Spring is a rainy season, and people under the continuous drizzle are irritable. Especially the generals in the army, once it rains, they can't practice. The whole school grounds are muddy. Apart from chatting and spanking, they really can't find any good way to pass the time.
The same goes for the ministers in the DPRK. Xianbei people don't have the habit of riding a car, which led to the fact that adult men in the whole Wei state never ride a car as long as they have a horse at home. Once it rains, even if they are covered in scorpions, they will be drenched from head to toe, no matter how old you are. Same.
In such a depressing and gloomy rainy season, Hua Mulan refused to accept the gift in the courtroom and revealed her identity, which became a major event that everyone could not discuss. Attitude, the officials who admitted to the matter under the occasional questioning, also unexpectedly did not express any opinions, leaving others to speculate.
"Grandpa, everyone is saying that Hua Mulan is a woman? Is there a mistake..."
Cui Lin heard the news from the Lu family and went into the study to ask Cui Hao because of her favor.
"How can he be a woman when he grows up like that and is so fierce!"
Cui Hao was reviewing the documents. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at his grandson. Cui Lin, who was photographed with cold eyes, couldn't help softening his knees.
"Hua Mulan and the country have merit. Even if your identity is in doubt, it's not something you can comment on as an ignorant child! Cui Lin, if you are so reckless in the future, I will send you to your grandfather's house and let him discipline you well."
As soon as Cui Hao's words came out, Cui Lin immediately waved her hands in fright.
His grandfather was a real bookworm. Every time he went to his house, he didn't bring back a book as thick as a mountain. It was the biggest nightmare for this playful-aged child.
"I...I don't ask..."
It looks like a real woman.
Cui Lin wrinkled her nose in shock.
He was scared by the woman and almost wet his pants...
"Grandpa has no eldest son, and Mulan has no eldest brother...?"
Cui Hao dropped his pen and got up, and walked down the corridor. There was a sound of rain outside the porch, dripping on the stone, and the rock that washed away became more and more lustrous.
Staring at the rock, Cui Hao suddenly recalled the scene in the court that day, and the woman who was as strong as a rock...
Even though Kou Qianzhi had passed his breath in advance, when Hua Mulan suddenly opened her mouth to say that she was a woman, he was so shocked that his whole body trembled. Not to mention other unprepared ministers.
That day...
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"The last general, can't lead the order!"
He Mulan loudly refused to let the ministers from the military almost jumped into a rage, and stepped forward a few steps on the spot and scolded them.
"Hua Mulan, don't be arrogant and arrogant! Even in my twenties, it is rare to be named a marquis by military merit. Do you still want to take Joe?"
The one who spoke was Liu Mo, the Censor of the Censors. The Censors in charge of the Han people had always been embarrassed because of the presence of Bailu officials. Except for the innocuous correction of the "words and deeds" of Xiabai officials, there was almost no real power.
He Mulan had long known that sooner or later she would face this day, and she explained with a wry smile: "It's not that the last will despise the officials, but that the last will not be able to take credit... The last... The last will have a past, and he will not dare to deceive the world again."
Tuoba Tao sat on the throne with an almost expressionless face, making it impossible to understand what he was thinking. Tuoba Tao, who did not express his anger or disbelief, made people feel more confident and continued to press He Mulan.
"Have you ever? Could it be that what Juqu Mujian of Beiliang said is true? You have ever been frivolous and failed to get along with Princess Xingping?"
Most of the people knew about He Mulan's character. If he had any other sins, even the political enemy she could not deal with the most would not be able to catch anything wrong. Only this one could not be stated clearly, but it could happen.
After all, the hero is saddened by the beauty pass, and Hua Mulan is at a young age.
He Mulan, who was already depressed in her heart, was shocked when she heard the words, and quickly shook her head: "No, no, in fact, I can't be frivolous with any woman..."
She looked at a group of courtiers who were suddenly exposed, curious or gloating, her face was slightly bitter, and she said a word that almost scared countless people.
"My envoys, I am a woman."
As soon as He Mulan said this, Dugu Nuo of the Dugu family suddenly bent his legs and fell down in front of everyone's eyes. The children of the Yuwen family and the Lu family also looked ugly, because they all fell into the water in the Huajia Lake. After He Mulan fished them out of the water, they were all brazenly put on dry clothes in front of her. body.
