Deng Ai's crowning ceremony was completed on an auspicious day in late October.
After going through the process of "Three Additions", "Three Changes" and "Three Cis", Deng Ai is now an adult and can become an official.
Deng Ai's name was given by Guan Yu. Zhang Xi did not interfere in the whole process and it was all based on Guan Yu's preference.
As for Guan Yu, after checking a lot of information, he decided on Deng Ai's name as "Shi Zai". Zhang Xi didn't know what to say.
I thought that after so many years of changes, Deng Ai should not be called this name. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu still gave Deng Ai such a name.
Zhang Xi once again felt the world line closing.
Well, the world is strange anyway. Deng Ai's calling Shi Zai did not delay him from being Zhang Xi's disciple. Likewise, it did not delay Zhang Xi from giving him the official position of Nanjun's Registrar.
This appointment is not surprising. After all, in terms of status, Deng Ai is a disciple of Zhang Xi and a native of Jingzhou. For him to be the chief registrar, at least members of the Jingzhou family can accept it.
In terms of ability, Deng Ai had already proven to Ma Liang that he was qualified for the position of chief bookkeeper.
After finishing Deng Ai's crowning ceremony, Zhang Xi, carrying large and small bags of gifts, personally visited Guan Yu to propose marriage to his disciple.
Then, Zhang Xi was kicked out of the door by Guan Yu.
Okay, just blast him out. Anyway, this is the second master, so there is no shame in being blasted out.
As long as the purpose is achieved.
Yes, Zhang Xi's goal has been achieved. After that, as long as Deng Ai's mother asks someone to act as a matchmaker and goes to the Guan Mansion to go through a set of six rites, little Deng Ai can give his beloved Guan Yinping to her in three years' time. Married home.
Regarding this, Guan Ping was curious about how Zhang Xi did it.
And since everything was settled, why did his father kick Zhang Xi out of the door again? !
Zhang Xi doesn't want to talk about this issue. After all, it's quite embarrassing, and the second master's temper is not good. If he gets angry out of shame... well, actually what happened is not that complicated.
Zhang Xi went to the Guan Mansion to propose marriage, emphasizing that she and the second master were equals, and also emphasized the second master's status as the guest of honor at Deng Ai's ceremony, and then formally proposed to the second master.
The second master's reaction was different from Guan Ping's expectation. The second master just frowned and seemed very hesitant, but he did not refuse immediately.
But when Zhang Xi saw the second master's hesitation, he thought that the second master was struggling with the issue of seniority, so he immediately launched a backup plan. In front of the second master, he told the story of his wild imagination in order to run against the second master. , indicating that the second master disagrees, and is essentially like those so-called aristocratic families.
Actually, the second master is just a little reluctant to bear that his daughter has reached the age of marriage. Zhang Xi is completely overthinking it.
But if Zhang Xi is so angry, can the second master not be annoyed after hearing this, and can he still talk to Zhang Xi in a good voice? !
Originally, this matter was almost settled, but what can I do if I can't stand Guan Yinping eavesdropping on the second master outside the door? !
His daughter's heart is no longer on his side. Even if the second master wants to refuse, he has to look at his daughter's tears and worry.
A daughter's wish can only be fulfilled by her father, but Zhang Xi is really upset if she doesn't get scolded and kicked out.
So, if something is promised, it should be bombed.
Although Zhang Xi almost failed in this matter, the result was good in the end. Zhang Xi was relieved and could start worrying about other things.
After the autumn harvest, the year's government affairs are basically coming to an end. The only thing left for Zhang Xi is to inspect the counties before the end of the year, and then be responsible for rewarding and punishing officials at all levels.
This is not a complicated matter, and with Ma Liang and Yi Ji watching over it, Zhang Xi basically doesn't have to go to too much trouble. He only needs to go around the counties to show the authority of the government.
There was originally a job of inspecting the county soldiers' drills and assessing the county soldiers, but in Nanjun, Guan Yu was responsible for these tasks. Zhang Xi's visit was just a formality, and the symbolic significance was greater than the actual significance.
However, Zhang Xi noticed something disturbing while inspecting the military camp.
The training method of Jingzhou soldiers was still the same as Zhang Xi's training method in Xinye, but after the number of troops increased, Guan Yu had his own ideas.
To put it simply, the second master streamlined the soldiers of Huiyuanyang Formation, only ensuring a scale of about 5,000 people.
In Erye's view, the Yuanyang Formation is suitable for field battles, and can also be broken up into small teams to defend the city on the city wall, but it is a bit wasteful to use it to attack the city.
