Chapter 1060: keep your word
Chapter 1060 Keeping Your Words and Keeping Your Words
"Duke Wei, Shou Zhuo Lang is here."
On the beacon tower of the mountain behind Songzhou City, Qin Lang stood with his hands behind his back.
"Shou Zhuo Lang Huang An pays homage to Duke Wei!"
Behind him, a man in a pleated military uniform stepped up, bowed his waist and crossed his hands in salute.
Qin Lang turned around and looked at this strong man, "I heard that you are the number one swordsman in Ningyuan, and you have killed hundreds of people with a long sword?"
Huang An bowed his head and said, "This subordinate is just a bunch of people."
Qin Lang stepped forward to help him up, and patted his arm, "It's not just the courage of a man to be beheaded by a hundred people."
Songzhou Ningyuan Army has patrols and does not accept them at night. This is the elite of the frontier army, but there is also an elite and brave man named Shouzhuolang. Although it is not an official army, it is also very famous.
These guards originally referred to the children of the frontier soldiers in the several guard cities west of Gansongling of the Ningyuan Army of Songzhou. There are also some fortresses that Feng Sui guarded and guarded.
Ningyuan Military City is the largest, it is the fortress and military headquarters of the Ningyuan Army, and there are sub-level garrisons below. Sui, Dunbao, etc.
Several Shouzhu cities of the Ningyuan Army are located outside Songzhou. In the territory of Dangxiangqiang, there is a group of Ningyuan frontier troops stationed permanently. Because they are isolated, the sergeants can live in the station with their families. farming.
Several Shouzhuo cities also serve as post stations and border markets, and they are usually very lively, but because they are established in the territory of Dangxiang Qiang, it is more complicated here. There are not only frontier soldiers and family members in Shouzhuo, There are also many traders, and even many Qiang people.
There are also some thieves and bandits who were recruited and placed here, or criminals were exiled here, and some fugitives fled here to hide their names, and even some smugglers came in and out.
The special location has created a complicated situation here.
In Shouzhuo City, a group of Shouzhuo Lang gradually formed. At first, they were a group of teenagers who were mainly children of frontier soldiers.
Up to now, Songzhou Shouzhuo no longer refers to the frontier army, nor does it refer to those border rangers, but refers to some mercenaries who are active in the border Shouzhuo city.
Some of these people are children of frontier soldiers, some are rangers, some may be fugitives, some may be exiled criminals, and some barbarians. In short, they have different identities, but they all became mercenaries in the end.
It's just that this group of people is different from ordinary mercenaries, and they don't just work for money.
This is an organized and disciplined guard group.
"Shou Zhuo Lang, Shou Zhuo Lang, words are forthright, deeds are resolute."
It is not accurate to say that they are associations, bodyguards, or hired mercenaries. It is difficult for outsiders to figure out these guards.
But in Songzhou, the combat power of these guards is comparable to that of Ye Bu Shou, which shows how tough these people are.
Just like the guard in front of you, surnamed Huang Ming'an, who killed more than a hundred people with a horse-killing sword.
He is a serious son of the frontier army who guards the city of Ningyuan. His elder brother Huang Gang is currently serving as the Ningyuan army's guard and defense envoy, guarding the city and guarding the city. He has 800 frontier soldiers under his command. , a decent sixth-rank military general.
With such a background and identity, it stands to reason that Huang An's future will not be bad. He can easily find a military post in the Ningyuan Army, and no matter how bad he is, he can also find other errands in Songzhou. But single-handedly established a mysterious guard organization.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, you have changed a lot." Qin Lang looked at Huang An with a smile.
Huang An smiled, "It's windy and sunny here, and I'm tanned. I'm thirty years old, and I look like I'm almost fifty."
"Fifty doesn't look like it, but I'm sure I believe forty."
"Hahaha."
The two laughed together.
"Time flies so fast, it's been a few years since we left. A month ago, I met Mr. Qin when he was passing through the city, and he looked pretty good at the time. Who would have thought that he would leave immediately." Huang An said with emotion.
"I have been a soldier all my life, and I have suffered too many injuries." Qin Lang said helplessly.
"When I heard that Wei Gong was calling, I came immediately. I don't know what task?"
"I heard that Shouzhuolang has been very famous in recent years, and he is as famous as Ning Yuanjun Yebushou?"
Huang An puffed up his chest, "A certain year, as a son of the Songzhou frontier army, he went out to join the army and followed Wei Gong to conquer the party. He won Wei Gong, and later gave me money, food and horses, and asked me to go back to Songzhou to recruit troops. I will never forget , These years of hard work and development, I finally achieved some success, I have been waiting for Wei Gong's call, but I have never received a mission, and now I have finally received a mission."
As Huang An said, when the party invaded the bandits and Qin Lang reinforced Songzhou, Huang An volunteered to join the army as the son of a soldier under Qin Qiong's command. Lang appreciated that after the war, he originally wanted to join the army under Qin Lang, but he should have been executed for violating military laws. In the end, Qin Lang found out that he just killed a few Qiang murderers to avenge his brothers who died in the battle, so he forgave him, but The army couldn't keep him anymore, so they gave him money, food and some troops, and asked him to leave the camp.
