In front of us is the tragic situation after the Great War.

Smoke billowed from the clouds, and there were dead bodies everywhere, in different forms, angry, mournful, bitter, laughing, or grieved......

Scattered everywhere were broken weapons, stumps and broken arms, human organs, bloodstains, and mud on the ground.

In the distance, soldiers carried the wounded one after another, and there were also teams of soldiers, searching for the wounded, stabbing them to death with guns or stabbing them to death, and from time to time there were desperate wails and screams, like hellish Shura.

Lei Shaoxuan closed his eyes, his mind was full of emotions.

Human life is as cheap as ants, and in the vast grassland, how many warrior bones are buried?

Who is in charge of all this, the way of heaven or the hearts of the people? Lei Shaoxuan's heart was full of doubts and unwillingness.

Lei Shaoxuan picked up a small flower casually.

The small yellow flowers, delicate and dripping, exude a light fragrance, refreshing people's hearts.

Lei Shaoxuan closed his eyes, smelled the fragrance of flowers, and reveled in them, as if the faint fragrance of flowers could separate the hellish world.

"What are you thinking?" a faint voice sounded in Lei Shaoxuan's ears.

Lei Shaoxuan Huo Ran opened his eyes, and Dong Wenhai had already walked to his side.

Lei Shaoxuan hurriedly got up and saluted, but was pressed by one hand, and Dong Wenhai sat down beside him.

"You saved my life!" Dong Wenhai looked at Lei Shaoxuan and smiled.

"Your Excellency doesn't have to be polite, this is the duty of the subordinates. Lei Shaoxuan said calmly.

"The grace of dripping water still needs to be reciprocated by springs, the grace of saving lives, how can you thank you for it?"

"Fighting in front of the battle, often life and death depend on each other to live, who in the army doesn't owe others a few lives?" Lei Shaoxuan shook his head, unimpressed.

"Well, you've done a good job of protecting the flag. If the handsome flag is lost in my hand, I will not be able to redeem it. Dong Wenhai looked at Lei Shaoxuan, was afraid for a while, and said with emotion.

The literati cherished their feathers, and if the handsome flag was lost, Dong Wenhai's reputation would be stinky.

Although it is not Dong Wenhai's duty to protect the flag, as the supreme officer who stays behind in Shuaiqi, the responsibility is borne by him, and the fall of Shuaiqi will be a stain on his life, which is more important than his life.

His life was lost, and after a short time, he was forgotten, and he lost his handsome flag, but he will forever be recorded in the annals of the Southern Army.

"As a Chinese army guard, protecting the flag is nothing more than a duty. Lei Shaoxuan looked at Dong Wenhai and said seriously: "It is the adults who wield it directly, and the orders to snipe the enemy layer by layer are very wise, and the humble duty is just to carry out the order and successfully protect the flag." ”

"Hahahaha!" Dong Wenhai was very happy when he heard this, and couldn't help laughing.

Shuai Qi was almost lost, this mistake made him feel worried all the time, and Feng Ziying and the others also looked a little unkind. Is this his own fault? Dong Wenhai does not think so.

Only Lei Shaoxuan saw his efforts, which made him feel very relieved, and a feeling of knowing Lei Shaoxuan suddenly rose in his heart.

"You want to leave the northwest?" Dong Wenhai looked at Lei Shaoxuan and asked casually.

Lei Shaoxuan was secretly frightened and silent.

"I don't know how the adults know about this?" Only Feng Ziying knew about this matter, and Feng Ziying would not talk nonsense.

"Guess!" Dong Wenhai smiled slightly, his face colorful.

Suddenly, Dong Wenhai asked abruptly: "You are so young, why did you leave the barracks when you were making achievements?

Lei Shaoxuan gently threw the little yellow flower in his hand forward, and said with a wry smile: "I have been exiled to the bitter sea since I was a child, separated from my mother, younger brother, and sister, I want to retire from the army and return to Beichuan to find them!"

