after being kidnapped by the general

... There is another person worthy of refuge, and that is Chen Wang and Chen Liu.

But Xiang Hongyun quickly abandoned Chen Wang.

One is that King Chen is old and has four sons fighting for the front, which is already a muddy water; the other is that he is a landlubber and doesn't like water very much, but there are criss-crossing rivers on the east side of the river.

Xiang Hongyun thought about it in his heart, and finally picked two people.One is Wu Shanshi, the governor of Yizhou, and the other is Yuanli, the governor of Youzhou.

But Xiang Hongyun quickly ruled out Yuanli.

He was only curious about Yuanli.Because Yuanli was really young, he was appointed governor of a state at the age of 19. When the news came out, most of the people in the world were laughing at the Chu family for being foolish and messing around, and they were extremely critical and jealous of Yuanli.

Xiang Hongyun is also very young himself, and because of his youth, he has suffered many doubts and hardships, so he has some empathy for Yuanli.

Xiang Hongyun is actually a very arrogant person, he sneers at those ordinary people who have prejudice against talented people just because of their age.But no matter how empathetic he felt, Yuanli hadn't yet reached the point where he could attract Xiang Hongyun.

After thinking for a while, he still decided to go to Yizhou to join Wu Shanshi.

After loyally writing a letter to Qin Meng for Qin Pei, Xiang Hongyun left a letter, packed his bags and set foot on the road north.

However, when passing through Yanzhou, he met Zhang Liangdong, a great Confucian who fled from Luoyang.

When you meet a great Confucianist, you will naturally go to visit him.After Xiang Hongyun visited Zhang Liangdong, he learned that Zhang Liangdong had defected to Youzhou.

Xiang Hongyun was suspicious, and asked: "Mr. is famous all over the world for his talents and learning. No matter where he goes, he will be treated well by the local government. Your students are also in Qingzhou, Yangzhou and other quite wealthy areas. Why not go far away?" How about going thousands of miles to Youzhou?"

It is midsummer now, the heat is unbearable, Zhang Liangdong wiped his sweat while sitting in the carriage, his beard was soaked with sweat, he said with a smile: "I have written letters with Ouyang Ting and Yuan Li, and the old man is also familiar with the world I have a little understanding. Although my few students are filial, they are not the masters of one side, so I will not go to make trouble for them. Although Youzhou is located in a remote place, it has been well governed by Yuanli. It’s the time when all things are going to waste. When I was at home, he invited me to Youzhou many times. Although I was tempted, I didn’t put it into action. This meeting can be regarded as the fulfillment of my wish..."

Perhaps it was because Yuanli was the disciple that Zhang Liangdong had missed. Zhang Liangdong never forgot about Yuanli. Whenever he talked about Yuanli, he couldn't help but start bragging for Yuanli: "Mr. Yuan Le and I know each other. I know he is a What kind of person. This child has a pure heart, treats people with sincerity and kindness, and has a heart for the people of the world. His talent is also very commendable. Although he is young, he has made great achievements. I took the whole family to join him. Peace of mind."

Xiang Hongyun nodded thoughtfully.

He originally thought that Zhang Liangdong's continuous praise for Yuanli in the capital was a political trick, and it was just to establish Yuanli's reputation in the central government.Now it seems that Zhang Liangdong is sincerely praising Yuanli.

Zhang Liangdong also passed through Yizhou, so the two walked together.After getting along for a few days, Zhang Liangdong admired Xiang Hongyun a lot, so he invited Xiang Hongyun to live in Youzhou temporarily.Xiang Hongyun thought about it and accepted the invitation.

After half a month, the two of them got along quite harmoniously. The more Zhang Liangdong saw it, the more he liked Xiang Hongyun, so he simply accepted Xiang Hongyun as his disciple.

Youzhou.

Yuanli could finally breathe a sigh of relief temporarily.

From April to July, they spent a full three months, starting from Ji County, going all directions outwards, and quickly checked the secret agents and assassins in Youzhou.

If you don't check, you don't know. If you check, you will be shocked.They really found out a lot of people with doubtful identities, and some barbarians who did evil and oppressed the people of Youzhou.

Yuanli and Chu Hechao's attitude towards these people was straightforward, that is, they would rather kill by mistake than condone.

After Neili checked himself, the garrison on the border of Youzhou also strengthened its strength.

The Jianyuan Emperor is dead, Li Li has started to do evil, and the princes of all states and counties are ready to move. Yuanli has no scruples. Cut off from the chaos outside.

Even though the outside world is turbulent and refugees are running around, the people of Youzhou still live in peace. Taking advantage of the summer slack, they also start to learn how to compost and how to make fertilizer from Lord Governor.

In January of this year, Yuanli built a public toilet in Jixian County, and sent people to regularly clean up the excrement to make fertilizer.People in Ji County were not used to using toilets at the beginning, but gradually, they gradually discovered the benefits of convenience in public toilets.Public toilets were built from Jixian County to the countryside, and then learned by the county magistrates in other places, and slowly spread to other places in Youzhou.

