Yang Peng was about to speak when the door suddenly opened with a creak. Yang Peng and others turned around and saw Tang Shidian, the head of the education department, running out with a dozen teachers of different colors and ages. Everyone rushed to Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin, bowed and said: "Greetings to His Royal Highness King Yan!" followed Tang Shidian and said: "I didn't know that King Yan arrived at a distance to welcome him, please forgive me!" Then they took a look! Standing next to Yang Peng, Ye Qi Guanyin found that she was very heroic and beautiful, and had a very close relationship with King Yan, but she was not any princess he knew. For a moment, he didn't know how to call her.
Yang Peng saw their difficulty and introduced them with a smile: "This is Ye Qi Guanyin, and she is also one of my princesses." Everyone suddenly realized that although they had never seen Ye Qi Guanyin, they had not seen her during this period. I often hear her name. Although Yang Peng is not clear about the various things that happened when Yang Peng sneaked into the Liao Kingdom to rescue Ye Qi Guanyin not long ago, he does know that this former princess of the Liao Kingdom is already a princess of the Yan Palace.
Everyone peeked at Yeyi Guanyin from the corner of their eyes, and were shocked in their hearts. Tang Shidian bowed to Yeyi Guanyin and said, "I have seen Princess Yeyi!" The rest of the crowd followed suit and said, "I have seen Princess Yeyi!" Ye Qi Guanyin smiled slightly, "No need to be polite!" "Thank you, Princess!" everyone said in unison, followed Tang Shidian and bowed to say: "King Yan, Princess, please come inside!" Then they took the lead, Yang Peng and Ye Qi. Guanyin and a dozen secret guards followed, and the teachers from Yenching University followed at the back.
After everyone entered the gate, Ye Qi Guanyin looked up and saw many tables set up in the hall in front of her, with many people sitting there. There were piles of manuscripts on the tables, and those people were immersed in the mountains of manuscripts. I wrote furiously, not knowing what I was doing. As soon as Ye Qi Guanyin saw such a scene, she felt dizzy and quickly looked away.
Tang Shidian stood at the foot of the steps and bowed and said, "Please, Prince Yan, Princess Yan!" Yang Peng said with a smile, "We won't go in and disturb their work," he turned and looked at the dozen or so teachers following him. , smiled and said: "You all go about your own business, there is no need to accompany us." Naturally, the teachers did not dare to disobey Yang Peng's words, so they bowed and agreed, and went down. Yang Peng said to the secret guards again: "Just wait here." The secret guards clasped their fists and agreed. Yang Peng said to Tang Shidian: "Come with me for a walk." Tang Shidian quickly agreed. Yang Peng looked at the respectful Tang Shidian in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the scene when the two first got acquainted. At that time, Tang Shidian was a wandering cloud and a crane, and his brows were full of arrogance. Unexpectedly, how long had passed since then, and his The edges and corners were actually rounded, and Yang Peng couldn't help but sigh.
He turned around and walked toward the arch on one side. Ye Qi Guanyin followed him, while Tang Shidian followed about half a step behind, not daring to walk side by side with Yang Peng.
When the three people entered the arch, a bamboo forest came into view, and a nine-curved corridor passed through the bamboo forest. The three of them walked up the corridor. Yang Peng glanced at a row of tall wooden buildings outside the bamboo forest on the right, pointed over there and said, "I remember that's where technicians are trained?" Tang Shidian nodded, "King Yan I remember exactly that, that is the academy that trains technicians!" Then his heart moved, and he quickly said: "King Yan, a geek has been recruited there recently." As soon as he said this, there was a bang from the building complex. There was a loud noise, and the three of them were caught off guard and startled.
Ye Qi Guanyin frowned and said: "What the hell are you doing?" Tang Shidian smiled bitterly and said: "It's probably him doing some experiments again! King Yan, the geek I just mentioned is this person. He often comes up with some Something unexpected happened. He almost burned down a teaching building last time, but this boy does have extraordinary talent! Not long ago, he made an improvement suggestion for artillery, which was praised by Master Ling Zhen. It is said that Ling Zhen Your Excellency has already applied this improvement suggestion to the production of new artillery!"
