Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 175 Veterans
Travelers integrated into the ancient society, not by eating, drinking, and lying like others.

The most important thing is the integration of values.

For example, for a modern person, it is actually difficult to understand why ancient people did not take their lives seriously. The so-called "sacrificing one's life for righteousness" seems more like an ideal that can be looked up to but cannot be realized.

Another example is an ancient person. If he came to modern times, it would be difficult to understand why modern people value money so much. They can put morality on the soles of their shoes for money, let alone shame.

Therefore, modern people say, is it not good to live?
The ancients said that it is not enough to fill the stomach, so why do you need so much money?
In the conflict of two values, it is actually very difficult to integrate into the other side.

Li Qinzai also faced this problem.

When he has gradually gotten used to the status of the Fifth Young Master of the British government and the status of Weinan County son, in this era, he has already become a veritable nobleman.

Of course, the nobles want to live a good life, not necessarily fresh clothes, angry horses and fine clothes, at least not with their heads tied to their belts to do desperate things.

Noble life, safety first.

However, he and veterans like Wei are all human beings, so what's the difference?

In Li Qinzai's eyes, this scene tonight felt that old soldiers like Wei were the real nobles.

They live in poverty, but they are not poor in heart.They have people and things they care about, a belief that is so pure that there is no impurity, and the courage to move forward without fear.

How can a person with such a rich heart be considered poor?
The really poor person is Li Qinzai.

A modern person was educated by a group of ancient poor people after traveling through thousands of years.

They didn't say a single truth, but Li Qinzai felt that his soul had been baptized.

In Li Qinzai's view, this is a group of stupid ancient people, how precious it is to live in peace, but these ancient people did not hesitate to die.

Oh, "giving up one's life for righteousness"!
What's even more stupid is that Li Qinzai seems to have been assimilated by this group of ancient people.

In the face of righteousness, life seems really... very small, not worth mentioning.

The values ​​of the supremacy of interests from modern times are gradually showing signs of collapse.

It was late at night when we returned to the other courtyard, and Qiao'er yawned and fell asleep.

Li Qinzai lay beside him, tossing and turning until dawn, and dozed off in a daze.

After dawn, a fast horse came to Ganjingzhuang. The knight on the horse was a part of the Duke's Mansion.

The strange thing is that the trilogy was delivered by the order of Li Ji, and the recipient of the military newspaper was Li Qinzai.

Buqu told Li Qinzai that after Chang'an received Liu Rengui's military report the day before yesterday, another military report came immediately.

The Wa Kingdom assembled more than [-] warships and more than [-] sergeants, and they were heading towards Baekje.

At the same time, the part also conveyed another message.

Things started in a hurry, and now Datang can quickly assemble only over [-] troops and over [-] warships. Of these over [-] people, most of them are from Datang's navy, about [-] people, and the rest are Liu Rengui. The infantry led by him is stationed in Baekje.

Although it is the coalition of Datang and Silla, Silla can't count on it at all. In fact, in this war, Silla's role is mostly to guide logistics and supplies.

Bangzi's combat power has not changed for more than 1000 years from the Tang Dynasty to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. The emphasis is on participation, and it is surprisingly stable.

After finishing the trilogy, he cupped his fists and said goodbye, intending to leave, but Li Qinzai hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait! I'm not a military officer, nor have I held a military position. Why did grandpa tell me these military newspapers? Check the address, did you send it to the wrong person?"

Mo Qu shook his head: "The villain doesn't know, he only knows how to follow orders. If Wu Shaolang has any doubts, the villain can send a letter back to the Duke's mansion to ask the old man."

Li Qinzai was silent for a while, and vaguely understood something.

It seems that what Li Ji meant was to let him participate in this war.

The old fox was very thoughtful, and Li Qinzai couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

Maybe it was to accumulate qualifications for Li Qinzai to step into the power center of the court in the future, or maybe it was just to train the son of the Li family, hoping that he, a unicorn, could live up to his name.

After the trilogy left, Li Qinzai stood in the yard where the ice and snow had melted and stood still for a long time.

After standing for an unknown amount of time, his feet were numb from the cold, before Li Qinzai stepped out of the gate of the other courtyard.

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Old Wei is sharpening his knife in his humble yard.

His knife doesn't need to be sharpened, he has maintained it very well all these years, it can cut the enemy's throat at any time, but he is still sharpening it at this time.

The scabbard was still the rusty scabbard, which looked like a black burnt stick from a distance.

