It's been more than ten days since he got close to a woman, and after all, he is also a strong man with strong needs, so he naturally can't hold it back.

Zhou Zhong's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Boss, I have been eating this bowl of rice for seven or eight years, Jizhen, Xuanfu, and Datong have all walked through, but I have never seen an official like you leading soldiers." ”

Dong Ce turned his head and said with a smile: "What's wrong?" ”

"There is strategy, can play with the heart, and the conspiracy calculation is no worse than others. But he can also go into battle shirtless, and fight hard with real knives and guns! The heart is black enough, the hands are ruthless enough, and he can not only kill people on the street, but also pull down the way to play with others and be a street scoundrel. Zhou Zhong shook his head, he was still chewing a large piece of bread and roast meat in his mouth, and his voice was a little indistinct.

Dong Ce listened to his words, just smiled faintly and did not speak.

"I don't know what kind of person you are, but I can understand one thing!" Zhou Zhong slapped the female wall and said loudly: "Boss, you really treat us well, just rely on this, you can sell you my rotten life!" ”

"You're not a bad guy."

Dong Ce patted him on the shoulder, and was about to speak, when a burst of horses' hooves suddenly came from a distance.

The two hurriedly looked sideways, only to see a few fast horses galloping towards this side, Zhou Zhong looked good, sighed softly, and said, "It's Lord Xu who came over in person!" ”

"Xu Ruji? Not again? ”

Dong Ce and Zhou Zhong looked at each other = one = book = read = novel = ybdu, and their hearts were overjoyed: "Could it be that the reward has come down?" ”

Speaking of which, Xu Ruwei is now a frequent visitor to Anxiangdun.

Since July 27, I have made two more trips, the first time is to take away the heads of those Jiannu and make them up, but these heads will be sent to the capital to be sent to the military department, the capital procuratorate, and the adults in the matter to inspect. The first time was a business matter, and the second time was purely a private matter - Xu Ruyu came over and wanted to get five sets of armor from Dong Ce to arm his own soldiers.

This is a bit excessive, and Xu Rujian opened his mouth widely, and he asked for the forty-pound iron valve armor with one mouth, which was Dong Ce's treasure, how could he be willing to give it?

After all, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, the Ming army's private ownership by the generals was quite serious - the family system is an extremely obvious embodiment, the best equipment, weapons, are used to support the family, and the monthly salary of the family is often four or five times that of ordinary soldiers. These families, but privately owned by the generals, are to be supported by the state. Basically, at this point, if you are fighting, you only need to hand over the head, and you don't have to hand over the rest, you can keep it yourself.

Of course, in the vast majority of cases, the army of the Ming Dynasty did not capture anything at all, but was captured by Houjin on its side.

Therefore, these seizures can be regarded as Dong Ce's private property, and from this point of view, Xu Ruyi is still very good at being a person. It's just that his request touched Dong Ce's bottom line, and he couldn't give him a pair of armor, but Xu Ruji was a Shangguan after all, and it didn't hurt his face. Dong Ce had no choice but to take out three horses, plus a fine iron hook sickle, and a long-handled battle axe to Xu Ruji, which could be regarded as ruining the wealth and eliminating the disaster.

Dong Ce only hoped that Xu Ruyu would not come over to fight the autumn wind again this time.

The two of them hurried down, and when they reached the ground, Wang Hun's loud voice had already come: "Boss, Lord Xu is here." ”

"I see!" Dong Ce shouted loudly and walked quickly towards the pier gate.

Xu Rujie and the others had already arrived in front of the pier, Dong Ce hurriedly ordered the gate to be opened, the suspension bridge was lowered, he walked out quickly, and saluted with crossed hands: "The lower official greets the lord, the lower official greets the late, and asks the lord to forgive the sin." ”

"Eh, my own brother, why do you need to say such an outrageous thing?" Xu Rujian smiled on his face, and reached out to support him without waiting for Dong Ce to bow down, but Dong Ce was unwilling to get entangled in this kind of thing, so he insisted on bowing and did a thorough job of etiquette.

He knew that Xu Ruji's temperament was quite narrow, and if he was considered proud of his merits because of such a trivial matter, he would inevitably not be able to get it.

Seeing that Dong Ce was so knowledgeable and interesting, Xu Rujian was very satisfied, and the displeasure that was rejected by Dong Ce because of his request for A last time also disappeared. He picked Dong Ce up, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Dong, my brother is here to give you good news this time!" ”

"Brother?"

Hearing this title, Dong Ce was stunned at first, and then he knew it in his heart, and suddenly there was a surge of ecstasy.

In front of him, Xu Ruwei has always been very self-respecting and majestic, and he is either politely called Lord Dong or called him by his name, but he has never been called 'brother'! And this rather intimate title, coming out of Xu Ruji's mouth, obviously means that his status in his mind is different from the past. What could cause this change?

There is only one explanation! That's his own promotion! And this official is not small, at least the gap with Xu Rujian is not as big as before, so Xu Rujian is so polite!

