Chapter 161 "Today I will teach you what it means to stand at attention!"

Jiang State.

Tokyo City.

Imperial Mandarin Duck Palace.

A figure with bare white feet sat on the canal bridge in the yard.

The figure had an extremely pretty face, and her eyes seemed to be able to speak, sparkling with mischievousness.

From time to time, the corners of her mouth would curl up in an unforgettable arc.

She is Princess Wencheng of Jiang State.

The younger sister of the current empress of Jiang State.

She held a box of fish food in her hand, and smilingly stretched out her white fingers to grab a pinch and sprinkle it into the pond in front of her.

This caused the goldfish in the pond in front to rush to the surface of the water.

"Fish, fish, come up and eat."

The girl's voice was very sweet, like a bell.

From a distance, one could only see her "one pair" or "two" jade feet swaying in the gap between the wooden bridge and the water.

"whee."

See the fish swimming over.

The smile on the face of the mischievous little girl revealed a hint of evil.

She held her breath and reached behind herself with her other hand.

The next moment, she took out a net bag with bamboo poles from behind.

"hey-hey!!"

The little girl's tinkling laughter was full of pride.

The net bag in his hand had already been dropped into the water.

A fish that has no time to escape is caught safely in the net.

"Ha ha!!"

The little girl laughed loudly, stretched out her hand and took the red fish in her hand.

The fish scales appear particularly bright red under the rippling sunlight.

She quickly stood up, holding up the fish in her hand: "I caught it!!"

As she stood up and ran.

The soft little feet stepped on the ground, leaving a string of beautiful footprints and water stains.

Not long.

The girl had already come to the center of the yard.

But before she raised her head, she noticed that the eunuchs around her were all kneeling respectfully on the ground, not daring to say a word.

"Sister is here??"

Seeing this scene, Princess Wencheng was stunned at first.

Then a look of joy appeared on his face.

She stretched out her lovely face and looked towards the depths of the yard with joy.

really.

A figure stood there upright.

That figure had a noble and arrogant demeanor, and it seemed that she had never let down the insurmountable wall around her.

She turned around, a smile appearing between her extremely heroic brows.

He looked towards Princess Wencheng and said, "You are still so naughty."

Her voice was soft.

Only Princess Wencheng could enjoy this soft sound.

She is the Queen of Jiang State, Gu Xiangnan.

Gu Xiangnan's fingers were slender and pale, as if not a drop of blood flowed in them.

The eyebrows are long and black, and the pearl flowers and tassels are discarded.

Three thousand strands of black hair were tied up with just a delicately carved plum hairpin, and lightly painted with makeup.

Her dark eyebrows are as charming as those of distant mountains, her temples are thickly dyed with the color of spring smoke, and she has an aura like the clouds and mist of Wushan.

"sister!"

Princess Wencheng hurried to Gu Xiangnan's side and handed the red fish to her:

"Sister, this is a red fish I caught! I'm giving it to you! I caught it with so much effort!"

The empress continued to smile gently.

She was obviously about the same age as the girl in front of her.

But she looked like Princess Wencheng's elder.

"A fish cannot survive out of water."

The empress took the red fish and first gently stroked Princess Wencheng's head.

Then he snapped his fingers.

The struggling red fish is like a leaping object.

With a "plop", it was bounced back into the water.

Princess Wencheng twitched her lips:

"I didn't intend to keep it alive. I wanted to make it into dinner."

The empress was stunned for a moment, then said in silence:

"You think I'm meddling in other people's business."

"But red fish is not a good dish."

"Sister, when will you take me to Wenyuan Pavilion again? Haha, when I recited that poem last time, those old guys were so shocked that they were stunned! So funny!!"

Princess Wencheng walked to the side of the empress, laughing.

She was half a head shorter than the empress.

"Your temper."

The empress just smiled helplessly.

She gently nodded Princess Wencheng's head and said:

"My Jiang Nation's literary heritage lags far behind that of the Northern Saint. Every one of the scholars at Wenyuan Pavilion is a treasure of our Great Jiang Nation. When did they become just a toy in your mouth?"

"Those teachers are always talking about civility, courtesy, and filial piety. Isn't it interesting that a random poem can shock them?"

Princess Wencheng stuck out her tongue, her clever eyes swirled twice, and then she said with anticipation:

"Sister, are you looking for me this time to take me out?"

"I just came to see you."

The empress glanced at her and said: "If you don't like it, I will leave now."

"I love it! I'm so happy that my sister can come to Wencheng!"

"Xiao Zhuozi! Xiao Dengzi, quickly go to my room and bring out all those fun things!"

Princess Wencheng clapped her hands joyfully. She grabbed the empress's skirt and said:

"Since you're here this time, just stay here for a while."

