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This was the first night in four years that An Zheng and the others did not have An Zheng at home.

They all sat on the roof, holding their chin as they stared blankly at the moon. No one spoke a word.

Different from Qu Liuxi and the others, Gu Qianye stood alone at the entrance with a slightly ugly expression. She pulled a thin necklace from around her neck and looked down at the thing hanging from the necklace. She tried several times to pull it off.

Qu Liuxi, who was sitting on the roof, saw the weird behavior of Gu Qianye, and came down from the roof: "Elder sister, what's wrong?"

she asked.

Gu Qianye looked down at the item on the necklace, and then stuffed it back into his clothes.

She turned around and looked at Qu Liuxi: "Do you guys think An Zheng will be in any danger?"

Qu Liuxi said: "The letter that the Ministry of War sent over was personally written by An Zheng. An Zheng had already made an agreement with us a long time ago. There are some words that he would use a special writing method to write, and there are also some other very hidden characteristics that I have seen before. He said that the Ministry of War only imprisoned him for one day, and would release him tomorrow. "

Gu Qianye seemed to be muttering to himself, "Maybe An Zheng judged wrongly?"

Qu Liuxi's face changed slightly: Then what do we do?

Gu Qianye lifted her hand and pressed it against her chest.

She turned around to look at Qu Liuxi and said: "Before I led my tribesmen into the Fantasy Eternal Residence City, I did not have a good impression of people like you. You all call yourselves the largest race, and stated your benevolence and kindness. However, in the Ancient Hunt Clan's impression, you are all treacherous and treacherous. After coming into contact with the both of you, I gradually changed my view. I knew that there would be scum in any race, but most of them were good people. However ? But we can never forget to guard against the evil in human nature. "

She took a deep breath. "An Zheng isn't an idiot, but he is too easy to believe in."

Ministry of War.

In minister's Hao Pingan's study, Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War poured a cup of tea for Hao Pingan, then sat opposite him: "Master, is this matter really going to be handled according to An Zheng's method?"

Hao Pingan nodded his head: "An Zheng is a rare talent, what he did today was unforgivable. According to my original thoughts, I wanted to make him a slave and send him to the border. But his words changed my mind ? In fact, a large portion of his words are taken for granted, and he thinks that carrying it out is not difficult, it is not because he is childish, but because he is not good at our Yan Kingdom's field of government. "

"But in the end, his way of thinking is indeed of some help to the Ministry of War. Although the Martial Arts Academy had produced a few talents in the past few years, they had never been able to compare with the Great Cauldron Academy and the Uppermost Tao Field. Furthermore, the border territories had been warring for many years. Most of the outstanding youths that graduated from the Martial Arts Academy died in battle after reaching the battlefield. That is to say, our Ministry of War's reserve forces have always been insufficient, causing us to be in a state where there is no one left in the army to carry on from now on. "

"The state can use decrees to require young men to join the army, but will these people who are brought into the barracks by the law really become qualified soldiers?"

Chen Zaiyan sighed, "This reminds me of those youths who graduated from the Martial Academy last year. There were 328 of them, and only fourteen of them entered the Ministry of War to take up positions, while the rest went to various places on the border. Ten months had passed since they finished their studies in September last year ? Yesterday, I counted the number of casualties at the border over the past year and focused on those low-ranked officers who died in battle. "

He lowered his head, with a sad expression on his face, "In ten months, 314 outstanding youths died in battle, with 219 being disabled and 32 being injured. We lost 80% of our members. As for the remaining 20% who were still alive, they were all from clans with deep roots. This was because these youngsters would not enter the battlefield when they went to the border. They were only there to earn their qualifications. Sooner or later, these people would have to return to work in the imperial court, and before long, they would become the backbone of the army. And this kind of core strength represents the interests of the various large clans. "

Hao Pingan said: "But we can't change anything, there are always people who want to go onto the battlefield, and those who do not need to go onto the battlefield have sufficient strength to support them. However, the Humble Class is different. If you want to change your own life, you have to make a name for yourself.

Chen Zaiyan raised his head, "But Master, is there really no other reason behind all of this? Didn't those Humble Class who died in battle die because of someone? They were like strong loaches trying their best to squeeze into a pond of carp. However, these golden carp would never allow them to enter, so they would kill these mudfish outside of the golden carp's pond at all costs. "

"The imperial government is such a big pond."

Chen Zaiyan clenched his fist tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging out.

Hao Pingan patted Chen Zaiyan's shoulder: "I know, I understand, that's why I'm preparing to push those things that An Zheng said. Let more people of the Humble Class see hope, and let more people get rid of their education. "

Chen Zaiyan looked at Hao Pingan: "But master, isn't this kind of resistance a little too intense?"

"It was tragic."

Hao Pingan said: "For the sake of making the people from the Humble Class official their officials and becoming an indispensable force in the imperial government, we can only increase the number of Humble Class s that the imperial government can absorb to contend against them. The number of people who wished to die was not as many as the number of people who joined. Eventually, a portion of the people would remain as the pillars of the imperial court. That's right, you're right, it's truly tragic, because only one in a thousand will be left alive. "

Chen Zaiyan remained silent as he lowered his head and stared at the teacup in his hand in a daze.