As for the older courtiers, they almost blew their beards and stared, shouting "nonsense", "nonsense" and the like.
The middle-aged officials squinted their eyes and looked at Tuoba Tao from the corner of their eyes. Some doubted whether it was because of the "two green hats" outside that Tuoba Tao couldn't help but take salary from the bottom of the pot, and would rather announce Hua Mulan. Even a woman doesn't want to carry such a reputation.
Although it was a bit funny to ask a promising general to say that he was a woman, Tuoba Tao had always made Wu speechless, so it was not surprising to do such a thing.
However, Tuoba Tao, who had been sitting firmly on the throne, finally stood up and asked her in a bad tone: "You said you were a woman? You have been in the army for seven years, and no one has found out that you are a woman? You are a personal guard under the tent of King Yingchuan, and you are sent to Beiliang as an envoy. You eat and sleep with your comrades. No one finds out that you are a woman? Hua Mulan, think about it again, if you have any concerns in your heart, you talk nonsense. , I'll take it today as if you didn't say that."
This is to find the steps for He Mulan.
This kind of situation made all the courtiers unable to help but talk to each other. Even if the ministers of the Censor Terrace coughed and persuaded softly, they couldn't suppress their voices. In the end, Gu Bi couldn't stand it any longer and stomped his feet heavily. Talent sold this servant's face, no more words.
"The last general is tall and thin, and it was winter when he enlisted in the army, so his identity has not been revealed, and then he was promoted step by step. There are fewer and fewer people on the same account, and it is even more difficult to reveal..."
He Mulan bent her knees and knelt down towards Tuoba Tao.
"Now that Beiliang and Beiyan have surrendered, the world is stable, and the sinner Hua Mulan asks His Majesty to forgive me for the crime of deception and allow Mulan to disarm and return to the land."
This sentence was even more shocking, and several young generals suddenly showed a look of bewilderment.
Disarmed and returned to the field
sinner
Who dares to condemn her
"Your Majesty, if what Hua Mulan said is true, she has indeed committed the crime of deceiving the king. Not only that, but as a woman, she has no military discipline and disturbs the morale of the army. This is also a serious crime, and it is not just as simple as disarming and returning to the field!"
The one who spoke out was the head of Xianbei, the Xianbei lord who managed the military status of the military mansion. He had no personal relationship with Hua Mulan, and could not tolerate the behavior of a woman impersonating the army.
"Bu Liu Gudong, don't get excited first, you should ask why Hua Mulan dared to deceive the emperor to join the army..." Gu Bi has always admired Hua Mulan's character, this person called the old-fashioned waiter, actually opened Mouth, to care for this disciple's friend.
"Then why did you sneak into the military camp as a woman!"
He Mulan straightened her spine and replied staunchly, "There is no other reason. When the military sticker was delivered to Mulan's house, Grandpa suffered from the old disease on his leg again, and he couldn't fight to kill the enemy at all. Mulan has no eldest brother, the younger brother in the family is young, and the mother is weak, only Mulan has practiced martial arts since childhood, and has good strength, so she prepared all the armor, secretly left home, and joined the army in her father's place."
She didn't want to implicate the Hua family, and said that she secretly left home so that she could take all the guilt on her own.
As soon as these words came out, countless generals were moved, and quite a few of the civil servants were very emotional and nodded.
Those previous awards, those who gave down books, and those youthful high-spirited people, after a few words from this special general with a dull face, were all bleak, and it was almost impossible to remember what happened just now.
In their minds, the words "join the army on behalf of their father" kept ringing!
"Don't be rhetoric! Since your father has an old disease on his leg, the military government shouldn't put his name in the military book. It's obviously your father who was afraid of war and told you to die!"
One of the courtiers couldn't help sneering.
He is related to Mu Shou, and because Mu Shou was unlucky because of her, he was also happy that he fell into trouble at this time.
