"Wang Ye recommended me to train with the Pacification Navy in the south?"
Hong Yi sat in the Prince of Jade Residence and bowed. His heart was in turmoil as he tried his best to calm his emotions. He had just been practicing martial arts at Green Willow Manor when he received the invitation from the Prince of Jade Residence. He hurried to the residence and sat down. He heard Yang Qian ask him if he had any thoughts of training with the Pacification Navy in the south and exterminating pirates.
Hearing Wang Ye and Yang Qian's question, Hong Yi naturally agreed! He had long wanted to join the army to gain experience. Otherwise, he would not have actively practiced martial arts.
"That's right. The current commander of the Jing Hai Army is Yan Zhen, the son of Yan Shaobao, Yan Youzhi. Back then, he and I worked side by side to exterminate thousands of pirates from the Twelve Linked Docks of Mount Yellow Crane. Now that the southern seas are plagued by pirates, it is a good time to gain merit. If you go, I'll write a letter to him, and he should arrange a position for you as the head of a hundred soldiers. "
Yang Qian looked at Hong Yi and said slowly.
"Of course I will not let Wang Ye down!" Hong Yi stood up.
A High Scholar of the Da Qian could also become an official, but he needed a recommendation from an important person. This was one way. Becoming an official through the imperial examinations was the real way.
If Hong Yi wanted to become an official now, he would have to wait until next year's imperial examinations. But now, with Wang Ye's recommendation, he could become an official as a High Scholar. This was the benefit of relying on the rich and powerful.
"Good! Train there for a year and make some contributions. When you come back for the imperial examinations, your resume will have more weight than those High Scholars. When the time comes, you will become a Jinshi in the imperial examinations! You will amaze the world in the court examinations and achieve meteoric success. Your mother will be conferred the title of Madam and Lord soon. " Yang Qian also agreed. "But the situation in the south is complicated. You have to be careful."
"Of course I understand that the situation in the seven southern provinces is complicated." Hong Yi nodded as he pondered.
The seven provinces in the south were the territory of the Zhao family and the Crown Prince. Madam Zhao's second son, Hong Kang, was the governor of Shuiyang Province, which was the most important province in the south.
As for the governor of the seven southern provinces, Wei Taicang, who was in charge of the military and civil affairs, was also promoted by the Crown Prince.
However, Hong Yi had long wanted to go to the south. He wanted to see how powerful the Zhao Family was in the south and how deeply rooted they were. If he wanted to avenge his mother, he had to investigate the enemy's strength!
"Since that's the case, This Prince will write a letter. After you take it, go back and prepare. We will set off in three days. Bring a few trusted aides with you so that you can take care of each other along the way." Yang Qian also stood up. The two of them went to the study and after sitting down, they wrote a letter for Hong Yi to carry.
After receiving Yang Qian's handwritten letter, Hong Yi rode out of Prince Yu's residence and galloped back to Green Willow Manor.
"Tie Zhu, pack your things. Horses, clothes, bows and arrows. Also, bring five manor servants who have been training with you. We will set off for the south in three days."
When Hong Yi returned to Green Willow Manor, he immediately gathered the people in the manor and made preparations. This time, he planned to bring Shen Tiezhu and five aides with him. They were retired soldiers that he had won from Little Marquis of Changle.
Of course, these soldiers were not experts. At most, they were physically strong and were martial artists. Otherwise, they would not have retired and become idlers. However, although they were not experts, they had been in the army before and were very familiar with the situation in the army. It was good for them to take care of the horses and do some chores.
This time, Hong Yi was going to be an official and not a soldier. Thus, it was very appropriate for him to bring some aides with him.
In reality, when the children of influential families went to the army to fight for meritorious service, they would bring their aides, family heirloom armor, horses and treasured swords. Some even brought the experts from their families to protect them and perform meritorious service.
Hong Yi knew that when Hong Xi first joined the army, Hong Xuanji had even sent Steward Wu from his residence to protect him.