Dong Wenhai pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Captain Lei, I will shout at you, brother." I have checked the file, your mother was convicted when General Gongsun was in office, Beichuan is not your homeland, it is estimated that except for your mother, there are no relatives, even if you retire from the army and return to Beichuan, you will have no relatives. ”

Dong Wenhai pondered for a moment and sighed lightly: "Looking for people in the vast sea of people is useless to find a needle in a haystack, the best way is to borrow the power of the government." ”

Lei Shaoxuan was stunned, what Dong Wenhai said was the same as Shen Weiyong back then, and he couldn't help but look forward to it, looking at Dong Wenhai.

Dong Wenhai smiled slightly and said, "If you want, I can turn you into a local official, even if the position is a little lower, it is better than being discharged from the army, how about it?"

Lei Shaoxuan woke up when he heard this, Dong Wenhai wanted to repay, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Lei Shaoxuan breathed a sigh of relief and asked with hope: "It is extremely difficult to transfer military posts to local posts, will it be too difficult?"

Feng Ziying was born as a soldier and had nothing to do with the locality, relying on Feng Ziying's arrangement, Lei Shaoxuan had to retire from the army or transfer to the mainland military.

There is no freedom in the army, and it is not convenient to save people and find relatives, Lei Shaoxuan originally planned to retire from the army.

Dong Wenhai's help was completely different. Dong Wenhai himself is a civil official and is familiar with the system of local officials.

Dong Wenhai was full of deep meaning, looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said: "It is naturally difficult to transfer from a military position to a civilian officer, and the position is not ideal. Most of the transferred local officials are also magistrates, such as governors and sentences. And as a sixth-rank military position, you need to be demoted to a civilian official, what do you think?"

And for good reason. Most of the officers were promoted from non-commissioned officers, lacked literacy and ink, and most of them were not qualified for the post of civil administration, so they could only serve as public security officials such as the commander and the criminal officer.

"The rank is like dung to me! the place where I change jobs is higher than the sky," Lei Shaoxuan said with a rare joke.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he asked a little shyly: "Can I serve in the capital or nearby, it doesn't matter if the rank or position is lower." ”

Dong Wenhai Wan'er, pretending to be mysterious, said: "It's not difficult, there is a vacancy in the capital, but there is no rank, I don't know ......"

"That's it!" Lei Shaoxuan said dryly.

"Hahahaha" Dong Wenhai patted Lei Shaoxuan's shoulder and said, "Wait for the news!"

As if it was a matter of his heart, Dong Wenhai left happily!

......

October 15, the morning of the chamber.

The atmosphere in the hall was solemn and solemn.

At the front of the front desk sat an old man with a tall figure, snow-white hair, ruddy complexion, slightly wrinkles, and a clear face, he was Chang Ningyuan, the commander of the Northwest Third Army, who personally came to the Southern Army to commend his military merits.

There were few people in the chamber, all of them were officers, and the ceremony was simple but solemn.

Chang Ningyuan pointed to the row of black spiritual tablets on the desk, and said slowly: "Death in battle, horse leather shroud is the fate of every soldier, but unless it is absolutely necessary, no one wants to lie in the cold underground. ”

Chang Ningyuan said in a deep voice: "In every big war, there are people alive, and there will inevitably be people who die. When a warrior lies down, it means that the other person is alive and standing. Those who can still stand today should feel fortunate and grateful to those who have fallen, and every meritorious person who has been awarded medals and commendations should not forget that they have a share of your military exploits. ”

"Xu Xiang, the captain of the fourth battalion of the Southern Army...... Sacrifice, the general of Feng Bi ......"

"The 17th Battalion of the Southern Army is the same as Captain Huang Jian...... Sacrifice, General Feng Ningyuan ......"

“......”

"He Tao, the third army of the 21st Battalion of the Southern Army...... Captain Feng Zhaowu ......"

“......”

These are the officers who died in this battle, and after reading out, Chang Ningyuan personally led all the officers to pay a silent tribute.

Lei Shaoxuan felt a little sad in his heart, and more of the deceased were often buried underground, and no one remembered them since.

The list of awardees was then announced.

"Lei Shaoxuan, Inspector of the Military Intelligence Department of the Southern Army and Captain of the Chinese Army Guard Battalion. Chang Ningyuan paused for a moment, as if waiting for something.

The eyes of the council chamber flickered.

Lei Shaoxuan was a little flustered when he heard this, and hurriedly walked forward to give a military salute, full of red.

