When Qin Sheng arrived at the government office with Qi Moyan in the middle of the night, he was commanding the garrison sergeants to clean up the battlefield. This warrior who had fought on the battlefield and licked blood from the tip of his sword was definitely not comparable to Cheng Shouyi, who had been a civil servant all his life. It won't be as selfish as Cheng Shouyi.
On the way here, in the middle of the night, I also told Qi Moyan about the unbelievable cowardly words and deeds of Cheng Shouyi just now. He was a scholar and proud man, but it was really despicable to be so cowardly and timid.
Qi Moyan didn't hide much, and gave a rough outline. According to the official system of this dynasty, a small town with less than 1,000 households should have one fifth-rank city shepherd, one sixth-rank governor, and one seventh-rank chief historian.
Just because of Qi Moyan, the city lord with a third-grade salary, Fenghuang Town, which has less than 500 households and should actually be called a town, has been raised to a higher level. It enjoys special access to the county-level system, so it has to add fourth-grade civil servants. and fifth-grade military attachés to manage it.
Only officials of the fourth and fifth grades can be considered high-ranking officials. It is impossible for the imperial court to send the powerful people in the middle of the court to such a place. Not to mention that they are overqualified and underqualified. Even if they are said to be ordinary, they will be called demoted by outsiders. The water in the officialdom can be It's deep.
Therefore, even as an assistant and as a neutralizer, the imperial court could not use important officials in the court, so it could only promote Cheng Shouyi and Qin Sheng, two low-level officials who would probably never have a chance of promotion in this life, to serve here.
The two of them were only seventh- and eighth-rank officials at first. Cheng Shouyi was only the seventh-rank county magistrate of Fenghuang Mountain City, and Qin Sheng was only the eighth-rank brigade commander. He just said something unpleasant.
It is not an exaggeration to say that a person can achieve enlightenment, a chicken or a dog can ascend to heaven. It is definitely an unprecedented step to ascend to heaven and ascend to heaven.
Qi Moyan understands the reason why Cheng Shouyi is so cowardly. If you let a Confucian scholar who is buried up to his neck encounter such a situation, it would be fake to not panic. Moreover, he can immediately return to his hometown as an official, take care of his grandchildren, and live happily ever after. Living a leisurely and contented life, do you want such a helpless old and poor general to be proud?
That really lacks great virtue. In a time of peace and prosperity, there is no shortage of flies and dogs, just like when a storm falls, there will always be people who are willing to turn the tide.
At this time, looking at Cheng Shouyi who was like chaff and unsteady on his feet at the door of the government office, Qi Moyan stepped forward to comfort him quite understandingly.
In the middle of the night, he walked up to Qin Sheng, who had a few stains on his body. He heard from Qi Mo Yan that this general had served in the Northern Territory for three years and had fifteen heads under his account.
Not to mention whether it was true or false that he could accumulate so many heads in an inaccessible place like the Northern Territory, but being able to serve for three years in such a barren land made Ye Sangeng admire him.
Due to the large number of vassal states, tribes and nomadic peoples in the four directions, the Great Zhou Dynasty established four major governor's offices for the convenience of management: Pingxi - which governs the west of Longyou Road, including the entire Western Region and some vassal states; Zhendong - which governs the area from Yanshan Mountain and River Pass Entering the sea in the east, Annan - the hundreds of thousands of mountains in the south of Guanling, south to the South China Sea, Gongbei - thousands of miles of barren land north of Li Dameng.
Most of the four-party jurisdictions are due to differences in ideological concepts or conflicts over the size of the jurisdiction. Simply sending troops to suppress them can turn major issues into minor ones.
Only the environment is the most frustrating thing. The whole area of Pingxi Duweifu is sandy, the mountains of Nanduweifu are full of miasma, and the mountains of Dongduweifu are high and densely forested. These three areas can still be solved by manpower, but Gongbei Duweifu is the most desolate and uninhabited area. Nothing more than normal.
The most uncomfortable thing is that it is freezing cold here for nearly ten months a year, especially when winter comes, and you are faced with wind and snow all day long. Being able to serve here is something I don’t dare to brag about. It can be said to be forged.
