Wang Zhifeng guessed Long Qian's thoughts.

Long Qian received the battle report from Wang Mingyuan's Pegasus at the reception banquet held by the Jiangxi Governor Yamen in Nanchang City, and calmly said to Jiangxi Governor Wu Chongxi, "Good news, our vanguard has recovered and cut the thieves into two sections, so that they can no longer take care of each other. ”

"Ah, ah, your unit is worthy of being the elite soldiers of Beiyang, marching quickly and victoriously, which is really gratifying." Wu Chongxi was overjoyed when he heard this, and personally filled Long Qian's wine glass, "Benfu will report the victory to the imperial court." I also hope that the military gate will be full of strength and wipe out the bandits. ”

"Please rest assured, Lord Wu, sit in Nanchang and wait for Jieyin."

"Regarding provisions, I hope Lord Wu will hurry up."

"This doesn't eliminate the worries of the Dragon Army, definitely, definitely." Wu Chongxi lost Yuanzhou and the county towns under his jurisdiction, such as Fenyi, and felt a heavy responsibility, the imperial court paid attention to the responsibility of Xinjiang ministers to defend the territory, and it didn't matter if the bandits wandered through the mountains, it would be troublesome to conquer the city.

Coming out of the governor's yamen, Long Qian said to Situ Jun, "Send an instruction to Wang Mingyuan and Feng Guozhu, be steady, what's the hurry?" All the fleeing directions of Ji'an were cleared, and efforts were made to recruit peace. The main force of the rebel army retreating to Yuanzhou, let them block the road and force it to Hunan. Don't worry about the lack of troops, the 20th Association will be dispatched in advance. ”

Situ Jun understood, "Commander, let me go to the front." ”

"It's fine. I'll be relieved when you go to the front. This is a political battle, not a purely military issue. In the future, I will take historical responsibility for this. You know what to do. Long Qian looked at Situ Jun, who was not drinking at the banquet just now, "Situ." I know that you want to be a pure soldier. However, this ideal, while noble, is unrealistic. In China, you can't be a soldier if you don't understand politics, at least for now. In the future, I say in the future, I hope that we can build a civilized and progressive country to realize your ideal of staying away from politics and defending your country. ”

Situ Jun smiled, "It's still the commander who understands me." I know what to do, don't worry. ”

After refusing to join the "Youth Army Alliance" with the purpose of allegiance to Long Qian. Situ Jun was very nervous for a while. For what is the reluctance to join this little gang that makes him feel uncomfortable. Situ Jun thought so, and Long Qian's prestige in the army did not need to be established and consolidated by such means. To engage in this organization is to pave the way for the establishment of the Long Family Dynasty. What does it mean to be loyal to Long Qian forever? What is the difference between being eternally loyal to the Manchu court? He supported the accumulation of strength to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and set up schools to study and track the most advanced military theories of today. He supported the development of industry and the gradual establishment of a sound military industry. He also supported the implementation of rural autonomy and the steady elimination of the feudal system. If you take it a step further. To create a political party aimed at establishing a democratic republic, he would join. Why did you want to set up an organization like the Youth Army Federation in the army? For what reason can't the leader of the army be nationalized? Several times he wanted to talk to Long Qian, but because Long Qian's attitude towards him had not changed in any way, he dismissed this idea. He was also the Chief of Staff of the Fifth Town and one of the main decision-makers on the military side of the Fifth Town. This time troops were sent to quell the rebellion. Long Qian's revocation of him as vice principal of the military academy was not a punishment for him. Now, Long Qian has figured out his thoughts, he really wants to be a pure soldier, a soldier who takes defending the country as his life's work, and does not want to get involved in dirty politics.

"What he said is right, it's hard not to involve politics......" Situ Jun was packing up, preparing to go to the division and constantly pondering Long Qian's words, for Long Qian's concerns, Situ Jun understood in his heart, and thought that he fully understood Long Qian's concerns, but he didn't think so, "The alliance is actually not worth mentioning, in China, you can't do anything without soldiers." On the way to Fenyi with a guard battalion, Situ Jun had a somewhat positive understanding of Long Qian's instructions to establish the Youth Army Alliance, "He is still worried about the army, and it is not a good way to control the junior officers to ensure absolute leadership of the army......

