"Ah! Brother made us do exercises, is he training us like horses?"
"You can understand it this way. In fact, there is not much difference between training people and training horses. The principles are the same."
Zhang Shixun didn't hide anything.
"You leave me speechless."
"Then shut up... Young Master, find some time to ask your father if he can get a hundred or so horses for the First Army from Moutuogang."
"Brother! You're overthinking it. Our Tianwu Army is an infantry army. What do we need so many horses for?"
"Infantry is also an army. Even if they don't have war horses, they should at least learn how to ride horses."
"Okay, I'll tell Daddy when I get home. Moutuogang is now under the supervision of Tiansi. I'll ask Daddy to go to the Herdsmen's Department and ask their superiors."
"No matter what, we must get some horses for the First Army."
"I'll try my best, but don't get your hopes up. These thieves only care about money, not people."
"Just ask General Gao to ask for it for us. If that doesn't work, I'll go directly to the government."
Gao Yanei hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Forget it. If you go to the government, it'll only make things worse. Those guys will agree on the surface, but when it comes to getting things done, they'll push the buck, dragging out the process endlessly until you forget about it."
Zhang Shixun nodded. The current official is not as good as the current manager. This has been the case in the officialdom of all dynasties.
"Brother, do you have to run every day from now on?"
Gao Yanei reached out and touched his leg, it was sore.
"As long as you stay in the First Army for one day, you have to run every day, even me."
"Is this how brother trains us? He drives us around like rabbits every day?"
"You wish! Running is just a daily compulsory course. There are many other things that need to be practiced. Yanei, if you have the guts, stay in the First Army. I'll soon let you know how difficult it is to be a qualified soldier."
"Besides these, what else do you need to practice?"
"The first month is spent standing at attention, practicing formations, and marching. After that, it's more arduous physical training, and at the end, it's more challenging skills training."
"Oh my god, there are so many obstacles."
"Are you scared?" Zhang Shixun glanced at him and said, "You've never suffered hardship since childhood. You'd better go home and enjoy life as soon as possible. If you quit now, no one will say anything. But if you quit midway, it will be embarrassing. The entire Tianwu Army will say: Gao Yanei is a coward who deserted midway!"
Gao Yanei replied angrily: "You are the coward!"
Zhang Shixun continued to pour cold water on this guy, "Yanei, I really don't think you have a good chance."
Gao Yanei looked at him for a few seconds, then said thoughtfully, "Brother, you've been urging me to leave again and again today. I wonder what your intention is?"
"It's simple. I'm worried you can't bear this hardship. This is for your own good."
"Forget it, brother, please stop trying to persuade me. I will stay in the First Army and not go anywhere."
Zhang Shixun suspected that this guy had taken the wrong medicine. As a typical second-generation official, he should be training hawks and walking birds, not working so hard.
"Young Master, tell me, why did you leave your good life behind and come to the army to suffer with me... Tell me the truth, don't try to fool me with lies."
"Well, if you really want to know, I can tell you. There's no one else here anyway."
Gao Yanei tapped the horse's belly lightly with his heel to urge it to go faster.
"Very good! Go ahead."
"The reason I came here is very simple. If I tell you, I'm afraid you won't believe it."
"For someone like you who's so out of touch, I wouldn't be too surprised no matter what you say or do."
"The reason I want to stay here is because I'm tired of the good life. Food comes to me, clothes come to me, and life is boring. I can't muster the energy to do anything. I don't even want to touch my wife's butt... Do you believe this reason?"
"I believe...what else?"
Zhang Shixun felt amused. After all, he was a playboy, and his true nature was revealed before he could finish three sentences.
"And then there's my father. He forced me to come here, and he threatened to give me fifty military sticks if I dared to give up halfway..."
"Don't bring out your military stick to embarrass yourself. As long as you stay in the First Army, you'll sooner or later experience what a real military stick does."
"Brother, my family's military stick has been replaced."
"Oh! The feather duster is no longer needed?" Zhang Shixun jokingly asked, "Maybe they've switched to chopsticks?"
"Pah! Do you look down on the Gao family so much?" Gao Yanei spat twice, gesturing with his hand and saying, "This time I've changed to a real military stick, exactly the same as the ones used in the army."
"Even if your butt is fat, fifty blows of the military stick will turn it into tofu dregs... But don't be afraid! Your father is just trying to scare you."
"Brother, you're wrong. My father has always kept his word. He never goes back on his word. If I dare to go home without permission, I will definitely be beaten with fifty military sticks."
"Besides your father forcing you to come, what else is there?"
"Daddy forced me to do this. To be frank, I'm obeying the government. Even without me telling you, you should know that the government isn't too confident in you."
"The Zhao family seems to be worried about everyone."
"This time, Li Fu was the first and second commanders, which was also the government's intention..."
"Yanei, I know it even if you don't tell me."
Gao Yanei kindly reminded: "It's good that you know this. You'd better be more careful in what you say and do in the future, so as not to give others a handle to hold against you."
Zhang Shixun pointed his hand toward the sky and said, "Yanei, I am following the will of heaven."
"Hehe! It's because you're a Heavenly Master that I'm following you closely..."
Gao Yanei covered his mouth before he could finish his words.
Zhang Shixun saw this and said with a smile, "Yanei, what you said is correct. There is no need to hide it."
Gao Yanei laughed dryly: "Dad said that the peaceful days will not last long. If you want to protect your life and property in troubled times, you must follow the right people."
"General Gao is an old and cunning man, a veteran fox." Zhang Shixun couldn't help but admire him.
"Brother, how can you talk like that?" Gao Yanei was unhappy.
"Yanei, I'm praising General Gao. It may not sound pleasant, but it's the truth. General Gao's vision is indeed very sharp. Looking at the Song Dynasty, few people can foresee the future situation."
"Hey! My daddy stands high and sees far."
"Alright! Stop flattering your father... Gao Laozhuang is just ahead. I wonder what my mentally ill brother is doing."
Although Zhang Shixun hadn't seen Wang Dong for a few days, he did miss him a little.
"Why are you here instead of training properly?"
This was the first sentence Wang Dong said after seeing him.
The next sentence almost shocked Zhang Shixun, "Shixun, congratulate me, I'm getting married."
"What did you say?" Zhang Shixun rubbed his ears, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
"I said, I'm married."
"Get married?" Zhang Shixun grabbed him, looking incredulous, "You got Madam Chen so quickly?"
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