Chapter 42, White Moonlight and Black Lotus
Jiang’s family’s inquiries and decisions, neither Jin Yue’e’s mother and son in Tianlingtun, nor Li Changsen and Li Sanlang who fought **** battles at Dieling Pass, knew nothing about it.
Time flies, in a blink of an eye, it has been three months since Li Sanlang arrived at Dieling Pass.
In the past three months, he has experienced countless battles, and his childishness has long since receded, and he has become calm and resolute.
On September 9th, Chongyang, the new governor personally came to Dieling Pass to present rewards for the frequent victories in recent wars.
Early in the morning, Li Erya brought Li Wuya and Li Qilang over to wait.
"Brother said that this time Dad will probably be promoted to Centurion this time."
"Great, we have to congratulate Congratulations later."
The three siblings were happily talking, and it was almost noon when they saw Li Sanlang trotting out of the city.
"elder brother."
Didn't see Li Changsen, Li Wuya was a little surprised: "Brother, where's dad?"
Li Sanlang's expression was not very good: "Father has something to do, he was called away by the captain."
Li Wuya looked at Li Sanlang's face: "Brother, is something wrong?"
Li Sanlang didn't want to hide it from his younger siblings, he sighed and said, "Father didn't become a centurion this time."
"why?!"
"Didn't you say that Dad is the bravest in killing the enemy on the battlefield? Last time he captured General Beiyan. With so much credit, should he be promoted?"
Looking at his confused younger siblings, Li Sanlang was also very frustrated: "The promotion of officers and soldiers is very complicated, and it is not possible to go up with military merit."
The positions above the centurion are almost a carrot and a pit. Unless someone dies in battle, or retreats, or is promoted, and the position is vacant, the people below may be promoted.
In this way, there will certainly not be too many positions.
There are many forces in the army. Whenever there is a vacancy, all parties will fight for it. Like his father, he has no foundation in the army, so how can he win over others.
Li Wuya frowned: "What do you rely on if you don't rely on military merit? Rely on relationships?"
Li Sanlang was silent: "The commander said, father's qualifications are not enough, and the centurion needs to have a certain military command ability, these fathers don't know it."
Li Wuya snorted: "These are all excuses. The main reason is that our family has nothing to do with being in the military."
Li Sanlang didn't speak, it was a tacit agreement.
The newly promoted centurion was inferior to his father in terms of kung fu and killing the enemy, but because he was the brother-in-law of the guard, he pushed him down.
Now he understands why his father doesn't want him to go to the battlefield. It is too difficult for military households like them who have no connections in the army to go up.
In the past few months, he has also gradually realized that it is not enough to kill the enemy bravely on the battlefield to make meritorious deeds, unless they also take refuge in one side.
But not to mention relying on others and being ordered by others, the development of their family can be decided by others.
Li Wuya frowned: "Brother, isn't General Zhuang of Dieling Pass very fair and reasonable? He doesn't care about it?"
Li Sanlang smiled wryly and said: "General Zhuang is busy with his affairs, why would he focus on these trivial matters?"
Li Qilang took the words: "Then you take the initiative to find him."
Li Sanlang smiled and shook his head: "I want to go to General Zhuang in person, let alone whether he will see me or not. If others find out about this, my father and I will have a hard time in the army."
Li Wuya thought for a while and said: "If you can't go up even if you have military merits, then brother, you and father should leave early."
Li Sanlang: "It's not that easy. Our family is a military household. Unless the war between Dachu and Beiyan is settled, my father and I will have to stay at Dieling Pass."
Li Wuya touched her chin and said nothing. She has been communicating with the cheap apprentice for a long time, and she should have some mentorship. Now I ask him to help change the household registration of the Li family's military household. He should agree, right?
Just do what you want. After returning from Dieling Pass, Li Wuya wrote a letter to the cheap apprentice. She didn’t mention the Li family directly, but asked tentatively if he could help change the military household registration.
However, before the cheap apprentice replied, something happened to Li Sanlang.
Li Sanlang was targeted by Beiyan's eighth-rank master on the battlefield, and he was ordered to kill him!
It is strange enough for a small soldier to be targeted by a rank 8 master, but what is even more strange is that Li Sanlang escaped from the hands of a rank 8 master.
Even though he was beaten bloody, he still shocked the entire Dieling Pass!
"What? You said that Li Sanlang killed an eighth-rank master of Beiyan before?"
"Really? How old is he?"
"Of course it's true. Many people know about it. Otherwise, why would the Huyan family follow him?"
As Beiyan Huyan's family focused on Li Sanlang, the hijacking of the Tianlingtun post station five years ago was revealed, and the soldiers of Dieling Pass talked about it, and even Zhuang Yutang was alarmed.
"Did that kid come to Dieling Pass back then?" Zhuang Yutang was a little surprised.
Deputy general Xu Chengkun nodded, and explained the situation of Li Sanlang and Li Changsen in detail.
