The gentle afterglow of the sunset over the city is particularly beautiful.

Surrounded by noisy crowds and shouting vendors, the smell of food began to waft out from the windows of various houses.

Li Xian's pace of going home became faster and faster, and he could already see the outline of the small courtyard and the two mighty pigs in front of the county government not far away.

Before I arrived at the gate of the courtyard, I heard a noisy sound of people coming from the courtyard.

A smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and when he opened the door, he saw a large cauldron burning in the center of the courtyard, and several bare-chested sergeants were full of excitement, holding dry yellow paper in their hands, looking excited, and their mouths kept talking.

Because he spoke his hometown dialect with an accent, Li Xian really couldn't tell what he was talking about for a while.

The sound of the door being pushed open focused everyone's attention.

Ouch...... Lord Baijiang, Lord Baijiang is back. ”

"Lord Hundred Generals!"

Good guys! The small courtyard also appeared out of nowhere so many generals under his hands, Da Zhuang, Xiao Liuzi, Lao Chen, and Zhou Feng were all listed one by one, and shouted in unison: "Lord Hundred Generals......"

Li Xian stretched out his hand and nodded, just wanted to ask what was wrong, so lively?

Before anyone could ask clearly, Xiao Liuzi couldn't wait to come forward and say, "Brother Li, today I heard from the brothers on the west side of the city. ”

The corners of Xiao Liuzi's mouth hooked up a touch of pride, this look looks like he has already found out the exact news, and he held it for a long time, deliberately waiting for Li Xian to come back and say it!

"Bow horse riding and shooting, five poles!"

The boy raised his hands high, spread his palms, and swayed them back and forth in front of everyone's eyes.

Not to mention, everyone really gave Xiao Liuzi a lot of face, and they all wowed, looking excited.

To say that they don't know is to say that they really don't know...... The Shanzi battalion was mobilized to maintain order, and even they who were originally assigned to the government were also sent on a mission to patrol the city.

Speaking of our generals, who doesn't give a thumbs up!"

"It's a big name in our camp now!"

Lord Baijiang is the top quack. ”

Lao Chen blushed and racked his brains to say this.

They have already heard the robes talk about the difficulty of this year's martial arts, and only the martial artists who are changing their marrow can get really excellent results, which shows that they are powerful in their hundred generals, following behind such a boss, if nothing else, just one sentence: majestic enough!

Ouch...... Big guy, look at Lao Chen like this. ”

Xiao Liuzi coaxed unkindly on the side.

At the beginning, Xiao Liuzi had the best relationship with Lao Chen, and people like Xiao Liuzi were suitable for making this kind of joke.

Li Xian relieved Lao Chen: "Okay...... Come on...... Don't bully honest people. ”

"What are we going to eat today?"

Xiao Liuzi said excitedly: "Antique soup!"

Antique soup is actually an ancient hot pot, and now the weather is getting colder and colder, and the soldier's body is strong and he doesn't need to wear a winter coat in his armor, but he always wants to eat something hot.

"Yo, that's not bad!" Li Xian remembered the excitement before he entered the door, and said suspiciously: "That's right...... What are you talking about, so lively?"

Speaking of this, Da Zhuang answered with an excited face.

"Today, the post station sent a letter from home, and the big guy is thinking about what to write back!"

Li Xian suddenly realized and nodded thoughtfully.

The Shanzi battalion is still very different from the ordinary garrison troops, and there are only two opportunities to go home in a year, but no matter how iron-clad the men are, they have a soft side, and what they need is spiritual comfort to soothe their hearts that are troubled by homesickness.

And having the soldiers write letters home is undoubtedly the best way to comfort the soul.

However, most of the literate people are a small minority, and even if the Shanzi battalion is better than the average army, most of the low-level soldiers can only write their own names.

Basically, anyone who wants to send a letter home can bring his own wooden slip or letter, and give it to the hundred generals and tun chiefs, if he is illiterate, he can be written by a literate military official, and when the time comes, the family letter will be collected according to the establishment, and the post station in charge of the army will send someone back.

In addition, if there is a military official writing for it, it can also prevent the leakage of secrets such as military aircraft.

Li Xian thought for a while, a gentle smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth, and said, "I'll help." ”

Da Zhuang responded: "Good ......"

His subordinates are also literate and can write, and the rest ...... It's still up to people to do it for you.

Soon, the soldiers who had not patrolled tonight lined up at the gate of the small courtyard one by one, and their faces were full of excitement, talking about what to write in their letters.

As soon as Li Xian sat down, Xiao Liuzi had already carried a desk in front of Li Xian, Yan Le held the inkstone like a little fart, and the brush followed.

Xiao Liuzi nervously wiped his palms, took out the yellowed paper from his arms and sat down.

