Xiao Tian blinked, then turned his head to look at Duanmu Fei on the other side, and said with his eyes, Hey, your man is too strange!

Duanmu looked at Xiao Tian with a smile, how to see how his brother felt cute, and wanted to touch the top of his brother's soft hair like he did when he was a child.

Just now......

She looked up at Xiao Tian, who was more than half a head taller than her, and the younger brother who had a milky voice and small hands and feet had grown up.

Mu Yan patted Xiao Tian's left shoulder, pulled him to continue walking in the direction of the small garden, and continued: "Xiaotian, don't you think the Chu family is good?" ”

"Since it's good, stay here. I know you can't let go of Jinju, so it's good to recruit An! ”

Mu Yan was almost messing around.

Duanmufei walked on the other side of Xiao Tian, nodded matter-of-factly, and said, "That's it." How nice it is to kill two birds with one stone! ”

"......" Xiao Tian was sandwiched between the two of them, feeling itchy with his fists and wanting to hit someone.

He suddenly understood that the two of them were basically the same pot with a lid, and they were very compatible.

As they spoke, they walked up the cobblestone path that led to the small garden, which was about ten feet ahead.

The gentle autumn breeze blows from the direction of the garden, and the fragrance of flowers is fragrant and refreshing.

Xiao Tian pursed his lips and didn't speak.

In fact, whether it was Xiao Tian or Duanmu Fei, they all knew that Mu Yanfang's words were just jokes, and Bo Jun just smiled.

Mu Yan looked at the green bamboo forest at the entrance of the garden, and said as he walked: "Xiaotian, Jinzhou is located in the hinterland of Dasheng, and it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to let it go. ”

"Wait for Beiyan's side to free up his hands, and next, it will be Jinju's turn."

"The mountain bandits in Jinju seem to be fierce, but in fact, they are all based on blood, they are halfway home, their hearts are scattered, they have no military discipline, and they are very different from the regular army. Do you think the mountain bandits in Jinju can compare to the Northern Yan army?! ”

Xiao Tian was still silent, and Old Lady Chu had also said similar things to him, but Mu Yan's angle was sharper.

Although Xiao Tian didn't say it, he actually had the answer in his heart:

Not comparable.

There is no doubt about the ferocity and bravery of the Northern Yan people, and it took ten years for the Northern Army to be willing to take the initiative to negotiate peace under the leadership of Xianjian Wang Junji; Last year, the Northern Yan army took almost the entire northern border......

Compared with the Beiyan people, they are still too far behind Taichuzhai.

Mu Yanyun shook the folding fan in his hand lightly, and said lightly: "They are all the people of Dasheng, why fight to the death?" ”

There was still silence in response to Mu Yan.

Mu Yan didn't urge Xiao Tian either.

He also knew that Xiao Tian was a smart person, so he could make Taichuzhai develop to this situation; Xiao Tian is also a benevolent person with a sense of the overall situation, so Taichuzhai has always adhered to their chivalrous way.

The word Zhao'an is easy to say by himself, but for Xiao Tian, it is related to the future of him and tens of thousands of brothers, and it cannot be decided by others for him.

After that, the three of them were speechless all the way, only Xueyu's coquettish "meow" sound came and went, and the voice was soft.

In the autumn garden, the warmth is melting, and the chrysanthemums in full bloom can be seen everywhere in the flower beds, in a thousand postures, purple and red, just like the beauty of the fat swallow and thinness, each with its own characteristics.

Walking through a large sea of chrysanthemums, in front of it is a thick and luxuriant old jujube tree, it is now the season of jujube trees to bear fruit, the branches are hung with thumb-sized jujubes, fruitful, those thin branches are slightly bent by clusters of jujubes.

There is also a swing hanging on the jujube tree, and at the moment the autumn breeze is blowing, and the swing is swaying back and forth in the wind.

