Dongming Ziyu and Shangguan Ruoli took their two children back to their house, and the atmosphere was solemn.
Ling Yue sat aside, saying nothing, and burst into tears.
Wulang hugged Dongming Ziyu's neck without letting go, lying on his shoulder, whimpering like a little animal, "Dad, daddy, Wulang wants daddy, Wulang won't let dad join the army!"
Dongming Ziyu patted Wu Lang's small back and coaxed softly: "My good son, dad joined the army to earn fame! In a year and a half, dad will become a general! Hold on!
With a long spear, he rides on a tall horse and commands thousands of troops."
Wulang straightened up and looked at him with big tear-filled eyes, his eyes were bright, "Really? Is Da Ma as big as Brother Rongchuan's?"
Dongming Ziyu nodded, "It's taller and more powerful than Rongchuan's horse. Dad puts on armor and is much more handsome and majestic than Rongchuan."
Shangguan Ruoli thought of his heroic appearance back then and said, "That's true."
Wulang pouted and said, "But Wulang still can't bear to let dad leave home."
That cute and clingy look was more annoying than a little girl, which made Dongming Ziyu's heart soften into a complete mess.
She put her forehead on his small forehead and asked softly: "Don't you believe in dad's ability? Dad is a hero who can fight tigers with his bare hands. He can easily defeat a few enemies."
In Wulang's heart, his father is the sky and the mountain. His big watery eyes are shining. Although he is reluctant to give up, he doesn't cry anymore.
Seeing that Ling Yue was still wiping her tears, Dongming Ziyu sat next to her with Wu Lang in his arms, put his arm around her shoulders, and said: "Why don't you feel relieved, my daughter? Have you forgotten? Dad has the ability to hide, when the time comes
Let your mother prepare a meal, so you won't be hungry or hurt."
Ling Yue sobbed and said, "I just feel bad and don't want my father to risk his life."
Dongming Ziyu ruffled her hair and said, "For dad, it's much easier to earn military merit on the battlefield than to become an official through scientific examinations. Leading troops to fight is dad's specialty."
Ling Yue understood everything, but she felt it was unfair and missed the days when she was supreme and carefree.
Shangguan Ruoli also rubbed her hair and said, "Your father will be fine and can still earn military honors. I believe in your father's ability. Do you believe it?"
Ling Yue and Wu Lang nodded together and said in unison: "Believe it!"
In this way, the couple finally coaxed the two children to sleep and entered the space.
Shangguan Ruoli found out the gold silk armor, and put away the bombs, smoke bombs, and incendiary bombs collected in the original time and space, and made all preparations for Dongming Ziyu to go to the battlefield.
Although there is space, life will not be in danger, but space is not omnipotent, and sometimes danger is faster than consciousness.
The next day, everyone reported the names of their families who were serving in the army to Dongming Ziyu. Dongming Ziyu wrote the list and asked Dalang to send it to Jiang Haoguang and Jiang Hongda.
After a while, Da Lang ran back panting and shouted loudly from a distance: "Fourth Uncle, Rong Chuan is here, and with him are many soldiers and the county magistrate!"
Dongming Ziyu is training with people from various military families on how to kill the enemy and save their lives on the battlefield. After all, they are not necessarily in the same group.
Mrs. Qian, Shangguan Ruoli and others were making dried meat to be taken to the soldiers. On the New Year's Eve, the atmosphere was very solemn and sad, with no New Year's joy at all.
Hearing Dalang's cry, their eyes suddenly lit up and they looked in Dalang's direction.
I saw Dalang running in front on a country road, followed by Rong Chuan, Jiang Hexuan, Jiang Hongda, Jiang Haoguang and a large group of people.
When Dongming Ziyu saw the two officials who knew how to dig holes in the crowd, he understood Rong Chuan's intention.
Everyone put down what they were holding and stepped forward.
Because Jiang Hexuan, a minister and county magistrate, was here, everyone was a little afraid of officials and didn't let him go much. They looked at Rong Chuan enthusiastically and asked about his welfare.
Facing pairs of eager eyes, Rong Chuan knew what they were thinking and explained his purpose straight to the point, "Dong Youfu and his companions discovered a jade vein on the mountain. I reported it to my father.
My father was overjoyed and ordered the jade mine to be mined. Dong Youfu discovered the jade mine and was able to serve as a steward in the mine. He could select miners among the villagers and perform labor service in lieu of military service."
Dongming Ziyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists in the direction of Fengcheng and saluted, "Thank you, His Highness, King Chen for your consideration!"
Then he said to Rong Chuan: "We will do our best to mine the jade as soon as possible to share the worries of His Highness King Chen!"
With that said, he took the list from Dalang's hand and presented it to Rong Chuan with both hands, "This is the list of people like us who have to do labor service in lieu of military service."
Rongchuan took it and handed it to the county magistrate.
At this time, the villagers of Nanbeixi Village who were following behind them came to their senses. Do they no longer need to perform military service?
Why? This mountain should belong to the local villagers! Why should these outsiders take advantage?
However, they did not dare to make trouble in front of Rongchuan and the county magistrate.
Dongming Ziyu glanced at Jiang Hongda in the crowd from a distance.
Jiang Hongda immediately received the signal and understood what he meant. With a pop, he knelt in front of Rong Chuan and kowtowed: "Second Master, mining requires a lot of labor. Our laborers in Beixi Village are also willing to work in lieu of military service!"
As soon as he started, Beixi Village and the other villagers who came to watch the excitement knelt down and kowtowed in begging.
The villagers in Nanxi Village also knelt down when they saw it, "We in Nanxi Village are also willing to work in lieu of military service! Open a jade mine for the prince!"
Jiang Haoguang finally came to his senses and knelt on the ground.
Jiang Hexuan's eyes flashed and he saluted Rong Chuan: "Second Young Master, mining requires labor. There is a lot of work in the early stages of cutting down trees and building mountain roads. The people in Nanbeixi Village know the back mountain best. Can you see if you can use it?"
them?
Whether they are serving in the military or doing labor service, they are all contributing to the imperial court, and they all have unshirkable responsibilities. But those who can maximize their value are the best. If you agree, they can go to work in the mountains right away.
You, the province, transferred miners from other places, not only wasting time, but also not being familiar with the situation in the mountains, it was also delaying things, wasn't it?"
He is worthy of being a judge, he just knows how to speak.
Everyone looked up at Rong Chuan with eager pleading expressions, as if they were looking at the savior.
Rong Chuan looked at Dongming Ziyu, "Uncle, what do you think?"
This means giving Dongming Ziyu an opportunity to win over people's hearts, release goodwill, and show favor.
The county magistrate's eyes flashed and he looked at Dongming Ziyu for the first time. Not only was this man's appearance and aura not to be underestimated, but because Rong Chuan called him uncle and used the honorific title, he could not be underestimated.
Jiang Hexuan looked at Dongming Ziyu with complicated eyes. He didn't take these people seriously at all, and he didn't expect to underestimate them.
Jiang Haoguang's eyes flickered, and he was a little worried. He led his people to offend these people to death. Can they agree?