Lord and leave

Chapter 169

The King of Chu sighed for a moment, and then continued, "This time, the fourth brother has made great contributions to the suppression of the chaos, and you are also indispensable. The fourth brother has already received rewards, but you, the military master behind the scenes, have not yet done so. I am not a partial person." , Let’s hear it, what kind of reward do you want, just ask it, I can satisfy you.”

It was originally a joyful event, but Zhu Bingling heard the mystery of it.

Zhu Bingling heard the dangerous message from King Chu's understatement of "a military adviser behind the scenes", and raised his vigilance.

The reward this time is definitely not that simple. The king of Chu wants to reward her, and the conditions are so high, so just ask for it?
When Zhu Bingling thought about it, there was only one possibility, that is, she was already doubting her, and now she was testing her?
During the speech, Zhu Bingling had been thinking back and forth for a few times, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, the King of Chu was so scheming.Such a big event as the prince's rebellion did not disturb his thinking, and he still remembered such a small person as her. The King of Chu should not underestimate him.

How did Zhu Bingling know that it was not that King Chu remembered her as a small person, but that she was so eye-catching. Even if she could hide her brilliance, she was still noticed by caring people.

The current suspicion of the King of Chu should be just guessing the purpose of such a desperate effort. If she guessed correctly, the King of Chu has already investigated her.But judging from the current situation, King Chu's investigation should not be very clear, so he tested her.

What the king of Chu wanted to know was nothing more than to know what her purpose was.It is impossible for a person to have no desire. If there is no desire, then he must have other plans. Otherwise, why would he be so desperate to make suggestions?

The King of Chu wants her weakness, so she will find him a weakness.In a person's life, apart from power, there is wealth.

Seeking power will threaten the interests of many officials. If it is but asking for money, then it is easy to say, and I believe the king of Chu will feel relieved.

"If you go back to the king, can the little girl ask for anything?" Zhu Bingling repeated to express her excitement.

"Of course." King Chu looked at Zhu Bingling, wondering what kind of request she would make.

"Back to the king, if the king wants to reward the little girl in battle, then the little girl has the courage to hope that the king will reward the little girl ten thousand taels of gold." Zhu Bingling tried to make herself look like a person who loves money when she speaks. Those who are especially loving, they will feel that they can control you.

After King Chu heard this, he laughed so loudly that Zhu Bingling could feel the vibration of his eardrums. "Fourth brother, fourth child, you found a real treasure! It's the first time I've heard someone talk about greed for money so openly and confidently, it's not bad!"

Hearing King Chu's laughter, Zhu Bingling breathed a sigh of relief.For the time being, the king of Chu believed her, what about being greedy for money?If you admit that she is greedy for money, not to mention that you can save a lot of troubles and get a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, then why would she not do it?

"Okay, since you have made such a great contribution this time, I will reward you with 2 taels of gold and several pieces of jewelry. How about this reward? Are you satisfied with such a reward?" King Chu looked at Zhu Bingling happily, this little girl The girl is a bit interesting, with such a smart mind, she can make such a fortune.

"Little girl, thank the king for his kindness." Zhu Bingling took a glance at Chu Hengqing from the corner of her eye, and found that Chu Hengqing was also looking at her happily. What happened to her?Are you looking at her like this?I can't figure it out!

"Fourth, it seems that you, a little counselor, are still a little money fan! You have to pay attention, if your wealth can't attract her, then she will probably be snatched away!" Although the king of Chu heard the words It sounds like a joke, but anyone can feel that Chu Wang is also interested in Zhu Bingling.

It's a pity that Zhu Bingling is now by Chu Hengqing's side, and there is still such an ambiguous relationship. If it is possible, if it is possible to bring Zhu Bingling to his side, he can definitely make a lot of contributions to him.

But if you want to return to thinking, now you can only think about it.It is not a wise man's choice to rob Chu Hengqing of a woman at this time, and this person is still his own son.He's in no hurry, there's always time.

For the rest of the time, King Chu and Chu Hengqing chatted for a while and lengthened it.Zhu Bingling just listened quietly by the side, not intending to interrupt at all.

Their conversation was so hypocritical that Zhu Bingling's ears automatically turned on the shielding function, immersing herself in her own small world.

It had been a long time since King Chu and Chu Hengqing had finished chatting.

In the territory of Chu State, because of the imperial decree of the King of Chu, there was an upsurge of conscription for a while, but it was not very popular with the people.

The king of Chu decreed that as long as those who have reached the age of fifteen and those who have not exceeded the age of fifty must participate in the training of recruits.

After the people knew about it, their resistance was very strong.No one wants their children to go out to serve as soldiers so early. All adults and children in the family go to serve as soldiers. The family does not even have the most basic labor force. Who can send someone to serve as a soldier for a reason?
So all of a sudden, families big and small in the capital were secretly thinking about countermeasures.

A few days later, the middle-aged and young people in the city began to use various methods to escape from the city.Although many people signed up, it was still unsatisfactory.

In desperation, the king of Chu made another decree.For this year's conscription, each person will be given five taels of silver. If two people are recruited from one family, each family will be given 15 taels of silver.

