When she woke up in the morning, Xu Xiaoniang brought hot water from the copper basin as usual and waited for Yang Ming to wash.

"Is there any hot water? Fetch me a big basin and I'll wipe my body. ”

Yang Ming developed the habit of taking a bath in the morning in the United States, and he didn't change his clothes for two days, so he felt uncomfortable not washing and changing.

Xu Xiaoniang simply changed the wooden basin and brought in a large basin of hot water. Yang Ming did not shy away from suspicion, took off his long-sleeved T-shirt, exposed his six-pack abs, and wiped it up and down.

"Here, you wipe my back for me." Yang Ming said unceremoniously to the little lady.

Xu Xiaoniang didn't shirk either, she took the towel, twisted it in the hot water, and wiped it for Yang Ming.

"General, do you want to exert more strength?"

Xu Xiaoniang's face was almost against the deltoid muscle of Yang Ming's shoulder, and she asked softly, a fresh fragrance wafted into Yang Ming's nose with the sound, it seems that this little lady has used the toothpaste toothbrush that Yang Ming gave her today.

"Well, rub hard." Yang Ming sniffed the smell of musk and orchid, and his heart fluttered slightly.

"General, your hair ......"

"Oh, I'm not a monk." Yang Ming knew the question in Xu Xiaoniang's heart. Living in the army for a long time, Yang Ming has no time to get any hairstyles, his hair is the simplest flat head, pushed by himself with electric clippers, the shortest 0.8 mm. Obviously, there was only one possibility for this hairstyle in the Ming Dynasty, and that was a monk who did not shave his head for ten days and a half months. The monk's precept is to shave his head once every half a month, but if there are really no conditions, as long as the length of the hair does not exceed two fingers, it is not considered a transgression. And the monks of the Ming Dynasty do not burn the scar, the rule of burning a few scars on the forehead is from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the Yongzheng Emperor is proficient in Buddhism, and has intervened in the affairs of the monks, it is said that the ring scar is advocated and prescribed by the Yongzheng Emperor.

"Hmm." Xu Xiaoniang snorted, and the orchid-like breath brushed the back of Yang Ming's neck.

Changing into a clean camouflage uniform, putting on body armor, putting on a helmet, and carrying a rifle on his back, Yang Ming walked out of the room with dignity on his back.

In the front yard outside the Hanging Flower Gate, Ding Yousan and more than 20 sergeants stood in two rows.

"General!"

Seeing Yang Ming come out, Ding Yousan took a step forward and bowed to his fists.

"Oh, what are you doing here?" Yang Ming asked Ding Yousan in surprise.

"I'm willing to follow the general!" Ding Yousan clenched his fists and said, his expression serious.

Since entering the city, Ding You's third-class sergeants have faced their own choices about their fate and future. They are all soldiers of the imperial court, and after the previous battle was dispersed, they have been hiding in the countryside and Tibet. Now that they have entered the city, according to the rules, they should report to the yamen and accept the disposal of the government, so their fate is nothing more than the following:

One is that he was sent to his unit by an official letter from the government. But their unit has been disabled, and several defeated soldiers don't know which general will be replaced, and in the end they will be cannon fodder.

The second is to hide their military identities and eat in the refugee pile, and when the situation calms down in the future, they will become vagrants with nowhere to live.

The third is to grab a sum of money and run back to his hometown. Nowadays, the army of the Ming Dynasty is basically recruited, not the kind of military household linked to the land household registration, if you can take advantage of the chaos to grab dozens of hundreds of taels of silver, run back to your hometown to buy land and marry a daughter-in-law, it is still very good. But in the current situation, you can't run away if you grab the money, and the outside of the city is the world of the Houjin Army, and you run out with the silver, which is not fast enough.

Therefore, Ding Yousan and these sergeants discussed it in the middle of the night last night, and finally decided to take refuge in Yang Ming. Although Yang Ming is not a military general of the imperial court, with his current military exploits, the imperial court will definitely have a reward. Even if you take a step back, the imperial court does not grant Yang Ming a military position, with Yang Ming's ability, it will definitely be no problem to beg for a full meal in this troubled world.

"Follow me? How to follow? After thinking about it for a while, Yang Ming already understood what they meant, but he couldn't make a statement in a hurry, and some things still had to be said clearly.

"I beg the general to accept us as family members." Ding Yousan said with his fists clenched.

In the Ming Dynasty, the scope of "family ding" was very wide, such as the servants of the wealthy family's family guarding the courtyard, which could be called the family ding. As for the family members under the military generals, they refer to those who are not registered in the military under the jurisdiction of the military generals, and they are elite troops formed by the generals privately outside the official army, and their salaries are higher than those of ordinary sergeants.

Ming Shen Defu's "Supplement to the Wild Harvest Compilation • Military Department • Family Ding" said: "Today, the generals in the northwest have accumulated a family of soldiers, and their clothes and weapons are ten times that of the soldiers, and they are used to trap every time there is a big enemy. Most of its good fighters work hard with their first merits, and sometimes they go to the altar. There are also those who are obedient to the captivity, especially known as Xiaojian, and Li Ningyuan, who is close to Liaozuo, specializes in this tree. ”

In addition to military generals, other serving or retired officials at all levels have also raised their families. For example, Xu Congzhi, the prefect of Shandong, adopted 23 "talented and brave men", "gave Qiu Ma, and gave him a thick meal," Later, he led these people to suppress Xu Hongru's rebellion, suppressed mutiny, and fought against Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other rebels.

Yang Ming is not a military general of the imperial court, and he cannot recruit troops without the permission of the imperial court, but if he has meritorious fame, there is no restriction on recruiting Ding, and the way out that Ding Yousan and others thought of is also a way.

"It's okay, I'm about to recruit a group of family members, you are willing to come, I welcome you."

"However, I have a few questions for you, and you have to answer them truthfully." Yang Ming sank his face and said seriously.

Ding Yousan and the others bowed down and clasped their fists, waiting for Yang Ming to ask.

"Why did you run to me?"

"Because following the general can win battles and eat well!" Ding Yousan said.

"What else?"

"Follow the general to have a good future!" A soldier said.

"Good future? What is a good future? Yang Ming asked rhetorically.

"Follow the general to win battles, make war exploits, get promoted, get rich, marry a wife...... another soldier added.

A few people next to him laughed, Ding Yousan glared at them, and the soldiers quickly shut up.

"There is nothing wrong with being promoted and making a fortune, and meritorious service will be rewarded. As for marrying a wife, that's a matter of course. Yang Ming paced back and forth in front of the team with his hands behind his back, staring at these sergeants with sharp eyes.

"You follow me, and it is naturally my responsibility to make a good life for you. However, you are all begging for a life on the tip of a knife, and if he dies on the battlefield one day, it is also a common thing, have you all considered it? ”

"I'm willing to die for the general!" The soldiers said in unison.

Yang Ming nodded and said lightly: "If there is a matter of greed for life and fear of death, and retreat from the battle, what should I do?" ”

"Slash!" Ding Yousan said firmly.

"You might obey orders?" Yang Ming asked.

"Yes!"

"Military discipline is possible?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, you'll follow me in the future." Yang Ming looked at these soldiers with a torch in his eyes.

"Not only will I make a good life for you, but I will also make a good life for all people in the world."

The soldiers were silent for a moment.

In this troubled world, it is lucky to be able to save his life. Helping the people of the world, who dares to boast about this Haikou? If these words come out of other people's mouths, everyone will definitely ridicule and ridicule. But Yang Ming's performance in the past two days is too amazing, beyond the imagination of people in this era, no matter what Yang Ming says, everyone has to weigh it.