Chapter 3 He Cao (Part 7) has many benefits of becoming an officer officially registered with the imperial court. At least when he went through the admission procedures for the fifth son Zhang Xiu, Li Xu had a smooth journey wherever he went. This did not include Wang Yuantong.
With the great assistance of three friends, Qi Po Ning and Qin Ziying, after hearing that the visitor was a relative of Li Xu, one of the three people specially made an empty tent for Zhang Xiu next to Li Xu's tent, and the other provided the best armor and mounts.
The three sent military letters to the Shanggu County grain transport team without hesitation.
"He is my fifth brother, I can't treat him as a personal soldier!" Li Xu explained to everyone with some embarrassment that every officer has one or two cronies. Several friends obviously thought that Zhang Xiu, the fifth son, was Li Xu's deliberate excuse.
confidants who stay by your side
"I can be the personal soldier of the captain, and I am willing to take care of my brothers!" Zhang Xiu, the fifth son, responded quickly. After learning that his cheap brother had just been promoted to the rank of captain by His Majesty the Emperor, he immediately understood where he should stand.
in what position
Having been in Minzhuang for so long, he has some understanding of the Sui army system. A captain can have three brigades under his command, and each brigade can lead two captains. Of course, if he is willing to serve as a captain himself,
, This approach is blameless, but usually no one would do that. It would make people think that the brigade leader's pattern is too stingy. If you become the captain's personal soldier, you will have the opportunity to contact all the officers. Once the team is in the future,
If there are vacancies in the above positions, it is a common practice in the army to fill the vacancies with personal soldiers. Even if there is no chance to fill the vacancies for a while, the treatment of personal soldiers is much better than that of ordinary soldiers.
Zhang Wuwa saw that a great future was beckoning to him. He was very glad that he was bold today and dared to find his cousin in front of the camp. He was also glad that he did not bully his cousin too harshly, at least he did not let him remember him in his heart.
What grudge...
Li Xu glanced at Zhang Xiu in surprise, and reluctantly accepted the other party's choice. In front of outsiders, he didn't want to refute his cousin's face, nor did he want to give people the bad impression of "getting a little wealth means abandoning family ties." Although in his own eyes,
In my memory, this family affection is no thicker than the frost on the grass.
"From now on, Lieutenant Li's daily life will be taken care of by you!" Qin Ziying glanced at the cousins with interest and whispered to Zhang Xiu. Turning around, he brought the topic to the banquet again, "Everyone at the moment of Youshi
I’ll congratulate you and General Liu at Wang Dahu’s village, go there early, under the Emperor’s nose, we can’t make trouble too late!”
Wang Dahu's Zhuangzi was the same Zhuangzi where Li Xu and Liu Hongji kept their war horses when they first came to Liaodong. Although his family's population and land volume were less than one-tenth of those of the wealthy families in the Central Plains, in a remote place like Huaiyuan Town, this place
He is considered a rich man. Now the entire town of Huaiyuan has been occupied by His Majesty the Emperor and his Sixth Army Guard. These small officers in the Food Guard Army, who are as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, are not qualified to go into the city to drink, so they have to find a clean private home.
Throw away hundreds of money, make do with a few tables and make it lively
After Zhang Xiu was settled and he was given clear instructions on what to pay attention to in the food protection army, Li Xu rode out of the camp gate alone. It was already a little late, so he rode very fast, almost in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, the camp was left behind, and the people and horses melted into the gorgeous sunset at the same time.
For a border place outside the Great Wall, March is still the early spring season, and the evening breeze is a bit cold, forcing people to tighten the thin blankets over the silk ribbons on their shoulders again and again.
The warmth of the sun on your hands and hands makes people feel the urge to drop all their clothes and embrace the spring scenery naked.
Proud of spring breeze, this word is the most appropriate to describe Li Xu's current mood. He became a school captain at the age of sixteen. In the entire Shanggu County throughout the ages, there is almost no second commoner who can do what his companions who looked down on him in the past can actually come to the door. He came to ask for help, and that little bit of work was almost the effort of his own hands. Thinking of his cousin's grateful and weeping eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little carried away, so much so that he turned a deaf ear to the violent ringing of the horse bell next to him.
"Boy, it looks like you are very happy?" A sour voice suddenly sounded next to him, scaring Li Xu into shivering.
