It was the first night in four years that Qu Liuxi had spent without a fight at home. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Several people sat on the roof with their hands on their chins and looked at the moon in a daze, and no one spoke.

Unlike Qu Liuxi and them, Gu Qianye stood alone at the door, his face was a little unsightly. She flipped a thin necklace around her neck out of her clothes, looked down at what hung from the necklace, and impulsively tried to pull it off several times.

Qu Liuxi, who was sitting on the roof, saw Gu Qianye who was behaving strangely, and then swept down from the roof: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

She asked.

Gu Chiba looked down at the contents of the necklace before tucking it back into his clothes.

She looked back at Qu Liuxi: "Do you think there will be any danger in the Anzheng?" ”

Qu Liuxi said: "The people from the military department sent An Zheng's handwritten letter, which was indeed written by An Zheng. An Zheng had agreed with us a long time ago that he would use a special way to write some words, and there were some other very hidden features, which I had seen and were not forgeries. He said that the military department had only held him symbolically for one day, and that he would be released tomorrow. ”

Gu Qianye seemed to be muttering to himself: "Maybe An Zheng made a mistake in his judgment?"

Qu Liuxi's face changed slightly: "Then what should we do?"

Gu Qianye raised her hand and pressed her chest, her necklace heating slightly.

She turned to look at Qu Liuxi and said, "Before I took my clan into the Illusory World Eternal Residence City, I didn't have the slightest affection for people like you, you call yourself the largest nation, flaunting generosity and kindness. But in the impression of our ancient hunters, you are sinister and treacherous. Later, after I came into contact with you, I slowly changed my opinion, and I knew that there will be scum in any nation, but most of them are good people. However...... But we can never forget to guard against the evil in human nature. ”

She took a deep breath: "An Zheng is not a fool, but he believes in kindness too easily. ”

Military Department.

In the study of Shangshu Hao Ping'an, Chen Zaiyan, the waiter of the military department, poured a cup of tea for Hao Ping'an, and then sat down opposite: "My lord, is this matter really handled in the way of An Zheng?"

Hao Ping'an nodded: "An Zheng is a rare talent, what he did today is unforgivable, according to my original idea, I want to send him to the frontier as a slave." But his words changed my mind...... In fact, a large part of his words are taken for granted, thinking that it is not difficult to implement, not because he is naïve, but because he is not very good at the officialdom of our Yan Kingdom. ”

But fundamentally, his ideas did help the military department. Although the Martial Academy has produced some talents over the years, there has been no way to compare it with the Dading Academy and the Taishang Dojo. Moreover, the frontier has been fighting for many years, and those outstanding young people who graduated from the martial arts academy have died in battle after arriving on the battlefield. As a result, the reserve force of our military department has been insufficient, which has also led to the state that there is no successor in the army. ”

"The state can use decrees to require young men to join the army, but will these people who have been brought into the barracks by force really become qualified soldiers?"

Chen Zaiyan sighed: "This reminds me of those young people who graduated from the Martial Arts Academy last year, three hundred and twenty-eight of them graduated, only fourteen of them joined the military department, and the others were all transferred to various places in the frontier. It has been 10 months since they completed their studies in September last year...... Yesterday I counted the casualties reported on the frontier over the past year, and then focused on the low-ranking generals who died in battle. ”

He lowered his head, his face was a little sad: "In ten months, three hundred and fourteen outstanding young people, two hundred and nineteen people were killed in battle, thirty-two people were disabled, and eighty percent of them were lost. And the remaining 20% are still alive, all from those families with background. Because these young people don't go to the battlefield at all when they go to the frontier, they just go to mix qualifications. Sooner or later, they will have to return to the imperial court, and it won't be long before they become the backbone of the army. And this backbone still represents the interests of the major families. ”

Hao Ping'an said: "But we can't change anything, there are always people on the battlefield who want to go up, and those who don't have to go to the battlefield have enough strength behind them to support them." But the children of the poor family are different, if they want to change their lives and shine on the lintel, they can only fight, and they can only fight their way. ”

Chen Zaiyan raised his head: "But my lord, isn't there any other reason for this? Aren't those poor disciples who died in battle killed by some people? They are like strong loaches, desperately trying to squeeze into a pool of koi." But these koi will never allow them to break in, so they will kill these loaches outside the koi pond at all costs. ”

"The imperial court is this big pool. ”

Chen Zaiyan clenched his fists, and the back of his hand was full of green tendons.

Hao Ping'an patted Chen Zaiyan's shoulder: "I know, I understand, that's why I'm ready to implement the things that An Zheng said." Let more people from poor families see hope, and let more people be relieved of better education. ”

Chen Zaiyan looked at Hao Ping'an: "But my lord, isn't this kind of struggle too tragic?"

"It's tragic. ”

Hao Ping'an said: "In order to allow people from poor families to become officials and become an indispensable force in the imperial court, we can only increase the number of children from poor families in the imperial court to contend with it. There are not as many people who want to die as there are people who join in, and then some people will eventually be left to become the pillars of the imperial court. That's right, you say tragic, it's really tragic, because there is no one in a thousand who can stay. ”

Chen Zaiyan was silent, looking down at the teacup in his hand in a daze.

