Of course, Xu Xingxia is not untargeted. It seems simple, but it contains this very straightforward truth. Yes, there is not even enough to eat, how can the troops fight? It's just that all the guards and troops in the country can't even eat. Note that it is all the guards, with no exceptions. The money and grain owed by the imperial court to the national guard army, if all added up, it is estimated that there are nearly 10 million taels of silver and tens of millions of stones.

No one knows when these arrears of money and food will be made up. Even the head of the cabinet can only turn a blind eye when he sees such a huge number. As for the emperor Lao'er, he naturally pretended to be stupid and pretended not to know anything. Slowly, everyone became numb and didn't care. Anyway, no matter how much money and food are in arrears, it will not be owed to the heads of the big guys. The money and food of civil servants will never be in arrears.

In fact, even if the civil servants' money and food are in arrears, it is not a big problem. Except for a fool like Hai Rui, it is estimated that without that civil official, he will not have enough to eat. The income of the officials of the Ming Dynasty is very low, but there are many ways to make money, as long as you know how to be flexible, get yourself some extra money, and make a fortune, it is a simple thing. Three years of Qing prefect's mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, applied to the Ming Dynasty, is also appropriate.

In such an environment, Yuan Chonghuan really never knew what hunger was like. But now, he really felt it. It turns out that the taste of hunger is so uncomfortable. No one can resist the torment of hunger. In order to fill your belly, you can even do without your own dignity and your own surname.

It is conceivable that there are millions of military households across the country, all of whom are silently suffering the taste of hunger, and once they can bear it anymore, what serious consequences will there be. It's a pile of dry firewood that can be lit at any time. The reason why nothing has happened yet is because no one has thrown a spark into it.

Yuan Chonghuan suddenly shuddered, and was about to speak, but Xu Xingxia had already picked up his rice bowl and turned to leave. There was no way, Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to put the words on his lips and press them back stiffly. His face instantly turned red. One can imagine how uncomfortable he felt when he did this action.

After dinner, the routine training was canceled. Summer evenings are too hot, and physical training is not conducive to food digestion. The training is gone, and group activities still have to be carried out. The collective activities of the white-clothed army at night were basically roaring in a Qin tone. Originally, Xu Xingxia wanted to come to a few military songs, but unfortunately he forgot the lyrics, so he had to give up.

The soldiers of the white-clothed army, when they roared in the Qin dialect, were quite rough. Qin Yan's original tone is very high-spirited and passionate, as long as there is no dumbness in his voice, he can shout out desperately. The sound of Qin's voice echoed on the training ground, making people feel their blood boiling. Yuan Chonghuan was also shocked by Qin Yan.

"Would you like another one?"

"One, two, three, four, five, we waited very hard!"

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, we are waiting in a hurry!"

The sound of each team singing to each other was constantly heard on the training ground. Every time he roared in the Qin dialect, the loudest was none other than the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Detachment and the Xiao Cavalry Detachment. These two teams have the largest big men and the biggest voices. It seems that Liu Chuang, Gao Meng and others have high-decibel natural horns in their voices. If you let go of your voice and roar, you can hear it from miles and miles away.

Xu Xingxia came to Yuan Chonghuan's side, rubbed his arm, and said casually: "Yuan Gongzi, how is it?" Give us two paragraphs? ”

Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly shook his head and said repeatedly: "No, no, no, I can't, I can't." ”

Xu Xingxia smiled slightly and didn't say anything more. Then, he went to the field and followed the soldiers of the white-clothed army to shout Qin Yan together. His voice was not loud, and was quickly drowned out by the voices of others. However, with him at the scene, the soldiers of the white-clothed army roared louder, as if they were about to overturn the entire Weizhen Fort.

Yuan Chonghuan seemed to have comprehended something, but it was not very accurate. He tried to catch a little bit, but he never got the point. He looked at Xu Xingxia's gaze and gradually became puzzled. He didn't understand what kind of person this Xu Xingxia was. Why does he behave differently than most people?

…… That night, Yuan Chonghuan slept in the barracks. The white-clothed sergeants who had been tired all day fell asleep one after another, only Yuan Chonghuan's mood was surging and he couldn't sleep. At one point, he thought about escaping again, but found that there were sentinels around him, and he couldn't escape at all. Finally, I waited until Xu Xingxia came to check the room. Yuan Chonghuan stiffened his head and said, "Xu Baihu, you spare me." ”

Xu Xingxia asked knowingly: "Why do you say that?" I'm just helping Yuan Gongzi with his training. Yuan Gongzi, if you really want to know about side affairs, you have to clean up your mood and have a good experience. Three days of fishing and two days of drying nets are not good for training. ”

