Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1214 Detachment of Women

Early in the morning, the military camp became noisy again.

As soon as a few soldiers walked out of the tent, they saw someone talking on the high platform in front of the camp. The soldiers gathered below to listen, and some people were whispering. A few of them came forward and asked, "What happened?"

One of the older men looked back at them and said with a smile, "You guys are young, you can go up and take part in the election."

"Should I choose? What should I choose?"

"The Princess of Qin is here to select soldiers and join her women's army."

"The women's army?"

Everyone was stunned by these three words, and they all laughed. One of the soldiers with dark skin and muscular muscles laughed loudly: "What do you mean by a women's army? Is it reasonable to be ordered around by women? What do women know?"

The others also echoed: "That's right, what does a woman know about leading an army?"

"We are all good men, why should we join the women's army? Whoever goes will be this--" As he said this, he raised his little finger.

Everyone burst into laughter.

The older soldier glanced at them with disdain, shook his head and turned away. But another soldier beside him, with a little wound on his cheek, obviously just returned from the Eastern Capital with the King of Qin, said to them: "What do you know about those of you hiding in Chang'an? Do you know what the women's army has achieved? Those who are not as good as them are not worthy to go."

Several were puzzled: "What achievements can they make?"

The man sneered, "The Princess of Qin led 300 cavalrymen to stop an army of 80,000 in Huyang Valley! 80,000!"

When they heard these two numbers, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment, especially the dark-skinned soldier, who had an expression of disbelief on his face: "Three hundred? Against eighty thousand? You are kidding me, right?"

Others also said: "How is this possible?"

"It's scary enough that the King of Qin led 3,000 cavalrymen to fight against Xiao Yuansui's 100,000 troops. But 300 against 80,000, isn't that just a fantasy?"

"It must be to trick us."

The two soldiers looked at each other and sneered, "So you guys hiding in Chang'an not only have no military merit, but also no knowledge. If it weren't for such a great victory, would the Princess of Qin have received such a generous reward from the emperor? Moreover, whether it is the current dynasty or the previous dynasty, have you ever heard of an emperor who let a woman lead the army and gave her a title!"

"That's right, the women of Princess Qin are all tough guys."

"It's a pity that I'm too old. Princess Qin's selection of soldiers requires men to be around 30 years old, otherwise I would definitely go."

"She gives more military pay than others."

When they heard the word "military pay", the people around them were even more excited and gathered around: "Is it true? Princess Qin gives a lot of military pay?"

The middle-aged soldier said, "Of course, the Princess of Qin is rich. This time she saved Xiazhou from danger and stopped the enemy in Huyang Valley. The emperor was very pleased and rewarded her with a lot of gold and silver. The Princess of Qin was rich to begin with, and now I heard that she is as rich as a country."

"Serving under her will definitely bring you benefits."

The eyes of all these young soldiers lit up. They looked at each other. Although they did not speak, they all had excited expressions and walked forward tentatively.

On the other side, Shang Ruyi was sitting in Yuwen Ye's tent drinking tea with a smile on her face. It was already the seventh day since they returned to Chang'an. Yuwen Ye was resting in the palace for the first two days and also went to see Chu Ruoyan. He moved into the military camp from the third day, naturally to realign the 12th Army and redeploy personnel. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, but she didn't expect that Shang Ruyi would bring Tushe'er to the military camp early this morning, saying that she was bringing him some clothes to change into. She did take a bulging bag from Tushe'er, but not long after she sat down, she started to ask for soldiers for her own women's army.

This commotion caused a stir outside.

Listening to the noise outside, Yuwen Ye said unhappily, "You are so impressive now."

Shang Ruyi said seriously: "You promised to give me 300 people, Your Highness the King of Qin, you can't go back on your word."

Yuwen Ye said, "I promised to give it to you, not for you to come to the military camp and make such a scene."

Shang Ruyi said nothing, but stood up and walked to the door of the tent, looking at the soldiers queuing outside to be selected. Each of them was tall, strong, mighty and powerful. They had to pass the physique test first, and also had to compete with Gao Feng, Jiang Kesheng and several of their personal soldiers. Only those who passed the eyes of these people could be selected.

Seeing more and more people eligible for election, Shang Ruyi was so happy that his face was full of smiles: "It's just one day. I won't make trouble until I have selected 300 people."

Yuwen Ye shook his head helplessly and asked again: "Where do you plan to deploy these three hundred people?"

Shang Ruyi walked back and said, "I heard that you asked the Yulin Guard and the Xiaowei Army to switch defenses. My people will join the Youyulin Guard, but they will only be under my jurisdiction."

Yuwen Ye snorted coldly and said nothing - the general of the Right Feathered Guard was Shen Wuzheng. Shang Ruyi placed his own troops in the Right Feathered Guard, obviously to facilitate his own management, which would indeed make it less likely to have friction with other soldiers.

