Xu Fenglei looked at the frightened faces of the children and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
"I have a plan as a teacher."
He said,
"Summer is coming, I want to take you back to Moyu Mountain to experience the life of a farm boy and a shepherd boy."
"There, you have to be self-reliant in everything you do. You also have to do a series of things such as farming, feeding horses, herding cattle, chopping firewood, carrying water, etc., and truly integrate into the mountain village."
"It lasts for two months! I will apply to your father, emperor and mother in two days. I believe they will agree."
Of course, the so-called "devil training" cannot be done using the cruel methods used to train dead killers.
For the pampered princes and princesses, living in a small mountain village and being a "little kid" is already quite devilish...
"Moyu Mountain? Is that Master's home?"
"Two months? We don't have to be in the palace for two months? Great!"
"I'm going, I'm going!"
"..."
The children captured the "effective information" in Master's words and all cheered.
It sounds... not bad!
"You guys are still too stupid and naive..."
Xu Fenglei touched his nose and muttered.
These little kids who have no ability to take care of themselves obviously haven't realized that it's not a sightseeing tour, but a trial...
…
As the sun hung in the west, Xu Fenglei came out of the East Palace and strode towards the Xuanwu Gate.
"Master, your horse."
Chang He saw Xu Fenglei all the way away, and hurriedly led the horse to greet him, and said diligently,
"Come, I will help you."
Xu Fenglei waved his hand and stopped Chang He from helping.
"Do you really think of me as a civil servant? After all, I have ridden horses in the Turks."
He stepped on the stirrups, climbed onto the horse gracefully, and joked,
"In terms of equestrian skills, you may not be as good as me!"
"Yes, yes..." Chang He scratched his head and said yes.
"Farewell."
Xu Fenglei didn't say much nonsense, and raised his riding whip as soon as he raised his hand.
Chang He raised his head slightly, caught a glimpse of the sword blade behind Xu Fenglei, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
"Grand Master... aren't you here to return His Majesty's Emperor's Sword?"
He said in astonishment,
"How?"
Xu Fenglei glanced sideways at Chang He.
"Oh, this sword..."
He said lightly,
"His Majesty thought that I had made great achievements in conquering the north, so he renamed this sword Shangfang Zhanma Sword and gave it to me."
"Let's go, drive."
The horse's belly was clamped between his legs, and the horse started running with a clatter. After leaving the Xuanwu Gate, only Chang He, who looked dull, was still standing there.
He looked at the thin figure and the dark sword under the sunset.
"Be good..."
It wasn't until Xu Fenglei's back disappeared that Chang He slowly uttered two words.
"Boss, what is Shang Fang's Horse-Zhan Jian?"
The general on the side came up and asked in a low voice.
The other gatekeeper generals also looked at Chang He with puzzled faces, waiting for his answer. ,
"call--"
Chang He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled it, and then said in a deep voice,
"Shang Fang's horse-killing sword, also called Shang Fang's sword, symbolizes the emperor's supreme privilege! Throughout the dynasties, it was often only held by the emperor himself. Even if the emperor wanted to give it, he would only give it to members of the royal family and never to outsiders. "
"Seeing this sword is like seeing the emperor! Holding this sword, you can kill the faint king at the top and the sycophant at the bottom!"
Generals: "!!!"
"Can you even kill the faint king? This is too powerful..."
"Impossible! This..."
After listening to Chang He's explanation, they were all slightly shocked.
"That is naturally an exaggeration. This is a popular saying."
Chang He responded,
"In fact, its privilege is that whoever holds this sword has the right to kill first and then report! In other words, just now the grand master was not happy and killed all of us, so we could only stick out our necks."
"Otherwise, we are challenging His Majesty and deceiving Him!"
"It can be said that when encountering this sword, everyone except the emperor must be obedient and not have any temper at all..."
Generals: "..."
They touched their necks unconsciously, only to feel that it was cold there, and they had to cover their necks to feel warm.
"It's so terrible. The Grand Master is now inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!"
"Yes! The word "extremely human minister" refers to him, right..."
"The Grand Master is mighty, the Grand Master is invincible!"
Everyone was sighing, envious, and admiring.
When a man reaches this point, then he is called heroic and a man!
"Everyone listen!"
Chang He commanded in a deep voice,
"Whenever the Grand Master comes to the palace in the future, cheer me up!"
"If I'm not here, you have to go down and lead his horse and ride for him. You can't be disrespectful in the slightest! Do you understand me?!"
