Han Ruzi was appointed, exactly as rumored: to serve as the central protector of the army, the commander of the noble battalion of 500 people, the Qing guard battalion of 3,000 people, the most important duty is not to lead troops to fight, nor to survey the terrain or garrison one side, but to escort the general's personal belongings.

Of the 3,000 soldiers, 2,000 were grooms and miscellaneous servants, and only 1,000 were real soldiers.

According to Han Ruzi's observation, this phenomenon is not uncommon in the Chu army, many generals have turned into slaves, with the food and salary of the imperial court to support their own troops, the number is different, the status of the general is high, the number of troops is also the largest, in contrast, the northern and southern armies are more formal, even the reputation of the northern army, there are very few indiscriminate people.

Han Xing handed over his subordinates to the Tired Marquis in charge, which was a kind of trust in him.

The appointment process was extremely simple, Han Xing sat on the chair, looking even more tired, Chong Hou smiled reluctantly, waved his hand, someone took the official seal and related documents, Han Ruzi took it in his hand, handed it over to the two entourage, and said goodbye, it was completed.

The Qingwei camp is next to the Xungui camp, out of the Chinese military tent, turn a corner, and walk a short distance to arrive.

The Central Protector Army has its own military account, and the general officers such as the chief bookkeeper, the military candidate, and the captain have long been waiting in the account to welcome the new boss.

The Chu army is about to withdraw to Mayi City, none of the general's personal belongings can be left behind, the Qingwei battalion has a heavy task, it is the busiest time, the handover and arrangement went on for a whole day, Han Ruzi basically just listened and delivered the token, and the specific things were taken care of by the generals.

The king of the East China Sea said it right again, the general Han Xing received a lot of bribes, some were sent to his home in the capital, and more were sent directly to the general, so let him take a look, and when he withdrew the army, there were a lot more things at once.

Although there are many things, but not at all messy, as large as a tent, as small as a rope, all accurately recorded, there are the main book, the sub-book, respectively by different people to keep each other, regularly check each other, carry their own duties, a piece of silver fell on the ground, no one can touch the irrelevant, must be picked up by the full-time person himself, otherwise it is a violation of military law.

Use military law to manage personal belongings, foolproof.

Han Ruzi was eating alone in the military tent at noon, and the king of the East China Sea stepped in alone, flipped through the thick stack of books, and said, "The old guy has made enough money for his grandchildren." ”

"You shouldn't be here." Han Ruzi said that although the Chu army had many problems, the military law in the camp was still very strict, and no one was allowed to pass between the battalions at will.

The King of the East China Sea smiled: "Who made me your younger brother, if you become the middle guard, I will be your first staff." ”

Han Ruzi pointed to the wine and meat on several cases, "Have you eaten?" ”

The King of the East Sea glanced at it, not interested, but asked, "Have you thought about it?" ”

"No, there are many things now, let's talk about it when we get to Mayi City."

"A lot of things? Haha, do you know what you are? is tired of being a housekeeper for Han Xing. ”

"Hmm...... Being a steward can also learn a lot, which is the same as transporting food and grass in the army. ”

"Hey, you can see it so openly." The King of the East China Sea, like most of the sons of the nobles, would rather have nothing to do than give in to the powerless officials, "Han Xing is an old slippery head, appointing you as a protector, on the surface, it is also a kind of prevention, with your identity, it is difficult to deliver the chapter to the imperial court." ”

Han Xing took too many bribes, to the point where he had to cover them up.

Han Ruzi heard something in the words of the King of the East China Sea, "Do you think I can't ask the court for my life, and I can take the Xungui camp to the Broken Iron City?" ”

The king of the East China Sea refused to answer, and said with a smile: "The Xungui camp is also under your control, don't favor one over the other, let's go and see it later, everyone has also prepared some gifts for you." ”

Without waiting for Han Ruzi to ask, the King of the East China Sea had already turned around and left.

It was not until the evening that Han Ruzi returned to the Xungui camp, where there was also a military tent, which was extremely inconspicuous in a gorgeous tent of fighting for luxury, and there were more than a dozen generals and officers, but they didn't care about anything, handed in the roster, and stepped aside to carefully study their boots.

The gifts were not even sent to Han Ruzi's private tent, they were piled up directly in the military tent, and the master book and others wrote down the list in detail, and many entries were followed by the content of the gift giver's own annotation, some people congratulated, some people climbed friendships, and some people made straightforward requests, most of them wanted to return to Beijing for the New Year before the winter.

Han Ruzi roughly swept it, there was not much real money among the gifts he received, most of them were furs, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and Zhang Youcai and Loach would definitely not be able to take them.

Han Ruzi looked at the roster again, there were a total of 487 scattered generals and 864 "subordinate soldiers" in the Xungui camp, which was actually less than twice the number, and there were 120 soldiers with positions, the total number was less than 1,500, but Han Ruzi knew that there were at least 2,000 people living in the Xungui camp.

Compared with the general's bribery gains, the Xungui battalion is really full of holes.

There was relatively little to do in this camp, and the order to retreat had been handed down, and the task of the one hundred and twenty full-time officers and men was to ensure that all the sons and daughters of the nobles took care of their personal belongings and could leave on time the morning after tomorrow.

A seemingly simple task can be very troublesome when carried out, and the generals need the help of their superiors.

