Just when Li Xu was worried about when to use troops in the mountainous area, the "Great Yan Kingdom" Mantian King was also scratching his head for the same problem. Since the twelfth year of Daye, his pair of eyelids have been jumping non-stop every day, as the saying goes, "the left eyelid jumps wealth, the right eyelid jumps disaster", but the days when these two eyelids jump together, people really can't bear it.

"***, instead of this, it's better to make a break as soon as possible!" Wang Xuba slapped his hand on the imperial case and scolded through gritted teeth. The pineapple case was brought from an old man's study, and it was unusually strong, and no matter how sharp the knife was, it could make a big move. Under his beat, there were a few creaks, and the shelves fell apart in an instant. The magnets, lacquerware, gold plates, and jade cups that were placed on the table to fill the façade were thrown all over the ground.

"King, what's wrong with you, King!" Several soldiers rushed into the Jinluan Palace, which had been converted from a temple, with white faces, lying on the ground, and asking in horror. King Dayan has been relatively angry recently, which is a well-known fact in the entire "Dayan Kingdom". The body of the princess who was kicked to death by him yesterday was still placed under the old locust tree outside the palace gate, and everyone looked pitiful, but without the word of King Dayan, no one dared to let her go into the ground.

"Get out, get out, get out of here, Lao Tzu will be annoyed when he sees you birdmen, all roll out of the mountain, take a hoe to plan, don't come back, don't come back!" Wang Suba raised his legs, kicked them one by one, and kicked down all the soldiers who were busy cleaning up the 'rags' on the ground. Maybe it was because he remembered the old days, and he didn't use all his strength. The soldiers rubbed their buttocks, crawled out of the temple gate, squatted in the shade of the tree and shook their heads in relative terms.

The days can't pass, although as the weather warms up, the mountain wind is no longer as harsh as a knife, but everyone's hearts are getting colder and colder. It's no wonder that King Dayan has a short temper, even His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor, if he finds that half of his people have fled within a few months, his heart will never be undisturbed.

And since the beginning of spring, the population of the "Great Yan Kingdom" has decreased by more than half! At first, the people who were brought in by the association moved out of the mountains in twos and threes under the pretext of visiting relatives, and later simply fled out in groups. The King of Heaven sent his brothers to stop him, and as a result, some of the brothers who had sworn to live and die together also deserted. After only three months, the land sandwiched between Wuhui Mountain, Feihu Pass and Qiaoniu Mountain became empty, and the wild vegetables that were usually regarded as treasures and broke their heads and fought for grew to more than half a foot high, and the leaves were so old that they could not be pinched out, but no one went to dig them anymore.

All of this was thanks to the new dog official sent by the imperial court. This person is not only powerful in using soldiers, but also has a set of rules for governing the locality. Just a few days after taking up his post, he immediately issued an order. All the ownerless land in the six counties of Shanggu, Hengshan, Boling, Zhao, Zhuo, and Xindu, which is ten miles away from the county seat and has been abandoned, is divided into Mintun. Ordinary people who have no land in each county can go to the government to claim land reclamation, and each man can claim up to 15 acres of flat land. The government lent farm tools and seeds, and taxes were paid at half of the fertile land near the city. If the land is planted for more than five years and the tax is paid on time, the share of the land belongs to the reclaimer himself, and the government issues the title deed, which is absolutely not denied.

It's all flat ground that can flow oil with a pickaxe! Although it has been abandoned for a few years, it was also ravaged by blizzards in early spring. But set the fire on it, pull out a few ditches with a plow, and plant some buckwheat, millet and other low-yielding and easy-to-grow late grains, and in winter the whole family will never have to go hungry and drink the northwest wind.

In the past, the displaced people did not go to the land, partly because they did not have seeds in their hands, and secondly, because many of the owners of the land were still alive. Although they are hiding in the city and do not dare to send people to farm, once you have a harvest, these people will definitely be pestering you with red eyes. Moreover, everyone is afraid that bandits will come to rob them, so that the whole year of busyness will come to naught in an instant. But the dog officer said in the order that he would send troops to camp at various tuntian points during the autumn harvest. Anyone who wants guns and food should first ask his brothers if they have the swords in their hands.

