Autumn is crisp and the sun is rising.

But compared to the cool weather in the northwest, the desertion in the city of Anyuan Mansion is even more chilling.

In the vast Anyuan Mansion, there are only a few scattered pedestrians on the streets hurrying home or out of the city.

The news of the battle outside Huling Pass has long been here.

Everyone knows that this war will definitely start one day, and the day it starts will be the beginning of the second national war between the two countries.

A national war means that there will be a war, and many people will die, and there are also many people who do not know if they can come down after they go to the battlefield.

There are less than 1.5 million households in Ye State, but there are more than 400,000 to 500,000 regular troops, and in addition to the regular army, there are even hundreds of thousands of local troops, that is to say, in the entire Ye country, almost every household has one or several people joining the army.

When the war between the two countries broke out again, the first unlucky ones were local officials.

During this period of time, Zhou Tielin could be said to be very busy, gathering the county soldiers from all over the country and the combatable soldiers in the county, and then sending them into Huling Pass in batches.

Huling Pass is now like a huge meat grinder.

Where there is gunsmoke every day, there is war every day, many people die every day, today it may be someone else, tomorrow it will be yourself.

This is war, this is the cruelty of war.

The world is ruthless, and war is even more ruthless.

On the battlefield, no matter what status you had before, let alone what your status was, and how much property you have in your family, you can't stop dying on the battlefield.

"What?"

In the county lord's mansion of Anyuan Mansion, Zhou Tielin, who had received the will of the royal court, looked at the young man in front of him who grew up with him with a puzzled face.

"You said, the royal court won't let us go to Chu Yujia?"

"yes. ”

The herald, who was about the same age as Zhou Tielin, sighed and said: "Old Zhou, I didn't say you, you have been an official for so many years, can't you still see the color of the royal court, people don't want to give the Chu family any chance to make a comeback now." ”

Some time ago, Zhou Tielin reported to Wang Ting, hoping to reward Chu Yujia who brought back the corpses of those fallen soldiers.

"The report you presented a few days ago has actually been read by the king, and he has also discussed it. ”

The herald sighed and said, "But as a result, the royal court has always disputed this matter, one group of people thinks that Chu Yujia should be rewarded, and the other group thinks that Chu Yujia should not be rewarded. ”

"I think that there are no exceptions to the military generals, and only a few Wenchen stand up. ”

"Of course, the vast majority of these people who think that the reward should be rewarded are because of Chu Qianwen. ”

"Among the middle-aged generals of Ye State, there are many brothers in life and death who crawled out of a trench with Chu Qianwen, even if they are not, they have intersected, and their impression of Chu Qianwen is not bad, and it can even be said to be very good. ”

"Moreover, they also know very well that the combat effectiveness of the iron army brought out by Chu Qianwen is far from comparable to that of ordinary soldiers. ”

But they didn't know, and it was precisely because of this that the king would not reward Chu Yujia. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Tielin frowned and asked, "Why?"

"Why?"

The herald smiled bitterly, put it next to Zhou Tielin's ear, and said in a low voice: "Why else, how did the Chu family fall at that time, don't you know?"

"Not because of the rebellion?"

Zhou Tielin pursed his lips, shook his head regretfully and said: "General Chu I is famous and guards the northwest gateway for the whole world, but in the end, he still can't resist the temptation." ”

"I'm afraid you're thinking too much about it. ”

The herald sighed and said: "There are many things in the royal court that you don't know, this entire royal court is like a pool of deep water, which seems to be calm and waveless, but in fact, there is an undercurrent surging, and if you are not careful, you will never recover." ”

"If these people didn't stand up and say that they had to reward Chu Yujia this time, then the king would definitely reward Chu Yujia, but now that many people have come forward, how can they still reward Chu Yujia?"

"If you don't kill him, even if the king is extrajudicial. ”

Hearing these words of the herald, Zhou Tielin sealed his eyes and said, "What do you mean, General Chu ......"

"Shh......h

The herald hurriedly blocked Zhou Tielin's mouth and said, "I didn't say anything, I came to deliver the edict today, the king said, for your proposal to let Chu Yujia go to Huling Pass to assist Huling Pass in guarding the city, the king refused." ”

"Lao Zhou, you just have to figure it up yourself, people can't help themselves in officialdom, and many times it's like this. ”

"Don't take these things too seriously, it's important to take the time to think about how to recruit soldiers. ”

After the herald left, in the lobby of the county guard's mansion, only Zhou Tielin was left.

Zhou Tielin's face was gloomy, and he really didn't expect that today's Ye Guo would become like this.

At this moment when foreign enemies are pressing, the courtiers and nobles are still thinking about intrigue, how to fight for more rights and get more benefits.

