Chiwuxing

Chapter [-] - Martial art never rests day and night, worrying about the country's troubles, as the saying goes

In the early hours of the morning, the air was condensed with mist, and it was dark and cold.

Fu Chen didn't take off his clothes during his night sleep. When the cock crowed outside, he got up quietly, raised his sword and came out.

The solitary pierced through the mist, and the young man came to a dark tent.

He stretched out his hand to grab the chain and handcuffed his wrists casually. His face was expressionless, cold and mechanical, which no one else had ever seen before.

He got up and walked out of the tent, and came to the open space where the tent on the outskirts of the city borders the wilderness.

It is backed by hills, connected to the Jinhe River in the east, and surrounded by open spaces. Every time he gets up in the summer morning, he can see the rising sun after practicing the basic sword pose three times. You can see it after practicing two or three times.

At this time, the sky was still dark and closed, showing no color.

His hands and feet felt stabbing pains as he moved, and every time the strangled place was split open again before the scabs formed, he simply ignored it and just practiced the movements blindly.

From being restrained by the pain at the beginning, to gradually adapting to this process, Fu Chen felt the joy of taming.Once the sword in his hand is twisted, it can break away from his own force point and lead him forward.

There was a person approaching from the dark, but Fu Chen couldn't use his internal force, so he couldn't feel the slight sound coming from behind.

The man stared at it for a while, then left.

Fu Chen held his breath, the last movement relied on the sharpness of a martial arts practitioner, he leaped up with his brisk body, and at the same time straightened his elbows, and shot forward, a single movement, if he pointed at the enemy's back, it would have a miraculous effect on the enemy.

He used his strength recklessly, but he didn't dare to use forceful upward force, if it damages his spine, it would be more harm than good.

"Wow-wow-"

There are layers of wind ringing.

Landed, retracted the sword, and returned to the original place.

Fu Chen let out a long breath, the beads of sweat on his forehead still revealed the tension he had just had at that moment.He squatted down lightly, put down the sword, and wiped his hand on the skirt of his clothes.

When I looked up, I suddenly didn't know when the morning sun had risen. There was no dazzling light at noon, but a faint red light, and there was a sense of peace.

The sound of footsteps behind him came from far to near, Fu Chen turned around with his neck stiff, and caught a glimpse of the corner of the amber clothes.

The sweat all over his body was hardened by the morning breeze, and he was stiff even when he got up: "Admiral."

"Well," Jia Yun nodded, looking at the young man's silent expression with his head down, it was not at all as sharp as when he was practicing martial arts just now, he looked at the young man's red wrist, and frowned, "Why do you wake up so early? Just come out to practice? This martial arts practice is not a short-term skill, and it will not be effective if it is too hasty."

Fu Chen smiled perfunctorily and said, "I'm not good at bidding. Thanks to General Liao's advice, I should train more."

Jia Yun sighed: "I just looked at the back for a while, and you have really benefited a lot in the past half month. I heard that you defeated Wei Xu, who was always the most powerful in the army under Liao Hui's command, a few days ago. It seems that although Liao Hui attacked Heavy, but miraculously effective..."

"It's just a fluke."

"The same moves and methods may not be effective on other people, but if you are willing to endure hardships and put in effort, no matter what method you use, it will be beneficial to you. In this regard, you have done a good job." Jia Yun praised.

A few strands of curly hair hung down in front of Fu Chen's lowered forehead. He blinked indifferently, and said, "Admiral Miao Zan, I dare not fall behind the brothers in the army."

Jia Yun saw that he was sometimes timid and ostentatious, sometimes polite and alienated, knowing that the young man was hiding right and wrong in his heart, he felt a little teasing, and said, "Since you work so hard, I think Liao Hui's training is almost the same here. , how about I transfer you to my side and make your training more difficult, okay?"

Seeing the young man's expression wavering, Jia Yunguo knew that he was still cowardly, and was about to speak, when he saw the young man in front of him hugging his fist respectfully, and said, "Thank you admiral for reminding me."

