Zhu Nao

A few days later, Fu County.

Zhu Jiao was standing beside a big tree not far from the school grounds, and on the school grounds, soldiers of the Yanzhou Army were practicing riding and shooting.

Hearing the sound of drums, a row of soldiers on horseback rushed towards the archery target hundreds of meters away at the same time.In the blink of an eye, Yiqi Chiqi stood out from the crowd - it was the coach Xie Wuji!

I saw a three-foot longbow slung across Xie Wuji's back.He rode faster and faster, and in an instant he was several positions ahead of the crowd behind him.When he was still a hundred meters away from the target, he let go of his hands, fished out the longbow from behind, and unhurriedly drew the bow and set the arrow.His movements were calm and unhurried, but his speed was extremely fast. His eyes moved back and forth between the arrow body and the bull's-eye, and then he locked on the target, and he shot right away!

The long arrow roared through the air, and went straight to the target as if it had eyes, and hit the red heart!

Zhu Jiao was stunned by the neat arrow technique.

The soldiers on the school grounds had long been familiar with their own general's ability, followed closely behind, and shot their own arrows one after another.After shooting a round of arrow rain, the soldiers in charge of counting rushed to the target from the side, recorded the results of each target, and then returned to the original place, waiting for the next round of riding and shooting.

Since knowing that her father was killed by Xie Wuji, Zhu Jiao has been avoiding Xie Wuji for a while.It wasn't the revenge of killing her father that made her hate Xie Wuji so much, it was just that she didn't know how to face Xie Wuji and this matter.And she avoids it, Xie Wuji will naturally not take the initiative to come to her, see her less on weekdays, and avoid a lot of embarrassment.

Only now, when Xie Wuji is training on the school field, and she has a big tree as a barrier, can she dare to openly look at Xie Wuji...

Just when she was fascinated, a clear and pleasant voice sounded from the side: "Why is my cousin hiding here?"

Zhu Jiao was startled, she turned her head suddenly and saw Zhu Nao standing not far behind him.She seemed to have been caught doing something wrong, she felt ashamed and embarrassed, and her face suddenly burned.

She stammered, "I... I happened to be passing by... Just take a look..."

Zhu Nao smiled and said without revealing, "Let's go, let's go and have a look together."

It was hard for Zhu Jiao to refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it humbly.

The two walked towards the school field together, while walking, Zhu Jiao looked at Zhu Nao quietly.

For Junao, she also has mixed feelings.She was a little afraid of Zhu Nao, after all, she didn't know this cheap cousin of unknown origin at all, and all the methods he used after he came to Fu County clearly showed that he was a very powerful person, not as good as he appeared on the surface. It seems so easy to get along with; but Zhu Jiao can't help feeling close to him: maybe she has admired him for a long time, or maybe in this strange military camp, Zhu Nao is the only one who can gently call her cousin people.

After she looked at her a few times, Jun Nao noticed something and looked back at her.Zhu Jiao immediately looked back guiltily, and looked at her toes.

Zhu Nao smiled and said nothing.

After a while, Zhu Jiao said in a low voice, "Cousin, I heard that those cultists have been fighting among themselves recently."

For several days in a row, there have been fights, murders and arson every day.It's just that it's no longer ordinary people who were killed this time, but the cultists started killing each other and fighting among themselves.

You must know that before this, the cult was like a glutton, plundering people, land, and money everywhere like a storm, but very few people were able to take anything back from the cult.But when Zhu Nao came, the situation changed.He didn't even put in a lot of effort to crusade against the cult, and let the cult start killing each other and weakening itself!

Thinking of this, Zhu Jiao couldn't help being curious after all, and asked, "Cousin, how did you do it?"

Junao smiled and said, "Me? I didn't do anything."

Zhu Jiao was disappointed when she heard what he said: it seems that Zhu Nao didn't tell her.

But Zhu Nao then asked: "Cousin, have you ever seen the sea?"

Zhu Jiao was startled, subconsciously shook her head, thought for a while, and nodded again.Qingyang is inland, so there is no sea.But when she was young, she went east with her mother to visit relatives. She visited the Cangzhou area and once looked at it from a distance on the mountain.