Yang Peng became interested and said, "Take me to see this geek in your mouth." Tang Shidian responded and led the way, going down the gap on the side of the corridor and walking through the bamboo forest toward the wooden building complex. The three people passed through an archway and saw a chaotic scene. A middle-aged man, probably a teacher, was scolding a fat young man. There were a hundred and eighty young people around, and everyone looked like they were in shock. However, The fat young man looked very excited.
Tang Shidian saw the chaos and disgrace, and felt embarrassed in front of the King of Yan. He was so frightened that he shouted anxiously: "The King of Yan has arrived, why don't you be polite?" Everyone was startled, and turned around to see the crowd. Tang Shidian, who looked angry, and the two men and women standing next to Tang Shidian, who knew Yang Peng, quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Students pay homage to His Highness King Yan!" Others saw this, although they did not know them. Yang Peng, who dared to be careless, quickly knelt down and said, "Students pay homage to His Highness King Yan!"
Tang Shidian pointed at Yeqi Guanyin, "This is Princess Yeqi!" Everyone looked up and saw Princess Yeqi's heroic spirit and radiance. They couldn't help but feel in a trance. When they came back to their senses, they hurriedly Then he bowed and said: "Greetings to the princess!" Ye Qi Guanyin smiled slightly.
Yang Peng raised his voice and said: "No need to be polite, please get up." Everyone stood up one after another and stood respectfully with their hands down. Yang Peng glanced at the fat male student and asked Tang Shidian in a low voice: "Is that fat guy the geek you mentioned?" Tang Shidian nodded, "This boy's name is Fang Heng. He passed the test three months ago. Enrolled.”
Yang Peng raised his voice and asked: "What happened just now?" Everyone heard Yang Peng's question and looked at Fang Heng. Fang Heng was very nervous and uneasy, as shy as a big girl.
The teacher came forward and cupped his fists and said, "Report to King Yan." Then he pointed at Fang Heng and said angrily: "It was Fang Heng who acted recklessly while doing experiments on gunpowder formulas, causing the gunpowder in front of him to explode unexpectedly! Okay! When he saw the opportunity, he quickly told everyone to escape in time, otherwise, otherwise..." As he spoke, he glared at him fiercely.
Yang Peng walked up to Fang Heng. Fang Heng's heart was beating fast and he didn't know what to do. Some of his classmates showed worries, but most of them had expressions of gloating. It's like this, there are only a few people who wish you good things, but there are countless people who wish you bad things like crucian carp crossing the river.
Yang Peng asked: "What did you just do?" Fang Heng swallowed and stammered: "Little, little, little man, little man, didn't do anything, just put, put into the gunpowder, Added, added something." Yang Peng said: "Then what?"
Fang Heng raised his head and saw Yang Peng's cheerful look. His originally panicked heart calmed down a lot, and his words no longer stuttered. "Little man, after adding some minerals, the power of gunpowder is indeed several times greater. However, only It just becomes particularly flammable, and a bigger impact can cause it to burn and explode, and the result is," he said, turning his head to look at a nearby classroom. Chen Xiao followed his gaze and saw that the classroom was filled with smoke and there was a pungent smell coming from it.
Yang Peng thought to himself: I'm afraid all those great scientists have done this kind of thing, this guy must be a good piece of material!
