Pseudo-politicians and real-tech nerds get promoted

In the same year, Chu Yao was appointed as the editor of the Imperial Academy, reviewing and approving documents every day. Later, he felt that the number of approved documents was too large and it was inconvenient to count, so he taught the Arabic counting method, which was praised by the emperor.

In the following year, Annan Kingdom refused to pay tribute and beheaded the envoy of Dahui. The emperor was furious and ordered Chu Yao to lead his people to negotiate with him, accompanied by an army. Changes, dynasties overthrow.Since then, Annan once again bowed his head and proclaimed himself a minister, not daring to have second thoughts.

Chu Key returned to the court and became the minister of the Ministry of Rites of Jin Dynasty.

In another two years, the barbarians revived and invaded suddenly, and the northwest frontier was caught off guard.The border town was almost destroyed. Duke Ding Chutian led 500 people to sneak attack in order to get in touch with the border town. The barbarian king's tent was burned and his vitality was seriously injured, but Duke Ding disappeared and his life and death are unknown.

Chu Key invited himself to go to the northwest, and the emperor ordered him to be the supervisor of the army, and led his people to support him, and gave him a sword, so that he could kill anyone who obstructed the military affairs before playing.

Three days later, the prince personally practiced it for Chu Yao.Chu Yao drank a glass of wine, bid farewell to his grandparents and refused to follow his second brother, and left resolutely.

This time the military affairs were urgent, Chu Yao led his people to rush on the road, and it took only half a month to reach the destination.The person who came to pick them up was Yuan Jirui, the son of Prince Cheng.

When the new wind blows, thinking becomes sick.Until the moment he saw Chu Yao, Yuan Jirui's restlessness in the past few years was miraculously suppressed.Only then did I realize that it was called lovesickness.

He rode his horse forward, almost lost his composure and said, "Yao'er, you, are you here?"

Chu Yao calmly replied, "Your Majesty is well."

Captured by Chu Yao's almost stranger attitude, did Yuan Jirui remember why he came here?Asking his adjutants to arrange the soldiers and food they brought, Chu Yao was taken to a resting place by Yuan Jirui.

Chu Key was led away, and the more he walked, the more he felt something was wrong.Yuan Jirui seemed to see the doubt in his eyes, and explained: "The barbarians invaded today, and the residents outside the city were plundered and killed. There is no way but to move them to the city, and many subsidized households have been expropriated. The government camp is limited. , there are too many people, so now I can only wrong my younger brother to live with me."

Chu Yao was dumbfounded, no matter how crowded it was, he couldn't even have a place to live as a supervisor, right? As for squeezing a place with the prince?It can be seen that Yuan Ji's sharp light, wind and moon, does not seem to be lying.

Before Chu Key could think about it, he was taken to a room door: "I'm tired from traveling, brother, go rest first, if necessary, you can call people outside, and discuss the war tonight." After explaining, Yuan Ji Rui added another sentence: "I have already figured out the matter of the Duke of the state. Your father has been fighting for many years and is not someone who would easily admit defeat. You can rest assured." It was all a reassurance for Chu Yao.

Chu Yao thanked him and went into the house, his calm appearance in front of people collapsed.He was a little bit happy, happy that Yuan Jirui was still so kind to him, and recognized him as a friend, but the rest were all grievances. Why in the past few years, except for a few letters, even the empress Qianqiu didn't know how to be in Beijing. Festival also did not come back.

Also... don't come back to see him.He often corresponded with his father, knowing that there was not much going on in the area under the jurisdiction of King Cheng of the Northwest!

After Chu Yao was wronged, he found that the house had prepared hot water and a change of clothes.The physical fatigue of the past few days and the worry about his father left him with no time to think about anything else.After washing and asking the servants to carry the water down, he hid in the fluffy blanket, and now he needs to rest.

"My lord, my lord?"

