Chapter 1: Out of the Dawn (6 A)

Although he had heard some rumors in advance, Li Xu was still 'smashed' by the good luck that fell from the sky. Since he heard the words "Xiongwu Lang General", he found that his body and mouth began to disobey the call, and finally Mu Mu Na thanked the holy grace, and forgot to give the lieutenant who passed the decree "congratulatory money". Thanks to the quick reaction of the samurai, he immediately reminded him when he noticed that his face was starting to turn cold, and he used thirty "wine money" to make the lieutenant who passed the decree happy again.

The lieutenant has also been walking in front of the emperor for many years, and when he saw Li Xu's performance, he knew that he was a bachelor marrying his daughter-in-law, and he had no experience and no one to take care of him. Therefore, he did not have the same knowledge as him, and said some words of encouragement such as "don't lose the grace" and "work hard", led his entourage, and returned home with the package that he had indulged in.

After sending off the Qin Cha, the three of them sat in Li Xu's tent and began to be stupid again. "Xuzi has been promoted, and Xuzi is a general!" Zhang Xiu, the fifth baby, muttered over and over again, "Two levels, two levels in a row, our entire Yi County, has never had such a big official in a hundred years!" ”

Li Xu and Wu Shi Tong behaved more steadily than him, and one looked at the holy decree on the bookcase, and his eyes did not move for a long time. The other stared down at the ground, as if a flower could grow on the ground. After touching most of the incense stick, Wu Shi Tong finally raised his head from the ground and asked in a dumb voice, "Zhong, Zhongjian, Lord Zhongjian, you don't have any other relatives in the court, right?" ”

"Ah, me!" Li Xu turned his head sharply from the holy decree, stared at the two innocent big eyes and asked, "No, no, if I had relatives, I wouldn't have to go out of the plug back then!" ”

"That's weird!" Wu Shi Tong rubbed his face vigorously to confirm that he was not dreaming, "Since the two Jin Dynasty, there has always been no cold door above the five grades, except for General Luo Yi, many generals like you who were born are just a five-rank car rider after wandering all their lives. The position of Lang General has always been an honor that can only be obtained after death......."

"Two levels, Xuzi stepped over in one step!" Zhang Xiu, the fifth baby, had not yet woken up from the huge impact and muttered.

"Actually, it's level four!" Samurai Yoshi Masasei said, "General Che Cavalry and General Xiongwu Lang are both positive five grades, but their status is in the heavens and on the earth. All the positions of Lang generals in this dynasty were evolved from hussar generals when His Majesty restructured the system in the third year of the Great Cause. The hussar general was originally a four-rank official, but His Majesty changed the hussar mansion to the Eagle Yang Mansion, and the hussar general was changed to the Eagle Yang Lang general. Although the position of General Lang has increased, and the position has been reduced from the fourth rank to the fifth rank, he still retains the power to open the government and set up the curtain. As long as there is a real vacancy, there will be a bunch of blank positions under your command that you can set by yourself! Therefore, every Lang general's position is stared at by the wealthy family, and there is no background person, so don't think about it at all. As for you and me, who come from a humble background, we can only sigh with joy! I want to squeeze in, but it's impossible to sharpen my head! (Note 1) "Ah! Zhang Xiu's eyes widened like light bulbs, and his fingers curled and stretched, as if he had just learned to count, "One, two, three, four!" It's level four, upgrade level four in a row, Xuzi, there is really green smoke on the ancestral grave of your old Li family! ”

Li Xu grinned, not knowing what to say. Officially, because he knew the imperial military system as well as the samurai, he became at a loss.

Since Emperor Wen of the Great Sui Dynasty, the position of military generals has been gradually reduced. Among them, the hussar general was reduced to the fourth rank, and the chariot cavalry general was reduced to the fifth rank, which was much lower than that of the Northern Zhou Kaifu and Yitong Nine Lives (from the first rank). The imperial court changed the hussar mansion to the Eagle Yang Mansion in the third year of the Great Cause, and the governor of the palace called the Eagle Yang Lang General, which is the fifth grade; It is one level lower than that of the hussar general (the fourth rank). And later added a variety of Lang will also refer to this example, all of which are positive five products. The rapid compression of official positions brought a lot of confusion to the Great Sui military system, and the same five-rank general, Lang will be a hundred times more popular than the general of the chariot cavalry, and the general of the chariot cavalry is much more valuable than the commander of the chariot cavalry.

In Li Xu's expectations, his biggest dream is that he can be promoted to a general of the chariot cavalry. The position of General Yubu far exceeded his expectations. What needs to be done and where to start, he has not prepared in advance, and in a hurry, he can't figure out any clues.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" After slowly starting to calm down, Samurai's mind was filled with doubts. He was also born in a businessman, although his family is wealthy, he belongs to the same ranks as Li Xu. It is precisely because they have the same family background that the two have a deeper friendship with each other than with others. When considering problems, you can also understand the external conditions and inner feelings of the other person. It can be inferred from the abnormal courtesy of the big men to Li Xu recently, Wu Shi Tong knew that Xu Zi was going to be promoted. But he thinks that even if he is recommended by Tang Gong, Li Xu will at most climb to the position of the commander of the chariot and cavalry, and then go up, and he will have to achieve immortal adventures and peerless military achievements. Otherwise, he would have voted for the Yuwen family, and as a protégé of the Yuwen family, he could also get a promotion opportunity when the family exchanged interests. Except for these three, there is no other way for the children of the poor to go!