Yang Peng withdrew his gaze and said, "You like to do experiments. There is nothing wrong with it, but you must pay attention to safety." Everyone was very surprised to see that Yang Peng did not blame Fang Heng. Fang Heng himself was also very surprised and looked at Yang in surprise. Peng. Yang Peng patted him on the shoulder, seemingly encouraging, and said with a smile: "In your profession, you must first dare to think, and secondly, dare to do it!" Fang Heng looked at Yang Peng very excitedly. Yang Peng glanced at the students around him, "You also have to learn from Fang Heng, and you must not stick to the rules! For example, this gunpowder formula was invented from scratch, wasn't it? Can't you come up with a new one? Are you ready for the recipe? Nothing is immutable. There is only better, not the best. This should be your pursuit!" Everyone felt like they were enlightened, and some of them even had their eyes radiating an astonishing light.
Yang Peng turned around and said to the teacher: "As a teacher, it is good for you to pay attention to safety. You must insist on this. However, you must encourage students' innovative thinking and must not imprison their thoughts." The teacher quickly agreed. Yang Peng turned around and said to the students: "I really hope to see you create surprising results!" Everyone was excited and worshiped together: "Students will not disappoint King Yan!"
Yang Peng smiled and nodded, and said to the teacher: "You continue the class." The teacher responded. Yang Peng turned to Tang Shidian and Yedi Guanyin and said, "Let's go." Yedi Guanyin smiled, Tang Shidian bowed down, and the three of them walked out of the arch and gradually went away.
Tang Shidian said with emotion: "What King Yan said about 'there is no best but only better' is so right! This is how learning is easy!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "This is a very simple truth. Those who really don't understand it are afraid There are not many, but for various purposes, they insist on describing some remarks as golden rules and taking some things as a matter of course! For example, deposing hundreds of schools of thought to only respect Confucianism. Is Confucianism really the best knowledge for governing the country? ? What I can’t see, but to this day, this Confucianism is the most conducive for rulers to control the people and fool them! Therefore, in order to make the people obedient like livestock, kings of all dynasties continued to praise Confucianism and mythologically Confucius, and that Kong Lao Er is no longer a mortal, he has become a god and a saint!"
Tang Shidian only said yes, but Ye Qi Guanyin looked excited. It was obvious that Yang Peng's remarks were very much to her liking. When Yang Peng thought about the purpose of his trip, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I was so chattering that I almost forgot about the real thing." He stopped as he spoke. Tang Shidian and Yeqi Guanyin also stopped. Yang Peng said: "I need people who are wise, courageous, loyal and dare to venture into foreign lands. Are there such people here?"
Tang Shidian thought for a while, his eyes moved, and he clasped his fists and said: "There is such a person. They are a pair of brothers. The elder brother is called Li Qian and the younger brother is Li Kun. They are from Shanxi. When they saw the bloody battle of King Yan on Gushan, the family fell in love Migrated to Yanyun; after arriving in Yanyun, with the help of the Yanyun government, the family gradually settled down. The family respected the King of Yan extremely, loved Yanyun extremely, and there was absolutely no problem with loyalty; as for courage, this The family was born as hunters. The two brothers have been fighting tigers, leopards and wolves in the mountains since they were children. They are extremely brave. In terms of intelligence, they should also meet the requirements of King Yan. When these two were hunters, even the fox could not escape them. The trap he laid shows his extraordinary resourcefulness.”
Yang Peng nodded, "What are these two studying in college?" "Reporting to King Yan, my elder brother Li Qian studied law, and my younger brother Li Kun studied diplomacy." Ye Qi Guanyin smiled and said: "These two brothers have great ambitions. !”
Yang Peng smiled and said to Tang Shidian: "Bring these two brothers to me. If possible, I would rather go to the Military Academy to find someone!" The Military Academy in Yang Peng's mouth, as the name suggests, It is a school that specializes in cultivating military talents. The military academy is completely different from the education system that Tang Shidian is responsible for. It is directly managed by the Yan Palace. The dean of the military academy is Yang Peng himself, and all the generals are teachers at the military academy. The main students of the Military Academy are soldiers and officers who have achieved military exploits, as well as promising and ambitious young people recruited from local areas. The content of study is divided into two parts. One is the Staff Department. The students here are only Learn military strategy and will be sent to various places as staff officers in the future. The other major part is the general department. The students here naturally also need to learn how to march and fight, but they must focus on cultivating their heroic spirit and training them to charge and fight without hesitation. The spirit of fear, for this reason, Yang Peng introduced the training methods of special forces in modern society.
