Chapter 602: Not a good man if he is not a great wall

Heishan Camp, Zhenyuan Pass.

Zhenyuan Pass, located at the intersection of Helan Mountain and the Yellow River, can be said to be the intersection of mountains and rivers and a place where military strategists must fight for. During the Zhengtong period, the Oirat Tatars successively grazed in this area and invaded the south at all times. In order to facilitate defense, a northern Great Wall lasted for more than 30 miles in the mountain pass, and Zhenyuan Pass was set up on this Great Wall. Five miles south of the Guan was the Heishan Camp, with both warehouses and farms. These two places became the most important barriers for the Pinglu of Ningxia.

However, when Xu Xun left Miao Kui and some of his followers in Ningxia Acropolis, he set out early in the morning, and more than 200 people rushed for two days. It was not until the evening of the third day that they arrived at Zhenyuan Pass, but found that this place was completely different from the world-class pass like Juyong Pass. After decades of erosion of wind and rain, the Northern Great Wall was already dilapidated. The Zhenyuan Pass at the Great Wall pass looked lonely and lonely. Even the three words "Zhenyuan Pass" that must have been flying dragons and phoenixes, seemed to be dim.

Zhenyuan Pass was under the jurisdiction of the Qianhu Qianhu, Ningxia Pinglu. Although Wei Sheng, who had received the news, knew that Xu Xun was coming, he was actually coming so quickly. He was a little surprised. The general had been in charge of inspecting the various garrisons in Ningxia, but Zhenyuan Pass was ignored almost every time. First, he traveled too far and the mountain road was also steep. Second, they had only more than 200 people here, and those who had been sick for many years had no idea what to pay attention to. Therefore, when he faced Xu Xun, who was young and powerful, he was different from the panic of the generals of the General's Office, and he was more curious.

There is no more difficult place in the world than Zhenyuan Pass, and he is not afraid of being worn by people!

Therefore, when he took Xu Xun into the pass, he saw that he had no expression on his face when he looked around, Wei Sheng said bluntly: "The place is small, there are only a few rooms, and Pingbeibo's people are afraid that there is no place to settle them. Moreover, the military household rations here are all fixed. Although the General Office sent someone to inform him before, the Heishan camp and warehouse farm was limited, and even if the General Office was transferred, it would take several days. Therefore, if Pingbeibo stayed for more, it would not be a humble person to say discourageous words, but he was afraid that the storage of grain would be difficult to support..."

"Before I came, I had already ordered to prepare seven days of dry food."

Xu Xun glanced at Mo Feng with a disgrace on his face, thinking that he had met such a person by chance. Otherwise, if he hadn't reminded him, he might have thought he was just a land without dry food when he heard that Heishan camp and warehouses were both good, which would be a problem. At this time, seeing Wei Sheng breathing a sigh of relief, he seemed to be happy that he and his people would not rob the food stored by the soldiers in Zhenyuan Pass. He asked, "How many garrisons are there in Zhenyuan Pass now?"

"There are 520 people in the book, but in fact 253 people." Wei Sheng answered readily, and then as if Xu Xun had questions, he took the initiative to explain, "I can honestly say that I never eat the vacancy. If the Tartars invade, they will seek death by themselves. The 263 people who have vacancies have died of illness and battle or seriously injured over the years. Zhenyuanguan is the most miserable place in the entire Ningxia Town, and no one is willing to come. Whenever the military household is selected, everyone will pay money to bribe the bribe, so there are more and more vacancies."

It is not that the general dares to say that if he doesn't eat the vacancy, but it is mostly untrue. Therefore, Chen Xiong, who has been leading the army for many years, sneered, and Jiang Bin behind him also sneered. However, Mo Feng, who was standing behind Xu Xun, suddenly spoke: "Pingbei Bo, Wei Baihu is already fifty years old this year, and he should have been stationed in Zhenyuan Pass for more than twenty years. If he eats the vacancy and takes money to curry favor with his superiors, he will not have been in a miserable place like Zhenyuan Pass for more than twenty years."

