Several people shouted in shock, and He Mulan and Di Yefei were both amused.
He Mulan naturally knew that several people were thinking crookedly, but Di Yefei didn't know that He Mulan was a woman. Fortunately, some people like to talk nonsense, Di Yefei also understood, and immediately covered the front of his shirt, but instead joked with some people: "It's obviously too hot, call me to cool down..."
"Di Yefei! How can you..."
Delay Huochang's reputation!
He dare not!
"Okay, don't be fooled. It was dark last night. A person slept in your room. There is no spare room. Di Yefei is not an outsider, so he slept in my room."
He Mulan's main room was bigger than her own living room in her previous life. Di Yefei was a few meters away from her. Where was the "warm bed" he said.
But seeing the cute expressions of several people, He Mulan's heart of teasing for no reason arose.
"Next time I'm short of warm beds, I'll definitely call you, it's done."
Her physique is hot, unlike many girls who have cold hands and feet in winter, where can she use a warm bed!
Several people twitched.
"This... this is not good... "
Di Yefei smiled when he saw the two of them joking, and also laughed and joking: "Several people, I remember that in winter, you squeezed into Huo Chang's arms when it was cold in the middle of the night, why do you still know it's not good? No? It will be that Chief Huo has grown up, and you will start to divide!"
"What's the matter with the official position of the fire chief! You don't know the fire chief she..." Several people shouted, but found that He Mulan was looking at him with serious eyes, and immediately shut up.
"Fire grows her... she..."
She didn't come out anyway.
After a few people joked, Di Ye flew to the front yard to fetch water, and several people carried the five-flavored preserved meat into the room, and he was relieved to see that there were two mattresses on the south and north of the room.
As soon as he was relieved, He Mulan casually picked up the five-flavored preserved dried meat and began to eat it.
In the military camp for so many years, it is common to eat before rinsing, or even not to rinse. In the past, some people didn't know that He Mulan was a woman, and they felt that their own fire was undisciplined, like a real man, but now they know that she is a woman, Seeing her so bold and heroic, the image of Huo Chang became weird in his mind. All of a sudden, he was a general who accepted the visit of the soldiers with his legs crossed and a golden sword, and all of a sudden, he was a bold woman who squinted his eyes and ate with satisfaction. , I just feel like I'm going crazy.
Keeping a secret is not a good thing, especially if the secret is of great concern to the world.
When Di Yefei came back with water, He Mulan and Di Yefei casually rinsed their mouths, washed their faces, and began to organize their clothes and hair, and finally they came out.
"Seeing that you are dark now, staying up late again?"
Knowing that several people had been in the palace for several days, He Mulan asked with concern, "Although errands are important, you should also pay attention to your health. When you can't stand it, tell Shangguan bluntly, don't die suddenly before the case..."
"No, my son slept for two hours. Every time Your Majesty wants to leave the capital, we will be exhausted half to death. Gu Shizhong is in charge of the Zhongshu Department, so many days of records and memorials from various places have to be sorted out, and the With the safety of travel and the blockade of stations along the road, there is not enough time."
The original wish of several people was to be a military advisor. It is best to be like Zhuge Liang of Shu who can help the world and secure the country. No matter how bad it is, he can be a genius like Guo Jia and Pang Tong.
In Wei State, the most famous military strategist is naturally Cui Hao. Every time he goes on expedition, the strategy and layout are almost all made by him, but this General Cui Hao does not accept Xianbei nobles as his disciples. You can accept a husky who does not belong to any power, but you cannot accept several people.
Gu Bi is also capable of literature and martial arts, but he is more concerned with internal affairs. Several people here have learned a lot of the general situation of the court, the context between factions, and even understand how the state capitals work, but they can't learn how to march and fight alone. ability.
Once Rouran is gone, I don't know when to wait for another battle.
Some people know that when they finish their training and go out to the prefecture and county to become an official, they may have nothing to do with their former colleagues, so they cherish the time they spent together in Pingcheng.
It's ridiculous that his elder brother always thinks that he is a child who doesn't grow up very much. He knows that he is attached to him all day long, but he is also bitter in his heart.
"You're leaving in a few days, what do you want to ask?" Di Yefei had already made up his mind to live in the barracks. He knew that He Mulan was going to accompany the army to meet Helianding. If she couldn't come back for a month, she asked her what she wanted to ask.
Several people on the side also nodded, hoping to help.
He Mulan's heart warmed, she thought about it, and said calmly: "The military slaves I got in Montenegro will probably come to Pingcheng with the army after the new year. If I haven't returned to Pingcheng at that time, I'd like to trouble you to settle them. At that time. You shouldn't be busy with a few people. If you have expenses, just use the purse I gave you. If it's not enough, I'll give you some more before I leave."
Several people were not short of money, nodded and didn't mention anything else they wanted.
