As the saying goes, if a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water will get stuck in his teeth.
Han Zhi was extremely unlucky. He offended a woman and ended up having conflicts with two successive military governors.
No matter who encounters this kind of thing, no one would be able to do anything about it.
Taking Han Zhi back to Yongfengli, they discussed how to deal with Shi Pu and Chen.
"If it's an assassination, with our skills, there will be no problem in taking out these two men silently. However, the position of Jiedushi will definitely not be given to us. Everything depends on luck." Zhu Li was not optimistic about Jing Ming's suggestion of assassination and refuted it.
"It is safer to join the army. If I can become a captain, or even a brave captain, then when Xuzhou is leaderless, my hope of taking charge of Xuzhou will definitely increase greatly." Yan Keqiu insisted on joining the army. In the confrontation between the Ganhua Army and the Cao Army, he planned to get rid of Shi Pu and Chen, and then take control of the Ganhua Army. This was the safest way.
"But Han Zhi has already offended Shi Pu. How can he join the army?" Yang Zaixing retorted.
Upon hearing this, Han Zhi looked at Yang Zaixing with a depressed look, feeling unhappy. Isn't it just a trivial matter? Is it necessary for you to always talk about it
This was because he didn't understand Yang Zaixing. Zhu Li was not surprised at all. Although Yang Zaixing was fierce, he was actually a gossipy man.
"Mr. Yan's concerns are correct. I, Han, agree to join the army. Besides, the general intends to let me take charge of Xuzhou. It is not necessary for me to take the lead in joining the army. Among several of us, if one person goes to join the army, the rest can pretend to be under his command. Wouldn't this matter be easy to handle?" Han Zhi spoke and expressed his plan.
"Yes, this plan is feasible. Chen Gong, you take Shen Ji, Xu Kan, Han Zhi and others to join the army, show your skills and strive to win a high position and participate in the battle to conquer Shang Rang. If the plan goes well, it will not be too late for us to designate Shi Pu and Chen at that time." Zhu Li made the decision.
After the plan was finalized, Chen Gong brought Shen Ji, Xu Kan and Han Zhi to the Pengcheng conscription office that day.
A lieutenant colonel in charge of recruiting soldiers saw the four men. He first looked at Chen Gong, Shen Ji and Xu Kan suspiciously, and saw that Chen Gong, who was in the lead, was a burly man over six feet tall, fierce and sturdy, and should not be an ordinary person.
Shen Ji standing behind Chen Gong was sturdy and wild. Facing him was like facing a leopard waiting to be hunted. He was not someone to be trifled with. As for Xu Kan, he was even more majestic. When he stood there, he was like an iron tower, with a chilling and cold aura that made him even colder in this dead of winter.
Realizing that these three people were not simple, the lieutenant was secretly happy, but he did not dare to underestimate them. Unexpectedly, he saw Han Zhi in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, he felt like a jar of good sauce was disturbed by a rat shit. He immediately said with a bad look: "Han Zhi, you still dare to come, aren't you afraid that our general manager will give an order and bury you alive?"
Han Zhi's face turned very ugly when he heard this. After all, this young lieutenant did not give him any face at all. In the past, he would not care since he was alone anyway. But it was different now. These three people were his future colleagues. He would feel uncomfortable after losing face in front of his colleagues.
However, Chen Gong interrupted the lieutenant's scolding of Han Zhi and asked directly: "What are the requirements for recruiting soldiers here?"
The lieutenant saw Chen Gong, Shen Ji, and Xu Kan, all of whom were very powerful, and immediately put aside Han Zhi's trivial matter and quickly changed his expression, saying gently:
"There are no requirements. As long as you are over 15 and under 35 and in good health, it's fine. I think the three of you are very good."
After hearing this, Chen Gong had a clue in his mind and continued, "If Chen is not willing to be a guard and wants to get a job, what should he do?"
As soon as this was said, the lieutenant immediately became interested and said quickly, "This is simple. As long as the warrior can defeat a fire captain, then from now on, you will be the fire captain; if you can defeat a captain, then you can take on the position of captain; of course, if the warrior can defeat me, from now on, you can be on an equal footing with me."
The three of them all brightened up when they heard this. Xu Kan asked, "If we defeat the captain, will we be promoted directly to captain?"
Upon hearing this, the lieutenant looked at the three men with a half-smile and said, "The position of captain cannot be promoted just by force. It requires military merit and ability."
After hearing this, several people began to understand. It turned out that it was not entirely based on military strength. The recruitment of soldiers in Xuzhou was indeed unique. Regular soldiers needed military merits to be promoted even to a fire captain. However, in Xuzhou, it seemed that positions below the captain were all based on bravery, which gave several people a lot of advantages.
The rest was easy. Chen Gong directly requested to fight against the fire captain. The captain thought to himself that these people were indeed very ambitious. However, he did not mind. He waved his hand and called over a palace soldier, asking him to call a fire captain over.
Soon, a strong man came over, swaying, and shouted, "Which monkey is tired of living? Do you want to learn from your brother Teng how powerful he is?"
