The 816 recruits were divided into two, with Yang Anyuan and Zhao Tian each leading 408 people. Yang Anxuan followed Zhao Tian to lead the troops excitedly.
Zhao Tian made meritorious service in suppressing bandits in Panlong Mountain and was promoted to the rank of Sima, which was Yang Quanqi's reward for taking care of Yang Anxuan.
At the right time, the morning sun shines on the east campus, and the recruits gather in piles here and there and whisper to each other, just like they gather to chat on the sunbathing field in winter.
Yang Anyuan arrived at about nine o'clock, talking to Cen Minghu, Yin Ji and others with a smile on his face, and once again proposed solicitation.
Cen Minghu and Yin Ji were surrounded by young men from three families who had joined the army. These people were the martial arts tribes of the three tribes. They wore Ge scarves, black tops and trousers, and hemp shoes.
Although the clothes are made of coarse cloth, they are neat and tidy, and they look particularly energetic. Compared with the ragged and disheveled recruits next to them, they are more than three points better.
Yang Anxuan saw Yang Anyuan and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
In public, Yang Anyuan naturally wanted to show respect as brothers and sisters, and introduced with a smile: "Third brother, these two are my good brothers. Cen Minghu and Yin Ji are both good men with outstanding martial arts."
Yang Anxuan was not familiar with Cen Minghu and Yin Ji. They met briefly in Yinjiazhuang, but neither of them left much impression on each other. They chatted for a few words, and one could feel the alienation between the two of them.
Dozens of cavalry rode into the East Campus. Yang Siping, who presided over the division ceremony, came and relieved the embarrassment of having nothing to talk about.
There is a meeting hall, a general platform and several warehouses on the school grounds, which are usually guarded by veterans.
Yang Siping called Yang Anyuan, Zhao Tian and Yang Anxuan to the meeting hall and asked directly: "How to divide? You guys can talk about it yourself first."
Yang Anyuan said: "Uncle, I am good friends with Cen Minghu and Yin Ji. Give them to me and everything else will be easy to deal with."
Zhao Tian glanced at Yang Anxuan, shook his head and said, "No, give me at least one of them."
Yang Siping wiped his beard and said: "These 800 or so people are just the people sent by the three families. The others are here to make a living."
Looking at the two brothers Yang Anyuan and Yang Anxuan, Yang Siping smiled and said: "Third uncle, you can't be partial. You two brothers, one for each, why don't you compete and whoever wins will pick first."
Yang Anxuan said quickly: "No need to compete, let the second brother pick first."
Yang Anyuan also knew that it was impossible for both of them to belong to him, so he said: "Then I choose Cen Minghu. Third, the people Cen Minghu brings will belong to me. Don't argue with me about this."
Seeing Yang Anxuan nodding in agreement, Yang Anyuan was secretly proud. He had predicted in advance that more than 100 people from the Cen and Deng families would be named Cen Minghu.
Yang Anxuan asked people to invite Cen Minghu and Yin Ji in.
When Yin Ji learned that he had been assigned to Zhao Tian, he said unhappily: "If this is the case, I won't be the village chief anymore. I might as well go home."
Zhao Tian said coldly and solemnly: "Military discipline is strict, how can it be a child's play. If you complain too much and don't obey the rules, you should be killed according to the law."
Yang Siping was in charge of recruiting troops, and Cen Minghu, Yin Ji and others came on the fourth day of the first lunar month to bring people along. Yang Siping had seen the two men's cavalry and shooting, and both of them were said to be excellent, and they were also among the best in the Yang family's army.
Yin Ji was a forthright person and acted carelessly. After drinking twice, Yang Siping felt that he suited his temper.
"Zhao Tian, don't always use military discipline to scare people." Yang Siping said: "Yin Ji, don't talk nonsense, otherwise I won't be able to help you."
Yin Ji was not afraid and glared directly at Yang Anxuan: "I know you are the real person in charge. What ability do you have to train us, just because you can write a few poems?"
No need to ask, Yang Anyuan had his ears filled with bad things about Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan smiled slightly and said: "Yang has also killed enemies on the battlefield, and he is no weaker than anyone else."
"Okay, if you ride a horse and hit the bull's-eye thirty steps away, Yin will be willing to be under your command, otherwise I will be under Colonel Yang's command."
Yang Anyuan complained secretly. He belittled Yang Anxuan too much in front of Yin Ji and described Yang Anxuan as a dude who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. In fact, he knew that Yang Anxuan's riding and shooting skills were not inferior to his. Now he was pushing Yin Ji to Yang Anxuan. , It’s a waste to be a villain.
