The sun was rising, and the slightly dazzling sunlight shone on Hu Xiaomao's face, as if dyed with a faint layer of gold, and also illuminated the fluff on his lips, which seemed to look a little immature.

Hu Xiaomao was lying on the haystack at this time, with a grass root in his mouth, he looked at the soldiers in black clothes and gray pants in the distance practicing on the school field, his eyes showed a little envy, but he seemed to remember something, and he was a little more sentimental.

"Xiaomao, you turtle son, why are you hiding here? Your brother shouted that you should go! ”

A soldier in black clothes and gray pants came from a distance, he threw a small stone and smashed it on Hu Xiaomao's face, and laughed: "Okay, you turtle son, don't you know that Lao Tzu is here?" ”

Hu Xiaomao glanced at the soldier, didn't pay attention to the face that was smashed a little painfully, and just stared at the soldier seriously.

"Big brother, will the Great Righteous Army really be gone in the future?"

"You turtle son, does it have anything to do with you?"

The soldier named Zhang Dachun sneered, he threw the stone in his hand on the ground, and then also reclined on the haystack, and squeezed out a sentence from his throat, "This kind of turtle life has been enough, and it is better to find an aunt to have a baby in the future than to throw your life here......."

Hu Xiaomao was slightly suffocated, something indescribable appeared in his heart, but the words came to his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

For him, the Great Righteous Army is not only the place he longs to join, but also the home that raises him.

The Great Righteous Army in the early years is not the same thing as now, after all, most of the Great Righteous Army led by Liu Ruhan has been dispersed in the previous war, and after Chen Daoxian took charge of the Great Righteous Army, the original men and horses only occupied a small part, and the rest were re-recruited by Chen Daoxian, and Hu Xiaomao and his brother Hu Damao joined the Great Righteous Army at this time.

At that time, Hu Damao had just turned eighteen years old and was able to join the Great Righteous Army, while Hu Xiaomao was only seven years old, so he could only enter the Great Righteous Army as a miscellaneous soldier with the army.

Nine years have passed, and the Great Righteous Army has also come to Lhasa from Xi'an, at this time Hu Xiaomao has also turned sixteen years old, he thinks that he is not long away from joining the Great Righteous Army, and even his brother Hu Damao is begging for Shangguan, so that Hu Xiaomao can really enter the Great Righteous Army when the time comes.

It's just that with the arrival of Ning Zuyi, the minister of Tibetan affairs, all this is naturally impossible, and even the Great Righteous Army is about to become history - Ning Zuyi has issued an order to reorganize the Great Righteous Army, and the Great Righteous Army, which is now registered with more than 34,000 people, will be dismantled, and each soldier will be given 50 yuan silver dollars to retire from the army, and can be transferred to armed farms and armed pastures in Tibet.

If you still want to continue to serve in the army, then you need to sign up through official channels to join the national defense force, but you may not be able to stay in Tibet, and you may also be assigned to other garrisons.

For Hu Xiaomao, he didn't want any of them, he preferred to be able to wear a black homespun military uniform, carry an old Hanyang-made musket and even a Qing military bird gun, just because those were things he was familiar with, not the bright and neat Wehrmacht uniform, nor the latest 1730 rifles.

After a long time, with the sound of the whistle in the distance, Zhang Dachun also got up from the haystack, he threw away the grass roots in his hand, and scolded and said: "The turtle son's will be laid off, and it is so real....... What if you don't have this exercise? I will always have to go back to my hometown to get a hoe in the future......."

"I'm going to continue to be a soldier."

Hu Xiaomao's voice sounded very suddenly, he seemed to be a deliberate outburst after a long silence, his face was flushed, but his eyes were very determined.

Zhang Dachun glanced at Hu Xiaomao in surprise and sneered: "Who do you think you are?" You think you can be a soldier if you want to? Tell you, the Great Righteous Army is gone, forever. ”

"But ........"

Before Hu Xiaomao could finish, there was an angry roar in the distance, and it seemed that a dark-faced man was screaming loudly.

"Zhang Dachun, the son of the turtle, if you dare to be lazy, Lao Tzu will screw off your skull!"

"Come on!"

