From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 270

At five o'clock in the morning, it was still pitch black outside in the cold northern winter. The fog locked up all the light. There was only a little light in the east, which was not enough to pierce the darkness.

Hu Xiao was very sleepy, but he had already gotten used to such a life. It took him only a few dozen breaths to put on his clothes and fold his quilt. He rushed out of the tent and washed his face with cold water, and then he was awake.

Looking around, many comrades had already gotten up, and the sound of the horn had already come, resounding throughout the camp.

This seemed to be some kind of signal, urging everyone to speed up.

So one by one, the soldiers hurriedly put on their armor and began to gather in the parade ground.

This was a daily morning exercise, and they needed to run ten laps around the parade ground before they could have breakfast.

"It's so damn cold today, there's white frost everywhere."

Hu Xiao rubbed his hands and found that his eyebrows were stained with white frost. After wiping them clean, he joined the team and started jogging.

At the moment of dawn, tens of thousands of soldiers from the five military camps, except for the later cooking squad, all rushed on this huge parade ground.

The leading officer began to shout: "Practice hard! Remember the shame!"

Countless soldiers also shouted in unison: "Practice hard! Remember the shame!"

The officer continued to shout: "Protect the people! Protect the country!"

"Protect the people! Protect the country!"

The roar of tens of thousands of people shocked the world, the darkness disappeared, and the sun gradually emerged from the east.

The slogans were different every day, but the meaning was roughly the same, and the soldiers had long been accustomed to it.

Hu Xiao ran very easily. He still remembered that on the first day of morning exercises, he almost fell down after running the third lap. Now it was the eighth lap.

Such a large parade ground, one lap is unknown how many miles, at the beginning no one ran down, but now it seems not so tired.

"Fuck! Old Hu, look who's in front of you!"

Hu Xiao sneered at his comrade's exclamation: "Damn it, you're always making a fuss, why is it...Fuck?"

Hu Xiao was also stunned. He saw a figure in silver armor in front of him and was a little confused for a moment.

He rubbed his eyes hard and growled: "It's the Grand Commander! He's also here for morning exercises?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I haven't seen him in the past few days."

The comrade lowered his voice and said: "Such a high-ranking official, not sleeping in with his beautiful wife and concubines, but running morning exercises with us, it's really weird."

Hu Xiao said: "Your mother is weird, our Grand Commander has no concubines, only one wife, do you think everyone is as bastard as Cao Ye!"

The comrade scratched his head and said: "Anyway, if I were such a high-ranking official, I would definitely take ten eight A little sister, play a transparent every day. "" In addition, what else do you know? "Hu Xiao said:" The Governor is a hero, the pillar of our five army camps, how can I nostalgic for the hometown of gentleness. " Ah? "The two looked ahead, and found that everyone found the Governor. I didn't dare to say, but just took Yu Guang to the Governor of Dadu. Now, eating and living with the soldiers is just the right way to sharpen the body and improve martial arts.

Breakfast is the simplest steamed buns and snacks, the style and taste are relatively simple, but it is enough to fill you up.

Soldiers have a lot of training every day, and they can often eat seven or eight steamed buns that are a circle bigger than their fists.

Zhou Yuan is different, he can eat twelve or thirteen.

"No way... the Grand Commander also eats steamed buns..."

"The same as us?"

"Damn, the Grand Commander eats so much!"

While eating, the soldiers glanced at Zhou Yuan who was sitting next to them. After a while, someone finally plucked up the courage to ask.

"See the Grand Commander."

Hu Xiao is a relatively courageous person, but the first time he spoke to the Grand Commander, he felt his heart trembling.

Zhou Yuan raised his head, wiped his mouth, and said, "What's wrong? Are you full?"

"Yes! Thank you for your concern, Grand Commander!"

Hu Xiao put his hands behind his back, clenched his fists tightly, and forced himself not to be nervous.

He stuttered, "I, I... am here to thank the Grand Commander. If it weren't for the Grand Commander saving my mother... I..."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and interrupted, "Is your mother's illness better? ShoulderDoes your bladder still hurt? Your wife is going to give birth next month, and I will give you two days off then. "

Hu Xiao's figure suddenly shook when he heard this, and his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Your subordinate...no need!"

He gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Grand Commander! Thank you, Grand Commander!"

The Grand Commander actually remembered who my mother was, remembered my mother's illness, and remembered that my wife was going to give birth.

These may be just trivial matters, but the shock to the soldiers is beyond words.

There is a strong feeling of "I am the Grand Commander's soldier".

And since everyone was brave enough and someone took the lead, other soldiers also gathered around and started to talk boldly.

"Grand Commander, why are you running drills too!"

"Grand Commander, why do you eat the same as us? This big white steamed bun is not worthy of the commander."

Zhou Yuan glared at everyone and said, "What are you yelling about! I am also a soldier, isn't it my duty to run drills? You guys can eat this steamed bun, but I can't? It doesn't have to be delicacies from the mountains and the sea! "

"In terms of origin, I am much poorer than you. I didn't have many full meals before I was 18 years old."

"This steamed bun is soft and fragrant, and it can also satisfy hunger. I eat it the most."

Everyone around laughed.

A soldier couldn't help asking: "General, the superiors said that as long as you practice well and get good grades, you can get promoted, right?"

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone held their breath and looked at Zhou Yuan.

This is what they care about most.

After all, before this, soldiers had no channels for promotion unless they encountered war.

Zhou Yuan said: "I know what you care about. To be honest, good grades can get promoted to an official, and opportunities are equal for everyone. ”

“The Fifth Army Camp is no longer the same as before. No one will be allowed to fill in the numbers, no one will be allowed to use connections to get in through the back door, and I will not arrange for any relatives to be officials.”

“These positions belong to you. The assessment will be conducted every half a month, and the results will be recorded. After half a year, you will be promoted based on your results.”

“I have given you the opportunity. It is fair to everyone, but it is not easy to get good results. Tens of thousands of people will compete with you.”

“Whether it is a mule or a horse, let’s see you on the fucking training ground!”

These words made everyone present roar excitedly.

The superiors cannot be trusted, but the words of the Grand Commander must be credible!

“Grand Commander! My name is Zhao Rui, and I must be an official!”

A young man shouted.

Zhou Yuan looked at him and squinted: “Not only do I know your name is Zhao Rui, I also know that your father’s name is Zhao Zhu, who died on the battlefield of rebellion years ago. ”

“You want to avenge your shame, and you also want to avenge your father, haha, but I won’t let you use the back door just because your surname is Zhao. The right way is to show your real ability yourself.”

He stood up, looked at the people present, and shouted: “Everyone has the opportunity to be promoted! The premise is to show real ability!”

“During this period, I will train with you! I have seen the performance of each of you!”

“Hey! Let’s not talk about anything else! As long as any of you has a better training result than me, I will directly reward you with 100 taels of silver and let you be promoted one level!”

“If you don’t accept it, come to the training ground!”

After speaking, he strode out.

The soldiers looked at each other, their eyes were red, and then they shouted loudly and hurriedly followed him out.

“Surpass the Grand Commander! Be an official!”

“One hundred taels of silver! It’s enough for me to earn half a lifetime! We must fight!”

“Grand Commander! You may not be better than me! ”

Countless soldiers ignited a fierce fire of competition.