In a chaotic world, border soldiers begin their journey by enlisting in the army and getting married

Chen Shan spoke slowly and deliberately.

Those who achieve early success are bound to be arrogant.

Even though Xu Sijing was a woman, she had already earned the reputation of a great Confucian scholar at a young age and possessed genuine talent and learning.

Such people tend to have a certain degree of arrogance.

Chen Shan was aware of this.

Therefore, Chen Shan's response was much more straightforward.

"Miss Xu, everyone in this world is an individual, and there are differences. You can't expect everyone to be like you."

"If that were the case, the Xia Kingdom would not have any wars, and there wouldn't even be seven kingdoms."

"You should understand this principle, right? Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you."

After Chen Shan finished speaking, Xu Sijing fell silent in an instant.

Seeing Chen Shan's calm and composed demeanor, Xu Sijing became even more curious about him.

This person is truly extraordinary.

But why have we never heard of such an extraordinary person in the Xia Kingdom's literary circles?

She had never even heard of it in the seven kingdoms.

"I apologize for my abruptness. May I ask who your teacher is, Commandant Chen?"

"With such a family background, one's talent must be considerable, so why would they consider joining the army?"

Xu Sijing pressed for more information out of curiosity.

Chen Shan immediately laughed and said, "I don't have any teachers."

"I'm just a hunter from a mountain village, how could I afford to go to school?"

"However, Miss Xu, while reading is good, if you become too engrossed in it, there will be side effects."

"Reading books by rote is not as good as reading them by rote. Applying knowledge flexibly is the right path, not blindly following rules. You come from Mexico, so I suppose Mexico is quite familiar with the concept of blindly following rules?"

When Xu Sijing learned that Chen Shan was just a hunter, yet he said a lot of things that surprised her, she was stunned.

Could it be?

Is this person born with knowledge?

An elder once said that the world is never short of geniuses, nor is it short of the chosen ones.

Legend has it that the unified dynasty before the Seven Kingdoms was established by that person who was born with knowledge.

Lost in thought, Xu Sijing gradually fell silent.

"Miss Xu? If you're able, Miss Xu, you should go back and make preparations. If you need help, my wife is literate and can come and assist you."

"With them around, no one in the military camp will bother you."

When Chen Shan woke her up, Xu Sijing didn't think much of it and even wanted to get to know him.

She wanted to confirm whether Chen Shan was one of those people who were born with knowledge.

Is it really that unique?

[Xu Sijing's favorability +10]

Xu Sijing's favorability rating: 40 (Looking forward to it!)

When Xu Sijing left, Chen Shan was stunned when he saw the system notification.

What does this woman mean by "expecting"?

Although he couldn't figure it out, Chen Shan didn't dwell on it too much.

As long as the favorability rating can be increased, that's fine.

After all, it's not easy to gradually increase favorability.

Chu Yiren is very close to reaching 100 favorability points, but it's also quite troublesome.

As for Nan Tu Rou, that woman still hasn't reached 50% favorability.

Like Xu Sijing, it's not easy to increase favorability towards them.

A few days later, Xu Sijing took Chen Shan's advice, and Chu Yiren also went with Chen Shan to help Xu Sijing.

Inside the barracks.

When Xu Sijing saw Chu Yiren, she was stunned for a moment.

"Who are you?"

Xu Sijing looked surprised, her beautiful eyes fixed on Chu Yiren, as if she were pondering something.

On the contrary, Chu Yiren reacted quickly.

"Mr. Xu, I am Chu Yiren, wife of Colonel Chen Shan. My husband sent me to help you."

Chu Yiren began to introduce herself, but there seemed to be an emphasis in her words.

This brought Xu Sijing back to her senses.

Chen Shan, who was standing to the side, also noticed something amiss.

These two people must have known each other before.

However, Chu Yiren was unwilling to talk about it, so Chen Shan didn't press her further.

After all, he knew that even if he knew some things, there were things he simply couldn't handle in his current situation.

"Alright, Yiren, you stay here and help out. If you can't handle it all, let Xiaoya and the others come too."

Chen Shan gave a few words of advice and did not stay any longer.

Since they know each other, they naturally have things to say, and Chen Shan's presence would actually make things a bit inconvenient.

As Chen Shan left, Xu Sijing's gaze fell on Chu Yiren once again.

"I never imagined that after so many years, I would meet you in a place like this."

As Xu Sijing spoke, she had already remembered Chu Yiren's identity.

"Mr. Xu, you flatter me. Life is unpredictable. But please keep this a secret from my husband. I don't want to put too much pressure on him."

Chu Yiren sighed, recalling the past. She felt resentment, anger, and a sense of powerlessness.

The reason why Chu Yiren addressed Xu Sijing as "Mr." was naturally because the two had studied together, and it was because of Chu Yiren's family's power at that time that she was able to get to know Xu Sijing.

The title "Mr." is not only used for men, but also for women.

After all, this is ancient times, and Xu Sijing, as a woman, has achieved so much, so she naturally deserves this title.

"Captain Chen? He is indeed quite extraordinary. A hunter, yet he makes even a great scholar like me feel ashamed."

Xu Sijing's curiosity never stopped when Chen Shan was mentioned.

Even someone like Chu Yiren became his wife, and judging from the situation, Chu Yiren was willing to accept it.

That's really not simple.

This made her even more curious about why Chen Shan had such great charm.

Xu Sijing and Chu Yiren knew about Chen Shan. Even though Chu Yiren was a great scholar, the two women would inevitably gossip about it when they were together.

As the person being discussed, Chen Shan went directly to the general's residence of the Third Army Corps after leaving.

Nan Tu Rou sent word that all legion commanders and officers of a thousand or more should assemble.

Undoubtedly, after so much discussion, the imperial court has finally reached a conclusion.

Chen Shan was also quite curious about the situation on the imperial court's side.

His only source of information now is Nan Tu Rou.

Third Army Corps, General's Mansion.

All the legion generals and captains arrived.

Everyone is looking forward to it.

During this period, Nan Tu Rou temporarily took over and enforced strict military discipline.

Although no one openly refuted them, they still harbored some complaints.

Although Kong Qingzhi is dead, these military units have been somewhat influenced by civil officials.

They would never tolerate Nan Tu Rou continuing to be in charge.

Looking at the group of generals, Nan Tu Rou knew better than anyone else what was going on.

What they were more concerned about was the court's decision: who would take over as commander of the Tiannan Army!

"Gentlemen, I'm sure you all know why I've called you here today."

"The imperial court has issued its decision: Kong Qingzhi died at the hands of the Qing, therefore the imperial court has decided to take military action against the Qing."

"It has also been decided that I, the general, will continue to temporarily assume the position of commander-in-chief of the Tiannan Army. Is everyone aware of this?"

When Nan Tu Rou said this, the other legion generals were all stunned, clearly not expecting that Nan Tu Rou would continue to temporarily take over.

Although it was unexpected, the news that the imperial court was going to send troops secretly excited many of them.

They had long been envious of the deficit battalion's repeated achievements.