Before dark, several more waves of guests arrived.

"Jiye, congratulations on your ascension." Zhao Cheng, who had five locks of long beard, got off the carriage with a smile and congratulated Liu Jun. After not seeing him for many days, Zhao Cheng's expression became more and more ruddy, and he could see that he was just as happy now.

Qi Huang Dajie, not only Liu Jun is promoted. As the highest military commander in the Qihuang region, Zhao Cheng was rewarded by the emperor this time, and in addition to the flying fish suit, he was also promoted by one level, from the deputy envoy of Huguang to the deputy envoy of Huguang.

Whether it is a rank or a ministry, Zhao Cheng is now not only the highest military governor in the Qihuang region, but even holds the supervision power to supervise the officials of the eight counties in the Qihuang Prefecture.

Now Zhao Cheng has also changed and become a member of the three products. Zhao Cheng's three-rank official is much more valuable than Liu Jun's three-grade official, and this promotion is due to Liu Jun's great victory in Hutoubao, if it weren't for Liu Jun's great victory in Hutoubao, this Qihuang victory would have nothing to say at all. At that time, Zhao Cheng took the Baoshengbao Township Regiment and other regiments to train the township soldiers and Qizhou guards and horses, and confronted tens of thousands of bandits in the south for many days, and they could not capture more than 100 people, and there was still some water.

Now Zhao Cheng is also a local cadre who has been appreciated and paid attention to by the emperor.

"It's all Deputy Envoy Zhao's command, and the last general doesn't dare to take credit."

"Hahaha." The more Zhao Cheng looked at Liu Jun, the more he liked it, and pulled Liu Jun to the front of a few people who came with him and introduced him. "Jiye, I'll introduce you to you. This is the new Lord Yuan Jixian, who is the new guard of Xiajiang Defense Road, and has recently been transferred from Wuchang Road. ”

Yuan Jixian did not wear an official uniform, but a Confucian robe, his face was relatively thin, and he was followed by a tall and powerful young man.

"But Master Yuan, who once mentioned studying in Shanxi?" Liu Jun was not surprised to hear this name, but Mei Qing on the side was already surprised. Seeing Liu Jun's confused look, Mei Qing hurriedly whispered a quick introduction next to him.

It turns out that this Yuan Jixian's background is indeed not simple, and his family has been poor since he was a child. But born in the family of Jinshi, his grandfather was a Jinshi, although the family was poor when he was young, but he was smart and studious, and he had great ambitions, and he used to be Yonghong Ju Mingzhi at the age of twelve. In the fifth year of the Apocalypse, he served as a member of the Imperial History, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and a scholar in Shanxi.

He has an upright personality and is famous for daring to disobey the eunuchs in power, and is highly regarded by the public.

And the most famous is Yuan Xian. It was still when he mentioned that he was studying in Shanxi and criticized the eunuchs, which led the eunuchs to frame him for corruption and bend the law, and to punish the crime in Beijing. At that time, hundreds of Shanxi students followed into Beijing, distributed leaflets, and voiced grievances. At that time, more than 1,000 people from the government and the opposition redressed his grievances, and the matter caused a sensation in the entire capital.

In the end, he was able to clear his grievances, and finally was able to restore his official position, transfer to the Huguang Senate, and guard Wuchang Road. After this victory. The original sub-guard of the Xiajiang Defense Road was promoted to another position, and Yuan Jixian was therefore transferred to the sub-guard of the Xiajiang Defense Road.

Listening to Mei Qing's introduction, Liu Jun remembered some about the name Yuan Jixian, but he didn't think of his unjust case. But I remember that in history, Yuan Jixian later served as the governor, the governor of Huguangjiangxi and other military affairs, and later in the Southern Ming Dynasty. Zuo Liangyu sent an army of 800,000 Qingjun, Yuan Jixian refused to obey and was placed under house arrest by Zuo Liangyu. Later, he was invited by Zuo Liangyu's son to the Qing Dynasty, but he refused to surrender and died as a martyr.

Liu Jun still admires such a virtuous person, he feels that if he is in that situation, he may not be able to do what he is.

"I have admired Lord Yuan's loyal and upright name for a long time, and Liu Jun will see you."

Yuan Jixian's official position is equivalent to Zhao Cheng's now, one is the deputy envoy of Huguang, who patrols the Xiajiang Defense Road and the military preparation road. One is the Huguang Senate, which guards the Xiajiang Defense Road. They are all provincial-level officials, and it can be said that in Qi Huang, the two of them are in high positions and power, much stronger than the prefects.

It can even be said that at this time in the late Ming Dynasty, the three divisions of Huguang are actually just fictitious titles, and the governor has already usurped the power of the three divisions of the political envoys.

Originally, the Ming Dynasty was the three divisions of the political envoys, and below were the prefectures and counties, but now, there are governors on the three divisions, and there are various provinces below, and the power layout has completely changed.

For example, Zhao Cheng, a soldier, as long as he is on his territory, even the general army can manage it, let alone Liu Jun, a small guerrilla. And Liu Jun wanted to get the support of the local people, not only Zhao Cheng, but also Yuan Jixian, who was guarding the road.

"The old man also heard that General Liu is a young hero, daring to fight thousands of thieves and bandits with hundreds of training, and he can also annihilate his enemies, which makes people excited." Although Yuan Jixian is famous, he is also very talkative, or he is very good at talking to young people like Liu Jun, and he does not show the slightest contempt for military generals.