Duanmu's eyes lit up. She used to like to swing here, but she was not in good health at the time, and her grandmother didn't allow her to swing too high, only a few swings.

My younger brother also liked this swing when he was a child, and always let her push him to play......

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xiao Tian, and saw Xiao Tian walking towards the swing.

Xiao Tian didn't pay attention to Duanmu Fei's gaze, and naturally sat on the swing and shook it back and forth a few times.

The cat's favorite thing to dangle back and forth, Xue Yu was immediately attracted by the swing, and the cat's eyes stared at Xiao Tian back and forth a few times.

"Meow!"

Xue Yu squatted obediently on the edge of Duanmu's scarlet skirt again, looked up at it, and gently bit her skirt with her teeth, as if she wanted to say something.

Mu Yan looked at Xue Yu with a smile and asked, "Xue Yu, do you want to play on the swing too?" ”

Xue Yu didn't even look at Mu Yan, and shouted at Duanmu Fei obediently: "Meow! ”

Duanmu squatted down and touched Xue Yu's silky little head. She knew that Xue Yu didn't want to play, she wanted to watch her play. In the past, when she was swinging here, Xue Yu often squatted next to her and watched her.

Mu Yan also squatted down and reached out to touch Xueyu.

However, when he touched it, Xue Yu glared at him and opened his mouth to bite, but Mu Yan dodged quickly and bit into the air.

Seeing Mu Yan teasing the cat with Duanmu Fei like this, Xiao Tian's doll face was speechless.

Is this guy here to tease the cat, or to persuade him to surrender?

If he didn't agree, shouldn't he continue to persuade and coax him again?! Why did you tease the cat when you were halfway down the business?!

This regent has a very strange brain!

Thinking about it, the expression on Xiao Tian's face became more relaxed and comfortable.

He swung the swing hard, and it flew higher and higher, as if his whole body was going to fly out.

After a dozen swings, the swing gradually slowed down again.

Xue Yu had completely forgotten about the swing, staring at Mu Yan's right hand without blinking, ready to go, looking like she was competing with him.

Xiao Tian's feet suddenly hit the ground, and the swing stopped.

He got up from the swing and said, "If it's Zhao'an, my brothers ......"

When Mu Yan heard this, he looked away from Xue Yu, looked at Xiao Tian in front of him, and said, "Taichu Village is innocent. ”

While speaking, Mu Yan's right hand was not idle, his hand was like electricity, and he touched the top of Xue Yu's head again.

Xue Yu, who was taken advantage of again, was so angry that she exploded, one tail stood up high, and all the long hairs on her tail exploded, like a feather duster.

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but laugh when he saw it, and hurriedly hugged Xue Yu and gently smoothed it, "Xue Yu is good!" Let's not bother with him. ”

Duanmu Fei took Xueyu to the swing and sat down, holding the cat on his knees in one hand, and gently shaking the swing with the other.

"......" Xiao Tian looked at Mu Yan in a daze, his thin lips moving slightly. Mu Yan means that he can pardon all the crimes of Taichuzhai on behalf of the imperial court?!

At this moment, Xiao Tian had to admit that he was moved. can be a good citizen, who wants to be a bandit!

Mu Yan looked directly at Xiao Tian, his eyes were clear, his expression was calm, and he added meaningfully: "In the future, I will reward my meritorious deeds." ”

"Reward for meritorious deeds?" Xiao Tian muttered and repeated these four words, first raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and then after thinking about it, he vaguely understood what Mu Yan meant.

Mu Yan wants to use their Taichu Village to pacify Jinju?!

Therefore, Mu Yan not only wants to recruit bandits for the people, but wants them to go to the battlefield and use them as weapons in his hands, so if there are casualties, it is also their people who die, and the court can still take advantage of the war in vain!

Mu Yan really made a good calculation!

Xiao Tian's expression froze, his eyes became sharp, and he shot like a sword. Does Mu Yan think that he will sacrifice his brothers in the village for his fame and fortune like Xu Dajian?!

