The young man and woman walked slowly along, but Xie Nandu soon stopped in front of a courtyard because there was a wooden sign hanging on the door of the courtyard. On the wooden sign, his name and the time he joined the army were written.
But it was written with ink pen.
Chen Chao said softly: "When His Majesty came to the throne, he promulgated the law of conquest. Every soldier who goes to the northern border must hang a wooden sign in front of his home, stating his name and time of conquest. However, if this person is still alive, he will
It's a red pen. If you die in battle, you'll be replaced by an ink pen."
Xie Nandu remained silent. She had read a lot of books and was probably more familiar with everything in the Liang Dynasty than the average court official.
After that, the two of them walked along the long street. Most of the courtyards on both sides had wooden signs written in ink. There were only a few houses, and the rest were written in ink.
This also means that some of these families have long been killed in the northern border, and there are even more than one wooden sign in front of some courtyards. Afterwards, Xie Nandu stood in one place, looked at the wooden sign in front of him, and was silent for a long time.
The three wooden signs are all ink pens.
Chen Chao looked into the courtyard and saw an old woman with white hair sitting on the threshold, looking towards the north.
Xie Nandu then said softly: "It looks like they are three brothers."
Chen Chao sighed softly, then pressed the handle of the knife and kept rubbing the handle with his thumb.
Both of them were no longer in the mood to eat candied haws at this moment.
As the two people continued to move forward, they actually saw countless wooden signs. A new Liuzhou, no one knows how much they have paid for Daliang, but how many people in Daliang can remember these people? Or how many people will there be in the entire Daliang?
Concerned about this matter?
"Your Majesty has continuously elevated the status of generals in the court over the years, which has caused criticism from many civil servants. I originally thought that His Majesty was a bit radical, but after seeing this today, I understand His Majesty's good intentions and sacrificed his life for it.
Yes, it should be raised no matter how high it is."
Xie Nandu said softly: "The former sages of the academy said that reading a book a hundred times will reveal its meaning. The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade. But the most important thing to remember is that it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles.
I had read so many books before and thought I had a thorough understanding of Daliang, but now it seems that I might as well go out for a walk and have a look. This time I came to the right place."
The main beam in the book will always be the main beam in the book.
Chen Chao nodded and said nothing.
When the two of them walked further, light snow began to fall from the sky.
When passing by a small courtyard, a woman was about to close the door and saw a young man and woman walking in the snow. After hesitating for a moment, the woman quickly said, "Two guests, I have an umbrella here."
Chen Chao and Xie Nandu stopped when they heard the sound. The woman had already handed out two slightly damaged oil-paper umbrellas. Chen Chao did not reach out to take them, but just asked: "Are there any more?"
The woman thought that the two well-dressed men and women disliked the shabby oil-paper umbrellas, so she said a little embarrassedly: "These are the only ones."
Chen Chao knew that the other party had misunderstood what he meant, so he smiled and said: "I mean, you gave us an umbrella. Sister, what will you do when you want to go out?"
The woman waved her hand and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. My body is strong and I am used to being exposed to the rain. But this girl's body and bones are not in good shape. If she catches a cold, she may not be alive for ten and a half days."
I can’t go to bed under the moonlight.”
Chen Chao smiled, pushed back one of the oil-paper umbrellas, took only one umbrella, and said with a smile: "We will definitely bring it back when the snow stops."
The woman shook her head repeatedly, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I'll tell you when I'm free. If I'm not at home then, I'll just leave it at the door. An oil-paper umbrella is worthless and no one wants it."
Chen Chao asked curiously: "Eldest sister also wants to go out?"
The woman chuckled and said, "But I'm busy. I have work to do. I have to pick up my son from school later. But my son is doing well in studying. The teachers in the school praise him very much!"
Chen Chao glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed that there was also a wooden sign on the woman's door, written in ink, and asked patiently: "Isn't it easy for the eldest sister to pull the child alone?"
The woman waved her hand and said, "It's not bad. The man is dead, but the government is helping me. I get money every month, and it doesn't cost money for the children to go to school. But although the boy is good at reading, he still talks about waiting every day."
When he grows up, he will avenge his father, he is very naughty."
Chen Chao frowned and said, "The school doesn't charge money either?"
The woman nodded, "Thanks to the good emperor we have, some of our families go to fight in the north without spending any money."
Chen Chao smiled and said nothing more. He just opened the slightly damaged oil paper umbrella and said goodbye to the woman.
After the two of them walked dozens of steps, Chen Chao said: "Every year, half of the revenue from the national treasury is used for the northern border, but not all of it is spent on the soldiers. All these things are money. Some people in the court say that your Majesty is militaristic, but these
The people can be grateful to His Majesty."
Xie Nandu said softly: "The previous dynasty shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, while our dynasty shares the world with the common people. Unfortunately, many people don't know this truth, and many people know it but are unwilling to admit it."
“There’s a long way to go.”
Chen Chao smiled and said, "I want to go outside the city to meet General Xu Ming."
Xie Nandu frowned and said, "Are you going to kill someone again?"
Chen Chao said helplessly: "I don't really want to kill people every day, but there are some people who must be killed."
Xie Nandu frowned and said: "Although this army is not in the northern border, it is still a northern border army. If word spreads about your intention to kill people, I am afraid that you will have a bad reputation in the eyes of the northern border troops."
Chen Chao scratched his head, "It's very troublesome. This time there is not only an order from His Majesty, but also a military order from my immediate superior."
"If you are not in the frontier army, can his military orders control you?"
Xie Nandu remained calm.
Chen Chao sighed and said, "But damn, maybe he will come back and become my immediate boss someday."
Xie Nandu stopped talking.
Chen Chao handed over the oil-paper umbrella.
After Xie Nandu took it, he walked forward on his own.
Chen Chao walked into the wind and snow and walked slowly out of the city.
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The Xuanling County garrison has always been stationed at the Qingtian Camp outside the county. After the commander-in-chief Xu Minggang and Wei Xu discussed the northward route, they hurried back to the Qingtian Camp. However, they had just returned to the commander's tent and had not had time to sit down.
Next, I heard that Commander Chen had arrived at the camp.
But before he could come out of the tent to greet him, the messenger looked at Xu Ming with a troubled expression, "General, Commander Chen said that the general should wait for him in the commander's tent."
Xu Ming frowned and said with some dissatisfaction: "He is not our northern border army. Even if the commander of Zuowei has a higher rank than me, he can't give orders to me, right?"
The messenger nodded, "My subordinates asked the same question before, but Commander Chen said..."
"What did you say?" Xu Ming looked at him with some dissatisfaction.
The messenger said in a low voice: "Commander Chen said it was His Majesty's command."
