Drunk and not a guest, that night, Xu, who has always been known for his drinking, actually drank too much, rode back to the barracks on horseback and barely swayed back, and fell to the collapse that was unconscious. The next day, when he returned from his trip to Nankeguo, he was already three strokes a day, and he delayed the morning drill.

That Zhang Xiu first entered the barracks and was very careful in doing things. Seeing Li Xu wake up, he hurriedly ran into the tent to get water for him to wash his face, Li Xu didn't dare to put an official shelf in front of his cousin, and he didn't follow it. Zhang Xiu was very responsible for his own soldiers and refused to let go. The two tugged for a while, and after saying something, Zhang Xiucai put down the basin. didn't wait for Li Xu to finish washing his face, but he came back with a bowl of hot rice porridge, a plate of sauce meat, a plate of side dishes, and a few exquisite snacks on a tray, and said with a smile while setting the tableware on the table for Li Xu: "The captain of the autumn room has been newly warmed, they said that you are now the captain of the school, and you can pass the meal at any time!" “

"Hmm!" Li Xu agreed indiscriminately, a little uncomfortable with his new identity, and even more uncomfortable with letting Zhang Xiu serve. No matter how Zhang Xiu looked down on himself in the county school back then, the two families were cousins after all. In Li Xu's heart, although this family affection is a little thinner, it is always there. While he sat down to eat, he pondered how to arrange a suitable place for his cousin in the barracks, so as to avoid the embarrassment of every morning and evening. I heard Zhang Xiu kicking and dragging the washing water out of the house, and said as he walked out: "The young lady of the Tang family came to look for you this morning, and saw that you were still asleep, so I waited outside the tent for a while and left." I asked her if she needed to wake you up, and she said no!"

"Miss Tang Gong's family?" Li Xu stopped at the side of the half of the dim sum in his hand, thought about it for a while, and then understood that Zhang Xiu was talking about Li Wan'er. Thinking about it, I usually practiced martial arts with her, but I didn't care too much about the identity of the other party's Miss Tang Gongjia, and I didn't feel a little dry in my mouth.

Wan'er always likes to run to the barracks, before I came to Huaiyuan Town, was she like this? Li Xu asked himself secretly. He couldn't find an answer to this question, the Li family brothers were more shrewd than the other, and if they didn't pay attention to what they said in front of them, it was easy for people to think of a deeper level.

The problem is that Li Xu's plans may not be as far-reaching as others imagine. Li Wan'er has a bit of a relationship with herself, which can be seen by a discerning person at a glance. But whether this kind of fate is liked or not, Li Xu is a little undecided. He didn't dare to guess the girl's mind easily, and now, feelings were like a fire in front of a lone wolf to him, longing for the warmth on the one hand, but not knowing if the flame would burn him to the ground.

"Brother Zhongjian, I knew you wouldn't leave me!" The smoky girl walked in front of her and bowed.

"Brother Zhongjian, you will protect me, right!" The sweaty girl asked with wide-eyed wistful eyes.

"As much as you brag, how can a wolf be raised by a man!" The girl's nose was cocked and she was smiling.

Li Wan'er, with several different faces, came out of the heat of breakfast and danced in front of Li Xu. Every face is a different memory. It's just that this face is always separated by a veil, which makes it impossible to see clearly whether the essence in the eyes is liking, or simply curiosity and appreciation.

"Dew couple, this word is so beautiful. You Han people just can talk!" Tao Kuo's figure floated like smoke, rushing Li Wan'er with different faces in his memory.

Li Xu shook his head and sighed softly. Maybe she just likes to practice martial arts with me, after all, I'm the only one in the entire military camp who is her age. In his heart, he told himself.

"Xuzi, does Duke Tang want to recruit you as a son-in-law? Otherwise, why would he be so nice to you?" Zhang Xiu, who poured out the washing water, walked back, put his head on the table, looked up at Li Xu's eyes, and asked nervously.

"Don't talk nonsense, just sit down and eat together if you want to!" Li Xu grabbed a piece of dim sum and blocked his cousin's mouth hard. "The Li family has been a prince for generations, and it is impossible to marry a small school!"

