From the West Sea to Handan, this is a journey that spans most of the Zhao Kingdom.

In terms of today's Zhao territory, it was definitely a very long journey.

So when Li Mu saw Handan City in the distance appear in front of him, the general, who had long been accustomed to life on horseback, couldn't help but let out a long breath, and then cursed.

"It's finally here...... Let's go, go to Beidaying! ”

According to the custom, every time the general returned to the court, he had to report to the Beida camp first, return the talisman, and then wait for the king's summons.

The governor of Zhao led a thousand guards under his command to leave the main road and galloped all the way towards the road outside the Beida camp.

Li Mu is no stranger to Beidaying, after all, this is not the first time he has come.

Suddenly, Li Mu slowed down his horse, and changed from galloping to small steps.

There was a small camp on the side of the road, the walls of which were not very high, but dozens of heavily armed Zhao soldiers patrolled back and forth.

What's even more surprising is that a pair of curious eyes can be seen from the cracks in the wall.

It was a group of children.

A smile appeared on Li Mu's face, and he suddenly pulled the reins and headed towards this small camp.

"The general stays!" The sentry at the door blocked Li Mu's way with a serious face: "Please show the token!" ”

Li Mu paused for a moment and said, "I am Li Mu, can I enter?" ”

"No!" The sentry said very seriously, "No one who holds a token is allowed to enter." ”

The young guards behind Li Mu were obviously a little dissatisfied, and shouted: "Open your eyes and see, this is the governor of the northern part of the Zhao State, who has just returned to conquer the Hu people for the king's territory!" ”

In the opinion of this guard, what happened to the dignified governor of the northern part of Zhao State, one of the important ministers of Longtai, entering a small camp?

If it's a regular army camp, it's fine, the problem is that it's a group of children, and it's obviously just a family station.

The Metropolitan Governor is willing to enter your family station, and that is all for you to save face!

"Silence!" To the surprise of this guard, Li Mu actually turned around and glared at him fiercely: "I'll go and get twenty military sticks by myself!" ”

After scolding his ignorant subordinates, Li Mu turned back to the sentry and asked very gently: "I don't come here, but I don't know that there is such a rule, by the way, if you want to visit inside, then who are you going to find to issue this military order?" ”

At this time, a heroic smile came: "This military order was issued by the old man, Governor, please enter!" ”

Li Mu turned his head to look and found a white-haired old general standing aside with a group of people, looking at him with a smile.

Li Mu was surprised in his heart, hurriedly jumped off the horse, saluted the old general, and said, "Why is Pang Qing here?" ”

The person who came was Pang Xuan.

I saw Pang Xuan smile and said: "When the majority of the capital overseers return to the court, how can no one welcome them?" The old man was ordered to wait here, and speaking of which, the orphan camp was also in charge of the old man, and since the governor wanted to go in, he would go in and have a look. ”

Actually, this camp is not officially called that, but everyone is used to calling it an orphan camp.

Li Mu arched his hand and said, "In this way, there will be Lao Pangqing." ”

The two walked into the camp with a group of retinues behind them.

Li Mu said with a smile as he walked: "The last time I returned to Handan, I heard about this orphan camp, but at that time, the military affairs were very busy and I didn't have time to come here, so this time I originally planned to see the orphan camp first and then go to Beidaying to report, but it made Pang Qing wait for a long time." ”

Pang Xuan said with a smile: "Everywhere, here are the sons of our robes, and it is natural for the Metropolitan Governor to care about this earth." ”

Li Mu smiled and was about to say something, when he suddenly stopped, with a surprised expression on his face.

In a large hall in front of him, there was the sound of reading aloud.

"The Divine Destiny Xuanniao, descended to give birth to business, and the house is full of earth.

The ancient emperor ordered martial arts, and the four sides of the domain were in the right domain.

After Fang was killed, there were nine deaths.

Shang Zhi successively, ordered not to die, in Wu Ding's grandson.

Wu Ding's grandson, the king of Wu is invincible......"

The door of the hall was open, and through the door, Li Mu could clearly see a group of children kneeling in it, reading aloud an article that Li Mu had never heard of before.

Li Mu stopped and listened for a while, and couldn't help but open his mouth and ask Pang Xuan: "Pang Qing, is this text from the Book of Songs?" ”

Pang Xuan said with a smile: "It is from the Book of Poetry." He said proudly: "The king has given an order that all the orphans in this camp should be literate and hyphenated. ”

"What?" Li Mu subconsciously asked: "All?" ”

Pang Xuan nodded and said very seriously: "All." ”

Li Mu was really shocked at this moment.

You must know that in this era, learning knowledge is the patent of the aristocracy, even if it is the so-called poor scholar, it is also the lowest level of "scholar" among the nobles.

But most of the orphans in these camps have parents who are just ordinary people.