Although Mo Feng agreed to follow Xu Xun to Zhenyuan Pass, this was the first time he spoke except for reminding him to bring enough dry food. As soon as this was said, others were fine, but Wei Sheng looked at him in surprise, then smiled with a self-deprecating smile: "I didn't expect that Wei Sheng's little reputation would be known to me, and I still think that no one remembers me."

"When the King's Grand Tutor burned a lot of supplies in the Red Salt Pond, and captured the young and old. At that time, Wei Baihu was the first to enter the enemy's camp with a small soldier. Is this the Baihu who was promoted to the forefront because of his merit?"

Xu Xun suddenly asked, and seeing Wei Sheng suddenly stunned, even Mo Feng raised his eyebrows. He thought that he had let Cao Mi operate on the sides for more than a year and established the files of officers at the top and bottom. Although it was not as detailed as the Ministry of War Military Selection Department, he finally made some progress. At this moment, he looked back at Mo Feng and said, "It seems that I am very lucky this time, and I can actually meet two warriors of that year."

Seeing Xu Xun and everyone strode forward, while Mo Feng stayed in place without moving, Wei Sheng couldn't help staring at the other party for a while, then hesitated and said, "I dare to ask this person is..."

"Although I have been with Taifu Wang for a longer time, I am far inferior to Wei Baihu. After conquering Ganzhou, I took off my armor and went home. Unlike Wei Baihu, who had been guarding Zhenyuan Pass because of the words of Taifu Wang back then."

"No one is willing to guard it. If I give up, I will probably have to leave this place behind." Wei Sheng smiled bitterly, then spread his hands and said, "Fortunately, there are still these fools who are here with me. Otherwise, my good wife would not be able to cook without rice and I can't last for so many years. It's a pity that I can't resist this birth, old age, sickness and death. So many heroes from that time are now only a small part of them, and the others have already gone downstairs to follow the King's tutor... By the way, haven't you said who you are yet?"

"Brother Wei...I am Mo Feng."

Seeing Wei Sheng's eyes suddenly widened, Mo Feng smiled bitterly and said, "The old guys have all scattered. I've been discouraged over the years. Now it seems that I'm really sorry for you who are still thinking about eating sand in Zhenyuan Pass!"

"Hahaha!"

Wei Sheng completely forgot that Xu Xun, who had already walked away, patted Mo Feng's shoulder heavily and said, "I didn't expect that you, the youngest back then, now you have such a gray-haired beard! Don't say that you are right or wrong, if the court wants to restore Hetao and you are still staying at home, then I have to spit on you, but now... when Heishan came last time, those dogs said that Zhenyuan Pass was going to move south, and even I was discouraged!"

While the two of them were chatting, Xu Xun finally came to the northeast wall. The north side of Zhenyuan Pass was utilizing the Great Wall built during the Zhengtong period. The wall was more than four meters high and the traces of repair could be clearly seen. The city wall was more than three meters wide. After years of wind and sand, only a piece of yellow left was left. Since Zhenyuan Pass was at the mountain pass, it was at the height of the mountain and could clearly see the road at the foot of the mountain, and to the east was the rushing river. And further away, another undulating Great Wall could be clearly seen.

That was clearly another Great Wall left over from the Qin and Han Dynasties!

"The west of Zhenyuan Pass is close to Helan Mountain. It is a stone city wall. A section of this is built with loess, which is over 30 miles to the west bank of the Yellow River." Wei Sheng rushed over until this time. When he said this, he sighed again, "I heard that when I was originally repairing, I planned to use stone city walls, but it was too much to spend, so it was built with loess here. If it were all stone walls, it would not be so easy for the Tartars to destroy the wall and attack it. Also, this section of the city wall of more than 30 miles is only the guard of Zhenyuan Pass, which is the stone city wall. The Tartars' war horses are difficult to climb. Other places are windy, sun and rain, so it is very easy to come in."

Hearing Wei Sheng complaining that he had reached this point, Xu Xun suddenly pointed to a green field by the river and asked, "Whose land is that?"

"That? It's the land where some soldiers below reclaimed." Wei Sheng replied naturally, "When the Yellow River flooded, they might all be flooded, and when the Tartars came, they might be gone, but the greater possibility is a great harvest. It takes some seeds and efforts, otherwise the food and grass transported by the Heishan Camp would not be enough."