After saying that, his own mind immediately cleared up. Xu Dayan once said that for the sake of family interests, the family in the Central Plains will only do things more ruthlessly than the ministry. In a situation like him and Tao Kuo's detachment, the Central Plains family will not hesitate to break up the two, without any need to find any reason.

"But I've heard people say that the more wealthy the lady, the more she likes the down-and-out talent!" Zhang Xiu took a big bite of the fine snacks for officers, and began to daydream for Li Xu, "Besides, you have been promoted so quickly now, and you have newly won the emperor's appreciation!"

"Well, according to what you say, shouldn't I write a poem, send a silk knot or something to show my heart? Except for the down-and-out talented lady who treats Miss Dahu sincerely, the other sons and grandsons must be hypocritical! I see that you have heard too many stories in the teahouse, and you have a hypothesis, and you don't think I'm relaxed here, and you want to go back to the grain team to move your muscles!" Li Xu put down his rice bowl heavily

scolded.

Zhang Xiu saw that his cousin was angry, and quickly blocked his mouth with a snack. After taking a big bite for a while, he remembered something again, stood up, and reported to Li Xu, who was about to go out: "There is a team surnamed Wu who has also come to see the captain, left a small package, and then left. Captain, do you want me to take it apart for you?"

"Where, I'll tear it down myself. I told you not to talk nonsense, not to put up an official show with you. Originally, there was nothing to do, but if it was spread by idlers, it would not be good for me and Tang Gong!" Li Xu really couldn't do anything about his cheeky cousin, so he smiled and explained to him in a low voice.

"This, I understand. Isn't this planning for you, not planning for the Lord, what do you want me to do as a personal soldier!" Zhang Xiu put down the bowl, got up and walked out of the tent, and after a while, he came in with a small package. "What I told you, I promise not to pass on the six ears!" After speaking, he put the package in front of Li Xu, didn't look at it, packed up the tableware and walked out the door.

The package left by Samurai A was made of arrowroot cloth, and on the surface it looked ordinary. The knot on the package is tied with a delicate plum blossom buckle, and there is a worship sticker on it. If the package has been secretly opened on the way, the last person who receives the package can clearly see the traces of opening.

"Brother Wu is a careful person!" Li Xu shook his head with a smile and cut the knot with a black knife. After the wrapping skin is unfolded, a delicate white jade ruyi is revealed inside. On the jade handle, a white-bearded old fairy was smiling and pointing to the rising sun in mid-air. This is a congratulatory message that people who have just become officials like to hear. It's hard for a samurai to be able to find such a suitable gift in such a short time.

Compared with Li Wan'er's thoughts, Samurai A's thoughts can be said to be clear at a glance. He was from a similar background to Li Xu, and his family was all traders. It's just that the samurai's business is slightly larger, and it is said that all those who sell woodware in Namashu are related to the samurai. Although his family is wealthy, the samurai does not have any hard backers in the officialdom, so he can only be a captain in the grain protection army. Later, because of his proximity to Liu Hongji and others, he was promoted to the team leader with Li Xu's promotion. Now Li Xu has been promoted to a lieutenant, and there is a vacancy in the original brigade position. As a "descendant" who has been following Li Xu's side, this position should obviously be that of a samurai.

"A lieutenant can have three brigade rates!" Li Xu vaguely remembered that on the way back to the camp last night, Liu Hongji had talked to him about related topics. Because of the outstanding performance of the grain protection army, and now the main general has become a chariot general, it was ordered to be expanded by the military department. More than 900 recruits are about to be drawn out of other units and handed over to Liu Hongji to lead.

Therefore, the brigade quota that Li Xu, a lieutenant, now has in his hands is not just the one he vacated. According to Liu Hongji's meaning, the regiment led by Li Xu, except for the original first brigade of cavalry, the other two brigades were supplemented with new recruits, and they were directly supplemented into a full cavalry regiment.

The position of the samurai's brigade must be kept, even if he doesn't send this piece of jade Ruyi, Li Xu will hand over the original cavalry brigade to him. This is the unwritten rule of the barracks, although he is a little stupid, but not so stupid as to break the rules indiscriminately. Who should be assigned to the other two brigade positions? He thought about it again and again, and in his heart, the autumn harvest of 10,000 seeds became a mess.