Hearing that Li Changsen and his son are both very good at kung fu, Zhuang Yutang raised his eyebrows: "I remember when I met that kid, he hadn't even gotten into kung fu yet, right? We haven't seen each other for five years, and we can fight against eighth-rank masters face to face. Has grown so much?"
Xu Chengkun was also very confused, uncertain: "Maybe that kid is a born martial arts prodigy?"
"The general investigated and found that his father had learned for two or three years from a veteran who knew a little bit of foreign kung fu, but now, Li Changsen's kung fu, none of the subordinates dare say that he can beat him."
Zhuang Yutang looked at Xu Chengkun in amazement. This guy is a top seventh-rank expert and has always been conceited. He can say that, so it can be seen that Li Changsen's kung fu should be really good.
A few days later, Zhuang Yutang deliberately took the time to go to the Martial Arts Field.
The soldiers have to practice every day, and from time to time, some of them with good skills will also go to the arena to learn from each other.
Li Changsen and his son have become famous recently, and there are quite a few people who come to them to discuss.
Zhuang Yutang watched two sparring matches, and sent his own soldiers directly, wanting to test and teach the Li family father and son's kung fu.
"Father and son are fine. The young one's martial arts are between the seventh and eighth ranks, and the old martial arts are definitely above the eighth rank."
Zhuang Yutang squinted his eyes and looked at Li Changsen who was fighting against the eighth-rank personal soldiers on the ring.
His personal soldiers were recruited by his family through thousands of selections. Even if he met a ninth-rank master, he would have the power of Zhou Xuan, but Li Changsen was on par with him!
"It seems that we don't need to intervene!"
"Although the Huyan family is quite powerful in the Northern Yan army, they can still send eighth-rank masters to deal with the Li family and his son."
"A master of the eighth rank. The Li family and his son can solve it by themselves."
Originally, he wanted to see if Li Sanlang had helped him a lot five years ago, to see if he should be transferred to be in charge of logistics, but after knowing the skills of the Li family and his son, Zhuang Yutang felt that he should not miss the future.
At the same time, Li Erya, who came to deliver wound medicine and food to Li Changsen and Li Sanlang, all of them changed their expressions drastically when they found out about this.
Li Wuya is the most irritable. The battlefield is full of dangers, and she may face danger at any time. Even if she goes to the battlefield, she will not dare to be careless.
Although her brother has practiced kung fu for several years, he still has too little actual combat experience. If he is distracted on the battlefield because of being targeted, the injury will be considered minor!
"It's not over!"
Li Wuya's complexion was a little dull, no, she had to do something.
Thinking of Beiyan's spy in Xining City, Li Wuya's eyes flickered, and a sneer curled up at the corner of her mouth.
Hmph, the Huyan family, right? Just wait for her!
The second day after returning home, Li Wuya took Li Qilang to Xining City.
Under the exploration of spiritual power, the two soon found a secret contact point of Beiyan people, a blacksmith shop!
"Qilang, haven't you always wanted to try your own skills? Go ahead and practice with those people." Li Wuya looked indifferently at Beiyan spy in the iron shop.
Li Qilang's eyes lit up, with an expression of eagerness to try, but he didn't move: "Fifth sister, am I alone?"
Li Wuya glanced at him: "If I make a move, do you think you still have a chance to do it?"
Li Qilang choked and didn't want to talk anymore.
Li Wuya said again: "They are spies, be careful that they commit suicide."
Li Qilang nodded, stopped babbling, walked into the blacksmith shop in a nervous and nervous mood, and closed the door with lightning speed.
Li Wuya didn't do anything, she stood in front of the door with her arms folded, listening to the muffled groans coming from the shop.
Beiyan's spy identity cannot be revealed, so even if they encounter a surprise attack, those people dare not make too much noise.
This greatly facilitated Li Wuya and Li Qilang.
Li Wuya didn't go in until there was no movement in the blacksmith shop.
In the shop, three Beiyan spies were beaten by Li Qilang until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. They were **** and hung under the beams of the house. Li Wuya glanced at the three and said to Li Qilang:
"Qilang, ask them about the situation of Huyan's family."
Li Qilang was a little confused: "How to ask?"
Li Wuya looked at the blacksmith furnace in the shop, and said casually, "You can ask any questions you want, as long as you can get something out of your question."
Li Qilang scratched the back of his head, was silent for a while, then went to the backyard, and soon came in with a plate of earthworms.
Li Wuya glanced at the earthworms crawling around, and quickly looked away. She couldn't bear this kind of soft insects, so she took a box of mung bean-sized iron beads in front of the iron stove, and ran out. shop.
About half an hour later, Li Wuya finished a bowl of braised noodles at the noodle restaurant on the street, and Li Qilang triumphantly left the iron shop with his hands behind his back.
"Fifth sister, I have asked."
"The Huyan family is a family of military generals in Beiyan. There are many masters in the family, including those of the ninth rank. Many of them serve in the Beiyan army."
"The two we killed at the station before were direct descendants of the Huyan family. After we found out that it was Brother who killed them, we have been looking for opportunities to kill him."