Awakened by the sound, Chu Key pinched the bridge of his nose and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The son asked the adults to go to the main hall to discuss important matters."

"I know, I'll come right away." After finishing speaking, he hurriedly got up and dressed, soaked his handkerchief in cold water and wiped his face, and then the attendant took him to the main hall.

At this time, there were seven or eight people seated in the main hall, and the leader was Yuan Jirui.

Before everyone could speak, a military officer's wearer said jokingly: "I don't know what the origin of the supervising army is. As soon as he came, he closed the door and didn't come out. He even asked the prince to send someone to invite him himself."

This person used to be under Ding Guogong's command, and he wanted to get ahead all day long. He is not very capable, but he has a lot of tricks.If Dingguo Gong and his confidants hadn't disappeared, it would not be his turn to step into this door.

He himself was not reused, but he was jealous that the people sent by the court were valued as soon as they arrived.But as soon as he finished provoking, he noticed that Shizi was looking at him, and it didn't seem like he was praising him for being right.

Not only that, but little general Chu also threw a knife at him.What's going on here?

"Commander Xu, you have overstepped." Now that the prince had spoken, Commander Xu didn't dare to speak sourly anymore, knowing in his heart that he was stealing a piece of cake.

So when Chu Yao arrived, what he felt was an almost stagnant atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late." Chu Yao saluted.

"It's okay, the supervising army has worked hard all the way, I understand alone, and give me a seat."

Then he asked Chu Key to sit beside Chu Sui.The two brothers haven't seen each other for many months, and such a big event happened again, so naturally they have a lot to say.But this is obviously not the time, and Chu Yao doesn't know much about the current situation, so I just want everyone to talk about what they know.

There was nothing to hide about this. It took them a while to explain the current situation in a few words, and Chu Yao understood a lot.

A few years ago, the Yi people were defeated and fled to the depths of the northwest grassland. It is reasonable to say that if they do not herd sheep and cattle, they will not be able to make a comeback after 20 years of savings and development.But the fact is that the Yi people were armed with more sophisticated weapons, and the Dahui frontier army was not prepared enough at that time, so they were caught off guard.

Moreover, after Dahui's frontier army repelled their first wave of attacks, the Yi people continued to attack again. Duke Dingguo saw that the residents outside the city had been killed and robbed, so he moved the people to the inner city, and then personally led his troops to attack at night. , defeated the main force of the Yi people, but there was no news, as if they disappeared on the vast grassland with the north wind.

The frontier army was in a panic at one time, but fortunately, Prince Cheng came to take over the command and killed a few people who had two hearts, so the morale of the army stabilized.

Now the vitality of the Yi people is seriously injured, and the weather is cold, the two sides are in a stalemate.

Chu Key was already suspicious when he heard that the barbarians made a comeback without uniting with other tribes, and he frowned even more when he heard that he was holding more sophisticated weapons.But I still waited until everyone else had finished speaking before saying: "Are there any captured barbarian weapons in the army?"

"Yes, but the supervisor wants to see it?"

Chu Key nodded.

The man was very forthright and immediately called someone to fetch it.During this gap, Chu Yao had already chatted with someone just now.

"Commander Wu, when you fought against the barbarians, did you see anyone who looked different from us?"

Commander Wu thought for a while, then said hesitantly: "I have seen it, but there are only a dozen or so people."

Hearing this, Chu Key further confirmed what he was thinking. When the weapon was in front of his eyes, he basically knew the reason.

Unexpectedly, he was able to encounter this world, the history of China being invaded.

The weapon in front of him was a gun.Compared with the weapons of later generations, it is of course one heaven and one underground.Not to mention the rough workmanship, as far as Chu Yao saw, the magazine could only hold five bullets at most.

He was very calm seeing this, but other people didn't think so.

"This thing is so weird that it can shoot foreign objects. Our soldiers can't be hit at close range. Otherwise, with our military strategy, we wouldn't have fallen to such a point. And even if it is handed over to the best tool-making In human hands, there is only a little thought.”

