My years as a soldier

The man's body was full of the smell of cattle and sheep, Hu Jiuzhang stabilized the crutch in his hand, cleverly turned his wrist, and got away from the man's pull.

"That was all five or six years ago, eh...don't bring up the past again."

Hu Jiuzhang shook his head with emotion, his brows were slightly lowered, and his face was full of vicissitudes.

The man looked from the crutch in Hu Jiuzhang's hand to his legs, and from those legs all the way to his face, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his eyes rolled around as if thinking.

"I think your Excellency is like this... You must have noble people to help you to come to Liaodong, right?"

"Where did you come from such a noble person, you just rely on the help of your friends!"

Hu Jiuzhang waved his hands repeatedly at the man, picked up his crutches as he spoke, and turned to walk back.

"Hey, it's getting late, brother, please go ahead."

"Uh...you..."

The man thought about what else to say, but Hu Jiuzhang turned around and walked away without looking back. The man stared at Hu Jiuzhang's back for a while, but he still didn't stop him.

After Hu Jiuzhang left, the man walked towards the county government.He was originally a small official in the Liaodong County Yamen, and his ancestors were soldiers of the Sui army who were left here when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty expedition to Goguryeo.Now that a hundred years have passed, how the dynasty of the Central Plains will change is just a conversation with him heard from elsewhere. What he cares about is still the people and things around him.For example, the old man who was brought here under house arrest by a group of Tang army officers and soldiers a few months ago, and dozens of Youzhou soldiers who have occupied their county government barracks since then.

At this time, in the barracks of the county government, Li Zhaoshuo was sitting on the kang.The commoner clothes he is wearing now are obviously down and out, and only the valuable long sword at his waist is left, and his identity as a nobleman can be seen.

His clothes are a bit shabby, but he doesn't look like he is at the end of his rope.

At this time, Li Zhaoshuo was studying a stack of documents in his hand, and some words could be vaguely revealed on the back of the document: Under the door, the foundation of the world... In April of the second year of Zhide... Wang Shi went on a tour to the west, Xiu gathered soldiers and horses, so he sent Qing and others...

Headed by the word "menxia", this is obviously an imperial edict.It is not uncommon for the government to have a copy of the emperor's edict.But at this time, and in this kind of place, it is extremely unusual for Li Zhaoshuo to have an edict from the Emperor Zhide in his hands.

After the Mawei mutiny, Prince Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu, and changed his reign title to Zhide, that is, the Zhide emperor who issued this edict.The manuscript in Li Zhaoshuo's hands was obviously issued in April, and it is now late autumn and September.It took five full months for the edict issued in April of that year to pass into Li Zhaoshuo's hands.Obviously, it is extremely difficult to get news from the outside world here.

Li Zhaoshuo cherished this edict in his hands very much.This is the latest document that he has obtained since An Shi started his army, and every word and sentence on it can cleanse his mind.

For him, time has passed too long.Nearly two years have passed since the eldest brother was killed and his father was imprisoned, and even his father and son were taken to Liaodong.The battle situation in the Central Plains is changing rapidly, and Liaodong, which is in a corner, has almost become an isolated city.Under the isolated city, the forces of various ethnic groups on the border are surging undercurrents, but above the isolated city, where the remaining power of the Tang Dynasty reaches, it is no longer as brave as it used to be.

Suddenly, the wooden door creaked, and Li Zhaoshuo quickly hid the Chinese certificate in his sleeve, looking bored, towards the door.

"It's useless! Who would go to this wretched place to make a living!"

Pushing the door open was a frizzy man with a beard, speaking with a northern accent, and wearing a Tang army saber on his waist. He was obviously a Youzhou soldier who entered Liao with Dong Junsheng.

"What did you hear again?"

Li Zhaoshuo asked casually, but his eyes were fixed on the Youzhou soldiers, and he was still very vigilant.

"Old Luo of the county government said that he met a crippled soldier at a tea stand. The man said that he came from Chang'an and wanted to make a living in Liaodong. I don't think it's useless for him to inquire! If it weren't for you and us Your dear father and master won't be trapped in this crappy place." The bearded man entered the room cursing and sat down on the kang next to Li Zhaoshuo, his eyes were rather disdainful.

Although Li Zhaoshuo had heard these words a lot, he still couldn't stand his words.Before Youzhou soldiers finished speaking, Mr. Li's expression turned cold.

"Tsk... What's the use of staring at me, I'm trapped here because of you. But I can't lose you as a burden. After all, you are the blood of the royal family. Once the situation changes, you can sell it to the Northeast Tartars." Make a fortune." Speaking of this, Youzhou Bing raised his hand and smoothed his black beard under his chin.

"You don't want to run away, but if you are willing to obey, at least in Liaodong City, we, Boss Dong, can still protect your interests."

"Good? Are you willing to let me out?"

Hearing his words, Li Zhaoshuo's expression flashed.

"Don't think about going out, let alone find out where your father is going. If you don't want to suffer, just be honest and obedient. You can eat and live here, and you don't need to work. What else are you not satisfied with?"

"Then let's change, would you like to?"

"Tsk tsk, come on!"

The Youzhou soldier waved his hand and stopped attacking.Li Zhaoshuo also felt bored, turned around and sat stubbornly, wondering what he was thinking.