He Mulan looked at Di Yefei again: "You have a heavy heart, it is best to make more friends with simple personalities, otherwise it will only become more and more mediocre. The personnel in Cui Hao's family are complicated, even Cui Hao's grandson Cui Lin If you have a heart, I think you'd better move out. If you don't have a place to live, you can live with me first, and you can just pick up a house by yourself."
Di Yefei originally planned to live in the barracks, but He Mulan persuaded him that way. He couldn't say that he already wanted to live in the barracks. In addition, He Mulan was going to leave, and such a large house really needed someone to take care of it. After all, several people were in Beijing. With his own house and family, it was not as convenient for him to come alone, so he ordered it immediately.
"I understand, I'll move out later and stay with you for a while."
He was going to stay here until He Mulan came back and take care of the house for her.
After some trivial things were said, several people brought up the recent anecdote in Beijing.
"Chang Huo, do you know that the third prince of the Northern Liang Kingdom has been ill recently? I heard that he also had a fever after the last time he arrived at the corner, and now he can't get out of bed, because the deputy envoy Bai is running around."
He lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Listen to the meaning of the ancient servant, that Juqu Muqian probably used some sorcery in the plum garden, and now he is devouring himself, so he is weak..."
"With such a character, you still dare to stay in Pingcheng and don't leave, so you should rush back to Beiliang." Di Yefei, who was the most disdainful of playing tricks in the competition, sneered after hearing this, "He also came to Cui before. The mansion visited, but my husband didn't see him. I heard that he went to visit Li Houye later. Did he not know that Li Houye and my husband had a holiday
However, He Mulan knew that this prince finally became the King of Northern Liang, and that he had a good relationship with Liu Song and the Northern Wei Dynasty at the same time. many years. It was not until a major incident occurred later that Tuoba Tao found the reason and used the power of the whole country to destroy Bei Liang.
Not to mention his personality and character, he does have the ability to run a country, and among the remaining princes, he is the most suitable to inherit the throne.
"It's nothing, I heard that he has been pursuing the Pearl Princess of Xia Kingdom." Several people looked at He Mulan with curious eyes: "It's that kid Zhao Ming..."
He muttered a few words.
"Where does that kid look so good? Some people even say that she is the number one beauty in the Xia Kingdom. If she is the number one beauty in the Xia Kingdom, how can she still be an eunuch and not be discovered for so long? I think others are looking at her identity as a princess. Giving her a good name indiscriminately. If it weren't for Heliangong now being the hottest time, you can see if she has anyone who wants to... "
Several people did not deal with Helian Mingzhu when He Mulan was injured. When they mentioned that Zhao Ming became a princess inexplicably, their teeth hurt.
Now that this person has returned to her original identity, several people are going to salute her instead.
"You said that Juqu Mujian is still pestering Helian Pearl?" He Mulan was a little surprised, "One is in the palace and the other is in the embassy. Juqu Mujian is still ill, why are you pestering him?"
"I'm going to give you a gift. The gifts for her were continuously sent to the palace, and they were all returned to Princess Pearl. Everyone knows that. When Helianding's son Helian Zhishui came to Beijing, he personally went to pick them up and wear them. It's as thick and heavy as a bear, it's really laughable. Even His Majesty doesn't care about Helian Gong's son as much as he does."
Several people pouted.
"I heard that he went to greet Helianding this time, and he also wanted to go, but His Majesty refused to say 'You are not feeling well', and only allowed Vice-Envoy Bai to follow. The envoys from Beiyan and Tuyuhun also took the opportunity to meet Helian together. Lord, Your Majesty can only agree to it, this time we are busy again, and suddenly there are hundreds of people..."
"Hundreds of people?" He Mulan was stunned, "Can messengers from other countries go to this kind of thing? It's not that Helianding also killed the prince of Beiliang..."
"I've killed them all. Now that they've all surrendered to our country, can they still fight within themselves? Beiliang will definitely not allow Duke Helian to return to Pingcheng so smoothly, and he will have to fight with each other, just because he's afraid that Beiliang will be too outrageous. , so I simply brought the messengers of Beiliang and Tuyuhun with me. This Beiliang, hey…”
Several people shook their heads and sighed.
"I estimate that the ministers in the DPRK still wish it would not be brought down. If it is not brought down, we will destroy it sooner or later."
Although He Mulan was a popular person by Tuoba Tao's side, because she was not a close minister of the emperor, some matters in the court were not as well-informed as some people's news. Suddenly open up.
Su Hejun once told her that he went to Beiliang to see more about the customs there, especially the situation among the people. It seemed that Tuoba Tao had long wanted to attack Beiliang.
However, I heard that the current ruler of Beiliang, Juqu Mengxun, is a wise monarch, and he uses Buddhism to appease the people, so he has a very high reputation among the people. Even if you win, you will have great losses.
