For the emperor

The 13-year-old Cang Tiansu was obsessed with bow archery.General Duan De of Zhenbei specially set up a place for him, and specially set it up in the southeast corner of the army garrison, the place farthest from the battle in Yulan Town.

No matter what is going on outside, the noise is upside down, no matter what time it is, Cang Tiansu's solitary space is always quiet and serene.

Duan Yu squatted on the ground in frustration, bandaging Cang Tiansu with a dark face.This prince who walked out of the red wall and golden tiles really made him a headache.

When I first came here, I didn’t go out of the door, and spent the whole day on the bed looking through yellowed ancient books, poetry, poetry, water conservancy and agriculture, array formations, a subset of classics and history, too extensive content, It made him really doubt whether this twelve or thirteen-year-old half-old child could really understand the true meaning of it.

Later, it dragged on for more than half a year, and saw that this young master hadn't even stepped out of his own military tent ten times except for going to the toilet. General Duan De Duan, who was raising the prince for the first time, finally became anxious and red-eyed. He ordered people all over the border city to catch young talents, and when they caught one, they packed it up and threw it in Cang Tiansu's tent, wanting to follow the strategy of peers.

Helplessly, Cang Tiansu's vision is very high, and the outstanding young people who are full of tents are bustling, and there are no one hundred or eighty people who bite the bullet and introduce themselves to him. The small-eyed Tianjiao does not exist, and it really offends everyone.

Duan De gritted his teeth and put on a bitter face, arresting the strong men for several months, seeing that the situation has not improved at all, but those with children rolled their eyes when they saw their own soldiers. The glorious and arduous task was assigned to his own son who happily ran to Cangtiansuna all day long.

Duan Yu was ordered in danger, first he seduced him with a sword and scimitar, then he seduced him with a famous steed, and finally he gritted his teeth and even contributed a pair of white eagles that he raised since he was a child, Cang Tiansu remained unmoved.

——He said let him say, the bright moon shines on the river.Cang Tiansu's qi-nourishing skills, or in other words, his dazed skills, have never been picked out by one out of 1 people.

In the end, the turning point of the matter happened when preparing a gift for Cang Jinglan.Duan Yu ran to the military tent and asked Cang Tiansu what gift he wanted to prepare for his father's 32nd birthday, Cang Tiansu stared at the long gift list for a while, then raised his head and smiled and said, "Please worry about it, General. "

When Duan Yu lifted the curtain and left, he turned his head and searched through the package to find the four puppets carved that year, stared blankly for a while, and burned them all.

After that day, Cang Tiansu completely broke the shackles around him and truly came back to life.

Duan De and Duan Yu were very happy for a while when they first heard the eldest prince of Cang Kingdom raised his head and said that he wanted to learn archery, thinking that it would be good to keep fit by bouncing around.Who knew that after two or three months, neither father nor son could laugh anymore.

Cang Tiansu practiced arrows very hard, and wanted to learn how to draw from both sides. In the first month, both hands were worn out, and the tiger's mouth and five fingers were bloody and bloody. I can't even lift the chopsticks.

What Duan Yu originally thought was that it would be difficult at the beginning, and when the calluses on his hands grew thicker, he would not be miserable like this.Unexpectedly, after half a month passed, Cang Tiansu's pink and white palms finally had a tendency to form calluses. He did not know where to find a tube of ointment, and rubbed it on his hands for two or three days. The cocoon shrank back obediently.

Duan Yu had a bitter face and didn't know how many times he had persuaded him, and he was still wondering, this eldest prince didn't seem to care so much about his appearance, why couldn't a big man with callouses on his hands be able to bear it? Live and suffer like this?

Cang Tian Suquan pretended not to have heard his words, and insisted on applying the secret palace ointment at the beginning of every month and in the middle of each month, and then in the next fifteen days, his hands would be dripping with blood.Anyway, when he came, he packed and searched a lot of ointments with such effects in the palace pharmacy, enough for three or four years.

