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Chapter 341 Why fight?
Fang Weihan lowered his head again, with a respectful expression: "Exactly."

It stands to reason that the vassal king with 40,000 households in his town is already the most distinguished member of the royal family, and there is no need to bow like this when meeting an ordinary princess or princess.

But Fang Tang is different. She is the current crown prince of the empire. She is the same as the crown prince and the highest-ranking royal family member under Fang Zun. If he still wants to maintain his status as a royal family, then he must not mess with etiquette.

But...why does Fang Tang's expression seem a little wrong?

Fang Weihan couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Yun Shu...can't be lying to me, right? If that's the case, is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Just when Fang Weihan was feeling uneasy, Fang Tang, who was only one car away from him, wasn't too calm either.

Why did I feel a dull pain in my heart when I saw this Fang Weihan? It was as if she had owed him something but had not paid it back.

Fang Tang hated this feeling very much. She didn't want her decision-making to be affected by her personal emotions. Especially...the emotion called guilt.

Countless examples of entrepreneurial failure occur on the eve of success because of these unnecessary emotions. She would never make such stupid mistakes as betrayal, infighting, or seizing power.

This should be... something I realized when I was a child.

I visited all the important officials of the imperial court today and basically had a comprehensive understanding of the power structure of today's Great Zhou Dynasty.

Only Fang Weihan has not been here yet.

Just leave an impression today, don't rush to win over.

Fang Tang decided to say a few polite words casually, so as not to lose his identity.

"His Royal Highness Prince Guangling will serve as the leader of the East Palace Guards in the future, but he has to..."

She raised her head and looked at Fang Weihan, her eyes touching his pupils.

I don't know why, but the polite words that I have long been familiar with have become extremely awkward at this moment. The second half of the sentence seemed to be stuck, and I couldn't say it no matter what.

His heartbeat seemed to skip a beat, and with every word he spoke, the dull pain in his heart got worse.

Where does this feeling come from? Get out of this princess’s consciousness immediately!
Fang Tang almost gritted his teeth and finished the rest of his words: "...take care of me."

The girl's nails almost dug into the sandalwood armrest next to the seat.

"Of course, that's my job."

Fang Weihan keenly noticed her pale face and couldn't help but worry secretly.

Could it be the aftereffects of just traveling through time?
Rapid changes in space and location will lead to acclimatization, not to mention changes in time coordinates.

"Official matters can be put aside for the time being. Please put your health first, Princess."

Since his relationship with Fang Tang was now just a stranger whom he had just met, such a polite expression of concern was the limit of what he could say.

"Well, thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

After he said these words, Fang Tang's face became visibly relieved.

The carriage slowly left, and after walking a long distance, Fang Tang still did not break away from the state just now.

"what on earth is it?"

Fang Tang lowered his head and silently rubbed the faded sword tassel in his hand.

"Fang Weihan..."

That notebook said that he should find a way to fall in love with her and that he was the person who changed his destiny.

But... doesn't he represent the destiny of Great Zhou? Could it be that he will change me? Will he stop my plan?

What's that feeling about?

"Trust no one, ever."

Her mother once said this to herself, and Fang Tang always kept it in mind.

But... was it really only my mother who said such things to me?
The girl looked at the sword spike in silence for a long, long time.

……

……

To the east of Changming City, the East Palace Guards led their troops.

Ten days after Fang Weihan returned to Changming from Jingzhou, he waited for many Changyuan Iron Guards led by Yang Fengqi.

"Yang Canjun! Welcome back!"

Fang Weihan, who was sitting in the Chinese military tent, warmly welcomed him out of the tent.

"Your Highness, long time no see!"

Yang Fengqi laughed boldly.

"Oh, I made a mistake. Maybe it would be more appropriate to call me General Fang now!"

"You can call me whatever you want, you don't have any problem calling me nephew."

Fang Weihan made a joke humorously.

"Hahahahaha..."

Yang Fengqi and all the iron guards laughed.

Tao Yan did not hide his secrets when he sent people to him. The people he sent were all veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time, including high-ranking officials like the former Huaiyuan soldier.

Fang Weihan was not worried at all that the joining of these people would negate his power. After all, the double screening by him and Tao Yan was enough to confirm that there was absolutely no one among these officers who liked to form cliques for personal gain.

"These young men are the soldiers you found?"

Yang Fengqi looked at the many young people gathering noisily in the camp outside and smiled meaningfully.

Fang Weihan was also a little embarrassed:

"I've been busy running relationships and doing everything these days, and all kinds of supplies have just arrived... I haven't had time to make arrangements for them yet."

In fact, he asked Chen Yuxian and Zhao Erye to help him restrain his soldiers. After all, these two people were both from the army, and they must have a good knowledge of how to run an army.

But obviously the two of them took what they said as farts.

