Late Tang

"Nephew, please don't joke with this old man, you are a talented man." The old village chief Wang saw Li Jing, but the smile that had just appeared on his face disappeared.I thought that it was really someone who was willing to come to welcome the Wang family on his behalf, but unexpectedly it was Li Jing who came.This Li Jing's family used to be a respectable family similar to the Wang family, especially Li Jing's father, although he was only a county official when he died, but the Li family's father and son are well-known scholars in the neighborhood after all.

In his opinion, no matter how poor the Li family was, it was impossible for a poet like Li Jing to join the army on behalf of his Wang family for the sake of twenty acres of land.

"Wang Lao Shi Bo, Mrs. Zhang." Li Jing went to the hall, and first bowed his hands to the old village chief and Wang Yueying to say hello.

"Nephew Xian came to the door, is it because of sharing the money for the united soldiers' equipment? This matter is easy to handle, Wu Niang, you can ask someone to pay ten thousand dollars to Ji Yu's account. Last time you had an accident, we didn't come in time to help What are you doing. I also know the current situation of your family. You can take the ten thousand money and use it temporarily. If you need anything else, just ask. Your father and I are old friends. He left early, and I have It is my responsibility to help you." The old village chief thought that Li Jing was here to borrow money, so he sent someone to get ten guan.

"No, Mr. Wang Shibo misunderstood. I didn't come here to borrow money, but to really replace Ying Ding of the Wang family."

"Is nephew really joking?" The old village chief looked puzzled, but also had a hint of expectation.

Li Jing nodded, "How dare my nephew lie to the Uncle Shi, the Uncle Li also saw the situation of the Li family. The unfilial nephew made the Li family lose their ancestral property. I have thought through it too, since I can no longer keep the family property at home. , it’s better to abandon the pen and join the army, and look for a prince from thousands of miles away. It’s a blog. My Li family’s family business is also the family business accumulated by the ancestors as a lieutenant general in the army. , can be regarded as inheriting the legacy of the ancestors."

"Well said, nephew Guofan is an ordinary person with great ambitions in his chest. You have to think clearly about abandoning your pen and joining the army. Now those who come to call are only united soldiers. Guarding against miscellaneous servants, there are not many opportunities to make meritorious deeds."

"There is no need to persuade Shibo, my nephew has made up his mind. I know that Shibo has won the black stone, but there is no suitable person in the family to accept Ding. So my nephew is willing to accept Ding on behalf of the Wang family, and my nephew does not need twenty acres of fertile land. I just imagine that Uncle Shi borrowed a few mouthfuls of food to help take care of all the female relatives in the family."

Old Village Chief Wang pondered for a long time, and said: "Nephew, your father also helped my Wang family back then, and now you have saved my Wang family. From now on, you and I will be a family, and your family and old man will naturally help you." You take care of it. Wu Niang, you pull out a hundred acres of land and transfer it to your nephew, and take ten stones of grain from the granary and send it to the Li family. By the way, there is also the one that passed down the ancestors that have been treasured in the treasury. Take out the side armor."

This time the drawing time is very tight, and the higher authorities only give each family half a day.Half a day later, the journey will start, and if anyone fails to respond, the head of the family will be hanged as a deserter, and his family members will also be exiled.Just now, the village head Lao Wang has recruited many people, but no one is willing to replace Ying Ding.The real reason is that this united soldier does not just need to be called once.Once you agree this time, you will be a united soldier for generations in this life.Every autumn and winter in the future, I have to answer the call, and I have to participate in the event of war and suppression of bandits.

There is no food, no time limit, and danger at any time. Who would like to continue such lifelong hard labor.If they were given more time, with the money of the Wang family, they would certainly be able to find someone who was willing to exchange their lives for money, but the higher-ups were really pressing, and they had to leave in the afternoon, and they didn't give them time at all.When the time comes, either Village Chief Wang will go in person, or he will have to pick one of his underage grandsons.

Whether it's the old man or the grandson, it's hard to go back.Now that Li Jing is willing to replace him, isn't that what saving lives is all about?

Li Jing insisted on refusing to accept the one hundred mu of land and ten shi of grain, no matter whether it was a hundred mu of land or ten shi of grain, it could be regarded as the entire property of a small landlord's family.Even in the Wang family, this can be regarded as a small broken family.Li Jing really didn't want to accept such a big gift. Now the Wang family is in trouble, and they don't think it's a big deal to thank him for taking so many things.But if other members of the Wang family inherit the family business in the future, they definitely don't think so.If one is not good, maybe the two families will turn against each other.

"Shibo, if you still recognize me as a nephew, then don't talk about land and grain. If Shibo really feels sorry, then Shibo will rent [-] mu of land for my family to cultivate, and borrow two shi of grain Give it to me, and my nephew will definitely return it in full in the future."

The old village chief refused, but still insisted, the faces of the old and the young blushed.In the end, it was Wang Yueying who came up with a new method. The Wang family lent the [-] mu of land to the Li family for cultivation. The land was still Wang's, but no rent was charged.In addition, the ten stones of grain can be regarded as lent to the Li family first, and then returned when they have it.

This proposal still moved Li Jing, but finally agreed.After all, the land is too important to a farmer. Now the Wang family does not count it as a gift, but only as a proposal to lend it to the Li family for temporary farming. It can not only solve the current difficulties of the Li family, but also avoid the possible confrontation between the Wang family in the future.

