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Chapter 191

The clouds are steaming and the clouds are rising above Lingshan Mountain. The peaks lie horizontally and intertwined like giants. The dense trees meander down the hillside, making it peaceful and leisurely.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the forest, and a flock of birds flew up from the branches. The swinging treetops were like dragons, swaying quickly across the mountainside, and hovering at the foot of the mountain in the blink of an eye. Then, a horse galloped out of the forest, its robes fluttering in high spirits.

It's the return of the hunting team.

The man's horse was loaded with prey of various sizes, and the servants rushed forward. Lu Jiu'an could hear the cheers one after another from a distance.

Not Han Zhi.

Several more people came out of the forest one after another. Lu Jiuan stood there and waited for a moment until there was no more movement at the entrance and exit at the foot of the mountain that could accommodate several large horses. Lu Jiuan rubbed his sore waist. Turn around and leave.

The copper tent built by Lu Qi was some distance away from the palace. When Lu Jiuan found it, Lu Qi was standing on his toes placing a door flag on the top of the tent.

This flag is like an identity card. Because there are too many tents outside the palace, it is mainly to make it easier for the owner to find a place.

The tent was set up solidly and steadily. Lu Jiuan opened the curtain and took a look inside. It was also comfortably and warmly decorated. He couldn't help but praise: "Hey, Lu Qi, that's good. It's set up in a stylish way."

Lu Qi said in a brisk tone. : "It's not my fault, it's all Brother Jiang who helped put it up."

Jiang Yu waved his hand: "Lu Qi doesn't need to be humble. When Ying Ping resettled the refugees to set up tents, you learned a lot from me."

Lu Jiu'an was happy . Seeing them pushing the credit back and forth, they brought a pony stool and sat down. Lu Qi cleaned his hands and filled him with a full cup of tea. "Young master, try it. It's just been cooked."

Lu Jiuan smelled a strong aroma. The aroma of milk made him take a sip: "Milk tea?"

Lu nodded and said, "It was made the way the adults said, how does it taste?"

"Okay!" Lu Jiu'an looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "I dare you to let me, sir. Test the poison."

Lu Qi quickly explained at a loss. Lu Jiu'an couldn't help but laugh and rubbed his head randomly: "Look, you're scared."

Lu Jiu'an came out of the tent and the curtain next door just opened. Jiu An took a closer look and saw that the other person was an acquaintance who had met him once.

"Dad...Dad." The pink and jade-shaped baby doll was babbling while holding the man's neck.

As King Jin'an, Han Zhao has his own place in the palace. There is no need to camp here with his ministers. Or is it that he has not been a part of the world for a long time and wants to experience it himself?

When Han Zhao saw him, he smiled like a hundred flowers blooming: "Lu Siye, we meet again."

Because of Han Zhi's relationship, Lu Jiu'an couldn't show any friendly attitude towards him, so he said very coldly. present.

Han Zhao said meaningfully: "The werewolf killing just now was very exciting. It seems that Lu Siye has been hiding from the enemy."

Lu Jiu'an pretended to be confused: "I am stupid, I don't know what King Jin'an means."

Han Zhao looked at Lu Jiu'an deeply . One glance.

The child in his arms had been ignored for a long time and began to wail and cry. Han Zhao tipped the baby up, hummed an unknown tune and coaxed him patiently, and Shi Shiran left.

At Youshi, all the princes and nobles who set out to hunt returned, and Han Zhi won the first place in the Lingshan hunt just as everyone expected.

There were many officials congratulating him with smiles on their faces. Lu Jiuan mingled in the crowd to "receive" him. Han Zhi, who had turned his head to talk to Emperor Yongxi, suddenly felt something. A pair of narrow eyes glanced over at him. Lu Jiuan immediately Grinning.

Not long after, the aroma of roasting meat filled the open space. Lu Jiuan returned to the tent, and a close attendant of the prince was ordered to find him: "Master Young Master, His Highness invites you to come and enjoy the general's spoils together. By the way, Your Highness specifically requested that the young master Lu next to you can also go with you."

The white-faced eunuch spoke sharply, and the owners of several tents around him opened the curtains and poked their heads out.

So, Lu Jiu'an had a satisfying meal despite the envious eyes of everyone.

The sun had been setting for a long time, and only a thin gleam could be seen in the sky. Candles were lit in the scattered tents. Lu Qi walked ahead with a lantern, and soon he arrived at the place.

Jiang Yu was sitting cross-legged outside the tent. He would also be responsible for keeping vigil tonight.

Lu Jiu'an saw his werewolf-killing card mate next to the tent that King Jin'an had visited: "Master Liao, you...are you staying here?"

Master Liao looked surprised, rubbed his hands and said, "Lu Jiu'an Si Ye, what a coincidence, I didn't expect us to sleep next to each other tonight. It's still early, why don't we call some people to organize a few rounds of werewolf killing?"

Lu Jiuan vaguely saw that those people in the previous life were very addicted to food, and they happened to come every once in a while. When a colleague approached him to play mahjong, he declined politely: "I'm a little tired today. I want to rest early and recharge my batteries."

Chief Liao looked at the brightly lit scene of singing and dancing around him and felt a little disappointed.

Lu Jiu'an lay on the soft mattress and ordered Lu Qi to pinch out the candle.

Lu Qi muttered in a low voice: "We have just arrived in Xushi. It's too early for the young master to go to bed. Normally, he is still reading in my hometown at this moment."

Lu Qi went out full of doubts, closed the curtain, and silence returned to the tent. .

In the small space with dark lights, Lu Jiuan seemed to be asleep. Suddenly, a calloused palm covered his mouth.

"Hmm..."

"Shh, it's me." Han Zhi said softly behind him, "Follow me, I will take you to a good place."

Han Zhi picked up the cloak on the side and tied it on Lu Jiu'an.

Outside the palace, there was a continuous sound of silk and bamboo. In a place no one knew about, Hoofixiao carried Lu Siye and General Han silently and ran deep into the forest.

The good place Han Zhi mentioned was a natural hot spring, hidden behind rocks and dense bushes.

Surrounded by mountains of green leaves, misty smoke is evaporating, and the air is filled with a strong smell of sulfur. Even just a few steps away from the hot spring pool, you can feel the vigorous heat contained in the water.

Lu Jiuan asked: "This hot spring has not been used by anyone yet."

Han Zhi thought for a while: "Probably not. I found this hot spring after chasing a moose and accidentally entered here today. There are many hot springs here. Mountain monkeys and the like, we usually don't come here much for hunting."

Lu Jiu'an was relieved and took off his clothes. Not long after he soaked in the hot water, the coldness caused by horseback riding was dissipated from his body. He leaned his back against the wall of the pool and sighed comfortably.

With a "swish" sound, Han Zhi took off his underwear and then got into the water.

Stars twinkled in the sky, and insects and frogs chirped all around.

Han Zhi pointed at his shoulder and said, "Why are there bruises here?"

Lu Jiu'an glanced at it and didn't care: "I guess I touched it accidentally somewhere."

Han Zhi swam to Lu Jiu'an and sat down against him. When Lu Jiu'an turned his head to make way for him, he inadvertently glanced at those well-defined abdominal muscles under the water waves, and felt envious and coveted at the same time.

Han Zhi caught all his little moves, smiled lowly, and adjusted his posture slightly. With his movements, those abdominal muscles became more and more beautiful.

For some reason, Lu Jiu'an suddenly remembered that Han Zhi seemed to have the same reaction when they met and slept together for the first time. So he asked deliberately and fiercely: "Don't laugh. I'm asking you, tell me the truth. On the night of the first day we met, you took off your clothes in front of me. Was it because you maintained your good figure and deliberately seduced me?" "

Unexpectedly, Han Zhi thought for a moment and nodded.

Lu Jiu'an took a breath and said in humiliation: "It's really not my imagination."

"One of my generals once said something in the military tent. I happened to pass by and heard it."

Lu Jiu'an felt bad. Premonition: "What are you talking about?"

"No matter how indifferent your wife is on the surface, as soon as you take off her clothes, she will fall under your charm."

Do you believe this nonsense? Lu Jiuan was shocked.

Han Zhi looked at him with a smile, his eyes lingering on him inch by inch like spider threads: "That night, when you were taking off your clothes, my whole body seemed to be on a fire. You may not know that my eyes were always I can't leave your face, your shoulders, your waist, your arms. Everywhere on your body is tempting me, even your toes exude an aura that makes me want to move..."

"Stop! Stop it! "Lu Jiu'an couldn't stand it anymore and got up as if his butt was on fire. Not only were his tiresome words of love, but Han Zhi's eyes seemed to want to eat him alive. If he continued to talk like this, the good hot spring might become ruined. Survive the spring palace.

Han Zhi grabbed Lu Jiuan's wrist and dragged him back to him: "Okay, I won't say anything anymore. Don't leave."

"Don't look at me either."

"Okay." Han Zhi turned his head seriously and said no more. Look at him.

Neither of them spoke again. After Lu Jiu'an let down his guard, he was drowsy by the heat of the hot spring. Thinking that everything was going to work, luckily he closed his eyes with confidence.

Lu Jiu'an was breathing lightly. Han Zhi turned his head and saw that Lu Jiu'an had fallen asleep unknowingly, so he carefully half-hugged him in his arms to make him sleep more comfortably.

Lu Jiu'an rested his head on the side of Han Zhi's neck. Han Zhi seemed to be unable to see enough, staring at his sleeping face in a daze.

At this moment, Lu Jiu'an was like a fresh mountain snow lotus that was inviting to be picked. His originally mutton-fat white jade-like face was steamed to a pinkish glow. There was a drop of water hanging on his eyelashes, which was about to fall. Han Zhi gently touched it with his hand. After touching it, it fell down the tip of the nose and disappeared into the water.

Han Zhi accidentally pinched his cheek, and a crescent-shaped nail mark appeared there, as if he had been bitten by something small.

At this time, there was a sudden sound in the jungle behind him, and Han Zhi turned around cautiously, but except for the shadows of leaves blown by the wind, there was nothing unusual around him.

Out of years of caution, Han Zhi gently put Lu Jiu'an's head aside, then stood up from the bath, followed the direction of the sound, and opened a cluster of vines.

Under the moonlight, Han Zhi found a series of footprints under the tree.

It turned out to be a mountain monkey.

The two of them did not return to the camp until the moon was shining brightly. At this time, most of the people had already fallen asleep. In the dark night, the guard on duty saw a strong horse approaching and drew out his sword with a "swish" sound: "Who is it?"

Han Zhi took off the token from his waist. , shook it in front of his eyes.

The guard clasped his fists in salute, silently moved away the fence, lowered his head, and did not dare to look at who the general was holding in his arms.

"Let me down. I see the tent. It's right in front."

"Jiu'an, good boy, the tent is thin and the quilt is cold. It's not as comfortable as the dormitory." Then, regardless of Lu Jiuan's objection, he took the person back to the dormitory.

The next day, troops from the Five Cities Army and the Four Capital Guards gathered here under the leadership of their respective commanders. In front of each team, there was a flag representing their identity flying.

Lu Jiu'an stood in the corner and glanced around the soldiers and horses team, but did not see the faces of Zhao Laosan and the others.

The annual contest between several parties is as much talked about as the Lingshan hunt. The scene is filled with excitement. Soldiers hold shields and shout slogans. The sound resounds throughout the earth and echoes emptyly in the quiet valley.

Zhan Weizhu stood at the front of the Suzaku Army, looking petite and out of place compared to the men around him.

The commander-in-chief of the Xuanwu Army showed a malicious smile and asked, "Is this female doll going to play too?"

"Of course."

The commander-in-chief of the Xuanwu Army mocked, "Is there anyone left under Commander Mu? Pick up a female doll to supplement your numbers, be careful of getting hit. Damn it, I pity Xiang Xiyu very much."

Zhan Weizhu clenched his fists in humiliation.

Mu Wan Gong was not the kind of person who let others rub him softly and flatten him. He immediately retorted: "Why, Commander Ma has the intention to discipline his subordinates for me? Why do I remember that a few years ago, a Jingwei soldier broke into the house secretly and was beaten by Tai Changsi Shaoqing sent a petition to the emperor. "

The commander of the Xuanwu Army choked.

Years ago, his soldiers chased the thief and broke into the Taichang Temple Shaoqing's mansion by mistake, causing a huge mistake.

The people from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division naturally noticed Zhan Weizhu, and they all stared at her in astonishment, their eyes nearly popping out of their frames.

"Okay!" Emperor Yongxi interrupted the two of them, "Are you two born in the Year of the Rooster and the other in the Year of the Dog? We always quarrel when we meet every year. Can you please calm down for a while? It's getting late. Let the Ministry of Rites beat the drums and prepare for the competition. "

The original intention of the competition was set up by the ancestors and emperors to prevent soldiers from being idle and neglecting training.

As usual, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Four Capital Guards will hold two competitions. One is a single duel with weapons of your own choice. The winner will receive a golden cauldron rewarded by His Majesty and enjoy supreme glory.

The other game is a game between two armies, and winning the prize in the cover is victory.

Mu Wan Gong lost his interest and said: "Every year, our Suzaku Army wins the championship, and I'm afraid it will be the same this year. What's the point of such a competition? Your Majesty, why not change the competition?"

This is a naked provocation.

The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division and the other Sanjing Guard personnel were glaring with anger, and the commander of the Xuanwu Army even snapped the cork in his hand with a "snap" and said sadly: "It's so loud, we still don't know who will win or lose." , Not afraid of flashing his tongue."

Mu Wan Gong snorted: "You said the same thing last year, but my men were defeated anyway?"

The commander of the Xuanwu Army was furious: "That was a sneak attack !

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Jiu An watched with great joy. What's the use of just talking? Hurry up and start fighting.

At this time, Emperor Yongxi, who was at the top of the list, held his chin and said, "Commander Mu is right, I'm really tired of seeing these two tricks going back and forth."

Mu Wan Gong cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, you are wise." He was proud of himself. He glanced at the commander of the Xuanwu Army.

The commander of the Xuanwu Army gritted his teeth and lowered his head: The villain has succeeded, and I will let you be arrogant for a moment.

Yong Xi asked again: "Do you have any good ideas?"

"This..." The civil and military officials looked at each other in confusion and racked their brains for a long time. Emperor Yong Xi was not very satisfied: "No, there is nothing new."

This . At that time, they only heard a voice saying: "I have an idea."

Everyone looked at the voice and were a little surprised. It was the young and handsome Lu Siye, who was usually a quiet person. He suddenly appeared in the queue. They didn't know what would happen. idea.

Emperor Yongxi was very interested: "Tell me and listen."

Lu Jiu'an smiled slightly, and said calmly under the gazes from all directions: "I thought that we could combine the two games into one and change it to rescuing the hostages."

Chapter 192

Lu Jiu'an said: "The generals of the two armies draw lots to determine the offense and defense. The defender will hide the hostages on their own. When the time is up, if the attacker has not yet come into contact with the hostages, the defender can tear up the vote, which means the defender wins. Otherwise, the attacker will be there. After contacting the hostages, they brought them back to the position safely, and the attackers won."

The commander of the Xuanwu Army narrowed his eyes: "According to Lu Siye, the difficulty of the tasks between the attackers and defenders is too different. It would be unfair."

Lu Jiu'an spread his hands and said, "There is no way, there is only one day, and if there is no limit, the two sides will have to fight until the end. As for the question raised by Commander Ma, each side will be responsible for the attack and defense."

