[Chapter 240] The name of Xu Laomo is getting louder and louder!

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"Xu Baihu, thank you!"

Zuo Guangdou sincerely expressed his gratitude in person.

Xu Xingxia's sudden action solved a huge problem for him, and he was indeed grateful from the bottom of his heart. Obviously, he didn't know that Xu Xingxia was already a Daiqianhu in Shuobao, Zuotunwei Town. After all, this was only a long time ago, and there were probably many people who didn't know. Even some people might be half-believing and half-doubted even if they knew it. A non-hereditary Qianqianhu who was less than 20 years old was weird no matter how he looked at it.

"The Zuo Prefect, the Governor of the Three Borders, has ordered the promotion of Xu Baihu to the Daiqianhu in Zhenshuobao. From now on, Xu Baihu will be Xu Qianhu. I'm afraid that the prefect of Zuo has never seen such a young Qianhu? Our Ningxia Town has not made any achievements in other aspects, but it is the best in boldly promoting young military officers. Xu Qianhu was still an ordinary unknown military household six months ago!" Wu Haiming said with a smile.

On the surface, he was tactfully reminding Zuo Guangdou that Xu Xingxia is now a thousand households. In fact, the point is to deliberately let Zuo Guangdou notice Xu Xingxia's youth, Xu Xingxia's promotion, and the time when Xu Xingxia changed from an ordinary military household to a thousand households. What does it mean to kill people without blood? That's it. A gentle sentence brought trouble to Xu Xingxia. No one can tell how big this trouble is.

Wu Haiming knew very well that most civil servants were disgusted by the promotion of military officers too quickly, and even more disgusted by the promotion of military officers, especially the continuous promotion of military officers in a short period of time. Xu Xingxia jumped from an ordinary military household to a thousand households in half a year. No matter how outstanding his military achievements were, they must not be liked by civil servants like Zuo Guangdou. As long as he had a bad impression of Xu Xingxia, it would create a potential hidden danger for Xu Xingxia, which could cause strong obstacles to Xu Xingxia at any time.

The civil servant system of the Ming Dynasty has always been criticized for the promotion of military officers. There are almost no rigid standards and no effective assessment methods. The internal secret operation is too chaotic, resulting in a large number of abnormal promotions. Some people were previously an ordinary civilian or military household, but because of someone above, they were promoted to thousands of households or even commanders of the guards at once, giving people a very sarcastic feeling. The military officers of the Ming Dynasty were so worthless and have a lot to do with the large-scale promotion.

During the Jiajing period, there were less than five generals in the country, and the number of deputy generals was less than fifteen. However, in the late Wanli period, the number of generals and deputy generals increased greatly, not to mention the proliferation of generals, guerrillas and other military generals, and the consequences of the subsequent official positions were not valuable. Third-rank civil officials were already an incredible existence. However, almost no third-rank military officers took them seriously.

"Thousand Houses?"

Zuo Guangdou was obviously a little surprised and wanted to speak but stopped. It was no problem to promote Xu Xingxia to the Qianhu family, with his contribution. He had a preliminary understanding of the situation of Ningxia Town for a few months. He also paid attention to Xu Xingxia's military achievements. Ningxia Town has never had any military achievements worth mentioning in recent years. Xu Xingxia's emergence has repeatedly severely damaged the Tartars. Ningxia Town has promoted it in an extraordinary way, which is understandable.

However, Xu Xingxia is too young after all. It is estimated that Xu Xingxia is not yet old. As for a senior official position, twenty years old is the lowest limit. A 10-year-old boy was promoted to the Qiqianhu. How to look at it... The promotion speed of this military officer is indeed too much. If he is a civil servant, it is impossible to achieve the fifth rank before he was twenty years old! It seems that the selection and promotion of this military officer is still not standardized enough! If Xu Xingxia is over 20 years old and promoted to the Qianqianhu, it might be better!

In a vaguely, Zuo Guangdou had some inquiries about Xu Xingxia's promotion. However, this decision was made by the Governor of the Three Borders, and Zuo Guangdou couldn't say anything. He was just a fourth-rank prefect, and the Governor of the Three Borders was a civil servant of the Second-rank. He was the same as the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet in terms of rank. The ranks of the two were too far different. The next step for the Governor of the Three Borders was very likely to be joining the cabinet and becoming the prime minister, with power in the court and the country.

Of course, Zuo Guangdou was not afraid of the level of a second-rank civil servant. He was already very brave. When he first embarked on his official career, he had the courage to expose the Ministry of Personnel's sales of official positions, and finally sent more than 60 officials of the Ministry of Personnel to prison. If there were serious problems with the promotion of the Three-Border Governor Huang Kezhang, he would still submit an impeachment to stop it. However, as far as he knew, Xu Xingxia's military achievements were indeed very good, and the situation in Ningxia Town was special. It is reasonable to promote it beyond the level, and he had no reason to impeach.

