Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

The ninth day of August, Yuancheng Festival, is the birthday of Emperor Qinghua.

All the squares in Chang'an lit up lamps and burned incense to pay homage to the Taoist Lord and seek health.

In the early morning of this day, a convoy escorted by hundreds of cavalry from the Longwu and Yulin armies left Chang'an from Jinguang Gate and headed north along the official road.

And these various groups of more than 400 people were the team headed by Fan Jinian, the supervisor of the army, to Shuofang.

Zhou Jun rode at the back of the team and looked back in the direction of Chang'an, feeling a little regretful in his heart.

The transfer order was sent to the capital, and not long after, the team of military supervisors set off.

Zhou Jun originally thought that it would be delayed for a while, so that he could spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his family and watch his eldest brother attend the Autumn Festival.

However, the day of departure was coming so urgently, and after leaving Shuofang, I didn’t know when I would be able to return.

Looking back, Zhou Jun looked towards the middle of the team. There was a carriage with a flag hanging there, and sitting in the carriage was none other than Fan Jinian and Supervisor Fan.

Staring at the carriage, Zhou Jun thought about what later history books said about the military supervisors of the Tang Dynasty.

"Tongdian·Zhongguan 11" says: "At the end of the Sui Dynasty, censors were sometimes used to supervise the military affairs. The same was true in the Tang Dynasty. There were positions from time to time, and they were not officials. Twenty years after the Kaiyuan Dynasty, they were appointed as middle officials, which was called Zhongguan.

The envoy to supervise the army."

During the Tianbao period, the eunuchs in the palace served as military supervisors. This was still the embryonic stage of the system of eunuchs and military supervisors in the Tang Dynasty.

Prior to this, the post of military supervisor in the Tang Dynasty was mostly held by the censor.

Since the Supervisory Censor is of the eighth rank and is of low rank, he can only serve as a supervisory supervisor and is not enough of a deterrent to the generals in the army.

Therefore, starting from the Tianbao period, most of the posts of military supervisors were held by palace chamberlains, and they also had the function of supervising and declaring orders.

Before the An-Shi Rebellion, the system of internal servants and supervisors was still relatively crude. Most of the candidates to serve as supervisors were recommended by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and then appointed by the emperor.

After the Anshi Rebellion, there were many vassal towns, and the power of eunuchs extended to the local areas. Each vassal town set up a military court to supervise the military envoys. There were deputy envoys, judges, envoys and other staff under them. They also controlled part of the army and had internal servants to supervise the military regulations.

It is also gradually improving.

Just like that, Zhou Jun thought as he followed the team northward.

In the evening of the first day, the team settled in Miyuan.

Zhou Jun ate some simple meals in the camp, then walked out, planning to take a walk in the camp to eat.

When he arrived at the entrance of the camp, Zhou Jun could not help frowning when he saw the soldiers of Long Wu and Yu Lin in groups, chatting and laughing happily.

The Longwu Army and the Yulin Army were the powerful troops of Beiya and the military guards in front of the emperor's gate.

Not long after we left Chang'an City, we were already in such a lax state.

Zhou Jun shook his head and turned back. As soon as he arrived at the tent, he got a message and ordered him to go to Fan Jianjun.

After packing some clothes, Zhou Jun came to Fan Jianjun's account. After reporting, he met Fan Jinian.

It was only the first time for Fan Jinnian and Zhou Jun to meet him, but they seemed to be extremely familiar with him.

Fan Jinian, who was nearly forty years old but well-maintained, took Zhou Jun's hand, pulled him to the desk, pointed to the "West Chamber" full of annotations on the desk, and asked: "You

Is this the author of this book, Zhou Hengcai?"

Zhou Jun cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Fan Jinian smiled and said: "I got Yin Gong's letter earlier, and we still thought, why does Zhou Hengcai sound so familiar? It turns out that he is an old friend I have never met."

Zhou Jun humbled himself.

Fan Jinian said: "Why should you look down upon yourself? The person who can come up with this story is a true lover."

"The lyrics in this song are recited in my family's dreams."

After saying this, Fan Jinian actually sang a part from The West Chamber on the spot.

However, this melody was still sung by Cui Yingying, who was waiting in her boudoir, longing for her husband. Listening to it, Zhou Jun suddenly got goosebumps all over his body.

After finally waiting for Fan Jinian to finish singing, Zhou Jun suppressed his inner discomfort and clapped his hands and said hello.

Fan Jinian was overjoyed and took Zhou Jun with him again to talk for a while.

After a long time, Fan Jinian lost some interest and said to Zhou Jun: "Speaking of which, Yin Gong is one of those passionate people."

"Yin Gong missed Zhang Meiren so much that she almost died. Our family looks at her with admiration."

When Zhou Jun heard this, he didn't think much about it at first. After thinking about it carefully for a while, he always felt that something was strange.

Fan Jinian did not say anything more about Yin Darong, but turned to Zhou Jun and said, "Since our family has taken over the job, we will naturally allow you a future."

"This time I went to Shuofang. Before leaving, the sage told me eight words: do not disturb the military affairs and only follow your duty."

Fan Jinian paused and then said: "Wang Zhongsi was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan. He was a fake son raised by a saint. He grew up in the Tenth Prince's Palace since he was a child, and he was close to the prince."

"In terms of closeness and distance, there is almost no difference between him and his wife."

Zhou Jun knew clearly that Fan Jinian was reminding him that this trip to Shuofang was called military governor, but it was actually a sit-down and watch.

Zhou Jun bowed and said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Fan, for your words and deeds. You should follow the public standards."

Fan Jinian smiled and said: "Hengcai doesn't need to worry too much. In the army of the governor this time, you can see that most of these people are here for each other."

"Everyone knows that Shuofang and his party have nothing to do with the envoys. They are just traveling around, picking up some local products, and doing some good work."

After Zhou Jun heard this, he recalled the soldiers at the entrance of the camp and couldn't help but feel enlightened.

I bet that most of the people in this team, from top to bottom, are connected for the purpose of "gold plating", so no wonder they behave like this.

Seeing that Zhou Jun was thoughtful, Fan Jinian said: "Hengcai was once a slave Yalang and was proficient in accounting. This time, I am going to capture and record the slaves and make a list of them, so you are the one in charge."

"As long as you remember, even if you find an error or omission in the recording, you should not make an attack on the spot. Report it to our family and we will handle it ourselves."

Zhou Jun knew that as Fan Jinian spoke, he might have known for a long time that the generals were embezzling prisoners and then trading them for profit.

The palace is probably aware of this practice, but most of them turn a blind eye.

This phenomenon may have become an unspoken rule in official circles.

After thinking about this, Zhou Jun raised his hand and said yes.

Fan Jinian couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw Zhou Jun was so on the right track.

I saw him touching Zhou Jun's back and saying: "Yin Gong has spoken for a long time. Zhou Lang is small but has great talent. He is young but knows etiquette."

"We've seen it, and it's true. In addition, Erlangsheng is so good-looking, he is really much better than those Qiu Ba outside."

Feeling Fan Jinian's "intimacy" on his back, Zhou Jun suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

Zhou Jun hurriedly said a few words to Fan Jinian, as if he was busy with business, and left the camp quickly.

In the next few days, the convoy just drove on.

Fan Jinian, on the other hand, dealt with official duties every day and never came to look for Zhou Jun again. This made the latter, who was still a little worried at first, feel a lot more at ease.

After more than half a month of long journey, the convoy left Jingzhao Prefecture, passed through Fangzhou, Yanzhou, Yanzhou, and finally entered Suizhou. It was getting closer and closer to Zikou where Wang Zhongsi’s army was gathered.

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