[Comprehensive Martial Arts] The Road to Powerful Ministers

Ali Kan refused to surrender and committed suicide.King Zuo Xian intended to break out of the siege and died in battle.

A large number of high-ranking officers and tribal chiefs in Rouran were killed, killed themselves, and were killed by their subordinates. Guo Ping's central army took over a large number of young and middle-aged people in Rouran. million people.

After the Rouran people were safely taken into custody, Yun Weixuan brought the prince to inspect the battlefield.Originally, they wanted to invite Hua Manlou, Lu Xiaofeng, and Sikong Zaixing to come with them, but unfortunately they were worthy of their status as Jianghu people, they were very free and easy, and on the day when the victory was confirmed, they left a letter and fled.It was Hua Manlou who left the book, and the other two libertines didn't behave so gently.

Yun Weijuan counted the time and did not let the army go back to the court directly. First, it was to give Guo Ping more time to clean up the battlefield and suppress the prisoners. Second, it was to allow the prince to experience the atmosphere of the battlefield for himself.

Yun Weizhen guarded the prince's carriage to patrol the battlefield, and the guard of honor only brought the cranked Nine Dragon Umbrella to show his identity, nothing else was used, after all, he was on the battlefield.The mother's cousin and trusted guards brought by the prince are still by the prince's side, but they are separated a little farther away. Yun Weijue does not want the prince to have too much emotional dependence.

Yun Weijue didn't put out the prince's frame of honor, and rode directly on the horse, with the handsome flag fluttering behind him.

When he arrived at the battlefield, the crown prince had just stood in front of the car door when he heard a roar like a tsunami, "His Royal Highness is a thousand years old!" The prince took a closer look, and three feet away from him was the generals led by Guo Ping. As he saluted, some generals were still wounded, and the evil spirit that had just walked off the battlefield, with the bloody smell of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, rushed towards his face.If the prince hadn't been strong-minded, his face would have turned pale and his hands and feet would have gone limp from such awe.

The prince glanced at him from the corner of his eye, but he didn't see his cousin or Yun Weizhen, so he tried his best to calm down, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Thank you, all officers and men!" Talk about his father's attention and his own expectations, but when it comes to the present, a simple sentence is hard work, and the prince can only say it calmly by pinching his own thigh.

"Being loyal to His Majesty and killing the enemy for the people." This was the unanimous answer to the crown prince's greetings. Needless to say, it must have been Yun Weixuan's idea.

The prince had already shown up, showing that the royal family paid enough attention to it, and the task was completed. The prince retreated into the car and quietly raised the curtain to see the situation outside.

Seeing Yun Weijue riding forward, all the generals clasped their fists and bowed their heads on the horse, and called out: "Shuai Yun!" Yun Weijue didn't speak, but just stretched out his left hand and waved upwards, all the generals straightened their backs, their eyes were clear and straight looking at him.Yun Weijue made a simple gesture, and the generals controlled the reins with one hand, neatly divided into two rows, and let the prince's carriage and guard of honor go first.

The prince quickly lowered the curtain on the side of the car, jumped to the back and lifted a corner of the curtain, wanting to see how Yun Weizhen and the generals behind him behaved.I saw that after the generals let the prince's carriage go first, they slowly lined up behind Yun Weijue in a figure-shaped figure. They controlled the horses and walked slowly, their upper bodies rose and fell in unison, and even the sound of the horseshoes landing was neat.Such a cavalry team of about 20 people showed the spirit of thousands of troops.

The prince put down the curtain of the car and sat back in his seat. He suddenly felt that even those generals dismounted from their horses and knelt down on one knee to salute him just now, and Yun Weijue was not as imposing as Yun Weijue, who obeyed orders without saying a word.

When he got to the barracks, the prince was taken aback again. Just now, the generals greeted him five miles away from the barracks to show respect. Now that they have arrived at a place where a large number of troops are stationed, what the prince sees is a continuous barracks that can't be seen at a glance. , Those gray and black tents and soldiers with black armor made the prince intuitively feel the seriousness, oppression, vastness and heaviness of the collapsed barracks.

Yun Weijue led all the generals to compliment the prince for a short rest in the tent, and the generals withdrew, Yun Weijue said: "Your Highness, there will be a simple military parade next, are you ready?"

"Uncle Huang, don't worry, the process is already in mind." The prince straightened his back and said seriously.

