Chapter 124: The Seven Tigers of the Xue Family
"This general will conquer the east, the governor of Youzhou, and Zou Changfeng, the Marquis of Fuyu, will quell the rebellion by His Majesty's order, and specially come to recruit the brothers of the Xue family!" Zou Yuyi was bold, and rode his horse to the city and replied loudly.
"Fuyu Hou, from Liaodong, there should be no fake, I can't imagine being so young." Xue Wanche sighed.
"What about Big Brother?" Old Seventh Xue Wanbei asked.
"My father died in battle, we only have a few thousand people, we want revenge, I don't know what year and month, it is better to follow together to quell the rebellion and avenge my father, what do the brothers think?" Xue Wanshu asked solemnly.
"Good! Little brother approves! ”
"Yes!"
"Yes!" The brothers thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"General! The last general has something to ask for, and if the general agrees, the last general will immediately open the city! Xue Wanshu saw that the brothers had no opinions, and poked his head out and shouted to Zou Yu.
"Please!" Zou Yu raised his hand and gestured.
"My father put down the rebellion, he was killed by the rebel Dou Jiande, please send troops to avenge my father, and the Xue brothers are willing to be pawns!" Xue Wanshu said.
"Counterinsurgency is exactly the duty of a certain person, but when to send troops needs to be determined according to the battle situation, but a certain can guarantee that Dou Jiande will never be spared!" Zou Yu replied.
"Good! The last general believes in the general! Please show your identification, and the general will open the city immediately! Xue Wanshu and his brothers glanced at each other, and saw that the brothers had nothing to say, so they gritted their teeth and made up their minds and said to Zou Yu.
Seeing that Xue Wanshu hadn't let down his guard until now, Zou Yu couldn't help nodding secretly, and he didn't pretend to be arrogant, so he asked people to send his goldfish talisman up.
The fish charm is a symbol and proof of the status of officials, princes, county kings and officials above the third rank, the goldfish charm, the sixth rank or above, the silver fish charm below the third grade, and the bronze fish charm below the sixth grade.
The fish symbol is divided into two halves, engraved with the name of the official, the official position, there is a "same" word in the middle of the fish symbol, when the imperial court verifies the identity, the two halves of the fish conform together, and the word "same" is completely correct on the top, so it is also called "contract", which is also the origin of the word "contract".
(The fish charm appeared in the Sui Dynasty, but it was only standardized in the early Tang Dynasty, and it is directly quoted here, don't care.) )
"Put away your weapons and open the gates!" After Xue Wanshu saw it, he took his brother down to the city, walked to the city gate and ordered.
There was a long "crunch", the city gate opened, and Xue Wanshu walked out of the city with six brothers.
Zou Yu was not afraid of deception, and immediately dismounted to meet him, but Li Keshi and the others were worried about his safety, so they brought a group of guards and rushed over.
For the group of cavalry that came over, the Xue Wanshu brothers did not have the slightest nervousness, which showed that their mental quality was excellent, and at the same time, it also made Zou Yu completely relieved.
"The last general Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, Xue Wanliang, Xue Wanjiang, Xue Wanbei, see the general!" Several brothers clasped their fists at the same time and saluted.
"General, please let someone take over the city!" Xue Wanshu returned the fish talisman with both hands and said loudly.
"I have heard the name of the Seven Tigers of the Xue family for a long time, and when I see them today, they are all extraordinary, as for the city, you are still guarding it, I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in the city now?" Zou Yu said with a smile.
"The general has won the prize! There are only 5,000 foot soldiers in the city, and the last general will complete the army and follow the general on the expedition! Xue Wanshu saw Zou Yu's kind face, and he completely let down his guard in his heart.
"Choose two thousand men to go out with the army, and as for the city, it is up to you to leave a few brothers to guard it." Zou Yu thought for a while and said.
"Why don't the general arrange for one person to defend the city." Xue Wanshu said embarrassedly.
"Don't worry, let you decide, it's up to you to decide, there are still a lot of cities ahead that need manpower." Zou Yu smiled.
"In this case, the last general will listen to the general, and the second and seventh will stay." Xue Wanshu saw that Zou Yu was so persistent, so he agreed that he could continue to control Jixian, he was quite happy, which at least showed that Zou Yu had no bad intentions and trusted them very much.
"Absolutely!"
"The second, the seventh, you go and prepare food and grass for the army, the third, the fourth, select the men and horses, and prepare to go out with the general!" Xue Wanshu turned around and commanded.
"Yes! Eldest brother! ”
"There is no need for grain and grass, since everyone is their own people, in the name of the General Mansion of Zhengdong, I will first appoint you as General Wupin Yingyang, General Zhichong, General Hulie, General Xuanwei, General Weiyuan, General Ningyuan, and General Huwei, and make meritorious contributions in the future, and they will be rewarded separately!" Zou Yu said.
"Thank you, General!" didn't expect Zou Yu to value them so much, Xue Wanshu was overjoyed, and hugged his fists and saluted.
"Thank you, General!" Xue Wanshu and the brothers hurriedly followed Shi Li.
"I have always admired General Xue, when I conquered Goguryeo, I was under the command of General Laihu'er, and I fought with the old general, but I didn't have a chance to see him." Zou Yu helped Xue Wan up and said, if you have good words, you can say it, and it is always right to praise others.
"This is the sacrificial wine of the military division of the General's Mansion, surnamed Li, the word guest division, under the command of General Xin Shixiong back then." Zou Yu introduced them.
"I've seen the military advisor!"
"I've seen all the generals!" The names have been known just now, so a few people just saluted each other.
"Wen Xi Pei Shiqing has seen all the generals!"
"Hedong Fenyin Xue Wanshu has seen Uncle Shi!" Xue Wanshu was slightly stunned and saluted.
Wenxi and Fenyin all belong to Hedong, and Hedong has the greatest power in Pei, Xue, and Liu, and the three major families, and at the same time has the most talents, and there are many contacts with each other, so Pei Shiqing signed up for the word, and Xue Wanshu was called Uncle Shi.
"Hehe, virtuous nephew is polite, it is your blessing to be under the command of the general, and you will never regret your choice today in the future." Pei Shiqing said with a smile.
"That's, that's." Xue Wanshu saw that Pei Shiqing said this, and his heart couldn't help but feel more stable.
"Hehe, when there is chaos today, we are officially needed to work together to reorganize the mountains and rivers, several of them are all great generals, and it is really lucky to have your help."
"The general is falsely praised!" Xue Wanshu said with a modest smile.
The seven brothers of the Xue family, the eldest Xue Wanshu is already forty, and the youngest Xue Wanbei is only fifteen, although Zou Yu is only slightly familiar with these names, but it can also be seen that the force should not be weak, which can be known by looking at the momentum.
Xue Wanshu is calm and down-to-earth, and he has been negotiating with him, and when Xue Wanshu spoke, no one objected or interjected, not only showing that the brothers had a harmonious relationship, but also trusted their eldest brother very much.
Xue Wanshu was slightly emaciated, his eyes were bright and smart, and Zou Yu found that when the brothers looked at each other several times, he nodded slightly to make a decision, so among the brothers, the real brain should be him.
Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche are the two brothers the strongest, their steps are calm and powerful, and they are also the most imposing between the swinging arms, and their force should be the best among the brothers.
Xue Wanliang and Xue Wanjiang should be about twenty years old, they are more lively, and they have been looking at Zou Yu curiously about their weapons and armor, the youngest Xue Wanbei looks very similar to Xue Wanshu, and his temperament is also somewhat similar.