Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 116: Lieutenant General Cao Wei
Dazzling.

January passed.

The construction of Qinghe New City is still in full swing, and the General's Mansion has been almost completed.

Only the imperial court could complete such a huge project in such a short time.

On a relatively flat official road.

A very long team was moving slowly.

There was not a single caravan around.

The only people who could monopolize the official roads of the Yu State could be the army, as the official roads were originally used for transmitting intelligence and preparing for marches.

"General Cao, we are almost at Qinghe."

A middle-aged general said excitedly.

The city wall of Qinghe can be seen in the distance.

Admiral Cao Wei of An Ning Guard, who was riding in the front, nodded.

"Has Jiang Linxian arrived in Qinghe?"

The middle-aged general replied, "I heard yesterday that they had just set out from Anning Prefecture. It will probably take at least three days to arrive."

"Ah."

Cao Wei hummed casually.

In the entire An Ning Guard, the only person he was afraid of was Jiang Linxian.

"Jiang Linxian"

Cao Wei uttered these three words softly.

He was not from Yunzhou, nor even from one of the states within the scope of Annan Town, but from the capital.

Originally he was a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of War, but at the instruction of the fifth prince, he was sent out to serve as a fifth-rank lieutenant general.

Officials in the capital are half a level higher.

But the competitive pressure was also great, and his identity as the son of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works was not enough.

A brave general must start from the ranks, and a prime minister must come from a prefecture or county.

Cao Wei has always been an official in Beijing.

This time, the Fifth Prince was also being trained. Only by gaining sufficient military experience would he have the possibility of becoming the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War one day.

That's the benefit of having someone behind you.

Otherwise, how would a naive boy know all these twists and turns?

For truly powerful people, their promotion paths have already been planned, and every step has been calculated.

So it is easier to be an official if you have someone in the court.

Before leaving Beijing.

The Fifth Prince specifically told him to be more careful about the Jiangdong Sword Immortal.

As far as he knew, Jiang Linxian had once met the current emperor.

This alone is enough to make him fearful, as not everyone is qualified to meet the emperor.

A quarter of an hour later.

Cao Wei led more than a thousand troops to the gate of Qinghe City.

There was already a large group of people standing in front of the door waiting.

Ning Zhongtian was the garrison commander and had the highest official position, so he stood in the front, followed by Wei Ming and Zhang Zhixian, then the Yi Zhong officials from Qinghe, and the officials from An Ning Wei such as Li Rui and Ge Hong behind him.

"General Cao."

Ning Zhongtian took two quick steps and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Ah."

Cao Wei dismounted from his horse, nodded slightly to Ning Zhongtian, then walked past Ning Zhongtian towards the magistrate Zhang Linkang.

What kind of person is Zhang Linkang?

He served as magistrate of Qinghe for more than ten years.

I immediately understood that Cao Wei was deliberately ignoring Ning Zhongtian to intimidate him.

"Oops."

County Magistrate Zhang's forehead was already sweating slightly.

When I think of some rumors.

He understood that he was caught up in the dispute among important figures, which was an unexpected disaster!
Ning Zhongtian glanced at Cao Wei and smiled faintly.

This had long been expected by him.

"The magistrate, Zhang Linkang?"

Cao Wei asked.

Magistrate Zhang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's me."

Cao Wei used to be a Langzhong in the Ministry of War, a proper official in the capital. He was someone that even County Magistrate Zhang couldn't find when he went to Kyoto. Now he was a lieutenant general of the fifth rank, and he absolutely dared not offend him.

Cao Wei put his hands behind his back:

"Come on, show me how the new city is being built."

"Yes Yes."

Magistrate Zhang bowed his head and nodded obsequiously. He no longer looked like a great magistrate.

after that.

The newly appointed Lieutenant General Cao inspected the new city and then returned to the general's mansion with satisfaction.

Send this old man away.

Wei Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "What a great official power!"

Ge Hong deeply agreed with this.

With a boss like this, life will not be easy in the future.

Ning Zhongtian patted Wei Ming's shoulder and said, "When Lord Jiang comes, we should feel more comfortable."

He is Lei Yong's man.

Given the relationship between Lei Yong and Jiang Linxian, in Cao Wei's eyes, he automatically became a member of Jiang Linxian's faction.

It would be strange if you could have a good face towards him.

There will definitely be more difficulties in the future.

Of course, with Jiang Linxian's checks and balances, it would be difficult for Cao Wei to go too far.

These roles they play are just rehearsals for the adults behind them.

Li Rui didn't say anything.

All I could think of in my mind was Cao Wei covered in golden light.

Originally, he thought that Jiang Linxian's equipment was enough to make him a big spender, but compared to Cao Wei, he was even a little weaker.

"As expected of a person from the capital."

He was secretly shocked.

"Let's go."

Ning Zhongtian was quite open-minded. He sent Cao Wei away and calmly led Wei Ming and others towards the military camp.

It's called a military camp.

It is actually a large residential area.

These are places for the soldiers of An Ning Wei to live.

There are more than a thousand people in Anning Guard. Ordinary soldiers live in a room with five people, and officers above the rank of small flag have a room for one person. The higher the rank, the larger the area of ​​the house.

Li Rui was in charge of grain, and was an eighth-rank official.

The house he was assigned was smaller than the one he had been assigned to at the Qinghe branch of the Tiandi League. After all, his official position there was the lowest.

Manage food.

As the name suggests, it is the official in charge of food and fodder.

In ancient times, food and fodder were of paramount importance when marching and fighting. How could you win a battle without enough food?
The food and fodder is not just wheat and soybeans, but also elixirs, skills, weapons. There is so much to offer that it's terrifying.

of course.

These have nothing to do with Li Rui, a small grain manager.

simply put.

He is still a warehouse manager.

The right to distribute food must be decided by at least the garrison level. He is only responsible for registration. There are still a few people like him in charge of food in An Ning Guard.

Each of them is in charge of a warehouse, some are in charge of elixirs, and some are in charge of weapons.

Li Rui happened to be the one in charge of the exercises.

“Could it be that I am destined to be the librarian?”

After saying goodbye to Ning Zhongtian and others, Li Rui returned to his house. Today was really an eventful day.

He had just entered the house.

"Old Li, you're back."

Then Yang Yong's voice was heard.

Li Rui moved to the new city, and Yang Yong and Wang Zhao naturally followed.

Different from the border troops.

There are only about 20,000 people in Annan Town, and each garrison has about a thousand people. This number is far from the number of garrisons in border counties, which often have tens of thousands of people.

Of course, this is also because of different functions.

Therefore, although the Annan army was small in number, it was composed of elite troops.

But it's not like the border army where anyone can join as long as they are willing to fight.

The treatment is naturally extraordinary.

Some senior military officers were even allowed to keep concubines in their own homes.

As long as it doesn't interfere with important matters, generally no one will care.

Life is so comfortable.

In addition, the reserves of elixirs and skills are even stronger than those of most sects.

If not, why would those people be scrambling to join the Annan Army?
It's because the treatment is so good and the status is so high that it is the mother-in-law's favorite.

(End of this chapter)