"I know." Chu Key said.

"what?"

"I know what's going on." Chu Yao raised his head, looked at Yuan Jirui and said.

He should have known earlier. At this time, telescopes and artillery are available, and guns are widely used.However, he was afraid of disrupting the process of historical development and did not create a gun that is more convenient and has the greatest lethality.

If he had known this, he should have gotten this thing out before the imperial examination, and his father would not have fallen to the point where he didn't know his life or death!

Chu Key hated himself, but Commander Xu didn't wink at him: "If that's the case, why don't you bother the supervisor to figure it out quickly, so that you can have the strength to fight against the barbarians."

Apart from Yuan Jirui and Chu Sui, there were several other people present. At this time, they could all see that Chu Key was in a bad mood, and he didn't speak, only he spoke recklessly.A person who usually has a good relationship with him tugs at his sleeve.

Be careful, if you don't look at Shizi's eyes, you will be stabbed to death!

"Okay, everyone go back first."

Naturally, no one dared not obey the order of the crown prince.In the end, Chu Sui and Chu Key were left behind.

"You two brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, and you must have a lot to say. You can have a detailed talk with General Chu in the meeting room."

Chu Sui couldn't ask for it, so he was naturally very grateful.Chu Key took a complicated look, thanked En and left, leaving Yuan Jirui alone in the lobby without moving.

Chu Sui has arrived in his thirties, and he has two children, but it may be that he gets together less and leaves more. What he cares most about is the younger brother he has grown up with since childhood.

After giving Chu Key a hug, Chu Sui said as soon as he opened his mouth, "Yao'er, you shouldn't have come."

Chu Key didn't speak, but his eyes were red.After a long time, he opened his mouth: "Brother, do you know that I can make this thing. If I had made it for my father in the early years and asked him to present it to the emperor, the situation in the armed forces would not be the same as it is today. Frontier people There won't be so many casualties, and my father won't go missing."

"Yao'er! It's none of your business." Chu Sui saw that something was wrong with Chu Yao and became anxious: "Everything has its own destiny, and today's situation is not unsolvable. It's not too late for you to come. Besides, father will definitely not If something happens, he won't just leave his mother alone."

Chu Key finally stopped being horny, raised his head, his eyes were red, but finally he did not shed tears.

"I know, big brother. From tomorrow onwards, I will hurry to make it, teach the soldiers in the army how to go missing, and get revenge!"

Although Chu Sui felt that his younger brother was a little impulsive, it was better than the situation just now, so he nodded in agreement.As long as the younger brother doesn't blame everything on himself, then everything will be fine.

The two brothers talked about family affairs, and discussed how to do it in the future. By the time Chu Sui returned, the moon was already in the sky.

Chu Sui insisted on leaving, but Chu Key did not stop him.Just insist on sending him out the door.

Watching his elder brother leave, Chu Yao dismissed the people around him and stared blankly by himself.Until the cloaks were put on themselves one by one.

"My son?!"

Chu Yao will salute when he recognizes the person in front of him.As soon as he bent down, he was helped up.

"It's in front of others during the day, but now it's just you and me, why should Yao'er be so different from brother Wei?"

Chu Key didn't even dare to say it, but he felt aggrieved in his heart.Just like a child, you don't care about him, and you don't feel that you have anything, but as soon as you care, the grievance will explode like a bubble, making your nose sore.

Chu Yao really wanted to say that you didn't come to him, didn't you send a few letters and only replied one or two?

But he still didn't say anything in the end, just looked at him with a pair of big wet eyes that didn't know when they turned red.

Yuan Jirui felt distressed by his pitiful appearance, and directly pressed him into his arms: "I'm here, I won't let you be wronged again in the future, don't worry."

Chu Key didn't do anything, and let Yuan Jirui hold him, but his chin rested on Yuan Jirui's shoulder, tears came down.