Northern Dynasties

Chapter 181
The dawn is slightly dew, and the frost is thick, and the villagers in the four fields are walking with heavy loads, or dragging oxen and horses, and they are going to catch a morning market on the plateau.

But when they came to Yuanxia Avenue, the villagers realized that the place was crowded with cars and horses, and the congestion was abnormal.

"It's not the big city of Wangshuo today, why are there so many people gathered here?"

A villager climbed up the big tree on the left side of the road, and he was full of doubts when he saw the line in front of the line that could not be seen at a glance.

Someone next to him laughed and said, "I think it's because I don't go out very often recently. The Hequ blackboard writing and the city's list have been announced for a few days. The former owner of the village, Li Lang, has been honored to be a high-ranking official. He will test the skills of the boys in the village today." , Choose capable people to follow and enter the government!"

"Promoted again? This Li Lang is already Hebo of Luoshui. Could it be possible that he has become a general who commands water and land?"

After hearing the words, some villagers joked that they may not understand the meaning of the imperial court title, and they made this play to express their astonishment.

"What kind of Hebo general! Li Langxin hunted and killed tens of thousands of thieves in Beizhou. His Majesty the Emperor in Chang'an City came to Weibei to greet him. Jingguan, where the heads of thieves and hu, were piled up, even the Wei River was intercepted. Ten miles away I can see it! Such a majestic great achievement, can we not be rewarded? So Li Lang became the governor of Luoshui, and the animals on the ground and the shrimps and crabs in the river must obey orders!"

Such exaggerated rumors in the village naturally aroused some doubts and rebuttals from some villagers. They only said that tens of thousands of people were beheaded, and the Weishui River was dry because of the season.

His Majesty the Emperor was still in the palace, and dozens of beautiful maids took turns feeding roast lamb with honey, and they did not brave the severe cold to go to Weibei to meet Li Lang.

The speaker who was refuted naturally refused to admit defeat, pointed at the convenience and sneered: "What kind of official are you, old man, how many important court affairs do you know? Those big families in the village are no smarter than you, and they all fight to send their children to Li Lang. Under the door, on the contrary, you, a bastard who can't figure out what to do in your own three-acre Susukida, laugh at other people's incompetence!"

These words are really well-founded, and people have no way to refute them. After all, they are all farmers in the countryside facing the loess and their backs to the sky. If things are beyond the scope of their own cognition, whether they are bigger than mountains or bigger than the sky, it really depends on whoever speaks louder.

The people down the slope were still arguing about how great Li Lang's meritorious service was, and many villagers on the slope who had arrived since last night began to line up to enter the village.

Someone looked around at the many villagers who came to participate in the recruitment, and couldn't help feeling: "There must be more than [-] recruits on the plateau, right?" For reference, in half a month, there were only a few thousand recruiters, and there were so many people on the first day of the new Shangyuan campaign. Feng Taishou's family has been a big family in the county for generations. A year ago, who would Know who Shang Yuan Li Lang is!"

"Who can blame this? Don't the villagers know who is good and who is evil? The Feng family has been powerful for many years, but they only know their own scenery. Every year, they dig caves to worship Buddha. Many villagers have been forced to work and their homes have been destroyed, but they have not enjoyed asylum! Li Lang entered In the past years of the village, the prosperity of the industry has benefited the villagers, the construction of rivers and canals has been rewarded by the countryside, and even the high-ranking officials have supported and rewarded them, and they have also exempted the villagers from the whole county. Human hearts are not earth and rocks, so can you not feel kindness?"

Some people also sighed: "If you really talk about the morality and righteousness in the village, Li Lang may not be the only champion. After all, he was young in the village. Although the Feng family is virtuous, they also refused for a long time when Chishui and Shu crossed the river in the past. There are quite a few people from the countryside. After all, they are still highly regarded. Feng’s family is cold, and the requisition is just a pawn, but Li Lang is a famous family, and it is better to follow the service!"

This topic is more realistic and profound. The villagers may not all be aggressive and aggressive, but this year's big parade, the prefectural and county governments cooperated with the powerful people in the village, and they are likely to turn the ground into soldiers. In some places, in order to gather enough participants, Small households alone are not immune.

The atmosphere of military expansion has been formed, and the villagers who have nothing to rely on have to face this problem.Since it is unavoidable, choosing a protagonist who has a better future and can be considerate of his servants is to choose the lesser of evils.

Compared with those powerful rural people, Li Tai also has a layer of color of being born in a noble family. This is a secular value that has been formed and continuously strengthened since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it has also affected the trade-offs of the villagers to a certain extent.

Not to mention that his status has risen step by step, and he seems to be a newcomer in the world who has stood out from the countryside to the hegemony.Coupled with the joint publicity and publicity of the Metropolitan Water Administration and Qumeng, the appeal will naturally be reflected.

On the school grounds, several large iron pots were placed on the blazing stove, and a whole rack of fat sheep was being boiled inside. The thick, steaming milky white soup seemed to whet the appetite.

"Xiangyong, who has been recruited, come here to line up. Each person has half a catty of mutton and two cage cakes, and he will appear on the stage with a full meal!"

