Chapter 294 All the people are soldiers
Xia Kingdom.

Zhuge Jinyu looked at his brother kneeling on the ground, speechless for a long time.

The child has grown up and wants to go out and explore the world, but he won’t come back and clamor to go to the battlefield, right?
He pinched his eyebrows and looked at Zi Jun, who looked calm and composed, with a headache.

Zi Jun had had enough of that silly boy when he was in Taoyuan City, and now it was Zhuge Jinyu's turn to experience it for himself.

Seeing that the Imperial Master didn't respond, Zhuge Jinyu sighed. The child had grown up and was becoming harder to control.

"Why do we have to go to the battlefield?" he asked patiently.

Zhuge Jinyi had a bitter face, he didn't know either.

Perhaps because of the spy's report, Xiao Shengnan also joined the militia and went to the battlefield.

If... He hoped he could save her.

"I...I have reasons why I must go to the battlefield." He said firmly.

Zhuge Jinyu really couldn't do anything about him, so he waved his hand casually, "Go down first, I'll think about it."

After Zhuge Jinyi left, receiving Zijun's teasing eyes, Zhuge Jinyu could only smile bitterly, "Godfather, what do you think is the reason why Jinyi insisted on going to the battlefield?"

Zijun held the jeweled whisk and gave him a look that said "you know what I mean." "What else could it be? A woman."

Zhuge Jinyu didn't quite believe it, "But I think Jinyi clearly hasn't figured it out yet."

Rather than saying that this guy did it for a woman, Zhuge Jinyu would rather believe that he did it for the white tiger named "Batian".

Zi Jun rolled his eyes at him and said, "Just because you don't understand doesn't mean he doesn't understand. You should have seen what he wrote in the letter about that woman."

Zhuge Jinyu thought back to the letter Zhuge Jinyi had written to him, and a name suddenly popped up in his mind, "It's his classmate named Xiao Shengnan!"

Zi Jun nodded, "Probably." Otherwise he couldn't figure out why the silly boy would go to such a dangerous battlefield.

Zhuge Jinyu was both angry and amused, "That's all you can do! She's just a girl. If you really like her, just send someone to bring her back..."

Zi Jun's expression slightly restrained, and he said seriously: "Jin Yu, don't underestimate the women of Taoyuan City."

"I think it's normal that Jin Yi would become enlightened because of the woman named Xiao Shengnan."

"That girl was top of every subject and fought against the Tartars on the battlefield. Although she had a scar on her face, she never felt sorry for herself or gave up."

"She was first in the exam that the Queen Mother and I took."

"On the day the results were announced, she killed her unscrupulous grandmother and father who wanted to sell her two sisters in the street."

"She was later sentenced to hard labor. On the day Xiao Ying left for the war, she also joined the army."

"And such women... Taoyuan City is full of them..."

“They never accept their fate…”

"No, or rather, the people of Taoyuan City never believe in fate. They believe in Xiao Ying and believe that their fate is in their own hands."

"Jin Yu, can you imagine? Once a war breaks out, everyone in Taoyuan City, from the elderly to the children, will dare to take up arms and go to the battlefield, and they are all willing to go to the battlefield."

"Taoyuan City...everyone is a soldier."

"No, it was Taoyuan City at first, but now the entire northwest is a military force."

"They can all read and write. They are all literate."

"Xiaguo has not done enough in this regard."

Zhuge Jinyu thought of Zhuge Jinyi's papers and homework and clenched his fists. "Indeed, Xiao Ying is a man of great talent... If he cannot be used by me, then I must get rid of him."

When talking about Xiao Ying, we have to mention another woman who is even more famous.

"Godfather, where is Chen Qinyu?"

When mentioning Chen Qinyu, Zijun curled his lips, "In my opinion, she is not as good as Xiao Ying."

"Although she also governed Wu County very well, she used Zhongzhou, which was adjacent to Wu County, to imprison the noble families, making it a chaotic place with miserable lives for the people."

"She is more self-centered and cruel than Xiao Ying."

"She has no people in her heart, only great cause." "I learned a saying in Taoyuan City, 'The people are water, the emperor is the boat, water can carry the boat, but it can also overturn it.'"

"However, if I stand from the perspective of a superior, I would like to call Chen Qinyu a hero."

"But the people don't need heroes."

Zhuge Jinyu silently savored the phrase "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it". After a long while, he slammed the table and said, "Great! What a great saying! 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it'! Well said!"

Zi Jun looked at Zhuge Jinyu, "Xiao Ying cares a lot about the people. Until this year, she has never collected taxes. The money for the construction of the northwest was all paid out of her own pocket."

"People even wrote a joint letter asking her to collect taxes."

"Jin Yu, she has many good qualities, which you can learn from when governing Xia Country."

Zhuge Jinyu stood up and bowed to Zijun, "Thank you, foster father. Jinyu has learned a lot."

Zijun nodded, "Then I'll go back first."

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Returning to Zhaixing Tower, Zijun opened the luggage he had brought back.

The little Taoist boy came in with a food box, "Master, are we going to start refining the elixir?"

Zi Jun pulled out a book called "The Cold-hearted Prince's Tyrannical Love" from his bag and said unhappily, "What kind of elixir do you want to make? I'm already old, can't I just take a good rest? People younger than me have already started to retire!"

Qingyun is living in Taoyuan City to retire, so it doesn't make sense for him, as his senior brother, to work so hard, right?
The little Taoist boy scratched his head. Master actually wanted to start taking care of himself? Did the sun rise from the west today?

After sending the little Taoist boy out, Zi Jun sat down at the table and opened the half-read notebook.

This is life!

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Baomei recovered well, but she was still very afraid of people. Taking advantage of the good weather, Pan Yingying released the two tigers into the space and prepared to give them a good bath.

But Baomei is very afraid of people and does not allow anyone except Pan Yingying to approach her.

Pan Yingying was helpless and could only roll up her sleeves to give Baomei a bath.

Fortunately, Baomei was quite well behaved when facing her and Batian. She didn't bark or move around.

Even so, the cry still sounds weak like a kitten.

"My dear, you have to eat your food well and grow more meat, okay?" Pan Yingying wiped the yellowish fur on its body with warm water.

It eats less in three days than Batian does in one meal. It is skinny and small and doesn't like to play. At most, it follows Batian around.

The more Pan Yingying looked at the little tiger, the more she loved him. She thought the little tiger was so well-behaved.

Batian also thought Baomei was well-behaved, so he gave his patched cloth tiger to Baomei, and then asked Pan Yingying for a bigger one.

This made Pan Yingying suspect that it just wanted to change the cloth tiger.

The wet Baomei rubbed Pan Yingying's hand and let out a little "ow".

"Ah!" Pan Yingying's heart melted. "When you finish washing, mother will make you a basin of milk. You must drink more."

Batian was jumping around. Since Baomei came, he was visibly happy.

Pan Yingying grabbed it with her backhand and said, "Son, can you take Baomei to play in the yard this afternoon?"

She had to let Baomei get used to being outside the space. She couldn't let her stay in the space forever.

Batian nodded his big head. He liked to play with his sister.

Baomei looked at Batian, then at Pan Yingying, and nodded her head like Batian.

"Baomei is so good!" Pan Yingying was very happy. At least she was willing to follow Batian to see the outside world. In her opinion, this was a great progress.