Until he returned to the gate of the camp under the support of everyone, Li Xu had not recovered from the excitement of being promoted. He is not as big brother as Liu Hongji, his family background is prominent, and he has no roots and no foundation. A poor boy can be promoted from a team to a captain in less than half a year after joining the army, and I have to say that God favors him. According to the Great Sui military system, 300 people are regiments, each regiment has a captain, and three brigades are rated. Reaching the rank of lieutenant means that you officially become a member of the ranks of officers, and you have a fixed salary to take, rather than just exempting yourself from family service

Shake ......

If this news reaches his hometown, maybe my uncle and father will never be bullied again. Li Xu happily thought about agreeing to the proposal of having a big diploma and drinking in the evening. There were only 1,200 grain guards, but two of them had the opportunity to be summoned by the emperor himself, and for everyone, whether they were envious or jealous at first, they all felt glorious later.

At the gate of the camp, there are a lot of people around at this moment. Seeing the officers returning, everyone hula dispersed. Without waiting for Liu Hongji to ask what happened, a Minzhuang who was covered in mud and had been beaten blue and purple on his face cried and ran over, bypassing Liu Hongji and Wang Yuantong, and went straight to Li Xu.

"Xuguan, you're back, the fifth brother has a lot of trouble finding you. They, they didn't let me into the camp, and, again, beat, beat me! Woo woo woo woo one by one "Someone rushed to Li Xuma, a handful of snot and tears, crying incoherently.

"Fifth brother?" Li Xu was a little confused. My brother died in the last battle of Liaodong, and since then, he has become the only seedling at home. Although there are still a few cousins in the clan, because my father is a peddler and picks his hands, everyone rarely comes to visit the house. Since I was a child, except for the time when the five children beat Ganluo's idea, no one has ever regarded himself as a younger brother.

Thinking of the little wolf Ganluo, the mystery in front of him was cheerful. The self-proclaimed fifth brother, who is not his cousin Zhang Xiu, the fifth child? It's just that the five babies of the Zhang family have always been famous for their neatness in the township, and although this person's clothes are good at the moment, there are stains everywhere on the hem and placket, and there are two circles of black and shiny black things wrapped around the cuffs, which is obviously the result of the accumulation of dry snot over time.

"Fifth brother, is it the fifth brother of the Zhang family?" Li Xu jumped off the horse and asked tentatively. The person who came was crying all the time, and he didn't even report his name and surname, and it was difficult for him to see the appearance of Zhang Xiu, one of the most chic people in the county school that year, from his face and hair full of dirt.

"Xuguan, I found you. I'm the fifth brother, I'm Zhang Wuwa!" When the visitor heard Li Xu's question, the howl became louder. Liu Hongji and the others saw that Li Xu's family was looking for him, said hello, and went back to the camp to sort out Kaijia first. Samurai A jumped off his mount and led Black Wind into the camp gate with the help of him.

"Fifth brother, why did you get here? Aren't you going to take the exam in Beijing? How did you get conscripted too?" Li Xu took out a kudzu scarf and handed it to Zhang Xiu, patted the other party's shoulder by the way, and asked in a low voice.

"Imperial court, conscription. Zhao Ergouzi, take the money, no, woo, don't do anything!" Zhang Xiu took the kudzu scarf that he had never used before, wiped it on his face indiscriminately, and cried sobly.

It took about half a pillar of incense time, and Li Xu finally understood the ins and outs of the matter from Zhang Xiu's intermittent narration. In the spring of last year, the imperial court began to order conscription, and the Zhang family sent people to the government to get rid of military service under the pretext that Zhang Xiu was excellent in character and learning and was about to go to Beijing to take the exam.

When the family was celebrating behind closed doors, who expected the sudden change in the situation. The county received an order from the imperial court that the people who transported grain to Liaodong were insufficient, and all men of school age who had not served in the military must automatically report to the government and bring their own livestock to help the government transport radiation to the front. The Zhang family went to do it again, but Zhao Ergouzi and Lord Hugou had a cold face, not only refused to help, but also threw the gift out of the door, asking the Zhang family not to have a bad future. The five children had no choice but to drive the carriage and take the servants to report to the government, so their master and servant were stuffed into the torrent of grain transportation and rushed to the front line in Liaodong.

"The official asked me to be the head of the gang, and I took five people to transport grain, one trip after another, endlessly!" Zhang Wuwa cried enough, wiped her face with a scarf full of snot, and said sadly. "All the people are not allowed to go home and leave the team. Whoever dares to sneak away will be a mess when he is caught. Tired to death, beaten to death, just throw it to the side of the road, a few days, a few days to stink ..."

"Ahh Li Xu let out a low exclamation, only to feel a cool breath rushing to his head. A moment ago, he was still excited by the great Sui army, and even took the initiative to ask for help, and made meritorious contributions to the country and the enemy, in order to repay the emperor's promotion. Now, the enthusiasm in my heart was instantly poured out by Zhang Wuwa's few words.

