But Salikham was not unfazed.

He walked out and saw a young man leading a horse next to him, wearing a royal blue horse coat, with an amiable face, showing a slight smile, and he was suddenly surprised, just like seeing a big clan Baote. Not only that, the young man is tall, handsome, with a bright face, a sharp knife at his waist, and a horsewhip hanging on his thumb.

Etiquette is extremely rare in the grassland, even in the current Dongxia, it is only a decent family in the thirties or a leader can have.

Salihan said, "No wonder Ma Cheng's tone was full of awe for him. It's just that such a young man, can he really compare with the previous township records? ”

The young man first reported to his family and said: "The boy's surname is Zheng, his name is Rongxin, recommended by his brother, and after the assessment of the government, he came to the township flag to serve as a township record. ”

Salihan said stiffly, "I'm in the process of getting my armor fitted, come in." ”

But the boy did not take a step, and said, "I came from afar, and I didn't prepare a gift, but I happened to have a picture book just published at hand, and I presented it to Tanda, so that the children could read and write." ”

As soon as he signaled, the chama beside him took out two picture books with sheepskin covers in his bag on the horse's belly, and handed them to Salikham.

Salikhan looked down at the sketchbook.

The painting book is second, and he came to know that it was a "visit", and he could also know that he was carrying a gift, and he was sure once again that this was the treasure of the chief's family, but he didn't know which family was lucky enough to give birth to such a son. It's a pity that his sisters are already married, otherwise he would definitely look for his sisters.

Speaking again this time, he was much more polite, and said while leading the way: "Lord Xianglu." I'm afraid I won't be able to spend more. Our Eastern Xia King Yingming I finally had a nap, but when he was surrounded by the county flag, Ma Chengtanda had just come, and asked me to fight with him, and I finished my armor and went to join him. ”

The young townsman laughed: "Rescue the king of Dongxia? Does he need to be rescued? ”

Salihan frowned, and asked the young man in disbelief: "What does this mean?" ”

Na Xianglu said with a smile: "Bao Lan's soldiers and horses are gathered, there is no shortage of troops, it is not too far from here, if it needs to be rescued, it will be sent out long ago." ”

Salihan asked, "Didn't you say that Bao Lan's army raised a teacher and went to the Tuoba camp?" ”

Xianglu Zheng Rongxin said: "The soldiers deceited, but I didn't expect to deceive the elder brother who knew the soldiers." If the king of Eastern Xia did not take himself as bait, the enemy retreated in the mountains, and fled when he saw that the situation was not good, how could he be willing to come out? ”

Salikhan suddenly felt that it was possible, and he asked in disbelief: "Even if it is true, how can you know about such a secret thing?" ”

When he saw that all the family members had come out to see the strangeness, and that there were also relatives and brothers who had come in to see what the new young townsman looked like, he waved his hand to them and told them not to surround him.

But it didn't work.

The people in the family just wanted to know what the new Xianglu looked like, but when they saw that he was a handsome young man, his enthusiasm did not decrease but increased, and he refused to leave.

Zheng Rongxin smiled: "Guess." Don't hide it from Brother Salihan, the kid also learned the art of war from a famous teacher. It's just that my brother thinks I'm thin and weak, and he will send me to politics. ”

Salikhan asked, "May I ask who your brother is?" ”

Zheng Rongxin said: "My brother is not famous, and Tanda doesn't know about it, so I won't talk about him." ”

He strode towards Salihan's armor, tugged at it with his hands, and exclaimed: "I didn't expect it to be so heavy, almost ......" It seemed that he had seen such heavy armor, but he soon stopped talking about it, but just praised it: "Brother Salhan must be brave and brave, even if ordinary people can wear it, they are also pressed to the waist to straighten up." ”

Salikhan sighed and said, "It's a pity that it's been buried for many years, and it's all rusty." ”

He had a good impression of the young township, and said softly: "I didn't expect you to be so young, you must have been born with a big surname, and I'm afraid you won't get used to it when you get to the township flag." ”

Zheng Rong Xinqian said: "Brother Salikhan is the leader of a department, and he can stay in the township banner to live, so why can't the kid?" ”

The shepherd's house is ugly.

Salihan's eldest wife is a noble and does not receive her, but his younger wife pulls a felt blanket and spreads it on the ground, Zheng Rongxin smiled at her, thanked her, and then invited Salikhan to each other, sat cross-legged on top together, and asked people to add a few tables in the middle, and put milk tea to entertain guests.

Salihan's eldest son, who was ten, four, or five years old, took care of the pasture with hired riders.