"The rescue of the hostages needs to be carried out . Detailed strategic deployment. During the operation, everyone has an irreplaceable role. Who is suitable for surveying the terrain and military situation, who is suitable for charging into the battle, and who is suitable for sneaking to rescue the hostages. At this time, the general becomes crucial. "

"A battle not only shows everyone's individual combat capabilities, but also the cooperation of the entire team. In this way, don't you have the two battles you want to see?"

The commander of the Xuanwu Army chuckled a few times. , smiled with unclear meaning: "Lu Siye, an imperial tutor, is rare to be so familiar with the art of war."

"Don't dare, I have read two military books, and I know a thing or two."

Emperor Yongxi made the final decision: "Just press That's what Lu Siye said."

"Then please move to the higher ground."

Emperor Yongxi left this matter to one of his guards, who came back after a short while.

The battle site between the two armies was chosen in a valley with intertwined peaks. The terrain was complex, with rivers and jungles, so that the action would not end too quickly, making it boring for the saints to watch.

The rest of the people are distributed on the two nearby hills. Looking down from above, the entire valley can be seen clearly, and the actions of both sides are clear at a glance.

In case of fraud such as the hostages escaping on their own or passing messages to the attackers, a random person from the princes and nobles will be selected as a hostage.

It is obviously more attractive to go into battle in person than to sit back and watch. Many people were eager to give it a try, but in the end, Prince Han Linshen prevailed over other ministers to get such an opportunity.

"Emperor Yongxi has such a big heart, his sword has no eyes, and he is not afraid of the prince getting hurt." Lu Jiuan clicked his tongue.

Han Zhi was next to Lu Jiu'an: "As long as he can't die, he can be saved. As the prince, Han Linshen will be in danger in the future. If he can't deal with this little fight now, how will he inherit the throne in the future."

Si Jingwei The five-city army and horse divisions were in full formation, and their respective commanders and capital commanders were racing against time to give their orders in a loud voice.

Lu Jiuan was too far away to hear clearly, and he could only see spit flying in the sun. Lu Jiuan guessed that they were doing temporary tutoring before the exam.

But what's the use?

The battlefield is changing rapidly. If just one or two words before the battle can change the outcome, anyone can talk on paper.

Mu Wan Gong was the first to come back, with his long knife hanging on his waist, and he moved leisurely with each step.

"There is one thing I have never understood. Mu Wan Gong and Mu Lin are both generals. Mu Lin has extraordinary skills and must have had high hopes when he was a child. Why didn't he join the army like his sister?"

Han Zhi glanced at him and said, He didn't seem to want to say it.

"It doesn't matter if you don't tell me." Lu Jiu'an waved his hand quickly, "I just asked casually."

Han Zhi paused and said, "Grandpa Mu Lin was also the one who taught us martial arts. Once when he led troops to fight, the prefect on the border was afraid of death. , and closed the city gate tightly. In order to save more than a thousand of his subordinates, the old general ordered people to break in from the city wall, kill the prefect and the city guards, and force the city gate to open. "

Lu Jiu'an trembled slightly and glanced at the people not far away. Mu drew his bow.

"This matter reached the court, and the late emperor recalled the old general overnight. At the court, the censor took the lead in criticizing. The late emperor could not withstand the pressure of the civil and military forces of the court and wanted to punish the old general. The old general could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide in front of the hall. From now on, you If you have the chance, you can see that the blood stains on the jade steps have not been wiped off yet."

Han Zhi's eyes were a little red, and Lu Jiu'an was shocked and quietly held his hand.

He seemed to see a gray-haired old man who spent his whole life charging on the battlefield and scolding Fang Qiu, but in the end he was cornered by his own people and died in hatred.

Han Zhi rolled his throat: "So, Mu Lin will no longer want to see those people who talk about benevolence, justice, morality, and sanctimony."

Lu Jiuan also felt uncomfortable in his heart. Perhaps the old general was closer to Han Zhi than the late emperor was to him.

Several commanders came back one after another, standing on both sides, staring intently at the offensive and defensive situation below.

It's about face, so they can't help but be nervous.

This is much more exciting than a single competition. There are many twists and turns in the process.

When the critical point came, everyone could not help but hold their breath and concentrate, sweating for the offensive and defensive sides off the court.

Emperor Yongxi narrowed his eyes, pointed at a lightning-fast figure below and said, "This kid is extraordinary."

Others naturally noticed it and exclaimed: "What a quick move."

"I didn't even see clearly who she was. He climbed up the tree and jumped up in two or three steps, as agile as a cat. The people from the Wucheng Army and Horse Division passed by below, but they didn't notice. "

The commander looked embarrassed.

Standing at a high place, Zhan Weizhu's every move was clearly seen.

She lay quietly on the tree trunk and waited for a while, as if she had merged with the poplar tree. As soon as the people from the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division left, Zhan Weizhu turned over without hesitation and ran quickly to the right.

Her teammates were luring the enemy on the left, and she had to take this opportunity to patrol around this section without allowing a moment's delay.

"The King of Hell waits for no one, and every second counts for rescue!"

This is the mission that has been engraved in the bones after being trained in Yingping County Government.

A two-meter-high mountain rock ran across the middle of the road ahead. Zhan Weizhu's speed increased instead of slowing down. He took two or three steps up the vertical rock wall and reached the other side in the blink of an eye.

"This is obviously a bird, it flew directly over!"

Then Zhan Weizhu operated the golden hook upside down and crawled forward... which dazzled everyone.

"Looking at rivers, mountains and rocks as nothing, it's like walking on flat ground." Feng Xiji's eyes were bright and he already had a love for talents. He slapped his hands loudly, "Commander Mu, who is this boy? Where did you find him? "Where are you looking for it ?

The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division didn't want it. I just happened to see it and picked it up."

He said this in a way that everyone present could hear.

Commander Du's face turned the color of pig liver from neck to neck: "Nonsense, how could I not know there is such a person."

"Oh, it is indeed not Commander Du's fault." Mu Wankong said lazily, crossing his arms. , "People were kicked out before they even entered. The commander-in-chief is sitting in the Governor's Mansion. How dare those people under you bother you with such a trivial matter. The people around you should know a thing or two."

Seeing the spearhead . Turning to himself, he commanded Qian Shi to bite his silver teeth and said, "It is true."

Mu Wan Gong smiled sarcastically and turned to Lu Jiu'an: "As for who this is, I have to ask Lu Siye."

Feng Xiji was surprised: "Is it this? "Is this person related to Lu Siye?"

Lu Jiu'an said, "He was a capable subordinate of the official when he was in Yingping."

Lu Jiu'an explained the ins and outs of how she came to southern Shanxi, emphasizing that Zhan Weizhu took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the disaster-stricken area for rescue and was strongly recommended by the governor: "The other dozens of people who came together have now joined the Wucheng Army. Ma Si has been appointed."

Commander Qianshi snorted silently, thinking that this was enough. He smiled back at Lu Jiu'an, seeming to take the initiative to make good friends.

Unexpectedly, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Lu Jiu'an added with a smile: "Zhan Weizhu is their leader in Yingping."

The implication is that your Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will take the following "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" into the gate. , but shut out the real thousand-mile horse, you really don't know the pearl!

The commander's expression changed, and he immediately bowed and apologized.

Emperor Yongxi listened to the cynicism of the group of them for a long time without interrupting him. Until now, he said: "I have some impressions of this matter, so I summon Zhan Weizhu to come."

The battle below is coming to an end. , as Zhan Weizhu protected Han Linshen and reached the attacking position, the battle between the two sides ended with the victory of the Suzaku Army.

Zhan Weizhu, sweating profusely, was brought to the imperial court. Her calves instinctively trembled and twitched, and she buried her head in fear. She only stared at the toes of Emperor Yongxi in her sight, not daring to glance around.

Emperor Yongxi asked her several questions, including how she got her job in Yingping, how she went to the disaster area for rescue, and what happened on the day she went to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.

Zhan Weizhu's speech was stumbling at first, but later it became smoother and smoother. When he talked about being laughed at by the soldiers and horses, he was able to be as calm as a mirror.

"I remember that the documents handed over from Jiangzhou said that during Lu Siye's tenure, there were only a handful of thefts and murders. Are your government servants really so powerful?"

"It's just about eating the emperor's salary and serving the emperor's worries." Lu Jiu'an said thoughtfully. He pointed out, "Thanks to General Zhenyuan for going to Jiangzhou to suppress the bandits."

Everyone suddenly realized and looked at the unsmiling General Zhenyuan.

That is to say, how could Lu Jiu'an, a small businessman, train such soldiers?

Emperor Yongxi gave the golden tripod to Zhan Weizhu and asked her to retreat first.

Feng Xiji congratulated: "Congratulations to Commander Mu on getting another good general."

Yong Xi looked at Commander Qianshi's eyes and asked harmoniously: "Since it was recommended by the governor, why did he turn him away and ignore him?"

Commander Qianshi trembled . He pursed his lips and said: "There has never been a precedent for a woman to hold a position in the Ministry of War. I dare not..."

Lu Jiu'an frowned: "How can Sir Qianshi say no? Isn't a person as big as Commander Mu still here? Or should I say Commander Qianshi doesn't regard Commander Mu as a woman."

Commander Qianshi's face was green and white, and he said angrily, "What qualifications do you have to question me?"

Commander Qianshi is a fourth-rank official, and Lu Jiu'an is a sixth-rank official. Those who are not officials of some kind are really not qualified to be able to correct moral conduct and correct a hundred departments.

Lu Jiu'an's words were stern and well-founded: "As the highest institution of learning in the Zhou Dynasty, the Imperial College is responsible for the important task of teaching and educating people. As the director of the Imperial College, I must first correct myself before I can correct others. Zhan Weizhu was my former subordinate. When she suffered injustice, I Is Lu Jiu'an going to be so timid because of the evil power that he doesn't even have the courage to speak out for his subordinates?"

The commander was slapped down by him, and he was so angry that he said, "Who do you think is the evil power? You want to spit on people!"

"Yes, yes, you don't admit that you are a powerful person. Then I just asked casually, but who is using his rank to suppress me? Let's discuss the matter. If you have a clear conscience, Please explain the problem just now."

Han Zhi knew that he was going to cause trouble again. He felt funny in his heart and silently moved half an inch to Lu Jiu'an. His command was like a rooster being strangled.

The commander-in-chief glared at him and ordered him to swallow a mouthful of blood foam that came out of his gums.

"Commander Mu is a special case. She is a queen of a famous family. How can there be so many women in the world?"

"You also know that she is a special case." Lu Jiu'an waited for his words, "The times create heroes, and the dawn can welcome them." Come a warrior, you can also wait for a coward. What a person looks like is related to the environment in which she lives. It is you who force women to be virtuous at home and take care of their husbands and children. It was all caused by your own hands, but now you look down on them. How could they be better than you if they were given the same environment, Mr. Qianshi?"

All the civil and military officials were stunned when they heard this, but Mu Wan Gong still echoed: "Si Lu. Ye is right. I will form a female army when I get back."

The two sang in harmony, and Emperor Yongxi had a headache. He waved his hand and said, "It's endless. The good hunting in the mountains has been messed up by you, so hurry up and finish the competition. Return to the court. "

Lu Jiu'an has been waiting for this for so long, and when the time finally comes, how can he just let it go?

So the next day, a thick memorial from his Imperial College was delivered to the General Affairs Department. After reading the contents of the memorial, the two generals looked at each other in confusion. They really couldn't make up their minds. Finally, they waved their hands and handed it to the Imperial Palace for His Majesty to handle it personally

Chapter 193

Lu Jiuan passed through Yemen and stepped onto the Jinshui Bridge. This was his second time entering the Jinluan Palace, and he was able to achieve a face as flat as a mirror and a heart as calm as water.

The eyes of all the civil and military officials all fell on Lu Jiu'an, circling his empty hands.

After Lu Jiu'an paid the courtesy ceremony, Emperor Yongxi pulled out a memorial: "Donglan, read it to all the ministers."

Donglan unfolded the memorial and saw the content inside. He was stunned for a moment and scanned it without leaving a trace. After taking a look at Lu Jiu'an, who was standing with his head bowed, he spoke.

After the memorial was read out, the ministers were silent for two seconds, looked in the direction of Lu Jiu'an, and said in disbelief: "You want women to join the imperial court as officials?"

"Yes."

"Absurd!" The bachelor of the Hanlin Academy was the first to speak out, " Mu Wan Gong's idea of ​​forming a female army has been frowned upon by the world. You actually want to break the rules passed down by your ancestors from generation to generation. "

In addition to the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, other civil and military officials also criticized with disapproval: "Lu Jiu'an. , It is not easy to govern a country for a long time!"

Su Ming stood at the end of the team and winked at Lu Jiu'an.

Xiang Daozhen reached out from behind and grabbed Lu Jiu'an. Lu Jiu'an ignored him. Now that he had made up his mind, how could others just shrink back after just a few curse words?

"Conventions are meant to be broken. Only in this way can there be new life..."

"Arrogant!" Lu Jiu'an only retorted with a short sentence, and the scolding that followed was like a surging tide. Jiu An looked around and saw that they all had frowns and fierce reactions.

"Back then, when you were the disciple of Mr. Dage, I had a lot of affection for you. But now it seems like, huh." Yan Zhongyi is a great scholar of Dongge, and his students are all over the world. Since the death of Mr. Dage, the civil servants in the imperial court have been secretly hiding. He is the only one who is following the lead, and his status is as important as light weight.

He turned around and directed his anger at Jijiu: "The person from your Imperial College is talking nonsense in the court hall. As his superior, do you allow him to act recklessly in the prison cell?"

Jijiu was displeased: "Xueshi Yan, be careful what you say. ."

The court hall was filled with noise.

Han Zhi narrowed his eyes.

After going to Lingshan last night, he went to Lu Jiuan's mansion and listened to him tell the truth about his plan.

As early as Ying Ping, he discovered that Lu Jiuan had an unusual attitude towards women.

He opened Hongtu College with gender-neutral admissions; he fought against all opinions to make Meng Yitai his wife; Huacai Fang Ren Gong Pavilion recruited female workers... But he didn't expect that Lu Jiu'an had always had such a plan.

Lu Jiu'an became the target of public criticism, and almost everyone was admonishing him.

Han Zhi said expressionlessly: "You'd better listen to what Lu Siye has to say."

"What's there to say? Let women serve as officials in the court. What's the matter with men? Just take off your hat and go home to plow the fields. Forget it."

All the civil and military officials refused to listen, disagreed, and had no need to say anything, even if Lu Jiu'an was full of rhetoric, he couldn't do anything.

That's all, give them a buffer time first, nothing can be done overnight.

After going down to court, Yan Zhongyi was still angry. The civil servants surrounding him naturally echoed the accusations. A student from Wenyuan Pavilion came to give him good advice, but Yan Zhongyi pushed him away.

"I know that your son, Su Ming, is on good terms with Lu Jiu'an. I originally thought that this son would be neither arrogant nor impetuous, but he would dare to make such ridiculous remarks."

Yan Zhongyi was furious. After returning, he ordered people to go The Ministry of Personnel asked for a document about Lu Jiu'an's political achievements during his six years in Yingping, so he read it word for word with the tea in hand to calm down the fire.

The Grand Master of Zhongji Palace who came with him asked, "How is it?"

Yan Zhongyi looked at him calmly.

To be honest, Lu Jiu'an, the county magistrate, is really hard to fault. He was able to raise Emperor Yongxi to three levels in a row, so his political achievements are naturally very outstanding.

Yan Zhongyi became even more angry, and gradually turned into a hater. He slapped the pages on the table: "Look, isn't this county magistrate quite good? Why... Hey, no matter what, I will never agree to such a thing that corrupts Chao Gang."

