My country is dead again [Rebirth]

After eating brown rice for more than a month, Xie Ruzhuo has gotten used to it, but recently he has really lost his appetite, and it would be wasteful to let him eat delicacies from mountains and seas.

After lunch, he lay down on the table bored, thinking in his heart that He Xiaoman really went to see Yue Tingchuan yesterday, right?

He wouldn't really want to learn riding and archery from Yue Tingchuan for an afternoon, would he?

In the complicated entanglement, Xie Ruzhuo let out a long sigh, and when he looked up and saw He Xiaoman walking in with the playbook in his hands, he looked over anxiously, hoping that He Xiaoman would tell him: I forgot to look for Yue Tingchuan yesterday.

However, He Xiaoman opened two memorials and put them in front of him, saying: "Your Majesty, this is the memorial for the cabinet to ask His Majesty to complete the number of cabinet members. In addition, this is Song Qingge, the general of Wanyang, who wrote a letter to the imperial court to check the guards in various places." Army roster."

Xie Ruzhuo restrained his unspeakable thoughts, read the memorial carefully, and returned the cabinet's share to He Xiaoman: "Well, let's approve it. In three days, the cabinet will preside over the court and decide on the candidates for the cabinet." He pointed to the notebook pressed down below, "This is the one requested by the cabinet to fill in the missing parts of the six volumes?"

"Exactly." Seeing that Xie Ruzhuo had already guessed it, He Xiaoman took out the notebook and opened it, "The Six Departments previously dispatched some people from various government offices in Suifang, but there are still many vacancies. , the Secretary of General Administration, and the Imperial Academy have selected a group of people to join the six ministries, and the Ministry of Officials has already selected candidates, Your Majesty, please take a look."

Most of the cabinet members also hold the post of six ministers, so the six ministers are treasures that must be held in hand for the cabinet, especially now that the relationship with the emperor is so delicate, the cabinet must hold the power of the six ministers firmly.

Xie Ruzhuo is not afraid, the people who are still in the cabinet today are not the ones who had a vegetarian meal when the late emperor was in power, but they still really want to do something practical, and the people who are selected into the six departments are all capable young people.Besides, it is much easier for him to fight against the cabinet in this life than in his previous life. Whether things are under control or not, he is like a bright mirror in his heart.

Therefore, putting these aside, wouldn't this matter become a rush for the cabinet to select talents and talents for him to solve problems?

Xie Ruzhuo carefully looked at the list submitted by the cabinet, and circled half of it with the ink pen himself, then switched the positions of the two people from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Works, tapped the table with his fingertips, pondered for a while, finally put down the pen, and cooperated Pass it back to He Xiaoman.

There were still four skipped names left on the list. He Xiaoman frowned lightly, reopened the playbook, pointed to one of the names, and said, "This person is the one Sun Bingde took a fancy to. Back then, Pingdu Falling, with his position, he couldn't go north with him, so Sun Bingde let him join the team as his student. This time he was also strongly recommended by Sun Bingde, and as far as I know, this person's evaluation in the Ministry of War has been good all these years , should not be an ordinary person, it is reasonable to be promoted from the principal to the doctor, why does your majesty not use him?"

Xie Ruzhuo paused for a while on the name "Hua Yangjiao", his eyes were like rain, then darkened, and he pursed his lips and said, "I can't say the specific reason now, anyway, I have calculations in my heart, and I didn't intend to oppose Sun Bingde." .

He Xiaoman saw Xie Ruzhuo's expression as if he had other secrets, so he wisely stopped asking.

This name has affected many memories of previous lives. Xie Ruzhuo closed his eyes and pushed the memories out of his mind. He turned to look at He Xiaoman, thinking that if he also had memories of previous lives, not only would he not let himself use this person now, he might even try his best to kill them all. .

He Xiaoman should be the one who hated this person the most in his previous life.

Thinking of this, he thought of Song Qinglai again, and asked, "Did Song Qing come to Dongchang to look for you a few days ago? I heard it was because you arrested his people?"

He Xiaoman curled his fingers slightly. He didn't report this matter. Wei Yang must have said it. He took a step back and knelt down: "Your servant is guilty."

"I don't mean to blame you, get up." Xie Ruzhuo helped He Xiaoman up, "As I said, you should be happy with this governor, and you should do things properly."

He Xiaoman said "Thank you, Your Majesty", but he knew in his heart that Xie Ruzhuo really meant to warn him just now.What Song Qing said the day he came was correct. Xie Ruzhuo trusted him, but he also trusted Wei Yang. In the end, he didn't want either Jin Yiwei or Dongchang to dominate and check each other to achieve balance.

