The four thousand households parted ways after leaving the Yan Wang Fu and returned to their respective garrisons.

  "Shi Hong, this time the lord's order is our opportunity. This bandit-eradication operation must be done beautifully, and we must make sure that the lord's face is saved."

  "That's natural, I'll go arrange for people to tidy up the equipment. This time our middle guard and left guard will act together, I have to remind those little rabbits below to perform well and try to suppress the left guard."

  "Hmm, that's right. We have to perform well in order to leave a good impression on the King of Yan's side. As the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, although Commander Tang Yun is not one for fame or fortune, we subordinates can't lose face for him either." Qiu Fu nodded in agreement with Zhu Neng's words.

  Yan Mountain has three guardians, divided into left, middle and right sections.

  Among them, the right guard commander Xu Meng was originally a general of the current Wei Guogong. He was named Meng for his bravery in battle. The other officials at all levels, such as the commander Tongzhi and the commander Qianshi, were also mostly subordinates of Wei Guogong during his southern and northern expeditions. In short, the right guard of Yan Mountain is the implicit support of Wei Guogong for his son-in-law who was enfeoffed. Although nominally it is the personal guard of the King of Yan, after all, it is not the king's own trusted personnel.

  However, the Left Guard Commander Guo Yu and the Central Guard Commander Tang Yun were different. Guo Yu was a surrendered general from Northern Yuan, without any foundation in our great Ming dynasty, but was appointed as the Left Guard Commander due to the recognition and appreciation of Prince Yan's palace, so he was naturally loyal to the prince.

  Tang Yun was an old man who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to start the uprising that year. After Zhu Di was born, Zhu Yuanzhang sent him as Zhu Di's personal bodyguard. It can be said that Tang Yun watched Zhu Di grow from a newborn baby to a vigorous young man, and their relationship was very close. By now, Prince of Yan Zhu Di had been enfeoffed, and Tang Yun naturally became the commander of the guards in Yan Mountain.

  The three guards had some friction in peacetime. The right guard often looked down on the other two guards, thinking that the soldiers of the two guards were all useless and couldn't be relied upon when it came to fighting. This was indeed true, as the left and middle guards were either surrendered troops or new recruits, so their combat effectiveness was naturally weak. The right guard, on the other hand, consisted entirely of seasoned veterans who had been through many battles, and they had every reason to mock them.

  The relationship between the two guards on the left and in the middle is not so harmonious either. Logically, with one right guard pressing down on top of the remaining two guards, they should be united against a common enemy. However, these two guards also look down on each other.

  The commander of the Left Guard, Guo Yu, was a Mongol, and most of his soldiers were also Mongolian surrendered troops. To the Ming soldiers of the Central Guard, the Mongols were nothing but defeated enemies. Our current emperor, from Jianghuai to the north, the Northern Yuan court was powerless to resist, and even the emperor abandoned the capital and fled on his own, naturally making the Ming people think that the Northern Yuan was nothing special, looking down on them, especially the new recruits.

  The left guard looked at the middle guard's men, who were also new recruits, city guards and so on, all of whom had almost zero combat experience. Even if the left guard's men were surrendered soldiers, they felt that they could fight better than the middle guard.

  This time, Pinggu County had an event of robbing military rations. The Left and Right Guards each dispatched a thousand households to suppress the bandits. It was not that the King of Yan wanted these two guards to secretly compete with each other. If one side lost, then those who were eager to look down on the winning side without qualification would be put in their place.

  Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng also understood this principle and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to suppress those Northern Yuan surrendered soldiers.

  At this time, Zhang Feng and Chen Hua had just finished their training and were resting. It was the day after tomorrow that they could leave the camp, and they were discussing going to Beiping City to have some fun.

  Liu Zi was overjoyed to be able to go out and have fun in the city, and his afternoon training was a bit distracted. Now that everyone is resting, he rushed over to ask Chen Hua where they would go tomorrow.

  "Director Chen, Director Chen, have you thought about where we're going tomorrow?"

  "Heh heh heh, tomorrow I'll take you guys to a great place, guarantee that after you go, you'll want to go again, and in the end, won't want to leave." Chen Hua smiled with a sly face.

  Lao Gu glanced at Chen Hua's expression and knew what he was referring to. He smiled helplessly: "Don't lead them astray, the annual silver allowance is not enough for that place to cause trouble several times."

  Others were still curious and looked at Chen Hua and Lao Gu, not understanding what kind of silent understanding they had between them. Only a few old soldiers smiled knowingly, understanding where Chen Hua was coming from.

  This made Liu Zi anxious, last time he went to Zuiyun Building, he drank so much that he rolled under the table, didn't have a good time at all, only drank a belly full of yellow soup, and didn't even eat a few mouthfuls of the delicious dishes on the table.

  This time, he went to the city with great enthusiasm, determined to have a good time in the city. Seeing Chen Hua and Lao Gu, who were being ambiguous and unclear, Liu Zi directly asked:

  "Chen Zongqi, Lao Gu, you two stop teasing me and hurry up, I'm getting impatient. What's the plan for tomorrow? This vast city of Beiping has so many things to try, and I haven't had a chance to experience any of them yet."

  "Haha" Chen Hua and others saw Liu Zi scratching his ears and cheeks in anxiety and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Tomorrow, I'll take the new recruits to Chunfeng Pavilion for a taste of freshness. The expenses will be on me, consider it a reward from big brother to the top-ranked newcomer. Let you guys experience what it's like to be real men."

  "What about us, Chen? We're going too. You'll cover our expenses as well, right?" Several old soldiers chimed in with a smile.

  "Scram, you old rascals! My meager salary isn't enough for your lavish spending. If you want to go, pay out of your own pockets. Don't think I don't know, especially you, Old Hou. You won a pretty penny at the gambling den last time, didn't you?"

  "It's all small change, nothing much." Old Hou said with a self-satisfied expression.

  Zhang Feng's six sons didn't quite understand, they were still young and hadn't had any contact with this aspect. Ma Cheng and Ma Qi, the two brothers, were experienced men and already knew what Chunfeng Pavilion was.

  Zhang Feng's confusion deepened as he saw the lewd smiles on other people's faces, and exchanged a glance with Liu Zi, his incomprehension growing more severe.

  "Brother Chen, what is this Chunfeng Pavilion you're talking about? Isn't it a wine house in the city of Beiping? Why are all of you laughing like that?" Zhang Feng couldn't bear the lewd laughter of several people and asked Chen Hua.

  "It's not to be said, it's not to be said. You'll know tomorrow, don't worry, I, Chen Dage, guarantee that you two will feel that the trip is worthwhile. Remember, sleep well tonight, tomorrow there will be a few of you who will be in for a wild ride." Chen Hua replied with a mysterious face.

  "Hahaha, it's been a real ordeal, I just wonder if they can take it or not, hahaha!" The old soldiers laughed loudly, full of anticipation for Zhang Fengliu and the others' performance at Chunfeng Pavilion tomorrow.

  Just as everyone was fighting and making a ruckus, a soldier walked over and bowed his hands:

  "Director Chen, Director Zhang, Lord Wang has summoned you for a matter, please follow me."

  Chen Hua and Zhang Fen hastily followed the soldiers to leave, and the three of them arrived at Wang Zhen's tent. At this time, many people had already gathered in the tent, including not only Wang Zhen, but also Ni Lian and Liu Sheng, as well as their subordinates, the zongqi.

  Zhang Feng and the other person suddenly felt that this summons was different from usual...

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