Chapter 5 The storm is coming

Author: My spear is still here

Chapter 5 The storm is coming

When Wang Jian gradually regained consciousness, the surroundings were dim and the air was filled with the smell of herbs. He found himself lying on the bed in the house, with servants waiting next to him.

"I'll tell the Marquis!" A servant ran out excitedly.

One of the remaining two people helped him sit up, and the other brought him a rich medicinal soup.

The pain all over his body had not completely dissipated. Wang Jian felt that his hands and feet were a little sore and said directly: "If you don't want to drink, give me some water."

The young maid was in a dilemma.

"Don't worry, I will tell my father." She immediately followed the instructions and used a carved clay pot to fetch water. Wang Jian drank three large pots in succession to stop feeling thirsty, and ate another large bowl, although it was not very thirsty.

It was delicious, but the corn he devoured made him go to the toilet.

His clothes and bed were soaked with sweat, and with the two maids constantly wiping his body, he was so hungry and thirsty that he just wished he couldn't eat and poop at the same time.

"How long should I sleep?" he asked after changing his clothes.

"Two days and one night." The two maids agreed carefully.

Wang Jian moved his arms and was glad that he had survived. He also felt that his body's strengthening was limited, but he was lucky to have survived the reckless miscalculation. He didn't want to expect too much.

This incident also reminded Wang Jian that in a world he didn't understand, he should be careful in everything.

When he walked out of his hut and came to the courtyard, the noise suddenly filled his ears.

He found that today's Green Fort was different from the past. There were noisy sounds of horse hooves and footsteps, and a large number of people and horses were walking back and forth in the courtyard. Several soldiers passing by with swords and armors in their arms saw him walking around from a distance.

A circle was opened.

He saw his father Wang Lie's counselor, Sun Difang, the secretary with a goatee, who had built a shed in the school yard on the south side of the courtyard, placed tables, chairs, pens and bamboo pieces, and was registering the soldiers one by one.

"What is this for?" Wang Jianzheng was confused.

"Assemble the soldiers." A cold voice came. Wang Jian turned around, and it was his father Wang Lie.

"Dad" he called out with some reluctance. Emotionally he was very reluctant, but rationally he told Wang Jian that he must recognize his father, otherwise he would be in constant danger in this world.

Among other things, slavery is now an official system in most countries in the world. If "no such person is found", he will be arrested and used as a slave. Without an identity, it is difficult and frightening to move forward.

Wang Lie waved his hand and dismissed the soldiers behind him, with a very ugly expression on his face: "What are you doing! Wu Yi said some nice things to you. I thought you had a lot of wisdom, and no matter how stupid a person is, he wouldn't be like you."

Wang Lie's face was very ugly. Indeed, in his opinion, his son was so stupid that he almost tortured himself to death. As a father, he could really be angry to death.

Wang Jian was too lazy to explain and argue. His behavior was just a laughing stock to everyone. No matter how he explained it, it was useless. He had only taken a few steps out of the room when he heard many people whispering in the distance. The topic was "The Marquis'

Words like "My stupid son almost drowned himself in the shower" and so on, the air is filled with happy Qi elements.

He just quickly changed the subject: "Dad, how many soldiers do we have in our family?"

As soon as he said this, he didn't expect it to backfire. Wang Lie's face turned even more ugly. After a long time, he sighed, "Eight hundred and four, come with me."

As he spoke, he walked towards the central tower.

Wang Jian followed closely, ascending the high spiral staircase step by step, overlooking Cangshan Mountain at sunset, the dense peach forest at the foot of the mountain, and the rolling mountains in the distance. He suddenly felt relaxed and happy, and his heart was cleansed.

He randomly found a mahogany chair and sat down by the window. When he turned around, he realized that the dark-faced father had not sat down yet. The atmosphere was a bit awkward. The father slowly exhaled and finally started to speak without moving.

"Your mother passed away early, so you didn't practice martial arts, didn't cultivate morals, and didn't take care of things when you were young. Your eldest brother used to take care of many things in the family, so I didn't push you too much.

But now." There was a trace of sadness in the father's eyes: "Your eldest brother is gone. As a member of the Wang family, you must take responsibility. Our Wang family is not as leafy as other families, so the burden on our shoulders is even heavier.

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Wang Jian understood what his father meant. The Wang family was founded by military merit. It was not as deep-rooted and luxuriant as other long-established nobles in the Zhao Kingdom. They had many family members and were deeply entangled in the Zhao Kingdom.

"Be careful these days, don't cause trouble for me, and learn from Secretary Sun, Wu Tongbing, and Gong Tongbing. The Zhao Kingdom will not be peaceful in the future, and now there are traces of strangers." Dad looked into the distance

Black clouds were billowing in the sky, and worry could not be hidden on the cold face: "It's going to rain."

"Did the Han Dynasty take action?" Wang Jian guessed.

