Martial Cultivator Chapter 502: Light Snowfall, Time to Kill

These two young people walked slowly, but Xie Nandu soon stopped in front of a courtyard, because there was a wooden plaque hanging on the gate. The plaque had names and enlistment dates written on it.

However, it was written in black ink.

Chen Chao said softly, "When His Majesty ascended the throne, he implemented the enlistment law. Every soldier going to the Northern Frontier had to hang a wooden plaque in front of their home, stating their name and enlistment date. If the person is still alive, it is written in red ink. If they died in battle, it is changed to black ink."

Xie Nandu remained silent. She had read many books and was likely more familiar with the affairs of Great Liang than most court officials.

As they continued along the long street, most of the courtyards had plaques hanging, but only a few were written in red ink, the rest were in black ink.

This meant that these families had already lost someone in battle in the Northern Frontier. Some courtyards even had more than one plaque. Xie Nandu stopped in front of one such place and looked at the plaques for a long time. There were three plaques here, all written in black ink.

Chen Chao looked inside the courtyard and saw an old woman with a head full of white hair sitting on the doorstep, staring blankly toward the north.

Xie Nandu then said softly, "It looks like they were three brothers."

Chen Chao sighed gently, then pressed his hand against the hilt of his saber, his thumb continuously rubbing the handle.

At that moment, neither of them felt like eating their candied hawthorns anymore.

As they walked further, the number of wooden plaques they saw became countless. One Xinliu Prefecture had paid an untold price for Great Liang, but how many people in Great Liang would remember these people? Or rather, how many people in the entire Great Liang would care about this?

"In recent years, His Majesty has been constantly elevating the status of military officials in the court, which has already caused quite a bit of criticism from civil offici

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