"How about Yang Canjun come with me to have a look?"

"That's what I mean, General Fang, please!"

Fang Weihan led them to the center of the camp, under the bare flagpole.

Before the group even got close, they heard Chen Yuxian's loud voice from far away.

"You little bastards don't know that I was a famous sixth-level monk back then."

"Do you understand? Do you know what the sixth revolution is?"

Chen Yu took a sip of wine first, pointed at himself and asked proudly.

"Do not know do not know!"

The boys around him burst into laughter.

Chen Yuxian looked at them with disdain: "Sixth Rank is a person who can survive for a day, but can't finish it off even if dozens of people are replaced in one night."

"Can you do it? I could have done it back then!"

"Brother Chen is awesome!"

Everyone praised him again, which made Chen Yuxian very happy.

Fang Weihan: "..."

He coughed, and then the people around him noticed his arrival.

"It's His Royal Highness Prince Guangling!"

"Hello, Your Highness Prince Guangling!"

When these young people saw Fang Weihan, their expressions were very excited, and most of them had admiration and admiration on their faces.

They all come from Changming and its surrounding areas, and they all know something about Fang Weihan's deeds.

His Royal Highness the feudal lord has never used his power to bully others, and he can even fight against high-ranking aristocratic families for the sake of ordinary people. In order to avenge his best friend, he could even kill the second son of the former Wang family on the street.

In this decadent era of strict class structure, his actions are like a true legend among the people.

Fang Weihan nodded slightly to them and looked at Chen Yuxian:

"General Chen Zhonglang, do you admit or don't you acknowledge the noise caused by the gathering of people?" "Yes."

Chen Yuxian was like an eggplant beaten by frost, dejected and silent.

"Half of the salary will be deducted this month."

Fang Weihan said lightly.

"Yes."

Chen Yuxian had no choice but to agree without tears.

When Yang Fengqi saw this scene, a strange color flashed in his old eyes.

After seeing the scattered and idle soldiers in the camp, he was a little disappointed at first. He thought that Fang Weihan, the leader of the East Palace Guards, was just a nominal commander and could not command his soldiers at all.

But now it seems that he is not without authority, on the contrary, it is the other extreme. In this army, the cult of personality for him is extremely high. This will also greatly enhance the cohesion of the army.

What they lack now is only training and actual combat. The old general is quite optimistic about the future of this army.

"Tell everyone to gather on the school grounds." Fang Weihan ordered the messenger next to him.

"Yes!"

The orderly soldiers beat the gongs and ran around the camp. In a short time, all the soldiers in the camp were gathered on the school grounds.

Fang Weihan stood on the high earth-rammed platform in front of the school ground, looking at the dense crowd below the stage from a distance.

Thousands of people gathered together, making the noise extremely noisy. However, seeing Fang Weihan not speaking for a long time, the crowd gradually became quiet.

Using his blood energy to amplify his voice, Fang Weihan said calmly:
"Everyone seems happy."

There was laughter from the audience.

"But I hope you can think about the price behind this happiness."

The laughter fell silent.

"I know that you who are here have chosen to join the army, maybe because of my deeds, or because you really have no other place to go, or... you want to make your own way."

"But don't forget what your family is doing while we are here laughing."

Fang Weihan's eyes sternly swept across the many soldiers in the audience. The pressure of Mingwu Rank 5 was no longer retained, and the huge pressure made his voice as low as thunder.

"It is now the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, and farmers and tenants are already preparing for the autumn harvest. It is the busiest time in the fields. Businessmen work early and late to travel far away, just in exchange for a small profit. Officials make excuses all day long, just for themselves. Seek a stable career in your later years."

"As the young people in the family, you are the ones who should share the most responsibilities. How many of you are the ones that the family does not need to work on?"

The huge campus was silent, and Fang Weihan's eyes seemed to have a sense of oppression, making them afraid to look at each other.

"Time never waits for anyone. If you use up the time you could have shouldered for your family to join the army, you must create an equivalent meaning. The purpose of our gathering is definitely not to provide you with an opportunity to brag and spank. So simple."

"Now, let me ask you." Fang Weihan paused and said, "Do you think it is honorable to join the army in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment no one dared to speak.

"It's not honorable, right?" Fang Weihan stood with his sword in hand, "Joining the army is a helpless move. Soldiers are at the lowest rank among the nine ranks. This...is the general view of soldiers in the Zhou Dynasty."

"Even the reputation of the Changyuan Iron Guard, which resisted the aliens in the north, was only slightly better, but it was far from the level that people rushed to sign up to participate."

"Have you ever thought about why this is?"

No one in the audience dared to speak, but it was obvious that everyone's attention was focused on Fang Weihan.

