"Lord Wu, my subordinates say goodbye!"

arched his hand, Xu Xingxia said goodbye to Wu Haiming.

"Good, good, good."

Wu Haiming responded a little stiffly, and his face was not very good-looking.

Xu Xingxia turned around and walked inside, until he came to the innermost part of the mansion. On the way, they met a few Zhou Chaoshun's family members, identified themselves, and explained their intentions, so they brought Xu Xingxia directly into the back hall. Xu Xingxia looked around casually and found that the places he passed, whether it was architecture or decoration, looked relatively dilapidated. The place where Deng Rubai lives, although it is not very gorgeous, is much better than Zhou Chaoshun's here.

At that time, the structure of the official residence was basically the front office and the back people. Zuotunwei's guard commander's official residence is also structured like this. Outside of the three entrances, they are all public areas. After the third entrance, it is a private area. Like Wu Haiming, of course, he also has his own official residence. However, his official residence will not exist as an office place. Only full-time positions have such qualifications. Commanders and commanders are actually the deputy of the Wei Commander, and they are to assist the Wei Commander in handling official business.

Zhou Chaoshun's residence, on the side of the back hall, looks a little gloomy. The surrounding colors are also a little dull. Obviously, his financial situation should not be very good. No matter what kind of high-ranking official he is, once he really gets sick, it is a very troublesome thing. There are many things that cannot be done by yourself, which means that a lot of oil and water cannot be harvested. If you can't get oil and water, you naturally don't have a rich net worth. Coupled with the medical expenses of illness, of course, you will be slowly embarrassed.

At this level, there are still many ways to make money. Whether it is to do some business on your own, or to deduct money and food, or to lose public funds, it is a good way to fill your own pockets. However, these things have to be done in person. After all, it is very dangerous to leave things that cannot be seen in the light of day to be handled by outsiders. Besides, there is a Wu Haiming next to him, and it is even more impossible for Zhou Chaoshun to entrust it to outsiders.

In fact, in Zhou Chaoshun's situation, the best choice is to choose to take the initiative and pass on the position of commander to his son. It's a pity that Zhou Chaoshun's eldest son has not grown up and cannot take office. The Ming Dynasty stipulated that a man was considered an adult at the age of thirteen. However, if a person wants to take up a job, he must be eighteen years old. This is a red line, which is difficult for ordinary people to break, and Zhou Chaoshun is certainly no exception.

It is impossible for Zhou Chaoshun to give up his position as the commander of the guard, even if he is very sick, he must stubbornly support it. As long as he does not die, his position will not be replaced. As long as he survives until his eldest son reaches the age of eighteen, it is considered a victory. At that time, even if he leaves, the position of Zuo Tunwei's guard commander will still belong to his Zhou family. Therefore, before that, he didn't need to take care of anything, he just needed to nourish his body. It is estimated that it is also for this reason that Wu Haiming can become the de facto head of Zuo Tunwei.

Under the leadership of his family, Xu Xingxia slowly entered Zhou Chaoshun's bedroom. The light inside is relatively dark, and it is difficult for people who come in from the outside to adapt for a while, and it is quite difficult to see Zhou Chaoshun's face clearly. Even after adapting to the darkness, he could hardly see Zhou Chaoshun's face, and there was a tent in the middle. It is estimated that Zhou Chaoshun's condition is indeed quite serious and he cannot see anyone. The gloomy light is conducive to concealing his true condition.

"The subordinate Zhenshuo Fort is the new thousand households Xu Xingxia, see the commander of the guard." Xu Xingxia stood in front of the hospital bed, bent down and saluted, and said loudly. Every subordinate who came to visit Zhou Chaoshun replied at this distance, and he was certainly no exception.

"Excuse me, sit down and talk." Zhou Chaoshun's speech was weak, and his attitude was quite affectionate. Due to the barrier of the tent, Xu Xingxia couldn't see his appearance. Judging from his voice, the commander of the Zuo Tun Guard is indeed not far from the time of his departure. Let's hope he can last a year or two. As long as he hasn't taken his last breath, Wu Haiming can't really cover the sky with one hand. At least, with his own thousand households, Wu Haiming didn't dare to come nonsense.

"Thank you, sir." Xu Xingxia agreed, and sat down on the chair next to him. There are three chairs in the ward, all of which are used to sit for people who are seeing their patients. It turned out that there were more than a dozen chairs, and it could accommodate more than 10 people at a time. It's just that in recent years, fewer and fewer people have come to visit Zhou Chaoshun, and the number of chairs has decreased. People are warm and cold, and the world is hot and cold, this is an inevitable thing.

On the hospital bed, Zhou Chaoshun looked at Xu Xingxia sideways and did not speak for a long time. It's not that I don't want to say it, but I don't have the strength to say it. Thousands of words, I don't know where to start. This is the disadvantage of the guard military system, a certain officer, obviously not qualified for the position, but, due to hereditary relations, ordinary people cannot replace them. It seems that Chen Baiquan, a thousand households in Zhenshuo Fort, if the whole family is not dead, there is no way for others to replace his position.