"Your Highness is smart, I have nothing to worry about, but I just want to tell His Highness that when you distribute the household registration, land deed and silver to the representatives of the retired soldiers, please be kind and friendly. These retired soldiers have many disabilities. Don't show dislike." Yun Weijue said softly, what he said to Hua Manlou was naturally not true, he was very satisfied with this prince's apprentice, so he didn't want him to go astray.

"Yes, don't worry, uncle."

The prince said twice to rest assured, but Yun Weijue was relieved even if he was worried.

Next came the crown prince, Yun Weizhen, Guo Ping, and Wei Shang to inspect the victorious troops on horseback. Wei Shang was able to get such a prestigious job because of his seniority in Yunzhong and local advantages, otherwise it would be his turn.Wei Shang also followed behind the prince with a look of honor.

At this time, there were no slogans or greetings, but when the prince passed by, these soldiers bowed their heads and saluted, bowing their heads to the prince one by one like wind blowing wheat waves.With such a simple and silent etiquette, the prince could only feel the pride and sadness in his chest so strong that tears filled his eyes. Even though he was still young, the prince could still feel the pleasure of being surrendered by thousands of people and the sadness of being covered in blood.

After a simple inspection, the crown prince distributed the certificate of discharge and the property compensated by the state to the representatives of the veterans. The process was really very friendly. Yun Weizhen nodded in his heart after seeing it.He was not afraid that the prince would be stupid, but he was afraid that the prince would think that no one in the world was as smart as him, and that students who couldn't teach him would only cheat the teacher to death.

There are not many representatives in the army. After completing the ceremony, the prince went back to rest. The prince is now glad that he has successfully mastered riding skills on the way when he came here. This is too much of a loss, and I can't help but be very grateful to Yun Weixuan.

Yun Weizhen escorted the prince back to the tent, and told him that there would be a celebration banquet in the evening, so that the prince should rest now so that he would be energetic at night.

After the prince was settled, Yun Weijue went to Guo Ping's camp.Guo Ping served as the chief general in the Chinese army, so the camp was naturally very spacious. Seeing Yun Weijue coming in, Guo Ping waved back the soldiers, and took over the defense with the guards beside Yun Weijue.

"You are here, the prince is done with his work." Guo Ping came up and touched Yun Weixuan's hand. Seeing that his hand was a little cold, he passed another warm internal force. They fought a battle from autumn to In winter, the climate is already very cold now.

"It's almost done. After the cutscene is over, the class will return to the court. His Majesty's approval has come down. The soldiers transferred from Yanmen will still return to Yanmen. The list of promotions and rewards has also been approved. The imperial decree is waiting to return to Beijing." It will be officially issued later, and the list of retired soldiers has also been approved by the Ministry of War. Please sort it out and inform those who want to go to Beijing that we have to go to Beijing before the Chinese New Year. Your Majesty also needs such excitement." Yun Weijue Said a lot.

Guo Ping thought that when Yun Weijue came here at this time, she should be able to say a few soft words, but in the end, opening her mouth was business, Guo Ping smiled helplessly, her sweetheart was a workaholic and a boss, and only he I can tell.

"It's been checked several times, don't worry." Guo Ping said with a smile: "You are tired, go inside and rest first, and I will call you when the time comes."

Yun Weijue also felt that it was a bit wrong for him to talk about business when he entered the door, so he yawned and said, "Do you have anything to do?"

"It's okay." It was obvious that Guo Ping was going to say something. Guo Ping must be okay.

"Then lie down with me, I haven't had a peaceful sleep these days." Yun Weixuan stretched out his hand and invited.

Guo Ping quickly grabbed the hand, smiling all over her face, and the two entered the inner room hand in hand.Don't get it wrong, it's really just lying down and chatting under the quilt.

Guo Ping just disliked Yun Weijue's incomprehensible style, now he wants to say something to create an atmosphere but he can't find a topic, so he can only talk about business.Guo Ping said: "How about His Royal Highness?"

"It's pretty good. I'm neither arrogant nor impetuous. The main thing is that I can endure hardships through hard work. I don't have the delicacy of the children of the royal family. Maybe I, Prince Zhao, still have a little deterrent power."

"It's not a little bit. There are already a lot of people who set up longevity plaques. When you win this game again, someone will worship you as a god." Guo Ping laughed.

"Did someone come to burn incense when I was defeated?" Yun Weijue laughed at himself, and sighed again: "Thanks for inviting the prince here."

"Who will be responsible for the security of the celebration banquet at night? Zhang Qian?" Guo Ping suggested.

