Han Xiang

Chapter 34 I realized

As soon as Tang Xi stepped out, Long Xiang turned his head with difficulty and said weakly: "General, son, I can't go to the ground due to serious injuries. Please forgive me for not being able to fully salute."

"Quickly stop talking, take a good rest and recuperate. I'll come to see you in a few days. If you need anything, let Tang Yu come to me." Qiao Rui held Long Xiang's hand with a sincere expression.

"Ok."

"Baby, let's go first."

"Oh"

After Qiao Rui finished speaking, he turned and left, and Qiao Yu followed him outside the tent, only to see Tang Yu and Li Tun walking side by side.

"General, it was just now."

Before Li Tun finished speaking, Qiao Rui interrupted: "I already know, you send me back first, I still have things to do."

"Wei." Li Tun accepted the order with cupped fists.

Li Tun and Qiao Ni rode into the city on horseback. That day coincided with the opening of the market in the morning of Shouchun, the streets were full of traffic, and it was difficult to travel.

The street was full of people, so Li Tun could only take the young master and ride forward slowly.

Qiao Ni took advantage of the gap between the horses and turned his head to ask Li Tun: "Guard Li, just now Long Xiang's soldiers are sitting outside the tent, isn't it in accordance with the rules of the camp?"

"That's natural. The soldiers in the battalion have strict requirements for study, training, and battle. They cannot gather without permission." Li Tun answered patiently.

Qiao Ni nodded slightly, and then continued to ask curiously: "I heard that my father was strict in running the army. Why didn't I send you to drive away the crowd just now when I found out when I entered the camp?"

"Keep away the crowd? Haha" Li Tun immediately smiled dumbly.

"Huh? Why are you laughing?" Qiao Ni asked with question marks all over his face.

Li Tun explained: "My lord doesn't know something. In the situation just now, even if the general spoke in person, the crowd might not move."

"How is this possible?" Qiao Ni was stunned.

Li Tun looked around, and then whispered: "Because the command of the general is carried out by the lower-level officers, firstly, it is due to the division of labor, and secondly, no one can cover everything, son, do you understand?"

Qiao Nu nodded lightly, "I understand the division of labor. It's like the servants in the mansion have a leader, but the servants will obey the leader and carry out our arrangements. Why can't they do it when they arrive in the camp? Move ordinary pawns?"

"The affairs in the camp are quite special. Let me take Long Xiang's Qubu as an example. Apart from his father's old troops, most of his soldiers are from the same county and township. Everyone has similar living habits and languages, and it is easier to get along with each other. In combat, I trust my fellow countrymen and old friends more, not to mention that the general’s words don’t work, even if the lord comes, ordinary soldiers only obey the command of the higher level.” Li Tun frowned and stroked his beard.

"So it is."

Qiao Ni suddenly realized, and thought that his father let Li Tun be the head of the guard, probably because of the consideration of his fellow countrymen, and he vaguely discovered the trick of leading troops.

Li Tun sent Qiao Ni back to his home. Young Master Qiao had a smile on his face for a long time, with an expression of gain and enlightenment, and hummed a little tune inadvertently as he walked.

"Third brother, what are you so silly about?"

Because of the excitement in Qiao's heart that lingered for a long time, Qiao Yu didn't even notice that Qiao Wan appeared behind her.

"Ah? It's the second sister." Qiao Ni stopped and bowed his hands.

Qiao Wan sized her up and down, frowned and asked, "Didn't you just go to the military camp? Seeing how excited you are, I remember that you were going to deliver medicine to Long Xiang. Could it be that you went to play something else?" ?”

"How can it be? I went out with my father and was sent back by the guard Li. How could I have time to play other things." Qiao Yi quickly shook his head in denial.

Qiao Wan smiled sweetly, "Then tell Second Sister, what are the happy things in the camp to make Third Brother happy like this."

"Uh, it's really nothing." Qiao Ling bowed his head hesitantly.

