There is a spacious martial arts arena in the outer courtyard.

The students who have just returned home are cleaning up their torn clothes and overhauling all kinds of weapons, and with gunpowder, it is very easy to have accidents, after all, the current production process is really simple. Hand grenades are such high-tech weapons, and before they are thrown, they need to be ignited with a fire breaker.

Therefore, for safety reasons, before each battle or when unloading, it is necessary to carefully overhaul the weapons before they can be put into storage. Dangerous things like gunpowder bullets are not allowed to be carried with you when there is no hostile situation.

Walking out of the inner courtyard and coming to the martial arts arena, Wen Qihang watched the students methodically overhaul their weapons. The spring of the Zhuge repeater needs to be oiled at any time to maintain its agility, reduce friction and prolong its service life.

In order to give the students the greatest chance of survival, all the equipment needed for combat is a piece for each person, from long knives to short blades, from ropes to water bladders, from armor made of cowhide to silk armor-like armor.

With these sophisticated equipment, you can greatly increase your chances of survival when dealing with enemy situations.

For this set of equipment, which costs thousands of guan, Wen Qihang owes Baihualou on credit far more than the tens of thousands of guans of money that Tan Fengyi was told at the beginning, and the scale of the entire credit is as high as 100,000 guan, which is equivalent to a year's tax of a medium-sized prefecture.

At the beginning, Wen Qihang even planned to equip the students with three Zhuge repeaters, but after the actual equipment, he found that not only was it limited by the price and production of Zhuge repeaters, but also after the whole body was equipped and dressed, there was no extra place on the students' bodies, and they could carry more weapons.

But even so, the students who were already armed to the teeth still lost their lives forever because of a sneak attack by the enemy.

Standing in the martial arts arena and looking at the busy students, Wen Qihang sighed lightly in his heart, the imperial court has not made a clear statement about the arrangements for these students, which means that Zhao Lao Er does not intend to include them in the army and make them join the bureaucratic system of the imperial court, and at the same time, he did not make it clear that they can return home to the field.

But after all, these students have fallen into such a situation because of themselves, so they have the obligation to arrange a way out for them.

"Sir, all the equipment has been overhauled and safely put into storage, what are your next arrangements?" Zheng He saw Wen Qihang standing in the hall of the martial arts arena for a while, but he had no instructions, so he came forward to inquire.

Wen Qihang, who was interrupted from his thoughts, glanced at the students in the martial arts arena and said: "Zheng He, wait for your leisure time to count it, ask everyone, what do you think about your future, if there is a lord I can help you achieve it, then I will do my best, if it is difficult to achieve it immediately, we will find a way together." ”

Zheng He was slightly stunned and said, "Sir, what do you mean by this?" ”

Wen Qihang sighed lightly and said: "Everyone came to this Jingshi with me all the way from Yan Shen, and it can be said that they have gone through nine deaths and a lifetime. This person is in the world, and what he pursues is nothing more than power, wealth or sex, and there will always be some things that he wants to have, which can also be said to be the future.

It's not easy for everyone to follow me for so long, as long as I can do it, I will definitely fulfill everyone's wishes. ”

"Sir, you are serious, it is already a blessing to be able to follow the sirry from a small place like Yan Shen to explore the world and increase knowledge, how dare you ask for too much." Zheng He said.

Regarding Zheng He's current words, Wen Qihang is noncommittal, Zheng He is from the second shop after all, and flattery has become a habit. But in life, there must be something to seek, even the monks who shout every day that the four are empty, they all hope that the Dharma can be praised for eternity, and the glory of the Buddha can shine all over the world, not to mention us and other laypeople.

"Let's go and ask everyone, but don't rush it, you have to think about it, as long as anyone has it in mind, you can come and tell me. As long as the laws of the court allow, I can do it, sir, and it is naturally my duty to follow me. Wen Qihang smiled slightly.

"Thank you, sir." Zheng He bowed his hand and said.

