Zhao Xingde Chen Kang said that he wanted to report the emperor's reuse, his face changed slightly, and Chen Kang said: "The case of exposing the post is very involved, and now there are hundreds of scholars in my Chang'an, who are studying in the Chang'an Bachelor's Mansion and have formed the 'Dongren Society'. If they knew that Brother Zhao was also in Guanxi, they would be overjoyed and would be led by you. ”

Zhao Xingde's face changed, he hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Chen's kindness, I understand it in my heart." It's just that the traitor party slandered me to rebel. If Zhao Xingde is used by your country, I am afraid that he will be charged with traitorous party. It will also affect Chen Shaoyang and other princes in the Kanto region. He paused for a moment and said in a low voice: "Now, it is only Zhao De, a native of the Kwantung region, who has won a huge empty name, trapped his friends and died, and escaped alone, I don't know where he fled to." ”

Chen Kang was stunned for a moment, and reluctantly smiled: "Brother Zhao's words are serious, what I said about the reuse of the father and the emperor is not to use the case of exposing the post to make a fuss." My father read the 'Ten Strategies for Expanding the Sea' you wrote, and was very interested, my Xia country is located inland, but the ships flying the flag of Great Xia are also in and out of the ports of many countries, and I want to use your strategy to expand the sea. ”

Zhao Xingde said: "His Majesty the Emperor loves him, but Zhao Xingde has a big name, and he doesn't dare to be ashamed of his fathers in Kanto." Seeing that Chen Kang still needed to be persuaded again, he had to be ruthless, and said in a deep voice: "I am only Zhao De from the Kwantung region now, if Brother Chen has to recommend Zhao Xingde to His Majesty, but in the bachelor's mansion, there is one more Di Qinger." ”

His concern was that the scholars who were exiled in the Xia Kingdom were used by the Xia State court as pawns against the Kanto region, and since ancient times, such chess pieces must be blamed on both sides, and it is difficult to have a good end. Moreover, there is no impermeable wall in the world, as long as Kanto hears that Zhao Xingde was used by the Xia State, Chao Buzhi will be implicated, and the crime of colluding with the enemy country by the Science Society will be confirmed, and Zhao Xingde will immediately become a fame and reputation fisher who is pointed out by thousands of people and scolded by thousands of people.

Zhao Xingde refused categorically, Chen Kang was slightly embarrassed, Di Qing's matter was already a household name, and the people of Xia respected his loyalty, but they refused to put him back in Kanto.

After a while, Zhao Xingde broke the silence and said: "Brother Chen is a royal noble, I can be regarded as your friend of cloth, if I am still a friend of Zhao Xingde, please help me cover my identity, and do not mention Zhao Xingde to others." I'm just a Kanto wanderer here, Zhao De. ”

Chen Kang immediately nodded and agreed: "Since this is the case, it will be as Brother Zhao wishes." After Zhao Xingde thanked him, Chen Kang was silent for a moment, and then asked: "I don't know what Brother Zhao is doing in Dunhuang, if you need to help, just let me know." By the way, my country pursues the system of sergeants and shadows, have you left your household registration? ”

Zhao Xingde saw him with great intentions, and knew that this gentleman found out that his identity was just a way to raise his hand, so he told the truth: "Right now, I am in the position of centurion in the Chengying Army, and I am waiting for the military order to go to Lumei Country. ”

"What?" Chen Kang looked Zhao Xingde up and down in surprise, as if he wanted to get to know him again, "You actually entered the Chengying Camp, or a centurion?" Zhao Xingde didn't understand why he was making a fuss again, and after a while, he heard Chen Kang sigh: "Brother Zhao's talent is really unexpected." It's like a cone in the bag, and it stands out, and it doesn't need my recommendation, let alone the reputation of Kanto. ”

Zhao Xingde said with a smile: "Brother Chen is too exalted to Zhao. ”

Chen Kang waved his hand and said: "Brother Zhao, you are new to the country, and you don't know the origin of the sergeant, in my dynasty, it is like the right path of the Kwantung imperial examination. The so-called 'rather than a centurion, better than a scholar', I have 200,000 elite soldiers in Daxia, and the centurion only talks about 2,000 people, and my father often says that one million soldiers are the foundation of my dynasty in the land of the four wars, and these two thousand centurions are the arms of the country. He paused, and then said, "What's more, it's the centurion of the Chengying Army, I really don't know how you fought it." ”

When Zhao Xingde asked, he told the story of how he originally applied for the Tiger Wing Army and ended up in the Chengying Camp by mistake. After hearing this, Chen Kang sighed: "This is the fate, the commander of the Tiger Wing Army is my third uncle, you have joined the Tiger Wing Army, and we will always have a chance to meet." After he asked Zhao Xingde's address again, he said: "Accompany a friend here to pay tribute to the ancestors, and I will make a special trip to visit Brother Zhao another day." Say goodbye to him and go back to the carriage he had just had.

