In life, everything has its meaning and its tasks, and this task cannot be completely accomplished by anything else. www.biquge.info For example, it is impossible for a person to experience life for him by another substitute. Whether it is understanding the world or reading, it is the same principle.

- Franz Kafka (Austrian novelist)

After the two chatted together for a while, Sophia asked Bai Feng with a wistful face: "Bai Feng, do you say that for a soldier, is it a particularly happy thing to be able to fight for the empire on the battlefield?"

Sophia's desire for war, Bai Feng had heard about it a long time ago, and it just so happened that she mentioned the topic of war today, and Bai Feng, who didn't respect war, didn't mind teaching her a good lesson, so that she could understand that war was not as beautiful as she imagined.

"Sophia, from the perspective of war, I am qualified to call you Sophia, and as a veteran of the battlefield, I can tell you unmistakably that war is far more brutal than you think.

For an ordinary soldier, they don't care about the glory of the empire, nor do they care about the so-called meritorious deeds, all they want is to go home alive; to live, this is the greatest and only pursuit of every officer and soldier in the army.

You haven't experienced a real war, so you don't understand the cruelty of war, and you haven't seen your familiar comrades-in-arms who talked and laughed last night turn into a cold corpse in an instant, so you don't understand what war can cause people to lose.

When you experience war for yourself one day, you will understand all this, no one wants to go to the battlefield to fight against strange enemies, no one wants to sacrifice their lives for the so-called glory of the empire, life is worth more than any glory. ”

"According to what you say, isn't there that no one is willing to fight on the battlefield for the empire, and no one is willing to make meritorious contributions?" Sophia, who disagreed with Bai Feng's remarks, retorted: "There are so many nobles in the empire, but they all grew up on the battlefield at the beginning!"

Hearing Sophia mention the nobles, Bai Feng snorted coldly and said, "How many of the nobles in the empire are fought on the battlefield with real swords and guns? ”

"When I led the soldiers to fight the barbarians in the south, the soldiers behind me never shed blood and sacrificed for the glory and achievements of the empire, they only wanted to protect their relatives and homes behind them, nothing more. ”

In fact, Bai Feng, who did not serve in the Southern Army, was able to easily use his experience to say the goals of the Southern Border soldiers, which was a realm that Sophia could not reach at present, and it was also a fact that she could not refute.

Sophia, who was powerless to refute, didn't feel like she was defeated by Bai Feng, she found a reason to be unconvinced in a hurry: "Then why are there so many civilians who are willing to join the army when the empire is recruiting, and they are willing to become soldiers of the empire guarding the frontier." ”

"That's because they don't have any more options to choose from. Not everyone is like the nobles here, who are born without worrying about food and clothing, those ordinary commoners, they need to earn money to support their families, and the military salary is exactly what they want.

If life weren't too difficult, who would want to shed their blood for a few silver coins a month? In other words, do you Sophia give up your father and grandfather to die in battle? Do you know how many Imperial soldiers die in each battle?

In your eyes, the soldiers of the empire may only be a necessary contribution to victory, a capital to gain glory, but each of them is the father of his own children, the children of his own parents, and their families are willing to lose them?

Think of the white-haired fathers and mothers who send the black-haired people, think of the wives who miss their husbands, think of the children who need their fathers: Sophia, do you really think that war is so beautiful? Do you really think that glory is above all else?"

Bai Feng's series of questions made the unwilling Sophia completely silent, she did not refute in vain, but fell into contemplation; after a long time, she raised her head again, looked at Bai Feng with firm eyes, and said:

"Even if the soldiers of the empire have hardships, I am still willing to be a warrior who fights for the glory of the empire, even if I am the only one, I will always persevere! The nobles of the empire should pay more while enjoying their rights!"

Hearing Sophia say this, Bai Feng was not only not disappointed, but surging with an indescribable emotion, he stood up silently, patted Sophia's shoulder, and said gently: "You are a real nobleman, but you will not be alone, at least there is me." ”

Sophia, who originally thought that Bai Feng was the kind of person who rejected war, suddenly heard Bai Feng say this, she trembled, but she didn't say anything more; looking at the back of Bai Feng leaving, Sophia had a different feeling for a man for the first time.

Tonight's banquet lasted until late at night, and later Bai Feng learned that Sophia was accompanied by Princess Diana, and the eighth prince invited his seventh sister to participate in the banquet, which was an extremely normal invitation, and normally Diana would not agree to participate.

Because Diana's own brother is the fourth prince, he is a contender for the crown prince of the eighth prince, but after the secret conversation with Bai Feng, Diana is no longer a member of the power of the four princes, so she specially came to participate in this private banquet of the eighth prince.

Melinda, who was inseparable from Diana, was going to accompany Diana to the banquet, but was stopped by her grandfather, Duke Karl; no matter how Diana and Melinda pleaded, the stubborn Duke Karl just didn't let go.

Forced to desperation, Diana and Melinda had to find their eldest sister Sophia, who had protected them since childhood; Sophia, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, did not discuss with her grandfather, Duke Kleist, and accompanied Diana to the private banquet of the Eighth Prince.

So, this is the chance encounter between Sophia and Bai Feng, Bai Feng doesn't know what kind of effect his words can play for Sophia, but he does appreciate Sophia's persistence, which is the quality that a true nobleman should have.

The imperial nobles of the Celestial Dragon Empire during the founding period were all heroes who took the lead on the battlefield and exchanged their blood and lives for glory;

The reason why the five major ducal families of the founding of the empire have been able to inherit for hundreds of years and still not decline is because they have always fought on the front line of the empire's wars;

As the granddaughter of Duke Kleist and a member of the lineage of one of the five major dukes of the empire, Sophia's performance is worthy of her family, and this alone is enough for Bai Feng to approve of her choice, which belongs to the respect that a nobleman deserves.

When he went home in the evening, Bai Feng walked in the direction of Bai Mansion with Sophia and Diana, and along the way, Bai Feng and Sophia did not mention the topic of war again, but their tacit understanding with each other was self-evident.

Diana, who was separated between them, keenly sensed that there was something unspeakable between Bai Feng and Sophia, and she didn't say anything about it, just smiled as always, and restrained her heart's good impression of Bai Feng.