At noon, the soldiers in charge of conscription were eating and drinking in an ordinary restaurant private room, so happy and happy. At the same time, Li Zicheng and Li Guo were alone in the room, talking.

"Uncle, let's hurry up, don't join the army. Just looking at the appearance of these soldiers, it represents the appearance of the army, and they are responsible for recruiting soldiers in the local area. These people are already like this, and they don't have any military qualities, so it can be seen that the troops we are about to enter are not very good, so it is better to look elsewhere. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Guo also showed a look of disdain and disdain, this is the pride of a man, and he disdains to be in the company of those people.

Li Zicheng shook his head: "Later, the reason why I found a chance to come back is to take advantage of this opportunity, no one bothered, and I will explain it to you." Once you enter the barracks, be sure to proceed with caution. It is not difficult to see from those people that the troops we entered are somewhat complicated. ”

Li Guo was very anxious, almost impatient, and couldn't wait to say: "Uncle, listen to what you mean, the reason why I invited those people to dinner is not to take the opportunity to escape. And you don't mind getting into that kind of troop ......"

"Later, you listen to me first, and then express your opinion." Li Zicheng waved his hand, stopped Li Guo's speech, paused in a tone, and then said: "You have to understand that everything has two sides to it, including this matter. ”

Li Guo was very unconvinced, to be more precise, he was unwilling to enter such a unit, and as soon as he wanted to argue, he was stopped by Li Hongji's eyes.

"Yes, the troops we are about to enter will definitely not be good, the personnel are uneven, and it is very likely that there is scum. However, for our uncle and nephew, it is a good hiding place. The more ordinary, mediocre, and unnoticeable this force is, the safer we are. ”

Immediately afterwards, Li Zicheng's body exuded ruffianism, he smiled very dark and proud, and said excitedly: "If this army is really average, its combat effectiveness is not strong, it has no name in the Ming army, and there is no opportunity to make meritorious contributions and show off." In this way, for us, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and there are many fewer competitors, and it will be safer. ”

The more he talked, the more excited he became, the more open his mind became, Li Zicheng began to put on the posture of an elder, and continued to say in the tone of teaching the younger generation: "Guo'er, whether it is me or you, we have some fame in the rivers and lakes, just with our martial arts, as long as we are given a chance, we can become famous and make a name for ourselves in the army." Especially the better the troops, the more such opportunities, the greater the likelihood of success. ”

"However, have you ever thought that today's imperial court is in trouble, and it is an era of looking at the background. As long as you have a backer, you can quickly get promoted, and even climb to the sky in one step. This phenomenon is not only manifested in the officialdom, but also in the army, and the bloodline is very important. ”

"Not to mention anything else, just the commanders, guerrillas, and garrisons in the army are almost all covered by meritorious families. Especially those famous troops, the troops with strong combat effectiveness, are some places where the kings and grandsons are gilded. Impersonation and snatching credit are common occurrences. Like the two of us, there is no money, no one, no background, and when we get to that place, we don't know how we died? What's more, our identity is still so sensitive. ”

At this moment, Li Guo had completely understood, and he couldn't afford to refute in his heart. Let's not talk about the identities of the two, who escaped from Mizhi County. Just by entering those famous troops to join the army, even if they have outstanding performance, brave combat, and military merits, there is a great possibility that they will be captured by ***, impersonated, and their lives will be in danger.

Don't look at what Li Zicheng said about righteousness, the head is the Tao, but among them is his own Xiao Jiujiu, with another layer of plans.

When the sun was setting in the west, on an official road outside the north gate of Ganzhou City, Li Zicheng and Li Guo followed those soldiers all the way to the north. Li Guo was unhappy, and walked in the middle by himself, walking along the side of the road.

At this time, several soldiers were already drunk, and when they walked, they were also staggering, humming a little song, looking like a fairy in a free race.

Li Zicheng's eyes were rolling around, as if he was brewing some kind of conspiracy, what was he calculating? In the end, he fixed his eyes on the old Zhang who was in charge of registration, and this soldier who should have some ink in his stomach.

Immediately, intentionally or unintentionally, Li Zicheng approached Lao Zhang, helped him walk, deliberately fell behind everyone's body, and inquired about the news: "Hey, I said Brother Zhang, my brother is about to join the army, and I don't know who our commander is?" You tell me about it, so that my brother can walk in the army in the future. ”

After saying this, Li Zicheng stuffed a tael of silver into Lao Zhang's hand, and asked for advice on his face.