He saw that the young man's eyes were serious and bright when he raised his head, with a serious expression, which was exactly the expression he had when he was practicing martial arts just now, a kind of extremely outstanding concentration.

Jia Yun smiled lightly and said: "There is no rush on this matter for the time being. I can recommend you to the Privy Council when you have almost practiced. Then I can mention your military position. If you need training in the future, you must be a senior in the military." device."

"……Yes."

Fu Chen frowned slightly.

Seeing that he was still bored, Jia Yun knew that he was young and had no relatives, and had a lot of burdens, so it was inevitable that he would not want to negotiate with others, so he didn't say much here.

At this time, the red sun was just rising, and the entire Chijia camp was covered with a layer of red gold, which was bright and bright.

Tang Lan brought a breakfast from the cooking camp to find Fu Chen, and saw the two of them talking together.

"Admiral." Tang Lan saluted him.

Jia Yun nodded, glanced at the things in his hand, and said, "It's not time for training, so it won't affect your breakfast."

Here, Fu Chen saw what he was holding, and the tight corners of his eyes loosened with helplessness and gratitude: "This... Tang Lan, I said that I will stop eating in the morning when I practice martial arts, and General Liao will come to check later. Where's my progress..."

"How can I do that?" Tang Lan ignored him, and stuffed the bowl in his hand, "Today is thick porridge and pickled vegetables, at least eat a little to gain strength..."

Fu Chen knew he couldn't hold him back, so he sat down on a stone pier at the side and began to eat in small bites.

Tang Lan still squatted beside him and chattered: "Look at you, when I was in Gyeonggi, you still ate food every time I brought you food, why did you practice so hard here that you didn't even eat... ..."

Fu Chen was eager to chew, and he didn't have time to answer him.

On the other hand, Jia Yun, who was at the side, found it interesting. His original thoughts were interrupted, and he said to him, "Both of you are from Gyeonggi? You used to bring food every day there?"

Seeing Jia Yun asking about herself, Tang Lan turned her head and said, "The admiral doesn't know something. I stayed in the capital for a long time, and Zijie came here later. We happened to sleep in the same tent at that time, and that's how we got to know each other."

"Zijie always goes to practice swords very early in the morning, and he comes back late at night. At the beginning, we couldn't meet each other... Later, I saw that he was thin, and I found out that he didn't eat breakfast and dinner. So later, when I went to the cooking camp, I brought a copy along with me, thanks to the fact that I was training in the same camp at that time, so I didn't have to run too far, it's not like now..."

Jia Yun listened to Tang Lan's eloquent talk with great interest, but Fu Chen was sitting on pins and needles. The original peaceful atmosphere made him tasteless because of the existence of someone, so he finished the porridge in a hurry , wiped his lips, and said to Tang Lan who had just calmed down: "I will eat it by myself in the future, and don't bother you to always bring it to me..."

"What you said is so weird," Tang Lan showed a strange expression, "I'm not complaining about this..."

"It's nothing," Fu Chen said. He could feel Tang Lan's painstaking efforts. Even if he insisted that he wouldn't eat it every time, this person would take it for him softly, which made him helpless. "It's just that you are so enthusiastic. , I am afraid that I will disappoint your kindness..."

"It's okay," Tang Lan said, "Look, don't you promise me to eat by yourself now?"

Fu Chen felt that he was selfish, he only wanted to improve his martial arts blindly, completely disregarding the good intentions of those around him.When he first entered Gyeonggi, he only tried to get close to the enemy after learning martial arts, so although he pretended to be gentle and cowardly on weekdays, he had little affection for the soldiers and brothers around him. If Tang Lan didn't always care about him, he would have forgotten that there are still people in the world. There is true friendship and affection enough to pursue.

"Thank you."

Tang Lan couldn't stand his usual politeness, so he waved his hands and stopped talking.

Jia Yun praised from the side: "Your brotherhood is strong and you support each other. It is really enviable."

