Li Bochen was stunned for a while and then said: "Bullying people? Where to bully people? Brother Fang, did they say something to you?"
Fang Cheng sighed: "You're not bullying me."
He sighed again: "I feel like I'm bullying you. General, you have such a good temper. Those things you just mentioned, people's livelihood, well, I don't really understand, so let them talk about it. But when it comes to military affairs, Regarding Che Beigong, you said what you were worried about, and they both just smiled and said yes. But what happened after that? It was all confused in one or two sentences. General, none of the things you said It’s settled. What has become of this? Are you just being offered up as a clay sculpture?”
"You also said that you wanted to get an armored vehicle from the Xuantu City Army. But what did Mr. Chang say? He said that the enemy army was powerful and they were not in a hurry. Moreover, although the generals of Xuantu City were not famous generals, they were very good. Zhang Fa, I advise you to give up this idea. General, you used to be the commander of the Wuliang Army, or a frontier army. If you want to be transferred to the town army, you have to be promoted to a higher level, right? That is to be the commander of the town army, and you will lead three thousand soldiers - —Who is that general in Xuantu City?"
"Also, since you are now a prince, let alone the prince's mansion, the place to do things should be decided. As a result, they asked you to live in Changzhai and said you would do things there. Today, a total of eleven people have been appointed to take care of things. , even if they all come to our place, the east wing can still stand, why should you go to them to do things? But it’s good, now you have to go to their house every day - who is the prince? "
He wanted to speak, but Li Boxen couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Okay!"
Fang Yu was startled and then shut up.
The two of them walked a few more steps, and Li Boxen said, "Oh, Brother Fang, things are not what you think."
Fang Yu then said: "I am the one who talks too much."
There seemed to be some anger in his words, so Li Boxen stood down and said, "Thank you for saying this to me. I understand what you mean. It's just... that's all, it's okay for you and me to know these words. Grandpa He Fengzhi should have nothing else on his mind, we will know sooner or later in the future."
Fang Yu's face looked better now and he said, "Yes."
After thinking for a while, he said: "General, if it weren't for you, I would still be following Sui Ziang around. No matter what happens, I will never change my mind."
Li Bochen smiled: "Okay, I believe you."
The two took steps again. But Li Bochen glanced at Fang Yu and thought to himself, it was rare for him to say these words. When he first heard this, the first thought in his mind was, did Fang Yu want to sow discord and get him to be put in a more important position? But I also thought that this man was very smart and should understand that the Chang family was his kin, but he was just an outsider after all. Saying these words at this time must make yourself feel bored. But since I said it anyway, it seems that I mean it sincerely.
As for whether what he said was right... Li Boxen didn't want to think about it, but thoughts came to him one after another.
You can’t say it’s incomplete, right?
I also have some of my own fault to blame. Today on the mountain, I showed that I knew nothing about the mantra. Although I was indeed unable to compare with the Chang family in terms of common sense in cultivation, it would inevitably arouse some contempt in people's hearts. Moreover, Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu stayed here for a long time. Although they came here to act as "junhou", it was still an away game.
It would be strange if both of them were obedient and fearful in everything.
But when it came to the military, he did feel a little uncomfortable. Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu seemed to feel that their abilities were insufficient and did not agree with the dangerous tactics.
But Li Bochen felt that if he wanted to live in peace with Sui Wujiu, he couldn't rely solely on power checks and balances, or "politics." The fifty or so people in the village are indeed no match for Xuantu's army, but they must get the armored vehicle. If these cars fall into Sui Wu Jiu's hands, it will be too difficult to get them again. This matter must be settled before he comes here.
In fact, there is one more thing that Fang Cheng doesn't know. If you know this, I'm afraid you will be even more angry - when picking up books in the study, Chang Xiu mentioned asking Li Shengyi to send some talents who are proficient in mechanism skills. He also said, "In the future, the princes will have to take care of all kinds of things, and they will no longer be the generals who command the troops. When the army is in trouble, I am afraid that they will also need talents." Then he suggested that Li Shengyi send a general to help train the troops.
Chang Xiu said that in the past, most of the famous generals of Li State died in battle during national disasters. But many famous generals were still with Li Shengyi later, and they have quite a family legacy. It would be of great benefit to learn a thing or two from them.
He also talked about several young generals around Li Shengyi and introduced their family backgrounds one by one. Li Bochen didn't know any of the other names he was talking about, but when he mentioned the name "Qin Le", Li Bochen realized that it was the one he met on the road who was reprimanded by Li Shengyi.