'This kid ......'

Li Xian couldn't help laughing, picked up the brush and asked:

"Say it...... I want to talk to my family. ”

Xiao Liuzi was obviously a little nervous, and began to fidget, he didn't know how to speak at this moment, he used to be able to speak.

The words in my heart, the thoughts of my family, once I really want to turn them into sentences on the envelope, and they are written by others, I will definitely be a little embarrassed and at a loss.

Li Xian said softly: "Say it, there's nothing to be embarrassed about, this time in February, you can say whatever you want, and Brother Li will help you!"

Xiao Liuzi breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Li Xian and smiled, and began to tell his thoughts about home.

I can't hold it anymore.

It's hard for you to imagine that Xiao Liuzi has a fiancée at home, since he was a childhood sweetheart, and after two years, he will get married.

Well...... There are also some fleshy love words.

When he said this, Xiao Liuzi's face was like a monkey's ass, and he was stumbling.

Then he told his parents at home and a younger sister that he missed him, reported his safety, and said that everything was fine in the army, and he was relieved.

Xiao Liuzi's words were endless, and Li Xian could only remind him in time that the paper was about to be finished.

At this time, Xiao Liuzi could only reluctantly stop.

Looking at the dense text on the paper in front of him, Li Xian read it again to Xiao Liuzi. After reading it, Xiao Liuzi pursed his lips, his eyes were flushed, and he stood up and waved at Li Xian.

Next was a soldier named Dong Daniu, who entered the state with ease, as if sitting across from him was the person he wanted to speak.

There is an old father with bad legs and feet at home, who cares about taking good care of himself, don't bump into it anymore, and tell his mother who is tired all day to hire a helper, and the family is not short of money.

There is also a younger brother, let him go to school in the school well, the monthly income of the mountain character camp is still enough, and there will be no deductions, let him focus on studying, and his brother will be responsible for solving the rest of the things.

This steel-looking warrior spoke warm words in his mouth, his concern, his responsibility supported him to advance step by step in this fortified barracks.

Dong Daniu stopped at the right time when he saw that the paper was almost full, and his eyes were full of reverence and gratitude when he looked at Li Xian.

When Li Xian asked if he wanted to read it again, the man shook his head, reluctantly touched the paper full of words, stood up and solemnly bowed to Li Xian.

The thoughts in the words, to the family, to the wife, to the children, the tip of the pen fell.

This writing is an hour, and when Li Xian raised his head, the stars were already brilliant above his head. I stretched my waist and shook my sore hands, and I heard a familiar voice.

Brother Li, you've worked hard...... Eat it while it's hot. ”

Xiao Liuzi immediately brought a bowl of hot broth, as well as a few big bones, all of which were fat, and a few big steamed buns.

The corners of Li Xian's mouth hooked up a smile, and said with a smile: "Good ......"

He got up and washed his hands in a ladle of water in the water tank, then sat down on a small stone and took a bowl and feasted on it.

At this time, the wind is blowing a little cold.

However, the atmosphere in the courtyard is as lively as an oven, not only on the outside, but also on the inside.

The bare-chested soldiers surrounded the cauldron in the center and sang the mountain songs of their hometown, and after telling their hearts, they seemed to let go of the burden in their hearts and laughed and played.

Looking at them, Li Xian felt that Fang Cai's hard work was worth it.

The small courtyard was crowded with his soldiers and soldiers, and their stories and lives played in Li Xian's mind like a black and white movie.

These warriors stubbornly extinguished their emotions in the killing, insisted on their military identity, became fierce, cold, and irritable, and became a whole with many robes, and became emotionless war machines.

But from the thousands of instructions, repeated and endless inquiries and narrations in their letters to their families, it can be seen that all people are flesh and blood after all, and their hearts are not iron-beaten, and in the rough and heroic, there is also soft humanity and strong family affection, and everyone is unique.

Every letter to the family is a thought that must be conveyed, no one is superfluous, for these wooden men, every letter is their heartfelt words, and may even become their suicide note in the end.

Unconsciously, Li Xian suddenly realized that the group of robes in front of him who were smiling extremely happily had been connected with his fate.

Shi Wu is like a relative, and his uncle is like a friend, this sentence has become a reality.

Look at them,

Li Xian wanted to ...... Take them farther and farther together, bring them a rich life and glorious military exploits, so that they can proudly tell their children and grandchildren about their glorious deeds in their twilight years.

There is a sense of satisfaction in my heart that I have never felt before.

It's just that Li Xian noticed one thing, that is, Zhou Feng, a veteran, seemed to be fighting with everyone, but he could keenly feel that he was not very happy and even a little sad.