The second son hung up his ears and said that the picture book was for the children, so he stood by and stared at the picture book, always planning to snatch it...... As for his younger siblings, they also jumped on the carpet.

Salikhan stared them all away.

Zheng Rongxin stared at the children.

Salihan also thought that he was a young man, so he turned around and gestured to Salihan again, and got to the point: "I came this time, first, I have never met Brother Salihan, so I came to visit, and second, I wanted to ask Brother Salihan a few questions, and finally I asked Brother Salihan to do a little favor. If my brother is willing, I'll say it directly. ”

Salikhan nodded.

Zheng Rongxin said: "The first question is, what are the outstanding talents in our township flag? What are some of the people who have a skill? ”

Salikhan is wooden.

He didn't expect that the first thing that the newcomer Xianglu asked was this, but he knew some, so he came one by one, and there were no people with too outstanding talents in Xiangqi, and he didn't praise them excessively.

Zheng Rongxin asked Chama to help him get a pen and paper, and immediately spread it out on several tables, writing, and recording people's names.

Salihan's second son almost exclaimed, "He writes." ”

Zheng Rongxin smiled at him again and said to Salikhan, "Brother has missed himself. Brother seems to have some reason, not only did he disperse his subordinates, but he also didn't want to be an official, I don't know why? ”

When he saw that Salhan was silent, he said again: "I have heard that those countries that are becoming more and more powerful are willing to come out as officials because of the fairness of the government, the trust, the importance of Battell, and talented people, why is Brother hesitant when asked?" ”

Salikham was silent.

Zheng Rongxin said: "When I heard about Brother A's deeds, I couldn't believe it at the first time, Brother can return the freedom of the people and dismiss the people, and there must be a great pursuit." Only those who are narrow-minded hold on to their tribe as their own power and wealth, but do not know that people's love and gratitude are more important. You said that if you are dismissed, you will be dismissed, and that is to see it thoroughly. It's a person with great pursuits. ”

Salikhan glanced at Zheng Rongxin and said in his heart, "You think I'm willing." As soon as Yuyang fought, the troops dispersed, and then Zheng ......"

He suddenly felt that it was a coincidence, and the young man on the other side was also surnamed Zheng.

He didn't take it to heart, but continued to answer in his heart: "Later, I tossed again, there are only a few dozen families left, and they want to settle here, and some people are shouting every day to find the old people, I am afraid that they will not be iron-hearted and unwilling to settle down with peace of mind, so that the rumors will leak, and the family of Dia Bird will find me and be dismissed." It's just to save my life, and then I learned that Dia Bird pardoned me, and now it has become a great pursuit in your eyes. ”

Zheng Rongxin asked: "Could it be that the king of Dongxia wants to revitalize Dongxia, and the ambition of enriching Dongxia is different from yours?" ”

Salikhan felt that this young man had a good means.

This sentence alone forced him to make a statement, and it was difficult to express his position, if it was other Battle, I was afraid that for this sentence, he would have already stood up and bowed.

He said, "The same is the same." It's just that I'm tired of the war and want to live in peace. Now that my family is rich, I don't have any other ideas. ”

Zheng Rongxin nodded, smiled again and said, "One person can get rich, why not lead the people to get rich?" But he seemed to know some reasons, and did not dwell too much, but said: "Brother Salhan, you also think about it yourself, you are consistent with the ambition of the king of Eastern Xia, the ambition of many Eastern Xia Batel, and the same with me, and the vast majority of people in the government, if you can get rich, if you know how to fight well, if you can govern the people, why don't you give up your little heart disease and regain your strength?" You must know that you are not standing up for someone, you are contributing to the entire Eastern Xia, should those past grievances stop your determination to become a rich and strong country? ”

"That's contributing to the whole of Eastern Xia", Salihan trembled in his heart and chewed.

Speaking of this, Nalan Rongxin asked the second question: "I see that the children of Brother Salihan's family are very healthy, and they want to open a school according to the meaning of the county flag. ”

Salihan asked rhetorically, "Academy? ”

Zheng Rongxin said undoubtedly: "The Central Plains Imperial Court has its own official school, and the people of the world are sensible through guò cultivating talents, and we are the same in Dongxia, and we want to be more thorough, and the government will eventually let every township flag have a school, every county flag has a county school, every state has a state school, and the capital must have a university." The school teaches civil and military skills, astronomy and geography, and there is no charge or little fee. Only in this way will there be a steady stream of talents in our Dongxia. ”

Salikhan's hair was all gone, and he asked in disbelief, "Is this what you mean, or is this what the government means?" That's a lot of ambition. ”

Zheng Rongxin said: "This is the meaning of the king of Dongxia, set in the national policy, and it also becomes the meaning of the government, is it in Tanda's heart, we Dongxia even lack ambition?" ”

Salihan shook his head, unable to calm down for half a minute.