"The love of the Huyan family is active in Rongcheng, and there are several strongholds."
Li Wuya listened silently, without saying anything, ordered a bowl of noodles for Li Qilang, let him eat first.
Li Qilang asked while eating: "By the way, sister, what about those three people?"
Li Wuya didn't say anything, took out an iron ball, and bounced it towards the gate of the iron shop with a 'swish'.
"boom!"
The gate of the iron shop was opened, and seeing the three people hanging inside, the surrounding people immediately gathered, and not long after, patrolling officers and soldiers came.
Watching the officers and soldiers take the man away, Li Wuya waited for Li Qilang to finish his noodles, and took him to the next Beiyan contact point.
In this way, it took Li Wuya nearly half a month to find all the contact points of Beiyan in Xining City, and asked a lot about Huyan's family. A lot of gold and silver were also collected.
During this period, the officers and soldiers patrolling the city were paralyzed when they arrested people.
When news came out from the yamen that those people were all secretly spied by Beiyan, the entire city of Xining became a sensation.
"My God, there are so many Beiyan people hiding in Xining City, it's too scary!"
"Don't you think the person who finds out the Beiyan people's dens is more terrifying? There are so many Beiyan people, and all of them are masters. Tell me, how good is that person?"
Just when people were in a state of confusion, in a box on the second floor of an inn, Li Qilang was excitedly pointing at the silver and gold on the table, his eyes smiling until there was only a crack left.
Li Wuya stood in front of the window, listening silently to the discussions of passers-by on the street. After a while, she suddenly asked: "Qilang, you said we have done such a great deed, shouldn't you tell everyone so that everyone remembers us?" okay?"
Li Qilang paused: "Sister, didn't you say that you should not be too eye-catching, otherwise we will never have a peaceful life in the future."
Li Wuya smiled: "As long as you don't use your real name, who would know it's us?"
As he spoke, he nodded affirmatively.
"We pulled out so many northern bird's nest sites, whether it is to Xining City or Dachu, we have made merit. We must let them know our existence."
"If you do something good, you have to leave a name!"
Li Wuya pouted her chin and began to think: "It is said that people who walk in the rivers and lakes like to call themselves nicknames, and I have to take a resounding nickname too."
Li Qilang thought about it for a while, and felt that this was not a bad idea, so he hurried to Li Wuya's side: "Sister, what nickname do you want?"
Li Wuya is a waste of names. This suddenly made her pick a name. She really couldn't think of it: "It must be domineering, and it must be refreshing, and you can imagine my unique temperament when you hear it."
Suddenly, Li Wuya's eyes lit up: "Do I know what it's called?"
"what is it call?"
"White Moonlight!"
Li Qilang asked with a question mark in his head: "Bai Yueguang? Why don't I feel domineering at all?"
Li Wuya glanced at him: "Do you know what Bai Yueguang means?"
Li Qilang shook his head honestly: "I don't know."
Li Wuya smiled and said: "Bai Yueguang said that a person is beyond reach, no matter how much you admire, you can't have it, you can only bury it in your heart forever."
Li Qilang: "Isn't this domineering?"
Li Wuya glared at her apricot eyes: "I'm a girl, what do I want to be domineering for? As long as people mention me, I will feel admiration, but it is as far away as the moon in the sky, which is beyond reach. Domineering come well?"
Li Qilang muttered for a while: "You said you wanted to be domineering." Then he looked at Li Wuya, "Then what's my name?"
Li Wuya: "Think for yourself."
Li Qilang thought for a while: "You are Bai Yueguang, then I will be Black Moonlight."
Li Wuya was a little disgusted: "Black Moonlight? It's too ugly." Then, he looked Li Qilang up and down, and said with a smile, "You might as well be called Black Lotus."
Not to mention, her younger brother really has the potential of a black lotus.
Li Qilang quit: "I am a man, how can I take such a feminine nickname?"
Li Wuya: "The alias was originally used to confuse the public. Your name is Hei Lianhua. Who would have imagined that you are a man?"
Li Qilang thought it made sense, but he couldn't think of anything better, so he agreed: "Okay, the black lotus is the black lotus."
The aliases of the two of them have been decided hastily!
After Beiyan's secret agent was reported to the Western Region Protectorate, the Protectorate immediately sent officials to take Beiyan's spy away.
In front of the yamen of Xining City, just as the officials handed over Beiyan's spies, a throwing knife shot over and stabbed it firmly in the yamen gate.
There was also a piece of paper inserted into the flying knife, which said: Bai Yueguang and Hei Lianhua went to Xining City for a visit. Because they really hated Beiyan Huyan's family, they offered Beiyan's spies for the travel expenses!
Li Wuya did not forget that their goal was the Huyan family. If the Huyan family dared to stare at her brother on the battlefield, she would pull Beiyan to spy on the den!
Beiyan’s spies were removed because of Huyan’s family, so Huyan’s family should be punished by Beiyan’s officials.
(end of this chapter)