How can the son of the common people have a gentleman to teach knowledge? In this day and age, this is definitely a groundbreaking thing.

Li Mu couldn't help but sigh: "This is a great thing. ”

As a general of Zhao from the bottom, Li Mu understands too well how culture and knowledge can change a person's fate.

"By the way, where did you get these gentlemen?" Li Mu couldn't help but ask.

Pang Xuan said with a smile: "These gentlemen are all scholars from the Huaxia Academy, and the king has issued an order that every scholar must teach in the orphan camp for half a year, otherwise he will not graduate." ”

After a pause, Pang Xuan said again: "But even so, those scholars are not doing their best, hey! Fortunately, the king has now opened universities in various counties, and is ready to train a group of professional teachers to teach children, so he doesn't have to worry about this problem in the future. ”

"Teacher?" Li Mu shook his head, feeling that his own king seemed to be making a fuss, in order to train these children, he had to get a group of teachers out?

Pang Xuan sensed Li Mu's thoughts, and said with a smile: "The Metropolitan Governor has misunderstood, these teachers are not just to educate these children, but will be promoted to the whole country in the future to teach other scholars who want to learn." ”

Li Mu suddenly felt that he couldn't help but laugh and said: "The king has the world in his heart, and it is indeed not something that I can figure out without permission. ”

The two continued on their way.

Walking through a playground, another scene happened that surprised Li Mu.

On the school field in front of Li Mu, the boys in the two teams of about fifty people each shouted, raised the wooden sword in their hands, and each put on a neat formation, rushing together.

Li Mu took a closer look and found that these boys advanced and retreated in a measured manner, and they seemed to be quite orderly in their cooperation, and they even consciously covered their companions who lacked combat effectiveness.

Pang Xuan smiled on the side: "This is a martial arts course, and the cultural course is taught in turn. ”

Li Mu nodded, and subconsciously said, "Could it be that these are also stipulated by the king?" ”

Pang Xuan smiled: "Not only these, but also shooting, royalty, counting, and so on." ”

"The Six Arts of a Gentleman?"

"Exactly."

Li Mu thought for a while and said, "Isn't there anyone who opposes it?" ”

"Absolutely." Pang Xuan smiled and said, "It's just that the king didn't pay attention to it." ”

Li Mu glanced at Pang Yuan thoughtfully, and suddenly said, "Actually, these orphans are very loyal candidates. ”

"That's right."

"I don't want them to be dead soldiers." Li Mu said very seriously.

"I don't want that." Pang Xuan glanced at Li Mu deeply, and then said, "The king has spent so much effort teaching these orphans, and he can't think of it as a dead soldier. ”

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, this "battle" in front of them was also over.

"Team B wins!" The overseer who was standing on the sidelines announced the answer loudly, and one of the boys cheered, while the other group hung their heads.

Li Mu nodded secretly, this B team is more orderly than Team A in terms of advance and retreat formation and mutual cover, and it is natural to win.

Suddenly, Li Mu's eyes condensed slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh in surprise.

"Is the captain of this team B so young?"

At this moment, a boy dressed in a miniature version of Zhao Junbai's general's costume and looked no more than seven or eight years old stood there vividly, accepting the treatment of the rest of the people like stars holding the moon.

Pang Xuan glanced at the boy and said with a smile: "Most of the governors don't know, this child's name is Zhao Zheng, and he is a famous prodigy in this orphan camp. ”

"Zhao Zheng." Li Mu nodded slightly and said, "If this son joins the army in the future, he will definitely have a lot to do." ”

……

As Pang Xuan said, along the way, Li Mu saw some orphans practicing archery, horseback riding, weaving, vocal dance, and so on.

After looking around, Li Mu couldn't help but speak: "Pang Qing, to be honest, this place is quite different from the scene I imagined. ”

Pang Xuan smiled and said: "How can I not be like this, I can only say that the king is indeed a wise king, and he takes care of the soldiers quite thoroughly." ”

Li Mu smiled: "To be honest, I can't help but want to send the dog here." ”

Pang Xuan winked at Li Mu and said with a smile: "It's not a secret, in fact, my two young grandchildren have been studying here for more than a year. ”

Li Mu's eyes lit up and said, "Is it really possible?" ”

Pang Xuan smiled and said: "The king said that those whose parents join the army will not refuse to come." ”

"Good!" Li Mu was overjoyed and said, "Wait for Ming Chunwu to send Mo'er!" ”

The two walked out of the camp talking and laughing, and suddenly there was a sound of horses' hooves, and a palace guard galloped over, then turned over and dismounted, and saluted the two respectfully.

"I've seen Pang Qing, the Metropolitan Governor. The king has an order, please lead the governor into the palace immediately, and the king will set up a banquet in the palace to catch the wind and wash the dust for the soldiers! ”