Just when Li Xian was thinking about whether to take this opportunity to talk to the veteran.

The closed courtyard door was pushed open, and Xu Ming walked in to look at the joyful scene in front of him, showing a smile.

His eyes searched around, and soon he saw Li Xian, who was sitting on a small stone, gnawing on meat and bones, and hurriedly walked over.

"Yo...... Brother Xu, how can you have time to come here today. Li Xian raised his head and said with a smile.

Hey – don't mention it, I've been busy enough these days. Xu Ming said with a depressed face.

Hahaha......"

Li Xian shouted: "Little Liuzi will give Captain Xu a bowl of meat!"

The crowd resounded with the shouts of Xiao Liuzi: "Haole!"

"Farewell...... Don't say it, I've eaten it. ”

Xu Ming hurriedly stopped.

"Xiaoxian, I'm here this time because General Cui is looking for you...... Come with me. ”

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted: "Good ......"

After briefly washing the oil stains on his hands, Li Xian followed Xu Ming and left, and walked to the county office.

"Hey—aren't you eating?"

As soon as Xiao Liuzi finished serving the broth, he saw the two of them walking straight out of the courtyard gate.

"Gotta eat it myself!"

......

......

County office, study.

Li Xian and Cui Sheng sat opposite each other, with a pot of boiling hot water on the desk in front of them, and various exquisite tea sets placed next to them.

It seems that every time I chat and talk with Cui Sheng, these two things are indispensable.

The difference here in the study is that there are more and more notes on the table, and now they are piled up into a small mountain.

"About your last associative question, that's good...... Very opinionated and thoughtful. ”

"But ......"

Cui Sheng smiled and continued, "These are just to help you provide an admission ticket. ”

"Next...... Whether you can continue to make great progress depends on your own efforts. ”

Li Xian said: "Thank you, General, the last general understands." ”

"Hmmm......"

"You're quite familiar with the carpenter's shop, Yan Shiming. ”

'It's coming!' Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and then thought to himself.

Yan Shiming is Yan Lao, this point Li Xian told him very early when he was doing the investigation, but what he didn't expect was that Cui Sheng called him over because of this.

It's quite familiar, and the last general learned woodcarving with the old man some time ago. ”

"What about him......"

Cui Sheng knocked on the table twice, as if thinking about the wording.

"Hmm......

"It's kind of interesting, you don't know what he's hiding, do you?"

Li Xian shook his head.

"He's very important to this thing, it's like life, I think...... Even if he is allowed to die, he will choose to protect what he is hiding. ”

Hearing Cui Sheng's words, Li Xian subconsciously felt that something was very wrong.

This is not the same as what Cui Sheng would say in the past that he knew.

Why did Cui Sheng say this to him?

What does he want to do?

Li Xian...... You're not weak yet, which is pretty good based on what you've achieved so far. ”

"But I'm not satisfied......"

Cui Sheng's words were very direct.

Li Xian was very passive, Cui Sheng knew everything, he didn't know anything, and he was carried away by Cui Sheng's rhythm from the beginning of this conversation.

Having said that, in this world, only the master and the dog are selfless and unreciprocated to him, and others treat him differently, is Cui Sheng good to him?

Good!

But this good thing was exchanged for Li Xian's own value.

The words did not stop, and continued to enter Li Xian's ears.

"Let me tell you this, this time as the winner, I will reward Yan Shiming with what he regards as a treasure.

That is to say...... Whoever takes the first place can get the right to dispose of it.

General Li Bai...... This treasure, which he regarded as a treasure, was very precious, and if it was known to others, he would definitely fight for his life to take it. ”

Li Xian looked at Cui Sheng's eyes, with an inexplicable brilliance in his eyes.

Cui Sheng must have known the relationship between Yan Lao and Li Xian, and the first few sentences were obviously ...... This 'thing' is very important to Elder Yan, so important that it can be exchanged for life, so ......

Is this a moral kidnapping?

Calculate!

Does Li Xian eat this set?

Eat!

Li Xian didn't get angry with Cui Sheng, his strength, means, and routines couldn't play with others, so what to resist, not to mention that Li Xian's career in the army still relied on Cui Sheng's help.

"General, the last general knows. “

Cui Sheng nodded with satisfaction and continued to say to Li Xian:

"Now Youzhou, no, in fact, not only Youzhou but also other major states, the status of martial artists is actually decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the status of literati is getting higher and higher.

"You should be able to detect that. ”

Li Xian nodded.

On the charcoal fire, the hot water in the teapot gurgled and boiled!

To be honest, Li Xian still has too few contacts with Cui Sheng, and he doesn't know what kind of person the real Cui Sheng is......