Xu Xun had already heard many people say that he had farmed in Hetao, but when he really saw it, the throbbing was extraordinary. After a long time, he said, "The Tartars often attack when they are in spring and when the autumn is high and the horses are fat. Haven't you attacked while their herders come to grazing?"

"Why didn't there?" Wei Sheng raised his eyebrows and said without thinking, "Otherwise, how could the imperial court have a rule in the past? If the cattle, sheep and horses were taken back from the enemy, 40% of them would be his own, and 60% would be traded for military merits? However, those herders were not vegetarians. They dared to come down to grazle, and they would probably come down to a whole tribe, echoing each other. It would be difficult to make a big vote. To do such a thing, those generals would have to mobilize the army, so that they could not only exchange their first merits, but also exchange their cattle and sheep for a large amount of money."

This is the truth! There is no reason, only the Tartars invaded and plundered the people, money, food, and silk, but the border generals did not know the opposite. I remember that in the past, there were border generals who lured the leaders of a certain tribe to trade with each other and then killed people and made sacrifices. In contrast, Wang Yue, who was repeatedly impeached and tried to make sacrifices, even if he really made sacrifices, he would have made achievements in real money and silver.

The sky was very dark, and Xu Xun stood at the gate for only a quarter of an hour, and the night had completely fallen. During the day, the heat under the sun was soon replaced by an unspeakable coldness. After wrapping the cloak tightly, he saw that several torches had been lit everywhere. Before Wei Sheng could explain, he knew that this person was not stingy, but that Zhenyuan had limited physical supplies. Therefore, he took the initiative to say: "It's dark, go back to the room first!"

Although Wei Sheng freed up his house and cleaned it up a little, it was still very simple. Seeing Xu Xun glanced and sat down with a free expression, he remembered that the man who brought Mo Feng and could come to Zhenyuan Pass to check, at least he was better than those generals who changed their horses and lights. Wei Sheng's disapproval was much less dissatisfied. Therefore, seeing Xu Xun's face was as deep as water, he couldn't help but tentatively: "Ping Beibo planned to stay in Zhenyuan Pass for a few days, so why would he have a preparation for the Beizhi?"

"Three days."

Xu Xun stretched out three fingers and saw that Wei Sheng was a little surprised. He said, "First, follow the Zhenyuan Pass west to this section of the Great Wall of Helan Mountain. I have to go and take a look; Second, take me to the land cultivated by the soldiers below to take a look; Third, go to Heishan Camp. Before I had to go to Zhenyuan Pass before I had time to go to Heishan Camp, General Qiu had already passed by."

But it won't take three days...

Before Wei Sheng could answer, Xu Xun said lightly: "In addition, I have to wait for a group of people here."

Not a hero if you are not a good man before the Great Wall. Although Xu Xun was considered a war, although he had passed by Juyongguan and other powerful passes and had also explored many stone forts built along the Great Wall, this time it was the first time to climb the Great Wall in this life. Compared with the stone walls built by large stones in Juyongguan, the loess rammed city walls from Zhenyuanguan to the west are extremely difficult to walk on due to the years of wind and sand. It reminded him of his curiosity and experience of climbing the Great Wall with people.

However, it was even harder to get up the Great Wall built on the mountain. If Wei Sheng had not prepared a few mules that were good at walking this way early, even if he had good physical strength, he would have only had time to walk halfway. Wei Sheng was walking as if he was walking leisurely. When Xu Xun got down the mule at the end of the stone wall next to Helan Mountain, he walked to the end of the mountain with the sword that had been tightly wrapped in cloth. He couldn't help but look over in surprise.

When he found that Xu Xun suddenly drew his sword out of the sheath, the bright sword light pierced deeply into the mountain and brought a lot of soil. Then Xu Xun actually picked up some soil with a silk handkerchief and wrapped it up. He finally couldn't help but ask, "What does Pingbei Bo mean? I heard that the wanderer was away, bringing his hometown to show his homeland. Do you want to take this land of Helan Mountain back to commemorate it?"

