In the east square of Xiyang Wangfu, at dinner time, in the guard room, a group of guards were silently watching someone eat, that person had already eaten four bowls of food in a row, and now it was the fifth bowl. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Look at what you see! What's there to see! Eat, eat, eat! ”

Wu Ming clapped his hands, signaling his subordinates not to be too rude, and when everyone turned their heads to eat, he looked at the bowl on his case, then at the bowl on Mai Raofeng's case, and rubbed his temples.

"How long have you been hungry?"

"Wu Dianwei, I haven't eaten enough lately."

"Lately? How long has it been? ”

"One year."

After coughing dryly, Wu Ming motioned to the lady of the room to come over and take the empty bowl away, what happened today was so bizarre that he had not fully recovered until now.

In short, Mai Raofeng, who was born in Lingbiao Shixing, lived a tight ordinary life in Chen Guo, seeing that he was in his thirties, thinking that his eldest husband should make a difference, so he had the idea of joining the army.

As a native of Chen Guoren, his first choice was naturally to join the official army, but he felt that Chen Guo's day was weak, and the imperial court was not enterprising now, and there was no future for him to join Chen Jun except as a coolie, so he remembered a rumor.

I heard that the one-legged bronze man who was fond of eating human flesh in Zhou State recruited troops and horses in Huangzhou, and the food was enough, the meat was full, and more importantly, the punishment was clear, and many soldiers were promoted one after another with their military merits, so they rushed to Xiyang thousands of miles away.

Mai Raofeng has courage, agile walking like the wind, when he was good at making an iron cane, so he was called "Mai Tiecane", after saying goodbye to his family, he went on the road alone, traveled thousands of miles to eat and sleep in the open, and finally arrived in Xiyang, Huangzhou safely, and had some surprises after entering the city to inquire.

The Tiger Forest Army of the King of Xiyang investigated the people who joined the army very strictly, and the way he came must be explained clearly, he felt that he was from the Chen State, and he was afraid that the recruiting officer would not be able to get by, so he wanted to meet the King of Xiyang directly and show his skills.

As a result, after inquiring again, the king of Xiyang had already gone to Anlu, and he didn't know when he would come back.

So there was the previous scene, Wu Ming, the guard of the royal palace, and his companions chased after the wheat iron cane, and they were almost dragged down by him, and now their legs are weak and they have to use crutches to walk.

The seventh bowl of food was eaten, and Mai Tiezhu put the bowl away: "Wu Dianwei, the grass people have finished eating, thank you for your hospitality." ”

'Five catties of pork, seven bowls of rice, you can really eat!' Wu Ming sneered, reluctantly got up, and then limped out with a cane: "Mai Zhuangshi, you come with me." ”

"Wu Dianwei, let's call it the grass people's wheat iron rod."

This Mai Zhuang is bent on joining the army, and he has no intention of being a palace guard for the time being, and the recruitment of the Hulin Army is not under Wu Ming's control, and he is not good at leading people to find the Hulin Army and not to "go through the back door" to Tian Zhengyue.

He knew that this person wanted to meet the King of Xiyang and hoped to be reused, so he simply arranged to live in the dormitory of the Dongfang Guards, and then dispose of it after Yuwenwen came back, but since he wanted to live in Dongfang, then the necessary process still had to be there.

Transferred to the office, Yang Ji, who made a cameo appearance in the "identity review", was already ready, as an abnormal human being, seeing that the "historical celebrity" Mai Tiecane was in front of him, Yang Ji signaled to the other party not to be restrained.

"Mai Zhuangshi, the king said that heroes don't ask where they come from, since you want to join the army, we don't care about your background, whether you are high or low, as long as you are willing to endure hardships and abide by discipline, then the Hulin Army will open the door to welcome."

"Sima Yang, are you also in charge of recruiting troops for the Tiger Forest Army?"

Wu Ming explained on the side: "Yang Sima is not responsible for recruitment, but he can recommend talents, when the Hulin Army was founded, Yang Sima was the head of the sword technique, and the soldiers of the Hulin Army practiced the sword technique passed on by Yang Sima." ”

Mai Tiezhu's face showed admiration when he heard this: "Yang Sima is very skilled, if there is a chance, the grass people want to learn from Yang Sima." ”

"It's a deal!" Wu Ming was overjoyed when he heard this, and instantly interjected to seal the back road of the wheat iron rod.