Seeing that Li Jing finally accepted, Old Village Chief Wang also began to feel a lot better.After all, it is always uneasy to owe too much favor.Now that Li Jing has accepted the land and food lent to the Li family, then this has become a business, not simply a favor.

While talking, several servants of the Li family brought up a willow wooden box.Seeing the box, the old village head stepped forward to open it himself, his eyes shining.

"Nephew, I think the old man used to be in the army. What is in this box is the armor that the old man used when he was in the army. This set of armor was passed down from my father to me, from my great-grandfather to my ancestors, and passed down through generations. Armor. Hey, no one in my royal family wears this armor anymore. Sanlang joined the army on behalf of my royal family. I can’t repay you, but this armor is a token of my heart. I hope that Sanlang will be killed with this armor. The enemy, making contributions, will not dishonor this pair of armor."

Following the words of the old village chief, the box was opened, and inside was a pair of heavy armor.

It was a pair of iron armor, and it was a pair of Shanwen armor.

Several servants set off together, dressing up Li Jing's armor piece by piece.

A piece of armor was added to his body, and he could immediately feel a heavy and faint bloody killing atmosphere all over his body.

The armor was put on quickly. This Shanwen armor is not a full body armor.The armor of Shanwen armor is beautiful in shape. The upper part of the armor is "upside down." The middle of the armor is convex and the two sides are concave. The whole armor is formed by interlocking multiple armors. In this way, countless concave and convex surfaces are formed on the surface of the armor, which is very good for arrow defense. The whole armor After putting it on, Li Jing immediately felt that this pair of armor, which looked extremely tall, was actually not too heavy.

Shanwen armor should be positioned as a light plate armor with complex structure.The way of braiding the armor leads to a fixed shape of the armor, and it will not wrinkle and deform after being stressed like ordinary scale armor. In this point, it is more similar to plate armor, and it is more conducive to protecting blunt impact than scale armor. At the same time, it has the characteristics of scale armor. Portability.

Elder Wang stroked the armor, his eyes full of memories of the past.

"This armor is called Shanwen Armor, which is a kind of scale armor. But it is much more expensive than ordinary fish scale armor. Non-generals and family heirlooms, ordinary soldiers can't afford this kind of armor. Back then, my Wang family ancestor was The general of the Shence Forbidden Army also spent a lot of money to buy this armor. Later, it was passed down from generation to generation. Unfortunately, the old man was incompetent, but in the end he lived in seclusion in the seaside mountains and forests. This armor has no chance to fight again.. .”

Although it was just a few words, Li Jing immediately heard the grandeur of the Wang family.The Shence Army, this is the most powerful army controlled by the Central Court of the Tang Dynasty. With an establishment of 15 horses, it can be called the number one army in the world.The ancestors of the Wang family have been officers of the Shence Army for generations, this cannot be underestimated.Even from what he said, the old village head Wang was also an officer of the Shence Army.

It seems that everyone has a story behind them.However, knowing that this armor is not only extremely valuable, but also so meaningful, that it is a family heirloom of the Wang family, Li Jing refused to accept it no matter what.The ancestors of the Li family also had a set of ancestral armor, but it was a set of Mingguang armor.It has been passed down for several generations, but later Li Jing's grandfather died in a battle with the imperial court, and the armor was no longer in the army.Such an heirloom item is too precious.

"Red powder is given to a beautiful woman, and a sword is given to a hero! Such armor is suitable for my nephew. It is also the pride of my royal family that my nephew took him to make great achievements. There is no need for my nephew to say anything, just accept it. If you stay, it is nothing more than a gift." Rusty ears." Old Village Chief Wang sighed.

"My nephew would like to thank Uncle Shi for giving me his love. Li Jing dare not forget this great kindness." For a soldier who is about to enter the army, what is more exciting than a pair of excellent armor.This is the guarantee of survival and the foundation of meritorious service.

"If you have good armor, you must have a good horse. It's a pity that the Wang family has no war horses, only a few rough horses. Let the nephew pick one, and I hope you don't dislike it. It's a pity that the family doesn't have a good sword or a good horse. There is nothing I can do to help gone."

A Shanwen armor may be worth tens of hundreds or thousands of guan, but a fine horse lance is even more priceless. This kind of thing is impossible for ordinary people to collect.After getting the armor and taking in the horses, Li Jing was really a little scared to take them in, but he couldn't hold back the enthusiasm of the Wang family's father and daughter.In the end, with excitement, he picked out the fiery red horse that was more than five feet tall in the Wang family's stable. Although it was just a rough horse rather than a well-trained war horse, Li Jing was still very happy , and kept stroking the baby horse.

The Wang family presented Shanwen armor and a tall horse as gifts.In the end, Li Jing took a horizontal knife, a horn bow and two pots of arrows from his family.There is also a lot of equipment that is not ready for a while, so they can only pay for it, and then pay for it when they arrive at the Penglai camp.

Li Jing rode the bay red horse for a test run, felt that the horse was running fast, and was happy in his heart, but suddenly there was the sound of clanging gongs in the village.He looked up at the sky, only to see that the sun in the sky had risen to the center!

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