"Chu Mo, Baolin, it's been two days since we came to Xuanjia Army. How do you two feel~?"
After making a ten-day challenge appointment with Qiu Xinggong, Li Zexuan came to the training area of Wuzi Camp and said to Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin who had just completed the ten-mile long-distance running training.
Now, in addition to the W-zi camp, there are also A-zi battalions and D-zi battalions who are being trained according to the new training code. But personally speaking, Li Zexuan is still closer to the W-zi battalion. On the one hand, the soldiers in the W-zi battalion are all new recruits. And he is also a "recruit". The relationship between this recruit and the "recruit" will naturally be closer. Secondly, there are many acquaintances in Wuzi Camp, let alone Sun Zhiping, Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin, so let Li Zexuan couldn't help but be more "partial" towards Wu Ziying!
"How do you feel? Xiaoxuan, this... I feel like I can't stay with this Xuanjia Army any longer. The first day was fine, but yesterday I almost died from exhaustion. I woke up in the morning and ran a ten-mile long distance without armor. After the run, I had to do combat training. If you are not careful, you will get beaten up with a black nose and a swollen face. This is not the end. There are queues, cavalry charging, and riding and shooting training. After dinner in the evening, you still have to run ten miles. I am so old, Cheng, and I still have to run ten miles. I have never been so tired! No, no! I really can’t stay with this Xuanjia Army any longer!”
Cheng Chumo was lying on his back on the grass, his eyes were filled with stars. He had just finished running ten miles, and when he heard Li Zexuan's question, he couldn't help but complain.
It’s just that the voice of complaining is so weak!
It is said that yesterday was the first day of the Wuzi Camp's implementation of the new training code. Almost everyone was tortured to death, and there were more than a dozen people among them who failed to pass the training and were punished by not being allowed to eat at noon! After experiencing the pain of not eating at noon, the two brothers Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin worked extremely hard, especially during the ten-mile long-distance run with armor, their legs were almost broken, and they narrowly escaped.
But after a whole day of training, the two brothers were almost exhausted. Last night, after Li Zexuan's punches and kicks, they were willing to go to the well for a brief scrub. Otherwise, Li Zexuan's tent would probably be full of sweat and foot odor. taste.
At this moment, Cheng Chumo really felt a little regretful. Although life in the academy was a bit boring and there were more disciplines from the gentlemen, it was more relaxed than in the Xuanjia Army! This is not how people live!
Cheng Chumo thought depressedly in his heart.
"Paulin, what about you?"
Hearing Cheng Chumo's regretful words, Li Zexuan smiled slightly and ignored the guy. He looked at Yuchi Baolin who was lying on the other side, breathing heavily, and asked.
"Uh, Shan... Chief Shan, I won't leave, I will listen to you! But I feel very tired too! The training of the Xuanjia Army is much more tiring than the military training in the academy!"
Yuchi Baolin turned his head, glanced at Li Zexuan, then raised his head and said.
"Haha! Of course, the training of the Xuanjia Army is more tiring than the military training of the academy! The Xuanjia Army trains soldiers who want to go into battle to kill the enemy. The military training of the academy is just to let the students have a good body to study and study!"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan smiled and said to the two brothers: "Since you all feel that yesterday was more tiring than the day before yesterday, it preliminarily shows that the new training routine has worked. Only when you are tired can you improve! Everyone's potential is actually different. It is infinite. Only by pushing it bit by bit can you bring out all the potential in your body! Let me tell you some good news. The horizontal bar required for doing pull-ups has been sent to you by the workshop. A training item will be added to the training!”
"What? Do you want to add more training items?"
Hearing this, Cheng Chumo didn't know where he got the strength from, and he stood up from the grass like a carp, staring at Li Zexuan.
"Yeah! That's right! This was originally planned, but I didn't tell you since I didn't have any training equipment yesterday!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said calmly.
"Ah~! I can't live anymore! This Xuanjia Army can't stay here anymore. I, Old Cheng, want to go back to the academy!"
Cheng Chumo's face suddenly fell, and he couldn't help but wailed loudly.
Li Zexuan patted this guy on the shoulder and said: "You kid, you think too simply. Is this Xuanjia Army a place where you can come and leave whenever you want? If you leave the military camp now, you are a deserter. Don't say anything at that time. If I don’t treat you as a brother, Uncle Cheng will probably sever the father-son relationship with you!"