Tang Lan asked casually: "The admiral must have such a friendship with others, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't be so impressed."

"Exactly." Jia Yun was taken aback for a moment, then said calmly, "It is indeed a great blessing in life for a person to have a friend who knows each other."

Fu Chen was listening silently on the side, and suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Fu Chen! Have you practiced your sword skills?"

He got up quickly and said, "General."

Liao Hui strode over, looked around the situation, gave Fu Chen a sideways glance, and then said to the side: "Why is the admiral coming here?"

Jia Yundao: "Your Highness drafted the documents all night last night. I came to the army this morning to discuss some matters. I happened to see Fu Chen getting up for training in the morning, so I stayed and asked a few questions."

Liao Hui's expression did not slow down, and then he said: "If you have something to do, the admiral can do it first."

Jia Yundao: "Training should also pay attention to propriety, and you must not spoil the growth."

Liao Hui tilted his head slightly to show he knew, Jia Yun turned around and left because it was inconvenient to say anything else.

Liao Hui turned around, Fu Chen winked at Tang Lan who was beside him, and stepped forward first, "General, today is practicing the second sword style."

"Well," Liao Hui looked behind him and said, "Unload the shackles after eating, and practice again."

"Yes."

Fu Chen took off the iron chain, there was a deep red mark on his wrist, Liao Hui glanced at it unconsciously, and said nothing.

Fu Chen moved his limbs and raised his sword again. The moment he raised the sword, his whole body was like a cheetah being thrown, his movements were crisp and sharp, and the air around him was torn into pieces by the sound of the sword. Clearing the expression on the face of the sword-wielding man, he felt that the man had already flown out of sight.

Liao Hui watched carefully from the side, and reminded from time to time:

"Wrist pushes forward!"

"Calf unscrewed."

"Keep your footing steady!"

Fu Chen struggled to deal with it, and when he was done, feeling depressed, he walked to Liao Hui's side with a frown, and said, "The general has worked hard for disobeying orders."

To be able to practice to this level in a short period of time is already beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers. Liao Hui knew that Fu Chen had benefited a lot, but he didn't want to point out that the few regulations just now were just nitpicking. The important thing in it is not the rigid reflection of the moves, but it is said: "Practicing martial arts requires excellence. Since you have increased practice every day, you must not slack off."

Fu Chen said seriously: "Yes."

Liao Hui was known to be strict with his officers and soldiers. Now, looking at Fu Chen's slender figure, he fell silent for a moment, and then said, "Practice again in the afternoon."

"Yes."

Li Xiaoshan rushed to the side of the sedan chair and called softly, "My lord."

"I'm back." Jin Duo raised the car curtain, revealing his round head, his eyes narrowed, "Is it going well? Why did it take so long today?"

"Isn't it because I met some villains and was delayed on the road, and when I came back, I realized that you had already left, and I just got on the sedan chair." Li Xiaoshan stretched out his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his face, complaining, "My lord, this slave today In the morning, the household department will settle the overall salary for this month, and Zhang Rui, who was just catching up with Jiang Hua, also went today, so we happened to bump into each other."

Jin Duo smiled and said: "You don't want to talk to him, just avoid him next time you see him, and you won't have to make trouble for yourself."

"The slave didn't intend to go up and talk about it at first, but when Zhang Rui saw me coming, he came over and asked me how much salary I received, and by the way, he also showed off to the supervisor of ceremonies. His smiling appearance really fits It's abominable that his master carved it out of the same mold," Li Xiaoshan said bitterly, "it's always two hundred more at Jiang Hua's place than ours. Your majesty is partial, and the Ministry of Finance is also a crowd to play with the wind!"

"Your Majesty always gave instructions with a conciliatory heart." Jin Duo walked steadily, not showing any irritation, "Since his power has been cut, why don't you give him any benefits? Jiang Hua used to be a retainer, but now he is an internal minister, and he usually works for the royal family. Yes, it is reasonable to be generous."

