Chapter 113: Into the Tiger's Den
"Let's drink enough wine, Sixth Master, please send Brother Xu and them back!"
"Huh? Hey, okay......" The sixth master was first surprised, and then replied helplessly.
Seeing this, Xu Yong stood up and clenched his fists: "Thank you Brother Zhang for this drink, then we will leave, the mountains and rivers, we will meet again!" After speaking, he left the quarry with Fu Lingyun and Lian Feng.
It was still the tightly covered carriage that drove them all the way back to the inn. After watching the carriage go away, Lian Feng said: "Young Master, Uncle Xu, in my opinion, that Zhang Hu is the main person in charge of recruiting troops!" That quarry is where the recruits are! ”
Fu Lingyun nodded: "Exactly!" ”
Xu Yong was puzzled: "How do you see it?" Why didn't Lao Tzu see anything? ”
Lian Feng rolled his eyes at the sky: "Uncle Xu, what do you think they are betting in the ring for?" ”
"Earn money?"
Lian Feng felt that a mouthful of old blood was about to spurt out: "How much money can you make from the bets placed by those dozens of people?" If you really want to make this money, you won't put the ring in the city, isn't it that there are more people who bet and make more money? ”
"Uh...... Makes sense, and then what? ”
"Then I guess that if he loses the gambling and owes money, someone will encourage him to join the army for King Jinyang, not only to pay off the gambling debts, but also to earn glory and wealth in the future!"
Xu Yong was not convinced: "With such a move, what year do you have to recruit to form a team?" ”
Fu Lingyun hit the nail on the head: "It's a general here!" ”
Lian Feng continued: "Yes, that's why I have to set up the ring and try my skills." I guess there must be another place to recruit a large number of big soldiers, but we haven't found them yet. ”
Fu Lingyun turned his head, looked at the inconspicuous inn behind him, and said meaningfully: "No, maybe I have found it." ”
Sure enough, as Fu Lingyun expected, on the second day, a few people dressed as officials swaggered into the inn, and the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile: "A few officials, today you are recruiting troops again, come and come, sit down first, and have a cup of tea." ”
The official at the head is slender and tall, with triangular eyes, a collapsed nose, a dark face and high cheekbones, and the whole person looks arrogant and mean. "Go and go, put this emperor list, and your innkeeper will requisition it for a few days."
Xiao Er cried with a sad face: "Official, requisition, a few days ago, the small shop has lost several days of business, and the requisition of the small shop will be closed, Official, please, it's good, or you go elsewhere to recruit troops!" ”
Triangle eyes glared, stood up suddenly, and pulled the knife in his hand: "What?" We are ordered to recruit troops, and you want to disobey the holy decree? ”
Xiao Er hurriedly knelt down, his face blank: "The little one doesn't dare, the little one doesn't dare." ”
As soon as the triangular eye put the knife away, the official on the side threw a gong on the table with a bang: "Go, old way, go to the door and shout!" Don't be lazy, you're staring at you inside! ”
Xiao Er reluctantly got up from the ground, picked up the gong on the table, and walked out while muttering: "Every time you come to recruit soldiers, you have to ask me to shout, I am the second shopkeeper, and I am not an errand ......"
Triangle Eye picked up and kicked Xiao Er's buttocks: "What are you muttering, go!" ”
Xiao Er covered his buttocks: "Oops, the little one will go." ”
Xiao Er posted the emperor's list, and everyone watched, only to see that the yellow list read:
Fengtian transported, the emperor said:
The world has been peaceful for a long time, but in order to prevent the breeding of evil spirits, the ghosts and ghosts started from the remote. Providence decrees that the demons will be swept away, the country will be stabilized internally, the state will be determined externally, and the dynasty will be disrupted. Therefore, recruit 100,000 brave soldiers, people with lofty ideals in the world, can vote for the king, the Qing Dynasty, protect the country, sweep the world for the common people in the world, clean up the Liuhe, so that the people of our dynasty will have long-term peace and stability, and the great flame will always stand tall.
Chin this! ”
Xiao Er finished pasting the emperor's list, standing under the sun with weak energy, and banging the gong for a while:
"Hey! Everyone, pay attention, the imperial court recruits, one person joins the army, the whole family reduces taxes, three years of military service, five acres of fertile land, five years of military service, a good house, ten years of military service, the whole family is worry-free! Hey, let's take a look! ”
Fu Lingyun, Xu Yong and Lian Feng secretly observed in the inn, only to see that many people in the Chase Shop walked out one after another to watch, and many people were excited to discuss after reading the emperor list and listening to Xiao Er's speech:
"Here is recruiting soldiers again, I heard people say, the treatment of recruiting soldiers here is the best, you can get five acres of land when you come back after signing a three-year war, you can come back for five years to get a yard to enter, and you can come back for ten years with houses and fields, and the whole family is exempt from taxes."
