Yuanxin still got up at dawn, practiced swords, had breakfast, and then went to the city gate to wait for others to come and meet one after another. Until the third pole of the day, Li Meng and they still hadn't arrived, and Yuanxin was about to send someone over to call them, and several people ran over panting.

"Cheng Xieling." Yue Dahai ran over breathlessly.

Yuanxin saw that there was one person missing, and asked anxiously, "Why are you so late?" What about Li Meng? Why hasn't he come yet? ”

Yue Dahai said, "Li Meng, Li Meng, he was taken away by officers and soldiers. ”

Yuanxin instantly became nervous, "Why?" What happened? ”

Yue Dahai said with some embarrassment, "Last night Li Meng had a dispute with a guest in the kiln, and accidentally died, so the old bustard reported to the official, and several of us were also taken for questioning. ”

There was a mess in his faith, and he was anxious, "How can this be?" And there was a death? ”

Yue Dahai explained, "Originally, I was just fighting for a girl, but the guest was arrogant and unreasonable, and asked his subordinates to be rough, Li Meng was forced to fight back, but I didn't expect it to be heavy......"

"Okay, I see," Yuanxin was relieved, and instructed the others, "Later, the people from the court will come, you take the others to escort them to the barracks, and I will go to the official office." ”

Yue Dahai persuaded, "Cheng Xieling, I know you're worried about Li Meng, but you better don't go." The main task of our coming out this time is to meet the military needs, you will definitely be punished for leaving your post without permission, and the official office will not be able to try it for a while, it is useless for you to go, after all, it is a homicide case, they will not give up lightly, it is better for us to go back and report to the leader General Yang. ”

Yuanxin disagreed, "But General Yang has always been disciplined, and he will never spare conflicts with the people, not to mention that he has committed a homicide, and it is fortunate that he will not be punished severely, where will he save Li Meng." ”

Yue Dahai grabbed him, "You also know that General Yang is very disciplined, how can he let you go lightly if you leave your post without permission?" I know that you have a deep affection for your brothers, and you can't bear Li Meng to be alone, but you also have to think more about yourself, Li Meng was arrested this time, you, as the co-leader of the team, have been burdened with the crime of lax management, don't add another crime. Besides, escorting the military is the top priority, and we can't afford to deal with it if something happens. ”

Yuanxin was in a dilemma, Yue Dahai continued, "Cheng Xieling, don't be impulsive, focus on the overall situation. ”

The others knew that Yuanxin was superb in martial arts, and when they heard Yuanxin say that they were leaving, they suddenly felt that they had no backbone, and they were very uneasy, and they stepped forward to persuade them.

Yuanxin nodded with difficulty, turned around and walked away to calm down.

Am I impulsive? Am I being pushy? Am I still so ignorant and ignorant of the big picture? Is everything I trying to do wrong? I'm just going to make things bigger, right? Am I really no different from me in the capital?

Yuanxin closed his eyes in pain, this feeling of helplessness was really painful.

Yuanxin finally didn't go to save Li Meng, Shun Lì received the officials of the DPRK and China, and a team of people arrived at the barracks on time, and Jinfeng reported to Cheng Zheng, "Young Master, Yuanxin they are back." ”

Cheng Zheng was writing something, and he answered casually without raising his head.

"But ......" Jin Feng wanted to speak and stopped,

Cheng Zheng asked, "What, he's causing trouble again?" ”

Jinfeng explained, "This time it wasn't him, it was a man named Li Meng in his team who caused a fuss outside and was arrested by the local officials." Yuanxin was derelict in his duty as an assistant leader and was beaten by General Yang with 30 military sticks. ”

Cheng Zheng was actually a little relieved, "Heh, I used to end up for him, but I didn't expect that there would be a day when he would take responsibility for other people's mistakes." ”

"I heard that Yuanxin wanted to go to the yamen to save Li Meng today, but was stopped by his subordinates."