With this guarantee, many subjects of the "Great Yan Kingdom" have moved their minds. Wang Suba's "territory" is in the mountains, and the harvest is less than half of the flat land. Besides, there is no fixed amount of taxes for King Dayan, how much he wants to collect and when he will collect it all depends on his old man's mood. In the past, people couldn't find a way to survive in the city, so they had to flee to the mountains. Now that there is a way out outside, who wants to live such a hard and frightening life again.

"Da Sui has always been untrustworthy, and the dog official is lying to you. He gave you the wasteland, and how did he explain it to the great families of the city? In the beginning, Wang Suba used similar words to appease his people, and it had some effect. Soon, however, the escapees secretly sent a letter saying that the soothing envoy was indeed what he said. Some of the original owners of the land he gave to everyone have died in the past few years, and some have fled elsewhere, and it is absolutely impossible to come back and entangle. There is also a theory that the soothing made the adults and the big families in the city move their knives, and several of the richest people who danced the most happily were killed by him on the grounds of colluding with the rogues and destroying the people's tun, and their heads hung on the city wall.

Of course, these are all rumors, and no one has the time to find out what kind of agreement Master Li has reached with the rich people. Anyway, the people who fled first received seeds, farm tools, and land in the hands of some officer-like guys. Those new soldiers were very different from the soldiers in everyone's impression, not only were they kind and pleasant, but they also took the initiative to remind the people to plant sorghums on the edge of the land they received, so as not to be unable to distinguish the boundaries between them in the future.

With the example of the forerunners, the people who were still hesitating in the mountains could not sit still. In order to prevent his subjects from continuing to flee, Wang Subat had to send people to block the large and small crossings out of the mountain. But he couldn't stop the soles of his feet that were used to walking mountain roads. Those people are all from their hometowns, and they know the terrain of Wuhui Ridge and Qiaoniu Mountain better than Wang Xuba. Just drill a few ditches and turn over a few rocks to disappear under the noses of the minions, and before the minions could recover from their shock, the mountain people had already appeared half a mile away from the outpost.

Wang Suba was unwilling to sit still, and led his troops down the mountain several times. But at this time, the official army is no longer the previous gang that let him ravage. The two sides fought several battles on the plains, and before those generals surnamed Li could personally lead their troops to come, the soldiers of the "Great Yan Kingdom" could no longer support it. The opponent is mostly cavalry, and he never follows common sense when fighting. They always bullied the brethren of the "Great Yan Kingdom" whose bows and arrows and armor were of inferior quality, and they were shooting indiscriminately from a distance. The soldiers of the "Great Yan Kingdom" finally rushed to the front at the risk of death, and they rode away again. While running, don't forget to turn around and do another round of horse arrows.

After a few rounds, the soldiers of the "Great Yan Kingdom" lost confidence in winning. No one can stand this kind of situation when they are beaten and cannot fight back. However, the opponent got cheap and behaved, and after each battle, he put the prisoners back, saying that they were not opponents of the official army, and instead of following Wang Xuba to mess around, it was better to go home to celebrate his birthday. General Lee promised to give them land and seeds in the same way as ordinary people, regardless of their past suspicions.

Seeing that he could not defeat the cavalry on the flat ground, Wang Suba had to use the tactic of luring the enemy into the depths, and set up countless traps in the mountains for the opponent to drill. But the officers and soldiers were not fooled, and every time they fought, they only drove the "Yan army" away from the plain, and they never pursued and killed them with all their might.

After a few tosses, the thieves had no place to use their strength. watched his "Great Yan Kingdom" decay day by day. There is nothing to be done but lament.

Thieves in the mountains are easy to deal with, but thieves at home are difficult to prevent. "Ridiculous, could it be that the court sent him to let him farm?" Some local officials were very dissatisfied with the behavior of the adults who went into the mountains to plow the court and sweep the caves, but buried themselves in meddling in local civil affairs, and complained in private. But complaining and complaining, they soon found that the security in the city was gradually improving. As the bandits went away, the homeless people and idlers had a livelihood, and the market, which had been light for a long time, slowly became lively. Some of the lambs, cattle and horses and other livestock produced outside the Saiwai appeared in everyone's sight again, and some merchants who had not been here for a long time also had the courage to cross the mountains and mountains to sell local specialties to Zhuojun, Yuyang and even further wilderness.

