The status of the city defense battalion is extremely important, so it is destined that this is not an ordinary army. First of all, the loyalty of this army is extremely high. The emperor’s guards are first of all loyal. Without absolute loyalty, it is impossible to be qualified to enter the nine gates. .
This resulted in many people in the city defense camp being the children of the powerful, even the children of the royal family. On the one hand, the children of the rich and powerful need a way out, young people have to find errands, and the duties of the internal guard of the Imperial Army are too sensitive and important, and many of these rich and powerful people are incompetent. It just so happens that the city defense battalion is the guard of the emperor on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is not a errand in the palace. It is very important to say that, in fact, most of the time there is no particularly important errand. This is just a good place for the rich and powerful to find errands for themselves.
The two deputy guards of the Chengfang Battalion, one named Duan Linxi and the other named Zuo Yang, are the children of the Duan family and Zuo family respectively. Of course, the powerful children who can become the deputy defense are definitely not as simple as the dude, and the strength of the two should not be underestimated.
The Chengfang Battalion administers a total of three thousand households, under the guard there are three generals, one under the general is a hundred households, and the Chengfang battalion has a total of 30 and a hundred households. None of these people's origins has nothing to do with the nobles.
It is not an exaggeration to say that a certain humble little hundred household may be a certain imperial concubine in the palace behind him, so Lu Zheng's job of guarding the city defense battalion is not easy to do.
Lu Zheng went to the General Secretary for a full circle without changing his clothes. He wore a civilian costume and went to the guard station where the city defense camp was located. Duan Linxi and Zuo Yang had already waited.
This made Lu Zheng a little surprised, because when he went to the General Secretary, he obviously felt the rejection and hostility of those from the General Secretary. Like Zuo Yang and Duan Linxi, children from powerful backgrounds should be more hostile and arrogant. How could they be so respectful and polite?
"Xiaguan Duan Linxi, Xiaguan Zuo Yang has seen Master Defender!" The two saluted together. They were all dressed in uniforms and were young, and looked very heroic.
Lu Zheng hurriedly said: "Oh, two adults, Duan and Zuo, you are so polite! I can't tell you the two, I just came from the Secretary of General Communications, and the emperor ordered me to serve as the guard of the city defense camp. No skill! The two adults on the left and the left have to play the leading roles, I can't manage specific affairs!"
Lu Zheng knew very well that Duan Zuo’s politeness was much better than Tong Zhengsi’s repulsion. Powerful children like the Duan family and Zuo family, they were the figures who came out of the Forty-Nine City, and they would definitely not let their face. The man grabbed a little handle.
But if Lu Zheng really thought that he could control everything in the city defense camp by this, it would be too naive, maybe at this time there are a hundred traps waiting for him in the city defense camp!
Therefore, Lu Zheng’s strategy for himself is to communicate with the Secretary of State and then the city defense camp. The strategies on both sides are to look first, then move, and never act rashly!
Lu Zheng paused, and then said, "Master Duan, Master Zuo, I have no other intention here today, just to get to know the two adults and the adults of my city defense camp! I don't know that we are the only one of the two adults in the city defense camp. Besides, are there any other colleagues here?"
"Master Lu, knowing that you are coming today, how can we not prepare? Let's not lie to your lord, now the city defense camp does not have more than a hundred colleagues who do errands. They are all waiting inside, waiting for the adults to tell us!" Well-behaved way.
While he was talking, he led Lu Zheng into the gate, and the city defense camp was really full of people standing in darkness. All of them were dressed in the clothes of the Imperial Guard. I have to say that the armor of the Jingcheng Imperial Guard is bright, and the equipment is all the same. Wait a minute. In this way, all of them looked so heroic, and Lu Zheng's civilian uniform seemed a bit inappropriate.
Everyone carried the sedan chair. Duan Linxi and Zuo Yang pushed Lu Zheng up. Lu Zheng smiled and said to everyone: "My colleagues, I am the new guard Lu Zheng! Don't hide it from everyone, I am against the city. I don’t know anything about the battalion’s affairs. Although I have read a few sentences, I have no power to bind a chicken. Every general in this room is better than me, and more capable than me!
With the emperor's life, I will serve as the defense of the city defense battalion. I do this task rather than leading everyone to do the errands, it is better to say that I am here to do the errands for everyone!
Nine out of ten people who have unsatisfactory lives, the errands of our city defense camp may seem simple, but it is not easy. But those outsiders kept saying that we are dudes and that we are the moths of the country. And those arrogant soldiers guarding all over the place, even taking us seriously!
Hey, now I’m here, and I hope that while I’m working on errands, I will strengthen the prestige of our city defense battalion. Do your errands well. I will shout for you and help you become famous. Everyone will work together and make a few mouthful Birds are nasty, do you think this is good? "
Lu Zheng wore a civil official uniform and spoke so eloquently. Many hundreds of households looked at each other. In their world view, the words like Lu Zheng were incredible.
