On the side of the street in front of the city of Huangzhou, several local gentry watched the street blow and blow together, and a large team passed by with pomp.

"Hey, this groom has been seeing you every day lately, and today he is still a one-eyed." Boss Wang of the Kaishan Goods Store said with a smile to a few companions.

Boss Zhao, who runs a grocery store next door to him, said busily, "Whisper, I know this one-eyed, it is said that he has just been promoted to the rank of Qianzong, is a sixth-rank martial artist, and has the rank of captain." When the boss said this, he lowered his voice a little, and said a little sarcastically, "It is said that this one-eyed was the leader of Lao Huihui's subordinates in the fifth battalion of Gezuo before, and then followed Lao Huihui's brother to fight Hutou Fort, but after being captured, he finally entered the camp of the Hou Ye, fought bravely, and it is said that he killed a lot of bandits in Sichuan." ”

"Huh? A bandit actually became a six-rank military attaché, what kind of world is this. By the way, what is the rank of lieutenant, why haven't you heard of this official name before? ”

The grocery store owner smiled, "Less knowledge, right?" You're usually too picky, and the color newspaper is five cents a piece, several large pages. There are two oceans in the south and the north and the east and west, and there is nothing like that. It will cost you 30 yuan a month, and you can buy six issues that add up to dozens of pages. This lieutenant is a military rank made by the Imperial Military Department. Didn't this start the reorganization of the new army last year, it is still the beginning of our Hou Ye, and the imperial court saw that the new army could fight, so it followed the reorganization of the army all over the country. ”

"Going back and forth, and finally reorganized the new army of thirty-six towns, and the original military attaches were all attached to the guard post, a soldier position, a guard post and a military rank, which was old and complicated. is like this one-eyed, he is the general manager of Qian, this is the position in the various armies that recruit soldiers and horses today, it turns out that these military positions are generally of no quality, and they have to hang an official position in the guard. His thousand generals are generally hung up in the post of a hundred households, and they are all six products. ”

The grocery store owner also read a lot of books when he was young, but unfortunately he didn't even pass the exam. At first, it was because I was also obsessed with buying fortune tickets, so I ordered this lottery newspaper for the convenience of reading the lottery numbers. Later, the fortune coupon was always missed. There is less of that heart, but this color newspaper has been insisting on ordering.

He usually likes to read this newspaper, and he likes to read all kinds of things on it, and when he chats with other people when he has nothing to do, he learns and sells things from the newspaper, which also attracts the attention of many people, which makes him very satisfied. Just like today, he can also say that the head of the military rank of the imperial court is the Tao.

"However, when the new army was reorganized, the imperial court was also reorganizing the guards. It was said that the guard post would also be abolished, so the military department made another rank to replace the official position of the guard post. ”

"Isn't there another martial rank?"

"There are nine ranks and dozens of ranks in the martial ranks, which is extremely complicated, how can this military rank be clear. The newly introduced military ranks of the imperial court include both officers and soldiers, and this officer is divided into three ranks, including the general rank, the military academy rank, and the captain rank. There are three levels each for the lieutenant and the military academy, and five for the general. For example, our Hou Ye. It is the highest general in the general rank, and there are four generals below. The military academy and the lieutenant each have three ranks: upper, left, and right. It is said that there are also non-commissioned officers and non-soldiers below who are not officers and non-soldiers, and there are also five levels of small soldiers. There are first, second, and third sergeant majors, upper, middle and middle corporals, which are said to be company commanders, staff officers, and the like, and small soldiers have five types: privates, first, second, third, and upper class. ”

Many people are envious of the good fortune of this one-eyed. When a bandit can still be a six-rank military attache in the end, he looks like he is not young, and he can still marry a young bride.

"Which woman is this marrying, who is this really, how can he give up his daughter to marry such a bandit who has been a bandit and is blind and not young?" Wang San, who was selling cooked food on the other side, said with a jealous face.

"You know. Although this one-eyed person is blind and has been a bandit, he is not young, but he is the captain of the capital, and he has a great future with Hou Ye. It is said that this person is still very wealthy, last year he first followed the Hou Ye to conquer the fifth battalion of the left, and then went to the sea to fight Hongyi, and when he came back, he carried a lot of silver dollar coupons in his arms, and he could exchange a thousand taels of silver in the bank at any time. No, the bride is the eldest daughter of the Zhang family in Shilitang, outside the city, who is only sixteen this year, and he didn't dare to come to the door because his father asked for too much dowry. This time, someone made a matchmaker introduction for One-eyed, and One-Eyed fell in love with the daughter of the Zhang family. The old man opened his mouth and asked for ten taels of silver, but One-eye directly gave two hundred silver dollars. The old man couldn't keep his mouth shut, so he agreed directly. ”

"Two hundred silver dollars? How stupid is this one-eyed money, people want ten taels and he gives two hundred. ”

"There's no money or anything. Think about it, people are thousands of generals, six-grade generals, and they are still short of money? Look at our Huangzhou recently, since Hou Ye led the troops to triumph, there are no one hundred or ten marries one day, aren't they all nine-headed birds marrying. It turned out that they were all poor sticks in the mountains, but now their pockets are bulging. ”

A guy from a restaurant next to him also took the time to watch the excitement, and stood aside and said sourly, "These Qiu Ba have a few stinky money and come nonsense, it turns out that we say that it is enough for the average family to have five or six taels of silver." But now those Qiu Ba are looking for women everywhere to marry, and this ceremony is also making sesame seeds bloom. Now that you don't have twenty taels of silver, you don't even want to go to the girl's house to propose marriage. He originally scraped together three taels of silver, planning to save money for another year, and by the end of the year, he could almost find someone to go to the girl's house in the neighboring village he liked to propose.

