In the east of Zhuozhou City, there is a City God Temple in one mile away from the city, there will be a temple fair on the fifteenth day of every month, the villagers of ten miles and eight townships gather here, it is very lively.

On the 8th day of November, it is not the time of the temple fair, and there are still many pedestrians on the roads rushing to the City God Temple, all of them young and strong men.

"Ah Zhen, wait for me, wait for me."

On the country road, a young and handsome man shouted and ran briskly.

"Hey, I said Ah Zhen, are you deaf?" Finally catching up, the young man was tired and panting, holding his waist and scolding.

The man who was scolded was called Ah Zhen, a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old man, with a simple face, dark, strong and tall. The young man was no longer tall, but he was almost half a head taller than the young man.

"I didn't hear that." Ah Zhenhan smiled and didn't talk back.

"Help me pick up the package." The young man took off the package from his back and threw it to Ah Zhen.

Ah Zhen was carrying a huge package, like carrying a feather, and couldn't help but ask, "Lei Zi, aren't you helping Zhang Ju's family?" What is this for? ”

The young man named Lei Zi smiled and said, "I'll do whatever you want." ”

Ah Zhen said in disbelief: "I'm going to recruit soldiers and go to war, how can you be the same as me?" ”

Lei Zi smiled: "If you go, won't I go?" I've inquired, this time the emperor personally sent someone to recruit troops, and when they entered, the emperor's pro-army, it is said that the salary is twice that of other armies, and the land is divided, such good conditions, fools don't go! ”

Ah Zhen shook his head: "I still don't believe it, you are doing things in Zhang Juren's house, just helping to keep accounts and urging rent, and your annual salary is more than 20 taels of silver, isn't it better than being a soldier and fighting?" I couldn't eat enough and had no way to live, so I had to go to the army. ”

Lei Zi looked up at him, pouted and said: "No matter how good it is, it is still for the current people, if you go to be a soldier, you may be able to become a general, and you will soar in the future, and your sons and grandchildren don't have to worry." ”

Ah Zhen scratched the back of his head: "I didn't think about it so much, as long as I could eat my stomach." But it's really good that you're doing things in Zhang Juren's house, and you'll definitely regret it later. ”

Lei Zi sighed: "Okay, okay, you'll know later anyway." It's not that I don't want to continue to stay in Zhang Ju's house, it's that I can't do it anymore, he marries a concubine in the seventh room and always seduces me, and I don't control ......it for a while."

Ah Zhen blinked his eyes: "Is it the one named Cuihong, I saw it when I was working for Zhang Juren, and he looks so smart, Zhang Juren knows?" ”

Lei Zi shook his head: "It's almost time if I don't know now, you don't know that woman is going crazy, she dares to drag me to the forest in broad daylight, there are already rumors in the house, if I don't run away, let alone me, she will die." ”

Ah Zhen shook his head: "It's not that you don't have no money, why don't you marry a daughter-in-law and do things all day long." ”

Lei Zi said angrily: "I look handsome and complain about me, and I didn't take the initiative?" ”

Ah Zhen shook his head and stopped talking.

Lei Zi chattered, saying how helpless he was to look good, when he was five years old, those boring women touched his little brother, when he was ten years old, the big girls and little girls in the village surrounded him all day long, and when he was fifteen years old, those ** people in the town threw him flattering eyes and threw handkerchiefs.

Ah Zhen listened to it and covered his ears, it was so fucking annoying, he lived for almost thirty years, and he hadn't even touched a woman's hand......

Time passed quickly while talking, and before I knew it, I saw the City God Temple, and saw that there were many strong men gathered outside the City God Temple, and they probably wanted to be soldiers.

"Ah Zhen, hurry up, don't be too late, it's full." Lei Zi was very anxious when he saw this, and pulled Ah Zhen to squeeze into the crowd, causing a lot of scolding.

"Why haven't you started yet, it's noon." Some people are anxious.

At this moment, a team of people drove out of Zhuozhou City, and soon came to the City God Temple, and the two officials boarded the stage in front of the temple under the protection of a large group of officers, and the crowd suddenly quieted down and was no longer crowded.

"The official is so handsome, the one in the scarlet official robe, more handsome than you." Ah Zhen looked at the stage and suddenly said to Lei Zi.

"How is that possible?" Lei Zi said in disbelief, looked up at the stage for a while, and then stopped talking.

It was Lu Xiangsheng who was said by Ah Zhen to be handsome in a scarlet robe, and another official wore a blue official robe, but it was Huang Jiong, the governor of Zhuozhou.

"Brother Nian, please."

"Brother Nian, please first."

Lu Xiangsheng and Huang Jiong gave in and sat side by side on the stage.

Both of them were Jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse, and it was the same year, so Lu Xiangsheng's first stop in recruiting troops came to Zhuozhou. Huang Jiong was very eager for Lu Xiangsheng's arrival in the same year, because he knew that Lu Xiangsheng had entered the eyes of the emperor, and now he was recruiting troops for the emperor, and he would inevitably rise to the top one day.

Therefore, at the first time, Huang Jiong sent the state to post the recruitment notice to every village, and then pushed aside his official duties and personally accompanied Lu Xiangsheng to the recruitment site.

Of course, the reason for Huang Jiong's enthusiasm is not only because of his love for Lu Xiangsheng in the same year, because recruiting troops is also very beneficial to Zhuozhou.

In recent years, the winter is cold and the summer is dry, the taxes of the imperial court are getting heavier and heavier, and the life of the people is not easy. Zhuozhou is close to Beijing, and the land has been seriously annexed by the powerful, and most of the peasants are hired farmers, and their wives will be scattered in the slightest natural disaster. And Lu Xiangsheng came to recruit soldiers and recruited the young people in the state, reducing the danger of the people making trouble, recruiting soldiers with salary, and listening to Lu Xiangsheng said that the salary is very high, so that their families who stay in Zhuozhou can live on the salary, and they are better to be the governor.

Therefore, for Huang Jiong, I hope that Lu Xiangsheng will recruit as many troops as possible.

Lu Xiangsheng also knew Huang Jiong's thoughts, but he did not promise the number of recruits, but said that it would be decided according to the registration situation.

The two sat on the high platform, seeing that the time was almost up, Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and the messenger sounded the big drum placed on the stage, and the audience suddenly fell silent, and all the young people looked up at the stage.

A state clerk walked to the front desk with a document and told the young men gathered in the audience about the recruitment of soldiers.

The Son of Heaven is pro-army, double the salary, a full meal, and the reward fields for good performance can also be promoted and even become generals, although they have known these conditions, the young people in the audience still opened their mouths excitedly.

"Brother Jiandou, will you really give them the land?" Taking advantage of the scribe's speech, Huang Jiong asked in a low voice.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Of course, just by clearing the eunuchs, you will get tens of thousands of acres of land, plus the surrounding imperial villages, Your Majesty has fields in his hands." ”

"Your Majesty is really willing, it seems that this new army has a bright future, and these people can be regarded as catching up with a good life." Huang Jiong sighed.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lu Xiangsheng said lightly: "Let's start!" ”