Qin Lang sighed and said, "The two ministers, in my opinion, it is better to take a step back." Zhai Xianggong, Dong Hao's promotion to the commander of the Xiangdu as a deputy general is already extremely broken, as for the expansion of the Pingsheng Xiangjun Army, it is better to discuss it in the future. ”

Zhai Xuan pondered for a while, and promoted Dong Hao for the time being, his name will be easier to do in the future, and as for the recruitment of soldiers, it can really be delayed first. So he smiled and said very generously: "Since Qin Xianggong said so, then a certain family will obey the order." ”

Although Li Hui was still reluctant in his heart, Qin Lang couldn't help but give face. Although Qin Lang is just a fictitious envoy with no real position or real power, this person has many old friends in the court, and he is extremely prestigious, so he can only be curry favor and not be disobedient. He sighed slightly and said, "Okay, for the time being, Dong Hao will make up for the lack of Pingsheng four-compartment command." ”

Dong Hao was shocked as early as when he heard Zhai Xuan Baoju himself as the commander of the capital at the beginning, he was just a successful raider, and he expected that no matter how much Zhai Xuan was promoted, he would only be promoted to the commander, but he didn't expect to jump three levels in a row in the end. He immediately got up and solemnly saluted Zhai Xuan and Li Hui.

"The last general is immoral and incompetent, thanks to the love of the two ministers, the last generals must be loyal to their duties, in order to repay the favor of the two ministers. He said solemnly.

Zhou Bo, Wang Wenshou and others, who were sitting next to Dong Hao, were all excited in their hearts, Dong Shuai was promoted, and they naturally would not be treated badly. Especially Zhou Bo, he secretly thought that Dong Hao would promote himself so much, and after he went back, he would be promoted to be a deputy general.

The atmosphere in the front hall eased again. However, at this moment, a purple-robed official sitting in a seat below Qin Lang suddenly spoke slowly: "Xianggong Zhai, I heard that Zhou Bo and Zhou Bo rescued a certain dog a few days ago. He is now working in Pingshengxiang. I wonder if that's the case?"

Tang Xia Zhou Bo was stunned. He glanced at this official, the other party was slightly younger than Qin Lang, his face and stomach were full of meat, and he knew at a glance that he was a good "fish and meat" official. The official robes of the Song Dynasty were divided into three colors (four before the Yuan Feng year), purple above the fourth rank, crimson above the sixth rank, and cyan above the ninth rank. It can be seen that the official rank of this fat man is almost the same as Qin Lang.

On the side, Wang Wenshou whispered in Zhou Bo's ear: "This person is Xu Yuanzhi, the observer of Junzhou. ”

Zhou Bo suddenly got up, it turned out that this fat man was Xu Xiangtian's father. There was something strange about him. I don't understand what Xu Yuanzhi is doing when he mentions himself at this time?

Although Zhai Xuan didn't know Xu Yuanzhi's intentions, Zhou Bo was just a small role and was insignificant, so he said: "What Xu Observation Xianggong said is true, Zhou Bo and Zhou Chengjie served under Dong Zixian. Last night's plan to attack the camp of the Qi army at night, Zhou Chengjie also played a role in it. ”

Zhou Bo secretly scolded: Damn, the plan to rob the camp last night was thought up by Lao Tzu alone, and now it seems that Lao Tzu is a supporting role. However, he can't complain about this kind of thing in the political arena, so he can only hold his grievances in his heart. He stood up from his seat. He saluted Xu Yuanzhi and said, "The last general is Zhou Bo." I have seen Xu observe Xianggong. ”

Xu Yuanzhi's face trembled twice, and he smiled, and said: "Zhou Chengjie is loyal and commendable, the first few **** single-handedly escorted Xiao'er and Qin Jiedu to envoy Xianggong's daughter from Xiangyang to Ezhou, this kindness should have been thanked, but Zhou Chengjie, you stayed under General Dong, and we had to give some thin gold to express our gratitude." ”

Qin Lang on the side only glanced at Zhou Bo at this time, but there was some perfunctory politeness on his face.

Zhou Bo smiled and bowed and said, "Xu is polite to the minister, this is a matter within the general's responsibility." ”

Xu Yuanzhi nodded, and then said: "Actually, the dog has been mentioning Zhou Chengjie in front of the old man for the past few days, saying that Zhou Chengjie's life-saving grace should be thanked again, how can it be sent over with a few simple pieces of silver?"

Zhou Bo gasped in his heart, damn it, Xu Xiangtian, is this kid funny? No, he will never be so good to me, he must want to yin me.

"Xu Observation Xianggong, you laughed, since the last general has already accepted the bonus, he is already satisfied. Xu Xiaoya's intention will be grateful in his heart. He hurriedly thanked him.

"Alas, you can't say that, since Zhou Chengjie also had a share of the credit for the night attack on the Qi army camp last night, he should naturally be rewarded. The old man wants to promote Zhou Chengjie to be the manager of the grain and grass of the three armies in Ezhou, and there is a shortage of supplementary training for Wu Lang, I don't know if Li Xianggong and Zhai Xianggong can have objections?" Xu Yuanzhi looked at Li Hui and Zhai Xuan with a smile.

