Kong Sheng smiled slightly, he knew about King Yu's overtures, but he also accepted it. At present, if he wants to set up his own door in Xiayi, what he needs is official appointment and recognition, and if he wants to recruit troops, he undoubtedly needs such a letter of appointment the most.

Otherwise, why do you let people work for the court?

Kong Sheng took the letter of appointment and bowed to Xue Sheng: "Kong Sheng bows to His Royal Highness King Yu and the court's love!" Please Lord Xue to tell His Royal Highness and play the court, Kong Sheng should go to the soup for the great cause of fighting thieves! ”

After speaking, Kong Sheng looked at the generals under his command with a thirty-pass letter of appointment. Li Biao and Li Hu were originally lieutenants, and there was no need to give this again, but the three brothers of Lei Tingjin and the others were white without official positions, and what they needed most at present was a letter of appointment.

"Lord Xue, Li Biao and Li Hu, the two lieutenants, followed the subordinate officers into Suiyang to fight the thieves, and their military exploits were outstanding, and they forgot to die, and the subordinate officials have asked His Royal Highness for the merit of the two." Kong Sheng said to Xue Sheng.

Xue Sheng smiled slightly: "The merits of these two people, the county lord of Fengyang has been transferred to the prince, and the prince's rewards and punishments are clear, and he will not forget them." ”

Kong Sheng turned his head to look at Li Biao and Li Hu.

The two of them took a deep breath and thanked Xue Sheng: "The last general will thank the prince, the county lord and Lord Xue!" ”

Xue Sheng waved his hand.

Kong Sheng once again looked at Lei Tingjin and the others, who looked slightly excited, with clear and deep eyes. There was no reason why they should not be excited, they were about to attain an official position that surpassed that of their fathers, which was a long-cherished wish they had always dreamed of.

They are not afraid of death, and they do not lack enthusiasm to serve the country, but what they lack is the recognition of the imperial court. An official position does not mean anything, but as an officer and a general. If there is no appointment. Leading a war is always a bit of a misnomer.

"Thunder in!" Kong Sheng snorted softly.

"The last general!"

Thunder Jin looked excited and went out of class.

Kong Sheng handed over the letter of appointment: "From today." You are the captain of the official army and the fruit, I hope you will sacrifice your life and forget death, fight bloodily, follow your official to fight against thieves to the end, and live up to the expectations of the court and His Royal Highness King Yu! ”

Lei Tingjin took the letter of appointment with a trembling hand, and after getting the hint from Kong Sheng's eyes, he bowed down on one knee to Xue Sheng: "The last general will thank His Royal Highness King Yu and Lord Xue!" ”

Xue Sheng was very happy and laughed: "Captain Lei doesn't have to be polite, get up." His Royal Highness the King of Yu has entrusted you with important tasks. It is also hoped that you and others will continue to serve the court and annihilate the thieves. ”

Lei Wanchun looked at his three sons with some envy and successively received the letter of appointment from Kong Sheng, turned his head and glanced at Nan Jiyun, who was also happy, and was secretly pleased with his previous decision.

As it turned out, they were right in their vision and the right choice. Following Kong Sheng, whether it is the three Lei Tingjin brothers or Nan Yong, they all have a bright future. is also working for the imperial court, why not choose a more promising side?

Kong Sheng only gave Lei Tingjin, Lei Tingjun, Lei Tingfa and Nan Yong four letters of appointment. The remaining twenty-six passes were left for the time being. There must be two people in this, and the rest. Let's see if the generals will be sealed in the future.

For the time being, there are only more than 2,000 people under his command, and six people including Li Biao, Li Hu and Lei Tingjin are enough to lead the generals.

After sending Xue Sheng and Zhang Xun away, Kong Sheng beat the drum and gathered the generals, and officially announced the appointment of himself and the three Lei brothers and others. The whole army was excited, and learned that Kong Sheng still had more than 20 letters of appointment from the seven-rank lieutenant in his hand, and he could appoint them with full powers, and many soldiers were full of energy, and secretly vowed to make meritorious contributions in future battles and get ahead.

Don't look at it as just a seven-rank fruit captain, but for many ordinary soldiers, it is an unattainable position of a person. And for Lei Tingjin and these people, this kind of official position that fell from the sky not only made them more full of enthusiasm for serving the country, but also had unprecedented loyalty to Kong Sheng.

From this moment on, these "patchwork" military horses under Kong Sheng's command finally began to gradually return to their hearts, unite their hearts, and gather strength. In time, Kong Sheng is confident that he will train him into an iron army with super combat effectiveness.

The hunting army banner of "Henan Overseer and Ranger General Kong" was soon raised on the head of Xiayi City, and for several days, more and more people came to join and pray for protection with their families nearby.

After receiving Kong Sheng's order, Nan Yong, who had a calm personality and was capable of doing things, began to recruit young and middle-aged people from the common people to enlist in the army, and after a short training, he was incorporated into various armies and battalions.

The three Lei brothers practiced outside the city every morning, and in the afternoon, they took the soldiers and the people to strengthen the city wall, repair the city defense facilities, and prepare for the long-term defense of the city.

Compared with the heat of Xiayi, Suiyang Mansion City, which is dozens of miles away, seems a little dull.

After leaving Xiayi, Zhang Xun's subordinates became a little depressed. Sensing the sluggishness of the army's morale, Zhang Xun was even more ashamed, but he was helpless.

Under the pressure of everyone, Zhang Xun had to lower his posture and send a messenger to ask for help from King Yu again, and at the same time ask for credit for everyone under his command. It's just that no one knows whether King Li Ju will buy his account.

Surprisingly, Xu Yuan suddenly left Suiyang with more than 100 members of his family and the personal guards in the name of inspecting the surrounding counties, and went to Xiayi to join Kong Sheng.

