The tower is higher than the sky, the clouds are under the city, the city is under heaven, the tower is reaching for the stars and embracing the moon.
Li Xia knelt on his knees and kowtowed respectfully to the old man with white eyebrows and red eyes on the couch.
"Ancestor, during this inspection, I discovered that the second-youngest member of the Wang family in the Eastern Capital is not qualified for the position of helmsman, and that Youwei is not very good at a few things!"
The white-browed old man yawned and said: "It's all a trivial matter of sesame and mung beans, insignificant! But I heard that a boy named Li Taiping made Xia'er suffer several losses. This is not okay. I have to help Xia'er in this situation.
Get it back." The old man said and muttered towards the city.
In a tofu shop in Tianxia City, a tall and thin man was working hard to pull a stone mill. He saw beans rolling into the grooves of the millstone and being crushed, and the white soy milk fell into the wooden barrel. There were still many beans in the yard.
There was a donkey, tilting its head and staring at the big man very leisurely...
The big man glanced at the tallest building, stopped what he was doing, went back to the house and changed his clothes, then came to the donkey, stroked the donkey and said, "I'll be out for a while, and Sun Laizi from next door will come."
Hey, don't kick him again, otherwise no one will feed you!"
Reaching the Stars and Moon Tower, Li Xia stood next to the white-browed old man and said with a smile: "I don't dare to trouble the ancestors, I can handle that kid, I just don't want to kill him too early!"
The old man with white eyebrows smiled and said: "Xia'er is good at everything, but he is a little soft-hearted, which is very undesirable!"
Although the old man with white eyebrows was smiling, Li Xia did not dare to say any more. Instead, he waited obediently beside the old man with white eyebrows. Li Xia knew the temper of his ancestor very well, because there were many descendants of the Li family, and they were not the ones who were capable and talented in martial arts.
He is the only one who is undesirable, so it is not impossible to replace him with a new one.
The tall and thin man who made tofu came to the top floor of the Star-Zhaingyue Tower and waited there quietly. The white-browed old man seemed to have not seen him, just looking at the sky outside the building until
After a long time, the old man seemed to remember such a person, and then he said: "Lei Denggao, you have been in our Tianxia City for ten years, and you can barely be counted as a member of our Tianxia City! This time when I leave the city, I will fight with the Buddhists.
Just say hello, so you can rest assured and just remember to get things done..."
Lei Denggao didn't answer, but bowed and exited the Star-Zhaing-Moon Building...
Outside Yanmen Pass, at the training ground of the Mayi County Fubing Camp, the howling north wind blew snow that made it hard for people to open their eyes. The Fu soldiers were wrapped in thick cotton clothes and stood shivering in the cold wind. From time to time, someone would
Swear softly.
"It's freezing cold, so if you fart, just let it go!"
"Whoever doesn't say it doesn't even look at what kind of day it is!"
"When a new lieutenant comes, I'll have to stand there in the cold! If the old emperor comes, I'll have to chop off his head and use it as his bed!"
"Isn't this also a head with two legs? If there's anything interesting about it, just leave it now!"
There are one or two thousand soldiers, and they are almost turning into a mess without even standing still.
The few captains standing under the high platform were a little embarrassed and couldn't help but turn around and widen their eyes fiercely. The soldiers calmed down a lot.
A young general in a helmet and armor stood on a high platform, looking at the mob in front of him and frowning. The general exhaled, and the sound of a thunderbolt shook the teaching field, and for a moment even the roaring north was heard.
The wind also died down.
"I, Nangong Shou, will be the governor of Mayi County from today on, that is, your leader. I am not easy to talk to, because most of the time I speak with a knife!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers saw the young general pull out his sword and swing it towards the open space of the teaching field...
A mountain of swords split open the cold wind, crushed the snow, and opened a hole several feet long in the frozen soil on the ground. This knife sealed the Fu Bing's mouth, and even more frightened the Fu Bing's courage...
…
"Everyone has seen this show of force, but don't ask me to scare the monkeys again! I, Nangong Shou, am straightforward, one is one, two is two, rewards and punishments are very clear." After saying this, he waved his hand and saw Nangong.
The family's guards carried several large boxes to the high platform.
I saw Nangong Shou step forward and kicked open a wooden box, and saw a box full of copper coins spilled out. The guards of the Nangong family also opened several other boxes, only to see that those boxes were filled with
money……
Nangong Shou walked to the edge of the high platform and said loudly: "You see clearly, this is my Nangong Shou's property. It was saved by my mother through frugality! When I came here, my mother brought me this money, in order to let me
We have worked hard to improve the relationship between colleagues. But today, I, Nangong Shou, changed my mind. I decided to take out all the money and put it in the camp as a reward for the army. In the future, whether the money is mine or yours, it depends on you.
What a skill!"
When you serve as a soldier in a county, especially in Mayi County, which is far away from Emperor Gao, military pay is never paid in full, let alone the Shangguan who uses his own money as a reward in the army. For a time, the soldiers in the government were also
I couldn’t figure out whether it was true or false, so I couldn’t help but talk about it...