Having digressed, let's get back to the topic. After listening to Yang Peng's instructions, Tang Shidian immediately agreed and went down. Yang Peng and Yedi Guanyin sat down in a small bamboo pavilion in the bamboo forest.
Ye Qi Guanyin looked at this bamboo pavilion, which was slightly simple but very fresh, and praised: "This pavilion is much more comfortable than the pavilion made of bricks and tiles!" Yang Peng held Ye Qi Guanyin's delicate hand. , smiled and said: "If you like it, I will have people build more pavilions like this in the palace!" Ye Qi Guanyin smiled, shook his head and said: "No!"
"No?" Ye Qi Guanyin glanced at Yang Peng with her wonderful eyes and said, "If you do that, someone will definitely say: 'Look at that foreign woman, she is really a vixen. Just say a word, and the King of Yan will I hurriedly sent someone to do it! 'I am originally a woman from a foreign country, so it's okay for me to say this, but it's so tiring that you, the wise and powerful King Yan, are also talked about by them, and I will definitely die!"
Yang Peng tightened his slender hand and said with a smile: "Guanyin is indeed a vixen, but my eldest brother just likes vixens!" Ye Qi Guanyin's eyes lit up, "Really? This is what you said. In this case, I will You should be more like a vixen!" Yang Peng's heart skipped a beat and he said with a smile, "That big brother is so lucky!" Ye Qi Guanyin didn't know what she thought of, and suddenly showed an evil smile, "Now that you say that, don't Then you’ll cry out in pain!”
Yang Peng couldn't help being moved, and went to kiss Ye Qi Guanyin's cheek. Ye Qi Guanyin pushed him away and chuckled: "I'm nothing, but he is outside in broad daylight. It's inappropriate for King Yan to behave like this." Duan, I'm afraid it will disappoint people!" Yang Peng chuckled, "Just be disappointed if you are disappointed, big brother doesn't care about that!"
Ye Qi Guanyin said angrily: "You don't care, I don't care, I can't let my man's reputation be affected at all! Besides, if another stinky man sees us making out, I will gouge out his eyeballs, you You must not want me to do this!”
Yang Peng felt that Guanyin was so decisive and fierce in all aspects of dealing with things. He knew that she would definitely do what she said, so he did not dare to be intimate with her. If the unlucky student or teacher really caught the two of them having sex, scene, that would be very bad.
Seeing that Yang Peng had no intention of being intimate with her, Yedi Guanyin sat down next to Yang Peng again. He glanced at the university and said in great surprise: "I didn't expect that the official school you founded is completely different from the school in the Song Dynasty." He narrowed his eyes and showed a teasing smile, "I don't know how to read aloud. But there was a loud bang! Brother, your approach is really unprecedented! Aren't you afraid that those traditional scholars will hate you?" Yang Peng chuckled, "Just hate me if you hate me. I treat this Yan The king is not here to make them happy! Since they have been reduced to useless garbage, I will sweep them into the garbage dump without hesitation! Garbage should stay where garbage should stay!" Ye Qi Guanyin's eyes flashed Liang, praised: "He is worthy of being the most powerful King of Yan in the world, he is so brave! Hey, at this point, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong are far inferior to my eldest brother!" Then she fell silent, presumably thinking of her brothers. them.
At this time, footsteps were heard in the distance. Ye Qi Guanyin retracted her thoughts and followed the footsteps. She saw Tang Shidian leading two very strong men over. I guess those two strong men were the Li brothers mentioned by Xu Guanzhong. .