Cheng Zheng was slightly surprised, "It's really rare to believe that someone can stop him for his stubborn temper." ”

"He may also be afraid of injuring other people, Yuanxin is usually very friendly to everyone. But then again, if Yuanxin really goes, it will be troublesome. ”

Cheng Zheng said helplessly, "He won't have a long memory if he doesn't take a few beatings, so let him make trouble." ”

A few days later, Cheng Zheng and Jinfeng went out and returned very late, and the battalions were already resting, with only a few groups of soldiers patrolling from time to time. The two passed by a tent, and Cheng Zheng waved his hand to signal Jin Feng to stop, "What sound?" ”

The two of them looked for prestige, and there was a man curled up by the tent, chewing something in his mouth and making strange noises, and smelling of alcohol. Jin Feng patted him with his sword, "Wake up, which battalion are you from?" ”

The man pushed away Jinfeng's sword and looked up to reveal his misty eyes, "Do you drink?" ”

Jin Feng saw a familiar face, showed a surprised expression, turned back to Cheng Zheng and said, "It's Yuanxin." Behind is the granary, he must have gone inside to steal wine to drink. ”

Cheng Zheng stepped forward and kicked Yuanxin, "Get up!" ”

Yuanxin moved his body impatiently, "Go away, go away!" ”

Cheng Zheng instructed Jin Feng to say, "Go get a basin of ice water!" ”

"Yes." Jin Feng answered and left. Cheng Zheng saw that he was drunk like mud, so he didn't get angry, and hit Yuanxin with a sword, "Cheng Yuanxin, get up!" ”

Yuanxin was hurt by him, frowned painfully, and pouted, "Brother, don't be so fierce." ”

A "brother" made Cheng Zheng stunned, he couldn't be fierce anymore, squatted down and called him gently, "Yuanxin, wake up, why did you drink so much wine, what happened?" ”

Yuanxin burped and asked in a daze, "Brother, do you say I've changed?" ”

Cheng Zheng was just about to answer, but Yuanxin said to himself, "I haven't changed, I'm the same as two years ago, cowardly and incompetent, and I can't protect anyone." ”

Cheng Zheng patted him on the shoulder and asked him, "Who do you want to protect?" ”

Yuanxin smiled bitterly, "Li Meng, if I had gone to save him that day, he wouldn't have died." It's all my fault, I hate myself so much, you know? Brother, didn't you ask me if I hated you? No, I just hate myself, I'm cowardly, I'm selfish, I can't protect anyone, but I always bring disaster to those around me. I'm just a scourge, aren't I, brother, do you think so too? Otherwise, why did you drive me out of the capital, why did you drive me out of the capital...... Capital ......"

Yuanxin thought gloomily, and Cheng Zheng's heart gradually hurt.

"I'm sorry," Cheng Zheng apologized deeply, "I didn't take into account your feelings at that time and insisted on letting you go, it was my fault." ”

Yuanxin smirked, "I forgive you, can you forgive me too?" ”

"Forgive you what?"

"Grandpa, mother, will you forgive me?"

Cheng Zheng nodded solemnly, "Okay." ”

"But, I can't forgive myself," Yuanxin struggled to stand up, Cheng Zheng was about to help him get rid of him, "I don't want to see you, every time I see you, I hate myself even more." ”

"Don't torture yourself, you are not cowardly or incompetent, you are not a scourge, you are my brother, my dearest brother."

"I'm not." Yuanxin stumbled away around Cheng Zheng, Cheng Zheng grabbed him, Jin Feng was approaching with a basin of water, and was waved by Yuanxin, and a basin of water was sprinkled on Cheng Zheng's body, the two were dumbfounded, and Yuanxin fell asleep again in a daze.

Jin Feng was caught off guard, "Young Master......"

On this cold winter night, Cheng Zheng was drenched in ice water, and looked at Jin Feng in disbelief, "You actually brought a basin of ice water, you won't secretly add some hot water!" ”

Jinfeng is speechless, admit his mistake? I came at your command. Don't you admit your mistake, looking at Cheng Zheng's widening eyes, I can't wait to eat myself. Jin Feng looked at Yuanxin who fell to the ground and said, "My subordinates will send Yuanxin back to the camp." ”

"Don't," Cheng Zheng hurriedly stopped, Yuanxin called him brother, he was beautiful in his heart, he couldn't wait to talk to Yuanxin for a while, and said to Jinfeng, "Everyone else has fallen asleep at this time, he will make noise to others when he goes back, send him to my tent." ”

After Cheng Zheng finished speaking, he left first, he was afraid that he would become an icicle if he stayed for a while, and the cold and soaked clothes stuck to his body, which was incomparable.

