Xia Chen was stunned: "Why?" ”

Han Qi seemed to be a little embarrassed: "Fool, he ...... The wound is at the root of life. ”

Xia Chen's face was hot: "You mean, Second Uncle Yao is injured...... There? "Could it be that Second Uncle Yao has become a eunuch? But he obviously has a beard, and he is never the slightest bit unmasculine or female. Besides, if he can't do that, won't Aunt Yao mind? But it seems that they are obviously very affectionate. And she often hears people say that the more moisturized a woman is, the more feminine she is, and Aunt Yao is definitely a woman among women!

Thinking of this, Xia Chen wondered if the third uncle would be hearsay. But it's not easy for her to ask about this kind of thing.

Han Qi sighed: "The old man of the Yao family died on the battlefield, and the third died of starvation before he became an adult. 'When you go on an expedition, the whole family suffers'! His mother was forced to death by a creditor six years ago, and the youngest sister was sold to no one, and has not been found yet. ”

Xia Chen's heart suddenly tightened together: "How can this be? "I can't imagine that Second Uncle Yao's life experience is so miserable, so why didn't he complain at all, and always encouraged himself to go into battle to kill the enemy in the future? If people in this era want to make contributions, why did he refuse the opportunity to be promoted and choose to retire? It's hard to understand.

Han Qi continued: "In my Dayun Country, although military households can be exempted from half of the tax, those who join the army must bring their own horses, military uniforms and plate fees, which is a lot of expenses, and in a place like ours, there are not many fields, if there are not a few decent laborers at home, how can they survive!" ”

This Xia Chen has also seen it in historical materials, but she has always felt that it is a bit exaggerated. Now it seems that this is all a fact, the common people in ancient times were already living in poverty, except for a few acres of land without other economic resources, but also had to pay land rent and taxes.

A person like my grandmother's family who doesn't go hungry is considered a good family, and it has to be said that my grandfather has some skills, and my eldest uncle and second uncle can do some horse business. Even so, when the year is not good, there are times when there is a lack of success. From this point of view, the ancient people favored sons over daughters not only to continue the incense, but more importantly, to rely on strength to eat.

The more Xia Chen thought about it, the more incredible he felt, he had to prepare his own clothes when he was born and died, this ancient soldier was so miserable, how could anyone go! Is it really not good at all? "Third uncle, does the imperial court want to compensate for a wounded soldier like Second Uncle Yao?"

Han Qi snorted coldly: "Compensation? The people above said that it was incumbent upon the people to defend the country! Unalterable principle! ”

Xia Chen raised his eyebrows: "him, whoever said let him go!" "This is too damaging to patriotic enthusiasm. Even if you don't become an official and a knight, you can take care of the old and weak women and children.

Han Qi patted his nephew on the shoulder: "That's how the rules are set, it's useless to be angry!" Like Second Brother Yao, if he hadn't made some military achievements, I am afraid that he would not be able to retire and come back! But he is not bad, he finally didn't return empty-handed, and your aunt of the Yao family was brought back from the battlefield. ”

Xia Chen suddenly said: "I've always been very strange that Aunt Yao is literate and can play the piano and paint, but why is she not a female celebrity, it turns out that she is from Xuanguo." "It seems that there is another reason why the people in the village are cold to her.

Han Qi stretched his waist: "Chen'er, you should study hard, thinking of making contributions to the military camp is not what people like us should think." I heard that the imperial court has issued a new decree that if there are more than three men in a non-military household, there will also be a man who is in the prime of life to serve in the army. "If it was a peaceful era, military service would be nothing, but at present, the Great Cloud Kingdom has been defeated repeatedly, and most of them have gone and never returned.

Xia Chen said with a bitter face: "Third uncle, what is the origin of the Xuanguo people, and how powerful are they?" I heard that the Xuan Kingdom is vast and sparsely populated, and the population of the Great Cloud Country is far more than a hundred times that of them, and now that we are all short of soldiers, how can they still have people to fight with us? "The history of the Xuan Kingdom is very short, it has only been a hundred years since its establishment, and there is no writing, so there is almost no information about them in the books, and these are still what she heard from her uncle and grandfather.

