sjar Chapter 429: 2 years less of fighting for the country!
Chapter 429: 2 years less of fighting for the country!
It’s the Lantern Festival again…
However, this year's Lantern Festival is very different from previous years.
The dean and the old teacher of the school were old, so they handed over all these matters to the younger ones like Jiang An.
From the early morning parade of Shangyuan scholars and students to the competition among students from several countries in Songhu Villa, they were in charge of everything.
During the written test, the students of Chongzhou School glanced towards the second floor.
Sitting in the middle of the second floor was the host of Nan Shang, Prince Zhenguo, and sitting behind a screen was the new King of Mobei.
After all, he is the king of a country, so he should be given the face he deserves.
Afterwards, the envoys from various countries sat down one by one...
Sitting on Jiang Jichen's left were Jiang An and a few others.
There were four or five chairs placed there, and all the young men had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and were very handsome.
The little girl in the middle was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with her black hair tied up high. Her every move exuded boldness and courage, and she was so beautiful that she didn't look like an ordinary person.
The students on the first floor straightened their backs, with flames burning in their eyes...
When we came here, the Master said that we didn't expect them to surpass the legends of previous years, but as long as the scene wasn't too ugly it would be fine!
Young people are full of ambition.
The more the Master said this, the more they held their breath.
That's why when they entered the venue just now, they held their heads high and chests puffed out, like roosters ready to fight!
Different angles, different scenery...
Huo Changming was sitting in his chair, restless and very excited.
He stretched his head to look at the students sitting below and joked, "Look at them one by one, they look like they are going to the battlefield~"
"Don't tell me, it just feels different sitting here!"
Li Xingsang glanced at him and said, "What a promising future!"
Turning around, he started talking to Qi Shanyuan about the students who came this year.
As for the little girl...
Because she had to organize an early morning parade, she got up even earlier during the Lantern Festival this year.
Even though he is still here, he has actually been gone for a while.
"younger sister?"
"younger sister!"
"Ok!"
Jiang An shuddered, his eyes wide open, and he mumbled, "I didn't sleep..."
Huo Changming: "Oh, that's not what I'm asking!"
"Do you think we can win this year?"
The little girl pulled herself together and wiped the corners of her mouth with her hand.
"Yuanyuan told me that there are several very good students in this class..."
"Among the other countries, Mobei grew up on horseback, so there is nothing to fear. Nanzhao and Shangguo are small vassal states. The people of Nanzhao are good at witchcraft, but they lack scholars. As for Shangguo, Nanshang has shown great gratitude to them, so they will definitely not compete with us for the top spot. It seems that Dongli is the only one that is a little more difficult to deal with."
Besides, her reputation as Jiang An in recent years was not gained in vain.
Her name alone has already stopped half of the students...
Huo Changming frowned tightly, not knowing whether he understood or not. Anyway, all he wanted to say was just one sentence, "Sister is right!"
Whatever his sister says is right!
With a "clang" sound, the pavilion suddenly became quiet, which meant that the written test officially began.
This year's exam questions were mainly selected by Qi Shanyuan and Li Xingsang. After they were selected, they were sent to the teacher and the dean, who also screened out some questions that were too difficult.
But even so, the questions in the written test are still very difficult in the eyes of students!
Look, look!
Several strands of my hair were broken off!
"Tsk tsk~"
Jiang An yawned, "Yuanyuan and Xingsang are so cruel!"
Beside her, Huo Changming was scratching his head anxiously.
He grabbed a corner of Xingsang's robe, his face full of worry, "Xingsang~"
Oh, such a sad tone...
He looked up blankly and asked, "Why is it that when you take the question downstairs separately, I know every word, but when you put it together, I don't understand it?"
Li Xingsang's mouth twitched, "It's okay~"
It's normal that you don't understand.
If you can understand all of this, then the question is of such a low standard!
Huo Changming didn't believe it, "Really?"
I always feel like you are scolding people with your face.
At the beginning, Young Master Huo thought it was nice to sit on the second floor, it was a different feeling.
Halfway through the halftime period, he began to feel restless.
A pair of eyes are wandering, always wanting to slip away.
After another hour or two, the written test was finally over...
The scores of Nan Shang and Dong Li were close, and the final crucial victory was entirely due to the shouting of one of the students.
Students from the two countries almost came to blows over a test question.
Jiang An saw it clearly from the second floor, someone had taken off their shoes!
"Oh my god..."
Huo Changming slumped in his chair, so sleepy that he saw stars. "It's finally over!"
In the afternoon's martial arts arena, without Jiang An and Huo Changming, two monsters, the people of Mobei regained their confidence.
