Qi Yuanxiu · Self-cultivation

Shan Xuechen felt lonely for the first time, he sat down on the stone steps in front of the palace, sat for a while, feeling cold all over his body.He looked at the sky, gloomy and gloomy, never seeing the sun.What a shame, he ran for nothing, didn't do his business, but received a cold stare, he sat drowsy, and fell asleep accidentally...

When Shan Xuechen woke up, he found a small white towel on his head.

Seeing that Shan Xuechen woke up, Sangzi said pleasantly, "Mister is awake!"

A woman came into the house with medicine, and said to Sangzi: "You have a dead tongue, you have such a loud voice, you are not afraid of disturbing sir." Then she came to help Shan Xuechen up, "Drink the medicine soon." The woman was only twenty-eight years old. But she wore her bun, it seemed that she was already married, Shan Xuechen listened to the woman say while drinking, "My name is Chuchu, and I am Guan Er's wife."

Chu Chu said again: "I just saw you when Guan Er was passing Jinyang Prince's Mansion, how could you faint there? It's so cold outside, you must have a cold."

Only then did Shan Xuechen notice that the walls that were originally ventilated on all sides had been covered with another layer of paper, the charcoal fire in the stove had also been filled, and the room was as warm as spring.

"My husband said that Mr. Shan is a very good person. He specializes in teaching poor children how to read, and he doesn't charge for it. I believe in Buddhism, and good people are rewarded. From now on, if you need me, you can speak up... "

After Shan Xuechen drank the medicine, he felt better. He was worried about the students, so he asked, "Where are the students today?"

"Mr. Yang is teaching."

Mr. Yang?Yang Yannian?Didn't he still sit and listen to the class a few days ago, why is he a teacher today?

"I don't know what he's teaching, what kind of wind, cloud, mud, mess," Chu Chu stood up, "I have to go back to cook...it's almost noon, I'll come over to deliver food to you later .”

Clouds, wind, mud, Shan Xuechen thinks about it, isn’t this the Six Arts? Yang Yannian used to be a farmer.

Shan Xuechen suddenly got excited, it should be like this!

Students can't just seek to be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. Since ancient times, there have been countless Fan Jins who have been stupid in reading. Some people like to study poetry, calligraphy and painting, while some people prefer to do some craftsman work, and some people like to watch stars. Everyone has their own unique personality, why insist that everyone does the same thing?

Shan Xuechen suddenly became enlightened, sweeping away the gloom in the morning.

The country has always admired Confucianism. I don’t know how many literati went on and died on this road. Some people are only scholars after a lifetime of examinations. Those skilled craftsmen are naturally disgusted by the whole society. As everyone knows, the composition of society has never been a single literati class.

His eyes are full of confidence, I want to create a precedent in history!

Barracks

Ji Xiuli was not happy either.

New scars have multiplied on the wrists.

Ji Xiu has a habit. If he does something wrong, he will lightly scratch his left wrist with a dagger, blood will ooze out, and the scar will always remind himself not to do it again in the future. Because as long as you feel unhappy, you will be given a mark. If you are unhappy, it is naturally because you have not handled these things properly, and it is your own fault.

But since Shan Xuechen came, Ji Xiu has more and more scars on his wrist.

There was no wound on Ji Xiu's wrist for a long period of time, and then from a certain point the scars began to bloom like flowers, flushed and shocking, often because the old wounds had not healed yet and new marks were added.

Ji Xiu hated himself to death.

He really should have killed that person as soon as they met, what a waste of procrastination!

The longer it is involved, the more things are dragged out. Some things have changed imperceptibly, but unavoidably. Something in my heart is being broken bit by bit. Ji Xiu has to admit that the current I have already changed because of that person.

And those changes have always been what I despise the most.

That Shan Xuechen from Jinzhou slowly sneaked into his veins, flesh and blood, and became his weakness.

As a person who is about to rule the world, how can he have weaknesses?

So when Su Hong saw Ji Xiu, he rarely saw Ji Xiu wrapping his wrist with cloth strips.

Su Hong didn't dare to ask any more questions, and saluted, "My lord!"

Ji Xiu put down his sleeves and stood with his hands behind his back: "Who is in charge in the army now?"

"Mostly, General Lu has the final say."

"No movement over there?"

The leader of the Jinyang Army is Bo Fengting. Bo Fengting is 30 years old. He took over his father's position as the right general. Overlord for so many years.

Su Hong hesitated for a moment, then said: "Yes, but they were suppressed by General Lu."

Ji Xiu had a solid idea in his mind, "I will issue a document later, there are barbarians in Xinzhou in the northwest, and I will send you to investigate there."

Xinzhou is an independent area, without its own mercenaries, and everyone has an unwritten rule that they are not allowed to make trouble in this independent area, and it is relatively peaceful. Barbarians will make trouble in such a place, probably because of Ji Xiu's reason.

Su Hong has been working for Ji Xiu for so many years, and he knows everything, and said loudly, "Yes!"

There have always been barbarians in Xinzhou. The trade between barbarians and people in the Central Plains depends on being honest with each other. The price of gouache has been raised, and Tan Rusong has also raised taxes on related necessities. Naturally, the grassland people are jealous. If you eat in the daytime, most of the ice and snow will be discounted, but the tax rate has been raised. Originally, one piece of cowhide can be exchanged for a bag of rice and three taels of tea.

