The clear morning sun casts a layer of fresh gauze over the ancient Chenxian city.

The gong announcing the opening of the market had just sounded, and the people who got up early heard a burst of neat chanting coming from the north of the city.

"...Confucius said: 'A gentleman is not careful in comparing himself with others, but a villain is not careful in comparing himself with others'..."

The common people who got up early heard the sound and rushed forward to look around. They saw hundreds of Confucian scholars in green shirts carrying luggage, majestic and high-spirited, walking through the streets and markets in groups, reciting their Confucian classics loudly as they walked, with eyebrows between their eyebrows.

His pride was beyond words.

Yesterday, the first season of Jixia Academy Baijia Academy officially came to an end.

Obviously, the winner of the first season is Confucian!

In the south city gate tower.

Han Fei and Li Si, one white and one black, sit and stand together.

"I've been feeling uneasy these past few days. I always feel like something big is going to happen!"

Li Siding looked steadily at the procession of Confucian scholars parading in the city and murmured to himself, with a hint of worry in his stern brows.

Han Fei was sitting in the wheelchair, his back still straight. He replied expressionlessly: "I think about it every day, and I dream about it at night."

Li Si glanced at him, frowned slightly and said, "Stop pretending to be confused. You don't know what Brother Yu said?"

After Han Fei pondered for a few moments, he changed the subject and said, "Has Brother Xian read the administrative documents that I, Guanlan Pavilion, transferred to your Shengheng Mansion three days ago?"

Of course Li Si could see that he was talking about it, but he still responded: "Brother Xian is talking about the official document about the expansion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

At this moment, the two of them are neither in the official temple nor wearing official clothes, so they are regarded as personal friends.

As for the Ministry of Internal Affairs mentioned by Li Si, it is naturally the shell of the ‘Demon Slayer Department’!

Han Fei nodded: "Exactly!"

After Li Si pondered for two breaths, he said in a deep voice: "Brother Yu has read the official document, but Brother Yu cannot approve it and has no authority to approve it. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the king's personal guard and is directly under the king's control. I, the Wengping Mansion, have no jurisdiction over it.

, Even if the king is away at war and Brother Yu is temporarily in charge of the royal government affairs, I will never interfere with the affairs of the king's personal guards!"

Han Fei nodded, with no trace of surprise on his face. It was obvious that he knew a lot about his senior brother's cautious temperament.

He wrote lightly: "I also know that Brother Xian will not approve the administrative document. I forwarded the administrative document to the Wengwen Mansion just to keep the document for the king to read after he returns to the royal court. Regarding the expansion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,

The matter had already begun when that administrative document was issued... What Brother Yu asked is, has Brother Xian ever read the supplementary provisions of that administrative document?"

Li Si: 'Do I have to thank you for being so considerate of me?'

He was extremely speechless, but he was also vaguely envious.

He envied the way Han Fei and Chen Sheng got along.

But he also knew that he couldn't be like Han Fei.

Because he is not Han Fei...

"Brother Yu saw that the main text was about the expansion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he didn't read further... What is recorded in the appendix? If it is urgent, Brother Yu will read it immediately after returning to the government and give Brother Xian an answer."

Li Si replied,

Han Fei said with a drag on his voice, "Yeah," and said, "It's not that important, it's just the outline of cases from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in June and July."

"The entire Demon Slaying Department handled forty-seven types of demon cases of various sizes in June. This number has increased slightly compared with previous months, but the magnitude is not large."

"But after the time passed in July, the number of demon cases increased sharply under Wang Ting's rule. Two hundred demon-slaying envoys and four thousand cavalry were running around the nine counties of Wang Ting. In one month, the losses exceeded 20%. Dealing with large and small

One hundred and thirty-five demon cases!”

"The outline of the cases from the Ministry of Internal Affairs this month has not yet been compiled, but as far as I know, the evil plague this month is even worse than the last month..."

He didn't pause, and he picked up all the data at his fingertips, accurate to the single digit.

Li Si stroked his beard unhurriedly and pondered for a few minutes, and whispered with some doubts: "Why have there been such big changes in just one month? Could it be that the Internal Affairs Office made up lies in order to obtain fabrics?

Is the case deceiving the royal court? Can my dear brother send some capable officials to investigate the case files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in detail?"

Han Fei turned his head in shock and looked at Li Si with his eyes covered with black cloth.

But then he felt that this was Li Si!

If he doesn’t suspect that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is committing fraud, then he is not Li Si!

He immediately straightened his face and replied one sentence at a time: "Brother Xian, please rest assured. Although Brother Fool's eyes are blind, his heart is not blind. Furthermore, Brother Xian, even if he can't trust Brother Fool, a disabled person, he should still believe in the King's words."