Nowadays, the Southern Song Dynasty is seriously troubled, and many big people with real power want to promote lower-level officials, which is called filling vacancies, which is a way to be promoted without going through the imperial court assessment. These powerful bigwigs usually have some blank notices corresponding to official positions in their hands, and they can directly fill in their names on the body, and then send someone to the court to make a record.

Zhou Bo had a bad premonition in his heart, he was still in the military power in the Dong family's army, and now although he was promoted from the Chengjielang of the ninth grade to the Xunwulang of the eighth grade, he served as a person in charge of grain and grass, which was not necessarily stable. And Xu Yuanzhi also said before, this is the meaning of Xu Xiangtian's continuous persuasion, it is obvious that Xu Xiangtian wants to deliberately transfer him from the outside into the city, and then wait for an opportunity to deal with himself.

He hurriedly glanced at Dong Hao, showing a reluctant face, hoping that Dong Hao could say a few words for himself.

Dong Hao saw Zhou Bo's eyes towards him, and immediately understood, and immediately prepared to open his mouth to decline Xu Yuanzhi's kindness. But before he could speak, Zhai Xuan took the first step and laughed, and said: "Since it is Xu Observation Xianggong, there is naturally no objection from a certain family, Zhou Bo has been promoted two levels in a row, and such a good thing is hard to come by." ”

After hearing Xu Yuanzhi's words, Zhai Xuan thought quickly for a while, what he was most worried about at the moment was naturally his own power in Ezhou, and in order to consolidate his power, he had to obtain the support of two conditions. One is the troops, and the other is the grain and grass. Now that Zhou Bo is transferred to manage grain and grass, it will naturally be of much benefit to himself.

Li Hui also has a set of calculations himself, of course he understands why Zhai Xuan agrees with Xu Yuanzhi's opinion so decisively, but Zhou Bo is just a small character. And he used to be the preparatory general of the Pusheng Xiang Army in Xiangyang Prefecture. As long as this chess piece is grasped well. It can definitely fight back against Zhai Xuan.

Zhai Xianggong agreed, and a certain family naturally didn't dare to say no. Haha, okay, a certain family did this, promoted Zhou Bo to be in charge of the grain and grass of the three armies in Ezhou, and made up for the lack of training Wulang. He replied cheerfully.

Dong Hao was suddenly embarrassed, this Zhai Xuan and Li Hui both expressed their positions, how could they interject. I sighed helplessly to Zhou Bo. In fact, he didn't want Zhou Bo's think tank to leave, he had just been promoted to the commander of the Xiangdu, and many things still needed to be used in Zhou Bo's place.

Zhou Bo gritted his teeth, the straight mother thief Xu Xiangtian, Lao Tzu is really fucking back!

"The last general is grateful to Xu Xianggong, Zhai Xianggong, and Li Xianggong for their promotion, and the last general will definitely live up to the expectations of the three ministers. He said word by word, and his heart was really depressed to the extreme.

The reward was over, and then Li Hui and the others turned the topic to the military situation of the Qi army. They asked Dong Hao for some updates on the situation of the Qi army, and the group gathered to discuss how to prevent the Qi army. It's just that so many officials were present, and whether they understood military affairs or not, they all interjected. Let the front hall suddenly lively. It can only be said that what these people are most concerned about is not how to repel the Qi army, but how to fight for their own best interests.

Zhou Bo saw it in his eyes. I can only sigh. Some people say that the Song Dynasty was defeated by traitorous ministers, but in his opinion, traitorous ministers are one of the reasons, and I believe that internal struggle is also a factor in the decline of the Song Dynasty. Now that the enemy is in charge, everyone still has the heart to intrigue, which is really sad.

In the end, there was no result in discussing the defense plan, and these ministers didn't want to talk about it anymore, so they decided to hold a celebration banquet on the grounds of Dong Hao's meritorious service. After the big fish and big meat passed, they dispersed one after another. Because it was too late, Zhou Bo followed Dong Hao and others to rest in the city for a night.

What drought, what war, these are all fucking things that the little people at the grassroots level are worried about.

In the next three days, the Qi army fell into a shortage of food and grass supplies, and the 50,000 troops could only stand still, and even the vanguard troops who crossed the Hanchuan River to occupy Sizhou had to stop the pace of southward advance.

At the same time, Ezhou City also sent envoys to send Dong Hao and Zhou Bo's officially promoted customs documents, official robes and other items to the temporary camp in Xingou. The envoy also sent a message to Zhou Bo, asking Zhou Bo to arrive in Ezhou City on the same day.

Before leaving, Dong Hao also specially presented Zhou Bo with some gold and silver. These days, he asked Zhou Bo why he was reluctant to be promoted, and learned that Zhou Bo was worried that Xu Xiangtian was plotting to kill him. In fact, when Xu Xiangtian was in the Sizhou camp that day, he saw that this was not a good bird, but the matter had come to this point, and he couldn't help Zhou Boduo a lot.