"It's not that I want to be a souvenir, but that I took it back to the emperor."

Today, Xu Xun left Chen Xiong at Zhenyuan Pass just in case. At this moment, he saw more than a dozen other entourage soldiers standing far away, with only Wei Sheng and Mo Feng in the near place. They were both stunned at this moment. He said, "The emperor has always wanted to patrol the border, but he was persuaded by us. He felt regretful, so he gave this sword, saying that if he fought, he hoped to kill a few Tartars, which would be considered as the emperor's personal visit to the battlefield. Unfortunately, although he had encountered a small group of enemy soldiers along the way, he had never seen the blood of this sword. If he went back like this, he would bring some soil from Helan Mountain to make it easier for Emperor Yi'an to feel the heart of Emperor Yi'an."

Speaking of this, he carefully returned to the sword and returned to the sheath, and then held the hole of the arrow pile and said word by word: "Before this time, Governor Yang and I reported to the emperor that Hetao will no longer be restored, and Shaanxi will be unstable. We will guard the natural danger of the Yellow River, and we will be far away like the wind, just like today!"

"Pingbei Bo... are these words serious?"

Wei Sheng was finally moved by it. After blurting out a question, he realized that such a military and national affairs were not his turn to say something, but it was really uncomfortable to hold him in his heart. So he said with a heart of a slight voice: "But there is a nest of a siege in Hetao. What a heroic hero of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the Initiatives. In the end, he only made the enemy of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of the King of

"Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements." Seeing Wei Sheng's face full of dissatisfaction, Xu Xun immediately spoke, "When the King of the Grand Tutor was the general manager of the three-sided system, although he had many military achievements, after the court discussion, the revival of Hetao Dongsheng was different. Even if he had great skills, he could not take the big mistakes of the world. Now the emperor has the intention of reviving the plan to defend, and many of his ministers also support this proposal. Governor Yang has made a move to defend, which can be said that the time is ripe. Governor Yang wrote a letter to the six affairs of the three sides, one of the most important is to rebuild Heishan and Zhenyuan Guanduntai."

"I really want to revive Hetao... I really want to revive Hetao!"

When he thought that the fertile soil by the Yellow River could only use a small piece, and the food had to be brought to the bottom through hardships. Although he was unwilling to do so, Wei Sheng also knew that even if Zhenyuanguan did not move south in his lifetime, he would definitely move south after closing his eyes. At this moment, he knelt down on one knee without hesitation and said, "If the court really had this argument, although the humble position was at its age, he would definitely do his best!"

As an old general at that time, Mo Feng had always been resentful of the unfairness Wang Yue had suffered, and at this time he couldn't help but speak: "Pingbei Bo is talking about it now, but what if the court orders change every day?"

"The emperor's heart has always been extremely strong, so it must not be like this!" Xu Xun said this, paused a little, and then said word by word, "And I have discussed with the emperor before leaving, and planned to restore the title of King Taifu Weining!"

For the two officers who were promoted by Wang Yue in the past, whether it was reviving Hetao or rebuilding Zhenyuan Pass, although it was passionate and heart-warming, it was not as heavy as Xu Xun's last sentence. Especially Mo Feng, who was by his side when Wang Yue died, was so excited that he couldn't say a word. After a while, Wei Sheng still said in a trembling voice: "Pingbei Bo, are you really not saying it? When the Taifu Wang was removed from the title, there were so many people in the world that no one said a fair word. After many years, would the court really agree to this matter?"

"No one said justice at that time, it doesn't mean that no one said justice now! Besides, I don't need to lie to you!" Xu Xun smiled and said word by word, "You must know that the Emperor was not the Constitution Temple in the past!"

This is a bit ruthless. However, it is not a secret that Emperor Chenghua has been repetitive, but the current Emperor Zhengde is rumored to be stubborn and arbitrary. These are things that have been criticized on weekdays. But at this moment, thinking about the little emperor's personality, Wei Sheng and Mo Feng couldn't help but have deep hope.

The emperor dared to expel veterans like Liu Jian and Xie Qian, and maybe he could really do it!