Li Xiaoshan said disdainfully: "Which one of the ones he manages is not a rich job? Although the Qianjian has been snatched away by Ni Xiang, his family property is still there. Just saying that he can do what he likes, he will be able to transfer money regularly. If the ancient calligraphy and paintings are collected to flatter His Majesty, you will know that he is still the same as usual, if there is less money, how will he do things in the future?"

"The more you fail, the more you think about these tricks of finding a backer," Jin Duo disdainfully said, "How many days can he dance? Let him have a little longer."

Li Xiaoshan said again: "But I heard that Jiang Hua is still recruiting eunuch officials who were demoted earlier, and the court is still very clean."

"Don't worry about it," Jin Duo said, "someone will always take care of him. Now that the foreign aggression is not over, we still have to think carefully about how to negotiate with the Ministry of Household Affairs. This task of obtaining money and food involves a lot of things, and it's really difficult... ..."

Li Xiaoshan said worryingly: "No troops have been raised this year, I'm afraid they won't find a reason to deal with it... Everyone wants to be clean!"

"Let's look at it for now," Jin Duo said, "If there is no war now, I can barely take care of it. If there is a war, the money will be given or not, otherwise I, the privy envoy, will also You can retire and go home.”

"How about... Let's discuss it with Admiral Jia later? Maybe the admiral can give advice to His Majesty, and we can make improvements..." Li Xiaoshan suggested.

"No," Jin Duo vetoed, "the admiral has become the target of public criticism for rectifying the functions and powers of the Privy Council and admonishing the revision of the red-armored military system. They have settled down in their hearts, and it is embarrassing for the admiral to bring it up at this time. Military matters are related to the stability of the country. It's better to do it. The admiral is busy with the army recently, if I bother him with everything, then I really don't have to sit in this official chair."

Jin Duo glanced at Li Xiaoshan's face again, knowing what his subordinates were thinking: "Your Highness has always been disliked by His Majesty, so naturally these things won't bother King Yu, so let's get rid of this thought."

Li Xiaoshan didn't say a word, the scorching sun outside reflected a layer of sweat on his cheeks, covering the sweat stains that had dried up just now.

"arrive."

The bearer in front stopped the sedan chair, and Li Xiaoshan helped Jin Duo get off the sedan chair.

Jin Duo lifted his clothes, and the young eunuch at the side hurriedly went to the gate of the courtyard to pass the message.

Seeing Jin Duo's visit, a servant in front of the door greeted him with a smile: "My lord has ordered, and I'm already waiting in the study in the inner court."

Jin Duo was informal, he walked straight in through the door, the courtyard was not big, a few pruned bamboo trees were placed in the courtyard, bypassing the shelter in the middle, he could directly enter the main courtyard.

Li Xiaoshan followed behind Jin Duo, stepping over the leaking sand between the bricks and stones, he thought: This mud has accumulated for a long time after the rain, and I saw it last time, even if Jia Yunshao returned to the mansion, it shouldn't be so simple, No one cares.

Here, Jin Duo strode quickly, and arrived at the inner courtyard in an instant, saw the person he was looking for was watering several pots of plants placed around the door, with his back bent.

He slowed down and said with a smile: "...After so many years, the epiphyllum, the admiral, still insists on cultivating it until now."

Jia Yun turned his body halfway, looked back at him and smiled and said: "Isn't it? When I was at the border, I had to send letters every year to ask someone to help with watering. Now it's the flowering season, and you are here today too. Well, if you stay here for a little longer, you can catch a glimpse of its blooming at the end of the break."

"...That's not necessary," Jin Duo said, "Epiphyllum is a rare thing, but it is inevitable to be arrogant and self-confident, and you have to wait until a certain time to see its pistils. On the contrary, the lower officials think that if you talk about its color and shape, It’s not as clean as magnolia and white lotus, and as beautiful as spring peach and red apricot, it really depends on the weird habit of involuntary flowering to cultivate some differences.”