Therefore, Er Ye only maintained a team of 5,000 people to practice the Yuanyang Formation and use it as elite soldiers. The remaining sergeants and soldiers were still trained as ordinary infantry according to the conventional training methods of this era.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Zhang Xi's training method costs money and food. After all, these days, the soldiers' armor-wearing rate is not improving, so how can there be enough money and food for the soldiers to eat meat.
In this regard, Zhang Xi can understand the second master. After all, when he was in Badong County, the 4,000 county soldiers under Zhang Xi were still ordinary soldiers of this era. Without Chen Dao's 10,000 white soldiers, Zhang Xi would never have been able to do it. Xia Houyuan.
However, Zhang Xi still felt that the second master was a bit too much.
Yes, you have to keep the number of elite troops at five thousand, which is understandable.
However, for other soldiers, you can increase the proportion of shield soldiers and spear soldiers. If you encounter special circumstances in the wild, these soldiers can be quickly replenished or even expanded to form a simple mandarin duck formation reserve team.
I always think about attacking the city, and the proportion of long-sword soldiers is too large. Although it is convenient to attack the city, the field combat capability is also weakened.
Zhang Xi vaguely remembered that the turning point of Er Ye's battle at Xiangfan was in the field battle. Er Ye was repelled head-on by the reinforcements led by Xu Huang. Coupled with Jiangdong's back stabbing, it became a devastating defeat.
So, Zhang Xi hurriedly went to Guan Yu to talk, but Guan Yu was still angry and drove Zhang Xi out again.
Actually, as a famous general, the second master had already thought of what Zhang Xi thought of.
But there is no way, this is the current situation.
In recent years, Erye has basically expanded Nanjun's sphere of influence to the north of Linju.
This place is already quite close to Xiangyang.
In other words, if the second master wants to use troops next time, he does not need to consider the issue of field warfare at all. What he needs to consider is how to conquer the strong city of Xiangyang.
That's why the Second Master consciously increased the proportion of long-swordsmen in the army, so that he could take advantage when attacking the city in the future.
If you carry a three-meter-long spear or a one-meter-long shield, how do you plan to attack the city? !
You can't even climb a ladder.
In the end, you have to change to a long sword to attack.
So, the second master had actually thought about it, but out of anger, when he saw Zhang Xi, he thought that this guy had helped his disciple cheat his daughter away, and he even mocked himself for being the devil if he could explain it well.
Zhang Xi was of course very dissatisfied, and he wrote a letter to Xu Shu specifically to invite Xu Shu to join him in writing a joint letter to Liu Bei in Chengdu, asking him to advise Guan Yu not to weaken the troops' field capabilities in order to strengthen their siege strength.
Then, Xu Shu wrote a letter to persuade him.
Although Xu Shu has been staying in Jingnan, he is also very familiar with the situation in Jingbei.
Over the years, Cao Cao has never given up going south to harass Nanjun. He comes almost every year, but every time he comes, he never takes advantage.
Don't look at Cao Jun's bragging every time, saying that so-and-so defeated Guan Yu again and won the victory, but in fact, they could have fought back and forth with Guan Yu in the northern part of Nanjun, and were even able to attack close to Qingnikou in Jiangxia County. Cao's army has all withdrawn to the north of Linju in the past two years.
Even Le Jin, who was a good governor of Xiangyang, was transferred by Cao Cao to guard Hefei with Zhang Liao.
From the commander of one front army to the deputy of another front army, if this was really a good fight, could Cao Cao arrange it like this? !
So, despite the constant back and forth between Guan Yu and Xiangyang Cao's army in recent years, the battle line has indeed been advancing towards Xiangyang. The next time they fight, they might fall in Xiangyang City.
After remembering Xu Shu's explanation, Zhang Xi finally understood why Guan Yu wanted to increase the proportion of long swordsmen in the army.
But Zhang Xi cannot be blamed for this matter. After all, Zhang Xi has only been in Nanjun for less than four months, and Guan Yu has always been in charge of military matters. Zhang Xi has no contact with them, so naturally he doesn't know as much as Xu Shu.
At the same time, Zhang Xi also complained that in this case, the second master should just say it nicely, instead of criticizing people at every turn, which hurts his self-esteem.
I am already thirty this year, in my thirties, don’t you want to lose face? !
But forget it, who made him the second master?
However, we still need to find ways to improve the issue of military field operations.
After all, Zhang Xi knew the progress of the historical line and knew that the second master would be defeated by Xu Huang in the field. It was obviously not feasible to not strengthen the army's field capabilities.
However, how to balance field battles and sieges is a problem that needs Zhang Xi to think about and solve.
(End of chapter)