With this promise, on the way back, the two of them knew that Xu Xun could tell them something. They were heart-warming. They could only say a word to Xu Xun and told Xu Xun a lot about the personnel and situations of Ningxia Town, as well as the whereabouts and recent situations of Wang Yue’s subordinates in the past. Although Wang Yue died only nine years ago, after the return of Hongzhi in the ninth year, only a small number of subordinates were summoned back then, and more people waited for the news of Wang Yue’s death before they could make a chance to stand out. Many of the brave generals who defeated the enemy several times back then are now many of them are already fifty or sixty old men, and more people are no longer alive.

Wang Yue was demoted during the Chenghua period and was not summoned until the seventh year of Hongzhi. Not long after the general management of Ganliang border affairs in the tenth year of Hongzhi, he was impeached for the matter and was finally killed in worries and anger. Speaking of luck, he was comparable to Cheng Minzheng. In the prosperous era, there seemed to be few such injustice, but not many were famous, at least far less famous than those who died or were demoted when the treacherous ministers and eunuchs were in power.

Although he brought mules, it was very inconvenient to some places. Therefore, Xu Xun walked down for more than 60 miles and returned to Zhenyuan Pass, the sun had already set. In the early morning, he watched the rising sun rise from the Yellow River, and at noon, he watched the sunshine shine on the Qin and Han Great Wall parallel to the Great Wall. At this time, he watched the sunset slowly set towards Helan Mountain. The heavy quiet and desolate between heaven and earth permeate the decades above Zhenyuan Pass, which has been around for decades, making people feel like time and space are confused.

Chen Xiong, who was greeted, saw Xu Xun staring at the sunset in a daze, vaguely understood in his heart, and said with a smile: "This is the first time that Ping Beibo has seen such a scene?"

"That's right, I remembered those two lines of poetry before I knew it. The desert is lonely and the smoke is straight and the long river is setting sun. Today, I have been struggling, but I also saw that this Great Wall has been disrepair for a long time. In addition, the landform between mountains and rivers is steep. There are only hundreds of people in Zhenyuan Pass. It is indeed extremely inconvenient to defend it. Ningxia Town intends to move this place to the south to Zhenyuan Pass. The reason is understandable, but it is not advisable. Not to mention anything else, I am sorry for the soldiers who have been in Zhenyuan Pass for decades!"

"It's really hard to guard this lonely pass for so many years."

Chen Xiong walked around Guanzhong today. Although he saw women and children, the number was very small after all, and either old or young. After asking, he knew that young women could not stand the poverty and loneliness of the Guan area, and only the elderly and children could not leave it. The soldiers were at least forty or fifty years, and there were very few young and strong. In his opinion, he had been leading soldiers for many years, how could he not know what such a situation represents?

Wei Sheng was still immersed in Xu Xun's previous promise at this time. When he heard Chen Xiong's words, he grinned and said, "As long as there are more people like Pingbeibo in the court and know that we are suffering, the sufferings of these years will not be in vain!"

"With that being said, if only hard work is not enough, how many Wei Baihu in the world are willing to stay here for poverty?" Xu Xun smiled slightly, and then said, "The soldiers in front of him shed blood and tears, and even tolerated some famous men to be picky on the real heroes. How can this be the reason in the world? According to me, in the future, the new Jinshi will let them all stay in the most dangerous stone castle in Zhenyuan Pass, such as Zhenyuan Pass, to let them know the suffering of the soldiers, and then let them go back to be their stable officials! If they are not a hero or a hero, how can they be qualified to slander a hero?"

As soon as these words were said, even the soldiers not far away burst into laughter. Wei Sheng and Mo Feng thought that Xu Xun was just joking and did not take it seriously. Jiang Bin couldn't help but laugh secretly and said vernacularly. But Chen Xiong knew Xu Xun's temperament. He glanced over and felt a little confused.

Isn't this master serious?

ps: I found the parallel parallel between the two Great Walls in Zhenyuanguan. Until now, you can still see the spectacular scene of the parallel parallel between the Hanming Great Wall in the west of Datong...


Chapter completed!