Wang Cheng was taken aback when he heard that. He then smiled bitterly." Brother Zhang, you don't have to care about Lord Wei's attitude. That's just his personality.”
Ma Xiao Shuai waved his hand and said,""No, it's not because of this. It's mainly because I feel that he has enmity towards me and you. Brother Wang, you should have noticed it too, right?”
"Hostile…Hehe, maybe.”Wang Cheng nodded with a bitter smile and continued eating.
"Then why?" Ma Xiaoshuai asked.
Helpless, Wang Cheng put down his bowl and chopsticks again and explained,"This Lord Wei is a general of the Imperial City's garrison. A year ago, he received an order to take turns, so he brought his soldiers to the military camp to stay there permanently.”
"Brother Wang, get to the point." Ma Xiaoshuai was a little unhappy. This Wang Cheng always liked to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial.
"Uh…alright." Wang Cheng smiled awkwardly, then turned around and gestured to Ma Xiaoshuai.
Seeing this scene, Ma Xiaoshuai quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, pricked up his ears and leaned forward.
" This Lord Wei is quite famous in the Imperial City's army. He is the youngest commandant among the twelve guards of the Imperial Court. He is bold and unrestrained, making friends from all sides and treating others kindly…"
"Kind?" Ma Xiaoshuai sneered. He really didn't feel that the man was kind.
"Listen to me." Wang Cheng was a little unhappy with Ma Xiaoshuai's interruption. Seeing that Ma Xiaoshuai was listening attentively, he continued,"It's true that he's kind to people, but it depends on who he is. He's polite to ordinary people and soldiers mainly because he was an orphan since he was young, so he must have suffered some hardships.”
Ma Xiaoshuai suddenly understood. If that was the case, it made sense. This was just like his original world. Even if they sat in the same office, there was a big difference between a grassroots background and an elite background. The most obvious manifestation was the way they treated people. Generally, people born at the bottom of society were easy-going, but those greenhouse flowers who had never suffered, no matter how kind and easy-going they were, they would inevitably treat the lower class civilians with a superior attitude.
"Later, he entered the army. He dared to fight and kill on the battlefield. He charged forward and charged all the way from a pawn to his current position as a commandant. Although he was promoted and nurtured by a general in the army, most of it was based on his own abilities. In general, he was a respectable person. However, he had a problem with his character. He never treated young people like us who held important positions because of our family's power. I think it was probably because of his own background. In addition, he's used to seeing the cold and warmth of the world and all kinds of injustice in the world. That's why he treats me, you, and people like us more…more…"
Jealous? Disdain? Wang Cheng didn't say it out loud, but Ma Xiaoshuai knew it must be the latter.
"Do you know?" Wang Cheng picked up his bowl and chopsticks again with a bitter smile on his face. There was nothing he could do about this.
"I know…I know." Ma Xiao Shuai understood, but he knew that this Lord Wei was indeed a person who could be made friends with. Because of Wang Cheng's words, he had some understanding of this man. From being born as a commoner to climbing to this position, just relying on himself without any external help was enough to make people admire him. As for his disdain for his performance, it was completely understandable.
"Then let's eat and sleep.”Wang Cheng continued to eat.
"Brother Wang, there's one more thing."
"More? Tell me, I'll try my best to tell you what I know.”Wang Cheng smiled bitterly.
" If what you said is true, then why is Lord Chen…"
"You mean why does Lord Chen seem to be on good terms with him?”Wang Cheng said with a smile.
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded, this was also something he just remembered.
"Then I can tell you because they are the same kind of people.”
"The same type of person?"
"Same background, same experiences."
"Origin? Experience?" Ma Xiaoshuai looked at Wang Cheng in confusion.
"Don't think that the rear division is made up of people like us who are promoted through special connections. The rear division is a mix of good and bad people. There are many people in all aspects, so how can there be no military personnel? The rear commander isn't as simple as you think. The waters are deep!”Wang Cheng's words revealed Ma Xiao Shuai's doubts. He looked at Ma Xiao Shuai who suddenly realized and revealed a playful smile.
"That makes sense. Does that mean Lord Chen is also a hero who kills enemies on the battlefield?”
"Oh…yes, he is indeed a hero.”Wang Cheng said meaningfully.
" Oh…" Ma Xiaoshuai nodded thoughtfully and lowered his head to eat.
In the following time, Ma Xiaoshuai didn't ask this and that like a curious baby, and Wang Cheng was happy to do so. After all, before leaving, Secretary Li had told him not to reveal too much sensitive things to Ma Xiaoshuai, so he didn't have to remind him.
Without a word, the food was quickly finished by the two of them in less than an hour.
Looking at the few small bowls with no leftovers left, the two of them covered their stomachs and laughed at each other.
In the following time, the two of them leisurely drank some hot tea, called the soldiers to clean up the dishes, and chatted casually. Feeling that it was getting colder and colder, they went to bed early to rest.
After a tiring day, even the physically strong Wang Cheng couldn't help but feel tired, not to mention Ma Xiaoshuai, who fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.
…………
At daybreak, the valley was covered in a thin mist that lingered in the surroundings. It was illusory and ethereal.
The sun had yet to rise, and there was a faint chill.
The big tent was opened, and Ma Xiaoshuai walked out in his pajamas. It was a good night, and he woke up early in the morning.
As usual, he should wake up early to train. Although he was in a foreign land today, it was no exception. This thing could not be abandoned.
After taking a few deep breaths, Ma Xiaoshuai began to jog, slowly picking up his pace.
"Also? I really didn't notice. This place is really not bad.”