Lu Jiu'an didn't know this, and he returned to the Imperial College calmly.

Cai Gongshuang was waiting at the door of the prison cell. When he saw his carriage, he hurriedly approached him and said, "You're not hurt, Lu Siye. I heard that you aroused public anger in the court and caused everyone to fight."

That's not the case.

Lu Jiu'an felt warm in his heart and comforted him: "No one dares to be disrespectful in front of the emperor."

Cai Gongshuang reminded him: "When you see Leng Siye, remember to stay away. When you were not around just now, he was in front of Xuezheng That gloating look..."

Lu Jiu'an asked in a low voice: "It seems that Leng Siye didn't like me very much when I came here. Does Cai Siye know the reason?"

"What else could it be?" Cai Gongshuang pulled him to the corner. , looked around, "Leng Ningruan has a narrow mind. You have already sat in his position when you are only thirty years old. I am jealous of you. Now I finally see you fall down. Of course it is a villain who has succeeded."

Lu Jiuan realized , thanked him for the reminder.

Because of this incident, Lu Jiu'an had a few verbal battles with the Confucian scholars in the following court meetings, and he really got a taste of the fighting ability of the officials.

The civil servants headed by the Grand Scholar of Dongge refused to give in, while the others stood aside and watched.

However, Lu Jiuan was not without gains. At least through his unremitting efforts, he had poached several corners from the enemy camp.

His immediate superior, Imperial College Jijiu, was one of them.

Lu Jiuan knew that things could not be solved with empty words. He had to have something to say.

"Your Majesty clearly knows that the minister's proposal of women joining the court as officials is not just for them, but for the sake of the Zhou Dynasty."

Emperor Yongxi smiled half-heartedly: "It's a high-sounding statement, so you can explain it."

Lu Jiu'an didn't panic . He took out a piece of tissue paper from his sleeve. The Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Palace next to him accidentally glanced at it. It was filled with dense lines and symbols. He didn't know what they were and couldn't understand them.

Lu Jiu'an shook his homemade report: "There are more than 60 million people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the bets for men and women are close to half. Among them, the number of people who participated in the children's examination totaled... people, the selected talents totaled... people, and the number of candidates was... A total of... people, a total of Gongsheng... people. By the way, if you have any doubts about the data, you can ask the Minister of Household Affairs. "

"It is not difficult to see from this data that there are so many people in Dazhou, but only half of them are qualified to step in. Entering the official career.

Just imagine, if everyone in the country can contribute to the future prosperity, what kind of grand scene will it be like in the Great Zhou Dynasty? A person who is not a poor scholar has to go through many scientific examinations to stand out among thousands of troops and have the opportunity to stand here. Those women can't read a single word. How can they be officials? "

"Then let them also take the scientific examinations? "

You..." Yan Zhong looked at him in disbelief, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"I knew very well when we were hunting in Lingshan that they might not be given the same environment. He did worse than men, and the same goes for the

imperial examination. "Yan Zhongyi said with a flick of his sleeves. "

"Whether it's fanciful or not, you'll know when you see it." Lu Jiu'an calmed down and turned around to ask Emperor Yongxi: "I dare to ask your majesty to declare a person to come to court. This person is waiting outside the door, holding an orchid in his hand. You can see it at a glance."

Emperor Yong Xi also wanted to know what Lu Jiuan was selling, so he agreed to his request.

The emperor's guards were ordered to go forward. Not long after, everyone saw a girl in simple clothes following the guards. She had no makeup on her face and her hands were rough. There were faint traces of labor. She did not look like someone who came from a wealthy family. , but behaves politely and appears to be well-educated.

Wen Yuan was actually very nervous, and the sweat on her palms left wet fingerprints on her sleeves.

She never thought that one day she would stand in a magnificent palace, surrounded by a group of high-ranking officials, and even the most noble person in the world sitting on the throne in front of her.

Lu Jiu'an walked to Wen Yuan's side and gave her a comforting look.

"As you can see, Wen Yuan is just an ordinary farmer's daughter. She only spent a few years in college, so she has read scriptures, is proficient in arithmetic, and has a little understanding of music."

"I don't believe it." A voice sounded in the Jinluan Palace. Whispers.

It's enough for a noble girl from a famous family to be knowledgeable and sensible, but why should a peasant's daughter also read books from sages?

Immediately, someone stood up and expressed that they wanted to take the exam for Wen Yuan. Lu Jiu'an was eager to ask for it and made a gesture of invitation.

The Imperial Academy's Attendant first asked questions. Several of the questions he asked were relatively simple, and Wen Yuan answered them easily.

Yan Zhongyi was dissatisfied: "I'll do it."

He not only used "Spring and Autumn" to ask a very tricky policy question, but also listed several arithmetic questions.

Wen Yuan pondered for a while and gave an arithmetic answer first. Yong Xi turned sideways and asked Donglan, "Is it correct?"

Donglan didn't have the ability to count in vain. He quickly flipped the abacus in his hand, and then replied: " Your Majesty, it's absolutely true."

At this moment, all the ministers had a look of disbelief in their eyes.

Wen Yuan began to solve the following policy question, but compared to arithmetic, her solution to this question was only clear and coherent, and her writing style was not that profound.

Yan Zhong said: "It's ordinary. With such literary talent, even a child can't pass the examination."

"But Wen Yuan only studied for four years." Xiang Daozhen reminded him, "Scholar Yan, you can't ignore this fact.

Dong Huilin couldn't help but said, "How did you know that she only studied for four years? What if it was just Lu Siye who made up the story?" Xiang

Daozhen shook his head and said, "I have been working in Guangmu for six years." I know very well which states have lax students and which ones are diligent and diligent. I have watched Ying Ping step by step from being a white scholar to being a scholar."

He recounted everything he had seen and heard in the past six years . , including restarting the county school and building Hongtu College, everyone just found it incredible.

There were only a few words about the political achievements submitted by Jiangzhou, and they could only get a glimpse of one or two of them from the shriveled data. Now when listening to Xiang Daozhen's words, they just felt like they were listening to some magical story.

For a moment, I actually had the urge to go to Ying Ping to have a look in person.

No wonder Lu Jiuan has such whimsical thoughts.

It turns out that he has been doing this since Yingping!

All the civil and military officials listened with great interest. The time for the court meeting had already passed. Emperor Yongxi did not say anything to stop him and continued to talk to Daozhen.

"Not only that, Lu Siye also founded daily news for ordinary people to read. In their free time, the common people's favorite thing to do is to go to the Life Plaza to listen to students reading newspapers, so that they can learn about the world even if they don't go out. "

The daily news sounds like the same thing as Guandi."

"There are still some differences." Xiang Daozhen took out a roll of paper from his wide sleeve robe and said, "Every day news." Hundreds of copies of the journal are printed, and wealthy people are willing to buy a copy to read. I happened to bring a few issues with me today."

The important news went to Emperor Yongxi to read it first. Lu Jiu'an glanced at Emperor Yongxi and saw that he was looking at it intently. , somewhat funny.

It's a pity that Your Majesty is not the best actor, he is pretending to be like that.

The first time he entered the imperial study, Lu Jiuan knew that Emperor Yongxi knew everything that happened in Yingping. This daily news might be lying somewhere in the imperial study.

After Emperor Yongxi read it, Eunuch Donglan took it and circulated it to everyone.

The content of daily news is eclectic, ranging from decrees issued by the imperial court to small anecdotes that happened in Yingping. The ministers had never seen these before, and they were all amazed by them, especially the earthquake issue. Several reports about Lu Qi taking disciples from Xiangdao Town deep into the disaster area moved many people.

Xiangdaozhen struck while the iron was hot: "To be honest, when I was serving as an academic administrator, I was fortunate enough to participate in the compilation of the provincial capital news agency. I believe that daily news is beneficial to the country and the people, so it can be continued in southern Shanxi."

"What you said is true. ." Emperor Yongxi not only nodded and agreed to Xiang Daozhen's proposal, but also ordered him to take full responsibility. After learning about the existence of editor-in-chief Lu Qi, he was given the post of editor of important news, the eighth grade, to assist him.

Xiang Daozhen received the decree happily, and Lu Jiu'an was also happy for Lu Qi.

"What about the woman entering the court as an official?"

Emperor Yong Xi held the dragon chair with his hands and seemed hesitant. Yan Zhong put down the important news and strode forward: "One code is the same, your Majesty, absolutely not."

Lu Jiuan He said disappointedly: "With an example like Wen Yuan in front of you, wouldn't Scholar Yan think it's okay? There are many talented people like Wen Yuan in the world. If Your Majesty doesn't use them, wouldn't it be a waste of talent? It's a pity."

Yan Finally he got angry and said, "Let's wait until she is qualified."

"Really?" Lu Jiu'an's eyes lit up and he got off the slope: "What Bachelor Yan taught us is that we should do what Bachelor Yan said and let the woman go first. He must study and become literate in the entrance hall, and then take part in the imperial examination together with other men. Only in this way can he be fair and impartial. "

"..." Yan Zhong finally realized what Lu Jiu'an was saying and let out a deep sigh.

Emperor Yongxi seemed a little tired: "That's it, let's not mention the matter of female officials for now. There is a temple in the east of the southern city of Shanxi, which has been abandoned for many years. The Ministry of Industry sent craftsmen to repair it and turned it into a women's college. All the affairs of the college are handled by Lu Siye will make the overall arrangements. If the women's college is abolished, Lu Siye will be demoted and his salary will be reduced. "

It's a foregone conclusion, so Yan Zhongyi can only give up and comfort himself: Let Lu Jiu'an struggle for a few years. By then, this matter will be over.

Lu Jiu'an handed over his hand to thank him, and respectfully sent the emperor off with all the officials.

His original intention was to let women take part in the scientific examinations. Entering the court as an official was just a strategy for him to retreat in order to advance. But now he has nothing to do. Even walking feels a lot lighter.

Chapter 194

Lu Jiuan was victorious and went to court despite the complicated looks of everyone.

As soon as he left the door, a person behind him shouted in a low voice: "Lu Siye, wait a minute, wait a minute."

The other person was old, and his footsteps were not as fast as Lu Jiu'an's. He jogged all the way to catch up with him, and he was so tired. Panting.

The visitor looked around and saw that there was no one around. He leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "Lu Siye, I have three daughters at home. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to go to a women's college. They are very talented and will not worry you too much."

Lu Jiu'an was amused. He remembered that the other party had been following Academician Yan two days ago and criticizing him fiercely. In the blink of an eye, he came to visit him, and he fell out of favor faster than flipping through a book.

"Of course, no matter whether they are smart or not, as long as they are willing to learn, I will treat them equally." Lu Jiuan replied with a smile.

"Oh, Lu Siye is really a gentleman worthy of admiration..."

The other party kept saying beautiful flattery. Lu Jiu'an didn't want to get too entangled, so he said goodbye and went straight home.

Lu Qi was cooking and eating. Lu Jiu'an immediately told him the good news from the court. Lu Qi dropped the porcelain bowl in disbelief and jumped three feet high with joy: "Real Young Master? It means that from now on, Then, I am also an official?"

"Of course, the young master will accompany you to the official department tomorrow."

Lu Qi cheered, wagging his tail and following Lu Jiu'an's butt.

Hearing that he wanted to write a letter, Lu Qi was particularly attentive: "Master, who are you writing to? Mr. Mu Xiaohou? Let me help you deliver it to the inn."

Lu Jiu'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pushed his head away from him: "Write a letter to Yingping and ask Meng Yitai and Fan Chengqiu to come to southern Shanxi."

He had this plan when he left office. However, the situation was unclear at that time and the college could not leave them, so he had to let them continue teaching there first.

Now His Majesty has appointed him as the dean of the Women's College. At the beginning of the establishment of new students, the affairs were complicated, and his teaching philosophy was incompatible with Dazhou. It would be much easier if the two of them were there.

For Ying Ping, let Fan Chengqiu appoint another person to take over. Hongtu College is already relatively mature, and it will probably run smoothly without them.

"Then Sister Zhan will be very happy."

That's right. Lu Jiu'an doesn't plan to tell Zhan Weizhu for the time being, and will give her a surprise when the time comes.

The Ministry of Works quickly sent craftsmen to the abandoned temple.

Lu Jiu'an has already had many ideas about the college's planning.

A spacious playground is essential, and he plans to occasionally hold some on-campus activities in addition to regular education, so as not to train students who only study hard.

In addition, there is also a need for a library, which does not need to be too big. As for the collection of books, in addition to famous books and classics, Lu Jiuan copied a collection of Li Qingzhao's poems from the computer, as well as stories about the number one scholar Meng Lijun, the female consort Feng Suzhen and so on.

The teaching model and arrangement of the Imperial College obviously do not apply here. It just so happened that these craftsmen were free labor, and Lu Jiuan was prepared to make the best use of them.

He directed the craftsmen to remove all the collapsed Buddha statues from the temple, remove weeds, ram the soil, transplant flowers, tear down the peeling walls, and build new ones with green bricks and red tiles.

Then Nanyuan was turned into a small study room, which was fully equipped with candlelight tables and chairs.

Lu Jiuan went to the foreman with the drawings and asked, "Can you make a set of this kind of thing?"

The foreman shook his head and gave him directions: "I don't know how to do woodwork. Ask Lao Liu, he is very clever with his hands."

Old Liu was chewing dogtail grass and knocking on the wooden stake, his bare arms were thick and powerful.

After Lu Jiu'an explained his purpose, Lao Liu dropped the hammer and squinted at the drawings for a moment. He didn't see Mingtang: "It can be done if it can be done. What is this thing used for?"

"The drawing board is used for sketching for students when they go out. "It's useful."

Old Liu became even more confused: "How many are needed?"

Lu Jiu'an didn't know how many students would come by then, and he conservatively estimated that one hundred would be required.

Lu Jiu'an was very motivated. One day when he and Han Zhi were setting up the podium, a few people suddenly came outside the gate. They were several Yingping Gongsheng students from Gaochu Gaosu. They poked their heads into the courtyard.

"Why are you here?" Lu Jiu'an was surprised. He dusted off the dust in his hands, wiped it casually, and walked toward the door.

Several people were blushing. It turned out that they had heard about Lu Jiu'an's petition for the people and wanted to help him, but they were helpless and they were not even qualified to enter the Jinluan Palace.

As students who were beholden to Lu Jiu'an, they felt very guilty when they were unable to do anything to help him when he was in dire straits.

"It's nothing, I don't care." Lu Jiuan generously patted their shoulders to comfort them.

What's more, if Gao Chu and the others swarm to support him, they might give others a reason to impeach him. Lu Jiu'an formed a clique for personal gain, which would benefit neither himself nor them.

Despite this, several people still felt guilty and would come to the temple after their daily duties to do their best.

With their help, it took less than a month to complete the renovation of the college.

On the day of the new look, Emperor Yongxi ordered a gold-plated plaque to be delivered and named Duxueguan.

"Your Majesty has thought carefully." Having this personally given plaque is equivalent to having a Dinghaishen needle. Even if someone is dissatisfied, they will not dare to come and make trouble.

Han Zhi looked puzzled: "I went to the imperial brother to invite him, why didn't you praise me?"

Lu Jiu'an was ashamed. He really didn't expect this. He hugged Han Zhi and kissed him, and praised: "My husband is still the most considerate. "

At this time, Meng Yitai and Fan Chengqiu also arrived in southern Shanxi by boat from Yingping.

When the news reached the military camp, Zhan Weizhu was no longer interested in training and rushed back in a hurry. When the two met, their eyes were red.

