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Chapter 271 Everything But Self-Determination?
On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, the city of Dushibao was very lively.

Thousands of people gathered just outside Nanguan, and there was an endless stream of military households who signed up. Since noon yesterday, that bastard Wang was the first to sign up and apply. Brand new military uniform, and new from the inside to the outside.

It didn't take an hour for this news to spread throughout Dushikoubao, and that night, it even spread to the Tunpu around Dushi. Even the military households in Banbidian and Maoeryu knew about it.

Just like the solidification of social classes, the military settlements of the Ming Dynasty have also been severely solidified at this time. This Xuanfu town is not comparable to other border towns. Xuanfu is the same as Liaodong.

They are independent from other guards. In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Liaodong is the Quanshi Guards, while most of the Xuanfu is the Guards, and a small part is managed by prefectures and counties, such as Weizhou, Baoan Prefecture, Yanqing Prefecture, These places in Huailai County.

The Shitu Weisuo means that there are no civil affairs bureaus such as the chief envoy and the inspector in these places. The military and civil affairs in the guard are all managed by the capital, commander, and thousand households.

But after a long time, people's thinking has also solidified. Although many of these military households have fled, most of them have been secretly canceled and hidden under the names of military leaders in various places. live.

Therefore, He Biao set up the banner of the recruiting office, but there were very few applicants. They were used to the look of those military leaders. Although they were all envious of the treatment Zhang Cheng promised, there were no applicants who really dared to apply .

However, those who did not apply did not mean that no one was tempted. Once someone broke the deadlock and signed up to receive An Jiayin, other people would follow their example.

It's a pity that Li Erdan, who is not shrewd but very honest, became the first person to eat crabs and became that glorious example.

Just yesterday, he took a bath in the Martial Arts Hall, and then changed into a new military uniform from the inside to the outside. When he appeared in front of everyone in a glamorous manner, the onlookers were all shocked.

Is this still the dirty Li Er fool?

His ragged clothes were still in his hands, Li Erdan strode up to the banner at the recruiting office, knelt down suddenly, and kowtowed three times to He Biao.

Then he got up and walked to He Biao's table. After some conversation, he asked for two stones of grain instead of An's money.

I saw him getting up and walking to the place where the grain was piled up. He bent down and tried to lift the grain bag, then got up and put the ragged clothes on his shoulders, bent down and twisted himself to grab a bag of grain. Gu carried it on his shoulders.

"Come on, help me, and bring us another bag."

I saw Li Erdan bent slightly at the waist, lowered his shoulders, and said in a low voice.

Zhang Guangda wanted to laugh. He waved and said to the two soldiers who came up, "Go, get a cart and help this brother deliver the grain to his home."

In the envious eyes of everyone, Li Erdan was wearing a shiny new military uniform, striding forward, and two sergeants exuding a murderous look followed behind him pushing two grains of grain.

There were bursts of exclamations, and some good-natured people even followed them all the way until the sergeant carried the two stones of grain into Li Erdan's house.

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But the crowd gathered outside the South Gate of Dushikoubao City today did not come to sign up for the recruitment, they all came to watch the fun today.

Kaiping Guard Commander Jin Xinpeng stood in front of the Martial Arts Hall in bright red brocade robes, and two guard commanders, Yan Qingrong and Xue Liangqing, were by his side, looking forward constantly.

"My lord, you said Zhang Cheng could really go through a lot of trouble before he took over the position of guard. He suppressed bandits and recruited soldiers like this. It was very fun." Xue Liangqing, the commander, shook his fat head, facing The commander and acquaintance Jin Xinpeng said.

This commander, Jin Xinpeng, used to be a secretary. He was in charge of Kaipingwei's army inspection, battalion operations, outposts, and guards. Xue Liangqing, the commander, was also a secretary. He was in charge of patrolling and preparing Royal, guard and so on.

On weekdays, he was quite close to Jin Xinpeng, especially after hearing the news that Liu Guangwu, the commander of the palm seal, was going to be transferred back to the town, he devoted himself to Jin Xinpeng. In his heart, Jin Xinpeng would definitely take over as the palm seal officer of Kaipingwei.

But who would have thought that Zhang Cheng would be killed halfway, which made Jin Xinpeng's efforts a big change, but no matter what, he is still the biggest army leader on Shangbei Road, and he should not be underestimated.

"Zhang Guerzilla is now the general guarding the North Road. In the future, he will be promoted to the commander of the guard and the general. We will be under the command of General Zhang. We must serve with all our heart, and we must not think about watching jokes."

Although Jin Xinpeng spoke without revealing anything, when he said this, he turned his head to the commander Yan Qingrong on the other side, his eyes full of defense.

Jin Xinpeng originally thought that because of his relationship, Liu Guangwu was transferred back to the town, and he had a chance to be promoted to the commander of Kaiping Guard, which was a matter of palm seal.

Unexpectedly, the appearance of Zhang Cheng ruthlessly shattered the illusion in his heart.

Although he was unwilling, his vision was better than Xue Liangqing's after all, and his channel was also stronger than Xue Liangqing's. He had already found out that Zhang Cheng was only promoted to Guerrilla now because he was suppressed by Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia.

In the near future, perhaps tomorrow, there will be an imperial decree, and it is only a matter of time before Zhang Cheng is promoted to the rank of general, and the commander of Kaipingwei is appointed as the palm seal officer.

Originally he wanted to compete with Zhang Cheng again, although he didn't have the family of Zhang Cheng, nor the background like Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia, but he had a solid foundation in Shangbei Road.

Jin Xinpeng believed that Zhang Cheng could be appointed as the commander of the Kaiping Guard and the commander of the guard, but it was not without precedent for him, Jin Xinpeng, to still serve as the commander of the Kaiping Guard.

However, what happened last night shocked him and made him give up these wishful thinking!

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On the seventh day of May, at Haishi, the night was dark and windy, and it was already dead of night.

The city of Dushibao was very quiet, only the sound of the watchman's clapper, echoing lonely in the silent night sky.

Jin Xinpeng had already undressed and was about to go to bed. Chen Zhong, the number one confidant of the guard under Zhang Cheng, went to visit Jin Xinpeng's house alone.

Although Jin Xinpeng didn't know why Chen Zhong came, but since he came late at night, he definitely wouldn't be disturbed for nothing, so he hurriedly got up, changed his clothes, and met Chen Zhong in the front hall.

Now that Jin Xinpeng thinks about it, he is still shocked.

When Chen Zhong saw Jin Xinpeng, he didn't say anything to Jin Xinpeng, but silently handed over several boxes and three tied up living people to Jin Xinpeng.

Then, he left with only one sentence.

"Everything is up to adults to decide for themselves!"

(End of this chapter)