And some of the wealthy who have suffered a little damage have also begun to talk about the benefits of appeasing the adults. In Li Xu's decree, they lost some wasteland that they could not collect anything, but at the same time, they no longer had to pay taxes to the government every year for those lands. And the pacification made the lord personally promise that when the ground is completely peaceful, those abandoned villages farther away from the city will also be merged into the ranks of Mintun. All ownerless wasteland, large families can send their servants to cultivate, and the treatment is the same as that of the homeless people.

Since the ninth year of the Great Cause, in order to prevent bandits from plundering the people, the imperial court ordered the abandonment of all villages far away from the cities and unable to build fortresses to defend themselves, and those once fertile soil has become a safe haven for rabbits and wild wolves. No one dared to farm fifty miles away from the city, and even if gold could grow in the land, they would not dare to risk their lives. The announcement by the appeasement ambassador Li Xu that he would retake those lands from bandits and beasts undoubtedly made many people's eyes light up with excitement. Although this move was somewhat contradictory to the decrees of the imperial court, in the face of huge interests, local officials and wealthy families collectively remained silent.

"That kid is used to relying on His Majesty's trust, and this little thing is not a big mistake. Besides, if the land is taken back, everyone will have a benefit! Several county guards said when they ventilated in private. After impeaching Li Xu a few times to no avail, they were also a little discouraged. According to well-informed people, it is not that the imperial court does not want to remove Li Xu, but the attitude of the First Majesty himself is very difficult to guess, and if Li Xu is rashly given small shoes to wear, it is inevitable that someone will be sent to Lingnan to catch elephants again. Second, except for Li Xu, a bold guy, others are really reluctant to go to the land of the four wars, and face Mantianwang, Li Shanfei, Dou Jiande and Zhang Jincheng at the same time. Moreover, it is already a well-known fact that the tiger general Luo Yi will rebel sooner or later. If he rebelled, the first person to stand in his way south would be the original Fenyang army. There is no shortage of brave generals in the Great Sui Dynasty who can fight habitually, but there are really few who have the courage to fight against the tiger and iron cavalry under Luo Yi.

For all these reasons, real or false, the officials temporarily accepted Li Xu's absurdity. But after the summer, the new ambassador of the six counties comforted Li Xu, the commander of the Fenyang Army, and another more absurd order made everyone unable to sit still. He actually recruited talents in the name of the lack of talent in the army, the government and the people. openly announced that no matter where you come from, as long as you think you have some ability, you can recommend yourself in terms of martial arts and strategy. As long as everyone passes the examination, they are awarded official positions and hired on the basis of merit.

"It's lawless!" Several county guards jumped to their feet in anger. Local officials and court officials were two completely different systems, although officials at the level of county guards and county officials and county commanders were all appointed by the imperial court. However, the main book, Gong Cao, Xi Cao, Jin, Hu, Bing, Law, and Shi officials have always been set up by the county guards. Li Xu went out to recruit talents and allowed him to be an official. It is equivalent to directly invading the power of the county guards and county commanders, and everyone can't help but take no action.

The six county guards and more than 30 officials under their respective commands jointly wrote a letter to the Comfort Ambassador's Mansion to protest, announcing that if the Comfort Ambassador did not give up intruding on daily government affairs, they would have to hang up their crowns collectively in protest. The officials did not seek to make Li Xu take back his fate, but they thought that after seeing the true strength of their own side, the young and ignorant ambassador of comfort would definitely restrain himself. Unexpectedly, on the fourth day after the letter was sent to the ambassador's mansion, Li Xu sent troops to invite several county guards to Boling one after another. He took out the seal letter given by the imperial court and announced in public that since he was an ambassador of appeasement and was ordered to depose the civil and military officials of the county and county, he could not turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye to the dereliction of duty of the local officials.

"Officials everywhere are afraid of bandits like tigers, and every time the thieves do not arrive, and those who defend the land flee first. Deeply grateful to the emperor, the sin is unforgivable. However, the situation is large and the soldiers in the counties and counties are uneven, and this official will not be held accountable for the time being! In everyone's impression, General Li, who could only pick up the knife immediately, bit the text and chewed the words, which was actually catchy. It's just that the threat implied in the words is like a big stick falling from the sky, instantly beating the six local parents and officials to the point of starry fire in front of them.

