Chapter 246: There is no way to serve the country
Luo Zhaoyun left the palace and returned to Luo's mansion, it was close to noon, and several guests came to the mansion and were waiting for him in the hall. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
When Luo Zhaoyun walked into the hall of Mingtang, he saw Hou Junji, and a few people dressed as warriors, some of whom had met at the banquet a few days ago, most of them were men who practiced martial arts, they were born in the cold layer, and there was no way to serve the country, if they went to join the army, they could only start from the soldiers, and the start was very slow.
At present, there is no war in the Great Sui, these young people, who have been dancing with knives and guns for several years, are good at riding horses and archery, have nothing to do, and have the heart to serve the court, but they suffer from no opportunity.
"I've seen General Luo!" Hou Junji and others all clasped their fists and saluted.
"You're welcome, Brother Hou, and a few strong men, today to visit our mansion as a guest, Luo is very happy, he should be entertained, not drunk!"
Hou Junji said embarrassedly: "General Luo can treat us like this and wait for the martial artists who came out of the cold door, let us be grateful, I can't hide it, this time, in addition to visiting General Luo, I want to recommend myself, I can follow General Luo to the frontier, join the army and fight horses, and kill the enemy." ”
"How many want to join the army?" Luo Zhaoyun was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood, he was about to go to the frontier, there was no war in the Great Sui at present, they were going to enter the government soldiers, if they were to boil slowly in the place, I don't know how long it would take, there was no chance, if they went to the frontier, they would immediately have to fight against the nuisance border of Tuyuhun and Tubo, and it would be easy to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.
"We are willing to follow General Luo, even if we start from the guards, scouts, and vanguard battalions." A strong man spoke.
"Yes, we just want to follow General Luo, be an iron-clad soldier, and serve the country." Another young samurai said passionately.
Of course, Luo Zhaoyun is happy in his heart, get these people, cultivate them well, and they will be capable subordinates in the future, nodded and said: "Since a few people have such lofty ambitions and want to go to the frontier to hone their training, of course Luo is welcome, I will have a banquet in this mansion today, and tomorrow I will personally go to the military department, submit your origin and other information, and directly insert it into my personal guard army for you, so that you can skip the restriction that the locals must join the local government soldiers, and when you get to the frontier, and then look at your performance, the more meritorious you are, Luo someone, will naturally be promoted." , will never be biased because of the provenance of the door. ”
After listening to this, these five or six people were all full of enthusiasm, they didn't expect him to answer so refreshingly, and they were secretly grateful to Luo Zhaoyun in their hearts, feeling that they were with the right person.
Luo Zhaoyun instructed the housekeeper to prepare wine and food, and after a while, the dishes were served, and several people gathered around the table to drink and communicate, getting acquainted with each other.
In addition to Hou Junji, the other five people are Chao Wei from Dongjun, Zhai Yongli from Wuyang, Zhang Haiming from Mayi, Mei Changfeng from Langya, and Tuoba Yi from Lou, who are in their early twenties and in their thirties, and have just entered the prime of life, which can be described as a great future.
Luo Zhaoyun learned that these people are more or less well-known in the place, they love to dance with knives and guns, and some of them have worshiped some heroes in the green forest as teachers, or the martial artists in the town have learned art, and they all have a skill. They don't want to go into the green forest to be robbers, and they don't want to be a nurse, but they want to join the army, change their status as a poor family, and one day, become a captain, a captain, a general, and they can also glorify their ancestors, exempt the family from servitude and taxes, and truly change their identity.
In the current Great Sui Dynasty, orthodoxy is still recognized in the hearts of the people, so most of the hot-blooded men, literati and scholars, still hope to serve the country, prosper in the official road, and change their own destiny.
In this era, the Sui Dynasty was thriving, and no one thought of rebelling, let alone believing that such a prosperous Sui would be on the verge of collapse within ten years.
After the afternoon banquet, Hou Junji gathered a few people in high spirits, left Luofu with a body of wine, went back to pack his luggage, and prepared to follow Luo Zhaoyun to the Biansai military camp to hone in a few days.
The next day, Luo Zhaoyun really took a few people to the yamen of the military department, and enrolled these people in the army, and then transferred them to the Zuowei Mansion, divided them into his personal soldiers, and received waist cards and armor, swords, war horses, etc.
"Okay, you go back and prepare, and leave the Eastern Capital in the morning the day after tomorrow."
"Thank you, General Luo, for taking your leave." Hou Junji and others hurried back to the inn with great interest, changed their clothes and armor, and said goodbye to their friends.
Luo Zhaoyun sat on horseback, thought about it for a while, and decided to go to Yang's Mansion.
Yang Su's mansion is close to the Upper East Gate, in the Beicheng area, adjacent to the amusement workshop on the east city wall, and only Yang Su's family lives in the entire Li Fang, which shows how luxurious and spacious the mansion is.
Yang's Mansion is nine in and nine out, there are wings and courtyards on the left and right, blue bricks and tiles, buildings are lined up, ingenious workmanship, the door wall is high, the inner courtyard is elegant, and the defense is tight.
There is a piece of gold on the door of the house with a golden flat shining "Yue Wang's Mansion", in front of the door two stone lions set off by the extraordinary, eight guards holding Changge, standing at the door, solemn, showing the nobility and power of the master of the house.
Luo Zhaoyun knew that Yang Su's lifespan was coming, and it was estimated that it would be only two months, he was very curious, how did this Yang Su die, and when he left Luoyang this time, he might see Yang Su for the last time.
In any case, Luo Zhaoyun was promoted, and it was also related to Yang Su's army, and he was promoted several times, all of which were related to Yang Su, and the construction of the Eastern Capital was also a cooperation with each other, so even if he was placed together by Yang Su, after all, he helped Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl elope, and he always owed fault to Luo Zhaoyun, so before leaving, it was necessary to come to visit.
The name he reported, the guards led him in directly, and there was no need to visit the Cambodian or report at all, it seemed that Yang Su had already ordered.
In the bedroom of the main mansion where Yang Su was located, Luo Zhaoyun saw Yang Su who was lying in bed, his face was very poor, his face was thin and long, but his eagle eyebrows and sword eyes, although he was so thin that he was out of shape, his residual power was still there.
The moment Yang Su saw Luo Zhaoyun come in, he suddenly smiled, pointed at him, and beckoned.
Luo Zhaoyun sighed in his heart, a generation of powerful ministers has no choice but to come to an end, two years ago, he was the first celebrity in the court, the first minister, and now he is dying.
"Luo Cheng has seen King Yue!" He clenched his fists in a salute.
Yang Suyi waved his hand, and said in a slight voice: "No need to be polite, I guess that before you leave Beijing, you will come to see the old man, and sure enough, you are not wrong, you are a young man who misses the old and knows gratitude, has integrity, and has the ability, those sons of the capital are much inferior to you." ”
"King Yue is too praised!"
Yang Su smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed, lowered his voice and said: "The old man wants to see you, in fact, there is nothing to explain, with the remnants of the Yang family, as long as they don't make trouble, it is enough for several generations to be in office, and the family property is enough to squander it for a hundred years." However, the sky is impermanent, my person is about to die, and I vaguely feel that the future of the family is going to be a disaster, I hope you can take care of it in the future when my Yang family is in trouble. (To be continued.) )