Tang Shidian led the two brothers to the pavilion. Tang Shidian first paid homage: "King Yan, Princess, brought by the brothers from the Li family." The two brothers from the Li family hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed excitedly: "Greetings to the King of Yan. , meet the princess!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "No need to be polite, get up and talk." "Thank you, King Yan!" Then the two brothers stood up and stood there respectfully. Yang Peng took a look at the two men and saw that the two brothers were very tall and tall. They both had Chinese-character faces, short hair, and steel-needle beards. They didn't look like scholars at all, but more like butchers.
Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin couldn't help but be surprised. Yang Peng asked: "Do you know martial arts?" The two brothers quickly replied: "Yes." "Then why don't you join the army or apply for a military academy?"
The two brothers smiled sheepishly, and the elder brother Li Qian said: "Although my two brothers know some martial arts, they can't compare with the generals, and they won't be of much use in the army! But we think: University Basically, the people here don’t know how to do martial arts. We two brothers know how to do martial arts. It must be an advantage that others don’t have, and we may be able to make a difference. So we went to college, so we entered the university."
Yang Peng smiled and said to himself: "Although these two brothers look like Zhang Fei, I didn't expect that they are very thoughtful. It is really commendable to think of this." This kind of thing seems very simple to say, but in fact, how many people can think of it when the real thing comes? For example, for those who want to develop in the officialdom in modern society, who would think that they should first go to the army to gain experience? '
Yang Peng nodded approvingly and asked, "Do you know why I came to you?"
The two brothers looked at each other, and the elder brother Li Qian clasped his fists and said: "Although we don't know the specific matter, King Yan must have an important task for us!"
"Oh, why do you say that?"
Li Qian looked at Li Kun and asked him to speak. Li Kun grinned and said, "Actually, this is very simple, because how can ordinary trivial matters bother King Yan? Since King Yan personally intervened in this matter, it must be a very important matter!"
Chen Xiao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "I heard Master Tang say that you are quite resourceful, but when I saw you just now, I felt a drum in my heart. However, your reply made me affirm Master Xu's opinion." inference."
The two brothers grinned and looked very honest, not shrewd at all, but Yang Peng nodded secretly in his heart, because this was exactly the person he needed. "You guessed it right. I do have a very important task and I am looking for suitable candidates to carry it out. However, this task is very dangerous. It is very likely that you will not be able to return to Yanyun alive in this life. Are you willing to accept such a task? ?"
Without thinking, the two brothers clasped their fists proudly and said, "Yes!" Brother Li Qian said excitedly: "King Yan has shown kindness to our family, and even if the student dies, it will be difficult to repay him! As long as King Yan gives a Under the command, my two brothers will go through fire and water without hesitation!" My younger brother Li Kun nodded vigorously, and the two brothers looked equally determined.
Yang Peng couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, these men, you just did some good things to them, but they want to die for you. This is probably the so-called scholar who dies for his confidant! A scholar dies for his confidant, and he dies to repay your kindness!
Yang Peng nodded, "The task I give you is to enter the Japanese country, lurk down, and climb to their top as much as possible! Don't do anything for now and wait for orders!"
The two brothers immediately realized that King Yan had the intention to deal with the Japanese. They subconsciously felt that it would be a very grand plan. They couldn't help but be excited that they could play an important role in such a big operation. They clasped their fists together and said: " Follow King Yan's orders closely, and the students will not give up even if they die!"
Yang Peng stood up, walked up to the two of them, patted their shoulders, and said: "Remember, you are not doing it for me, Yang Peng, but for the glory of your ancestors, and for the Yanhuang blood flowing in your veins!" The two brothers suddenly felt an impulse they had never experienced before, and stared at Yang Peng with wide eyes.
Li Qian suddenly thought of a question, clasped his fists and said: "King Yan, it is a great honor for my two brothers to accept such a task, but there is an obstacle!" Yang Peng nodded, "You are talking about the language problem. "Exactly." Yang Peng looked at Tang Shidian and said with a smile, "Now I have to ask Mr. Tang to come up with a solution!"
After all, what happened next will be explained later.
