Huang Baifeng raised his head and looked at the ceiling of the room, and said slowly: "I have been a soldier for so many years. I started from a small soldier. I have gone through many battles and seen many officers. Which officer does not promote his cronies and appoint wealthy people? I
After working hard for so many years, my body was covered with injuries, and I could only get into the position of a hundred households. I thought that it was over anyway, so I could only work for one day. Unexpectedly, I met Jia Qianhu at the end of the day.
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Huang Baifeng was silent for a while, and then continued with emotion: "It's a pity that many old friends have not survived until now, and have not met a good official like Jia Qianhu. He did not appoint his cronies, but looked down upon us who crawled from the dead."
The veterans who have come out. We have to select the two deputy Qianhu of Kaipingwei from among us. I think I will risk my life this time, and I will try my best. No matter whether I succeed or not, I will be worthy of myself, you and the children.
, worthy of Mr. Jia Qianhu. If it succeeds, I will be the deputy Qianhu of Kaiping Guards, and we will move to the two houses next to Qianhu Mansion. Then we will take our son over. If not, I will
Let’s go back to my hometown and farm. Anyway, our family is reunited.”
When the Huang Baifeng family heard what Huang Baifeng said, they couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Thinking about how they had been on tenterhooks every day for these years, but had no chance of promotion at all. And they couldn't bear to part with this hundred-household official, who was still in the seventh rank after all, and the county in his hometown.
The old man was of equal rank, but he kept a little hope in his heart and endured it slowly. He didn't expect that he would finally see hope now, and that the hope was so great.
Huang Baifeng's family came back to their senses and said to Huang Baifeng: "Master, you are right, this time we have to give it a try no matter what. Although you are a bit old, but among the hundreds of households in Kaipingwei, which one
You are experienced and in charge, so you go today. I will never hold you back at home."
Huang Baifeng nodded with satisfaction, picked up the package next to the table, and walked out the door.
When he walked to the door, he heard his mother-in-law shouting: "Master, you must hold on, you must not let them compete anymore."
Huang Baifeng didn't look back, just nodded. He didn't care whether his mother-in-law saw it or not, and went out.
Things like Huang Baifeng's family happened a lot in Kaipingwei. Every household took a deep breath. They must come out on top in this training.
The next day, Jia Ke summoned Liu Yu and asked him to select forty people from the personal army.
In less than ten minutes, Liu Yu came in to report. The forty people selected were already waiting outside the hall. If Jia Ke had any orders, just give them.
When Jia Ke heard that the people had been gathered together, he walked directly out of the hall without saying anything. When they arrived outside the hall, these forty soldiers lined up neatly and stood upright outside the hall.
Seeing this scene, Jia Ke nodded with satisfaction. The three months he spent in Xia Caozhuang were not in vain. These soldiers were finally trained.
Jia Ke went to these soldiers and said to them: "I have called you here today because I have a difficult task for you. I am not asking you to fight, but I want you to be firebrands. I will teach you what you learned in Xiacaozhuang.
, give them all to the soldiers of Kaiping Guard. I hope you will be a kindling when you go, and everyone will light a big fire when you come back." Stopping, Jia Ke looked at these young soldiers. Each of them was
Jia Ke personally taught him. In this era, Jia Ke believes that each of them can at least be a hundred households. Now this task is their test. If they pass, they will be qualified as a hundred households. Jia Ke can be promoted with confidence in the future.
If they can't pass them, they can only stay by their side as personal soldiers.
Jia Ke then loudly said to these young soldiers: "Each of you has to train fifty people just like I did. Can you do it?"
The soldiers standing outside shouted together: "Yes."
Jia Ke nodded, and then said to Liu Yu: "Go and order all the households to come to the lobby to see me." Liu Yu knew Jia Ke's order and immediately went to convey the order.
But Jia Ke did not let the soldiers disband and let them stand in the open space outside the hall. He wanted those hundreds of households to see what the real elites were. It was not just killing a few people who became elites, but recruiting those who could come.
Those who can fight and win are the real elites.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, hundreds of households came one by one. Every household that came to the hall saw the forty soldiers standing solemnly at the door.
Individually, this is clearly forty tigers.
Every household has guessed that these people are going to train themselves. Everyone feels chill in their hearts and feels that this training is not going to be easy.
But not all households had this idea. When Huang Baifeng saw the appearance of these soldiers, he felt envious. He wished he could be like them and become one of them. He thought in his heart that these were the real soldiers.
Speaking of which, their Kaiping Guard soldiers are considered to be the elite in the entire Xuanfu Town. But compared with the soldiers standing outside, they are just a bunch of rabble.
Huang Baifeng decided in his heart that he must learn the same thing as them this time. Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but shine.
There is another person who has the same thoughts as Huang Baifeng. He is Feng Mo, a member of the cavalry. He is a little different from Huang Baifeng, but his experience is somewhat similar to Jia Ke.
He was the second son of a small family. He knew that he could not inherit the family business, and his knowledge was hopeless in the imperial examination, so he came to join the army. The owner of the family did not treat him badly and bought him a hundred households. His starting point was still very high.
. But he has a weakness, that is, he is not good at talking. Either he remains silent, or he offends his boss whenever he speaks.
Therefore, although he has been through life and death over the years and has some military exploits, he has not been promoted. This time, he was extremely dissatisfied with Jia Ke. Even if Jia Ke disposed of the king's book, he also thought it was a conspiracy and was not enough.
Aboveboard.
But ever since Jia Ke proposed that he should be able to select deputy Qianhu officers from among the hundreds of Kaiping guards, he has admired this new Qianhu. And Jia Ke's soldiers who just met Jia Ke were even more shocked.
He was stunned. He had asked yesterday that these soldiers were trained by Jia Ke himself. He originally thought that even if the soldiers were elite, they would not be much better than the soldiers in the fort. Only then did he realize that he was a frog in the well.
He admired Jia Ke so much. He thought that such an officer would be hard to find in the world. It would be better to sell his life to him and give him a try, maybe he could return home in glory in the future.
Feng Mo had just withdrawn his gaze and was about to walk towards the hall. He felt someone staring at him. When he looked up, it turned out to be Huang Baifeng. He had always looked down on this person. He was just a useless person waiting to die.
, but the Huang Baifeng I saw at this time was completely different from usual.
I saw that he was full of energy, his eyes were shining, and his waist was straight, as if he was the same person as before. And the eyes looking at him were not as evasive as before. The eyes looking at him now were completely looking at a person.
Competitors.
Feng Mo doesn't know how Huang Baifeng became like this, but he is not afraid of competition. Among so many hundreds of households, he thinks he is the strongest. Only people like him can help the adults of Qianhu to build their careers.
Feng Mo ignored Huang Baifeng's gaze and went directly into the hall. Huang Baifeng looked at Feng Mo's back. He knew that Feng Mo was his opponent this time. If I can choose both of them, that would be the best. Then
He was afraid that something unexpected would happen. So he couldn't relax. If he wanted to be the strongest, he would be the safest.