Chapter 6 Where is the Road?

Zhang Zhong as the head of the gang, naturally he came to "divide the dirt", a car of white noodles, three white catties, a car of cured meat, almost 300 catties, and a car of porcelain bowls and silverware, porcelain bowls can be worth more than 2,000 yuan, silverware is used by Wang Heihu for dinner, usually placed in the kitchen, there are dozens of taels, plus Xu Qing's contribution of almost 80 taels, this is all, it can be regarded as a good year, everyone listened to Zhang Zhongbao's account, one by one is so beautiful. and Xu Qing's clothes, which were ignored by Zhang Zhong intentionally or unintentionally.

Everyone sat together and summed it up, saying that this time the things were shipped out and sold first, and then the money was divided, everyone was born and died brothers, and they were all divided equally, Zhang Zhong, as the head of the gang, did not show the slightest reluctance to come, and calculated that one person had nearly two pieces of money, which was enough for a family of four to chew for more than half a year.

Early the next morning, I got up an hour later than usual, Liu Zan stood on it and spoke, and then the master of Si Gong read the head capture of each group, the vanguard merit or something. This can only be regarded as a small meritorious service, and the real meritorious service is to wait for Liu Zan to return to Beijing to report on his work, and then be calculated and confirmed by the Ministry of War, and some will be approved by the emperor, and then sent an official document to the Zhichong Mansion to discuss the meritorious reward.

After the small discussion was over, Liu Zan marched to Boxing County, accepted condolences, and then relieved the military power, disbanded the troops, and returned to their respective homes, each looking for their own mothers, this is the separation of soldiers and generals.

Xu Qing can't control these things, he and Zhang Zhong now sell the three truckloads of things together, divide the money, and sit on the street to sell steamed cakes, soup cakes and eat snacks.

"Sixth year old, you really don't plan to go with me?" Zhang Zhong wiped his mouth: "Don't worry, if you leave with me, I will watch you as my own son, and when the time comes, I will build you a new house and marry a daughter-in-law, why can't you figure it out?" ”

"Uncle Zhang, I want to take advantage of this youth to travel around." Xu Qing said weakly.

"Forget it, the eldest husband has ambitions in all directions, and you can go out to increase your knowledge, but if you have no way to go in the future, come to me......" Zhang Zhong finished speaking and left, turning back three times in one step, seeing that Xu Qing did not keep him, he left.

"Huh......" Xu Qing looked at Zhang Zhong's back, still feeling weird and uncomfortable.

"You're Xu Chuliu, right?" While eating soup cakes, a soldier came to Xu Qing and sat down and asked.

"Oh? Mmmm, I'm Xu Chuliu, what's the matter? ”

"Wang Duwei saw that you don't have a household registration, so he transferred you to Zhechong Mansion to seek a bowl of rice to eat......

"That's a good dare." Xu Qing thought about it a little, anyway, there is nowhere to go now, the strength is weak, and the things in the future are too shocking to be moved, so it is better to settle down slowly. "Dare to ask what position Lord Du Lieutenant has arranged for the boy?" Xu Qing took a bunch of money from his arms, about thirty yuan, and quietly handed it over.

"Oh, politely, there is a disciple in Zhichong Mansion who is sick, I'm afraid it won't get better, Wang Duwei asked you to try." The soldier was obviously more enthusiastic: "Eight dollars of silver a month, three meals a day, two dry and one thin, of course, this is only on the surface." I'll report on it tomorrow. ”

The soldier didn't say anything more, Xu Qing thanked him and turned to leave.

Menzi is the gatekeeper to report the news, anyway, it is also temporary, although that little bit of money is insignificant, after all, Xu Qing still has two horseshoe silver in his pocket, and five or six taels of gold, as long as he doesn't go to the kiln and doesn't gamble, he can live well within five years.