Qin Le's great ancestor was the Zhennan General of the Li Kingdom, and his father was the Anzhou General. He was indeed a talented general. Li Bochen thought at that time that if he had to invite someone, he had dealt with this person before, so it would be better to invite him.
The reason why he didn't object was because he thought what Chang Xiu said was reasonable. Being a commander in Wuliang City is actually different from being in the territory. The military law in the city is strict and wars are frequent, so there is actually no need to worry about too many things other than battles. And the experiences of that period are just memories - the person in the past only wanted to kill the enemy and really didn't care about other ways of governing.
In this situation, it doesn't matter if you are a mid-level or lower-level officer in the army - everything has orders from the top. But if it was like this, to bring an army from scratch, Li Bochen knew that it would be difficult for him to do it well.
So I agreed.
But, as Fang Yu said, are they really trying to "offer" themselves?
He let out a breath and looked up into the distance. But just when he saw the door of his house, he remembered that Sui Buxiu had been standing there last night. I thought of Sui Buxiu, and suddenly remembered the words he said under the old locust tree - "Etiquette is also the way to control."
At that time, he said, "Chang Qiuwu is much older than you and has a higher level than you. I still have to call you cousin. Your grandpa is your elder, so he has to salute you and call you Junhou."
But if you think about it the other way around, you are already a king, but you can't do everything according to your heart, precisely because of the word "etiquette". Isn't it also because of "propriety" that I reluctantly stand in front of everyone during the day?
The "control" Sui Buxiu mentioned...who is controlling whom?
So this is what he wanted to say? !
Li Bochen felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of this - what Fang Chu said was not sowing discord, but what about what Sui Buxiu said? Even if there is some provocation, is it true?
But he finally said, forget it. A month ago I had nowhere to stay, but now my life is safe. Most of these things were given by grandpa and Fengzhi. I really don't know much about people's livelihood, military affairs... They have never seen what Wuliang City and Beiyuan are like, so if they think I am incompetent, I don't blame them.
It would be too despicable if I had just gained some stability and immediately thought about how to fight for power. As for hiring a general from Li Shengyi... it would be a good thing to really learn something.
However, the armored vehicle must be obtained. I have to let my grandpa and Fengzhi know that I didn’t just rely on good luck to survive in Beiyuan.
It was only about six o'clock in the evening when the two of them returned to the house. After getting some water to take a shower, and changing into home clothes, Li Boxen took a book and walked to the door to sit on the stone steps, blowing in the wind and thinking about what he had to do tonight.
The fifty-three soldiers did not live in the same camp, but in their own homes. He just found out the names and residences of those people at Chang Qiuwu, and almost remembered them all. Later, in the dead of night, he would go visit each house.
Today, I suddenly released food and respected myself as a prince. The person who spoke in his heart during the day will definitely be eager to report to Zhu Hou. If he really finds and follows Zhu Hou by then, he will probably know where Zhu Hou is hiding, that is. Do you know where the secret realm of Thunder Cloud Cave is?
After thinking about this, I opened the book and read it slowly in the moonlight. Ordinary people should not be able to see clearly at this time, but as a practitioner, he does not find it difficult. This book is about the method of luck, and it can be regarded as an enlightenment book for spiritual practice. He already has the foundation, and it does not seem obscure from the beginning, but reads smoothly.
After watching this for a while, he heard Fang Yu also walking out and standing behind him. Li Bochen turned around and saw that he was also holding a volume of books he had given him, and said, "Just right. The two of us study together, and we can talk about what we don't understand."
Fang Cheng sat down next to him and said, "Why don't you go inside and take a look? There are still lights."
Li Bochen smiled: "I can't calm down in the room."
The two read in silence for a while, listening to the footsteps. When I looked up, I saw three men walking towards each other, all of them unfamiliar. But judging by their attire, they are all from Tunli. When the three people saw Li Boxen from a distance, they were stunned. They were talking and laughing, but now their faces became serious. They walked over quickly, stood down and saluted, and said: "Greetings to the Lord."
Li Bochen stood up and said: "Ah...you're welcome. What can you do?"
Among the three people, a man with a square face and about forty years old said: "Junhou, I am Chen Qiao. These two are Liu Xing and Meng Jieyuan... Mengjunhou will not give up and wants to serve in the village, so come and thank him." Lord."
