Chapter 812 Xun Jian

As soon as they entered the house, servants came to help them unload their bags, helped them sit on the cushioned armchairs, brought porcelain basins to them, washed their hands, wiped their faces with wet towels, squatted down to take off their tight boots, and changed them into comfortable and soft cotton shoes.

But Jiang Dalang doesn’t know how to enjoy himself. He doesn’t let anyone get close to him and does everything by himself.

Xu Sanjun followed his lead and refused to let anyone touch him.

After Xiao Mutong reacted, he took the towel and washed his hands and face.

Old man Xun slumped in the armchair, half-closed his eyes, and opened his mouth to let someone feed him bird's nest.

After finishing a bowl, he said with disdain: "Life is all about enjoying. Even if you don't have any blessings, you have to find opportunities to enjoy them. Otherwise, after you die, you won't have the chance to enjoy them! And you, blessings are all placed in front of you, but you don't know how to enjoy them?"

After saying this, he opened his mouth again and made a sound, signaling his servants to feed him.

"..." Xiao Mutong wanted to cover his eyes, Master, can you please not be so embarrassing?

Xiao Mutong said to the servant, "Give me the bird's nest. I will feed my master."

The maid smiled and said, "Please take a rest, my dear guest. I will let the servants do the work."

Old man Xun looked at Xiao Mutong and said, "You have traveled day and night to get here. Aren't you tired? If you are tired, just take a rest. Why are you stealing the job of a young girl? Stealing a job is not right. Don't let the young girl get punished."

This?

Xiao Mutong had no choice but to sit back and drink a bowl of bird's nest.

Don't say it yet.

After drinking the bird's nest, he regained a lot of strength.

They had consumed too much energy rushing to the capital this time... They had been traveling day and night, and not only the master, but even Xiao Mutong himself had vomited twice.

Duke Yan knew that they had worked hard to come here, so he waited until they had rested for a full quarter of an hour before coming to see them.

Seeing old man Xun curled up in the armchair, his feet resting on the cushioned stool, squinting his eyes and pretending to be asleep, with his mouth open waiting to be fed, I couldn't help but laugh: "Old Master Xun is still so free and easy."

Xun Jian was also a well-known figure in the officialdom of the Wei Dynasty.

It’s a pity that his official career was too short and his ending was not good. In the end, his house was raided and his family was killed.

I originally thought that Xun Jian might become mentally ill.

But after being betrayed by his family and having his family broken up, he was very calm. After saying a lot of weird words, he obediently accepted all the punishments.

But at that time, Yan Zhou had not yet been born, and the things about Xun Jian were only heard later and discovered through recent investigations.

And Yan Zhou admired him a little bit.

Hearing this, old man Xun opened his eyes and looked at Duke Yan: "What old man Xun? That was eight hundred years ago. Now I am the beloved old slave of the Qin family. My name is Xun Gang."

When his family was found, they said the word "Gang" was not a good name and gave him the name Xunjian.

But old man Xun never liked this name, so after he stopped being an official, he changed his name to Xun Gang.

Humph, the word "Gang" is so good, it is immune to all evil and you won’t be afraid even when sleeping in a graveyard at night!

"Greetings, Duke Yan." Jiang Dalang, Xu Sanjun, and Xiao Mutong stood up and saluted Duke Yan.

Hearing this, Duke Yan looked at them and his eyes fell on Jiang Dalang: "You are Jiang Ying? You are very capable. Attacking the bandit camp, revealing the identity of the young prince of Dongmo, and building the defense line in the mountains, each of these things alone is a great achievement."

"The Qin family is also very powerful. They came at the right time to set up the Township Martial Hall."

When saying the word "in time", Yan Zhou's tone became more emphatic.

At this moment, Yan Zhou recalled the panic and fear he felt when he received the carrier pigeon letter from Eunuch Qi six days ago and saw the Qin family propose to set up a local martial arts hall to give the people military power and let them help fight the enemy together.

Setting up a village martial arts hall and allowing the children of common people to have military power is much better than allowing the powerful and wealthy families to have the power to openly raise private soldiers!