At this time, everyone remembered that the rough ruffian from a humble background in front of them still had the power to appoint and dismiss local officials on his own. Although each of them has their own family support behind them, there is no shortage of backstage in the court. But forced the other party to move roughly, with "fear of bandits like tigers, abandon the city without fighting!" I am afraid that the court will only turn a blind eye to this.

"As far as I know, even in the smallest county, there are more than 100 officials under your command. You impeached officials who refused to go into the mountains to suppress bandits, dare to ask which of your commanders had taken the initiative to fight with bandits over the years? You have the responsibility of expecting the people on your shoulders, and dare to ask why over the years, why have there been fewer and fewer people and more and more thieves? Li Xu was unforgiving, sneering and asking, which made several county guards look like dirt.

"Since the captains, lieutenants, and soldiers at all levels dare not lead the army to protect the territory and the people, what is the use of these local military positions? Since the masters at all levels cannot benefit the common people, what is the use of keeping these masters? He waved his hand and ordered someone to bring up a large stack of paper, "The princes are only concerned about going to the imperial court to impeach the official, but the official also has a bunch of notes in his hand to impeach the prince's corpse, should you say that the official should deal with it impartially?" ”

"That, those are all some people, false accusations. Adults, adults, don't take it seriously! Zhao Jun Taishou Zu Deren was so frightened that he trembled and stammered in response.

There is a saying that the current official is not as good as the current management. People who have served in the local government for many years will inevitably think that they have deep roots and do something out of the ordinary. Besides, accepting bribes and cronyism are the facts of the Great Sui Dynasty's official governance, and if you are carefully involved, I am afraid that there is a pile of shit hidden under anyone's buttocks. Li Xu endured more than half a year to collect everyone's incriminating evidence, and he must have a lot of it in hand. If everyone continues to bump into him, the end will definitely be ruined. It's better to take a soft one first, and when this rough ruffian is gone, everyone will find another opportunity to clean him up.

With similar thoughts, several other county guards also stood up to make amends to Li Xu, "Your Excellency is dedicated to the interests of the community and the people, and we also know it." Sometimes it's the people at the bottom who are messing around, and we have to let the adults hear about their ideas, so we sign and sign them as admonitions. Although there is recklessness in his actions, there is no intention to collide. I hope that your Excellency will take a closer look and forgive me for waiting for a while! ”

When it comes to this, according to common sense, the other party should accept it when he sees it. After all, with the strength of one person to resist the officials of the six counties, even a lord like Fan Zigai, the Duke of Jijing, had to weigh the losses of his own side. Who expected that Li Xu would not be angry, and if he was angry, he would be out of control, sneered, picked up a piece of official documents, pointed to the text on it and asked: "What a false accusation." Zu Taishou, you have a few distant nephews named Zu Junyan. Li remembered that he used to be an official in Dongjun, but later he went away because he disagreed with his boss and hung up his crown. Do you know where he's gone right now? ”

"Jun Yan, Jun Yan him!" The white hair and sweat on Zu Deren's head came out, rolling down the sideburns of his eyebrows. Looking at the other county guards, their faces all turned from white to blue, and their hands were clenched into fists, but they didn't have the courage to step forward and fight with Li Xu.

"Brother Junyan is famous, and Your Majesty has already heard of it. The ancestral family has such talents, why let them be buried? I am lacking a long history here, if Master Zu has the opportunity, he might as well repair a letter to Brother Jun Yan and let him come to me to serve! Li Xu smiled, swept his knife-like gaze over the necks of several local officials, and every time he looked at someone, he saw that the other party couldn't help but lower his head.

Zu Junyan is now a member of the Ming Law Army under Li Mi's account, and every county guard here knows it. In fact, since the folk rumor that the nursery rhyme "peach and plum" will be fulfilled to Li Mi, many families have sent their own collateral or concubines and nephews to follow. This is also one of the key reasons why Li Mi fled everywhere after Yang Xuangan's defeat but was neither caught by the government nor starved to death on the way to escape.

Now that Li Xu has found Zu Junyan in his hands, he must have also found other people who are following Li Mi's side. It seems that no one can escape from the crime of fornication and robbery.

