That day at Eagle's Beak Rock, Fu Xiaoguan and Chen Po talked a lot.
But no one knew what they were talking about.
The First Divine Sword Army entered into intense combat readiness. The resounding military songs still rang out in Fenglin Mountain. Everything was as usual, and every soldier's face was filled with excitement.
On the morning of December 16th, in the heavy snow, Fu Xiaoguan took Yu Wendao with him and quietly left Fenglin Mountain. The three carriages headed straight for Yao County.
"I always feel like you are hiding something from me?" Yu Wendao refused to believe that Fu Xiaoguan ran from Wofeng Road to Fenglin Mountain just to get a military flag and sing a military song.
"Don't let your imagination run wild..." Fu Xiaoguan was writing a letter to Ning Yuchun on the paper with a charcoal pencil. "Isn't the training over yet? As the commander of the First Divine Sword Army, of course I have to come and see how these soldiers are doing."
It seems to make some sense. As the supreme commander of the Divine Sword Army, this guy should show his face in front of the soldiers. Otherwise, these soldiers will only hear his name but not know him, which is not good for stabilizing the morale of the army.
"This morning, I saw Guan Xiaoxi take the troops away. Where are they going?"
"Oh, there's no war going on now. I'll have Guan Xiaoxi distribute the entire brigade to various locations as guards."
Yu Wendao was stunned. You made such a good soldier a security guard?
It would be great if you could give it to me!
"Don't think about these soldiers. Emperor Xuan said that he wants to train 100,000 soldiers like this. You will have plenty of good soldiers in the future."
"Where's the gun? You'll have to give me a flintlock rifle."
"This matter... you should go back and discuss it with His Majesty. Anyway, the decree I received is still to assign it to Peng Chengwu's northern border troops."
Yu Wendao curled his lips and calculated in his mind that almost all the flintlock rifles this year were sent to the northern border troops. Peng Chengwu had at least 30,000 flintlock rifles. Then, when he would set up a new army of 100,000 next year, these flintlock rifles should also be supplied to him.
Fu Xiaoguan ignored him, frowning slightly. In this letter, he wrote to Ning Yuchun in detail about the work priorities of Wofengdao for the whole year next year.
Infrastructure construction cannot stop. All tax revenues of Wofengdao within three years must not be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue. There are too many places where Wofengdao needs money, and the school is one of the focuses next year.
Secondly, influenced by Hongye Ji Zhangshi, he instructed Ning Yuchun to set up a militia at the county level, allowing the recruitment of 300 militiamen, led by a militia coach who was directly responsible to the county magistrate.
Business in Wofeng Road is booming, and with so many factories under construction, local security becomes increasingly important.
He wrote down every detail for half an hour and wrote four pages before putting it away.
"I met your elder brother once in Wofeng City."
"...How is he now?"
"Dedicated to guarding the country's borders, I live a very free life...truly free!"
When Fu Xiaoguan said this, he looked into Yu Wendao's eyes. Yu Wendao also understood the meaning of Fu Xiaoguan's words at this time.
"As long as he's comfortable, don't worry. I'm not a mean person... Where's Fourth Brother? Is there any news about him now?"
"He's dead. He fled to Jiannan West Road but was captured and brought back. Later, His Majesty sentenced him to death."
Yu Wendao frowned slightly, clenched his hands, and then laughed at himself, "Believe it or not, between me and these two brothers... we rarely even drink alone."
"I came back from Jianlin. The two of them were vying fiercely for the throne of the Eastern Palace. I was worried something might happen, so I wanted to invite them over for a drink and some peacemaking..."
Yu Wendao sighed and looked at the snowflakes flying outside the window. "Mother said that my dissuasion was meaningless because they had been blinded by power."
"So I gave up the idea and let them fight, while I just took care of the Breeze and Rain Tower."
"Now I suddenly feel that I should still try to dissuade him. Even if I really can't, at least the three of us brothers sat together and had a glass of wine."
Fu Xiaoguan rubbed his face and said, "It's all in the past. I took him back and sent him off. I buried him on the hillside opposite the Nanshan Villa."
"I'll go see him when I get back."
Fu Xiaoguan did not dissuade him from this. He also looked out the car window.
In the confusing snow, you can vaguely see that the construction of Xiacun is still in progress, and in the not far away, the outline of the city wall can be seen.
Yu Wendao naturally knew about the changes in Xiacun. He withdrew his gaze at Fu Xiaoguan and asked in a low voice, "When are you planning to leave?"
This "leave" refers to leaving the Yu Dynasty and returning to the Wu Dynasty.
"The year after next... the year after next, Wofeng Road will be stable. All the problems that were supposed to arise have already occurred. There are also rules and regulations for what to do next. I won't have much to do."
Yu Wendao was silent for a long time. "Then when we get back to Jinling, I'll have to treat you to a nice drink."
Fu Xiaoguan grinned and said, "If you come to Guanyun City in the future, I will treat you to a drink."
"good……!"
There was silence, with only the crunching sound of wheels on the snow.
Yu Wendao knew clearly that once Fu Xiaoguan left the Yu Dynasty, he would rarely return to the Yu Dynasty.
Moreover, his identity had changed by then, and it was probably impossible for him to listen to music in the brothel or get drunk in the Sifang Tower as he did before.
The youthful friendship between them may still exist, but it can only exist in their hearts.
If one day I also ascend the throne, if we meet again, we will probably talk about our own interests.
"You'll be even busier in the future, so let Ninth Sister bring the children back to stay whenever she wants... I'll take good care of the Ding'an Marquis's Mansion for you, and no one else will live in the Ninth Princess's Mansion. Actually, I like Yan Xiaolou, but it's a pity you got there first. Originally, Mother also had her eye on the Xue family's fifth daughter, Xue Yuyan, and the Xi family's second daughter, Xi Xi... but they fled to Fan State because of Xue Dingshan's incident..."
"It's actually okay if they ran away. If they hadn't escaped and were sold to the Jiaofang Bureau, they would have died in humiliation."
"Well, I can't match you in poetry, prose, military campaigns, governing the country, farming, or business. Even when it comes to marrying a wife, I'm a million miles behind you... It's my misfortune and sorrow to be living in the same era as you."
Fu Xiaoguan laughed loudly. Yu Wendao glared at him and asked, "Why are we going to Yao County?"
"Go see Yan Xiwen."
"What's so good about him?"
"...You will have several capable talents in the future, including Qin Mowen, Ning Yuchun, Yan Xiwen, Yan Xibai, Zong Shiji, He Shengan, Gongsun Ce, and so on."
Yu Wendao was stunned for a moment, and Fu Xiaoguan said seriously, "If you trust me, then go ahead and use them. If you don't, I don't mind if you put them aside."
"Of course I believe you."
"Then you owe me another drink... Do me a favor when we go to Linjiang tomorrow."
"What?"
"I'm going to get engaged, and you can be my witness."
“…???”
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