In late September of the sixteenth year of Zhengde, Nanchang, Jiangxi, two years in a hurry, this city that had experienced the rebellion of King Ning had returned to its former prosperity, and time seemed to have healed the wounds caused by the war, at least on the surface.

There is no major disaster in Jiangxi Province this year, and September is the harvest season, melons and fruits are fragrant, the water and soil near Poyang Lake are fertile, and the golden rice fields are stretching into patches, and the farmers are busy harvesting in the fields.

On the edge of the Ganjiang River in the northwest of Nanchang City, the soldiers of the Nanchang guard are also harvesting rice in the field, and the farmers of the local guard of the Ming Dynasty are like this, carrying hoes and farming in their spare time, and taking knives to kill the enemy in wartime.

The land cultivated by the local guards belongs to the military tun and has certain tax incentives, but it is also subject to taxes, but the military households are exempt from errand service.

It is worth mentioning here that since King Ning's subjugation, the hundreds of thousands of fields occupied by King Ning's Mansion and a group of criminals have been returned to the nearby soldiers and civilians for farming, so the lives of the soldiers and civilians around Nanchang Mansion have been much better in the past two years, and there is hope for life again, and all their minds are put on running their own fields.

While the vast majority of people enjoyed the peace and happiness of the post-war period, there were also those who were not satisfied with the status quo and felt depressed and bored. For example, the second brother-in-law, Xie Erjian, sat lazily under the shade of a tree at this time, with a stick of grass in his mouth in his mouth as if regurgitating an old cow, and looked at the sweaty brothers in the field with empty eyes.

Xie Erjian is now a deputy thousand households of the Nanchang guard, naturally he can't work in the field in person, since his brother-in-law Xu Jin went to Beijing to take the exam the year before last, Xie Erjian went to the Nanchang guard to serve, and he has been a farmer for nearly two years in the blink of an eye, and he feels like he can get out of the birds, when will this kind of boring day come to an end? This is not the life he Xie Erjian wants!

"Dick! Dick! ”

At this time, a big man wearing a hat was striding along the field stalk to this side, and he shouted twice from afar, it was Lin'er, the king of Qianhu, that is, Xu Jin's former personal captain.

"Lao Wang, please call me Xiao Xie!" Xie Erjian said angrily, thinking of the other meaning of the second child, he hiccuped very much.

Wang Lin'er grinned and said: "Fart Xiao Xie, he's twenty years old, what are you pretending to be tender, when will your kid marry a mother-in-law and make a baby, Lao Tzu will call him Xiao Xie again." I said, what's the matter with you kid? It's not easy to talk about a family business based on your family's conditions, it can't be that your kid's vision is too high, right?

Second child, listen to my brother's advice, don't be too ambitious, a rough person like us, it's not realistic to marry a lady who knows books and etiquette, just find a small jasper who looks passable, I heard that the second girl of Lin Qianhu's family is eighteen this year, and she looks handsome, or my brother will give you a line......"

Xie Erjian slowly erected two middle fingers to plug both ears, Wang Lin'er couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this, he also knew that although Xie Erjian always behaved lazily, as if he didn't care about anything, he was actually an arrogant guy, he was bent on making contributions, but he was not very enthusiastic about his life's events, and he had told him several family affairs at home that he had pushed away under various excuses.

"Well, when Lao Tzu didn't say, let's go, the commander just sent someone to inform us to go!" Wang Lin'er kicked the soles of Xie Erjian's boots.

Xie Erjian let go of the fingers blocking his ears and asked in amazement, "What is Old Man Han looking for us?" ”

The commander of the Nanchang guard is called Han Wall, forty years old, stingy for a person, he has never invited his subordinates to eat and drink, but he likes to rub his subordinates' dinners, so everyone secretly calls him Han Laosi.

Wang Lin'er shook his head and said, "I don't know what's going on, let's go, if you're late, that guy should find an excuse to punish our family for drinking." ”

Xie Erjian shrugged his shoulders and stood up, and walked towards the camp with Wang Lin'er.