The person behind the curtain lightly opened his lips and asked in a low voice: "Who was that just now, who actually made His Highness stop and talk for a long time." "The sound is pleasant.

Chen Kang was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he sighed: "It is an incognito old man, who goes up to the court and down to the market, and the rivers and lakes recite his name, and everyone wants to see him but can't." ”

"Oh?" Han Ningshuang said strangely, she saw a figure in a green shirt through the gap in the car curtain, standing under the Thousand Buddha Rocks, unspeakably lonely. After the Han family's old people ran in many ways, the Great Xia Protectorate was ready to listen to the statement of the Han people in Liaodong to decide whether to send troops to help, which was a great matter, and Han Ningshuang came in person. The bones of her ancestor Han Chang and Han Chang's mother are buried under the Thousand Buddha Rock, and there are also portraits in the cave to support, so as soon as they arrive in Dunhuang, they come to worship. This loneliness independent of the world made Han Ningshuang feel emotional, and remembered the situation of the Han army in Liaodong. The carriage drove slowly, and the scenery outside the window changed, but the figure of the man did not gradually disappear.

Zhao Xingde waited for a long time, and Li Ruoxue accompanied Gu and Zhu Lingwu down from the Thousand Buddha Cliff. She was clear-minded, and she didn't comfort Zhu Lingwu directly, but only picked some Guan Dongfeng things to tell her. Zhu Lingwu felt her kindness, and put away her sad look, but there was still a faint pain in her heart. Zhao Xingde escorted them back to the city before returning to the mansion on the bank of Shouchang with Li Ruoxue.

The next day, after the training of the seventh battalion of Chengying, Zhao Xingde was about to return home, but was stopped by the captain Duan Huaixian and asked him to visit Du Fujiao's house together.

"Okay, you don't seem to have visited the home of your subordinate sergeant once these days, right?"

The two walked side by side, Zhao Xingde was distracted and thought about returning tonight, and he hadn't greeted Ruoxue yet, but when Duan Huaixian suddenly asked, he remembered that he had indeed never visited the sergeant's home. In the Hejian Army, when he led the fire gun battalion, the same was true, and the generals next to him also took it for granted, and the Song Army did not have the habit of the generals visiting the soldiers' homes diligently.

"Yes." When Zhao Xingde replied this, he felt a faint sense of shame in his heart.

"You just joined the army, and you were promoted to centurion, and you don't know the conventions in the army, and it's understandable." Duan Huaixian said slowly, "If an officer wants his subordinates to trust him with life and death, it is not a simple military order. You have read poetry and books, and you have heard the story of Wu Qi's carbuncle sucking. In my Xia army, this is not only the case. Everyone has a heart. You treat others as subordinates, others treat you as errands, you treat others as brothers, and others treat you as brothers. You can give up your life for your brother, and your brother can go to the soup for you. My Great Xia army conquered all directions, never afraid of barbarians and ferocity, in the final analysis, relying on the unity of the upper and lower levels. ”

"Humble duty understood." Zhao Xingde said in a low voice.

Duan Huaixian shook his head and continued: "Sergeant, not only an errand, but also the foundation of the country. Thanks to the soldiers, they defended the court and killed the enemy. Protect the shade households and implement the national policy of the imperial court. As an officer, you should treat the sergeant's suffering as your own, listen to the sergeant's advice, and strive for the interests of the sergeant, so that the sergeant will always support you. ”

Duan Huaixian paused for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "General Zhou has high hopes for you, just after a long march, just when your popularity is at its highest, he elected a centurion. Your subordinates have high hopes for you, so they trust you with their lives and choose you to be a centurion. I have high hopes for you to say this to you, hoping that you will not disappoint us. ”

"General Duan's teachings, the last general will keep them in mind." Zhao Xingde's face was ashamed, and he said in a deep voice.

Duan Huaixian nodded and didn't say anything more. After a short walk, he came to the door of Du Fujiao's house. A little child was playing in front of the courtyard gate, when he saw two officers coming on horseback, and ran back to the courtyard like a smoke, and after a while, Du Fujiao walked out with a smile on his face.

"Oh, the two Shangguan came to the cold house and killed Lao Du." Du Fujiao chewed his hand and said that in front of the children, he was very careful to lead by example.

"I happened to be free today, so I came with Zhao Dutou." Duan Huaixian glanced at Zhao De, turned over the saddle and dismounted, handed the reins to Du Fujiao's eldest son, and said with a smile, "Come and see Lao Du, by the way, seeing that the sign is imminent, is there anything else at home that you can't rest assured?" In addition, there is nothing wrong with it, although I said, I will call the shots for you, even if it is submitted to the Protectorate Mansion, it is nothing. After speaking, he and Zhao Xingde went into the living room of Du Blowhorn's house and sat down, he behaved calmly, talked easy-going, and talked to several children of Lao Du from time to time, and left a name card when he left, saying that if Du Blowhorn's children want to do business, they can take his name card and go to the Fuhai Branch to find a job.