At the gate of the camp, Dong Hao pulled Zhou Bo aside and said: "Brother Zhou, you have only been to my Dong Jiajun for a few days, but you have already made miraculous contributions to my Dong Jiajun. ”

"Thanks to Dong Shuai's favor, the last general has always hoped to repay Dong Shuai's kindness, but unfortunately the last general is helpless. Zhou Bo sighed and said, I am afraid that I will go to Ezhou City to be more auspicious, then Xu Xiangtian is simply not a thing, and the great enemy of the Qi army can't let go of personal enmity.

"Xu Xiangtian's matter, Brother Zhou, you have to be more careful. These gentlemen have never focused on the overall situation, and they will definitely repay them. Those soft things that a certain family gives you are not for you to enjoy, and after entering the city, you should have a good relationship with the left and right, and it is still helpful at critical moments. Dong Hao said emphatically.

Zhou Bo was deeply moved, Dong Hao was really thoughtful, and he hurriedly thanked: "Dong Shuai's grace, the last general will be unforgettable." The last general is a person of Dong Jiajun for one day, and he is a person of Dong Jiajun for the rest of his life. Although he will be promoted to the capital management at the end, if he has the opportunity to be transferred in the future, he will definitely vote for Dong Shuai to play for you again. ”

Dong Hao smiled slightly and said, "It's good that you have this heart." Go ahead and take care. ”

Zhou Bo bowed to Dong Hao, and then said goodbye to Bi Jin, Chen Tai and others in the former camp.

Although these former battalion escort officers have not been with Zhou Bo for a long time, they have long admired Zhou Bo from many details and small things, first distributed the silver reward for escorting Qin Han and Xu Xiangtian to the brothers, and then repeatedly took the lives of the brothers as the primary consideration, and then fought with the Qi army in the past few days, and also fully saw the leadership talent of the battalion commander. Now that Zhou Bo is about to leave, they are naturally very reluctant.

Zhou Bo explained a few words to Bi Jin, Chen Tai and others, and asked them to continue to train soldiers with the new exercises he had taught. After that, he poured out a "take care, everyone", and got on his horse and went into the city with the envoy sent by Ezhou City.

After Zhou Bo and the messenger drove more than ten miles, they passed through a small village and saw a tea shop on the side of the road, anyway, it was still early, so they got off their horses and rested here for a while. The two walked into the tea shop, ordered tea and snacks, and then found a table and sat down.

The village seems to be quite wealthy, and the official road passes through it, and people go south very frequently. Nowadays, although the war is still raging and the drought is continuous, there are always some bold people who are engaged in speculative business on the cusp of the limelight. Zhou Bo saw a sign hanging outside the shed of the tea shop, which indicated the price of tea, and a pot of tea was as high as 300 yuan.

It didn't take long for the old man at the tea shop to come up with a pitiful amount and a pot of tea.

"Dare to ask uncle, now that the drought has just improved, where does this water come from?" Zhou Bo asked with some curiosity.

"Don't worry, officials, this water must be clean. The old man gets up early every day, goes to the mountains to collect spring water and dew, and when he is lucky, he can fill three or five buckets, except for the domestic water at home, and the rest is placed on the side of the official road to sell. The old man replied with a smile.

"At the moment, the water source is so precious, uncle, aren't you afraid that there will be strong people to grab the water?" At this time, the messenger who was sitting opposite Zhou Bo asked.

The old man smiled and said, "The old man set up this tea shop just to quench the thirst of passers-by. The drought is about to pass, and there was a light rain half a month ago, so there must be no bad people who are embarrassed to die by drinking a sip of water. Alas, in the final analysis, the old decay is just to eat a mouthful, and now that the autumn planting season has passed, farming is not possible, and you have to save a little money for the winter. ”

Zhou Bo sighed, it's difficult, it's difficult.

The old man put down his tea and some pastries, and turned to go about his business.

Zhou Bo and the envoy drank tea first, and then Zhou Bo suddenly thought of something, then smiled slightly, and immediately asked the envoy: "Dare to ask the envoy's name?"

"Zhou Duguan is polite, Xiaodi Li Bin. The envoy hurriedly replied, he was just a small person who gave orders, Zhou Bo was a military general of the eighth grade, how could he dare to assume the name of the last envoy.

"Li Zun envoy specially came to convey the news of a certain family's promotion today, it is really hard, a certain family has specially prepared a thin gift here, and asked Li Zun to accept it with a smile. As Zhou Bo spoke, he took out an ingot of five taels of silver from his bag behind his back and quietly stuffed it into Li Bin's hand.

Five taels of silver is not much, but the soft things that Dong Hao gave to Zhou Bo before leaving are only one hundred and fifty taels in total. These people in the army are not as easy to make money as those civilian officials who govern the localities, not to mention the current continuous wars, the people's livelihood is miserable, and the economic standard is not high.

Li Bin was stunned, he had been on an errand in Ezhou City for many years, of course he knew what this meant. So he didn't refuse, but weighed the weight of the silver, and then received it in his sleeve.

"Oh, Zhou Bo is too polite, if the general needs Xiao Di's help, Xiao Di will definitely do his best. He said with a laugh. (To be continued.) )