"Since everyone has come out of Yan Shen, then let's go vigorously so that we will not come to this world in vain." Wen Qihang said heroically.

"The lord is proud, Zheng He will take the lord as the head of the horse, so that he will live up to this life." Zheng He said with a smile.

Wen Qihang shook his head slightly and said, "You are really condescending if you are not the second shopkeeper." ”

Zheng He rubbed his hands a few times embarrassedly in front of him and said: "Sir, in fact, I won't tell you, it is the first time that everyone has been away from home for so long, and now they are all a little homesick, so I want to take this opportunity to give Shizhu and the six of them the opportunity to return the remains, and go back to their hometown to have a look, I don't know how you plan to arrange it, sir?" ”

Hearing Zheng He say this, Wen Qihang was silent for a long time before he spoke: "If it weren't for the fact that I am not close to me, the imperial court may not allow you to leave the land of Gyeonggi at will, because you have mastered the formula of gunpowder, if you return to your hometown alone, those forces that covet gunpowder may be unfavorable to you, and may even threaten your family."

This is actually a disaster that I have brought to you, although I have leaked the formula by using the large-scale production of gunpowder in the army without a trace, but there is no guarantee that some forces will not hold you hostage to verify the gunpowder, if a few of you go on the road, it will be very dangerous. ”

Zheng He was silent for a while and said, "Sir, what should we do with the remains of the stone pillars?" ”

Wen Qihang sighed lightly: "Sir, I promised to return their remains to their hometown for burial, but first we must ensure your safety, now we can only bury them on the spot, and wait for the right opportunity to send them to the hometown for burial, as for their relatives in the family, I will notify you separately." ”

"Yes, sir." Zheng He responded.

"Actually, I owe it to you, the stone pillars can be said to have lost their lives because of me, and what I can do for them is extremely limited, now that the family temple has been built in the house, they will place their spirit tablets in it, and from then on they will be worshiped by the incense of my lord's mansion." Smell the sail is the right color road.

"But sir, the family temple is all dedicated to the ancestors, and a few of them are placed in the stone pillars, isn't this appropriate?" Zheng He was surprised.

In ancient times, the family temple in the noble mansion actually has many functions, paying tribute to the ancestors and ancestors, worshiping the Buddha and praying, but it is undoubtedly used by the people of the clan, and it is naturally inappropriate for outsiders to enter it. Although in the concept of the ancients, as long as there is incense to worship, it will not become a lonely ghost, which is indeed a good thing for the deceased.

"I have already said that I am responsible for their death, and in this case, it is reasonable for them to receive incense from my lord's mansion. In a few days, I will be crowned, as the head of the Wen family, I announce that from this moment on, Shizhu and other six people will become the first batch of offerings in my Jue Mansion, and my descendants must be worshiped with incense from generation to generation, in order to pay tribute. Wen Qihang said in a deep voice.

Zheng He immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "Zheng He is here for the six people of Shizhu, thank you for the lord's love." ”

Once it becomes an offering, it will leap from a slave to half a master, and even have part of the rights of the head of the family, which is also equivalent to another kind of appearance, especially the descendants of the family will be taken care of by the master's family, as long as the main family does not decline, the descendants of the worship will benefit for life.

But it is actually a difficult thing to become the worship of a certain family, and it is a process of mutual selection, not only to recognize the loyalty of the family owner, but also to be willing to follow the family master with his life.

Once both sides agree, even if the head of the family wants to rebel in the future, he must follow as a retainer, and there is no room for rebellion, because even if he surrenders, the other party will not leave the life of such a person.

Wen Qihang only knew a little about this, thinking that by unilaterally announcing them as offerings, he could enjoy the incense of the Jue Mansion for generations, and he could take care of his relatives in his family.

Zheng He even thought that Shizhu would not object to this matter, and they agreed to it, anyway, the dead people had no right to speak, so this matter was decided in such a vague way.

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