Oh, it's these three people. Among the twelve people appointed by Chang Qiuwu, Chen Qiao was in charge of rural law and order, and the remaining two were his assistants. In fact, they were equivalent to the judges, catchers, and catchers in the yamen. I heard that Chen Qiao spoke quite calmly and appropriately. Maybe he was a scholar in the past, or he may have held a public office.
Li Bochen thought for a while and said: "It turns out they are three gentlemen. I will have to rely on them more in the future."
Then he smiled and said: "I have nothing to do here, just reading a book for free - Mr. Chang probably hasn't fallen asleep yet."
Chen Qiao was stunned for a moment, then said: "Oh, okay, okay, I won't disturb you, please take my leave."
Li Bochen nodded and sat down again. The three of them quickly walked away.
He read a few more lines and heard Fang Cheng say: "Humph. We just agreed on which people to use, but these people already know it."
Li Bochen turned over a page of the book and smiled: "Brother Fang, wouldn't it be a lot easier to have someone help you worry about it? How can warriors like you and me have the patience to do that?"
Fang Chu couldn't help but said: "I was not a warrior before. When I was a great scholar, I also managed people."
Li Boxen said: "There are many people who can manage people, but there are not many who can reassure me like Brother Fang. If you don't become one of my ten generals, who will do it?"
Fang Bao was stunned for a moment, then said: "Ha, General, that's indeed the truth - then we'd better go in. This will save us the embarrassment of these ordinary people who are rushing to fawn over."
Li Boxen said: "The wind here is good, I'm too lazy to move."
Fang Cheng thought for a while and said with a smile: "Okay, I will continue to study with the general."
After a while, two more groups of people came over and saw Li Bochen sitting outside the house. They also stopped to say hello. By the time the chiming clock at Chang's house rang seven times, ten people had passed by one after another.
The book in Li Boxen's hand is called "The Clear Meaning of Qi Refining". It mainly talks about some definitions of terms, and he has already read half of it. He felt that his mind was a little dull, so he stood up and planned to go to the house to get a book called "Slow Thoughts on Cultivation Allusions". But as soon as he stood up, he saw two people walking over. If he looked closely, it was Lady Meng and Meng Peiyong.
He sighed in his heart and planned to go in. But Lady Meng was already shouting from a distance: "Oh, Brother Li, what a coincidence!"
Li Boxen had no choice but to turn around and said with a smile, "Sister Meng."
Lady Meng and Meng Peiyong walked to the door and stood down, saying, "Why are you, the great monarch, still sitting on the steps?"
He smiled again: "I don't have time during the day. I just put the two at home to sleep, so I came to congratulate you quickly."
She does know how to talk. Li Boxen said: "Thank you very much, eldest sister - I happen to still be studying, so I won't disturb you."
Lady Meng said: "What can we do for you? I just want to give you something. Da Lang, let me show it to you!"
Meng Peiyong held a wooden box in his hand, about the size of a palm. After hearing this, he said: "Junhou, this, this is a gadget I made myself. That self-ringing bell is too big! This one of mine, although it can't sound the time, is light. That is, there is no magic in it. , you have to twist the lever to use it. Then if you march and fight in the future, this will be convenient, unlike the self-ringing bell, which is so big that it is difficult to carry it. "
Li Bochen was stunned - were they really here to congratulate him? He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just said: "Okay, okay, Sister Meng, Mr. Meng, please come in!"
After welcoming the two people into the hall and turning on the lights, Meng Peiyong opened the wooden box. Only then did Li Bochen realize that the box itself was the outer shell of a clock. Inside was a golden copper wheel, with twenty-four o'clock engraved on the outer ring, twelve o'clock engraved on the inner ring, and hour and minute hands. In the middle of the copper wheel is a wooden pole as long as the tail finger. Meng Peiyong said: "Every eleven hours, just twist this wooden pole until it can't be twisted anymore, and it will be fine."
This thing is neither new nor novel to Li Bochen. He couldn't help but said: "Mr. Meng, is this clockwork?"
Meng Peiyong was stunned: "Clockwork? What is that? I use a mechanism."
Li Bochen nodded, realizing that he must have been lucky. During the day, I wanted to find someone to teach Meng Peiyong the art of traps, but I thought he had many ideas. At that time, I thought that among the thousands of people in Mengjiatun, they might not really have such amazing talents. Meng Peiyong might have extraordinary talents, but he could only stand out in such a small place.
But now I realize that this person should indeed be a top person. There was such a clock where he came from, but that thing was not made by one person himself!
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