Zhang Shixun didn't say a word, but paced back and forth in the room with his head down.
It’s not easy for him to be the military leader!
If you want to train troops, the interests involved are too great, almost affecting the interests of everyone in the imperial guards.
Gao Yanei was getting impatient. "Brother, please stop turning. It's making me dizzy."
Zhang Shixun finally stopped and asked inexplicably, "Yanei, do you know when the provincial exam starts?"
"Provincial exam, why do you think of this again?"
Gao Yanei felt his brain couldn't keep up, but he still replied, "Probably soon. I heard it's in October, which is the end of this month... What? Brother has to take the provincial exam again?"
Zhang Shixun said, "Now that I have taken the exam, I cannot give up halfway. My current status as a Jinshi is a gift from the government, not based on my own real talent and knowledge."
Gao Yanei disagreed. "Brother, your status as a Jinshi is different from others. This is a reward from the emperor. It's a golden signboard, very glorious."
Zhang Shixun said, "Please find out the date of the provincial exam for me. I must take it."
"Okay." Gao Yanei agreed and shook his head secretly, unable to figure out what this man was thinking.
Zhang Shixun said again: "Let's go and take a look around the military camp."
"No, it's cold outside."
"It's not even winter yet, why is it cold?"
Zhang Shixun pulled him out without saying anything.
As soon as he walked outside, Gao Yanei shrank his neck and muttered, "What's so interesting about a broken military camp?"
Zhang Shixun walked around the military camp with his hands behind his back, visiting the soldiers' dormitories, warehouses, kitchens, and even toilets.
"Slum!"
"Pigsty! Pigpen!"
"dunghill!"
…
Zhang Shixun had a dark face and cursed as he walked.
Gao Yanei advised: "Brother, it's dirty, you don't live here, so why bother with it."
"Who said I won't live here? I'll move in tomorrow."
"Ah! Are you serious?"
"I never tell lies."
Zhang Shixun was a man of character. He moved as soon as he said he would. The day after he took office, he found a house in the Tianwu Army and moved in with his bedding.
All the officers and soldiers of the First Army believed that these were the first three things a new official should do upon taking office. Everyone was secretly vigilant, hoping that the new military leader's three big moves would not burn them.
But they were all wrong.
Zhang Shixun didn't burn any fire.
Since he moved into the military camp, he has been walking around the camp with his hands behind his back all day, with a smile on his face, looking harmless, and he greets everyone he meets regardless of their status.
He gets up before dawn and runs circles around the playground.
After breakfast, I rode my horse to the training ground to practice archery and archery for the whole day.
What surprised the Tianwu Army soldiers the most was that when they were eating, the army leader actually lined up with the soldiers with his bowl in hand, and then squatted on the ground to eat with them.
This is puzzling. Everyone in the First Army, from officers to soldiers, feels uncomfortable.
With this gentleman around, eating doesn't taste good.
Originally, officers were supposed to have their own meals, but since the new military leader started eating with the soldiers, it was no longer possible for officers to have their meals separately.
The military leader's strange behavior made the officers and soldiers unanimously believe that his head was stuck in the door or kicked by a donkey, otherwise he would not be so rude.
Since the First Army did not have a commander-in-chief, Zhang Shixun, the deputy commander-in-chief, naturally became the de facto commander of the army.
According to the naming habits of later generations, he is the chief officer here, and the biggest boss.
As the big boss of the First Army, if you want to understand the current situation of the First Army, how can you understand it without getting down to earth and going deep into the military camp?
However, when he did this, some people stopped doing it.
Gao Yanei stepped into Zhang Shixun's room and said without thinking, "Brother, you can't do this. It makes others afraid to eat."
Zhang Shixun put down the roster in his hand and asked him, "Young Master, please explain clearly why those people are afraid to eat?"
"Officers all eat in the special kitchen. If they want something, they just need to ask the kitchen staff. But you, on the other hand, squat with the thieves and soldiers and eat with a broken bowl. How can you dare other officers to eat in the special kitchen?"
Zhang Shixun leaned back in his chair and said, "Yanei, I am your immediate superior. You should respect me. Don't speak to me in an accusatory tone. Be careful next time and don't be disrespectful."
Gao Yanei had been holding it in for several days, and when he heard him say that, he immediately got angry, "Oh my! Zhang Shixun, you just became an official, and you're already acting like a superior."
"Okay! I'm just kidding you, why are you staring so wide-eyed? You look like a cow."
"I'm here for no other reason than to tell you that the provincial exam will be held in half a month. If you want to participate, you should prepare well."
Gao Yanei pulled out a roll of paper from his bosom and handed it over, saying, "These are the test questions from Cheng Wen and Ce Wen. If you have nothing to do, memorize them carefully. Don't be embarrassed when you can't answer them."
Zhang Shixun took it, took a quick look, and said with satisfaction, "Not bad! Your Gao family is very honest."
"Hmph!" Gao Yanei snorted coldly and turned away.
"return!"
"Oh! Lord, you called me?"
Gao Yanei had one foot in the door and the other out, without even turning his head.
Zhang Shixun stood up and walked over, looking at his head. "Wow! Your face is so long, are you angry?"
"Of course I'm angry." Gao Yanei turned around and said angrily, "You've caused panic in the First Army. They can't figure out what you, the commander, are trying to do."
"Young Master, you must speak with conscience. I haven't done anything since I came to the Tianwu Army. Who have I offended?"
"You wander around like a ghost every day, making everyone nervous."
Zhang Shixun looked at him for a while and suddenly laughed.
"Yanei, do you want to be in the spotlight?"
"What...what are you doing?"
"To stand out means to make a big splash."
"I understand the idea of shocking everyone with a single move, but who are you shocking?"
Zhang Shixun laughed out loud, "Of course I'm not trying to scare you."
"Tell me more about how it became such a sensation."
"It shocked everyone, including the government."
"this……"
Gao Yanei scratched his head, not knowing what he was trying to do.
Zhang Shixun put his arm around his shoulders and said mysteriously, "Yanei, I can make you appear before everyone. Everyone will be surprised and admire you from the bottom of their hearts."
Gao Yanei was half-believing and half-doubting when he heard this, "What crooked ideas do you have?"
Zhang Shixun glared at him and said, "Yanei, what you said is not very righteous. When have I ever had any bad ideas?"
Gao Yanei's eyes kept rolling around, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Tell me, how can you let me be the center of attention?"
Zhang Shixun sat back in his chair and said, "This is why I hang around the First Army every day. In the final analysis, it's all for you... Alas! My good intentions are met with opposition."
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