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Chapter 851: Inspection (VIII)
When talking about the Magistrate of Cai County, not only General Fan, but also the other generals were full of admiration.

He didn't care about the rank of his official position, nor about eating, drinking and having fun. He was only concerned about the people's livelihood. He spent very little time in the government office in a month, and almost every day he was out on patrol, solving various troublesome problems. This was the Magistrate Cai.

The hundreds of thousands of people in Guiliang City, who were mostly young and strong, opened up hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land in a few years, and the food they grew was not only enough for the people to eat, but also for the border troops.

In the past, when the imperial court sent military rations to the border troops, the loss on the way was an extremely huge and shocking figure. Now with Guiliang City, military rations can be requisitioned locally to offset the imperial court's taxes, and even earn a lot of money for the people.

This is great news for the imperial court and the border troops. It is also good news for the people of Guiliang City.

The people can eat and drink enough and save some money and food. This is a good life that people could never have imagined before.

It is no exaggeration to say that the governor of Cai County was as powerful as the sky in Guiliang City. Some people joined the army and were full of support for the governor of Cai County.

General Fan asked himself, he had been in the frontier army for more than ten years, but his prestige still could not surpass that of General Zuo. Now it seemed that he was even surpassed by the governor of Cai County.

General Fan said this half-jokingly and half-self-deprecatingly, and Jiang Shaohua laughed: "Marquis Jingbian, there is no need to belittle yourself. In my heart, you have both merits and hard work in guarding the border army. No one can surpass you."

As a minister, it is not shameful to compete for favor in front of the emperor.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, isn’t it enough that the emperor is willing to say nice things to coax you?

General Fan laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I will keep it in mind."

The generals standing by quietly shook off their goosebumps, thinking to themselves, I never expected you to be such a great general!

It was not until the evening that General Fan led a group of generals to take their leave.

Jiang Shaohua casually ordered his personal guards: "Fan, personal guard, send Marquis Jingbian back to the barracks."

This Fan Qinwei was the commander of the Yizhou Army. He was also the first unlucky guy to be dismissed from his post by the Empress. He was the nephew of General Fan.

Fan's personal guard responded and lowered his head to escort General Fan back to the military tent.

General Fan waved his hand and asked the generals to retreat.

Without waiting for General Fan to glare and curse, Fan Qinwei knelt down with a plop and said, "I know I was wrong. Over the past two years, I have been working hard to be a good person. Please forgive me, uncle."

General Fan looked at him coldly and said, "The emperor has kept you by his side and is willing to teach and instruct you. This is a honor for our Fan family."

"After some time, I will ask the emperor to keep you in the frontier army."

"If you have the ability, then hone yourself and become a real general. If you don't have the ability, just die on the border and be buried here. Then you will never bring shame to the Fan family again."

Fan Qinwei was so ashamed that he lowered his head and nodded.

General Fan cursed angrily, finally letting out the anger he had been holding back for two years: "Get up! Tell me, what have you learned in the past two years in the Royal Guard Battalion?"

After Fan Qinwei stood up, he calmed himself down and whispered, "Everyone in the Qinwei camp is brave and loyal to the emperor. Moreover, they are all literate and can read military books and write military reports."

"They are all military officers in the army." General Fan sighed, "There are 30,000 such guards. Even if all the military officers in the army are replaced, the emperor still has enough manpower." "You should now understand where the emperor gets the confidence to inspect the country. The civil officials include Prime Minister Chen, Minister Feng, Minister Dong and others, and the military officers are equally loyal. If they are not loyal enough, the emperor can remove them at any time."

Fan Qinwei also sighed: "To be honest with you, uncle, I had some complaints in my heart at the beginning. Over the past two years, I really admire the emperor. I don't want anything else now. I just want to stay in the border army and lead the troops well. I want to make some real military achievements for the emperor to see."

General Fan's expression eased, and he patted his nephew's shoulder: "That's the right way to think. General Zuo has made great contributions and was made Duke of Weiyuan. I have been holding back a lot of energy in my heart."

"I have a feeling that the Rouran barbarians will invade the border again. I am waiting for them to come and give their heads. I, Fan Zhongliang, will also make great achievements."

The national war several years ago was fought with the Yingwei Battalion of General Zuo as the main force. Most of the credit went to the Yingwei Battalion and the Qinwei Battalion.

As the commander-in-chief of the border troops, General Fan has been holding this grudge in his heart.

Sooner or later, he would lead the border troops to defeat the Rouran barbarians and make the border troops famous throughout the world.

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Jiang Shaohua settled down in the military camp, and the guards were able to rest for a few days. After that, Jiang Shaohua began to inspect the military camp.

General Fan spent two months building the new military camp, so he would not neglect to reorganize the frontier army camp. After inspecting for a few days, he found that the frontier army's discipline and appearance were quite acceptable.

Jiang Shaohua was generous in his praise and praised General Fan for his good military management in front of all the generals.

General Fan's full beard concealed his smug look. He was very humble and said, "General Liu came to the border army to train soldiers. I have been following General Liu's rules to discipline the soldiers. I don't deserve the emperor's praise."

Liu Hengchang, the commander of the third battalion of the imperial guard, was accompanied by a companion, and was standing beside Jiang Shaohua at this time. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "General Fan is too modest. I have only been in the border army for a short year. In the past few years, the border army has become famous and its combat effectiveness has become stronger and stronger. It is all thanks to General Fan."

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "Both of you should stop being modest in front of me. I remember every one of your contributions in my heart."

After a pause, he casually ordered, "Since my personal guards are here, they should not be idle. From today on, send people from the first, second, and third battalions to ride around on horseback, and remember to fly my flag."

Qin Zhan Meng Dashan rubbed his hands in anticipation and responded loudly: "Yes, I will lead the troops personally."

Liu Hengchang's heart moved and he thought more deeply.

The emperor insisted on sending border troops and even sent them on patrol with a red dragon flag... This was an absolute provocation to Shi Luohou, the new Khan of the Rouran, who had captured and killed his father.

Is the emperor trying to provoke the Rouran barbarians to send troops?

This is not an inspection of the border troops, it is clearly a desire to lead the army in person!

Perhaps the emperor had thought of this day from the moment he planned to leave Beijing to inspect Daliang. No wonder he was reluctant to return to Beijing after two years. Prime Minister Chen and Minister Feng in the court were just urging him symbolically. Perhaps they had already guessed the emperor's true intention.

Liu Hengchang figured this out and was not panicked. Instead, his eyes flashed with a bright light.

As a military general, being able to defeat foreign enemies on the battlefield is an achievement worth boasting about in your lifetime!