The early spring in Hepu is still a little cool, although there is no snow, the drizzle and cold wind still blow a little chill to the bone. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return, and today's Nanliu River bank makes people feel a little depressed.

At that time, the ferry port where General Fubo filled in the stone to cross the river, today the crowd is surging, between ten miles and eight towns, the people who have agreed on the time, come to the ferry early in the morning, and the team of people eating horses and chewing makes the ferry that was calm in the past look particularly lively. This ferry port belongs to the territory of the Liu family, and the descendants left here by the deputy general of General Fubo formed the current Liujiazhuang. Of course, this Liu family and Liu Nianqi's Liu family are basically not related except for the same surname. Today, Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi led the army north, and temporarily borrowed this very commemorative place as the location of the meeting.

Regarding Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi's blatant recruitment of troops in the county, the officials of Hepu County knew about it. In fact, Sun Shen, the county guard of Hepu County, was dissatisfied with Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi's behavior of snatching young and strong labor with him.

As a fairly open-minded county guard who wants to do something, Sun Shen actually refused to snatch food from his mouth at the beginning. As a person from a small family, he can sit in the position of the county guard in this life. For Sun Shen, this was already a surprise when he came. To put it bluntly, as a Sun Shen, who has always been the back of others when he was young, he was able to sit on the county guard in his fifties, although he was not very favored as the county guard of Jiaozhou, Sun Shen can be said to burn high incense in his life.

Sun Shen, who has been in this position for almost seven years, knows that although he is still less than sixty and is still at the peak of a politician, he has basically lost the possibility of promotion in his life. In the imperial court, except for the annual dedication of Nanzhu, some people will remember that there is such a person as himself, and basically no one will remember him in ordinary times. However, as a child of Confucianism, Sun Shen still has the belief that Lao Ji Fu is determined to be a martyr in his twilight years. Although no one in the court remembered him, Sun Shen still wanted to do something for the entire people of Hepu in the hope that he would be able to leave a good name in Hepu after his death.

However, in Hepu, where the level of development is unbearable, there is an important prerequisite for making a difference. If compared with other places in Jiaozhou, Hepu County is also well developed, because there is also the world-famous Hepu pearl, Hepu has been developed for a long time, but in fact, there are not many people in the entire Hepu Fairy. Pitifully, the entire county together is not enough for 200,000 people. If it's just young, it's even less. Therefore, for Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi, who eat inside and out, wear Du Huiqi's tiger skin, and recruit troops in the county in the name of King Qin, and dig up the moths in the corners of Hepu County, Sun Shen can't wait to pinch the two of them to death, but unfortunately Sun Shen can't do anything.

When Feng Siji and the others came back from Longxing, Sun Shen received an order from Du Huiqi. said that this matter is related to the safety of the Great Jin, and the military affairs must be fully cooperated. Under the eaves of people, he couldn't help but bow his head, and Sun Shen, who was helpless, could only let them go all the way to recruit soldiers, and watched the young men under his rule being taken to the point of no return by Feng Siji and the others.

Today, Sun Shen, who is the county guard, also appeared at the ferry with officials of all sizes and came to see off the young men who were about to go north. Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi took their respective clansmen to this gathering place early in the morning, waiting for the young men from the entire county. Soon the two men met.

"Sun Taishou, this is Feng Junhou." The patriarch of the Liu family, who received Sun Shen, saw Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi coming, and quickly led Sun Shen to the front.

"Si Ji has seen Sun Taishou." With the introduction of the head of the Liu family, Feng Siji also bowed to Sun Shen, who had a short beard in front of him. Feng Siji, as a common man under Sun Shen's rule, is no stranger to Sun Shen. Since Sun Shen arrived, Sun Shen personally saw them off several times when the county guards recruited young people, and Sun Shen's official reputation in Hepu County has always been very good, although he is already theoretically at the same level as Sun Shen, but Feng Siji still saluted Sun Shen very respectfully.

Sun Shen is not a scholar who is powerless, and the people who can be officials at this time are basically both civil and military, and they can't find those rotten Confucians who are not diligent and indistinguishable in later generations, so the meeting between the two did not happen that kind of bloody thing that was light on civil and military. Sun Shen's impression of Feng Siji is not shallow, and he just doesn't like Feng Siji to snatch labor from himself. If you only look at it from the perspective of the county guard, people like Feng Siji who are diligent in the king's division and defend the family are still very appreciative, and he has not shirked almost every time the county recruits young people. So despite all the dislike, he politely returned the salute.