"Sister Meng, why are you here? Are you no longer a wife at Hongtu College?"

"Master Lu sent me here." Meng Yitai looked at Zhan Weizhu tenderly.

Zhan Weizhu's eyes were dim with tears, and she begged pitifully: "Sister Meng, please stay here for a few more days."

"I'm not leaving. I'll stay with you in southern Shanxi."

The two whispered intimately, and Fan Chengqiu was filled with emotion. : "The friendship between Master Meng and Zhan Weizhu is commendable."

"Is everything okay at Hongtu College?" Lu Jiu'an asked.

"Okay, okay. After you left, Hongtu College accepted many more students. They missed you so much. They were very reluctant to leave you when they knew I was coming to Shannan." Fan Chengqiu recalled the scene at that time, choked with sobs, and said, Use your sleeve to wipe the tears from your eyes.

"That's right." Fan Chengqiu suddenly remembered something and took out a few jars of wine from the carriage, "Thank you, my boss, for asking me to bring them to you."

In the past two years, the supply of wine has exceeded demand, and the price has been driven up as a result. The jar of wine is worth hundreds of taels at least, but the New Year's money is actually given away as soon as it is given.

Fan Chengqiu said: "Your kindness cannot be equaled by a few jars of wine."

Lu Jiu'an put one of the jars of wine into four wine gourds and sent them out the next day. Su Ming received it with little regret. After opening it and taking a sip, I was stunned.

He stumbled and asked, "Is this... wine?"

Lu Jiuan nodded with a smile.

Su Ming screamed strangely, admiring him with admiration: "I... this wine was sold out as soon as it arrived in southern Shanxi. Even if you have money, you can't buy it. Where did you get it?"

"Take it, it doesn't cost money, someone else will give it to you ." "

Su Ming was so moved that he said incoherently: "Jiu'an is so nice... I know you recently founded a women's college. Did someone bribe you with wine? You can't take this wine randomly. No, no, I'll buy it with money. " Okay ."

Lu Jiuan raised his eyebrows and interrupted his random thoughts: "Do you know where the wine is produced?"

Su Ming recalled blankly, saying uncertainly: "...Jiangzhou, Yingping?"

Where do you work?"

"Ying Ping."

Lu Jiu'an tapped his forehead meaningfully with the fan handle.

Su Ming was enlightened in an instant and covered his red cheeks in collapse: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Just laugh at me secretly."

Lu Jiu'an thought: If this silly boy knew that the exhibition pavilion he admired so much was in my name, he would have to find a way to hide in it.

That afternoon, Meng Yitai came to Lu Jiuan's courtyard.

Meng Yitai is stunningly beautiful, and a woman like her is inherently eye-catching.

As for Lu Jiu'an, he was a golden bachelor. Not only did he serve in the court at a young age and became a sixth-rank official, but he was also born with a jade tree in the wind, and he had the potential to replace the four elegant people in southern Shanxi.

Many noble ladies in the capital secretly expressed their love, and the matchmakers who were secretly watching were also ready to make a move.

As soon as Meng Yitai arrived in Shannan, he entered Lu Jiu'an's villa. This happened to be seen by the main wife opposite who liked to chat with his good sisters in his spare time.

Therefore, Lu Siye was not married because he was working in his career, but he already had a romantic partner. This saying soon became known among the noble families in southern Shanxi.

The hearts of the famous ladies were almost broken when they heard this.

The Minister of Hube, who had intended to betroth his daughter to Lu Jiuan, happened to "encounter" him at the gate of the Imperial College to find out the authenticity.

"Congratulations to Lu Siye, that beautiful woman who captured the country a few days ago is your future wife? No wonder you don't look down on those golden people."

Han Zhi, who was with us, said expressionlessly: "That's Lu Siye I was specially invited to serve as the wife of the women's college. I was also there at that time. Why didn't you say that I was his future wife?"

Minister Tobe was speechless and sweating profusely as he reflected on what he had done recently. He accidentally touched the bad luck of this evil god, and after reflection to no avail, he looked at Lu Jiu'an in confusion.

Lu Jiu'an couldn't laugh or cry: "Mrs. Meng has a noble character. At that time, she and I were discussing college affairs. The door was open. We sat in the yard all afternoon. Passersby could see it clearly. Don't make random guesses to ruin someone's reputation. Ah."

Lu Jiu'an finally dismissed the Minister of Household Affairs, and after returning home, he still had to deal with the troublesome General Zhenyuan.

Han Zhi's jealousy tank overturned. His mind was filled with all the comments he heard during the day. The nameless jealousy in his heart was raging. As soon as he closed the door, he pressed the person in his arms and bit him punitively. The force was so strong that he could not wait to see it. Devour him into your belly.

Lu Jiu'an's tongue was sore and numb from being sucked, and he suggested: "Han Chaori, why don't we make it public?"

Han Zhi pressed his forehead against his, breathing hot breath and touching his lips and teeth, and finally shook his head and refused: "That's it. "Come on, trouble."

Jiu An is now the director of the Imperial College. If those censors knew that he liked masculinity, they would definitely find ways to pull him down.

He had finally managed to get a girl to go to school from his brother, but he couldn't let all his efforts go to waste just because of himself.

Everything is ready in Duxueguan, all that is left is the students and the master.

The master is easy to recruit, and there are a lot of talents in the official department. Lu Jiu'an followed the same method and selected several teachers with good character, real materials and good teaching skills through written examination and interviews.

Then he personally wrote an admissions brochure, briefly introducing the rich and colorful teaching content, the strong teaching staff, and the original intention of establishing the women's college.

It happened that the news agency opened in Xiangdao Town was established. It is worth mentioning that the news agency was also known as Jiu'an News Agency.

I wish you long-term peace and stability in the Great Zhou Dynasty. In addition, it also tells the world that Daily News was founded by a minister named Lu Jiuan for the people when Yingping was the county magistrate.

Lu Jiu'an placed the advertisement for the admissions brochure in the daily news. Next, he sat in the college and waited for the female students to report.

Unfortunately, the results were not ideal.

Among the more than fifty people recruited, almost all came from the aristocratic families in the capital, and there were only a few girls from ordinary people's families.

Lu Jiu'an held the roster, feeling an indescribable depression in his heart.

He knew why.

People think that it is useless for women to study, but it will reduce the family's labor force.

If we want to change the current situation of women, we have a long way to go.

No matter what, now that we have teachers and students, Duxueguan has officially started teaching.

Chapter 195

The students in Duxue Hall are either rich or noble. Even if they are women and are destined to marry into their husband's family when they grow up, when they reach a certain age, they will still be educated by the masters hired by the clan, so their knowledge Uneven.

Lu Jiu'an could only divide the more than 50 people into two groups based on age, starting with thirteen years old, and teach them separately.

On the first day of school, Duxue Hall welcomed two unexpected people, Imperial College Jijiu and Cai Gongshuang came to visit holding the four treasures of the study.

Lu Jiu'an was flattered: "How could Jijiu and Cai Siye be willing to come over?"

Jijiu seemed not to have heard, and walked ahead with his hands behind his hands. Cai Gongshuang said: "Jijiu has been talking about it early in the morning. He said that he should come and see what's in the Duxue Hall. There's nothing I need to add, I'm afraid you won't think it through well enough."

Jijiu turned around and scolded him, "You're the only one who talks a lot."

Lu Jiu'an warmed up a little and thanked him warmly.

In the Duxue Hall, the female students were all dressed up in fancy clothes. Their eyes couldn't help but look left and right, full of curiosity and longing for their next college career.

The Imperial Academy minister shook his lips with wine and hesitated to speak. Cai Gongshuang no longer had so many worries and said bluntly: "You are not here to study. If you don't know, you might think you are attending the Peony Party."

Lu Jiu'an knew that Cai Gongshuang was here. This is not just for female students.

If the same thing happened in the Imperial College, once the group of supervisors dressed inappropriately or behaved a little bit wildly, this group of old-fashioned and rigorous educated people would stand up and reprimand them severely for not wanting to make progress.

Lu Jiu'an accepted it humbly: "Thank you Cai Siye for reminding me, I will let them pay attention."

At this time, he already had an immature idea in his heart.

Jijiu took a tour around, and when he arrived outside the classroom where he was teaching, he saw a page of paper posted on the wooden door: "What is this?"

Lu Jiu'an explained: "The class schedule is arranged, and the teachers are arranged according to the schedule. The classes will be taught in order."

Jijiu was shocked, and he looked closer and said in surprise: "Why do you still teach music and painting?"

"Music is for cultivating sentiments, and painting is for cultivating one's character, but in daily life, I still read the books of sages. Lord, don't worry, Jijiu won't put the cart before the horse."

"That's right." Jijiu made a brief comment and opened the door to visit the classroom.

The two of them left the Duxue Hall after not staying for a while.

Studying the Four Books and Five Classics is always boring and tedious. However, after a day of sitting hard, these female students were still very interested and chatted endlessly.

Lu Jiu'an tapped the blackboard with a ruler: "Quiet, I have something to say."

The women immediately stopped talking and looked at him with eyes hungry for knowledge.

"I would like to order two sets of school uniforms and ask for your opinions."

"What are school uniforms?" someone asked.

"School uniforms are unique to Tuxue Hall. In the future, you will need to wear school uniforms to enter school. I want people to see it and know that you are students from Tuxue Hall and know that you are different."

What other words can compare to this? What's more tempting about being "different"? These four words were like spring thunder, easily stirring the heartstrings of young students.

Lu Jiu'an only mentioned it briefly, and without any need to say anything, the students excitedly agreed to his fantastic idea.

Lu Jiu'an brainstormed on the style of clothing and adopted different people's opinions. Finally, he handed the clothing design drawings to Wu Niang and asked her to go to a garment shop in Jinnancheng to sew it.

Wu Niang was born into a merchant's family. She has been influenced by her ears and eyes since she was a child. She is smart and capable. After she got married, she took care of her husband's family in an orderly manner.

After her husband's family fell into ruin, she was recommended by Lu Jiu'an's wife, the wife who spread rumors about him. She was the most suitable candidate to be responsible for the chores of the Duxue Hall.

After Lu Jiu'an handed the matter over to Wu Niang, he was so relieved that he let it go. Unexpectedly, a few days later, Wu Niang came back with a frustrated face.

Lu Jiu'an knew something was not going well as soon as he saw her expression: "What? Could it be that the clothing store doesn't do it?"

That shouldn't be the case. With such a big order, any store would be happy to receive it.

"Of course I'm doing it. There's no reason why you can't make money if you have money." Wu Niang said, "You don't know something, but I went to four garment shops with the best craftsmanship in Jin Nancheng. Each one of them had a lot of work in their hands and wanted to The school uniforms for Jiedu Academy have to be arranged until the end of next month."

Lu Jiu'an was speechless, thinking that this is indeed the capital with the highest population density.

"What about other ready-made clothing stores?"

"Other ready-made clothing stores have some spare time, but unfortunately the embroidery work is not satisfactory. Those clothes are for girls..." Wu Niang did not finish her words, but Lu Jiu'an probably understood what she meant. .

"Then just wait, not more than a month or two."

Han Zhi heard about this from somewhere. One day when Lu Jiu'an went to Prince Yu's Mansion, Han Zhi sat down next to Lu Jiu'an and dropped it on the table. A copper box, indicating to him to open it and take a look.

Just looking at Han Zhili's arms, one could tell that the copper box was heavy. When Lu Jiuan opened the lid, he was immediately blinded by the golden light inside.

"Wow." Lu Jiuan made a sound that he had never seen before.

Han Zhi was pleased and his eyebrows widened: "Why go to all the trouble to find another ready-made clothing store? Don't you want to open Huacai Fang in southern Shanxi? You can just use these two sets of school uniforms for... promotion? This box of gold and silver jewelry It should be enough."

More than enough, it is more than enough to house five ready-to-wear shops.

Lu Jiu'an wears many hats and cannot do as he does in Yingping. Fortunately, this is General Han's territory, and many people have volunteered to take care of Huacai Fang for General Han.

Huacai Workshop cannot be established in a short period of time, but we can recruit some embroiderers and tailors first. Within five days after the design drawings were delivered to the workshop, Wu Niang couldn't wait to find Lu Jiu'an with two sets of finished products in hand.

"Sir, please take a look at it. If you are satisfied, the rest will be sewn according to this set."

The clothes unfolded slowly like moonlight.

The lake blue shirt is elegant and dignified, with lifelike lotus patterns on it, and the exquisite embroidery can be seen in every stitch.

"The bright moon suddenly wakes up, and the tall and tall trees stand tall." The light and shadow floated in front of Lu Jiu'an's eyes, as if he could see his own students wearing these clothes, full of vitality. He tapped the palm of his hand, "Okay, that's it. It's very suitable for the students of our college. Temperament."

"No." Hearing an unquestionable rebuttal from behind, Han Zhi frowned, "I don't agree."

Lu Jiu'an asked, "When did Brother Han have the time to worry about this? " Well, the whole Huacai Fang belongs to you, so tell me what needs to be improved."

Han Zhi looked puzzled: "Jiu'an, have you forgotten?"

Lu Jiu'an was stared at like this for a long time. Feeling the pressure, he said with a guilty conscience: "I'm sorry, Brother Han, there have been too many things recently."

Han Zhi took a deep breath and clenched his fists at his side: "The Huacaifang dog hug is missing from the clothes."

"What is it? Ah, I get it, logo." Lu Jiu'an patted his head and turned to ask Wu Niang to add double-sided embroidery of the sun and Waji flower.

Han Zhi was depressed and felt some unspeakable grievances in his heart for some reason. Da Ma Jin Dao sat on the stool and sulked.

Lu Jiuan's attention was all on the school uniforms. He took out a set of Huacaifang clothes and gave them to Wu Niang. Wu Niang took them in her hand and looked at them over and over, exclaiming: "I don't know who made this female celebrity, but she can actually be in the same place." The thin fabric is embroidered on the front and back. But sir, I remember that the clothes painted on the paper did not have this flower."

Lu Jiu'an said proudly: "Well, this is the unique symbol of Huacai. From now on, it will only be Huacai. You will see all the clothes produced by the shop."

When there were only two people left in the room, the dull Lu Jiu'an noticed the unusual low pressure. He turned around and saw Han Zhi's handsome face as black as the bottom of a pot, and felt sad. Feeling bad, he turned around and walked out. As soon as his hand touched the door frame, a hungry wolf grabbed him by the neck and dragged him back.

That night, Lu Jiuan paid a heavy price for his negligence.

The school uniforms for more than fifty people were made by embroiderers all night long, and were finally delivered to every student in one morning.

The girls were so excited that they put on brand new clothes the next day. This excitement lasted for three full days and has not subsided. Lu Jiu'an stood under the eaves of the corridor, watching this scene and smiling with satisfaction.

Cai Gongshuang clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Lu Siye is very capable. Without any effort, he made these beauty-loving girls willingly take off their gorgeous clothes."

Lu Jiu'an was noncommittal. He just took advantage of a rare mentality. This This psychology is called a sense of honor.

"What kind of school uniform is this? I'll go back and talk to Jiujiu. I wonder if our Imperial College can also have a uniform." Cai Gongshuang said, "Speaking of which, Lu Siye, ever since His Majesty agreed to the establishment of a women's college, you have been focusing on it. , I'm afraid I've even forgotten what the gate of the Imperial College looks like."

Although Lu Jiu'an was appointed by the emperor as the head of Duxue Hall, he still didn't take off his hat as a secretary and left the Imperial College aside, which was indeed a bit embarrassing. Prefer one over the other.