In the beginning, Qin Lang was actually just a **** that he placed at random, just like the sand thieves he arranged for Song Fugui in Guanzhong Sand Garden back then. A lot of momentum has been established in the arena.
In the beginning, Huang An was arranged because he wanted to make a living for him. By the way, he was like a secret agent, so that he could collect some information on the border where dragons and snakes are mixed.
It's just that Dang Xiang and others were defeated too quickly later, and the Longyou border was peaceful, and this chess piece layout hadn't come into play yet, and Qin Lang even forgot Huang An for a while.
However, Huang An did not forget his mission. After returning to Songzhou with the money and food given by Qin Lang, as well as the men and horses drawn to him, Huang An worked hard to carry out the mission. The leader of the shocking Shou Zhuo Lang.
Even his elder brother got a lot of help from him, and he managed to follow the path step by step.
At the beginning, a passionate young man, with a few partners who came from the battlefield, has been in business for many years, and now he has become a famous Shuduo Lang in Songzhou. This may be something that no one would have thought of.
"Tell me, how have you been doing these years?"
Huang An briefly reviewed the history of these years. In fact, it is very complicated, and it is simple and simple. He just took the mission back and then has money in his hand, so Huang An generously donated money. First, he used this to make friends and win a large number of loose The children of the state border army, as well as some powerful teenagers.
Rich and generous, generous and righteous, this word of mouth spread, and friends gathered together.
Then, relying on Huang An's relationship with the military and the secret care of his superiors, he soon not only made friends, ate and drank, but also started trading in border markets, and later developed into bodyguards and even established They have established a team of mercenaries guarding the border. They are not only guarding bodyguards, they can even take on missions such as assassination and combat.
Up to now, it is already half black and half white, and its strength is astonishing.
Huang An and Shou Zhuo Lang couldn't wait for Qin Lang's summons and missions, so they continued to develop like this. No one expected that Qin Lang was just an idler playing chess back then, but now he is a man with more than 3,000 people. amazing armed.
"I heard that you Shou Zhuang have a good reputation. Not only do you keep your word, but you also have some credit for fighting thieves and robbers? Even out of Songzhou, merchants are willing to ask you Shou Zhuang for help, and you all Can you help me out quickly?"
"It's also a compliment from everyone. After all, we are not real gangsters. At the beginning of Shouzhuolang's establishment, I set some rules with my brothers. Even if we are outside the border, we are all from Tang Dynasty. We recruited into the gang at first. My brothers are all from Shouzhuo City, so we still pay more attention to these."
Over the years, Shou Zhuo Lang has made a lot of money, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger. On the surface, there are bodyguards, businessmen, shops and workshops to operate these things. There are also some businesses such as slave hunting, smuggling and even assassination in secret. But in general, it is different from those who only work for money.
"I have wronged you." Qin Lang said.
"Duke Wei, Tubo is attacking, is it time to use us?"
"Well, raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a while, Shou Zhuo Lang has a task."
"Please order, Duke Wei, we will fulfill our mission!" Huang An said loudly.
However, how things have changed over the years, Huang An and his brothers have never forgotten their true mission, and have always remembered their hidden identity.
"These years, no one knows your true identity?"
"We have always kept secrets and never dared to reveal anything. Even my brother, I have never revealed anything. Because of this, my brother still misunderstood me so much that our relationship is very cold now. "
"Regret it?"
"Never!" Huang An said.
"After this matter is over, if you want, I can arrange for you to go to Songzhou Governor's Mansion, or to other places, so that you can keep a seventh-rank official rank."
Huang An hesitated for a moment.
"Duke Wei, it is not easy for Shouzhuolang to have the scale it is today. It is absolutely possible to continue to operate and play more roles."
Qin Lang looked at him for a long time, "That's right, you also know that now my fifth younger brother is appointed the governor of Songzhou, and my other brothers are divided into county magistrates. Although my grandpa is gone, the Qin family will still guard Songzhou for generations. , If you continue to operate, Shouzhuolang will continue to maintain the operation, and he will indeed be able to play more roles in the future, but in this way, you will be wronged, and you can only continue to be half black and white."
"I do."
Qin Lang patted Huang An on the shoulder, and he could somewhat understand the complicated feelings in his heart. At the beginning, he just came back with a mission, hiding in the border market, wandering around the grassy rivers and lakes. He was originally a secret agent. Who would have expected that after many years, he would develop into This is where it is now.
Thousands of brethren under his command also responded to everyone. In the hundreds of miles around Songzhou and Dangxiang, the words he spoke were better than those of a general.
If you really give up these things and become a seventh-rank captain or something, you may not be willing.
"Okay, let's explain this task first, and we will talk about other things later, but I promise you that no matter how you choose, as long as I am here, as long as the Qin family is still guarding Songzhou, I will always protect you secretly. with you."
Huang An nodded, and immediately expressed his loyalty to Qin Lang.
(end of this chapter)