The Empress couldn't help but nod lovingly: "I have finished my official duties. I came here to play with you until night before going back."

"Sister is so nice!"

Princess Wencheng smiled and leaned her head on the empress's shoulder.

But when she leaned her head forward, her brows suddenly furrowed.

Then he suddenly raised his head and sniffed slightly with the tip of his strong nose.

"Why does it smell like medicine? Are you hurt, sister?!"

Her nose is pointed and tight.

The empress quickly pushed him away, a natural smile on her face:

"I just felt a little tired from doing official business the day before yesterday, so I took a medicinal bath."

"No, no, it doesn't just taste like medicine."

Princess Wencheng was not so easily fooled.

She sniffed a few more times, her eyes fixed on the Empress's heart:

"And the smell of blood."

As she spoke, Princess Wencheng stretched out her tender little white hands to lift up the empress's clothes.

"He must be injured!"

"Hiss~"

This action scared all the young eunuchs and palace maids in the yard so much that they all knelt on the ground.

I didn't even dare to raise my head.

"It's nothing to worry about."

The empress grabbed Princess Wencheng's hand.

"What the hell is going on?"

Princess Wencheng felt so wronged that she almost cried.

Her round eyes were already filled with moisture.

The empress could no longer maintain the smile on her face.

She said expressionlessly, "Just a blind thief."

"Your Majesty, a spy has come to report."

A barely perceptible voice appeared beside the empress's ears.

Only the Empress could hear this voice.

This is the secret transmission that only great practitioners can do.

"Just send it over."

The corners of the empress's mouth twitched imperceptibly.

Soon, a man in black came in from outside the yard.

After respectfully placing a secret letter on the table in front of the empress, he withdrew.

"What thief?" Princess Wencheng sobbed, "Since I took the throne, I've lived in fear all day long..."

"Azi would rather not be His Majesty..."

"shut up!"

The empress frowned and looked at Princess Wencheng. Then she felt that her voice was a little too heavy and sighed deeply:

"If we become emperor, you and I still have a chance of survival. If we don't, we will die without a trace of bones left! Never mention this again!"

Princess Wencheng pursed her lips, feeling extremely aggrieved.

But she didn't dare say anything that would seem outrageous to outsiders.

“Crack.”

The empress opened the secret letter on the table.

When her eyes noticed the three words "Yuanyang Army".

His brows began to furrow tightly.

When she looked at the exaggerated casualty ratio on the secret letter, her breathing stopped for a moment.

She murmured in disbelief:

"Illusionary Imperial Examination."

"Great achievements."

"Mandarin Duck Army Formation."

"The North."

"Battle damage ratio..."

Say each noun.

Her eyes were almost unfocused.

After a long while, her almond-shaped lips finally squeezed out three words:

"Zeng Anmin..."

"Zeng Anmin?" Princess Wencheng raised her head abruptly upon hearing this, her eyebrows raised:

"Is he the Zeng Anmin whose poem 'Ode to the Two Rivers' made me unable to raise my head?!"

Obviously, she was deeply impressed by the name.

"hateful!"

Princess Wencheng's nose wrinkled with anger:

"After the 'Ode to the Two Rivers' was introduced to Jiang Country, the teacher from Wenyuan Pavilion came here to bother us all day long, but..."

At this point, Princess Wencheng said with a sad face:

"I'm bored to death without them bothering me."

The bare little feet dug into the sand on the ground with resentment.

The empress no longer cared about Princess Wencheng's self-pity.

She now felt a chill down her spine.

Mandarin Duck Army Formation.

To be able to fight against the demons in the mountains with such great power...

She knows the spies she trained best.

There is absolutely no possibility of fraud.

no!

The Dajiang Kingdom must be able to form a military formation like this!

You know.

The Wan Yao Mountains are extremely rich in resources!

Rumor has it that there are even relics left behind by ancient gods in Wan Yao Mountain!

If any of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains were conquered by the Great Sage Dynasty, it would mean that Jiang State would only fall further and further behind!

"Zeng Anmin..."

The empress pursed her lips.

Must get him!

That’s right!

Bei seems to know Zeng Anmin? !

Even if we can't get such talent, we can always cooperate, right?!

The empress's eyes suddenly lit up.

She stood up without hesitation:

"Set off and return to the palace!"

"yes."

…

"Hey?? Sister?! Didn't we agree to stay today?!!"

Looking at the empress's eagerly disappearing back.

Wencheng's big eyes showed even greater confusion.

"another day!"

After hearing these two words from the empress's back, she disappeared into the yard.

…………

Jiang State, Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.

Empress Gu Xiangnan sat alone on the chair.