The head of the village beat the gong to maintain order, and while dividing the meat with scales, he shouted loudly: "Sweet and hot meat pies, my village people still don't share enough! My lord is concerned, I am afraid that you will be hungry and not courageous, and if you come on stage later, you will be disappointed." If you don’t eat delicious food, I can’t spare you!”

The village braves lined up in this canteen to receive their meals, blew on the hot air and drank, wiped off the grease on their mouths after they were full, and walked to the selection school field full of fighting spirit.

Li Tai didn't come to the school grounds immediately. After breakfast, he came to Yuandong to wait. About half an hour later, a group of people came from the mountain road in the direction of Huazhou City.

This time, Shangyuan Village’s recruitment of village braves was so grand, of course, not only the powerful villagers in the vicinity were moved by the news, but also some state and county officials, after learning about the incident, also expressed their hope to attend the visit.

Naturally, these people are not just here to join in the fun. There will be a new armed force in the realm. Regardless of whether they are also in the military or not, they all want to find out the truth. After all, they will inevitably have to deal with each other in the future.

Even before the official expansion of the army, Li Tai had ordered Li Zhusheng to visit the government offices of Zuojin County and County, and proposed a joint suppression of bandits.Some county officials who are interested in this will inevitably send someone over to see if Li Tai has such strength.

There was still some distance between them, and there was already a horse on the opposite side coming first, Zheng Man on the horse's face flushed with excitement, and shouted from a distance: "Mr. among..."

Li Tai was also shocked when he heard this. He really didn't expect that his recruiting part would alarm Yu Wendao.Now Yuwentai is still patrolling the river defense, and Yuwen Dao is staying in the Bafu, so he can still take the time to come here, but it is really a face.

He didn't dare to be negligent, he hurriedly rode his horse and went straight to meet them. There was still more than a mile away from each other, so he got off his horse and stood on the left side of the road. Living in a humble place, I have no time to greet you with a grand ceremony, please forgive me."

"Don't bother me, I'm a hater. Li Lang, you must be busy today, so don't take me for granted."

Director Yu Wen nodded and smiled at Li Tai, motioned Li Tai to get on the horse, and then they went to the village together.

In addition to director Yuwen, the spectators in this group also included many county officials.Du Yun, the county magistrate of Wuxiang in Dang County, came to join him with the county lieutenant, chief secretary and other main officials. A member arrives.

When a group of people entered the village, it was already in the morning, and more than [-] Xiangyong waiting for the recruitment had gathered outside the school grounds. They formed a rough array outside the school grounds. In the school grounds, the chaotic human voices were slightly subdued.

The visitors were also surprised to see so many township bravery. Du Yun, the county magistrate of Wuxiang, said directly: "Since Li Lang entered the township, he has often cared about the good deeds of the township. Scattered in the countryside, now call to gather the crowd to verify this moment!"

"The folks in Guanxi are generous and generous, and they know how to repay their kindness. How much kindness can I accrue for a mere incident? It's nothing more than the fact that the villagers know that I have to be rewarded with a big trip. They usually suffer from the nostalgia. I will donate my life to serve!"

If there were all ordinary guests present, Li Tai would not be too polite, he would happily admit that he is such a person who is good at making a name for himself, but now that director Yuwen is present, of course he has to keep a low profile, I am just relying on Daxingtai to spread grace and righteousness small role.

After hearing the words, Director Yuwen also said with a smile: "There are many people who carry out orders on the stage and announce orders, but those who can let the masses know and respond widely can be said to be competent. Li Lang is like this. class!"

While speaking, a group of people boarded the stands of the school field and sat down. After Li Tai raised his hand to give the order, the trilogy responsible for the selection of Xiangyong began to work.

A fence wooden gate was set up outside the school grounds, and a wooden post was erected in front of the wooden gate. Villagers walked in front of the wooden stakes to measure their heights one by one. Some were put into the school grounds, while others were blocked outside the gate.

When Director Yuwen saw this scene, he turned to Li Tai and asked, "How high is this recruitment?"

"Five feet six inches."

Li Tai replied, and after hearing the number, everyone present including Director Yuwen changed their expressions, and immediately frowned and said, "Is it too high?"

According to the standards of the Western Wei Dynasty, five feet and six inches is equivalent to 165 centimeters in later generations. This is not very high in later generations, but in today's lack of material conditions, it is enough to screen out [-]% of the Xiangyong who applied for the draft.

"Since those people have come to see the recruitment, they have entrusted their lives to me. The recruitment may be successful, but going to the battle will be life and death. If the selection is not appropriate, it will humiliate the country's prestige and kill people's lives. I am also ashamed to bow down , It’s difficult to deal with oneself. Therefore, I dare not be greedy for the momentary power, but only hope that all the talents selected are good.”

This is of course a scene talk. The actual situation is that after the battle with Jihu in northern Shaanxi, Li Tai felt more and more that the soldiers were more expensive than the more expensive. Blindly expanding the army will not only effectively strengthen the power, but what kind of difficult battles are really going to be encountered? , but may be harmed.

Moreover, his current capital is still not so deep, and the armored soldiers that can be gathered are limited.

(End of this chapter)