In the air, there were faint sparks.

On the other side, Duanmu Fei was leisurely playing on the swing, teasing Xueyu, seemingly unaware.

Mu Yan naturally saw the vigilance in Xiao Tian's eyes, hooked his lips and smiled, and continued: "Xiaotian, in the past few years, Taichuzhai has become famous in Jinzhou, and many people in Jinzhou are quite convinced of Taichuzhai. Of course, there are many generals in the court who are better than you, but their understanding of Jinju is far inferior to yours, and for Jinzhou, a person who is familiar with Jinju is the best candidate to quell the rebellion, but he will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

"I will allocate another 30,000 forbidden troops to you, and you will lead the pacification of Jinju."

"What do you think?"

Mu Yan stood with his hands in his hands, looking directly at Xiao Tian with a smile, his understatement gesture seemed to be saying something very ordinary.

Xiao Tian was already stunned, dumbfounded, and only the creaking sound of the swing a few steps away was left in his ears.

What 30,000 forbidden troops meant, of course he knew.

That's 30,000 well-trained soldiers!

The young and strong men who can go to the battlefield in their early Taichu village add up to only twenty or thirty thousand.

His family knows his own affairs, it's not that he underestimates himself, the 20,000 or 30,000 people in Taichuzhai and the forbidden army of the imperial court are completely incomparable, once the two sides are at war, Taichuzhai will definitely lose.

Mu Yan actually wanted to hand over the 30,000 forbidden army to himself, the "bandit leader" of Taichu Village, this person's brain is fine, right?!

At this moment, Xiao Tian almost had the urge to split the head of the person in front of him and see what he was thinking.

Xiao Tian's heart was extremely complicated, shocked, suspicious, confused, and incredulous.

Xiao Tian looked at Mu Yan quietly, and at the same time, he also understood Mu Yan's sincerity, Mu Yan did not mean to take the brothers of Taichuzhai as substitutes for the dead ghosts.

He actually has the courage to hand over 30,000 forbidden troops to himself and change places, can he have such courage?!

Xiao Tian couldn't help but ask himself.

Mu Yan didn't miss Xiao Tian's wonderful changed face, and he felt interesting in his heart.

A shallow smile flashed in his eyes, and he said: "The war in the north is at the most critical juncture, and the Northern Yan people must be driven out of the territory of Dasheng in one go, so in terms of grain, grass and materials, the imperial court must first stick to the north border, and cannot provide too much to Jinzhou for the time being, at least about thirty percent of them need to be solved by yourself." ”

After being extremely shocked, Xiao Tian had calmed down a lot at this moment.

He also understood that Mu Yan had told him in advance that there was a problem with grain and grass in the imperial court, and he did not hide it, and this kind of honesty was already a lot of sincerity on the part of the other party.

Xiao Tian clenched his fists and began to seriously consider whether he would accept Mu Yan's proposal.

Of course, it is dangerous to lead troops to fight, but danger and opportunity coexist, and this is a rare opportunity for Taichuzhai.

If he can seize this opportunity, he can not only let everyone unload his identity as bandits, but also provide an opportunity for some capable people in Taichuzhai to fight for a future, instead of living this life mediocrely.

Xiao Tian's hands clenched tighter, and he was hesitating, when he heard Mu Yan smile and said, "Xiaotian, don't worry, I'm very reasonable." Although there will be less food, grass and supplies, I can make up for you elsewhere, and I will give you a battalion of 1,000 men as compensation, how about it? ”

Mu Yan's words blew up again, and Xiao Tian couldn't think about it properly.

"......" Xiao Tian's eyes widened again. Is this guy crazy?!

Xiao Tian was convinced again, this regent really had a bad brain!

Xiao Tian had witnessed the power of the fire gun more than once.

