Chapter 201: On the day of training, alcohol makes the cowards brave

Near noon, Lu Yunyi and Liu Heiying, who had spent the night in Yingtian City, took a boat back to Puzikou City.

After a night's rest, Lu Yunyi was full of energy and walked in the front military camp with an unusually steady pace.
Liu Heiying, on the other hand, had dark circles under his eyes, walked a little unsteadily, and kept blinking.

Lu Yunyi glanced at him, sighed softly, and patted Liu Heiying's shoulder vigorously:

"Black Hawk, you must be working so hard, I'm afraid it will hurt your body."

Liu Heiying shrank his neck, straightened his back, and tried to make his voice steady:

"What? Brother Yun'er, what are you saying? I don't understand."

Lu Yunyi looked at him meaningfully and grabbed his ear:

"How about the young lady in the inn? She left with someone after hearing a knock on the door in the middle of the night. Aren't you afraid of encountering thieves?
If you are captured by Jingzhao Prefecture, I will not redeem you."

"It hurts, it hurts." Liu Heiying took a breath of cold air and said angrily:
"If the inn isn't afraid, why should we be afraid? Besides, what happened at the Tianjie Temple yesterday was too weird. I'm a little scared and can't sleep."

Lu Yunyi snorted coldly, let go of his ear, clapped his hands and asked:
"You have to hold the girl in your arms to fall asleep, right? How much silver?"

After hearing this, Liu Heiying's eyes widened, and he moved closer and said with some surprise:
"Brother Yun'er, everything in Yingtian is indeed expensive.
Yesterday, that girl actually asked for one or two taels of silver. When I open a brothel in Yingtian, we will be rich then! ! "

"So expensive?" Lu Yunyi scratched his head lightly, also a little surprised.

"Not only that, I heard that some of the pretty girls in the big brothels would choose their own customers.
If we want to go, we have to pay one tael of silver for tea first. If we can really succeed, we have to pay five taels.

Oh yes, yes, and there is also... I heard there is also an Oiran,

But it seems that they don't accept customers, they just perform for money, and they can make a lot of money in a day."

Liu Heiying kept talking.

Lu Yunyi was still listening at first, but gradually he became distracted.

He looked around the camps of various guards and took note of their weapons and methods of setting up camp.

After a while, the two returned to the front scout camp.

When the soldier guarding the gate saw the two of them coming, his eyes lit up and he hurried over to greet them.

"General Lu, Lord Liu!"

Only at this time did Liu Heiying shut his mouth and regain his dignity.

Lu Yunyi showed some warmth, nodded slightly, and looked at the thing in his hand:
"What do you have in your hand?"

The soldier looked strange and handed the thing over:

"General, these are the insoles that Li Wu sent me the other day. He said it was a token of his appreciation for you, and asked me to pass it on to you."

"insole?"

Lu Yunyi looked at the package in Liu Heiying's hand with surprise.

There were also insoles bought from Tianjie Temple, which cost him fifty cents.

"Reporting to the General, it is indeed a shoe insole.

I have checked it, and it is in good condition, thicker than those sold in the market."

Lu Yunyi took the slightly heavy package, opened it and checked it while walking towards the big tent.

After entering the big tent, Lu Yunyi took out the insole. It had a thick texture, and slight ridges could be felt between the stitches. It was indeed very nice.

He sat down, took off his boots and was about to put them in.
But Liu Heiying on the side showed a look of vigilance, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab his arm and said:

"Brother Yun'er, let's test it. We should always be on guard against others."

Lu Yunyi blinked slightly and put down his boots.
Then he handed the large package of insoles to Liu Heiying:

"Take it!"

Liu Heiying had a serious expression on his face as he walked out of the military tent carrying a large bag of items he had bought earlier.

Lu Yunyi sighed, scratched his head lightly, and took off his boots.

He put on his homemade slippers and walked to a corner of the military tent.
He scooped some ice out of a large box wrapped in a quilt and put it into the wooden basin.
They were placed in the four corners of the military tent one by one, and immediately a cool feeling began to spread.

After doing all this, Lu Yunyi washed his face.
He walked without stopping to the large desk and continued to check the military reports and documents about the Luchuan war.

Time passed slowly, the sun set in the west and rose in the east, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The news of the burning of Tianjie Temple has spread widely.

Most of the people in Beijing knew about it, and the impact was gradually fading.

The Emperor, remembering the immeasurable merits of Tianjie Temple, has issued an order to take money from the treasury to rebuild Tianjie Temple.
And moved the Tianjie Temple to Fengshan Mountain in the south of the city.

Originally, Tianjie Temple was the temple closest to Jubao Gate, even closer than Da Baoen Temple, but now it is a bit far from Yingtian City.

The profound meaning of this made some people in Beijing ponder deeply.
But it has no impact on the common people. There are many temples in the south of the city, so they can just go somewhere else.

On the north bank of Yingtian City, in Puzikou City, inside the big tent of the front army scout camp.

