Qin Official

"Captain, please quickly put on your crown and let us see!"

In Waihuang City in early March, there was a burst of laughter at the Qin Army camp and the camp where Xintun was stationed. However, it was Ji Ying and others who gathered around Heifu and asked him to put on his new crown quickly.

Heifu did not refuse, and quickly put the trapezoidal crown, which symbolized the "non-changing" title, firmly on the bun in the center of his head, and tied the tassel under his chin...

"What a good one!"

Everyone cheered for him. After all, Heifu was the first person in this village to reach the rank of no longer.

Not updating, of course, does not mean not updating. As the name suggests, after reaching this title, you can avoid serving as a pawn. Although war and military service are still unavoidable, the fatigue of one month of corvee service is reduced every year, which is naturally enviable.

Although Heifu's title was issued in a few days, the corresponding benefits had to be implemented by the counties. It would be almost a month after the heir apparent sent the official letter and official documents to Nan County. In this way, the Heifu family's farmland can be increased by another hundred acres. I wonder if the eldest brother will worry about this.

After this news was sent back, it was equivalent to telling my family: I am fine and feel at ease.

But what Heifu wants to see even more is the expression on County Zuo Lieutenant Yun Man's face after hearing this "good news", it must be wonderful! Not only was the black husband he wanted to trap not punished for escaping from prison, but he was also promoted higher and higher!

At this time, everyone in the village gathered around. Everyone was envious and happy at Hei Fu's outfit. At the same time, they all touched their buns and sighed: "I wonder when we can wear the crown. "

The crown is also the headdress. Ancient people wore their hair long and tied it into a bun. The crown was the decoration used to fix the bun.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, only nobles such as scholars, officials, and ministers were qualified to wear it after the crowning ceremony when they came of age. During the Warring States Period, etiquette collapsed and many traditional etiquette systems were no longer observed. However, crowns were still used as a symbol of status. The Qin State even used the style of hair crowns to distinguish titles and show status. High and low identifiers.

For example, in this army, if you encounter the kind of people who have their hair shaved off and stand in the front row to fill gullies, they are the prisoners Chengdan. They are the people with the lowest status in the army.

If it is those people with round vertebrae and buns that are tilted back, it means that these people are recruited son-in-laws, merchants, and farm laborers. Their status is higher than slaves and prisoners, but lower than ordinary people.

If they are ordinary soldiers, they will all wear their hair in a bun that is on the left side in the army. After all, the Qin State is still right and subordinate to the left. In addition to the soap-black scarf, there are no other decorations on the bun.

Those with lower-level titles, such as public servants, can wear their hair in a bun on the right side in the army.

If the hairpin is tied up, it is allowed to wear a bun on the right side of the bun. The red bun is worn on the top, and the hairpin is blue.

The differences in these hairstyles all reflect the military discipline and appearance of the Qin State and cannot be overridden and mixed.

All of the above, even if the title is high-ranking, with a hairpin, etc., it can still only be regarded as a "lowly official of the deacon". It is not until the nobility changes that there is a typical difference: no more titles can be worn.

"It's just the shortest crown." Hei Fu said this. Among people who have crowns, the height and style of the crown are also symbols of their identity. Although Hei Fu is mixed up with the crown, he is still the crown among those who have the crown. The lowest.

Only a doctor or official can wear a seven-inch long single-plate crown.

He also had a long way to look at Shu, so he started to look at the higher-up officials and officials, and thought maliciously: "Yun Man's title is official officials. If when I return home, he discovers my What would his expression be like when his title is equal to his, or even higher than his?"

However, as the fourth-class title, Bu Geng is equivalent to the "sergeant" in the Spring and Autumn Period. Going higher will enter the realm of "doctor" in the Spring and Autumn Period. Between the two, there is a deep chasm that is difficult to cross. It is conceivable that the next titles will become increasingly difficult to rise to. Lord Shang, who established the military merit system, was very shrewd and would not allow people to obtain high positions easily.

In addition to Heifu, after the Battle of Waihuang, everyone in Xintun also had their own merits and deeds.

