I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 871 Sir, please leave quickly, you are going to lose money!
Before the turmoil, Wuping Town was a border town right next to Liuzikou Pass. The turmoil almost turned the entire town into a ghost town.

After Du Yu took charge of Yan, especially after the Battle of Liuzikou Pass, he traveled around several border checkpoints such as Liuzikou and Wuhekou, and finally built a new camp near Wuping Town, which led to the rise of Wuping Town.

Especially in the past few months, many people have come to Wuping Camp to sign up for military service, which has brought the town back to life.

From the top of the hill outside Wuping Town, one can see many civilians and soldiers busy in the recultivated fields and the previously wasteland. One can also see that Wuping Town is crowded with people, with peddlers and hawkers coming and going in an endless stream at the two town gates, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

Among the officials who came to Yandi with Yan Yunxiao, Wei Xuancheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was one of them. He stood on the top of the mountain and looked around, sighing: "It is connected to Yanzhou in the east and Luzikou in the north. Even if there is a problem in Wuhe, this camp can immediately send troops to help. If the previous incident happens again, the enemy's way can be completely blocked and they will not be allowed to set foot in the area. In addition, the water and farmland in this area are extremely abundant. There is no war. After the daily training, the soldiers will plant the fields here. In addition, the problem of the soldiers' relatives coming to Wuping Town has also been solved. Yuan Kai has taken great pains."

Yuan Kai is Du Yu's courtesy name. Wei Xuancheng passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi earlier than Du Yu, but the two had known each other when Du Yu was studying in Beijing.

As he spoke, Wei Xuancheng bowed to Du Yu, and the others behind him did the same.

Among them, the Minister of War, Mao Xiaoxian, looked down at those people from the martial arts world and shook his head helplessly: "I heard earlier that although there were passionate men from all over the place who came to sign up, I didn't expect it to be more grand than I thought. I was still thinking about how to dispatch troops from His Majesty to rush to the rescue and station here."

After Du Yu returned the greeting, he smiled and shook his head: "The people of Jianghu are used to freedom, and they are somewhat unwilling to obey the rules in the military camp. Although the scholars obey the rules, their fighting ability is poor, and many of them cannot endure hardships. It is really a headache for them to want to leave like this."

Mao Xiaoxian, originally a Confucian general under Zhao Wuxiu, was transferred back to the capital to recuperate because of an injury. However, he publicly insulted many large families such as the Zuo family and the Ouyang family. When Li Nishang was in power, he wrote "The earth is not yet dry, and my emperor is still old and alive?" He insulted Yang Shanchang, the aristocratic families, and Li Nishang at the same time, especially the last sentence "Emperor Longli and Empress, know the rapid decline of the Xia court." He used ancient allusions, but also directly insulted Li Nishang.

But because of Zhao Wuxiu, no one dared to touch him, but in the end, those who flattered Li Nishang found a way to drive him to the south to become a small soldier.

After the purge, Mao Xiaoxian was recalled to the capital by the empress, who made him the head of the Ministry of War. After the aristocratic families were purged, he became the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

Because the Minister of War Wen Daozhi was also the governor of Liuzhou, all matters of the Ministry of War were handled by Mao Xiaoxian. Before, it was Mao Xiaoxian who recommended Zong Ze to take the young talents of the capital away. As for those who were unwilling to go, Mao Xiaoxian even wrote a poem with the line "Neither weeds nor weeds, a stingy dog ​​cannot climb a wall."

Although these poems are simply doggerel compared to those poems with some meaning, they are meant to insult people. Therefore, many people are very afraid of this assistant minister of the Ministry of War. If something goes wrong, they might get insulted and the incident is recorded. As the one being insulted, wouldn't he be laughed at by future generations?

Upon hearing Du Yu's words, Mao Xiaoxian smiled and said, "So you listened to the Queen and made a distinction between the gangs of Jianghu people and those who really wanted to join the army? And you also selected scholars who have certain military strategies?"

Du Yu nodded, then looked down at the town below: "Your Majesty's method is indeed useful. Many scholars below do not understand the dangers of war. They just think of taking this path to gain a future for themselves. They are powerless but want to gain a reputation here. There are too many such people. Although they can be given a reputation, they can't really join the army. I have thought about this screening before, but I don't know how to choose. The method your majesty gave is to listen to their paper talk to see if they have really read some military books. If they have, throw them into the barracks to train with the soldiers, and then conduct an assessment. This time, physical fitness and military tactics will be tested. If they can pass the physical fitness, they will stay in the barracks. If they only pass the military tactics but not the physical fitness, it happens that Goguryeo is short of people. If they pass both, according to your majesty's words, they can be completely kept as reserve officers and observed quietly."

Everyone already knew about the term "reserve officer", so they were not surprised.

However, Du Yu continued, "Your Majesty said that all soldiers who pass the test must be examined, even those who are from the underworld. Their moral character must be checked. People from the underworld are used to being wild, and many young kids join the army on impulse. Once they are really dressed as soldiers, they think they are government officials and are afraid that they will do something. So they must be checked. As for those who really catch your eye, they must be observed carefully. Talents cannot be left alone. Many things about suitable people must be sent to Your Majesty and Your Majesty before the war."

Mao Xiaoxian thought for a moment and nodded: "Your Majesty's method is somewhat similar to the method she used to appoint palace maids in the palace. Please discuss it with me later to see if it can be more rigorous, or it can be promoted to all parts of Daxia. In this way, soldiers everywhere will be disciples of the emperor, and they will be grateful to the emperor and the queen, and there will be fewer complicated and trivial matters."