"If it is possible to set up, make cannons in advance. Twenty people can lower one, thirty people can lower one, and so on. Make a hundred cannons. Before you set out, take a piece of wood. Four people can carry the walker. When you get to the root, surround it, stand it up and fire."

Lu Yunyi was reading the military newspaper silently, his brows furrowed to the extreme, and he was thinking non-stop in his mind.

But the next moment, the oil lamp placed on the side went out with a whoosh, and the environment became dark.
Lu Yunyi pursed his lips and made a sound of "tsk".
Then he was suddenly stunned. Why is it so bright?
He turned his eyes and soon saw the bright sun outside through the gap in the tent.
Lu Yunyi was stunned and cursed in his heart:

"Oh my god, why is it dawn again?"

Lu Yunyi looked down at the documents and maps scattered all over the desk.
He frowned, feeling secretly annoyed.
Since the military reports, documents and maps were delivered, he has been sleeping day and night.
Drink when you are thirsty, eat when you are hungry, and don’t sleep when you are tired.

"Stay up late, stay healthy"

Lu Yunyi looked helpless, muttering to himself as he took a fruit from the table and ate it while walking to the entrance of the military tent.
When he saw that the soldiers of the front scout unit were busier than usual,
Even after meeting Xu Zengshou and Guo Quan whom I hadn't seen for a few days,

Lu Yunyi suddenly remembered,
The army has been resting for five days, and today is the day for the front-line scouts to resume training.

"grown ups!"

Xu Zengshou and Guo Quan, who were standing at the entrance of the military tent, spoke respectfully.
The two of them looked much paler and their faces were rounder than before.

"When did you come?" Lu Yunyi scratched his hair, feeling a little overwhelmed.

Xu Zengshou chuckled:
"Reporting to the Lord, we left the city as soon as the gate opened."

Lu Yunyi nodded in realization, suddenly became interested, and asked:

"That's early enough. How does home compare to being in the army?"

"Reporting to the Lord, I feel more at ease in the army.

At home, my brother and sister-in-law always control me, telling me I can’t do this or that.

Eat slowly and chew food carefully, walk steadily and evenly. It's so annoying."

Xu Zengshou kept complaining, which made Guo Quan, who was standing on the side, feel a little envious.
But he curled his lips and pretended not to care.

Lu Yunyi listened to his complaints, laughed, and patted his head vigorously:
"You are still young now. You will understand when you grow up. Your family members care about you because they are worried about you and are afraid that you will suffer in the outside world."

Lu Yunyi then looked at Guo Quan:
"Old Six, how about you, how about staying at home?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward to help Guo Quan tighten his armor:

"The armor must be tied tightly. It is hot in Yingtian now, but it is even hotter in the southwest. You need to get used to it sooner.

If the armor is not tied tightly, the enemy will bend it with a single blow, which will hinder the movement of the joints and affect the body. "Guo Quan's nose suddenly felt sour for no reason, and he pursed his lips and said:
"My Lord, life at home is very boring. I am impatient to see when we can set off to the southwest."

Xu Zengshou on the side also widened his eyes and nodded repeatedly.

Lu Yunyi shrugged:

"The imperial court wants to perform a martial arts show, but the rewards haven't come yet.

We have to wait until these two things are over. As for how the Governor's Office will arrange it, I don't know.

When Duke Cao comes today, I will ask him a question."

The two were a little disappointed, but still nodded.

Seeing that the two of them were not surprised at all, Lu Yunyi was a little surprised:

"Do you know that Duke Cao joined the front army?"

Guo Quan's face was calm but his eyes were a little embarrassed. However, Xu Zengshou said with a strange look on his face:

"Everyone in the capital should know about this these days.

He has been telling everyone he wants to go to the southwest to fight these days.
The day before yesterday, when he was drunk, he even said that he would definitely kill someone and make a contribution, so that those who looked down on him would have to stare at him with wide eyes. "

what?
Lu Yunyi blinked his eyes, his face dull.

That day in the capital, it was clear that Duke Cao Li Jinglong must be a very good man.
How can there be such bold words and such publicity?

Xu Zengshou smiled, widened his eyes and said hurriedly:
"My eldest brother said that Duke Cao was a coward emboldened by alcohol, and he finally stopped pretending after so many years."

Guo Quan, who was standing silently by the side, also nodded repeatedly:
"My father said that Duke Cao was too proud of himself, so he asked him to train for two days and see some dead bodies, and then he would behave himself."

Lu Yunyi couldn't stop laughing, and suddenly realized,

It turned out that the child was too depressed and his nature had been suppressed for so many years.

After laughing for a while, Lu Yunyi looked at the two of them:
"Do you two know what our reward is?"

Guo Quan didn't say anything, but looked at Xu Zengshou.

Xu Zengshou blinked his eyes, scratched his head lightly, and said in a strange tone:
“I asked my eldest brother, and he said that it was decided at first;

But for some reason, the petition was rejected by His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who ordered the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War to draft a new one.

As for what the new reward is, I don’t know.”

