Chapter 78 Undercurrent
Liu Shaoqing had no relatives in the capital, and because of the training of the Beijing camp, he accidentally offended almost all the Manchu nobles. Therefore, no one would go to greet him on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Of course, he would not use a hot face to stick someone's cold butt, so he arranged a "people-friendly" drama for himself.
But Fu Jie is not good. As the second son of the Fucha family, although he cannot inherit the title of the family, it does not mean that he has no status in the entire playboy circle in the capital. Not only that, although others are still watching opera at home, the New Year greetings have already come to the door.
"Brother Yunqing is so elegant. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, have you forgotten all my brothers and others?"
You can tell who is coming by listening to the sound, and there are only a few of your friends who can go straight into the garden without passing through the servants at home.
"What, Brother Tingmei is here to tease me?"
The person who came was named Guan Muyun, whose courtesy name was Tingmei, and whose Manchu old surname was Guarjia. Like Fu Jie, he was also a second-generation ancestor who had no chance to inherit the title of the family and a playboy among the playboys. The two who came with him were named Suo Weiping and the other was Ma Jun, who were both good at playing together. Of course, the background was also quite good.
Going out to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Chinese New Year is also a very formal thing among Manchus. Maybe something may cause the second and third sons in the family to show up in public, but at this time, the one who goes out must be the eldest son of the family. This is the rule. It is also because of this that the second sons like Fu Jie and others who do not have the chance to inherit the family business will gather together in a low-key manner to drink tea and listen to operas, or simply smoke smoke and gamble.
The four of them leaned against their shoulders according to the old Manchu rules, saying that they had greeted each other for New Year's greetings, and then sat down around the table.
As soon as Guan Muyun sat down, he said, "Brother Yunqing is leisurely, but unfortunately he missed a good show on the street."
Fu Jie said indifferently: "This is the first day of the Lunar New Year, what good show can there be?"
When the three of them heard this, they knew that Fu Jie really didn't know, so they looked at each other and smiled. Suo Weiping said, "Mr. Jie, we met Wen Dusu on the way here. Do you know what Wen Dusu is doing today?"
Wen Dusu's son was the Minister of Guards Bo Yan Namo, who was also the Prince of Bodolegatai, Mongolia. However, Wen Dusu, like Fu Jie and others, is the second son of the family. The one who can inherit the title was his brother Namo, so he usually got very close to Fu Jie and the others.
"Didn't that kid go to school in the martial arts school? This is only seven days off for the New Year. He is not at home, can he come out and cause any trouble?"
Guan Muyun said, "There is no trouble, but the jokes have caused a lot of jokes. Mr. Jie doesn't know yet, is that warmth actually going to wish those mud legs a happy New Year on the first day of the Lunar New Year?"
Fu Jie was stunned, "What the hell is going on?"
Guan Muyun said: "It is said that it is a mission issued by the Military Preparation School, and it is necessary to visit and condolences at the homes of the soldiers who were entered into the training camp. Humph, it's ridiculous. When will Shangguan go to greet the soldiers? Is there any higher or lower rank?"
Suo Weiping said on the side, "This Wen Dusu is really a job, it's just an errand. No matter how you do it, you don't even want to have a face. You can do such a loss of identity."
However, after hearing the two of them, Fu Jie was surprisingly not echoing, but instead looked up and pondered. After a moment, he smiled and said, "The court is really willing to put in effort."
Guan Muyun said strangely: "The court? What effort should I put into?"
At this time, Ma Jun, who had not spoken just now, interjected, "Just just invite people to buy their hearts."
Fu Jie smiled and nodded, "Brother Ma is very accurate. It seems that this Liu Xiaopin is not stupid either."
Although Guan Muyun and others are playboys, their bloodline and knowledge are there. If they can hang out in the Sijiu City, if they are really brainless, they will be eaten by others, and they will be so carefree? After hearing Fu Jie and Ma Jun's words, they immediately reacted and said, "Are you afraid that we will cut off the firewood from the bottom of the pot?"
Fu Jie said: "There may be considerations in this regard, but more importantly, this little guy came to the south and did not have any strength in Beijing. He is taking advantage of the situation to build his own team, so he can gain a foothold in Beijing."
Liu Shaoqing offended most of the Manchu nobles because of the training camp. If the emperor had not protected him, he would have been squeezed out of the capital at this time. But even so, before the situation was clear, there would not be many people in the capital who would have had a good relationship with him. Moreover, Liu Shaoqing also knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the training camp, the emperor's protection was the only one that could be relied on. If he wanted to get the protection of the emperor, he had to show value. The more than 700 people in the training camp were his support for showing value, so he would spare no effort to buy it.
"I heard that the daily food in the training camp can be as good as the Chinese New Year food for ordinary people. Moreover, that little man is not greedy for military pay. Now he has made this move again, and he uses the power of the emperor to pull Wen Dusu and others into the water. Haha, it seems that we have underestimated him before."
