Shi Ren paced around thoughtfully, and the minister said to him: "If you don't inform the Hopt tribe, the Little North Kingdom will be difficult to resist the attack of the two empires, and it will be on the verge of extinction!" Seeing that everyone was arguing, Mrs. Shi Ren came in and said, "You ministers don't have to quarrel, I have decided to inform my father and write a letter to send it." Shi Ren agreed to this request, and then ordered: "All male citizens over the age of twelve and under eighty who can afford to carry weapons must be conscripted." ”

As soon as this order came out, it was resisted by everyone, but Shi Ren issued another order: "If you don't join the army or have someone who hides for you, you should punish his nine clans and the nine neighboring clans." In this way, although everyone was angry, they did not dare to disobey, and the voice of resistance continued to spread......

Relying on this order, Shi Ren cobbled together 30,000 infantry and 10,000 archers to deploy defenses in Yongzhou City.

On the other side, Zhao Hongyan and the others finally finished their work and enlisted in the army. When leaving, the spicy sister-in-law specially wrapped some plates and gave them to them: "Along the way, there will always be some money, you better accept it." ”

"Spicy sister-in-law, what's so embarrassing?" Chen Yu held the bag tightly with his hand, but said no. "Then you don't want to let go!" Zhao Hongyan patted his lower back, and Yao Qiu sneered and was happy.

"Don't fight with me, our family is not bad, sell more wine and come back." After all, Zhao Hongyan and the others still couldn't shirk the kindness of the sister-in-law, so they accepted these entanglements, and after the three of them thanked them, they disappeared in a hurry.

"Mother......" The child tugged at the corner of the hot sister-in-law's clothes: "When will the brothers and sisters come back?"

"Son, when there is no strife in the world, we will finally meet, after all, the world is really too small. The hot sister-in-law said, picked up the child and put it on her shoulder: "Son, let's go home!" "Okay," the two finally left everyone's attention and moved towards the long way home.

Qingmeng and Mu Mingrui returned to Wanyang City. The next day, Lao Ru talked to Qingmeng in the back dormitory: "Zheng Gongke and General Mu Mingrui led a small number of military horses to attack north, while the main force was concentrated in the southern part of the mountain. According to Xiaodao's understanding, Wang Fu decided to raise troops to attack Xiaobei, with a total of about 130,000. In this way, the rest of the empire has lost its support forces, and I now order Gao Yu to lead the main force of more than 50,000 people in the Shannan area to prepare for the battle, and when the two armies are in a fierce battle, they will steal the waist new, and at that time the small northern country has been greatly damaged and it is difficult to resist our country. ”

Lao Ru took out a dilapidated map, pointed to a mountain peak near Yongzhou City and said: "This place is Fushan, Fushan is surrounded by Yongzhou City on all sides, the last time Zheng Gong lost because he was besieged at a mountain pass in Fushan, and this time the route should be changed, first capture Fushan Mountain to make it a passive defensive state, and then call the waist new army to attack it, damage the vitality of both sides, at that time our country is secretly deploying several armies, the two armies will be annihilated in one fell swoop, and the matter of swallowing the two countries in a war can be determined." Qingmeng was very happy after hearing Lao Confucian's plan.

At night, the lights in Wanyang City are still bright, and the stars in the sky are twinkling. Qingmeng walked to the platform and looked down at the people on the street, and the beautiful city scene was in full view—the horse-drawn carriages passing by, the blazing streets, and the noisy merchants, all announcing the prosperity of the city to the world. The smiling faces are all filled with expectations for the future, Qingmeng's heart is extremely happy at the moment, and he opened his mouth to say a few words:

"Climb the platform with high interest, and want to see the stars look back.

Look up and see the moon bend, and look down on the people of the world......"

"What is Zheng Gong looking at?" Lao Ru walked to Qingmeng and took out a flower: "This flower is called kapok, because it blooms red but not kitsch, the posture of standing up to the sky and the earth, heroic-like magnificence, the color of the flower is as red as the wind bones of a strong man, the color is like the hero's blood staining the treetops red, and the petals will not fall alone, that is the true color of the hero." ”

Everyone will not become a true and good gentleman like Gu Wenna, they will always have their own desires, and no matter what they do, they must be good for their own interests. Qingmeng said lightly: "The emperor's so-called people-oriented purpose is just to consolidate his own ruling position, and the purpose of helping others is to ask everyone to help him, that is to say, everything in the world is based on ensuring that the interests of each participant are obtained." ”

"yes, maybe everybody won't be a hero, maybe everybody will be a hero. When everyone can stand up to the sky like Kapok, and be willing to contribute their own interests to others is to fulfill the interests of others, it may be what people call 'heroes'. The old man continued his words.

"I want to plant this kapok tree so that the world will recognize the so-called heroes. ”

"This flower is very good, the hero flower...... "Qingmeng sighed with emotion:

"Heroes go with the wind after all, and the world blooms kapok. ”

"Yes, after chanting for so long, only this sentence is really good, no matter when it is placed, it is appropriate. The old man sighed and said: "Although the heroes will pass away after all, why is the kapok still in full bloom? Because the spirit of the heroes will live forever, this heroic righteousness will be passed on forever, which is the reason why the kapok is still in full bloom." The old Confucian counted his fingers and recited this poem at the same time:

"Heroes go with the wind after all......"

"Kapok blooms in the world...... It's really a good poem, and it won't go out of style in any dynasty or generation. ”

Qingmeng blushed and smiled: "The military advisor is really too famous, Qingmeng really doesn't dare to be it." Lao Ru seemed to be talking to himself, and as if he was saying to Qingmeng: "Your road is still very long, I hope you can always be like this hero flower and never lose your true colors, and always stand up to the sky, Ah Zheng, I may find you back then......"

"Strategist, what's wrong with you?" Qingmeng gently patted Lao Ru's shoulder, "No...... It's okay...... old Confucian relieved himself and said: "After a few more days of settling down with the army and horse Zheng Gong, you can go on the expedition, remember to let the new army charge as much as possible, and our army can sit back and enjoy its success." ”

Qingmeng ordered to plant kapok trees all over the country, and for a time, kapok seeds were in short supply, and merchants imported a large number of foreign seeds, which promoted the development of commerce in various places.

How beautiful and tenacious you are, O haughty and bright red kapok! You don't have green leaves, you don't have colored petals. In the bitter cold, in the storm, those beautiful and useless delicate flowers have fallen, only you, you are still full of passion, with a heart that will never admit defeat, proudly raise the flower bones, open in the wind. You have to show your most authentic and original beauty, without other embellishments, this is beauty. Those shy flowers, they will never be able to experience the temperament of hero flowers, and they will never be able to experience the joy of fighting the storm, they are just a smile, gorgeous and useless.

At the top of the branch, the kapok blooms heroically from the other flowers. For the sake of light, it can break through all obstacles, be strong when it is strong, and never choose to bow its head, no matter how difficult it is.

To be continued......