He took a sip of tea and then said slowly, "You are here to select people from the army today. Have you finished dealing with the affairs in the palace?"

Shang Ruyi then walked back and sat down, saying, "I go to pay my respects to my father every day. He saw that I had some injuries, so he exempted me from paying my respects and told me to take good care of myself."

"..."

"The Ministry of Rites also sent over a few brochures for potential candidates for the Qin Palace. I took a look and found two houses that look good. I asked them to send over more detailed drawings and I'll give them to you for review later."

"..." "By the way, I went to Shicui Palace again yesterday, but Concubine Tao still refused to see me."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye frowned slightly.

Shang Ruyi said, "But you don't have to worry too much. I don't think Concubine Tao is a fool. She is just seriously injured and needs some time to recover. This kind of thing is not so easy to get well."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ye’s eyes dimmed.

Realizing that both of them were thinking the same thing, the atmosphere in the big tent became heavy. Shang Ruyi pulled himself together and continued, "But I always believe that she can stand up again."

Yuwen Ye was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm leaving this matter to you."

"Ah."

Shang Ruyi nodded and said, "Before I left the city today, I went to the school in Changlefang to check it out. There were 32 students in the school, 11 of whom were female students."

Yu Wenye was a little surprised when he heard this: "Eleven female students? So many?"

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Do you think girls only want to learn embroidery and knitting? In fact, who doesn't want to learn to read and write if they are given the opportunity? It's just that families with sons spend their money on their sons and are reluctant to spend it on their daughters. I reduced their tuition fees by half, and those who are more knowledgeable have sent their daughters here."

Yuwen Ye fell silent after hearing this, and after a long while he said, "You are right - families with both sons and daughters often spend money on their sons and are reluctant to spend on their daughters. No wonder the girls are all blind."

Shang Ruyi said: "In fact, it is in the court."

"Oh?"

Yuwen Ye looked up at her: "What do you mean?"

Shang Ruyi said: "The imperial examinations of the court only allow men to take the exams and enter the government. Women cannot achieve anything after studying - or in other words, they cannot turn their knowledge into money, and the official positions are returned to their parents. Naturally, no one wants to waste money."

"..."

"So, if there are more female officials in the palace and more positions for women in various industries, they will naturally be willing to send their daughters to study."

Yuwen Ye nodded and said, "That makes sense."

After saying that, he looked at Shang Ruyi again and said with a half-smile: "When Queen Du came to power, she had already appointed many female officials. Now you want to increase the number of female officials... If you continue like this, a woman will become the emperor."

Shang Ruyi blinked: "So...ah."

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After much effort, the three hundred people were finally gathered.

Shang Ruyi looked at these strong, brave and valiant soldiers and nodded in satisfaction. She stood on the high platform and said to everyone with a smile: "I know you must have some taboos. If you follow me, you have to be called the 'women's army', which is really not a good name for men. Moreover, you have suffered more than just this loss."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Shang Ruyi said: "The soldiers under my command fight tough battles, and when war comes, they have to rush to the front."

"..."

"You can ask the people who came back from Huyang Valley, or you can ask Gao Feng and Jiang Kesheng."

"..."

"However, there is no reason to always suffer losses in this world. Once you join my army and become a female soldier, your salary will be paid on time, and it will be at least 30% more than what you received before!"

When they heard “30%”, the soldiers’ eyes lit up immediately.

Shang Ruyi continued, "As long as you train diligently and fight bravely, I will not treat you unfairly, and those who have made contributions will be rewarded generously! If there are casualties, I will also provide relief to your families, and I will definitely let you have no worries."

"..."

"So, the men of the women's army,"

She raised her hand and pointed to the sky: "A man has his own ambitions, so why not live in poverty forever? Follow me and build a career!"

These words made everyone's blood boil. They raised their strong arms high, waved them along with her, and shouted: "Women's Army, make achievements! Women's Army, make achievements!"

The sound shook the world!

This was the second time that he watched the soldiers cheering for others in his own military camp, and the one receiving such cheers and praises was the same person. Yuwen Ye stood on the side of the high platform, watching Shang Ruyi standing there - although the sky was gloomy, the wind was howling, and the broken snow blew across people's cheeks, leaving a cold feeling like a knife cutting, but at this moment Shang Ruyi was like a sun standing in everyone's sight, and the infinite light on her body that came from nowhere almost illuminated everyone.

Yuwen Ye seemed to be amazed and shocked by such sunshine.

I wish you all a happy new year in advance. Starting tomorrow I will go to my relative's house to be beaten up, so I will not update for a few days. I hope everyone has a better new year than me.
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