Chen Gong didn't care when he heard this. Most of the soldiers were rough men. He said directly: "Your brother Chen wants to beat you up. If you don't dare, get out as soon as possible."
When the big man surnamed Teng heard this, he got angry and immediately cursed: "Asshole, since you want to die, I will grant your wish."
Before the man got close, he swung his vinegar-jar-sized fist, and his feet did not stop, rushing towards where Chen Gong was standing. After all, Chen Gong was a veteran of Gao Pian, and it would be a joke if he couldn't even beat a small fire chief.
He looked at the big man with a smile on his face and said teasingly, "Your mouth is dirty and stinks. I'll let you chew some dirt to change the taste."
Before he finished speaking, the big man was already close to him. Chen Gong suddenly turned sideways and kicked out with his right foot. The big man named Teng punched into the empty space. He couldn't stop his foot in time and tripped over the calf that Chen Gong had kicked out. With a "thump", he immediately fell to the ground.
"Ah, bah, bah..."
In just the first round, the big man made such a fool of himself that he climbed up again, spitting out mud and looking at Chen Gong in disbelief.
As the saying goes, an expert can tell whether something is good or not with just one move. Chen Gong looked relaxed and made him fall down as if he was just playing a trick. The big man had to be cautious. Although hesitant, he still wanted to try.
This time he was much more cautious. He took a stance, put his hands up and covered his face on both sides, and moved slowly, little by little, towards Chen Gong.
Chen Gong found it a little funny to see the other party being so cautious. He let his hands hang naturally and looked at the other party with a smile. Seeing the other party like this, the man surnamed Teng still did not dare to be careless. When they were very close to each other, the big man suddenly threw a hook from bottom to top, with a sharp sound of wind, hitting Chen Gong's chin.
As soon as he saw the other party take action, Chen Gong
He suddenly raised his right hand, and from top to bottom, he struck hard on the opponent's arm. At the same time, he withdrew his left hand slightly, and while the opponent was in pain and had no time to return his fist to defend himself, he threw a long swing punch as fast as the wind.
"Bang"
"Ouch!"
With the big man's cry of pain, Chen Gong's punch hit the opponent's left eye swiftly and fiercely. A black circle immediately appeared there, and a standard panda eye appeared.
After two attempts and two failures, the big man named Teng finally realized that he was no match for the man in front of him. He immediately admitted defeat, turned around and left without stopping.
Sending away a fire captain was certainly not Chen Gong's ultimate goal, and he then wanted to challenge the captain. Although the lieutenant looked a little nervous, this was the rule of conscription after all, and he did not dare to do anything bad in secret, so he immediately asked someone to call a captain.
This captain had good martial arts, but he was not even a third-rate general, so he was easily dealt with by Chen Gong; the next one was the brigade commander, and there was still no surprise. After knocking the brigade commander to the ground with three punches and two kicks, Chen Gong looked at the lieutenant with a smile, and his expression was self-evident, he wanted to challenge the captain.
It was not until this moment that the lieutenant's face turned ugly. He had never dreamed that he would be able to recruit such a powerful man just by casually recruiting, and now he could threaten him. His expression looked uglier than eating a fly while eating.
But no matter what, since Chen Gong had raised the challenge, he had to accept it. He had no choice but to go and invite the captain over in person.
The captain in charge of conscription was named Zhang You. He happened to be the Guoyi captain under Chen's command. Before coming here, Chen Gong and his companions naturally knew this man's background thanks to the inquiries of secret guards such as Jing Ming.
As soon as Zhang You arrived, Chen Gong approached him with a lecherous look on his face. He quietly took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and put the gold into Zhang You's arms as he saluted. He said, "Captain Zhang, I dare to challenge the captain. Please judge."
As the saying goes, if you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same door. If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked. The most notorious thing about Chen in history was his extreme greed. He only realized the truth before his death, but it was too late.
The famous poem: "Pile up jade and gold, and rise to high office, but when disaster strikes, it suddenly becomes nothing; where is the glory and honor of five years now, it is no different from a dream." was written by Chen.
According to legend, Chen was illiterate and this poem was written by a ghost. As modern people, you can just listen to it. Even if this poem was not written by Chen, it is the final verdict on his life as an official. In short, this man was extremely greedy and eventually harmed himself.
As Zhang You was his trusted confidant, he was naturally greedy and greedy. When he saw Chen Gong had obediently presented such a large piece of gold before the competition, his face was immediately full of smiles. He looked at Chen Gong meaningfully and praised him, "You are obviously a hero. It is my duty to judge bravery and determine official positions. Go ahead and try. If you can win, you can get the official position of captain."
With this corrupt official's words, things became much easier. Although the lieutenant was brave, he was at most at the peak level of a third-rate general. He was no match for Chen Gong at all. Not surprisingly, Chen Gong knocked him to the ground and successfully joined the reformatory army.
After Chen Gong was promoted to the position of colonel, he immediately let Shen Ji and Xu Kan seize the position of brigade commander. As for Han Zhi, others only regarded him as Chen Gong's follower. Now that Chen Gong had taken office, others would not bother to offend him.