The next morning, the winter hunt officially began.

Chen Leng and the second prince Li Changye sat on the high slope and watched the army hunting in the distance. Chen Leng asked, "Why don't your highness go?"

The second prince said naturally: "It's meaningless if the master doesn't go, so I won't go either."

"Your Majesty asked you to follow."

"I told my father that I don't worry about you, my father is right."

Under the rising sun, the black-armored imperial guards were neatly lined up and headed towards the yard, with horns coming one after another. Chen Leng was used to such a life, and the second prince could not hide his excitement when he looked at the majestic army. He actually didn't think winter hunting was boring, but at the age of playing, how could he think hunting was so fun? He was just thinking about Chen Leng, one was afraid that Chen Leng was not good at his injuries, and the other was afraid that Chen Leng would be lonely.

This child feels warm in his bones.

"Mom said, the greatest kindness in the world is to save your life. Master is my life-savior, so you must remember it for your life."

The second prince looked at Chen and sneered: "My mother also said that the master is a pure minister."

"Pure minister?"

Chen Leng thought, at the age of the second prince, how could he understand what a pure minister is? He probably only understood literally, but even if it is a pure literal meaning, it is not easy. There is no such pure person in this world. Chen Leng has an indelible and irreplaceable awe for Daning and His Majesty the Emperor, but... Chen Leng is actually very clear about his virtues. If it involves Cha'er, Mr. Chen, and Meng Chang'an, maybe he can't do the word pure minister, and he will never do it.

"Master."

"Um?"

"Did you live a hard life when you were a child?"

“Not bitter.”

Chen Leng said: "All living is not bitter."

"Is death a suffering?"

"Where do you know what suffering is when you die?"

"Then... Master means that there is no suffering in the world?"

"If you are greedy for life, then don't feel bitter. If you are greedy for life, it's too boring... Mr. Chen always feels that I was suffering when I was a child, and His Majesty also thinks that I was suffering when I was a child. But if you regard suffering as a necessary condition for survival, then you will be accustomed to it. One third of the suffering comes from pretentiousness and one third of the dissatisfaction."

"What about one third?"

"If you don't work hard, a person is pretentious, but he doesn't work hard, don't work hard. Do you say it's hard? If you don't feel it's hard and others think it's hard, that's not your hardship."

"But, Master, for example, when you were a child, your mother said that you suffered all the torture and grievances when you were a child. That's not suffering or anything."

"You can see it as...a accumulation, a precipitation."

Chen sneered and said, "People, life is so short. You feel that day by day is slow. When you reach your twenties, you will find that year by year is fast. I think when you are in your sixties or seventies, you will feel that this life is going to be over so quickly. It's just a few decades. If these decades are used to pity yourself, then this life is meaningless."

The second prince doesn't understand very much. He has never experienced Shen Leng's experience and is young, so it is difficult to understand Shen Leng's perception.

"Master, do you hate the person who tortures you?"

"If you don't mention it to me, I'll forget him."

Chen Leng looked at the soldiers in the distance, smiled and said, "Mr. Chen said that if a person only remembers what others are doing to him, his mood will become narrower and narrower. A small-minded person cannot accomplish great things. Remembering more of other people's goodness is not just gratitude, but also makes people understand what good is good and what is bad at all times. Don't do it even if you know it is bad."

The second prince understood this sentence and nodded: "Just like what the master said yesterday, remember how good my elder brother was to me."

"yes."

Chen Leng rubbed the second prince's head: "I treat you so harshly. When you practice martial arts, you asked you over and over again, and you were so angry that you were staring at me. Why do you think I was kind to you?"

The second prince: "There is a master who has glared at him, where did he get his beard?"

Chen Leng laughed: "Then do you think I am strict with you, isn't it hard?"

"no."

The second prince said seriously: "Mom told me a long time ago that if I am excellent, others will not look down on me, and if I don't work hard, I will not be outstanding. I don't want to disappoint my mother, nor do I want to disappoint my master."

Chen Leng said: "When you grow up, you will understand that your efforts since childhood are not to make your mother not disappointed nor to make me not disappointed, but to think back on yourself not to let you down."

Chen Leng stood up: "Have you had enough rest? If you can go hunting, you must come to find me and continue practicing."

The second prince rubbed his sore arms: "Can you rest for a while?"

"Can't."

Chen Leng pointed to the wooden stake he had just buried there not far away: "Cut it off, when will it be cut off, you can rest today."

The second prince looked at the wooden stake that was as thick as his waist, rubbed the corner of his eyebrows: "It's so difficult."

Chen Leng grabbed the black thread knife and walked to the wooden stake: "What you think is difficult now will not be a problem in the future."

As a sword light flashed like a train, the black-lined knife left a bright mark in the air. The thick wooden stake was cut off by Shen Leng, and the fracture was smooth as if it had been polished.

The second prince's eyes lit up: "Master is amazing!"

"It's just brute force."

Chen Leng looked at the second prince: "But brute force is also practiced."