He forced himself to hold back the joy in his heart and said with a smile: "Brother, where does the joy come from?" ”

Now that Xu Rujie has already folded and handed it in, he can let go of his body and face like this, Dong Ce naturally has to climb on the pole.

Xu Ruyi smiled silently, but took out a few things from his arms and shook them in front of Dong Ce. Dong Ce's eyes suddenly lit up, this is a set of waist cards, and it is also a symbol of their status in the Ming Dynasty, regardless of civil officials and military generals!

Is this your own?

He took a breath, clapped his hands, and hurriedly said, "Ouch, it's all the little brother who has no eyes, how can the big brother talk here?" Brother, please sit inside, let's go in. ”

Xu Rujian bowed his head slightly and strode in.

He glanced at the uneaten food and said with a smile: "Anxiangdun is getting more and more prosperous these days. ”

Dong Ce was ashamed.

"Brother, you have the ability!" Xu Rujian sighed, picked a chair and sat down, Xu Meng and a few other soldiers stood straight behind him with knives, and suddenly the power was highlighted. All the dunding people bowed their heads, not daring to look directly at the majesty of this lord.

He looked at Dong Ce, and his expression was a little complicated: "Do you know how old I am this year, brother?" ”

Dong Ce shook his head and said, "Little brother doesn't know. ”

Xu Rujian sighed, stretched out four fingers and gestured: "It's forty-six!" ”

"It took me a full nineteen years to go from a soldier to the position of a hundred households! And you? It took less than three months! If I remember correctly, you're not even twenty this year, are you? Xu Ruyu laughed, got up again and patted Dong Ce's shoulder, and praised: "Young and promising, but so!" ”

As soon as he finished saying this, the surrounding circle of dunding and their family members suddenly burst into exclamations-Our adults have been promoted to a hundred household officials?

There was a whisper among the people.

Dong Ce's heart was also surging, he had already thought that he would be promoted, but he thought that it was okay to be almost a flag officer, and as for the hundred household officials, he could only hope for it in his dreams. You must know that Xu Ruji, the manager of Shilipu, is just a hundred households.

But I didn't expect that it was a hundred officials!

Xu Rujian beckoned and said with a gentle smile: "Come here, this time except for my brother, everyone of you will also have a reward." ”

The crowd hurried over to listen to him.

Xu Ruyi was also happy to have a good relationship with this group of newly promoted Shilipu officers, so he was very careful and did not have the slightest impatience.

This time, the Houjin army entered the Kou, plundered the northern Jin Dynasty, and all parts of the northern Hebei Province, in front of the Houjin Iron Cavalry, the nine-sided important town that spends millions of taels of silver every year to support is in vain, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, are up and down, a mess of waste. Emperor Chongzhen was furious and strictly investigated the crime of losing the plane of the guards in various places. Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, Jiao Yuanqing, the governor of Xuanfu, Hu Zhanen, the governor of Datong, and Dai Junen, the governor of Shanxi, were all dismissed and listened to for the crimes of ineffective governance of Xinjiang and ineffectiveness of the imperial captives, and the general soldiers of the three towns and the eunuchs who monitored them were also dismissed, and a major earthquake was set off in the Ming officialdom.

Under the arguments of all parties, the northern Hebei soldiers prepared the road, and the Huailong soldiers were also unlucky, and they were dismissed and sent to prison. Due to his lack of achievements, the newly appointed Huailong Bing Beidao had been exiled in the capital a few days ago, and the former governor of Datong, Hu Zhanen, was exiled with him.

The newly appointed Xuanda Governor Yang Sichang, Datong Governor Jiao Yuanfu, Shanxi Governor Wu Fu, and Hebei Northern Military Beidao Liu Ruozai all need a credit to offset the pressure for themselves and make a show in front of the emperor, so as not to be considered too incompetent by the emperor - it is no longer a matter of dismissal, but a matter of life.

As a result, at this most critical time, Dong Ce's good news went up.

It is undoubtedly a charcoal in the snow, and it is a good charcoal that has been soaked in honey and various precious spices for more than ten days.

Beheaded more than a dozen levels, captured nearly thirty war horses, and nothing else, in the gloom of this army, it can be regarded as the most eye-catching and brilliant highlight of a slash. Liu Ruozai was overjoyed by the Northern Hebei Army, and after carefully polishing the good news, the master copied four copies. One was sent to his immediate boss, the governor of Datong, one was sent to the governor of Xuanda, one was sent to the military department, and one was directly submitted to the imperial front.

As Shanxi's criminal envoy and the prosecutor's office, and the northern Hebei military preparation, Liu Ruozai already has the right to directly report to the emperor.

The old ones were also overjoyed after receiving the good news...... Why didn't I win a battle before I came? I also have a share of the credit here!

So a letter of the letter after the polishing was transmitted to the capital.

And in the military department in the capital, the high-ranking officials of the military department were also having a hard time during this time, and the emperor had to recruit them to urge and reprimand them almost every day, and the hair of the military department was white.

This good news is like a glass of water in front of a traveler who is about to die of life and thirst in the desert, although it cannot solve the fundamental problem, but at least it renews his life.