After wandering on the street, the four of them from Tang Ji arrived at the Beidu Palace. After being notified by the guards, they were quickly taken to a side courtyard in the outer courtyard by Liu Qicai.
"The prince has ordered that the three of you who are highly skilled in martial arts can stay in the mansion as guards, or serve as captains in the army. As for Tang Ran, you are quick-thinking. In addition to serving as advisers to the prince, you can also go to county offices and military camps.
Turn around and make suggestions for Yingzhou's political affairs or military affairs." Liu Qicai walked at the front unhurriedly and said with an air of dignity.
After hearing what he said, Tang Ji raised his eyebrows slightly. He actually gave him such great power in the first place. It seemed that fat guy Li Wenquan wanted to test himself, but he didn't think much about it. He handed it over and replied: "Thank you, Butler Liu, for informing me."
"It's okay, this is all my business." Liu Qicai waved his hand, and after walking some distance away, he raised his hand and said, "Okay, that, that, and the two over here are the rooms for the four of you.
You allocate it yourself. If you choose to join the Yingzhou Army, the military camp will also arrange a place for you to live, but for the time being, you will live here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the four people, then straightened his clothes, raised his feet and left: "Okay, I'm leaving first. If you need anything, just ask the servants in the house."
"Steward Liu, go slowly." The four people replied in unison.
After a while, the four of them selected their rooms and simply cleaned up. As for the two options Liu Qicai just mentioned, Su Qing and Hua Yuan'er decided to become captains of the team without thinking. After all, they didn't want to bump into Princess Xian'an again, so they
I was thinking of visiting the military camp so that I could move there as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, Li Yushu, Princess Xian'an, arrived.
I saw that Li Yushu was wearing a particularly beautiful velvet cotton coat today, with red as the base color, off-white as the supplement, and light pink as the supplement. There were also some decorations for embellishment. She also had rouge on her face, like a delicate porcelain doll.
Carrying a food box, he trotted outside Tang Ji's door: "Tang Ran, I've got something delicious for you!"
Hearing this, Tang Ji, who was sitting on the bed in a daze, suddenly woke up. Thinking of the dark cake he had eaten before, he felt a little uncomfortable. However, out of etiquette, he still walked out and raised his hand to salute: "See you there."
Pass the princess."
"Tang Ran, here it is for you!" Li Yushu lowered her head shyly and handed him the food box in her hand.
Seeing this, Su Qing and Hua Yuan'er leaned against the doorpost and watched the show.
Tang Ji pursed his lips and finally reached out to take it.
Li Yushu pouted and murmured: "My mother and concubine made this yesterday. My father ate a lot of it, so I brought the rest. Tang Ran, I don't want to cook these two days, because
Yu'er said that girls who have not left the palace should protect their hands, so after we get married, I will make cakes for you to eat!"
After hearing her words, Tang Ji breathed a sigh of relief and cast a grateful look at Yu'er.
Then, he put the food box into the room, turned around and came out, cupped his hands and said: "Princess, we want to establish a military environment as soon as possible so that we can serve the prince, so we plan to go to the military camp. I will keep this delicious food for later.
Come back and enjoy it again.”
Hua Yuan'er saw the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal. She smiled evilly and said, "It's okay. I just didn't sleep well last night. You can go a day later!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he received a death stare from Tang Ji. He was frightened and quickly changed his words: "However, since we are here, we can't be idle. It's better for us to go there quickly."
Then, he took two more steps and lowered his voice and said to Li Yushu: "Princess, according to the rules, it is not appropriate for you and Tang Ran to meet if you are not married. Besides, it doesn't matter what he wants now. Work harder and strive to be with your father."
If I work as an official, I can marry you home sooner!"
Although Li Yushu didn't understand the messy things he said, judging from the previous incident of throwing the hydrangea, she knew that Hua Yuan'er was helping her, and her aggrieved face suddenly turned away, and she nodded slightly: "Okay,
Then go ahead."
After saying that, she didn't forget to glance at Tang Ji.
Tang Ji didn't dare to look at her, took Su Qing and Hua Yuan'er and left.
On the other side, Liu Qicai also returned to the inner courtyard lobby.
Li Wenquan was reading the military book. When he saw him coming back, he asked, "Has the residence been prepared for Tang Ran and the others?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, we will arrange it in the east courtyard." Liu Qicai bowed and replied.
Li Wenquan concentrated for a moment and after thinking for a while, he asked: "Has Chen Jinshun not replied yet?"