Lu Jiu'an has experienced two lives of crawling and rolling, and has long been able to cope with this situation. He said without changing his expression: "The Zeiss industry is serious. I am planning to hold a debate competition with the Duxueguan and the Imperial College."

"Debate competition!" Cai Gongshuang became interested for a moment, "The old man Xiang Daozhen showed off in front of the sacrificial wine before, and I heard it. When will it be held, it will be next month."

Lu Jiu'an had no choice but: "If it doesn't work next month, they will enter I haven't been studying for long, so I'm no match for the supervisors."

"I'm sorry, I didn't think about it." Cai Gongshuang stood outside the classroom for a while and finally said with emotion, "I underestimated them."

Lu Jiu'an felt the same way. The girls in the college knew that this was a hard-won opportunity, so they studied eagerly and never slackened off even a day.

The playground prepared by Lu Jiuan was not used much, and the study room and library became their frequent places.

Lu Jiu'an was worried that such desperate learning would hurt them, so he continued the teaching model of Hongtu Academy, occasionally gathering the girls under the shade of a tree and telling them stories.

On this day, after Lu Jiuan finished talking about Dream of Red Mansions, he and Han Zhi walked out of the Duxue Hall side by side, and suddenly saw a shadow flashing under the corner.

"Who is it?" Han Zhi reacted quickly, shouted loudly, jumped forward, and grabbed the person out within two breaths.

Han Zhi rubbed his brow, relaxed his strength, and revealed the appearance under his palm: "It's a little girl."

The girl is actually not young, she looks about twelve or thirteen years old, but because General Han is unusually tall and burly, the girl is set off She has to be relatively petite.

Han Zhi's voice just now obviously frightened people, and the girl cowered in place with a pale face.

"What are you doing here?" Han Zhi asked expressionlessly.

The girl didn't answer, she pursed her lips and suddenly burst into tears.

Lu Jiuan glared at Han Zhi and pulled him behind him.

He bent down slightly, level with the girl, his eyes were like spring breeze, and asked softly: "Tell brother, what were you doing here just now?"

The girl glanced at Han Zhi furtively, with some fear in her eyes, and she went to Lu Jiuan squeezed around and said, "I'm listening to the story being told inside."

"Do you know where this place is?"

"Yes, it's a women's college."

Lu Jiuan touched her head: "Then why don't you Let's go in."

The girl lowered her head in despair.

"Do you want to go in?

"

"Let's go,"

the girl asked cautiously.

Lu Jiu'an seemed to have seen Yang Miaomiao back then, and his heart softened. He held her hand and said, "Of course."

After this incident, Lu Jiu'an suddenly felt blessed. He prepared a loudspeaker for the masters and taught classes when the weather was fine. The location was moved from the classroom to the playground. From a distance, you could hear the sound of reading loudly coming from the Duxue Hall.

After the painting class started to show results, the drawing board Lu Jiuan prepared in advance came in handy.

The girls wore uniform clothes, carried calligraphy and painting tools on their backs, and sat by the lake. The confidence on their faces was radiant.

When passers-by who don't know what's going on ask curious questions, four or five enthusiastic people will suddenly appear and compete for answers, with different opinions.

"You don't even know this. These are the students of Du Xue Guan. What? Du Xue Guan doesn't know either. It only accepts female students."

"Did you see that set of clothes? The school uniforms of Du Xue Guan are only those of Du Xue Guan. Students in the academy are qualified to wear them. Don't have any wishful thinking. You can't buy them in Jinnancheng."

"I don't know what women can do if they study. It is said that they can also become officials in the future?"

...

Various opinions are springing up. It happened at the right time. Some people heard it with disdain, while others were dubious.

The handymen working in Duxueguan were surprised to find that the number of women studying in Duxueguan was increasing day by day. This situation suddenly reached its peak one day.

Chapter 196

At some unknown time, a ready-made clothing store called Huacai Fang quietly appeared in Jinnan City.

There is an endless stream of people in front of the shop every day. The clothes inside are extremely luxurious, and even though they are expensive, they are still very popular among the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.

The common people always like to talk about the big and small things happening in Jinnan City and the surrounding areas when they are free. Since the rise of daily news, there are more things to talk about.

According to an embroidery worker from Huacai Square who accidentally revealed in private, the workers who work in Huacai Square, even those who sprinkle water and sweep the floor, can get two taels of silver every month.

Two taels of silver is enough for a not-so-rich family to live frugally for a month.

The people were envious, and they didn't know whose business owner of Huacai Fang was so generous.

Just when everyone secretly regretted not seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, suddenly one day, someone saw an exciting news in the advertising section of the Daily News: Huacaifang is recruiting!

The boss is as generous as ever, offering wages up to five taels.

"Are you bragging? Which boss is so stupid?" The woman carrying the food box did not believe in evil.

Like many others, she could not read a single word and could only occasionally hear scattered news from the streets.

"It's absolutely true!" the visitor swore with an index finger raised, "embroiderers, accountants, purchasers... dozens of people are needed, and one thing you will never expect is that they only recruit female workers."

At this time, who cares? True or not, these three words Huacai Fang have become a holy place for them to make a fortune together in their hearts. However, when they swarmed over, they were all dumbfounded.

The steward of Huacaifang, a kind-faced middle-aged man with a short goatee beard, stood outside the gate, took out a volume of paper densely packed with words, and opened it to everyone.

"It's true to recruit female workers, and it's true that the 5 taels of silver are also true. There is only one condition for coming to our Huacai Fang, which is to pass the written examination."

The girls and women who came here with high hopes were caught off guard.

Everyone is unwilling, but so what? They couldn't even read all the words on the page, let alone pass the test.

I heard from the manager that there are a few arithmetic questions in it. That's right, Huacaifang's accounting office, how can anyone want it?

Women earning five taels of silver by working are just a dream.

Everyone left in despair, without taking two steps. Suddenly, the sound of reading loudly came, like Sanskrit music, making everyone present feel like they were waking up from a dream.

At this moment, they clearly realized that reading is not useless, and knowledge is money.

At the same time, the other four garment stores in southern Shanxi are also undergoing changes quietly.

Xinyifang has been established in southern Shanxi for more than 50 years and has been one of the best ready-to-wear shops in the capital. However, in recent years, a new shop has taken away many of its regular customers.

The boss couldn't sit still anymore and sent a capable subordinate to investigate. However, the subordinate failed to do anything and could not even find out anything about the other boss.

"How come there is no clue at all?" The owner of Xinyi Fang was very puzzled. This is really unusual. Either the other person is secretive and doesn't like to be known to outsiders, or his status is high and unattainable.

The subordinate's trip was not without success. At least he learned that Huacaifang's clothing is made of high-quality materials. Even the unique Asahi Waji on the clothing is made of double-sided embroidery.

The owner of Xinyi Fang gritted his teeth and really wanted to find someone to smash up the store in the dark and windy night. Unfortunately, the identity of the person was unknown, so he really didn't dare to act rashly.

"Are the clothes in my new clothes shop so bad? Why are everyone running to that shabby place? The BMW cars are squeezing in front of the door, which makes it look like Huacai Shop is so luxurious."

The boss was furious and was so angry. He slapped his palm on the table.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, I heard from my subordinates about Huacaifang's recruitment assessment.

"Only those who can pass the assessment are qualified to become Huacai Fang's clerks. Huacai Fang receives all distinguished guests on weekdays. Only in this way can Huacai Fang be shown to be unique." The subordinate repeated word for word what he had found out. information.

"That's unreasonable!" The boss was not willing to lag behind, and the next day he also introduced a method of assessing and recruiting workers.

Lu Jiu'an, the mastermind behind the scenes, was not surprised by this. Money can make people go around the world, and of course it can also make students take the initiative to study. After this, the number of students in Duxueguan increased sharply.

"Lu Siye still has a way." Cai Gongshuang was convinced and eagerly asked about another thing, "It's been more than two months, it's time to hold a debate competition, he was also asking me on the day of the wine ceremony. "

It's better to choose a date. Let's take it today. I'll take someone to the Imperial College later."

"What's the point, Lu Siye?"

Lu Jiu'an touched his chin and quickly thought of the topic: "Let's make it simple for the first time. Let's go step by step."

"Just follow what Lu Siye said." Cai Gongshuang said goodbye to Lu Jiu'an in high spirits, expressing his wishes. Return to the Imperial College in advance to inform the students to prepare.

Not only did this wind blow into the palace, but after a while, Emperor Yongxi's chariot arrived at the Imperial College. Lu Jiu'an raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty is here too?" He

wiped his sweat with the sacrificial wine and took the three ministers with him. Ye Cheng went to greet him in fear, and Emperor Yongxi said: "Get up, don't make any announcement to the public, find a private place for me to set up a soft couch."

The students came to the statue of Confucius noisily, and then stood in two distinct rows. , the two sides drew lots to determine the pros and cons, and officially launched a debate.

Because Lu Jiu'an had something to say first, the students spoke freely. After a heated debate, not only did the students feel refreshed, but Emperor Yongxi was also very happy and gave many rewards.

After this incident, Jijiu realized how valuable Lu Jiuan was. No wonder he could still manage such a wild land in an orderly manner when he went to Yingping in his weak years.

Just yesterday, Yingping County jumped from a lower-level county to a higher-level county because of its booming population, reaching 6,000 households. This has nothing to do with the new county magistrate who has just taken office less than a year ago. Everything has changed. It is the credit of the young Si Ye in front of me.

Jijiu no longer dared to underestimate Lu Jiu'an, and finally understood Xiang Dao Zhenluo Jinshen's mood.

Jijiu looked at him with pleasure: "Lu Siye went to the Imperial College, he really showed his talents. If you have any good ideas in the future, feel free to use them."

Lu Jiu'an said he didn't dare: "It's gone for the time being. If you have any, You must also tell Jijiu first."

For the next few debates, Lu Jiu'an did not attend in person, allowing them to express themselves freely.

But one time, the debate between the two sides somehow got involved in border defense. The group of noble young men in the Imperial Academy who were born into noble families expressed disdain for the soldiers in their words.

Lu Jiu'an was furious: "If it weren't for the water in his head and his mouth unable to say such words, a bunch of little bastards would dare to slander the frontier soldiers."

Han Zhi didn't react at all, maybe he was used to it.

The more Lu Jiu'an thought about it, the angrier he became: "We should throw them to the place where the war is spreading and experience the suffering of the world."

Han Zhi felt that Lu Jiu'an protecting him in this way really moved his heart. Who knew that before he took action, Lu Jiu'an would She glanced at him and said, "Are you too busy? I'll find something for you to do."

"..." General Han obviously suffered an unreasonable disaster. He withdrew his hand and asked: "Then what does Jiu'an want?"

Lu Jiu'an said loudly: "I want to go find sacrificial wine and conduct military training in the Imperial College."

...

in On the way, Lu Jiu'an met Leng Ning and Ruan Xia. As always, the businessman didn't like him very much. As he walked, he said sarcastically: "Some people get through all the way and rise to prominence. I thought they relied on their own abilities. It turned out to be just clever words and tricks. I'm lucky to be protected by General Han." Lu

Jiu'an suddenly turned around and said sarcastically: "Really? I think you are just a clown. You want to cling to power, but no one looks up to you."

His sarcastic words had always been indifferent, but today he suddenly became angry. Leng Ningruan was like a rooster with its neck strangled.

Lu Jiu'an said coldly: "You have read so many years of sage books like a dog's belly. If you really come up with an argument, I will argue with you. I am too lazy to pay attention to such nonsense. You."

"You..." Leng Ningruan suddenly had blue veins on his forehead and his eyes widened, and he was nearly choked with anger by Lu Jiu'an's heart-wrenching words.

Lu Jiu'an pushed him away: "Go away, good dogs don't block the way."

...

Leng Ningruan's actions did not affect him at all. Lu Jiu'an quickly found Jiujiu and told him his plan.

Although Jijiu thinks more highly of him now, he still can't accept the military training: "Study supervisors should take learning as their top priority, how can they fight and kill like generals..."

"No." Lu Jiu'an had his own way of saying: "Heaven is about to entrust this man with a great responsibility, and he must first work hard on his mind and body... Jiansheng has been in fine clothes and fine food since he was a child. He is accompanied by books every day, so how can he have the opportunity to work hard on his body and mind. If you don't study for wine, it will be difficult to become a good person."

" Speaking of other things, each scientific examination requires spending three days and two nights in a shack. Some candidates fail not because of lack of knowledge, but because of lack of physical strength. I believe that the military training was not for the future of the students. They go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but to strengthen their own bodies."

Jijiu laughed and scolded: "Slutty, what are you talking about with these high-sounding words?"

Lu Jiu'an observed the words and said: "Seek truth from facts, some students in the Imperial College are disobedient and complain about studying hard all day long. After the military training, I don't think any of them dares to say that they are tired from studying.

"Si Jiu said, "Lu Si Ye is right. How long will the military training be?" "One month

.

Jiu Cuo was stunned: "So long?"

Lu Jiu'an said: "Sharpening a knife can't stop chopping firewood."

"Okay then." Jiu Jiu nodded and said, "I will report the matter to His Majesty and let him decide. If it happens "Where should I find this instructor?"

This is not easy. Lu Jiu'an patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry about offering wine, just leave it to the officer."

Lu Jiu'an left the prison in high spirits and met a supervisor on the way.

Lu Jiu'an was among a group of Si Ye Xue Zheng. Because he was handsome and had a gentle temper, the supervisors were not very afraid of him and saluted him from a distance.

Lu Jiu'an thought for a while, beckoned him over, and praised: "The debate on which civil servants and generals are more important today was very exciting."

"Thank you, Lu Siye." The supervisor raised his chin, and even his hair exuded a smile. With a sense of excitement, "I am Yibian."

"Really?" Lu Jiuan touched the back of the boy's head and asked, "You are the one who pointed out that soldiers enjoy farmers' rice and eat millions of meals a year, and proposed to reduce the military A supervisor?"

The supervisor shivered. For some reason, he felt a chill on the back of his head that Lu Siye had touched.

Not knowing that the disaster was coming, he suddenly had a terrifying intuition and took a cautious step back: "Yes."

Lu Jiu'an retracted his hand and asked again: "What do you think of life in the prison cell?"

The prison guard said cautiously: "Shang But..."

"Then you have to cherish it." Because what will happen to you next will be hell.

Chapter 197

Lu Jiuan first went to Han Zhi.

When he entered the door, he met the old steward. When he saw him, the old steward immediately showed a smile on his face and bowed respectfully: "Master Lu, you are looking for the general."

Lu Jiu'an raised his clothes: "Is he there?"

"Yes. "The general is in the backyard." The old steward hurriedly invited him into the house.

Han Zhi was taking care of the red tassel on the spear. The red tassel was a little scratched, but it didn't matter to Lu Jiu'an. However, Han Zhi had always cherished the weapon he used to kill enemies in battle, and he tidied it up meticulously with lowered eyes.

Han Zhi raised his head and glanced at him, and saw that he was furious when he went out, and his features were flying when he came back. It must have happened: "So happy?"

Lu Jiu'an was indeed very excited, and he couldn't help but feel excited when he thought of military training for those little bastards. Le, he sat down next to Han Zhi, put his hands on his shoulders and explained the matter.

However, Han Zhi was unmoved by what Lu Jiu'an said about military training, and said casually: "A group of boys who are studying can't go out to kill the enemy, so what have they been practicing for?"