He vaguely remembered that Yi Hao once said that the ointment he carried in his sleeve could remove new calluses, but it was not so effective for thick calluses.

Ignoring Duan Yu, who was about to cry, was the same as half a year ago when he ignored everyone's opposition and insisted on learning the native languages ​​of Chengguo and Yueguo, which were completely useless in the eyes of others. Cang Tiansu thought very far.

If one day you are trapped in an enemy camp, do you think the enemy general is more concerned about a prisoner whose hands are covered with calluses and who is proficient in arching and horses, or a prisoner whose fingers are slender and not stained with spring water?

Don't ask why the prince of a country was captured by the enemy country, Cang Tiansu never considered the possibility at all.On weekdays, when he sketched the scene of the battle between the two armies over and over again in his mind, he never thought that the strategy of killing the enemy he envisioned had a certain success rate.

A risk of nine points is a risk, so isn't a risk of one point a risk?Success is [-]% success, failure is [-]% failure.

Comparing this is completely pointless.Cang Tiansu is willing to put in [-]% effort for the one out of ten thousand possibility.

Even if it is common sense, the suffering he is suffering now is completely meaningless, but everything cannot withstand such a just in case.Once you use it, what you get back is your own life.

No one told him that "details determine success or failure", but the eldest prince of Cang Kingdom, who already had a tendency to be paranoid in his heart, would rather torture himself day and night, striving to be perfect in every point.

Later, after Cang Tiansu had a small success in bow and arrow, he began to practice ancient spears in private with Duan De's first spear instructor, Cao Xuanming.

Duan Yu's little practice is the mother-child sword, and he feels that the swordsmen are very powerful, so he also wants to encourage Cang Tiansu to practice the sword.Zimu Dao is not easy to practice, it takes time, what Duan Yu means is that it is quite good to play with Saber Feng Zui Dao.

General Duan De pulled his son aside, and after talking to Cang Tiansu about the pros and cons of each of the eighteen weapons, he suggested that he should learn how to use a gun.

The majority of people in the army wield knives. That’s because knives are similar to many types of weapons. If you learn one type, you can master the other types very well. It is very suitable for multi-weapon warfare in the army.But in terms of lethality, the gun is actually better.

"Experienced veterans know that it is better to suffer ten knives than one shot." Duan De explained to the two minors solemnly, "Knives are generally used for chopping, and there is no other vital point except the neck, so it is difficult to kill with one blow." As for stabbing, although it looks more elegant, it is the most vicious, and it is easy to kill with one blow. Even if you don’t hit a vital point, you will be dead on the battlefield if you hurt any organ.”

Cang Tiansu listened thoughtfully.That night, without hesitation, he abandoned Duan Yu who was looking at him with tears in his eyes, and respectfully bowed to Cao Xuanming as a teacher.

This really shocked Coach Cao, who had heard many rumors that the eldest prince was aloof and arrogant.

The winter in Yulan Town, a border town in the northwest, is more difficult than expected.It's cold and freezing, and after a drill on flat ground, there are countless people who have lost their ears.

Cang Tiansu nestled in the military tent more than once, with a heater in his arms and hot tea in his hand, opened the curtain and looked at the soldiers outside who were breathing in the heater, his little mind kept thinking.

For a hundred years, the two leading powers of the Promise Continent, the Cang Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom, have been fighting constantly on this land. Although they have always been small fights, the trend of stationing heavy troops here has become more and more intense. I am afraid that there will be a big fight sooner or later.

The sergeants stationed here from the two countries have been fighting in spring, summer and autumn for a long time, and it has become a mutual consensus to train troops in winter.

Cang Tiansu listened to the meaning of Duan Yu's words in his daily chats, and it seemed that neither Cang Kingdom nor Qi Kingdom had any generals who were good at fighting in winter on this long front.