Seeing off Situ Jun, Long Qian returned to his temporary headquarters outside the city. After Wang Mingyuan led the Ninth Association to leave Nanchang, he "returned" Xu Si, who had been staying in his headquarters, to Long Qian, and it was not appropriate to take her to the battlefield after all. Before, although Long Qian did not "drive Xu Si" back to Shandong, he did not bring her to his side, and still kept her in the Ninth Association Headquarters. It wasn't until the troops entered Nanchang Mansion that Wang Mingyuan wanted to bring reinforcements from the main force of the Ninth Association that she officially returned to Long Qian's side.

"What should I do with this in the end?" Long Qian is still undecided. Although he had already written a letter to Xu Wenfu, he reported his safety to Professor Xu, who was estimated to have gone crazy. Xu Si resolutely refused to return to Jinan, and he couldn't tie him up and send him back.

When he came to this world, he almost cut off all ties with the life in his memory. Xu Si's appearance gave him great spiritual comfort, and when he saw her, he would always think of the figure that made him unforgettable. Although it was just similar, the world was so big, it was not a myth to find a pair of people who looked like gods, but the problem was not only the form, but also the personality was so consistent, that he simply felt that there were really gods in this world world.

The feelings of any era have the distinctive characteristics of the times. If it weren't for their mavericks, Long Qian would not have let go of his mind. Bound feet, illiterate, not to mention national affairs, even the husband's career can't be cared about, and go around the pot without leaving home, this is the so-called lady, the so-called husband and child. Even if it is as expensive as Bai Ruiting's beloved daughter, it seems that it can't escape this trap. Another example is Chen Shu, Long Qian admits that she has not been given any restraints, but she is sliding more and more towards tradition after marriage, and she is getting farther and farther away from Long Qian's hope.

Xu Si "bravely" picked up the window paper, and Long Qian immediately accepted this somewhat maverick girl. Like Chen Shu in the Chen Jiaya period, Xu Si's thinking and behavior are not tolerated in this era. Xu Si "eloped" and left home, and he almost cut off the "normal" track of returning to his parents' hopes. Long Qian was still making excuses for himself at the moment when he let go of his body and mind, and then he was ashamed of the obscenity hidden deep in his heart. Don't think it's for her, you're for you!

As for the future, Long Qian didn't think too much about it. This is an era of breaking rules, but also of creating them. In the manuscript of a famous historian that I have read repeatedly in my memory, I summarized it like this when talking about Yuan Zhen, in the era of great historical changes. People who cling to the old morality are always displeasing and deeply distressed. Those who are good at adapting to the new rules are at ease, staining both sides.

If you don't want to create a new world, why bother? If you can't even accommodate a girl who likes herself and likes herself, how can you talk about competing with the heroes in the Central Plains?

Because of the extra Xu Si, Long Qian's residence could not be too casual, and Ouyang Zhong, who was as careful as a hair, took great pains to choose the headquarters, and added guards in the separate backyard to try not to let irrelevant personnel know about the matter.

Long Qian couldn't help but enter Xu Si's bedroom. It was right next door to his bedroom.

"You're back? Didn't drink too much, did you? ”

"Nope. What are you doing? ”

"Didn't do anything. Waiting for you. Xu Siyan smiled. Thinking about yesterday's topic, do you really have a solution? ”

"Naturally, you can build a pinyin system. Elementary school students can learn pinyin first and learn pinyin. Literacy is easy. That's something I've overlooked. It's long overdue. ”

The two talked for a long time last night. Talking about the "future", Xu Si said that she would prefer to do literacy work, which she believes is a very meaningful thing. But I heard my father talk about it. The Chinese character system is extremely complex, and when it comes to cultural popularity, Chinese characters are clearly inferior to English.

"It's because I'm so stupid that I forgot that there is no pinyin ...... now"

"What do you mean that there is no pinyin yet? What is Pinyin? ”

"Come and see," Long Qian wrote a string of Latin letters, "do you understand what it means?" ”

"I don't understand. I don't know Latin. ”

"This is the pinyin of the word 'cultural transmission'......"

Xu Si became excited, "You explain it in detail......"

Soon, Xu Si understood the pinyin system "built" by Long Qian, the method was very simple and practical, including the annotation of the tone. It is ten times better than the reverse cutting method of ancient Chinese phonetics used today.

"This is what you came up with?" Xu Si's eyes flashed and he looked at Long Qian suspiciously.

"Oh no, how to put it, it's the invention of one of my elders, who once taught me. But at that time, it was written in English, and I didn't care much about it. Hey, it's really stupid to not popularize this set of things in Shandong. Long Qian patted his head, "Let the children in primary school learn pinyin first, and then add all the textbooks to pinyin, and the children can read by themselves." ”

"It's a genius invention, it's great. No, you'll have to teach me tonight! ”

"Not tonight. We're leaving......"