At the time of spring sowing, Yuanli deliberately let the common people learn how to compost and use fertilizers, and deliberately selected experimental fields in various fields to grow five grains with fertilizers.

At the end of May, the seedlings have grown up, and the effect of fertilizer is not yet obvious.In June, it was already higher than the height of a hand in the nearby field, and the people were already wondering in their hearts. In July, the difference in grain was even more obvious. The grain in Yuanli's experimental field was completely higher than that in other fields. The tall ones are two heads taller, and they are extraordinarily lush.

The common people rumored in private that it was all because the governor had good morals and cared for the people, so the father-in-law of the land favored the governor, and the grains in the governor's field grew better than others.

Yuan Li couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the rumors. Before the rumors became more outrageous, he sent people to spread the news that it was the effect of fertilizer.

The so-called fertilizer is the product of manure composting.

Yuanli also sent wounded soldiers who had learned composting knowledge to various villages to give explanations to the people, so that the people could understand what fertilizer is, how to use compost and how to use it.

After the common people knew that the grains grew so well because of their feces, after half-belief, the feces in the toilet began to be stolen from time to time.

Yuanli didn't know how many people stole the excrement and started composting. He only knew that even if he went to the countryside in the past few days, he could not see the dirty things on the road, and the air within a hundred miles was completely clean.

Every time Liu Jixin and the others went to the fields to inspect the crops, they couldn't help being amazed. They felt that the countryside in Youzhou was cleaner than the city of Luoyang.

In addition to fertilizers, the recruits in Yuanli also had some initial success in training.

He trained soldiers firmly in accordance with the scientific methods of later generations, and he did not blindly squeeze the soldiers. Instead, he would give the soldiers regular rest time, take them to chat and sing, and let the soldiers with special skills show their talents.This can not only relieve the tense spirit of the soldiers, but also make the army more harmonious, united and positive.

During the day off, soldiers can wash their clothes and dry their quilts in the sun. After the day off every day, their spirits are visibly refreshed by the naked eye.

Guan Zhihuai silently observed the changes in the soldiers.

The longer he stayed in Yuanli's barracks, the more silent he became.Instead, the more I saw, the more I listened, and I learned a lot.

It's like giving soldiers a rest and taking them to play. When he first heard about it, he wanted to stop it. He thought it was a plaything, but he finally endured it.After seeing the results, he had nothing to say.

Yuan Lejun's military training methods are unprecedented and unheard of. In Guan Zhihuai's view, these strange and eccentric methods are very useful, so useful that Guan Zhihuai began to doubt how good his military training methods were in the past. dull.

In addition to resting and having fun, Yuanli also held a competition among the recruits to test what the recruits had learned in the past two months, and also to screen out talents.

Competition in the military is an indispensable thing, which can stimulate the competitiveness and potential of soldiers and form a good competitive environment.

In order to let the soldiers go all out, Yuanli also set up a set of reward rules.

The soldiers who can rank in the top fifty in the competition will become Yuanli's personal soldiers.And No.1 to No.3 have additional rewards. The first place can get five catties of gold, the second place can get three catties of gold, and No.3 can get one catty of gold.

Soldiers participating in the competition are not limited to their origin, age, or prestige, and only depend on their own abilities.

Such rules are not uncommon in later generations, and are even somewhat similar to martial arts that will appear in the future.But in this era when the procuratorial system monopolizes the way to progress and is infinitely restricted by background, so that you can get the opportunity to advance to the ranks only by your own ability, it is a strong impact on everyone, and it directly makes recruits 10 people boiled together.

They couldn't believe it and suspected that it was a rumor.But after learning that it was true, the soldiers were ecstatic.

The cheers in the tent were about to shake the tent down, and even many soldiers from poor families who endured hard and exhausting daily drills had already leaned against the bedside, swallowing their voices and shedding excited tears.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed, many of whom were capable and ambitious, but had no choice but to join the army because they had no connections.They clearly realize that this is a once-in-a-lifetime step up.

This is really too rare, too rare.

It is rare that their emotions could not be calmed down for a long time, and they could not even bear the heavy breathing and excitement for this.

There is an opportunity to become the assassin's personal soldier regardless of his birth, such an opportunity is more exciting than gold to the aspiring people.Some soldiers have already made up their minds, and they must compete for the top fifty.

As long as he can become the personal soldier of Lord Inspector, there will be a qualitative leap in his status.If they performed well enough and their talents were strong enough, they might be discovered by the governor, and then go to battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds, and be awarded official positions by the governor.

This can change origin.

Ordinary soldiers who did not have such great ambitions and did not realize the significance of this competition were also very excited.

Gold, that's gold.Whether it is five catties of gold or one catty of gold, it is money that ordinary people cannot earn in their lifetime.Not to mention making money, ordinary people may have never seen gold in their entire lives.

But now that the way to obtain gold is in front of them, they have to work hard no matter what.