"First, the salary of the soldiers is too low. The monthly salary of an ordinary Forbidden Army soldier is only five taels of silver, which is not even comparable to that of a waiter in a restaurant. If it is an army in a regional garrison, this number will be even lower. Just this little salary. "It's already the limit to not starve to death. How can we talk about starting a family?"

Fang Weihan's words aroused the recognition of many people, and they nodded silently.

"Secondly, the relationships in the army are complicated and there is no hope of promotion. Take the notorious prison guard as an example. Everyone who can join the prison guard relies on the kindness of his family. The reason why he can become a halberd-bearer is not because he is brave in battle. , but because he has a good father. It is impossible for ordinary people to get ahead in the army. "

Chen Yuxian deeply agrees with this point. If he hadn't been extremely talented in cultivation and finally joined the relatively impartial Xuan Zhongwei, he might have lived a mediocre life.

He also raised his head and looked at Fang Weihan, listening carefully.

"Lastly... and most importantly, the purpose of our Zhou army's existence is unclear."

Fang Weihan spoke loudly, without any stage fright in the face of thousands of people's gazes.

"The army is to the country what the city is to the territory. It solidifies the foundation and protects the power of the territory. Without an army, the country will not be established, and without soldiers the people will be uneasy. The pillar of the country is the screen of the country. With the army, it will frighten all directions. No one dares to invade the border; without an army, the border will be lost and the country will be in danger."

"The task of guarding the border from infringement is now done by the Changyuan Iron Guard. We are stationed in Changming City and can only be regarded as reserve forces. Then our only task is to maintain social stability and protect the public security of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Do you think those Jinwu guards performed this task well?"

Fang Weihan shouted loudly.

"No."

Someone answered this.

"Yeah, they didn't!"

Fang Weihan took out the long sword in his hand, the blade was bright and cold in the sun.

"The current military is just a collection of corruption and incompetence, and it is also synonymous with mediocrity and bloat! They have never served the people a shred of justice, and they have never made any contribution to this country! They just lie in front of the empire. On his body are worms that have feasted on the people’s fat and oil!”

"That's why the people hate them. How can they be in awe of the barking dogs? That's why the court despises them. How can they respect them if they are just a dog? If the generals don't lead the army, they won't be generals! The people won't join the army. , the army does not love the people!”

"Do you want to be part of such an army?"

Fang Weihan asked loudly again.

"In no mood!"

The voices that answered this time were much more uniform, and everyone's emotions were fully aroused, showing their dissatisfaction with Zhou's current army.

Most of them are ordinary people who have already had enough of the corrupt and incompetent army. Those who only help others do evil do not deserve to be called soldiers at all!
But long-term oppression has long made their hearts numb, but no one has ever told them: This is wrong, and such an army is abnormal.

until today.

"I will give you the best salary package in the Great Zhou Army, and I will formulate the most fair and just promotion rules in the Great Zhou Army. At the same time... I will also use practical actions to show you what we are fighting for. !”

Fang Weihan's voice is powerful and confident, with both the majesty of a general and the vitality of a youth, making people want to follow him unconsciously.

"What other armies don't want to do, we will do! What other armies dare not say, we will say it! Our swords will never violate our original intention and determination at this moment!"

"You also have relatives, right? The meaning of our existence is to fight for them. I believe that one day in the future, when your family talks about you to others, they will proudly say: 'He is Dong Gong A member of the Guard!'"

"This is a road destined to be full of thorns. Maybe we will be enemies of the whole world, maybe we will receive countless slanders and criticisms, maybe we... won't even succeed, so I hope you are mentally prepared."

Fang Weihan threw the long sword in his hand heavily into the ground. The hilt of the sword trembled, and the sound of the sword pierced the clouds and cracked the stone.

"If you want to quit, you can quit now. I will give you one month's salary and go to the clerk yourself."

One person walked out hesitantly, followed by another person, and finally dozens of people left sparsely.

But more people did not move. They looked at Fang Weihan quietly, as silent as a forest.

This dream is so lofty that it sounds ridiculous.

But they believe that the young man in front of them can lead them to do it, just like he did when he single-mindedly killed the second son of the Uehara Wang family.

He had created so many impossibilities that they were willing to follow him... and take another gamble.

Fang Weihan's accumulated reputation and popular support once again exerted their power at this moment.

"Then the rest..."

Fang Weihan raised his hand, pointed to the sky, raised his arms and shouted:

"Welcome to join the East Palace Guards and lead the army!"

"Leader of the East Palace Guards!"

I don’t know who started it first, but this excited roar soon filled the entire school grounds.

"Leader of the East Palace Guards!"

"Leader of the East Palace Guards!"

Chen Yuxian blended in with the enthusiastic crowd and rubbed his eyes silently.

"Fucking...he's really good at brainwashing."

He laughed and cursed.

(End of this chapter)