But he knows what kind of person he is, that is the person who is useful to Cui Sheng, if it is useless, Cui Sheng will not call him over again and again to open a small stove.

"Youzhou, although it is located in the northernmost part of the Great Jin Dynasty, has also created the special situation of Youzhou today due to various factors.

"But...... With the current situation, it is basically difficult for the generals on the side of Youzhou to continue to come out.

"Because, our majesty is really an eloquent emperor. ”

Cui Sheng said with emotion.

The rapid change in the style of painting made Li Xian a little silent for a while.

Step by step, I have broadened my horizons, contacted so many people, witnessed so many things, grown up and matured!

Many things, as long as you are willing to think and think, in fact, most of them can understand one or two.

In fact, what Cui Sheng has been teaching him in several classes is to see the truth through the essence of things.

As for why Cui Sheng said that it is difficult for the generals on the side of Youzhou to continue to come out.

The reason is simple, no!

If you think about it carefully, you don't care about the deployment of troops in other states first, just on the side of Youzhou, the four battalions under Lu Guangxin, the Wind Volcano Forest, and then the Youzhou Army, the Netherworld Iron Cavalry, and the most ordinary soldiers defending the city.

It can be seen that this aspect of military power has been fixed, the leadership of the Netherworld Iron Cavalry has always been in the hands of the Jiang family, and the Youzhou Army has always been led by the emperor's hand-appointed generals.

Lu Guangxin represents the Hanmen, and the four generals under him are actually all raised by Lao Lu.

It can be seen from this that even if it is not possible to centralize power in Youzhou, it has maintained an excellent political balance.

Cui Sheng's words that seem to be threatening now, but in fact, he understands the meaning inside,

Li Xian is ambitious, and it can be seen that it is a good thing to be ambitious, I am afraid that you are not ambitious, but if your ambition can't keep up with the pace, it will be useless.

Does Cui Sheng's status be high?

Is it not high to have a soldier of 100,000 men?

But on the other hand, he is only a leader under Lu Guangxin, and if he wants to gain a firm foothold in the territory of Youzhou, he must sit in the same position as Lu Guangxin.

Cui Sheng gave Li Xian an upper limit,

If he has been working in the Shanzi Camp, as long as Li Xian continues to pass Cui Sheng's exam in the next few days and gets excellent results, there is no doubt that he will finally receive Cui Sheng's class.

But there is one point in this, that is, when will the succession?

For martial artists, with Cui Sheng's age and martial arts realm, it can be said that he is in the prime of life, and there is no war...... For a long time, it was difficult for Cui Sheng to have a chance to be promoted.

And this promotion is to follow Lu Guangxin's promotion...... And Lao Lu's promotion is only one way, and that is to ascend to the Shendu.

But no one can say for sure how long the time span is!

Does Li Xian have to wait?

Ask yourself, Li Xian doesn't want to wait...... Why did he move out of the village, why did he practice the reincarnation of the golden cicada, and why did he worship Zhang Zheng as a teacher.

Isn't it just to live again, to be able to be chic, and to see the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of this Great Jin?

What a man wants in his life, strength, power, money, beauty,

Which of these Li Xian has reached the limit?

No!

Wuju was such an opportunity, and Cui Sheng's seemingly threatening words only hardened his beliefs.

Li Xian got up and hugged his fist to Cui Sheng and said, "General, the last general understands." “

"The list will be released tomorrow, you should prepare for it, and the day after tomorrow will really start martial arts. ”

Li Xian nodded.

This means that let him prepare the hole cards that should be prepared, and the back hand that should be prepared, so as not to disappoint him.

"Alright, I'm a little tired, let's go down. “

"The last will retire. ”

Li Xian arched his hand, got up and retreated step by step.

With a creak, the wooden door was gently shut.

Step out of the backyard and look at the starry sky overhead...... Li Xian's heart was a little complicated.

Is Cui Sheng to blame?

Blame him for what? Blame him for threatening him with something that other people think is a treasure? That kind of kind of funny.

In fact, there is a strange thought in my heart,

It is...... Cui Sheng is an interesting person, but I don't understand it.

Why are you so concerned about him? From tonight's conversation, it can be seen that Cui Sheng does not regard him as a successor, on the contrary, he is cultivating Li Xian and cultivating him to reach a new height.

One more point...... That is, there are martial artists in this martial arts that he can't handle, so Cui Sheng used verbal stimulation, simple and intuitive stimulation!

On that day in Zhongfu, Li Xian's strength, Cui Sheng should be able to see seventy-seven eighty-eight, and the upper limit of Li Xian's strength should be an accurate number in his heart.

He felt that Li Xian couldn't handle it, that is, he really couldn't handle it.

The galaxy is splendid.

'Elder Yan, you really have to thank me!'