But if the people were dissatisfied long ago, there might be an opportunity when Juqu Mengxun died.
After all, Juqu Muqian did not set himself up as a prince, so dispatching envoys to instigate several princes to compete for the throne was also a means.
He Mulan was thinking about the purpose of Juqu Mujian's pursuit of Helian Mingzhu, but a weak voice came from the door: "General, that boy Wu Gai is awake, I'm going to sleep..."
A few people turned their heads and saw that it was Chen Jie, who was on duty for Gai Wu Yiye, standing at the door, with unshaven eyes and eyes, as if he would close his eyes at any time.
Because He Mulan was uneasy about Gai Wu's identity, she instructed Chen Jie not to look away from him for a moment. As a result, Gai Wu went to sleep after drinking the porridge contentedly at night. Chen Jie had to stare at him with wide eyes, and put himself The intestines are regretful.
If he hadn't instigated this, maybe he would have gone to find another job long ago.
"Was he wrong last night?"
He Mulan asked Chen Jie.
"No, he is probably very hungry, and he ate four bowls of rice porridge in one night." Chen Jie rubbed his stomach with envy. Rice porridge is a product of the south. These rice porridges were given to his generals by His Majesty.
"But General..."
He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but say.
"If you don't like his family, why don't you just accept him as a disciple. His martial arts are strong, so it won't be a drag on us."
He Mulan recalled that Chen Jie and Gai Wu didn't know each other and sympathized with each other in the previous life, and she couldn't help but sighed the will of God in her heart, and asked him doubtfully, "Why?"
"Probably because my heart is too soft, that kid cried last night and called him Grandpa. I wiped his body last night. He is not very old, but there are many wounds on his body, many of which are arrow wounds and knife wounds. It looks even worse than when I was in the Montenegro camp. He was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he lived like this. He didn't have the skills to save his life, and he didn't know where he died in the future..."
Chen Jie scratched his face.
"One day is a teacher for a lifetime. If he is rebellious or misbehaving in the future, the general will punish him directly. You are a tiger Ben Sima, and you have soldiers and generals under your command. He is only the son of a run-down exiled leader, so what is there to worry about? What about it? If you teach it well, maybe I will have another tiger general in the future, not necessarily…”
"You have high expectations for him."
He Mulan was stunned, "You have only met a few times!"
"His martial arts skills are better than mine, and he has tenacity. I just feel that it is a pity. I am so skilled in martial arts that I can still be dispatched by the generals, but such a talented seedling can't even get enough to eat..."
Chen Jie bowed his head in embarrassment.
"It's my own nonsense, the general just listens to it, don't take it seriously."
He said a few good words for Gai Wu, and turned to leave.
When he turned around, Chen Jie was stunned for a moment, and everyone in the room curiously saw that behind him, a thin figure appeared.
It is Gai Wu who is in good spirits.
I saw him looking at Chen Jie from a distance with a surprised look. He didn't seem to expect that such a stranger would say good things for him, and even thought he was a gifted seedling.
Chen Jie was clearly the one who deserved the credit. Seeing Gai Wu staring at him with his mouth open, he nodded shyly at him, and went back to his room with a blushing face against the wall skirt.
He Mulan looked at Gai Wu, who was at a loss in the middle of the yard, and couldn't help but think of the several confrontations between her and him. From the very beginning, he took Lushuihu people to her house to rob her for money and silk. Later, he robbed Chen Jie of food and grass and almost killed Chen Jie. Later, he went to Liu Song to seek a living. This martial arts leader seemed to be very incapable of running a business. Ten years later, he is still struggling on the line of extreme poverty.
Poverty is a disease that can make people shameless and turn them into beasts.
Lu Shuihu was regarded as a heretic by Wei because he had never obeyed Wei and was a loner. Not only did he have no land for adults, but he also did not have his own pastures and livelihoods...
This was their national spirit, and He Mulan was powerless to say anything.
But Chen Jie woke her up.
Ten years later, Chen Jie chose to give up his bright future and go to Lu Shuihu to teach young people.
Ten years ago today, Chen Jieming knew that he was the most dissatisfied with his self-assertion, but he still took the risk of being rejected by himself and asked for mercy.
How did he convince himself back then
He Mulan began to recall.
Ten years later, Chen Jie, who has become mature, seems to say this:
"I admire the ability of the leader Gai Wu, and I also admire the Lushuihu people in Yingfeng Pavilion. Lunaruo, Baima, many Lushuihu people I used to regard as enemies, and later became with me. Friends. Since they are friends, I don't want them to go down any wrong way."
"Why do the Lushuihu people hate Wei so much? What kind of life do the Lushuihu people live? What is the big thing they want to do, why do they do it... I want to know all these things."