As a result, a few days ago, a boy from the river next door came back from Guangdong, and he was also a nine-headed bird, so he directly used eighteen taels of silver to marry the girl he liked.

The boss of the mountain goods store shook his head and scolded with a smile, "You fool, you also join the army, see you don't have the guts." He continued, "Actually, you don't have to be afraid, I think the soldiers in these nine-headed birds are actually very good, you see they recruited so many soldiers, fought many battles, but a few died." ”

"Good iron does not hit nails, and good men do not serve as soldiers." The restaurant guy wanted to go, but there was a lonely widow at home to take care of, and he couldn't do without it.

"Why are these nine-headed birds getting married in such a hurry, they have just gotten off over there, and they are kissing here."

"You don't know that?" The grocery store owner suddenly came to the shock again, "The imperial court has issued an edict to work with the Tartars, and has already issued an order to transfer the Governor of Shaanxi Sun, the Qin Lady of Sichuan, and our Huguangguo surnamed Ye to send troops." The deadline is to get a teacher before the first day of the fifth month, of course, these nine-headed birds want to get married as soon as possible, and maybe there will be a queen if there is a case. ”

"Ah, another war?"

"What are you afraid of. With our Hou Ye in battle, the Tartars will also be defeated. ”

A house in the east of Huangzhou City, full of lights, full of guests. The one-eyed old tree blooms, and the young bride is married. A person who was once forced to become a bandit after his family was ruined, his life ushered in a second spring. Follow Master Hou. was promoted, made a fortune, married a wife, and the days were nourishing again.

"Congratulations!" The guests in the house were all his colleagues and brothers in the camp, and he had no other relatives, and all his relatives in his hometown died. But he finally had a home, a new one.

Qi Duyan couldn't remember how many cups he had drunk, and his steps were a little weak. "Let's drink together, and have a good time."

"Lao Qi, drink less, don't go into the cave room and won't be able to touch the bed." Zhang Guozhu said loudly at Qi Duyan.

Liu Duyan poured himself a glass of wine and walked in front of Zhang Guozhu. "I respect you for this cup, if it weren't for Master Zhang, I would have died a long time ago, I don't know where it was a pile of rotten roots. It was you who spared my life in the first place, and then recruited me from the captive camp into the nine-headed bird, and vouched for me, and I didn't say anything else, everything was in this glass of wine. I'll do it first. Qi Duyan tilted his head, and a full glass of wine was dry.

Zhang Guozhu smiled and patted Qi one-eyed. "What do you always say, I just want to say today that my second dog didn't look at the wrong person at the beginning, you are a man, bless you to grow old together, remember to cherish this happy day."

Qi Duyan nodded solemnly. "I will not forget Brother Ergou, nor will I forget the Hou Ye who has the grace of reinvention for me, without you there would be no me, my life is a nine-headed bird in this life and this life, and I am a person who is born as a nine-headed bird. Death is the ghost of the nine-headed bird. ”

The nine-headed bird officers raised their glasses in unison, "Nine-headed bird, brother!" ”

Qi one-eyed toasted, "Nine-headed bird, brother!" ”

The wedding reception was very popular, there were no relatives present, but there were brothers to celebrate. Worship the church and get married, and enter the cave room. The cave room is full of candles, and the dead wood is spring.

Qi woke up early in the morning and found his young wife lying in his arms, looking at him tenderly with a pair of eyes.

"Morning!"

"Husband, it's early." The little wife was a little shy and hurriedly avoided her gaze and got up, "I'll cook for my husband." ”

"You don't have to work so hard, there are no elders in the family, you can sleep more." Qi Yuan took pity on his wife and said gently.

There was a knock on the door outside, and Qi Duyan bought the maid ring hired together in this house and said outside, "Master, a military commander came over and said that there was something to report." ”

Qi Yiyan dressed, and when he came to the hall, a soldier in a blue military uniform was waiting there, and as soon as he saw him, he immediately stood up and saluted.

"Report to the commander, the army ordered that all officers and soldiers return to the camp immediately."

Qi Du's eyes were shocked, and there was some reluctance in his eyes, but he quickly cheered up, "Qi Yuan received it, and he will return to the camp immediately!" ”

Bidding farewell to the herald soldier, he returned to the house, where his little wife was already at the dresser. He hugged his wife from behind, "There is an order in the army, I must return to the construction immediately, and I can't accompany you." ”

The new woman shook slightly and lowered her head.

"Are you leaving today, can't you stay a few more days?"

"Military orders are like mountains."

Saying goodbye, Qi Duyan was reluctant, and resolutely turned around and strode out of the house with the package.

In the military camp outside Huangzhou City, Qi One-eyed arrived in military uniform, handed over the waist card to the guards at the camp gate and entered. Back in his camp, he first arrived at the tent of his boss Zhang Guozhu and reported loudly, "Thousands of people are far away to see your lordship." ”

"I'm really sorry to call you back on the second day of your wedding, but Master Hou ordered that our department will be the first batch of troops to conquer Liao. Time is pressing, and the troops have to be redeployed, so I can only call you over immediately. Zhang Guozhu said to him apologetically.

"Obeying orders is the duty of the Hydra warriors!"

"Very good, this is your order, from now on, me, I and our battalion will be subordinate to the First Combat Brigade of the first phase of the Eastern Expeditionary Army."

"Yes!" Qi One-eyed replied loudly. (To be continued......)

PS: Thanks yebaoyin, simon_s, small. The monthly pass of the evil way, the work and rest have been a little chaotic recently, and I have a headache.