"Think I'm in the way? The lord of an army can't tolerate a weak woman? Xu Si's mischievous smile made Long Qian's heart flutter.

"Did I say I was going to drive you away? Xiao Si ......"

"Don't call me Si! It's like you're my father. You just call me Xu Si! As for me, I'll call you Long Qian! So that we are equal. Ah, ah, how many secrets are you still hiding in your head? ”

"What's the secret? What's the secret? Long Qian dodged Xu Si's palm stretched out to his head.

"I guess you've already told my father, haven't you?"

"Yes. I really don't know how to face Mr. Xu. ”

"It's not that I'm afraid to face my father, but I'm afraid to face your wife, right? Don't worry, I'm not going to meet her. ”

"I think you're too wronged."

"I know if I am wronged or not, I don't care about it. I just love the feeling of being with you. You don't understand, you won't understand. By the way, the front is on fire? ”

"Fenyi has been captured. They were cut in two, and the battle was soon over. I don't need to command ...... myself."

"Divided? Isn't Yan Song just pleasant? ”

"Who is Yan Song?"

"Poor man, even the few traitors in the Jiajing Dynasty don't know what to do. I don't know if his former residence is still there? His handwriting is absolutely superb. No, I must check it out. Now that you have won, why are you still worried? I've said it a few times, so I won't embarrass you. ”

"It's not our business. It's something else. You know, it's hard for me to deal with this situation, and after this battle, I will become a sworn enemy of the Alliance. ”

"Afraid of them?"

"Sort of. At least they occupy some kind of moral height. And I, now playing the role of the executioner of the suppression of the uprising. ”

"Now you can't raise troops against the Qing, what can you do? It's better to kill as little as possible. My father said that the alliance would not succeed, and besides, wasn't this riot all the work of the party? What is a party? It's just a bunch of hooligans. You don't have to blame yourself too much. ”

"Oh? Why did Mr. Xu say that the alliance would not succeed? ”

"You're underestimating my daddy. He once said that what you did in Shandong is deeply in line with the gist of 'building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king'. However, the Manchu court will not let you stay in Shandong forever. Therefore, he heard the news that you were transferred south to quell the rebellion, saying that this was a poisonous plan to kill two birds with one stone. ”

"Oh?" Long Qian remembered the scene when Xu Wenfu came to visit him in a hurry. Originally, I hadn't met Xu Wenfu for a long time, and I didn't know that it was because Xu Si's connection with himself made Xu Wenfu suspicious, but I didn't expect Xu Si to "elope" at that time.

"Didn't my dad look for you?"

"Yes. Mr. Xu advised me not to turn against the imperial court. Oh, you haven't told me what he's doing to say the alliance is going to work. ”

He said that since ancient times, how can anyone succeed without soldiers and money? Xiucai rebelled, and it didn't work out for ten years, and he was talking about the gang of people hiding overseas. ”

"Mr. Xu still underestimated Sun Huang. First of all, I admire their courage in arming against the Qing Dynasty, Sima Qian's greatness lies in his ability not to judge heroes by success or failure, and Sun Wen's unyielding uprisings over the past few years have reversed public opinion. Mr. Xu must have noticed this. Shandong's newspapers rarely ridicule Sun Wen anymore, and this is the achievement. Hunan is Huang Xing's hometown, and the anti-Qing foundation in eastern Hunan is strong, you can defeat an army, but you can't defeat the people, and use force to eliminate the people's grievances. That's what worries me the most. ”

"So, you can't just talk about martial arts and not literature. It is better to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs. ”

"Well, let's hear it. How can you pay equal attention to civil and military? ”

"To be promoted. Let the people of the south know that there is a difference between your army and the army of the Manchu court. Didn't you make flyers? I don't think it's enough. ”

"That's good. Think of an effective way to spread the word. ”

"Okay, but you can't laugh at me."

This is the gap between Chen Shu and Xu Si. Although Chen Shu was literate and had read some books, and under his influence he developed the habit of reading newspapers, Chen Shu rarely gave advice on major matters related to the future of the Mengshan Army. may be influenced by the traditions of male protagonists and female protagonists, and more of a gap in cultural literacy. made Long Qian feel the huge difference between the two.

Thinking of Chen Shu, Long Qian suddenly felt a little sad in his heart. (To be continued......)