Han Zhen and Nie Dong looked at him with strange expressions.
Goulon!
Liu Qi swallowed and stuttered: "You...are you really rebels?"
"You can't say that."
Han Zhen smiled slightly and retorted: "Those who fail are called rebels. If they succeed, they are officials! Think about it, if Zhao Kuangyin failed, would he be a rebel of Zhou Dynasty?"
"this……"
Liu Qi was stunned.
He wanted to refute, but he felt that it made sense.
hiss!
Liu Qi scratched his head, feeling that his brain was a little weak.
Seeing this, Han Zhen patted him on the shoulder and asked, "What do you think of Nie Dong?"
"He's a good man!"
Liu Qi commented without thinking.
Although they had only known each other for a month, he quite admired Nie Dong's character. He was forthright and righteous. He never put on airs in private and was able to make jokes.
Han Zhen asked again: "Then what do you think of me?"
"I obey you."
Liu Qi thought for a moment and said solemnly.
Although he usually laughs and laughs and is familiar with everyone, in fact he is a proud and arrogant person. There are not many people that he can admire from the bottom of his heart.
Putting aside other things, the Qingzhou Army alone made him sincerely admired.
As the son of a general, Liu Qi's vision is not comparable to that of Nie Dong and others, so he naturally understands the principles of what goes up and what goes down.
The style of an army is determined by its commander.
As the saying goes, if a soldier is raging, a general will be raging in the nest.
The Qingzhou Army was the most comfortable place he had ever stayed in, much better than the Luchuan Army commanded by his father.
Disciplined but not oppressive.
Merits must be rewarded, and mistakes must be punished.
Those who are capable are at the top and those who are mediocre are at the bottom. As long as you are capable, you don’t have to worry about being buried.
If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be purity.
There is no mess, the soldiers only need to concentrate on two things, drill and kill the enemy!
Han Zhen continued to ask: "What do you think of Linzi County under my rule?"
After carefully recalling what he had seen and heard during this period, Liu Qi replied: "The subordinate officials will be clear and the people will be happy."
Compared with Qiancheng County under the rule of my uncle, it can be said to be a world of difference.
Could it be that my uncle is a mediocre official?
of course not.
He felt that he could also accomplish these things with his uncle Xie Ding's talents, such as rectifying minor officials, doing light corvees and underpaying taxes, building water conservancy projects, and reclaiming wasteland.
But the problem is that uncle can't do it, but Han Zhen can.
Thinking of this, Liu Qi understood somewhat.
"What do you think of today's officialdom?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Qi's expression suddenly changed.
Seeing this, Han Zhen smiled and said: "Don't worry about it. There are only three of us here today, and no fourth person will know."
"Hunjun!"
Liu Qi hesitated for a moment and finally choked out these two words.
If he wasn't a foolish king, how could he have allowed Tong Guan, a gelding, to misbehave in the frontier army and act arrogantly?
Han Zhen suppressed his smile, stood with his hands behind his hands, looked at the military camp outside the forest, and said seriously: "You two are here today, so I will open the skylight and speak frankly. I was originally a prodigal in Linzi County, and I was framed by the county chief registrar. , as a last resort, he killed officials and went up the mountain."
"Earlier, I had the idea of recruiting people to work. I would make more money, and then I would be able to work as an official and live a happy life."
Liu Qi listened with great interest and asked hurriedly: "Then why did you not want to recruit me later?"
He was young, and it was the time when he loved to fantasize.
On weekdays, I also like to read some storybooks and listen to some folk stories.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have yelled out those impassioned words on top of the city wall that day.
Han Zhen's experience sounded very interesting to him.
"Later I asked Changzhi County and learned that after the recruitment, the court would only assign an idle military attache from the Xiang army."
Han Zhen paused, then turned around and said: "The status of military men is inherently inferior. You all know the virtues of a Xiang army. If you offend a civil official, you will kill him at will. How is it different from cattle, horses and livestock?"
"really!"
Liu Qi and Nie Dong nodded in agreement.
Both of them were warriors, so they felt the same way about Han Zhen's words.
Liu Qi, in particular, had seen his father being arrogant in front of civil servants since he was a child.
How did Di Qing die?
Die of fear!
A famous general who stood on the battlefield and faced thousands of troops without changing his expression was frightened to death by the civil servants.
This shows how cowardly the warriors of the Song Dynasty were.
"Mencius said: If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world. I don't have any great ambitions. I just want to live a decent life, and by the way, let the people around me live a better life. But in this miserable world, this world is full of chaos. Corrupt officials forced me to become a rebel."
Han Zhen sighed with emotion and said loudly: "It may be unknown whether it will sweep the world, but the people on Jingdong Road have suffered enough. I want them to change their way of life!"
These words have been very straightforward. It is not necessarily possible to win the world, but I, Han Zhen, will be the king of Shandong!
The domineering words shocked Liu Qi's heart, and he couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.
But the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in his mind made him feel that this shouldn't be the case.
For a moment, Liu Qi looked struggling and felt tangled in his heart.
Nie Dong on the side didn't care so much. He just felt his blood boiling and wanted to start an army immediately.
Liu Qi moved his lips and advised: "But...but rebellion is wrong. I think that with your ability as the county magistrate, if you join the army, you can make your wife a shadow. It is not difficult to become a marquis." .”
Han Zhen suddenly laughed and asked: "Then you were bullied by a castrated dog like your father?"
"..."
Liu Qi was silent for a moment.
"Your father Liu Zhongwu has guarded the border for many years, resisted the Xixia people many times, and also conquered Tubo. I admire you very much, but I don't want to live like him."
Han Zhen said proudly: "A man who lives between heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time under others? He should carry a three-foot sword to achieve unparalleled achievements."
How could Liu Qi, a middle school boy in middle school, not be able to resist such words? He could only feel his breathing quickening and his blood rising.
However, he still retained some sense. He took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and said calmly: "I...I'm afraid that my father and uncle will be harmed."
"It is difficult to achieve great results if you are timid."
Han Zhen snorted coldly and said with a disappointed look on his face: "I thought you came here late at night and you must be a young hero who wants to do something big, but I never thought you are still a dandy. In that case, you go and pack up and go back to Qiancheng County. Come on, don't let your relatives and other high-ranking officials be implicated."
Liu Qi's face turned red with shame at these words, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
"County Magistrate, I...I'm leaving."
After bowing his hands towards Han Zhen, Liu Qi fled in despair.
Watching his leaving figure, Nie Dong wondered: "The county magistrate values him so much, why did he let him go?"
"Walk?"
A smile appeared on Han Zhen's lips, and he said confidently: "It's not so easy to leave after joining our Qingzhou Army. Just watch, he will come back!"
(End of chapter)
