Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 980

Wei Gongwei town Lingnan, Wang Shi won without a fight.

Dahuanzhai opened the gate, and then Xiaohuanzhai on the other side of the river also opened the gate. The two big villages, which are among the best in the vicinity, just let go of their guards, like a weak girl who has taken off her clothes. , Ren Weigong at the mercy of.

But Qin Lang had no intention of killing people.

There are already enough people killed along the way, and the two villages are also very obedient. Not only did they open the gate of the village on their own initiative, Dahuan Village also offered a hundred cows and a hundred pigs, and Xiaohuan Village offered a hundred pigs. There are a thousand ducks and a lot of fish, and twenty cows and pigs each.

They also presented the grain wine they brewed.

Qin Lang didn't kill any more people, but in front of Dahuanzhai, he ordered the officers and soldiers to line up, and then invited each of the big and small Huanzhai villages to send out their own warriors for a competitive match.

Polo, football, running, swimming, spear throwing, discus throwing, iron ball throwing, customs clearance, weightlifting, archery, stockade horses, fencing, fighting...

A bunch of items.

Qin Lang even took out a lot of the cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, and gold and silver moneycloths presented by the big and small Huanzhai as rewards for the top three in each project, and specially asked the artisans accompanying the army to temporarily cast them with gold, silver, and copper. Many engraved gold, silver and bronze medals.

There is even a total medal list.

The two old chiefs of the big and small man villages are at a loss. They don't know why Wei Gong wants to hold such a village competition.They politely refused, saying that they dare not compare with Wang Shi, they must be inferior in skills, and voluntarily admit defeat.

Qin Lang could not refuse.

"This is a competition that means letting go of the past and starting over. How can you refuse it?"

Although his words were soft, his tone revealed that he could not refuse, and the two old guys immediately broke down in sweat, and hurriedly agreed.

"Don't play tricks, don't lose on purpose. What I want is to compete against each other according to their own abilities. If anyone dares to fool me, I will not be polite." Qin Lang gave him the jade sword that the emperor gave him. Hand it over to Li Cunxiao, the commander of the yamen, "Cunxiao, you are in charge of supervision, whoever dares not be serious, will be dealt with by military law!"

A group of local chieftains of the Lingnan rich tribe who came with the army stood quietly and watched the two chiefs bewildered.

They also didn't know why Qin Lang wanted to engage in any kind of competition. They vaguely guessed that it might be to show off the Tang army's force and deter and suppress the two villages.

So in front of Dahuanzhai, by the Longjiang River.

The barbarian auxiliary soldiers rolled up their sleeves and carried their knives, and began to slaughter pigs and cattle.

Some people buried pots and set up stoves, some carried firewood to make fire, some carried water to wash vegetables, and they were very busy. However, those elite officers and soldiers were still fully armed and lined up in the field.

Qin Lang asked each army to send out brave men to show off their strengths.

The first item is shooting, which is divided into foot shooting and riding shooting, which are divided into different distance rakes and different arrows, and there are even fixed targets and immigrant targets.

From sixty pace target to 120 pace target, from longbow to slightly bow and then to horn bow.

The armies of Jingjiang, Zhenhai, Ningwu and Wu all sent their own sharpshooters. Liangmanzhai didn't want to participate, but they couldn't avoid it. They didn't dare to fool around casually, so they had to send their own sharpshooters too.

In order to strengthen their momentum, Qin Lang also specially asked Feng Zhidai and other governors and captains who were born in the aristocratic families in Lingnan to send their own men to join the battle in the Manzhai.

It's just that when the match started, the official army completely crushed the barbarian's side.

At the beginning, the barbarians still had the idea of ​​whether to release the water, but as soon as the official army sharpshooter made a move, they knew they were thinking too much.

Foot shooting, riding shooting, fixed target, moving target, short-range shooting, long-range shooting, longbow and slightly angled bow, no matter what kind of bow, these players sent up are worthy of being elite marksmen.

Everyone can be called Xiao Li Guang, his archery skills are superb, and the arrow hits the bull's-eye.

Although the Manzhai archers went all out, they were still far behind.

Binu in the back was thrown far away again without any suspense.

When the third event was riding, these people lost even more ugly.

"The fourth item, fencing!"

Wearing three layers of armor, the soldiers with a shield in one hand and a sword in the other hand were close to their flesh. Qin Lang just announced the start of the game. The first infantry soldier of the Tang Army who entered the field had a sword that was also extremely tall, which was rare among barbarians. The big man fell to the ground.

The shield wrapped in cowhide was directly chopped into pieces.

The swordsman of the Tang Army actually used an epee, and he was walking in a completely fierce way. If it weren't for the three-layer armor on his body, this sword would have killed the strong barbarian.

