At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers were divided into the inner government and the outer government, and the Cheqi Mansion (Zhenguan ten years changed to Zhichong Mansion) belonged to the outer government. Wang Xingxin and others who were conscripted this time could not be restored until they were 61 years old after their military service, and they were inspected every three years, which was equivalent to a lifelong compulsory soldier, and they enjoyed rent-free and mediocre adjustments, and at the same time they brought their own grain and short weapons, and war horses, armor, and long weapons were borne by the state, and they could also bring their own. And every winter, the drill will be conducted under the command of the commander of the chariot and cavalry.

The military governments are also divided into upper, middle, and lower according to their regions, and the Jingzhao area belongs to the upper government. Shangfu had 1,200 men, divided into six regiments, 12 brigades, 24 teams, and 120 gangs.

In front of the Cheqi Mansion, it was not the lieutenant that Wang Gui went to look for, but a school lieutenant. The lieutenant was about thirty years old, very strong, and imposing in iron armor. When he clicked on Wang Xingxin's four people, he paused and looked at the four of them, and then whispered a few words to the team next to him.

After the captain left, the team walked up to Wang Xingxin and said: "You wait for the four of you to enter my team, and follow the captain to escort the grain and grass together. They are all hot-blooded men in Guanzhong, how can they still find smuggling into the grain team when they are contributing to the country and fighting for a future for themselves! It's a cowardice! ”

As soon as Heiwa heard that the team was saying that they were cowards, he was about to step forward angrily, Wang Xingxin saw this, and quickly grabbed Heiwa, grinning with a smile on his face, and said to the team in the same way as the puppet army in later generations: "Sir, you know one but don't know the other, we are four people in one village, except for Liu Gangzi, we are all only sons!" An only son! Besides, the kid is even more independent. Presumably the chief will understand! ”

"I see, alas! It's complicated! Don't bother to pay attention to it, just don't break military discipline! The captain explained that the march is as convenient as possible for you, but military discipline must not be violated! ”

"Sir, don't worry, our Datang military discipline kid is familiar with it! Everything is going to lose your head, and you will not dare to commit it. ”

After saying that, Wang Xinxing grabbed the team that was about to leave, and stuffed a small bag into the arms of the team.

"What are you doing?"

"Sir, it's not money! It's just some bacon and salt that the kid made, what's the use of the money we need to march and fight? ”

"This.... Not quite right? ”

"Is it possible that the sir, you also want to use that vinegar cloth all the way? If the chief likes the vinegar cloth, then give it back to the boy."

"Who loves that vinegar cloth! When I think about it, my teeth are sore! Okay, I'll take it, come with me! ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, I said sir, how can you be an anxious person! You see that the captain has not gathered, you come here, the kid has something to tell you. ”

"Don't go overboard with you, kid! Although the captain has an explanation, it can't be too much! ”

"Look at what you said, I'm for the good of everyone, for the good of the chief, and even more for the good of the captain, why don't we march thousands of miles this way? If you don't eat well, how can you have the strength to march? You'd better come over with the kid first! ”

After that, he pulled the team to the side of the ox cart where Liu Lao Er was, the full ox cart was covered tightly with hay, Wang Xingxin pulled the team to look at it after pulling the straw.

The team saw the refined salt in the frame at a glance, and asked with a surprised face, "What is this????" Could it be??? ”

"Refined salt! There are more than fifty catties, and the others are bacon jerky and some dried radish! All of this was done by the whole village for two days without sleep. It's all so that the four of us don't get too tired on the march. It's just that there are so many things that the four of me can't enjoy alone, and it's better to be happy alone than to be happy. It's better for our team to use it! ”

"No! There are so many things! At this time, let me go and report to the captain! ”

With that, he trotted to find the captain of the little bit of Mao. And Wang Xingxin said to Liu Laoer, who was a little worried: "Uncle, don't worry! There is no cat that doesn't eat fishy! Besides, you can say that you don't break the precepts even if you are a labor army! ”

After a while, the team came with the captain. The lieutenant lay on the ox cart and opened the hay to see a cart of refined salt and bacon and some dried radishes in jars. Turning around, he asked, "Why is that?" ”

Wang Xingxin replied without waiting for Liu Lao Er to speak: "No, I just want my four brothers and everyone to eat better, the march is too hard, and we have enough food on the road, so we have the strength to march and beat the Turkic beasts fiercely!" ”

"Just too much! Although we say that we are escorting grain and grass, but the grain and grass are all numbered, and the carriages and horses are also numbered, how to bring these? And then there's the clerk! ”

"It doesn't matter! The adult gave the clerk a direct strictness, and said that it was the righteous Liu Lao Er's labor army! Besides, this ox cart is also full of troops! ”

"Boy, although Uncle Blacksmith has an explanation, this matter is too much!"

"Uncle Blacksmith? Do you know who this old man is? Your blacksmith uncle has to call this old man brother when he sees him! They're together! The old blacksmith must have known what a man he was. ”

After speaking, he inadvertently patted the leather armor he was wearing, and the lieutenant just glanced at the leather armor inadvertently at first, and saw that Wang Xingxin was almost going to beat himself as he lined up, so he walked in and took a closer look.

It doesn't matter what I look at, when I look at the style and material of the leather armor, I seem to think of something and exclaim: "Who is this leather armor?" ”

"Of course the kid wears it!"

"Nonsense! Don't tell the truth anymore, military law disposes! How can you have this leather armor, this is..."

