175. Recruiting Manpower (I)
In the Shou'an Waiting Mansion, Wende looked at the few figures in front of him, a little speechless.
After half a ring, he opened his mouth and said to the people around him: "These are the helpers that Master Hou helped me find?" The words were deliberately accented on the helper, obviously a little dissatisfied.
Today, Wen De came to visit Shou'an Waiting Mansion, Huo Wengui was a little unexpectedly absent, saying that there were some urgent matters that needed to be dealt with and left Chang'an temporarily.
But before leaving, he also specially instructed Wende to treat Wende well.
Now accompanying Wende is Huo Wengui's third son, Huo Zhengyuan. He is only twenty-six or seventeen years old now, and he is said to be the youngest son of Huo Wengui when he is old, but his education has not been neglected and spoiled at all, and he still follows the practice of his two elder brothers, and joined the army when he was about to complete his twenties, and he stayed for four or five years, and he did not return to Chang'an until last year.
Because of this, Huo Zhengyuan still has a strong military atmosphere, strong and capable.
The appearance is also very majestic, but it is also very kind to Wende.
It should be because Huo Wengui has been specially advised, Huo Zhengyuan did not despise Wende's identity, age, martial arts and other factors, and really treated him as a distinguished guest.
For example, when he heard Wen De's tone was slightly dissatisfied, Huo Zhengyuan was not annoyed, but explained with a smile: "Brother Wen, don't judge people by their appearance, several of you here are extraordinary, and there are also some special skills, which were finally invited by my father according to your conditions." ”
"Really?" Winder was skeptical, and looked at the seven people opposite.
They are all women without exception, and they have a wide age span.
The two eldest of them were over fifty years old, and their hair was also gray and mottled.
The next two, one has the appearance of thirty-three or four, which is quite charming, but the gaze is very awe-inspiring; The other is less than thirty, and it feels like he's right.
For the above four people, judging from the appearance alone, Wende is still relatively acceptable, and it is nothing if he is older, at least it can be explained by experience......
But for the remaining three, Winder didn't know what to say.
The older ones looked to be fourteen or fifteen, and the youngest one felt less than ten years old, all underage!
Looking at them, Winder felt that he was not soliciting thugs, but doing charity......
Thinking about it like this, it was still a little inexplicable, and Wende said in a low voice: "Those three are also counted?" ”
"......" Huo Zhengyuan was silent and said, "They are the conditions." ”
Then he explained in a low voice, but he said: The conditions proposed by Wende before, to limit women, must not only have good martial arts, but also the ties of family and relatives, it is best to disappear from the world and not care...... In fact, it was quite embarrassing for Huo Wengui.
It's not difficult to satisfy only a part, such as martial arts, although there are not many female-dominated sects in this world, there are still some.
Or there is no bond, Taoist temples and nunnery can barely meet the standards.
But when you add it to one place, it's not so easy again.
Such conditions, in Huo Wengui's opinion, are obviously aimed at the dead.
Of course, there are dead soldiers on the side of Guwu, and they are even quite popular for a while, but if there is no special need, female dead soldiers are not common.
Even Huo Wengui rarely comes into contact with it, and even if he knows so many, it is not easy to recruit Wende - he doesn't know that Wende wants to bring these people to the wasteland to serve as combat forces, so he judges according to common sense: the kind of killer who grew up brainwashing, trust is a huge problem.
If he causes trouble for Vinde, isn't he doing something bad with good intentions?
So Shou'an Hou thought about it for a while, and finally found the answer to the dark department under the criminal department, that is, the place where Chu Yunxiu had stayed.
Most of the people who live and work there are female dependents of criminal officials, and because they are unwilling to serve Israel, they choose this path: to retain a little last dignity, and then live the rest of their lives alone.
They fit Wende's requirements perfectly: those who can enter the shadows naturally have kung fu; And since it is a body to be sinned, even if there are relatives, it is equivalent to nothing.
It's just that even if you are waiting for peace, it is not easy to take action to catch people from the shadows.
Legally, the dark department belongs to the servants of the Son of Heaven and is a part of the inner court.
As for Huo Wengui, he is one of the seven great masters in the world, the former general of the expedition to the west, and he is almost on the verge of being a master of high merit.
If it's one or two, it's just that, and if it's more, Huo Wengui will have to worry about one or two.
So now that these seven people can be fished out of the shadows, Huo Wengui spent a lot of thought, and at the same time borrowed some coincidences.
"Guan Sanniang has been in the dark department for nearly twenty-five years, and during this period, she has made some contributions to outsiders. She was seriously ill a few days ago and was in danger, and my father took advantage of this official family to ask for pardon to show forgiveness......"
Huo Zhengyuan pointed to the oldest woman and said, and said that the same was true for the one who was her age.
In fact, there are five people released this time, but the other three have hidden injuries on their bodies, and at the same time, there are clansmen who are willing to support Tiannian, so Huo Wengui is not reluctant.
As for the two women who are young and in their prime, they are the result of Huo Wengui's activities, and they are all willing to accept the conditions here, although they have brought three additional heads......
Speaking of the three girls, Huo Zhengyuan was both a little helpless and a little sympathetic, "...... In fact, most of the people who voluntarily enter the dark department are similar to this situation: children are an important reason why they can persevere......"
This can be regarded as a phenomenon in which a woman is weak and a mother is strong, hearing this, Wen De couldn't help but think of what happened to Chu Yunxiu: she entered the dark department before, and it was also because she was protected by her mother......
Nodding subconsciously, Huo Zhengyuan on the side lost no time in saying, "They may let you put more thought into it." But on the other hand, it's not necessarily a good thing......"
Seeing Wende looking over, Huo Zhengyuan said meaningfully: "I have been on the frontier for a few years, and I always feel that people still have to be a little involved. ”
This is a faint suggestion that the three girls can be taken hostage or in exchange, which is not wrong in itself, although Winder, as a traveler, does not have to use such means.
He didn't pay attention to it, just pondered the current situation: if it was really as Huo Zhengyuan said, then the result would already be considered good.
I don't accept helplessness, but I'm still a little unwilling, "I really want to have more people who can help immediately......"
Not wanting to listen to it, Huo Zhengyuan suddenly smiled, "Actually, I have an idea." ”
Wende hurriedly arched his hand, "I want to hear about it." ”
"The most suitable person who can meet Brother Wen's conditions is the dark department. And the personnel of the dark department itself are actually from the families of the criminal officials...... Huo Zhengyuan didn't sell anything, "so if you look at it from this side, there are some suitable sources here in Chang'an......"
Wende was stunned, wondering what kind of family member of the prisoner was...... After a moment, he asked in disbelief, "What did you say...... Could it be the group of people from the Chang family?! ”