Chapter 2: Sharpening the Edge (Seven Ups)

This sentence was heard by him from Zhao Huaixu's mouth, and now it is relayed as it is, but in terms of tone and tone, he has added a lot of his own feelings. The half-lifed Wan Qi jade shallot listened to it in his ears, and his eyes lit up when he landed. When Lu Thirteen heard this, his heart seemed to be ignited with half a basin of hot oil, and he couldn't jump up immediately. Holding the hilt of the knife in his hand for a long time, he was excited for a long time, but he slowly lowered his head, sighed, and said faintly: "I've known General Zhao for so long, I didn't expect him to be able to say such profound words!" When the Thirteenth followed the lower courtiers, he also said something similar......"

"Lower courtier, why is the name so weird?" Wan Qi Yuxue didn't know that Thirteen was from Dongying, so he was stunned and instinctively asked.

"Like your name isn't weird?" Thirteen glared at him and responded angrily, "He is a prominent Japanese family, and of course his name is different from Datang!" After that, he turned his head to Wang Xun again, and continued to sigh: "My lord told me at that time that the reason why the Tang Dynasty is strong is because the Tang people are not destined to be rich and poor when they are born. As long as you have the ability, as long as you are willing to work hard, fame and wealth are in front of you! ”

Is that really the case? No wonder people say that the farther away the better the view. As a Tang person, Wang Xun's feelings are diametrically opposed to the former lord of the Thirteenth, the courtiers sent by Japan to the Tang Dynasty. Since Gaozong, the imperial examination system has basically become a thing of the past. Those who can be on the list, seven or eight out of ten are not based on personal ability, but to see who is the recommender behind it and what is its strength? Luckily, there are one or two who have achieved fame with their true skills, such as Xiao Zhang Tanhua, Xue Jingxian, etc., who have always wandered in the position of low-level officials. As long as you can't hold a big tree, you will never think of the day when you will stand on the court and point out the country. is a bunch of people like themselves, since they have no ability and are not willing to work hard, relying on the shadow of their grandparents and parents, it is easy to climb to the top of the fifth grade, the fourth grade or even above.

Thinking of this, Wang Xun couldn't help but sigh again, and asked in a low voice, "Thirteen, do you feel very disappointed in your heart now?!" ”

"No, no?!" Immediately, Thirteen shook his head into a rattle. "Thirteen can swear, really not! Although some places in Datang are not as good as the lower courtiers say, they are still much stronger than Thirteen's hometown. Speaking of this, he sighed as Wang Xun looked like him, and added in a low voice, "At the Thirteenth Family, if the adults feel that the civilians have offended his dignity, they can pull out their knives in the street and hack them to death. After that, absolutely no one pursued it. On the Tang side, although it is not easy to get ahead. But even if it is a slave, the master cannot put him to death at will. This treatment, this treatment is like ......, alas! Thirteen is a redneck and doesn't know what to say. Anyway, from the day he heard this decree, Thirteen swore that he would never return to Japan in this life. If he has a son in the future, he will definitely make him a Tang man! Thirteen has no ability to make him a nobleman, but Thirteen has a chance to let him walk on the street and not be killed for no reason. ”

If you return to China and be a civilian, you may be hacked to death by local tyrants on the street at any time. It is safer to be a slave in Datang. From the perspective of Thirteen, Wang Xun is estimated to make the same choice. Now he can think from the other side's position, so he can fully understand Thirteen's feelings. However, I don't want the atmosphere around me to be so depressed all the time. Therefore, he stretched out his hand and gently pushed the other party, and said with a smile: "Wasn't it who two days ago, and said that he was going to buy a big ship back to Japan to show off his might?" By the way, do you have a son? Why haven't I heard you mention it? ”

"There you have, there you have it!" At the mention of the heir, Thirteen immediately broke free from the sad memories, "There are three of them, all of whom were born in Shule. The eldest is seven years old and has two whirls on his head. It's very eaten, and it's a big man, and when you stand up, your head can already reach me......"

He gestured his hand to the tip of his nose, his face full of pride. Seeing this, Wang Xun slapped it lightly again, and joked with a smile, "It's not that he's tall, it's that you're too short." Half the size of the child, eat the dead old man. Do you have a little money to spend? In our Shule, the price of rice is not low! ”

"Enough, enough!" Thirteen nodded again and again, "Feng Shuai rewarded thirteen or two hundred acres of land, and the location is by the Shule River." My two mothers-in-law and five tenants are all locals, and they all have good crops......"

"Whose daughter marries you is really eight lifetimes of mold. Ping Su was frightened and didn't say anything, but he was still called like a tenant! Seeing that Thirteen's eyes were shining with golden light, Wan Qi Yuxue couldn't help but add in and teased sourly.