Zhu Nao said: "When the tide is high, the sea floods rapidly, and the rise is fast and fierce. No matter how big the reef is, it will be submerged under the waves and cannot be seen. But when the sea is calm and the tide is low, even a stone the size of a fist will not be seen." out of the water."

Zhu Jiao stared at him blankly, a little confused.

Zhu Nao continued: "Conflicts between people are like reefs. When things are going smoothly, they don't show up. But a slight setback often affects the whole body. It is difficult for three or five people to be of one mind, let alone ten thousand people of one mind? "

Zhu Jiao blinked and understood a little.

Although she is young, but because she is the eldest daughter, no matter whether her father is in charge of government affairs or her mother is in charge of the Marquis Mansion, she has occasionally set foot in it, and she has seen many things.She understood the truth of what Zhu Nao said after thinking about it carefully—not to mention anything else, but that her parents were born with very different personalities. The mountains and rivers are broken, and the wind and rain are precarious, so the conflict between the two becomes stronger every day, every three days, every five days, and things as big as sesame seeds can be quarreled.As a result, the whole Hou Mansion was in a bleak situation.

And a cult, a huge force condensed by tens of thousands of people, among whom there are ignorant, greedy, and cruel people, will inevitably have many contradictions.It's just that in the past, the cult's momentum was raging, and under the big waves, the reef disappeared.The arrival of Zhu Nao gave them a sap in the head, blocking their steps.When the tide subsides, people have to stop and think, how can the huge reefs not surface?

In the past, Zhu Jiao was always confused. The cult's rhetoric was full of loopholes, and the cult's organization also had various drawbacks. How could it still be able to expand like a bamboo?Presumably it is the time of expansion, and everyone can share the benefits, at least there is hope of sharing the benefits, so they swallow their voices when there are conflicts.But the momentum has passed, and people will naturally fight over the uneven distribution of spoils and injustice.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jiao's eyes lit up, and her whole body was in high spirits: She was always worried that the world would end, but now she finally has confidence, it seems that cults can be subverted!With Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji here, time won't be long!

The two walked to the fence of the school field and stopped, where Xie Wuji had already started the next round of riding and shooting.

I saw the horse galloping across the hurdles on the field, while Xie Wuji let his hands out of the rein and sat upright on the horse, as stable as Mount Tai.He kept taking arrows and stretching his bow, and shot at a row of horizontal targets one by one, but none of the arrows escaped from the target!

Zhu Jiao stared straight again, forgetting to breathe.

Zhu Nao suddenly said, "Cousin, I heard that you often come to the school grounds recently?"

It took Zhu Jiao a while to realize, and she nodded in a daze: "Uh...yes."

Zhu Nao asked with a smile, "Does my cousin think General Xie is good?"

"sharp……"

After Zhu Jiao answered these two questions, she suddenly realized something was wrong, and waved her hands again and again: "No, no, no!... No, it's not that General Xie is not good, it's me... I didn't mean that!"

I don't know what it means, she couldn't tell what it meant like her tongue was tied up, she was anxious and ashamed, her face was red.

Zhu Nao asked softly, "Does my cousin also want to be as powerful as General Xie?"

Zhu Jiao was stunned for a while, and gradually calmed down.After a while, she nodded vigorously a few times.

She often came to the school grounds to watch the training of the soldiers, and every time she watched, she was always sad and envious.The sad thing is that Xie Wuji is so powerful, but his father just missed it and ended up like this; the envy is that if she can also have Xie Wuji and Zhu Nao's ability, even if it is only half or even a third, Maybe her relatives and the people of Quanqingyang can live a better life.Although she is a woman, but in the current situation, do women have to sit and wait to die?

Zhu Nao asked again: "Then do you want to go back to Qingyang?"

This question surprised Zhu Jiao, who hesitated to speak.

Junao never killed her, so she guessed that maybe one day he would let her go back.But Junao didn't drive her away, and she didn't take the initiative to mention it.Once she stayed in the barracks, she could learn something more or less.Now that her father is dead, and her mother is not a person who can take on big responsibilities, she is the eldest daughter, and her siblings are still young, so Qingyanghou Mansion will be supported by her for a period of time in the future.Secondly, the thousands of Qingyang soldiers who were captured by Xie Wuji are still being imprisoned. She wanted to intercede for them, but she couldn't find a chance to speak up, so she kept procrastinating.

