Dao fruit.

"You take brother Qiu to the barracks for a look, and if necessary, we will do so."

Xiao Lan's words surprised the young man named Xiao Jian. Anyone can enter the important military camp?

What's more, Xiao Jian was quite surprised by what Xiao Lan called Qiu Yan, but he didn't ask. Due to his father's authority, he could only nod his head full of doubts.

"Thank you Jiedu Envoy." Qiu Yan raised his fists and retreated calmly.

After the two went out, Xiao Lan let out a long sigh of relief and turned to look at the old man, "Mr. Xu, how are you?"

Mr. Xu nodded slightly: "There should be nothing wrong. Before confronting each other across the air, I just had a general feeling. Now that I am close at hand, I can grasp the subtle changes inside. Qiu Yan definitely has mastered the order of the military."

"But when I was waiting beside him, I didn't feel the awe-inspiring power of the military strategist. I was only stimulated by you, Mr. Xu, and released a little breath. It's the same as a monk. Didn't the spies in the capital say that this Qiu Yan is a cultivator?" Those with supernatural powers are monks."

The one who spoke was that hulking-backed man, named Lu Jiang, who was born with supernatural powers, and now he is the commander of one guard, commanding the soldiers of the two guards in the north of the city.

"Lu Jiang, that's not the aura of a monk, but the aura of a military strategist that can only be condensed by leading troops to kill!"

At this time, Yuan Xing spoke again: "Besides, his energy is mellow, obviously after a long period of tempering. Ordinary recruits on the battlefield, even if they are born with magic tricks, can strategize, or possess special skills, most of them will be sharp when they first arrive at the barracks." Bi Lu is not like Qiu Yan, but where did Qiu Yan lead his soldiers? Didn't it mean that he used to be a scholar?"

Another person said: "Maybe it's the inspiration from the military book. Didn't he write the military strategy during the provincial examination, and when he will be tested. Does he have the art of war?"

Another human said: "Qiu Yan's hometown is said to be on the edge of the southern border. He faced the marsh people. His father was said to have been killed by the marsh people. He must have been on the front line, which is why he has a different feeling."

"That's right," another general nodded, "From the frontier scene and the records of the art of war, the true meaning of order can be summed up, and only such a person can achieve it in the end. Will it fill the streets?"

Hear here.Yuan Xing suddenly said with some uncertainty: "Speaking of which, when the young lady from Anyang Hou's family was with me, she was a little different from Zhang Yang before. The temperament has changed slightly, but instead of becoming introverted, there is a feeling of going to war, I don't know if it is an illusion."

"It's not an illusion." At this moment, Elder Xu said, "The aura of the girl from the Pang family has indeed changed. It is obvious that she has gone through the training of the battle and is no longer the same as before."

"That's weird..." Yuan Xing pondered.

However, Xiao Lan said: "Don't think too much about it. After confirming that Qiu Yan has military order, the next thing should start. He broke through Xu Lao's temptation, and he obviously didn't want to be inferior to others. It can be seen that although he is superficially studying Confucianism, But in our bones, we still have the arrogance of our military family, and if we understand our minds, those volumes of manuscripts will naturally be handed over to him."

He smiled: "Isn't Qiu Yan going to compile a book of war? After getting the manuscript, I believe his book of war will be improved to a higher level. Let those civil officials take a look, our military strategists are not their lackeys! If it weren't for Sheji Jiangshan How can you allow them to behave like this?"

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"Mr. Qiu, please..."

On the other side, Xiao Jian led Qiu Yan, left from the back door of Jiedushi Mansion, walked through a street, entered a market, and walked north.

"Could it be that this military camp is outside the northern wall of the city?" Qiu Yan asked while speaking.

Xiao Jian nodded, and said: "There are military camps in the south and north of the city, but in terms of distance, the north is closer. When I left the mansion, I already ordered someone to bring the horse over. After Qiu... Mr. Qiu still needs to ride there .”

Qiu Yan is about the same age as Xiao Jian, and is inferior to the latter in terms of status and status. However, although Xiao Jian is a descendant of Xiao Lan and a young master of Maishan, he is usually majestic, but he can't put on airs in front of Qiu Yan. He is a descendant of a military family and knows the meaning of ordering a military family. Even his father, Xiao Lan, calls Qiu Yan "Brother Qiu", which seems to mean that he is a brother of the same generation. How dare Xiao Jian be negligent in addressing him?

Walking and walking, a pretty figure was already waiting in front of her, but it was Pang Qianru, who had changed her clothes at some point, and it was also military uniform, but it was obviously modified to fit her slender figure.

As soon as she saw the two of them, she walked over: "Xiao Jian, I heard that you are going to take Qiu Yan to visit the military camp. Do you mind if I go with you?"

Frowning slightly, Xiao Jian wanted to refuse. After all, with Xiao Lan's words, Qiu Yan could go to the barracks, but it didn't mean anyone could, but he glanced at Qiu Yan, and his heart moved, and he agreed.

"Since Miss Pang is interested, it's fine, but I have to wait for Xiao to order an extra horse..."