However, Yulan Town is not just a place where two countries border each other.Two hundred miles to the south of Yulan Town, it is the only land where Chengguo and Cangguo can fight directly.The people of Chengguo, who live on the permafrost all the year round, fight in winter just like a shepherd drives his flock, they can catch them easily and effortlessly.

Too little information is currently available.Cang Tiansu rubbed his forehead, he couldn't be bothered to run to the main tent, and said with a shy face that he wanted to attend the top-secret meeting of the generals.

Cang Tiansu knew very well that the status of the eldest prince of the Cang Kingdom was not very useful in the military camp.He can live so freely, his own sense of humor, and not being arrogant and arrogant.

The most important thing now is to find a few available talents.Thinking of this, Cang Tiansu began to have a headache.What are the things Duan De found? Demons and ghosts, demons dancing wildly, there are many clever ones, but not many that can be used to great effect.

He didn't expect to find any shocking people. People with great wisdom are rare in the world. In many cases, as long as they are used in the right place, a little cleverness is actually enough.But for too many people, their cleverness is all in the wrong place.

There is no rush for counselors and generals, the key is to get a few eccentric talents.Cang Tian has always seen Duan De's meaning, most likely he wants to bet the treasure on himself, the military talents he trained by himself will be ready-made in the future.

Furthermore, I spent the most important years of my life in his personal garrison, and it was no longer the Great General of Zhenbei's choice to bear or not to bear the reputation of the "big prince".

From this point of view, Cang Jinglan has never treated himself badly.

"Susu!" Duan Yu rushed in with a chill in his body, his eyes were wide open, and he looked at him brightly, "Daddy said, let me go out with you for a walk!"

Cang Tiansu raised his hand almost subconsciously, and touched his cool earlobe: I don't know if you will be able to keep it when you come back after going out this trip?

Standing behind him, Jing Tian and Xiao Si rolled their eyes together.The general took the wrong medicine, right? When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, this is the master who can't be coaxed out no matter how much you can't coax him out. Do you still expect him to go out and suffer this crime in winter?

Unexpectedly, Cang Tiansu sighed silently, and then stood up: "How about going out for a walk, strolling in the streets of Yulan Town? I haven't seen how ordinary people live their lives."

Duan Yu scratched his head, thinking that Dad is really capable, even Susu not only agreed, but also said to go to the town without any hesitation, this can be guessed.

Cang Tiansu didn't wear the black dress Xiaosi handed over, but put on the off-white long jacket that Jing Tian threw on the chair.

His figure had not been opened yet, but now he was wrapped in a thick layer of cotton, and his clothes were long, making him look shorter than usual. He was round and round, like clusters of snow, and he was childish and cute. Quite a lot.

Duan Yu immediately blushed and turned his eyes away. He couldn't hold it back for a long time. He sneaked up and raised his thick eyebrows from time to time, and glanced at him from the corner of his eye. Every time he peeked, his face would turn red again.

Cang Tian Suquan pretended not to see it.He really doesn't have the talent to get along with people like Duan Yu, every time he opens his mouth, looking at this silly partner, he has to honestly swallow back the words that come to his mouth.

For more than a year, Duan Yu has been running up and down because of his affairs, busy inside and out, and is more concerned about his own affairs. Cang Tiansu sees it in his eyes and remembers it in his heart. A suitable way to get along with this single-celled organism has not yet been found.

He still needs time.

Different from the chilling atmosphere in the barracks, Yulan Town is very popular although it has been affected by war for many years and the whole town is not rich.

People who are used to living in poverty did not stay at home because of the severe cold. There are many hawkers setting up stalls on both sides of the narrow street to do small business. Parents who have no money to buy cotton clothes to wrap their children tightly I don't mind letting the kids out for a run, either.Frostbite and chapped are really nothing to them.

When Cang Tiansu stepped out of the barracks, he happened to see a group of four or five children spontaneously throwing bags of sand onto the white snow on the street.

