Xiyang Wangfu East House, at dinner time, in the guard room, a group of guards were watching someone eat silently. The man had already eaten four bowls of rice in a row, and now it was the fifth bowl. Tianlai『Novel

"Whatever you see! What's good to look at! Have a meal!"

Wu Ming clapped his hands and signaled his subordinates not to be too rude. When everyone turned to eat, he looked at the bowl on his desk, then the bowl on Mai Raofeng's desk, and rubbed his temples.

"Master Mai, how long have you been hungry?"

"Wu Dianwei, I haven't eaten enough recently."

"Recent? How long has it been?"

“One year.”

After a dry cough, Wu Ming signaled the auntie in the kitchen to come and take the empty bowl away. What happened today was so bizarre that he had not yet fully recovered.

In short, Mai Raofeng, who was born in the first place, lived a tight daily life in Chen State. Seeing that he was in his thirties and thinking that a real man should make a difference, he became interested in joining the army.

As a native of Chen, his first choice was naturally to join the government army, but he felt that Chen was in a state of decline and the court was not enterprising now. He had no future in joining Chen army except to be a coolie, so he remembered a rumor.

I heard that the one-legged bronze man in Zhou State who was fond of human flesh recruited soldiers and horses in Huangzhou. He could eat enough food and fill the meat. More importantly, he was good at punishing. Many soldiers were promoted one after another with their military merits, so they traveled thousands of miles to Xiyang.

Mai Raofeng is brave and quick to walk like the wind. He was known as "Mai Iron Staff". After saying goodbye to his family, he walked alone, wandered for thousands of miles alone and slept in the open. Finally, he arrived in Xiyang, Huangzhou safely. After entering the city to inquire, he was a little surprised.

The Hulin Army of King Xiyang investigated the people who joined the army very strictly and had to explain the origin clearly. He felt that he was from Chen and was afraid that the recruiting officer would not be able to get through, so he wanted to meet King Xiyang directly and show his skills.

As a result, after inquiring again, King Xiyang had already gone to An 6, and I don’t know when he would come back. Mai Tiezhang felt that it was not appropriate to go to the palace to knock on the door. If he went to An 6, he had already run out of money, so he simply recommended himself.

So there was the previous scene. Wu Ming, a guard of the royal palace, and his companions chased Mai Tiebob, almost dragged him down. Now his legs are weak and he has to use crutches to walk.

After eating the seventh bowl of rice, the wheat iron stick put the bowl on it: "Wu Dianwei, Caomin has finished eating, thank you for the hospitality."

‘Five pounds of pork, seven large bowls of rice, you can really eat it!’ Wu Ming complained in his heart, barely got up, and then limped out with a crutch: “Mai Zhuang, follow me.”

"Wu Dianwei, just call Caomin Mai Iron Staff."

This Mai Zhuangshi was determined to join the army and did not intend to be a guard of the royal palace for the time being. The recruitment of Hulin Army was not under Wu Ming's jurisdiction, so he couldn't lead people to find Hulin Army's other general Tian Zhengyue to "go to the back door".

He knew that this person wanted to meet King Xiyang and wanted to be reused, so he arranged to live in the Dongfang Guard dormitory and waited for Yu Wenwen to deal with it after he came back. However, since he wanted to live in Dongfang, the necessary procedures still have to be taken.

When he transferred to the office, Yang Ji, who played "identity review", was already ready. As an abnormal human, when he saw the "historical celebrity" Mai Tiebang in front of him, Yang Ji signaled the other party not to be restrained.

"Mai Zhuangshi, the king said that heroes do not care about their origins. Since you want to join the army, we will not care about our background. No matter how high or low it is, as long as we are willing to endure hardships and abide by discipline, then the Hulin Army will open the door to welcome them."

"Sima Yang, are you also responsible for recruiting soldiers from the Hulin Army?"

Wu Ming explained on the side: "Yang Sima is not responsible for recruiting soldiers, but can recommend talents. When the Hulin Army was first founded, Yang Sima was the instructor of swordsmanship, and the soldiers of the Hulin Army practiced the swordsmanship taught by Yang Sima."

Mai Tiezhang showed admiration when he heard this: "Yang Sima is good at it. If he has a chance, Caomin wants to have a chance to compete with Yang Sima."

"A word is determined!" Wu Ming was overjoyed when he heard this and instantly interrupted and blocked Mai Tiejian's retreat.

Yang Ji knew Wu Ming’s thoughts and smiled and began to get to the point: “Although the hero does not ask about his origin, I am very curious about the origin of Mai Zhuangshi. Are you willing to explain the origin in detail?”