"Yes!" All the generals said in unison with stern expressions.
The eldest emperor, the second eldest grandmaster!
We will follow this standard from now on!
…
After leaving the Xuanwu Gate, Xu Fenglei did not choose to go home. Instead, he went to the West Market to inspect Fenglei Bank, went shopping and ate for a while, and then slowly headed south.
Chang'an City, south of the city.
No matter how prosperous the city is, there are still lonely places.
As for the south of the city, because it is the furthest away from the imperial palace, it naturally becomes a cold corner of Chang'an City. Except for being lively during sacrifices, it is very deserted on weekdays.
Precisely because of this, the housing prices here are also very low, making it the low point of housing prices in Chang'an.
Ta-ta, tap-ta.
Xu Fenglei chewed fried skewers and watched slowly.
Not far ahead, a wide construction site came into view. It looked a little out of place next to the surrounding houses.
Originally, that area was also occupied by private houses. Later, after it was expropriated and demolished by the imperial court, they were razed to the ground and pavilions were built.
Now, it has taken shape.
Ho!
ha!
Ho!
ha!
Every laborer is still working hard on the construction, and they don't care when someone approaches, they just do their own work.
Xu Fenglei stepped forward to visit and nodded slightly.
The foundation is solid and the materials are fine. The two brothers, Yan Lide and Yan Liben, obviously paid great attention to the construction of the college.
"Ho!"
Just as he was looking at it, the laborer in front of him suddenly shouted loudly, suddenly pulled up a piece of bluestone, and carried it on his body.
He walked a few steps quickly, held the bluestone slab in his hands, and slowly embedded it.
There was just a pop sound, and the bluestone plate was perfectly embedded.
The whole set of movements required a lot of force, but this laborer was able to do it with ease and ease.
Xu Fenglei looked up curiously, but when he saw the other person's face, he was stunned.
This person...is actually a young man? !
"Little brother!"
He raised his legs and stepped forward, smiling warmly and saying,
"Come, take a rest first, I want to find out something from you."
The young man remained silent and glanced at the foreman not far away with a hesitant expression.
But when Xu Fenglei handed over a fried skewer, his hesitation disappeared instantly.
Bang Chi Bang Chi.
A plump mutton skewer was placed in the boy's mouth, and it was finished with two bangs.
Still chewing in his mouth, his big eyes looked at Xu Fenglei again. Although he was still silent, you could see the desire in his eyes.
"You kid...you are chewing peonies. You have ruined all the good things."
Xu Fenglei was a little dumbfounded, patted his shoulder and said,
"That's it, it's gone."
"Let me ask you, do you get paid for working here? How many meals do you manage a day?"
The young man nodded.
"……have."
A word finally came out of his mouth, but his tone didn't sound like Chang'an Mandarin.
"A big worker earns 120 fen a day, and a small worker earns 80 fen a day. I'm not old enough... so I work as a small worker, and I only have 60 fen."
"There are two meals a day, one at noon and one in the evening."
Xu Fenglei frowned slightly.
"You are so strong and work so hard, why do you want to be a small laborer?"
He said displeasedly,
"Just because you're not old enough? Who stipulated this?"
"Also, why do you earn less than a small laborer? Shouldn't you work more and get more?"
The young man pursed his lips.
"The foreman decided...he said I eat too much, so I have to deduct the meal money from my wages."
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he almost laughed angrily.
What kind of black-hearted capitalist is this?
Do you want to hang up street lights?
Just as he was talking, a gong sound suddenly came from the construction site.
Clang clang clang clang clang clang!
"Put the food on—"
"Put the food on—"
As two high-pitched voices came, all the workers on the construction site put down their weapons and swarmed towards the food shed!
That scene, like an army of zombies, was spectacular!
It was at this moment that Xu Fenglei realized that there were so many workers involved in the construction of this college construction site!
"It's time to eat!"
The young man's eyes lit up, and his legs were no longer in control and he was about to run to the food shed.
But as soon as he lifted his feet, the foreman not far away walked over with a sullen face, his hands behind his back.
"Xue Lengzi, you are lazy again!"
The foreman couldn't help but scolded him when he came up.
"You eat so much every day and you're still lazy! You don't have to eat dinner today!"
When the young man surnamed Xue heard this, he seemed to be being judged by the King of Hell, and he defended anxiously:
"I, I'm not lazy...I..."
