It's the middle of October, and the crops in the fields have turned into grain in the warehouse, and it's another year of harvest, but it's not just this that makes many civilians on the outskirts of Luoyang happy or even concerned. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the fourth day of the official start of recruitment, many people got up early in the morning. Some of the selected men even got up in the middle of the night and waited early in the wasteland outside the Dingding Gate in Luoyang. Like many people, Zhou Bian also got up early in the morning, and then under the protection of the guards, he left the palace and boarded the Dingding Gate.

Outside the Dingding Gate is an open field, there is no fixed road, people have been walking blindly for many years, and some small traders are scattered to do business, so this large area of land has not grown any crops. At this time, life is boiling, thousands of people are standing sparsely, and they are trying to stand in formation under the scolding of some royal soldiers, but more is that some young people can't help but talk excitedly, enlisting in the army is still a novelty for many young people, of course, there are a small number of people who bow their heads and are silent, as if they are worried about something. The recruits are surrounded by a lot of people who watch the excitement, Luoyang has not had such a major event for a long time, in the past, the army of Zhou Gong was an existence that ordinary people did not dare to look up to, but now no one in the royal family came to clear the field, and the small people were still pointing and watching at will, so many people put down their work after hearing about it, and came to watch.

However, such a lively scene did not last long, after the golden crow rose, I suddenly heard a few drums on the tower of Dingding Gate, and the eyes of everyone in front of the door were immediately attracted to it, and the field was quiet for a while. I saw a flag waving on the Dingding Gate, a spear like a forest, and a young man in shining armor slowly walked out among the troops, and he stood like a low iron bucket, and there were people secretly covering their mouths and laughing.

This young man is naturally Zhou Bian, and the enlistment of new recruits is a big deal, so despite the opposition of Taishi and others, Zhou Bian also came. I didn't want to wear this heavy armor, but I couldn't hinder the Liu family and the Taishi and other important ministers, after the last assassination, the king's trip was a royal event, with three layers of guards inside and three layers outside, as well as a fully enclosed carriage specially made in a hurry, otherwise Zhou Bian really couldn't get out of the palace. I only heard a dozen or so big men shouting in unison on the city tower, "The king is coming, don't you bow down yet!" ”

It turns out that this is the king, I didn't expect to see it with my own eyes today. Regardless of what they had seen from afar before, or the first time they saw it today, they all knelt down subconsciously, especially the royal soldiers who maintained order knelt the fastest, followed by those prospective recruits, and then the small people who watched around, and finally knelt down one after another. Seeing that tens of thousands of people fell to their knees at the order, Zhou Bian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the emperors in ancient times were really majestic, no wonder everyone wanted to do it. However, this is a good thing for the royal family, at least it shows that the king still has some status in the hearts of ordinary people. After a while, Zhou Bian signaled to the shouters to shout that they had flattened down, and everyone got up much faster than kneeling.

I heard the shouting from the upper floor of the city, "The king has said that so many people have come to enlist in the army, and the king is very happy, and the king welcomes you on behalf of the royal family!" ”

I didn't expect the little king to speak so plainly, and many people in the audience laughed, but then cheers rang out. What is the king, it is a high-ranking existence, and it is really touching to be able to say welcome.

After the cheers subsided, the upstairs shouted again, "The king also said that since you have come to join the army, the royal family will naturally have military pay and rewards, but being a soldier is a dangerous thing, and people will die if you start a war. ”

After the shouting, there was a commotion in the field again, but after everyone made a commotion for a while, no one left, obviously they were not afraid of death if they could come. The living conditions of the ancients were poor, and the fear of ghosts and gods was far beyond that of modern times, so many people's fear of death was not very great, which was very different from the modern times in later generations.