"Feng Junhou is polite, Yu has long known that Junhou is not a thing in the pool, and today is not what I expected. The military candidate is highly valued by General Du, and the military candidate needs to pay more attention to it in the future. As an old man in the officialdom, although Sun Shen was displeased, he quickly suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and greeted him with a smile.

"Lord Taishou looks high, the general is wrong to love, Si Ji is a martial artist, how can it be compared with Lord Tai Shou Shepherd's side, over the years, Lord Tai Shou has not closed the door to the night of Hepu governance, Si Ji as a member of the county, these years by the grace of Tai Shou's rule. Although Si Ji is a military candidate today, he is still under the rule of Taishou, and the military is too angry, so please call me by name directly. Feng Siji was not carried away by one step to the sky, his clansmen were still in Hepu, and they would have to rely on Sun Shen's face to eat in the future, so he directly put himself in a very low position.

"That's all for now, then I'll ask you to be bigger" Sun Shen was of course clear about Feng Siji's words, and now that Feng Siji was soft, he was satisfied in his heart, and it was obvious that he had been waiting for this step for a long time.

Feng Siji heard Sun Shen speak like this, and nodded in agreement. The two Liu family patriarchs and some officials, big and small, who were following the two of them, were also relieved to see this situation.

"In the north, to be honest, you have pulled so many young people from Hepu at once this time, and I am very dissatisfied with this matter." Sun Shen saw that the atmosphere had become more harmonious, and quickly said what was in his heart. He was still very satisfied with Feng Siji's softness, and in his opinion, these people basically had no return this time, and there was no need to scruple about anything.

Feng Siji listened to Sun Shen's words and knew why Sun Shen didn't have a good face when he looked at him just now, it turned out that the reason for the incident was here. But for this matter, he also has a bitter word. Du Huiqi sent him north and promised him the position of military candidate, but in fact, Du Huiqi was not ready to give it to others at all. It is possible that the armament or something will be supported by Longxing, but Jiaozhou, which has just taken back Ninan Jiude, does not have any extra military strength for him.

If you want to recruit people from other counties, not to mention this Linyi attack, the ones that should be levied have already been recruited, and even the bandits and bandits are loyal to the country, even if there are people, they have to go to the two counties of South Jiude first. This time the Linyi people invaded, the two counties were destroyed, and the people were basically dead, if there were no Jin people who migrated there, these two counties would be lost sooner or later. Du Huiqi, who had no choice, could only make a trick in the end, asking Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi to take the sergeant back to Hepu to recruit people by himself. First, the people recruited by Hepu are all township parties, and those people are more or less willing to listen to Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi; It is indeed more prosperous to come to Hepu, and many people in Hepu want to return to the north, and this time it happened to follow their wishes. In order to impress these people, Du Huiqi also specially allowed Feng Siji to directly appoint military positions below the tun commander.

"Forgive me for being too guarded, this matter is not intentional, but the military order is in the body, and it has to be so. Besides, Lord Taishou has been in Hepu for many years, and this time the court conscription is really the people who are diligent in the king's affairs, and the thoughts are just fate. Feng Siji didn't want to conflict with Sun Shen, but the reality couldn't help him, so he could only beat the banner of Du Huiqi and the imperial court.

Sun Shen didn't expect Feng Siji to be so faceless, he just gave in, and slapped him in the face in a blink of an eye. However, he also believed some of Feng Siji's words, there was a shortage of people in the entire Jiaozhou, and this time Du Huiqi pulled Feng Siji out to die, and it was indeed because the imperial court suddenly wanted people from various states, so although Sun Shen was angry, he did not get angry directly.

"The people are diligent in the king's division, and the official should naturally support it, but as far as I know, there are only 3,000 troops sent to Jiaozhou this time, and now the army is only recruited in Hepu, I am afraid that there are more than 2,000, and this court event is not only my Hepu County."

As the sun gradually rose, the people who had made an appointment finally arrived. In addition to the people who went on the expedition, there were also some people from all families, villages, and tribes who came to see them off. Just say that the young men in armor and bows are 2,000 at a glance. Looking at these Diao people, Sun Shen immediately felt bad. The affairs of this state have been done by all of our counties, and you two are really very prestigious.