His words were interrupted by Pang Qianru.

"Don't be so troublesome, I have prepared the horse." Pang Qianru waved her hand, walked side by side with the two, and walked forward.

Xiao Jian didn't say any more.

The three of them walked together. Xiao Jian's identity was naturally known by everyone in the city. Qiu Yan's reputation spread, but not many people knew about his appearance, but the temperament cultivated by studying was very different in Dingchang City. As for Pang Qianru , she was originally a beautiful woman, wearing a special military uniform, she looked even more heroic, and attracted everyone's attention.

The eyes are the windows of the heart, Qiu Yan followed the gazes, and through the eyes of everyone, he could see a trace of their hearts.

"There are a lot of barbarians here." Looking at it, Qiu Yan found something. He noticed that although some people were dressed in the Central Plains, but their hair was disheveled, there was a trace of wildness in their eyes, and he knew they were not from the Central Plains.

"Yes, this is an important border town, and business travel is not prohibited. After all, it takes money to support the army." Xiao Jian said briefly, and tasted it.

Qiu Yan knew in his heart that he didn't ask about the imperial court's military salary. Grass, grain, money and food were allotted down and advanced layer by layer. People at each layer got a little bit of benefits. In the end, it was inevitable that there would be a deficit. But you can't drink the northwest wind. Of course, you have to find a way to find income.

However, Qiu Yan wanted to write "The General Essentials of Martial Arts", so he had to figure out the potential situation of the frontier military town, so he said again: "However, in this way, there will be hidden dangers for Hu spies entering the city."

"There is nothing perfect in this world. There are always risks. All we can do is to control the variables as much as possible," Xiao Jian said, pointing to the distance, where the North City Gate is located. "It's like the gate of this city. It is only opened at two hours on weekdays. When you and Miss Pang came, you should have discovered that even in the daytime, the city gate is still closed, and those who come and go will be strictly interrogated. , register and register."

Speaking of this, he whispered: "The court will not agree to these things, but even if the garrison does not do it, someone else will do it, and it will lose control instead. It is better for me to take over."

"Oh? Looks like this, it's really tight." Qiu Yan nodded, then looked at the surrounding market, and saw a lot of stalls selling livestock skin and meat, fishing and hunting. "I remember that the historians once said, In the middle of the desert, it is very cold and windy. Animals are raised, fished for food, and furs are used for clothing. They can be transferred at any time, and horses and chariots are their homes. If you want to come here, the barbarians will exchange a lot of things.”

"That's right, Mr. Zhuangyuan is indeed full of knowledge, and he even knows the customs of northern Xinjiang. Although the sentence you said is also in the historian's classics, he basically doesn't dabble in the imperial examination, and few people pay attention to it." Xiao Jian praised it.

Qiu Yan shook his head with a smile: "Mr. Xiao is wrong. In the past, the imperial examinations might not have dabbled in it, but now the officials are very concerned about these. Maybe there will be related questions in the next imperial examinations."

Li Kun intends to reform the military system, and the court officials are well aware of it, even the military understands it, but basically no one will agree, because it will affect the interests of the military, especially the border troops.

After listening to Qiu Yan's words, Xiao Jian just smiled and didn't continue. Instead, he pointed to the stalls set up by a few barbarians and said, "Most of the barbarians in the north are under the rule of Rouluo. In addition to plundering, they will also feed cattle, sheep, horses and camels. Their pastures are divided into winter and summer. In summer, they graze in Monan, and in winter they migrate to pastures where firewood is easy to get and sunny and leeward. Now that summer is approaching, there are not many Hu people outside the city, and there are only a few who come to the market."

Qiu Yan nodded, and said, "To avoid the cold in autumn and winter, and to avoid the heat in spring and summer, fishing with water and grass is a common practice every year. You really have to experience the sentences in these books in order to understand the deep meaning." The colorful concepts that were brewing in my heart became clearer, and veins stretched out in it.

Xiao Jian praised Qiu Yan's knowledge again, but Pang Qianru was thoughtful.

Just like that, the three of them came to the city gate, and the city guard opened the city gate when they saw the token Xiao Jian took out, but as the city gate opened, a little noise from outside also came in——

"When I wait for the Rouluo people to enter the city to sell goods, I still have to be controlled by the Central Plains people? What a joke! You Central Plains people, what else can you do besides plowing the land? You can't compete with us in war. Isn’t accumulating money a pig? Even your emperor wants to appease me. If there is a slight change in our tribe, you will be frightened. Now you dare to speak wildly and ask me to hand over some as a security deposit? It annoyed me , don’t sell it anymore, just grab it!”

As soon as these words came over, Xiao Jian's complexion changed immediately, while Pang Qianru showed interest.

"Glory to steal, shame to work? Such an outrageous reasoning. In front of the gate of the Central Plains city, but to say such resentful words, isn't it life-threatening?"

On the contrary, Qiu Yan squinted his eyes, and felt a strange feeling in his heart. He caught a little bit of humanity different from the Central Plains, and also had a little nameless anger rising, which originated from the instinct of flesh and blood.