"No," Jia Yun didn't look annoyed, just smiled, "Flowers are not meant to be popular, and those beauties in flowers you mentioned just now failed to escape the pattern of presenting them to others. On the contrary, this epiphyllum, It has a unique and proud personality, it does not cater to people's frenzy during the hustle and bustle of the day, and it does not show its heroic appearance at night, but only for those who really understand and understand, it can be seen that it has a unique personality and is different from other flowers."

Jin Duo thought about it for a while, and he was really persuaded by his words, and sighed: "The admiral's words are also reasonable, after all, I don't have such elegant feelings as a subordinate."

Jia Yun put down the watering pot, turned his head and said to him: "Master Jin also has to discuss important matters in Japan today, but I'm delaying here, let me go into the room and talk carefully."

Jin Duo responded and followed him to the study to take a seat.

Jia Yun said with a smile: "Recently, affairs in the military have become more relaxed. I wonder if the Privy Council has been free recently?"

"Do you still remember the Jinhe River overflowed by the heavy rain last year?" Jin Duo mentioned, "A group of peasants conscripted to go to work rose up to cause trouble in the local area, and later borrowed Yiwei to calm the chaos, and incidentally So I also went to take on the original project task. The Ministry of Industry came to the Privy Council many times because of this matter, and we only decided to agree two days ago."

Jia Yun heard the words and thought about it, and said: "The upper reaches of the Jinhe River are close to the Mengshan wilderness. The Nanman just suffered a lot of damage in the last battle, and there must be nothing wrong. This is indeed what you should do."

"Hey," Jin Duo stopped talking deeply, and sighed again, "to tell you the truth, although there is no serious situation with the subordinate, I still feel uneasy. I will wait to figure out a good way before going to the army Plant some good seedlings, and the Chi Jiayi Weis in the various cities of the province are scattered, and a few civil officials talk about them all day long, humiliating them for their free salary."

Jia Yun put the teacup that had been prepared on the table next to Jin Duo's table, then nodded and said: "This is indeed something that should be planned. The turmoil has gradually subsided over the past year, and we must find a time to talk about military affairs. Our country of Yan is not short of talents. A few days ago, only a few recruits sent by the Gyeonggi selection were really outstanding. They really are formidable young people. Now, Your Highness and I always think that a group of veterans in the army, after all, their age is at the forefront Even if you want to, you still need more young soldiers to supplement the overall combat power."

Jin Duo took a sip of tea, and then said: "By the way, I also saw a few newcomers who were selected in the military camp in Gyeonggi before. At that time, there was a man named Fu Chen who was shooting arrows under the sun at noon. It seemed a bit interesting. , Later, I checked the registration records, and it was still the army that the leader joined during the military election, I wonder if the admiral has any impression?"

Jia Yun nodded: "He is very good and deserves to be cultivated."

"That's one thing," Jin Duo said again, "it's not a big deal. After thinking about it for a long time, I still wanted to remind you that both of Fu Chen's parents died when he was young, and later... he was a servant girl who lived in the prime minister's mansion. At home, I always feel that the capital is important to the army, and among them, there is still a bit of Ni Xiang's affection."

While talking, Jin Duo looked at Jia Yun's face, saw that his face was as usual, and he was thinking and listening, and continued: "Although Mr. Xie Zhi has passed away, and Ni Xiang is now his student, it is inevitable that there are individual prejudices, but I look at the prime minister of a country and always take the overall situation into consideration, so I didn't talk about it before."

"I just said about the requisition of Yiwei for the dam and canal project. Later, Prime Minister Ni also came to discuss it for a long time," Jin Duo considered, "I think that Prime Minister Ni seems to have made some secret moves after returning to the court this time, even deliberately. Do you want to intervene in the military and political affairs?"

Jin Duo still noticed that Jia Yun's expression suddenly moved unnaturally when he said "Xie Zhi", and finally added: "The admiral just knows what he knows."

