The eldest grandson Wuji's words were sandwiched with a gun and a stick, and with the wit of Liu Hongji and Wu Shi Tong, he may not be able to hear the true meaning. But both of them were in the excitement of hearing about their friend's latest achievements at the moment, and they were not willing to worry about the eldest grandson at all. It was a slight smile and deaf ears.

That Zuo Xiaoyou is a well-known difficult figure, leading his four minions Xie Xiang, Wang Liang, Zheng Dabiao, and Li Wan to entrench themselves in the area of Squatting Dog Mountain in Donglai County, known as one dragon and four tigers. His lair is deep in the mountains, with the sea in his back. The government repeatedly sent troops to suppress him, but he was either defeated by him, or at the last moment, he was allowed to use a fishing boat to escape into the water, and he worked to no avail. Later, the government was also tired, so it had to let it go. Zuo Xiaoyou refused to accept it when he saw it, and every time he didn't catch it, he would go out of the mountains to loot, in the name of robbing the rich and helping the poor, but in fact, he helped all the wealth of the rich to his own name. In the past two years, the national strength of the Great Sui has declined, and this thief has become even more rampant, and he has repeatedly led the crowd to besiege the county town. Thanks to the fact that the Donglai County Governance Office was quite tall, the thief was not allowed to succeed as he wished.

Before General Laihu'er went to sea, he once led the sailors to Donglai County once, but he returned in vain. At present, the imperial court is almost helpless to deal with this thief, but I didn't expect Zhang Xutuo to take Li Xu and others to fight and defeat him. Cut off their minions and capture their heads. As soon as the four tigers went, no one in the entire Laizhou Peninsula dared to pick up the soldiers of the county, and the three counties of Beihai, Gaomi and Donglai were safe. In this turbulent year when a group of Kou were rampant, it could not but be called a great news for the Great Sui Imperial Court.

"When did this happen? Did the court react? After discussing a few words about the results of Li Xu and Zhang Xutuo, Liu Hongji asked with a smile.

"It's what happened at the root of the year, Zhang Xutuo said in his recital to the court that he wanted His Majesty and the people of Shandong to have a happy year!" Li Shimin glanced at the letter again and replied loudly. Perhaps because he was too excited, he bit a few words very hard, intentionally or unintentionally. "Just after the New Year, His Majesty summoned the ministers to reward them for their meritorious deeds. Zhang Lao Tongshou was promoted to another level, leading the twelve counties of Henan Province to depose the ambassador and govern the entire Eastern Xia. Zhong Jian was also promoted to the general of Wu Benlang, a real four-grade martial artist, and added 200 households to the food estate. Luo, Qin and others each made four turns, and rewarded thousands of satin! ”

"The court has also rewarded justice this time!" Liu Hongji bowed his head slightly and commented. Since the Great Sui Dynasty succeeded to the throne, there have been many things like meritorious service not being rewarded, or meritorious merit being rewarded from time to time. Especially for those generals who have no roots and no foundation in the DPRK, the credit that could have been transferred three times is usually only one transfer, and the credit that could have been promoted to several levels is only often not promoted. Later, because they were worried that the soldiers would complain, the courtiers simply made a big fuss about the rank of military generals. The official ranks below the fourth rank are increased at will, and the original only need to be promoted by two levels from the fifth rank to the fourth grade, but now it has to be promoted by as many as four levels in a row. The official rank below the fifth grade is even more chaotic, and it is enough to climb from the captain to the captain and even climb six levels in a row.

"Your Majesty used to worship literature and suppress martial arts, but now the world is a little turbulent, but many local military generals are unwilling to do their duty, so the imperial court has to take Qi County to set an example for everyone!" Although the eldest grandson Wuji has a poor temperament, his mind is really sharp. After putting away the plan to trouble the samurai, he immediately saw the catty from the court's reward.

"Brother Wuji is very reasonable. But in any case, this is really gratifying. I was originally worried that Brother Zhong Jian would be bullied outside, but now that he has officially worshiped the fourth grade, he is powerful in Dongxia, and it is estimated that there are not many people who have the ability to bully him! Li Shimin nodded and responded.

People who don't have a family background to rely on can still do well. Brother Zhong Jian relied on his own strength to fight a piece of the sky, as the second son of Tang Gong, he was born without the qualifications to inherit his father's family business, Li Shimin hopes that he can also break out of his own world.

At the beginning, Huaiyuan Town was refining soldiers, it was Liu Hongji, Li Zhongjian, and Wu Shi Tong, but now in Lingwu, Li Zhongjian was replaced by Li Shimin, how can the difference be so big?

Unconsciously, a few wisps of melancholy crept up his brow. My sister also said in a letter to her family that according to rumors in the house, the imperial court seems to have recently planned to transfer local officials. His father, Li Yuan, had always been among the courtiers who were suspicious of the imperial court, so he might leave Honghua and go to a new state and county as an official. If what his sister said in the letter was true, he would have to take it back to Honghua to show his father at that time, regardless of whether the recruits in his hands had been trained or not.

