Seeing the embarrassed look on Li Mu's face, Xu Jia smiled and said: "Zhang Rui's problem is not big, I think, as long as he says that it is Shibo's meaning, just a few people, Zhang Rui can't afford to save Shibo's face because of this." As for Shi Bo, there is no problem, by then we have all arrived in Cloudsdale, will he still drive us away? ”

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and then nodded, this idea is indeed good, although he is a little afraid that he will anger his father because of this, but in order to be able to fight side by side with a few of his friends, he is also ready to go out.

Seeing Li Mu nodding, Zhao Fan was also happy in his heart, and hurriedly turned his gaze to Xu Jia.

Xu Jia smiled knowingly, and then continued: "Brother Li Mu, I heard that your sister's martial arts riding and archery are good?" ”

"This is true, my sister and I have been practicing riding and archery and martial arts with my father since childhood, for so many years, my sister's fist and foot kung fu may not be as good as mine, but one-handed archery is completely above me, haha."

Speaking of Li Bingbing, Li Mu also had a touch of pride in his eyes. From the mid-to-late Spring and Autumn Period, with the significant increase in the productivity of male surnames, the status of women declined, and by the time of the Warring States Period, the status of female surnames had shown a significant downward trend compared with the early Spring and Autumn Period. And due to the contention of hundreds of schools, especially the innate discrimination of Confucianism against women, the social status of women is not high, and women are generally not allowed to go out and show their heads.

But Li Bingbing is different, because their father is more open-minded and has always loved his daughter, so he doesn't have so many restraints on her, but teaches her riding and archery and martial arts.

Xu Jia's eyes drooped slightly, and after pondering for a while, he finally went straight to the point and said: "Brother Li Mu, in Yijia's opinion, Brother Zhao Fan is not a mediocre person, isn't it too wasteful to engage in such a profession as a hunter with his talent?" And Sister Ling is so outstanding in riding and shooting, since the three of us went to Cloud City with you, why don't you bring Zhao Fan and a few people with you? ”

Hearing this, Li Mu was stunned, and then he looked at Zhao Fan in horror, with an incredible look in his eyes.

This thought, even if he is as bold as him, is unusually shocked.

In the state of Zhao, there was no obligation for women to serve in the military, although women occasionally appeared in the Zhao [***] team, such as in 259 BC, when the Qin State besieged Handan, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, "ordered the lady to be arranged among the soldiers, and the merits were divided, and all the family was scattered to pay the soldiers" ("Historical Records of the Plains Jun Yuqing Liebiography").

But that was when the war situation was critical, so Pingyuanjun's wife and concubine were incorporated into the army.

Besides, after these people joined the army, what were the specific affairs of "sharing the merits and doing"? "Warring States Policy: Zhongshan Policy" gives us a clear answer: "Let the wives and concubines mend the seams between the ranks." "It can be seen that they are only engaged in some logistical matters. The role played by women after joining the army is precisely to boost morale and share the same hatred. Of course, under certain circumstances, it is also possible for women to take up arms directly to participate in the war, especially in the defense of the city, and it is natural for the whole people to work together to resist the enemy, but it does not mean that women should be conquest and military service, and this is not rigorous. In historical records, whether it is the Book of Shang Jun and the Guardian of the Realm, or the relevant articles of Mozi, women appear as auxiliary forces of the army, not as entities for reading and fighting. The same should be true of the women of Zhao.

Zhao Fan knew this, so Li Mu's shock was also expected by him, in fact, he didn't know whether his choice was correct, whether it was his own selfishness, and whether he was irresponsible to Li Bingbing and Zhao Yaer.

After all, life in the barracks is not so satisfying, not to mention that Li Bingbing and Zhao Yaer are still two women.

When he came to the Warring States, with his heart and surname, he was naturally unwilling to be mediocre, and naturally wanted to break through the world in this troubled world, but a civilian like him who had no connections and no status could only rely on military merit if he wanted to get ahead.

Especially after the Qin Wei Ying's reform achieved great results, other countries in the Warring States period more clearly stipulated the system of military merit.

Meeting Li Mu's gaze, Zhao Fan hesitated slightly for a moment, and finally nodded with some difficulty.

"No, fighting is a man's business, how can a woman go, what's more, the battlefield is so dangerous, what if something happens to my sister?" After a moment of shock, Li Mu regained his senses, and then flatly refused.

"Danger? In troubled times, human life is as cheap as mustard, and the lives of civilians like us are not a word from officials and rulers that can be harvested at will? If you want to live, you can only stand higher than others, in order to look down on others, trample on others, if you are nameless for a lifetime, you can only become a pitiful worm under the feet of others! ”

Zhao Fan looked at the skyline in the distance, sneered, and continued: "Civilians like us, only by constantly climbing up and struggling upwards can we become human beings and realize our own value!" If I can only do nothing for the rest of my life, and my life is controlled by others, then I might as well fight to the death, although I may die because of it, but I have fought for it. Then, even if you end up in a different place, you won't regret it! ”

After Zhao Fan's words landed, Xu Jia and Li Mu were both surprised, from Zhao Fan's words, both of them felt the deep ambition hidden in the former's heart, the person who can say this, do you dare to say that he is an ordinary person?

Xu Jia praised and immediately said: "That's right, Brother Zhao Fan is right, since we have come to this world for a while, how can we waste our lives, how can we make a little famous." ”

Li Mu glanced at Zhao Fan with some complications, and said in a hoarse voice: "But, what about my sister, let's not talk about whether my father will agree to let her enter the barracks, even if she agrees, when the time comes, if something goes wrong with her, who will be responsible?" ”

Zhao Fan stared at Li Mu and said word by word: "If anyone wants to be unpredictable to Bingbing and Ya'er, then they must step on my corpse first." ”

The quiet needle drop in the room could be heard, Li Mu, Xu Jia and the other four people all felt an abnormal firmness from the former, none of them would think that Zhao Fan was joking, because when they said this, the strong determination exuded from the former, even they felt shocked.

"We are willing to go to Cloudsdale ......" Just when everyone was at a loss, two shadows reflected in the dappled sunlight.

Zhao Fan looked at the two jade figures who appeared in front of him embarrassedly, his mouth opened slightly, and he didn't know what to say......