Zhao Tian looked at the proud Yin Ji and cursed softly: "Idiot."
The third young master's archery skills were inferior to his own. He could hit the bull's eye from thirty steps away with ease.
Without saying much, Yang Anxuan rode on horseback, bent his bow, and hit the bull's-eye fifty steps away with three arrows in a row.
Yin Ji was speechless and looked at Yang Anyuan doubtfully. Is this the playboy he said?
Yang Anxuan was riding his horse back when a magpie flew past the horse. The horse was frightened and raised its front hooves. Yang Anxuan clamped the horse with his legs, quickly bent his bow and drew an arrow, and the strings sounded and the birds fell.
"Send it over." Yang Siping smiled.
Someone picked up a magpie on the ground and brought it to him. Yin Ji looked over and saw that the arrow hit the bird's head. He couldn't help but take a breath, this Yang Anxuan's riding and archery skills were only as good as Yang Anyuan's, and he had underestimated him.
After allocating the new soldiers, Yang Siping said with a smile: "My errand is over. You go to Yang Shangbao to pick up the supplies. The two armies will choose their own places to station outside the city. They will compete in the school field every half month."
There was a lot of baggage, with half a month's food and wages amounting to nearly 600 shi, twenty buckets of pickles, tents for camping, horses, weapons, leather armor, flags, gongs and drums, etc., all carried by people and carts, and it was very lively.
Zhao Tian carefully inspected the baggage, quietly pulled Yang Anxuan to a quiet place, and said: "Third Young Master, there is something wrong with this batch of baggage. Many of the weapons were damaged and refurbished, the tents, leather, armor and other items were old and aged, and even the corn was mixed with sand. , some are even moldy.”
Yang Anxuan said in surprise: "You mean Uncle Qi did something wrong." Yang Shangbao, ranked seventh in the family.
Zhao Tian was silent for a moment and said: "It doesn't count."
Yang Anxuan thought for a moment and realized that the problem probably lies with Zhang Hong. The anti-corruption campaign presided over by Chen Shen was proceeding unhurriedly. It was heard that more than a dozen officials who had embezzled food for disaster relief were found to have been punished, beaten or demoted in accordance with the "Taishi Law".
Yang Anxuan went to the south gate to take a look. The porridge in the pot had thickened. It seemed that the fight against corruption was of some use. Zhang Feng told him that Fatty Zhang, who used to be in charge of giving porridge, was beaten with twenty canes and lost his job.
Yang Shangbao was in the baggage camp. As Cang Cao, he joined the army and also served as quartermaster. Naturally, he had to be present when the baggage was distributed.
As he watched the clerk copying the account books with his hands behind his back, Yang Shangbao pictured his crying concubine in his mind, and he felt uneasy for a while.
Zhang Hong was beaten with twenty canes and fined five stones of corn. He did not dare to tell Yang Shangbao directly, so he turned to his daughter for help.
Zhang was newly married to Yang Shangbao, and while they were having a close relationship, she cried in Yang Shangbao's ear after they were happy.
Yang Shangbao didn't care about Zhang Hong, but when he learned that the incident was caused by Yang Anxuan, he couldn't help but feel angry that his nephew didn't give him face.
It was difficult to deal with Yang Anxuan openly, but it was very easy for him to do things secretly.
He was present when the two brothers Yang Anyuan and Yang Anxuan were training new recruits, and he immediately had an idea in his mind.
It's the same weapon. New ones are stronger, and the quality will naturally decline if they are damaged and recast. New leather armors are strong and comfortable, while old leather armors that have been repaired are neither good-looking nor strong. The warmth and waterproofing of new and old tents are definitely different; they are piled up underneath. Corn has a lot of grit and is easy to get moldy, so there are many ways to do it.
Yang Shangbao is not worried about Yang Anxuan coming to question him. As long as the quantity is correct, someone must use the things. It is up to him to decide whether to give it to Yang Anyuan or Yang Anxuan.
Yang Anxuan thought for a while and decided to come to Yang Shangbao.
"Uncle Qi, are you busy?" Yang Anxuan greeted him with a smile.
Yang Shangbao was stunned. He was prepared for Yang Anxuan to come angrily. Unexpectedly, Yang Anxuan was smiling all over his face, which caught him off guard.
"An Xuan, what's the matter?" Yang Shangbao asked knowingly.
"It's okay. Why don't you say hello to Uncle Qi when you come to the baggage camp to pick up things? You are the God of Wealth." Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "In the future, we will inevitably trouble Uncle Qi when distributing baggage. I would like to treat Uncle Qi to a meal tonight. Shunfeng Lou or Qingxuanzhai?"
