I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 448 My sword is not at a disadvantage!
"Your Highness, I congratulate you on your promotion to Duke of Yan!"

The warriors clasped their fists and bowed, while the civil servants joined their hands and saluted.

The uniform congratulations echoed in the meeting hall.

Zhou Xuan, who was the head of the clerks, subconsciously used the Qi-gazing technique and looked up.

At this moment, in the meeting hall, a majestic aura like the rising sun rose up.

This is a sign that a great power is gradually taking shape!

And they are gathered together without dispersing, without any trace of vanity.

It can be seen that the solidity and stability of the foundation is not the kind of luck that "rises suddenly and falls suddenly".

Barely suppressing his inner excitement, Zhou Xuan set his sights on the end point and core of this magnificent trend.

He sat in the main seat in the hall.

What you see is the vast red and purple aura surging and gathering to form a huge auspicious cloud.

"Unfortunately—"

Unfortunately, the vast and huge cloud of fortune and auspiciousness lacked some kind of restraint and could not be truly transformed into substance.

Otherwise, with the support of the people from the young figure sitting in the main seat, it could be cast into a humanitarian tripod in today's meeting hall.

You can completely suppress it and consolidate your luck, and you can forge ahead with determination and try to seize the magical tools that ordinary people dare not covet!
Zhou Xuan sighed inwardly.

'It is a pity to have a country without borders! What a pity!'

At this moment, he still couldn't understand why his monarch would refuse the Yan Kingdom that was within his grasp.

Divide the land and seal the country!

Ancestral temple and country!

Who would refuse such temptation and opportunity? Who can resist it?

But their monarch really did it!
The taboo among them is the fear of being the first in the world and becoming the target of public criticism.

Or has he been guessing wrong all along, and their monarch has no ambitions and is really just a foolishly loyal person to the Yong Ji clan?

"I can't see through it! I can't see through it!"

Zhou Xuan was filled with emotion.

It was not until he heard the voice "Get up" in the middle of the hall that he slowly regained his composure.

After some congratulations, the atmosphere in the hall gradually calmed down.

However, the gazes directed towards the seat were still sincere and burning, quietly waiting for Han Shao to speak.

And Han Shao did speak.

Han Shao slapped his forehead and said in annoyance.

"I almost forgot because of your interruption!"

When everyone present heard this, they immediately thought that Han Shao was about to announce something serious, and they immediately sat up straight, pretending to listen attentively and accept orders respectfully.

But who would have thought that Han Shao would open his mouth and say——

“Happy New Year!”

As he spoke, he waved his hand and a reward was showered down.

At the beginning of the new year, if the boss doesn’t even give out red envelopes, how can he expect employees to work hard?
It is never the employees who will be choked to death by just making empty promises, but the entire company.

Faced with Han Shao's somewhat nonsensical behavior, many people present couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Those generals who came from Langju City to suppress Liao had only been with Han Shao for a short time and did not know him well enough.

Seeing this, he quickly declined humbly.

"We have already received rewards from the Lord last night. How can we receive rewards again?"

Although he said this, he felt really relieved in his heart.

After all, who doesn’t like a generous boss?
However, because of their behavior, Han Shao was scolded impatiently by Feng Can before he could say anything.

"Just take it if the Lord asks you to! Instead of wasting time, you might as well help the Lord take down a few more bandit heads and make more meritorious deeds!"

Although Feng Can's words were rough, they made sense.

But is it appropriate to start the new year with nothing more than fighting and killing?

The clerks on the opposite side were at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Thank you for the reward!"

After a round of thanks, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little more relaxed.

As the heads of the civil and military officials respectively, Li Jing and Zhou Xuan were originally planning to take advantage of the situation to report some military and government affairs.

It’s a pity that he was interrupted by Han Shao.

"Today is a festival, let's not talk about business."

After that, the waitresses and servants who had been prepared came in one after another and served tea and snacks to everyone.

The meeting hall, which should have been solemn, was simply turned into a morning tea party.

With a little guidance from Han Shao, the warriors soon began to talk about the many heroic and brave stories of this battle.

When the clerks heard this, they felt as if they were on the battlefield themselves. They could not help but feel their blood boiling and clapped their hands and sighed.

Afterwards, he was also infected by this deliberately created atmosphere and gradually began to talk about the details of his handling of many civil matters.

When talking about something funny, the whole room laughed.

When talking about the headaches, many warriors couldn't help but frown and feel deeply embarrassed.

When talking about the joys and sorrows of some ordinary people, I feel even more sad.

"Today I know that life outside of this battlefield is not easy either!"

Some warriors sighed with emotion.

Then the clerk shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"We spend all day at our desks, and in the past we always thought that the battlefield was full of men showing off their prowess and their heroic spirit."

"But I don't know the tragedy and sadness of the swords flying everywhere and the corpses scattered all over the ground!"

As he spoke, he stood up and offered tea instead of wine, bowing in respect.

"Without your bravery and sacrifice, how could we be safe in the rear?"