"You can't say that." Lu Jiu'an said, "A country rises and falls like a man. Responsible, the border guards are out there drinking blood. If it weren't for their layer of defense, the barbarians would have broken in. These little bastards can wipe out all the achievements of people with just one mouth. Their patriotism must be wiped out from an early age. Cultivate it."

Han Zhi focused on rubbing his spear without raising his head: "Just based on military training?"

"Just based on military training."

Han Zhi didn't speak. Even when he was sitting, his tall figure was like a hill. , motionless.

He is a general, and training soldiers is his special skill, but that doesn't mean he likes to play with a group of children who are as soft as noodles.

What's more, according to Lu Jiu'an, this training shouldn't be done too hard, so he won't even be able to arouse any interest.

Lu Jiu'an held Han Zhi's arm for a while and said, "You have nothing to do now, so just pass the time."

Han Zhi glanced at him, pointed to the distant hall with his chin, and said with some meaning. : "I still have a large group of staff to support."

Han Zhi was talking about a slightly remote place in Prince Yu's Mansion.

There lived a group of Taoist craftsmen who only worked hard all day long. The ground was piled with sawdust, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur. Even the yard outside the main hall had been uprooted by farmer Shen Zhi and planted with food crops.

Han Zhi suddenly mentioned this matter, which somewhat surprised Lu Jiu'an: "Let them stay in your house for now."

Han Zhi was a little puzzled: "Why not tell the emperor directly."

Lu Jiu'an originally planned to arrive as soon as he arrived . Jin Nan threw the two R&D teams to the emperor, but unexpectedly they were delayed. He sighed and said helplessly: "As soon as this matter is presented to the emperor, it means that he has to reach out to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money again. One after another, the Minister Sir, you have to jump."

Han Zhi lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. Lu Jiu'an said, "Let's wait a little longer and let Lord Shangshu take a breath. When the time is right, I will report this to the emperor. "

Han Zhi knew that he had his own opinions, so he didn't say much and was not ready to intervene. Lu Jiu'an looked at him eagerly: "Now we still talk about military training. You also know that you are the famous Zhenyuan General. It's the ceiling of combat power, and it's perfect for you to be the sharp knife."

Han Zhi was so amused by his words that he pretended to be unmoved.

Lu Jiu'an leaned against him and softly called out: "Okay, Brother Han."

Han Zhi stared at his mouth that was opening and closing, and then he nodded.

Lu Jiu'an was in full bloom, pushed him, stood up and walked out: "Then it's settled, I still have to lobby others."

Han Zhi's voice came from behind: "Do you need my help?"

Lu Jiu'an He waved his hand and said without looking back: "No, I still can't handle such a small matter?"

Lu Jiu'an left the Imperial Palace and walked straight towards the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department.

Lu Jiu'an calculated carefully and found that there were hundreds of students in the Imperial College. If every fifty people were trained in a team, a dozen instructors would be needed.

The first military training must end grandly and successfully, so the selection of instructors is particularly important.

As General Zhenyuan, Han Zhi will assume the position of chief instructor at that time.

As for the others, Lu Jiu'an has also thought about it. He is going to try to lobby the commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and several commanders of the Imperial Guard first.

Lu Jiuan is confident in this.

Civil servants and military generals have been tit-for-tat for a long time. The military generals have been at a disadvantage because of their poor speech skills. They have already held their breath. Now that an opportunity for fair and just revenge is presented to them, how can they not be tempted?

After the first military training is successful, we will discuss with the military generals and let their junior generals train new students in turn to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

The Military and Horse Division is in charge of the entire anti-theft order in southern Shanxi and has many affairs. Most of them are on patrol at the moment.

There were only a few dozen people left in the yamen, gathering in small groups to chat. As soon as Lu Jiuan appeared, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over at him in unison, looking at him warily.

Lu Jiuan was calm and composed, seemingly unaware of the inexplicable atmosphere, and even smiled politely at them.

At this time, Liu Wo just opened the door curtain and came out. When he saw him, his face was full of joy and he said, "Sir, why are you here?"

The people from the Bingma Division looked back, and they went off to find something to do in twos and threes.

"I have something important to discuss with your commander. Where is Zhao Laosan?"

"He is sparring with the brothers in the backyard. I will call him."

Liu Wofeng was about to leave, but Lu Jiuan grabbed him. : "I'm just asking. Also, you people in the office are so weird, why are you looking at me like this?"

Liu Wo scratched the back of his head: "Don't be weird, sir. After the hunting in Lingshan, the chief officer was demoted and several people were punished. They are not hostile, they are just afraid of adults..."

Liu Wo looked at him cautiously, muttered twice, but still did not dare to say anything. Lu Jiu'an teased: "Afraid that I will cause trouble again?"

Liu Wo chuckled and quickly changed the subject: " The commander has just returned. I will lead you there."

Along the way, Lu Jiu'an asked about the current situation of the other officials who followed him from Yingping to Shannan: "How can we get along well with them in the Military and Horse Division?"

Liu Wo said proudly: " When I first came here, I looked down on us. But as warriors, we rely on our fists to speak. If we fight, we will become brothers."

Lu Jiu'an said: "I thought. I'm still waiting for you to come and cry to me."

Liu Bo said gratefully: "Thanks to the generous support of the master and the general in the past." Speaking of this, Liu Bo's mood was high, "There are also police dogs and people from the Military and Horse Division. It's so rare that the commander also thought about it and asked us to tame one for him."

Lu Jiu'an's eyes lit up and he touched his chin: "You can't tame him like this."

"No, I told him, sir. He just gave up because A Duo was so tame around him." Liu Wo wrinkled his face and said, "It's just that I'm sorry for my furry boy, his hair is almost bald."

The two of them turned a corner and walked under the eaves of a long corridor. Liu Wo continued: "After the hunting in Lingshan, the commander promoted our group of brothers. Now we can be regarded as one and a half of the subordinates." I have been appointed, and I am usually in charge of the East City area in southern Shanxi. If you need help from your subordinates when you are away from home, please go to the small building next to the big poplar tree in the East City to find me."

Then Liu Lao lowered his face and muttered: "Bing. Ma Si is good, but the governance in southern Shanxi is not as good as ours." Liu Wo didn't shy away from talking about Lu Jiu'an, saying, "My subordinates saw a lot of homeless people a few days ago. The people who can return are wandering and begging on the streets, including old people and children. It's so pitiful. This is still under the emperor's feet... Oh, here we are, in the study in front. The commander is in there, and his subordinates left first. "

The commander is in the other room . The conversation between the two people was heard from afar.

Lu Jiu'an is the director of the Imperial College. The Imperial College and the Military and Horse Department are usually at odds with each other. Lu Jiu'an came to visit, and the commander was very curious about it.

He invited Lu Jiu'an to take a seat and ordered his servants to serve him good tea.

Lu Jiu'an said straight to the point: "I came here this time to seek cooperation from the commander."

"But it doesn't matter."

Lu Jiu'an said: "Sitting for a long time is not good for you. I think the commander also knows this truth."

The commander nodded . agree.

"But prison students have this common problem. They usually lack energy when studying. How can they study well like this? Master Jijiu has been busy all day long because of this."

"So?" The commander listened for a long time . I didn't understand his intention either.

"So students must strengthen their sports training. When it comes to sports, who is more qualified than a military general?" Lu Jiu'an said clearly, "In addition, we usually have little contact with civilians and military generals. Why not take this opportunity to command and dispatch Give some talent training. In this way, we can achieve win-win cooperation, and maybe there will be a good story about civil servants and military generals working together."

Although the commander told him that he was confused at first, But he was able to sit calmly in this position, and he was also a good person. He could analyze the stakes with just a few turns of his head.

The Imperial College and the Military and Horse Division have always been distinct and have never had any intersection. It is not a bad idea to cooperate and work together.

Moreover, as soon as Lu Jiuan took office, he used some weird tricks. It was a blessing that he could think of such a far-fetched plan. What's even more outrageous is that the emperor actually turned a blind eye and let him do whatever he wanted...

Thinking like this, the commander's heart was abnormally excited, but his many years of work had made him accustomed to keeping three points, so he pretended to evade: "That's not right. How can students who read books from sages stand up to rough guys like us?"

"No need to worry." Lu Jiu'an didn't know what he was thinking. He took out a thin book from his arms when he saw the trick. Thin manual.

The commander took a closer look and saw the words "Military Training Plan" printed on the page: "..."

This was already prepared.

"After all, students are different from soldiers. In order to prevent heavy casualties, this is a book of military training principles written by Zhenyuan General Han Zhibingzhu." Lu Jiuan pretended to be a general without changing his expression.

"The general is also going?" The commander's eyebrows twitched.

"Of course." Lu Jiu'an said, "The general is the chief instructor of this military training."

"General Zhenyuan is interested."

Seeing this, Lu Jiu'an continued his efforts: "In addition to General Zhenyuan, the Sijing Guards will also send people. Every time in the future, New supervisors must undergo a month-long military training, and every military training session not only selects outstanding supervisors, but also selects outstanding instructors. Don't you want to take this opportunity to make a good turnaround? "

Sure enough, the method of provoking generals is never out of date. Lu Jiu'an's words were tantamount to launching a fierce attack on his spine. The commander immediately stood up and shouted like a bell: "No need to say more, I promise you."

Then he said. , the commander found that he was too obvious and could easily make others laugh, so he quickly added: "Lu Siye is free, let the capable people around you also tame a police dog for me."

Lu Jiu'an got what he wanted, with a happy smile on his eyes and eyebrows: "Easy to say, easy to say."

Farewell to the commander, Lu Jiu'an followed the same method and found the four commanders of the imperial guard. Mu Wan Gong was the most active and told him to just go back to the prison cell and wait. That's it.

In just two or three days, Lu Jiuan had gathered ten instructors as he wished.

The military training soon became known to everyone in the prison cell. One evening after dinner, A Duo and Yang Miaomiao came to ask Lu Jiu'an for confirmation and got a definite answer from him.

When the two heard the bad news, they wailed: "Who is so vicious?"

Lu Jiu'an grinded his back molars, and each of them dunked: "Your Excellency, I proposed it. The military training will start in two days and last for one month. If it disgraces Brother Han, let's see if he doesn't skin you two."

Not only A Duo and Yang Miaomiao, but also the students in the entire dormitory were very resistant to this matter. One student worriedly advised: "Lu. Si Ye, why don't I just let it go? You don't know what the supervisors are talking about."

Lu Jiu'an really didn't know. "Oh? Tell me what

you said ." Everything." Xuezheng told the news he had heard recently, "Especially Qi Jikai, who is used to being arrogant and domineering. He threatened that if he dared to train them, he would give the instructors a good look." He also imitated Qi Jikai. posture and tone.

Lu Jiu'an was overjoyed just thinking about such a scene: "You are not ashamed of your words. You are so brave. It seems that you are not well-informed. You don't know that General Zhenyuan will also come."

Xuezheng was worried: "This is only the second thing. If we turn around, If something happens, it's hard for us to explain it to you, the adults."

Lu Jiuan looked around and saw that not only this Xuezheng, but also the others were vaguely interested in quitting.

He knew that everything was difficult at the beginning, and comforted him: "During the military training, there are doctors waiting by the side. Once there is a phenomenon of heatstroke and syncope, someone will check it immediately. You don't have to worry. Since I mentioned this matter, in case If something happens, I will bear all the responsibility."

Xuezheng wanted to say more, but the person next to him grabbed his sleeve: "Okay, okay, military training is not your responsibility. Besides..." He pointed to the sky, "The Holy One has tacitly approved it. What kind of heart do you have?"

Having said this, Xuezheng said no more even if he had many thoughts.

Chapter 198

On the day of the military training, the sky had just been whitened, and the breeze blew by, bringing a touch of coolness to the hot air. Ten instructors arrived as scheduled, all of them tall and dignified.

The leader had eyes as bright as fire, which made people feel timid from a few meters away. He was none other than Zhenyuan General Han Zhi.

After Lu Jiu'an and Cai Gongshuang explained the next matters, they came over to take a look and saw that several students were pushing each other, but no one dared to take the initiative to approach them.

In desperation, Lu Jiuan had no choice but to put down what he was doing and first invited a few instructors into the prison cell and asked them to wait for a while.

Lu Jiu'an could see clearly that although these instructors came together, they stood several positions apart from each other. Even if they occasionally spoke to each other, they spoke politely and in an official tone, clearly wary. Presumably they belong to different forces and cannot be honest with each other.

Lu Jiu'an chuckled to himself without revealing it, and exchanged a look with Han Zhi silently.

When Lu Jiu'an came back after settling the instructors properly, a group of students surrounded him with admiration and admiration on their faces: "Lu Jiu'an gets along with the instructors naturally, and he can even talk and laugh with General Zhenyuan. I feel like it when I look at General Han." His legs are weak, but Lu Siye is more courageous."

Leng Ningruan sarcastically said: "Lu Siye is protected, so he is naturally not afraid."

Lu Jiu'an ignored him: "General Han is less angry, and he has never been rough with anyone. , Compared with those cruel officials who indiscriminately impose punishments, why are you afraid of him like a wolf?"

Xuezheng shook his head and said angrily: "I don't want to be afraid, but General Han is full of evil spirits, as long as he is a little away. Recently, I can't help but feel scared."

Lu Jiu'an said to himself: It seems that not only must the prison students' prejudice against the generals and soldiers be changed, but the attitude of the disciples must also be corrected.

After a while, the supervisors, led by Cai Gongshuang, gathered in the open space. The students were chattering in low voices, staggering around, and the team was scattered and out of shape.

Han Zhi glanced at the crowd indifferently, and the students immediately shrank to the other side, like mice after seeing a cat.

Qi Jikai was shocked, turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Why did General Han appear here?"

His companion shook his head repeatedly to express his ignorance, and another person said: "I heard that General Han is also the instructor this time."

"He is a dignified General Zhenyuan. Why don't you come to our Imperial College to join in the fun? "Everyone took a breath and suddenly felt that the next month would be dark.

"Why did you invite him here..." Qi Jikai lost the air he had when he came, his face turned pale, and he squeezed himself into the crowd, wishing that no one could see him.

The team went from chaotic and disorderly to quiet and orderly in just a blink of an eye. He was not in charge of the wine ceremony and took the two of them out of Shannan to inspect other schools. All military training matters fell on Lu Jiu'an.

Lu Jiu'an didn't like those red tapes and planned to keep everything simple. After worshiping the statue of Confucius, he planned to call the instructors to start military training. At this moment, Cai Gongshuang hurriedly came over from the side. Lu Jiuan saw that he looked wrong and asked quickly: "What's wrong?"

Cai Gongshuang: "Didn't you just ask me to group the supervisory students into groups? I found that many students said they were sick. ."

Lu Jiu'an frowned and turned to look at the crowd. At a glance, there were indeed a lot of people missing from the team.

Han Zhi heard the noise from a distance, strode over, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

"It's a small matter, some of the prison guards skipped school."

Han Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, Cai Gongshuang shuddered, and stepped back without leaving a trace. step.

Han Zhi asked: "What are you going to do?"

"Whether you are sick or not is not up to them." Lu Jiu'an has seen this kind of little tricks many times, and of course he will not stop there. "Cai Siye, do you know where those students live? "

Cai Gongshuang was shocked, and an indescribable feeling of excitement swept through his body: "Lu... Lu Siye, don't mess around."

"Don't worry, as a Siye, I just care about the students,"

Lu Jiu'an said . After hesitating, he stopped the military training first, apologized to the instructors who didn't know the situation, and told them that something had happened temporarily, and the military training would start again in the afternoon.