"Can we not be so narrow-minded? Anyway, we are here to support Yunzhong. Let the eighteen guards take Jian Yitang and your cronies to take charge. I really don't feel relieved to let him take charge." Yun Weixuan smiled and took responsibility Naturally, Anbao would not have the opportunity to meet the prince. For soldiers who have guarded the border all their lives, this is a great honor, but Zhang Qian probably doesn't care.This time Zhang Qian came to Yunzhong, but he didn't get the credit and didn't play a role. I don't know if the emperor thinks he can't be used. If the emperor is dissatisfied, Yun Weizhen's goal will be achieved.

"Well, I asked Jian Yitang to send some fruits and vegetables over, which is enough to support the place." Northwest has a lot of meat, and it's winter, and it's just left the battlefield. All meat is purely an embarrassment for people, Guo Ping was very considerate.

"Don't bother too much. The military parade is arranged carefully. After all, the prince is not the emperor. The speech officer in the capital has never been out of the capital. When he speaks, the world is big and everything is covered." Yun Weijue warned. .

"Well, let's not talk about these spoilers. Let me tell you a good thing. I found a river fifty miles to the northeast. It flows down from the snow-capped mountains. The river is clear and there are many wild wintersweet growing around it. It's not beautiful. Under the moonlight at night, the river water is even more fir and fir, like a jade belt. If we have free time, we can go to the snow-capped mountains to see, maybe we can find some spiritual springs, and it would be even better if there are snow lotuses." Guo Ping hugged Yun tightly. But Ding's waist.

"Relax, I'm going to sleep." Yun Weizhen patted his arm and said, "What do you use Lingquan for? I'm not a particular person, and I can't drink tea from well water and spring water. , How many books have you memorized back then, so that you won’t lose face, so don’t torture me.”

"That's because you are usually too busy to drink tea like a cow, or you just use your brains to deal with people, so you don't care about tea. The spring water on the snow mountain is cold and sweet. I will fill a few more bags and take it back. I just don't make tea. , used to run dried wintersweet, dried jasmine, also..." Guo Ping said and looked down, Yun Weijue had already closed her eyes, "It's also good." Guo Ping gently spit out the four words Words, loosely wrapped Yun Weiping in his arms to warm his hands, pulled the quilt over the two of them, and fell into a sweet dreamland.

Yun Weijue was still a little dazed when he was woken up. Guo Ping used her internal energy to warm up the clothes and handed them to him, "The banquet is about to start in half an hour, so get up and wash up first."

After Guo Ping said this, she went out to make arrangements. Holding a banquet is also a complicated matter. Naturally, Guo Ping is not responsible for the chores of arranging the plates and bowls, but there are always some issues that must be decided by him.

Yun Weijue got up lazily, and didn't want to wear armor or formal clothes anymore, so he just put on some casual clothes. Anyway, this is a relaxing banquet, so who dares to have any objections to dressing casually in his capacity.Yun Weijue walked out of the tent, saw the snow falling in the sky, and went back to put on the big red fox fur fur given to him by the emperor. It was the first time he had worn such a valuable material for such a long time.

Yun Weijue followed two guards and walked around the camp, more and more people saluted. Yun Weijue didn't want to cause trouble for others, so he walked to a remote place with few people and few tents.As a result, he encountered the prince.

Yun Weijue's clothes were too eye-catching, the prince saw it from a long distance, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Your Highness, there is still half an hour before the banquet. What are you doing here?" Yun Weixuan asked in confusion. They are standing behind the main camp area. This is the camp for wounded soldiers and logistics. What are you doing here.

"Walking around at will, I don't want to come here." The prince explained casually, and Yun Weizhen didn't mean to ask.

The two walked a few steps side by side in silence, the prince still couldn't help asking: "Uncle Huang, didn't you say that the wounded soldiers have all retired and returned to their hometowns?"

"For those soldiers who were slightly injured, the property and compensation given by the court were enough for him to live, so he was allowed to return to his hometown. If he didn't want to work in farming after returning to his hometown, he could still go to the county government to be a small official. Although his status is low, But there are benefits." Yun Weizhen explained: "As for the ones His Highness saw, they were seriously injured and had no labor force. They can only rely on the state to support them."

