Time has come to the end of 201 AD in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that the winter solstice was coming to an end, Xie Xin did not let the students stay in the academy, but sent them back to their respective homes, agreeing to come back to school after the Chinese New Year.
The students were a little bit regretful about this. After all, they had just gotten familiar with the new learning environment and were about to go home for the winter.
The academy seemed to be equipped with central air-conditioning and the environment was always spring, which was unforgettable for them. When they returned home and felt the biting cold wind, they understood the value of warmth.
Xie Xin did not intend to indulge them, and the necessary daily homework was also assigned: students in the advanced class of the general group should have a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War and must read it thoroughly before returning to school. It would be best if they could recite it. The most ideal situation is naturally
Able to fully understand.
In addition, I have to practice martial arts for two hours every day, and still practice internal strength at night to replace sleep. If the practice method had not been modified, it would be a bit difficult to achieve this in terms of regular practice**.
The other group classes also assigned corresponding homework based on their respective situations. In order to ensure that they were not lazy, Xie Xin gave them a piece of jade.
This is a special magic weapon that he specially refined. You can feel whether the disciples have done their homework every day. If one day is missing, the jade will naturally break into pieces. When the time comes to return to school, this guy will be waiting to be criticized.
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This jade magic weapon was eventually rated as the most unscrupulous teaching tool since the founding of Huaxia Academy. Fortunately, only registered disciples and internal disciples were recruited, and it was not distributed to ordinary students.
After sending the last student home, Xie Xin returned to Huaxia Academy.
At this moment, the academy has gone on winter vacation, and the students have returned to their hometowns one after another. The entire academy is deserted, completely different from the bustle of the past.
But because of this, the teachers who have been busy for more than half a year finally have a good rest. After worrying about the students' homework and grades for a long time, they can finally enjoy their private space.
"Speaking of which, how is that guy Xu Shu? Let's go and have a look..." Xie Xin suddenly remembered Xu Shu who went to Liangzhou three months ago.
Xie Xin was still very concerned about this disciple whom he had taught carefully. So in order to confirm Xu Shu's current situation, he simply activated the Instant Wanli Jue and quickly came to Liangzhou.
After spending a little money, Xie Xin inquired about Xu Shu's situation. Then he escaped to the military camp where Xu Shu was located and walked directly towards the soldiers guarding the gate.
"Who is coming! This is an important area of the military camp. No one can approach it at will!" They warned Xie Xin before he could reach them.
"I'm here to see Lieutenant Xu. Can you inform me?" Xie Xin smiled and threw a gold dollar over.
A guard personally caught Jin Yuan, and I knew it was true as soon as I took it. I couldn't help but wonder what the origin of this young master who was Jin Yuan as soon as he took it was.
No matter what, it is the so-called 'collecting people's money and helping others to eliminate disasters'. Seeing that Xie Xin no longer took a step forward, the two guards looked at each other, and one of them quickly walked towards the interior of the military camp.
After a while, Xu Shu came out.
"Master! How did you know I'm here?" Seeing the letter of thanks, Xu Shu immediately stepped forward and saluted.
At this time, the two disciples realized that the person in front of them was actually their school captain's mentor. So they couldn't help but feel depressed, secretly wondering whether they should accept the gold coins in their hands or not. If Captain Xu was angered, they would
Two little pawns are too much to handle.
"It's for you, just accept it, Master is not short of money!" Xu Shu saw the anxious expressions of the two disciples from the corner of his eyes, and immediately understood in his heart, so he said to them with a smile.
"Thank you for the reward!" The two of them were also smooth soldiers. Seeing Xu Shu speak, they immediately bowed to Xie Xinxing.
Xie Xin didn't care and asked: "Is it convenient to go out for a while?"
"No problem. When winter comes, the training should be reduced appropriately. You can probably leave for about an hour." Xu Shu replied while looking at the sky.
"That's alright, let's find a place to have a drink and talk." Xie Xin said with a smile.
"Alcohol is prohibited in the army, but I don't know about the ancestor of tea..." Xu Shu smiled mischievously.
"Okay, I'm giving you a special advantage!" Xie Xin couldn't laugh or cry.
He robbed Lu Ya's tea, but before he could drink much, his disciples came and robbed him.
The place where Xu Shu is stationed at the moment is Dunhuang City in Dunhuang County, which is the front line to the countries in the Western Regions. It was occupied for a while, but Ma Teng fought back in recent years.
Under the rule of the Hu people for a long time, Dunhuang City has not prospered much. Now it is said to be a city, but it is better to say that it is a relay point for rest and supplies for frontline soldiers. It will take several years or even dozens of years to develop again.
It has been operating slowly over the years.
But as the saying goes, 'Where there is business, there are businessmen who are not afraid of death.' In this cutting-edge place, there are actually businessmen who come here, simply build a few large sheds, and run small restaurants here.