In order to avoid the suspicion of the imperial court, the Li family has never had its own private soldiers. And in the troubled times, how can a family without private soldiers protect itself? In November last year, my father happily agreed that he would recruit the homeless people as soldiers, not necessarily because he was not the idea of saving some money. It's just that his son is really incompetent, and seeing that four months have passed, he still can't come up with a result that can be explained to his family.

Just as he was feeling sorry for himself, he heard Wu Shi Tong asking: "Since Zhong Jian has become famous, the old man's proposal back then should be able to continue, right?" ”

Hearing this, the hearts of several people who knew the old things back then were hot. At the beginning, Li Xu worked under the Tang Gong account, and Yu Wan'er once had the grace to save her life. Later, because the people of the world are good at martial arts, they always went to the army with their sister to ask him to teach him martial arts and the art of war. Over time, Wan'er has become a scenery around Li Xu.

The surrounding people speculated afterwards that Zhong Jian and Wan'er may not have secretly had feelings for each other at that time. But one is because the two family backgrounds are too different, and the other is because Wan'er was already married to the Cheshire family when she was young. Therefore, even if Tang Gong Li Yuan has the heart to cherish talents, he does not dare to risk the world to fulfill it. At that time, the staff of the Li Mansion suggested that Li Yuzhongjian, the younger sister of Li Shimin, who was the same age as Li Shimin, should be Xu Yuzhongjian. Although Ying'er is a concubine, this girl's talent and appearance are not worse than Wan'er. And after learning of his family's intentions, he specially apprenticed to learn martial arts, so as not to disappoint his future husband.

It's a pity that before the Li family could find an opportunity to bring up the matter, Zhong Jian had already led his troops to Liaodong, and immediately, Tang Duke Li Yuan was also ordered to go to Honghua to sit in town. This parting is more than two years, and the two sides have no contact. Now, Miss Ying'er has reached the age of leaving the cabinet, and the matchmaker who came to propose marriage has almost broken through the threshold. Whenever Tang Gong asked his daughter what he meant, Qian'er always shook her head and said nothing.

"No wonder Qi'er always collects news about Li Zhongjian, it turns out that the little girl has long been deeply rooted!" Although he had only heard a little about the events of the year, after listening to the words of the warrior Tong, the eldest grandson Wuji also guessed what was in his mind. Think about it carefully, whose daughter doesn't love heroes. Like Li Zhongjian, who can worship his uncle before the age of twenty, even if his daughter marries him, it is not humiliating. What's more, Qian'er is a concubine's daughter, and marrying into someone else's family may not be respected enough!

Thinking of this, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Although I don't know General Li before, from everyone's words, I also know that he is a person who knows the warmth and coldness of people. Since the two families originally had the intention of being close to each other, why didn't the people of the world do it. One is to take care of my sister's mind, and the other is that troubled times are coming, and relatives can take care of each other more! ”

"In this matter, I still write to my eldest brother and ask him to mediate it! In the past two years, I haven't heard of Zhong Jian marrying anyone. It's just that I don't know if he has a big heart now, whether our family can still afford it! The warm family affection and memories diluted Li Shimin's heart a little, and after listening to the advice of the eldest grandson Wuji, he nodded and replied happily.

'The second prince is actually worried that the Tang family is not worthy of a new four-rank general? The eldest grandson Wuji frowned in surprise, and said secretly in his heart. Since he was a child, he was taken care of by his uncle Sun Shunde and his uncle Gao Shilian, and the two elders greatly respected the Li Yuan family of Tang Gong. Therefore, in the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji, although the Li family is not as expensive as the seven surnames of the dynasty and the first in the army, at least in the Great Sui Dynasty, it is also a wealthy family that can be ranked in the top ten. Those new Jin clans can't climb to get close to the Li family, how can anyone refuse without opening their eyes?

There are times when you don't see the clues! Seeing the expression on the face of the eldest grandson Wuji, Wu Shi Tong secretly sneered in his heart. In terms of family background, the Li family on the right side of the ridge is definitely worthy of the Li family in Shanggu. But Zhong Jian's actions are always unexpected, and what others regard as treasures may not be able to enter his eyes.

As for whether Ying'er herself is worthy of Zhongjian? A delicate and lovely girl suddenly appeared in the heart of the warrior Tong, compared to Wan'er back then, Yu'er's temperament was a little less domineering and a little more gentle. For Zhong Jian, it is indeed a rare good match. It's just that I don't know if after such a long time, the feelings in Zhong Jian's heart for Wan'er have been let go, or have they been completely forgotten?

If I have the chance, I will write to try to get a glimpse of Zhong Jian's tone. Samurai looked around, thinking secretly. Whether Zhong Jian agrees or not, Qianwan should be cautious, there is no need to affect the relationship between the two families because of these small things.