"Shut up!" the foreman shouted, "I clearly saw you chatting with others! If you dare to talk back again, you won't even want your wages today, just pack up and leave!"
The young man was silent, lowered his head, his face was ashen.
He subconsciously touched his belly.
A mutton skewer was not enough to satisfy him... He didn't want to go hungry.
"Hey Hey hey."
Xu Fenglei patted the foreman on the shoulder, frowned and said,
"We didn't chat. I just asked him two questions."
"This kid works very hard, you can't criticize him like this."
The foreman glanced sideways.
"Who are you? I discipline my subordinates. It's your turn to make irresponsible remarks?"
"Go, go, go! This is a construction site, no idlers are allowed in! If you dare to stay again, I will chase you away!"
Uh-huh!
Without saying a word, Xu Fenglei drew out Shang Fang's horse-killing sword behind him and pressed it against the opponent's throat.
"I'll give you another chance to reorganize the language."
He said calmly.
foreman:"!!!"
"Hero, if you have something to say, please speak to me, hero..."
With his throat feeling cold, his attitude suddenly turned 180 degrees, his tone instantly softened, and he begged for mercy,
"Don't kill me..."
Where did this madman come from?
Damn it... I didn't look at the almanac when I went out today!
"Ah."
Xu Fenglei withdrew his sword and said,
"Listen, don't deduct his wages or oppress workers."
"Otherwise, I will take your life anyway."
The workers and peasants are the class that the rulers need the most care for, because their combined strength can really overthrow everything!
As one of the rulers, Xu Fenglei naturally cannot sit idly by.
"Yes Yes Yes Yes……"
The foreman nodded and bowed, and said repeatedly,
"I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore, I won't dare again..."
Having said that, there was already a bit of viciousness in his eyes.
You won't let me bully you, right? Aren't you just a swordsman? How long can you protect this kid?
Wait, as soon as you leave, I will torture him to death!
"Come on, take us to dinner. I want to see what you eat."
Xu Fenglei's sword returned to its sheath and he ordered.
"ah?"
The foreman was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly responded,
"Yes, yes, I will take you there now, I will take you there now..."
After saying that, he was already in the lead and hurried towards the food shed.
"Boy, just wait, I'll see you soon!"
Naturally, Xu Fenglei didn't have time to guess this guy's conspiracy, so he just patted the boy next to him on the shoulder to express comfort.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let the foreman bully you."
He said as he walked.
The boy looked up.
"What if you are gone?" he asked.
Xu Fenglei was stunned.
"Well……"
He laughed and said,
"Don't worry, he won't dare to bully you in the future if I'm not here."
"Let's go, eat first, and let's talk slowly."
Are you kidding me, can someone still be bullied if I say I want to protect myself?
A street in the south of the city and in the north, asking who is the father!
The young man hummed, lowered his head and walked away.
The two of them walked to the edge of the food shed. The foreman had long disappeared. Xu Fenglei did not look for him and looked at the food here with interest.
There are about a dozen long tables in the entire food shed, with two basins placed on them.
One basin was stacked high with naan bread, and the other was a large bowl of clear soup. If you look closely, you can see that there seems to be winter melon, cabbage or something in it, and not a single bit of oil is visible.
There were no stools at the long table. All the workers were either standing or squatting, huddled together and eating naan bread. If they choked, they would take a sip of winter melon and cabbage soup.
"Just these two, nothing else?"
Xu Fenglei frowned.
This is too hard! They are all poor guys working hard. Can they be full just by eating naan bread?
Look, this naan doesn't look like it's made from refined grains. It's very coarse. Not to mention compared to the ones in the palace, even the ones made by the maids in my own house are much more refined than this!
"Um."
The young man reached out and took out two naan cakes and said,
"Here, if you eat this quickly, you'll be full."
When he had something to eat, he seemed a little more cheerful and willing to take the initiative to chat.
Bang Chi Bang Chi!
Handing one of them to Xu Fenglei, he took a bite and devoured it.
Xu Fenglei hesitated for a moment, then took a bite, and then——
Click!
The cake was so hard that it almost knocked out his teeth. He finally managed to bite off a piece. The rough texture made his mouth and throat even more devastated!
"Take it easy... don't choke to death."
Xu Fenglei looked at the young man eating cake at high speed and said with some embarrassment,
"No wonder it comes with soup but not a stool. If this thing is eaten while sitting, can it go all the way down and into the stomach?"
