Chapter 629 Recruiting talents
Chapter 629 Recruiting talents
Han Xiaoji was overjoyed and quickly sat next to Li Jing and asked, "Why are you here, brother?"
Li Jing was recommended by Han Sengshou and was appointed as the Yuwenlang of the Jiabu Department of the Ministry of War. Of course, he was also included in the purge this time and was dismissed from his post.
Li Jing smiled bitterly and said, "I am here for the same reason as my brother. The court doesn't want me, so I decided to go to Jiangnan. Maybe I can still make a living there."
Han Xiaoji also sighed, "I am worse off than my brother. My brother is alone, and I have a family to support, and I don't even have a place to live. If I can't find a job, your sister-in-law and nephews and nieces will starve with me."
"Third brother is a man of both civil and military talents, how could there be no one to use him? Third brother, don't worry, the King of Jin will definitely use you."
"But my Han family was severely punished by the court, and I was afraid that King Jin would not dare to use me."
Li Jing looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Su Wei's family fled to Gaoling County and was sheltered by the King of Jin. It should have been a secret, but now it has been widely publicized. In fact, it was the King of Jin's people who were spreading the news. The purpose was to let everyone know that if they dared to take in Su Wei, let alone others."
"So that's it!" Han Xiaoji felt relieved.
At this time, a steward began to distribute numbers to everyone, and said with a smile: "Everyone, hand over your resume to me, and I will call your number later. Please enter the inner room when your number is called."
Li Jing's number is 26 and Han Hyo Ki's number is 27. Fortunately, the two rooms are registering at the same time, so the process will be faster.
It was almost noon when Li Jing went in first. Then someone in the room on the right called out, "No. 27, please come in."
Han Xiaoji quickly got up and entered the room. There were two people sitting in the room. They were wearing military uniforms and looked like civilian officials in the military.
"Please take a seat!" an official waved his hand politely.
Han Xiaoji sat down nervously. The official flipped through his resume and said with a smile, "Are you the nephew of General Han?"
Han Xiaoji nodded, "That's right, my father is Han Sengshou!"
"Is your father okay now?"
Han Xiaoji shook his head. "He was imprisoned and his family was not allowed to visit him. I don't know his situation."
"Where are you living right now?"
"The whole family was kicked out of the house, their property was confiscated, and the family temporarily lived in an inn."
The official nodded. "Envoy Han is the junior supervisor of the Military Equipment Bureau and comes from a famous family. His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin will definitely welcome Envoy Han. But I also want to tell Envoy Han that if you want to go to Jiangnan, your personal wishes will not be considered in how you are appointed. It will be decided by His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin. Of course, the salary will not be low and will definitely allow you to easily support your family. You must be mentally prepared and don't think too highly of your position."
Han Xiaoji smiled bitterly and said, "I am not qualified to make demands now."
"That's good. There are two routes to Jiangnan. If you can reach Gaoling County within five days, you can retreat south with the army and take a boat to Jingkou from Xiangyang. If you can't make it within five days, we will give you money and you can go to Jingkou by yourself."
"If I leave tomorrow, can I bring my family with me?"
"Of course, it's best to bring your whole family along. We will arrange a carriage for your family when we go south."
"Thank you. I can leave for Gaoling County tomorrow."
The official handed him a letter of employment and a bulging cloth bag, and said with a smile: "There is a special pick-up point outside the west gate of Gaoling County. There is some money in it for your debt repayment and other expenses. If you have any difficulties, you can come to us directly!"
Han Xiaoji thanked him again and again and walked out of the room. He opened the cloth bag and found five ingots of silver inside, weighing fifty taels. His nose felt sore and tears almost fell.
At this time, Li Jing also came out. He went to Jiangnan alone and also got twenty taels of silver.
"Brother, it's noon, let's go have a drink together!" Li Jing said with a smile.
Han Xiaoji was in a hurry to get home to his wife and children, so he declined Li Jing's invitation, "Your sister-in-law and nephews and nieces don't even have lunch, I have to go back, let's drink together next time!"
"Okay! I'll come find you tomorrow morning and go to Gaoling County together."
Han Xiaoji nodded and said, "I'm staying at Ankang Inn in Changlefang. Come early tomorrow, brother!"
Just then, a large number of soldiers rushed over and passers-by dodged in fear.
Li Jing quickly pulled Han Xiaoji aside. The hundreds of soldiers rushed straight to Xihai Trading Company. At this moment, three hundred heavily armored soldiers rushed out from both sides of Xihai Trading Company. They were wearing iron armor, holding swords and spears, and lined up in three rows with murderous intent.