Among them, in addition to Gong Ao and Xiao Tao, who were promoted from Gongshi to Zao by beheading one level, Li Xian and Ji Ying both became Gongshi by beheading one level.

Bu Cheng did not get the opportunity to perform meritorious service and was still a soldier. However, Heifu decided to teach him the skills of bandaging wounds and let Bu Cheng serve as a medical soldier in his village, specializing in rescuing the wounded.

Compared with everyone else, Dongmen Bao, who was still lying on the hospital bed, could be said to be the biggest winner in this battle. Because of his merits of fighting to the death first, he was divided into three heads by Hei Fu, so he was promoted from a public servant to two ranks in one go. Got the hairpin!

Heifu and others went to visit Dongmen Bao again and told him the good news...

…

"At last Mr. Nai's injury was not in vain. In this way, even if I die, my son will still be a little girl!"

Dongmen Leopard's fever has subsided and he has regained consciousness. He just keeps saying that the wound is itchy and he really wants to scratch it.

Hei Fu thought this was a good thing. The itching of the wound meant that granulation had begun to grow. It seemed that Chen Wujiu's golden sore medicine was still somewhat useful. However, the East Gate Leopard is still not out of danger and will have to stay in bed for at least half a month until the wound is completely scabbed before it is considered safe.

When Hei Fu and others visited him, Dongmen Bao seemed to have been holding it in for a long time and said a lot. He also took out a corner of the Wei flag that Hei Fu had torn off when he was bandaging him, and said emotionally:

"I didn't know how to name the new baby in my family before, but now I have chosen it."

"What are you going to name it?" Ji Ying and others asked curiously. According to their understanding of the East Gate Leopard, it wouldn't be a wolf, a tiger, a tiger, etc...

Dongmen Bao said: "When he was born, I went with the army to conquer the Wei State. I was injured in the Wei State and almost died, but the commander of the camp wrapped his wounds with the flag of the Wei State and rescued him..."

After knowing that he was rescued by Hei Fu from the intersection of Huangquan, and using the wound-bandaging technique to exchange with Dr. Chen to let him use the golden sore medicine to save his life, Dongmen Leopard no longer calls Hei Fu by his first name. He was called the village chief respectfully.

Dongmen Leopard couldn't get off the bed, so he straightened up and bowed to Hei Fu: "So, I will call him 'Wei'! And give him a corner of this flag so that he will never forget the kindness of the commander!"

"Abao, you and I have been friends for two years, so there is no need to be so polite."

Hei Fu comforted him and said, "You can rest assured to recuperate in the camp. When you are cured, you can join us and return to the team."

"Where does the commander-in-chief want to go?"

Seeing that everyone was already wearing armor and new shoes, Dongmen Leopard asked, "I wonder which city we are attacking this time?"

"It was General Wang from Daliang City who issued the order. After Yang led the troops to occupy Waihuang, he divided half of his troops to garrison in Yangwu County, a hundred miles to the north. Xintun was also to be deployed with the 500 commanders, and we are setting off today!"

Heifu said with some regret: "Yangwu County has just surrendered. This time we are transferred to garrison. I'm afraid there will be no more battles to fight in a short time..."

…

Just when Heifu was promoted and was about to go to Yangwu County with his superiors to garrison, Zhang Er, the order of Waihuang who fled in panic, was "escorted" in Danfu County of Wei State, two hundred miles east of Waihuang County. Liu Ji, his retainer along the way, said goodbye at a fork in the road...

"I wonder where Mr. Zhang will go?"

Liu Ji asked with cupped hands. Even though he had been on the run for many days and his eye-catching beard was covered with dust, he still could not hide his heroic demeanor. Although he was tired, he did not look depressed at all. His eyes were still full of energy. Yiyi.

On the other hand, Zhang Er, the county hero who lost his territory, felt a little depressed.

