After some inquiring, I learned that this man's name was Xu Hongwei, and he was actually the son of the Duke of Wei. Unfortunately, he was a commoner, and his title had nothing to do with him. As a noble, he had no chance of fame, so he gave up on himself and lived in confusion all day long.

day.

It is really strange to say that the Ming Dynasty relied on civil servants to govern the country and rely on civil servants to fight wars, so these nobles and nobles became decorations. Although the country spent a lot of money to support them, they did not let you contribute.

At the beginning, the nobles regarded this as a good treatment and showed it off everywhere. However, as time went by, they discovered that the entire family was becoming more and more decadent and had gradually moved away from the court and was completely marginalized.

The reason for this situation has to start with the Ming Dynasty's national policy of valuing culture over military affairs. Starting from the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty emphasized culture over military affairs. After the Tumubao Incident, the status of military generals plummeted, falling to

The lowest point in history.

Generals went through life and death on the battlefield and made extraordinary achievements many times, but their social status was not improved as much as a wonderful article. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also had very strict control over military honors. Wenguiwuqing was the national policy of the Ming Dynasty, that is,

They said that although they were of noble birth, it was difficult for them to develop. The only hereditary opportunity in the family was for the eldest son, and he had nothing to do with him as a bastard.

Therefore, they, the young masters from aristocratic families, have become shit-making machines. They have nothing to do but idle around all day long. No wonder this man looks indifferent to everything.

After getting to know this person, Lin Dong felt a little pity for him, and by some strange coincidence, he even invited him to drink together.

In fact, Lin Dong started to regret it as soon as he sent out the invitation. After all, his identity was there, and he was just a small Qianhu officer with a mud-legged background. How could they think highly of him?

To his surprise, this guy named Xu Hongwei didn't despise him at all, but accepted the invitation and came to the banquet on time.

The two of them exchanged cups, and accidentally drank too much.

It is necessary to brag after getting drunk. In order to establish his tall image, Lin Dong told the story of his trip to Fengyang.

The speaker has no intention of listening, but the listener has the intention. When Xu Hongwei heard that Lin Dong was also present in Fengyang occupied by the intruders, he was shocked and was already half sober.

He had just received the report from Di today. Fengyang City had indeed fallen on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. At the beginning, hundreds of thousands of rebel troops surrounded the entire Fengyang City. Eighty thousand Ming troops were defeated and returned. Even Fengyang's left-behind Prime Minister Zhu Guo

They were all defeated and died.

What surprised him even more was that Lin Dong actually led a team of more than a thousand people and protected tens of thousands of people from Fengyang.

Others may not know much about the intruders, but Xu Hongwei, as the son of the Duke of Wei, is still very concerned about the situation and is very familiar with the combat effectiveness of the intruders. Those officers and soldiers are not sure of victory in the face of the intruders, let alone one.

The rural soldiers of the branch district, not to mention Lin Dong, managed to break out of the siege with only more than a thousand people, which shows the strength of Anton's army.

As the descendants of Wu Xun, they had different feelings towards the Ming Dynasty. At a time when the country was in danger, the imperial army was strangled by the intruders without any resistance, but he himself had no chance to contribute to the country.

This made him very upset.

It was for this reason that he accepted Lin Dong's invitation, just so that he could get drunk and rest.

Thinking of this, Xu Hongwei suddenly became energetic. He knew that if the matter was true, then Lin Dong must have a strong army. Isn't this exactly what he was looking for? So he made an important decision on the spur of the moment, that is:

join the army.

Xu Hongwei grabbed Lin Dong's hand and said, "Brother, I wonder if you are still recruiting soldiers?"

"Recruit, why not?" Lin Dong said with a big tongue.

"I'm going to be a soldier, will you accept it?"

"Take it! As long as you dare to come, I will take it!" Lin Dong had already drunk so much that he didn't know what to do with it. Now that the cow has been blown away, naturally he can't lose face.

As a result, the problem came. He did not expect that Xu Hongwei would arrive at the inn where he was staying early the next morning.

Hearing that Xu Hongwei was looking for him, Lin Dong was frightened and hurriedly came out to greet him. He saw that Xu Hongwei was dressed in ordinary clothes and did not look like a nobleman.

"Mr. Xu, what are you doing?"

"I'm here to join the army!"

"Join the army? What kind of army?" Lin Dong is one of two older men. For a young man from a family like him, after being honored, he should join the army as an officer. What's the point of following him?

But before Lin Dong could refuse, Xu Hongwei said firmly: "Young master promised me to join the Anton Army last night. You don't want to break your promise and get fat, do you?"

Lin Dong was at a loss for words. He wanted to give himself a slap in the face, blaming himself for being too talkative. Now the noble son of Wei Guogong is coming to his place. Do you agree or disagree?

"Mr. Xu, I, Lin Dong, only have a small family of one thousand, and I can't get you an officer. Where do you want to join the army? Do you have to come to my Anton Army?"

"What's the point of their troops going there? Last night I heard you talking about the Anton Army, and I realized that there is such a powerful army in the world. This is the army that I, Xu Hongwei, want to join."

"But……"

"Nothing to worry about, this matter is settled!"

In the end, Lin Dong couldn't stand Xu Hongwei and had to let him stay. However, Lin Dong declared in advance that he was just an officer from a thousand households and there was no officer for him. If he wanted to join the Anton Army, he had to follow the rules of the Anton Army.

As a rule, start as a soldier.

What surprised Lin Dong was that Xu Hongwei agreed without even thinking about it, and he did exactly that. After following Lin Dong, he didn't have the airs of a noble man and followed Lin Dong like an ordinary soldier.

, there was no complaint at all, which finally made Lin Dong feel relieved.

After a few days of this, the official photo from the Ministry of War was finally issued. Lin Dong spent several hundred taels of silver to get a military position as Deputy Qianhu for Lao Wei, and also got one for Li Da and Hei Xiong respectively.

A military position with a hundred households. Lao Wei was originally a hundred households, so it was not difficult to get a deputy thousand households. However, Hei Xiong and Li Da were originally farmers and now wanted to convert them into military households, but it was a bit troublesome. Fortunately, Lin Dong used several methods.

After a hundred taels of silver, Mr. Li readily agreed to his request.

Seeing Lin Dong being so polite, the clerk immediately beamed, and the matter was completed in less than a day.

After getting the official license, Lin Dong set off with Cheng San and others. Different from when he came, there was an extra Xu Hongwei when he returned.

This man had lost his demeanor when he was with those noble gentlemen. He was usually stern but extremely rigorous in his work.

He seems to be very interested in Lin Dong's Anton Army and will ask about Anton Army whenever he has the opportunity.

Lin Dong did not hide this, and told Antonjun's situation one by one.

Let's talk about Linjia Village. It was almost noon when Liu Jingzhong came here with the government servants. At this time, there was smoke from the kitchens in every house, and they seemed to be lighting fires for cooking.
Chapter completed!