He thought for a while and said: "My family is wealthy, and there is no problem for children to go to school, but ordinary herdsmen, at the same age as my second son, have to graze and shoot mice, but I am afraid that it is not easy to convince them." ”

Zheng Rongxin asked softly: "Brother Salihan, you also help me, you are a person with authority, then it will be much easier." ”

He then talked about the third question: "We are not the old subordinates of the king of Dongxia here, and it belongs to a remote place, I have already asked, there is less regular military training, and there is no teaching of the art of Qi people, and in some of the township banners where the old department of the king is located, these are commonplace, so people are good at fighting, hardworking, and have the means to get rich, if we want to keep up with them, how does Brother think we should do it?" ”

Salikhan immediately remembered the blacksmith's book.

He asked again with a look of disbelief: "Is it true that there is a township flag of the old department of the king of Dongxia, so he teaches everything?" Are these atlases all the knowledge of the king of Eastern Xia? ”

Zheng Rongxin shook his head and said with a smile: "This is the collective wisdom and collective efforts of our Eastern Xia Kingdom Batel and talented people, all with the purpose of enriching the country and strengthening the army, why can't we believe it?" ”

Salihan felt that he had settled here, and he really didn't know enough about the Eastern Xia Mansion, he used to be the leader of a department, if he was just a herdsman, he might not be able to understand it, but he understood, he also wanted to strengthen his tribe, but he didn't dare to think about this kind of thing.

He thought for a moment again and asked, "The country wants to go to war." This is another school, and it doesn't collect money, and it wants to teach the people, doesn't it affect the country's tax collection? Isn't it dragging down a lot of manpower? ”

Zheng Rongxin said categorically: "Impact." But the country cannot give up on the future because of war. The king can not build the palace, and the government can not make tiles, but the national policy cannot be delayed and not implemented. ”

This remark made Salihan suffer an unprecedented impact.

He faintly admired Zheng Rongxinlai, and couldn't help but say: "Xianglu is becoming more and more talented. There are so many township flags in Dongxia, if they are all as talented as you, Dongxia will definitely be extremely powerful in the future. ”

Zheng Rongxin said: "With the academy, it will definitely be like this. ”

After a short break, the two drank some milk tea.

Zheng Rongxin still has something to do, after drinking milk tea, he begged: "There are still some things to please brother, your brother died in battle, the township flag does not encourage her to be widowed, if she is willing to marry you, then it is good, after all, you are the pro-uncle of the bones, you will take care of him, if she does not agree, once she marries someone else, the child must be taken care of." No matter who she marries in the future, I will ask the township flag to send the pension to you, please be sure to take care of the bones of the martyrs, and use the pension given to them to them. ”

After saying this, he actually stood up, bowed to Saliham, and said sincerely, "Please." ”

Salikhan puffed, spilled the milk tea, and hurried to hold the cup, knocking over a few tables, he raised his head and asked: "He is my brother, the government actually asked me." ”

Zheng Rongxin said: "Yes. He is also a martyr of the Eastern Xia Kingdom, a hero, and a great Battelle of the Eastern Xia Kingdom. ”

Salihan sat there and shook it, and said softly, "I see. I want to sit down for a while. Let's go. ”

Zheng Rongxin said goodbye and left.

Salihan was still sitting in the courtyard, and his eldest wife ran over and asked, "What did he tell you, you are so excited, you have sprinkled all the milk tea?" After so many years of fighting, I can't hold my breath at all. ”

Salihan said: "Samar is my brother, and I have been asked to keep the bereavement pension from the government, but he has asked me to take care of the child. They asked me to take care of Samar's house. ”

The eldest wife asked him with a dark face: "Then you are still polite?" You should speak ill of him and ask him what he means. ”

Salihan stood up abruptly and said, "You are a woman, you don't understand, they don't interfere in our family affairs, they look down on me Salihan, they are afraid that people will not care about Samar, they will not care about his children, they will care in their hearts." ”

He said, "The armor is gone." I won't eat any more rice, you can prepare a few bags of barley for me, and I'll leave now. Regardless of whether the king of Dongxia is really surrounded in the county flag or not, I have to save it together. ”