The weather is getting colder, and Li Xu's heart is getting colder day by day. In his heart, the real officers and soldiers should be General Luo, an all-powerful iron-blooded man like Bu Xiaowei, and definitely not the guys around him who are just waiting to die.
Not only do these people have no ambition to gain fame immediately, they even have no intention of learning how to hold a sword.
But the disappointment did not affect his daily inspection of the warehouse, nor did it affect his harmony with his superiors and colleagues. Liu Hongji taught well that day, if you have no power to change reality, you can only force yourself to adapt. Although here in Huaiyuan Town,
It's not ideal, but it's better than being a small soldier in other marches. Besides, although the colleagues around me are a little lazy and a little perverted, they are not bad-hearted. At least they never engage in forced buying and selling, or bullying good people.
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'March and cavalry are different!' After nearly half a month of pondering and consulting with Wang Shenjun and other veterans, Li Xu finally understood the general outline of the Sui military system. According to the tradition since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the entire country's military system
It is divided into four categories: Forbidden Army, Fu Army, Border Army and Marching Army. Among them, the Forbidden Army is also called Neifu, which can only be joined by the descendants of second to fifth grade officials. The Fu Army and Border Army are the standing troops of the Sui Dynasty.
After that, the whole family was exempted from school service. As for the march, it was a temporary team formed by the imperial court for large-scale external operations. Usually, veterans of the government army served as team leaders and officers such as fire chiefs. The ordinary soldiers were all forcibly recruited civilians, and the armor
, weapons and war horses need to be prepared by the temporarily recruited soldiers themselves.
For this Eastern Expedition, His Majesty the Emperor recruited a total of 1.3 million people, and formed 12 marching armies with the government army as the backbone, each with soldiers and horses ranging from 50,000 to 300,000. Tang Gong Li Yuan was responsible for replacing the troops in Huaiyuan Town.
All soldiers and horses prepare food and grass, and are not affiliated with any march. His Majesty the Emperor specially gave him the position of fifth-grade treasurer and lieutenant, with jurisdiction over 1,200 people, divided into four regiments and twelve brigades. He can be the chief of fire.
, team leader, brigade leader, captain, almost everyone has their own background behind them.
"To be honest, we brothers are just here to hang out for a few days, and earn some credit by the way to make our parents proud. Don't look away like that, you won't smile all day long. The Tigers and Benmen cavalry are powerful, and we have the power to conquer the Sui Dynasty.
But you have fed five thousand people. You are not even willing to take him with you for such a big thing as the emperor's expedition to Korea. How delicate are you? My brother, you are just a team leader. If you go there, you probably won't even be a fire chief.
, Don’t think too hard, do it!” Wang Canjun comforted Li Xu while urging him to drink. He was born in the Wang family in Huainan, a wealthy family that has been passed down for generations. Unfortunately, he was born into the wrong child and was raised as a commoner. Therefore, he could not rely on his family to serve as an official, so he had to join the army.
Accumulate some achievements first.
"You must have fun in life as early as possible, brother! Fame has been gained instantly since ancient times. This is true. But if you fail, you will become the person who helps the other party to gain fame. Look at it, with Tang Gong helping you, why don't you worry?
Are you developed?" The person who said this was Qi Po Ning, the Sicang soldier who was in charge of swords, honor guards, thick clothes, and bedding. Everyone used to call him Lao Qi. He was only twenty-five years old, but he looked like he was thirty years old.
.Like Liu Hongji, this man was an official and was given the post of Zuo Xunshi at an early age. His family was not prosperous and he had no brothers or sisters. In order not to die in battle, he took the initiative to join the army of Duke Tang.
Manage warehouse.
"Come on, at least we don't have to worry about food and clothing! It's also convenient to pass family letters!" Qin Ziying, who joined the army as a recorder, stammered. He is the only child of the Qin family in Longyou. He can write well, so he was placed in the army by Li Yuan.
Doing recording work. By the way, I also do some chores such as helping junior officers write letters home, helping boring people like Wang Yuantong and Qi Poning write love poems for drinking flowers and wine, etc.
"Thank you brothers, I'm just asking casually. The reason why I mentioned the Tiger Horse Cavalry is because I have an old friend who is a captain there!" Li Xu raised his wine glass, took a big sip, and said.
He was deeply touched by the benefits of conveying family letters conveniently. Tang Gong was considerate of his subordinates and always turned a blind eye to some behaviors that pretended to be public and private. Therefore, the family letters of low-level officers were always handled by official documents and were handled by postmen.
Delivered by official post. In this way, it only takes two or three days to send a letter from Huaiyuan Town to Shanggu County. And Yi County is the seat of Shanggu County, and now the county magistrate is very polite to the Li family.
The reason why the county magistrate was polite to the Li family was that Tang Gong wrote a letter to the county magistrate himself, telling him that Li Xu was recruited by him as a son of a good family. In the past, the choice of abandoning school and going into business was a secret official business in the military. Now official business
At the end, I also asked the county governor to change my identity. The county governor felt that the matter was strange, and after carefully asking the messenger sent by Tang Gong, he found out that the Li family in Shanggu and the Li family in Longyou were from the same clan. Now Tang Gong had recognized Li.
Xu, my nephew, was specially allowed to train in the army.
Since he is Tang Gong's nephew, he cannot really go into business. Since he has become a captain in the army and may continue to rise, he cannot be a deserter. Both the county guard and the magistrate are officials, so
A little reasoning didn't faze them. So in less than half a day, Li Xu's matters were all solved satisfactorily. As a local parent, the county magistrate even wrote a four-character comment on "Excellent in Character and Academics" and handed it over to the author to send to Tang Dynasty.