Because of this harsh environment, the Gongbei Governor's Office has only a few thousand troops from its establishment to the present. There is a joke among the Zhou army: Whoever is disobedient in the army will be a good boy in Gongbei for two days.
When Qin Sheng saw him coming at midnight, he quickly stopped what he was doing. He wanted to perform a military salute but was stopped by him at midnight.
"I have neither military merit nor official position, so I cannot bear the courtesy." As he spoke, Ye San helped Qin Sheng carry a soldier who died in the battle to the open space in the mansion. These sacrificed soldiers need to be buried on the spot. At that time, the personal military badges will be submitted to the court for statistics and sorting, and then the family members will be notified to issue pensions based on their place of origin. If there are military merits, they will be rewarded according to the military system.
Qin Sheng took off the military badge and muttered,
"Wu Likui, born in Yinshan, Xiangxi, was born in the twelfth year of Wu Jian, and was a soldier in the fourth year of Wen Sheng. He will be discharged from the army soon." The greatest sadness in the army is separation, and even more fear of being separated by life and death.
With a sigh, Qin Sheng picked up his military card and collected his thoughts. Apparently he was used to seeing separation and death, and he knew that this was not the time for sadness.
"Third Young Master, have you been a soldier?" Qin Sheng suddenly asked. Walking out side by side with Qin Sheng, Ye San didn't understand why this general who had been promoted from the eighth level to the third level in a row asked such a question, so he answered truthfully: "No." Qin Sheng added: "The Third Young Master just made such careful arrangements. But they are more polite than us veterans who have been in the military for many years, which is really admirable." Most soldiers are straightforward, especially this soldier who is really not good at mincing words. He always says something and never hides it.
Only then did Qin Sheng understand why Qin Sheng asked the question before, and said, "I used to go to Tiance Mansion often, and I was influenced by what I heard and saw." Thinking of his identity in the middle of the night, Qin Sheng understood and said, "I was in Tiance back then. I served as a soldier in the government for a while, and then I was transferred here as a brigade commander. Thanks to the city lord, I can't even think about it now that I'm wearing this kind of skin." Qin Sheng knew even more about his own insecurities and couldn't help but laugh at himself.
He didn't say anything in the middle of the night, also because he didn't know how to talk. After pondering for a while, he asked: "I heard from Qi Mo Yan that you served in the military service at the North Control Guards Mansion for how many years?"
"I have no choice but to make a living. The monthly payment from Kongbei is too much." Qin Sheng is really sincere. Ye San Geng smiled in agreement and asked: "It is said that even the entry and exit of your army in the Thousand Miles Gobi Desert, which is a hundred miles north from the Dameng Grassland, must be registered?"
"That's natural." Being caught up in the memories of that year, this sturdy man actually showed some longing. He didn't know how that kind of place still made him feel a little nostalgic.
The fifth-grade captain Zhe Chong said: "That's natural. Going deep into it is more difficult than the sand sea in the Western Regions. The imperial court has its own regulations. Our Gongbei Governor's Mansion has soldiers under its command. Ten people per fire and thirty people per team. , patrolling along the line on time every day is required, and the life is very miserable." After thinking a little more, the usually outspoken general asked: "Why do you ask, Third Young Master?" He seemed to be casually talking at midnight. Smile lightly,
"Just asking, just out of curiosity." Or that he was still thinking too much. Qin Sheng responded and continued busy with what he was doing, collecting the deceased's military cards and registering them carefully.
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"I wonder where the general's wife found these people? Their skills are very poor." In a dilapidated house in the east of Phoenix City, Bilanpo looked at the men who were struggling to move. , with undisguised disdain in his eyes.
Naturally, Ningzhiyu was also a mute, and she also looked down upon the people recruited by her nominal husband.
From the time they were gathered together to the current situation of four or five days, they spent the whole day not only eating and drinking, but also yelling and talking about some explicit naughty words. They were really useless. They were completely like cannon fodder and very useless.