There was a bit of threat and a bit of schadenfreude in these words.
Cheng Chumo's face turned bitter and he almost cried. He pulled Li Zexuan and said, "Xiaoxuan, you can't do this! We are brothers, you have to help me find a way!"
Looking at this kid's bitter face, Li Zexuan thought to himself that yesterday's training seemed to have left a deep "impression" on Cheng Chumo!
"Chu Mo, we are good men. Who doesn't have the dream of riding a sword and galloping on the battlefield? But before going to the battlefield, in order to ensure that we can defeat more enemies, we must train. The harder we train, the better we will be on the battlefield. We will have more chances of winning, so that no matter how powerful the enemy we encounter in the future, we will be able to fight without fear!
If you desert today, you will lose the opportunity to become a strong man! Uncle Cheng is a great hero, are you willing to live under his shadow for the rest of your life and be a second-generation ancestor who spends his whole life just waiting to die? "
I don't know whether Cheng Chumo's words of "wanting to go back to the academy" were sincere or just a joke. Anyway, Li Zexuan took it as the former! In order to dispel Cheng Chumo's idea, Li Zexuan patted Cheng Chumo's shoulder, looked serious, and said sincerely.
Hearing this, Cheng Chumo immediately put away his playful smile and had an uncertain look on his face. It was obvious that Li Zexuan's words touched a certain nerve in his brain. Even though he is usually very arrogant and careless, seemingly not caring about anything, no matter how strong a person looks, there must be a weak point in his heart, and Cheng Chumo is no exception!
As the son of the founding general Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Chumo was lucky, but also unfortunate. Fortunately, with the protection of Cheng Yaojin, he was able to live and feed well since he was a child, and he was not bullied; unfortunately, Cheng Yaojin Jin's light was so dazzling that in the eyes of outsiders, Cheng Chumo had nothing but his status as "Cheng Yaojin's son"!
He thought about changing the status quo, but couldn't find a way, so he spent these years in a muddle. The appearance of Li Zexuan last year added a lot of fun and uncertainty to his life. Today, Li Zexuan's words reminded him of his past "resistance"!
"Xiaoxuan, do you think I have a chance to surpass my father?"
Cheng Chumo was in a daze for a while. After he came to his senses, he looked at Li Zexuan steadily and asked in a low voice.
Li Zexuan smiled knowingly, punched Cheng Chumo hard on the chest, and said, "Hey! When did you become so unconfident? It's certainly impossible for you to surpass Uncle Cheng alone! But who made you? I'm Li Zexuan's brother? As long as I'm here and you are willing to make progress, your future achievements will definitely not be lower than Uncle Cheng!"
"Hehe! Xiaoxuan, you are right! We are brothers, brothers for life! Even if I can't do it, you can definitely help me do it!"
Cheng Chumo suddenly giggled and returned to his original "cynical and naive" appearance. The knot that had been buried in his heart for many years was finally solved today. He held Li Zexuan's shoulder affectionately and laughed heartily.
Some things are indeed difficult to do alone, but it is different if someone helps!
"Go, go, go! Go to training quickly! Colonel Sun is starting to call people to gather!"
Li Zexuan pushed this guy away. He was not in the habit of being intimate with men. Besides, this guy had just finished a long run and was covered in stinky sweat.
"Captain, I also need to train well and surpass my father!"
Yuchi Baolin stood up from the grass and said to Li Zexuan.
The conversation between Li Zexuan and Cheng Chumo just now touched him deeply. Despite his usually honest appearance, Li Zexuan's words just now still touched him very much. He decided to surpass his boss. father!
"Haha! Okay! Then the three of us brothers will make great achievements in the army!"
Li Zexuan patted Yuchi Baolin on the shoulder and laughed happily.
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"...Miss Li Yu, this is what happened! The mountain chief hopes that this notice to raise military funds can be expressed with emotion, reason, and righteousness, so that as many businessmen as possible can participate in this fundraising Come to the conference. Only in this way can we raise enough military resources for the imperial court in a short period of time! Miss Li Yu, do you think you have any difficulties?"
In Qiquge New Workshop, in a side hall of the "Datang Daily" editorial office, Li Ke and Li Yu sat opposite each other. He told Li Yu exactly what Li Zexuan had explained last night. Finally, He also added some of his own understanding and ideas.