She stared at the scroll in her hand that looked like a handkerchief.

I took a deep breath and wrote:

[Nan: Is Bei there? I have something to ask you.]

…………

"kill!!!"

"kill!!!"

"kill!!!"

Zeng Anmin stood behind Weiguogong Tian Ji.

He stared blankly at the nearly 10,000 soldiers performing martial arts in the audience.

"You mean, let me train the army??!"

Zeng Anmin scratched his ears to make sure he had heard correctly.

Tian Ji was wearing armor at this time.

His sturdy body makes the armor look extremely dazzling.

He held the hilt of the sword at his waist in his hand, turned slowly, and looked solemnly:

"The Mandarin Duck Army Formation was created by you, so how to train it is naturally most suitable for you."

"?"

Zeng Anmin felt helpless.

If this guy wants to skip work and slack off, just say so.

"You are a master of military formations!"

“A true master always has the heart of a student.”

Tian Ji's voice was long and he smiled gently, looking at Zeng Anmin and said:

"The more I understand military formations, the more I feel my own insignificance and inadequacy. As the saying goes, I'm a teacher, and I've asked you to train me in military formations, perhaps because I want to learn from you."

have to.

People talk like this.

Zeng Anmin knew that if he refused again, it would be extremely unreasonable.

"Is there any benefit?"

Zeng Anmin looked at Weiguogong Tian Ji with a very solemn expression and said:

"Books are the golden house. If I delay my studies because of military training, my father will probably punish me severely..."

Duke Tian Ji of Wei was slightly stunned.

Then he burst into laughter and stared at Zeng Anmin seriously for a long time.

Then he reached out and patted his shoulder:

"Don't worry, once the Mandarin Duck Army Formation is fully trained, I will lead my troops south. If we return victorious, I will personally ask His Majesty for a title for you!"

Please?!

Two words.

It made Zeng Anmin's heart tremble slightly.

Title!

Even if he is just a lowly county boy.

You can also be on equal footing with those high-ranking officials in the court!

A picture even appeared in his mind.

Sitting on the chair, looking at the reserved old man standing in front of him, he sighed:

"Dad, you still don't want to say 'good luck to Lord Hou' to me."

"hey-hey."

Zeng Anmin was amused by his own thoughts.

To be granted a title!

This can be done!

"Since the Duke has such a heart, if he still doesn't know what's good for him, then it would be the fault of the Minister."

Zeng Anmin nodded seriously to Tian Ji.

Then he looked at the 10,000-strong army below the stage.

I couldn't help but feel heroic in my heart!

One of a man's dreams.

Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies!

Who hasn’t fantasized about controlling 30,000 troops and taking down a city with a wave of the hand?

Then he bided his time and space, and then he became a king, a prince, a general, or a minister. Is that a bad idea?!

Ahem, I’ve gone off topic.

"It's just that I've just arrived and I'm already training this army of 10,000. It's rare that you trust me, Duke. Don't worry, I won't let you down!"

Zeng Anmin's hand naturally reached out to Tian Ji's waistband.

"What are you doing?!"

Tian Ji was quick-witted and grabbed Zeng Anmin's hand, looking at him warily.

"Didn't you ask me to train the army? If you don't give me the military token, I'll use my head to train?"

Zeng Anmin blinked innocently at Tian Ji.

"Well."

Tian Ji's mouth twitched, then he forced a smile and said, "You misunderstood. The army you want to train is not here."

"Where is that?"

Zeng Anmin's face turned confused.

…………

"Meet Coach Zeng!"

A loud cry startled countless flying birds.

Zeng Anmin was speechless after hearing this.

In front of him were about two hundred soldiers.

The most outrageous thing is that these soldiers can't even put their armor in order.

Some are even half armor.

"My Lord, you're kidding me, aren't you? You're asking me to train soldiers, and you're only giving me the old, weak, and sick?"

Zeng Anmin's nose was crooked from anger.

He pointed at those "soldiers" and looked at Tian Ji without hiding anything.

"Ahem."

Tian Ji looked around, then leaned over to Zeng Anmin and whispered:

"This is what His Majesty wants. His Majesty only wants 5,000 Yuanyang soldiers. If you can train them in the most economical way, all the money saved will be yours."

"oh?"

Zeng Anmin straightened up, his eyes becoming calm:

"Then again, what is the meaning of training the army?"

"The key to training an army is to turn waste into treasure and to conserve energy and build up strength!"

"When ten children can unleash the might of a mighty army, that will be the time when we become the commander of the three armies!"

Zeng Anmin waved his hand and said, "Someone, bring me a chair! Today I'll teach you how to stand at attention!"

(End of this chapter)