Jin Feng put the drunk Yuanxin on Cheng Zheng's bed, Cheng Zheng had already changed his clothes, wrapped in a thick cotton coat and came out and sneezed twice in a row.

Jin Feng said, "Let's go down and cook some ginger soup." ”

Cheng Zheng stopped, "No need, don't bother in the middle of the night, I'll just drink some hot water, you can go back and rest early." ”

"Okay then, young master, take care, subordinates retire."

Cheng Zheng went to the bed and covered Yuanxin with a quilt, called him twice, but he didn't respond, and he didn't know how much wine he drank. Cheng Zheng sat beside him and looked at his rough face, with mixed feelings in his heart, this is no longer the pampered second young master of the past, there are many ways to force you to grow up, but I used the most cruel one, Yuanxin, you have suffered.

On the third day of the next day, Yuanxin was woken up by the sound of exercises outside the account, he had a terrible headache, he stretched out his hand to cover his head and sat up with difficulty, opened his eyes and suddenly woke up, where is this? The furnishings in this tent should be ...... How did I end up here? What happened last night?

Yuanxin tried hard to recall, I was sad to hear that Li Meng died last night, so I went to steal some wine to drink, so I wouldn't be bumped into by him, right? Am I going crazy to be drunk and not going to do anything with him, am I? What to do, what to do? This time it was going to be planted in his hands and die, he patted his colic head and thought about it, should he sneak out?

He tiptoed open the curtain and quickly shrank back, Cheng Zheng was reading at the desk, it seemed that he was waiting for me.

Yuanxin hesitated to go out, and Cheng Zheng said loudly, "Come out when you wake up." ”

Yuanxin came out hard, knelt down in front of Cheng Zheng's table, and said in embarrassment, "See Hou Ye for the humble position, the humble post knows that he has violated the military regulations, can the Hou Ye let the humble post go to the convenience first, and then punish him when he comes back." ”

Cheng Zheng waved his hand, "You go." ”

"Master Xie." Yuanxin flashed out as if he was fleeing, sprinkled a big bubble of urine and went to wash his face, walked around for a long time, and reluctantly returned to Cheng Zheng's tent, and his stomach began to gurgle as soon as he came in, Yuanxin lowered his head in embarrassment, what a shame.

Cheng Zheng said, "I didn't get up until now, and the food is gone, so you should be hungry first." ”

"Yes."

Cheng Zheng put down the book, walked up to him and asked him, "Do you remember what happened last night?" ”

"Remember."

"Which ones do you remember?"

Yuanxin replied, "I remember going to the granary to steal wine and getting drunk, and when I got drunk, I didn't know it......"

Cheng Zheng nodded with satisfaction, "That's enough." Count for yourself how many Mil-Ts you have committed, and how should you be punished? ”

"If you indulge in alcohol without permission, you will be punished with 30 rods, and if you don't return to camp at night, you will be punished with 30 rods, and if you don't participate in drills without permission, you will be punished with 40 rods." Yuanxin was embarrassed after calculating it, and he was still in pain after receiving thirty military sticks a few days ago.

"It's clear, how long do you think you won't be able to get out of bed after these hundred sticks are beaten down?"

"If you make a mistake in your position, you should be punished, and you dare not complain." Yuanxin replied stubbornly, feeling remorseful in his heart, why am I so stupid, what kind of wine am I going to drink, a hundred military sticks, if the executioner is ruthless, it is estimated that I will go to see the king of Hades, God, who will save me.

At this time, Jin Feng came in with a stack of books and put them on Cheng Zheng's table, Yuanxin looked at him pitifully and asked for help, Jin Feng glanced at it and went out.