However, Xu Qing has no relatives or friends here, and if he can take this opportunity to get acquainted with Du Wei, he can lie down under the big tree and enjoy the shade. I made up my mind, bought some gifts, and went to visit the captain.

However, Wang Duwei asked the housekeeper to come out and take a look, accepted the gift, encouraged Xu Qing a few words, and asked him to work hard, and then it was gone. Xu Qing had to go back, after all, he was just an insignificant soldier, and he was a big man of the fourth grade.

Back at the inn, it was already difficult to see pedestrians on the road, Xu Qing remembered that there was still a curfew, and couldn't help but shake his head. This made him suddenly realize that he was in the Tang Dynasty, he had crossed over, without any golden fingers, without any background, and now he might be able to play with him with a small official.

Where is the road to go? Is it an ordinary ordinary person who marries a wife and has children, buys land and collects rent, or rises to the challenge and becomes a copyist, a prophet, or a savior like the male protagonists in those novels?

Xu Qing thought about it and fell asleep deeply, and got up early the next morning

After staying in the barracks for a month, the modern habit of going to bed late and waking up late has long been gone, and after leaving the room, Xu Qing had some breakfast outside casually, and went directly to Zhichong Mansion.

When I arrived at the gate of the house, I happened to meet the soldier who delivered the message yesterday, said hello, and knew that the person was called Wang Er, Xu Qing called "Brother Wang", and Wang Er told him about being a disciple, and so on.

Menzi is a very easy job, as long as you take your weapon every morning and stand in front of the door, no one cares how you stand.

When the meal arrived, a small servant brought it and ate it on the spot, with meat and vegetarian food, which was much better than in the barracks. There is a house at the door, live there at night, bring your own bedding, but the weather is still relatively hot and you don't need it, you can sleep directly.

In this way, Xu Qing has been here for more than twenty days, and at this time, Liu Zan has also returned to Chang'an.

Chang'an Taiji Palace:

"Xuan, Mingwei General Liu Zan is here!"

Liu Zan returned to the court to report on his work, but he only fought a few battles of sweeping bandits, and he only needed to hand over the seal to the Ministry of War, but he didn't expect the emperor to meet him in person.

Liu Zan was beating a drum in his heart, could it be that I did something wrong, or did the emperor want to reuse me? Liu Zan's joy and sorrow were half in the court, and when he arrived at the main hall, he only heard the emperor say slowly.

Liu Qing said in the compromise: There is a "saltpeter ice making method", and the ice is counted in the summer, which greatly boosts the morale of the army, but is it true? After Li Yuan finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

"Your Majesty, it can be said that it is ridiculous to turn into ice in the summer, Liu Zan deceived the monarch, and his crime should be punished." An imperial historian can't wait to find out and "refute the rumors".

"The minister seconded the proposal, please expel Liu Zan......"

Li Yuan ignored them, coughed lightly, and the court suddenly became quiet.

"The minister doesn't dare to deceive, what he says is true." Liu Zan knelt and said.

"I have prepared a document according to what you said on the fold, do you dare to demonstrate it in person?"

Li Yuan didn't believe that someone could deceive him like this, and although the royal family had some hidden ice, it cost a lot, so the reserves were not large, and they were long gone, so he couldn't help but be interested when he heard that there was such an easy way.

"The minister obeys the order......" After Liu Zan finished speaking, he saw a few eunuchs come over to the steel basin saltpeter, Liu Zan took the raw materials, skillfully operated, the copper basin was filled with water, and he operated like Xu Qing, Qiyu said to wait for a while, and Li Yuan asked others to do things.

After the next dynasty, Liu Zan swaggered out of the palace, a few imperial historians ate mosquitoes, and the ministers also seemed to have discovered the new world, and hurriedly asked their subordinates to buy saltpeter, and they had to experiment by themselves, which was the effect of Liu Zan shocking the court.

Of course, Liu Zan did not forget Xu Qing, and soon, a reward order was issued from Chang'an and went straight to Boyang, Shandong.