The three of them, old, middle-aged and young, stood in the main hall and looked directly at Ma Rujing, as if they were asking for an account.
Zhao Shenzhi, the magistrate of Lanping City, did not speak, but he didn't look good either.
Chu Qing walked in and shook his head secretly.
It's embarrassing for the commander-in-chief of the border army to look like this bear.
This kind of situation happened on the city wall last time. Chu Qing also asked Xiao Yi specifically whether these so-called aristocratic families and officials dared to be so arrogant when Feng Shuai was here.
Xiao Yi said that he dared to do it at first, but then he disappeared inexplicably. After that, basically no one dared to do it.
In fact, this doesn't mean anything, it can only mean that the experience is different.
To be fair, Lao Ma Tou can definitely be ranked in the top ten among the generals of the Chang Dynasty.
It's just that there is a big difference between Nanguan and Beiguan. In Nanguan, the fighters are all barbarians, and the treatment is good. The most important thing is that there are many aristocratic families. Many of the aristocratic families are in the army and have great influence.
When he was young, Ma Rujing also had a bad temper. He usually carried more than forty knives in his pocket when he went out. He would kill anyone he didn't like, whether it was a family member or an official. , take life and death lightly, just do it if you don’t accept it.
But time is merciless and the world is cruel. The bad-tempered pony was eventually smoothed out and turned into a cautious old pony.
The grumpy pony has only one person, and if one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry, and the others will not be affected.
Cautious Lao Ma has too many troops under his command. If he plays the zither alone, everyone will suffer accordingly.
This is also Ma Rujing's helplessness. After being in the military all his life, what he dislikes the most is aristocratic families and civil servants. Military generals kill with knives, while aristocratic families and civil servants kill with their brains. It's disgusting.
But in the eyes of Chu Qing, who is known as the correction fluid for evil forces, the incarnation of the Moon Hare, and the nemesis of aristocratic families, the commander-in-chief of the border army, Ma Rujing, is nothing but nothing. He is not afraid of comparisons, but is afraid of comparisons. , and the family was bullied to the point of being bullied.
Initially, Chu Qing was ready to speak out, but looking at Ma Rujing's awkward and angry look, angry but not too angry, he still held back and refused to meddle in other people's business.
He can control things for a while, but not for a lifetime. He, Chu Qing, is just a supervisor, not a commander of the frontier army. Lao Ma is willing to be his grandson, what can he do.
Of course, Lao Ma was not really his grandson, but he was still the commander of the border army. He snorted and spoke.
"In the chaos of the army, how to rescue your relatives and others, don't mess around!"
"Ma Rujing!"
Sun Shangwen suddenly pointed at Ma Rujing, which made him angry: "In the middle of last year, your frontier army couldn't make up for the new soldiers. If my Sun family hadn't spoken out and each family had changed their slave status, where would your frontier army come from? Six thousand new soldiers!”
Ma Rujing's face turned red. He was obviously wrong and remained silent.
Chu Qing didn't know why and looked behind Tian Hailong.
Tian Hailong explained in a low voice that it turned out that the border army had always been dissatisfied with the recruitment. If he wanted to recruit soldiers, he had to think of three ways at the border.
In the Chang Dynasty, it was said that corvee service and military service were mandatory. The problem was that the three frontier roads were extremely poor and had the smallest population. Not only the border troops were dissatisfied with their numbers, but also the Zhechong prefectures and auxiliary troops in various places were dissatisfied with their numbers. .
If recruitment is forced, local governments will have various excuses.
Why are there no young people? There are no soldiers in the district and no one is farming. In short, there are various reasons.
Of course, the actual reason is that most of the young men work for the stupid sons of landlords, and many of them are slaves. The wealthy families let the people who worked for them join the army, and who let them suck their blood.
In the end, Ma Rujing approached Sun Shangwen personally. No one knew how Ma Rujing persuaded Sun Shangwen or why Sun Shangwen relented.
Anyway, we know that Lao Ma gave Sun Shang a break. After the Sun family, which has a big business, let go, more than 5,000 and nearly 6,000 new soldiers were sent to Zhechong Mansion in various places. Most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and Zhechong Mansion picked and picked them. I chose someone who had a decent image and got the frontier army.
Chu Qing grinned when he heard this, feeling very unbelievable. Chang Chao's border army recruitment actually needed to rely on aristocratic families?
"The frontier army wants elites, not the old and the weak. Six thousand new soldiers are of no use. Can they be combined into two thousand three-star old soldiers?"
As soon as Sun Shangwen mentioned "old things", the youngest Lu Yuan also started to turn over small accounts.
"Marshal Ma, my Lu family has always taken care of the border troops. Other families have been given hundreds of dollars to go in and out of the Guanqiang. However, my Lu family has given me double the amount. I don't ask for anything else, just ask for trouble. The border army can't do it." Take it in, but now, my third brother, Lu Yuan, and the third young master of my Lu family, died two miles away from the wall. The bodies were separated and the bones are still cold. Marshal Ma, shouldn't you give me an explanation from the Lu family? "
This was done by relatives. Zhao Shenzhi, the magistrate of Lanping City, did not have any relatives killed, but he was still under great pressure.
"Commander, all three families in Lanping City have their children outside the pass. Now their whereabouts are unknown. I am afraid that life and death are uncertain. The incident in Dongguan has happened again. Every family is panicked. This is not a long-term solution."
After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Shenzhi raised his hand and said: "Commander, I am not meddling in other people's business, but the Liang bandits are extremely rampant. The frontier troops will not destroy the majesty of the Liang bandits. The anger in everyone's hearts cannot get out. Even if we don’t talk about revenge, at least we can bring back the caravans outside the border safely.”
Ma Rujing sat behind the desk, probably cursing her in her heart, but she really couldn't say anything.
The soldiers who reported the incident all told the truth.
But the incident happened right under his nose, so he still lost an adult. If this incident spreads to the capital, he might be scolded by the people in the court.
"Everyone." Ma Rujing said in a good voice after all: "A few days ago, the second prince of the grassland was arrested. I believe you have heard a few things. According to what the second prince of the grassland said, Liang Rong may invade in a large scale. It would be inappropriate, very inappropriate, to send cavalry into the hinterland of the grassland at this time. The Iron Wolf Guards are either ordinary bandit tribesmen gathered around the Golden Wolf King Khan, or they are found. How will they avenge themselves? I, the commander-in-chief, might as well let his son-in-law die."
"Hey, that's true." Zhao Shenzhi is a sensible person and sighed: "I have been sitting as the magistrate of the border area for more than ten years. I think back when the wolf-catching army was still there, how could the Liang bandits dare to be so arrogant. "
"The wolf-catching army?" Sun Shangwen, who was already furious, cursed: "The wolf-catching army Chu Wensheng has returned to the capital to enjoy his life long ago. Without this wolf-catching army, the frontier army would have no courage! "
As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals, including Ma Rujing, turned their heads and looked at Chu Qing in the corner. Then, everyone began to pray secretly for Sun Shangwen.
Indeed, Chu Qing, who was just watching the excitement, had nothing to do with him, but Sun Shangwen should never, never should have mentioned Chu Wensheng, and said that Chu Wensheng was forcibly brought back to the capital by the Supreme Emperor. I went back to enjoy the blessings.
Chu Qing also sighed. He was already thinking about his father, so he couldn't get enough of it.
