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Ruan Luo had just stepped into the half-open courtyard in front of the 'Flag Return Building', and he had already seen two people standing on the doorstep. When he saw the middle-aged man in fancy clothes next to his friend Wang Zhe clearly in the next moment, and vaguely recognized his identity, Ruan Luo's heart beat wildly uncontrollably, and his steps were also stagnant.

However, he only stagnated slightly, and then returned to normal, because he felt that the middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes was standing here as an elder waiting for him today, so he could also greet him with the etiquette of a junior.

Looking at this elder who has not been seen for many years, he is now a noble person, and there is naturally a kind of temperament between his eyebrows that is not angry and self-assured, and he sweeps the world. However, when he looked at himself, there was a warm temperature in his eyes, and there was a hint of anticipation. Such a look made Ruan Luo easily remind him of some of his past.

His father was still alive at that time, and he used to talk with him in the tent for a day, saying many words that he found obscure, but he was still in the habit of hiding outside the tent and eavesdropping. At that time, he was only a child of less than five years old, and he was crouched in the corner behind the wide army tent, which allowed him to hide it several times.

Someday, however, he was discovered. His father's roar of anger exploded above his head in an instant, and the uncle, who was also in the tent discussing something with his father, was in a very different mood, laughing and throwing him over his shoulder, and running to the training ground for a while to 'ride a pony'

This uncle took the initiative to play the pony, and he was the little knight who was turned upside down in the end, and the faces of many uncles and brothers who were guarding around him were all blackened somehow......

For a long time after that day, Ruan Luo's heart trembled whenever he heard the sound of a fine iron ring colliding. For the uncle, who seldom left his side, had a string of iron rings on the hilt of a wide knife hanging from his waist, which he would make whenever he moved. And Ruan Luo is really afraid. When the uncle approached him, he stopped playing the game of 'riding a pony' that turned everything in a man's stomach upside down.

It wasn't until a few years later that Ruan Luo understood how crazy this uncle's actions were, and vaguely knew that his father and he seemed to have agreed on something that day, which made him so excited that he temporarily lost the majesty of his general at that time. But no matter what, every time he thinks of this paragraph, Ruan Luo will unconsciously bend the corners of his mouth.

Soon he had a plan in his heart, and Ruan Luo showed a faint smile in his eyes. Continue to move forward slowly.

Ruan Luo's father, Ruan Chenggang, had a lifelong friendship with Wang Chi, and Ruan Chenggang had already served Wang Chi in Wang Chi's military tent long before Wang Chi officially ordered troops to return to Kyoto. For the Wang family's incident in Kyoto, this important matter. The two most critical strategists are Ruan Chenggang and Lin Shan.

Ruan Chenggang and Lin Shan have their own talents, and they often gather in a military tent to conspire with Wang Chi, but there is no conflict, because Ruan Chenggang's wisdom and strategy are mainly reflected in military strategy, which is skill; And Lin Shan is mainly good at the military industry. Yes. Without a certain foundation of specialization, no one can imitate the wonders of the military industry created by Lin Shan, and Lin Shan often sighs and admires the wonder of Ruan Chenggang's strategy, which is strange and changeable.

Recalling the events of that year, Ruan Chenggang's opinion was to mobilize troops and completely kill the Beiyan Imperial Court. In order to solve the never-ending war in the north, but this planned battle, whether it is the name of the division or the supply of military resources. All of them needed the full support of the Zhou Imperial Court at that time. However, at that time, Wang Chi did not believe that Emperor Zhou would agree to this, and even if he did, the supply of grain, grass and military supplies might have a rupture zone in the middle, which could cause ruin damage to the legion.

Therefore, although Ruan Chenggang made a careful war letter at that time. It was also appreciated by Wang Chi, but Wang Chi did not agree to this plan to send troops. was also afraid that Ruan Chenggang's main battle would be too sharp, so he temporarily hid him in a small camp.

Because the war was suspended, Ruan Chenggang, who was a writer, had nothing to do, and every day he wrote some letters on behalf of others, copying the trivial things of how many catties of vegetables were consumed and how many sheep were slaughtered every day in the army's house. But Ruan Chenggang was not depressed because his ideals were hindered and his identity was degraded, nor was he annoyed with Wang Chi because of this, because he knew that if it weren't for the difficulties that Wang Chi cared about, it was indeed too difficult, and Wang Chi would definitely be willing to fight.

Everyone is waiting for an opportunity now, but the days of being willing to wait are quite boring.

It wasn't until a few years later that Wang Chi took Lin Shan to the military tent in Northern Xinjiang, and the two strategists hit it off at first sight, and the tepid situation took a turn for the better.

Lin Shan admired Ruan Chenggang's military genius very much, but the supply that Wang Chi was worried about was also a harsh factual problem, in this regard, Lin Shan made a very bold idea: if Da Zhou was the person surnamed Wang, then there would be no worries about the Northern Expedition of the Wang family's army.

But if he really decided to do this, it would definitely not be a happy choice for Wang Jiatu. The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and a dynasty that has lasted for hundreds of years is going to change hands, and it needs to be extremely careful in the early stage to pave the way. And if it succeeds in the end, the later ruling will also have a long way to go.

