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After receiving Zhang Rang's reply, Yang Rui felt a lot more at ease. After Zhang Rang gathered Jian Shuo, Feng Fang, and Yang Rui, Zuo Feng sent people to send Yang Rui to the "State Residence", which was equivalent to a state official's office in the capital. He also directly told the highest official in the State Residence, the Deputy Historian, to arrange for Yang Rui to stay in the State Residence.
It was only at this time that Yang Rui found out that as a Provincial Governor, he could enjoy free reception in the State Residence. Moreover, the Deputy Historian even gave Yang Rui the salary he owed since he became the Qingzhou Provincial Governor. This greatly exceeded Yang Rui's expectations!
The Qingzhou Provincial Governor's salary was 800 stones. After the Deputy Historian personally calculated it, he gave Yang Rui half a year's salary, which totaled 12000 units of food and 60 gold coins. This also included Yang Rui's previous position as a Deputy General, so his salary was increased proportionally.
Yang Rui didn't know how the salary was calculated. It probably didn't include the system's promotion period, but it was still an unexpected surprise. Yang Rui didn't care too much about the amount of money and resources. This could be considered the first salary that Yang Rui received outside of the game!
After resting for a night in the State Residence, Yang Rui explained everything that happened to Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, and Cheng Yu. After asking for their opinions, Yang Rui used the teleportation formation to return to Mountain City through Juping County. He gave the various skill books and equipment that he obtained in Western Liang to Wang Hai.
This time, Yang Rui had stayed in Western Liang for a longer period of time. As a result, he had obtained more Skill Books than the last time he was here. Among them, there were close to 20 sets of Intermediate General Class Change skill books. There were close to 150 sets of Beginner General Class Change skill books. There were more than 3500 Fifth Grade Warrior Class Change skill books, 500 Fifth Grade Cavalry Class Change skill books, and 4500 Fourth Grade Cavalry Class Change skill books. The rest of the skill books were not included.
Yang Rui was most concerned about the General, Warrior, and Cavalry skill books. Due to the progress of the game, it was impossible for him to obtain anything from the Western Liang rebels in a short period of time. However, after spending two months in Western Liang, the skill books that he obtained were enough for Mountain City to digest for a while.
In the next two days, Yang Rui patrolled the various territories. He made some arrangements for the recent matters. While resting in the Governor's Mansion, Yang Rui had already briefed Gao Shun, Zhang Ning, and Cheng Yu about his plans to train the new army in West Park. He obtained the unanimous support of Cheng Yu and the others. Therefore, Yang Rui might not be able to stay in the territory for a long period of time.
As he still needed to select soldiers and strong men from West Park, Yang Rui returned to Luoyang Royal City two days later. That night, he stayed in the Governor's Mansion. He was only waiting for the next day to select the soldiers and strong men that he would lead. Then, he would immediately carry out his plan!
However, he did not expect that a small incident would occur before that. The moment Yang Rui returned to the Governor's Mansion, one of the staff in the Mansion handed over an invitation to Yang Rui. The one who sent this invitation was the Grand General – He Jin!
The contents of the invitation. He Jin invited Yang Rui to attend the banquet. He invited Yang Rui to attend the banquet at the Grand General's Mansion tonight! Now, this was a little interesting. Yang Rui guessed that it should be because of the new army in West Park. At present, the new army in West Park had yet to be completed. The eunuchs and their relatives had already begun to wrestle for power!
In truth, Yang Rui was not good at scheming. Moreover, he was not willing to participate too much in such matters. However, the position of West Park Commandant was originally a product of the struggle between the eunuchs and their relatives. Yang Rui only hesitated for a moment before requesting a carriage from the Governor's Mansion. He went straight to Zuo Feng's Mansion and explained the matter to Zuo Feng.
"Blazing Sun can go by himself. I already know about this matter and will report it to the Lord Assistant Secretary. If the Grand General has any gifts, Blazing Sun need not refuse. Just take them …"
Zuo Feng's reaction was very calm. He did not stop Yang Rui from attending the banquet. It was obvious that he wanted to use Yang Rui as a hidden chess piece! After knowing Zuo Feng's attitude and intentions, Yang Rui went to the Grand General's Mansion not long after returning to the Governor's Mansion. However, this time, Yang Rui went there on a horse.
According to the consensus of the player community, He Jin was born a butcher. He was only able to become the Grand General because of Queen He's support. However, when Yang Rui saw He Jin, he realized that this view was a little biased.
Although He Jin had benefited from Queen He's support, and according to his later actions, he had many shortcomings. However, Yang Rui saw that the Grand General He was not simple. Whether it was his words or actions at the banquet, it was different from what Yang Rui previously knew.