"In previous years, the army sent coarse salt to speed up the snowmelt. This year, it's not the coldest month, and the quota hasn't been approved yet, so sprinkle some sand to prevent slipping." Duan Yufu immediately explained knowingly and wittily.

Seven or eight strong men stood scattered around the two of them, guarding the two treasures carefully, for fear that some refugees would come out from somewhere and snatch the two well-dressed ones completely.

Cang Tiansu didn't want people to follow, Duan Yu forced these people on.

As Duan Yu walked, looking back on the past, he told the great prince of Cang Kingdom how he sneaked out of the barracks to play when he was a child, was targeted by the local thorns, and finally fled back almost naked and crying. .He simply learned swords and guns for a few years, and at least he saved his life.

Duan Yu was in the middle of speaking, when he heard the uncontrollable low laughter of a man behind him, he suddenly realized that such a glorious deed should not be brought out in tears. Seeing Cang Tiansu's paralyzed face that could not see happiness or anger as usual, he immediately rose He covered his mouth with a red face and was silent.

"Let's get rid of the people." Cang Tiansu briefly walked around the town, seeing the eyes of the people around him staring at him, and sighed secretly.

He didn't come here just to see the customs and appearance of the people this time. It's very annoying to have this group of people following them and doing things with their hands tied.

Duan Yu hesitated for a moment, then looked back at the leader of this group of men, and saw that the man assigned by his father also nodded secretly, but he was still a little worried.

After eight or nine years, he himself is not afraid of these people, the key is that he is afraid that Cang Tiansu will accidentally do something good or bad, and the dignified prince will come out with him. It is not a big deal to go back with missing arms and legs. If the daughter-in-law hates herself because of this, there is no place to cry.

Cang Tiansu saw through his thoughts at a glance, tilted his head slightly and said with a smile: "Could it be that you still can't protect me?"

Duan Yu's head became hot, he immediately slapped his chest and waved his hands, and said boldly: "You all go back, I can handle it myself!"

You can be fooled by this aggressive method?

The leading man really couldn't hold back, looked at him with an idiot's eyes, immediately lowered his head and responded respectfully, deliberately said loudly, "I hope the major general is safe", and at the same time, he scanned the surrounding area like a warning .

This man originally followed Duan De's instructions, if the eldest prince chased him away, he would leave honestly, it was nothing at all, but seeing this young general acting now, he immediately became concerned again, thinking that this man is really not good It's reliable, it's better for me to take the trouble to beat the malicious person next to me, be careful and make no big mistakes.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, most of the eyes looking around suddenly disappeared.

A few years ago, an official from the capital who came to inspect was robbed of his belongings when he went out. As a result, when he returned to the barracks, he simply sent thousands of soldiers out to carry out a big cleansing.At least 90 or [-] people were killed by the chicken-crowding dogs and robbers.

Now robbers and thieves have learned to be good. Before stealing things, you should feel the foundation first to see if you can provoke them.If they were merchants and passers-by, they would be ashamed to tell others that they were gangsters unless they were wiped out; while if they were generals and officials, most of them honestly chose to take a detour.

It's not that people in barren lands are so simple and sincere that they don't know what calculations are. At least in a few thousand miles, there are eighty if not a hundred poor towns. Anyway, there is no place that is really simple.

When farming and doing business can't survive, in order to prevent the whole family from starving and freezing, they can only steal, rob, and cheat.

In troubled times, everyone is helpless, the sky forces the people to rebel, and they cannot help themselves.

After driving away the protectors and monitors, Cang Tiansu seemed to be in a much better mood, most of the bleak look on his face was gone, and he stood in front of each stall, looking at this and asking that from time to time.

He even bought an extra-large rattle that young children used to play with, but he thought it was troublesome to hold it in his hand, so he slipped it to someone next to him.Duan grass protector was so happy from ear to ear.

Walking to a porridge shed and standing still, Cang Tiansu was hesitating whether to go in and have a look, when the small stall selling rattles next to it was overturned.

protection fee.The eldest prince of Cang Kingdom lowered his eyes silently.Art comes from life and is higher than life. He thought of Li Mi's nonsense novels, which often have such plots, and he never expected to encounter them today.