Zhou Bian looked down, nodded with satisfaction, and then signaled the few people who passed the message and shouted, "But some people are people with masters, and the royal family can't accept them easily, so please withdraw yourself, otherwise your master will catch it, and the royal family will not look good." ”

This is talking about the house slaves of those aristocratic families, and some house slaves want to get rid of their identity, or pursue a better identity, so there are many people who come to sign up without telling their masters. I thought that the royal family would support it, but I didn't think that the royal family explained that many people came with a fluke mentality, but they retreated, and after a moment of commotion, someone finally slowly withdrew from the queue, withdrew into the crowd, and disappeared. Others shrank down in the queue and continued to stand there with their heads bowed, while more were servants of the royal family or free people, looking around curiously. All of this was seen by Zhou Bian, who was standing high.

After half a ring, seeing that there was no movement in the queue, Zhou Bian turned around and faced a group of nobles in Luoyang City, Zhou Bian said in a deep voice, "According to what the king said before, you can go and pick up the house slaves in your own family, but if you don't take it away today, you will be a member of my royal family in the future, don't come to ask for it again, you know?" Then go for it. ”

A group of aristocratic heads or butlers saluted unevenly, then turned around and went down the castle tower. After a while, a group of people who looked like domestic servants rushed out of the door of Dingding Gate and walked towards the queue, which suddenly frightened several commotions in the team, and some people turned around and fled, but then they were caught up, and the scene was chaotic for a while. Zhou Bian looked down, and couldn't help but curse in his heart, this damn slavery, why do slaves only listen to the orders of their masters, but not the orders of the Son of Heaven? It's still a feudal autocratic society that is relatively better, the world is one family, everyone listens to the emperor and works for the emperor, so there won't be so much chaos. It seems that it is time to think about the centralism of the monarchy, and of course strength needs to be considered first.

Taishi stayed in the palace, and the two who accompanied him on the trip this time were the young master and Ning Yue, and now Ning Yue and Bai Gui are more and more like Zhou Bian's left arm and right arm, Bai Gui has gone to Cheng Zhou, and Ning Yue has been staying by Zhou Bian's side in the past few days. I only heard the young master behind him say in a loud voice, "The king should not sigh, according to the ancient system, the Son of Heaven will go on the expedition, and all the princes and the big families below the king's frame will lead troops to accompany him." And when one day our king regains the majesty of the old days and commands the world, there will be no one who will not dare to obey. All this is as long as my royal family is self-reliant. ”

On the side, Ning Yue also persuaded in a low voice, "The king endures for a while, and the foundation of the royal family is stable in the future, and these noble families are naturally not a problem." The Son of Heaven recruited troops, he looked up to them, and he didn't think that he would really come to capture his own slaves back. King, which ones are there, Ning Mouke has written them down for the king. ”

Hey, this Ning Yue is really vicious, of course, it can be seen from his treatment of the royal family in the past, but at this time, he shows his true nature for the royal family, and it can also be seen that he is really for the royal family. However, Zhou Bian still shook his head, "Promise others first, and then complain afterwards, this matter is not a gentleman's doing." Hey, the Tian family actually came to arrest people, what a disappointment for this king! ”

Young Master Ning Yue and the others followed Zhou Bian's gaze, and sure enough, they saw a short and fat middle-aged man with dozens of strong family members behind him, and more than a dozen slave-looking people walked under the city gate, and the two naturally recognized that the middle-aged man was Tian Chi, the second elder of the Tian family. So the two of them also shook their heads, this Tian family is really a pity, they have just established a good relationship with the royal family, and now they are all ruined.

"Are the Xin family and the Zhao family here?" Zhou Bian thought of others who were better with the royal family, so he asked.

"Back to the king, this is about to report to the king. That Zhao Biao was originally recruiting troops with him, and when he saw that his own slave was coming, he rarely said on the spot that as long as he was selected by the royal family, he would get rid of his slavery and give it to the king. And the Xin family, Dr. Xin Zhongli also told the old man this morning that last night they cleaned up the people who were selected by the royal family, and told them one by one to let them work for the royal family, so the Zhao family and the Xin family did not recognize them today. The young master replied.

These two families are still interesting, and today left a good impression on Zhou Bian, according to Zhou Bian's character, I think they will get rich rewards in the future.