Although Zhang Er had made plans in advance to resist for a while and then evacuate, he did not expect that the Qin army's combat effectiveness was so powerful, and that the group of Qin soldiers rushed to the city wall so bravely without fear of death. Zhang Er hadn't yet figured out how the west side of the city was breached, and the south side of the city soon fell out of defense. He could only be carried away by the fleeing qingxia and headed north...

What was originally a carefully planned evacuation turned into a desperate retreat.

Fortunately, although Zhang Er was a little panicked, he did not lose sight of it. He did not choose to go to Yangwu County where his wife and children were, because Zhang Er knew that he would definitely be a wanted target of the Qin people. Going to Yangwu would instead give him to his wife and children. The son brings trouble.

He had to escape far away and wait until the situation calmed down before the family could have a chance to reunite.

So, Zhang Erbian asked his coachman to keep galloping eastward! He didn't bother to care about those retainers. Everyone was scared anyway. If we acted collectively at this time, it would be easy for the Qin army to pursue them.

At this moment, Liu Ji appeared out of nowhere, shouting "Protect Zhang Jun" while getting on Zhang Er's carriage, and kicked away several light warriors who were also planning to climb on the carriage... …

At this time, the Wei State was already riddled with holes. In addition to Daliang, which had been besieged by river backflow, several Qin armies of more than 10,000 people were separately attacking key areas from Jiyang and Taoqiu in the north to Suiyang in the Song Dynasty in the southeast. . In the middle, there were counties and villages that surrendered to the Qin army everywhere, and the Qin army's rangers felt like they were in an uninhabited land.

The only one that is relatively smooth is the road to the east.

When they ran to Shi County, Zhang Er's car broke down and he had to go on foot with more than ten young men.

When they arrived at Chuqiu, when they woke up, there were only three or four people left around Zhang Er, and the rest had dispersed under the stars in the night.

Only Liu Ji and two servants from Zhang Er's wife's family followed him.

Now, when he came to the east-north bifurcated afternoon road in Shanfu County, Liu Ji looked in the east direction and seemed to have finally made up his mind. He began to say goodbye to Zhang Er and asked him where he was going.

Hearing Liu Ji's question, Zhang Er looked at Shanfu County not far away. It had not been occupied by the Qin army and it still looked like a peaceful town.

In Shanfu County, there was a rich man named Lu Gong. This man was quite famous in several counties on the border between Chu and Wei. As a hero of Wei Dong, Zhang Er naturally had a friendship with him. Last year, Lu Gong’s little daughter was born, and Zhang Er even gave him some gifts...

However, although he had contacts with Lu Gong, his friendship was not deep. Zhang Er was not worried that Lu Gong would not take him in, but he was afraid that if he went there, he would cause trouble for the Lu family. He knew very well that the fall of Wei would only take a few months, and his father would not be spared.

So, he turned his head and looked north, which was the direction of Ohnozawa.

"I will go to Juye, Shanyang, Changyi and other places, and then look for an opportunity to go to Qi."

Zhang Er had already made up his mind to take refuge in Qi, which seemed to be the safest place, for a while, and then wait for his friend Chen Yu to get his wife and son to safety, and then send him to Qi to join him.

"Where will Liu Ji go?"

Zhang Er looked at the bearded knight-errant. Liu Ji had only been his retainer for a few months, but after following him all the way, Zhang Er was deeply impressed by this man's heroism and courage. He suddenly felt that this man was These people will definitely not be ordinary people in the future. Those who are involved in the underworld must have good vision.

Although those retainers and young heroes said they were right to Bo Yuntian, Liu Ji was the only one who followed him all the way here...

So Zhang Er invited him, "Why don't you come with me to the State of Qi? It's not Zhang Er's boast. Although I have lost my prodigy, as long as I arrive in the State of Qi, within three years, I will be able to regroup and become a famous local official again." The hero!"

Zhang Er hopes that Liu Ji can continue to follow him and be his retainer, thug, and horse boy.

"this……"

Liu Ji held the sword that had lost its scabbard and looked at the road heading east to his hometown of Peixian, where Shan's father was heading, and then at Zhang Er, who had an eager face.

Standing at this crossroads in life, Liu Ji fell into hesitation...