The leader of hundreds of imperial soldiers was named Meng Bing, a General of the Guards. He was sent by Wang Shichong to seal up the Xihai Trading Company. Unexpectedly, the Xihai Trading Company was well prepared and had ambushed 300 heavily armored infantrymen.
Meng Bing was stunned. After a brief standoff, he had to withdraw his troops in disgrace. Tens of thousands of people watching from all sides cheered.
Han Xiaoji and Li Jing both realized the seriousness of the problem. The court had already paid attention to this matter, and they had to try to leave Chang'an.
The two agreed on a departure time for tomorrow morning and then left in a hurry.
In the palace, Emperor Yang Guang listened to the report from Wang Shichong, the Minister of War. Yang Guang trusted Wang Shichong very much. Although his position was not high, he was entrusted with an important task and was fully responsible for liquidating the ministers of the pseudo-dynasty.
Wang Shichong tried to please the emperor by being not only cruel and ruthless, but also ruthless. He confiscated the houses and properties of dismissed ministers and drove their entire families out to wander the streets before he would not rest.
This made Emperor Yang Guang very satisfied, and he was determined to make those who betrayed him pay a heavy price.
But today Yang Guang was very unhappy. The King of Jin was actually taking in these ministers. What did that mean? Was he trying to win over the people?
"Your Majesty, I sent soldiers to seal off the West Sea Trading Company today, but they unexpectedly ambushed 300 heavily armored soldiers and directly confronted the Qianniu Guards. They were too arrogant and did not take Your Majesty seriously at all."
Yang Guang's face looked really ugly. Although Xihai Trading Company had gone a bit too far, he did not dare to really close down Xihai Trading Company. The Jin Wang Army still had 30,000 cavalrymen in Gaoling County!
Yang Guang asked after a while: "Are you sure Su Wei is in Gaoling County?"
"I have confirmed that my men saw Su Wei and his family in the Gaoling County military camp."
Yang Guang said coldly: "Take my gold medal and go to the Gaoling County military camp in person tomorrow and bring Su Wei back to me!"
"The minister obeys the order!"
Before dawn the next day, Wang Shichong led 3,000 cavalrymen and rushed to Gaoling County like a gust of wind.
At noon, three thousand cavalrymen arrived at the Gaoling County camp. Luo Shixin had received the report in advance, which was also within his expectations.
He immediately ordered five thousand cavalrymen to leave the camp. The five thousand cavalrymen, armed with lances, wearing armor and full of murderous intent, were waiting for the arrival of the imperial army.
Wang Shichong saw the neatly-lined cavalry from afar. He was horrified and quickly ordered the entire army to slow down.
One mile away from the main camp, the 3,000 cavalrymen stopped completely and gave orders. Wang Shichong no longer had the courage to advance. The enemy had already raised their crossbows and aimed, and if he moved forward he would lose his life.
Wang Shichong ordered the entire army to stay put. He rode forward on horseback, clasped his fists toward Luo Shixin and said, "Greetings, General Luo!"
"Who are you?" Luo Shixin asked coldly.
"I am Wang Shichong, the Minister of War!"
"Is Minister Wang passing through Gaoling County, or did he come here specifically to see us?"
Wang Shichong was furious. He had already told him that he was the Minister of War, but how dare he be so rude?
Wang Shichong suppressed his anger and said, "I am here on the order of the emperor to take away the false prime minister Su Wei. Please ask General Luo to hand Su Wei over to us."
Luo Shixin looked him up and down, "Do you have any orders from His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"
Wang Shichong raised the gold medal and shouted angrily: "This is the emperor's gold medal. How dare General Luo disobey his order?"
Luo Shixin said coldly: "First, Su Wei is not in my military camp, you have come to the wrong place; second, I don't know what the emperor's gold medal is, I only obey the military orders of His Royal Highness Prince Jin, if you have anything to do, go to His Royal Highness Prince Jin, don't point fingers in front of me!"
After saying this, Luo Shixin turned his horse around and rode away, with five thousand crossbows aimed at Wang Shichong. Even if one arrow missed, Wang Shichong's life would be taken.
Wang Shichong's face turned extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We'll see!"
He also turned his horse around and ran back to the team, shouting, "Let's go back!"
Three thousand cavalrymen escorted Wang Shichong back to Chang'an City.
(End of this chapter)