"They like it!" Thirteen raised his neck, his face full of pride, "Who told us that we are also an officer of the Anxi Army?" Not only do you have a salary, but you don't have to pay the land for farming. Marry me, they don't lose at all! ”

"You!" Wan Qian Yuxue was blocked speechless. Shule is an important town on the border of the Tang Dynasty, and the status of soldiers is extremely high here. And Feng Changqing is well-known for protecting his shortcomings. Therefore, the thirteenth who hangs the waist card of the deputy lieutenant of the Zhengbapin Xuanjie can indeed walk with his neck on the street. And he, the nurse of the merchant's family, made a lot of money, but when he saw the lieutenant, he only had to bow down.

It's rare for someone to be said to be dumb by himself, and Thirteen is so unhappy. walked over, patted Wan Qi Yuxuan's shoulder, and comforted with a smile: "You kid don't have to be hot." Our lord is the fastest promoted one I've ever seen. To be a guard for him, are you still worried that you have no fame to gain? Maybe after two tough battles, you can be promoted to the eighth grade. When we return to Datang, we won't be able to run away from the seven fruits! (Note 1)

"I have to ask your brother for more advice!" Wan Qi Yuxue was said to be on fire, arched his hand, and solemnly asked Thirteen.

"Well said, well said. Didn't the general say, let me take you first! Thirteen immediately took care of everything, as if he had great ability.

Seeing that the two were talking warmly, Wang Xun didn't want to interrupt. He smiled and walked away. As if there was another pair of eyes growing on the back of his head, Thirteen immediately dropped Wan Qi Jade Shallot and chased after him inch by inch, "Be careful, my lord." Adults be careful. This way, this way, I'll come, I'll open the tent curtain for the adults! You, you, and you, what are you doing in a daze, why don't you go and make a basin for the adults to wash their faces! You, hurry up and clean up this place! Don't look like a wooden stake! Soon, the adults are about to raise their accounts! ”

The guards had long been accustomed to the style of the Thirteen Foxes and Fake Tigers, smiled, and began to get busy. After a while, the temporary Chinese military tent was sorted out, and Wang Xun also took off the iron armor with the help of the guards, washed his hands and face, sat on a Hu bed, and while eating slowly, he pondered where to go next in his heart.

The role of officially showing the banner of Datang has begun to appear. Horse thieves, local nobles, minions of the great cannibals, countless challenges will follow. He asked himself if he was not afraid of such a challenge, but how many enemies were there in front of him? Where exactly is the enemy hiding? Half of this information is missing. The current mission is like a night road in the weather where you can't see your fingers, and it is all black, and only the lantern in your hand can shine at the distance under your feet. But no one knows how long the candles in the lanterns will last.

Despite this, Wang Xun did not regret his previous decision. If the Datang banner is not displayed, perhaps the entire mission will be quietly submerged on a certain section of the westbound road. In the future, the Tang Dynasty may not recognize them because of its face, and future generations may not remember them. All of them will die namelessly, and all the efforts and sacrifices will have no effect. Showing the banner can at least make the surrounding princes fearful. At least it can find out the true attitude of the various forces in the Hezhong region for the Anxi Army. Ten thousand steps back, even if these goals are not achieved, at least, they protect the people they should protect, and they have not failed the trust of others in vain. At least, they once existed vigorously, fighting and dying like soldiers, not slaughtered like livestock.

If only the enemies were as weak as today's horse thieves! Knowing that it was impossible, Wang Xun still had similar extravagant hopes in his heart. After today's battle, the strength in his hands has expanded to more than 2,400 people, and he is still lacking in strength when he singles out one side of the princes. However, if we only set the goal of self-preservation, the hope is invisibly increased a lot. But how many battles are there to be fought in that case? The surrounding city lords and governors will not always use horse thieves to tempt. Sooner or later, they will personally lead their descendants to pounce, and they will come more than all the way! The mission can repel the first wave, the second wave, and even the third and fourth waves, but if it is consumed, there will still be a day of exhaustion!

Blindly waiting for the enemy to come to the door is definitely not an option! A better solution had to be found. With the map in his hand and the only information he had, Wang Xun repeatedly calculated the best way out for the team. Under the circumstance that the Anxi army is pressuring, most of the city lords and governors along the Yaosha River will currently have a wait-and-see attitude towards the mission, and a very few even if their hearts are towards the Tang Dynasty, before the Great Cannibals are completely defeated, they may not have the courage to openly step forward to meet the envoys of the Celestial Empire. There are also very few who are really desperate to join the big cannibals. If the mission can defeat or take down one of the gangs......

The idea lifted his spirits. But is it possible? With more than 2,400 soldiers and horses in his hands, half of which were just captured prisoners, he took the initiative to attack a city or a country? Even Wang Xuance back then, when he didn't borrow the Nibora soldiers, he didn't have the courage to do so.

Just as he was hesitating, a hearty laugh suddenly came from outside the military tent, "Is General Wang inside?" Find out if Bantianyun was instructed by anyone? Let's go to the door to collect the debt?! ”

Note 1: Zhiguo Lieutenant, Zhengqipin's superior martial arts. Similar to the modern rank of captain. When you don't bring troops, you get paid. When leading troops, you can be the brigade leader or team leader.

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