Some good deeds asked in a loud voice, "What if you don't come back?" ”
Everyone laughed: "Yes, I died in battle, what if I can't come back?" ”
"If you can't come back, your family is also guaranteed! A life for the rest of the family's happiness, it's worth it! ”
Fu Lingyun, Xu Yong and Lian Feng laughed silently, those few are estimated to be the nurseries of the old thieves recruiting soldiers, only those who have really been on the battlefield know that every inch of the country's territory is defended by soldiers with fresh lives, flesh and blood, there is a life of nine deaths, and the chance of survival is very small.
Even when there is no war, it is necessary for soldiers to suppress bandits, provide disaster relief, rescue people's lives, and defend people's homes, and there will be bloodshed and sacrifices, but the probability of survival on the battlefield is just a little higher than that of survival.
Soldiers, it is not just two simple words, a title or a title, it is not only an honor, but also a responsibility that requires soldiers to risk their lives to defend it at all costs!
The old thief deceived the people into following him to the battlefield to rebel under such a pretense of the holy decree, which is really dampening!
However, it is true that many people are moved by these generous and attractive conditions, and they are eager to ask: "Where can I sign and draw the pledge?" ”
Someone immediately pointed the way: "The official errand is in this inn!" ”
The crowd rushed in, Triangle Eye and several other officials laughed so hard that they couldn't see their teeth, and shouted again and again: "Hey, line up, come one by one, here are waiting at the door after signing and drawing." ”
As he spoke, he glanced at a chubby official, who stood up and walked to the door and shouted, "Come here after painting!" ”
Fu Lingyun, Xu Yong and Lian Feng looked at each other, walked over together, and silently lined up in line.
Soon it was their turn, and after asking their names and ages, signing and drawing, and taking custody, the three of them walked to the door with the tickets issued to them by the official messenger to join the army. Fu Lingyun and Xu Yong handed over the bills in their hands to Lian Feng, and Lian Feng looked around and no one was paying attention, so he folded the three bills carefully and put them in the gap of his underwear.
This is evidence of King Jinyang's conscription, but it must be kept carefully.
When the sun was about to set, the door of the inn was unconsciously full of people who had been recruited to serve in the army. After the fat official took the roster and counted the number of people, he reported to the triangular eye: "Boss, there are a total of one hundred and thirty-five people, do you think you should take them over now?" Or do they wait for the evening when they pick it up themselves? ”
The triangular eyes rolled: "It's inevitable that the night will be long and dreamy, you can take a few people to send them to the barracks now!" ”
The fat official responded, and with a wave of his hand, except for the triangular eyes, the rest of the officials followed him to lead the soldiers to the other direction of Antang......
Chu Qingruo, who was waiting for Fu Lingyun's return, looked at it every day.
Although she already knew that the one in the prison was not really Lian Feng, but with Fu Lingyun's secret care, she had to visit Fu Lingyun's "good brother Lian Feng" in the prison every once in a while.
Today is the day to visit "Lian Feng" again, Chu Qingruo copied the news that Fu Lingyun hid in his family letter on a small note and sandwiched it in the meal of the prison visit. He picked up the food box, didn't let anyone in the family follow, and went to the prison alone.
"Lian Feng! Get up, your young grandmother has come to see you again! "After dealing with Chu Qingruo a few times, the cell boss in the prison knew that she was a generous person, and every time she came, she was naturally very polite.
In the dimly lit cell, a man in a white prison coat and a mantle was lying comfortably on his straw legs, shaking his feet and humming a little song. Hearing the cell boss's shout, he immediately turned over and sat up.
Chu Qingruo carried the food box and stepped into the cell with her feet raised gracefully, "Lian Feng, I've come to see you." ”
"Lian Feng" stood up when she heard this, took the food box in her hand and said loudly: "Young grandma, are you coming to see me again?" Is my dad good? He lowered his voice and asked her, "Mrs. Fu, is there any news from the young general?" ”
Chu Qingruo nodded, pointed to the food box, and then said loudly: "Yes, I came to see you again, Uncle Lian is fine, you don't have to worry about him." That's what he asked me to bring to you! Eat it while it's hot! "Quietly moved to the door of the cell and took care of the wind for him.
"Lian Feng" put the food box on the ground, took out a pair of chopsticks, quickly flipped in the bowl, and soon pulled out a note from the plate of peanuts, quickly glanced at it, and then crumpled it into a ball and threw it into his mouth.
After putting down the chopsticks, he said to Chu Qingruo: "Young grandma, there are too many things to bring, I can't finish some of them, why don't you take them and ask the cell bosses to taste them too?" ”
Chu Qingruo knew that he had finished reading the news, and he was relieved: "Okay! ”
Walking out of the prison full of filth and filth, Chu Qingruo carried an empty food box and walked aimlessly on the street. He had been gone for more than 20 days, and this letter was still written halfway through. I don't know if he has arrived in Antang now, what is the situation in Antang, and will he be in danger?
She has never hated herself for not knowing martial arts as much as she did at this moment, if she can have a good martial arts like Han Ling'er, then she can go to the battlefield with him and advance and retreat with him.
Just as Chu Qingruo was thinking about her thoughts all the way, a luxurious carriage passed by her side.