The stall owner was a thin and small man with a mustache. He was punched on the bridge of the nose by a thick man and fell down next to the two of them. Nosebleeds flowed all over the floor. He put his hands on the snow and tried several times. Did not stand up.

Cang Tiansu's eyes flickered, and he quietly shifted his gaze to the man's face, watching from the sidelines.Duan Yu was holding the rattle and giggling, now he was moved with compassion and bent down to give him a hand.

The man with the mustache supported his waist and barely stood up. He didn't bother to wipe his nosebleeds, and thanked him tremblingly. Before he had finished speaking, he was pulled away by the collars of three or four burly men.

Duan Yu paused, he wanted to go up to stop him, but Cang Tiansu stepped on his feet lightly inadvertently, and stopped moving immediately.

Watching people walk away, Duan Yu turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Susu?" He thought that Cang Tiansu didn't let him go up because he was afraid of causing trouble, so he thought about it seriously and said: "I reckon I If we can win, shall we block it?"

Cang Tiansu stared at him for a while, his eyes were pitch black, his pupils were as dark as ink, and his long eyelashes trembled for a while, drawing a stunning arc in the air.

Duan Yu couldn't help but stare blankly, in a trance, he seemed to hear the other party say: "Your purse was stolen."

Young General Duan, who hadn't recovered from his composure, repeated these words upside down several times, pondering over and over again in his mind. It took him a long time to understand the meaning of this sentence. He opened his mouth wide and pointed in the direction where the few people disappeared just now, and suddenly said no. Speak up.

"Yes, that mustache stole it." Cang Tiansu raised his eyebrows and smiled, with a gentle expression and a warm atmosphere, but Duan Yu didn't have time to appreciate it.

The major general, who felt that his good intentions were not rewarded, jumped, and his pink and tender boy's heart was completely hurt.Full of rage, he pulled out the soft knife pinned to his waist, and ran after him.

Cang Tiansu gathered Jingtian's gray-white long coat, put his left hand into the dark pocket inside the clothes, put his index finger and middle finger together, and pinched out a small bamboo tube.

He took out the note inside and read it again, pulled the corner of his mouth, folded it again according to the original style, sealed it, and stuffed it back silently.

No wonder, when he picked up this dress, the face of the former number one guard of Zhaori Palace changed rarely.

Not long after, Duan Yu ran back angrily with a dark face.Although there was not much money in the purse, it was the first time he brought his prospective wife out to play, and he lost such a big person...

Cang Tiansu still stood there and waited.

Duan Yu came back in time, if it was later, the people around would not be able to hold back and wanted to make a move.Cang Tiansu touched his frozen and unconscious cheek, very satisfied with the fact that he looked harmless.

"Didn't catch it?" Seeing Duan Yu's annoyed expression, Cang Tiansu knew the result and didn't care much.

Seeing him like this, Duan Yu felt even more ashamed, scratched his hair, and said weakly: "I didn't expect those guys and that little beard to be in the same group, and they all rushed forward to block me... I finally managed to get rid of those guys. Everyone was knocked down, and the mustaches were caught immediately, and another group of people appeared out of nowhere..."

Cang Tiansu nodded: In other words, he did not catch it.

In fact, Duan Yu could just grab a thug and ask about the whereabouts of that mustache, and he would jump out to block the punches regardless of his own body. At least they must be acquaintances, maybe the mustache is their leader.

—Forget it, it doesn’t make much sense to care about this.

Looking at Duan Yu's face, Cang Tiansu was about to change the topic, but Duan Yu said awkwardly: "But at least I gave him a leg, at least for several months, he can't walk well!"

This time, Cang Tian looked at him seriously and came up with a bad idea: "Why don't we come back tomorrow?"

Duan Yu froze for a moment, scratched his head: "Okay!"