Feng Siji didn't expect so many people to come this time, these days, although he and Liu Nianqi basically have to personally recruit people every day, send letters, come to the door, and use all kinds of ways to recruit people. Although he also received replies from various families that they would send people to participate in the grand event, he also thought that there would be so many people from each family, and he didn't expect that so many people would come today. When he followed Sun Shen's gaze, the entire ferry port was actually full of people. This also shows that the people who basically received his recruitment basically came, and everything in front of him really surprised him.

"Lord Taishou misunderstood, this was not intentional, and I didn't know that the people in the county would be so enthusiastic. Although Siji has sent letters to various families, he really never expected today's events," Feng Siji had to explain carefully in front of Sun Shen.

"In the north, I don't want to embarrass you. You are also a native of Hepu, you should know that Jiaozhou is located in a barbaric area, manpower is scarce, and you are afraid of delaying agricultural work if you want to recruit some people to maintain the township on weekdays. This time, you recruited people with such fanfare, and there were so many young people in the county at once, which can be said to be a nerve-wracking. If there is any more trouble here, how can the families who have lost their youth and strength be able to defend themselves? I'm afraid that the two families who are missing young and strong will have to fight immediately. Feng Siji has his own difficulties, but Sun Shen also has his own difficulties, and for a while he really couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong.

"Mrs. Sun Shou Mingjian, I am just a group of people who have returned to their hometowns, and what the adults said is also clear. It's just that this opportunity is rare, the ancestors' centennial wishes, even if the adults blame, there is nothing to say in the north. Taishou is also a northerner, and it is my lifelong wish to return to the roots, so please forgive me. ”

After listening to Feng Siji's words, Sun Shen also felt reasonable, and it was really no wonder that Feng Siji was talking about this matter. Besides, Sun Shen still has some sympathy for these people, knowing that this time they are really desperate, and besides, the life and death of these people's small clans will fall into their own hands after they leave, if they can really call the shots, they will not dare to offend themselves so badly. Thinking of this, Sun Shen could only let it go gently.

The owner of Liujiazhuang appeared in front of Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi at the right time.

"Sun Taishou, Feng Junhou, the auspicious time has arrived, and you can start."

This time they went north, and this group of people prepared to go north at the ferry, in the place where the legendary General Fubo was stationed, to carry out the oath meeting to go north. The humble altar had been set up, and thousands of people stood under the stage in black, waiting for the principal to come forward and preside over the ceremony. The matter of going on the expedition is mainly a matter of soldiers, although Sun Shen is too guarded, he did not steal the limelight from Feng Siji, and after some Wei Guangzheng's support statement, he gave up his seat to Feng Siji.

"Fellow villagers, I would like to thank you for your trust. Hu Lu invaded in the north, and Si Ji was valued by Du Jiangjun and allowed him to take a military position, so I led the army to the north, so this time I returned to my hometown to invite the township party who was willing to go north with Si Ji.

At that time, our ancestors came from the north, and now the Jin people who live in Jiaozhou, except for some people who are descendants of the Great Qin who migrated to Guilin Xiangjun during the first emperor, most of the rest are the descendants of criminal officials and displaced people, and even some are still people who hate dogs and evil ghosts. The northerners call us the Nanban, the southerners call me the new people, and even the natives of the land of Baiyue think that we are just guests, and we are eternal guests, so they all look down on us.

However, we are descendants of Yanhuang Miao, and now our ancestral land has fallen, although we are despicable people, we are also the people of Zhuxia, how can we bear it. Today, I am equal to General Fubo's camp back then, and I swore to go north, that is, I will be ashamed of us for more than a hundred years. General Human has allowed me to recommend suitable people to serve as officers at all levels, and the princes of the army who have gone north this time are willing to go north with me and fight a future with me. ”

Feng Siji stood on the humble stage, facing a group of men below, loudly proclaiming, quite a bit of the flavor of the stage.

"I'm willing."

"Spell out a future."

The identities of Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi as officers and soldiers do not seem to be great in Feng Junyan's eyes, but in the eyes of a hundred people, being able to become an officer, especially an officer like Junhou, is already something worthy of the happiness of the entire family.

After Feng Siji's words were finished, especially after announcing the selection of officers at all levels from among them, a group of people underground suddenly screamed, and even the family members who came to see them off had a lighter sadness on their faces. It seems that whether it is feelings or beliefs. In the end, what people pursue is still visible interests. As for Feng Siji and Liu Nianqi, a fool who is willing to abandon his family for an unattainable wish. After all, it's only a minority.