Patronizing and worrying about his friends, the next topic of how to refine the army, Samurai Tong couldn't help but listen a little absent-mindedly. He vaguely remembered that Li Shimin was very helpless, the eldest grandson Wuji was very anxious, and Liu Hongji was as stable as his ordinary performance, but no matter whether everyone was calm or anxious, they couldn't come up with a good plan.

When he said goodbye from Li Shimin's tent, it was already completely dark. It's still winter in February, and the wind with a little snow foam blows into the neck, freezing people shivering. A soldier brought a fur to the samurai, but the samurai waved his hand and refused. Today he heard the good news from his friend, his heart was warm, his steps were light, and he did not want to be wrapped in a heavy fur and be as stupid as a ruined ewe.

"Have you been worrying about how to refine your troops all day today?" In the darkness, a slightly thin figure approached and asked in a very low voice. The samurai turned around when he heard the sound and recognized the person as the second son's guard outside the tent. This person's surname is Hou, a native of Sanshui, Fenzhou. Because he used to be on night duty with this person, the samurai knew that although the other party did not read much, he was quite anxious.

According to common sense, the things that the core generals are discussing should not be known to a low-level soldier. But Wu Shi Tong was in a good mood today, so he didn't care about the other party's indiscriminate inquiries about the secrets of the army, thought about it, and replied: "Well, the morale of the brothers is low, and the second son has a headache for this, but there is nothing good to do about it." ”

The second son's words already faintly revealed the meaning of blame, otherwise, he would not have repeatedly mentioned Li Xu's military exploits, and repeatedly emphasized that everyone had already spent the New Year on the plug. The people of the Central Plains have always been two years old overnight, although everyone has been practicing for less than four months in total, it can also be regarded as more than a year of training. After a year of training, the soldiers and horses still can't be used, so it's no wonder that the main general is anxious.

Thinking of this, the samurai asked in a casual manner, "Jun Ji has been in the army for a long time, do you know why the brothers are in a state of discouragement?" ”

In fact, it is not that the brothers are unable to lift their spirits, but that their hearts are too hateful. There is hardly anyone who comes here to join the army who has not been forced to ruin their families by being stuffed with Zhuhu. As long as Master Wu agrees to take us to the west bank of the Yellow River to take revenge, everyone will definitely be in good spirits and go down to the mountain! Hou Junji, an off-the-tent guard who had been in the army for less than four months, bowed his hand to the warrior Tong and made a solemn proposal.

As soon as he brushed the ground, Samurai felt the entire snow field light up. As if guided by a bright light, he instantly found the reason for the failure of the refining. The brothers of the Grain Guards dared to fight because they wanted to return home alive and had their own purpose of fighting. And what about the team in their hands, their wives are separated, where do they still have any nostalgia for life?

But the word revenge has a lot of elbows to achieve. First of all, the Zhuhu tribe is unknown, and in the eyes of the important ministers of the imperial court, they would rather sacrifice some border people than force the other party to the Turks. Second, the Great Sui Dynasty had just ended the war against Goguryeo, and in the case of a great loss of vitality in the imperial court, which side would dare to start a war with the outside world without authorization.

"Although the behavior of the Zhuhu tribe is rude, they are still my Great Sui people. Without an order from the imperial court, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to do? After a long silence, Wu Shi Tong shook his head and gave Hou Junji a frustrated answer.

"I once heard someone say that at the turn of winter and spring, the grassland is green and yellow. It is not uncommon for tribes to attack each other. If we also put on the black clothes of the Turkic wolf and come and go like the wind, who can tell whether everyone is Hu or Han! As if he had already expected Wu Shi Tong to say this, Hou Junji suggested unhurriedly.

The attacks between the Hu tribes on the border are extremely common, and the methods are extremely cruel. On the defeated side, often all the baggage and women were plundered, and all the men who were higher than the chariot were killed. And the remaining children, with no one to take care of them and no food to eat, are absolutely unlikely to survive until the next autumn unless they encounter human traffickers.

The dead would not tell outsiders who had stormed their camp, and if this army had been dressed in black like the Turks, the result would have been more perfect. Thinking of this, Samurai suddenly shivered, as if someone had stuffed a handful of snow into the back of his neck, and it was cold from his head to his heels.

"With such a good plan, why don't you just tell the second son?" Staring into the other's eyes, the samurai asked sharply. Hou Junji's strategy is ruthless and poisonous, but Che happens to be the best choice to get the second son out of the current predicament. People who can come up with such a plan are not ordinary. With such a person, Samurai Tong knows that he can't afford to provoke him, and he definitely doesn't want to provoke him.

"Because of Master Wu, Lord Wu once said a fair word for us that day!" Hou Junji was stunned by Wu Shi Tong's question, took a few steps back, and confessed nervously. "Junji's family also died at the hands of Zhuhu, Junji came from a humble background, but he knew what was wrong. Know how to repay kindness, and also know how to take revenge! ”

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