"I heard that General Liu is recruiting troops, and if there are still vacancies, I have a student who admires General Liu's bravery and wants to join his command to serve the country." As he spoke, Yuan Jixian called out the tall young man beside him. "This is my student, Fu Shan, a student of Taiyuan, Shanxi."

The tall young man took two steps forward, saluted Liu Jun, and said loudly, "Master Fu Qing in Xiashanxi, I have seen General Liu. ”

"Lord Fu Qing?" Liu Jun asked in surprise, with a look of surprise on his face.

Fu Shan was a little puzzled, nodded and said, "The next surname is Fu Mingshan, and the word Qingzhu is the master." ”

Liu Jun was indeed a little surprised when he heard that the tall man in front of him was indeed Master Fu Qing. When he heard Yuan Jixian just now, he wasn't too surprised, but the name Fu Qingzhu was a little different. Fu Qingzhu, the hero in the martial arts novels he was obsessed with in middle school, the great doctor of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the great Confucian, the great master of the Wuji faction, one of the three great swordsmanship masters in the early Kangxi period, Liang Yusheng's many martial arts novels have Fu Qingzhu, Seven Swords Under the Tianshan Mountain, the Three Heroines of the Jianghu, the Ice Spirit Cold Light Sword, and the Ice River Washing Sword Record.

When Liu Jun was in middle school, Master Fu Qing was a peerless master with the same supernatural powers as the Eastern Evil and Western Poison, the Southern Emperor and the Northern Beggar.

He didn't expect to see a real person now. Liu Jun doesn't know whether Fu Qingzhu is a martial arts master in history, but it is estimated that he must be a powerful person.

Unexpectedly, such a powerful person is now ready to devote himself to serving in his nine-headed bird camp.

"Okay, very good, our army needs a proud and righteous man like Brother Fu to join." Liu Jun looked at Lord Fu Qing's eyes were shining, "Brother Fu, by the way, what kind of martial arts are you good at?" ”

Master Fu Qing was a little puzzled by Liu Jun's excessive enthusiasm, but he still replied truthfully, "Learning the Four Books and Five Classics of the Sage, I also know a little about medicine, a little bit of riding and shooting, and I can make a sword." ”

Fu Qingzhu replied very modestly, Yuan Jixian said on the side, "Qingzhu knows everything in learning, in addition to classics and history, he is also familiar with the sons of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and is good at calligraphy, painting, medicine, and swordsmanship." ”

Liu Jun's main concern is that Fu Qingzhu is proficient in swordsmanship, and he is really a master.

"How about asking Brother Fu to be my lieutenant officer?" Liu Jun sent an invitation to Fu Shan. There are two kinds of Chinese officers, one belongs to the master of the first battalion, and the other is the herald of the main general. The herald is not a messenger, but an adjutant equivalent to the chief general, which is also an important position.

Fu Shan is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old and is a tribute student, he is not keen on official careers, and he has no intention of officialdom. Previously, he led the students from Shanxi to Beijing to run for the teacher Yuan Jixian, and after the old students were redressed, they escorted all the way south to Huguang. Originally, he saw that the teacher had settled down in Huguang, and he planned to return to Shanxi.

But after hearing some rumors about Liu Jun, he couldn't help but have some admiration for Liu Jun. admires Liu Jun for relying on his own strength to train a team of soldiers and horses to guard the border and the people. At the suggestion of the teacher, I also had the idea of working under Liu Jun.

Liu Jun asked him to serve as a lieutenant officer, he was stunned for a while, and finally agreed under the urging of the teacher.

"Okay, from now on, Lord Qing is the middle officer of the nine-headed bird, let's work together to do something for the court and the people."

Mei Qing stood aside, with a look of envy, but unfortunately she was a daughter after all, and occasionally it was okay for a woman to dress up as a man, but it was impossible to join Liu Jun's nine-headed bird.

Before dark, Li Chunjiang finally arrived.

I am very happy to reunite old friends.

"Congratulations on your succession, meritorious service, promotion to guerrilla, and a broader world, and the road under your feet is getting wider and wider." Li Chunjiang was sincerely happy for his brother's Chengjing. "As soon as I heard that you had defeated thousands of bandits in Hutou Fort, I immediately set off from Nanjing and rushed back, and I must personally be there to congratulate you."

"My victory also has half of the credit to you, this victory belongs to the nine-headed bird, and you are the founder of the nine-headed bird, without you, there would be no nine-headed bird today."

"What do you do, in fact, the nine-headed bird was completely brought up by you, and I just gave some money to support it." Li Chunjiang said modestly. "Now the nine-headed bird has been expanded into a battalion, and the scale is dozens of times that of before, so I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble."

"yes." Liu Jun said, "Now the nine-headed bird has a combat battalion and an auxiliary battalion, and all the people add up to almost seven thousand. But don't look majestic, but in fact, nine out of ten are recruits, and we don't even have armor and armor now, not to mention the payment of the recruits' settling-in allowance, and the nine-headed bird's pocket has bottomed out. ”

"That's to be expected, but you don't have to worry. Didn't you say before that the problems that money can solve are not problems, not to mention that the current problems are the problems of money. Li Chunjiang patted Liu Jun's arm, "I brought back a lot of friends when I came back this time, if you can get their approval, believe me, the problems that plague you now can be solved." ”

This is quite atmospheric, and even makes Liu Jun feel a little bragging. But he knows Li Chunjiang very well, and knows that he is not the kind of person who is easy to brag, and he can't help but feel a little strange at the moment, I don't know what kind of powerful friends he has brought, and as long as he gets their approval, his problems can be solved. (To be continued......)