Because the number of [-] soldiers is too many, Yuanli first asked each corps to compete for one person. The corps leader did not participate in the internal competition, but competed with other corps leaders for a place.

After one person is selected from each army, they will go from small to large, and compete among ten thousand, one hundred, one thousand, 1 people, and one hundred elite soldiers will be selected for every 1 people.

The commanders, centurions, and thousand commanders are the same as the corps commanders, and they do not compete for places with ordinary soldiers.

In order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the selection of soldiers, military officers such as corporal chiefs and special chiefs will be randomly assigned after being disrupted, and they will supervise each other.For example, a corporal leader is assigned to supervise five soldiers under another corporal leader to ensure maximum fairness.

Yuanli also made second-hand preparations, and he sent people to stay on the sidelines every day.If there is a soldier who feels unfair, he can report it to his people.

In this way, one hundred thousand new recruits began gearing up for selection, and all the soldiers worked hard, wanting to participate in the competition ten days later.

After hearing what Yuanli was going to do, Yang Zhongfa ran to Yuanli on purpose, gave Yuanli a thumbs up, and admired him, "Tall, really tall. Master Yuan, you're really good at it."

Afterwards, he rubbed his hands and asked Yuanli to take one with him when he went to the game with a shy face.

Yuan Li said with a smile: "Master Yang can come whenever he wants."

After Yang Zhongfa got the approval, he was overjoyed.He Lang who came with him also smiled, "Master Yuan, can I..."

Yuanli nodded before he finished speaking.

Later, Yuan Li discovered that not only Chu Hechao and his subordinates were interested in this competition, but also his subordinates who were as dedicated to their duties as busy as 996 workers were also extremely interested in this competition.

Yuanli simply waved his hand, preparing to take everyone to watch the military camp competition ten days later.

In the evening, in the kitchen, Chu Hechao, who was learning how to cook from Yuan Li, asked Yuan Li in a low voice while cutting vegetables, "How did you come up with this idea in your mind?"

Yuan Li said: "Because I am talented and intelligent."

"..." The man was mean again, cut off the vegetable leaves with a stone knife, and snorted, "I don't really see it."

Yuanli secretly rolled his eyes.

Chu Hechao felt that he was going crazy, and that Yuan Li was cute even if he rolled his eyes.His expression became a little weird, staring at Yuanli as if Yuanli had poured him some ecstasy soup.

There was a chill on Yuanli's back, and he couldn't help asking, "Why do you look at me like that?"

Chu Hechao couldn't say "I think I like the way you roll your eyes too", so he pretended to be impatient and turned his face away, and opened his mouth and said nonsense, "You didn't clean your eyes."

Yuanli: "..."

He touched it, but found nothing.Yuan Li took a deep breath, holding back his anger.He stared at the man's upturned buttocks when he was cooking, boldly raised his foot and ran out.

Chu Hechao had bulging veins on his forehead, "Mr. Yuan Le!"

When doing official business, Liu Jixin and others were discussing the matter of the military camp competition.

Guo Mao took a sip of tea and sighed authentically: "My lord is so kind."

As a person who has no family background and has to join the county magistrate's family even to learn to read and write, Guo Mao has a very thorough understanding of the meaning of this competition. He clearly understands what kind of opportunity the lord has given the soldiers.It is because he understands that Guo Mao's mood is extremely complicated. He even envies and envies the fifty soldiers who can become the lord's personal soldiers in the end.

Such a good thing, why didn't he have such a chance?

He has worked hard step by step, and has gone through many humiliations and ridicules to get this step.Compared with him, how lucky are these soldiers.

But Guo Mao quickly recovered his mood and cheered up again.Now that he has joined Yuanli's command, he is naturally lucky, and Guo Mao also has an ambition that should not be said by outsiders.

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the people in the Political Affairs Hall, especially Liu Jixin.

To put it bluntly, Guo Mao wanted to be the most favored one of Yuanli's subordinates.Even if it is not the most favored, it must be the one who is the most considerate, the one who knows how to think about the Lord, and the one who speaks the best.

But for the sake of friendship among colleagues, Guo Mao would not say this idea.

Hearing his exclamation, Liu Jixin and Zheng Rongxin nodded with empathy, they both knew the pain of not being born well.

But after the touch was over, Zheng Rong couldn't help but said: "The soldiers themselves are not lucky, they are lucky because they met the Lord. Brother Guo, you don't know how hard it is for the soldiers in the barracks to train."

Guo Mao laughed loudly, "Look at Brother Zheng's words, you have a deep understanding."

Zheng Rong showed a painful expression.

No matter how busy Wang Er was, he never forgot to practice Zheng Rong.After several months of unremitting practice, Zheng Rong looked much stronger than when he first came to Youzhou, and even his pale skin was tanned a lot. In middle school, he was as dark as a general.

After laughing and laughing, everyone concentrated on government affairs and waited for the day of the competition with great interest.

Time passed by in a flash, and soon, the day of the barracks competition that everyone was looking forward to came.