After the centurion left, Zhao Xingde left Jin Changtai alone, and said in a low voice: "The enemy is strong and I am weak, I want to go down the mountain to attract the people, and the movements of the Khitan and Jurchen side, Jin Sima must keep in touch with the details of the Military Intelligence Department at any time." ”

Kim Chang-tae nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will petition the Military Intelligence Department to strengthen the investigation in this area." "In the military system of the Xia State, the commander of the army is in charge of the battle, and the marching Sima is responsible for contacting the military divisions such as the Baggage Division and the Military Intelligence Department, which is also the way to control the size of the system. Kim Chang-tae said as he circled his shorthand book with a pencil, and in a moment he had already broken down the soldiers' arguments that he had written down at will, and with a little tinkering, it could become a battle plan to guide the soldiers to go down the mountain and coerce the people. He looked at it two or three more times, frowned and sighed.

Zhao Xingde was thinking about how to get along with the Han army in balance after coercing the people in the future, and when he saw this, he asked, "Why worry about it?" ”

Jin Changtai sighed: "The military states of the Liao State, as well as the counties and counties of the prefecture are well guarded, and if you don't fight with the Liao army, you can't coerce the people." However, there are a large number of Han children in these places, although they cannot be taken out for the time being, so it is a pity to abandon the enemy like this. "The tone of the whole plan is to coerce the people to expand their strength, but try to avoid fighting with the Khitan and Jurchen, and these people near the center of the enemy's power will inevitably not be able to be rescued.

Zhao Xingde's eyes moved slightly, and he muttered: "Those who help themselves, God will help them, although these men are in the enemy camp, they may not be able to be used by me." Is there any way to organize these Han people, ventilate for us, and find some trouble for the Khitans and Jurchens? As he spoke, he tapped the table rhythmically, and the rough pine wood made a thumping sound that seemed to strike at the hearts of people in the silence of the wooden house.

Kim Chang-tae hesitated for a moment and asked, "When Xingzhi is discussing matters in the Protectorate Mansion, can anyone persuade you to join the club?" He had a very personal relationship with Zhao Xingde, and everyone was around during the military discussion, and he was still commensurate with his title, but he was still called in private.

Zhao Xingde was stunned for a moment, and said secretly: "I have joined the Li Society, but I have never heard of the Xia Kingdom's club?" He shook his head and said in a deep voice, "No one has ever led me to join the club." Looking at Kim Chang-tae, I don't know what he is and what he means.

Kim Chang-tae sighed: "I heard that when this dynasty was founded, there was a brotherhood system in the army, each of which had eleven brothers, and each brother developed a brother of the next layer, so as to advocate the friendship of robes and make the army like an arm. After the founding of the country, the brotherhood was divided, and the sergeants only had to register with the Military Intelligence Department to form their own club, but the momentum was far less than that of the original brotherhood. There are many such clubs in various military offices. I'm thinking, if Xingzhi joins a powerful club in the Protectorate Mansion, he can naturally use the name of the club to develop power among the Han'er, and if it is used to coerce the people, it should be twice the result with half the effort. He patted the table and regretted: "I knew this was the case, and before my battalion sent troops, I registered a club with the purpose of recovering Liaodong. ”

"Is that so?" Zhao Xingde was more curious in his heart, and asked about the detailed situation, the system of this brotherhood has been oblivion for a long time, and Jin Changtai only has a personal interest in it, so he consulted a lot of relevant documents in the General's Mansion, but he only knew the general situation.

Zhao Xingde pondered for a moment and asked, "Can we form a club now, and then infiltrate Han'er?" ”

"Sergeant associations must be registered in advance, otherwise they will be regarded as secret associations, suspected of rebellion, and will be tried by military law." Jin Changtai said helplessly, but this back and forth registration procedure, after a lot of effort, I am afraid that the time will be delayed, he suddenly patted his head, with a look of remorse on his face.

"I see." Zhao Xingde nodded slowly, this is also the proper meaning, if a secret society is allowed, it will be too upside down. It must be known that Zhao Kuangyin usurped the country in the eastern part of the country, relying on the power of the ten brothers of the righteous society. Xia Guo led out this undercurrent and made it manifest in the world, and the sergeants could connect with each other with the club outside the barracks system, and they could unite as one and could not be shaken, so they could exclusively uphold the right to govern the country.

"Maybe we're asking other sergeants, and we don't see if there's a club with the right purpose?"

"This," Kim Chang-tae didn't hold out much hope in his tone, "except for the General Assembly Society, which has the support of the Captain of the Protector Mansion, the purpose of the other Sergeant Guilds is very strange, and it is difficult to fit in with the affairs of Liaodong. He closed his shorthandbook, got up, and went out the door.

"I'll go with you and ask." Zhao Xingde also stood up and put on a wolf's skin. I didn't expect that there was such a club system among the sergeants of Xia Guo, and Zhao Xingde felt that it was necessary to personally understand what kind of club the sergeants belonged to. "Do I give the impression that I'm alone, otherwise why wouldn't there be a sergeant inviting me to join the Society?" He thought to himself.

The two came to the stable, Wang Tongdeng was brushing the horse, it was cold, the war horse could not bathe, and could only often brush the fur with a coarse brush, one to keep the fur clean, and the other to relax the muscles and invigorate the blood of the war horse. Brushing horses is the best way to cultivate the emotions of sergeants and war horses. There is a legend in the army that even the emperor personally washed his mount. Wang Tongdeng's armor and cotton jacket were piled aside, wearing only a white silk gown, and his forehead and upper body were still steaming hot.