"I couldn't stand it anymore, so I asked Xiao Shuang to run out and report to the family, so that my father could find a way to save me. Who knew that he was caught halfway, beaten a hundred military sticks in public, cried all night, and died the next day. I thought I would be dead this time, but when I returned last month, I heard that you were a big official here, so I took the opportunity of transporting grain into the warehouse and sneaked over to look for you! Zhang Xiu finally stopped sobbing in the hospital and pulled the topic to the right place.

Xiao Shuang is Zhang Wuge's personal scholar, Tan Zixu once saw that child when he was in the county school, in his memory, this person is about the same age as himself, and he is a rare companion who can play with him. , I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the other party's life was over. I'm an officer now, and I'm in the most casual food guards, so I can't see these things outside the window. And most of those who have the same family background as themselves have endured the torment of fate.

"Xu Guan, can you save me, if you stay up like this for a few more months, the fifth brother will definitely be tired to death!" Zhang Xiu's red and swollen eyes widened and looked at Li Xu with expectation. A small face full of cracks and spring ringworm is full of flattery, for fear that if you say something wrong, you will provoke the other party to walk away.

Li Xu didn't say anything, he didn't hear what Zhang Xiu was saying at this moment. Looking at Zhang Xiu in front of him, he Huo Ran understood why he said that he wanted to make a meritorious service back then, but his father suddenly became so angry. Fame is not something that ordinary people can set up, and in the face of sudden disasters, the children of rich families are always luckier than the children of poor families. Zhang Wuwa's family is down-to-earth, she brought a carriage to join the army, and she is still down-and-out to the point where she is now called a flower. I have no money or power, if I had entered the transport team like the fifth brother, it is estimated that the corpse would have been filled in the ditches on both sides of the road by now.

"Xuguan, Xuguan, please save me. I know I've bullied you before, and I know my father can't help your uncle, please. Please!" Zhang Xiu waited for a long time, but couldn't hear Li Xu's reply. Anxious and afraid, I couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Fifth brother, fifth brother, don't worry. Let me think about it first!" Li Xu was brought back to his senses by the cry, looked around, and said in a low voice.

"Xuguan, please, please think quickly. Fifth brother will definitely repay you in the future!" As soon as Zhang Wuwa heard that the other party's tone was loose, she immediately burst into laughter. Snot and tears hung on his eyebrows, but he didn't bother to wipe them.

"Fifth brother, let's take a step to talk!" Li Xu grabbed Zhang Xiu's arm and pulled him away from the gate of the barracks. After walking more than 300 steps, he saw that there were few people around, stopped his body, and asked in a low voice, "Which army are you in, and who is the captain?"

"What kind of army, we are the people, where we come from, we are in which team. I am from the fifth squad of the third brigade of the second regiment of the Shanggu team, and the team is called Wang Qi, and I am a lame veteran ruffian with a very bad heart!" Zhang Xiu thought about it and replied loudly.

If Zhang Xiu was in the army of Liao at this time, Li Xu would have liked to rely on the favor of General Qian Shixiong or General Liu Hongji, except for his service. But at this moment, Zhang Xiu does not belong to any of the soldiers, and things are a little difficult to do. I don't have acquaintances in the place, so I recklessly come to the door, if the other party doesn't appreciate it, he will let Zhang Xiu be wronged.

After thinking carefully about his experience in the army, Li Xu slowly had an idea in his heart. By now, he had to hide Zhang Xiuxian in the grain protection army. Anyway, the food guards will not go into battle to kill the enemy, and the daily training is much easier than working in the transport team.

"You stay with me, I'll see if I can arrange for you to be a grain guard." Looking at Zhang Xiu's expectant eyes, Li Xu commanded in a low voice.

"Well, that's not going to work. The official lord said that unless we die on the road. Otherwise, even if he hides, he will not be able to run away from the temple. The elder brother escaped and grabbed the younger brother's tent, and the son ran away to catch the father......" Zhang Xiu was taken aback by Li Xu's words, waved his hand and said loudly.

"You are enlisted in the army, not desertion!" Li Xu explained with a smile. However, after only a year and a half of separation, he found that Zhang Xiu's thoughts were very childish. seems to have suddenly fallen off with himself, he became a big brother, and Zhang Xiu became a little brother.

The young man didn't know that the moment he left his hometown, the gap between him and his companions had already widened. also because the fifth brother of the Zhang family was bullied and stupid by the people in the grain transportation team, he stretched out his hand to dust off his body for him, and comforted him in a low voice: "I asked someone to send a military letter to the grain transportation team in Shanggu County, saying that you are in good health and have been conscripted into the official palace." They have no enmity with you, so why bother to pull you back from the army! ”

"Really?" Zhang Xiu, the fifth baby, widened her eyes and asked in disbelief.

"Don't worry, with me, you'll be fine!" Li Xu smiled, grabbed Zhang Xiu's arm, and slowly walked towards his own military camp.

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