The matter was decided, Guan Yu didn't care about eating and drinking, and immediately asked people to prepare pen and ink, two letters, respectively to his parents and wife, as well as Xu Huang and Xu Gongming, inviting him to serve as a cavalry officer in the border army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gao Shun arranged for a junior general, Xie Yuan, Ziwen, to lead a junior cavalry, fast horses, and go to Hedong County. Gao Shun estimated that the Yellow Turban Rebellion was about to break out, so he specially instructed that when he returned, he must wait from Taiyuan County to Yanmen County, Dai County, and then to Juyongguan in Shanggu County; If possible, even Xu Huang's family will be picked up, and if his family can't leave his homeland, he will leave 100 gold.

Guan Yu emphasized that he must find Xu Huang and Xu Gongming first, and then take him to pick up his parents and wives; He was still worried about the trouble of the local bully Xun Xie Yuan and others, and in line with the principle that more things are better than less, led by the locals, things would go more smoothly.

From Zhuo County to Anyi City, Hedong County, nearly 2,000 miles of road (more than 800 kilometers, about 400 meters in the Eastern Han Dynasty), it takes more than a month to go back and forth; Gao Shun repeatedly explained that when he returned, he must go from Yanmen County to Dai County and Shanggu County in Bingzhou, otherwise he would return from Jizhou, and if he encountered the Yellow Turban Army, he would do bad things with good intentions.

Due to the customs defense documents of the governor of Shanggu County, the road was unimpeded, starting from Zhuo County, passing through Zhongshan County and Changshan Country, crossing Jingjing Pass to Taiyuan County, and then going south to Hedong County.

Since they were all on the best horses, the speed was very fast; However, it is not easy to march in the cold winter of Layue, sleep in the open air, freeze the ground and the cold, after more than 20 days of travel, to the noon of the 22nd of the lunar month, everyone finally arrived at Anyi City, Hedong County under the leadership of Xie Yuan.

After everyone had a full meal, they first found Chuanshe (an official hostel in the Qin and Han dynasties) to stay and rest, and then went to the Taishou Mansion to find Xu Huang.

Xu Huang is a celebrity in the county, although he served as a clerk in the county, but he is famous for his bravery in Hedong.

Due to the presence of the governor of Shanggu County, the people who guarded the mansion did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent people to find Xu Huang.

After a while, Xu Huang walked out of the mansion and shouted, "Who is looking for Xu?" ”

Xie Yuan looked at it and said secretly, good guy, he is a strong man, the height of these junior soldiers and junior military attaches and others is above 175, Xu Huang is directly half a head taller than him, although he is dressed as a scribe, he does not look like a literati at all, he is tall, his arms are long and his waist is round, his face is dark, his facial features are rough, and he walks with a tiger's style, which looks powerful and majestic.

Xie Yuan was busy following Guan Yu's explanation and made an appointment with him to the house; Xu Huang saw that he was an officer and soldier, and he was not worried, so he followed.

After sitting down in the room, Xie Yuan introduced: "A certain is Xie Yuan Xie Ziwen, the commander of the cavalry of Shanggu County, and he was ordered by the county commander to come to find his foot. ”

"I've seen Chief Xie Tun!" After Xu Huang saluted, he asked puzzledly: "Xu Huang Xu Gongming, what is the matter?" ”

"Guan Yu Guan Yunchang is the cavalry of the border army in Shanggu County, and the captain sent a certain family member who wants to take the army to Shanggu County to meet the military candidate, and the military candidate is afraid that the local bullies will cause more trouble, so he will explain that he will come first to find a foothold." Xie Yuan explained.

"Guan Yu? What is the basis? Xu Huang asked eagerly.

"I don't know if it's based on this?" As he spoke, Xie Yuan handed Guan Yu's letter to Xu Huang.

Xu Huang hurriedly opened the brocade silk and recognized Guan Yu's handwriting at a glance.