In other words, even if the family is poor and can't even afford food, as long as there are men who come out to serve as soldiers and save money, they will not need to work for many years.

Under such a strong material temptation, not only many people in the capital actively signed up, but what is even more surprising is that even many young men who had escaped from the capital also ran back.

It is not difficult to understand the thinking of these people. Many of them are from poor families, and they may not be able to earn the subsidy money given by the two soldiers if they earn a lifetime of money.More people, like beggars on the street, also have the right to join the army.These beggars are begging everywhere outside, not to mention their clothes, and sleep on the streets every night.

Before the prince rebelled, they could still beg for food more or less every day, at least not starving to death.

But now, once the prince rebelled, the streets were full of robbers, ordinary people dare not go out at all, how could anyone give them alms?
Although there were some righteous people who consciously rushed out in the later stage to arrest the bandits, after this incident, every family lived on a diet and struggled to survive.

For so many days, they barely survived by robbing wild dogs for food, and some frail people had already starved to death.

Now the imperial court is recruiting soldiers, and it has offered such generous conditions, not only food and clothing, but also a place to live, what they like the most is that they still have money to take.

You know, how many years have they been beggars, and how long has it been since they saw silver.

That's five taels of silver for one person. They may not be able to get one tael of silver by begging for a lifetime, let alone five taels of silver?It's exciting to think about.

So, after the king of Chu made the decree, everyone enthusiastically signed up.

This time, the officers and soldiers who were in charge of recruiting had a lot of Coca-Cola. It turned out that recruiting is a hard job, and he was the one who was the least favored, so he was squeezed out here to manage the registration of recruits.

But who would have thought that strange things happen every year, especially this year.

This year, because of an imperial decree from the King of Chu, after changing the compensation for conscription in previous years, everyone is scrambling to become a soldier.

It used to be that officers and soldiers dragged and grabbed people from every household, but now?It turned out that everyone came to bribe him, hoping to get his children and husband to serve as soldiers so that he could get money. What year is this, and this is already popular?
I saw that the crowd was surging at the conscription site, and it was a picture of a sea of ​​people.

"Brother Bing, look, this is the only little money my family has. You can do me a favor and let my children come in too. My family is counting on him. This is all for you, do you think so?"

On the conscription table, a soldier in uniform kept recording. There was another person in front of the soldier who recorded the roster. This person was the one who was excluded and then came here to conscript.

At this time, he was not as useless as before.I saw him now looking arrogant, with his legs resting on the table indecently, and he kept shaking and shaking, holding some melon seeds in his hand, knocking the melon seed skins, with a kind of twisted The arc fell to the ground.

Standing beside him was a middle-aged woman in shabby clothes.The clothes on her body don't know how many patches there are, but they are still very clean.The wrinkles on her face betray the hardships of her life. She looks like she is 50 or 14 years old, but her son is just 30 years old. According to the phenomenon of early marriage in ancient times, this is impossible, so she should only be [-] years old about.

She is the middle-aged woman who just spoke, dragging this dark, thin and small child to conscript.

The standard for conscription is to be [-] years old to meet the conditions for conscription, so the child led by the middle-aged woman did not meet the requirements, so this scene appeared.

"No, no, no, this child is not old enough to accept." Given such a small amount of money, do you want to come in and exchange five taels of silver?This card counting is very loud!
"Brother, look at this kid. He has a very strong body. He has been working in the fields with me since he was a child. He eats little and is not picky about clothing. He is very easy to feed. Don't look at him as thin, he is very strong. He is definitely a Good stuff for soldiers."

The middle-aged woman was particularly afraid that Uncle Bing would not accept her child, so she begged with all her strength. She was waiting for the money to go to the doctor for her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law was seriously ill.For the sake of her mother-in-law's life, she decided to let the child serve as a soldier. Although it is a bit hard, it may not necessarily lose his life, and he is also in charge of food and lodging.

At the end of the middle-aged woman's speech, she felt like crying.

The soldier saw that something was wrong, if she made a fuss about it, what would happen?
Then his corruption and bribery have not all been exposed?This can't be done, this can't be done, this is a big head-scratching event.

Before the middle-aged woman burst into tears, the soldier who was still crossing his legs just stepped forward to stop him, "Well, is it that I was afraid of you? Why are you still crying, making trouble and hanging yourself? This money I accept it, and I accept the person too. But let’s talk about the ugly thing before, I accept this person, but if there is anything good or bad, I will not be responsible.”

The soldier looked at this thin little boy and doubted that he could survive for a few days in the barracks.

The life in the military camp is not as simple as they imagined by women and Taoists. Now everyone is rushing in, only seeing the little money in their hands.

Yes, there is a lot of money, but what was it exchanged for?

To put it bluntly, it is to exchange life for money.Now that the world is so chaotic, Chu's own family will attack its own family, let alone other countries, and they will even stare at Chu's every move.

It is a matter of time before the war starts, and if you become a soldier now, you will definitely not be able to escape the fate of fighting.

Those who came to recruit soldiers, if they failed to become elite soldiers during training in the barracks, they would definitely be sent to the money line and turned into cannon fodder.

(End of this chapter)