Unconvinced by the loss, Manzi yelled.

"What are you talking about?"

"The warrior said that our warrior's sword is too special."

Qin Lang laughed, "Indeed, it's fencing. You take a big two-handed sword to the stage. This sword is longer than barbarians of average size. A sword weighs three or four catties, while your sword weighs fifteen or six catties. It's not at the same level at all, it's really inappropriate, let our warrior change his sword to the most common standard horizontal sword, and then compare again, both sides will compare with military horizontal swords."

Replaced the blade again.

The standard Tang Hengdao is a single knife with corner cutting, straight and sharp, and the blade is hard but thin. This kind of horizontal knife only weighs three catties without the scabbard.

It is light to dance, but it is suitable for long-term fighting on the battlefield, especially this kind of horizontal knife is extremely sharp, can be cut or stabbed, especially has a strong armor-piercing performance in stabbing.

As the melee short weapon of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the secondary weapon, it is still very sophisticated and has a high cost performance. It is very sharp when paired with the main combat long soldiers such as spears and rifles.

The sturdy Guan Long man who was accustomed to dancing with a fifteen-pound two-handed sword, changed to a three-pound standard horizontal knife, as if it was as effortless as holding a hemp stick.

The barbarian warrior took Tang Hengdao, looked at the straight blade and the pattern on it when it was tempered with soil, and couldn't help showing admiration.

Such a good knife is actually the most common standard weapon of Datang.

The knives they usually use are considered well-selected fighters, but in comparison, the difference is not 01:30. It is impossible to make such a thin and light style, and the performance of the knives can only be enhanced by thickening and thickening. .

Picking up Tang Hengdao, the barbarian warrior's confidence increased greatly. He swung the blade a few times and roared.

He looked at the barbarian rushing forward.

The Guanlong infantryman took the initiative to throw the same cowhide shield aside, and even took off his helmet and threw it aside.

He swung the knife to the right like a giant holding a toothpick.

The barbarian charged forward and swiped wildly with his sword, which was still his usual move with a big iron sword.

The man in Guanlong showed disdain, and he unhurriedly drew his sword, striking later and first. The two horizontal knives clashed together, but there was no huge impact as imagined. The man in Guanlong did not slash hard, but with an angle. Diagonal pick.

First pick and then cut, all in one go.

The barbarian's knife changed direction, and the knife was pointed towards the sky, and immediately after that, the blade of the Guanlong man had already reached his neck.

Even though there was a neck armor under the helmet, that weak part couldn't withstand the fatal stab.

The barbarian froze on the spot.

The first time the shield was cut into pieces, he felt that the opponent was winning purely by the weight of the weapon, but this time, the same weapon was useless, and the shield was useless, so he easily undone his nirvana.

Before he could react, he was already powerless to resist.

"Do you wear it?"

"Impressed."

The Guanlong man withdrew his sword, "Chang'an Qin is not a weapon."

The barbarian also took back his knife, "Longjiang Huan Changwei!"

The barbarian who claimed to be Huan Changwei looked at Qin Buqi in admiration, "Are you the righteous son of Duke Wei?"

Qin Buqi put the knife on his shoulder, looking very casual, "I don't have the ability to be adopted by Duke Wei as a foster son. I come from the south city of Chang'an. I used to be a rascal in the market, and then joined the army in Longyou Under Duke Wei's command, he fought against Dangxiang Qiang and destroyed Tuyuhun, but he only made minor contributions, and now he is the flag bearer of the Eighth Regiment of the Zuodu Army of the Jinglue Mansion."

Huan Changwei was very surprised. Such an outstanding person, who thought he was the adopted son of Duke Wei, was more likely to be of the same rank as the Commander Qin who held the sword of Duke Wei. Unexpectedly, he was just a regiment standard bearer.

"What is the official position of the flag bearer?"

"Hahaha, I am the flag bearer of the eighth regiment of the Yanei Army. I have no rank or rank. I have a second-rank Yunqiwei on my body. I only regard it as the seventh rank."

"Oh, the seventh-rank military officer is the same as the county magistrate."

"No, Qipin County Magistrate is a Zhengyin official, selected by the Ministry of Officials. My Zhengqipin is just a visual grade. If I want to hold a position, I have to pay for it."

The brute was at a loss.

Qin Buqi just smiled wryly. Datang has official officials, honorary officials and titles, which is called the official official system.

As he has no family background, he left the bustling Chang'an with passion and went to the frontier Longyou to join the army, and he was lucky to put down Dangxiang and Tuyuhun under the command of Duke Wei. Second transfer to Yunqiwei, regarded as the seventh rank.

Honorary officers are still very respectable nowadays, especially for many people from the bottom, this is an important step for them to change their own destiny.