At the beginning, Jinjiazhai didn't know where to get a batch of firecrackers, so it was publicized for a long time, and the brothers also suffered several secret losses because of this, and every time they faced Jinjiazhai's firecracker team, most of them would be killed and injured.

Thinking of the dead corpse, Xiao Tian's eyes were dark.

Fortunately, the number of firecrackers in Jinjiazhai was limited, so Xiao Tian simply ordered not to fight hard with the other party, try to avoid the firecrackers in Jinjiazhai, and when the two sides inevitably faced each other, let the brothers scatter to the shadows, and then break each one.

But no matter how cautious they are, they still can't avoid casualties, people are flesh and blood, and no matter how fast they run, they can't shoot faster than the speed of the firecracker.

In contrast, the fire guns possessed by Mu Yan's fire gun camp were more powerful than those held by Jin Jiazhai, and there was no doubt that Xiao Tian had witnessed it with his own eyes when he was in Jianning Temple.

Although there are only 1,000 people in the Fire Gun Battalion, these elites are equal to one of them.

To put it mildly, on the battlefield, with a magic weapon like a firecracker, it is tantamount to having a weapon for cheating.

Xiao Tian's doll face showed a rare solemnity, stared deeply at Mu Yan and asked, "Are you really relieved?" "Don't worry about handing over the 30,000 forbidden troops and the fire battalion to him?

A casual smile overflowed on Mu Yan's lips, and he responded, "Of course." ”

Xiao Tianzhen didn't understand where Mu Yan's confidence came from.

He couldn't help but remind the other party: "Have you ever thought that I am not Chu Tingshu." ”

What he meant was that if Mu Yan was for the Chu family, it didn't have to be like this.

Mu Yan looked at Xiao Tian and smiled even deeper.

The sunlight shone sparsely through the lush jujube trees, reflecting his phoenix eyes bright and bright.

He didn't argue with Xiao Tian about whether he was Chu Tingshu or not, but said calmly: "You can be Xiao Tian or Chu Tingshu, it's all you anyway, is there a difference?" ”

When he said this, Mu Yan was still serious, but the next moment, he raised his lips and smiled again, with a hippie smile.

"Xiao Tian." Mu Yan raised his hand and patted Xiao Tian's shoulder, squeezing his eyebrows, "Which of us is so familiar with whom, we are our own people, of course I believe you." ”

"......" Xiao Tian twitched the corner of his eyes. He just felt a little moved before, but in an instant, those touches disappeared.

Who is his own person with him!

Counting Jianning Temple, they haven't met more than one pair of hands, right?

Just meet a few times like this, talk a few times, and they can be reassured?

Xiao Tian looked straight at Mu Yan, who was less than three feet away from him, and Mu Yan looked at him with a smile, not shying away from it.

Xiao Tian understood Mu Yan's eyes, he was saying, he believed in himself.

Xiao Tian's mood became more complicated.

This is not the first time he has seen this kind of trusting look, and many brothers in Taichuzhai have also looked at him with such eyes.

Mu Yan believes in him, no matter what the reason, he is willing to prove his trust in him with practical actions, then, he has nothing to be hypocritical.

Moreover, their purpose is the same after all.

They all want to return Jinju to stability, so that the people there have a place to settle down, and let Jinju turn back to the Jinju he remembered before.

Yes, that's the most important thing.

Xiao Tian's chaotic mood gradually precipitated, and his eyes became firm, and his eyes were clear.

Xiao Tian replied: "Okay." ”

This one word declares his determination.

Mu Yan pursed his lips and smiled, raised his hand and high-fived Xiao Tian tacitly, representing a gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase.

When the decision was made, Xiao Tian was relieved.

Mu Yan turned his head to look at Duanmu Fei on the swing, sighed, and complained: "Zhen Zhen, this kid is really difficult to coax. "It took him so much to talk about.

