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The slanting sun and sunset, the high and low houses in the west of Juxian County are covered with a layer of orange soft light, the simple gray-black eaves, the mottled mud walls painted with chalk, the smooth stone piers that can be seen everywhere, the well platforms located at the mouth of the alleys, and the winding stone slabs seem to contain the longevity and solemnity of the vicissitudes of life everywhere.

Liu Cun and Cao Mian, the county lieutenant of Juxian County, who led the way, walked side by side, talking and laughing all the way, and followed by more than ten horses, silently.

Xu Sheng and his two companions, who were mixed in the team, carefully steered the horses under their hips, and their eyes were slightly frightened in envy from time to time to look at the knights in neat armor and strict military appearance, and at the tall and majestic back in front of them.

"When you get to the adults, go in at the entrance of the alley in front of you, and get off your horse and walk a few steps to it." Cao Mian pointed to the stone alley in front of him.

Liu Cun grabbed the reins and turned over and dismounted, and the guards behind him reacted almost at the same time, and the dismounting movements were uniform, except for the crisp impact of the scabbard and the armor, there was no noise, and for a while Xu Sheng and his two companions were stunned, and they stupidly stayed on the back of the horse and forgot to get down, until a young guard came to urge, and the three of them were busy turning over and dismounting.

The big voice of the county lieutenant Cao sounded again, and Xu Sheng came to Liu Cun at a trot, and saluted nervously: "My lord, the cold house is ......."

Liu Cun laughed, patted Xu Sheng's arm and whispered, "Let's go, I'll follow you, you're the master!" ”

Xu Sheng hurriedly led the way with two companions in front, Liu Cun and Cao Mian looked at each other and smiled at the same time, Qin Yi, the captain of the personal guard, followed with gifts, and the rest of the guards stayed outside to wait.

The courtyard of Xu Sheng's house is not small, square and square and nearly one acre wide, and there are many flowers and trees planted around it, there is a lush and towering cypress on the left, and there is an weapon rack made of thick logs on a row of open corridors on the right, and there is only a spear, two whistle sticks and a quaint iron whip on the old shelf.

Xu Sheng had already helped his mother to the main hall, Liu Cun didn't wait for the introduction of the grinning Cao Mian, walked quickly to the bottom of the steps, and respectfully bent down to salute: "Langya Liu Cun Liu Zijian, meet the old lady!" Liu Cun came uninvited, bothered, and asked the old lady to forgive me! ”

"Huh? But Lord Langya Liu, who ruined his family and helped the people, and there were countless living people? Xu Sheng's mother was surprised, and carefully looked at Liu Cun in military uniform at the bottom of the steps.

"As the head of a county, Liu Cun is the head of a county, and it is his duty to help the people, so he should not be praised by the old lady." Liu Cun raised his head and replied humbly, and found that the dignified and kind Mother Xu was about forty years old, with simple clothes and no ornaments, but the whole person had a calm bearing of being knowledgeable and courteous.

Mother Xu's eyes showed admiration, gently pushed her son away, bowed solemnly, and respectfully invited Liu Cun to enter the main hall to speak.

Liu Cun thanked him loudly, entered the main hall to present gifts, and smiled at a teenager and a girl about nine years old who were hiding behind Xu's mother and secretly looking at him.

After the greetings, Xu's mother learned that Liu Cun had taken a fancy to her eldest son Xu Sheng, and she did not hesitate to come to the door to make a request, and her heart was surprised and reluctant, but seeing the unconcealed desire on her son's face, she knew that she could no longer keep her son.

Not long after, Xu Sheng's uncle and thief Cao Jiwei of the county yamen hurriedly came, greeted Cao Mian, and bowed deeply in front of Liu Cun, who had already stood up to greet him: "Lord Liu is here, Ji Wei and his sister are fortunate to have three lives, please accept the next bow!" ”

"Brother Ji can't be like this!"

Liu Cun held Ji Wei, who was more than thirty years old, and found that his elbow suddenly sank very hard, and his heart sank, and he quietly increased his strength, and steadily suppressed Ji Wei's vigorous downward pressure.

Ji Wei, who was conceited of his divine power, was shocked in his heart, and immediately gave up the temptation, raised his hand slightly and took a big step back, and saluted Liu Cun respectfully again.