Chang Ningyuan had an expression of surprise on his face, in this war, the first person to make great contributions was so young.

“...... Remember a great merit once, and send the country to study and study for the ......"

Lei Shaoxuan was stunned for a moment, and the rest couldn't remember what Chang Ningyuan said.

Unexpectedly, Dong Wenhai said that the vacancy of the official position without grade turned out to be to enter Taixue.

Taixue is the highest institution of learning in the country, and as a student, there is naturally no rank, but entering Taixue means getting a national system and a complete administrative education.

The so-called imperial examination in the Northern Wei Dynasty was to select talents from the locality, enter the Taixue study, and finally enter the imperial court ministries or localities to serve.

After graduating from Taixue, he was also awarded a seven-grade official position, and most of them were administrative officials in the localities.

Among the officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Taixue was regarded as the advanced orthodoxy of scholars. No matter how good the knowledge is, it cannot be regarded as a qualified official unless it is too learned, and can only be regarded as talented.

Therefore, Taixue has become the dream of scholars and the golden ladder of advancement.

Dong Wenhai's gift is too big.

......

As the sun sets, a road leads into the distance.

Lei Shaoxuan said goodbye to Dong Wenhai.

"Don't thank me!" Dong Wenhai looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said with a slight smile: "Taixue students, there are two parts of students. Some of them are selected for the imperial examinations in various places, and the other part is recommended by the family, among which the border army has a recommended quota. ”

Lei Shaoxuan was stunned, he had never heard of such a thing.

"There are three conditions for Bian Jun to recommend Taixue students. First, the age is not more than twenty-five years old. The second is to be an officer and literate, and the third is to make a great contribution. Dong Wenhai looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said, "You meet these three conditions, I'm just pushing the boat with the water." ”

Lei Shaoxuan said gratefully: "Not to mention that I don't know about this, even if I know, no one will recommend it, and it won't be my turn." ”

Then he couldn't help but say: "Among the border army officers, almost no one can meet the three conditions at the same time, isn't the recommendation equal to nothing?"

Among the low-level officers, they need to go through the grass-roots posts such as the captain, the captain, the captain, and the centurion before they are finally promoted, and most of these grass-roots posts need to be filled by experienced soldiers, which determines that the age of the low-level officers will not be too young, and the age of 25 can serve as an officer unless it is assigned.

Few officers are assigned to serve at the bottom level, and even if they do, most of them are not competent, so there are very few twenty-five-year-old officers, except for himself, Lei Shaoxuan has not seen it in the Southern Army.

Looking at Lei Shaoxuan's surprised expression, Dong Wenhai smiled and said, "Do you think that those children of powerful families came to the border army to fight for their lives and seek merit?"

Lei Shaoxuan suddenly realized, and said with a chill in his heart: "Could it be that they are for the quota of Taixue?"

Dong Wenhai nodded, looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said: "The border army has always had a quota, but how many people know about it?

Lei Shaoxuan's face was cold, and he said: "Is the life of the border army so worthless? There are only a few places, and they have to fiddle with it? Is there no one to care?"

Dong Wenhai looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said slowly: "In the eyes of some people in the court, things like territory, official position, and responsibilities are just a sharp word. This matter has existed for a long time, and you, me, General Feng, and others have no ability to change it, and if the matter is big, it will only cause trouble. ”

Lei Shaoxuan suddenly woke up and couldn't help but say, "Are you worried that after you enter the school, you will not be able to help but make trouble?"

"Yes!" Dong Wenhai looked at Lei Shaoxuan and said, nodded and said: "Entering Taixue means that you will step into the officialdom of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and my brother will see you off today and teach you a lesson: In officialdom, the word comes first!"

Dong Wenhai said with a cold face: "Acting in officialdom often involves all kinds of people, superiors, colleagues, subordinates, relatives and friends. Everyone has selfish interests, your great public may be the great selfishness of others, some people gain and some people suffer, when you are confused, think about the word from the point of view of the word, act with will, and often hang your head down. ”

Looking at the road in the distance, Lei Shaoxuan only felt confused and distant.

(The barren years of "Turbid World Immortal Road" have come to an end, and they have begun to enter the worldly red dust part, and they will be updated today!)