Until all the guards wearing dark red flying fish robes left, Fang Jie still didn't relax completely. After arriving in this world, the first thing he did to put the theories from his previous life into practice in this life was not to trust anyone easily. Especially a stranger who suddenly appears in front of you.
The man called Mr. Zhuo by Meng Wudi and others seemed to know what Fang Jie was thinking. He smiled and said, "It's human nature. After all, it's hard for anyone to believe someone who suddenly appears in front of them, especially this person and those who are chasing him. My people are from the same place.¡±
He talked about Fang Jie¡¯s heart. The key is that Fang Jie didn¡¯t say a word!
¡°Reading minds?¡±
Fang Jie couldn¡¯t help but ask.
¡°Reading minds?¡±
Mr. Zhuo repeated it, and then couldn't help but nod: "That's a good name, but I used to call this ability Peeping Realm."
Fang Jiexin said, are you an endoscope or an outsider?
But when he thought of this, he immediately stopped, fearing that this guy who could read people's minds would see through his thoughts again. He couldn't help but ask Mr. Zhuo: "Is this ability of yours talent or cultivation?"
"There are many people with high cultivation in this world, but their abilities are just better at fighting. But those with different talents have all kinds of strange abilities. The world is a big place, and there are many inconspicuous people who may have amazing talents hidden in their bodies. Special function? How did you come up with such a word?¡±
Mr. Zhuo did not do research on these four words, but smiled and said: "But if I don't want to read it, I won't be able to read anything. But you know, peeking into people's thoughts is always addictive. , it took me ten years to allow myself to control this desire at will."
"If it were me, I would have lost my life if I had not made a mistake and gone to jail."
Fang Jie sighed, but Mr. Zhuo's expression changed slightly. He walked slowly towards the clear spring, squatted down, held it in his hands and took a sip before sighing: "If I could have such an awareness at your age, , I'm afraid I won't take so many detours. It seems that I have experienced this kind of thing a few times. As for going to jail I understand that I should control my desire to see into people's hearts. It's enough to do this. Those ten years were spent in prison.¡±
He smiled and said: "It's a very strong, but also very deserted kind of prison."
Fang Jie was stunned, not knowing what to say.
"Let's go."
Mr. Zhuo stood up and said: "Now that I have followed you, it's time to return to the Imperial Capital. I haven't been out and about in these years. After leaving the prison, I was greedy for the vastness of the Imperial Capital, and I almost lost myself after leaving that majestic city. Every time Seeing the beautiful scenery, I had the idea of ??settling down here several times. I didn¡¯t want to go back to the imperial capital again. I couldn¡¯t let my desires flow freely after ten years. I felt ashamed.¡±
"If there is someone who can send and receive his desires freely"
Fang Jie turned over and jumped onto the red horse, shook his head and said, "Then he must be a saint."
This time, it was Mr. Zhuo who was stunned, then nodded and said, "That's true."
Fang Jie made a gesture of invitation and asked, "You and I will ride together?"
Mr. Zhuo smiled and shook his head: "I have my own mount, but it's different from a good horse like you. It can't go very far in a day, and it has a bad temper. If it refuses to go, there's nothing I can do about it. So. If you go slower after a while don't be in a hurry."
Fang Jie couldn¡¯t help but guess: ¡°Is it a donkey?¡±
Mr. Zhuo couldn't help laughing: "You are an interesting young man, and the three of you are interesting people. This trip is not in vain just because I got to know you three."
Like a magic trick, he took out a flute from the old, somewhat whitish gray cloth robe, put it to his mouth and blew it gently. Not long after, a cry came from the dense forest on the other side. It was very special. Fang Jie couldn't tell what kind of animal it was at first, but it was definitely not a donkey.
When the thing slowly walked out of the forest, Fang Jie and the other three couldn't help but be surprised.
Mr. Zhuo¡¯s mount turned out to be a pig.
? ? Wild boar.