"You're from a humble background. ”

Hao Ping'an looked at Chen Zaiyan and said, "So you understand the hardships of those poor children better than me, so you feel more sorry for them than I do." But trust me, I'm trying to do something to help them. ”

"My lord, it is the honor of my life to be able to work by your side. ”

Chen Zaiyan stood up and clasped his hands into fists.

Hao Ping'an smiled and shook his head: "For the koi fish you mentioned, I am actually one of them, but I am a different person." Before his death, the first king said that those big families who looked like pillars of the imperial court were actually moths of the state. But in order to maintain the stability of the country, these people have to be used. But if only these people are used, the country will still be finished. ”

He turned to look at Chen Zaiyan: "This is also the reason why Wang Li agreed to appoint you as the squire of the military department in the first place." The first king knew who I was, so he handed you over to me and asked you to do things by my side, just to cultivate you and make you a model, a model that makes the children of the poor family boil their blood and have goals when they mention your name. ”

"Therefore, after the death of the first king, the queen mother was bent on filling in the right attendant of the military department who had been empty for many years, and I shirked it on the grounds that those people were unavailable. If the Queen Mother arranges for someone to come in, it will be those people who will replace me in the future, not you. ”

He said seriously: "In the chaotic world, the military department is the top priority. As long as the military department is still fair and just, then there is hope for those young people from the same background as you, and there is hope for the country. ”

"You say tragic, the only thing I can do now is to maintain this hope in this tragic way. ”

Chen Zaiyan sat there, his eyes were already red: "People from poor families will have a purer heart to serve the country, but they must not be reused." However...... Do not say. ”

Hao Ping'an said: "So, An Zheng's proposal must indeed be made." Originally, I was going to meet the people who were still gathered at the gate of the martial arts tomorrow in person, but I think you are more suitable than me. I will go into the palace tomorrow to meet the king, and explain this matter to the king in detail. ”

"The King?"

Chen Zaiyan sighed: "It's just a ......"

Before he could say the next words, he was stopped by Hao Ping'an: "Don't say anything wrong, the king is actually ambitious, but there are too many thieves around him." ”

Hao Ping'an said: "Tomorrow, you come forward to appease those people, tell them that the Martial Academy will thoroughly investigate the matter, and then find out the affairs in the Martial Academy within three days, don't let anyone go because he has been in the Martial Academy for a long time, as long as he commits something, he will be arrested." ”

"To whom?"

Chen Zaiyan asked.

Hao Ping'an was silent for a moment, and then said in a somewhat soothing tone: "A few vice presidents can move one or two of them, and don't expand it anymore." ”

There was some disappointment in Chen Zaiyan's eyes, but he knew that this was already the limit.

Hao Ping'an saw disappointment in Chen Zaiyan's eyes, and also saw something very complicated that seemed to be sad. He thought that this kind of sadness was just Chen Zaiyan's pity for those who were from the same humble backgrounds as him, so he didn't care too much. There are many kinds of human sadness, but they are not distinguishable in the eyes. Some grief is related to oneself, and some grief is related to others, such as ...... Soon to separate.

Hao Ping'an said: "An Zheng is a person who can be cultivated, and the Ministry of War will be handed over to you in the future, so you should also look for a helper for yourself as soon as possible." Among the existing people, Fang Daozhi and Fang Zhizhi are the same, and they do their own thing, but such people can be trusted. However, this trust is a personal relationship, not a public matter. Wang Kaitai was deliberately left by me to be your helper, this person is upright, but he is not unmeasured in his work, and his mind is also careful. He represents the interests of the border army, and it is better to stay with you. ”

"But that's not enough, you have to have enough young people to come in, you have to train them. ”

Chen Zaiyan said: "Don't worry, I will." ”

Hao Ping'an felt a little awkward, but he didn't know where the awkwardness was. He felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Chen Zaiyan's words just now, and this kind of answer did not conform to Chen Zaiyan's character.

"Go, meet An Zheng, listen to his thoughts, and then go and calm the public opinion. ”

Hao Ping'an looked at the moonlight outside: "I haven't been home for more than ten days, go back and have a look today." ”

Chen Zaiyan: "I will arrange for someone to escort the adults back." ”

Hao Ping'an nodded: "Okay." ”

At the same time, in the cell of the Ministry of War.

An Zheng did sleep in a single room, a single room with a large bed.

However, the bed was pieced together by a few jailers who found some flat things, and the bedding was brand new and clean. In addition to the large bed, there was a table, a stool, on which four or five plates of appetizers were placed, and of course, a jug of wine.

An Zheng looked around, except for the torture equipment still hanging on the wall, everything else was fine.

However, in theory, there should be no torture equipment in the cell of the military department...... Because the cells of the military department are only temporary places for prisoners, the military department does not have the right to use torture privately.

Just thinking about this, the chain of the door outside rang, and two jailers walked in one after the other: "Master An, there is something I need to tell you in advance." ”

The jailer who walked in front smiled and said to An Zheng, "You may need to stay a little longer." ”