Du Yu nodded, then said with a smile: "I am studying it, but there are too many things to do and I can't take care of them all. Xiaoxian is here, so you can use your ability to curse to help me with this."

When the people around heard Du Yu praising Mao Xiaoxian like this, they all laughed.

The main thing is that Mao Xiaoxian didn’t just scold Li Nishang, Yang Shanchang and others, he scolded everyone he didn’t like!

Mao Xiaoxian said, "I really feel what I say, but you don't understand poetry and say I am cursing."

Zhang Gu, the Minister of Finance who had been silent, said with a smile, "Yes, we don't understand. Only Mr. Mu understands. He praises you a lot."

Wei Xuancheng asked, "Are there any that caught your eye? We'll have His Majesty and His Majesty come first. They should be here in a day or two."

Du Yu nodded: "There are several people, all of them are from the martial arts world. Although there is one person who is a scholar, he is out of breath after running a few steps. He still needs to practice. I will not report it for now, but those few people from the martial arts world can tell the queen about it and let her see it."

The other people nodded one after another. What Du Yu could say must be true.

But just as Du Yu was about to speak, he was stunned and looked around, "Where is Xun Kuang? When it comes to poetry, he is better than us. Let him talk about the poetry of our Xiaoxian."

Hearing this, everyone looked back, but did not see Xun Kuang.

Du Yu, however, understood the character of this junior fellow apprentice, and said with a smile, "He probably ran away when he heard about mountain climbing."

There is nothing serious to do today. Du Yu is just taking everyone up the mountain to take a look. It doesn't matter if Xun Kuang doesn't come.

So no one cared and they all laughed. Then Wei Xuancheng pointed to another place and asked Du Yu to take them there to have a look.

In the town
Xun Kuang was sitting at a fortune-telling stall. Actually, he didn't believe in these things. After all, he was a Confucian disciple, and he kept in mind the teachings of Confucius that "Confucius should not speak of strange things".

But I saw this fortune-telling stall today when Xun Kuang was strolling around this town after avoiding the tiring mountain climbing. I mainly felt it was strange.

There was a little girl sitting on the stall, and behind her stood the old Taoist priest.

Xun Kuang asked curiously, and it was indeed this little girl who was telling fortunes, and the old Taoist said that he was just there to keep her company.

Moreover, the canvas held by the old Taoist priest had written on it: "The Six-Line Divine Gua, believe it or not, it's up to you, it's absolutely accurate, one tael of silver per time."

Xun Kuang was so curious that he stepped forward to confirm that it was the girl who did the calculation, and then decisively took out one or two taels of silver that Ji Shuying had given him.

Looking at the silver, Xun Kuang looked at the little girl and said, "You want a fake one? Will you give me back?"

The little girl was stunned for a moment and turned to look at the old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist priest narrowed his eyes, smiled and nodded: "Refund! But I'm afraid this gentleman will come after me later to calculate. As we've agreed, you'll have to pay more if you calculate again later."

The little girl was a little worried. She turned her head and looked at Xun Kuang and gave him a look, as if asking him to leave quickly.

Xun Kuang was very versatile, so he naturally understood it, but could he leave?

So he said, "Then calculate it for me."

The little girl sighed when she heard this, took out the tortoise shell, and looked at Xun Kuang: "What does this gentleman want to calculate?"

When Xun Kuang heard this, he immediately said, "Calculate what will happen to me if the money doesn't come back from afar. Can you calculate this?"

The little girl nodded: "Okay"

After shaking the tortoise shell and twisting it gently, the tortoise shell turned a few times in the girl's hand, and then copper coins were spit out one by one, a total of six, which fell on the table one by one.

This move can't be done without some skills.

Xun Kuang was stunned when he saw it.

The little girl frowned and looked at Xun Kuang: "The hunter dug a pit. Sir, you will lose money later. If you want to crack it, leave now."

Before the little girl finished speaking, the old Taoist priest suddenly appeared, took the silver on the table with one hand, and then looked at Xun Kuang: "Since this gentleman doesn't believe it, let's see if it's true or not."

Xun Kuang smiled, feeling that it was a bit mysterious. I lost money?
How can I go bankrupt!
Senior Brother Du paid for my drinking, and I didn't spend a penny on the whole journey. How could he have made me lose money?

As he spoke, Xun Kuang stood up and bowed: "I will wait here until you two close your stalls. If you haven't lost any money, return one tael to me."

The little girl frowned and wanted to speak.

But the old Taoist priest covered his mouth, and he only heard the old Taoist priest nodding with a smile: "Okay."

Then he said, "If it is true, sir, you look like a noble man. Can you give us some money? My daughter is so pitiful."

The little girl's face turned red as she watched the old Taoist talking nonsense.

Xun Kuang thought for a moment and said, "Okay!"

But just when Xun Kuang finished speaking and the old Taoist smiled with satisfaction, he saw the two girls. He squinted at them and was startled. Then he immediately walked towards the two girls.

Xun Kuang also saw it, but didn't care about it.

Instead, the little girl looked at Xun Kuang, took out a tael of silver and handed it to him: "Sir, please leave quickly. You really have the appearance of losing money. If you leave here quickly, you can resolve the problem."

Xun Kuang saw this, looked at the silver on the table, and then looked at the girl who was a little surprised, but smiled and said: "Thank you for your kindness, young lady, but I am curious about how you will lose money."

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(End of this chapter)