The recruitment order allows everyone to raise private soldiers, which is really a bad strategy for the wealthy and powerful families to take advantage of it!

Although there are risks in setting up a local martial arts hall, it is another way of "returning power to the people". It can win over the people, unite the people, and curb the practice of powerful families owning private armies.

Fortunately, thanks to God, he has not yet read out the imperial edict to recruit soldiers.

But he was also afraid. Did His Majesty, who was far away in the capital, already issue an imperial decree to recruit soldiers?

That's why he was frightened and scared when he received the letter from Eunuch Qi via carrier pigeon!

That day, after reading the letter from Eunuch Qi, he immediately wrote several secret letters, sending them by carrier pigeon and express horse to inform His Majesty about the establishment of the Xiangwu Hall.

Jiang Dalang: "Grandpa Qin is an old soldier who has always been concerned about the safety of the country. After seeing the rampant and vicious Dongmo spies, he took the risk to propose the establishment of a village martial arts hall."

Jiang Dalang praised the Qin family briefly, then asked, "From what Duke Yan said, do you want to help the border states to set up village martial arts halls?"

Duke Yan nodded and said, "It is impossible to open local martial arts halls in the whole Wei, but it is necessary to open local martial arts halls in the three important places of Northwest Province, Northeast Province, and Taizhou Prefecture so that the children of the people have the force to fight against the enemy and save themselves. This duke has reported the matter of the local martial arts hall to His Majesty in secret."

The imperial court was still taboo about breaking the law with force.

Therefore, in places like Jianghuai Prefecture, Jiangnan Prefecture, and Gyeonggi Province, no local martial arts halls should be established, lest the local martial arts halls in these places become places for the powerful families to train rebels.

However, it is necessary for the prefectures and cities on the border to set up local martial arts halls to increase the force to resist the enemy.

"I would like to thank Duke Yan for giving the villagers the opportunity to save themselves with force." Jiang Dalang thanked him solemnly and felt relieved.

Although Yan Zhou had a special experience and his personality may have changed drastically, he still had compassion for the weak and loved the people.

And that's enough.

but……

"My Lord, it has been a year since the East Desert spies were discovered. The young prince must have returned to the East Desert. I'm afraid the East Desert has already assembled its troops and is ready to go."

"The Northeast Province is far away from the capital. The round trip, plus the time for the ministers to discuss matters, may take more than half a year."

"And if we want to train effectively, it will take at least three months. If we calculate it this way, it will take too long. I'm afraid that the people from Dongmo will attack before our Great Wei's Xiangwu Hall opens."

Xiao Mutong was shocked. This was the most words Young Master Jiang had ever said since he met him.

Xu Sanjun was not surprised… Although the young master was less talkative after the disaster, he would still talk endlessly when necessary.

Duke Yan listened to Jiang Dalang's words and nodded, saying, "That makes sense. What do you suggest?"

Jiang Dalang: "No, let the Duke of Yan give the order to help Northeast Province to set up the Xiangwu Hall first."

Duke of Yan: "What if Your Majesty disagrees?"

Jiang Dalang: "Then close the Township Martial Arts Hall and strictly control the students of the Township Martial Arts Hall to prevent them from committing crimes by force. But before His Majesty orders that the Township Martial Arts Hall cannot be opened, our border prefectures should make resisting the enemy their top priority."

"Speeding up the establishment of the village martial arts hall so that the villagers can have the armed forces to fight the enemy as soon as possible is one of the top priorities in the fight against the enemy."

After hearing this, Duke Yan remained silent and just looked at Jiang Dalang.

Jiang Dalang deliberately paused and lowered his head. After a while, he looked up again and looked directly at Duke Yan, showing the determination of a young man who was brave and unyielding for the sake of his country.

Ha, Duke Yan laughed, and felt a little more relaxed: "Young man, you are very good, and your fiancée is not bad either."

Is the Northeast Province so blessed with so many talented people?

So many treasures appeared at once.