Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 230 General Xuanwei

Early February.

The ice and snow have melted, and in the back mountain of Daze Mountain, dozens of people are walking through the mountains and forests. One of them is wearing a green gown, equipped with an emerald jade belt, hanging a folded crossbow, and holding a forged crossbow in his hand. Forty-two stone bows that lasted for several months.

His hair was tied into a bun. Under his slanting handsome eyebrows, there were a pair of eyes as deep as the sea. Under the high bridge of his nose, there were tightly closed thin lips. With his slender and muscular body, he looked quite heroic.

He took out an arrow from the arrow basket behind his back, put the arrow on the bow string, and pulled it until it was full. He aimed at the wild deer in the distance, and the power in his hand gradually transferred to the bow and arrow.

He loosened his fingers and shot out an arrow. The arrow cut through the air and made a sharp whistling sound. It accurately hit the wild deer in the distance. The wild deer howled miserably and fell to the ground.

"Chen Shuai is a great shot!"

There was a cheer behind the man, and then two armored guards rushed forward, tied the four hooves of the wild deer that was shot but not completely dead, and carried it on their shoulders.

Chen Mo turned around and saw that Sun Meng and dozens of other soldiers were holding prey in their hands, indicating that today's hunting harvest was not bad.

Time has entered February, and although the ice and snow have melted, the temperature has not risen much, and ice particles can be seen everywhere.

However, it is precisely for this reason that the briquettes sold by Fuzelou are selling like hotcakes.

Although the briquettes sold for only three cents each, when divided, the cost of each briquette was less than a penny, so profits were small but quick turnover. In just one month, more than 20,000 briquettes were made.

If the output hadn't kept up, we could have sold more.

The boom period for this briquette business is still more than half a month.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go down the mountain." Chen Mo said a simple sentence, which was filled with white mist.

"Good news, good news." At this moment, a figure hurried over with an excited and excited smile on his face.

The person coming was none other than Zhang He.

The soldiers moved out of the way and allowed Zhang He to step forward.

Chen Mo handed the strong bow in his hand to Sun Meng who was standing aside, and chuckled: "Brother Shui, what's the good news?"

"Chen Shuai, you have been promoted to an official. It seems that you are called General Xuanwei." After Zhang He finished speaking, he was out of breath, hunched over and supporting his knees with both hands.

The soldiers handed Zhang He a water bag.

"Luo Guangfeng's?" Chen Mo didn't take it seriously.

"Thank you." Zhang He drank some water, then returned the water bag to the soldiers, and then said: "It's not Luo Guangfeng, it's the court, it's the emperor, Chen Shuai, we will not be rebels in the future, but the army." .”

Zhang He looked extremely excited.

The Song Dynasty has been in existence for nearly four hundred years. Although rebellions broke out during this period, none of them succeeded. If he had a choice, Zhang He would naturally not want to be a rebel.

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers around Chen Mo had different expressions. Even Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and said, "Who told you this?"

"This is an announcement issued by the imperial court half a month ago. Everyone in the world knows it. Not only you, Chen Shuai, but also other commanders of the Tianshi Army, including Tianshi Luo Guang, have also been appointed to official positions. The documents are all It's been sent to the Yamen, and Geng County Cheng is looking at it," Zhang He said.

"Let's go back." After hearing Zhang He's words, Chen Mo knew that something big was going on ahead, and immediately rushed towards the Yamen.

……

When Chen Mo returned to the Yamen.

All the generals, big and small, were here, surrounding Geng Songfu.

When Chen Mo walked in, everyone greeted him in awe.

"Chen Shuai, you are back. This is a document. His Majesty appoints you as General Xuanwei of the fifth rank." Geng Songfu handed the document to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took it and took a look, then frowned: "Why is there no seal on it?"

He had seen the appointment documents of the county magistrate Chang Yuan.

"Because this is not a document from the imperial court, but issued by the Fengzhou Heavenly Master Army." Geng Songfu said.

Chen Mo was stunned: "What does that have to do with the court?"

"Because this is an announcement issued by the imperial court, which pardons the sins of everyone in the Tianshi Army. However, King Qin's army blocked Hedong and threatened Zhentianmen. The appointment documents could not be distributed, and some were blocked. However, the appointment letter given by the imperial court to Luo Guang, But he was given to Luo Guang, who made him the general of Pinghuai, granted the title of Marquis of Anguo Pavilion, and led an army to attack the king of Huai." Geng Songfu said.

Chen Mo understood and said: "It seems that this is Xu Guozhong's plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves. His puppet imperial army is unable to withstand it anymore and wants to join forces with the Tianshi Army in exchange for a chance of survival.

From this point of view, this so-called edict must have been issued by Xu Guozhong intimidating the emperor. "

"Yes, this is good news for us. From now on, we will no longer be the so-called traitor army. No matter whether the emperor is coerced or not, at least we will stand on the side of justice in the future. On the contrary, Prince Huai and the others have become rebels now. Thief, it will be much easier for us in the future." Geng Songfu said.

Chen Mo also agrees with this, which means that they can win widespread recognition and support morally and morally.

But Hu Qiang and Han Wu didn't understand this. Seeing that the discussion between Chen Mo and Geng Songfu had stopped, they quickly asked what kind of official General Xuanwei was?

Su Wen half-understood and said: "Fifth grade, he should be a high official, but is he much higher than the county magistrate?"

