Chapter 28: Petty Thieves
At this moment, Zhao Dabao's eyes were unusually determined. He had thought about this matter all night and made the decision after careful consideration. It was not something he did casually. At this moment, he was clear-headed and determined than ever before.
He reiterated once again: "General, please grant my request!" After that, he knocked his head heavily to the ground and was reluctant to lift it up.
The loose clothes made him look a little thin, but his back was indeed straight.
I think if Chen Yu insisted and refused to agree, Zhao Dabao might kneel here for a long time.
"Have you really decided?" Shen Yu sighed softly. Seeing such a young Zhao Dabao going to the battlefield to avenge his parents, he couldn't help feeling sad.
At his age, he should be studying well at home, but due to the border war, he is now displaced and has lost his parents.
If there are no more wars on the border, and Mobei Kingdom will no longer invade Yue Kingdom's borders, then people like Dabao will no longer have to go to the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind and will never regret it."
"Well, you are a good man from my Moon Country!"
Fang Xuren, who had been silent the whole time, praised.
He was not used to persuading others, so he kept silent just now because he wanted to see what kind of character Zhao Dabao had and whether he was really determined to go to the battlefield.
If the child has a firm mind, he can train him personally.
"Okay, you will go to the training ground later. From today on, you will be a member of the army."
Lian Fang Xuren was also singing the same tune at the moment, so Chen Yu had no choice but to agree.
"Your Highness, leave this kid to me later." He had already made up his mind. This kid has a strong character and must be a good material.
Chen Yu readily agreed. He had already done his job of persuading Zhao Dabao. Since Zhao Dabao insisted on joining the army, then what happened next would be Zhao Dabao's own business. He would only treat Zhao Dabao as an ordinary soldier.
Seeing that the prince agreed, Zhao Dabao kowtowed several times, unable to hide the joy on his face, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Perhaps because he kowtowed too quickly and too frequently, the green blood moon mask hidden on his chest fell out and landed on the ground, making a crisp sound.
Zhao Dabao hurriedly picked up the mask and wanted to put it back in his arms.
Chen Yu and Fang Xuren both saw the mask that fell to the ground. Chen Yu frowned, and Fang Xuren asked directly, "Why does this mask look like the one that Miss Xu wore?"
When she saw Xu Zhao again, she was wearing this mask. The mask had a green face and fangs. Even he, who had been on the battlefield for a long time and had seen life and death, would be frightened at first sight.
So he was very impressed with this mask.
However, he had never seen this mask again since then. Unexpectedly, he saw it again today.
But how did this mask end up in Zhao Dabao’s hands?
Miss Xu has been here for some time now. According to the people who were watching her, apart from helping out in the kitchen and the military medical camp, she has never had much interaction with other people in the barracks.
Fang Xuren thought of a possibility, and he shouted, "Did you steal this mask? People with dirty hands and feet are not welcome in this military camp."
After saying that, he was about to call for someone to kick Zhao Dabao out.
Zhao Dabao was timid to begin with. Xu Zhao had told him a lot about what happened today, and he thought about it carefully last night before making the decision. God knows how much courage it took for him to kneel in front of Shen Yu. If it wasn't for the desire to avenge his parents, he would have backed off the moment Shen Yu asked him the first time.
Fang Xuren's words frightened Zhao Dabao so much that he knelt on the ground stupidly, not knowing how to defend himself.
Xu Zhao stood outside the tent in a daze. After a while, she suddenly heard Fang Xuren's scolding coming from inside the tent.
There should be only three people in the tent at the moment. Even if Fang Xuren had ten times the courage, he would not dare to scold Chen Yu, so the person to be scolded could only be Zhao Dabao.
After spending time together last night, she felt that Zhao Dabao was a good kid. Although Fang Xuren looked big and strong, he was strict but friendly towards his subordinates. He would not scold a kid who wanted to join the army like that.
She ran in in a hurry, "What's wrong? Why is Deputy General Fang so angry?"
Xu Zhao hurried into the tent, thinking of mediating between the two parties. Zhao Dabao was a strong-willed child, but also timid. He was probably so frightened that he wouldn't even be able to defend himself.
As soon as she entered, she saw Chen Yu with a sullen face and no words, while Fang Xuren was so angry that his beard was about to curl up.
"I heard it outside the tent when I came here. This kid just wants to join the army. You two don't need to react so strongly. If you disagree, just talk to the kid nicely instead of scolding him loudly."
Fang Xuren had originally imagined that this child, under his training, would be able to become a person of great martial arts skills. Even if he could not become a general, it should not be a problem for him to become a centurion or a thousand-householder.
The fantasy had just begun, but it was shattered as the mask fell off.
"Miss Xu, you came at the right time. I have something to tell you." Fang Xuren was really disappointed with her.
"I know. I've just said that this kid wants to join the army. If you don't agree, then I can come and persuade him." Xu Zhao had been daydreaming outside just now. He didn't expect that the topic was no longer about this matter.
Fang Xuren has always been in a hurry to do things. "It's not about this matter. The prince has already agreed to let him join the army and let me train him."
"This is a good thing," Xu Zhao first concluded that Shen Yu had already agreed to this matter, and then her mind combined with the word "originally" from Fang Xuren's mouth, it seemed that something was not agreed upon later.
She asked tentatively: "But what excessive demands did this child make?"
Xu Zhao said this while looking at Shen Yu. Shen Yu was a reasonable person. If it was just a small request, Shen Yu would not refuse.
"I never mentioned it, but..."
Before Shen Yu finished speaking, Xu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and interrupted, "Since he didn't make excessive demands, why scold him? He's just a child."
Zhao Dabao is sixteen years old this year and is just a child in Xu Zhao's eyes.
Fang Xuren understood what was said. It turned out that Miss Xu heard the beginning but not the end. "Miss Xu, this boy has dirty hands and feet. A real man should be loyal to the emperor and love the country, and do things in an upright manner. But this boy has the bad habit of stealing. He stole something small today. If the enemy gives him benefits in the future, he will probably steal the national defense map of this border."
It's no wonder that he thinks too much. Don't do good deeds no matter how small they are, and don't do bad deeds no matter how small they are. If he steals this small mask now, it is very likely that he will raise a tiger to cause trouble in the future.
There were such examples three hundred years ago, so petty thieves are not allowed in the army. Behind every regulation, there is a bloody real event.
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