On weekdays, everyone brags about how powerful they are and how awesome their skills are. But when it comes down to business, one becomes more cowardly than the other. Ten of the seventeen or eight people came back, and they were all injured. This was still a sneak attack. How can people not be angry?
No matter how unhappy she was in her heart, Ningzhiyu didn't show it on her face. After all, no matter how bad these wine bags and rice bags were, they were all brought by her. She couldn't say what others said, and only a fool would do such a thing as slapping herself in the face. come out.
At that moment, Ningzhiyu just smiled and said: "I have temporarily found some friends who are flattering to come over to help me, so what else can I care about." Then the conversation changed, Ningzhiyu looked at Po Bilan, and continued: "When I left Dazhou At that time, there was the name Bilanpo in the world. After more than ten years of fame, my senior has known a lot more people than I do. Why not bother my senior to find some powerful characters? Wouldn’t it also save you and me the effort?" There was a hint of laughter on his face. It tastes like flattery, but the words are full of irony and irony.
Bilanpo is also a veteran who has been in the world for many years, so how can she not understand the inner meaning? It's just that at the moment, it is said that the two parties cooperate to get what they need, but how come he, an old man in the world, doesn't understand the principle of keeping one hand in everything?
After all, there are still a lot of uses for the other party. Bilanpo said with a smile: "I have been active outside the customs, and I am not familiar with the fierce people in the Central Plains. Naturally, I have more than enough ambition but not enough power. I hope the general's wife will not You must be surprised." Ningzhiyu curled her lips without leaving a trace, turned to look at the injured men, and said: "How can I blame senior, I don't dare to do it even if I have the courage. I just hope that next time senior will meet Ye San again You should pay more attention to your face, and don't forget about the brothers behind you like you just did, just to increase the popularity of others, but you are really at a disadvantage and making people laugh." The sarcasm in the words was obvious, and at the end he just glanced at the mother over there Two, which means a lot.
Bilanpo could only hate this sarcasm, cursed in her heart, and cursed secretly in her heart.
"You bitch," he said with a smile on his face: "I really blame my negligence this time. I really didn't expect that kid at midnight to enter the ninth realm. I don't need to explain it to the general and his wife next time. I'll make preparations early in the morning." , try your best." Ningzhiyu said no more, but curled her lips without trace under the veil, obviously she also looked down upon this outsider woman.
Just at this time, the thin man from Fuying Paomasi came into the yard. He first glanced at the two people on Bilan Po's side, and then bowed and saluted Ningzhiyu to report the situation, but the need was not in the official language of the Zhou Dynasty, nor in Native dialect.
Bilanpo, who had never thought to pay attention to the conversation between the master and the servant, turned her head to the side, but this movement made Ningzhiyu notice it. She immediately interrupted the thin man and said: "There is no need to avoid it, Senior Bilan also Not an outsider." The thin man said: "The government office has a large number of guards. I estimate that only a very small number of people were mobilized to Xingluo Villa at midnight. The captain named Qin rescued us in time, and six of our people were killed or injured. "
"Can I be targeted?"
"Madam, you can rest assured when we work at the Source Horse Racing Division." The thin man said with pride. It was obvious that this organization she called the Source made him feel a lot of pride.
"I saw that the momentum was not right, so I asked people to withdraw. I walked around the city for a long time before coming to see you. I won't be followed." Ningzhiyu said again: "Is there any movement in the middle of the night?"
"Take the city lord surnamed Qi to the government office and count the bodies with the military attachés in the city." Ningzhiyu thought for a moment and then asked, "Has there been any news from my master Daoman?" The thin man nodded.
"According to the information from Hayato Town, the sect leader seems to have sent over the leader of the Paoma Division who is staying in Fuying."
"Who?!" Ningzhiyu looked incredulous,
"Who did you say you sent here?" Seeing the famous man next to the sect master showing such an expression, the skinny man's eyes became even more proud. That look made even Bilanpo beside him become interested in the person he was talking about. .
The thin man from the Paoma Division, a branch of the Fuying Intelligence Organization founded by the one-eyed old man, proudly said: "I am the leader of the Paoma Division, Hanyu Kurumi!" At that time, there were three roosters crowing, and the sky was about to dawn.