"You are from the Humble Class."

Hao Pingan looked at Chen Zaiyan and said: "So you understand the hardships of those Humble Class s more than I do, and you love them more than I do. But believe me, I'm trying to do something that will help them. "

"Lord, to be able to work by your side is an honor for the rest of my life."

Chen Zaiyan stood up and cupped his fists.

Hao Pingan laughed as he shook his head, "To the golden carps that you spoke of, I am actually one of them, it is just that I am a little unusual. Before the first king died, he had said that those large clans that looked like the pillars of the imperial court were actually the moths of the nation. However, in order to maintain the stability of the country, these people had to be used. But if we only use these people, the country will still be finished. "

He turned around and looked at Chen Zaiyan, "This is also the reason why first king suppressed everyone to make you his Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War. first king knows my character, so she handed you over to me. The reason for letting you work by my side is to cultivate you and make you a role model.

"Thus, after first king passed away, the empress dowager wholeheartedly wanted to replace the right vice minister of Ministry of War that had been empty for many years. "If Her Majesty had arranged for someone to come in, it would have been those people who would take my place, not you."

He said seriously: "In this chaotic world, Ministry of War is the most important. As long as the Ministry of War is fair and just, then those youngsters who were born in the same family as you will have hope, and the country will have hope as well. "

"You say it's desperate, the only thing I can do now is to maintain this hope through this desperate method."

As Chen Zaiyan sat there, his eyes were already red. "People from the Humble Class will have an even purer heart of a nation to repay, but they cannot be reused. However ? "Let's not talk about it anymore."

Hao Pingan said: "Thus, An Zheng's suggestion is indeed something to be done. Originally, I planned to personally go see the civilians that are still surrounding the Martial Arts Academy's gate tomorrow, but I think that you are more suitable than me. I will enter the palace tomorrow to see the King and explain this matter in detail to him. "

"Your Majesty?"

Chen Zaiyan sighed: "It's just that ?"

His remaining words were stopped by Hao Pingan before he could finish his sentence, "Don't speak of offending others. The King actually has great ambitions.

Hao Pingan said: "Tomorrow, go out and pacify those people, tell them that the Martial Arts Academy will thoroughly investigate this matter, and then clear up the matter in the Martial Arts Academy within three days, do not just let anyone who has been in the academy for too long get away, as long as it is a criminal, capture them all."

"Until who?"

Chen Zaiyan asked.

Hao Pingan was silent for a moment, then said with a slightly relaxed tone, "A few Vice Headmasters can move one or two of them, but there's no need to expand any further."

Disappointment appeared in Chen Zaiyan's eyes, but he knew that this was his limit.

Hao Pingan saw disappointment in Chen Zaiyan's eyes, and he also saw a very complicated thing that seemed to be sorrow. He thought that this kind of grief was due to Chen Zaiyan feeling sorry for those people who came from the Humble Class like him, so he didn't care too much about it. There were many different kinds of sorrows in a person's life, but one couldn't tell them apart from their eyes. Some sadness is related to me, some sadness is related to others, for example ? They were about to part.

Hao Pingan said: "An Zheng is a person that I can cultivate, in the future, I will hand Ministry of War over to you, you should also help me find a helper since a long time ago. Amongst the existing people, Fang Daozhi and Fang Zhiji looked the same, but they could still do whatever they want, but this kind of person could be trusted. But that trust was personal, not official. Wang Kaitai was left behind on purpose to help you, this person has an honest personality, but when doing things, he has his limits, and his thoughts are also detailed. He represents the interests of the border troops, so it's good for you to have him. "

"But this is still not enough. We need more young people to come in. You have to nurture them."

Chen Zaiyan replied: "Rest assured Master, I will."

Hao Pingan felt a bit uncomfortable, but he didn't know what it was. He felt that something wasn't right with Chen Zaiyan's words just now, and this kind of answer didn't fit Chen Zaiyan's personality.

"Go, meet An Zheng and listen to his thoughts before going to pacify the public."

Hao Pingan looked at the moon outside: "It's been over ten days since I've been home, I'll go back to take a look today."

Chen Zaiyan: "I will arrange for someone to escort Master back."

Hao Pingan nodded, "Alright."

At the same time, in Ministry of War's prison.

An Zheng did indeed sleep in a single room, a single room with a big bed.

However, the large bed was made by a few guards who had found some flat things to put together. The bedding was new and clean. Apart from the bed, there was a table, a stool, four to five plates of dishes and a pot of wine on the table.

An Zheng looked around, other than the torture instruments that were still hanging on the wall, everything else was fine.

However, in theory, the cells of the Ministry of War should not have torture instruments ? Because Ministry of War's prison cell was only a temporary place to hold prisoners, Ministry of War did not have the right to use torture.

Just as he was thinking about this, there was a sound from the door chain and two guards came in: "Lord An, there is something I need to tell you in advance."

The guard who was walking in front said to An Zheng with a smile, "You may need to stay for a while longer."