"When my father returned to his hometown, his leg disease was not that serious! In the past, my father followed the first khan to conquer Liu Song and fought for the tiger prison. I don’t know how many legs have been lost, and he also suffered from leg diseases. He had to return to his hometown to recuperate and never went to the battlefield. When he was old, his legs could no longer walk normally, and in winter, he couldn’t even get out of bed. How to kill the enemy on the battlefield?"
He Mulan sneered and looked at President Nei: "My father wants to seek peace for our sister and brother, but this kind of peace is bought at the cost of my father's life, who can accept it with peace of mind? Anyway, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I have nothing to do with men. The difference, of course, is that I join the army and contribute more to the country."
"you… "
When He Mulan thought that Wei's conscription system had lasted for nearly a hundred years and had not been revised, not even reformed, and the manager of the military government had not even written a letter to suggest revisions, he felt resentment in his heart. , continued to press him.
"Sir Bu Liugu, if the Great Khan recruits troops, he needs qualified soldiers, one is a woman with natural strength and excellent martial arts, and the other is an old man with disabled legs, old and frail, which one would you choose? Which one to choose for the Great Khan?"
This is simply heartbreaking.
Once the country needs troops, Emperor Wei will start to dispatch troops. The ministers determine which troops and horses can be mobilized and how many troops are lacking.
The military government has its own institutions in the local and central Beijing, and they go down at different levels, but the information is seldom updated, and the number of officials serving in the military government is not large, which leads to the extensive management of the entire military government. It only needs one person from a family, and you don't even need to refer to the information.
This is also impossible. In ancient times, many adults died, not to mention the old and young. The military residence is not a household registration office. It is impractical to visit every day to find out how many men there are in the family. Anyway, the state is important. Just give me someone, who cares who you are
However, what the military needs are people who can fight. The military mansion only accepts military households and cannot identify their abilities. The major battalions in various regions conduct internal selection and screening at various levels. a few words.
In some places, the military government is corrupt, and people over forty and under fourteen are sent with a blind eye. The "old man" came to join the army, and the generals were about to curse at the gate of the military mansion.
Although He Mulan questioned in anger, it also showed his long-standing dissatisfaction with the military mansion. The existence of the military mansion was supposed to select outstanding talents for the country, but because of its own failure to investigate, I do not know how many family tragedies have been caused.
Cui Hao had long wanted to reform the system of the military mansion, but now he heard that President Nei was speechless by He Mulan's questioning, and immediately pursued the victory:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yichen sees that although General Hua has deceived, it is not a 'sin'. As General Hua said, her father is a cripple who can't walk, and her younger brother is underage. , but the military mansion still forcibly recruits soldiers, regardless of the situation. In that case, she can only keep her family by joining the army for her father. We Han people pay attention to 'filial piety'. Although the general is a woman, he is filial and honest, and does not disgrace the reputation of my great Wei."
As soon as Cui Hao's words came out, the Han ministers nodded.
For them, the authority in the army has nothing to do with them, and the absence of a female general does not affect their interests, but today's world's rituals have collapsed too much, filial piety and human relations are almost ruined, although Hua Mulan She is a woman, but her experience and future choices are still helpful for them to establish a moral code based on "filial piety".
"That's too bad. The military household system is the foundation of our great Wei's invincibility in the world. If women come as soon as we recruit troops, how can we fight battles? Are you a military camp?"
A Xianbei general snorted and gave Hua Mulan a disdainful look.
Youzhai is a common brothel near the military camp.
"Hegu Doutu, keep my mouth clean!"
Mrs. He's father, He Laixiong, couldn't help shouting loudly: "Even if Hua Mulan is a woman, she is still a rank in the 12th rank in the military. If you say something like this, you're not afraid that people from the Montenegrin Army will pick you up at night. Brain!"
Kumoti also sneered with a livid face: "I heard that the beloved son of the envoy of Hegu also ordered troops to join the army, but was driven back by General Xi Jin. I think it was because of his excellent martial arts. Let him go home?!"
His son is a scumbag. He once wanted to make a fortune in the army, but he did not pass the test of martial arts when he entered the camp.
Kumoti ran on him with this remark, saying that his son was not as good as a woman.
Facing up suddenly burst into laughter, and even Tuoba Tao, who was in a heavy heart, twitched the corners of his mouth a few times and shook his head with a headache.