After thinking about it, Li Xu knew that he was really not good at dealing with these things. Since leaving the grassland, almost everything has been taught by Liu Hongji, the big brother. Therefore, he simply stopped thinking about it, sorted out the regular clothes he wore when he was not fighting, and walked straight to the outside of Liu Hongji's camp tent.

Liu Hongji just didn't go out, and when he heard the report from his own soldiers that Li Xu was coming to find him, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile. The two of them entered the tent hand in hand, waited for the soldiers to serve tea, and after retreating, they happily started today's topic.

"This lieutenant is in good clothes, and he looks energetic than the brigade rate, let me guess, you met something for you, right?" Liu Hongji put down the tea bowl, looked at Li Xu's clothes, and asked with a smile.

"Of course you can't hide it from Brother Hongji!" Li Xu smiled and admitted frankly. "You know, I don't know much about the rules in the barracks. And there is no suitable person to guide me, so I have to come to trouble you. ”

"Anyway, what's the matter?" Liu Hongji smiled and agreed, "Now that Tang Gong is in charge of the grain and grass in the three places, he has no time to take care of things in the barracks." He instructed that if there is any difficulty, the two of us brothers will discuss it!"

"It's a matter of brigade rate allocation, and yesterday Brother Hongji said that I had three vacancies. And I don't know how to arrange it. Li Xu blushed and replied in a low voice.

After listening to Li Xu's words, Liu Hongji stretched out his big hand and scratched the back of his head vigorously. The reason why he directly expanded Li Xu's department with new recruits and did not transfer other brigades was to give this good brother a chance to hold a few people. In the future, whether on the battlefield or in the officialdom, everyone will take care of each other. It's just that he never expected that Li Xu didn't understand such a simple common sense.

"Brother Hongji, you know, I can't support the wall in the mud!" Li Xu saw Liu Hongji's surprised expression, and felt even more ashamed in his heart, lowered his head, and muttered cautiously.

"Maybe you haven't experienced it, so you don't understand! I was negligent!" Liu Hongji smiled and comforted Li Xu. After sorting out his thoughts, he pointed out to him in a low voice: "If you encounter this situation in other armies, you usually have to arrange two people you trust and leave a vacancy for your boss!" Your lieutenant is under my direct control, and the top boss is my eldest brother, so there is no need to leave vacancies, and you can arrange people you can trust in all three positions!"

"Your regiment is full of cavalry, and its strength is larger than others. Therefore, in addition to the brigade rate, there must also be three soldiers, Si Cang, and Si Cai, who joined the army, and one who recorded the march, all of which are considered to be the official establishment of the imperial court, and there is Dai Lu to take!" Liu Hongji paused and added.

Hearing this, Li Xu's head became even bigger. The arrangement of the three brigade rates has already racked his brains, and four more have joined the army at once, where can he find it? Liu Hongji saw that his embarrassed expression didn't seem to pretend, thought about it, and pointed out in a low voice: "The brigade rate can arrange for a samurai A to be one, he has been with you for so long, he can't be promoted after you are promoted, and others will say that you are a cold person." The other two positions, one is for Li Liang, after all, he came out of the Tang Mansion, and it turned out that he had also been a team leader under you. The other one you pick from the people you usually interact with a lot with us, and you have to move up from the team level. As long as you take a fancy to him, no matter which lieutenant he was in, I can transfer him directly to you. But you'd better ask him what he means beforehand, and let him admit your affection anyway. You just transfer Qin Ziying to the marching record, he is more withdrawn, his heart is still careful enough, and he is transferred at the same level, and no one will say anything gossip. As for the other three to join the army, you asked Lao Wang and Lao Qi to recommend them, and they also have a group of people under them, who are usually in charge of grain and grass and equipment, which is more convenient than choosing by yourself!"