In the distance, Concubine Yi looked at the two men, big and small, from a distance, with a smile on her lips. She was not sure whether her choice was right, but she made a choice. If she was as cautious as before, she would definitely let the second prince not get so close to Chen Leng. The second prince should be closer to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She had never gambled in half her life, and was accepting her fate, so she obeyed her fate.

But she is neither stupid nor stupid. She knows it's time to take a gamble.

Concubine Yi took a deep breath and made the smile on her face not that hard. She had been smiling very hard for the past half of her life. She had long been the imperial concubine. She could be said to be one of the most noble women in Daning. She had already had enough status and confidence to not care about the feelings of so many people, but could make so many people care about her feelings. However, she didn't do that and was always adapting to others.

She had carefully and seriously considered Chen Leng, so she knew that Chen Leng didn't like hypocritical smiles. Chen Leng was just a general and she was a concubine. The people would habitually think that who should obey who or who was more important according to their status. However, in fact, a concubine supported by a general and a concubine without support were two weights.

Chen Leng is a sincere person, so learn to be sincere.

Concubine Yi told herself that at least in front of Shen Leng, she would be a self who did not have the kind of person who looked hypocritical to everyone.

Shan Fenghan, but when Chen Leng carefully guided her son's martial arts, she felt that she was not cold at all.

If Chen Leng didn't jump out of the mountain the moment her son fell from the top of the mountain, she couldn't say anything, but with that jump, she knew who she should trust. Trusting someone is different from flattering someone.

Dongjiang.

General Pei Tingshan sat on the rocking chair and shook his eyes gently, squinting his eyes as if he was asleep. His adopted sons stood straight aside, no one dared to speak, for fear of disturbing the general.

"It's almost time."

Pei Tingshan suddenly smiled: "If nothing unexpected happens, Your Majesty will lead the army north before the end of March, and the news of my dismissal will come to Heiwu around the end of March. This time has been planned by Your Majesty... You are rectifying your arms and ready to go to war at any time."

The adopted son Luo Chen couldn't help asking, "Enjoyed Father, can you deceive the black warrior like this?"

"I don't know if you can deceive the Black Warriors, but you can definitely deceive the Bohai people."

Pei Tingshan's mouth raised, like an old fox who had become an immortal: "I actually destroyed Bohai, but it was not completely destroyed. I fought too quickly and left few soldiers. The people in that place were very strange. The black warriors regarded them as slaves, and they also regarded themselves as slaves of black warriors. For more than ten years, they did not recognize Ningren as their new master. After they recognized him, they would really regard themselves as slaves of Daning."

Pei Tingshan said: "Kaisong is in the Bohai Sea. If the Bohai people knew about my dismissal, they would definitely do something. They have not moved for a while because they were waiting for Daning to go to war with the black warriors. Once the fight starts, the Bohai people will immediately rebel... When they learn that I am no longer the general of the Eastern Xinjiang, they rebel faster."

Pei Tingshan sat up and shook his neck: "To be honest, I also want to take this opportunity to retreat and find a place to retire quietly. After the Northern Expedition, I will go to Chang'an to resign from His Majesty myself. I have been a general who has been around for almost 30 years, and I am tired. I just feel a little regretful. I have been in Dongjiang for 30 years and have not cultivated a qualified successor. You are all excellent, but in comparison, who is confident that you can beat Meng Chang'an?"

His adopted sons looked at each other, but no one spoke.

"Look, if someone comes forward and says I don't agree, I'm willing to fight with Your Majesty for you. Unfortunately, you don't have the courage. Personally, I really want Meng Chang'an to die. I have sent someone to kill him. But now, it proves that Your Majesty's vision is much better than mine. Meng Chang'an is not only a general, but also a handsome talent. If he wants to come to Dongjiang, please remember it for me... If you want to give him a warning, then give it, don't hesitate, show it if you don't agree."

He paused: "But if you give the power and show your dissatisfaction, you will show it. In the end, no one is stronger than others. If you lose, then give me a honest general in Dongjiang. You can listen to Meng Chang'an's orders no matter how you listen to my orders. People from Peitingshan can not admit defeat, but they must not be convinced. If you can, it is OK. If you can, it is not OK. I have never concealed my desire to kill Meng Chang'an. I also said this in front of Your Majesty, but I have never been able to do so. I didn't think Meng Chang'an was a waste. I still said this in front of Your Majesty. Dongjiang swordsmanship, soldiers trained by Pei Tingshan, and generals raised by you, remember that you can have the mark of Pei Tingshan on you, but you are the soldiers of Daning and the soldiers of Your Majesty. I have always wanted to be an open-minded person in my life. I haven't succeeded, but I'm a little short of it. You can try it. If you don't succeed, it doesn't matter. It's okay to go in the direction of those four words."

He stood up and said, "But before Meng Chang'an came, you were my soldiers. Heiwu in the northern expedition. I can retire after fighting, but I can't lose to Wu Xinyu. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

The adopted sons clasped their fists.
Chapter completed!