Xie Ruzhuo turned to He Xiaoman with a meaningful smile: "Banban, the dress you are hiding belongs to Second Young Master Song, right?"

Just as he was thinking about it, He Xiaoman choked on his own saliva again, blushing and coughing with his head tilted.

A few years ago when they were still in limbo, He Xiaoman only carried a small bag from the Bell and Drum Division. In addition to a change of clothes and some simple necessities, there was only a silver-white flying fish suit that was the most wrapped. It is appropriate, and I have to take it out every day to have a look, for fear that it will be stained or eaten by moths.

Xie Ruzhuo asked him who it belonged to, but He Xiaoman hesitated and refused to say.

At that time Xie Ruzhuo knew that there was someone in his heart.

In his previous life, when he discovered that He Xiaoman paid special attention to Song Qinglai, he understood everything. A few years ago, Song Qinglai was probably the general banner, and he was wearing a silver-white flying fish suit. He heard that they met in a heavy rain. He took off his flying fish suit and put it on He Xiaoman.

Never forget it again.

Thinking about it, He Xiaoman had never shown such an expression of embarrassment in front of others, and wanted to cover it up by shaking his head and saying "no", Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help laughing out: "Okay, I won't ask, but... Second Young Master Song is very Well, it's worth entrusting."

He Xiaoman choked on his own saliva again.

Xie Ruzhuo laughed enough, and finally went to look at the last playbook spread out on the table, which was the one presented by Song Qingge, he closed it without looking carefully, and said, "Let's keep this book, the time has not yet come."

The guards in various places have long been places of corruption. Corruption and bribery are commonplace, and the situation of empty pay is in urgent need of investigation. The number of people reported to the court by the guards every year is bound to be very different from the actual number. Food and salaries were paid according to the number of people, and in the end, all of them naturally went into the private accounts of the officers in the guard.

Dayu spends the most money on military expenses every year, but the money is spent wrongly. It is no wonder that the national treasury was already in deficit a few years ago, and the army it raised has no combat power at all. Most of the guards today may be He can't even hold a knife or gun, so he is probably good at eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.

And Suifang’s guards are closely related to northern Xinjiang. Almost all the guards below wear a pair of trousers with several general soldiers in northern Xinjiang. Every year, someone in the court requests a thorough investigation of Suifang’s guards, but in the end they all disappeared. , because no one dared to investigate.

The Song family in Wanyang is considered clean and self-sufficient, and has no connection with the Suifang Guard, but how could Xie Ruzhuo not know what the original intention of Song Qingge's memorial was.

He was afraid that this was not what the imperial court was investigating. The inspection guards would not hinder their interests, and could weaken the strength of the other three families by the way, so why not do it?

However, Song Qingge is one of the few honest and upright generals today, and he really has a heart for the country when he goes up to investigate the guards, but in his position, facing such a useless court, there are some things that he has to do as a last resort Otherwise, it would be difficult to support oneself, let alone fight.

Therefore, even if Xie Ruzhuo knew that his purpose was not pure, he would not tell the truth.

As for the thorough investigation of the guards, in the previous life, there were many stumbles in this matter. In this life, Xie Ruzhuo had a plan to investigate, but not now.

He Xiao was satisfied with the result of staying in the middle school, he nodded in response, looked at the engraving in the palace, guessed that someone had already entered the palace, and said: "Isn't Your Majesty going to learn riding and archery? The person who taught it It should have arrived."

Xie Ruzhuo smiled and said: "You really went to find Yue Tingchuan?"

He Xiaoman was secretly amused, pretending to be surprised and said: "Isn't Your Majesty talking about Yue Tingchuan? Could it be that this slave heard it wrong?"

Xie Ruzhuo had a ghost in his heart, he didn't realize that he was teasing him, his ears were reddish, and he pretended to cough: "No, I heard that right, that's right, it's Yue Tingchuan. I'm going to find him now." Then he ran away The inner hall changed clothes.

The fabric of this black riding suit was light and light, and Xie Ruzhuo rubbed his arms in the cold wind, regretting that He Xiaoman went to find Yue Tingchuan yesterday so hard.

He already knows how to ride and shoot in this life, so there is no need to learn it. The reason why he said he wants to learn is because he has ulterior motives, and now he is required to play a fool in front of Yue Tingchuan?

What a deal!

Walking all the way to the riding and archery field without much interest, Xie Ruzhuo stopped in a daze, staring blankly at the white figure not far away, with straight shoulders and back, narrow waist and long legs, with his head slightly tilted to meet the young horse inspector. The supervisor spoke to him, but he said very little, and most of the time he just nodded in response.