"I am very happy that all of you could come today! Let's drink to the full first! "
There were four people who were invited to the Grand General's Mansion by He Jin. They were Yuan Shao, Zhao Rong, Xia Mu, and Dragon Soul. It was not strange that the other captains did not come. However, Cao Cao did not show up at the two "meetings". It was unknown whether it was because both sides had their own concerns or because Cao Cao did not want to participate.
"All of you have good alcohol tolerance, and you are all new captains of the West Park. I, the Grand General, will naturally pour a few cups for all of you. Let's drink to our hearts' content …"
The alcohol used at the banquet was even more than A pint of incense, which was a specialty of Mountain Town. After He Jin poured a few cups of alcohol for everyone, the captains of the West Park were already a little excited. They opened up all kinds of topics and slowly focused on the state affairs.
"All of you are ambitious people. Your future achievements are almost without doubt. For this reason, let's drink to the full!"
He Jin interrupted everyone's discussion and took the initiative to lead everyone to drink.
"I hope the Grand General can help us plan and give us some advice!"
The most active person at the banquet was Yuan Shao. At this time, when he saw that He Jin did not mention the "official business", he was a little anxious.
In fact, none of the West Garden captains present were fools, including Yang Rui and Tracer Dragon's Soul. Even though they didn't have many chances to talk about it, everyone knew what He Jin's purpose for inviting them to the banquet was!
"Today, I invited all of you captains to this banquet to celebrate for all of you. In particular, Blazing Sun and Dragon Soul are meeting me for the first time, so I want to drink a few more cups!
As for your future achievements, I naturally have high hopes for all of you. However, all of you must always remember where your responsibilities lie. The responsibility of the new army of the West Park lies in your hearts and the responsibility of protecting the Imperial City!
At the same time, this is also the responsibility of our soldiers. Therefore, all of you should be of the same breath and branch with me and work together to fulfill our duties! Why don't all of you drink to this cup with me to show your sincerity and dedication? "
Putting aside his inherent identity, He Jin's words actually pulled everyone at the banquet to the same front line. He was quite capable!
"Fulfilling our duties! Let's drink to the full! "
Yuan Shao and the others all stood up. Yang Rui and Dragon Soul naturally stood up as well and drank the contents in the cup in one gulp! After that, everyone in the banquet did not mention anything about drinking and chatting. On the surface, it was very harmonious.
What happened after that was just as Zuo Feng had said. When the banquet was about to end, He Jin generously gave Yuan Shao, Zhao Rong, Xia Mu, Yang Rui, and Dragon Soul a Rank 8 black colt and 100 gold coins to each of them! The five captains who participated in the banquet were all given a share, including Dragon Soul. Even Dragon Soul was quite surprised by He Jin's generosity.
Yuan Shao, Zhao Rong, and Xia Mu did not decline much and accepted it. When it was Yang Rui's turn, he also declined a little and accepted it. Following that, Dragon Soul also did the same. However, Yang Rui noticed a trace of hesitation on Dragon Soul's face.
By the time He Jin's banquet ended, it was already late at night. Because they still had to select soldiers and able-bodied men in the West Garden the next day, the captains all left in a hurry. Tracing the Dragon Soul originally wanted to stop Yang Rui for a few words, but in the end, Yang Rui spurred his horse and galloped away after greeting him.
In fact, Yang Rui was just excited to see the horses and was eager to test the attributes of the horses. Before this, Yang Rui had personally captured a rank 6 horse, but later on, he gave it to Zhang Liao for free. In the process of hunting horses in Xiliang, he did not encounter any high grade horses. Now that Dong Zhuo gave him a batch of rank 8 black horses, Yang Rui was naturally very happy.
However, after a test ride, he could feel the difference. This eighth-ranked black horse was still quite a distance away from the sixth-ranked head horse that Yang Rui had captured. Whether it was in terms of size, speed, or intelligence, it could not be compared to the head horse.
Even so, Yang Rui was already very happy that he obtained a rank 8 horse for free and also received 100 gold coins as a gift. For the next few days, whether it was the salary, horse, or gold coins, everything was outside of Yang Rui's expectations.
When Yang Rui arrived at the selection site the next day, Cao Cao and the others were already waiting there. When they saw Yang Rui arrive, Cao Cao and Yang Rui started to catch up. The two of them had already met in the Battle of Yingchuan during the Yellow Turban Uprising plot. Later on, Cao Cao and Yang Rui met several times and could be considered old acquaintances.
From Cao Cao, Yang Rui learned that half of the candidates for the selection of the Eight Captains of the West Garden were actually Fourth Grade soldiers. They only needed to train a little in the drill ground set up in the West Garden and they could successfully become Fifth Grade soldiers in four to five months.
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