Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 103 Generous tears stained with tassels (4)

Pan Shaowei asked politely: "I think Mr. Zhao seems to have more than enough power to use two stone bows. I wonder how many stones you can open?"

Zhao Xingde didn't expect him, so he replied casually: "Barely able to use a three-stone bow."

As soon as these words came out, Pan Shaowei and Fu Zhiren glanced at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.Even in Xia ** Middle School, those who open three stone bows are rare.Zhao Xingde acted as if nothing had happened, it was because everyone in Taixue didn't take it seriously, many people even secretly said, "Strong physical strength, but you can win a tattoo." It seems that in Xia Kingdom, if you can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics upside down, At most, the neighbors would praise him: "This kid has a good memory."

Pan Shao smiled slightly and said: "It turns out that the real Mr. Zhao doesn't 'show' his face." Turning to Fu Zhiren, he said, "The strongest bow in the inspector's office is only two stones. I'll ask someone to borrow it from the Iron Bone Army." Gong, Mr. Zhao must let me open my eyes today."

Fu Zhiren was taken aback for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and nodded in agreement.So Pan Shaowei asked people to borrow three stone bows from Iron Bone Army, and personally accompanied Zhao Xingde back to the main hall.In addition to the three priests just now, there were four or five more ordinary people speaking with a Kanto accent, greeting the newcomers warmly.

"Hey, you are also from Jinzhou, when did you come here? How is your hometown?"

"Are you going to the river? It's too far away. It won't take you half a year to get there, let alone the rocky mountains and small seas. You have to be ordered to collect the land."

"Mr. Zhou's weaving house is currently recruiting people. He manages food and housing, and he still has a net profit of [-] per cent a year." A person said to Guo Hong mysteriously, "You must not tell others, it will be too late." Chance."

Seeing several Kanto refugees already a little moved, Fu Zhiren sighed and didn't say anything. Pan Shaowei smiled coldly and said to Zhao Xingde in a low voice: "When I see my fellow, stab me in the back." Zhao Xingde nodded and gently pulled Li Ruoxue's hand told her to stay away from those idlers.

"The laws of the Zhu State Mansion are to put an end to malpractice for personal gain. If the matter is not confidential, the yamen is open to handle affairs, and the common people can't help coming in and out to watch. It is the same when the state shepherd is promoted to discuss affairs." Fu Zhiren explained to Zhao Xingde that sometimes Xihe inspectors The yamen is also quite troubled by these flies and mosquitoes, but laws are laws.If these refugees were recruited by the Guanzhong Workshop here, they would earn less wages, but it would also save them a lot of trouble in arranging them to travel long distances.

After waiting for a while, the book office that went out to borrow the three stone bows came back, and Ma Rui, the centurion of the Hussar Battalion of the Iron Bone Army, came with him. When he saw Fu Zhiren, he shouted loudly: "Old Fu, I heard that There is actually someone who can open a three-stone bow, and I will come to see it with my own eyes." The three-stone bow is the limit of hard bows used in the army, and Ma Rui is a general who can open two-stone and five-double bows, which is already outstanding.

Pan Shaowei let Zhao Xingde out, and said with a smile: "This is Mr. Zhao from Kanto, who is both civil and military."

Zhao Xingde and Ma Rui bowed their hands to salute, and the four of them came to the archery range again. Zhao Xingde tried to draw the bow. Fortunately, it was not much different from the three-stone bow commonly used in Taixue. He used his physical strength to draw the three-stone hard bow. When the moon was full, Ma Rui and the other three opened their mouths in surprise.Then, Zhao Xingde shot ten arrows like before, but still hit the bull's-eye, because the trajectory of the arrows shot by the three-stone bow is more like a straight line, the arrows are only concentrated in the center of the red heart, and there is still a punch around it Ragged red 'color'.

"Brother Vigorous General!" When Zhao Xingde put down his bow, Ma Rui couldn't wait to grab his arm and squeeze it, "How did you do it?" He is the second son of Hou Men's family. Joking spleen 'nature'.

Zhao Xingde didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and turned to look at Fu Zhiren and Pan Shaowei.

However, Pan Shaowei's face darkened, and he said to Fu Zhiren: "Use the three-stone bow to hit ten shots out of ten. Inspector Fu, forgive me for worrying. Mr. Zhao can't go on the road alone without the company of soldiers. I won't give him a bow. Guided by the road."

Although Fu Zhiren was so enthusiastic about Pan Shaowei because Zhao De had doubts about using the three-stone bow, he couldn't help but blurted out and asked, "Why?" Ma Rui also fell silent, staring at Pan Shaowei.Zhao Xingde didn't understand why either.

