Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 855 Palace lord, you have to go if you don't go
In the early morning, the blacksmith Zhao Yongshi left the house early, took his tools on his back, and ran to the market to wait for business.

He is a foreigner, took his wife and children to work hard in Shenlin City for three years, and managed to settle down in the north of the city.

Zhao Yongshi's handicrafts are quite good, but it's a pity that he doesn't have his own workshop, so he can only work as a helper in other people's homes.

Many people gathered in the market today, Zhao Yongshi thought he was late.

When I walked to the nearest place, it turned out that the Ministry of War was posting notices.

He leaned closer and saw a man in a long gown, who should be able to read, approached him and said, "Brother, what is written on it?"

The man in the long gown stroked his long beard and said, "This is a call to arms."

A young man next to him asked, "What's called a call to arms?"

Zhao Yongshi looked at the young man, his name was Wu Zhanxiu, he was a laborer, and he was also from his hometown.

The long-clothed man said: "The call to arms is the book of war. This is the call to action for the Northern Expedition. I'll read it to you all."

The long-clothed man cleared his throat and read aloud: The slave chieftains of the northern border, the genus of the barbarians, have repeatedly violated the frontiers and coveted the Central Plains.

Thousands of people on the frontier were devastated by the captives. The men were reduced to bones under their hooves by their knives and axes, and the women were humiliated by them and turned into barbaric wives!

Thousands of times, all flesh and blood, there is no one who does not grieve at the slave chieftain!

To avenge and avenge shame, how can we wait for a different time to wash the blood with blood, and today, the god-king of Jianshi, the master of the family, beat the slave chiefs, brought the people out of the water and fire, and regained the majesty of a thousand times!The fame of the ages, the moment of contention, the announcement is far and wide, and the salty envoys know it! "

The man in the long gown had tears streaming down his face after reading a piece of proclamation.

"Thousands of beautiful rivers and mountains, how can they be trampled by slave chieftains! Although I have reached the age of my destiny, I am willing to join the army and show my power in the middle land!"

Wu Zhanxiu smiled and said, "Brother, what age are you, why do you still want to join the army?"

While talking, two military officials came over to post conscription notices, and the man in long gown stepped forward and said, "I would like to join the army."

Yacha looked at the man, frowned and said, "How old are you?"

"Six out of fifty!"

The Yacha gave a wry smile: "Don't join the army, just have the heart!"

The man hurriedly said: "I can read and write. I can copy and write in the army. I also have some medical skills. I can be a medical officer."

In Qiancheng Country, it is not easy to find a commoner who can read.

The two yamen servants discussed for a while, and said to the man: "You write your name first, and go to get ten taels of payment. Whether you will be accepted or not is up to the captain's decision. If you don't accept you, you have to return the payment. .”

The man in the long gown wrote down his name. His name was Zhou Shixue, and he was a boy student who hadn't been admitted as a scholar.

Worker Wu Zhanxiu's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and said, "Will you be given ten taels of silver for joining the army?"

Ya almost nodded: "Here, cash."

"Then I'll join the army too!" Wu Zhanxiu rubbed his hands and couldn't write, so he gave his name, stamped his fingerprints, and received ten taels of silver.

Blacksmith Zhao Yongshi stepped forward and said, "Why are you crazy? You are about to go to war. Why are you dying?"

A middle-aged man next to him said with a smile: "What kind of war is going on? Let's talk about it. When will we really dare to fight the Tunu people?"

Wu Zhanxiu said with a smile; "What this big brother said is, go to the north to make a living, take care of food, housing, and money, such a cost-effective thing, why not do it."

Yacha shouted: "What are you yelling about? It's a real war this time! Fight Maosha!"

Wu Zhanxiu didn't dare to laugh again, lowered his head, and muttered to himself: "If you hit him, hit him. It's life anyway. I've never seen silver in my life. I gave him ten taels at a time. It's not enough."

Looking at the money in Wu Zhanxiu's hand, Zhao Yongshi was also a little jealous.

Wu Zhanxiu gave his fellow countryman a punch: "You can't go, you're different from me, I'm single, you have a wife and children, so you can't go out and play!"

A sergeant came and called Wu Zhanxiu to gather.

"Brother Zhao, when I come back, I will marry a wife with this money!"

After Wu Zhanxiu left, Zhao Yongshi stared at the notice called Calligraphy for a long time.

He couldn't understand when Zhou Shixue read the call to action just now, he couldn't even understand it.

But thinking of the money in Wu Zhanxiu's hand, Zhao Yongshi always felt his heart tremble.

If I have ten taels of silver, I will build a workshop up and down, and I won't beg for work in the market in the future.

He was in a trance, when a government servant stepped forward and said, "Why, do you want to join the army?"

Zhao Yongshi quickly shook his head and said, "I just want to see, I won't join the army."

Yacha looked at the equipment on Zhao Yongshi's back: "We are also recruiting craftsmen."

Zhao Yongshi put the tools behind him: "I, I'm not a craftsman, I take things for others, I have a wife and children at home, I can't join the army."

"You don't need to join the army. A workshop has been set up in the city. The big workers are paid two hundred cash, and the miscellaneous ones are paid one hundred cash. The white flour and steamed buns are enough."

"Two hundred Wen!" Zhao Yongshi trembled.

In Shenlin City, a blacksmith like him can earn fifty coins a day, which is considered a good fortune.

They gave two hundred Wen.

"Where is the workshop?"

"The workshop is in the north of the city, so go early! If you go late, the wages will be halved, but I told you, life there is hard... Hey! Hey! I said, I haven't finished talking yet!"

Zhao Yongshi carried the equipment on his back, inquired all the way, and went to the workshop.