Sir, consider it your recommendation to the virtuous people in this county.
After receiving the news about their son, Li Xu's parents quickly asked someone to send a letter home. As for the reason why their son suddenly left the Su Chuanbu and the daughter-in-law who was about to get him disappeared, the two old people did not ask much in the letter.
Tell Li Xu that everything is well at home, and that the property brought by two entrustees has been received in full. The eldest brother heard that Li Xu had a future, and specially invited old Li Mao to participate in family affairs. This time, his father Li
Mao no longer needs to pay more incense money. Instead, like other eldest brothers and uncles, he can share a share of the incense money paid by the younger generations every year.
"Tang Gong has given you a kindness, and you will do your best to repay it. Don't think about your parents at home, do it!" At the end of the letter, his father Li Mao repeated it again. Whenever he saw these words, Li Xu would
I think of my parents preparing their luggage for themselves under the oil lamp last autumn, tying up the packages over and over again, and opening them again and again, fearing that something important was forgotten...
Li Xu had already engraved the great kindness of Tang Gong in his heart. Although he was not deeply involved in the world, he also knew what Tang Gong’s personal letter meant to an ordinary farmer in the countryside. Without Tang Gong’s letter, the county magistrate would have
He would not notice his "talent and learning". If he hadn't heard that he had become a team leader, the eldest uncles and uncles in the clan would not have thought of the fact that his father, Li Mao, was already old and should have enjoyed the support of the younger generation.
"In the first twenty years, you should respect your father and your son, and in the next twenty years, you should respect your son and your father!" Li Xu was patrolling the military camp after the first snowfall, thinking about Uncle Jiu's words when he left the country last year. These words he said inadvertently made Xiangyuan fall into disgrace.
All his words came true. Even for the respect his father received, he would continue to persevere in this cold military camp.
However, Uncle Jiu, who once taught him many life principles in the simplest language, has not been heard from again. Li Xu specifically asked his father in the second letter home, but his father's reply did not say a word about Sun Jiu.
carry.
"I guess Uncle Mazi didn't handle the matter properly!" Li Xu predicted privately. He wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Jiancheng and see if Tang Gong could ask about Sun Jiu's matter. As a result, this plan was just proposed to Liu Hongji.
It was rejected by the other party.
"Don't mention Sun Jiu again, and don't tell anyone that you learned archery from him. He may be in trouble!" Liu Hongji cautiously closed the doors and windows and solemnly warned.
"Trouble?" Li Xu exclaimed in surprise. This incident was originally caused by local officials bullying others. He had already paid for the solution, admitted his mistake, and entrusted others. Could it be that the officials in Sun Jiu's hometown hated him so deeply?
What?
"You silly boy, didn't you see the expressions on the faces of Duke Tang and Brother Jiancheng when you talked about the inheritance?" Liu Hongji was so angry that he hit Li Xu on the head and asked in a low voice.
"Tang Gong has ever paid attention to my apprenticeship?" Li Xu thought suspiciously. After thinking for a while, he realized that it was more than a month ago, when he first met Tang Gong. At that time, the other party asked about his relationship with Tang Gong.
Who learned the art of archery? He named three people. Tang Gong finally insisted that his master came from the Wang family in Jiangnan, as if he was afraid that he would be related to Uncle Jiu.
"Remember, your mentor is an unknown old man who was born in the Wang family in Jiangnan. He has nothing to do with Sun Anzu!" Liu Hongji held Li Xu's shoulders and said word by word. "If you don't want to ruin your life,
You have to say this if you don’t want to implicate your family for your future. Tang Gong has been an official for generations and has a wide range of contacts in the court. The trouble that can make him frown is definitely not a small matter!" (Note 12)
"Yes!" Li Xu nodded in agreement. He was very impressed by Liu Hongji's wisdom in dealing with people. Since the other party taught him this way, he had no reason not to appreciate it.
A few days later, Li Xu heard a rumor from Qi Po Ning, the treasurer who joined the army. A few months ago, Wang Bo from Changbai Mountain (Note 13) was unwilling to join the army and led a group of people to rebel. The rebels compiled a military song,
spread widely
"In front of Changbai Mountain, Zhi Shilang, wearing a pure red cotton back and crotch. The long branch reaches half the sky, and the wheel knife shines in the sun. He goes up the mountain to eat deer, and comes down to eat cattle and sheep. Suddenly he hears the arrival of the army, and he swings forward with his knife. For example, the death of Liaodong
,What harm does beheading cause..."
"These rebels are living a happy life!" Qi Po Ning obviously drank too much and praised in a treasonous manner.
"This is not absolute. A few months ago, a guy named Sun Anzu in Qinghe killed the county magistrate and rebelled..." Wang Yuantong, who joined the army, hugged a cooked pork shoulder and said while chewing: "Guess he gave it to himself
What is the name, hehe..." Wang Yuantong looked at everyone triumphantly, as happy as if he had picked up five hundred coins, "You can't guess, hehe, touch, touch the Sheep Lord! The King who stole the sheep!"
"Touch the Yang Gong!" Everyone burst out laughing, and the wine from their mouths sprayed everywhere.
"Oh, oh, laugh, it makes me laugh to death. This, this rebel is so funny, laugh, it makes me laugh to death!" Recorder Qin Ziying was lying next to the window, laughing and beating the wall of the restaurant.
"Touch Yang Gong!" Li Xu sighed secretly, walked to Qin Ziying, stretched out his hand and pushed open the window.
The north wind roared in with snowflakes wrapped in it, making his teeth chatter.
"Uncle Jiu didn't steal other people's sheep," Li Xu silently told himself, "Absolutely not!" (To be continued)