It's just that the people here are all military men, so wine can't be sold, but tea is quite popular here.
Especially after Nanyang's publicity and demand-boosting, about 10% of China's cultivated land has been developed and planted with tea. Everyone knows that this stuff is really good, and even if they can't digest it, the barbarians in the grasslands and even the Western Regions will
The barbarians over there also like this thing very much.
As a result, more tea leaves were planted, which indirectly caused the price of tea to drop a lot. Nowadays, farmers with a little land can buy some tea leaves, boil them and drink them.
Let’s stop talking and get back to the topic.
Xie Xin was naturally unfamiliar with the place in Dunhuang, but after all, Xu Shu had stayed here for almost two months, so he was somewhat familiar with the place.
Soon, Xie Xin came to a small restaurant under his leadership.
"Boss, two portions of mutton pilaf, two charcoal-roasted lamb legs! Two portions of steak!" Xu Shu greeted the boss after entering the restaurant.
"Okay, wait a minute! Captain Xu, please take a sip of tea to clear your stomach first!" The proprietress is an authentic Qiang beauty with a bold and enthusiastic personality. When she saw Xu Shu arriving, she immediately picked up a pot of tea and walked over.
Just as she put down the tea, Xie Xin said to her: "I have brought tea leaves. Please help me prepare a pot of hot water and two tea bowls. In addition, as for the ingredients, please use the ingredients I brought!"
But don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I dislike the more expensive ingredients, but my ingredients are rather special. After our portion of the dishes is served, the remaining parts will be given to the more expensive ones, so you can feel the difference carefully!
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After saying that, a slaughtered sheep and half a cow were brought out by Xie Xin.
When did the proprietress see such a magical scene, she was so surprised that she immediately said it didn't matter, whose ingredients could not be used? Then, she called the waiter and brought all the ingredients in.
Soon, the food was served. Xie Xin took a small piece of tea and threw it into the hot water. Soon, the aroma of tea directly attracted everyone in the small restaurant.
Of course, there were no diners at this time, just the boss's family and the two waiters he hired.
"Speaking of which, why did that fellow Ma Teng only give you the position of captain?" Xie Xin poured a bowl of tea for Xu Shu and said a little dissatisfied.
With a graduation certificate issued by him personally, Ma Teng should at least give it to a general or deputy general!
"The disciple didn't show his diploma, but he won his appreciation based on his strength.
At first, he planned to give him a position, but the student expressed that he was only willing to lead the army to fight. He underestimated the student at first, but in the subsequent competition, the student defeated six of his generals.
It's just that Liangzhou still has some resumes and quotas. Now that Ma Teng's subordinates are available, they are at the first level of school captain. The students don't want to be too high all at once, so they agreed." Xu Shu took the lead.
Said in a somewhat emotional tone.
"I see, then there's nothing I can say. But if that guy Ma Teng dares to bully you, tell me immediately and I'll beat him up!" Xie Xin rarely showed his intention to protect his shortcomings.
"Disciples will naturally not be polite when using Master's place!" Xu Shu said with a smile.
After a second thought, he asked: "What's going on with those juniors..."
"Not bad!" Xie Xin took a sip of tea, "There are just a lot of people who should have been in the introductory class or the advanced class according to the situation. But they were arrogant and thought that they were very good, so they jumped directly to the advanced class.
I went with the graduating class. After three months of study, they suffered a lot."
"You can't live if you do something wrong..." Xu Shu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"But..." Xie Xin was a little relieved, "That guy Yue Xi is indeed very talented. Maybe he had a good fortune in the past, so even if he jumped directly to the graduating class, he still gritted his teeth and worked hard to absorb the knowledge.
It was very hard at first, but starting from the third month, he gradually got used to it. Maybe next fall, he will be able to graduate smoothly?
It's a pity that such a miraculous situation only happened to him."
"I know a little bit about Yue Xi. It seems that he studied under the fierce general Wu Anguo of Beihai for a period of time before, and his internal energy, mental methods and martial arts are relatively complete." Xu Shu said with a smile.
"I see... Speaking of which, when will you attack the Western Region?" Xie Xin asked curiously.
"It probably won't work in the next two years..." Xu Shu thought for a while and said.
"Why?" Xie Xin didn't understand.
"Master should know that Jiaozhou has been captured by Ma Chao. In the spring of next year, our army will officially launch the 'peaceful evolution' plan for Jingzhou. In addition, we will divide our troops into two groups to attack Sun Quan!
In addition to our army, Cao Jun and Gongsun Jun also seem to be planning to take a share of the pie. Judging from the current strategic situation, it is only a matter of time that Sun Quan's army will be destroyed." Xu Shu told Xie Xin without any secret.
In fact, military movements like this can be known by anyone who is interested. There is actually no point in concealing it at this moment. It is better to talk about it to keep it fresh.