Yang Shangbao looked at Yang Anxuan with some surprise. How could this clan nephew who often caused trouble in Luoyang become so smooth? He offered suggestions for disaster relief, wrote poems on the Phoenix Platform, and even invited people to dinner when he secretly made things difficult for him.
Seeing that Yang Shangbao remained silent, Yang Anxuan continued: "Yu Di is at home. I haven't seen him for a few days. Uncle Qi will bring him with me in the evening. I have had a few literary gatherings recently. If Yu Di is free, I will Let him join me."
Hearing Yang Anxuan mention his son, Yang Shangbao smiled and said, "I admire you very much and I often think of you at home. You are willing to take him to the cultural gathering, which is a great thing I could only ask for. Uncle Qi thanks you in advance. In the evening, Uncle Qi invites you, Shunfeng Building, I’ll call the childcare workers as well.”
Yang Yu is the eldest son of Yang Shangbao. He is fourteen years old this year. Like Yang Anshen, he likes literature and dislikes martial arts.
Yang Anxuan on the Phoenix Stage has become famous, and his contacts are all talents from the county such as Yin Dun and Gao Guang. If Yang Yu can stay with Yang Anxuan and get acquainted with these people, it will definitely be beneficial in the future.
Both of them made a tacit agreement not to mention the distribution of baggage this time, as long as they knew some things well.
The camp site has been chosen a long time ago. It is located on a flat land surrounded by mountains and rivers, seven miles outside the west city.
Cut down two rows of trees, one long and one short. The bottoms of the trees are burned and buried in the soil. The long trunks are on the outside and the short trunks are on the inside. Boards are put between them. The long trunks become a protective wall and form a circle. Ten people have one tent. The camps are opposite each other, with drainage ditches dug around them. There is a toilet half a mile west of the tent; a granary is set up on the east, a kitchen is on the south, and the baggage is on the north...
Yang Anxuan followed Zhao Tian while walking, watching and asking questions. Although he knew something about setting up camp, he didn't know the details. Only by seeing it with his own eyes and doing it with his own hands could he understand it thoroughly.
Zhao Tian naturally knew everything. Ever since he heard Yang Anxuan save Zhang Feng's mother and son and said "save as much as possible", he recognized Yang Anxuan, but it was because Yang Quanqi could not directly call Yang Anxuan his lord.
I was busy until the end of the application. Thinking of my appointment with Yang Shangbao in the evening, Yang Anxuan left in a hurry.
Yang Anxuan wanted to live in the military camp, but Yang Quanqi did not allow him to delay the important matter of finalizing the title. He stipulated that he should read scriptures, practice calligraphy, paint, play the piano, etc. every day, and often participate in literati gatherings and talk and debate.
Although the determination of a product mainly depends on family background, the study of Confucian classics, conversation, music, chess, calligraphy and painting can all contribute to reputation and are beneficial to the determination of a product.
Regarding Confucian classics, Yang Anxuan was confident. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Confucian classics still dominated, focusing on Zheng Xuan's classics. Influenced by metaphysics, it became the fashion of the time to move from Confucianism to metaphysics.
The main classics include The Analects of Confucius, Zhouyi, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zuozhuan, Xiaojing, Zhouguan, Mao Shi, etc. Shangshu is the heirloom of the Yang family. All the children of the Yang family must read it by heart; Yang Anxuan is no stranger to books such as "The Analects of Confucius". With the help of his past life memories, many views will be refreshing when debating them.
I have participated in several Qing Tan debates with Yin Dun. Yang Anxuan knows that the content of Qing Tan is mostly about the philosophy of contentment, carefreeness, and natural inaction. He has the knowledge of "Cai Gen Tan" and "Xiaochuang Youji", and he believes that he will not be weaker than anyone else. .
Archeology in the past life required spending the night in the wilderness, playing chess with friends to pass the time. Yang Anxuan's favorite, he had countless formulas in his mind, and he won twice against Yin Dun. Seeing Yin Dun's shocked expression, Yang Anxuan knew that his chess quality should be high.
His calligraphy is a little inferior, and he can barely squeeze into the ninth grade. It takes a long time to improve his grade, and he can only improvise on the spot; his paintings can only be arty, and his musical instrument knowledge is only superficial. However, with scriptures, poems, chess, and debate in hand, it is enough to deal with the final decision.
At the dinner, uncles, nephews, and brothers returned home happily.
