After Xing Zhongshan and his entourage got off the boat, Xu Liang stepped forward and was about to salute his eldest brother Xing Zhongshan with a smile, but Xing Zhongshan was so shocked that he hurriedly dragged him and said in a loud voice: "I can't help it, my lord is now the head of a county, and his identity is not what it used to be, and Xing is tormented." ”

"Where did Brother Xing say, how could Xu be that kind of unkind and unrighteous person." Xu Liang said.

Xing Zhongshan dragged Xu Liang's hand and didn't let go, no matter what Xu Liang said, he didn't accept his courtesy, Xu Liang saw Xing Zhongshan's insistence, so he had to give up.

Seeing that Xu Liang no longer insisted, Xing Zhongshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the four former Wan'an catchers behind him, and stepped forward in unison to give a deep salute and said, "Xing Zhongshan, a grass citizen, and a few brothers have seen Lord Xu!" ”

Xu Liang hurriedly shouted, and said angrily: "Brother Xing, you are really your own brother, why bother to make some shows." ”

Xing Zhongshan Zhengse said: "Otherwise, my lord is now noble, and tens of millions of court salutes are not allowed to be sloppy." Adults can still remember our Xing and a few brothers, Xing is already very moved, how can he mess up the rules. ”

"That's really...... Alas! Xu Liang also knew that according to his current identity, he would inevitably be criticized by Xing Zhongshan and Xing Zhongshan, but Xu Liang was not a pedantic person, and he didn't think much of the stinky rules of those Qing Gao doctors. Seeing that Xing Zhongshan had thought so deeply about himself, he was greatly moved.

"Third brother, congratulations to the third brother for being promoted again!" Xu Qing, who was dressed in a short shirt, stood up from behind at this time and said with a smile.

When Xu Liang heard this voice, he opened his mouth wide in surprise, and said, "Second brother? What are you doing here? ”

Xu Qing smiled, didn't answer, and shouted behind him, "Come over and see your young master soon." ”

With the first few calls, Xu Liang's four family members and Yahuan in Wan'an's hometown walked over, and greeted Xu Liang with excitement on their faces: "Ah Liang, Ah Feng, Yun'er, Xiu'er has seen the young master!" ”

Xu Liang looked at these four subordinates dumbfounded, and glared at Xu Qing and said, "Second brother, what the hell is going on?" ”

Grandma's, didn't Xu Changkun say that he didn't want to get any more assistance from the Xu family from now on? It's only been a long time, why did you send the four subordinates over?

Xu Qing scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Third brother, the reason for this will not be clear for a while, and I will explain it to you in detail in the future." ”

Xu Liang thought that it was not a matter for so many people to stand on the edge of the dock, so he nodded, beckoned Hu Xiaoyong and the four catchers behind him to recognize Xing Zhongshan, and then returned to Xu's Mansion with a dozen people.

After Xu Liang arranged for Xing Zhongshan and others to stay, he hurriedly pulled Xu Qing over to ask what was going on.

After Xu Qing finished talking about the reasons before and after, Xu Liang understood what was going on.

However, it was said that after Xu Changkun, the eldest master of the Xu family, returned to Wan'an County from Jianchang County and made Xu Liang determined to be a classless and non-graded historian, the old lady Xu was really furious, and immediately ordered the Xu Mansion, claiming that he would expel Xu Liang from the sect, and no one was allowed to interact with Xu Liang anymore.

After more than a month, the high-level turmoil in Jiangxi Province, Zhao Dazhou, the governor of a province, was implicated in the Jianchang turmoil and was dismissed and investigated, and then several high-ranking officials were transferred.

At this time, the old lady Xu couldn't help but regret it, and secretly blamed himself for saying too much at the time, never mentioning the expulsion of Xu Liang from the sect, and intentionally or unintentionally sent people to pay attention to Xu Liang's situation in Jianchang. It's just that he hasn't found a chance to re-admit Xu Liang for a while.

Unexpectedly, half a month later, news came from Jianchang, Xu Liang somehow was appointed by the political envoy Yamen to patrol the battalion and patrol the envoy, and at this time Xu Liang wrote to Tie Siye to ask him to transfer it to Xing Zhongshan and invite Xing Zhongshan to come to Jianchang to seek common development. When the old lady Xu heard the news, she was overjoyed, and secretly said that this was a good opportunity to ease the relationship with Xu Liang, and immediately sent the four subordinates who were originally sent to serve Xu Liang in Xu's mansion by Xu Qing to join Xing Zhongshan, and sent the four subordinates who were waiting all the way to Xu Liang.

Xu Liang was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help but admire Mrs. Xu's approach, worthy of the old guy who came from the shopping mall, the thick black level is high, and the face is thick.

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he didn't leave, and looked at Xu Liang with a smile, and stopped talking.

"Second brother, we are not outsiders, if you have something to say, just say it!" Xu Liang said.

"Hehe," Xu Qing smirked twice, and said with some embarrassment: "Third brother, you see that the second brother I can't study and study, I lose money in business and business, and I can't do anything, and I have been hanging in the Xu family and have nothing to do, I think, I want to find an errand to do in your patrol camp." ”

"You?" Xu Liang glanced at Xu Qing in surprise, met his two expectant eyes, and secretly said that although Xu Qing is a little unlearned and unskilled on weekdays, his heart and eyes are not bad, and his attitude towards himself before was barely passable, thinking of this, Xu Liang nodded and said: "The second brother wants to work in the patrol camp, of course he can, but the second brother has to start as a small soldier, and I won't give you special care." ”

"Cheng, no problem!" When Xu Qing heard that Xu Liang agreed, he happily responded. Hehe, as long as you agree, when the time comes, when you enter the patrol camp, who will not know that I am your second brother, who dares to give me small shoes to wear! Xu Qing thought.

