Han Xiang

Chapter 176

Just as Qiao Wan walked away, Long Xiang slapped his head and said it was bad.

How can there be noodles in this era?In addition to the steamed buns he just 'invented', the main method of pasta is soup cakes (similar to the current noodles).

The explanation is impossible to explain, maybe noodles, this kind of food, will become Xiaoqiao's first?

Long Xiang ordered his horses to go out, ready to go to the craftsman's camp to find the bridgeman.

Passing by the Heroes Monument, I suddenly found a familiar figure, it was Qiao Ni kneeling on the stage and crying.

Could it be that someone bullied the bridge guy?Dare to bully my brother-in-law in Hefei?Is this okay?
Seeing this, Long Xiang hurriedly got off his horse, stepped up the steps to the front of the stele, and saw the bridgeman's saber in front of him.

"The young master is crying so sadly, could it be that he is missing the general?"

"Brother is here."

The bridgeman hurriedly wiped away his tears, and explained as he stood up: "I passed by the Hero Monument many times in the afternoon, and when I saw people come here to mourn their relatives, I remembered that my father's grave is far away in Qiao County, so I couldn't help but come to talk to him."

"What do you want to tell the general, son?" Long Xiang took advantage of the situation to help him up.

Qiao Ni replied: "I just told my father that my mother and sister are all well, and my brother is taking good care of us."

Long Xiang nodded slightly, and asked puzzledly: "Since everything is well, why are you weeping?"

Qiao Ni looked at the sword in his hand, and suddenly shook his head bitterly and helplessly: "I hate myself for not being able to practice martial arts well, for not being a general, and for not being able to inherit my father's will."

Long Xiang was startled when he heard that, he thought to himself how old are you, how can it be so easy to practice martial arts?
But all famous generals are the lucky ones killed in the sea of ​​blood and corpses, and there are very few who are born at the peak. Are you asking too much of yourself?

"My lord, can you tell me why you want to practice martial arts well? Do you want to be a general in the battle, or a general in charge of the army?"

Qiao Ni looked confused, and murmured, "Isn't it the same?"

Long Xiang smiled and said: "That's quite different. The general who is in the battle is like Xiang Yu, who can take the head of the enemy general among thousands of troops, and the general who commands the army is like Han Xin, who commands thousands of troops to fight. You just have to plan your own strategy.”

"Xiang Yu, Han Xin? Comp. Incomparable."

Qiao Nu shook his head and added, "It's fine if you can do what your father did."

Long Xiang said in his heart that your requirements are really not high, but low requirements can easily become cannon fodder on the battlefield. Now that Qiao Ni has become his brother-in-law, he must be guided in his future employment, and now he must use reason to wake him up.

"An ancient famous general can't compare. What do you think of Xu Zhongkang? Can your father beat him in martial arts?"

Qiao Ni opened his red eyes wide from crying, shook his head and muttered: "I can't."

Seeing this, Long Xiang pursed his lips: "Then it will be troublesome. There are Zhongkang martial artists in this world. I guess there are not a few. If you only have the ability of a general, how can you survive if you meet him on the battlefield?"

"Uh"

Qiao Ni swallowed in embarrassment, and tentatively asked: "Then be like a brother, and be a general in command?"

Long Xiang shook his head and laughed at himself: "Me? The general who commands the army? No way. The commander of the world is like me, and the amount of fighting in the car is innumerable. Your son has seen me leading troops into battle?"

"That"

Qiao Ni scratched his head, not knowing how to continue asking.

"It is important to have self-knowledge. You should be good at using your own strengths instead of blindly pursuing the achievements of others. Otherwise, you will be looking for fish. If you are an ordinary person with mediocre qualifications, why not face your own ordinaryness calmly?"

After Long Xiang finished speaking with a serious face, he suddenly turned around with his hands behind his waist, looking at the sunset glow in the sky, and continued to reason.

