"If you become rich and powerful, don't forget me!"
After he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter, not taking it seriously at all. Some people even shook their heads and laughed at themselves.
"We all do hard labor, how can we expect to be rich?"
"Yes, Chen Sheng, let's just do our work honestly."
"No more talking, no more talking! Hurry up and work, or they'll deduct our wages again."
Everyone lowered their heads and continued to harvest the crops. The smiles on their dark and simple faces disappeared, leaving only the sorrow of the hard work.
It seems that he has accepted the current situation and the future.
Seeing that his fellow townsman and friend had no ambition, Chen Sheng couldn't help feeling sad. He looked at the birds pecking at food in the fields and sighed softly.
"How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?"
The next day, early morning.
As usual, Chen Sheng came to his employer's fields, but this time, he did not come to work, but to say goodbye to his friends.
"The court is recruiting soldiers recently, and I'm planning to join the army. Do you want to go with me?"
"What?! Join the army? That could kill people!"
"Yeah, for ordinary people like us who have no power, going to the battlefield would be like committing suicide!"
"Chen Sheng, you don't think we can be granted titles and honors like those nobles, do you?"
Chen Sheng remained unmoved when he heard his friends' words of shock, worry, or ridicule.
There was a gleam of ambition in his eyes and his voice was passionate, expressing his lofty aspirations.
"Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers of different races?"
"Kings, princes, generals and ministers are not born noble, and we are not always inferior."
"I, Chen Sheng, will one day be crowned king and appointed prime minister!"
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