The corners of Xie Ruzhuo's mouth curled up unknowingly, he recovered his senses and coughed lightly, walked over with a wooden face, Shen Ci turned his head and smiled at him, and knelt down to salute with everyone.He made everyone flattened, sent away the people from the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the imperial guards who followed him, and said coldly, "Why is it you? Where is Yue Tingchuan?"

"Your Majesty is still angry with the minister?" Shen Ci just stood up slightly and knelt on the ground on one knee. He was too familiar with Xie Ruzhuo's incongruity, so he smiled and said, "If your Majesty doesn't want to see the minister, the minister will leave now." , to find General Yue."

After all, he really planned to get up and leave, Xie Ruzhuo's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "Come back! Did I let you go?"

Shen Ci came back obediently, nodded and said: "Oh, that minister is not leaving."

Xie Ruzhuo: "..."

He was angrily playing with Shen Ci, and he was also angry that he suddenly lost his mind and became stupid, his face turned red and white, and he simply left Shen Ci's indifferent back to look at the few bows on the table, but he paid attention to Shen Ci's eyes. Did Ci follow? Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly, "The companion went looking for you? Why is he so nice to you? He even lied to me."

"Because the governor knows what His Majesty is thinking." Shen Ci lowered his voice, as if he was talking about something shady and secret.

Xie Ruzhuo's cheeks were even more flushed, and he glanced at him: "Shen Ci, are you looking for a beating?"

Shen Ci got closer, with a smile on his mouth, but his eyes were very sincere: "It was all my fault that day, Your Majesty, don't be angry. When something happened in the palace, I knew that I would never see such a sixth highness again. That day was actually Your Majesty thought too much, I definitely didn't mean that, rather than saying that I miss His Majesty the Sixth Highness, it is better to say that I feel sorry for His Majesty now. Because His Majesty didn't have to carry such a heavy burden and make himself so tired." He sighed , scratching his hair, "Your Majesty should know that a few years ago, I was not very good at talking, and now I still don't make much progress."

Seeing that Xie Ruzhuo had a slight smile in his eyes, Shen Ci knew that he was not angry anymore, and most of them were pretending, so he laughed again: "If your majesty is not relieved, just drag me out and give me a beating. I am in good health. Fifty or sixty blows can still hold up."

Xie Ruzhuo slapped Shen Ci's arm hard, pursed his lips and smiled: "Okay, I'm relieved."

This time was really merciless, half of Shen Ci's arm was numb, he quickly shook his hand twice, after thinking about it, he said to Xie Ruzhuo: "I will not break my promise, if I said I would protect Your Majesty, I will do it. No matter what Whether it is His Majesty or His Majesty, it is the same in my heart, I am willing to do anything for Your Majesty."

The blush on Xie Ruzhuo's face did not fade, he chose a bow at random, picked it up to look at it, and replied softly for a long time: "Yes, I see."

Shen Ci took the bow away from his hand, chose a new bow, and said: "That one is too light, and it is even more difficult to control the strength. It should not be too heavy or too light. This one is just right."

Xie Ruzhuo pretended to be stupid and acted conscientiously as a person who knew nothing about archery.

This bow was made of oak wood, painted black, shaped like a bull's horn, and it was not too heavy to hold in his hand. Shen Ci looked down and saw Xie Ruzhuo's hands as smooth as jade. He carefully put on the wristband for him, and said: "The bowstring rebounds with great force, the thumb is easily cut, and the arm is also easy to be injured."

Xie Ruzhuo nodded obediently, saw that Shen Ci's hand was empty, and asked, "Doesn't General Shen need it?"

Shen Ci spread out his hand to show him the calluses on his fingertips: "I'm used to it, it won't hurt."

The archery method commonly used in Dayu is actually passed down from Beidi people. Hold the bow with your left hand, hold the arrow with your right hand, and hold the bowstring with your thumb. The sockets of your thumb and index finger just catch the arrow tail. Very big and lethal. *

Although Xie Ruzhuo is proficient in bow and horse, it is still a bit difficult to draw the bow with his current body. Shen Ci squeezed his fingers to adjust his posture, and the first arrow was shot without even touching the edge of the target.

Archery depends on long-term practice, and it is not easy for beginners to get started. Shen Ci never suspected that he was acting, and stood aside and reminded him very patiently.

I haven't practiced for a long time, and my arm strength is not as good as in my previous life. Xie Ruzhuo shot a few arrows, and my arms and shoulders were sore. Touched, pouted, and thought: Standing so far away, why did I ask you to come here?