A wild boar that looks very big and violent. The two tusks in the pig's mouth are two feet long and as sharp as the standard horizontal knife of the Sui Dynasty. This wild boar looks like it is bigger than an old scalper. It walks slowly and leisurely, but every step is full of majesty.
It is like the king of the forest, patrolling his territory.
"It's time to go back."
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But the wild boar seemed too lazy to pay attention to him, but the other party was somewhat interested in understanding the three of them. And the moment this huge wild boar appeared, even the horses from the Northern Liao region who were accustomed to seeing wild beasts trembled slightly with fear. The red horse that Fang Jie sat on was doing better, but it was a little anxious as it moved its hooves back and forth. The other two white war horses were so frightened that they leaned against each other and did not dare to move.
Although the three horses were frightened, the wild boar had no sense of accomplishment at all. It snorted twice from its nose, as if to tell the three horses that it had no interest in them. Especially the way he raised his chin, that arrogant expression was so clearly expressed like a human being.
Mr. Zhuo smiled coquettishly and said, "As I said just now, Xiaohua is a little disobedient."
He climbed onto the back of the wild boar somewhat awkwardly, and then naturally grabbed a strand of the wild boar's mane. It's a bit awkward for a person to ride a pig, even if it's a wild boar.
Fang Jie suddenly thought, is riding a pig more comfortable than riding a horse?
"What did you say it was called?"
The big dog looked at the huge wild boar warily and asked.
Mr. Zhuo smiled proudly, and then replied seriously: "Xiaohua, her full name is Zhuxiaohua."
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Except for Fang Jie¡¯s crimson horse who dared to walk with Zhu Xiaohua not too far away, the remaining two war horses chose to follow behind obediently. The faster the pig walked, the faster they walked. If the pigs were walking slowly, no matter how much Big Dog and Mu Xiaoyao urged them, they would not dare to pass.
Fang Jie couldn't help but praise in his heart, thinking that this little pig flower was the one who leaked the bastard's energy. If it doesn't go, other animals don't dare to go. If it walks, other animals dare not not walk.
"Mr. Zhuo, you just mentioned that His Majesty also knows about me?"
After exiting the woods and turning onto Shangguan Road, Fang Jie, who couldn't restrain his curiosity, still asked. In fact, Mr. Zhuo said a lot of things in the forest, and the one that concerned Fang Jie the most was the sentence, Your Majesty already knew about this young man For Fang Jie, who wanted to gain a foothold in the imperial capital, this sentence was undoubtedly very important. attraction.
"Yes, His Majesty knows you."
Mr. Zhuo replied calmly.
"How do you know?"
Fang Jie refused to give up and asked.
"I don't know. I just heard a few words from the Governor. Your Majesty seems to admire you very much. It seems that you made twenty-one military exploits in Fan Gu before taking the examination of the Yanwu Academy? You have to know that you have ten military exploits. You will be qualified to be recommended to the Ministry of War, and then the most suitable candidates will be selected after a series of selections. You will have achieved twenty-one military exploits before reporting to the Ministry of War. There is no need for a second selection, and you should be able to get approval from the Ministry of War to participate directly. Exam."
"ah?"
Fang Jie was stunned for a moment, then scolded Li Xiaozong, you bastard.
Mr. Zhuo asked: "Li Xiaozong? Fan Gu, the general of the border army?"
Fang Jie nodded bitterly and said: "That guy told me that if I want to take the examination of the Yanwu Academy, I must accumulate at least twenty-one military merits!"
Mr. Zhuo was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing: "I thought it was you who could withstand the temptation and not participate in the screening. Instead, you doubled your merits in exchange for the opportunity to directly enter the hospital for the exam."
Fang Jie smiled bitterly and asked again: "What else did your Majesty mention about me?"
"I didn't mention anything else"
At this point, Mr. Zhuo kindly reminded: "Don't think that His Majesty mentioned your name even once in the Royal Study Room. It is a certainty that you will take the examination at the Yanwu Academy. Your Majesty has a lot of things to do every day, and the things he has to deal with every day are so huge and complicated. It¡¯s so complicated and trivial. I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll forget your name the next day, and maybe I won¡¯t remember it again.¡±
Fang Jie sighed and said, "It's hard work managing Wanji."