Unexpectedly, his father was stunned for a moment when he said this, but he quickly returned to his expressionless face, "Why do you think so?"

Wang Jian didn't want to give up. He had already made a guess during the previous search and wanted to verify it: "The Han Empire was founded on military merit. Countless people look forward to military merit to change their appearance and get promoted. The whole country will definitely maintain a high level of war."

Fanaticism will never stop the war. Even if the enemy is lost, it will definitely find new enemies.

I don’t know how those strangers came to Zhao State, but since they all went to Zhao State, could it be because they were gradually unable to fight against the Han Dynasty in the north and could only start to avoid frontal battlefields and look for some side breakthroughs?

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If the powerful enemy in the north is lost, and there are many tiger and wolf warriors in the country who are eager to advance in military exploits, the Han Dynasty's sword pointed eastward is the most reasonable result."

These words directly made the veteran Wang Lie unable to hold back, and his originally expressionless face could no longer hide his surprise.

"These words! Who taught you this!" Dad even stood up seriously, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"I guessed it. I started thinking about it when I saw those two strangers."

Wang Jian speculated based on the history of his original world. The Han Dynasty in history was a typical militaristic empire that inherited the Qin Dynasty's military merit system. In addition, the founding emperor's ancestral motto of "neither merit nor marquisship" was the foundation. Killing enemies and establishing

Military merit has become the only guaranteed way to climb up from the bottom.

Therefore, the Han Dynasty was very special. Until its demise, the whole country maintained a high degree of war fanaticism.

In the biography of Su Wu, there is a description of "South Vietnam killed the Han envoys and slaughtered them into nine counties; King Wan killed the Han envoys and headed to the north of the county; North Korea killed the Han envoys and immediately killed them." They all talked about some things during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

It seems that the Han Dynasty acted as a legitimate counterattack in self-defense every time.

In fact, it is not true at all. For example, the Han envoy sent to South Vietnam by the Han Dynasty had an affair with the Queen Mother of South Vietnam when he was young. After leaving, the two continued to have an affair and conspired to subvert the South Vietnamese regime. North Korea killed the Han envoy because the Han envoy first escorted him

The North Korean deputy king was beheaded, and he reported to the court that he had killed North Korean generals for pretending to have military merit, etc. In short, they were all looking for a reason to start a war.

For an empire founded on military merit, the emperor needs war, the people need war, and only some people do not want war.

Therefore, Wang Jian judged from the overall historical development trend and quickly came to a conclusion in his mind.

At this time, the father finally recovered from the shock, and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar son in front of him like a monster, with relief in his eyes: "Son! Were you hiding your clumsiness before, or were you pretending to be stupid?

No, it’s more that I don’t care much about you two brothers and don’t know your details.”

Wang Lie's face changed, sometimes happy and sometimes worried, but he soon returned to his calm expression: "It's good that you understand this matter in your heart, and don't tell outsiders under any circumstances.

Since you have guessed it, let me ask you, tell the truth, do you think Zhao can stop the Han army?"

Wang Jian shook his head, "No."

The combat capabilities of the army in the feudal era and the army in the imperial era are not at the same level at all. This is also a historical lesson. Maybe the Eastern countries can win some battles, but they can never win the war, because it is against the current.

Another unexpected answer, but Wang Lie was already numb and nodded slowly out of habit: "I think so too, so I made a compromise. The warlock Liu Yu who accompanied you that day seemed to be a member of the family, but he was actually from the Han Dynasty.

special envoy."

The father's face was still expressionless, but his eyes were full of hesitation and melancholy, "But I don't want to be a person who is not loyal to the monarch. The glory and wealth of the Wang family, high officials and generous salaries are all given by the monarch.

It is the duty of a vassal to die as a vassal in a national disaster and to die for the country. I have tried my best to mediate in the past few years. After all, the storm is coming and I am powerless to stop it.

As a father, I have a premonition that the situation will soon become irreversible, if that day comes."

The father didn't say any more, as if he was suddenly in great pain, he held on to the edge of the table to stand still, waved his hands and said: "You go down, don't be confused, make more friends with the disciples, and the secretary, and lead them to study.

There is also the special envoy of the Han Dynasty. Regardless of your impression of her, remember, you must please her! This is an order!"

After getting off the high tower, the soldiers below had already finished their work, and he had no objection to his father's instructions.

Later, in the morning school field, the orthodox soldier Gong Shu and the deputy commander Wu Yi began to arrange the garrison. The purpose of gathering the family's private soldiers was to arrange defense in advance to prevent unexpected events.

After receiving the order, the soldiers began to leave the school grounds one after another and rushed to garrison at various strategic locations outside Linyin Fort.

Many people were watching from a distance. There were crowds of people on both sides of the street. Many people had anxiety written on their faces. They were looking around and asking questions. An uneasy atmosphere filled the air.

Linyinbao has not had such a troop concentration and dispatch for many years, so it is no wonder that it is uneasy.
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