While holding the hilt of the knife, Li Xu clearly saw the man next to him who was trying to ride a horse parallel to him. He had a slim figure, a long waist, a handsome face, and a pair of big eyes with long eyebrows and long eyelashes, which made people know it at first sight. He is a wise man
"I've seen the prince-in-law, Commander-in-Chief!" Li Xu gently took the reins, and then gave a salute. He remembered the name of this man. When he met with His Majesty the Emperor in the morning, this man was standing at the end of the civil service team among a large number of civil servants. He had a long He was the most handsome, suave and elegant in his words and deeds, which overshadowed Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of Tang Gong, who was known for his elegance.
"It's not above the court, why do you call me an official?" The visitor gently knocked the horse's belly so that the horse could keep up with the speed of the black wind. Judging from the kind beads of sweat on the tip of his nose and forehead, this He was exhausted from the chase. Telebiao was a famous horse on the grassland. Although Li Xu did not urge him to use all his strength, it was not something that ordinary war horses could easily follow.
"Master Yuwen, do you have something to do with the general?" Li Xu thought for a while and asked with some caution. It is not a smart thing to deal with people who are too smart. The experience of more than a year made him warn himself like this. Besides, this smart man's background In the Yuwen family, he is the son of the old general Yuwenshu and the son-in-law of the current emperor.
"My name is Renren, please call me Renren brother!" Prince Consort Wei Yuwen Shiji didn't care about the respectful tone in Li Xu's words. He smiled and asked.
"Don't dare! How dare you, general!" Li Xu shook his head gently and rejected Yuwen Shiji's kindness.
"You think you can't reach that high, don't you?" There was a trace of ridicule in Yuwen Shiji's eyes. Although it disappeared for a moment, Li Xu still keenly caught it.
Next, Yuwen Shiji's words stabbed his ears like a blade, "But you think you are Tang Gong's nephew, why don't you think you are superior?"
"Your Highness, Commander-in-Chief!" Li Xu pulled the reins hard and took the horse. Hei Feng, who was running on Xingtou, was very unhappy by the reins. He raised his front hooves high and then let out a strong protest.
"What a wild horse, I don't know who has tamed it!" Yu Wenshiji ignored Li Xu's angry gaze and praised himself.
"Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief Prince Consort, please tell me in person if you have anything to say. If Li has ever offended you, I am willing to apologize to you!" If glances could kill, at this moment, the head of Yuwenshi and Yuwen's head had already flown into the air. There must be no one named Yuwen. Good thing, Li Xu has thought this way since He Ruomei ran away that day. Yu Wenshiji's behavior made this belief even stronger today.
"Before this morning, you have never seen me, and I have never seen you walking your horse outside just now. When I saw you running past in a hurry, I suddenly thought of a question?" Yu Wenshiji said with a faint smile, "Based on Tang Gong Li Yuan's Family background, why would he choose a commoner to be his nephew, and this nephew is willing to risk his career for the sake of the Li family!"
"Your Majesty, Prince Consort, I and Duke Tang are from the same clan. This relationship can be found in the genealogy. His Majesty the Emperor promoted me this morning because I have made some modest contributions, not because I am the nephew of Duke Tang!" Li Xu
Eyes wide open and stressed angrily
He did not rely on Duke Tang's power to be promoted. Although Duke Tang's support was important, he did do a lot of solid things in the food protection army. He hated Yu Wenshi and his eyes that seemed to know everything, and even more
I hate his self-righteous tone of voice. Compared with this, the disgusting surname Yuwen makes people much more insensitive.
"Really?" Yu Wenshi looked Li Xu up and down and asked in a low voice, "There are so many descendants of General Fei. Why did Tang Gong Li Yuan choose to recognize your nephew? Don't you think it's strange at all?"
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"I just wonder why the prince-in-law suddenly cares about you!" Li Xu couldn't stand the other party's cynicism and angrily countered, "Why did Mr. Tang recognize Li as his nephew? Li is not interested in knowing. He only knows that Mr. Tang is interested in
Li is not weak, and Li will definitely live up to his expectations in this life! As for what outsiders think, Li really can’t care about it!"
"Now you say that Mr. Tang treats you badly. Who said just now that his future is based on merit?" As if he was born to embarrass others, Yu Wenshiji continued to provoke Li Xu's anger.
"Without Tang Gong's promotion, Li would not have been able to enter the food guard camp. Without Tang Gong's recommendation, Li would not have been able to meet the emperor! This is a fact, no one can deny it!" Li Xu was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his chest was heaving."