Then, he called two doctors from the dormitory and went straight to the absent students' homes with the roster.

When Lu Jiu'an came to the door, these students were gathering in groups in the house to play leaf cards.

"Tell me, is it because I, the young master, was so quick and quick that I allowed you to escape this disaster?"

"Brother Wei is very resourceful, and I admire you deeply."

"I don't know who came up with this bad idea. How can we, the great scholars, compete with that group of people?" A reckless man is crawling and rolling in the mud, which is really degrading to his gentleness."

Then he turned around and saw Lu Jiu'an, who was supposed to be in the prison cell. They were all frightened and turned pale.

"Bad idea?" Lu Jiu'an smiled coldly, his face no longer showing the gentleness of a teacher. He nodded slightly towards the doctor and said, "Doctor, I'm begging you."

The doctor had never seen him look like this before, and he was a little agitated for a moment. Stunned, Lu Jiu'an coughed, and then the doctor realized what he was doing. He lifted up his sleeves while carrying the medicine box, and stepped forward to look around and ask questions.

After a thorough diagnosis, Lu Jiuan was unmoved and took them away no matter how the students cried and explained, as long as they were not seriously ill.

Lu Jiu'an acted vigorously and resolutely, and in just two hours, he captured all these students who were absent from the mansion because they were sick.

The teenagers thought that Lu Siye was too scary. Why hadn't they noticed him before? He was just like a wolf in sheep's clothing. Especially after knowing that Lu Jiu'an proposed the military training, the fear in his heart reached its peak.

The students were trembling, knowing that after they were pulled back, inhumane torture would be waiting for them. They felt sad for a moment: "Lu Siye, we don't dare to do it anymore, just spare us this time." "

Shut up ." Mouth." Lu Jiu'an was so noisy by them that his head was buzzing, "You ran away from the battle. After reading the Four Books and Five Classics for so long, this is what Confucius and Meng De taught you? Imperial College, the highest institution of learning in the Zhou Dynasty, you are here. Students, their words and deeds are an example for students all over the world, and now they still have the nerve to beg for mercy. "

This group of students live in all directions in Jinnan City, and they are a large group of people, wearing the same clothes from the streets to the end of the alleys. Parade in the streets.

Now in public, and being scolded bloody by Lu Jiu'an, these students lost all face and were so ashamed and angry that they had to fight for the ground with their heads.

After finally getting to the Imperial Academy, this long torture was not over yet. There were already students who were waiting to watch the excitement, gloating about their misfortune and pointing at them.

The absent students just felt like they had been fried over and over in a frying pan, and their souls were shattered into dregs along with their shame, and they could no longer have any other thoughts.

The other students were still laughing happily, but soon they stopped laughing.

After Lu Jiu'an transferred all the students who were cheating and pretending to be sick at home to Han Zhi's subordinates, he caught a glimpse of Qi Jikai who was looking around in the crowd. Qi Ji opened his eyes and met Lu Jiu'an by mistake. He secretly thought that something was not right. His steps slipped and he wanted to run away. However, Lu Jiu'an slipped away and pulled him out by his collar.

"You, what's more, you guys, let's go there together."

"I'm not going." Qi Jikai was frightened to death by Han Zhihan's pool-like eyes, and he made the final struggle with courage.

Lu Jiu'an waved his hand and made Qi Ji stagger: "This matter is not up to you. Look at you, your body is so weak, go and accept the general's transformation."

Qi Jikai didn't even know that the special care he received today was because of the misfortune he had suffered the day before. He thought it was his own misfortune. Seeing that his resistance was ineffective, he had no choice but to accept the arrangement without mercy.

The military training career of the Imperial College students officially begins.

During the day, the instructors led the supervising students to do some simple physical training such as punching and kicking.

They rarely take time to exercise on weekdays. Exercise of this level has made the supervisors miserable. The instructors are watching eagerly from the side. No matter how tired the supervisors are, they dare not stop. They can only grit their teeth and hold on.

And it is even more impossible to use the excuse of lack of physical strength.

I didn't see the doctors watching them diligently. As long as someone accidentally fell down or fainted during the process, a doctor would immediately come forward to check and distinguish the authenticity.

I really won't give him the slightest chance to fish in troubled waters.

At the end of the day, my feet were sore and painful, and I was shivering while walking.

Mu Wan Gong took the time to visit the Imperial Academy once during the trip. He expected to see a scene of excitement, but as a result, the group of people were so weak that they suddenly lost interest.

After several days of training in the sun and the sun, the boys' moves gradually became more and more polished, and their movements became much cleaner and neater. When they stood in a military posture, their whole bodies were made masculine.

When it rains, Lu Jiu'an will gather everyone together and put on a modern military training talent show, so that the teenagers can show off their strengths.

They can imitate the calls of various birds, perform pot-throwing skills with perfect accuracy, stand on one leg and hold a stick of incense without knocking it over. There are so many different styles. No matter what it is, it will win a lot of applause.

Confucius was carved from a huge stone, holding a scroll, with kind and solemn eyebrows. The cheers in front of the stone statue continued for a long time, getting louder and louder.

Sometimes, Lu Jiu'an would coax the instructors to participate, and the unsmiling instructors were forced to join this unique banquet, except Han Zhi.

Everyone is afraid of Han Zhi and dare not touch him easily, but Lu Jiuan is not afraid.

Han Zhi, under the leadership of Lu Jiu'an, showed everyone a set of Hongying marksmanship.

"General Han is mighty!" the teenagers shouted loudly, bursting into enthusiastic shouts.

Han Zhi put away his gun, with a slight smile on his lips, and stretched out his hand to Lu Jiu'an who was sitting cross-legged in the crowd: "Lu Siye is here too."

"Yes, this was the first thing Lu Siye brought up. Don't ruin everyone's interest."

"Come on! Come on!"

Lu Jiu'an stood up quickly: "Okay, I'll show you a magic trick."

Lu Jiu'an performed a magic trick with a flint and a cup filled with water . A technique that uses fire to burn away water.

Lu Jiu'an only used a simple blind trick for this magic trick, and his technique was not very skillful. If you look closely, you will definitely be able to see the clues.

Lu Jiu'an also knew about it, so he used flames to create an exaggerated visual effect. These ancient people had never seen it before, and it looked very fresh. They stared at it and exclaimed that it was magical.

After performing the magic trick, Lu Jiu'an was sweating all over, but he was in an unprecedented mood.

That night, Lu Jiuan took a comfortable bath in the tub to wash away all the fatigue and dust from the day. He just blew out the candles and saw a figure standing quietly under the window in the moonlight, not knowing where to look. How long.

Lu Jiu'an was so frightened that he let out a short scream and kicked over the eight-legged stool in front of him. He became unsteady and almost tripped.

In the flash of lightning, the figure reacted very quickly, wrapping his arms around Lu Jiuan's waist and pulling him into the bed curtains.

Lu Jiu'an was in shock. The moment he was hugged, he realized the identity of the shadow. He immediately got angry and punched him viciously: "When did you come here? You didn't know how to say a word. You're like a ghost behind your back." It's scary behind my back."

Han Zhi held his fist, pressed him and kissed him: "Don't be angry, it's my fault. I saw you bathing and washing, and I didn't want to disturb you. I apologize to you.

" Face flushed.

This bastard general spoke so grandly. It turned out that he was following the example of the gentleman from Liang Shang who peeked at people taking baths. There was no part of my body that I hadn't seen before, so there was no need to be so sneaky: "Apologizing is of no use."

Han Zhiren beat Ren and scolded him . , and did not forget to press him for a kiss. After a while, Lu Jiu'an was panting from the kiss, and pushed him away with his hands and feet: "Don't kiss him. There will be military training at Mao tomorrow. You and I will go to bed early tonight."

Han Zhi smiled slightly A smile.

Wu Gu also heard the noise, and his fat claws made the door panel clang. Lu Jiu'an was helpless by the noise: "Wugu, don't make trouble."

"Ouch." Wu Gu responded happily when he heard his master's voice, and then lay down outside the door, doing his duty to be a good guard.

Lu Jiu'an lay back on the bed, thinking of the rare smile on Han Zhi's face today, and pulled the green stubble on his chin: "How is the military training? Do you like it?"

Han Zhi was silent for two seconds, but answered honestly: " "I don't like it."

"You don't like it?" Lu Jiu'an raised his head and looked at him. This answer was completely unexpected, "I think you had a good time today...then I'll call you again next time." You're going to be an instructor, are you coming?"

"Come on,"

Lu Jiu'an said in disbelief, "Don't you like it?"

Han Zhi looked at him indulgently, the affection in his eyes almost overflowing. Because you want to do it, then I will accompany you."

Lu Jiu'an looked away silently. Once this elm-tongued gourd talks about love seriously, it is really a bit overwhelming.

"What are you doing here tonight?"

Han Zhi was silent for two seconds: "How did you do that spell today?"

"..." Lu Jiu'an suspected that he had heard wrong, and then he looked excited, "Neither did you Can you tell? Then I'll do it for you again."

Lu Jiu'an climbed out of bed, re-dyed the candle, and took out the props with his hands and feet. Han Zhi sat on the edge of the bed and carefully observed the movements of Lu Jiu'an's hands: "That's right.

"It won't be interesting if the magic is revealed, so I'll do it for you alone." "

What did you use to light the fire?"

Lu Jiu'an showed him a lighter. "

Han Zhi raised his eyebrows." "Zippo?" "English is improving very quickly. It seems that you have learned a lot at home." Lu Jiu'an didn't hide it. "It's almost the same thing. This lighter is almost

out of gas."

Neither of them spoke anymore.

The moonlight was clear and pale, and the candlelight flickered on the window paper. The square-inch place seemed to be covered by an invisible veil of mist. Lu Jiuan played with the lighter with his fingertips and leaned casually on the gantry.

The torn collar could not cover the scenery on his chest, and the exposed skin was set off by the candlelight like a fine piece of white suet jade.

After a while, Han Zhi asked in a tight voice, "Where did these things come from?"

Lu Jiu'an raised his head slightly, his eyebrows and eyes hidden under the black shadow of black hair, and he couldn't see clearly.

"You really want to know?"

Chapter 199

"Will you leave me?"

Lu Jiu'an heard the man's cautiousness and walked up to him, lowering his head to look at him. He suddenly discovered that Han Zhi had two whorls on his head. When he was a child, he heard his grandmother say that people with two whorls are naturally smart, but have very stubborn personalities.

"I won't leave you."

Han Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he was doing it secretly, but he was still discovered by Lu Jiu'an, who had been watching him.

"Tell him." At this moment, Lu Jiu'an said to himself in his heart, "He is my lover, he loves me so much, he should know everything."

"I want to know." Han Zhi said.

Lu Jiu'an held his hand. Han Zhi's palms were all sweaty. The corners of his tightly closed mouth and rolling Adam's apple were clearly visible. Lu Jiu'an seemed to hear the sound of the other person's heart beating wildly in his chest. This was unknown to General Zhenyuan. One side, now all displayed in front of Lu Jiu'an.

"If you want to know, then I'll tell you everything. But what I say next may be a little unbelievable, but it's all true."

Han Zhi clasped his hands behind his back and faced Lu Jiu'an with an extremely serious look on his face: "No matter what you say, Whatever you say, I believe you."

"I'm not Lu Jiu'an."

"You..." Han Zhi frowned in surprise. Even though he was well prepared, he was caught off guard by Lu Jiu'an's words. .

He looked at Lu Jiu'an's eyes carefully and saw that he was not joking. He licked his mouth unconsciously, "I don't quite understand. You are not Lu Jiu'an. You have pretended to be his name? Then who are you, the Lu family of Langdong?" Isn't Lu Jiliang your father?"

"... No, in normal times, Lu Wenjin, the eldest son of the Lu family, is clearly close to your brother. The two brothers of the Lu family have known each other since childhood, and Lu Wenjin has always followed the rules of his only brother. "If you weren't Lu Jiu'an, he shouldn't have been able to recognize you."

This meant that all the eighteen generations of his ancestors had been wiped out. Lu Jiu'an said, "When did you investigate carefully?" "Yes."

Han Zhi knew he had slipped his words, so he shut up and tightened the corners of his mouth and stopped talking.

Lu Jiu'an didn't really ask for help: "Then have you ever thought that my body is still the same body, but my soul is no longer the same soul as before."

Han Zhi was horrified: "Are you the body of a lonely ghost? "

You, when did you die? Did any Taoist see anything strange?"

Han Zhi blurted out this sentence subconsciously, without any thought. Lu Jiu'an was moved, and his limbs felt like they were soaked in warm water: "You don't care where the owner of this body has gone. Now that I'm in Lu Jiu'an's body, I'm occupying the magpie's nest."

Han Zhi stuttered and asked, "Where has he gone?"

Lu Jiu'an spread his hands and said, " I don't know either. As soon as I opened my eyes while I was asleep, I became the other person. Maybe the original owner was gone."

Han Zhi's face suddenly turned pale, losing all color in an instant, and he put his hand on his mouth. , begging in a low voice: "Don't... don't say those words."

Lu Jiu'an's waist was pinched so hard by Han Zhi's steel hoop-like force: "Okay, I won't say anything, you let me go first."

Han Zhi Zhi hadn't recovered from this bolt from the blue. After a while, he trembled his lips and asked cautiously: "When did you become his?"

"Don't worry, from the beginning to the end, everything you see and touch will be It's me." Lu Jiu'an said: "When I was working in Jiangzhou, I got seriously ill because of the acclimatization. Maybe I died at that time, and I got sick by some accident."

Han Zhi couldn't help but sigh, and he was in a daze. I thought, I was a good scout, but before I could realize my great career, I died on the way to the appointment. I really died before I left the army. I don't know how the imperial brother would feel if he knew that all his hard work had resulted in the death of the person he liked.

Lu Jiu'an deliberately asked him: "Han Chaori, when you heard me say this, aren't you afraid of me? What if I am the evil ghost in the storybook, who specially comes to harm the country of Zhou Dynasty?" "

You won't." Han Zhi denied without thinking. The various deeds Lu Jiu'an has done in the past six years have shown that he is by no means a treacherous person, but a pure-hearted person: " Tell me about you. I want to hear your story. If you are not Lu Jiu'an, then who are you

? "Maybe it's because of the same name that this happened."

Han Zhi felt a little ridiculous, but at the same time he was a little lucky.

This thing was so shocking that it broke his usual understanding. However, if this were not the case, how would he get to know Jiu An.

Lu Jiu'an said: "I don't belong to the Great Zhou Dynasty. I come from a very far away place."

Han Zhi guessed: "Northern Mongolia? Western Xinjiang?"

Lu Jiu'an shook his head.

no?

Han Zhi was suspicious. He had been fighting in the south and north for many years, and he knew the territory of the Zhou Dynasty very well. Except for these two places, the neighboring countries had only a few small lands. The country was not strong and had to pay tribute to the Zhou Dynasty every year. In order to seek shelter, how can one raise a person as beautiful as Lu Jiu'an?

Could it be that there is a country in a more distant place that he doesn't know about?

Han Zhi suddenly remembered that Lu Jiuan once gave Han Linshen a globe. Han Linshen had just received it at that time and couldn't wait to hold it in front of him to show off to him.

"Master Lu said, these are the sea, and on the other side of the sea, there are many places like the Great Zhou."

At that time, he just laughed it off. How could the earth he was on be round? Is there such a vast territory beyond the sea? Is Da Zhou just the tip of the iceberg in this world?

Now it seems that I am really short-sighted?