As soon as he heard the military law, Wang Xingxin didn't dare to flamboyate and was about to answer, when Liu Lao Er opened his mouth and said: "This leather armor was worn by the old man when he was young in the early years, and now he is old, and he can't get on the battle array, so he can only give it to the juniors, then Liu Da Niu is the only son of the old man!" This kid is even closer than the only son, and the remaining two are all old nephews. ”

"This uncle, Uncle Blacksmith and you?"

"Haha, that old man and old man are in the same group, he calls me big brother!"

"The kid knows, what else does the uncle have to explain?"

"It's nothing, you kid remember it for the old man! This short-haired boy is the most important, he is not afraid of hardship, but he must be allowed to reach Hexi safely, and you will take him to see the general after camping! Remember, even if your army is wiped out, keep this kid safe! Including the old man, the only son died, and he couldn't let this kid have anything to do! Also, since you call the blacksmith uncle and know the origin of this leather armor, you must know some things about the old man, but don't let it out! You can't give this kid half a point. ”

Why is that? What the hell is he?? ”

"He's no one, just an old man picked it up, but it's very important! Don't ask too much, just remember the old man's words! Take the ox cart away, and the salt and jerky on it will be shared with you on the way!" The old man went back."

After speaking, he didn't look at everyone anymore, stood up and strode towards the autumn sun! The golden light of the autumn day shone on his body, as if it had plated Liu Lao Er with a layer of gold.

Seeing this, Heiwa said to Wang Xinxing in surprise: "New brother, look! Uncle Cheng Jinren! ”

"Wrong! Your uncle has become a Buddha! Become an immortal! ”

"Well, what the new brother said is wrong, I forgot that the new brother was a monk!"

Wang Xingxin was stunned......

After everyone watched Liu Lao Er walk away, they let Liu Gangzi pull the ox cart and follow the captain and the team to the temporary camp.

The captain and the team were taking Wang Xingxin to a no-man's place alone and explained: "I am Cheng An, the captain of Xuanjie under the command of General Youwuwei, who is responsible for escorting the grain and grass of the Youwuwei army, this is your team Zhengzhang Sanhao, the four of you will follow him, and the four of you are alone responsible for bringing the ox cart!" ”

After that, he ignored Wang Xingxin and the others, walked to the side, got on the horse and galloped away.

"I said the team, this captain, why are you leaving!"

"Quick, we have to go with the ox cart, this time the captain and I have made a special trip to order a few of you, what do you think! This is not our assembly area! ”

Wang Xingxin seemed to understand something, so he asked Liu Gangzi to drive the ox cart to follow the team in the other direction, and there were more than a dozen people behind him, presumably some related households. After all, escorting grain and grass is a better errand.

Wang Xingxin, who walked all the way, had a sore back and legs, and walked all the way to the outside of Chang'an City, if it weren't for Wang Xingxin's tiredness on the road, he would have to die of exhaustion if he didn't get out of Chang'an!

After arriving at a large camp, Wang Xingxin and the four of them were assigned a tent. After tidying up the tent and spreading some hay, Wang Xingxin lay down on the grass and never wanted to get up again.

Not to mention Wang Xingxin, who is tired of becoming a dead dog.

After Cheng An returned to the camp, he hurriedly met the general.

After being summoned by the general, Cheng An gave a military salute and said to a stout black-faced general: "Go back to the general!" The last general has done the things that the general has explained, and he is here to give orders! ”

"Can the four of them be accommodated?"

"General Hui, it has been settled! It's just...."

"Swallow and spit and spit out! Tell me something! Otherwise, twenty military sticks! ”

"General, boy, I see that one of those four is wearing the same rhino skin armor as you! And the armor was given by an old man, and the old man also saw it, in his fifties, who claimed to be the eldest brother of the blacksmith uncle..."

Before Cheng An finished speaking, he saw the general stand up suddenly, quickly stepped forward, grabbed Cheng An's neck, and lifted Cheng An, a seven-foot man, up.

"The general let go, the kid is about to be strangled to death by you!"

Cheng An held his face and shouted to the general.

After putting down Cheng An, the general hurriedly said: "Cheng An! You kid didn't lie to me? ”

"General, uncle! How dare the kid lie to you! ”

"If it's really that leather armor, really that old man said it's your blacksmith's eldest brother?"

"Really! The old man did say that, and the old man's only son seems to be Liu Daniu is also on the list! ”

"An only child? Liu Daniu! Yes, yes! I heard that the eldest brother has an only son, who is called Da Niu, and your brother Chumo also named it Ugly Niu, and your only son who is Niu Jinda Uncle is named because of his surname Niu, so you can see that Brother Tiger did not take the word cow in his name, but said that the tiger eats cows haha.... It's my big brother! It must be my big brother! Tell me what my big brother has to say! ”

"That old man, speak...."

Before the words came out, he was interrupted by a slap from the general, that is, Cheng Yanjin, if Wang Xingxin saw this scene and heard that Cheng Yanjin called Liu Lao Er as the eldest brother, he would definitely shout: "The ancients did not deceive me!" Sure enough, it's a halfway way to bite the gold! The traversers are not honest and deceive me! At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, you must first meet Cheng to bite the gold! ”

After Cheng Biting Jin beat Cheng An, he shouted angrily: "It's called a very old man!" You kid has to be called uncle! That's it.... I'll tell you later, now I'll tell my big brother what he has to say! ”

"Uncle said, even if my army is wiped out, I must keep that short-haired boy that is, Wang Xingxin, safe, and said that even if his only son dies, he can't let that kid be hurt in the slightest!"

"Why is that? Why is that kid so important? What is your identity? Fast! Tim boy, come and see me! ”

After that, he kicked Cheng An out of the tent.....