Pan Shaowei's face remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "Three stone bows can penetrate heavy armor, ten shots and ten hits from a hundred steps away. If it is an assassination, it will be impossible to defend against. Mr. Zhao is from the Kanto, let him travel in the middle of the country by himself." , I will be dereliction of duty." After he finished speaking, he cupped his hands to Zhao Xingde and said, "Mr. Zhao is not to blame for the limited duties of the lower officials."

Fu Zhiren's face changed slightly, whether it was a horse thief or an extreme sect, they were all keen to ambush and assassinate.Kanto people are gentle in nature, pay attention to etiquette and convincing people, and they are dignified, but it cannot be denied that Pan Shaowei has a good reason.He pondered for a while, then nodded, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, then I would like to trouble you to stay at the Xihe Patrol Office for a while, and when there are school lieutenants who will go to the Dunhuang Protector's Mansion to discuss matters in turn, you will go with them. Saved a lot of trouble."

Zhao Xingde was dumb, saying that the so-called ordinary man is not guilty, but he is guilty of pregnant bi.However, he secretly helped Han Shizhong to 'shoot' and kill the leader of the Kelei Department not long ago, which is enough to prove that Pan Shaowei's worries are not unreasonable.

Fu Zhiren was a warm-hearted man, he felt that if he and Pan Shaowei hadn't asked Zhao De to show off his skills out of curiosity, perhaps Zhao De would have been on his way to Dunhuang smoothly.In order to express his apology, he specially invited Mrs. Zhao De to live in his home.Fu Zhiren's wife Xiang Shi met Li Ruoxue soon after they met and talked about the popular clothing and accessories in Chang'an, Bianjing and Luoyang.And Ma Rui often came to chat with Zhao Xingde, not only asking him how to practice physical strength, but also talking about Zhao Xingde's going to Dunhuang with the iron bone army captain.

Xia Guo's Huguo Mansion is composed of more than [-] school lieutenants, discussing and deciding military affairs.The school captains went to Dunhuang to discuss matters in rotation.Ma Rui's immediate boss, Captain Qiu Shiliang will also go to Dunhuang in September, and will not return until September next year.

The school lieutenant is the only way to be promoted to a general. When Qiu Shiliang was in Dunhuang, he never missed various lectures in the general's mansion.It's a pity that there has been no major battle in Guanzhong for decades. Every time a general is promoted, the captains of the Guanzhong armies will suffer a lot in terms of military merit. In the past ten years, only foreign generals have been seen leading the army in Guanzhong and stationed in Guanzhong. There are not many promotions to generals.The five armies directly under the General's Mansion still have the opportunity to rush to help other battlefields, while the five armies belonging to the Anton Army Division hardly have any major military achievements. I am afraid that I will be looked down upon by other legions.Now Anton Army Division has a lot of internal opinions, and the people below are either moaning or gnashing their teeth.However, military merit is the first consideration for being promoted to general, and no one can tell what is wrong.

During Qiu Shiliang's absence, the affairs of the camp were handled by Linghudu, the oldest centurion.However, Linghudu's power was limited to Xiao Gui and Cao Sui's daily affairs. For major matters, he still had to use military pigeons to report to Qiu Shiliang, and for urgent matters, he should consult the military headquarters. The four marching simas were generally able to handle matters properly.When Qiu Shiliang was discussing matters in Dunhuang, he often used the pigeon post to exchange opinions with Ma Rui and the others, and even informed the retired sergeants to discuss together, so as to ensure that the opinions of all the sergeants under the battalion were understood by the Huguofu.Every major national policy decided by the Huguo Mansion is often the result of repeated discussions between the school captains and sergeants in various places, and repeated debates and revisions in the mansion.

Only in this way can we achieve a situation of one mind and one mind, such as mobilizing millions of people in Guanzhong to build canals and roads, promoting things such as replacing firewood with coal, replacing high-quality wheat seeds, and trying no-tillage methods to preserve water and soil, etc. .In the process of discussing the decision-making process, the sergeants were also able to know all kinds of policies of the prime minister's mansion. The yamen applied for it and distributed it to the shaded households of the subordinates.Xia Guo's laws and regulations are becoming more and more complicated. Without the guidance of the sergeant, many shady households would not be able to figure it out.

Fu Zhiren used to be a sergeant, but he did not stay in northern Xinjiang after retiring, but returned to Guanzhong. It is impossible for the residents of northern Xinjiang to come all the way to find him, so there is not a single shady family down there.On the contrary, he is not used to it, and every day when he returns home from the government agency, he brags to Zhao Xingde that if he follows the laws and regulations, he will know how to farm, buy and sell, and resolve disputes, he is like a know-it-all.During this period of time, Zhao Xingde's friendship with Fu Zhiren and Ma Rui became increasingly profound.