Nangong Shou spoke again and shocked the teaching field: "If you serve as a soldier under me, first of all, your military salary will not be short-changed, not even a penny! Secondly, no matter who violates military regulations, I will treat them equally, and they should be treated equally."
Cut down those who need to be cut, and kill those who deserve to be killed! Third, stop all your twists and turns, I only recognize military achievements and not people!"
As soon as Nangong Shou finished speaking, the soldiers started to explode and started whispering among themselves...
"I have never met a commander who is not greedy for military pay, so I don't know whether what this guy said is true or false!"
"It's just a joke to only recognize military achievements and not recognize people!"
"I think this person is trustworthy if he is willing to use his own money as a military reward!"
"If you have a hairless mouth, you will not be able to do things well!"
The words of the soldiers reached Nangong Shou's ears, and Nangong Shou winked at the guard, who then shouted loudly: "Quiet!"
Nangong Shou pressed the hilt of the knife, looked at the soldiers with cold eyes and said: "I will pay for this month's military pay first, and each team is signing and signing to receive it. Umbrella said, if anyone is greedy for ink, don't blame me for crossing the sword.
ruthless!"
After hearing the words of the young general, the soldiers in the palace were in a commotion. Soldiers kept urging the troops to rush to collect the army's pay, fearing that they would be short-changed if they arrived late.
The captains of the team couldn't stand the instigation of the soldiers and were about to go on stage, but they saw the young general on the high platform shouting two words: "Wait a minute!"
I saw the young general continue to say: "Don't be in a hurry to receive the military pay. I have something to say first. After receiving the military pay, you must obey my orders. The general governs the army strictly, and orders and prohibitions must not be careless in the slightest."
It’s not possible to just hang around and wait to die like before! So I’ve thought about it. If you want to continue serving as a soldier under my general, you can stay and wait for the salary. If you don’t want to, I won’t blame you. I’ll just pack up and run away now.
.I’ll give you half a stick of incense to think about. What’s left after half a stick of incense is your acquiescence to serve under this general.”
The time for half a stick of incense is neither long nor short, enough for those soldiers to think clearly...
Outside the mansion's barracks, a skinny old man looked at the young general on the high platform with a wise smile.
"Master, it's cold outside, so you should go back to your tent!" the middle-aged guard said with concern.
The old man waved his hand and sighed: "I have been working as the governor of Mayi County all my life, and I am looking forward to someone decent. I will wait and see!"
Xun Liang, the governor of Mayi County, has been serving as the governor for more than thirty years. He has changed from a high-spirited gentleman to a rickety old man now.
Xun Liang was a kind person and an upright official. He didn't know how to flatter his superiors, but he loved his people like a son. If it weren't for the indifferent Mayi County, no one wanted to come. He would have been replaced as the county governor long ago. Thanks to Xun Liang.
Liang didn't know how to adapt, otherwise Mayi County might have ceased to be the territory of the Han family.
Just like when the Tiemo Le people were plowing grass and valleys this year, Xun Liang organized people to harvest the grain in advance, and properly placed the grain and people in various counties, thus avoiding a huge disaster.
Xun Liang is getting older, and has become even more incapable of doing what he wants in recent years. He has repeatedly requested the officials in Daxing City to appoint a new county guard to take over, but the officials always said, "I would rather be old and grow stronger than to be old?"
Be poor and strong, and have the ambition not to fall into the clouds!" He was dismissed.
Xun Liang has read the official's words three times. He also knows that it's not that the official doesn't want him to retire and return to his hometown, but that no one wants to come. If they force them to come, they will just stay home because of illness.
Jue then threw the problem out again. According to the words of those people, it is better to die than to leave seclusion, and it is better to die to get out of seclusion.
Xun Liang had heard of Nangong Shou and knew that this young man was very good and had a bright name in the world. He came to Fubing camp without notifying Nangong Shou, just to see how Nangong Shou was. If this young man
He was very capable, so he wanted to hand over the power in his hands to that young man, let Nangong Shou take control of the military and political affairs, and truly become the person in charge of Mayi County.
Although it was inconsistent with the law, he couldn't care so much. In Xun Liang's opinion, even if the officials knew about it, they would turn a blind eye.
Some of the people who had connections with the government soldiers and had some connections left. Nangong Shou didn't want to keep these people. It would be a disaster if they stayed. Seeing that there were less than 1,500 people left, Nangong Shou eliminated the old, weak, sick and disabled. Of course,
I couldn't just let it go, so I gave him some compensation.
Most of the more than 1,200 people are in their prime. Although there are many soldiers mixed in, for Nangong Shou, this is already much better. Military pay has been paid, and Nangong Shou has reiterated military discipline and rules. Of course, some of them are like him.
I learned it through military studies over a period of time. Even though I am learning it now and selling it now, it is ultimately the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients and is still very reliable.
In the commander's tent at the Fubing Camp, Nangong Shou knelt down on one knee and gave Xun Liang the military salute. Nangong Shou had learned about Xun Liang's character in detail before he came. He knew that the old man in front of him was a rare good official, and he couldn't help but feel his heartfelt gratitude.
Li admires it.
The old man helped Nangong Shou up, and they chatted for most of the day. The two of them seemed to regret seeing each other so late, and they seemed to have become a couple who had never known each other...