Chapter 287

The so-called nursing home was, of course, a derogatory term, but in reality, most of those who had been sent to the West Mountain Barracks had one thing in common, and that was that they had committed unforgivable mistakes on the battlefield. Because of their military exploits, they could not be casually punished, so they could only be sent here to 'retire'.

Therefore, any old soldier here might have one or two life-saving skills hidden on them.

On the surface, the West Mountain Barracks had the organization of a guard, which was a thousand soldiers, but in reality, there was only one battalion, which was only three hundred soldiers.

Yan Li had been granted the title of Guoyi Commandant, which was the rank of general in charge of a guard. Below that was the rank of general in the battalion, and they were called colonels. At this stage, they did not have the right to have a title.

Therefore, Yan Li had coincidentally reached the entry rank of a middle-ranking general. The ranks of the high-ranking generals were all 'some general'. For example, the lowest rank was General of the Guard. In terms of rank, Yan Li had to look up to them.

For example, the two who had stopped him at the city gates were both Zhang Zhidong's students, and they had another title, called 'General Hu Ben'. Not only did it sound awe-inspiring, they were also the commanders of the vanguard. They dared to charge and were famous warriors in the army.

According to the laws of the army, not only had Yan Li spoken disrespectfully, but he had also attacked two generals. This was a great disrespect for his superiors. Even if he was sent back to Yongling, he would still be beheaded according to the law.

But if Yan Li's head was so easy to behead, he would have died a hundred times over.

As for his demotion, those who could not stand him were already overjoyed, but he acted as if nothing had happened. On the morning of the second day, he went to the Ministry of War to find an old soldier to lead the way and wandered towards the West Mountain Barracks.

Not only that, he also went to buy a carriage and large amounts of local snacks and pastries from Yuan Province. He had the old soldier drive the carriage, and they leisurely left the city, chatting about the local customs of Yuan Province along the way.

The autumn wind rustled, blowing off the few remaining dead leaves on the branches. The withered yellow leaves fell to the side of the road, like bodies that had lost their lives. The silent silence filled the entire space, making it seem especially desolate.

In the eyes of the old soldier Li Yuanfa, this was simply the road to the 'cold palace', and he was transporting an imperial concubine that had been abandoned by the emperor.

But the "imperial concubine" in his mind, who should have been dejected, was currently holding a roast chicken and eating it with grease dripping from her mouth. He couldn't help but say, "Commandant Yan, you are in the prime of your youth. With your cultivation and strength, you will certainly achieve great military service. It is not impossible for you to be conferred the title of marquis. Why do you look so happy?"

Conferred a title was a bit exaggerated, but a title was a title of a.

In fact, he had walked this desolate and desolate path no less than ten times.

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That student clearly knew the significance of the Mountain, so his hopeless expression, as if it were the end of the world, was still engraved in Li Yuanfa's mind.

Yan Li threw the remains of the roast chicken out of the window, licked his fingers, and wiped his hands with a clean towel. Finally, he smiled mysteriously. "Brother Li, do you know who is the stupidest person in the world?"

"Who?" Li Yuanfa couldn't help but ask.

"Who?" Li Yuanfa could not help but ask. Yan Li said lightly, "Being demoted to the West Mountain Barracks is an established fact. Since I can't change my fate, I might as well accept it and work hard to change it. Who said that once I entered the West Mountain Barracks, my future was doomed to be bleak? The West Mountain Camp was also part of the Rong City Army. As long as they could kill the enemy, they would also be rewarded with military merits. The Mountain is also a part of the Rongcheng army. As long as you can kill the enemy, you will also get military achievements.

Li Yuanfa couldn't help but feel deep veneration for him. "You really are different from those hedonistic young masters who come here to study. No wonder you are a famous genius young expert on the Prodigy List."

Li Yuanfa could not help but be in awe, "You are really different from those playboys who come here to get some learning points. No wonder you are a famous young genius on the Tianjiao List." Learn something? "Yan Li was stunned.

Don't you know? " Li Yuanfa said with a smile, "Any student of the academy who obtains military merits in Rong City can exchange them for academic points."

No one knew better than the students of the Academy the meaning of military achievements.

It could be said that, except for the stars in the sky, there was nothing that could not be exchanged for military achievements.

Although the West Mountain Barracks guarded the rear of Rong City, it had been established for ten years. In these ten years, the Desolate Man had only attacked from here once. Because they were not good at crossing mountains, the Desolate Man never came again after that defeat.

That was to say, even if Yan Li stayed here for ten years, he would not be able to get any military achievements.

Li Yuanfa caught a glimpse of Yan Li's twitching eyes and was overjoyed. He added, "Any student of the Academy doesn't have to hand in the spoils of war they get from the battlefield. A few years ago, one of the top three students of the Academy, the current provincial governor of Qingzhou, Chen Ping, obtained several spirit stones in a battle with the Desolate Man. "

He smiled and said, "Of course, you don't have to be discouraged. Even in the Mountain Camp, there are opportunities for military achievements. This is what you said just now."

Yan Li's heart twitched at the thought that he might be able to complete the re-training of Xuan Jun with the military achievements he missed this time.

Just as he was lamenting the fact that the spirit stones in his mind were leaving him one by one, the carriage suddenly stopped.

In an instant, he got rid of all distracting thoughts and every muscle in his body went into a state of alert. He focused all his attention and looked out of the carriage curtain.

Then, his whole body relaxed.

Li Yuanfa had to stop because a person had suddenly appeared on this road that he had walked for more than ten times. It was not strange for a person to appear, but it was a beautiful woman dressed as a man.

The appearance of a beautiful woman on the road to the West Mountain Barracks really made people feel strange.

Even though Ji Zhiyuan had made herself ugly to a large extent, she still had a beauty that could not be ignored.

The shape of her face was like the most outstanding work of the Creator, giving people the impression that it was the most perfect shape of a human being. Her cherry lips were thin and moist. Even when they were closed, they did not wrinkle at all. It was as if they were constantly being soaked in water, as delicate as the stamens of a flower. Her skin was so fine that there were no pores or hairs. The veins on it were like the most dazzling and beautiful runes, exquisite and mysterious.

Only her eyes, although as clear as crystal, had a tinge of gray. It was as if some misfortune had befallen her and caused her to lose a lot of vitality. She did not have the youthful vigor of a young girl.

Li Yuanfa's heart was filled with regret. But if he knew that the person in front of him was the Emperor that he was loyal to, he did not know if he would still dare to look at her like this.

"That is my bodyguard. Let her in." Yan Li said calmly.

Li Yuanfa was envious and jealous of Yan Li's luck with women. He got off the carriage and invited the girl in. After that, the curtain was lowered. The two of them did not make a sound inside, as if they were in two different worlds.