When you arrive at the place, report your name. The person in charge is an old soldier, about fifty years old, with two scars on his face. It is said that he was a centurion in the army, and everyone calls him Scar Centurion.

Scar Baifu looked at Zhao Yongshi and said, "Are you here to be a master?"

Zhao Yongshi took two steps back and nodded his head.

"Will you hit the spearhead?"

Zhao Yongshi had never fought a weapon before, but he saw that everyone around him was doing it, and he said bravely, "Yes!"

Scar Baifu laughed and said: "If you say yes, I will believe you. Ten spearheads a day, if there are fewer shots, your wages will be deducted."

"What if there are more than ten?"

"Then you have the ability, and you will be rewarded if you accept the work!"

"I really know how to do it!" Zhao Yongshi put down his equipment, imitated others, and started working immediately.

……

In Yuyao Palace, Liang Yuyao packed her bags and prepared to go out.

As an envoy, she didn't have to participate in this war, but to show her sincerity in forming an alliance, Liang Yuyao took the initiative to ask Ying to go north with Wuweiying, Lantern Lang, Qingyiwei, and Hongyiwei.

"Where's Zhiqiong? Why hasn't anyone been seen yet?"

Lin Qianniang said: "Just now I heard the news from Brother Xing, he told us to go first, we don't have to wait for him."

Liang Yuyao resentfully said: "This guy is usually underdisciplined, that is, I dote on him, if it were someone else, who would let him run around like this every day."

Xu Zhiqiong went to the mansion of old emperor Yu Xian Yeguan.

Yeguan also promised Hong Zhenji to go out with the army before, but after thinking about it carefully, if he went out to fight with the Qiancheng Kingdom, wouldn't he offend the Tunu Kingdom?

In the future, if Qiancheng Kingdom no longer takes him in and wants to go to Tunutu, but the way will be cut off.

Qiancheng Weiwei Jinqing, a third-rank cultivator of Suzaku Shengdao, has already put on his military uniform and is ready to set off.

But Yeguan is still hesitating whether to go or not.

Xu Zhiqiong helped him make a decision: "Master, you have to go if you go, or you have to go if you don't."

He is called Palace Master because his only legal status now is the Palace Master of Qiancheng Kingdom Suzaku Palace.

Yeguan looked at Xu Zhiqiong and said, "I, Yu Xian, have nothing to do with the war between Qiancheng and Tunu."

"It's hard to say whether it has something to do with Yu Xian, but it must have something to do with you," Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile. Can Cheng Shenjun be at ease in his heart?"

Yeguan was very annoyed: "What does Yun Hou mean by this? Is it possible that I can still seize Qiancheng? The widow regards Qiancheng as a friendly country, and is sincere from beginning to end."

"In the future, don't call yourself a widow, it's better to call yourself my palace," Xu Zhiqiong stood up and said, "I'm trying to persuade you with kind words, and I hope you can understand the deep meaning of it. It will be too late when the God Lord Qiancheng sends people to surround this place. gone."

Xu Zhiqiong took Chang Decai away from Yeguan's mansion, and while walking on the road, Chang Decai said in a low voice: "Master, it's not difficult for the two of us to clean up the scarf together.
Suzaku Cultivator is good at fighting with a large army, fighting alone, he is not an opponent for the two of us, as long as we get rid of Jinqing, killing Karma is easy. "

Xu Zhiqiong said, "You underestimated a person."

Chang Decai was taken aback: "Does that mean you underestimated Karma? Why should such a timid person overestimate him?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said, "I'm talking about Mo Chi."

Chang Decai was puzzled: "What does this have to do with Mochi? Isn't he determined to be with the Xuanmeng?"

Xu Zhiqiong sighed: "You don't know Mo Chi's mentality. Now that he has formed an alliance with Daxuan, it is mostly due to the situation. Waiting to wipe out the Gu clan, kill the industry, Mo Chi's throne will be firmly established, and Yu will show his wealth. Ten years Within a short period of time, if the population is gathered, the national power may not be inferior to that of Daxuan,

At that time, if he has the idea of ​​going north, the two countries will start a war again. The outcome is unpredictable, but the people of the two places will suffer.
Yeguan was still alive, so Mo Chi felt jealous. Although he was not stable as the emperor, the people of the two places were much more stable.
If Qiancheng Kingdom is hostile to Daxuan, it must kill Yeguan, and now Qiancheng Kingdom is under control, leaving Yeguan behind, which will benefit and cause no harm. "

Chang Decai was stunned for a long time, he didn't expect Xu Zhiqiong to think so far on this matter.

Xu Zhiqiong took Chang Decai to the Department of Punishment and entered the Chengfeng Tower.

"Old Chang, there is a war."

"Master, let's fight first."

……

In the middle of the night, Zhao Yongshi was exhausted and returned home. His wife complained repeatedly: "Where did you go? You came back so late! There are so many officials walking around on the street, I thought there was a monster again!"

Zhao Yongshi smiled and said: "It's not about making trouble with monsters, it's about fighting, and fighting against Mao Sha in the north."

"People are fighting, what are you doing?"

"I'm going to fight for the army, and I'll be paid for it."

The wife scolded a few more words, brought out a bowl of mush from the kitchen, and said, "Drink it up, it's cold."

Zhao Yongshi shook his head, took out 230 big money, and gave it to his wife.

"I'm full. The steamed buns made of white flour are earned by me. Go buy noodles tomorrow and steam the steamed buns at home!"

The wife took the copper coins and counted them several times: "Why did you pay back so much? Then are you going tomorrow?"

"Go!" Zhao Yongshi collapsed on the straw mat and smiled naively, "I will earn three hundred big money and come back tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)