Yang Ji knew Wu Ming's thoughts, smiled and began to cut to the chase: "Although the hero doesn't ask about his origin, but the official is very curious about the origin of Mai Zhuangshi, would you like to tell me the origin in detail?" ”

Mai Tiezhu nodded and said that it was okay, and elaborated on his experience.

He was born in Lingbiao (the name of the Lingnan area in this era), named Mai Raofeng, his family was poor, but when he grew up, he was born with a strong body, traveling hundreds of miles a day.

Shixing is located on the main road, which is the only way to pass between Lingnan, Guangzhou and other states and Jiangzhou in Lingbei, and the caravan shuttles between it, but all along the way are lofty mountains and mountains.

Because of the iron rod, he got the name of Mai Tiecane, and the actions of their gang naturally attracted the encirclement and suppression of the government, and later Ouyang Su, the assassin of Guangzhou, caught him and sent him to Jiankang with his accomplices as an official slave.

"Is it Ouyang Su, the assassin of Guangzhou? Isn't it Ouyang? Yang Ji suddenly asked, and Wu Ming on the side felt that this was a somewhat inexplicable question.

"Naturally, it was the little Ouyang envoy, the big Ouyang envoy died in the Tianjia period, and the grass people were arrested during the Taijian period." The wheat iron rod does not hide the experience of that year.

The Ouyang family was a wealthy family back then, Ouyang and Ouyang Su father and son, two consecutive generations of Guangzhou assassin history, so there is a big and small Ouyang envoy said.

"I see, please continue."

Mai Tiezhu continued to talk about his own experience, as an official slave, because of his tall stature and strength, he was arranged to help the emperor with an umbrella, the umbrella was very heavy, even if ordinary people barely held it, once they encountered a strong wind, they still couldn't hold it, and Mai Tiecane could stabilize it.

"That emperor, is it Emperor Xuan or is it like today?"

Yang Ji asked again, it seemed that his focus was a little strange, and Mai Tiezhu replied directly without hesitation: "Naturally, it is the first emperor." ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Emperor Xuan." Yang Ji thought for a moment and motioned for Mai Tie Staff to continue.

The late Emperor Chen Xuan (after his death, he was called Emperor Xiaoxuan), his son Chen Shubao is now the son of Chen Guo, and he is the wheat iron rod of Chen Xu's umbrella.

Ran to South Xuzhou, a hundred miles away, to steal, climbed over the wall and entered the house, took the property and left over the wall before the owner reacted, and ran to Jiankang City.

Because he can travel hundreds of miles a day, he can return to Jiankang in the early morning of the next day every night to steal, which is something that ordinary people can't do at all, so even if many owners who remember their faces go to the government to sue him, the emperor can't believe it.

Later, it was Shangshu Cai Zheng who designed to let the wheat iron rod show the horse's feet, and the emperor Chen Ji took pity on the courage and skill of the wheat iron rod, and did not punish the crime but removed his slave status and released him to his hometown.

After this incident, Mai Tiezhu changed his mind and felt that a manly man should not do that thing of stealing chickens and touching dogs, since he has a skill, he should make a contribution.

However, he had a criminal record, and the local government was unwilling to use it, so after a few years, after marrying a wife and starting a family, Mai Tiezhu didn't want people to scold his son as the son of a thief in the future, so he decided to join the army and be an upright man.

It's just that Chen Guo is now corrupt, there are strong enemies outside, and the people are living in dire straits, and there is no hope for the army to join the army, and the generals are afraid of becoming slaves of others, so Mai Tiecane has been entangled.

Because I often hear people mention the "one-legged bronze man" in Huangzhou, Jiangbei, Zhou State, Mai Tiecane carefully pondered and had a plan: it is better to vote for the one-legged bronze man with clear rewards and punishments.

"This is an enemy, what do you think in your heart?"

In the face of Yang Ji's question, Mai Tiezhu did not shy away from it: "If the first emperor is here, even if the grass people have no way to join the army, they will not surrender to the enemy, but now the Son of Heaven only knows what kind of life the people live, and the officials don't care at all!" ”

"Don't say anything else, the rent adjustment in Shixing has been increased by fifty percent, and the year is not good, how many civilian families are ruined, but those officials are raising rents and increasing labor one by one, and they don't care about the lives of the people at all!"

Seeing that Mai Tiezhu was indignant, Yang Ji said with relief: "Mai Zhuangshi wants to join the army, but this official can call the shots, I don't know if Mai Zhuangshi wants to wait for the king to come back, or will he go to the military camp in the near future?" ”

"It's all up to Yang Sima's arrangement."

"In this case, rest here first, and this official will take you to the Tiger Forest Army another day."