He Mulan was well regarded in the army and in the DPRK. She was humble and calm, neither humble nor arrogant, and had a good personal relationship with the children of many great clans, so no one wanted to get in trouble at this time.
And judging from Tuoba Tao's unsurprised expression, maybe he knew about He Mulan's identity long ago, but he had never cared about it because of his talent. Now it seems that He Mulan doesn't want to do it, but His Majesty No need for her to mean it, and they don't even bother to jump out against it in a hurry.
Anyway, there are always fools who will kill themselves.
"The matter of General Hua is indeed appalling..." Gu Bi also had a bewildered look on his face, "But it is precisely because of General Hua's extraordinary martial prowess and great military exploits for Wei that he cannot be compared with ordinary women. The minister suggested that Rong Chen waited for a discussion on this matter before making a final decision…”
"What's her crime? I think she should be rewarded! Isn't it God's will that there is one less sick old man in the army and one more general who can fight well?"
He Laixiong was grateful to He Mulan for taking care of his daughter, and because the Hua family was a former general of the He Lai family, he supported her.
"General Hua, you don't have to disarm and return to the field. Whoever refuses to accept you will have a fight with you! If you can beat you, let's talk about the difference between men and women!"
This sentence is in line with the style of Xianbei people. Dugunuo and other young people immediately applauded, almost applauding.
It's just that Kumoti and a few generals who had never taken advantage of Hua Mulan couldn't help showing expressions of tears and laughter. According to He Laixiong, most of the people in this position are not men.
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"Hua Mulan, I, Xianbei, established the country with martial arts. I respect your virtue and ability. Even if you are a woman, it is not difficult for you to be named a prince and a general..."
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
The hall suddenly burst into wailing and howling, and only a quarter of the courtiers fell to persuade them.
Most of the courtiers had a blank expression, and some waited for the important officials to express their opinions, but did not express any opinions of their own.
"I've already thought about it!" Tuoba Tao said loudly: "How many men in this world can equal the merits of Hua Mulan? Not to mention women! As Cui Qing said, filial piety is also the foundation of a country, and Hua Mulan Filial piety is enough to become a model for the country, so why can't she be an official? Yucui, a female official of the Xia State, can be an official of Honglu Temple in our country, so why not a female general?"
"Since ancient times, men and women have been different, men fight wars, women run the house, how can they break the rules!"
"Your Majesty, if the wind picks up, and when the army is recruited again, it is impossible for even women to join the army for their father and brother. Wouldn't it be possible to fight with the Women's Army?"
"Your Majesty, many people try to evade military service. If everyone takes advantage of the loopholes and replaces the men in the family with daughters or sisters..."
"Absolutely not, Your Majesty, Great Wei will become the laughing stock of the South!"
A group of courtiers squatted on the ground with all their mighty talk, with the intention of giving death advice to the end. The courtroom was noisy like a vegetable market. An angry Tuoba Tao had blue veins on his forehead.
"Why are you crying! If all the women here are like Hua Mulan, what if I just set up a Detachment of Women! If they are all stupid as a pig's wine bag and rice bag, even if it is of any use to me a group of men, it is not as good as a woman!"
Tuoba Tao was out of breath after cursing, and many Xianbei generals suddenly became displeased.
Cui Hao just wanted to hide his face and sigh.
Isn't this setting a target for Hua Mulan, drawing hatred, making her a benchmark above men, and being attacked by everyone
Cui Hao, who knew from Kou Qianzhi that Hua Mulan was a "man of destiny", had already made up his mind to help Hua Mulan, so when he saw that the situation was starting to go bad, he immediately got together.
"Everyone, everyone, don't get excited! Your Majesty, please don't be impatient!"
Cui Hao glanced at He Mulan, who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, as if he had already regarded himself as a dead person, and amplified his voice a bit.
"In my opinion, if you want to prevent the Mulan incident from happening again, if some military households send their women into the military camp, the rules must be changed from the military government! Our country has been cultivating and recuperating for so many years, but as the territory becomes more and more The bigger the military household, even if each household is recruited to the point of extinction, it is not enough, not to mention that after the men are killed in battle, there are fewer and fewer men, and even reproduction becomes a problem!"