"My lord is still young, so you don't need to blindly decide what you want to do in the future. I will take care of the two ladies and madam, and you don't have to bear any burdens for the general. Give yourself some time to think, and think about what you are most interested in, whether it is martial arts, You can study literature, join the army, or even start a business, if you think about it, I will find a teacher for you, and you can study well for a few years before discussing your ideals."

"Um"

Qiao Nu nodded his head half-understood, and suddenly pulled Long Xiang's cuff and asked curiously: "Brother is so humble, what are you best at?"

"I'm the best at it?" Long Xiang frowned.

After thinking for a while, Long Xiang suddenly pointed to the hero monument, changed the topic and asked, "How do you think the hero monument is done?"

Qiao Ni looked around and murmured, "It's not bad."

Long Xiang nodded slightly and stretched out his left hand, with five fingers gradually leaning towards the palm of his hand.

"Site selection, design, drawing, materials, craftsmanship, etc. of the Hero Monument are all from my handwriting. I am not as good as Zhongkang in terms of martial arts, and I am not as good as Zijing in terms of resourcefulness. But in terms of architectural design and construction organization, there is no one in Hefei. better than me"

"Ah this."

Qiaoni has heard craftsmen praise Long Xiang, and even heard craftsmen praise him for creating cement, but craftsmen are craftsmen after all, so what if they are the strongest men?Could it be that he can still be granted the title of marquis?
Thinking of this, Qiao Nian's expression became strange: "I don't know what is the use of elder brother's ability in this troubled world?"

"What's the use? Is it useful? Hahaha"

Long Xiang laughed confidently, and then asked Qiao Ni: "Young Master once went up to the city wall to watch the battle. Do you think it is easier to defend the city or attack it?"

"Sun Ce can't get in, so it's easier to defend the city."

Seeing the answer given by Qiao Yi, Long Xiang added with a smile: "My ability can make the city strong. Don't you think this ability is useless? Besides, you have stayed in the craftsman's camp. The organization and dispatch ability trained during the construction process can be used in the army. It is compatible with the government, so don't underestimate it, young master."

"I understand." Qiao Ni nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Qiao Niu seemed to have realized something, Long Xiang patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him in a low voice: "I've dragged the topic away, young master, think it over first when you go back, and I'll find a teacher for you when you think it over, but if you really want to learn martial arts, Zhongkang's Ask yourself to practice enough."

"As my elder brother said, no matter how well I train, I may not be as capable as General Xu. Why waste my time embarrassing myself?"

During the period when Qiao Ni was helping in the craftsman camp, he was actually very interested in construction, so he was afraid that Mrs. Chen would say that he had no ambition.

Just now when Long Xiang connected architecture with city defense, Qiao Ni suddenly thought that this direction was pretty good, at least brother-in-law would teach it more attentively than others.

The bridgeman asked boldly again: "Brother, besides strengthening the city defense, can buildings be used in war?"

"Of course, otherwise, why would I form a craftsman camp? Quickly build a strong camp before the battle, and directly fight the enemy's defensive counterattack. Are you angry with the enemy?"

When Long Xiang said this, he suddenly thought of the tower-building tactic. If he built the Wubao in a critical position, he might be able to disgust his opponent to death.

Qiao Er's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he thought that if architecture could be associated with war, his mother would not object.

Just as he was about to tell Long Xiang his choice, he suddenly heard a rush of horseshoes on the main road to the south.

Not long after, the man galloped past the hero monument, and suddenly pulled it to a stop.

Qiao Ni reminded: "It's Governor Cao."

Long Xiang walked down the steps to meet him, Cao Xing ran over quickly, clasped his fists and hurriedly reported:
"The general was originally here, and the last general just didn't need to go to the Sima Mansion. The head of the naval patrol Liu Dui urgently reported that seven or eight Jiangdong warships broke into Chaohu Lake. It is estimated that they will arrive in Hefei before dark."

(End of this chapter)