"Let me serve you tea instead of wine. Please accept my greeting!"

The warrior on the opposite side was stunned and quickly stood up to return the greeting.

The tea that originally tasted bland in the mouths of these warriors tasted as mellow as aged wine and was a bit choking.

Then a warrior responded.

"Without your hard work, we would not be able to continue fighting even if we die!"

"You all should accept my respect!"

After a few exchanges, they suddenly understood each other.

Warriors are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of being harmed by themselves and dying in vain.

Intellectuals are not afraid of hardship, but they are afraid that even though they work hard day and night, they will still be bullied by others and beaten up if they disagree with them.

Once the gap was eliminated, the atmosphere became lively.

Some even agreed to wait until the party was over and then spend a few days together.

Only Li Jing, Zhou Xuan and other caring people couldn't help but feel worried when they saw this situation.

Traditionally, the civil and military branches have been separated, constrained, and incompatible with each other.

All these factors may be deliberately caused by those in power.

He glanced at Han Shao above with some worry, but saw that his own monarch was calm and composed, as if he was happy to see the outcome.

"Forget it. Let's wait until this place is cleared and then I'll discuss the pros and cons with you, Your Majesty."

Just when they made up their minds and gave their loyal advice, they suddenly saw the atmosphere below, which had been so harmonious just a moment ago, suddenly become tense.

A veteran got emotional and suddenly remembered that the company had recently made a batch of new armor, so he asked for it directly.

Unexpectedly, the straightforward manager of the company rejected his request mercilessly upon hearing his words.

"No! Our company has a set schedule for everything we build! We have already made arrangements, how can we just ask for it?"

The old veteran, whose face was turned down, blushed and said angrily.

"It's just a few new sets of armor, why are you so stingy, old money man?"

After being scolded, the head of the engineering company also became angry and his face turned cold.

"Stingy? My company has its own rules!"

"You want a few pairs today, and a few pairs tomorrow. Do you think I'm a prostitute who can be ravaged by you?"

After a ruthless confrontation, the hot-tempered veteran immediately slammed the table and stood up.

"You old man are so unreasonable. Do you really think that the Zhen Liao sword on my waist is useless?"

The engineer was also hot-tempered. He dropped the teacup in his hand and also slammed the table and stood up.

"My sword is not bad at all!"

Good guy!
Weren't you fine just now?

Li Jing and Zhou Xuan, who were at the head of the civil and military circles, looked at each other, then looked away awkwardly.

Li Jing's cultivation was already extremely high, and he directly unleashed his true immortal power to suppress the old general.

There was no other reason. He was afraid that the old general would get angry and kill the old Confucian with one punch.

Zhou Xuan also hurriedly stopped the director of the engineering department.

How dare you, a mere innate master, slam the table and yell at a Sixth Realm powerhouse, "My sword is not at all bad"?
Are you fucking crazy!
Just a few peanuts, and you're so drunk?
Seeing that the old man, who had always been honest, looked like he wanted to challenge the other party in a duel, Zhou Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After both the civil and military forces finally calmed down the farce, the situation that had just been going well for everyone suddenly collapsed.

The left is civil and the right is military, just like the two sides of the aisle in between.

The difference is clear.

"Go on, why don't you continue?"

Han Shao, who was at the head of the group, sneered. "Do you want me to set up a competition arena for you guys to see who's better and who's better, and to decide life and death?"

Looking at Han Shao's cold face, all the civil and military officials in the hall finally reacted and hurriedly stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

The old general and the director of the engineering company hurriedly pleaded guilty.

Han Shao was too lazy to pay attention to the two of them and snorted coldly.

"It's gone!"

"Go spend more time with your family! We can talk about it after the New Year holidays!"

After saying that, he just turned away.

All the civil and military officials were left alone in the hall, feeling quite ashamed.

Look! Look!
What is going on!

A good New Year gathering has turned out like this and it has ruined His Majesty's mood.

Some of the warriors complained that the clerks were stingy. It was just a few new sets of armor. Why were they so stingy?
The clerks were also very angry.

These guys are really used to being domineering. How can they bully others like this?
As they looked at each other, their resentment grew stronger.

Fortunately, at this moment, Li Jing and Zhou Xuan above gave a dry cough.

"That's it, let's go first."

Seeing this, all the civil and military officials had no choice but to leave.

However, Li Jing and Zhou Xuan did not leave immediately.

Also not leaving were the veteran officers and company managers who knew they had gotten into trouble and were feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Go back. I will plead for you later. It shouldn't be a big problem."

"Your Majesty is merciful and clear about rewards and punishments. If he really wanted to punish you, he would have punished you on the spot."

Looking at the veteran who was so brave and fearless on the battlefield and now trembling with fear, Li Jing spoke helplessly.

"Control your temper from now on. Don't you realize what day it is today?"

The old general wiped his sweat and nodded repeatedly.

On the other hand, Zhou Xuan had a headache.

Because although the old guys on this side felt a little scared, they didn't think they were wrong at all.