"Club?" Wang Tongdeng's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "The barbarian also wants to join the club?" Whenever Zhao Xingde studied alone, Wang Tongdeng made fun of him for being unsociable, saying that only "barbarians" lived in isolation. At this moment, Zhao Xingde actually took the initiative to inquire about the affairs of the club, Wang Tongdeng was as enthusiastic as a businessman who recruited customers, and said with a smile: "I am from the 'Hedong Society', Hedong is the place where the founding of the country is prosperous, but it fell into the hands of the Song people, and our 'Hedong Society' proposition is to recover Hedong, and then Guanzhong and Hedong will send troops on both roads, the northwest is condescending, and the Central Plains can go down with a drum." Then send troops from Shu State, from the Yangtze River downstream, the southeast prefecture and county is the weak place of the Song State, can be passed on. Wang Tongdeng knew that Zhao Xingde was from the Kanto region, and looked at him with a smile.

"'Hedong Society' is famous, and I have admired it for a long time." Jin Changtai smiled and arched his hand, Hedong Club is also one of the largest conference clubs in Xia Kingdom. Zhao Xingde was a little embarrassed and said: "It's a bit reluctant to let Liaodong Han'er join this 'Hedong Society'. Beckoning Jin Changtai to leave together, Wang Tongdeng continued to brush his war horse, humming a sour Hedong minor tune while brushing, the sergeant of the Hedong Society has to deduce how to cross the Yellow River and take Taiyuan directly every year, and the society has also studied the people of Hedong in great detail.

When Ma Rui was asked about this, he said with some regret: "Ma has not joined the club yet. Jian Cheng said: "I am the 'canal association', the purpose of this association is that the river canal water conservancy is the foundation of the country, the river canal is prosperous, the country is prosperous, and the river canal is declining, the country is destroyed, so we must strictly supervise the water conservancy of all states and counties, and we must repair and supplement it every year." ”

The situation in Liaodong seems to be some distance away from the construction of water conservancy, but Zhao Xingde and Jin Changtai still praised the importance of water conservancy together before leaving. Along the way, 100 sergeants were questioned, and about 30 percent of them were members of a certain club, and some of them even participated in several clubs. The purpose of the club is strange, there are those who specialize in safeguarding the interests of the bereaved families of fallen soldiers, there are those who ask the imperial court to expand the right of the soldiers to punish the shadows, and there are those who specialize in supervising the fairness of the affairs of the prefecture and county officials stationed in the bureau, and there is actually a "pest eradication society" whose purpose is to require the imperial court to organize the shade households to exterminate snakes, insects, rats, ants and other pests. After asking around, Zhao Xingde only felt that his head was too big, and he couldn't help laughing at himself: "If the targets of the 'Elimination Society' include Khitan and Jurchen, it will be very appropriate." ”

The two of them came to Du Blowhorn while talking, and saw him holding a heavy shield in one hand and a wooden sword in the other, and was fighting with the sergeant. Although Du Fujiao is not young, he is not inferior to a young man in terms of agility, and he has been on the battlefield for a long time, and his actions are decisive and fast, and he is like two people on the battlefield and the appearance of ordinary good people. Seeing Zhao Xingde and Jin Changtai coming, Du Fujiao asked a sergeant to come on the field to replace him and come over by himself.

"Don't hide it from the general, the last general will be the 'Brotherhood of Volunteers'." Du Chuijiao was quite embarrassed and said, "I get an extra 100 yuan a year." ”

"What?" Zhao Xingde lost his voice. Kim Chang-tae said that the brotherhood had been scattered after the founding of the country, but he didn't expect that Du Fujiao, who was not amazing, was actually a member of this club.

Seeing that Zhao Xingde and Jin Changtai were both surprised, Du Fujiao hurriedly explained: "My 'Brotherhood of Volunteers' is different from the 'Brotherhood' of the Founding Dynasty, it is a club registered specifically for the purpose of receiving a 'joining fee' of 100 yuan per person from the military government. I'm the only one in this Brotherhood of Volunteers. If you two are planning to join, I'd love to hear from you. He specially registered a club to get money, and his face didn't look embarrassed.

Looking at Zhao Xingde's confused appearance, Jin Changtai explained: "General Zhao doesn't know that in order to encourage the sergeants to register the association with the Military Intelligence Department, the sergeants who join the formal association every year can have a 'joining money' of 100 yuan, which will be sent to the head of the club as the fund of the club. Since this "Brotherhood of Loyalty" was registered by Du She, of course the 'entry money' was sent to him personally. There are also many such cases, and the names of the clubs in the files of the General's Mansion have reached tens of thousands. ”

Jin Changtai looked at Du Blowhorn rather amusedly, and praised: "It's really good luck that such a majestic name as 'Brotherhood of Volunteers' was actually snatched by Du Jun's envoy." Du Fujiao smiled: "On the day the last general went to the military government to register, he casually crepened this, who expected that no one had registered before, so he called this name." ”

He was still about to be modest, but Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice: "Good name!" He smiled slightly and asked, "I don't know what the purpose of Du Jun's envoy is to this club?" ”

Du Junenvoy was stunned for a moment, and thought hard for a long time before he hesitated: "The eight words that the clerk of the military government casually helped me think of, it seems to be 'Those who commit strong men will be punished even if they are far away'." He paused for a moment, and said with a sneering face: "If the two of you come to join me, I will never deduct this hundred dollars, and I will send it to my own hands in full." This is the purpose of the club that Du Chuijiao really thinks about, and today I finally have the opportunity to tell people.