Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 28 Buying an official position
The woman went crying towards the southeast.

Liu Daogui pulled Liu Zun to hide in the reeds. After a stick of incense had passed, it was completely bright.

Among the pedestrians were boatmen carrying poles, farmers working from dawn to dusk, and a few Taoists wearing turbans and walking in a hurry...

Since there were no pursuers, Liu Daogui and Liu Zun finally managed to escape.

"Oh, what a pity, what a pity."

"What's a pity?"

"That woman..."

"Don't you think this woman is a little weird?" Liu Daogui is lustful, but he values ​​his life even more.

"Why bother with her if she's weird or not? Just drag her home, lock the door, and get the job done. It's done, isn't it? She's a weak woman and she's not afraid, so why should you be afraid?"

Liu Zun looked serious.

He is about eighteen or nineteen years old this year, with a lot of blood and energy that he has no place to vent. When he sees a woman, even his hair stands on end.

Such a beautiful woman.

Liu Daogui was not sure whether the woman had any problems or not, but it was better not to gamble on such matters.

Liu Zun was alone, and if one person was well fed, the whole family would not be hungry, so of course he was not afraid. Liu Daogui had to think about the Liu family. In the Gongyang Zhuan, countless heroes were ruined by women.

"Okay, my brother and I are about to join the army, so we have to deal with business first. Once everything goes well, I'll let my mother act as a matchmaker and find you a good woman."

"You haven't gotten married yet, when will it be my turn..."

"Can you please stop being a womanizer all the time?"

"You are a saint, don't you want women?"

"If you really want, I'll go back and make a straw man for you. You can use it for now. Do you want big breasts or a big butt?"

"A big butt makes it easy to give birth!"

"Are you serious?"

"I……"

The two chatted as they hurried back to the Liu family in Jingkou.

Looking at the knives, leather armor, clothes, gold and money piled on the wooden table, Xiao Wenshou and Liu Yu were stunned.

Looking at Liu Daogui and Liu Zun covered in blood, Liu Yu said sternly, "Did you two become robbers last night?"

"Son, although our family is a little poor, we cannot bring shame to our ancestors..."

Only after Liu Daogui's explanation did they feel relieved.

"Fifty thousand is a fair price. You don't have to worry about the armor. I'll let Meng Huaiyu sell it. He knows a lot of people, so let him handle the ship as well. You caused a big disturbance in Jinkou last night, and you might have been targeted. It's more reassuring to let him go."

Liu Yu was also very careful in handling this matter.

I'm not afraid of thieves robbing you, I'm just afraid of thieves setting their sights

"Brother, you decide." Liu Daogui was so sleepy that he could hardly lift his eyelids, so he was too lazy to care about these trivial matters.

After sleeping for a whole morning, when he woke up, his iron armor, leather armor, sword, clothes, and boat had all been exchanged for money and piled in the main room.

A total of 23,000 coins.

That evening, Liu Huaisu arrived with more than 10,000 yuan, his face filled with shame. "I've been running around all day, and every household is having a hard time. I can only scrape together this much."

Strictly speaking, the Northern Palace Army was not an official army of the imperial court, but a subordinate unit of the Northern Palace generals. They were only allocated some land in the Jingkou and Guangling areas and barely made a living by farming.

When they first moved south, there was more land and fewer people, so they could make a living. But after settling down, the Northern Army got married and had children, and the number of people in their families grew, so there was not enough land.

Without wars to fight, there are no rewards for military merits, and we cannot go to the north to plunder, so life is certainly not easy.

In those days, the status of soldiers was extremely low, not much different from slaves and servants.

"It's not easy for the elders in the clan to come up with more than ten thousand yuan." Liu Yu sighed.

Liu Huaisu said: "There is still a shortfall of more than ten thousand yuan..."

Liu Daogui divided the 35,000 coins into two parts, 25,000 coins on one side and 10,000 coins on the other. "The 25,000 coins are for buying an official position, and the 10,000 coins are from selling armor, which I will give to the brothers who followed us to Suanshan that day."

Liu Huaisu was stunned. "This..." "This is the rule. They shed blood and took risks. Do we have to let them go empty-handed? One is one, two is two."