Duanmu Scarlet under the jujube tree was still rocking the swing for a while, and he said "um" thoughtfully, and the corners of his lips were curved. Although her younger brother did not grow up in the Chu family, he had the style of the Chu family. That's nice.

"Meow!" Xue Yu, who was on Duanmu's knees, shouted very cooperatively, as if echoing her.

"Hey! Enough is enough for the two of you. Xiao Tian looked at Mu Yan and Duanmu Fei speechlessly and shouted.

Is it really okay for these two guys to say so loudly in front of themselves?

"Meow!" Xue Yu appropriately screamed twice in a row, quite a bit of a dismantling feeling.

Duanmu couldn't help but smile, and the laughter as crisp as silver bells fluttered in the wind, adding a vitality to this elegant garden.

The sun is warm and the wind is clear, and the chrysanthemums are fragrant.

This day is not destined to be a peaceful day.

Mu Yan has always been vigorous and resolute, since Xiao Tian has agreed, on the same day, Mu Yan officially ordered to appoint Xiao Tian as the general soldier of Jinzhou Guard, in charge of all military affairs in Jinzhou, and dispatched 30,000 forbidden troops and a fire battalion from the Xishan camp, five days later, Xiao Tian led the army to Jinzhou to quell the rebellion.

As soon as this order was given, the court was completely stunned.

The civil and military officials and the nobles of the clan all have the same question in their hearts:

Who is Xiao Tian?

This name was too unfamiliar to the courtiers, but Mu Yan was suddenly entrusted with a heavy task, and even handed over the forbidden army and the fire battalion.

Where the hell did this guy jump from?!

As a result, many courtiers couldn't hold it back, and went to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War to inquire about the news, but as a result, both the officials of the Ministry and the Ministry of War were all confused, and they had never heard of Xiao Tian.

Although they returned home, the curiosity of these courtiers was not extinguished, and they inquired about Xiao Tian's news everywhere.

After inquiring and inquiring, Mu Huajin, the son of King Xing, remembered that during the polo match in the Xingwang Mansion in October last year, there was a team of the four princesses named Xiao Tian.

Mu Huajin didn't dare to talk nonsense, but just mentioned it to King Xing, but was immediately vetoed by King Xing.

King Xing felt that his son was simply whimsical, and it was impossible for the court to choose officials by playing polo. Mu Huajin didn't think so, but he was afraid of King Xing's prestige, so he just thought of nothing.

The more Xiao Tian's identity could not be found, the more commotion and speculation became among the courtiers, and many people's attention began to shift from Beijing officials to local officials, wondering if Mu Yan wanted to transfer a capable person from the local government to Jinzhou, but why did the appointment not indicate this person's original official position!

Gradually, even a few cabinet elders couldn't sit still, so they first asked Duanmu Xian to inquire about the situation, and finally they reached an agreement, no matter what, they had to find out who Xiao Tian was.

Managing Jinju's military affairs is a big deal, and it can't be done by the regent's will.

So, early the next morning, the cabinet elders, including Duanmu Xian, went to Wuying Hall to ask to see Mu Yan, and the study was packed with them.

At this time, Duanmu Xian, as the first assistant, naturally has to come out.

"Regent," Duanmuxian called Mu Yan the regent officially, "The position of the new Jinju Guard is very important, who is this Xiao Tian?" ”

Mu Yan could only put down the government affairs at hand for the time being, and casually closed a freshly approved fold.

He didn't plan to hide it, but no one came to ask him in person yesterday.

"He is the owner of Jinju Taichu Village, and he conforms to the Zhao'an of the imperial court." Mu Yan said calmly.

There was silence in the study.

Several cabinet elders were startled at first, and then showed a little thoughtfulness.

Xiao Tian's identity surprised them and gave them a sense of "so it was".

The imperial court recruited bandits and then used them as a sharp weapon of the imperial court, and this practice of "using bandits to control bandits" has existed since ancient times.