It's just that although honorary officers enjoy corresponding grade treatment and good privileges and benefits, they are not directly equal to officials, and they have neither rank nor job.

If you want to become an official with an honorary officer, there is another important step, which is to obtain a loose rank.

It is the current rule to have a job first and a rank.

To be awarded a rank, an honorary officer must be promoted and paid.

Fan Shang is an errand, and the imperial court stipulates that it takes four years for an honorary officer above the king rank, five years for the seventh rank and above, and a maximum of eight years.

After the expiration of the year, it will be assessed by the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of War. After passing the examination, a loose official can be given.

After a few years, it means to serve on duty for a few years.

The government soldiers spend a certain amount of time every year, and the few years when the honorary officer is awarded ranks are only counted as time. So if the seventh rank lasts for five years, it may only be two or three months in a year, so every five years is normal. Under normal circumstances, it may take ten years or more to be fully completed.

When the fan is full, you still have to pay, that is, to pay money.

Of course, if you are called to go to war in case of war, it can naturally be counted as time, and you can subtract the corresponding time to speed up.

But even if Lieutenant Yunqi only stayed for the shortest five years, and was lucky enough to survive when he went to war, etc., and saved enough time, he could still afford that huge sum of money, and it wasn't just a matter of Those who can be awarded the rank of seven ranks.

Although the honorary officials of the Tang Dynasty are decent, when the ranks of the ranks are changed, in addition to the clear regulations on Fanshang and Nazi, there is another one, that is, they have to be downgraded to the ranks, and the custom is to downgrade three ranks.

That is to say, when the honorary officers of the seventh rank are actually awarded ranks, the highest rank can only be awarded to the ninth rank.

Honored officials of the fifth rank can be awarded the ninth rank at the highest.

As for the highest Shangzhu Kingdom, it is regarded as the second rank, but when it is transferred to Sanjie, it can only be awarded the sixth rank.

Among the millions of troops of the Great Tang Dynasty, Shangzhu Kingdom was one of the top fighters in ten thousand, but if there were no other official ranks, the highest rank of Zhuan San was only awarded to the sixth rank.

There were not many soldiers in the Tang Dynasty who were able to go to the Zhu Kingdom by virtue of their military exploits, and most of them were leading generals. If it is true that ordinary soldiers can be promoted to the Shangzhu Kingdom with military merits, it is only one out of a million troops. Two, but such a soldier king can only be awarded the sixth rank at most.

So honored officers seem to be very honorable, but after ordinary people join the army, it is still too difficult to go from soldier to official.

And even if you get a loose official, you have just stepped into the threshold of official career.To be awarded Sanjie is only to obtain a background, that is, the qualification to be an official.

After you have a scattered official, you still have to apply for a candidate. For the soldiers or recruits who were born as honored officials, you need to continue to work or pay money until you finally get an official position, which is considered to have truly entered the official career.

It is often more difficult to be a candidate for an honorary officer than to be awarded a rank.

Qin Buqi also came here for more than ten battles, big and small, and participated in dozens of battles against bandits and Pingman, but now there is only one Xun of the second rank Yunqiwei.

The flag bearer of the Eighth Regiment of Yanei usually enjoys the treatment of an officer in the regiment, and he is considered to be the first rank with the team deputy, but the team deputy usually works from the ninth rank, and is often in the rank of the ninth rank.

He, the standard-bearer, has neither rank nor position.

These, in fact, can't be explained clearly with a barbarian.

In their eyes, they don't know the difference between the seventh rank and the seventh rank. Only Qin Buqi knows how far this seventh rank is actually from the real seventh rank.

"The surname Huan is really rare."

"Our big and small Huanzhai are all surnamed Huan. According to legend, our ancestors were the Yin of Huanlie, the imperial guard of Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. Later generations took Huan as their surname. It is said that in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, the Huainan Huan clan fought with General Fubo Ma Yuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. They once attacked Wuhuan in the north, Longqiang in the west, Jiaozhi in the south, and reached Tiannan.

Later, Ma Fubo died of illness when he conquered Wuxi Man in central Guizhou. Our ancestors stayed there with the army, and then gradually moved to the southwest. There are nearly [-] Huan family descendants in today's Lianghuanzhai. "

Qin Buqi was very surprised. He thought his surname was Huan, but it was the same as Wei's and Nong's surnames.

In this way, these people are not the real Southern Barbarians from Baiyue, but the ancestors of the Han people who, like Feng Ning, Cuan Xie and others, went south with the Central-South Dynasty hundreds of years ago to expand their territory.

But looking at their current appearance, they really can't find the Huainan Huan family, let alone the half-momentum of the imperial guards of the Huanlie Yin of the Chu Kingdom.

They have long been lost in the barbarians for hundreds of years.

(End of this chapter)