"Uh~" Lao Zhang burped, and then said with a smile: "Hehe... I can't see it, you kid is young, you know this, you have a future~ have a future, you will definitely be able to eat well in the camp, and you will definitely mix well in the future! ”

After complimenting him, Lao Zhang paused, and after putting the one or two pieces of silver into his arms, he continued drunkenly: "Brother Li, let me tell you, don't look at Ganzhou is a Zhili Prefecture in Gansu, but there are also 10,000 people stationed here, our general soldier is Yang Zhaoji, and the general is the kingdom." Well, yes? ”

Hearing these words, although Li Zicheng had an honored smile on his face, he was very disdainful in his heart, and he pursed his lips in an instant, and echoed and said: "Very good, very good, I really came to the right place!" ”

At this moment, among the few people walking on the road, Li Zicheng and Li Guo remained sober. Seeing his uncle like this, lowly and groveling, looking like a servile, Li Guo couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into, but he felt very embarrassed and embarrassed.

In any case, he couldn't imagine how his heroic uncle could become like this, now like a clown, like a dog's leg, with no lower limit to flattering behavior, he almost shouted grandpa!

Li Zicheng didn't care about this, let alone care about these, his attitude became more and more humble, put it lower, and stuffed two taels of silver into Lao Zhang's hand, his face was about to smile like a chrysanthemum, and he said in a serious way: "Brother Zhang, junior brother, I used to mix in the post station, and I know that recruits in the army are not easy to mix, and there are not many opportunities to be promoted." You are an old man, can you point us to the way, so that as soon as our uncle and nephew enter the army, they can get an official and a half-job, even if it is a small flag without rank~"

Immediately afterwards, after saying this, Li Zicheng stuffed two taels of silver, behaved very boldly, and promised: "After the matter is completed, brother, I still have filial piety, and I hope that the eldest brother will give me some advice~!" ”

got seven or eight taels of silver in a row, and drank a meal of wine, Lao Zhang was not easy to postpone, and his face was full of smiles: "Yo~ I didn't see it~ Brother Li is young, he is so good, he knows a lot about things in the army, and he actually knows that the youngest official position in the army is Xiaoqi." ”

Seeing that the other party directly accepted his money, Li Zicheng knew that there was a door in this matter, and there was a seven-eight-ten-odd chance of success. Knowing this, he still resisted the excitement and said politely: "Hehe... Brother, didn't I say it, I used to work as a messenger in the post station, so I have a certain understanding of the rank in the army, and I know some of the rules. ”

Lao Zhang touched the place where the silver was placed, showed a satisfied look, and the wine also woke up a little, and continued with Li Zicheng's words: "In this way, presumably Brother Li also knows that on the top of the small flag are the general flag, the general flag, the garrison, the guerrilla, the general, the deputy general soldier and the general soldier?" ”

Li Zicheng nodded affirmatively, and in response, he became more and more humble, like a junior listening to the teachings of the elders, waiting for the other party's next words.

"If you want to be able to eat well in the army, improve quickly, and fight bravely, of course, it is an indispensable condition. However, it is still too far for you recruits to do it in a short period of time. Therefore, if you want to be reused and promoted when you are a recruit, you must have a way, and this..."

Lao Zhang's words stopped, showed a smiling demeanor, and made a gesture to hand over the silver. Immediately, Li Zicheng immediately understood, and handed over two taels of silver, and Lao Zhang continued happily: "Of course, we are all soldiers, and low-level soldiers can only be generalized at most, and higher-level generals are not accessible to us small soldiers." ”

However, hearing such slightly deflated words, Li Zicheng was not disappointed at all, but his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Hehe... Brother Zhang, little brother, I don't have such great ambitions, I can talk to generals like General and General Banner, and I am satisfied, if I can mix a small banner, it would be great! ”

"Hehe, on the road ~ on the road ~ Brother Li is on the road, extremely smart, just a little bit!" Lao Zhang couldn't stop praising him, and then whispered something in his ear, which made Li Zicheng smile more and more brightly, and he was very satisfied.

A few days later, Li Zicheng and Li Guo, who had just joined the army, both became small banners, each with ten soldiers, and lived in a barracks between the two.

At this moment, the two of them were sitting in the barracks, in a very good mood, and Li Guo said loudly: "Uncle, our general flag is really good, he appreciates us so much." As soon as we entered the barracks, we were made a small banner and entrusted with heavy use, each in charge of ten people, which can be regarded as a small general. ”

"Yes, yes, our general banner is really a wise man, and he has taken a fancy to our skills."

Li Zicheng responded with a smile, but secretly muttered in his heart: "Damn, if it weren't for your uncle who walked through the back door and took out a hundred taels of silver to honor the general flag, how could he appoint us as a small flag?" Don't you see? As for the small soldiers under our command, although they are also new soldiers, there are also people who are skilled. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Li Zicheng did not continue to mumble, but his mind turned and thought of another thing, how to make the ten soldiers under him happy and convinced, and obey his orders and commands?

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