But Xu Zi jumped up on the ground, stepped over from the five-rank general, the five-rank car riding captain, and the five-rank car riding general, and stepped from the school captain to the position of the general of the five-rank robe in one step, which is a goal that many people can't achieve in their lifetime! As for the real lack of the commander of the battalion, it is a good thing that countless children of the family with the false title of Lang General can't fight for when they break their heads!

"Li, Lord Li, you, you made money in the court?" The samurai thought for a long time, but he was still puzzled, and asked another question tentatively. Li Xu's new identity made him very uncomfortable, and he didn't know whether to give him advice without scruples as before, or keep a distance from him in a playful way.

"Brother Wu, it's the same way, call me Xuzi when no one is around, otherwise, I'm awkward!" Li Xu stretched out his hand and grabbed a few red marks on his head, and relied on the pain to sober himself up, "You also know, I'm not a rich man." Of the thirty runs just now, more than half of them are the fifth brother's! ”

"Yes!" Samurai replied with a frown. Li Xu is not stingy, but he is indeed not a child of a rich family. In the food protection army, an officer above the rank of a team is randomly pulled out, and the food and clothing are more luxurious than Li Xu. If he is willing to spend money to buy officials, it is simply a nonsense like a stone blossoming, but first, no one takes care of it, and second, he doesn't spend money, why does the court favor him so much?

"Brother Wu also knows that I don't know any high-ranking officials except for Tang Gong. Even if you want to spend money, you can't find the threshold of the recipient! Li Xu stood up with a wry smile and reopened the holy decree while explaining. On the holy decree made by Huang Silk, the official position of General Xiongwu Lang is clearly written on it. The emperor's words of encouragement and the order to come to the Xiongwu camp in a few days to review the effect are also clearly written on them. Looking at the strong font, Li Xu suddenly felt empty in his heart. It was as if he had approached a thick fog unconsciously, with no light, no sound, and nothing to see, but he did not know where he had gone after the fog had cleared!

"Maybe the emperor is very kind of to you!" Samurai Tong sighed exhaustively and said. "Since you have become a heroic warrior and have received a battalion of Xiaoguo, it is impossible for you to be under the jurisdiction of Tang Gong again, and you have to be careful about your future path!"

"The grain protection team is from Tang Gong's family, since the emperor has added my official, he will naturally commend Tang Gong and Brother Liu!" Li Xu replied in a low voice. After the excitement, his mind slowly began to clear. Being independent and no longer attached to any wealthy family is his dream goal. But after reaching this goal, it also means that all the wind and rain have to be carried by themselves, and there are no big trees to enjoy the shade and no background to rely on.

Li Xu wanted to invite Wu Shi Tong to go to the Xiongwu Camp with him to take up a new position, but Wu Shi Tong politely declined. "I don't want to go to Liaodong again, Xuzi, it's not that I won't help you. I was scared of the battle last year, and now I have nightmares, and I still have dead bodies all over the ground. You'd better find some reinforcements, there must be a lot of people staring at the vacancies in your hands. If my judgment is correct, the generals who have befriended you will soon recommend you to subordinates, and if you can lend yourself a help, you can borrow a help, and the road ahead is long! Samurai said frankly, with a little bitterness and helplessness in his smile.

"Okay, I'll try my best to recommend to Tang Gong and leave this lieutenant position to you!" Li Xu knew that Wu Shi Tong was not polite to him, and every time he was promoted in the past, Wu Shi Tong always took the initiative to come to the door and ask for a new vacancy. This time, he took the initiative to invite, but he refused, presumably because of his last resort.

"I'm afraid, there is another candidate in the hands of Tang Gong." Samurai shook his head with a smile, "Anyway, I'll accept your affection." Where you need someone to help, don't forget your martial brother! ”

For a while, there was a faint sadness mixed with the festive atmosphere, which made Li Xu and Wu Shi Tong silent. Li Xu smiled and carefully put away the holy decree, the seal ribbon, and the armor issued by the imperial court. Samurai Tong smiled and saw that Asahiko was busy, not speaking, and not stepping forward to help.

Not everyone has the same good fortune as you, Samurai Tong thought silently as he looked at his friend. There is an invisible wall in this world, maintained by countless hands, separating the family from the humble family. Although it is invisible to the naked eye, it is rare for a person who hits it headlong not to end up bleeding. Samurai Tong was willing to cheer for Asahiko from afar, but he was unwilling to go up and bump it himself. Li Xu has a fast horse and a long knife in his hand, while he is a warrior, but he only has a cautious mind to rely on.

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