After reading the corresponding documents, Han Ruzi stepped forward, handed over a list, and said with a sneer: "This is a little bit of the general's filial piety from his subordinates." ”

Han Ruzi took the list, and the gifts recorded on it were rather shabby, just a few sets of armor and dozens of weapons, as well as three hundred taels of silver.

Han Ruzi didn't refuse, and said with a smile: "Thank you." ”

The boss accepted the gift, this is a good sign, more than ten generals are relieved, usually tired of Hou does not like to have fun, but also thought that this is a maverick general, it turned out to be a person who follows the customs, can't help but be very happy, the main book arched his hand and said: "The camp will be opened in the morning of the day after tomorrow, the military order is like a mountain, and it will not be possible at night, my lord ......"

Han Ruzi nodded, indicating that he understood, "Don't worry, everyone will be ready tomorrow." ”

The new boss was reasonable, and the generals were more at ease, and at the same time let out a flattering laugh, but many people thought in their hearts: No wonder the tireless marquis can't hold the throne, "reasonable" is not the quality that an emperor should have.

Not long after nightfall, Han Ruzi was about to go back to his tent to rest, but as soon as he walked to the door, he was dragged to the big tent next to him by the King of the East China Sea.

"On the first day of the new official's tenure, he can't just be tired and not relaxed."

The tent of the King of the East China Sea was brightly lit, several tables were put together in a row, and they were full of delicacies, I don't know where they got it, and they were all steaming, and more than a dozen noble children greeted them warmly, hugged their fists and congratulated them, and pushed the Zhonghu Army to the main position.

There were nearly 500 nobles in the camp, and only 15 were qualified to participate in the party, first by status, and secondly, by friendship with the king of the East China Sea.

Han Ruzi has a feeling that he is the one who becomes the protector of the Middle Sea, but the King of the East China Sea has benefited a lot from it, just like those who look at the qi, as long as they use it properly, "helping" others is a kind of power in itself, and the King of the East China Sea is providing this kind of "help".

Cui Teng was naturally one of the congratulators, sitting on both sides of Han Ruzi with the King of the East China Sea, responsible for toasting and provoking a cheerful atmosphere, and did not say a word about giving gifts and returning to Beijing.

Cui Teng woke up to midnight last night, was sent away by his entourage in a daze, woke up in the morning, and really forgot everything about when he was drunk, behaved decently, under his drive, the banquet was perfect from beginning to end, everyone returned with all their sex, even Han Ruzi was slightly drunk, and felt that every face in front of him was so amiable.

After midnight, the king of the East China Sea and Cui Teng personally sent Han Ruzi back to the tent to rest, and after watching him go to bed and lie down, Cui Teng whispered: "He won't wake up and not admit it, right?" ”

"Do you think that everyone else is as virtuous as you?" The King of the East China Sea is two years younger than Cui Teng, but he is not polite at all when he speaks, the two have grown up together since childhood, and they are really good friends and brothers.

The king of the East China Sea glanced at the bed, "Hey, I have to thank the old guy Han Xing, he is too greedy, whoever looks at it is excited, this one on the bed is bent on feeding that thousand-person trilogy, of course he will not refuse...... Let's go out and talk. ”

The two walked out, and Cui Teng said, "What can a thousand people do?" It would be interesting if he really took those 1,000 people as bait......"

Han Ruzi seemed to be asleep, and when he heard these words, he didn't get angry, but felt ridiculous, because he was going to do something more "meaningful" soon.

After the king of the East China Sea and Cui Teng left, Zhang Youcai and Loach were able to come in to serve the master, help him take off his coat, wash his face and feet, Han Ruzi vomited once, and felt a lot more comfortable.

"Master, Chai Yue Chai Gongzi has been here twice." Zhang Youcai said.

"What did you say?"

"No, seeing that the master was drinking, he took his leave. Oh, the guy surnamed Zhang came once. ”

The surname Zhang is a lot, and Zhang Youcai himself is also this surname, but there is only one person with the "surname Zhang" in his mouth, Zhang Yanghao, who has framed the tired Hou several times.

Han Ruzi laughed, no need to ask, Zhang Yanghao must be scared.

"Loach, someone bullied you?" Han Ruzi asked.

The young man from Chaojia Fishing Village had been working with a cold face, and then he threw the rag into the basin and said loudly: "I thought you were a good emperor, at least a clean official, and it turned out that you were no different from other people." ”

Although he has been reminded many times, the loach sometimes says the word "emperor", Zhang Youcai reprimanded: "What do you know? Dare to be rude to the master. ”

Han Ruzi waved his hand to Zhang Youcai, indicating that he didn't care, and then asked the loach, "You're very good at fishing, right?" ”

"Of course." The loach didn't understand the intention of the tired marquis, but when it came to the ability to do it, he was still very proud, "I don't even use a fishing net, I can catch a big fish with both hands." ”

Han Ruzi smiled: "I don't know how to fish, but I think, you have to find out where the big fish are first, and then swim over, right?" ”

"Uh...... Normally, sometimes I'll hold my breath and wait a little longer until the big fish swims to my hand and then grab it. ”

"yes, there's a big fish swimming towards me right now, do you think I'm going to do it right away, or wait for it to swim closer?"

Han Ruzi fell asleep on the bed, and the loach still didn't know why, so he whispered to Zhang Youcai, "What do you mean by being tired?" ”

Zhang Youcai laughed softly: "You will have big fish to eat in two days." ”

The loach scratched its head, and although it didn't understand, its dissatisfaction with the tired marquis gradually subsided.

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