The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 59 Propose to Yun'er

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuanzhen was slightly thoughtful.

As the imperial merchant family, the Xue family had many dealings with the Imperial Household Department. He had certainly heard of this, but he felt that with Shen Yuan's talent, he could have chosen a marriage with a higher status.

Since Shen Yuan already had someone he loved, Emperor Yuanzhen didn't want to interfere too much. He also had a sudden idea about the marriage and wouldn't force it.

"It can be seen that Huaizhong is a passionate man. In this case, I will not say more."

Emperor Yuanzhen changed the subject and said, "Huaizhong is now a fourth-rank military officer. Regarding his posting, should he go to the Jinyifu or the Beijing Camp? I want to hear your opinion."

According to convention, all previous martial arts champions would first serve in the capital for several years before going to local military governors or border towns for training.

The army of Shenjing is divided into three parts:
The Beijing Camp was in charge of the defense of the capital and provided reserve forces for the border. It was composed of twelve regiments and camps, with a total of about 200,000 people.

The Jinyiwei were responsible for guarding the imperial palace and secretly supervising all officials. The initial quota was 5,000, but it has now expanded to more than 10,000. Their status is more superior than that of other soldiers in the Greater Zhou Dynasty.

The Wucheng Bingmasi was responsible for the capital's public security, similar to the industrial security, industry and commerce, urban management, fire protection and other departments in later generations. However, in Shenjing, which was full of powerful people, it could only be regarded as a menial office, and it was certainly impossible for it to become the choice of the martial arts champion.

Shen Yuan had already thought about this, and after a moment of hesitation, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, my opinion is to train a new army."

"New army?" Emperor Yuanzhen was quite surprised when he heard this. He thought for a moment and said, "Tell me your specific ideas."

Shen Yuan said in a clear voice: "As far as I know, the Jinyifu focuses on the responsibility of guarding and it is difficult to use it in war in the short term.

The twelve battalions of the Beijing Army have a large number of soldiers and generals, and the relationships are complicated. If you want to make any changes, you will inevitably encounter great resistance and waste energy and time.

In this case, I think it would be better to form a new army, use new concepts and new training methods to build a strong and iron-blooded army that can quickly form combat effectiveness, which can also provide reference for the reform of the Beijing camp.

It is said that there is no construction without destruction, but we can first build and then destroy, which will lead to new life. "

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuanzhen fell into deep thought.

He originally planned to grant power to Shen Yuan, hoping that this new martial arts champion would use his bravery to influence and change the face of the Beijing camp, thereby improving the army's combat effectiveness.

But at this moment, hearing the young man express his idea of ​​training a new army, I suddenly felt refreshed.

First build and then destroy?
This young man is really unconventional!
"Okay! I'll grant your request." Emperor Yuanzhen thought for a moment and said, "I will issue an order in the near future to let the Ministry of War establish a new military guard."

The emperor stared at Shen Yuan and said with expectation: "I will grant you the title of assistant commander of the new army and you will act as the commander. I hope you can go all out to build a new army as soon as possible and form combat power."

"I obey your command! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"Where does Huaizhong plan to recruit soldiers from?"

Shen Yuan said: "Your Majesty, from the people, maybe from the Beijing camp, from the Jinyifu, from the Five Cities Military Department"

Just because he didn't want to go to the Beijing Camp and the Jinyi Palace to train the army didn't mean he couldn't select talents from these places and incorporate them into the new army. These are two different concepts.

Emperor Yuanzhen nodded and said, "Huaizhong, please do as you please. I will fully support you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Yuan bowed, expressing his gratitude with a sincere attitude.

He knew that Emperor Yuanzhen would certainly be on guard, which was human nature, after all, a new army was being built in the imperial city.

The foundation of trust between the monarch and his subjects was still relatively weak and needed time to settle. The next day, Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

The women from the East and West Palaces gathered here again to pay their respects to the old lady.

Because yesterday's martial arts examination was widely known throughout the city, this matter also became the talk of many inner courts.

When Mrs. Wang learned that Shen Yuan won the first prize, she felt extremely upset.

How could she not be upset when she learned that the young man who scolded Baoyu actually became the top martial arts champion?

"This Yuan brother is really a capable person. He has become the top scholar in martial arts at such a young age. It's incredible." After listening to Xiangyun's story, Jia's mother couldn't help but sigh.

As the old lady spoke, her warm eyes looked back and forth at her niece's great-granddaughter, and the thought she had a few days ago resurfaced in her mind.

Wang Xifeng caught Jia's mother's gaze and smiled as she responded, "As expected, heroes emerge young. That Yuan-ge has even set a new record. He is truly a Martial Star descending upon the earth, isn't he, Yun-ge?"

"Yes, when we were in Jinling, everyone said that Brother Shen was the Wu Qu Star," Xiang Yun said happily, but suddenly she felt that Sister Feng was looking at her with a playful look, so she paused.

Although she was still a little ignorant, she could hear that Sister Feng was teasing her. Just as she was about to say something, she saw the maid Yuanyang lift the curtain and come in.

"Grandma, Mr. Yuan is here," Yuanyang said as she walked in.

"What a coincidence! Just now we were talking and someone has arrived. Did Baoyu's father invite him here?" Grandmother Jia said with a smile, "Since he is here, let him stay for a while."

"No, old lady." Yuanyang hesitated and said, "Master Yuan also invited a matchmaker to come and propose marriage."

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned and a little confused.

Aunt Xue was extremely surprised and looked at her daughter with some uncertainty.

Xiangyun had an expected expression on her face and glanced at Sister Bao, a smile on her fair and jade-like face.

Baochai's heart seemed to skip a beat, and then her face, which was as white and beautiful as a pear blossom, revealed a look of delight, and her delicate hands in her sleeves tightly clenched the brocade handkerchief.

Soon, a pair of soft almond eyes began to sparkle. Even though she knew that the boy would not let her down, when the long-awaited moment came, the girl still had a thousand emotions in her heart, and the scenes they had experienced emerged in her mind.
"Propose a marriage!" Jia's mother confirmed that she had heard correctly. After coming to her senses, she looked up at Xiangyun, who was smiling. She seemed to have realized something and smiled, "Are you here to propose to Yun'er?"

Although Xiangyun is still young, in this era, it is common to wait a few years after engagement before getting married.

At this moment, even Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan, Mrs. You, Qin Keqing and others had the same idea as the old lady.

No wonder, Xiangyun didn't understand what Fengjie said before, but these married women heard it carefully and subconsciously put Shen Yuan and Xiangyun together.

Sister Feng also misunderstood Shen Yuan's intention and said jokingly with a smile: "That's right, old lady, look at Yun's face, she is so happy, but a girl should still be reserved."

Xiangyun: “.”

The smile on Loli's face froze.

this.
Why are we talking about her?
Everyone’s imagination is too outrageous. Brother Shen clearly came to propose to Sister Bao!
The girl was about to explain, but heard Yuanyang say awkwardly, "It's not Miss Xiang Yun, Master Yuan said he came to propose to Miss Bao!"

"."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a huge rock falling into water, exploding in everyone's hearts.
(End of this chapter)