0p0 Chapter 188 Grandpa, congratulations on your wealth!
Chapter 188 Grandpa, congratulations on your wealth!
(I had a little problem yesterday, and I got off work a little late, so I almost didn’t get the full attendance for October. I would like to say sorry to all my dear friends again! o(TT)ゞ)
Qiandong City, Zhenxi Marquis Mansion.
At noon that day, a man fell from the sky above the Marquis's Mansion and landed right in the center of the courtyard.
Wen Luoyu happened to be tending to a few pets she had recently adopted in the courtyard. She was startled when she heard the sound of wind overhead.
Wen Yanzhao descended from the clouds and stood steadily in front of his aunt.
"Hey, who did I think it was! Zhao'er, why did you suddenly fall from the sky?"
Wen Luoyu said as she walked towards Wen Yanzhao, her fingers trembling slightly...
I saw two small snakes as thick as chopsticks emerge from the garden, one of them was bright red and the other was emerald green.
The two little snakes, one in front and one behind, climbed up Wen Luoyu's collar all the way to the back of her hand, and then quickly crawled into her sleeves.
"Hey, I saw my aunt in the yard from the sky, so I came in without saying hello..."
"The red snake in my aunt's hand is doing well. It's even the color of cinnabar!"
Wen Luoyu covered her face and smiled:
"Oh, don't even mention it! Ever since I entered the Baili family, I don't even dare to keep the treasures of our Wen family!"
"Zhao'er, you rushed here today. Is there something urgent?"
Wen Yanzhao nodded and said, "To be honest, Aunt, I do have something urgent to discuss with my uncle and the old marquis..."
Wen Luoyu did not delay after hearing this, and pulled Wen Yanzhao all the way to the captain who was on duty at the door.
Captain Lian, a tall and strong man with a square face, responded to Wen Luoyu's greeting in a muffled voice when he saw her running towards him:
"This subordinate greets the Crown Princess!"
Wen Luoyu nodded gently:
"Captain Lian, this is our nephew Wen Yanzhao. Quickly take him to the Qiannan training ground to meet the Crown Prince and the old Marquis."
Captain Lian looked at Wen Yanzhao, then clasped his fists and bowed to Wen Luoyu:
"I obey my orders!"
Wen Luoyu turned around and warned:
"Zhao'er, since you last came to the Marquis' Mansion, your uncle and Grandpa Dongjun have been very busy."
"These days, your uncle has recruited young soldiers from the surrounding towns and villages, and they are training in the Qiannan training ground!"
Wen Yanzhao nodded and said:
"It seems that my uncle and the old marquis are very agile. Aunt, go back and rest. Zhao'er will follow this captain to the training ground!"
"drive!"
After bidding farewell to Wen Luoyu, Wen Yanzhao followed the captain on horseback without stopping. In less than a quarter of an hour, they saw a flat, open, and bustling training ground in the distance.
"Kids, do you know why the soldiers under my command are called the Broken Wind Army?"
Baili Luochen, dressed in blood-red armor, stood like a sword unsheathed, in front of hundreds of soldiers with young and immature faces.
"do not know!"
"Please tell us, my Lord..."
"Yes, Lord, please tell us the younger generation the story of how you conquered the city and plundered the land!"
As soon as Baili Luochen finished speaking, it caused a commotion. Several young people who madly admired Baili Luochen could no longer contain themselves and shouted excitedly.
"Silence! All of you, listen carefully to the Marquis's instructions!"
Baili Chengfeng gave a low shout, and those restless guys immediately shut up and stood still.
Baili Luochen's face was as hard as steel. He glanced at the restless young people.
"What's the most important thing in the army? Military discipline!"
"You all volunteered to serve me, Baili Luochen. I'm happy for you! But if you want to become the invincible Wind-Breaking Army like them, you still have a long way to go!"
"There's a sentence in Sun Tzu's Art of War that explains very clearly how we should serve as soldiers and how we should march and fight!"
“It is fast as the wind, slow as the forest, invasive as fire, still as a mountain, unpredictable as the shadow, and powerful as thunder!”
"What does it mean? It means that troops should be as swift as the wind and march as orderly as a forest..."
"When attacking, you should be as fierce as a raging fire, and when defending, you should be as immovable as a mountain!"
"But the soldiers under my command, Baili Luochen, are not only as swift as the wind, but can also break the wind!"
