Chapter 218: Two people who want to prove themselves

When the gate of the Yanwu Academy opened, the soldiers guarding the door saw the amiable Lord Xiaofang as usual. They all have a very good impression of this young talent who is now hot in Chang'an City, because Lord Xiao Fang does not have a bit of domineering momentum, nor does he have any hypocritical politeness. He would always greet him with a smile and there was nothing contrived in his smile.

In order to show their manners, some rich children will also nod their heads to them. But the soldiers could see that they were not in their eyes at all. Lord Xiao Fang is different, he really doesn't think of himself as a big man who does anything great, but stands at the same height as the soldiers and greets.

"Have you eaten it? I heard that the cafeteria is filled with new dishes. ”

The soldiers also smiled and talked to Fang Jie, which felt more like neighbors living on the same street.

Fang Xie smiled and nodded: "After eating, the things outside are cheaper and more affordable." The food in the canteen of the Yanwu Academy is not only expensive but also not delicious, and one meal in the canteen is enough to eat outside for three days. It is said that the money in the canteen goes into Dean Zhou's pocket, and Dean Zhou never goes to the canteen to eat. ”

"Ha Lu Ha"

The soldiers laughed because of Lord Xiaofang's straightforwardness.

Fang Xie walked into the door with a smile, and suddenly heard someone behind him shouting his name. He looked back, and it turned out to be an insolence he hadn't seen in a while. The latter held an oiled paper bag in his left hand, and kept pinching the bun in his right hand and stuffing it into his mouth. So when he called Fang Jie's name, his voice was a little vague, and it seemed that he was eating extremely sweet.

"Second brother, where have you been these days?"

Fang Xie asked with a smile.

Students from the border army are accustomed to calling Mo Xidao the eldest brother and Zhang Qiang the second brother.

"Where can I go...... There is no silver to go to the Qinglou for recreation, and there is no silver to go to the red sleeves to watch dances and listen to music. ”

Zhang Yan teased: "It's not as good as Lord Xiaofang." ”

Fang Xie punched him in the shoulder and said, "My mouth is getting more and more stinky." ”

Zhang Qiang Ha Ha Da Lang smiled: "After the suspension of class, I planned to spend this half a month in the courtyard, but then I thought that there was no money and no money to play, so I simply made an appointment with Brother Mo, and the two of us went out of Chang'an City to plan to turn around the places with good scenery." Outside, the sky is high and the sky is wide, and I feel very comfortable after walking these days. I originally planned to ask you to go with me, but Brother Mo said that you must have a lot of things to do, so it is better for us to be idle, so I simply didn't look for you. ”

Fang Xie snorted, rubbed the corners of his eyebrows and said: "I don't have anything to do, I've been the first to go back to the courtyard every day recently, and I'm either studying or studying with Xie Fuyao all day long, if you find me, I'll definitely follow." ”

Zhang Mad hummed and said: "But don't say it, when I didn't go out of Lu in the past, I didn't think it would be interesting to walk around and see, but when I really walked out of Lu Dao, I realized that I only looked at the scenery and looked at the people, which was also a very enjoyable thing." Brother Mo and I have been out of the road since the day we left class, and we walked all the way and watched all the way, and we didn't want to come back. ”

"Where's Big Brother Mo?"

The scenery asked.

"The eldest brother hasn't come back yet, so I waited for the city gate to open early in the morning and entered the city. He said that when he went to the town outside the city again, he didn't actually fall in love with the old man's daughter who sold tea? Hehe, it's the first time I've seen Brother Mo interested in women. ”

Fang Xie thought about it carefully, and didn't remember that the man who took out tea in the city took his daughter out.

"That's right......"

Zhang Mad asked as he walked: "On Chinese New Year's Eve, there is a big banquet under His Majesty the Imperial Palace, is there anything new?" I originally thought that there would be Brother Mo in the list of ten people, but who would have thought that there would be none. According to Xiuwei, it must not be difficult for Brother Mo to rank in the top ten among the hundreds of students in the Martial Arts Academy. Think about it later...... This list is not based on ability......"

After saying this, he hurriedly changed his words: "I'm not talking about you, but I just feel unfair for Brother Mo." ”

"Brother Mo is too straight, if he makes trouble in front of His Majesty, it won't be a bad thing."

Fang Xie explained: "Mo Wanwu mentioned it to me, and it was originally arranged for Brother Mo, but it was rejected by Dean Zhou. is worried that he will speak too straight and too hard at the banquet, which is also for the good of Brother Mo. ”

Zhang said arrogantly: "That's not bad, Brother Mo's temperament is indeed too hard...... By the way, I also heard that Prince Yi and you have been very close recently, do you want to win you over? Fang Xie has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not, but as a brother, I can't watch you go the wrong way...... Prince Yi is not a good person, so you'd better not get too close to him. If something happens, it will ruin your future. ”

Fang Xie hummed and said, "Prince Yi is just an idle prince, what did he do to woo me, he just met once in private and gave me some gifts." ”

"I still think that person is not as simple as it seems."

Zhang Mad said in a serious tone: "Didn't you listen to the students in the courtyard talking in private? are all saying that Prince Yi wants to re-enter the court to take power, and he also wants to go to the northwest to preside over the war against Meng Yuan, so he has often met with the adults in the court recently, who knows what he is thinking? Fang Jie, although your current identity is not what it used to be, you can't afford to play with their big shots, don't fall into it. ”

"Don't worry, second brother."