If the Prince Consort doubts Li’s ability, feel free to give it a try. Li will definitely not disappoint you!”
"What, you want to kill someone if I poke a painful spot?" Yu Wenshiji looked around and made a scared look.
"Don't dare, Mr. Li is stupid, he just wants to find a faster solution!" Li Xu was so angry that a trace of Qingming Yuwenshiji's purpose was to sow discord in his mind. If he was not fooled, he would angrily
It should be him. Therefore, no matter how many doubts he has in his mind at the moment, he must try his best to show his loyalty to Duke Tang. Only in this way, boring people will not be able to find a gap to start, and his conspiracy will not succeed.
"If everything in the world were solved with words instead of using knives, wouldn't it be possible to shed a lot of blood!" Yuwen Shiji looked at the continuous military camps on the west bank of the Liao River, and his words seemed to indicate something.
"Li hopes that your Excellency will dare to hold such high opinions in front of the Emperor!" Li Xu finally caught the opponent's handle and counterattacked.
"The truth can best reveal the truth of the matter, but in most cases it doesn't sound good!" Yu Wenshiji shrugged his shoulders, indifferent to Li Xu's blow, "Just like what you said in front of the emperor this morning, and what I said in front of you tonight
Everything he said was true, but it only caused trouble for himself!"
"Li doesn't dare to deceive you. Besides, the emperor didn't think Li was vulgar this morning!" Li Xu didn't understand the meaning of Yu Wenshi and the first half of his sentence, so he shrugged like the other person and retorted.
"If everyone is fooling one person, and you tell the truth, the person who was fooled by everyone will never be grateful to you!" Perhaps because he was at a loss for words, Yuwen Shiji softened his tone slightly and explained to himself.
"No matter what the adults say, Li will not be grateful to you, he will just treat it as a night breeze!"
"What if I told you that the emperor originally wanted to grant you an official position equal to or even higher than that of Liu Hongji, but changed his mind because you said you were Li Yuan's nephew?" Yuwen Shiji looked at him.
Li Xu's eyes asked with a smile
"Tang Gong was kind to Li. He is the king of a country and his magnanimity is extraordinary. As for official positions, Li is young and will have many promotion opportunities in the future. Do you think so?" Li Xu looked at Yu Wenshi and Li Xu indifferently.
, eyes as clear as lake water
"No matter how shocked you are in your heart, you must not show it on your face when the enemy is facing you." Xu Dayan's words echoed in his ears. Li Xu didn't know if he could do it, but at this moment, he decided to try his best.
It didn't take long for him to see disappointment clearly on Yuwen Shiji's face.
"Little guy, I don't know if you are telling the truth, but you are much smarter than you look!" After being stunned for a while, Yuwen Shiji said angrily.
"Adults have said that the truth can best reveal the truth, and most situations are scary but unpleasant!" Li Xu's answer was full of Zen inspiration.
"You little guy is very interesting!" Yu Wenshiji smiled softly, his eyes getting softer and softer, "I'm starting to understand a little bit why Mr. Tang wants to win over you, and why General Mai is so good to you!"
"It's better if someone treats you well than if everyone hates you. Do you think that's the case?" Li Xu also smiled and slowly loosened the handle of the knife. He found that when dealing with people like Yu Wenshi and others, it is better to use the blade.
Putting it on the tongue is often more effective
"That's right, especially when you have value that people value." Yu Wenshiji nodded and turned his eyes to the city wall in the distance.
On the city wall, the sound of horns was already being drawn in the distance. Huaiyuan Town was about to close the city gate. The nobles who entered the city later would have to stay outside the city for the night.
"I'm leaving. I'll come back to you another day!" Yu Wenshiji hugged Li Xu and said.
"Be careful on the road, sir!" Li Xu returned the salute with a careless fist. The man was older than him and had a higher official position than him, but he didn't gain any respect from him.
"It seems that the truth really doesn't sound good!" Yu Wenshiji turned his horse's head and ran towards the city gate quickly.
"Which sentence are you referring to?" Li Xu asked with a smile at the other person's back.
The sky is already getting a little dark, and the setting sun is trying its best to shine the last ray of light from behind the sunset to the Baili Company Camp. The slang songs of the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition can be heard everywhere, one after another, and it is very lively.
But the excitement belongs to others. At this moment, Li Xu has nothing