Han Qi said: "The people of Xuanguo were originally nomads, all of them were brave and good at fighting, and the cavalry was even more powerful, it can be said that they were born on horseback and died on horseback, and all people can be soldiers." Since they defeated the Great Xia Kingdom in the northwest and established power, every time they captured a city, they turned the artisans and people in the city into slaves, and they could concentrate on plundering for them. And our Great Cloud Country is currently ...... Alas! ”

Xia Chen asked, "What's wrong with the Great Cloud Kingdom?" ”

Han Qi smiled bitterly: "Mr. Qiao of the county school was originally a squire of the military department, just because the court is now a traitor * minister in charge, the emperor is dedicated to recreation, and he is confined to the garden, and he does not take the government as a business." Hundreds of thousands of people died just for the collection of strange stones, not counting those who were forcibly displaced, so that thousands of people complained. Mr. Qiao repeatedly wrote to advise but was excluded, and resigned in a fit of anger and came back to run Wenxing Academy. ”

Looking at Han Qi's indignant face, Xia Chen didn't say anything, this kind of thing is not uncommon in history. Unification of the country and domination of the world is the goal that every ruler of the regime wants to achieve. In such an era, the way to survive is to eat the strong, and a large country like Dayun Country, which is located in the Central Plains, is even more coveted.

Having said that, if the emperor of the Great Cloud Kingdom is a figure like the Tang Dynasty and Song Zu, there will be no foreign enemies who dare to covet the territory. And which dynasty is a history of blood and tears from its establishment to its decline, China has been up and down for 5,000 years, and there are a few years of peace and prosperity in which all the people are happy and the four seas are safe?

Where there are people, there is strife, and where there is strife, there is war, and it is only up to us to see whose means are higher and whose force is stronger.

Han Qi raised his eyes and looked at the rising crescent moon: "Chen'er, with your intelligence, if you are willing to work hard, you will have a chance to break away from the military household in high school." "The court is incompetent, the official style is not right, and the people can only be exploited and bullied, what can he do! The nephew's body is so weak and weak...... It's a pity that my brother-in-law died early, otherwise with his outstanding military exploits, maybe Chen'er would have a different fate, even if he can't be worry-free for a lifetime, at least he won't bear so much at a young age.

Xia Chen suddenly felt an unprecedented boredom, he was really a little lonely, it turned out that the current shape was so bad, it was obviously impossible to be alone.

"Third uncle, what if I don't want to be a soldier or an official?" What the hell are Da Yunguo and Da Xuanguo doing to her? She doesn't want to go down in history, she doesn't want to be prosperous and rich, she just wants to live as she wants in this life.

In fact, in Xia Chen's heart, she is just a passerby, just a lively look, at most a friendly cameo. She hasn't fully embraced this place as her own world, and her current thinking is that no one will dare to bully her.

Han Qi frowned: "Then what do you want to do?" ”

Xia Chen said a little angrily: "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet." She originally had many goals in life, but this crossing completely disrupted her life! It can be said that things are not people, and they are not people.

Han Qi couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't tell me, you just want to play, or are you afraid?" ”

Xia Chen immediately retorted: "Of course not, I just don't like this feeling, there are thousands of paths in life, can I only take the most broken one?" "She will never just accept her fate, let alone be a weak person who can be bullied by anyone, she has lived a very selfless life in her previous life, and she will be at the mercy of fate in this life? No way!

Han Qi stroked her hair: "Chen'er, third uncle understands, you don't like to be forced to be restrained, but every road in life has many forks in the road, and they are not smooth. Let's do what we can do right now. ”

Xia Chen sighed, Han Qi also had some truth in what he said, who knows what will happen tomorrow? Take yourself as an example, you would never dream that you would one day cross over.

Although the shape is very unfavorable to himself, fortunately, he is still young now, who knows what it will be like in seven or eight years? Maybe the world is peaceful, and maybe the Great Cloud Country has changed owners.

"Third uncle, I'll study and pass the children's exam first, and then go to the county school to study like you." What she thinks is, I must not cheapen those two cousins, if I go to be a soldier, you don't want to be free, if you want to get out of the army, you have to pass my Xiachen first!