"I may not be able to change the thoughts of the Lushuihu people, nor their lives, but there is always hope for young people to be influenced. Someone has to try it, although it's too early to say..."
"Maybe, I can really do something that shines on the lintel."
…
Since they are friends, don't you want to go down the wrong path
Why do you hate Wei so much and want to find the root cause
There is still hope for young people to be influenced, there is always someone to try...
Chen Jie's open-minded sentences struck He Mulan's heart word by word, making her once again in awe of the "ordinary people" around Mulan.
Even Chen Jie knows not to escape, but to find the root cause. Why does she always think that Gai Wu and the others are troublesome, and she just wants to stay away
The disaster of the Lushuihu people has just begun, and the seeds of hatred in the future have just been sown. The Lushuihu people lived really hard, but...
It's not that she can't dig out the bitter seeds and re-sow them.
He Mulan looked at Gai Wu with an expression of anticipation and reverence.
Maybe it's a bit despicable, Gai Wu doesn't even know that he already knows his identity and is calculating something because of his identity, but...
- Gai Wu, the seed of hope.
She stretched out her hand and beckoned Gai Wu, who was standing in the yard.
Di Yefei and a few others looked strangely at He Mulan who suddenly showed a solemn expression, and at the curly-haired boy who came up timidly as if in disbelief, a strange feeling rose in their hearts.
They felt inexplicably that they seemed to have seen something extraordinary.
This premonition was so strong that they had to stand up straight and face Gai Wu and He Mulan beside him with that solemn expression.
Gai Wu walked in front of He Mulan with almost tears in his eyes and lowered his head.
He Mulan reached out and touched his curly hair, and said:
"I have never accepted a disciple before, and when I enter my sect, I must not kill innocent people indiscriminately, rape women, or be arrogant and arrogant. I must walk the right way and act with integrity. Can you do it?"
Gai Wu's voice choked, he knelt down, and respectfully kowtowed.
"Yes, the disciple can do it."
"Since that's the case, I would like to ask the two friends to bear witness. Today I have accepted this Lu Shuihu's child as a disciple, and I will teach him martial arts and the principles of being a man. If he violates the oath of today's entry, I will punish him with my own hands. , no mercy..."
He Mulan spoke very cautiously, and after a pause, he continued.
"I know that Wu Gai is your pseudonym, and I know that you must have secrets that no one knows. You don't want to say yes, but at least tell me your real name?"
"General, it's not that I intentionally conceal my real name, but I'm afraid that you will know my identity, so you don't want to accept me as a disciple."
Gai Wu's eyes didn't leave He Mulan, his posture and face showed a hesitant and scared look.
Lu Shuihu is a troublemaker now, and no one would want to have a relationship with such a troublesome person, not to mention that she is a very prestigious young general.
He was worried that He Mulan would refuse his kowtow, and when he got hope, his hope was smashed again.
However, He Mulan just stood there calmly, stubbornly waiting for his name, as if knowing the name, he made a sacred agreement.
Gai Wu lowered his body slowly, touched the ground with his head, and performed a kowtow to his teacher.
"I am Gai Wu, the son of Gai Tiantai, the leader of Lushuihu in Xingcheng. After my father died, our Tiantai army was torn apart without a leader. I brought 300 loyal clan members into the Wei realm to survive. Although it was hard, I did not do it. The things that hurt the heavens and the truth, the heaven and the earth are clear."
He used kowtow to cover up his inner fear, as if he didn't have to look up, he didn't have to face the disdain or doubts that the hero might show him.
"First Evolution"
The life of the Lu Shuihu people is a picture scroll of ups and downs. He has never done anything wrong, but because of their status, it is more and more difficult to survive in this world.
He was used to the words that others rejected, but even so...
Gai Wu also hopes to get the long-awaited miracle.
"Since you haven't done anything wrong, why can't I accept you as a disciple?"
The miracle finally came.
The young general, who was not a few years older than him, promised him in a gentle tone that made him teary.
"Gai Wu, after completing your apprenticeship ceremony, you will be my disciple from now on."
thump.
thump.
thump…
After three worships and nine kowtows, He Mulan welcomed the first disciple in her life.
Since then, the future of Lu Shuihu people is closely related to her, and it has become a responsibility that she cannot lose.
But she didn't regret it.
She will never let "King Gaitian" appear in this world again, unless she dies.
Several people and Di Yefei supported Gai Wu as witnesses. After three bows and nine kowtows, Gai Wu seemed a little dizzy, and even his expression seemed to be dreaming.
"You should thank Chen Jie."
He Mulan nodded to Gai Wu, who was still young.
"Yes, I'll go back and thank him!"
'You don't understand, you should be thankful, not Chen Jie now... '
In front of He Mulan's eyes, the future Chen Jie who was unshaven in prison but never gave up hope appeared.
You still have me…
You should thank Chen Jie.