After reading Guan Yu's letter, Xu Huang was very excited, and finally knew Guan Yu's whereabouts, which had been worrying and worrying him all these years, and now that he was a military candidate, he had a good background, and in the border county, it was easy to make meritorious contributions, with Guan Yu's skills, he would have a bright future in the future.

He longed for the invitation in the letter to go to Shanggu County to serve as a cavalry soldier, but this matter was not up to him, and he had to go home and discuss it with his parents and others.

Xu Huang said: "Ziwen, please call the words of the company, please tell me about Guan Junhou." ”

Xie Yuan briefly said what he knew, Xu Huang understood, this Guan Yu had just joined the army, and was appreciated by the captain, and was immediately appointed as a cavalry candidate, which was really lucky, but he believed that with Guan Yu's level, it was more than enough to be a military candidate, and he was definitely competent.

Xu Huang asked again: "Ziwen, how many people do you have in a song?" ”

"Gongming, each tun has two teams, each team has 51 people, a tun has 103 people, and each song is based on the different locations and tasks of the station, generally under the jurisdiction of 3 to 5 tuns."

"Ziwen, do you have any qualifications or requirements for the military candidate?"

Xie Yuan explained: "Gongming, there are no requirements, from the commander to the military candidate, they are all based on their ability, if someone challenges you and you lose, then you will lose the position of the military candidate, and then you can only challenge other military candidates; Of course, if they are very capable of fighting, but their command ability is not strong, they will not be allowed to serve as military candidates, but they can enjoy the treatment of military candidates. ”

Xu Huang thought to himself, this kind of system is good, talented people will get good development opportunities, will not be buried, unlike other places, you have to rank seniority, you have to rely on the relationship to be promoted, he asked again: "Then what is the treatment of your cavalry?" ”

"Gongming, the cavalry has 6 stone of corn per month, 600 yuan, 6 liters of salt, and the length is doubled, and the annual salary of Dubo is 180 stones, the annual salary of Tunchang is 240 stones, and the annual salary of the army is 420 stones; Officers of the rank of Duber and above will also have other benefits, such as allocation of housing, land, etc. ”

Xu Huang was shocked in his heart, the other party was only a cavalry commander, and the treatment was far superior to that of a county official.

"Will salaries be paid on time? Will the officers deduct it? ”

"Haha, Komeito, who do you think we are? We distribute the money on the first day of each month, without deductions, and not a penny, and it is distributed by a special person sent by the military division, without going through the hands of the officers. ”

"What do you want from cavalry?"

"There is only one requirement, that is, to be able to defeat the cavalry I lead."

"Can people from our village join your team?" Xu Huang thought to himself that if he led some people from the local area to join the army, he would definitely be able to become his helper.

Xie Yuan thought about it for a while and said: "His Majesty the Emperor stipulates that the scope of our recruitment is limited to Bingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou, if your fellow villagers want to join the army, you can go directly to Taoyuan Fort in Loufu County, Yanmen County to sign up for the army, which is the base of the military division, and it is also closer to here, and you can also go to Mayi County to join the army. ”

"Strategist? What is a military advisor? What is the relationship with Kamiya-gun? ”

Xie Yuan knew that Gao Shun's popularity was low, so he patiently explained to Xu Huang, Xu Huang suddenly realized, and admired Gao Shun in his heart, now this force is not small, if you want to join, you must join as soon as possible, otherwise the battle achievements will be lagging behind other officers, and when the time comes, the two of them will join forces, and they will definitely be able to fight a world.

In addition, he felt that he was a military general and should go to the battlefield to fight, instead of being an aggrieved little county official, so he decided to resign immediately, go north to join the army, and when he passed by his home in the north, he persuaded his parents and wife, and mobilized the young men of the clan to follow him to join the army.

So, Xu Huang said: "Ziwen, I still have some things to deal with, you can wait here for the time being, rest for the night, and let's go to Guan Jun's house early tomorrow morning to pick up people." ”

"Okay, then we'll wait for Komei."