Liu Qicai shook his head: "Prince Qi, not yet. According to the reports from the spies we arranged, Chen Jinshun is not in Black Dragon Village. There is no problem with the identities of Tang Ran and others."
Hearing this, Li Wenquan was relieved for the most part. As long as there were no problems with Tang Ran, he could be well cultivated. He then ordered: "Chen Jinshun's identity may have been exposed. Pay close attention to the movements of Black Dragon Village. If there is anything unusual, report him immediately to the police."
This king reports."
The reason why he planned to rebel against Chen Jinshun was because the power of Black Dragon Village was too large, and Fangwei had reached the master level, so it was not easy to control.
"Old slave, I know." Liu Qicai responded, keeping this matter in mind.
On the other side, Yun Jian, who was resting on a branch, remembered the scene where he saw Tang Ji and the others coming out of the Beidu Palace unharmed a moment ago. As if he remembered something, he lowered his head and looked at the figure who was practicing swordplay under the tree: "Hey,
Old Qilin, you have also placed people in the Beidu Palace? Otherwise, it would be impossible for Tang Ji and the others' identities not to be found out!"
"Yeah!" Qilin replied casually as he kept waving the long sword in his hand.
Yun Jian was not responsible for the mission of Yingzhou before, but he also heard that Qilin and his people pretended to defect to the King of Beidu. However, after the war in the northwest broke out, he and his people disappeared without a trace overnight. Unexpectedly, except for
The city defense army also placed internal agents in the Beidu Palace. They couldn't help but sigh: "That damn fat man is so miserable!"
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After Tang Ji and the others found out that the military camp was in the north city, they searched for it according to its location.
On the way, Tang Ji touched his chin and thought about something, then looked at Su Qing and warned: "Old Su, your current identity is a bandit. Don't act like you did in Kyoto as soon as you entered the military camp.
Be a bit unfamiliar so that others don’t notice your flaws.”
Su Qing nodded: "I understand."
Hua Yuan'er also looked at him with interest: "Old Su, have you ever led many soldiers before?"
"No more than a hundred people at most." Su Qing replied with a smile.
"Hahaha, then you are not as good as me!" Hua Yuan'er laughed twice, then raised his hand and patted his chest: "In order to rob a notorious landowner, I brought more than 500 people down the mountain.
Although in the end only more than 200 people were used.”
Tang Ji shook his head helplessly. Bandits with thousands of people can only be found in the northwest. If they were in other places, especially in the Kyoto area, they would have been wiped out long ago without even a single dregs left. But
He didn't say much because the military camp had already arrived.
He glanced up and saw that the courtyard wall here was much higher than that of ordinary homes, about one and a half feet, and the gate was set high and wide.
According to what Yang Nian said, the Yingzhou Army has a total of three military camps. In addition to the one in the north city, there is another one in the south city. The largest one is located outside the city. Normally, there are 20,000 to 30,000 people stationed. However, because Li Wenquan directed and performed the bandit suppression
They have all dispersed, and now there are only ten thousand people in and outside the city at most, but they should not be underestimated, after all, there are only three of them!
After explaining their purpose, a soldier led them inside.
The space in the front yard is very large. Behind it is a lobby. There is a long and wide passage on each side. After passing through the passage all the way to the end, Tang Jicai discovered that there is a cave here. Behind him is a very large school ground with hundreds of people.
Soldiers are practicing inside. There are stepped stands at the back of the hall that we just saw, and there are several roads leading to other places on the other side.
Not long after, a strong middle-aged man came over, glanced at the three of them one by one, and then said: "Well, the first two are not bad, what is the last one?"
Tang Ji knew that the "last one" he mentioned was himself, and also knew that this person was analyzing strength based on appearance, so he couldn't help curling his lips.
The middle-aged man didn't notice his expression. He patted his chest and said, "My name is Xu Dahu, captain of the Yingzhou Military Academy. You will be my soldiers from now on!"
Hua Yuan'er snorted in dissatisfaction: "A second-rate middle-level guy dares to control me!"
Su Qing grabbed his shoulders and shook her head, signaling him to stop talking nonsense.
"Let's go, I'll take you around." Xu Dahu glanced at Hua Yuan'er and then waved.
In this way, the three of them followed him around the entire military camp. The latter even forcibly demonstrated his shooting skills and martial arts, making Su Qing and Hua Yuan'er awkwardly applaud him.
Tang Ji's eyes were focused on the soldiers who were training in the distance. He touched his chin and thought for a long time. He looked at Xu Dahu who was teaching how to lead troops and said, "Xu Lieutenant, can I give you some advice?"