"It's so difficult." Xie Ruzhuo was a little discouraged, "Can this really be shot?"

Shen Ci helped Xie Ruzhuo massage the sore muscles on his hands, stroked the red marks on his hands accidentally pulled out by the bowstring with his rough fingertips, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, take your time, I couldn't shoot when I first started learning." Medium. And it’s windy today, so the difficulty is inherently greater.”

In fact, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want Xie Ruzhuo to learn how to ride and shoot. No matter what happened, he would always protect him. Xie Ruzhuo just needed to hide behind him.

But he also knew very well that Xie Ruzhuo, as an emperor, was very strong. Most of the emperors in Dayu were proficient in riding and archery. I have no chance to learn, so I can only make up for what I have left behind after becoming the emperor.

He stood behind Xie Ruzhuo, took the bow, and put Xie Ruzhuo's hand on the bow: "The next arrow will definitely hit."

The back was pressed against Shen Ci's chest, and the beating of the heart and the ups and downs of breathing were transmitted vividly to Xie Ruzhuo's back, and the wind around him seemed to have softened.

Shen Ci's hand held his hand, Shen Ci's breath fell on his ears, Shen Ci's face brushed against his hair, and he quietly fell into a breath called Shen Ci.

The bowstring was fully drawn, Shen Ci paused for a moment, as if judging the speed and direction of the wind, and then suddenly let go of the bowstring at a certain moment, the feathered arrow shot out rapidly, the sound of breaking the wind sounded, and the arrow pierced into the red heart of the target with a ding.

This arrow was much stronger than before, and Xie Ruzhuo subconsciously shook his hand when the bowstring rebounded before he could retract it in time. Shen Ci raised his hand to block the bowstring, and a string of blood beads flew out immediately.

A bloodstain was left on the back of Shen Ci's hand, the wound was not deep, and he wiped the blood away with the other sleeve as if nothing had happened.

Xie Ruzhuo was still in a daze, as if he didn't expect Shen Ci to block it with his hands, his heart was slightly lifted, and he said, "I'll call the imperial doctor and apply some medicine."

"Your Majesty, don't bother." Shen Ci said with a smile, "A little injury will heal in a few days."

How could Xie Ruzhuo not know about Shen Ci, and he would definitely ignore him when he returned, and said, "I can only leave after I get the medicine." He dragged Shen Ci away, "We won't shoot arrows, let's go on horseback."

The horses selected by the imperial horse supervisor were all docile, and the saddles and bridles were all put on, but Shen Ci carefully checked them all. Under Shen Ci's guidance, Xie Ruzhuo stepped on the stirrups with his toes, and climbed onto the horse stiffly. He felt that It's really embarrassing for me to be able to perform such an ugly pose.

Xie Ruzhuo recalled what it was like when he first learned how to ride a horse in his previous life, but it had been decades, it was too long, so he could only hug the horse's neck and stare at Shen Ci with bright eyes.

Shen Ci was stared at him hotly, turned on another horse, showed Xie Ruzhuo the riding posture, and said: "When the horse is not moving, you must sit upright, otherwise the horse will run suddenly and it will be very dangerous if you don't react in time. "

Xie Ruzhuo let go of the horse's neck, straightened his back, and held the rein tightly, imitating Shen Ci's manipulation of the rein, but in fact he was preoccupied with how to hook General Shen to the horse.

In the previous life, Xie Ruzhuo was really serious about learning riding and archery, and he wished he could learn it quickly. In order to improve his arm strength, he would come to the shooting range to draw his bow hundreds of times at night, and he was never afraid of falling when he was learning to ride a horse. Xie Ruzhuo doesn't seem to want to learn that much.

After realizing that Xie Ruzhuo was distracted again, he couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, have you studied hard?"

"Yes, of course I studied hard." Xie Ruzhuo choked for a moment, and lied without blushing, "But I'm born to learn things slowly, and I'm a bit stupid, so I guess I won't be able to learn it in a while."

Shen Ci couldn't believe that these words came from Xie Ruzhuo's mouth. Xie Ruzhuo is obviously very smart and can learn everything quickly. Moreover, based on his understanding of Xie Ruzhuo, it is impossible for Xie Ruzhuo to admit that he is a bit stupid in front of others... …

"...How could Your Majesty be stupid." Shen Ci still comforted, "Just learn slowly."

Xie Ruzhuo nodded: "Well, I think so too, so please General Shen to teach me for a while, don't dislike me for learning too slowly."

Shen Ci: "..."

