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An Zheng was obviously not joking around, definitely not.

When An Zheng arrived outside the main entrance of the Ministry of War's yamen, the three heads of the yamen were already brought outside of the Fanggu City with them. When An Zheng signed his name and waited for them to receive him, the soil on the three of them had already been filled up.

Halfway there, Du Shoushou asked An Zheng: "Zhou Wanqian doesn't seem to be that sort of cruel and ferocious person, why didn't you give him a chance to live?"

An Zheng's answer was: "Zhou Wanqian is even more despicable than the Gou's house because he knows when to advance and when to retreat what attitude he should maintain. He knew how to show weakness and how to preserve himself. Do you think he was led astray by the people of the Gou's house? No, he just found a suitable soil for himself. He was nice to me because he wanted to live. If you told him to sell Gou's house for his life, he would immediately kneel down and lick your toes. You can carefully check and see how many of the evil deeds Gou's house did were done by Zhou Wanqian, and how many were done directly without the help of anyone from the Gou's house. "

An Zheng said, "When the officials make a conviction, there will be a difference between the perpetrator and the accomplice. But in my opinion, there is no master for doing evil. "

Du Shoushou didn't really understand what An Zheng meant, but as long as it was something An Zheng said, he would believe it to be true.

It was completely different from what An Zheng had imagined. Yan Kingdom's yamen was not really that solemn and strict. The door was quite solemn. The style of the door was the kind of face that seemed rigid at first glance. Inside, there were many pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, and lakes. The one he liked the most was the number of pink paper cranes hanging on the trees in the front garden of the Ministry of War Yamen.

When An Zheng saw this, he couldn't help but nod his head, as though he had never thought that you were such a Ministry of War.

The person in charge of receiving them was a man who was around fifty years old. He called himself Hao Pingan, and was a Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of War. Ministry of War was also a sixth stage official, but the atmosphere felt by the officials was even more imposing than that of the local officials. However, the Ministry of War had a very comfortable feeling. It was that we were all soldiers, brothers.

This was absolutely different from the other yamen's because of the Youlan Sixteenth Kingdom's years of war.

An Zheng also frequently went to the Ministry of War when he was at Da Xi, but it was very serious there. Da Xi was peaceful. There was no war. That was why the people of Ministry of War had spent all their energy on scheming and scheming, and even plotted for a very small matter. However, it was different in the Yan Kingdom. War was fought here every year, and battles were fought on the borders every day.

As such, this year's people who entered the Ministry of War to become officials might just become familiar with it. In the blink of an eye, they would be transferred to the border to supplement it, and then they would very likely die on the battlefield. So the people here have a realization ? No one knew when they would die. Every single person in Ministry of War could possibly be the ones who stood behind him to protect him. They were all brothers. In addition, there was one meeting less.

Even when calculating and calculating, it was still inferior to the difference between life and death.

Regardless of their age, the people here understood the relationship between death and trust better than the people in the other yamen.

Hao Pingan brought An Zheng and sat in the pavilion in the front yard's small garden, and laughed: "Originally, I had planned to let you wait in the house for a while, but since the adults are all in the meeting, before long, I will need to select a group of people to supplement it at the southeastern border. The war with the You Kingdom is getting more and more intense, and there are not enough people. "So I don't know when the opening will be over and the house is depressing. I might as well just sit outside."

An Zheng said: "Didn't you already not have a great battle with the You Kingdom for a long time?"

Hao Pingan said: "There is no such thing as a great war, but it has never stopped. From a certain point of view, the Zhao Kingdom is brothers with our Yan Kingdom, at least we will not fall out with them. Since the Zhuoguo is between us and the Zhao Kingdom, we can only obey. But in the southeast direction, the You Kingdom, the Forever and the hegemony had joined forces, wanting to advance towards the north. "They didn't dare to head towards the south because that's where Da Xi is. Thus, they had no choice but to head north."

"What's a war?"

Hao Pingan asked.

An Zheng did not reply, but gave his own answer, "In the Ministry of War, the definition of a great battle is as follows ? Within the first battle, more than five thousand people had died. Do you know how many of us die every day at the southeast border? There were no less than three hundred people a day. So in many border city garrisons, we don't know each other. "

An Zheng was speechless. He had experienced a lot of things in the Da Xi world, but never such a cruel war. Da Xi was too big that no one dared to provoke her. Furthermore, Da Xi was still constantly pressing on the nearby small countries. To Da Xi, these small countries were merely nutritious products. Every day, she would have to squeeze out a little bit of it.

Therefore, An Zheng was very clear that the war between the sixteen kingdoms of Youlan had something to do with Da Xi.

Hao Pingan saw that An Zheng's expression was a little strange, and laughed: "You might not be familiar with this atmosphere, since you came from the Zhao Kingdom's Fringe City, we did not have any conflicts with Zhao Kingdom. It'll be better if you get familiar with it from now on. Furthermore, don't be too impatient, the meeting in Ministry of War will probably take a long time today.

He suddenly asked, "What do you think of Da Xi?"