"Then keep them?" The prince anxiously said: "Those tents are too small to accommodate so many people, and there is no medicine, and no one to take care of them. I saw a man with a broken leg dragging himself to fetch water, besides……"

"Your Highness, do you know how many soldiers are seriously injured and need to be supported by the state?" Yun Weixuan interrupted the prince, "There are 3 soldiers in this war alone. Does Your Highness know how many 3 soldiers are? They are lined up one by one. Standing in front of you, you can't see the side at a glance."

"There are so many people, the treasury of the imperial court can't afford to support them. Do you know that if many soldiers were seriously injured earlier, they would rather die than live because it was too difficult to survive. These men who bleed on the battlefield can only be in the countryside. The ignorant women and children pointing fingers, because they have no ability to make a living, and they don’t know how to farm, spend all the money left, and they can’t even marry a wife, so they wander around like this. Also, they are all educated For seriously injured people, the medical expenses are a lot of money, and they alone cannot afford it. There are often local officials who report that returning soldiers have caused disasters in the village. If they are not desperate, they are all tough men. "

"Your Highness, you know why there are always so many border guards who lead the time, and it is easy to crown the surname of the general, and become Wang Jiajun and Li Jiajun. It is not because the soldiers are loyal, but because the wounded soldiers are all the generals. Raised. If your robe has no ability to survive, the court abandoned him, and drove him away like a wild dog, but the general worked hard to raise him. If you compare the two, what would you do? With the same heart and mind, this is the reason why the border guards are easy to become private troops."

"Then why didn't the imperial court raise it?" The prince didn't understand.

"Because no one brought it up. Because warriors are vulgar, and because they spend a lot of money. Your Highness, you have been crowned prince and started to study government affairs. Do you know how many of the five ministers in the cabinet are born as military generals? How many of them have been on the battlefield? "Yun Weixuan asked back.

"Gu... Gu..." The prince didn't know, he had only been established as prince for one year, and he hadn't seen such a deep place yet.

"No, no one has the experience of a military general in their resumes. No one has been on the battlefield. They are all civil servants. They don't know military generals. Even if they do, they can't empathize with others. You see, prince, a big battle costs a lot of military pay. , When the war is victorious, how much profit will there be? When the army returns to the court, if it is the same for these disabled soldiers, the treasury will have to spend money all the time. That is to say, after a big war, the money spent will continue. It’s not enough to just raise soldiers, there is no need to spend money in the government, droughts, floods, epidemics, bandits, such a huge territory, there is always a place for money.” Yun Weijue didn’t know what to explain to him, he could only rely on money and status Here comes the angle.

"But the young master said that a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit." The prince still doesn't quite understand.

"If there is a chance, I would like to invite Your Highness to meet a gentleman and a villain, for righteousness and benefit." Yun Weijue is not in a hurry, and there is plenty of time when he returns to the capital, "Now the prince will do what he wants as long as he knows what kind of identity a person is That’s enough. I’m telling you this because I’m a general now, and you’re the crown prince. I want to influence you and raise your status as a general, because you are the future majesty. Neither do you You should trust me."

"Uncle Emperor..." The crown prince was taken aback by Yun Weijue's boldness. You can talk about the future emperor.Although everyone knew that the crown prince was the future emperor, no one dared to say so blatantly.Even more for Yun Weixuan's frankness, but tell him when you haven't persuaded him, don't believe everything in me.

"Your Highness, it's time for the banquet, please." Yun Weijue ignored the prince's complex expression, and left immediately. These questions are settled. As long as the prince arrives in Yunzhong and has been on the battlefield, Yun Weijue will be satisfied. Can put these views into the prince's mind.Seeing it once is worse than saying it a thousand times.

The celebration banquet in the evening was very solemn, the prince had a high status and was young, so many things were not allowed to be seen by him.Even the dancers dressed thickly and conservatively. Yun Weijue admired the person who arranged the banquet. Where did they find the dance clothes?You must know that the dancers in the army are all camp prostitutes, and it is estimated that they have never worn such conservative clothes.

The atmosphere couldn't be hotter, Yun Weijue played tricks on Guo Ping, Guo Ping played tricks on Wu Ding, and Wu Ding immediately quarreled with Gao Qingding.

The people in the army had already seen the strangeness, the prince was surprised and said: "Uncle Huang, this...do you want to persuade me to fight?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, the general Wu Ding in dark green and the general Gao Qingding in brown are close friends, as you can see." Yun Weixuan explained.