The three of them chatted again, only to see that the scene below was quiet, take a closer look, the queue is still there, obviously the number of people is not much less, it is estimated that there are more than 3,000 people in the field, but the specific number can only be cleared up when the training begins.

Zhou Bian cleared his throat and wanted to instruct the person who shouted to start speaking, but when he turned around, he saw a middle-aged man bowing in front of him, it was Tian Chi. Seeing that the king finally noticed him, Tian Chi saluted and said, "See the king, Tian Jia Tian Chi pays a visit to my king!" ”

"Flat." Zhou Bian frowned, not knowing what his intentions were.

After Tian Chi finished saluting, he stepped aside, and it turned out that he was followed by dozens of people, who were clearly the dozens of strong family members and the dozen or so slaves in custody. Tian Chi stretched out his hand and gestured, "King, these are all people from my Tian family, but the king has taken a fancy to it, so Tian will cross out the names of these people from the roster today, and they will be sent by the king in the future." In addition, these dozens of family members are also strong people in my Tian Mansion, my father selected them, and specially ordered them to be sent, and the king of Wanwang accepted them, so that they can serve the king in the future, and it depends on the royal family whether they live or die in the future. ”

It turned out that the Tian family wanted to show favor in person, and Zhou Bian knew its intentions at once, but he didn't stretch out his hand to hit the smiling person, not to mention giving it to show sincerity, so Zhou Bian smiled, "The old man of the Tian family has a heart, and the king has thanked him here." It is better to be respectful than to obey fate, since the Tian family is interested, then the king will appreciate it. ”

Tian Chi's task was completed, and his face suddenly turned into a flower, and after repeatedly saluting respectfully, he retreated, leaving the dozens of famous people and the stunned slave Hou on the stairs of the city tower.

After watching Tian Chi leave, the young master came up, "King, what should I do with these people, whether I can pick them up or not, how to arrange them?" ”

"Why don't you send it from someone else? I didn't think the Tian family would be able to do anything else, so I took them all, and you scattered them into different teams during training. "The young master is in charge of the military, so Zhou Bian directly ordered it.

After the young master said that the king was wise, he ordered people to take these dozens of people down and stand in the opposite column.

Unexpectedly, after the people left, another man in Chinese clothes walked up with twenty or thirty people, the guards stopped the others, and only let the man in Chinese clothes walk in, but Zhou Bian didn't recognize it, and was about to ask Ning Yueshi, but when he saw this man come up, he bowed, "Luoyang Yishi to meet my king, may my king live long!" ”

Seeing Zhou Bian's doubts, Ning Yue hurriedly stepped forward and whispered in his ear, "King, this righteous time is not an old nobleman in Luoyang, but was recruited by Zhou Wei when he was the first to be the prince, and was reused, named a doctor, and given a mining estate. Now he has been in charge of Luoyang's punishment. ”

After hearing this, Zhou Bian nodded and motioned for him to be flat.

Yishi raised his head and said with a smile, "There are also a few slaves in a certain family who were selected by the king, that is their honor, although my Yijia is far less powerful than the Tian family, but a few slaves are still released, and they will be members of the royal family in the future." In addition, my child Fang is seventeen years old today, he has learned martial arts when he was young, and he has been playing at home, so he brought it today, hoping that the king can accept it, so let him train in the team, so as to hone and hone him. ”

Tian's family sent his family, and the righteous family sent his son, which was really interesting, Zhou Bian couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, "But there are many rules in our army, can he stand it?" ”

"Naturally, there is no problem with this, Yi's idea is to let him start as an ordinary soldier and hone it. I believe that in the future, I will be able to become a powerful person under the king. Son, come and see the king soon. As soon as Yishi beckoned, the guards behind him saw that the king signaled, so they let him go, and a sturdy young man ran over and fell to his knees.

When he sent away the righteousness, Zhou Bian couldn't help but look behind him again, but the young master smiled and said, "It's enough to have the two families of Tian and Yi like this." The rest of them really took their own slaves away. ”

"Then even if they send it again, they won't accept it, so let's continue the shouting below!" Zhou Bian waved his hand.