In a certain room in the palace, Pullman and several companions were sitting by a warm stove, taking advantage of the rare leisure time in winter to gather together.
"Time flies so fast. It feels like this year has passed without doing anything." Tolan, who was wearing a white robe, was leaning on the sofa at the moment, his figure was slouching, and he did not look like the top minister of the Ministry of Education at all.
"Education work is much easier now than in the past, because everyone knows the benefits of going to school." He recalled with emotion how the villagers in the mountains were like stubborn rocks.
The former bard had a headache.
It is difficult for you to explain profound truths to people who are not very knowledgeable. They are timid, cunning, and do not believe in any promises.
"Then how was it resolved?" Ms. Fowler, as the supreme judge, pushed up her glasses and put on her coat.
"In fact, we didn't come up with any good solutions later on. We just fulfilled our promise step by step, let the facts speak for themselves, and finally won their trust slowly." Tolan raised his head and looked at the charcoal fire burning quietly in the furnace.
"People need education. It allows a life to think about many issues from a more rational, objective, and even noble perspective."
"This is actually a very meaningful thing."
"After those students graduated, they occasionally wrote to me. Among the letters I received, what I was most happy about was not that so-and-so made a lot of money again, but that he told me what he encountered in his life that moved him and made him feel happy.
Something meaningful.”
"And such a student, even if he looks very ordinary, can eventually gain his own peace and happiness, and live his life openly and clearly."
"Maybe you think this is very mysterious, but in fact, after a lot of feedback was given to me, this is what it looked like in the end. And knowing this is the most touching thing for me in this position."
"The development of things finally told me years later that what I did back then was right. And I didn't have to wake up in the middle of the night and think of my dead friends with shame."
"Yes, time will eventually prove that this is the right path. Even if it is bumpy along the way, it makes people cry and break their hearts."
The room became slightly quieter. Everyone looked at the quietly burning fire and couldn't help but think about the past.
The uneasiness and anxiety in the past have finally calmed down, and now they are confident and determined, because time has given them the answer.
"I feel a little nostalgic." Pullman's sudden voice sounded in the room, breaking the silence and making the people around him feel like beating him up. Although this guy was the boss, they had no scruples.
"I also received a letter recently, from my mentor."
"Your Highness Lorraine Hill?" Everyone thought of that lovely silver-haired girl and couldn't help but become curious.
"Tell me quickly, what letter did His Highness write to you? Did he come to reprimand you because he saw that you have gained weight and become lazy in middle age?"
"Ahem, how is that possible? Can you please not mention this and take care of my face?"
"Okay, okay, our leader, do you have any interesting and fresh thoughts to share with us recently?" A burst of cheerful laughter sounded in the room.
"Actually, the teacher wanted to tell me about my early experiences. She said that she was asleep at the time and regretted that she missed that difficult period. This also left a lot of blanks, so she wanted to fill in the details."
"Hey, it turns out that's what happened. It's actually quite easy to talk about. For example, one year our leader got lost in the mountains and couldn't find the way out. In the end, he could only yell like a monkey in the tree.
The sound attracted the attention of the mountain people."
"Or maybe one day, I went to buy food with my companions, but I admitted my mistake and bought expensive seeds."
"There was also a snowy day when I was marching. Because I didn't sleep well, I rolled down the mountain road and scared the little girl in the village."
"This can all be said, and I think the sage will also be happy to see such an accident, so that His Highness can fully understand everyone's difficulty." A certain bard started to talk meanly.
"Ahem, be quiet, please be serious, everyone. How can you be like a child when you are so old?" Pullman looked seriously at his companions who were doing this.
"I think this is a very good educational theme that can be promoted..." and then came out in a righteous tone.
"So, in order to pursue truth, I think it is necessary for the Sage to know all the little things in the past of our great leader Pullman, so that we can present a person truly and convincingly to the people. What do you think?"
"Agree."
"I think it makes sense."
“Nice idea.”
“Excellent!”
Several idle Crancia executives gathered together and directly kicked Pullman out of the ranks of writers.
"We have reason to believe that Mr. Pullman has more important work to complete." The reason is also impeccable.
"Okay then." Pullman sat down angrily.
"I just hope that after you finish writing it, you can take a look at it. After all, I am the teacher's chief student. I at least have the right to know this."
"That's natural. We will make Mr. Pullman believe that this is how you look in everyone's heart." Everyone laughed and laughed, revealing some hidden emotions.
Perhaps only by recalling those difficult years in the past can we realize how hard-won everything is now.
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At the same time, our sage girl has finally arrived at her first destination.
Long Kok Province, George Town.
The town, which had just been occupied by the rebellious people, was now facing a severe test.
"Everyone, follow me and form an array!"
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, these fully equipped cavalry marched forward in formation, with flags and cloaks flying, like a noisy crimson city wall, tightly arranged.
The shining saber that was suddenly pulled out reflected a neat cold light in the setting sun, and then began to move in the wind.
On the city wall, sporadic arrows fell from time to time, but they were unable to bounce off Hongsui's cylindrical helmet, and then they began to accelerate.
There were obviously only five or six hundred people in the team, but it was like a roaring mountain and a tsunami. The smoke and dust raised and the tremors of the rapid stampede on the ground frightened the defenders in the city.
Before the few guards on the watchtower had time to shout and ask for help, they were cut down by the flying swords in their field of vision and fell to the ground.
On the valley plain at dusk, these elite red cavalry formed a sharp formation. The surging magic power advanced layer by layer, forming a vomiting blade at the front of the formation.
Then the narrow triangular arrow hit the city gate directly.
"Bah——!"
As the dust flew, sawdust shattered, and the thick city gate was directly crushed by the tip of the arrow. The leader of the red cavalry raised his lance and shouted loudly.
"Search the whole city and kill any male who is taller than a wheel!"
"yes!"
In the empire, rebellion is a crime of consecutive crimes. If the local feudal nobles are attacked, residents of the city have the obligation and responsibility to resist. If the feudal nobles are killed, then the local residents are even more guilty and cannot
forgive.
In order to maintain the precarious rule of the Southern Territory, harsh punishments began to be implemented.
It may seem cruel to outsiders, but it does ensure that the rebellion will not succeed easily.
The setting sun was like blood. These cavalrymen galloped in the city, swiping the blades in their hands from time to time, bringing out streaks of blood.
The sounds of wailing and crying gradually drowned the corner of the night.