Judgment is what matters, and the envoy Jing Ke is a great talent that the king is looking for!"

"My dear brother, you are worrying too much!"

Li Si said "Haha" in embarrassment, "Brother Yu, how can you doubt the talent of the wise brother? Isn't Brother Yu worried that the wise brother will be deceived by cunning officials if he has been in the center for a long time?"

Han Fei:......

After being silent for several breaths, he sighed lightly and said with great exhaustion: "Brother Yu and Brother Xian are talking about this, not to dispute with Brother Xian whether there are any omissions in the supervision mechanism of Guanlan Pavilion, but to tell Xian

Brother, the demon’s resurgence is stronger than the tyranny!”

"My foolish brother expands the Ministry of Internal Affairs without the permission of the king. This is for the sake of the king!"

"Without the king's approval, helping Confucianism spread to the nine counties of the king's court is also a plan of the king's court!"

"Even if it is not what I want, it is only because I am ambitious and talented, and I have failed the great king's trust. I am determined not to have any personal gain in it!"

"Foolish brother also knows that wise brother is very envious of foolish brother's compatibility with the king and his ministers. But has foolish brother ever thought about himself, is he loyal in his plans for others? Is he trustworthy in his dealings with others?"

"If you are loyal and trustworthy, you should be upright and have a clear conscience. How come you are like a dog that has been bereft of its family and become panicked all day long and find it difficult to live your life if you transgress even a little bit?"

Li Si was speechless.

He never expected that Han Fei would turn around in such a big circle and scold him.

Could it be that this guy really thought that he, Li Si, would not understand the superficial truth he said?

But so what if you understand?

Do you think everyone in the world is as heartless as you?

"These words are of no use to you, Brother Yu!"

Li Si stroked his beard with a dull expression and said: "You have to wait until the king returns to the center and tell the king!"

Han Fei chuckled softly and said, "Your Majesty, you don't need such nonsense as foolish brother."

Li Si was speechless again.

Based on his understanding of Chen Sheng, it seems that Chen Sheng really doesn't need this nonsense. Although Chen Sheng is not very old, Chen Sheng definitely knows how much they have their minds!

Look at his and Han Fei's positions, powers, and scope of work. They all have the right medicine to match their talents and temperaments!

Thinking of this, Li Si sighed lightly, turned around and watched the hundreds of green-shirted Confucian scholars neatly leaving the city, disappearing into the vast plains along the flat and straight horse path outside the south city.

"I hope everything goes as you wish!"

Han Fei turned his wheelchair and faced the outside of Nancheng like Li Si: "It should be that he hopes that Saint Kong will realize his wish as soon as possible..."

…

Beam.

This night was extremely long.

When the morning sun once again filled Daliang City, all the soldiers of the Luoyi Forbidden Army in the city felt as if they were in another world!

"Don't be stunned, get to work quickly, there's still plenty of work to do!"

"Now you know how tired you are? Why didn't you think of this person when you were destroying the city?"

"That's it, take a look for yourselves, what have you done here?"

"Work, work..."

The loud shouts of the red-coated soldiers woke up the soldiers of the Luoyi Imperial Army who were in a daze facing the rising sun.

They turned their heads and looked around in confusion, seeing the disgraced faces of the former Paoze brothers. They finally returned to reality and continued to repair the battle-damaged city with a wry smile.

Upstairs in the North City.

Chen Sheng, who had been busy all night and had not even had time to take off his armor, and Wang Ben, who had already put on a black captain's armor, stood behind the female wall one behind the other, looking at the hundreds of thousands of soldiers crowded in the city.

horse.

"The military command system of our Han court is slightly different from the current military command system of Kyushu. If a virtuous father and son want to command our red army, it is best to first enter the military department of Jixia Academy of our Han court.

If you have this period of time as a buffer, you can avoid your father and son being surrendered to our Han Dynasty and being severely punished for being disabled!"

Chen Sheng talked about the arrangements for the father and son one sentence after another, his tone was no longer as strong as before, and he was somewhat polite.

In fact, he is now a little unsure about his attitude towards the father and son.

As for being as close, casual and respectful as one's own elders, the relationship is far from that. His current status is not suitable for him to be so close to a surrendered general so quickly.

But if he were to be treated completely according to the treatment of a serious reduced general, it would not be appropriate. After all, Wang Ben was not only his uncle Chen Ao's comrade and sibling, but also his cousin Chen Yue's father-in-law...

We can only upgrade to another level with the treatment of a serious demoted general!

Thinking of this, Chen Sheng added another sentence: "Of course, with the military experience of Xian and his son, it is indeed a bit unfair to learn how to lead the army with those new recruits. Whether they go or not depends entirely on Xian and his son."
To be continued...