Mr. Zhuo asked: "What do you mean?"
Fang Jie naturally refused to explain. He smiled and changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Zhuo, do you think I can get into the Martial Arts Academy?"
"Why bother clinging to the gate of the martial arts academy?"
Mr. Zhuo said: "Since you come from a military background, even if you fail to enter the martial arts academy, you still have to return to the army. With your ability to achieve twenty-one military exploits at such a young age, His Majesty mentioned it in the Imperial Study Room. An opportunity with your name, even if you fail the exam, will the future be difficult? "
"Didn't you say that His Majesty might forget it the next day?"
"Your Majesty, you can forget"
Mr. Zhuo looked at Fang Jie and said seriously: "But do you think the adults in the court dare to forget it? Even if His Majesty just mentioned your name casually once in the Imperial Study Room, what would the Ministry of War say?"The officials nearby will definitely take you very seriously. Because they will be worried that if His Majesty mentions you again, they will do nothing. Of course, if you don't remind His Majesty of your abilities from time to time, then sooner or later you will be lost to all living beings, and maybe you will die without knowing how. "
From time to time, I remind His Majesty of you.
Fang Jie kept this sentence firmly in his heart.
"You have no advantage in taking the martial arts test."
Mr. Zhuo suddenly said something.
Fang Jie nodded. He knew that his inability to practice was indeed the most fatal flaw for a place like the Yanwu Academy, which selects military generals.
"Then think about it, what other abilities do you have?"
Mr. Zhuo stretched out his fingers and counted them one by one: "You don't have an advantage in martial arts, so are you good at anything in strategy, art of war, astronomy, geography, human psychology, and arithmetic?"
Fang Jie originally thought that he had a foundation in his previous life, so arithmetic should not be a problem, but when he thought about how big the Sui Dynasty was and how many strange people there were, he lost confidence. So after thinking about it carefully, he shook his head.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Mr. Zhuo's eyes, but he still refused to give up: "Even in painting and calligraphy, it is okay. Military staff also have to draw pictures during marches and battles, and record the army's itineraries and battles. If you draw well and write beautifully, you will have the opportunity to become a staff member, and becoming a staff member is also a good way to get promoted. "
Fang Jie thought about it carefully and then shook his head again. As I thought before, the Sui Dynasty was too old, and those who took the exam were all the elites among the elites. They had some basic skills in painting, but they could barely get started. As for handwriting My name is pretty neatly written, but it can't be said to be pretty.
"You're not good at it, so what do you think the Yanwu Academy wants you to do? And why did you take the exam for the Yanwu Academy?"
Mr. Zhuo asked in surprise.
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Fang Jie did not continue, but looked at Mr. Zhuo and asked seriously: "You are not prying into my thoughts now, are you?"
Mr. Zhuo rolled his eyes at him and said, "That is not an easy task. It requires concentration. Do you think I can see what you are thinking at any time and at any time?"
Fang Jie immediately breathed a sigh of relief after receiving this answer, then sat upright on the red horse, looked at Mr. Zhuo with a solemn expression and said in a serious tone and loud voice: "I want to enter the Yanwu Academy to increase my abilities, so that I can Be more loyal to His Majesty and the Sui Dynasty! As a soldier, you must always remember your responsibilities!"
Mr. Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "You look down on me so much."
Fang Jie was puzzled: "No, I respect you very much."
Mr. Zhuo looked at Fang Jie with contempt and said, "Do you think that as long as I don't think about it, I won't be able to tell how false what you just said is?"
He looked at Fang Jie carefully and sighed: "It's a pity that the Yanwu Academy is not a brothel and doesn't accept young gentlemen You have a good look with your delicate skin, tender flesh, and beautiful eyebrows. Many noble princes like young gentlemen more than young ladies. some more."