While running, Ma Xiaoshuai was also looking around. After a few minutes, he couldn't help but be amazed. First of all, this military camp was built in a very delicate position. It was located in a huge valley, surrounded by mountains and steep rock walls. It was like a siege, surrounded by natural dangers, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
What made Ma Xiaoshuai even more amazed was that besides the neatly arranged tents of different sizes, the military camp was also featured by the caves of different sizes on the surrounding rock walls. Although they were far away, they were obviously man-made. In just a few minutes, he had seen dozens of caves of different sizes, all arranged at the lowest point of the surrounding rock walls near the ground. The larger ones had a diameter of about 100 meters, and the smaller ones were a few meters. All of this was indeed an extremely huge project for this world's pure artificial construction level.
Just like that, he jogged all the way and looked around. Soon, more than ten minutes had passed. Ma Xiaoshuai also gradually showed signs of fatigue. He sighed that his physical fitness was really bad. He also slowly slowed down and found a relatively remote open space to start practicing Taiji Fist.
After calming down, time flew by. After a series of punches, the sun appeared.
Ma Xiaoshuai, who was sweating but full of energy, finished the last action. He withdrew his fist and slightly calmed down.
"It's effective. Ha, perseverance is important.”
Although it was not the first time he felt the effect of training, Ma Xiaoshuai could not help but be pleasantly surprised. He muttered to himself and decided to persevere every day in the future. He believed that even if he could not become a bullsh * t martial arts master in a year, his body would be better. He must have thought about business and official positions before. His body was the most important thing.
Wasn't there a saying that the body was the capital of revolution?
Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoshuai turned back along the original route. Fortunately, he had walked in a straight line when he came here, so he didn't forget the way he came. After walking in high spirits, he quickly returned to the very special big tent.
Wang Cheng had already woken up and was folding his bedding. It was hard to tell that he was a hardworking person.
Ma Xiaoshuai walked to the table and poured a cup of tea.
The noise startled Wang Cheng, who was busy. He turned around and saw Ma Xiaoshuai, who had disappeared a long time ago.
"Where did Brother Zhang go so early in the morning?" Wang Cheng finished his work and sat down with a smile.
"Training." Ma Xiaoshuai answered straightforwardly.
"Training? Ha…hehe." Wang Cheng looked at Ma Xiaoshuai's small body and smiled.
"What's wrong? Can't I?" Ma Xiaoshuai rolled his eyes. Did you get a figure after training, or did you train because you were not satisfied with your figure? This was indeed a complicated question. It seemed to be very similar to the legendary question of the chicken giving birth to the egg.
"Hehe, sure, why not? Training is a good thing.”Wang Cheng laughed bitterly.
"Brother Wang, have you just woken up? What are we doing today?" Ma Xiaoshuai returned to the bed and began to put on his official uniform.
"Oh…it's nothing much. It's just a routine inspection.”Wang Cheng pursed his lips and continued drinking his tea.
"How do we do that? Speak clearly." Ma Xiaoshuai asked as he was wearing his clothes.
"I just want to take back a few military records.”Wang Cheng said indifferently," There's nothing to check about this. It's just a show. We'll pretend to look at it and then bring it back to Secretary Li. Actually, he might not even look at it."”
" Oh…" Ma Xiaoshuai nodded his head. He understood what was going on. The outside world said that the rear commander had a lot of money. Wasn't it just a loophole in the silver taels that he received? When purchasing, he used inferior quality to pass it off as good quality. Other than these things, weren't they all insignificant records in Wang Cheng's words?
"Although it's just a facade, it still has to be done.”Wang Cheng waited for a while. Seeing Ma Xiaoshuai put on his clothes, he stood up and shook his official robe. He smiled bitterly,"That's why it's been hard on the two of us. Let's go.”
“ＯＫ。”
"Occasionally?"
"Uh…I said yes."
"Oh…"
After leaving the tent, the two of them began to practice the martial arts that Wang Cheng had mentioned.
Wang Cheng, who had worked in the rear military division for a few years, brought Ma Xiaoshuai to an open door not far away from them. It was a department that was used to record people's entry and exit. A few old men with white beards were sitting together and chatting. It was not until they entered that they realized something. What made Ma Xiaoshuai roll his eyes was an old man who was obviously the leader. He stared at Wang Cheng for a long time before calling out Lord Wang and saluting, This made Ma Xiaoshuai, who was rolling his eyes at the side, wonder how these guys who seemed to have dementia did the entry and exit records. Could they see what he wrote? One had to know that there were no such things as short-sighted glasses or presbyopic glasses in this world.
It was obvious that Wang Cheng was already used to it. After following this old man for a long time, he left with a bitter smile.
"See? Isn't it grand enough?" Wang Cheng shook the thick booklet in his hand and shook his head with a bitter smile.
"En, very good, very powerful."
“……”
Just like that, they had fooled everyone and themselves. The two of them had almost walked around the entire camp. They even went to a few caves that Ma Xiaoshuai had seen before. It was also at this time that Ma Xiaoshuai found out that some of these caves were used for storage. Those with good ventilation and moderate temperature were used to store grain and fodder. Those that were slightly dry were used to store military weapons. The rest were mostly empty. According to Wang Cheng, the imperial court had other plans in the future.
The two of them talked as they walked. It had been more than two hours since they left the tent.
Just as the hungry Ma Xiaoshuai suggested whether to eat breakfast or not, there was a faint sound of arguing and knocking.
The two of them turned their heads at the same time and realized that the sound came from the cave beside them.
"Where is this?" Ma Xiaoshuai looked at the patrolling soldiers in front of the cave and realized that this cave was different.
"Oh, that's the legendary special department, the place where military supplies are developed and manufactured.”
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