Chapter 14: Honestly Not Ugly "what?" Li Dingguo and others had just walked out of the primary school and walked along the quaint and exquisite corridor for a while. He was surprised to find that not far away, there were also a dozen soldiers following two old scholars and slowly walking out of a large building. He looked into the open door of the building and was surprised to find that it was also set up as a primary school! As expected, these dozen soldiers, like Li Dingguo and his men, were arranged by Zhang Xianzhong to come for cultural studies! "These eight kings are incredible!" "He actually thought it through so carefully? This is the rhythm of vigorously cultivating available talents!" He couldn't help but secretly praise him in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he was relieved, "Yes, in the future, I will lead the rebel army to march and fight everywhere. How can these trusted subordinates who can't even read and count be allowed?" "But it's really hard for these soldiers selected by Zhang Xianzhong." "Unlike young people like us, their thinking has already been solidified, and their ability to learn from scratch is probably a bit worrying." "But we can't just dismiss them all with one blow. There might be some talented people among them."
Li Dingguo was not stupid. He certainly knew the biggest drawback of the rebel army like Zhang Xianzhong: there were not enough talented people to use. In a court like the Ming Dynasty, almost all intellectuals came from those vested interests. How could they, who were born to be enemies with the rebels, come and join them? This is only possible for some people who are from poor families and have nowhere else to go. However, the current rebel forces are just a motley crowd and may be wiped out by the imperial army at any time. Even those intellectuals who are desperate do not have the courage to surrender now. Without it, I am afraid of death. "Hahaha……" The rebel soldiers who passed by the sixteen young men all laughed out loud in embarrassment. Although the two sides did not communicate with each other, it was probably because they thought about their extremely headache-inducing study situation just now and felt a little embarrassed and ashamed. It goes without saying that it is undoubtedly difficult for these soldiers who were selected to be killers to start learning culture now. However, this was a death order issued by the Eighth King, and there was no way to disobey it. After all, these soldiers were Zhang Xianzhong's trusted subordinates who were selected from among the dwarfs and from among the three hundred soldiers of the old camp. They were a dozen or so of his barely acceptable generals. Of course, the efficiency of this kind of forced learning is far inferior to that of talented young people like Li Dingguo. One is actively studying hard, the other is passively learning compulsorily, and the receptive abilities of both sides are very different, so the results are naturally incomparable. For these adult soldiers, what they are most interested in is hugging women, drinking from big bowls of wine, eating meat with big mouthfuls, and dividing money with big scales. Except for Li Dingguo, these orphan genius boys were all puzzled when they heard the awkward laughter of these soldiers, but no one dared to make a noise or discuss it. The life they have now is hard-earned, and they don’t want to lose it easily because of their recklessness. After a while, everyone arrived in front of a row of nice-looking rooms. The two leading soldiers quickly assigned residences to the young men according to Zhang Xianzhong's instructions. Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi looked at each other, and walked into a side room one after the other. They found that it was very clean and tidy. There were two large beds side by side with two desks in the middle.
Two oil lamps were already lit here, illuminating the room brightly. "Li Dingguo, let's go take a bath first." Ai Nengqi, who also seemed a little precocious, looked around the room in amazement. Looking at the two new sets of clothes, shoes and socks placed on the bed, a look of deep joy flashed in his eyes, and he spoke to Li Dingguo anxiously. This is a rather large wing room, more than twenty feet long and wide. It should have been where the servants and guards of the wealthy family here once lived. Ordinary people from other families would not have such a good residence. Zhang Xianzhong has now captured a county town and has a lot of vacant residences of wealthy families. Thinking that these mansions are empty anyway, he naturally will not be stingy in using them to house these talented orphan boys. But no matter what, Zhang Xianzhong did the best he could and made sincere efforts in the training of orphans like Li Dingguo. For this reason, even Li Dingguo was grateful to Zhang Xianzhong. Even he thought so, not to mention those talented young people who were selected and trained with all their efforts. "it is good!" As Ai Nengqi finished speaking, Li Dingguo nodded and agreed. The two soldiers who had brought them here earlier had already explained where the bathroom was, which was at the end of the corridor to the right of several rooms. The toilet is also there, and there are several pairs of lighted lanterns on the roadside to provide guidance and illumination. The living environment here is quite convenient. After a while, the two of them each took the toiletries, new clothes, shoes and socks placed in front of the bed and on the bed, and excitedly went out of the door, striding towards the bathroom. On the way, I also saw the other dozen or so teenagers doing the same thing. About half an hour later, Li Dingguo, who had finished washing and felt refreshed, returned to the room with Ai Nengqi, chatting and laughing. God knows how long it has been since I last took a bath. Anyway, whether it was Li Dingguo or Ai Nengqi, their skin was originally covered with a layer of dirt. They changed three buckets of water and almost used up a piece of soap before they could wash it clean! What surprised them even more was that the new clothes, shoes and socks they had just put on were of very good quality and similar in style to the warrior outfit Zhang Xianzhong was wearing, and they fit them very well. Obviously, this was tailor-made and carefully selected for them. The black suit, brand new military boots and socks were as good as similar items that Li Dingguo had worn in his previous life in terms of quality and comfort. “It’s so comfortable!” Even Li Dingguo couldn't help but feel grateful to Zhang Xianzhong in his heart. Not to mention Ai Nengqi. Looking at his current spirit, it is estimated that as long as Zhang Xianzhong says a word, he will rush up with a big knife and chop people without hesitation! No matter who the enemy is! This is what it means to exchange sincerity for sincerity. Putting aside other things, the Eight Kings are really good to these talented young people. Although all this was possible because of the abundant supplies, if it were not for Zhang Xianzhong, Li Dingguo and his companions would still be beggars and orphans who had no food to eat and were insecure from day to day. After a long while, Li Dingguo lay quietly on the bed, thinking about random things, listening to Ai Nengqi chattering excitedly on the bed beside him, and before he knew it, he fell into a deep sleep... (End of this chapter)