As the sky turned dark, Li Zhaoshuo slept in the same room as usual with the bearded soldier. He was not used to it, but now he is used to it. It is obvious that he does not see the delicate air of a nobleman.

The next morning, before dawn, Li Zhaoshuo got up quietly, and hurried to the duty room of the county government official Xu.There was only one person he was looking for—Lao Luo.

When he first arrived in Liaodong, Li Zhaoshuo was really depressed for a long time, so that the soldiers in charge of guarding his father and son didn't bother to watch their every move.Especially when An Lushan proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang, those soldiers clamored to go back to the Central Plains. Dong Junsheng, who was in charge, severely punished several people before calming down the turmoil.But in less than half a month, dozens of soldiers who had followed to Liaodong ran away, and Dong Junsheng was obviously not that loyal to An Lushan. He made friends with powerful people in Liaodong, but he got closer to foreigners.

Things have developed to this point, it is no longer the original situation.Su Wang and his son are more like a pair of goods that are up for sale. If An Lushan wins, they, as the blood of the old Tang royal family, can be sold to some Fan clan leaders with ulterior motives, which can also be exchanged for a fortune.And if An Lushan was defeated, the father and son would be the life-saving talismans of Dong Junsheng and his group, and they must be kept with them, and they must not be lost.

And Li Zhaoshuo also knows his own value.The reason why he didn't give up completely was because he found that people around him were gradually changing their attitudes.

Things first happened in the early spring of this year.One day, some twenty or so soldiers who were still in Anton suddenly gathered together at night for unknown reasons.Li Zhaoshuo didn't know what they talked about, but he knew that since that night, the attitude of the Youzhou soldiers guarding him was much better than before.Although he still has a contemptuous look everywhere, but at least he is not as domineering as before.

Gradually, Li Zhaoshuo was not only allowed to go out and take a walk in the courtyard, but later on as long as he did not leave the county government office, he could come and go freely to the houses, corridors and courtyards in the government office.

Therefore, Li Zhaoshuo had the opportunity to contact outsiders.The officials and servants in the county government office, the servants who regularly communicate with various government offices... Li Ergong originally disdained contacting these people, but when he was surrounded by only these people, he had no choice.It's just that Li Zhaoshuo didn't expect at the time that such a group of servants, as long as they are used properly, they also contain huge energy that he can't imagine.

At a quarter of an hour, the night wind was cool and cool, but there was still a candlelight shining in the duty room of the county government.Li Zhaoshuo tucked his hands into his sleeves, huddled and carefully walked to the door of the duty room, stretched out his hand and tapped three times, and heard a muffled male voice with a thick nasal voice inside the room.

"Who? In the middle of the night..."

After confirming that the voice was familiar to him, Li Zhaoshuo quickly opened the door and stepped into the hut.

"It's me, Lao Luo, I'm here to ask you something."

There was obviously no sleepiness in Li Zhaoshuo's voice, but the man in the room was curled up on the small couch in the corner of the duty room, wrapped in a big quilt, and sleepy.This man was stout and smelled like sheep. He was the same little official who talked with Hu Jiuzhang at the tea stand yesterday afternoon.

"Hey, Lao Luo, wake up, I sneaked out here and asked you something."

Li Zhaoshuo lowered his voice, walked up to the man and patted him on the shoulder.

"Who...Little Master Li?"

Only then did Lao Luo open his eyes and recognized the person in front of him.Surprise flashed in his eyes, he yawned a few times, got up hastily, revealing his official robes, obviously he still had some respect for Li Zhaoshuo.

"Why did you come to me suddenly? What do you want to ask again?"

"Lao Luo, I heard that you met a crippled soldier from Chang'an yesterday afternoon?"

"Ah... there is such a thing." Lao Luo had just been woken up from his sleep, and he breathed heavily. It took him a while to remember what Li Zhaoshuo asked.

"If you want to talk about this... Mr. Li, the crippled soldier still said that he came to attack Prince Su's mansion in Chang'an? This Prince Su's mansion... I remember Mr. Dong mentioned it before, does this also have something to do with you?"

When Li Zhaoshuo heard this, his expression changed instantly.His heart skipped a beat when he heard the words "Su Wang's Mansion". For a moment, he didn't know whether it was excitement or emotion, he raised his head and took a few breaths before finally calming down his face.

"Su Wangfu...then I know, Lao Luo."

Li Zhaoshuo suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and reached out to pat the shoulder of the man in front of him.

"Go to sleep, I'll go back first."

After saying that, he turned around to leave, but suddenly remembered something, and looked at Lao Luo with a serious face.

"Lao Luo, don't mention the word Su Wang's Mansion to others. Just talk about it once. If I get rich later, you will be indispensable."

After Li Zhaoshuo finished speaking, he hurriedly left the duty room, leaving Lao Luo alone on the couch, reacting in a daze for a long time.

The night was still dark, and the cold wind poked people's flesh and bones, but Li Zhaoshuo's steps became more and more brisk, as if he was carrying the wind.

The author says:

It took nearly two months to update, and this chapter is full of twists and turns (;′д｀) ゞ First, I was sent to a closed training by the company for a month, and I was tortured until the early morning every day. After the training, I went on a business trip for half a month For months, I am still working overtime. It is very rare to be able to spare two hours of codewriting every week.I don’t know how long this situation will last, but I will try my best to find time to update. This book is almost finished, thank you everyone who has been following up until now!Thank you so much!