If you want to move the rescuers, it's too late. wanted to rebel on the spot, and the combined strength of the six people could beat Li Xu alone. Facing the killing god in front of him, who was smiling and hiding a knife, the Taishou had to give up resistance completely. "Please be enlightened, we are loyal to the imperial court!" Zu Deren took the lead, and several other Taishou knelt straight and straight one after another. While justifying himself, he kowtowed.

"Why do you have to be like this, I just heard about Brother Junyan's name, and I don't mean anything else!" Li Xu hurriedly stretched out his hand to hug each other, and his smile was more amiable than that of Maitreya in the temple. "Before I came here, Your Majesty instructed me to eliminate mediocre officials and appoint people on the basis of merit. That's why I remembered to ask Junyan to serve in our army. Since Brother Junyan is used to being idle and wild, I won't let Zu Taishou be embarrassed. Besides, he is only the nephew of the ancestor, even if the parents are adults, the old father still refuses to listen to them. What's more, the nephew and the uncle, on the surface, seem to be close, but in fact, they may not get along with each other for old age! ”

"Your Excellency is right, your adult is right. Junyan's boy has been disobedient since he was a child, and my ancestral family wanted to expel him from the house. It was a blessing for him to be taken by the adults. If he doesn't know the blessings in the midst of the blessings, there is nothing I can do as an uncle! Zu Deren instantly turned around at the gate of hell, wiped his face with his official robe, and said breathlessly.

It's just lying on the ground and kowtowing a few times, but he is as tired as if he has cultivated more than a dozen acres of land. The sound of wheezing was like pulling a bellows, and sweat soaked all the official robes on the back. Looking at the other Taishou, they don't look much better than Zu Deren. One by one, they were panting like cattle, and sweat was dripping down the roots of their ears.

"Actually, I also know that among our Great Sui officials, there are very few people who are willing to do practical things like a few adults." Li Xu saw that all the Taishou were frightened, waved his hand generously, and decided to scatter the sweet dates in his hand according to the steps arranged in advance by Qi'er, Cui Qian and others.

"I'm ready to truthfully show the court the things of a few adults who are not afraid of hardships and dangers and share weal and butter with the people!" He put down the impeachment of the connection between Zu Junyan and Zu Deren, took out an official document from the hand of another soldier that had not yet been sealed with fire paint, and slowly unfolded it in front of everyone. "I'm new to the city, and the exploits of a few adults may not have been fully written. Take a look at everyone while it hasn't been sent out, and if there is any omission, I'll add it later! Recently, the imperial court has to select a group of officials from the local government, and I can only do one step at a time for you. As for how Your Majesty decides, it depends on the fortune of the princes! ”

As soon as these words were explained, a few Taishou would be fools if they didn't take the opportunity to climb up. According to the official system of the Great Sui, the upper county is from the third grade, the middle county is from the fourth grade, and the lower county is from the fourth grade. Even if you are transferred to the court at the same level, you can also make up for the title of a squire or a non-member. If you spend some money on activities and find the right door, it is not completely impossible to make up for the lack of a certain book. But the premise of all this is that there is real merit at the local level. Nowadays, the people in various places are struggling to make a living, and there are so many bandits that no local official can say with a shy face that he has made outstanding achievements. And Li Xuken came forward to ask for credit for a few of them, which is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.

"I'm waiting for Lord Xie to be magnanimous. No matter where we go in the future, the grace of my lord is unforgettable! Zu Deren was still thick-skinned, stepped forward, and fell to the ground again.

"We are fortunate to be officials in the same place, it is fate. It's right to help each other, it's better than tearing each other down! Li Xu avoided half a step to the side, and then returned the favor with an equal-level courtesy. Don't be too busy thanking you, but look at what I have written, and what else is missing from the credit for eradicating the bandits and settling the victims. You're welcome, everyone, work together! ”

Speaking of which, Xuzi and everyone finally have the appearance of some colleagues. Several county guards pushed each other, and finally selected Zhang Junming, the Taishou of Boling, and Zu Deren, the Taishou of Zhaojun, as the representatives, and took a cursory look at the recital that Li Xu had already written. The Great Sui is currently in turmoil, so Xu Zi chose the real credit for being diligent in government and loving the people, and assisting in the conquest and suppression of the Liukou. Several county guards were so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together, but they also reminded them very timely: "It is our honor for Lord Li to raise us. But Your Majesty probably doesn't like to hear about so many bandits in various places. In the future, it is better to write more about the merits of the local wind and rain, and the virtue of the court being educated by all the people, you and me. Although it looks a little out of order, it is also a blessing for us to be courtiers to make the emperor listen to it! ”

"If the adults don't say it, I'm negligent!" Li Xu patted himself regretfully and apologized with a smile. He hurriedly ordered someone to pass Zhao Ziming in, roughly said the meaning of several county guards, and told him to go down and redraft the chapter to the imperial court, and after he used the seal again, he quickly sent it to Luoyang.