Zhu Nao seemed to have the ability to read minds, and smiled slightly: "Although the Qingyang Army joined hands with the cult, the soldiers are all following orders. The responsibility lies with the Marquis of Qingyang, not the soldiers. All 4000 people can be sent back to go home with you. Revitalize Qingyang."

Zhu Jiao was shocked again: "Really, really?!"

"It's true."

"You guys, have you not held them accountable? Are you really not holding them accountable?"

"Yes."

Zhu Jiao was overjoyed, but didn't know how to express it. After jumping on the spot twice, she rushed forward and hugged Zhu Nao: "Thank you cousin!! Thank you cousin!!"

Jun Nao smiled and hugged her back to comfort her.

Hanging on his neck, Zhu Jiao was both happy and panicked: "But, my father is gone, and there are no capable people in the family. I will bring the army back, and I don't know where to start. What should I do?" ?”

Zhu Nao said, "Don't worry, I will send someone to help you."

"Okay! Great!! Thank you cousin!!"

At this moment, Zhu Jiao heard a soft hum from behind.She was still immersed in joy and didn't pay attention. Suddenly, the guards around her saluted in the direction behind her.

"See General Xie."

"Don't be too polite."

Zhu Jiao was taken aback, and quickly jumped off Zhu Nao, and when she turned her head, she met Xie Wuji's cold gaze.

Zhu Jiao: "..." The unfriendly gaze made her tremble uncontrollably, and she felt inexplicable: What did she do wrong again?General Xie's temper is really unpredictable...

Zhu Nao patted her on the shoulder and said, "Go back and rest first. If you want anything before returning to Qingyang, just send someone to tell me."

Zhu Jiao nodded again and again, and smiled at Zhu Nao, not daring to look at Xie Wuji anymore, turned her head and ran away.

After Zhu Jiao left, Zhu Nao came to Xie Wuji's side: "You don't practice anymore?"

"Enough practice today." Xie Wuji took the handkerchief from his subordinates, wiped the sweat off his face, and walked back to the camp with Zhu Nao.He asked, "You told her that she can go back?"

Junao nodded.

Thank you Wuji.

He and Zhu Nao have limited troops and limited talents, and they have to deal with the war on multiple fronts, so it is impossible to send troops to attack everywhere.Although Qingyang can be regarded as a wealthy place, it is not that important to them because it is located in the outskirts.As long as Qingyang is safe and sound, and doesn't make trouble behind their backs, making them suffer from the enemy, then it's best to let Qingyang's original forces continue to rule, and they only need to send a small number of people to supervise.

Xie Wuji had this in mind from the very beginning, so he wiped out all the cult troops, but only captured the Qingyang Army—you must know that raising so many prisoners would consume a lot of food every day!

During this period of time, they also cleaned the interior of the Qingyang Army, and cut off branches and leaves that were obviously biased toward cult forces.More importantly, it was the observation of Zhu Jiao.

In fact, the decision to return Qingyang to Zhu Jiao was not made by Zhu Nao, but by Xie Wuji—after all, he had been in contact with Zhu Jiao for a longer time, and he had more say than Zhu Nao whether Zhu Jiao was competent.Although this girl is young and her temperament is used to being somewhat arrogant, her heart is sincere and she has the awareness to shoulder heavy responsibilities.Coupled with a suitable identity, given time, it may not be impossible to become a weapon.

Zhu Nao said: "Actually, if you tell her yourself, she will forget the account of Marquis Qingyang even faster."

Xie Wuji said indifferently: "If she wants to forget, she will forget it, and if she wants to remember it, she will remember it as well. I am not good at being a good person, so it is better for you to do it."

Zhu Nao teased, "General Xie, is he going to be cruel to everyone for the rest of his life?"

Xie Wuji paused, turned his head to look at him: "Am I also cruel to you?"

Zhu Nao laughed and said, "How can General Xie treat me the same as others?"

This was originally a joke, but Xie Wuji nodded in a serious manner, and said: "It's good that Zhu Fu Yin knows."

Junao: "..."

He was stunned, Xie Wuji had already continued to walk forward.He looked at Xie Wuji's back with a smirk, and quickly followed.