In the army, any officer with a bit of status would also have servants to serve them. Every year, there were so many prisoners who were exiled for three thousand li and became slaves to the armored people. They were all sent to serve the officers, such as washing clothes, cooking, feeding the horses, and cleaning. All of these required servants.
It was a pity that Hong Yi did not have any experts by his side. Otherwise, he would have definitely brought them. After all, military affairs were dangerous. It was easier to save one's life and make meritorious service with experts.
"Brother Yi, I want to go too," Mu The Younger, who was sitting quietly at the side, said when he heard that Hong Yi was going on a long journey.
"Women are not allowed in the army. I'm afraid it's not suitable for you to go." Hong Yi looked at Mu The Younger awkwardly and then looked at Murong Yan. He really wanted to bring Mu The Younger with him. Firstly, Mu The Younger's martial arts were powerful. Secondly, he was afraid that Murong Yan would have the idea of snatching Mu The Younger away. However, it was forbidden to bring women in the army. Although Hong Yi had Prince Yu as his backing, he was still afraid that others would have something on him.
"Tsk, apart from a few elite troops in the Da Qian Army, who cares about this rule? When the children of the aristocrats in the Jade Capital join the army to gain meritorious service, which one of them doesn't have three or four little girls serving them? " Murong Yan listened at the side and pursed her lips. "Moreover, her figure hasn't grown up yet. If she disguises herself as a man, hehe, it'll be hard to tell if she's careful."
As she said this, Murong Yan's eyes swept over Mu The Younger's chest. Mu The Younger was still a little girl and hadn't grown up yet. Indeed, there was nothing wrong with disguising herself as a man.
"That's fine." Hong Yi thought about it and felt that it was true. Mu The Younger immediately cheered and then glared fiercely at Murong Yan.
"Don't worry. When you come back a year later, I'll make your Green Willow Manor flourish. I guarantee that it won't be a manor that only earns seven or eight thousand taels of silver a year. Hmph, for peanuts and sweet potatoes, let alone seven or eight thousand taels of silver a year, if I manage them well, I can easily earn seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver a year," Murong Yan said in a carefree manner, as if she was the manor master of Green Willow Manor.
"Good!"
Hong Yi suddenly shouted and fiercely slammed the table. This sudden action scared Murong Yan and made her tremble. She patted her chest and frowned.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Murong Yan saw Hong Yi staring at her and asked with a long breath.
"I'll let you take care of my Green Willow Manor! I can give you another 30% of the income from the peanuts and sweet potatoes! After the operation, you get 70% and I get 30%. "Hong Yi said," Moreover, when I come back in a year, I'll give you the blood pattern steel needles! "
"What? You'll give me the blood pattern steel needles? After a year? " After hearing this, Murong Yan suddenly jumped up. She didn't care about her image as a young miss and moved her face closer. "Are you fooling me?"
"Do I look like I'm fooling you? We're making a deal. "Hong Yi waved his hand and avoided Murong Yan's face.
"What kind of deal?" Murong Yan hurriedly asked.
"It's very simple. First prepare for me seven sets of exquisite white cowhide armor, two Ironwood Blackbone Divine Bows, three hundred Eagle Feather Arrows, two Blackblood Horses, and three thousand taels of gold. Also, didn't you say that when you go back to the family, there will be two great experts to protect your safety? Give me one year's time. "
Hong Yi said calmly.
He brought Mu The Younger, Shen Tiezhu, and five other soldiers to the south to gain military merits. He had no choice but to make some preparations. Mu The Younger and Shen Tiezhu were now Martial Masters, so they could use the Ironwood Blackbone Divine Bows. As for Yun Meng's Blackblood Horse, it was a famous horse like the Charcoal Horse. After riding it, it was two to three times faster than ordinary warhorses! These were all things that were needed.
Moreover, he knew that the great experts that Murong Yan had transferred from the family would arrive in the next two days. One of them was her goduncle, who was a Grandmaster, and the other was Chi Zhuiyang, who was also a Xiantian Martial Master. Having one by his side to protect him for a year was better than anything else!
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