The twenty-five thousand coins were the proceeds from last night's harvest plus the money borrowed by Liu Huaisu, and the other ten thousand coins were from the sale of the armor.

These days, it’s not easy for everyone.

Liu Daogui's family was in a difficult situation, and so were the other families.

If others help you, there is no reason not to help others. The world is so chaotic, we can only survive by supporting each other and keeping each other warm.

Besides, the iron armor was snatched away by Meng Longfu. Although he didn't mention it, Liu Daogui couldn't just let it go.

"Agui is right. We must not let the other brothers down." Liu Yu nodded in approval.

"The matter of buying an official position..."

"Brother is very brave, so I'll sell it to you first. We can talk about the future later." Liu Daogui was very generous.

There are plenty of opportunities. With Liu Yu's bravery, he will surely gradually show his talent in the army, and then he can come back and help himself.

Even if the mountains don't move, the water will. In an emergency, you have to take temporary measures.

"This is the only way." Liu Yu sighed lightly.

"Okay." Liu Huaisu was not a person who would drag his feet. He left 500 coins to buy medicine and meat, and took the rest of the money away.

With the money, Liu Daogui bought medicine and meat to help Liu Yu recover from his illness.

The Diao family was beaten severely, but fortunately Liu Yu was strong and with the medicine and broth, he was able to get out of bed and walk in a few days.

Money can make the world go round.

Soon, Liu Huaisu arrived with the military order of the Northern Army. Liu Yu served under the command of Sun Wuzhong, the champion general of the Northern Army, and served as Sima, an eighth-rank corrupt official.

Sun Wuzhong was a veteran general of the Northern Palace Army. He was from Jinling County and came from a poor family. He had a generous personality and was popular in the Northern Palace Army. He had a close relationship with Liu Jingxuan and his son. His troops were stationed in Jingkou.

There is no doubt that this is a good job.

Liu Daogui breathed a sigh of relief. After so many twists and turns, he finally squeezed in.

If the Liu family can't make it to the top this generation, they won't even be able to maintain their status as a humble family...

"Don't worry, A Shou begged General Liu to find a background for you." Liu Huaisu's face was full of joy.

"This is a happy event!" Liu Yu was overjoyed and jumped up from his sickbed, even more excited than Liu Daogui. "Agui is brave and resourceful. If he joins the army, he will definitely be a good match."

"Which general of the Northern Army is he under?" Liu Daogui was full of anticipation.

It would be best if I could hang out with Liu Jingxuan, so we could look after each other without having to put in too much effort...

However, this wish was doomed to fail. Liu Huaisu said with a strange look on his face, "I am serving as a military officer in the General's Mansion under the command of General Huan Hong, the Governor of Qingzhou."

The military officers are usually the heads of various departments, and their number varies depending on the department, generally from the sixth rank to the ninth rank, with some high and some low, and it also depends on the type of military office. The office of the General of the Conquering the Enemy is a military office opened by the court, while Sun Wuzhong's General of the Champion did not have an office.

So nominally, Liu Daogui's rank of Zhongbing Canjun was higher than Liu Yu's Guanjun Sima, and it seemed like a good job.

But the problem is that the General Zhenglu's Mansion does not belong to the Northern Army system, but to the Western Army of Jingzhou.

Huan Hong was Huan Chong's fourth son.

Huan Chong died of illness shortly after the Battle of Feishui, and divided the military power among his sons. Huan Si was promoted to General Jianwei and Governor of Jiangzhou.

Huan Qian served as the General of the Western Guards and the former Governor of Jingzhou.

Several other sons also took charge of one side.

Such a powerful force was naturally attacked by Sima Daozi. Wang Guobao's brother Wang Shen was the governor of Jingzhou and was stationed in the Western Palace, wholeheartedly dealing with the Huan family.

Huan Hong was also marginalized and kicked to Guangling, where he was given the insignificant and empty position of the Governor of Qingzhou.

His status was actually that of a hostage placed by the Huan family under the imperial court's watchful eyes...

Being a clerk for him would have no future, but if the Huan family fell one day, Liu Daogui's life would be in danger.

But this was something Liu Jingxuan asked for, so he had to go.

Liu Daogui felt like a black pot had been thrown directly on his face...

(End of this chapter)