Cui Hao looked around at the ministers, and his voice was loud.
"Everyone, please don't think that what happened to Hua Mulan is just an accident. If the military government does not change, every time the battle is exhausted, there will soon be no men available, and only women can be used to fight!"
"Cui Hao, you..."
"You stop talking nonsense!"
"It takes 14 years for a man to grow up to fight a war. How many children can a 14-year-old have? Some people stay in the army for 10 or 20 years. How many children can a 40-year-old man have? How many children can a 40-year-old wife have? A widow in the military household has to raise orphans, and how many people will remarry? Even if they remarry, the two military households are combined into one household, and there is still one person who can recruit, isn't it? The more the levy, the fewer the men?"
Cui Hao deliberately made things complicated, making the courtiers who were not very sensitive to mathematics dizzy.
"Do you still think this is Mulan's sin?"
Cui Hao angrily denounced the courtiers.
"It is the rotten military system of my Great Wei that caused such a thing!"
"exactly!"
A general from a military household also stood up.
"In my opinion, the rules set by the military government have long been out of date. In the past, it was a tribe, with ten people per household, twenty people per household, or even fifty people per household. Complaints, but after the frequent relocation and demolition of households by several generations of great khans, some military households only have five or seven people in one household. Ding, but the military mansion never cares about this, it only cares about recruiting people, and if they don't obey, the whole family will sit together!
He said bitterly: "In the past, military stickers were the glory of all Xianbei, but now everyone talks about military stickers, and they are all overwhelmed! Men would rather be a monk to keep incense for monks, and women would rather marry a butcher and a ranger than a knight. Marry a military household! Fellow envoys, I don't think it's a mistake for Hua Mulan to join the army for her father, nor do I think it's the military government's fault, but such an outdated rule, can't it be changed? Sometimes, I can't face it. To the orphans of my subordinates, those widows and widows left behind after dying for the country!"
He Mulan closed her eyes, she didn't understand why things had developed to such a degree.
She just wanted to get rid of her armor and return to the field.
She just didn't want to cause trouble to His Majesty.
She just doesn't want to change the lives of everyone she cares about...
But why didn't the courtiers talk about "removing armies and returning to the fields", but instead discussing "whether the rules set by the military mansion are reasonable?"
What about those who talk about "don't let women break the rules"
What about those who roared at His Majesty "She will make Da Wei ashamed"
A few thousand miles off topic, okay
Give her a good time! My knees are numb, I wipe!
Tuoba Tao was very grateful to Cui Hao in his heart. It was he who stirred up the muddy water and made it impossible to continue his duty to Hua Mulan, and also controlled his excessive words and deeds just now.
His Highness's Kumoti gave Tuoba Tao a look of "finishing soon", and Tuoba Tao, who was reminded, was slightly calm, and he made a decision to the courtiers:
"Today's court is mainly for awarding awards, and the matter of Hua Mulan is temporarily suppressed, and another decision will be made in the next month's court."
Tuoba Tao slashed the mess with a quick knife.
"Although Hua Mulan joined the army for her father as a woman, she has made outstanding military achievements and has made contributions to the country. You should not be taken lightly. Hua Mulan, I order you to think about it behind closed doors in the mansion this month, not to go out, and to wait for the government's will!"
"Last commander, take the order."
He Mulan took a deep breath and reluctantly leaned over to accept the order.
She was already recovering at home, and now she is not allowed to go out for the next month, so she will be completely "isolated from the world".
After He Mulan's female identity was revealed by herself, no one dared to go up to chat with He Mulan until she left the palace. People whispered.
But because of Tuoba Tao's comment of "excellent military exploits and great contributions to the country", no one dared to make any disdainful remarks in person or in the open, or to express any insulting words or deeds to her.
More of "curious", "unbelievable" and inquiries about her appearance.
He Mulan was used to this kind of look when he returned home to replace Hua Mulan in his previous life.
And as the news of "Mulan is a woman" gradually spread out, a revolution that took place within the Great Wei Dynasty and a challenge to the backward slave tribal system by the dissatisfied Han courtiers was just the beginning.
The storm is about to come.