Yuan Chonghuan groaned and said: "Xu Baihu, as long as you let me go, I promise, in the future, I will be promoted to the Jinshi and released from the official position, and I will definitely recommend you to the imperial court." As long as you have the attention of the imperial court, it is not a dream for you to be promoted to a thousand households, or even an envoy of the guard! Xu Baihu, there are people in the court who are good officials, you should understand this truth, right? ”

Xu Xingxia said with a smile: "So, am I ready to climb high?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "No, no, of course not." ”

Xu Xingxia slowly restrained his smile and said meaningfully: "In Yuan Gongzi's heart, I think that we, the military households, are all ants!" If you are a jinshi, you are standing in the clouds, bowing your head to sentient beings, and when you are happy, throwing away a little benefit, we should be grateful to you, grateful, right? ”

Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly shook his head and denied it again and again. It's just that his denial, no matter how you look at it, feels a little pale and powerless. In fact, Xu Xingxia's words are indeed right, subconsciously, Yuan Chonghuan does feel that the military household is an ant, an existence that does not need to be remembered. Whether there are these people in the imperial court or not, it seems that it is not a big problem. Anyway, the imperial court would never expect them to fight.

Xu Xingxia said lightly: "Yuan Gongzi looks down on us, but it's normal, we are basically people from two different worlds." It's just that, Yuan Gongzi, have you ever wondered who kills the enemy every time? Who are they? Is it a reader? Yuan Gongzi, you think of us like this, but you don't know, what do we think of you scholars? ”

Yuan Chonghuan barely showed a hint of a smile and said, "Please give me advice." ”

Xu Xingxia said bluntly: "Fighting for power and profit, corruption [***], empty talk to mislead the country, fake benevolence and false righteousness!" This is the impression that our military family has on you! You say, what else can you do but enrich your pockets and use the public for personal gain? Can you go into battle and kill the Tartars? Can you grow food? Can you produce it by hand? Shinong industry and commerce, you don't do anything, why do you want to be at the front? I think it's enough for the peasants and businessmen! ”

Yuan Chonghuan's face suddenly turned red. Xu Xingxia is directly slapping him in the face! However, as a man of letters, he would never be shocked by such words. He was about to say something, but was stopped by Xu Xingxia with a gesture. Xu Xingxia said coldly: "You have not created any value, why should we work hard for such a person?" ”

After that, regardless of Yuan Chonghuan's reaction, he turned around and went straight away. What he said just now was deliberately stimulated by Xu Xingxia to Yuan Chonghuan. In fact, he couldn't have been that extreme. It's just that people like Yuan Chonghuan think that after reading a few books, they have an empty mind, which makes Xu Xingxia feel very unhappy. Since he is not in a good mood, he has to teach the other party a lesson. Paralyzed, Lao Tzu graduated from 211 University in his previous life. If you want to talk about knowledge, it is much stronger than your half bucket of water!

Yuan Chonghuan waved his hands vigorously behind him, wanting to say something, but Xu Xingxia had already walked away. For a moment, he was so suffocated that he vomited blood. He was indeed stimulated by Xu Xingxia's words. This is no longer a problem for him alone, but a problem involving the whole society of readers. This Xu Xingxia actually dared to trample all the scholars under his feet, is it bearable, which is unbearable? Yuan Chonghuan felt that his raging war had begun to burn. As a result, this night, Yuan Chonghuan didn't fall asleep at all.

"Dang!"

"Dang!"

"Dang!"

In the second half of the night, Yuan Chonghuan suddenly heard a bell coming from afar.

The white-clothed sergeant in the barracks was suddenly awakened, and someone jumped up directly with a carp, and shouted: "The alarm bell has sounded!" There are tartars! Get up! Get up! ”

The other white-clothed sergeants hurriedly got up, got dressed, took weapons, and quickly went to the training ground outside to assemble. Yuan Chonghuan's movements were naturally not so fast. By the time he arrived at the training ground, the white-clothed troops had all assembled and hurriedly drove out. Xu Xingxia had also finished draping, and stood in the center of the training ground with a cold face.

Yuan Chonghuan was about to follow, but Xu Xingxia had already stopped him and said in a deep voice: "Yuan Chonghuan, don't go!" This time the Tartars are coming in large numbers, and the city is very dangerous! ”

With that, he took the soldiers around him and left the barracks in great strides. The alarm bell came from the direction of Pingyu City, and not long after, white wolf smoke was wafting in the direction of Pingyu City. If the guess is correct, it should be the large army of the Tartars who have entered Ningxia Town from the south.

As long as the battle unfolds, Mo Yuegen is expected to know his true identity soon. He will definitely lead the army to besiege Weizhen Fort. The big drama is about to officially kick off.

"Here are the Tartars?"

Yuan Chonghuan stomped his feet and followed.

(To be continued)