An Zheng replied, "Da Xi ? A large part of the reason for the war between the sixteen kingdoms was because of Da Xi. Although it was impossible for the surrounding small countries to affect Da Xi, Da Xi would never allow these small countries to get rich and strong. Da Xi Empire would constantly pressure the smaller nations around them to attack each other. These small countries have no choice but to attack those small countries that are slightly further away from them in order to survive. "

"In this way, the surrounding small countries will be constantly exhausting their national strength in the midst of war. People had a huge loss in terms of wealth. However, Da Xi would not allow these small countries to easily destroy each other. They were not allowed to annex each other. Although in the eyes of Da Xi, these small countries are but ants, but Da Xi can't even allow a relatively strong ant to appear. "

Hao Pingan's eyes lit up: There are too few knowledgeable people as young as you, there are really too few. Most of the young people in the Ministry of War worshipped Da Xi. They thought that this was a true strong country with the attitude and responsibilities of a powerful country. Because when the wars in the surrounding countries reached their climax, it was often Da Xi who sent messengers to regulate the situation. The war will stop because of the intervention of Da Xi. They think it was due to her. "

An Zheng sighed, "I just said that Da Xi won't allow any ants to grow stronger. So once a country could annex another country, Da Xi would step in to prevent that from happening. As for whether she would listen or not, it was not Da Xi's concern at all. It's fine if you are obedient, but if you are disobedient, we will beat you until you are crippled. "

Hao Pingan said: "That's exactly the case, so I am a little not used to seeing the thoughts of the young people in Ministry of War, but you are also unable to persuade them, and their adoration of the strong is also very stubborn."

An Zheng nodded his head, "Indeed, not only them, a large majority of people think that life in the Da Xi Empire will be peaceful. "However, the refugees are absolutely not allowed to enter the Da Xi region. Our border army has been killing people, fighting with the enemy. The soldiers of the Da Xi region have also been killing people. They are killing those who want to enter the Da Xi region."

Hao Pingan stood up: "You should rest here for a while, I'll go check if the meeting is over."

An Zheng got up: "I'll be waiting. Thank you, Lord Hao."

Hao Ping stood up and left, walking very straight. From the looks of it, this middle-aged man, who somewhat disliked youngsters, was not a civil servant who had never been to the battlefield before. The way he walked explained everything. This person's words and actions carried a sense of nobility and sternness. He thought about it for a while. Most of the officials in the capital were like that. They had a sense of superiority, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

Hao Pingan, who was around fifty years old and was still a sixth stage official, would not even have a chance to get promoted in his entire life. However, An Zheng was curious, why was this person not wearing an official's uniform, and instead dressed in ordinary clothes, waiting for guests in Ministry of War.

Hao Pingan walked to the end of the small garden and turned into a long corridor. Then, he took out a pipe from a bag hanging by his waist. He did not go to see if the meeting was over. Instead, he squatted where he could sit and smoked a cigarette. His pipe was large and very long. A puff of smoke seemed to exhale when it came out.

After about ten minutes, two people dressed in red walked over and shouted at Hao Pingan from afar.

Hao Pingan seemed to be helpless. He knocked his pipe against the sole of his shoes and followed the two people inside. In Great Yan, officials of fifth rank and above wore red, while officials of the third rank and above wore purple, while people of the sixth rank and below wore green. The two wearing red should be the higher ranked people in Ministry of War. In the Great Yan, the Minister of War was a Second Rank official, but to receive the salary of the first rank, one had to travel according to the rules of the first rank. The Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War was a True Third Stage cultivator, only second to the minister.

Hao Pingan then moved into a room, after entering, a group of people wearing red official uniform all stood up, and respectfully saluted: "Master."

Hao Pingan casually waved his hand, then walked to the main seat and sat down: "Where are you guys discussing?"

One of them replied, "Reporting to Master, King of Yan said that he wanted us to nominate a person to send the tribute to Da Xi city. After discussion, General Wang Kaitai is the most suitable person."

Hao Pingan thought for a while: "But Wang Kaitai is in charge of the freshmen, I think we should change him."

Everyone was speechless.

Hao Pingan said: "Choose a more respectable one from the sixth stage Minister for Foreign Affairs. In any case, they are only people who cooperate with the Ministry of Rites. Give him the general's uniform and don't pee in your pants. The generals of the Great Yan do not have the time to attend to the Great Master of the Da Xi family. Rather than sending generals like General Wang Kaitai to lower his head to others, why not let him create a few outstanding youths for me in the martial academy? I am born a scholar, I can go to Da Xi and bow my head and bow my waist. But the generals can't do it, the generals... He couldn't lower his head. The dignity that they gained through bloody battles cannot be wasted like this. "

Everyone fell silent before they stood up and answered in an orderly manner.

Yes, anyone can bow their heads, but the generals who represent the military cannot.

Master, didn't you say that you wanted to personally go and see the children recommended by General Qiu Changchen before he died?

Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War Chen Zaiyan asked: "Did you see it?"

Hao Pingan nodded, and said in a low voice, "Good seedling, truly a good seedling that can make my heart bright. General Qiu's recommendation has not been in vain. Three consecutive letters from General Qiu's Referral Letter, and news of General Qiu's death came after the third letter. "

Chen Zaiyan sighed, "It's such a pity. It's been more than three years since we found out that the person who killed General Qiu was from the Spirit of Youguo. It took us more than a thousand days to find out the truth.

Hao Pingan suddenly laughed coldly: "You think that's all? Do you think that General Fang Zhiji was really forced to leave by the empress dowager? "

He stood up and looked out of the window, "You Kingdom's men travelled thousands of miles to assassinate my Great Yan's Vice General Tie Liuhuo, this matter is not over. General Fang Zhiji brought Tie Liuhuo along to ride south. Is it really to avoid Her Majesty? "

'Pa! '

His hand patted on the windowsill: "Spirit of Youguo some people don't die, General Fang Zhiji will not bring his men back."

Chen Zaiyan's expression changed, and he let out a long sigh of relief, "Fortunately, General Fang was born in my Great Yan."