Mai Tiezhang nodded and said it was okay, and he began to explain his experience in detail.

He was born in Lingbiao (the name of Lingnan area in this era) and was named Mai Raofeng. His family was poor, but when he grew up, he was born with great strength and traveled hundreds of miles a day.

Shixing was on a key road, which was the only way to pass between Lingnan Guangzhou and other prefectures and Lingbei Jiangzhou. The caravans shuttled through it, but along the way there were steep mountains. As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, Mai Raofeng gathered with the villagers to make a thief and took the initiative to buy money from the road.

Because he was good at using iron rods, he was named Mai Tie rod. The actions of their group of people certainly attracted the siege of the government. Later, Guangzhou Governor Ouyang He captured him and sent him to Jiankang to be an official slave.

"Is it Ouyang He, the governor of Guangzhou? Isn't Ouyang Feng?" Yang Ji suddenly asked, and Wu Ming, who was standing beside him, felt that this was a bit inexplicable question.

"Of course, the little Ouyang envoy, and the big Ouyang envoy passed away during the Tianjia period. Caomin was arrested during the Taijian period." Mai Tiebang did not hide his experience at all.

The Ouyang family was a wealthy family at that time. Ouyang Fu, Ouyang He and his son were both successful. They had two consecutive generations of governors of Guangzhou, so there was a saying that Ouyang was a young envoy.

"So that's it, please continue."

Mai Tiezhang continued to talk about his experience. As an official slave, he was arranged to help the emperor hold an umbrella because of his tall and strong figure. The umbrella was very heavy. Even if ordinary people barely held it, they still couldn't help it once they encountered strong winds, and Mai Tiezhang could stabilize it.

"Is that emperor, Emperor Xuan or Ru Tianzi?"

Yang Ji asked again, as if his focus was a little strange. Mai Tiezhang answered directly without hesitation: "Of course it is the late emperor."

"Oh, it turned out to be Emperor Xuan." Yang Ji thought about it and signaled Mai Tiebang to continue.

The late emperor of Chen State, Chen Xu (posthumously named Emperor Xiaoxuan after his death), and his son Chen Shubao is the current emperor of Chen State, and the iron rod of the wheat umbrella for Chen Xu. His bandit spirit was not washed away at that time, and after the emperor went to court every day, he returned to his old career when he was idle.

He hiked to Nanxuzhou, a hundred miles away, to steal, climbed over the wall and left for Jiankang City before the owner reacted.

Because he could travel hundreds of miles a day, he could go back to Jiankang in the early morning of the next night every time he went out to steal. This was something that ordinary people could not do at all. Therefore, even if many owners who remembered their appearance later went to the government to sue him, the emperor could not believe it.

Later, the Minister of Shang Dynasty Cai Zheng designed the plan to reveal the horse's feet. Emperor Chen Xu cherished Mai Tiejian's courage and skills, and did not punish him but removed his slaves and released him back to his hometown.

After this incident, Mai Tiebang changed his mind and felt that a man should not do such stealing things. Since he had all his skills, he should make achievements.

However, he had a criminal record and the local government was unwilling to use it, so after a few years, after getting married, Mai Tiezhang did not want people to call his son the son of a thief in the future, so he decided to join the army and be a dignified person.

However, the Chen State is now in power, with strong enemies on the outside and people living in dire straits. They can't see any hope at all when they join the government army. The troops who are generals are afraid of becoming slaves, so Mai Tiebang has been struggling.

Because I often hear people mention the "one-legged bronze man" in Huangzhou, Jiangbei, Zhou State, and Jiangbei, Mai Tiebang carefully pondered it and then made a mistake: it is better to come and bid for the one-legged bronze man with clear rewards and punishments.

"This is a surrender to the enemy, what do you think?"

Facing Yang Ji's problem, Mai Tiezhang did not shy away: "If the late emperor was there, even if the Cao people had no way to join the army, they would not surrender to the enemy. But the emperor now only knows how to spend money and live, and the government doesn't care about what kind of life the people live!"

"If you don't talk about it elsewhere, Shixing's rent and transfer has been increased by 50%. The years are not good, and many civilian families have been destroyed, but those clerks keep increasing rent and labor, regardless of the lives of the people!"

Seeing Mai Tiebang being angry, Yang Ji comforted: "Mai Zhuangmao wants to join the army, but I can make the decision. I wonder if Mai Zhuangmao wants to wait for the king to come back or go to the military camp soon?"

"Everyone follows the arrangements of Sima Yang."
Chapter completed!