"Di...Di Qing!" When Li Zhang heard the name of the boy, he couldn't help but stare at a disbelief. He never expected that the tall and thin boy in front of him was the famous General Wei Ni in history.

There were not many famous generals in the history of the Song Dynasty, and Cao Wei was one of them, but Di Qing was the one who was more dazzling than him. Moreover, compared with Cao Wei, who was born in a general, Di Qing was a real grassroots background. In addition, he was handsome, so he would wear a bronze mask every time he went to the battlefield, which made the people of Xixia invincible and no one dared to stop him.

"Xiaoqing saved my life before. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid I would have been beaten to death as soon as I arrived at the mine." Jinshan also explained at this time, and then he told the story of his encounter with Di Qing.

Jinshan was exiled to Qingzhou and was arranged to be in the Tuoyuanzhai iron ore according to the rules. After running all the way, Jinshan had lost a lot of weight at that time, of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, thanks to the escort yamen runners who accepted Li Zhang's bribes, and they did not have too much difficulty with Jinshan along the way, otherwise Jinshan might not have lived here at all.

After coming to the Tuoyuanzhai Iron Mine, there were a few golden leaves hidden in Jinshan's clothes. He originally planned to use these golden leaves to bribe the managers in the mine to give himself a lighter job. After all, he used to run a casino and was very familiar with such official matters.

But what Jinshan didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived at the mine, he was searched by the mine bully. After all, the miners here were either criminals or prisoners of war. Most of them were the first vicious people, so there were naturally many fights among the miners. The mine bully was one of the bosses of the miners. As a result, the golden leaves that Jinshan finally brought were gone, and even their clothes were stolen.

The property was robbed. Jinshan argued in a hurry, but was beaten by the mine boss. These people were extremely ruthless, and it was a very common thing to kill people in the mine, so Jinshan was about to be beaten to death by them.

However, at this time, Di Qing, who had just arrived, finally couldn't stand it anymore and rushed over and knocked down several people to save Jinshan. Although Di Qing was young and thin, she was actually extremely powerful and practiced martial arts since she was a child. Ordinary seven or eight big men were not his opponents. The reason why he was exiled was because he accidentally killed someone while fighting with someone in his hometown.

The people who bullied Jinshan were so scared that they scattered when they saw Di Qing so powerful. Jinshan saved his life, which made Jinshan very grateful to Di Qing. With his deliberate friendship, the two became friends. It is also worth mentioning that the mine bullies could not beat Di Qing on the surface, so they secretly stumbling on Di Qing and Jinshan, such as deducting their food and assigning them heavy work. Because the mine bullies had connections with someone in the mine, Jinshan and Di Qing also suffered a lot.

"Huh~, I finally had a full meal!" After talking about it, Jinshan finally put down the bones in his hand, wiped his hands and patted his stomach and breathed. Not to mention whether the food in the mine is delicious or not, whether it can be full is a question. Moreover, the people who distribute food every day deliberately make things difficult for them. It is common for him to make a spoon or two less, so he and Di Qing are so thin.

"Don't worry, I had already agreed with the money and mine supervisor just now. When you go back, you can choose the work of the supervisor or the kitchen!" Li Zhang felt sad at this time, but he still smiled and said, Who would have thought that Kingsoft would fall to this point?

"Brother Jin! Brother Jin, you must go to the kitchen, so that I will not be afraid of not having enough food in the future!" As soon as Li Zhang finished speaking, Di Qing, who was stuffed with mutton, said vaguely. He was young and was growing up, and his appetite was much larger than that of ordinary people. He was really hungry during this period. If Jinshan hadn't often distributed some of his food to him, he might have been starved to death.

Jinshan was not surprised to hear Li Zhang's words, because he had known that Li Zhang would arrange these things for a long time. As for Di Qing's words, he smiled slightly and said nothing. Instead, Cao Mata next to him suddenly said: "Actually, if you don't want to stay in the mine, you can also come to the army. Although the exiled prisoners are usually just used as meat shields in the army, if Brother Li and I take care of you, you will be safer in the army than mines, and your treatment is much better than mines."

"Oh? Can you still transfer them out of the mine?" Li Zhang asked in a daze when he heard Cao Ma's words. He didn't know much about exile and thought that Jinshan had to serve for five years before he could leave after being arranged to the mine.

"Generally, exiled prisoners are not good, but there are always exceptions in everything. For example, when encountering war, the army is not in enough staff, so it is definitely necessary to requisition from various places. The exiled prisoners are definitely the first batch, so as long as we operate from it, it is not difficult to transfer Jinshan and the others to the army." Cao Mata smiled again at this time. This kind of thing must be a bit troublesome to others, but it is nothing to Li Zhang and him. After all, they are originally people in the army, and there is Cao Wei, the appeaser behind them, so no matter which yamen, they have to give some face.

Li Zhang was also very happy when he heard this. He turned his head to Jinshan and said, "Jinshan, don't stay in the iron mine. This time I came to Qingzhou to bring a musket battalion. Now Hu Yan Shouxin is in charge. If you want, just come to our musket battalion and transport supplies. It's much more free than staying in the mine."

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Jinshan showed a hesitant expression, but Di Qing next to him lit up his eyes and slapped the table and said, "That's great. I have long wanted to enter the army. With my ability, I can definitely gain a background. It's better than staying in an iron ore where birds don't poop!"

Li Zhang couldn't help laughing when he heard Di Qing's words. This young man would definitely not guess now that his future achievements were not only a single origin, but also completely changed the fate of himself and his family, becoming a legend in the army, and even broke the convention of the court and served as the Privy Councilor as a military general. Unfortunately, because the civil servant group was too strong, Di Qing did not do much in his office, and ended up in depression.

Compared to Di Qing's generous and decisiveness, Jinshan showed a hesitant look at this time. After a moment, he spoke: "Li Zhang, it's okay to go to the army, but can I stay in the mine for a while?"

"Why? Do you have anything else to do?" Li Zhang couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he heard this. Even Di Qing next to him paused to gnaw on his bones and looked at him with confusion.
Chapter completed!