Zhou Xuan didn't know what to say about this.

After all, there is nothing wrong in being loyal to one's duties.

I could only comfort him briefly and let him go.

The two people who were left alone looked at each other, then stood up and smiled in tacit understanding.

"Li Zhonglang, please go first."

Li Jing nodded and accepted the responsibility.

"Secretary Lang, please."

No matter how you look at it, in most cases in this world, martial arts are more important than culture.

……

It was no surprise to both of them.

Han Shao did not show any anger or annoyance when he saw the two again, and even greeted them with a smile.

"Mrs. Zhenniang, serve tea to my two humers."

The two of them secretly admired the wisdom of their own king in governing his subordinates, and their awe deepened.

When the hot tea came, the two of them expressed their gratitude and then couldn't help but glance at the waitress named Zhenniang with some surprise.

Han Shao smiled helplessly upon seeing this.

"These guys know that I am a nostalgic person, and they all like to use some crooked ways to figure out what the boss is thinking."

The two men felt ashamed, and for a moment they couldn't tell whether the Lord was criticizing them or not.

I could only pretend I didn't hear the second half of the sentence and kept saying it.

"Your Majesty, please remember our old friendship. This is a blessing for us!"

After he finished expressing his loyalty, he saw Han Shao looking at him with half-closed eyes.

Even Li Jing, who had followed Han Shao all the way, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

It was not until Han Shao spoke again that he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Speaking of old love..."

Han Shao sighed as he pretended to let them drink tea.

"Lü Yan was left alone in the grassland, and I don't know how he is doing now."

"Kang Cheng, you need to help take care of the family."

Logically speaking, Lu Yan is also a military man.

Han Shao should say this to Li Jing.

It’s just that Lu Yan was a single man before, and only after he married the girl from the Chen family in Zhuo County did he have a family.

Apart from him, there was no one else in the army, so there was no question of Li Jing taking care of him.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan and Zhou Kangcheng hurriedly accepted the order and agreed.

"Here."

Seeing this, Han Shao nodded slightly and then looked at Li Jing.

"Now that Lu Yan is not here, the position of the commander of the personal guard camp is vacant. Do you have any candidates?"

Faced with this problem, Li Jing and Zhonghang Gu were both somewhat embarrassed.

But compared to Zhonghang Gu, he was less cautious and didn't think that the king would be suspicious of him because of this, so he simply lowered his head and thought.

After thinking about it, Li Jing couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder the prince asked himself, it is indeed not easy to choose the commander of the Royal Guard Battalion.

First, you must be loyal. There is nothing much to say about this.

Secondly, you have to be considerate. After all, Lu Yan's title of "armored general" is not groundless.

If it were anyone else, how could they be as dedicated and clever as him and win the favor of the king?

Thirdly, you must have strength, otherwise how can you shock those guys in the Royal Guard Battalion?
Han Shao saw that he didn't seem to have any clue either, so he could only say helplessly.

"You can relax a little bit on strength."

If you don’t have enough strength, just cheat!
If you chop off a few more heads of the sixth realm masters, you can pile them up to form a powerful figure.

Li Jing heard this and thought about it.

This way, the choices become wider, which is also a dilemma.

But then he had an idea and said.

"If that's the case, I do have a candidate."

Only one candidate?
However, Han Shao understood Li Jing's caution and discretion, so he spoke directly.

"Tell me."

Li Jing said.

"Xiao Yu, the captain of the Gengzi Battalion of the Zhen Liao Army."

Xiao Yu?

Han Shao was a little surprised.

"Aren't they our old brothers?"

The word "we" made Li Jing feel warm inside and full of emotion.

But he shook his head.

"This man is young, fearless in battle, and quite brave."

"Besides, he is intelligent and decisive, so he should be able to be used."

Li Jing rarely praises someone so highly.

Han Shao became somewhat interested, and his divine consciousness in the Heavenly Man Realm raced around for a while, and soon a figure appeared in his soul.

Ha, that's interesting.

Han Shao's lips curled up.

Because he suddenly remembered that this person was the first to stand up and shout out that sentence in the royal hall of Longcheng that day.

"This position was originally held by the barbarian chieftain, so why can't you do it?"

It is indeed as Li Jing commented, he is quite smart and decisive.

Seeing that Han Shao did not respond, Li Jing thought for a moment, then clasped his fists and spoke seriously.

"Xiao Yu is also from a military family. His ancestor is an old general who is in charge of Liao and is quite well-known."

"Your Majesty has just taken over the Liao Army, so you should give them a chance to get close to you."

Li Jing's words were somewhat blatant and bold, but they were spoken entirely from Han Shao's perspective.

Han Shao looked up at him, then patted his shoulder and sighed.

"I have you, Li Jing. You are more than just an arm. You are my flesh and blood, my confidant!"

After saying this, he ignored Li Jing's shocked expression and made the final decision.

"It's up to you."

"Bring him to see me in person later."

……

(End of this chapter)