Zhang Xun turned a blind eye to this. He had long known that Xu Yuan was inseparable from him, and he reluctantly let Xu Yuan stay in Suiyang, so it was better to let him go to Xiayi. Anyway, Suiyang can only have one voice of his own, and Xu Yuanzai can only become his psychological obstacle.

Some people under Zhang Xun's command were very dissatisfied and proposed to stop Xu Yuan back to Suiyang, but Zhang Xun couldn't stop it.

Hongze Water Village.

In fact, on the day Kong Sheng took Yongqiu City, Nie Chuchen had already arrived in Hongze. As Kong Sheng expected, Nangong Wang had already led Shui Kou and the Chemen thieves to leave the Chemen Cottage and go to Hongze Lake.

Nie Chuchen made his intentions clear and handed over Kong Sheng's handwritten letter to Nangong Wang. Nangong Wang opened it and read it from beginning to end, and his expression became a little complicated.

He was very dissatisfied with Kong Sheng's remarks that the Li Tang court was not exhausted, An Lushan would die, and the Yan army would be completely defeated within two years at most.

Nangong Wang has great ambitions and ambitions to compete in the world. Of course, he is not optimistic about An Lushan, but feels that the Li Tang court has An Lushan disaster, and in the future, it will be a good time to fight for hegemony and kingship.

Moreover, based on Nangong Wang's judgment, he believed that An Lushan's Yan army could hold out for at least five years. After five years of war, Li Tang's national strength was greatly damaged, and even if An Lushan was destroyed, there would be others who would raise the banner of rebellion. And this is the time for him to come out.

But Nangong Wang understood better in his heart that Kong Sheng sent Nie Chuchen back this time, obviously to persuade him to join him with righteousness, but in fact it was an invisible coercion. Most of the six or seven hundred thieves he is now training are actually Nie Chuchen's old subordinates.

If Nie Chuchen was determined to take someone away, he wouldn't be able to stop him. And without these parts, what kind of climate can he have as a weak scholar? Don't say wait for the opportunity, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in Hongze Lake.

Nangong Wang sighed lightly: "Senior sister, you seem to have a deep affection for Senior Brother Kong, and you are determined to ...... with him."

Nie Chuchen's face was slightly red, but he resolutely said: "Senior Brother Nangong, Senior Brother Kong once did not hesitate to turn his face with the Suiyang Lord General in order to save me, from that moment on, it is impossible for me to be half-hearted." ”

"Senior Brother Nangong, Senior Brother Kong is both civil and military, and his bearing is extraordinary, and he will not be a thing in the pool in the future. Do you remember that the master once said that you and my brother and sister will meet nobles at the car door, and I think that Senior Brother Kong is our nobleman. ”

Nangong Wang stared at Nie Chuchen deeply, with mixed feelings in his heart: "I think, Senior Brother Kong's other skills don't say, this ability to steal people's hearts is not small." My sister and he haven't known him for a long time, so they are so focused on him...... Senior sister, it seems that if Senior Brother does not agree to go to Henan with you, what will you do? ”

Nie Chuchen raised his eyebrows, but replied unceremoniously: "Senior Brother Nangong, Senior Sister won't hide it from you, if you refuse to go, I won't force you." However, I will lead my brother from Chemenshan to Henan, and Senior Brother Kong is weak in Suiyang, so I must bring someone to help him. ”

"Senior brother, I think what Senior Brother Kong said is right, it is an expedient measure for you and me to occupy the mountain, not a long-term method, I must find a way out for these brothers under me in the future."

Listening to Nie Chuchen's words, the corners of Nangong Wang's mouth twitched, and sure enough, as he expected, Kong Sheng had this idea, let Nie Chuchen come and take away her people, so as to coerce him to get on his thief ship together.

Nangong Wang's heart was depressed and a little ashamed.

He thinks that Nie Chuchen was used as a gunman by Kong Sheng, but in fact, although Nie Chuchen's personality is a little irritable, he still has a vision. At least in terms of looking at people, in looking at Kong Sheng, she is more accurate than Nangong Wang.

Of course, after all, Nangong Wang pays too much attention to the general trend and luck, and Kong Sheng's current background and strength do not have the capital to make him optimistic.

In Nangong Wang's view, no matter how capable Kong Sheng is and how talented he is, he is still a little person in the official army. A small Bapin county order, even if he is lucky enough to leave his life in Henan, what brilliant future can he have in the future?

"Senior brother, are you willing or unwilling to go to Henan with me?" Nie Chuchen was a little impatient. She hated to take people and escort the grain and grass stored in Hongze Water Village to Henan to help Kong Sheng open up a new world on the same day, but Nangong Wang didn't say anything, which directly made her breathless.

Nangong Wang slowly raised his head, looking helpless: "Senior sister, you and Senior Brother Kong have joined forces, and you are trying to blackmail me in such a way, do I still have a choice?" ”

Nie Chuchen smiled coquettishly: "Senior brother, how can this be called blackmailing you?" Senior Brother Kong values your art of war and strategy, and you can be a military advisor, which is why I came all the way back to ask you to conspire together, don't be ignorant of good people's hearts. ”

The corners of Nangong Wang's mouth twitched: "Senior Brother Kong's small Bapin County Order, he doesn't have a decent military horse under his command, and there is no place to stand in Henan, what else do you need Nangong Wang to do?" ”

Nangong Wang brushed his sleeves and came out: "Senior sister, senior brother will accompany you through this experience and see how much movement Senior Brother Kong can make." But we have said it first, if something happens, I can't bury the lives of these brothers in vain, don't blame me for ignoring the love of my brothers and sisters! (To be continued.) )