"Annoying Zhao Changshi! Tired Lady Lee! Zhang Junming and the others gave up one after another, and for more than half a year, they had never been so polite to Li Xu and his subordinates as they were today. Xu Zi waved his hand and told Zhao Ziming to hurry up and revise the recital. Then he picked up the decree he had promulgated and continued: "Several adults think that Li acted abruptly, but it is actually a misunderstanding......"

"Misunderstanding, definitely misunderstanding!" Zhang Junming, Zu Deren and others nodded again and again, lest they would provoke the ambassador again. "I waited for a moment to be deceived by Xiao Xiao to do such a foolish thing. Fortunately, the adults explained in time, otherwise once a big mistake is made, even if the adults are tolerant afterwards, it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold in the place! ”

"Not really. Several adults are out of a public heart, and Li understands it very well! Xu Zi smiled at everyone amicably and accepted the other party's compromise, "Actually, this method is not original to Li, this is the old example of Shangzhuguo and Zuo Guanglu's doctor Zhang Xutuo in Qi County. Thinking that there is only one county in Licheng, after the recruitment list was posted, a peerless brave general like Luo Shixin was also invited. With the size of the six counties, Yan Zhao is beautiful through the ages, how can we not find the sage? ”

"There must be virtuous people buried in the wilderness, and this is what we should do for adults. Let the adults do it in front of us, everyone is so ashamed! Zu Deren followed Li Xu's tone, and the words of sycophant continued. Just been beaten with a stick, even if Li Xu forced them to sign the decree at this moment, everyone didn't dare to say a word. Besides, the other party also gave them a great favor, and there was no reason for several county guards to continue to be unable to distinguish between good and bad.

"I saw that a few adults are usually really hard, so I took over this matter, don't blame Li Mou for acting on his behalf!" Xu Zi nodded and praised Zu Deren's knowledge, "This recruitment, not all those who come to vote will use it, and you must first pass a round of exams. Then they were added to my army with civil and military forces. Mainly acts as low-level officers and staff, followed by finding a few dedicated chief officers for the people. When they have learned all the rules in the army, Li will recommend them to the adults as appropriate. As for whether you hire or not, it depends on their own ability, and Li will never dare to force it! ”

Hearing this, the six county guards immediately nodded like chickens pecking at broken rice. What they are most worried about is that Li Xu will install officials in the local area and stretch his hand to his own one-third of an acre. I didn't expect that the other party had already left a buffer in advance, and I didn't expect that I still had the right to decide in the end. "If I knew this, I would have waited to make trouble with General Li!" Some people regret it so much that they want to slap their mouths. After thinking about it, without this conflict, everyone would not have understood General Li's methods, and his mentality immediately calmed down, and in addition to gratitude and panic, there was also a faint admiration in his eyes.

"I'm afraid that the local gentry won't understand the painstaking efforts of the adults!" Zhang Junming thought long-term and put his biggest worries on the table. A large number of the officials in each county were from local families. No matter which county warden takes office, he will quickly reach a compromise with those nobles. Maintaining a semblance of harmony is crucial to the effective implementation of his decrees, and if the local nobles refuse, it is sometimes difficult for the county lord to suppress the local snakes, no matter how strong they are.

"I have already greeted the elders of the Cui, Li, Zhang, and Wang families. The sons and nephews of several of their families have been practicing literature and martial arts for many years, and they are ready to take the examination, but the imperial examination will stop when they say it will stop, and they don't know when it will be opened again. The sons and nephews of several families are worried that they can't find a chance to get ahead, and of course they will not refuse to compete with others. If it's really a fair competition, these people are famous, and the odds are ...... out of ten."

"It turns out that the adults have already greeted a few wealthy families! I'm really stupid to get home! Several county guards looked at each other and thought in their hearts.