In the end, he won the first place with six wins and three losses.
Throughout the whole process, Huo Changming just kept shaking his head.
I also discussed with the little girl whether we should send all these students to the military camp for a while...
The purpose of reading the books of sages is to gain fame and serve the country, but the prerequisite for that is to have a good body!
The young master was full of reason. He said, "If a man lives for seventy years, he can work for more than fifty years. If he does not have a strong body, he will die after forty or fifty years. Wouldn't that mean he has lost twenty years of working for the country?"
This is what I said...
The little girl quietly moved further and further away from her brother.
She whispered to her father, "An An saw a really big cake!"
Jiang Jichen was confused, "Where did the cake come from?"
Why didn't he see it?
Jiang An smacked her lips, it was just a promise made by her brother!
Even Hu Yan gave Huo Changming a thumbs up.
"As expected, he is Madam Huo's son."
"You shouldn't be a general with your brain, you should be a businessman!"
Steady profit without losing!
Huo Changming laughed out loud at these words, "How come I didn't know I had this talent?"
Li Xingsang held his forehead with his hand, "Silly child, you really thought I was praising you! ?
At dusk, the fiery red clouds reflected on the snow, as if in a dream...
After bidding farewell to the prince, the envoys from various countries returned to the post station to rest.
After all, we still have to come to the street to see the lights at night...
The little girl skipped back, also looking forward to playing at night.
"My lord..."
A guard approached.
Jiang Jichen looked at his daughter who was getting farther away and said coldly, "Speak."
"Four waves of people came from Kyoto. They took advantage of the fact that the prince and the young lady were not at home today and rushed in several waves, but were all stopped by my subordinates."
"Did you survive?"
"I left it..."
"Butler Sun brought people to interrogate. They were sent by the Xie family and the palace."
"Another group of people were hired by the Xie family..."
He called Guan Yan over and said, "Take my token and go to the army to mobilize a team of people to come to the palace."
"Tell the commanders at the city gate to conduct a thorough investigation!"
"Yes!"
It's only been over a month, and you can't stand it?
Jiang Jichen walked forward slowly, his eyes deep.
That night, a man from the Zhenguo Palace came out from the back door carrying a wooden box...
A month later, the Xie family in Kyoto received the blood-stained clothes of his eldest son.
It is said that the prime minister's wife fainted on the spot out of fright, and even the prime minister was very angry.
The entire Xie Mansion was in chaos.
"Son..."
Yun Yi looked worried, "This is the tenth letter the master has sent you."
Xie Yunshan drank the warm wine and didn't care much, "Just put it aside."
"You really don't want to see it?"
"laugh…"
The young general was disdainful, "What could it be? It's nothing more than asking about my brother..."
He had been in the North for many years, and they didn't seem to worry at all.
What? You are worried that the Zhenguo Palace will make things difficult for your brother named Xie, but you are not worried that he might be killed by the prince when he came to the north alone?
His brother is made of human flesh, but he is made of iron?
Parents' hearts have become completely biased!
"Son..."
Yun Yi's expression suddenly became strange.
He wanted the young master to stop talking, but his previous words had already been heard!
Xie Yunshan sat with his back to the door, and Xie Huaiqing stood behind him without saying a word...
"what happened?"
Xie Yunshan held the wine glass and muttered, "Strange."
As he said this, he also looked back.
There is nothing...
The young general was already in a bad mood, "It's broad daylight, damn it!"
"Go, find me another pot of wine!"
Yun Yi felt wronged and whispered, "Butler Sun said there is no wine."
While Xie Yunshan was still angry, he said, "If you still want to drink, Steward Sun said he can get some medicinal wine for you from the palace doctor!"
"Uh…"
General Xie was choked and said angrily, "If you don't want to drink, then don't drink."
On the second day of the Lantern Festival, Princess Mobei handed the little girl a visiting card, along with a lot of goodies...
Shiny wolf skins, large chunks of red gold, various rare herbs from the grassland, and the best horses!
Jiang An picked and chose, and the red gold would definitely be moved to the Zhaixing Tower; the herbs were sent to the palace doctor to see if there was anything that Hu Yan could use at the moment; the good horses and wolf skins were to be sent to her father and Xie Yunshan.
Zhengyan was busy for a while before he cleared out the pile of things in the yard.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Miss, what gift should we give in return?"
"Um…"
The little girl sat on the doorstep, holding her chin with her hand and thinking for a while, "She just became the queen, so if we want to give her a gift, we have to give her something useful."
"Zhengyan, go look in the storeroom and take out any hidden weapons or other items that can be given away!"