Zhang Dachun replied loudly, he muttered in a low voice, as if scolding the man, and then he looked back at Hu Xiaomao, and said seriously: "There is nothing but that, you can't be a righteous army, if you really want to be a soldier, go to the national defense army...... If you have the opportunity in the future, you will be more promising than me and your brother! ”

Hu Xiaomao looked at Zhang Dachun's disappearing back with a stunned face, he couldn't help clenching his fists, and his heart was like numbness.

In fact, in this large-scale reorganization of the army, not only low-level figures such as Hu Xiaomao and Zhang Dachun have their own troubles, but even other officers of the Great Righteous Army also have their own unspeakable sadness, they have eaten all their lives as soldiers, but now they have to face the fate of saying goodbye to the army completely.

On the eve of Chen Daoxian's departure from Tibet, he gave a banquet to all the middle-level and above officers of the Great Righteous Army, and they all adopted the rank system of Dachu.

"Brothers, the old man brought you from Xi'an to Lhasa, and the hardships you have endured along the way are only understood by your hearts, and what the old man should say and what he shouldn't say today is all in this glass of wine!"

Chen Daoxian tilted his head slightly, his gray hair danced in the wind, he picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, and a trace of abnormal red instantly appeared on his face.

"Dashuai!"

"King!"

A trace of anxiety appeared on the faces of the generals, of course they knew what the state of Chen Daoxian's body had reached, but everyone knew that this glass of wine had to be drunk again, it represented the break, the end of all grievances and hatreds.

Everyone couldn't help but cry bitterly, and they raised their glasses and drank them all, but after the wine was dry, all that was left was endless panic and worry.

The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook.

After all, the Great Righteous Army is not as good as the Wehrmacht Army, they are not as disciplined as the Wehrmacht, nor do they have the strong combat effectiveness of the Wehrmacht, they are more like a group of begging people, hugging Chen Daoxian from Shaanxi to Tibet, just looking for a way.

It's just that when Chen Daoxian is no longer there, the guide in their hearts will naturally be gone, and no one can stand up to be such a guide again, and this scene appeared last time in Shaanxi.

How could they not cry at this moment, as at that moment?

......

In the distance, Ning Zuyi and his guards were watching such a scene from a distance, and everyone listened to the painful sound coming from inside, and they were somewhat concerned.

In any case, everyone is a soldier in the army, and they can understand this feeling to some extent.

Only Ning Zuyi, his expression remained unchanged at all, he did not continue to stay, but changed his hand and walked back, as if he did not look at the scene in front of him.

"My lord, should we send someone here to keep an eye on it? Although there is nothing to do at the moment, I am afraid that someone will .......," the staff officer on the side suggested softly.

Ning Zuyi still didn't have any expression on his face, but said softly as he walked: "Don't worry, the overall situation has been decided, and they know what is good or bad........ Besides, everyone is a soldier, so why bother to disturb others at this time, it's really inauthentic. ”

In fact, before Chen Daoxian's banquet, he had already informed Ning Zuyi of this matter, and also invited him to participate, making it clear that he was selfless and fearless, Ning Zuyi naturally would not be ignorant at this time, so he refused on the grounds that he was busy with official business.

Of course, this reason is not false, because Ning Zuyi needs to see a person immediately, this person is Kang Jinai, who Chen Daoxian has emphasized for a long time, and only after seeing this person, Ning Zuyi can accurately judge the key to governing Tibet.

At the banquet.

Chen Daoxian looked at all the officers of the Great Righteous Army, and couldn't help but sigh deeply, how could he really give up the Great Righteous Army in his heart? After all, the Great Righteous Army is his real hard work, but now he is facing the result of being completely split, which naturally makes him feel very uncomfortable.

But Chen Daoxian also knew in his heart that the emperor could tolerate him being the king of Tibet and could tolerate him using the Great Righteous Army, completely because he understood what to do and what not to do, and the current situation in Tibet really needed him Chen Daoxian, but what about after he died?

When the time comes, not to mention the emperor, even the cabinet and the Privy Council will not tolerate the continued existence of the Great Righteous Army, and when the time comes, they will still face the current result, either asking for the reduction of the feudal domain or the reduction of the feudal domain by force, and there will be no other way to go at all.

Rather than making trouble up and down at that time, it is better to hand over power as soon as possible, so that whether it is the emperor, the cabinet and the Privy Council, they will give the righteous army a proper arrangement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the old man knows that you are worried about your own future, in fact, you can rest assured, Your Majesty is very benevolent, he once stated that as long as you are willing to sign up for the Army Officer Academy to study, you can also rejoin the National Defense Force after passing the assessment, and your current military rank will also be properly considered."