However, Mu Yan's order to appoint Xiao Tian is not just as simple as "using bandits to control bandits", the position of the Jinzhou Guard General is a member of the imperial court.

Could it be that Mu Yan wants to reuse the owner of this Taichu village?

Several cabinet elders exchanged glances in twos and threes, with different expressions, or showing suspicious expressions, or frowning disapprerovingly, or lowering their eyes in thought, or noncommittal.

Huang Siren, the secretary of the military department, cleared his throat and couldn't help but say: "Regent, the lower officials think that Xiao Tian's identity can be used, if he can use it, after the pacification of Jinzhou, he will be rewarded." But handing over Jinju to him and giving him the command of 30,000 forbidden troops is too ...... "too casual."

Huang Siren's words also expressed the thoughts of several other elders, and Qin Wenshuo, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also echoed: "Regent, what Lord Huang said is true. The 30,000 forbidden army is not trivial, coupled with the original strength of Taichuzhai, it is undoubtedly like a tiger to Taichuzhai, if this Xiao Tian has a different heart, what should he do? ”

Several other cabinet elders also nodded slightly, agreeing.

Regarding the doubts of the courtiers, Mu Yan was also prepared.

Mu Yan slowly looked around at the pavilion elders present, and only gave four words: "This person is credible." ”

“……”

“……”

“……”

Duanmu Xian and the other cabinet elders all looked at Mu Yan, hoping that he could say a few more words.

However, Mu Yan had already picked up the teacup slowly.

Several of the elders looked at each other again, and the same meaning was written in their eyes: the young regent was acting recklessly.

You Junji, the official of the Ministry of Shangshu, couldn't help but say: "Regent, that Xiao Tian is certainly a capable man, and his understanding of Jinzhou is far better than others, but he has no experience in leading troops to fight after all, is it too risky?" It's better to choose another person to assist ......"

You Junji said that it was an auxiliary, but in fact, everyone knew that the assistance was only a reason on the surface, and it was true to contain and stalk.

Several other pavilion elders also thought that You Junji's proposal was good.

Mu Yan said lightly: "There can be no two tigers in one mountain, and there can be no two commanders in one army." ”

Mu Yan once again rejected the cabinet's proposal.

"......" several elders are very powerless.

Although Mu Yan is not like Cen Yin, he will raid his house and send him to prison at every turn, but he is very similar to Cen Yin, once he has a decision, he will stick to his own opinion, and he will never be shaken by the reactionary actions of the courtiers.

You Junji glanced at Duanmu Xian, saw that Duanmu Xian shook his head, and didn't say anything anymore.

Seeing that Duanmu Xian was silent, the other pavilion elders also stopped talking, and they all acquiesced.

Mu Yan's order is certainly a bit willful, but the military generals are different from Wenchen, the most important thing for Wenchen is his background, so he will have the sentence "no Hanlin, no cabinet", most of Wenchen's career starts from Jinshi, step by step, without one or two decades of hard work, it is difficult for Wenchen to be in a high position.

Military generals are determined by military merits, since ancient times, there are not a few generals who have been exceptionally promoted, such as the period of Emperor Taizong of the previous dynasty, the emperor at that time once reused his relatives, and the relatives who were born were also promising, and the queen's brother and nephew were all immortal generals, and they entered the "Biography of Famous Ministers", which went down in history.

Moreover, Mu Yan's foundation is in the army, when it comes to government affairs, they still have room to guide the country, and if it is a war, Mu Yan is a good player, I think he should know it in his heart.

Since a few pavilion elders came, Mu Yan simply got down to business:

"Lord Duanmu, let the household prepare grain and grass as soon as possible, and then go on the road with the army."

"Lord Huang, how many armor and weapons are still in the military department's inventory?"

“……”

“……”

In the study, everyone looked solemn, and their voices sounded staggered.

Civil and military officials: Who is Xiao Tian???

Yan: Brother-in-law!

(End of chapter)