Since the local wealthy families have expressed their attitude, why should they offend people again. Immediately, the county guards vied with each other to attach their names and surnames to the decree, and said that they would definitely mobilize the talents of the county to come to Boling to take the exam. Li Xu smiled and accepted the other party's kindness, reperfected the decree, used the seal, and handed it over to several county guards to take back to their respective administrative offices to issue downward.

When the news of the recruitment came out, the people were immediately in an uproar. Since the sixth year of the Great Cause, the imperial court has temporarily suspended the imperial examination. Many scholars from humble backgrounds lost their entry into the ranks and had to engage in some menial jobs such as bookkeepers and housekeepers in order to survive. There are also some depressed people who secretly contact the bandits and rogues, so that the other party will really succeed in the future, and they will have a step to advance.

Suddenly, the channel to take the right path to seek a career was unblocked, and coming to take the exam naturally became the first choice for local celebrities who were unwilling to be mediocre. Although it is rumored that the general manager of the Fenyang Army is rude and extremely strict with his subordinates, he finally let everyone see the hope of changing his background, right? And some martial arts practitioners who have some strength on their shoulders are even more enthusiastic to apply. General Li's own fame was taken from his horse, and he should not look down on people. Moreover, according to the practice of the Great Sui, each rank general has a bunch of blanks in his hands, and the faster the main general rises, the more vacancies there are under his hands. Following the promotion of a general as fast as General Li, everyone has no worries about making up for it.

"I don't know if I can go back to the local area to make a slot after passing the test!" On the official road, the children of the poor families who rushed to Boling with luggage and books were full of longing. Like Xuzi back then, they didn't have much ambition either. can let parents eat a bowl of stable rice, and let themselves and their children no longer be bullied by those co-organizers and helpers in the yamen, and they will feel that the ten years of cold windows have not been in vain.

"Fame and fame are taken right away. General Li is preparing to use troops against the bandits, and we can probably use them for these two moments. Once you can make up for the brigade rate, the team is right or something...... "Countless young men on horses straighten their shoulders. The object of their imitation in recent years is the legendary Li Xu. It is said that this person went to Huaiyuan Town to join the army at the beginning of that year, and he was only awarded a brigade rate. Completely with the long knife in his hand, he forcibly cut a piece of sky for himself above his head.

"Don't talk about it, let's just kill the thief!" There are also people who join the army for a very simple purpose. "General Li helps us live a stable life, so it's worth dying for him. Besides, he has always been a fair man......."

With all kinds of thoughts, a large number of young people poured into the Fenyang military camp. The mode of the examination is very simple, the civil service examination, the questions are almost copied from the county and county scientific examinations of the Great Sui. The selection of military generals is demonstrated by the recruits themselves, and several Lang generals with many years of combat experience will be evaluated on the spot.

Once the candidate has passed the exam, the result will be evaluated. or enter the staff circle to help Zhao Ziming deal with Mintun affairs, or be awarded the corresponding military positions such as brigade leader, team leader, deputy lieutenant, and team leader, and directly become a member of Li Xu's command.

Because it was the first attempt, it was inevitable that there would be some confusion during the exam. Several county guards worked together to get all the problems out of the way. When the results came out, most of the people in the area were satisfied. The sons and nephews of the big families are all familiar with literature and ink, and they are slightly involved in martial arts, so most of them are among the best. And some poor scholars and idlers who have despaired of life have also entered the encirclement with their own skills and won a stable job for themselves.

The most dissatisfied are the Mantianwang entrenched in the Shanggu Mountains and the Lishanfei entrenched in the northern part of Zhuo County, both of whom have each owned a small piece of territory after years of plundering. Even if you can't compete for the world, you can be a soil emperor behind closed doors and be happy for a long time. They didn't expect that the new ambassador would open a Mintun to compete with them for the people, and they didn't expect that Li Xu, the head of the Fenyang Army, would still have the trick of appeasing the people's hearts by recruiting talents. What the two didn't expect was that a few days after the recruitment test ended, they hadn't calculated how serious the damage had been caused to them by this set of invisible punches and kicks, and the eyeliner placed on the place had already sent information to death:

The Fenyang army left Boling, with a total of 30,000 soldiers and soldiers, and went north along the official road. After three days of marching for one hundred and fifty miles, the front has reached Yu County.

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