Chen Daoxian said in a low voice: "If you don't want to continue to join the army, you can also take the money and leave, according to your current military rank, the discount is about five hundred silver dollars to ten thousand silver dollars, which is enough for you to settle down and buy a house." ”

"The kindness of the handsome will not be repaid in the end."

A rough-looking man came to Chen Daoxian with wine, he drank the wine in one gulp, threw the wine bowl on the ground, hugged his fists and said: "Take care!" ”

Seeing this scene, everyone also drank the wine in one gulp, and then threw the wine bowl on the ground one after another, only to see a fragment appear on the ground, and the remaining wine exuded a faint aroma of wine.

Chen Daoxian's face was already a little flushed, and he was more or less relieved in his heart, it was fortunate that he was able to successfully and successfully dismantle the Great Righteous Army, and the big guy still gave him a face after all, and he didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

It's just that when he thought of the bloody and rainy battles of the past ten years, Chen Daoxian couldn't help but shed tears, and he groaned softly in his mouth:

The general is bold in the south, and his waist is crossed.

The wind blows the drums, the mountains and rivers move, the lightning flashes, the flag is high, the sun and the moon are high.

The unicorn in the sky is originally seeded, and the ants in the burrow can not escape.

On the day of the return of the edict, I and Mr. untied their robes.

After chanting the poem, Chen Daoxian got drunk with everyone.

........

In the residence of the minister stationed in Tibet, a candle lit up the night, and the blazing brazier on the ground dispelled the chill of this autumn day, making the house much warmer.

An old man with half-white hair is sitting in the hall, he wears a fox fur hat, a mink-trimmed woolen Chuba, a long knife in his waist, and a talisman.

Kang Ji Nai's real name is Zhennan Jiebu, as a hero of Hou Tibet and thus appreciated by Razang Khan, and later became the son-in-law of Razang Khan, and was appointed as the governor of Ali region, insisting on Ali to cut off the connection between the Zhunger forces in Tibet and Yining, and later joined forces with Razang Khan's secretary Po Luo Nai, and cooperated with the Qing army to expel the Dzungar army.

Later, after the Qing army entered Lhasa, Kang Jinai was named 'Beizi' because of his greatest merits, and was even appointed as the chief Kalun, and was in charge of the local affairs of Houzang and Ali, until Chen Daoxian entered Tibet, this person saw that the Qing court was gone, so he was very happy to cooperate with Chen Daoxian to occupy Tibet, and he was retained as the chief Kalun.

Of course, the reason why Kang Ji Nai is so happy is because he represents the aristocratic forces of Later Tibet and Ali, and is not on good terms with the former Tibetan nobles Albuba and Lombunai, and is even rejected by the religious forces in Tibet, so even if he is the chief Kalon, he is still in a very difficult situation and has to seek the support of external forces.

After a while, he only heard a sound of footsteps outside the hall, which made Kang Jinai can't help but look up, but found a middle-aged man walking towards the hall, so he quickly stood up, greeted him and kowtowed respectfully, and said in a low voice: "The villain Kang Jinai has seen Lord Ning." ”

The person who came was Ning Zuyi, he didn't expect this person to be so knowledgeable, so he accepted the salute calmly and said with a smile: "Kang Jinai, how do you recognize me?" ”

"The villain didn't know it, but he just thought that there would be no one else here." Kang Jinai replied honestly.

Ning Zuyi glanced at this person deeply and said with a smile: "The king of Zao has told you a lot before, saying that you are a great person, but now it seems that you are a master who can pretend to be confused. ”

"The villain doesn't dare."

Although Kang Jinai's posture was extremely low, there was a taste of neither humility nor arrogance between his eyebrows, and he was not moved by Ning Zuyi's words.

Ning Zuyi nodded lightly, then sat on the chair next to him, and said seriously: "Since Kang Kalun is a smart person, this official will not go around in circles, and please teach me Kalun, what should this official do if he wants to govern Tibet?" ”

Kang Jinai raised his head slightly when he heard this, with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Why do adults think that villains can help adults? In other words, why do adults think that villains will definitely help adults? ”