The prairie people will definitely enter the customs and rob if they are cornered.

It's better to attack the west first, and use the banner of appeasement to get the old faction in the army over. Winning or losing the fight is one thing, but it is guaranteed that during this period, the old faction in the army will not be in Jinyang. Next, it will be easy to bring down those old ministers.

For the first time in the barracks, the generals came so neatly.

Ji Xiu stood with his hands behind his back in the big tent, followed by left general Lu Ting, generals Zhu Ming, Gao Lei, deputy generals Su Hong, Chai Wei, captain Gou Lai, and a large group of unnamed soldiers.

The right general, Bo Fengting, has been missing for a long time.

Lu Ting turned his head away, whispered to the counselor, and then the counselor trotted all the way to pay the bill.

Su Hong clasped his fists and said: "Everyone, maybe my general has some things to deal with, and we won't be able to get through it for a while, let's start first, and I will tell him the content later." Su Hong is Bo Fengting's subordinate, the relationship between the two more intimate.

"That's the only way to go," Lu Ting said with a frown. The counselor just came back and shook his head.

This wave wind pavilion is really full of storms!

Everyone knows that Bofengting is the brother of Mr. Chen Ge who secretly worshiped him.Except for his bad temper and arrogance, there is nothing annoying about Bo Fengting. He is the right general, the actual controller of military power, who can touch him?

Ji Xiu cleared his throat, "Then let's start."

"Hahahahahaha..."

At this moment, the curtain was suddenly lifted.

The visitor was eight feet tall, with a stalwart figure, with armor on his body, obviously just came from the training ground, and some dirt on his body, the hair on his head was slightly red, thick eyebrows, big eyes, unrestrained.

Bo Fengting walked in with big strides, head held high, stepped up to Ji Xiu, knelt down on one knee, "My lord!"

"Master Bo, please get up."

With obvious pride in the corners of Bo Fengting's eyes, he stood next to Su Hong without even looking at the crowd.

"Everyone, it is really important for Ji to call everyone here today. You all know that in terms of administrative scope, Xinzhou is independent by default. Because of its difficult geography, it borders Beichao, Jinyang, Yuyan, and Yongzhou, and Manzi is to the north. Xinzhou is basically independent, an independent commercial state, but in terms of military affairs, it has to rely on the mainland of the dynasty, where business is done, and the prairie barbarians basically rely on mutual trade in Xinzhou, exchanging cattle, horses and sheep Everyone knows about some daily necessities.”

"However, the news came last time that the tax in Xinzhou has been raised again."

"That is to say, what was exchanged for one horse in the past can now be exchanged for two horses."

"People in the Central Plains can live without milk, but people in the grasslands can't live without salt."

"Since the grassland was broken by General Hui Ye 30 years ago, it has been scattered like sand, and it is not climate-friendly, but three small royal courts have risen inadvertently, and we have to guard against it. Xinzhou is the gateway to the northwest of Jinyang. Xinzhou If it is occupied by the barbarians, Jinyang will be miserable, so why don't we take precautions and send some people to Xinzhou to stay there, so that we can prepare for any intruders."

After listening to Ji Xiu's words, no one dared to answer.

But Lu Ting frowned and said, "Those three royal courts in the grassland are not a threat."

"If the city of Xinzhou is broken, I'm afraid General Lu won't say it when he has attacked Jinyang," Ji Xiu said.

Lu Ting still shook his head.

Everyone is also in a noncommittal attitude.

Bo Fengting watched all this with cold eyes. This prince is just the throne he took over two years ago. If it weren't for his father, how could he be worthy of being the prince of Jinyang at such a young age? Fortunately, he is just an idle prince. Jinyang has to rely on A group of adults supported.

At this time, Bofengting felt that the side was empty, and when he realized it, Su Hong had already knelt down in front of King Jinyang:

"The last general is willing to obey the command of the prince, and is willing to lead a small team to Xinzhou."

Before everyone could react, Prince Jinyang responded immediately: "Then send the right deputy general Su Hong to Xinzhou, and specially allow the deputy general Su to choose suitable people to go with him."

The news came as suddenly as lightning. Su Hong is a member of the old school, but he took the order of King Jinyang. Su Hong's immediate superior is Bo Fengting. Bo Fengting didn't say anything, and the rest of the generals couldn't say anything. , just looked straight at the right general Bo Fengting, hoping he could make a statement, the entire barracks was dead silent.

The right general's face was gloomy, and he was so angry that he couldn't say a word.

Yingtai

"Over there, let people go to Xinzhou," the news spread quickly, and the two adults in Yingtai already knew about this matter at this time, and they were leisurely discussing countermeasures.

"Why go there properly? It's not Jinyang's territory."

"That's not true," Rongge said, looking at the frozen wild ducks on the lake, "It's nonsense to say that barbarians are going to invade."

"He did this because he wanted to distract some people," Chen Ge veteran put down the stove in his hand, "this prince is still naive."

If Jinyang relied on such a prince, he would definitely perish. These two adults did not have any good feelings for this young prince.

Elder Rong Ge suddenly smiled, "Why do you think he did this? He can be an idle prince with peace of mind for the rest of his life, just toss around—"

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