"It's not Simon, it's not Northern Xinjiang, it's not any place in this world." Lu Jiu'an thought for a while and simply pointed to the sky, "You can think of me as a visitor from outside the world. I live in a different era from you."

" What?" Han Zhi was confused.

Lu Jiu'an thought that he would keep this secret in his heart for the rest of his life, but things were not as imagined. Once things started, everything after that seemed to become much easier.

"You usually see the wall clock, Zippo, and solar flashlight I take out, they are all technological products of our time." Next, Lu Jiuan told Han Zhi his situation in detail: "In my time, I was just an ordinary person. An ordinary plan..."

Han Zhi was stunned and couldn't recover for a long time. Everything Lu Jiu'an said was beyond his understanding.

Lu Jiu'an waited for him to digest it slowly. After all, this kind of thing was indeed difficult to accept for a while.

This was his biggest secret, and now that someone had finally shared it with him, Lu Jiuan felt more relaxed than ever before, and the ethereal loneliness in his body was dissipating little by little.

There seems to be an additional layer of connection with this world that cannot be severed.

Han Zhi put his hands on his forehead and tried to digest what he heard. Lu Jiu'an thought, he had said so much here without any basis, why not let him see with his own eyes: "Come with me, I will take you to a place."

Lu Jiu'an pulled the robe of the gantry over his body, and then Then he took a ribbon, tied it randomly around his waist, and opened the door with a candle in his hand.

The cold night wind blew against his face, and Lu Jiuan sneezed. Wu Gu, who was lying on the ground, heard the sound and jumped up from the ground, wagging his tail and circling around Lu Jiuan's feet.

Lu Jiu'an pushed his big furry head aside: "I raised you Wu Gu

in vain. The thieves have climbed through the window and entered my house, and you didn't even give me a warning." Wu Gu knows human nature and knows that he has been scolded. He feels sad. He had to lower his ears, his whole face was full of unhappiness, and he looked at him pitifully.

"Okay, I'm teasing you." Lu Jiu'an snorted, "I know you know people, so I'll give you chicken drumsticks tomorrow."

The house Lu Jiu settled in was only two doors deep. Sometimes in the dead of night, there was a wall across the room. , you can hear the voices of people next door scolding their servants. There are less affairs in Lu Zhai, and people in the house go to bed early at night. Now the whole Lu Zhai is dark, with only the afterglow of the bright moon shining in the sky.

The lights dimly reflected in their eyes.

Han Zhi followed Lu Jiu'an's footsteps and looked at the figure in front of him. He became nervous for no reason, and his heart was beating crazily as if it was about to burst out of his chest at the next moment.

Where is Jiu'an taking me, and what is waiting for me ahead?

However, before his mind could change over and over again, Lu Jiuan had already stopped and stood still.

Han Zhi's thoughts were chaotic and mixed. He looked up according to the candlelight. The house in front of him was a place he was very familiar with, Lu Jiu'an's study and my hometown.

"Come." Lu Jiu'an held his hand and walked into the room step by step. "Close your eyes."

Han Zhi closed his eyes as he said. The next moment, he felt the lights in front of him brighten and he couldn't help but open his eyes.

What appeared in front of him was a mysterious and unknown picture.

Han Zhi stumbled back, unsteady on his feet, and fell onto a soft blue sofa.

Lu Jiuan was amused by his reaction and laughed: "How about this? This is where I worked in my previous life. It's on the 27th floor. Unfortunately, only this office is open. You can't see the outside world. But as for the things here, It's enough to open your eyes."

Han Zhi was shocked and murmured: "It's true."

He soon calmed down and looked around, carefully looking at the place where his lover once lived. .

"This is glass." Han Zhi found many familiar things.

"Yes." Lu Jiu'an nodded, "In the future world, glass will be integrated into every aspect of human life, including the walls of many buildings also made of glass."

"Then what are the people inside the house doing? Are the people passing by outside not the same? "Idiot, of course it's one-way glass .

People can see out from the inside, but people outside can't see inside." Lu Jiuan then showed him the other things in the office one by one. It wasn't until Lu Jiuan turned on the computer on his desk that Han Zhi acted like Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.

"No wonder you always have some wild ideas." Han Zhi's eyes were deep.

"The science and technology of our time has been very advanced. People will not starve to death. Medicine is also very advanced. Broken legs and hands can be restored. Everyone can read and everyone is equal." Lu Jiuan's eyes revealed nostalgia. , "I don't know how my sister and the others are doing, and whether they are living well. When I come to Dazhou, my original body may have died suddenly. Will they miss me?"

Lu Jiu'an cried.

Han Zhi soon discovered this. There were two wet marks on his face and he was crying silently. Han Zhi's heart was hit hard and he stepped forward to hug him.

He didn't know how to comfort Lu Jiu'an, because no one could be replaced. All he could say was: "I will always be with you."

Lu Jiu'an came back to his senses and wiped away his tears: "Let's go, It's very late. "

You can't have your cake and eat it too. If that era is destined to become a thing of the past, then the only thing he can do is to live a wonderful life in this era.

Chapter 200

After confessing to Han Zhi, Lu Jiuan no longer avoided many things.

The military training of just one month ended quickly, and the temperament of the students has also undergone earth-shaking changes. The most obvious thing is that the look in their eyes has become very determined, and they all have the shadow of soldiers in their every move.

On the day the instructor left, the students were very reluctant to leave. Even the "unkind" General Zhenyuan was surrounded by students who came to see him off. Qi Jikai choked with sobs and hugged Han Zhi's shoulders without letting go.

Students value affection and righteousness, and teachers are naturally happy to see the results. Cai Gongshuang said with emotion: "When Lu Siye proposed military training, I never expected that today's scene would occur. In just one month, the instructors and students To be able to develop such feelings."

Who said it wasn't the case? When he was in college, many people except for a few male classmates cried.

The instructor came to say goodbye and thanked the Imperial College for giving them such an opportunity. For them, military training was also an unforgettable experience.

The instructors walked away arm in arm, and it could be seen that the initial barriers had been slowly eliminated within this month.

Ji Jiuan told Lu Jiu'an that he would prepare a memorial to the emperor when he goes to court tomorrow to fully implement military training in universities in all provinces of Dazhou.

Lu Jiuan had this plan in the future, and now that the big leader has taken the initiative to take over the matter, he naturally wants it.

In mid-July, Mu Lin wrote a letter to southern Shanxi.

At that time, the Women's College Duxue Hall was on the right track. The female students cherished this hard-won opportunity. Fan Chengqiu and Meng Yitai did not need to worry about it at all, and Lu Jiu'an also felt relaxed.

Zhan Weizhu joined the Suzaku Capital Guards, and with his skills, he was able to get along like a fish in water under Mu Wan Gong. Many people in the capital knew that Mu Wan Gong had recruited a new female subordinate, who was fierce and outstanding, and was as good as many men. .

Zhan Weizhu rented a small courtyard in southern Shanxi and lived with Meng Yitai as if he were still in Yingping.

Mu Wan Gong handed the sealed letter to Lu Jiu'an and said with his lips: "My brother has been used to calling people around since he was a child. I have become your errand boy."

He looked inside the house again and saw an acquaintance sitting inside. , suddenly laughed, raised his arms with both hands: "Hey, General Han didn't go back to the frontier to lead troops, but went to Lu Siye's house to have his teeth beaten as a sacrifice? I heard that Lu Siye was not only talented in literature, but also a first-class cook. You The hot pot made made everyone in the street salivate. When will I have the honor to eat it?"

Han Zhi glanced at her and said, "The Luyuan is so small that it can't accommodate so many people.

"Huh, you are protecting the food." Lu

Jiu'an took the letter and invited Mu Wan Gong into the house: "Don't listen to the general's nonsense about an extra pair of chopsticks."

Lu Jiu'an called the servant: "Go to the kitchen. When I arrived,

I asked for a dish of sweet and sour pork ribs and Kung Pao chicken. "Sweet and sour pork ribs and Kung Pao chicken?"

"They are both good dishes for drinking." A jar of wine was brought out of the room. Mu Wan Gong opened the seal and took a deep breath: "It's not wine .

"

Drink it, I'll take it home to drink."

Lu Jiuan's mouth twitched, why did he even take it with him?

After lunch, Mu Wan Gong patted her belly with satisfaction: "Although I didn't taste the hot pot, these two dishes are also rare and delicious."

She looked around and saw a hemp rope tied between two trees in the yard. I jumped into the hammock, turned over and lay down on it, squinting my eyes and enjoying the sun.

This hammock was specially prepared by Lu Jiuan for General Han. Han Zhi suspected that she had taken over his place as soon as she arrived, so he chased her away coldly: "Don't you have official duties?"

Mu Wan Gong breathed steadily, not at all. Meaning to leave.

Lu Jiu'an had an idea and knew that she was thinking about her brother. It must be that Mu Lin's letter to his family was not detailed enough, and Mu Wan Gong wanted to know more about Mu Lin's current situation from him.

Mu Xiaohouye's letter mentioned that he had arrived in the Zhangzhou area, went out on a boat with the fishermen, and picked up many beautiful shells. With good luck, he even dug out a clam bead.

"The scenery is completely different from that of Yingping. There is a tree called coconut here. It is slippery in autumn, and there are coconut fruits growing on the tree. When I arrived, it was the season for eating coconut fruits. The results were poked open with a sickle and flowed out. The white flower water tastes bland, and I don't like it very much."

The letter contained three pages, accompanied by a stack of travel notes, which were all about what Mu Lin saw and heard along the way.

"The scenery is beautiful, but it's a pity that it's short-lived. I really want to preserve these beautiful scenery. I don't mean to describe it on paper, because the things drawn like that are dead. What I want is to capture the sunrise and sunset, and the birds flying. "You know, there is a mysterious story widely circulated

in Zhangzhou, which is known to every household. It is said that there once lived an immortal on the local Wangyou Mountain, and the immortal had a treasure in his hand, a famous streamer mirror. It contains all things. Everything that is illuminated by the treasure can enter the mirror. It will not rot for thousands of years and will not rot for ten thousand years. "

"Hey, why don't I have this treasure? If I had a streamer mirror, I would definitely make the rivers, lakes and seas beautiful. Put it into it, so you can appreciate it all the time."

Lu Jiuan's mind moved when he saw this. Isn't this a camera?

Why not wait until Mu Lin comes back next time and let him watch the mountain and river documentaries saved on the computer.

The mountain and river documentary has strong colors and magnificent scenes. Let him take a look and realize his dream.

I just don't know what Mu Lin's reaction will be when she sees the documentary. It's very interesting to think about.

"Skin monkey." Mu Wan Gong carefully put away the travel notes and stacked them with the letters. "He has never lacked anything in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. In the end, he likes to run outside. He doesn't even want to go back to the capital during the New Year, just doing nothing."

"Human ." Everyone has their own ambitions, at least the young marquis didn't go out to eat, drink or gamble. Compared with the dudes in the army, he is many times better."

Lu Jiu'an comforted him, but what he was thinking about was that Mu Lin likes to travel so much. After he has traveled all over the Great Zhou Dynasty, it would be a good idea to follow Zhang Qian's example and send envoys to other areas such as Northern Xinjiang and Simon to open up a Silk Road.

What's more, you can also learn from Zheng He's voyages to the West, expand overseas trade, and start the Great Navigation Age of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

But the premise is that the Great Zhou Dynasty needs to have a strong national power and a strong military, otherwise the rich land will sooner or later attract the covetousness of other countries.

"Okay, I'm leaving first." Mu Wan Gong waved his hand, "There are still official matters waiting for me to deal with in the camp."

Lu Jiu'an motioned to the boy to bring the jar of osmanthus wine that he had never drunk before, and then went into the house to pick it up. Put two bunches of grapes into the bamboo basket.

Mu Wan Gong took the sweet-scented osmanthus wine and pushed the grapes back: "I'll take the sweet-scented osmanthus wine, but you keep the grapes."

Lu Jiu'an didn't care very much: "It's not a valuable thing."

Mu Wan Gong said: "You treat me as such . I don't know, grapes, which are in high demand, are packed with ice and salt to prevent them from rotting, and are transported day and night from Jiangzhou to the capital along the waterway. The price is very high."

Lu Jiuan forced the bamboo basket into her hand: "Then you. You should also know that the grapes are produced in the place where I used to work, and I often eat them. These are gifts from the villagers in gratitude for the care I gave them when I took office. They are free of charge. "

"Thank you." Mu Wan Gong couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.

She opened the courtyard door and just stepped out of the threshold with her left foot when a loud rumble suddenly came from the distance.

This sound was so rare that it was like a thunder in the blue sky and the whole city could hear it clearly.

For a moment, cocks crowing and dogs barked in the city, and neighbors ran out of their homes, talking to the sky.

Mu Wan Gong and Han Zhi both looked at each other with solemn expressions: "Something happened."

Lu Jiu'an was startled, and somehow he remembered the turmoil he experienced in Guangmu Provincial City, and he ordered Ah who followed him to run out. Duohe Miaomiao: "You two stay in the yard, you are not allowed to go anywhere."

Lu Jiuan went back to the house, changed a pair of shoes, and hurried out. Han Zhi led a horse and grabbed his wrist from behind: "Come up here , ride over."

The loud noise can be heard coming from the southeast, and the specific location is unknown. The surrounding people swarmed forward, blocking the streets.

Han Zhi grabbed a soldier who was rushing forward and said, "What are these people doing?"

"General!" The other party was startled, then recovered and replied, "They are all just watching."

"Stupid !" " Han Zhi yelled: "Get people out of the way."

The soldier quickly ran away, drew his sword, and shouted: "Go away, go away, go away!"

Several more heavily armed soldiers came from behind to stop the crazy crowd. Despite this, there were still people who were not afraid of death and kept running forward.

Following a series of chaotic footsteps, people from the Military and Horse Division also rushed over. Lu Jiuan saw an acquaintance among them: "Liu Wo!"

There were people running rampant everywhere on the street, and the air was boiling with voices. Lu Jiuan shouted at the top of his lungs. After calling for several times, Liu Wo found him.

"Lord Lu." Liu Wo came to the horse. Big beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and fell into his eyes, making him feel uncomfortable.

"Where is the accident?"

"We heard the noise and came here, but we didn't know yet."

"You bring the troops and come with us."

"Yes." Liu Wo quickly turned around and mobilized the city defense guards.

Because he didn't know the specific location of the accident, Han Zhi had no choice but to move forward in the direction of the crowd. Mu Wan Gong's horse had long since disappeared. Perhaps he had just missed a moment and left one step ahead.

There were all kinds of discussions on both sides of the road.

"It was so scary. I was taking a nap and thought the sky was falling."

"No, I have lived for more than 40 years and I have never heard such a loud noise."

"I don't know what happened. Will someone die? "

I don't know if people will die. I only know that the New Year firecrackers are not that loud."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, passing through the layers of discussion and going straight into Lu Jiu'an's ears.

Lu Jiuan turned his head and looked at the crowd.

Han Zhi, who was whipping up his horse, seemed to feel something, and asked without looking back, "What did you hear?"

"Quickly." Lu Jiu'an made a decisive decision, "Go to your house!"

Han Zhi didn't ask anything and held on. The reins turned the horse's head and took a shortcut through a small alley.

What he overheard just now made Lu Jiu'an have a rough idea in his head, and he felt anxious and excited at the same time, with his heart in his throat.

As Hoofiao approached the Royal Palace, a strong pungent smell filled the air.

Han Zhi frowned tightly, but as soon as Lu Jiuan smelled the smell, he was already sure what the loud noise was about.

It's Feng Jing!

It was Feng Jing who finally refined the gunpowder!