Cheng Zheng took the book that Jin Feng brought in and flipped a few pages, and said, "After all, you are also my brother, and I can't bear to cripple you, why don't we change the way?" ”

Yuanxin couldn't ask for it, "Master Hou, please speak." ”

Cheng Zheng put down the book and went to Yuanxin, "You called my brother yesterday, do you know?" Why don't you call me brother in the future, and I will exempt you from a hundred military sticks. ”

Yuanxin hesitated, "I didn't have a condition after drinking yesterday, please forgive Master Hou." ”

Cheng Zheng knew that he would not agree, so he was not surprised, so he went back and sat down and said, "I have selected ten military books for you, I want you to read and memorize them within a month, and after a month, I will ask you about the art of war. If you can't, you'll be healed by then, and you'll probably be able to take a hundred sticks. ”

Ten copies, one month? For someone who has never been exposed to the art of war, it is really too difficult. Even though Yuanxin has an outstanding memory, he still feels pressure, and he can't understand it, Yuanxin secretly complains about it, but for now, he can only agree.

Cheng Zheng added, "As before, you don't have to participate in military camp drills, you read books in my account every day, and I will teach you personally." ”

Yuanxin knew that there was no good fruit to eat with Cheng Zheng, so he found a reason to shirk, "It's just that Lord Hou is busy with military affairs, and it is inconvenient to be humble here." ”

Cheng Zheng insisted, "If you concentrate, no one can affect you." ”

Yuanxin added, "The humble position is because I am worried about the inconvenience of the Hou Ye. ”

Cheng Zheng retorted, "You don't have to pay attention to people and things that have nothing to do with you. I can push down all the military affairs and concentrate on teaching you, if you can't push down, I can also find a military advisor to teach you. ”

Yuanxin saw that Cheng Zheng was fully prepared, and he couldn't refute it, so he could only agree.

Cheng Zheng continued, "You said yesterday that you don't hate me, whether you admit it now or not, I take it seriously. Since that's the case, I don't think we need to be so angry, it's better for us to take a step back, I don't force you to call me brother, and you don't have a mouthful, and when no one is there in the future, you and I will be commensurate, how about it? ”

Yuanxin was just about to speak, but Cheng Zheng continued without giving him a chance to refuse, "If you don't speak, I'll take you as an agreement." ”

Then Yuanxin had nothing to say.

Cheng Zheng raised the corners of his mouth lightly, and he was very proud that his plan succeeded, "Get up, sit casually, you can start, if you don't understand, just ask me, and I'll explain it to you." ”

Yuanxin picked up the first book and opened the first page to know how difficult this task was, it was simply reading a book from the sky, I didn't know where to break the sentence, I didn't know what it meant to read a sentence, and I didn't even recognize some words, Yuanxin closed his eyes and wanted to shoot himself to death.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Zheng sat back and waited for him to ask.

Yuanxin whispered, "I regret that I shouldn't have gone to drink yesterday, and it wouldn't have fallen into your hands......"

Cheng Zheng said bluntly, "I had a plan to let you learn the art of war, but I never had the opportunity, even if you didn't drink yesterday, I would force you to learn it in other ways, so you don't have to regret it." ”

It turned out that he had dug a pit and waited for me to jump, Yuanxin had no choice but to look down at the book, scratched his head and said in embarrassment, "If I ask you what you read this word, will you beat me?" ”

Cheng Zheng was very relaxed and happy, "Don't worry, I won't beat you, I'll wait to beat you with a hundred military sticks in a month." ”

Yuanxin lowered his head, and his heart was full of despair.

"Where the method of using soldiers, galloping thousands of cars, leather cars thousands of rides, with armor in ten directions, thousands of miles of food. Then the internal and external expenses, the use of guests, the material of glue paint, the dedication of the car armor, the daily cost of thousands of gold, and then 100,000 teachers. Cheng Zheng said that he fluently memorized the first paragraph word for word, and Yuanxin was dumbfounded, and the five bodies that he admired in his heart fell to the ground.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Cheng Zheng asked, "What?" Is it enough to teach you? ”

Yuanxin kept a surprised expression and nodded.

"What word do you not know? Which sentence you don't understand? ”

"Both...... No...... Understand ......" (To be continued.) )