"You don't want to say it? Then when my mother asks about her studies in the future, the second sister will be helpless." Qiao Wan said with threats.

Qiao Ni's heart relaxed, and that insistence could not be held immediately.

The eldest sister, Qiao Wei, is silent and as serious as her mother, Chen Shi. Qiao Wan has been taking care of her for a long time in terms of academics and life.

Think about how difficult it would be for Qiao Ni to live in the house if he didn't have a smart and witty second sister and faced two serious women alone?
"Actually, through this trip, I discovered the tricks of leading troops. It may be useful if my son inherits his father's business in the future." Qiao Ni replied in a low voice.

Qiao Wan was greatly surprised, and asked with vacant eyes: "I often heard my father lament that it is not easy to lead an army. The third brother discovered the trick so quickly. Could it be that he is a rare general in a century? Can you tell the second sister?"

"Eh, second sister, don't boast. It's okay for mother to hear it? Is it okay for me to tell you? It's like this."

Qiao Ni described what he saw and heard in the barracks in detail in chronological order, and finally came to the conclusion that the township party should be used to lead troops.

After hearing this, Qiao Wan shook her head slightly, thinking that the third brother is still so simple, if leading soldiers is really that simple, wouldn't everyone be able to become a famous general?
"Second sister? Am I wrong?"

Seeing Qiao Wan frowned, Qiao Ni carefully asked.

Qiao Wan smiled and waved her hands, "I'm just a little girl, how can I know how to lead troops? The third brother sees the tricks clearly, or doesn't. After all, how do you know if you don't try? Long Yunqi has only been in the army for a year. I didn’t expect such cohesion.”

"Isn't that right? His back was smashed, and he couldn't help but cry. My father told me to learn from him. I didn't notice it at all in the house before." Qiao Ni nodded in agreement.

"As the saying goes, people don't look good, maybe they didn't pay much attention before"

Before Qiao Wan finished sighing, the eldest sister Qiao Wei interrupted suddenly: "Didn't the second sister go to get the thread? What are you talking about with the third brother in the corridor?"

Qiao Nu shuddered and said nothing, Qiao Wan raised the ball of thread in her hand and replied, "Wouldn't it happen that the third brother came back with medicine? Let's talk about anything interesting."

"Second sister, are you really?" Qiao Wei shook her head and smiled wryly, then turned and left.

"Second sister me"

Qiao Yi stood there at a loss.

"Leave her alone, go and play by yourself." Qiao Wan spread her hands and jumped to catch up.

As Yuan Shu's general, Qiao Rui's family is not as famous as that of a famous family, but the material conditions are also above average in Shouchun. Naturally, the two daughters are raised in the boudoir, and they will not step out of the house before they get married.

At that time, knowledge was monopolized. Apart from reading a few simple Enlightenment Letters, the Qiao family sisters mostly learned the rules from their mothers, and began to learn needlework after the age of ten.

The sisters of the Qiao family learn needlework not to make a living, but to pass the time for entertainment. After all, the scenery of spring flowers and autumn moon in the mansion is not something that can be seen every day.

In the late autumn of September, the weather turns cooler and everything gradually withers.

Qiao Wei and Qiao Wan have been living in the house for a long time, and they often get together to discuss embroidery techniques. The ink plum embroidery mentioned by Qiao Wan yesterday is a new needlework proposition.

As soon as Qiao Wan chased her into the room, Qiao Wei began to criticize again.

"It's useless to ask your mother for advice. Needlework can only be perfect if you practice it more. The second sister will get married in two years. Don't laugh and laugh with the third brother all day long."

"Get married? It will be my turn when the elder sister gets married first."

Seeing Qiao Wan's unforgiving mouth, Qiao Wei stopped what she was doing, and reminded her seriously: "Did the second sister forget when she turned her head around? Father has been worrying about Long Xiang for many days, which caused mother to have great opinions on him. This person is too caring”

(End of this chapter)