Compared with the sharp knife, the scabbard looks like a vulgar country woman who can't read big characters married to a new champion, and there is a sense of incompatibility from the inside out.

Old Wei's knife sharpening was slow and orderly. The edge of a very sharp knife became whiter and whiter, exuding a sense of serenity under the dim sunlight.

Old Wei smiled with satisfaction, staring at Daofeng more affectionately, muttering something to himself, as if confiding lovesickness to an old lover, in the eyes of others, Old Wei at this moment looks like a lunatic.

Old Wei is not a lunatic, he just deepened his tacit understanding with his comrade-in-arms Pao Ze.

The knife in his hand is his robe, on the battlefield, it is the robe he will never give up, his lover may betray him, but the knife will not.

Li Qinzai stood outside Lao Wei's yard, quietly watching him sharpen his knife.

Old Wei's senses are very sensitive, and he immediately sensed someone outside, turned his head to look, and couldn't help laughing: "Wu Shaolang is here to eat again?"

Li Qinzai also smiled: "Yeah, I'm hungry, can I get something to eat?"

Old Wei said with a smile: "Good job Shaolang, the food at home today is good, and the wine and meat are full."

Li Qinzai pushed open the firewood door and entered.

Old Wei yelled at his son and daughter-in-law's hot dishes.

There was a pot of fire burning in the shabby house, and the farmers couldn't afford charcoal. They burned dry firewood from the mountain. The house was smoky, but Li Qinzai didn't mind it at all.

When the food and wine were on the table, Old Wei mysteriously took out a jar of wine from under the bed, winked at Li Qinzai, and said with a smile: "This wine is good wine. I bought it from a wine shop in the county a few years ago. I have never been willing to give it up. drink."

The wine was poured into the cup, and Li Qinzai glanced at it.

The wine is actually not a good wine, the wine is very cloudy, with a faint green light, like a lake polluted by industrial waste water.

But in the eyes of Lao Wei, this is good wine, and he is reluctant to drink it during the Chinese New Year.

Once it enters the throat, the taste is slightly sour and bitter, which is more than one grade worse than the three-legged pulp in the Guogong Mansion.

But Li Qinzai drank it all without changing his face, and politely praised "good wine".

Old Wei squinted his eyes triumphantly: "Of course it's good wine. It cost me ten cents a jar. The wine seller said that all the scholars in the city drink this kind of wine. I also want to enjoy the noble spirit of scholars." , I just gritted my teeth and bought a jar. Dog offal, are all scholars so rich?"

Li Qinzai laughed loudly: "You're saying it the wrong way, only rich people are eligible to study."

Old Wei thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Young man is very knowledgeable, it's really good. The disciples Mr. Young master accepted last year are all quite well-off. Thinking about it, it's true. It's too difficult for a poor family to support a scholar..."

Sighing sadly, Old Wei said again: "My son is also a farmer, he is hopeless, and I don't know if my three-year-old grandson will be lucky enough to be a scholar..."

Li Qinzai said in a low voice: "If you want to get ahead, there are many paths, and you don't have to study."

Old Wei shook his head: "Study is serious, but it's a pity that I can't afford it."

Speaking of which, Old Wei suddenly opened his eyes and smiled: "This time I go to Jian, if I am lucky, I may cut off a few heads in exchange for military merits, and the officials will reward dozens of acres of Yongye farmland. My son is just in his teens, so he can afford to study for him, haha, God's will!"

Old Wei became more and more overjoyed, Duanzhan took a big sip alone, and then thought that this jar of wine was so expensive, he really should sip it slowly and savor it carefully, this big gulp was too wasteful, so he showed a distressed expression.

Li Qinzai smiled, then suppressed his smile, and said in a low voice, "Is everything settled at home?"

Old Wei nodded: "It's settled. I bring my own weapons and leather armor, so I won't cause trouble for the officials. There is only one son in the family, so it saves the trouble of dividing the land and housing. My daughter-in-law sewed two leather bags for me overnight, Made a lot of dry food..."

A look of regret suddenly appeared on his expression, and Old Wei sighed heavily.

"It's a pity that the widow in the north of the village helped her family with the autumn harvest the year before last. She made wine and vegetables at home to thank her. She also drank a few cups that night. She seemed drunk and not drunk. I hesitated again and again, but I still didn't dare to deal with her. , this is the biggest hate thing in my life!"

"Those bastards from the Japanese country spoiled my life's major event. If I don't come back this time, I don't know which old widower will be cheaper. It's a pity that I will lose my fleshy body!"

(End of this chapter)