"Ouch, Xiao Wang Xiao Xie is here, sit down!" When the commander Han Wall saw Wang Lin'er and Xie Erjian, he immediately smiled and beckoned the two to sit down, and poured a cup of tea for the two of them with his own hands.

I'll go, the sun is out in the west? Wang Lin'er and Xie Erjian glanced at each other suspiciously.

"Commander Han, are you looking for us?" Wang Lin'er didn't serve tea, and Han Lao was stingy with nothing to be courteous, which is a bit abnormal!

Han Wall coughed lightly and said, "I just received the order from above, because there are remnants of the White Lotus Demon in Shandong Province who are trying to induce the people to rebel, burn and loot everywhere, and now they have captured several counties. He was ordered to send Xu Jin Xu to be ordered to supervise the military affairs of Shandong Province and be responsible for the suppression of thieves. Now Lord Xu sent a piece of paper to order, and ordered Er to rush to Qufu to listen to the order. Well, here is the list of people who are transferred! ”

After Han Wall finished speaking, he handed a piece of official paper to Wang Lin'er and Xie Erjian, and the two couldn't help but be ecstatic, especially Xie Erjian, who was so excited that he almost jumped up, and said with a smile: "In the past two years, Lao Tzu has been bored with birds, and he can finally move his muscles and bones." ”

In addition to Wang Lin'er and Xie Erjian on Xu Jin's transfer list, the original nine personal soldiers were also listed. It is said that Lin Lin'er and these people were all the personal soldiers of Sun Sui, the governor of Jiangxi, but most of them died in battle, and only eleven people were left to follow Xu Jin.

These eleven personal soldiers followed Xu Jin from birth to death, all of them made great contributions, Xu Jin went to Beijing to catch the exam before they all won a reward, except for Wang Lin'er and Xie Erjian were promoted to a thousand households and deputy thousand households respectively, the other nine people also won the position of a hundred households, and all of them served in Nanchang guard.

Han Wall looked at the two subordinates who were dancing excitedly with complicated eyes, and he was envious in his heart, there are not many opportunities for this kind of meritorious service, alas, it is estimated that he will have to salute and call the chief when he sees these two boys in a few years.

Han Wall coughed lightly and said: "Xiao Wang Xiao Xie, remember to work hard under Lord Xu, but don't fall into the majesty of our Nanchang guard!" ”

Wang Lin'er couldn't help but be speechless, when we followed the birth and death of the general judge, did you Han Lao? The Nanchang defender who fell into the hair is majestic!

Commander Han continued without changing his face: "Xiao Wang Xiaoxie, your ability is very clear to the commander, hehe, don't forget the old Shangguan in the future." ”

Wang Lin'er laughed and said, "This ...... What about that, Commander Han is serious! ”

Han Wall nodded and said: "Well, the military situation is urgent, you gather the people on the list, and this commander will personally set up a banquet in King Teng's Pavilion tomorrow to see you off, so as to be strong, of course, you two are treated!" ”

Wang Lin'er and Xie Erjian glanced at each other speechlessly, knowing that this thing would have this thing, and it would not be Han Laoqi if he didn't rub you.

At that moment, Wang Lin'er and Xie Erjian gathered the other nine pro-soldiers, and these pro-soldiers now have the lowest positions of 100 households, but as soon as they heard that it was the order of the general judge, they immediately went home without hesitation to clean up, said goodbye to their families, and set off with great ambition!

Xie Erjian rode a fast horse back to his hometown in Yugan County that day, handed over a letter from Xu Jin to his parents, and returned to Nanchang overnight that night.

Early the next morning, the soldiers invited a group of "leaders" of the Nanchang guard in the Tengwang Pavilion to give a big meal, and then took a fast boat into Poyang Lake, went east along the Yangtze River, and hurried to Shandong.