"No." Geng Songfu said: "General Xuanwei, together with Yongwu, Zhuangwei, Mingwei, Dingyuan, etc., are reduced to miscellaneous generals. They are military officials. Although their official positions are higher than those of county magistrates, their actual rights are far less than those of county magistrates." Lingda.

And judging from the current situation, there is no salary that should be enjoyed, but it sounds better. ” ˆ ˆ Hearing Geng Songfu’s explanation, Han Wu, Hu Qiang and others were greatly reduced in interest, but they were still very happy. From now on, they would become officers and soldiers.

"We are sent to attack King Qin's army. It seems that there will be another war soon." Chen Mo frowned and rested for a long time.

"No later than April. From the current news, we know that Xu Guozhong can no longer hold on anymore. Luo Guang will definitely not watch Xu Guozhong being wiped out by King Qin's army, otherwise it will be the Tianshi Army's turn soon. , so if we hurry up, we will take action at the end of this month." Geng Songfu guessed.

Chen Mo moved his eyes to Li Yunzhang, Wei Qing and others: "How is the training in the trapped camp?"

There are currently more than 8,000 soldiers trapped in the camp, and Chen Mo has been trained by Li Yunzhang and others.

"Not very good." Li Yunzhang shook his head: "Those who pass are less than two thousand, and those who are barely qualified are less than one thousand."

"Those who pass and those who barely pass will be put into one battalion each, and those who fail will be put into another battalion again." Chen Mo was a little disappointed with this number.

"No." Li Yunzhang had already guessed the fate of these five thousand unqualified people.

"Zhao Zhubo, please urge the arsenal to speed up. Before sending out the troops, I want the Shenyong Guard and the Shenwu Guard, each with a horizontal sword, a round shield, a bow, and no less than thirty arrows." Chen Mo said to Zhao Daoxian.

"No." Zhao Daoxian wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling a little stressed.

……

Xia Lin.

As of February 1st, more than 30,000 people had frozen to death, and since the beginning of winter, a total of more than 5,000 people had frozen to death.

This does not include those whose riots were suppressed by Yang Minggui's troops.

The remaining people who are still alive, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, who actually participated in the construction of the Heavenly King's Hall are only a little over 10,000.

Yang Minggui's soldiers can't catch any prisoners. In order not to delay the construction period, Yang Minggui now doesn't even let women go.

On the construction site of the Heavenly King's Palace, everyone was like a zombie.

I don't know if Yang Minggui has woken up or something, but his treatment of civilian husbands is better than before.

Under his pressure, the Tianwang Palace is expected to be completed by the end of February.

In the hall, Yang Minggui also received the appointment document from Fengzhou.

Yang Minggui was appointed as the fourth rank Guangwei General.

"Commander Qu, the war is about to begin. Xu Guozhong's side is about to be unable to withstand it. At the latest in March, the Tianshi side will definitely urge us to mobilize the army. Although the Tianwang Palace is expected to be completed by the end of February, everything has unexpected events and must be shortened. The construction period is over." Xu Mu looked at the paperwork and frowned.

"What does the military advisor mean?"

"You can consider letting soldiers take over." Xu Mu said after pondering for a while.

Yang Minggui was born as a bandit and was ruthless. As long as it was about his own interests, he didn't care how many people he sacrificed. Now that there were not enough manpower, if he wanted to shorten the construction period, he could only let his Tianshi soldiers act as part of the civilian husband.

Yang Minggui thought for a while and then agreed.

"In order to prevent unnecessary accidents, Qu Shuai can increase the accommodation and food. In addition, soldiers who actively apply to join the construction project of the Heavenly King's Palace can also receive regular monetary rewards. This can reduce the dissatisfaction of the people below." Xu Mudao .

"This" Yang Minggui hesitated, this was going to cause a lot of bleeding.

"Commander Qu, we cannot afford to miss this point. Now we are short of soldiers. If we raise food, the common people will do their best. When the construction of the Heavenly King's Palace is completed, we can also incorporate them into the Heavenly Master Army. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone." Xu Mu was busy. road.

"Then just follow the military advisor's wishes."

Only then did Yang Minggui agree.

Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to resign, Yang Minggui said, "I plan to invite Chen Mo to come and watch the ceremony on the day when the Heavenly King's Palace is built, and by the way, watch him lift his hat from time to time."

Hearing this, Xu Mu frowned and immediately said: "Qu Shuai, is it inappropriate? What if something goes wrong?"

But Yang Minggui waved his hand, as if he didn't have to worry, and said: "How could no one witness such an exciting scene? Besides, Xia Lin is my territory. He is only a sixth-grade man and can't afford to make any trouble. If he dares to act recklessly, I will crush him to death as easily as crushing an ant to death."

There is a huge gap between the sixth grade and the fourth grade.

Xu Mu thought for a moment and nodded.

……

The evening of February 2nd.

Chen Mo achieved another achievement.

Through his hard work and shamelessness, he brought Yi Shiyan to the bed of the Xia sisters, and because of Xia Zhining's secret rivalry, Chen Mo experienced the state of mind in the first sentence of Tao Yuanming's poem, leisurely seeing Nanshan.

This was very painful for Xia Zhining. She said she was going to die for a quarter of an hour, and then said she wanted to kill Chen Mo for half an hour.

(End of this chapter)