Three days later, Ge Qiao, who was retired at home, also rushed to Jianchang from Xinjian County.

In this way, Xu Liang was able to attract the manpower basically arrived, and he summoned Xing Zhongshan, Ge Qiao, Xu Qing, Hu Xiaoyong and several other people to Xu's mansion for a meeting to discuss the formation of a patrol battalion. Prior to this, Hu Xiaoyong had been transferred out of the fast shift, and the new head catcher was served by Lao Qi, who came with Xing Zhongshan, Lao Qi, whose real name is Yan Qi, was one of the people who drank at the same table with Xu Liang in the Wan'an County restaurant a few months ago.

"Brother Ge, Brother Xing, Second Brother, Xiao Yong," Xu Liang looked at the crowd and said, "Right now, we have prepared the silver taels for the formation of the patrol battalion, and the manpower of the formation is basically a few people seated. Today, I called everyone here to discuss a way to build a camp, and let's brainstorm and come up with a big charter. ”

"Well, Lord Xu is right," Ge Qiao stroked his beard and said slowly: "Although I have never led troops, I have also been in Jianchang officialdom for so many years, so let me tell you my opinion first." ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him seriously, Ge Qiao's confidence soared for a while, and then he said: "The work to be done to form a battalion of soldiers and horses should be basically as follows: food, equipment, soldiers, generals, and military discipline. I wonder how many soldiers you plan to recruit? ”

With the improvement of Xu Liang's status, Ge Qiao, Xing Zhongshan, and Xu Qing gradually stopped calling Xu Liang the eldest brother at will, the third brother or something, and on formal occasions, they all changed their names to be adults. At this point, several people have maintained a tacit understanding. Although Xu Liang heard the respectful meaning of several people, he thought that there would be more and more such things in the future, and it was indeed inappropriate to call him a brother and a brother on a formal occasion like before, so he acquiesced.

Xu Liang nodded secretly when he heard this, as the saying goes, this ginger is still old and spicy, although Ge Qiao is not a big official, but this vision and insight are indeed not comparable to himself. said at the moment: "At the beginning, we don't have to take too big steps, because if the steps are big, it is easy to pull the eggs." I think let's start with 200 people. ”

"Well," Ge Qiao nodded, and said, "Two hundred people, that is, two sentinels, so have you ever thought about the selection of this sentinel?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xing Zhongshan, Xu Qing, Hu Xiaoyong and others all looked at Xu Liang without blinking.

Xu Liang glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I think, Brother Xing has strong martial arts and rich experience, and can be a sentry officer, Hu Xiaoyong has followed me these days, and his ability and character are all superior, and he can be another sentry officer." He looked at Xu Qing, who was looking at him, and said, "Although the second brother is a recruit, he is also his own person. There are also four brothers who came with Brother Xing, Yan Qi is already a catcher in the yamen, so he won't talk about it, and the other three can be appointed as chiefs respectively. ”

After listening to Xu Liang's arrangement, several people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a relaxed smile appeared on their faces.

Xu Liang finally looked at Ge Qiao and said: "Brother Ge has been an official for many years, he is most familiar with the local situation in Jianchang, and he has a wide range of contacts, so he will temporarily serve as the deputy envoy of the patrol, if I am not there, Brother Ge will be fully responsible for the affairs of the patrol battalion." ”

Ge Qiao listened, was overjoyed, thanked him, and then said: "Then the generals are basically there, food, salary, and equipment can be purchased with silver, soldiers can be recruited, and military discipline can also be drafted. ”

"Huh?" When Xu Liang heard this, he couldn't help but wonder: "I said Brother Ge, are you confused, you just said that the important thing in building a camp is food, equipment, soldiers, generals, military discipline, these things are basically there, and everything is ready, only the east wind is owed?" What do you owe? ”

Ge Qiao squinted his eyes and smiled slightly, and asked: "My lord, the things I said in front of me are naturally not lacking now, but my lord, please ask my lord, among us people, who has really been a soldier, has been on the battlefield, and killed the enemy?" ”

Everyone hurriedly shook their heads.

Ge Qiao said again: "Then the subordinate is going to ask, how to train this soldier, how to practice the military formation flag, how to fight such battles as fortification, city defense, and raids, what to pay attention to when marching and fighting, and setting up camp, who of us here knows these things?" ”

Xu Liang and the others looked at each other and were dumbfounded. Xu Liang looked at Xing Zhongshan, ate and asked, "Brother Xing is an extraordinary martial artist, so he must know something." ”

Xing Zhongshan smiled bitterly and said, "I'm ashamed, although Xing knows a little about fists and feet, he really doesn't know anything about this training and marching. ”

Xu Liang turned to the others again, and the others also shook their heads.

Xu Liang's shoulders collapsed, and he said dejectedly: "What can I do then?" Can't we go up to Nanchang Wei to catch a guard officer and come back, right? ”

Ge Qiao shook his head and smiled: "Actually, adults don't have to be so depressed, the lower officials say this, just to remind everyone that even if our soldiers and generals are fully equipped, there is still one important thing missing, that is, the head of the patrol battalion." Since we don't understand military affairs, then we can only invite someone who understands from the outside to be the head of the patrol battalion and teach us military training. ”

Everyone looked at each other and said blankly: "Then where should I go to find such a person?" ”

Ge Qiao stroked his beard that was blown away by the wind, and said with a smile: "Xia Guan happened to know that there is such a person in our Jianchang City who understands the art of war and military affairs. ”

"Who?" Xu Liang was overjoyed in his heart, got up and asked urgently.

"The head of the Ximen Dart Bureau is wearing the wind!"