"So this Broken Wind Army is not only the most famous army in Beili, but also the most ferocious army in the world. Do you understand?"
Baili Luochen was in high spirits, his voice was like a loud bell, and as soon as he finished speaking, the entire training ground was filled with the only sound of the whistling wind except for the buzzing sound of his words!
"Understood!"
The words just now ignited sparks in the eyes of those young soldiers, and they immediately burst into shouts in unison!
Baili Luochen looked at these young soldiers newly recruited from surrounding towns and villages, his eyes full of hope.
Although these young people have no military experience, they are all tough, hardworking, and brave enough to fight!
Baili Luochen's gray beard was blown slightly by the wind, and his Adam's apple moved up and down:
"Great! You're all great! I hope every one of you can become a qualified Windbreaker!"
"A hundred miles of wind!"
Hearing his father's low shout, Baili Chengfeng clasped his fists and responded:
"The general is here!"
Baili Luochen waved his hand:
"Take him through training. Show no mercy. The Windbreakers were forged in blood and fire!"
Baili Chengfeng looked at his father, who was still handsome and upright, and his blood began to boil: "As you command!"
……
Wen Yanzhao witnessed everything that had just happened through the wall of the training ground.
After watching all this, he finally understood why the Pofeng Army only obeyed Baili Luochen's orders.
This old man, now over seventy, still held the same imposing presence as he had in his youth. In fact, his aura grew stronger with age.
These words were as sonorous and powerful as the sound of metal clashing, instantly making the blood of those young men who were about seventeen or eighteen years old boil!
Even if Baili Luochen gave an order, these energetic young people would immediately put on their armor and be willing to die for him!
"Handsome! The old marquis is so handsome..."
Wen Yanzhao also had stars in his eyes and looked at Baili Luochen with admiration.
When Lieutenant Lian saw that Baili Luochen had finished his lecture, he immediately ran over to him and reported:
"My Lord, the Crown Prince's Consort has asked me to bring the young master of the Wen family to the training ground. He said he has something important to discuss with you..."
Baili Luochen waved his hand, and the captain immediately withdrew.
He glanced around and saw Wen Yanzhao standing by the training ground. He smiled and asked:
"Zhao'er, it's been half a month since we last met. What good news do you have for coming to see Grandpa today?"
Wen Yanzhao flashed to Baili Luochen's side, bowed respectfully, then stood up with a playful smile on his face:
"Grandpa, Zhao'er wants to congratulate you on your fortune!"
Baili Luochen laughed, stroking his gray beard and said:
"Haha, what kind of fortune did Grandpa make? Grandpa's hundreds of thousands of Wind-Breaking Army are so poor that they are almost begging for food!"
Wen Yanzhao was stunned:
"Ah? That's not the case, Grandpa, don't cry poor to Zhao'er, you must be teasing me!"
Baili Luochen signaled Wen Yanzhao to go outside the training grounds. After the two of them reached the perimeter, he sighed:
"I don't know why, but the court only sent 30% of the military pay last month, and they've even stopped sending rations!"
"Fortunately, grandpa has some money, otherwise I would really be so poor that I have to beg for food!"
Wen Yanzhao's eyes turned, and after thinking for a moment, he said:
"Could it be that the court knows something? The incident in Guixi City was clearly my own doing. Emperor Tai'an shouldn't have implicated you!"
Baili Luochen smiled and shook his head:
"You still don't understand my adopted brother very well!"
"When it comes to suspicion, he's the most suspicious person in the world... Guixi City is so close to Qiandong, and you're Dongjun's cousin, so he'll definitely be wary of my 100,000-man army!"
"I guess he did this just to give me a warning!"
"Don't worry, in a few days the remaining food and military pay will be delivered to Qiandonglai without a penny less."
"But this isn't a long-term solution. Hundreds of thousands of people rely entirely on taxes from Qiandong alone. They won't last more than a few days."
"And I'm sure that even if we don't rebel, Xiao Chongjing will be wary of my power and will send someone to deprive me of my military authority sooner or later..."
"He might even use the same trick he used on Brother Ye Yu on me, Baili Luochen!"
"Zhao'er, what do you think?"
Wen Yanzhao smiled cunningly, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in Baili Luochen's ear:
"Grandpa, don't panic. How about Zhao'er give you three years' worth of military pay? With these three years' worth of military pay, it's enough for us to accomplish our great cause!"
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