Why are there soldiers? It is to bypass the damn system of hereditary inheritance and establish another more practical military system. The hereditary system of the Weisuo Army was formulated by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and the later Emperor Yanjing did not dare to cancel it easily. If you are disrespectful to Emperor Taizu, it is very easy to attack. The strength of the civil official group is so strong, even Huang Yanjing can't resist it. Since I didn't dare to cancel, I had to bypass it.

It's just that it's not easy to get around! It is impossible for the state not to provide basic guarantees for the money and food of the guards. Even if it is a long-term arrears, the numbers on the books must be recognized. If you don't admit it, the Weisuo Army will no longer be the army of the state, but a time bomb that may explode at any time. It is very difficult and difficult for the garrison army to play a positive role, but the consequences of the garrison army rising up to make trouble are very serious.

After a long time, Zhou Chaoshun accumulated the strength to speak, and said weakly: "This time Zhenshuo Fort...... Alas...... Xu Qianhu, Zuo Tunwei's hope is pinned on you. If there is a chance in the future...... Alas......"

He only said a few words in fits and starts, and then didn't say any more, and finally just sighed silently. If there is a chance in the future, what will happen, he did not say. However, his basic meaning has already been expressed in this sigh. Xu Xingxia, who was sitting opposite the hospital bed, was basically able to grasp Zhou Chaoshun's bitter psychology.

As the commander of Zuo Tunwei, Zhou Chaoshun can only hold back many things in his heart and can't say it easily. In fact, it is definitely unfair for the top to put all the responsibility on Zuo Tunwei's head. Everyone knows that this time Mo Yuegen personally killed, Ningxia Town suffered such a big loss, and the first person to be responsible is the governor of Ningxia and the chief military officer of Ningxia. The lightest punishment should be to dismiss both of them and send them to prison for their crimes.

However, in the end, the result was to push out a dead thousand households and bear all the blame. Others, even if they are guilty, are just a drop in the bucket. At most, two sentences of reprimand, and forget it. The huge turmoil has basically been lifted like this. However, Qianhu is only a military attache of the fifth grade, how much responsibility can he bear? It's a pity that Chen Baiquan is dead, and his family is dead, so naturally no one rose up to refute it. Zhou Chaoshun, as the commander of the guard, is naturally powerless.

Of course, it is absolutely impossible to say that Zhou Chaoshun has no thoughts at all in his heart. was wrongfully gnawed on such a big dead cat, and he didn't have a little emotion to blame. Unfortunately, even if he had ideas and thoughts, what could he do? He himself is sick, and he can't even be a normal director, let alone argue about such a big thing. Wu Haiming must have seen his jokes, and it was absolutely impossible for Chen Baiquan to stand out.

For Xu Xingxia's arrival, Zhou Chaoshun couldn't like it. After all, it was outsiders who grabbed their own turf. The concept of the mountain head of the Weisuo Army is very serious, and the rejection of surnames is very strong. The top didn't consult his own opinion at all, so he directly assigned the thousand households of Zhenshuo Fort to another guard, no matter how you think about it, it's not a taste! However, this was a direct order from the governor of the three sides, and even the governor did not dare to say anything, and how could he, a guard commander, dare to say anything? Even if you say it, what's the use?

Of course, if Zhou Chaoshun resisted Xu Xingxia's arrival, it was not. After all, Xu Laomo's name, even he who has been sick in bed for a long time has vaguely heard of it. After learning that Xu Xingxia was about to serve as the Qianhu of Zhenshuo Fort, he even sent someone to collect Xu Xingxia's information. As a result, I don't know if I don't see it, and I am shocked when I see it. This Old Demon Xu is simply a murderous demon king, and the number of Tartars who died in his hands is a little more, and even celebrities like Mo Yuegen and Tuoba Su have been planted in front of him.

Zuo Tunwei has indeed been too weak over the years. There are ten guards in Ningxia Town, and it is estimated that the weakest is Zuotunwei. This time, he was beaten hard from above, and Zuo Tunwei didn't dare to say anything. If Xu Xingxia's arrival can bring a little new atmosphere to Zuo Tunwei, he is still more willing to see it. Anyway, Zuo Tunwei has fallen to such a point, no matter how Xu Xingxia tosses, it can't be worse than now. In case Zuo Tunwei is tossed well, even if he dies, he will be a little comforted.

"Do your best!" Zhou Chaoshun said weakly.

"Thank you, sir! My subordinates will definitely do their best! Xu Xingxia nodded and said.

found that Zhou Chaoshun's complexion was indeed not good and he couldn't talk much, so Xu Xingxia quit. Wu Haiming was already waiting outside. Seeing Xu Xingxia come out, Wu Haiming said with a smile: "Xu Qianhu, you are new to the city, Zuo Tunwei's brothers, you booked a table of banquets in Kwai Yuan Building, and invited Xu Qianhu to enjoy the light. ”

(To be continued)