Although Wen Dusu is one of the few noble children who have dated Liu Shaoqing, he would not be worthy of Prince Bodolgatai to visit soldiers like this, just because Liu Shaoqing was not worthy of such a large capital. If there was no emperor's shadow, Fu Jie would not believe anything he said.
Guan Muyun said: "Can this black boy really soar into the sky?"
Fu Jie shook his head and said, "That may not be the case. The emperor said that he will personally test his training results in a month. It will be a mule or a horse. Then the truth will be revealed."
Guan Muyun said worriedly: "That's the case, but judging from the news that the black boy is very ruthless in training troops. What if..."
After the start of the Martial Arts School, many students had exercised with the training camp, and naturally saw the rigor and ruthlessness of the training camp. Because the Martial Arts School has a large number of German teachers, they have to have a day off every week. After returning home, these students will naturally describe the school's daily life, and naturally bring out some of the situation of the training camp that they hear and see. With the status and connections of Guan Muyun and others in Beijing, it is not surprising that they can learn some details.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. You should know that although we don't like that black boy, there is no big hatred. There is someone else who really makes a grudge against him."
There is no need to heavy hammer for the drums. They are all smart people, and they can be seen at a glance. "What are you talking about in Beijing?"
Guan Muyun said "those governors", but everyone who knows it knows that the so-called "those" definitely include their four fathers and brothers.
The so-called "Beijing Camp" refers to the Eight Banners troops stationed in the capital. It is divided into "Langwei" and "Bingwei".
"Langwei" is also known as the personal military camp. It is mainly responsible for defending the palace and serving as the emperor's entourage. It is the personal military around the emperor, including the guard office, the Luanyi Guard, the Shanpu Camp, etc. It is governed by the head guard office, and the three banners, Zhenghuang, Zhengbai and Xianghuang, each of the three banners, two people as the head guard ministers to lead it.
The "Bian Guard" is mainly responsible for garrisoning the capital. It is divided into guards, cavalry, vanguard, infantry battalion, Shenji camp, Jianrui camp, Firearm camp, Tiger gun camp, etc.
From this we can see that a "Lang Guard" has six "Ministers in charge of the Guard", and the official position of the "Bian Guard" is several times that of the "Lang Guard". What is the Manchurian Commander of the Cav Camp inlaid with Blue Banners, the Manchurian Commander of the Guardian Camp, the Red Banner of the Guardian Camp, etc., a "Battle" can have five Manchurian Commander of the Manchurian Commander of a "Battle". Almost all the nobles are "Machurian Commander", so naturally the elders of the four elders in the family can't escape.
But the elders' official positions belong to the elders, and they will be inherited by the eldest son of the family in the future. In the future, they may be able to place a deputy general or even a general, a Taoist or other, so they can't eat grapes and say that the grapes are sour, and when they speak, they will become "those".
Fu Jie said: "Yes, in fact, there is no fundamental conflict between Liu Shaoqing and us. This is why Wen Dusu can make friends with him, but Nersu cannot. Our big brothers will not easily make people lose face, and it is even more impossible to give up the power in their hands. Haven't you found that there are fewer guards in your family in recent times?"
"Well? After Mr. Jie said this, I really remember that the personal bodyguards who followed my brother rarely appeared recently. Why? Is there something wrong?"
Fu Jie sneered, "I know where the people around my elder brother went, it was the forward camp. Not only a few around him, but also a few good guards removed from the mansion and entered the forward camp. Now you should understand, someone was saved and now you plan to find the venue."
One of the important reasons why Liu Shaoqing was ordered to train the Beijing Camp was that he defeated the royal guards and the Shenji Camp in the third game in Xiangshan on the Double Ninth Festival. On this, he showed his skills in front of the emperor, and indirectly exposed the serious shortcomings of the Shenji Camp training. While attacking the Shenji Camp, he also naturally offended the other battalions that were probably not as good as the Shenji Camp.
This is also the reason why Liu Shaoqing and the Manchu nobles made a grudge.
Now, after Fu Jieyi's analysis, all the nobles are putting their elites into various battalions, and the emperor will accept the results of Liu Shaoqing's military training in one month. After two things, the few people could not guess that the nobles were preparing to compete with Liu Shaoqing again during the emperor's acceptance. First, they can suppress Liu Shaoqing and eliminate his dream of becoming successful; second, they will prove themselves and protect their military power from the emperor.
"But the emperor seems to favor that black boy..."
Fu Jie smiled and said, "It is one thing to do if the emperor favors that little man, and how to distribute military power is another thing to do. What the emperor is most concerned about is whether the court can hold a powerful army. As for who will command this army... Haha, no matter what, the emperor is also a man of all people, right?"
Everyone suddenly realized, "Let's go..."
Chapter completed!