Nightfall Chapter 4: Discussion on the way forward for atypical Tang people

Chapter 4 Discussion on the Atypical Tang People's Way Forward ()

The reason why Datang is called Datang is based on these simple and powerful things.

Ning Que is not a typical Chinese. He often appeared not brave enough on the battlefield, let alone put to death and resurrected, burned his own house, Tu Yile's aggressiveness, I believe that if he lives in Weicheng for 20 years, it is impossible to write a beggar. The life drama of growing up as a general.

But he stayed in the army long enough that he could accurately grasp the precious or terrifying temperament of the Tang people of this era, so when he found the arrow eye on the princess caravan, he immediately concluded that Some very troublesome things-Shan Yu, the successor on the grassland, dared to chase and kill Princess Datang. If he is not really crazy, then there is a real big figure in the empire who colluded with him and sent it to him. Promises not to pursue retaliation from the Empire.

"The four princesses have now entered the country and entered Weicheng, but she still has not fully identified her identity? Why? Because she no longer has the word trust in her mind. She may trust your majesty, but she will definitely not trust your majesty. Ministers, such as the general you, such as our frontier army, and even the entire court."

"Because she knows very well that if there weren't some big people in Chang'an nodding their heads, no barbarians on the grassland would dare to attack her. She could give this kind of promise to barbarians, and let people who believe in Shan Yu... no more than four , And those four characters even she can’t afford to provoke."

"This kind of war between the upper echelons of the empire, even the generals, you can only hide far away, let alone small people like us..." Ning Que smashed the wet mud with his heels. The voice said: "There must be something wrong on the road. People like me can deal with three or five people in the sky, and participating in it will not have any effect."

"There is one more princess in the **** team, which means that there are many corpses in the mountain road; one less me, there will be one more kind soldier with good military discipline in Weicheng."

"General, you regard me as the vitality of the day and the earth, it is not very useful, just can't see it at all."

Ma Shixiang looked at the seemingly humble young man, rubbing his head and muttered, "Compare yourself to the vitality between heaven and earth? Is this humility or boastfulness? If you really want to persuade me to take back this military order and say that you are a fart Maybe more appropriate."

Ning Que laughed twice and replied: "I am going to be a student in the college, and I always speak more elegantly."

Ma Shixiang did not continue to make fun of the child, and after a moment of silence, he frowned and explained: "Let you be a guide for the princess's convoy. Actually... it is also related to your going to the academy. You really have enough battle exploits, and you passed the first test. I asked Shangfeng to write a recommendation letter for you, and the return receipt from the military has arrived, but do you think you can enter the academy like this?"

"You have been staying in Weicheng fortress all these years. Even if you have heard some legends about the academy, you don't know exactly where it is."

The general’s expression was solemn and solemn: “In the minds of my army and people in Datang, the Academy is the most sacred and noble place to be inviolable. Taking the Military Receipt only means that you can participate in the Academy’s admission test, but you want to really To enter the red door of the academy, you have to run at least three departments to stamp..."

"Like the recommendation letters written by generals of our level, those ministries will be seen in their eyes, even if they are military receipts, they have no power. As long as they want, they can put you in the hospital at any time. In recent years, this has become a common sight. Except for the students enrolled in the private sector by the academy gentlemen, any examinee who takes the recommended path of the court must spend a lot of money to clear the way. I don’t know how many Yinfu’s homes are just for that exam. I lost my fortune."

"I know you have saved some money in Weicheng in the past two years, but do you think you can feed those guys with those few hundred taels of silver?"

Ning Que scratched his head and said with emotion, "No one told me about this before."

"Because there is a solution to this matter, there is no need to tell you."

Ma Shixiang looked at him displeased and said: "As long as you make contributions on the road and enter the nobleman's law, you only need the nobleman to remember your name. When the time comes, any steward in the princess's mansion will say something, and who dare Don't take a long eye to blackmail you?"

"This is equivalent to saying that I have to take my life to bet on the qualifications for a college admission test. Why does it sound a bit uneconomical?" Ning Que continued to scratch his head.

Ma Shixiang gave him a fierce look and reprimanded: "Hutu! Asshole! In order to get into the academy, I don't know how many people want to sell their own mothers and kill their own fathers! Now it's just for your kid to risk a little Risk, you still refuse to do it!"

After a while, the general panted heavily, and persuaded: "According to my analysis, your Highness should also understand that her whereabouts cannot be kept secret. You can guess her identity, and everyone in Weicheng can guess it. Is she in the empire? The enemy will not be able to guess? In that case, she insisted on going on the road as usual, indicating that there must be reinforcements in front of the road. Your task is to take her to take a shortcut in the mountains and meet those people as soon as possible. Where can I bet?"

Ning Que lowered his head and said nothing, constantly thinking about the gains and losses.

Ma Xiangsheng looked at his expression, remembering the most irritating tempers of this teenager, knowing that it would be difficult to persuade the other party to take risks without showing some tangible benefits, so he sighed and lowered his voice. Said: "There is an old man in your Royal Highness's team. His surname is Lu. I heard that he repaired the South Gate of Haotian Dao."

Hearing these words, Ning Que suddenly raised his head, and his usual calm and tired eyes suddenly became extremely bright.

Ma Xiangsheng looked at him and said with emotion: "You came to Weicheng when you were a little kid. With your sweet words and skills, you have pleased the old and young men in the city. , Even if the meat pie shop in Dongcheng has changed two owners, you are still the most favored kid in Weicheng’s den of bandits."

He rubbed Ning Que’s head, as if looking at a spoiled child, and said, “Before the former general died of illness, Tongmenlu gave you a military status, and then the big guy went to the grassland in autumn. I was almost besieged by those barbarians. We all escaped because of you. At that time, all the people in Weicheng unanimously decided to reward you. We even thought about it, even if your condition was to use the city’s most popular All of us have to pool together money to do it beautifully."

The general with gray hair turned his head and said bitterly, "But no one thought that you wanted to learn those worldly laws, so helpless. The people of Weicheng and even the entire Seven Walled City cannot find it for you. A teacher, we can only watch you turn that too-upper-sensing chapter and turn it through and it’s broken, but don’t have any ideas."

"But now is an opportunity!"

Ma Xiangsheng's eyes suddenly became fierce, "Whether it is the academy or the old man named Lu, you must catch it, and you must catch it."

Ning Que was silent for a long time, lowered his head and sighed softly and said, "Actually... I still feel reluctant."

The starlight outside the window was clear and faint. Ma Xiangsheng looked at the young man and said, "Weicheng...after all, it is too small. You should go to the capital city of Chang'an and see the real big world. Maybe there are many fierce dragons and evil tigers in those places. , But who are you really afraid of, a newborn calf?"

"At least...there won't be only a tattered too-sounding book in those places."