"And take out the saddle on the Star-Picking Tower..."
"The Dark Team sent some news about Mobei a few days ago. Pick out some that may be useful to her and copy them down."
"..."
The little girl said, and they were working on it. In less than half an hour, the yard was full again.
"Okay, that's all!"
Zhengyan wiped his sweat again and grinned, "No matter how much there is, she can't take it back."
Inn,
Entering through the main gate, Jiang An ran into the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of the Shang Kingdom, the ill-fated couple who eloped that year.
"County Lady..."
"An'an..."
"Are you going out?"
The little girl greeted with a smile.
"Youqi said there is a temple in Chongzhou that is very effective. Let's go and worship."
The Crown Princess smiled softly, holding her husband's arm, her face full of happiness.
"It's the one in the west of the city. An An should know it."
The one in the west of the city?
The little girl thought about it and suddenly realized, "Oh, it's the temple that is said to be very effective in praying for children, right?"
"Cough cough..." Su Youqi coughed twice, his ears turned red. Not to mention the Crown Princess, she almost hid behind him.
"Little ancestor!"
Zhengyan picked her up and carried her away.
Nianniang bowed to them both and said, "Please forgive me, my lady..."
"nothing!"
Su Youqi interrupted, "An An is so straightforward and cute, cough...it's okay."
The voice of the little girl who had walked away came faintly, "Aren't they married? Why can't they tell each other?"
Zheng Yan: "Please keep your voice down, ancestor!"
A ten-year-old kid knows what getting married is!
"What are you doing?"
Jiang Anhe Zhengyan looked up and found out that he was the younger brother of Prince Nanzhao.
I haven't seen this boy for a long time, but he looks more handsome than ever, with red lips and white teeth. He no longer looks like the chubby boy he was when he was a child.
"Little Fatty?"
"Shut up!"
He plucked up the courage to speak, but turned around and walked away honestly.
Obviously, the shock that Jiang An brought to him at Shangyuan Martial Arts Field that year was still effective.
Look how scary it is~
"Hey?!"
The little girl glared at him and was about to catch him.
The 'Fatty' running in front seemed to have heard it, and this time he ran even faster, even using his Qinggong skills!
"Don't run away!"
"What are you doing?"
Who is this?
Jiang An turned around and saw the shocked Mobei Princess standing in the corridor...
No, she is now the king of Mobei.
"Little girl, you are only ten years old!"
Jiang An blinked and nodded, "I am ten years old, right..."
"Why are you thinking of robbing a man? This won't do!"
"The one we want to rob is still a prince of a country!"
Jiang An:!
! !
What a big pot!
"I didn't!"
"It's obvious that he ran away when he saw me. Am I really ugly?"
"Not ugly... Not ugly~"
The elegantly dressed woman took her hand and said, "Let's go to my courtyard."
"I brought some food from the grassland. Please try it."
The original Princess of Mobei was raised in the king's tent, and now that she is the king, she is even more noble, with red gold accessories and colorful gems stacked on top of each other. It doesn't make her look vulgar, but makes people see her extraordinary status at a glance.
"I heard in Mobei that you led the three armies to Kyoto to quell the rebellion. You fought brilliantly!"
The little girl walked side by side with her, "You are not bad either, you pressed the uncles so hard that they couldn't get up..."
"Things on the grassland are much simpler than here. If you are strong enough and have enough men and horses, it is inevitable that I will win."
At this moment, the new King of Mobei was proud.
Jiang An looked at her radiantly in the sunlight, and the smile on his face grew even wider.
The two chatted for a long time in the yard about all sorts of things, and they changed the tea on the table three times.
"Jiang An..."
"If I say that Mobei is now strong and powerful and wants to expand its territory, what do you think?"
The little girl was stunned for a moment, then put on an expression that showed it was as it should be.
When she was a princess, she was not someone who was willing to be inferior to others. It is normal for her to have such thoughts now.
“How do I see…”
Jiang An muttered, and suddenly remembered the moment when the National Defense Army won a great victory outside Fancheng Pass...
"'War' is a heavy word..."
"If you think that war is necessary in Mobei, then gather your troops and fight!"
"If the war is just for some people to gain power and money, I advise you not to do it."
Jiang An looked at her and said seriously, "You may win on the battlefield, but you will lose the hearts of the people..."
"Besides, even if you conquer a country, you may not be able to keep it."
If you can start a war for your own selfish desires, you must accept that others will follow suit!
"You are the king of Mobei. If you want to ask about this matter, you should ask the ministers in the king's tent. Why are you asking me?"
The little girl scratched her head, very confused.