"What about the previous one?"

Lu Yunyi asked again. These days, apart from reading the military newspaper, he was always thinking about this matter.
If I had known about the reward earlier, I could have written a letter home to announce the good news earlier.

Xu Zengshou scratched his head again: "The other elder brother didn't tell me, he only told me."

"What's your reward? Tell me now, stop dilly-dallying."

Guo Laoliu frowned and urged them. The military achievements of the two were almost the same, so their rewards should be similar.
He was the sixth child in the family and was not valued, so he was particularly anxious.

"I was previously a Sanqi Sheren, and my title was the Commander of Yingtian Guard, with a reward of 100 notes and 20 pieces of cloth. The reward for taking a head is extra."

Sanqi Sheren were honorary guards, mostly the sons of nobles, and they carried swords as guards in the imperial palace, including Guo Quan.

The assistant commander of Yingtian Guard was a fourth-rank official. Although there were many guards in the capital, he was considered a high-ranking official.

For a moment, Lu Yunyi and Guo Quan's eyes widened, and they had a new understanding of the generosity of the Governor's Office.

Xu Zengshou said quickly:
"But my eldest brother said that since he is going to fight in the southwest, this is just a temporary position to receive salary, and his military position is still a personal guard."

At this point, Xu Zengshou lowered his head in shame.

Although he marched northward, he was always making jokes in the army.
It was not until he finally achieved success in the Liaowang County that he was promoted to such a high position, which made Xu Zengshou feel a little embarrassed.

He is young, not thick-skinned, and especially self-aware.

Not to mention being a deputy garrison officer, even if he was asked to lead a small personal guard flag of ten people, he was a little confused.

It can be said that he got such a high position only because of his background, not his ability.

Guo Quan was thinking on the side. He was naturally not as good as Xu Zengshou. He could only get a fifth-rank centurion? Or a fifth-rank deputy centurion?

But for him, it was enough.

At least he is not backward among his many brothers.

Lu Yunyi took in the expressions of the two people, and a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
The two of them were from famous families, so their awards and honors could not be used as a reference.
The most notable one was in the 29th year of Hongwu.

Tang Li, the concubine's son of Tang He, Duke of Xin, rose from the rank of Palace Attendant to the position of Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army Governor's Office, a position of second rank, thus completing in one step the path that others would take their entire lives.

Lu Yunyi let out a long sigh and patted the two on the shoulders:

"Duke Cao will also be here for today's drill. I will ask him again when he arrives."

After hearing this, the two of them were surprised and their eyes widened:
"Is he really coming to practice?"

Lu Yunyi smiled and nodded:

“When marching to war, even if you don’t fight the enemy, you still need to practice more, otherwise you will die on the road.”

The two of them agreed deeply and nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, I won't chat with you anymore. I'm going to wash up."

Lu Yunyi waved his hand and was about to walk into the military tent.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in his sight. It was Li Jinglong, whom he had not seen for several days.

Lu Yunyi's brows suddenly frowned.
Guo Quan and Xu Zengshou also looked over and frowned.

Li Jinglong was wearing the imperial armor, red and yellow.

This type of armor adds a layer of red and yellow silk as decoration on the standard armor.

Helmets, body armor, arm guards, and leg guards all have this kind of silk.

The helmet is particularly eye-catching, decorated with animal heads.
As soon as he appeared, he naturally attracted the attention of many soldiers present.

For some reason, Lu Yunyi felt that Li Jinglong's back had straightened a little while he was standing in the military tent.

Not long after, Li Jinglong came to the military tent, put his hands on his waist, and waved to Lu Yunyi:
"I'm a man of my words, I'm here to practice!"

Xu Zengshou and Guo Quan pursed their lips, lowered their heads, and twitched the corners of their mouths slightly, pretending not to know him.

Lu Yunyi gradually calmed down and smiled bitterly at his armor:
"Duke Cao, if you were wearing this kind of armor on the battlefield, you would definitely steal the limelight from me.
The enemy will also think that you are the commander of an army and will attack you in unison.

If Duke Cao has the courage of the late King Kaiping, it would be fine to wear it.
But if it is normal, wearing this kind of armor will do no good, but will only cause more trouble."

Li Jinglong was stunned, and he recalled what he had learned from his family education, but he could not remember any records about armor.
But he soon figured it out.
This is the basis of marching and fighting, and his father would not have memorized it in his home studies.

For a moment, Li Jinglong, who originally felt that he was extremely powerful, now felt sweaty and his scalp itchy.
He finally understood now. No wonder so many people looked at him along the way.

I thought he was shocked by his own prestige before, but it turns out this is the case.
Lu Yunyi shook his head and looked at Xu Zengshou, and ordered:

"Go, take Duke Cao to change into a set of standard armor, then notify all the troops to assemble after dinner."

Hearing the order, Xu Zengshou, who was trying hard to hold back his laughter, fixed his eyes with a sharp look.

His body suddenly stood straight, his aura changed, and he said loudly:
"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)

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