At this time, the servants in the prefect's office had tied up the man in black. The man in black had fallen into a coma due to excessive bleeding. If he did not receive timely rescue, he would probably die on the spot. Of course, Zuo Guangdou did not want the man in black to die like this, so he would not be able to ask for his confession. He immediately said goodbye to Xu Xingxia and others, and escorted the man in black to leave.

As Zuo Guangdou left, the original riot scene gradually calmed down, and the crowds that were originally running around gradually gathered again at the entrance of Kuiyuan Building. Some people ran too fast just now and didn't see the whole thing passing by, so they couldn't wait to ask the crowd around them. Those who were lucky enough to witness the whole incident naturally spitted and described them vividly. It was not enough to rely on their mouths alone, but they had to dance. For a moment, the entrance of Kuiyuan Building was as noisy and lively as a vegetable market.

During this period, there were constant fingers at Xu Xingxia. No one else saw the action of Xu Xingxia just shot the arrow. However, this would definitely not prevent them from using their imagination and giving the most reasonable explanation, nor would it prevent them from adding more or less exaggerated elements to their explanations. Each different narrator has a different explanation, which is interesting. The listeners did not have any doubts, and they nodded in admiration.

Xu Xingxia ignored the eyes of others looking at him, patted his sleeve calmly, and said to Wu Haiming: "Everyone, are you still having a meal?"

Wu Haiming reacted and hurriedly said, "Of course, please!"

After saying that, he led the way in front and took Xu Xingxia to the Kuiyuan Building.

There were many messy scenes inside Kuiyuan Building, but they had not been cleaned up. The broken porcelain pieces and broken utensils were temporarily taken away. The scattered food continued to remain on the ground. The poured wine slowly flowed along the gaps in the carpet. The air was filled with a strong aroma of wine. Xu Xingxia sniffed it casually and smelled the fragrance of wine. Ningxia Town is rich in wine, and Kuiyuan Building sells a large number of wine, which is natural.

Strangely, after being disturbed just now, Kuiyuan Building became more and more lively. Like at the door, guests were talking about everything that just happened. I guess what everyone likes most is this strongly stimulating topic of conversation after dinner. What is the origin of this man in black and why he was chased again are all topics of interest to everyone. In a very short time, countless versions have been circulated.

"Old Demon Xu is here!"

"Shh, it's the new Xu Qianhu!"

"Well, yes, it's Xu Qianhu, Xu Qianhu!"

I don’t know who recognized Xu Xingxia’s figure and came out to watch it. Amid the whispers of the crowd, Xu Laomo’s name became louder and louder. The people in Kuiyuan Building actually didn’t see Xu Xingxia taking action at all. However, it doesn’t matter, they just need the result. As for the process, they will use their imagination to make up for it. This is also an important means for them to please the girls around them. If they still know a little bit of archery skills, it would be even better, and the girls around them will definitely be fascinated by them.

The brothel girls in Kuiyuanlou were all bright and fond of each other, staring at Xu Xingxia's back without any hesitation, and watching him unscrupulously. The brothel girls in the Ming Dynasty all had serious licenses and could be on par with ordinary people. They were quite good at literati, so not many people were ashamed of this. If they had some beauty and talent, they were very likely to catch a rich son-in-law and become a good man. Otherwise, there would not be the eight beautiful people in Qinhuai who were famous later.

It seems that young people like Xu Xingxia are not old and have a low status, which is the standard potential candidate! In the words of later generations, he is the best potential stock. Some brothel girls with active minds can't help but start to make up for him. They don't want to be a regular and side room in the future. As long as they can have a dewy marriage with him and get some benefits from him, they will be satisfied.

The boss of Kuiyuan Building, when he learned the news of Xu Xingxia's arrival, hurriedly greeted him, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Welcome to Xu Qianhu, welcome to welcome him if he is wrong, and welcome him if he is wrong. Please forgive me if he is wrong! Please forgive me if he is wrong!"

The boss of Kuiyuan Building is named Liu Zhiqiang, whose courtesy name is Delong. He is actually quite young, probably less than thirty years old, but he is just chubby. When he smiles, his eyes are almost invisible. His appearance looks absolutely harmless, with a smile on his face and a very honesty. It seems that anyone can bully him. However, if you really bully him, you will probably not be able to take advantage of it. Idiots know that if you can be the boss of Kuiyuan Building, you must have a background. Liu Zhiqiang does not know which company he is backed by, but he must be a ruthless character.

"Boss Liu, be polite, be polite." Xu Xingxia said with a gentle smile.
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