Didn't they really think about the scene when one day, Huling Pass was broken and the army commander drove straight into the city?

If the Huling Pass is breached, then what else will Ye use to compete with Qi State?

The country of Ye is already weak in national strength, and it is fortunate that the people can guarantee that they will not starve to death, once the army is overwhelmed, what can the people do?

He Zhou Tielin is not a big man who seeks the world, he thinks that he is just a small person, and it is also luck to be able to become a county guard.

But since he is a county guard, he must do something practical for the people, and what he has to do now is to protect these people, protect their property and lives.

Zhou Tielin gritted his teeth and hammered the table case hard: "It's all a group of things......

Two flowers bloom, one on a single table.

During this period of time, Chu Yujia was completely relaxed, and in addition to taking the baby every day, he was looking at the sky in a daze.

Usually, he is alone, but today there is one more person, a beggar.

A beggar who claims to be from another world.

"Are you sure you really don't plan to participate in this national war?"

"Don't go. ”

Chu Yujia replied indifferently.

The beggar lay down on the stone steps and stretched comfortably and said, "But if you don't go, it will be difficult to meet such an opportunity again." ”

"Why?"

"Because I don't have a chance, you don't have a chance. ”

The beggar smiled and said, "I told you before, I know astronomy and geography, and if I don't do something big, it will be too wasteful." ”

"So, you'd better listen to me, you won't do you any good if you don't listen to me. ”

"Huh. ”

Chu Yujia chuckled lightly and glanced back at the beggar: "Since you are so powerful, why don't you become an official, why did you get mixed up like this?"

"In the laws of the Ye Kingdom, I remember that civilians cannot be officials. ”

Hearing this, Chu Yujia was stunned for a moment.

In the law of the Ye Kingdom, commoners are indeed not allowed to be officials, and only after obtaining the title can they be qualified and have the opportunity to get an official position, while those children of nobles can enter the officialdom through recommendation and introduction.

"So, you're coming to me?"

"No, no, no, I came to you, it's just that I feel like you need my help. ”

The beggar pursed his lips and said, "And if I want to survive in this troubled world, I need your help, we can be considered a win-win situation." ”

"Really?"

Chu Yujia glanced at the beggar and said, "It seems that you haven't even practiced the apex martial arts, and it is difficult to pick up weapons, how can you help me?"

"Do you think that in this world, only a martial artist can do great things?"

The beggar scoffed at Chu Yujia's words: "We are also able to excel as scholars, and it is precisely because I have not practiced martial arts that I am looking for someone who can cooperate with me, but I have never found it before." ”

The beggar was at the back door of the county lord's mansion for three days, and three days later, Chu Yujia saw that he was still there, so he invited him in, and there was this scene.

Hearing this, Chu Yujia raised his eyebrows, looked at the beggar and asked, "What you so-called find, can't it be me?"

The beggar nodded, got up slowly, shook his head and said, "You have martial arts, I have literature, you and I will definitely be able to do something great together." ”

"Since you were born in troubled times, why not make a career?"

What Chu Yujia didn't know was that he had knowledge that people in this era did not have, and with his ability, as long as he followed the right person, wealth and glory would not be just talking about it for the rest of his life.

And the reason why he found Chu Yujia was not because of anything else, but because he was very optimistic about this person, and he felt that this person could do great things, it was as simple as that.

And although Chu Yujia said that he could be calm and light on the surface, in fact, how could he be willing to be ordinary?

It's just that his father's affairs have brought too much shadow to him, and he really doesn't want to work for that person.

Because that person is, in a sense, his enemy.

The beggar didn't know where he heard about Chu Yujia's deeds, and when he saw Chu Yujia showing such an appearance, he already knew in his heart what he was thinking.

The beggar smiled and said, "You must still be struggling with your father's affairs, I have heard some stories about the hussar general, and he is said to be a very powerful general, right?" ”

"yes. ”

In front of Chu Yujia's eyes, there seemed to be the figure of a black war horse galloping in the desert wearing a battle armor.

That figure was so far away for him, and it was also so radiant.

When he was a child, he aspired to be a general who fought for the country and the people like his father when he grew up.

But what did the father get?

It is a trumped-up crime, and it is a sentence of beheading.

Chu Yujia bit his lip tightly, his mother left early, and his mother was not able to attend his wedding, which was destined to be the regret of his life.

After his mother left, his father was the only relative to him, but when he saw this only relative in the prison, he still couldn't help but want to cry.

I was just woken up by a slap from my father.

His father told him that he was a man, and men were born to stand up to the sky, and even more so as a man from their old Chu family.