Fang Xie smiled and said, "You don't want to think about it, why did Prince Yi woo me?" I'm a poor student who can't leave the martial arts academy for two years, and he just wants to put on the appearance of a corporal of Lixian. I don't have anything to value him, I'm self-aware. ”

"That's not what I said."

Zhang said arrogantly: "In case Prince Yi really wants to go to the northwest to lead the troops, he will naturally win you over." You are from the Fan Gu Border Army, and few people know the Mengyuan people on the other side of the Wolf Milk Mountain better than you. ”

Fang Xie hummed and said, "I will control it myself, and I won't fall into it." ”

Zhang Yan smiled and said: "That's good, I'm also worried about you, our border army is a good brother, especially you are the youngest and the most accomplished, Brother Mo and I are afraid that you will be lost in the rhetoric of those big people in the court." ”

Fang Xie nodded, his heart moving slightly.

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northwest

Li Xiaozong sat in the tent, somewhat idle. During this period of time, the general Li Yuanshan deliberately alienated him for what Lu Dao wanted, and almost no longer let him lead the troops, even if he led the troops, he only took scouts to find out the enemy's situation, or followed the baggage battalion to take care of the supplies that were distributed.

This made Li Xiaozong feel very bad, he always had the illusion that his life was coming to an end. The more chaotic your heart is, the worse you sleep at night. Especially in the last few days, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, he will dream of Fan Gu's subordinates every night. The dozens of subordinates who were tortured to death by Wu Peisheng wailed bitterly in his dreams every day. He even dreamed one night that these people stood in a circle by his bedside, not speaking, just looking at him so coldly.

He tried to open his eyes but couldn't, and he woke up the moment the ghosts around the bed pounced, already sweating profusely.

He even saw Wu Peisheng among those ghosts, which made him even more frightened. Wu Peisheng is going to die for Lu, there are few people who know the inside story of Lu, he is one of them, and Wu Peisheng was killed by him himself. Because of this, Li Yuanshan attaches great importance to him. But now, the time has come for Li Yuanshan to start squeezing him out, and this is the reason for Li Xiaozong's uneasiness.

Unload the mill and kill the donkey

Although this word is not good, Li Xiaozong's feeling is this.

Just as he was grim, someone outside shouted and opened the curtain and walked in. He raised his head and looked at it, and saw that it was the new pro-soldier team assigned to him, this person was said to have been stuffed into the team of the expedition to the west with money from the family, and he was a child of a family who had not been admitted to the martial arts academy.

He didn't even get into the martial arts academy, and Li Xiaozong didn't have a good impression of this person. Although he couldn't rank in the top three when he was acting in the martial arts academy, there was no problem in ranking in the top five. And a person who couldn't even get into the martial arts academy gave him a pro-soldier team, and he naturally didn't like it.

"Sit down"

Li Xiaozong waved his hand casually, with a cold attitude.

"By the general's side, his subordinates can only stand."

The man held the horizontal knife at his waist and said solemnly, "Because I am your personal soldier, if I am used to sitting next to you, I will become unresponsive. ”

Li Xiaozong was surprised by these words, he thought that this guy was just a family member who spent money to stuff into the army and mixed qualifications, and nine times out of ten he was just a bastard. I didn't expect him to be able to say such a thing, which greatly changed Li Xiaozong's impression of him.

"Your surname is Cui?"

Lee Hyo-jong asked.

"Yes, the subordinate's surname is Cui, and his name is slightly Shang. Hedong people. ”

"The Cui family of Hedong Province is also a famous family."

Li Xiaozong nodded and asked, "I heard that you went to Chang'an City last year to take the exam of the Martial Arts Academy?" To be selected as a student is the top talent in each city, let me be a pro-soldier team, don't you feel a loss? ”

This newly assigned team turned out to be Cui Liushang, who left Chang'an gloomily.

He glanced at Li Xiaozong, and then replied in a solemn tone: "The reason why my subordinates can be selected as students is not because of any extraordinary talents among my subordinates, but because my subordinates' aunts were made concubines last year. The subordinates were directly removed from the examination and were not allowed to enter the office for five years. It took a lot of money for his subordinates to let their subordinates enter the Western Expeditionary Army. ”

Li Xiaozong was slightly taken aback again, he didn't expect this young man named Cui Luoshang to be so honest. Even the removal from the martial arts academy was said, and no one wanted to mention such a humiliating experience.

"You tell your own things truthfully like this, leaving no trace to hide, and you are not afraid that I will tell the truth?"

Cui Luoshang stood up straight and said word by word: "I am your pro-soldier leader, and from today onwards, my life will be tied to you." If I still have something to hide from you, and I can't be sincere, I'm afraid that I won't live long on the battlefield. I don't want to die, so please don't doubt the purpose of my coming. I'm just someone who wants to prove myself again, and this opportunity is in your hands. ”

He looked down at the armor on his body, and after a moment of silence, he continued, "It would be my honor if the general trusted me. If the general doesn't trust me, I won't die after you on the battlefield. ”

Li Xiaozong's eyes lit up, and he was impressed by the young man in front of him.

"Cui Liushang"

He nodded, remembering the name in his mind.

"I'm not very good here, I want to make meritorious contributions to prove myself, you seem to have come to the wrong place."

Cui Luoshang said: "Whether I can make meritorious service to prove myself is the general's business." Now that your subordinates are here, the only thing to do now is to keep you safe. Whether or not you can go to the battlefield depends on the general, not the subordinates. I have no choice but to trust you, General. ”

"Good"

Li Xiaozong's gloom in the past few days was unexpectedly blown away by this young man's honesty, and his heart became happy: "Wait, I won't let you down!" ”