In any case, Lin Shan's idea opened a corner of the skylight on the head of the Wang family, who was angry in front, suffocated in the back, and confined to the north, so that Ruan Chenggang saw the opportunity to realize his ideals. It's just that the early stage of this opportunity requires a relatively long detour and selective waiting.

To wait for the Wang family to become emperor, to wait for the Wang family to at least fill the treasury of the Zhou court, which was about to be destroyed, and the younger generation of soldiers also need time to train......

However, things are impermanent......

When there was still about a year before the army assembled by the Wang family really forced into Kyoto and pierced the imperial palace, the 19th Corps of the regiment to which Ruan Chenggang was located at that time marched to Phu Shui County for a temporary stay. The county is home to a large number of refugees from many different counties, most of whom have fled to escape the military disaster, but have been stopped by a sudden outbreak of the plague. The corpses of sick and dead refugees can be seen everywhere on the streets of the dilapidated and desolate inner city of Fushui County, which caused some soldiers in the 19th Army Group to be infected, and finally the epidemic spread to the military division's camp tents.

Ruan Chenggang's ambition was not successful, and he died of illness on the way. Wang Chi couldn't forget the sudden return of his confidant and comrade-in-arms when he was dying, just because he had too strong unwillingness in his heart, which made his eyes bloodshot and turned red at that moment.

Now, eleven years have passed, and Ruan Chenggang's "Northern Expedition Book" is still resting in a hidden mezzanine in the imperial study. Although Wang Chi has been the emperor for almost ten years, he is still hesitant about his deceased old friend's last wish to conquer the north. What Wang Chi can do for his old friend now is limited to taking care of the only bloodline he left in the world.

If there is no accident, Wang Chi wants Ruan Luo to inherit his father's will, and when the Northern Expedition is launched in the future, let him go to the Shuai tent to assist. However, it is a pity that the 19th Soldier Group contracted the plague in Phu Shui County that year, which not only harmed Ruan Chenggang, but even Ruan Luo, who was less than four years old at the time, had just learned to sit firmly on the pavilion cart and shuttled between the soldiers phalanx with his father to order troops.

After such a great misfortune happened, it was comforting that when Ruan Chenggang had an epidemic in the early days, Ruan Luo was immediately sent to another county by a group of soldiers for close observation and treatment, and Ruan Luo escaped. But despite this, probably because he was still too young, his body was soaked in a variety of medicines, although Ruan Luo's mind was not damaged by the epidemic, and his body did not appear disabled, but his body was very poor.

Fortunately, now that he has grown so tall, even if he still can't accept his father's ambition and go to Northern Xinjiang, then he will live as an ordinary person, and there should be no more problems in the future, right?

Looking at Ruan Luo, who was not in a hurry and walked slowly, Wang Chi couldn't help but think of his father, remembered that period of life in the army, his eyes were complicated for a moment, and finally when his gaze fell on Ruan Luo's face, his eyes gradually warmed up again.

Before Ruan Luo walked up to Wang Chi, he stood at the foot of the steps, and he wanted to bow down with the hem of his clothes. Seeing this, Wang Chi immediately stretched out a hand, helped him in the air, and said, "Nephew Ruan Xian, before this flag is returned to the building, you treat me like in an ordinary person's house, and it is enough to call me Shibo." ”

Thanks to Shibo's refusal to give up, for more than ten years after the death of his father, he has not cut off his livelihood and take care of his foolish nephew, and the foolish nephew has not been able to repay him at all when he grows up. After more than ten years of separation, today I can finally see Shibo again, and my foolish nephew will kowtow to you. If my father were still alive, he would have taught him in this way. ”

After saying this, Ruan Luo no longer hesitated to fall to the ground on his knees, knelt down in front of Wang Chi, put the thick stack of account books in his hands on the ground beside him, and then knelt on the ground with both palms and kowtowed seriously.

This time, Wang Chi didn't stop again, but there was a faint heat in his tiger eyes that were not angry and arrogant.

After Ruan Luo raised his head, Wang Zhe had already walked to his side and took him by the hand to get up.

"Brother Wang, I've kept you waiting." Ruan Luo got up and looked at Wang Zhe with an apologetic smile, and then he was about to bend down to pick up the stack of account books on the ground, but unexpectedly, he had just bent over, and the stack of account books was copied into Wang Zhe's arms first.

After scanning his eyes, Wang Zhe did not hand over these account books to Ruan Luo, but said with a stern expression: "Sometimes I really can't resist you, and I don't know if it's good or bad." You don't lack money, why do you have to do so much work? ”

It seems that he usually listens to this set of preaching, Ruan Luo smiled helplessly after hearing this, and said slowly: "It looks quite thick, but in fact, they are all account books that have been accounted for by the account room, I just need to look at it once." ”

"I don't care what you do..."Wang Zhe stretched out his hand and patted the stack of account books gently, but it stirred up a layer of dust, which could be seen clearly in the sunny day, "In short, you are not allowed to light the lamp to see these after dark, no matter how busy you are during the day, you must take a nap, and you must eat four meals a day on time, you know?" ”

ps: I always feel a little strange about such a chapter name, what's strange? If you can't figure it out, scratch your head