Regarding Li Yu, Li Ke had met him before (he met Li Yu when he went to the academy to find Meng Wenhao). Of course, he had heard more about Li Yu's deeds. He was young and was a woman. She became a "gold medal reporter" awarded by the emperor, who could go directly to Tianting; she went into danger alone and exposed the darkness of officialdom in several counties around Chang'an, and several county magistrates and county magistrates were pulled down by her.
Each of these things is completely unlike what the "weak woman" in front of me can do!
Although he had heard of and met Li Yu before, today was the first time he was alone with Li Yu. What surprised him was that facing this unfamiliar girl, he actually felt a bit of kindness in his heart. feel!
Yes, it’s cordial!
"Don't worry, Your Highness, a mere notice will not cause any difficulty to Li Yu!"
After a moment of silence, Li Yu nodded. She had stayed in the editorial office of "Datang Daily" for such a long time, and she was still familiar with Li Zexuan's "true biography". For her, news, notices and other manuscripts were completely at her fingertips, but relatively speaking She was more concerned about the content of the notice than the notice itself. She frowned, hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Ke and asked:
"It's just that Li Yu has something unclear, but I don't know if I should talk about it?"
Facing Li Zexuan, Meng Wenhao, Li Tai and others, Li Yu could be innocent and "unobtrusive" and say whatever he wanted. However, the person in front of him was Li Ke, the King of Shu, whom she was not familiar with, which made her feel confused. A bit restrained.
Li Ke smiled and said: "Miss Li Yu, please tell me, Xiao Wang will definitely tell you everything!"
Li Yu asked softly: "Your Highness, is it really true that the imperial court is in such difficulty now? Merchants need to raise military resources to compete with the Turks? If Li Yu remembers correctly, last year the imperial court sent a fleet We went south to exchange for food, but Taicang and Hanjiacang were full, so there won’t be a shortage of food in this war, right?”
Li Yu was "abandoned" by her biological father and mother since she was a child and was raised by her adoptive father and mother. However, after her adoptive parents passed away, she came all the way from Yuezhou to Chang'an and witnessed all kinds of people's hardships. Emotionally speaking, she did not want the country to go to war. Because when there is a war, the people suffer the most; but she also understands in her heart that a war with the Turks is a matter of life and death for the Tang Dynasty, so it cannot be fought without fighting!
But she never expected that the imperial court, which she regarded as extremely powerful, would now raise military funds through private merchants!
Li Ke pondered for a moment and replied: "The imperial court did store a lot of food last year, but as far as I know, there was a big locust in Guanzhong in June this year. Although the mountain chief led the Tianji brigade to kill the locusts, time was limited after all. In the end, more than fifty counties were in need of disaster relief. If the imperial court had not gone south to exchange grain last year and established a shipping department in Guangzhou, this locust plague alone would have exhausted all the money and grain in the Tang treasury;
Let's talk about the war against the Turks this time. This battle is completely different from the previous domestic counter-insurgency. On the one hand, the Turks are powerful and Jieli has millions of people who can control the strings. If the Tang Dynasty wants to win, it can only use all its strength to fight with them. War, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses need not only food, but also armor and horses, which will be an astronomical figure;
On the other hand, the Turkic Royal Court is located in the hinterland of the grassland. This time Datang takes the initiative to attack, the army's supply line will be very long and far away, the supply of money and food will be very difficult, and the losses on the road will be extremely large! As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Instead of waiting for the army to run out of food and grass before thinking of a solution, the court should make adequate preparations before the army goes out! That’s why the mountain chief suggested to my father that businessmen raise military funds! "
Considering that Li Yu was not very familiar with military affairs and military affairs, Li Ke spoke in more detail.
After hearing this, Li Yu nodded thoughtfully and said, "I understand, little lady! Thank you, Your Highness, for clearing up the confusion! Don't worry, Your Highness, Li Yu will do his best to handle this matter!"
"Well! If that's the case, then Xiao Wang is relieved!"
Li Ke smiled, and then when he saw that it was getting late, he stood up and said: "Now that the matter has been settled, Xiao Wang will not disturb the girl anymore, take leave!"
"Your Highness, please stay!"
Li Yu suddenly remembered something and stood up quickly.
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