"Is it...?" The prince looked at the two people who were blushing from the quarrel and were about to fight, and couldn't believe that the words "friendship at neck and neck" could describe the two of them~ "Damn Wu Ding, think I am taller than someone I'm afraid you won't make it, come, let's see the truth on our fists!" Gao Qingding showed his true colors and slapped the table angrily when he was agitated.

"Come here!" Wu Dingben made up his mind to use this method to show the prince his skills, and he readily agreed.

The two started to move their hands in their seats, and they came to the middle of the fight, and the dancers retreated with great experience, leaving the place to the two generals.

The two people in the middle of the field came and went, and Yun Weijue explained the moves and styles of the two to the prince. Yun Weijue himself did not know how to practice martial arts, but he was good at verbal skills, and the explanation was very energetic.

"Your Highness, Gao Qingding's move is his famous skill. It's called Dali Palm. The name is simple, but it's powerful. If you have a long knife in your hand, the power will be even stronger. Look, can they be allowed to use weapons." Yun Weijue suggested.

"Listen to the emperor's uncle." The prince is also a master at shirking responsibility, obviously he wants to see it too.

Yun Weijue glanced at Guo Ping, Guo Ping swept the wind away, and Gao Qingding's "Shansheng" Mo Dao was in his hand, and Wu Ding also flew to catch his two-handed sword. It is more open and close, different from the martial arts competitions of the people in the arena, and even more different from the martial arts performances the prince watched in the past. The moves of the two are simple and simple, just like that. momentum!

This kind of primitive, rough and masculine martial arts was a style the prince had never seen before, and he was dumbfounded when he saw it.

Yun Weijue didn't need to explain at this time, the prince couldn't understand the moves, and was also attracted by such beauty.

Gao Qingding's martial arts were not so good, and he had injuries on his body, so he gradually showed signs of weakness.Yun Weijue rolled up his sleeves, stood beside the war drum by the door, and personally cheered Gao Qingding by beating the drum.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The sound of the drum began to be heavy and slow, matching Gao Qingding's current moves, which seemed to be a bit defeated.It's just that the sound of the drums became heavier and faster, and Gao Qingding's movements became smoother.Gao Qingding flew down and struck down from the head, Yun Weijuan hammered heavily with both hands; Gao Qingding walked on the sidelines, Yun Weijuan's drum was light and agile, and the drum sound matched Gao Qingding's moves, Gao Qingding played more and more smoothly.

The sound of the drum suddenly became more and more urgent, more and more urgent, Gao Qingding's attack became more and more fierce, Wu Ding's two-handed sword dance was only an afterimage, and suddenly there was a loud bang, Wu Ding flew directly If it wasn't for the general behind him to relieve his strength, Wu Ding would have hit the pillar directly.

Wu Ding retreated several steps to relieve his strength before he stood still. Gao Qing Ding stood in the field with a knife in his hand, furious, thinking that he was fighting the enemy!

"Okay! Gao Qing will definitely win!" Yun Weijue threw the drumstick with both hands and shouted loudly.

"It's not fair, Marshal, you are biased, how can you help Lao Gao!" Wu Ding stomped.

"Yun Shuai is biased, what are you doing!" Gao Qingding smirked, completely losing the momentum he had just now, like a child playing a rascal.

"I'm not biased, Lao Gao is injured." Yun Weixuan said with a smile.

"I'm also wounded, I'm wounded too, Yun Shuai, you can't pretend you can't see it!" Wu Ding tore off the clothes on his chest with a bang, there was a long wound on his right chest and left rib, the wound was not deep, But now that he used force, blood oozes out.

"Your injury can be compared with Gao Qingding, I..." The other general was about to joke, but Yun Weijue straightened Wu Ding's clothes, slapped him on the head, and whispered: "The appearance Appearance! I can’t remember it even if I say it [-] times!” Although it was whispered, it was still enough for the prince to hear.

Yun Weijue's eyes signaled that His Royal Highness is still sitting upright on it!Wu Ding knelt down and pleaded guilty: "The last general is disrespectful, please forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"The military general is brave and good at fighting, and his martial arts are outstanding. Gu also has a lot of experience. What is the crime? Please hurry up." Xiao Li, congratulations on having such a warrior who can fight well!"

The prince began to give gifts, and Yun Weijue had already reminded the prince to prepare the rewards. The prince thought that this trouble was a step that Yun Weijue had set for him.Just seeing so many wounds and healed big scars on Wu Ding's body, the prince felt that even without Yun Weijuan's reminder, he must reward him.

Everyone has a share in the reward, and all the generals knelt down to give thanks.