Jia Yun was quiet for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Xie's disputes during his lifetime were mostly due to his loyalty and righteous deeds. There is no need to think too much about it. That child is thoughtful, but his nature is not evil. I think it may be that he wandered around when he was young. My heart is always forced by livelihood."

Jia Yun's tone became lower and lower, and his eyes drifted into the distance.

Jin Duo didn't know what he remembered, but seeing that his mind was clear, he changed the subject again, and said, "Your Highness... I wonder if His Highness still needs to make up a military post after this year's interval? King Yu's place The officer really doesn't have the guts to go there now, by the way, let's ask the admiral first."

Jia Yun sighed: "Your Highness has his own final decision, I don't think it will be used for the time being. In order to prevent some courtiers from making a fuss about His Highness's leg illness, it is simply disgusting...Anyway, His Highness still has prestige in the army, and here are military affairs. The name is mine for the time being, and His Highness has shared a lot for me, so let's ignore the matter of the name for the time being."

"That's right." Jin Duo nodded, and then said, "When I went to Prince Yu's mansion earlier, His Highness shut the door and didn't see any guests, and he made things difficult for me for a while. Although I knew it was tricky, but the former King Yu... didn't do it out of will... "

"Since your highness joined the army when he was young, his mentality has been different from that of ordinary peers. Your highness has deep plans, and I don't participate too much. The only thing is that your highness, as a descendant of the emperor, has been worried about the country's troubles since the beginning, and it has not changed over the years. Even if you suffer After suffering such hardships, he must not change his will." Jia Yun's tone was firm.

Jin Duo knows that the relationship between the two is already extraordinary and can be compared between superiors and subordinates.King Yu was not favored by the emperor since he was a child, and his mother was a lowly barbarian, so he was despised by the court. For more than 30 years, he had no wife and children, so he spent more time in the army than in the palace. Jia Yun In his intimacy, it is even more than other close ministers and servants.

Jin Duo nodded: "Your Highness suffers."

"There is no need to discuss too much behind the scenes." Jia Yun sipped his tea and said, "It's not a day or two for us to deal with Fu Xuan. Don't look at the last time he severely defeated his barbarian army, but according to that person's ambition He said that he had the intention of stopping the war to stop the war. I'm afraid even the naive boy would not believe it. I mentioned this when I went to the army to discuss matters with His Highness this morning. Your Highness agrees with me. There is a Nanman who does not know when it will really show up. Hidden danger, this military battle will break out at any time, so you have to be alert to these outside movements. I am at ease if you watch over the military and political affairs of the DPRK and China."

"Thank you admiral for your trust." The flesh on Jin Duo's face trembled.

Jia Yundao: "You and I have not known each other for a day, so there is no need to say more about it. It is all for the stability of the country and the peace of mind of His Majesty, and it is enough to live up to the kindness of the brocade."

Jin Duo's respect rose again, and he said, "What the admiral said is very true."

It was pitch black, and when Fu Chen returned to his tent at night, he saw a little eunuch who looked like a military officer squatting outside the tent, already snoring slightly.

Fu Chen squinted his eyes, made no secret of his distaste for the eunuch, and his tone was not kind: "What are you doing?"

The eunuch woke up suddenly, and seeing the tall young man standing in front of him with cold eyes, he hurriedly got up and said, "This is... the admiral asked me to send it this afternoon, and he said that you should wrap your wrist around a few times, so that you can hold it for a while. For protection."

After finishing speaking, he handed over the white bandage he took from the military doctor in his hand, and Fu Chen grabbed it without looking at him, and walked directly into the tent.

The martial-robed eunuch still had some doubts about just waking up, and couldn't help but stare blankly at the tent. He didn't have much impression of the recruit just now, but he seemed to remember that this young man was not like this when he was down there.Seeing that the light that had just been lit in the tent suddenly went out, he turned and left without thinking too much.

Fu Chen was holding the soft bandage tightly on the bed. In the darkness, a face emerged... Fu Chen closed his eyes hastily.

There was only an inconspicuous sound of "shua", and the white ball was thrown aside.