Cao Mian and the surrounding people did not see the instant battle between the two, and they still had a happy look on their faces.

Only Xu Sheng, who stood on Xu's mother's side, was full of astonishment, he knew too well his uncle's brute strength, when Xu Sheng's father was alive, he often drank and chatted with his brother-in-law Ji Wei, and when the interest came, the two went to the courtyard to compete and compete, and the uncle who was slightly inferior in martial arts relied on brute strength every time, and Xu Sheng's father was on a par with Xu Sheng's father, and in the end, no matter how Xu Sheng's father laughed and scolded, he was helpless against his brother-in-law's strength.

Liu Cun once again informed Ji Wei of his intentions, imploring Xu Mu and Ji Wei to allow Xu Sheng to follow him to defend the country and make meritorious contributions, and announced that Xu Sheng would be given the post of military candidate, but it was stated that Xu Sheng still needed to follow him as a military candidate to study military affairs for two years, so as to better master the training methods of infantry and cavalry in the Langya army, so that Xu Sheng could be in charge alone.

Ji Wei, who was sitting opposite Liu Cun, had bright eyes and a happy face, and without waiting for his sister to say anything, Huo Ran stood up and thanked Liu Cun, called Xu Sheng loudly, and officially bowed to Liu Cun.

Liu Cun was overjoyed, picked up Xu Sheng, whose upper lip was still a piece of fine fluff, looked up and down the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and immediately said to Xu Sheng:

"Wen Xiang, in two hours, I will leave Ju County, lead my troops north to join the 5,000 soldiers led by Lord Wang Qi, the lieutenant of Langya County, and then go to Dong'an in the west to fight against the Yellow Turban. For the time being, you will gather more at home with your mother, uncle and other relatives and friends, and I will leave two war horses, two pairs of armor and weapons and some use for you, and I will turn back after the battle, and then take you south to the royal city to meet the king, and then return to Langya. ”

Hearing that Liu Cun was going to fight the Yellow Turban, everyone was taken aback, and Cao Mian hurriedly stood up and asked, "Didn't your lord escort the tribute south to the royal city?" ”

Liu Cun explained: "A few days ago, the younger brother asked the monarch to lead his troops to participate in the war, and he had obtained the permission of the monarch, and the escort tribute was just a passing, and after nightfall, he would lead his 500 cavalry to the north, and meet with the 5,000 soldiers led by my Langya County Lieutenant Wang Qi, waiting for the arrival of the rear army to escort the grain and grass, and the soldiers of our army immediately entered the territory of Dong'an, and saw the real chapter with more than 10,000 yellow turbans in Dong'an City. The elder brother will lead the troops to reinforce Dongguan the day after tomorrow, maybe they will meet each other, and please take care of the elder brother at that time. ”

Cao Mian quickly weighed it in his mind, and quickly hugged his fists and said goodbye to Liu Cun: "In this case, I will immediately go to see the county commander and Lord Cheng, and then quickly report to the monarch, and ask to lead the three thousand soldiers of this county as a reserve for adults, and follow the adults to attack the Dong'an thieves!" ”

"Little brother can't ask for it, thank you, brother!" Liu Cun readily agreed, no matter what Cao Mian thought, it was always good to have an extra 3,000 reserves.

Sending Cao Mian back to the hall, the shrewd Ji Wei sighed to Liu Cun: "The original troops in this county have been exhausted, and we have to recruit young and strong people again, and now it is the third conscription, and it is difficult for Lord Cao!" ”

Liu Cun nodded: "It's really difficult, under the military order, Lord Cao is also forced to do so, but if it were me, unless it was a matter of life and death, it would be difficult to lead the young man who had been conscripted for several days to step into the battlefield." Now that the enemy and us are deadlocked, it has not yet reached the point of life and death, and letting untrained soldiers set foot on the battlefield will only increase casualties. ”

Ji Wei was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered the generals who had always led the soldiers regardless of the lives of the soldiers, the darkness of the court and the ruthlessness of the high-ranking lords, the more than ten years of depressed and unambitious career as a small official, and the brother-in-law who was strong in martial arts but did not get the opportunity to become a soldier and finally died of depression.

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