Ink panel: Hunting the sun and surveying the sky from the bow.

Chapter 119 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

"Military?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.

As we all know, it is very difficult to change one's place of origin in the Great Zhou.

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were generally assigned the same nationality at birth as they were until death, unless something unexpected happened.

If one wanted to change his nationality, one had to either join the army and kill enemies on the battlefield to gain merit, or take the civil or military examinations to become an official or a general.

But no matter which one, it is almost impossible for most ordinary people who have no backing.

There are many social conventions involved here, and it is not a simple assessment of one's cultivation level. Ordinary people have no advantage at all.

Similarly, once one changes to a military status, it means that one gets the opportunity to enter the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, become a superior person, and have a certain fame and social status.

I can't say you will have a lifetime of wealth and glory, but at least you will have certain social resources, and you won't have to worry about food and drink, and the benefits can benefit three generations.

Even someone as strong as Li Linfeng worked hard all his life but still couldn't obtain the status of a martial artist.

Now that the clerks in the yamen had thrown out the military registration, it had to be said that everyone was a little surprised.

After hearing what the clerk from the Weiwu Division said, everyone present felt that the yamen master was very sincere.

However, it is different from others.

The same words fell into Li Linfeng's ears, but made his heart sink suddenly, and he smelled a bad smell from them.

He could tell that the words spoken by the clerk from the Weiwu Division were directed at him.

The other party spoke very nicely and seemed to be showing him enough respect, but in fact he had already pushed him into a corner.

If he tried to stop them, firstly, he would be disobeying the imperial court and being ungrateful, which would end up in bad circumstances; secondly, he would be blocking other disciples' paths to advancement, which would cause trouble for them.

But if he agreed, the strength of Linfengtang, which he had worked hard for all his life, would probably be halved.

Originally, he planned to teach four or five disciples and select three to focus on training.

One disciple is the in-house disciple, one disciple serves as a white paper fan, and one disciple makes a pair of red flower sticks, so as to make Linfengtang bigger and stronger.

Even if you don't have a military record, your descendants can benefit from it.

Now, after the incident with the tiger monster, one of his five direct disciples has died and one is disabled.

Among the remaining three, two were secretly injured due to the conflict with the Mi Gang.

The last one was fine, he had excellent talent and no problems occurred, but he was not well-known at the time, and it was time for him to accumulate strength.

In this situation, the government actually asked him to send people. Isn't that tantamount to digging up his roots?
Is there any way he can refuse?
No!

The government office behind him was like a mountain, blocking his way and making him unable to move or do anything.

Li Linfeng couldn't help but clench his hands into fists with his hands tucked into his sleeves, his knuckles turned white.

The clerk in black clothes and with a badge on his waist looked at Li Linfeng and continued, "Our master knows that Master Li is compassionate to his disciples and is a rare good master, but we also hope that Master Li can consider the overall situation and be more compassionate to the people in the city."

Li Linfeng exhaled, took two steps forward, looked directly at the official of the Weiwu Division, and said with a smile: "You can ask me to send disciples, but I require that each disciple's salary be doubled, 20 taels per person. If they are injured or die, the pension will be 80 taels, and if they are taught by me personally, the salary will be doubled on this basis."

"If you can agree, I will make the arrangements. If you can't agree, then forget it. Compared to the people in the city, I should consider my disciples more."

Li Linfeng offered an extremely high price, and given the government's past stingy style of doing things, they would definitely not agree to it.

He just used this opportunity to refuse the call from the government office, thus preserving his strength and rallying the people's hearts at the same time.

However, what Li Linfeng did not expect was that Wei Wusi actually agreed for the first time!
"Well, Master Li is indeed a famous teacher who treats his students like his own children. Before I came, the county magistrate had already made it clear that as long as Master Li's request was not excessive, it would be agreed. I think Master Li's request is very reasonable." Not only that, the clerk of the Weiwu Division continued to increase the price, taking out a stack of silver bills from his arms and placing them on the table beside him: "This is a little gift specially prepared by the county magistrate before he came, I hope you will accept it."

Then, he took out a porcelain bottle and said, "I still have Qi and Blood Pills issued by the court. There are a total of twenty pills. They can strengthen Qi and blood and increase the progress of cultivation. I hope that Master Li will not make things difficult for me, a person who does things for me."

"This time our county government is determined to wipe out the tiger monster. We hope that Master Li can do his part. We will be very grateful."

Qi and Blood Pill?
Li Linfeng's face changed, knowing that this was one of the military salaries of the Zhou Dynasty court, which was comparable to a tonic.

Outside, one coin is worth between one and five taels.

The Weiwu Division has invested a huge amount of money in this.

Things had come to this point, and Li Linfeng knew that he had no room for maneuver.

You can't beat him, and you can't hide from him.

What else can I do?
Li Linfeng's clenched fists hidden in his sleeves slowly relaxed.

"How much do you want this time?"

The clerk of the Weiwu Division smiled and said quickly, "Considering the heavy losses suffered by Hall Master Li, you only need to transfer one more disciple, five inner court disciples, and ten outer court disciples. If the tiger monster can be killed, the one with the greatest contribution will be awarded military status."

"okay, I get it."

The clerk of the Weiwu Division clasped his fists and said, "Then we will gather at the west city gate at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. Now that we have completed our work, I will not bother Master Li any more. Goodbye."

"Walk slowly, don't send."

The clerk from the Weiwu Division turned and walked towards the door. The many Linfeng Hall disciples gathered at the entrance of the hall moved to the sides and made way.

After he left the inner courtyard hall, Li Linfeng waved to Ouyang Tiezhu and Wu Shili and said, "You can get some money from Ah Fu and take care of the affairs of the brothers and junior brothers. As for Lao Er, I will take care of it myself."

"Yes, Master." Ouyang Tiezhu stepped forward and said, "Who will go this time?"

Li Linfeng stared at Ouyang Tiezhu and then looked at Wu Shili.

In the incident with the tiger demon, even the two disciples Niu Daping and Dong Zizhuang who were intact suffered. They had just recovered from their injuries a few days ago, and if they went there, they would probably be in great danger.

When he was in a dilemma, he saw Shen Qing standing outside the door. He sighed helplessly and said, "Let your junior brother go."

Ouyang Tiezhu and Wu Shili looked at each other at the same time: "Junior brother has only been practicing martial arts for a short time? Even if he has excellent talent, he lacks combat experience. If he is allowed to go, he may face a life-and-death situation."

Li Linfeng said helplessly: "Let's ask your junior brother for his opinion first."

As he said this, he waved to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing understood, walked over, clasped his fists and said, "Master, you are looking for me?"

Li Linfeng said: "I want you to go over this time, are you willing? If not, forget it."

Shen Qing glanced at everyone, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

After continuous practice, his true martial arts strength may be close to the Qi-nourishing realm. With the help of the bow and arrow, his strength is even more uncertain.

To take a step back, with skills like Turtle Breathing Technique and Eagle Eyes, combined with Dragon Roar Iron Shirt, even if he can't beat him, it's more than enough for him to protect himself.

The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!
The opportunity to obtain military status is not always available.

It's a good opportunity for me to see how strong I am after learning so many martial arts and skills.

Shen Qing thought of this and agreed: "Disciple is willing!"

(End of this chapter)