Lu Zheng, is this an official? Which official talks to his subordinates like this? You must know that although the city defense battalion is a place where powerful and powerful people gather, it is after all the guards of the emperor, the level is still very strict, and the discipline is very strict. Although there are often internal struggles in the military, these struggles are in the dark. On the bright side, everyone is like a mountain of military orders, and there is absolutely no irregularity.
But now Lu Zheng's remarks have completely overturned something that everyone usually sticks to in their hearts. Lu Zheng said what everyone wants to express, but there is no way to express it. Lu Zheng scratched everyone's itch. What is most disgusting with these powerful people? The most disgusting thing is that others regard them as dudes, and don't regard them as upright soldiers who can conquer good combatants.
In addition, the city defense battalion basically had no chance to fight, and the usual credit was given to the Imperial Guard. The guards made mistakes, and the city defense battalion was often punished. Therefore, few people outside the city defense battalion could understand. Everyone resonated with Lu Zheng's ability to say these things. Lu Zheng wants to lead everyone to raise their eyebrows. Although he may not be able to do it, everyone is very interested in it.
The atmosphere finally eased a bit, and everyone looked at Lu Zheng's eyes and felt a lot pleasing to the eye. Of course, the inner vigilance remained unchanged. It's just that Lu Zheng's next words completely dispelled everyone's doubts, and he said:
"Look at my official uniform, is it weird? Yes, the task the emperor asked me to do was for the Secretary of General Administration. I am the Deputy General Secretary! The Secretary General is the Prime Minister. You say that I am the Deputy Minister. How heavy is the burden on my shoulders? So, I'll give you a confession, that is, I may have to entrust the two generals Duan and the left to take charge of our city defense camp.
But there is one thing. You can find me if you are short of money, you can find me if you are trained and angry, and you can find me if you have difficulties!
I heard that in the Cuju competition in Beijing last year, the city defense battalion was beaten badly. No, I’m here now. This year, we’ll spend a lot of money. Wait for me to appoint the backbone and talents, and we will attack Cuju. , You must be proud of Cuju in the capital, what do you think? "
"Okay! Master Lu's statement is so good!" Among the crowd, a hundred families with hearty temperament immediately cheered, and they whispered to each other.
Don't think that the city defense battalions are all dudes, their life will be easier, they are not short of money, and they can behave nonsense. In fact, the descendants of these families are mostly concubines who are unable to inherit the title at home, or are excluded, and they are probably many of the type like Lu Zheng.
The eldest son of a real big family, the family will concentrate resources on training and training, where will they be thrown into the city defense camp at this age to eat together? Lu Zheng himself was born as a concubine, and he knows the life of a concubine best.
Let alone a concubine, what about a concubine like Zhang Jing when he was in Yangzhou? Isn't it short of money and silver on hand?
Lu Zheng has a large number of industries in his hands, and these industries are getting bigger and bigger like a snowball. These things are magic weapons in his hands. They can be used at key times. It is not a matter of attacking a city defense battalion.
The trip to Chengfang Camp was very enjoyable, and Lu Zheng immediately decided to host a banquet for all the thousands and hundreds of families in the Chengfang Camp at the location of Jinshuihe. Lu Zheng set the stage to let everyone eat, drink and have fun. For a while, the relationship between the colleagues at all levels of the city defense camp and him seemed to be close in an instant.
After all, Lu Zheng said that he doesn't care about everyone's affairs, and he can be the backstage of everyone's benefactors, and can also help everyone raise their eyebrows. Who doesn't want these things?
Even Zuo and Duan no longer had their previous hostility to Lu Zheng. They felt that Lu Zheng was pleasing to the eye a lot, so this banquet was naturally enjoyed by all parties, and everyone was very happy!
Lu Zheng, who was concerned by all parties in the capital, took office, and passed by gently and happily, but obviously the matter will not be solved so easily. There are many eyes in the capital that are staring at him!
The princess mansion is not far from the east gate of the imperial palace. Today, the princess called Princess Long Qianer to her mansion again. The princess likes to listen to operas. The mansion has built an excellent theater garden, and all the great theater groups in Beijing. , Basically, they are frequent visitors of Princess Mansion.
In addition to Long Qianer, Duan Linxi was invited to listen to the play today. The other person was Man Wenbo. The eyes that Duan Linxi looked at the princess were very hot, while Man Wenbo was like a piece of rotten wood, with low eyebrows pleasing to the eye, and he didn't say a word for a long time.
Duan Linxi talked about it in great detail, and reported all the things that Lu Zheng had to Xuanjingsi to the princess. A trace of sadness appeared on the princess's delicate face like a jade carving, and she sighed softly, saying:
"A meal, a few ounces of silver, will be able to conquer the dudes in the capital. How could this palace not have thought of it before? If it is that simple, should Master Duan be a guard of the palace long ago?"
Duan Linxi was taken aback, his eyes didn't dare to look at the princess again, a heart thumped, thumped, and lowered her head, the princess's mouth gave out a silver bell-like laugh, laughed unscrupulously, laughed in ecstasy, this beauty A woman who is so gorgeous that she can't look directly at it...