di said.

Five thousand elite soldiers of the Yanshan Guard were dispatched, and an hour later they had already embarked on the journey.

Ma Qiang approached Cui Miao secretly, and asked in a low voice, "General Banner, have you received the news, where are we going this time?"

Without waiting for Cui Miao to reply, Lang Ping interjected: "You don't even know about this? Just now the prince gave a lecture, where did your soul go?"

Ma Qiang glared at Lang Ping in dissatisfaction, and said: "Lang, don't talk nonsense, who would dare not listen to the prince's words! The prince's literary and military strategy, how can we vulgar people understand?"

Cui Miao said helplessly: "Now we are marching in a hurry, the two little flags don't want to joke."

Lang Ping cupped his hands and said: "No wonder the general flag, the army is tough, working and training all day long, there is not much entertainment, we can only quarrel for fun."

"As a sergeant, I naturally understand, so why would I be offended?" Cui Miao changed his voice and said, "I didn't hear what the prince said just now, Lang Xiaoqi, please tell me."

Lang Ping looked around, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty just now probably said that Duke Beiyuan was in the red, and Privy Council Aizu led tens of thousands of people in the Helin Tunza. His Majesty sent Xiping Hou Muying to lead the army. The Shaanxi Ming army attacked Beiyuan, and all the guards in the north received an edict to dispatch troops. This time the prince did not follow, and the leader was Shen Qianhu."

Cui Miao looked at the cold figure on the horse, frowned slightly, and asked, "Are we going to Lingzhou?"

Lang Ping replied: "The General Banner is right, the sergeants from all the guards will meet up in Lingzhou."

Ten days later, the Yanshan Guard led by Shen Qing arrived at Lingwu and joined Mu Ying's army successfully.After a long and rapid march, they only slept for two hours a day. They were sleepy and exhausted. Muying ordered them to dress up tonight. Everyone in Yanshan Guard couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

In the camp, Cui Miao, who was exhausted to the extreme, also fell into a deep sleep. Cui Miao frowned in his sleep. He dreamed that a huge snake was staring at him closely, and the bright red letter seemed to touch his skin. All of a sudden, the giant snake opened its mouth wide and bit towards his neck.Cui Miao opened his eyes suddenly, and a figure was standing in front of him in a trance. He was so frightened that he was about to exclaim when a cold hand covered his mouth.

"It's me, Shen Qing."

Cui Miao couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief as a cold jade-like voice sounded in his ears, he patted Shen Qing's hand, signaling him to let go.Shen Qing let go, Cui Miao got up, bowed and said: "Biaoxia has seen Qianhu. Qianhu Kuiye came, but do you have something to order?"

Shen Qing said flatly: "Tomorrow, when marching, there may be battles. This is your first time on the battlefield, so don't try to be brave."

Cui Miao thought for a while and said, "Qianhu, I have something to ask under the bid."

"Say."

"After tomorrow, Biaoxia wants to serve Qianhu around, I wonder if it is possible?"