In just a few words, Liu Hongji has outlined the entire context of a cavalry team for Li Xu, and people can't help but admire his experience. Li Xu thanked him again and again, and found a pen and paper to write down Liu Hongji's suggestion. The two chatted a few more words about military affairs, and Liu Hongji whispered: "Zhong Jian, you are also a six-rank captain now, you must pay more attention to everything." Officialdom is not as good as the frontier, and you can see clearly who is strong and who is weak. Officialdom has always been complicated, and if you accidentally do something wrong, you may ruin your life's future."

"Brother Xie Hongji instructs!" Li Xu sat upright, clasped his fists and saluted Liu Hongji, and said solemnly. In the past six months, Liu Hongji has given him a lot of guidance in dealing with people. Although Li Xu didn't say some kind words, he was still very grateful to Brother Liu in his heart.

"We can't always eat in the same pot, and I can't always have the opportunity to guide you. Besides, all of my little skills are from losses. You are young and have no one behind you, so you may encounter more things in the future! Think more about things, sometimes think of yourself as the other party, maybe you will see it more clearly!" Liu Hongji shook his head with a smile and said.

This sounds a little strange, as if the two are about to separate. Li Xu put down the tea bowl in surprise and asked loudly: "Why did Brother Hongji say this, let's be together on an errand, how can we be separated." Besides, with you by my side, I'll make fewer mistakes!"

"As soon as the two of us fell in love at first sight, I brought you to Huaiyuan Town just to help you get rich. Officialdom is as thin as a blank sheet of paper, and there are not many people like you who value righteousness. I helped you, and I hope that I will have a care for myself in the ups and downs in the future! this

Be careful, to this day, I won't hide it from you. Liu Hongji's eyes met Li Xu's frank gaze and replied in a low voice.

Although the words were said very straightforwardly, the feeling between the two of them instantly had a bit of a raw flavor. After pondering for a moment, Li scratched the back of his head like Liu Hongji, and said with a wry smile: "If it weren't for Brother Hongji's help, I would still be a deserter on the grassland." To be able to get to this point today is all due to Brother Hongji and Tang Gong. If you have something, you might as well say it. Brother Hongji also knows, I'm not very good at figuring out people's minds!"

"I'm not saying this to ask you to admit my affection. I brought you to the barracks to seek wealth with you, but now there is another greater wealth waiting for you, and I don't know if I should let you pick it up!" Liu Hongji nodded and said.

"Da Fugui, did Brother Hongji mean that Yu Wenshi and the matter of looking for me yesterday?" Li Xu thought about it and asked. The only thing that can make Liu Hongji speak is this matter. There were a lot of people at the wine table yesterday, and I didn't have a chance to explain the ins and outs of the matter. Liu Hongji, as a junior of the Li family, will inevitably have some mustard in his heart.

"Yes, the Yuwen family is obviously trying to win you over. They are the number one gate in the Great Sui, and Tang Gong is now in a state of despair!" Liu Hongji nodded, admitting that Li Xu guessed correctly.

"Tang Gong has the grace of knowing me, besides, he has always treated me as a nephew!" Li Xu gave Liu Hongji a firm smile and replied frankly. Without anyone's persuasion, he would not go to the Yuwen family. None of the people of the Yuwen family I have seen so far have left a good impression on him, which is certainly one of the reasons. In addition, deep in his heart, Li Xu always felt that there was a trace of family affection between him and Tang Gong. Although Yu Wenshi and provocative said that Tang Gong Li Yuan was completely trying to use himself. But the people of the Yuwen family may not have any good intentions when they pick this out. Besides, even if he takes refuge in someone else's door, he is still being used, and he is also being used, and he is not staying here, at least there are a few friends in the food protection army.

"I'm relieved that you can think so. The first thing to learn about being an official is to be a person. In fact, although the Yuwen family is powerful, it is just the icing on the cake that you go. It's better than following Tang Gong to help each other together. As long as you get through this difficult moment, others will never forget your love for the rest of their lives!

"The knowledge of being an official is first and foremost to be a man! Brother Xie Hongji pointed out, Zhong Jian remembered! Li Xu bowed his hand again and replied.

The two smiled at each other, but they sighed in their hearts, and the words were opened, and the mustard between each other was not there. But everyone understands that the original brotherly affection has gone with the wind.

At this moment, Liu Hongji didn't know if he had gained more or lost more, and Li Xu was the same.

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