Xie Ruzhuo felt that he might have acted before, so he concentrated on learning from Shen Ci for a while, so that he could barely sit on a slow-moving horse without falling off, and then began to urge Shen Ci to teach him how to run a horse.

Shen Ci had a helpless expression, and he no longer knew whether Xie Ruzhuo wanted to learn slower or faster.

"Knees and thighs are clamped, people cannot sit completely on the saddle, lean forward slightly, and pay attention to the rhythm of the horse's running." He was afraid that Xie Ruzhuo would fall, so he rode his horse closer, "Your Majesty, don't be afraid, I'm by your side."

Xie Ruzhuo nodded nervously, and under the guidance of Shen Ci, he shook the reins, and the horse ran out. Xie Ruzhuo yelled in fear, leaned back, and was about to fall.

Shen Ci abandoned the horse, borrowed some strength from the stirrup, jumped out of the air, sat firmly behind Xie Ruzhuo, took over the reins of the horse, and said: "Your Majesty, it's all right."

The familiar warmth stuck to his back again, Xie Ruzhuo hooked a smile in satisfaction, as if he had lingering fear in his heart, he stuck to Shen Ci more tightly, and whispered: "I said I only want to learn riding and archery from General Shen because I know that General Shen is the only one in the world who will instantly appear behind me when I am in danger."

Shen Ci's breath was stagnant, his heart was a little sore, but also a little warm, the touch on his chest told him that this was the real Xie Ruzhuo, he said softly: "As long as I am here, Your Majesty will never have to be afraid."

The two sat together silently on the horse, Shen Ci rubbed Xie Ruzhuo's waistline with his arms and clasped them around his waist. There was not much flesh in his hands, and he was a little too thin. Shen Ci guessed that he had the same daily life as before. After eating brown rice, he couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty is too thin, you need to eat more rice."

Xie Ruzhuo asked with a smile, "So General Shen likes fat people?"

Shen Ci: "...No."

"Oh, then I should be thinner." Xie Ruzhuo's little finger rubbed against Shen Ci's palm viciously, "The most important thing is that General Shen likes you."

Shen Ci who almost fell off his horse: "..."

Shen Ci didn't expect that Xie Ruzhuo in this life would actually start flirting with him on his own initiative, which really made him a little overwhelmed.

There was an unpleasant experience in the previous life, Xie Ruzhuo didn't speak out, and he didn't dare to reveal it, for fear that this life would also end unhappy.

He bite the bullet and taught Xie Ruzhuo for more than half an hour, Xie Ruzhuo finally said that he was tired and that today was over, but he still ordered his ministers to fetch the wound medicine and then let him go.

After Shen Ci's back disappeared, Xie Ruzhuo pressed his tongue against the lower molars, and squinted at the red heart on the target, as if looking at a prey caught in a trap.

He took up the heaviest bow, and the off-string arrow flew in the wind, stably hitting the red heart.

The author has something to say: Notes:

*Stay in the middle but not publish: The emperor left the courtier's memorabilia in the palace, and did not approve or hand it over.

*In fact, most of the flying fish suits in the Ming Dynasty were bright red, and not all Jinyiwei could wear flying fish suits. Flying fish suits were gifted clothes like boa men. Generally speaking, only higher-ranking ones could wear them.However, it is not surprising that flying fish suits were given indiscriminately after the Ming Dynasty.There is no basis for the colors here. It is a bit of reference to film and television dramas. It is made up randomly and does not need to be true.

*韘: The finger used as a protection on the thumb when archery is called "韘 (she)" in ancient times, and the jade ring is the jade finger.Archery generally needs to be well protected, and the finger and wrist guards must be worn well. The recoil of the bowstring is really great, and you must never block it with your hands. Shen Ci has a thick skin and actually blocks it skillfully. .In short, dangerous actions, please do not imitate.

*The archery posture here is the Mongolian archery method, which was basically used in ancient times.The archery posture in this article refers to the entry of "Mongolian Archery" in Baidu Encyclopedia.

There is another Mediterranean archery method, which was called "Hu method" in the Song Dynasty, which is commonly used in modern archery.

*When riding a horse, you can only step on the stirrups with your toes. If you step in with your whole foot, the horse will suddenly move and will be dragged by the horse. If you step on your toes, you will fall at most. This is the correct and safe posture for getting on a horse.All the horse riding related knowledge in this article is introduced by referring to the horse riding experience tutorial on the Internet, because the author has never ridden himself and is an idiot.

Mother: A drama star will overturn one day.

Xiao Xie: I feel that General Shen still loves me even if the car overturns.

Mom: You won.