Chaotic Frontier: I Picked Up a Peerless Little Wife at the Start

Cheng Wuyou was taken aback.

Deputy General Chen Ning shouted loudly towards the front.

"Who is so bold as to address the general by his given name?"

"Didn't you see the general discussing matters with Lord Ma?"

"Your name?"

"So what if I call him Cheng Wuyou?"

"Who are you?"

Chen Ning placed one hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw it at any moment.

Lin Hui knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice. At this point, things were beyond his control.

"Lord Ma, Brother Wang, I can't get a word in edgewise anymore, I'll leave it to you."

Ma Dayuan nodded.

Lin Hui led Song Qingyan to the back and watched quietly.

Du Yuanlang walked slowly over, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding border troops like that of a hawk.

Cheng Wuyou looked at the newcomer with disdain, but when he saw the newcomer's appearance, he immediately became timid.

"This humble general greets General Du."

Upon hearing that it was General Du, Chen Ning and the other border soldiers immediately cowered, not daring to meet his gaze, and knelt down in unison.

"Alright, get up, there's no need for all this trouble."

He looked at Cheng Wuyou and asked, "General Cheng, Ningyuan Town is an important border town, and it is always at risk of being attacked by the Northern Wilderness. You have quite the refined taste, and you still have the interest to come here to drink."

"General Du, it's like this. The pressure on Ningyuan Town, where I am stationed, is immense. The brothers are surviving on grain and wine. Currently, the army's wine reserves are only enough for three days. So I was thinking..."

"When the wine supply was insufficient, I remember that each military town set up a winery and assigned people to brew wine to supply the army."

"Why is there a shortage of alcohol once we get to Ningyuan Town?"

Cheng Wuyou was speechless for a moment.

"General Du, the brothers in Ningyuan Town have a high alcohol tolerance, but the army's winery can only produce a limited amount of wine, which is simply not enough."

Du Yuanlang snorted coldly: "Not enough, really not enough, but you're using the pretext of the Northern Wilderness army's attack to line your own pockets."

Cheng Wuyou secretly thought something was wrong; the fact that Du Yuanlang and Ma Dayuan were together already explained the problem.

"General Du, even if you gave me ten thousand lives, I wouldn't dare to do such a thing."

"Yeah?"

Du Yuanlang sneered: "I heard that one of your men, Yang Yun, is colluding with merchants in Linjiang County. He not only bullies the innocent but also kills innocent people to claim credit, and even kidnapped a restaurant owner."

"General Du, I was completely unaware of this matter. It was entirely Yang Yun's doing, and I bear no shame in it."

Du Yuanlang looked at Ma Dayuan: "Lord Ma, speaking of which, Ningyuan Town is a military town under the jurisdiction of your Linjiang County. What are your thoughts on this?"

Ma Dayuan said in detail: "I have already informed General Cheng of this matter by fast horse. I received General Cheng's letter of repentance this morning, and it is basically consistent with what General Cheng is saying now."

Ma Dayuan then changed the subject.

"However, even if General Cheng was truly unaware of this matter, Yang Yun and the others are still General Cheng's men. I believe that trying to absolve them of all responsibility would be contrary to the laws of Da Yu."

Du Yuanlang raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Lord Ma, you served as a military advisor in the prefecture and are well-versed in the law. In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

"According to the laws of Da Yu, even if General Cheng was unaware of the situation, he is still guilty of failing to properly manage his subordinates."

Cheng Wuyou's face darkened completely, and he no longer cared that Du Yuanlang was present.

"Lord Ma, you are truly a good official, upright and incorruptible, a model for all officials in Great Yu."

Ma Dayuan sneered, "I wouldn't dare. I'm just acting in accordance with the law."

Cheng Wuyou gritted his teeth: "If that's really the case, I accept it. Since General Du has spoken again, I would like to ask General Du to say something fair."

Instead of immediately expressing his opinion, Du Yuanlang started talking about what had happened that day.

"I have only heard about what happened in the past, but I have seen what happened today with my own eyes. What do you have to say about that?"

Cheng Wuyou immediately said, "General Du, today's matter was indeed my responsibility in preparing military postures, and it should not be under Lord Ma's jurisdiction."

To everyone's surprise, Ma Dayuan suddenly changed the subject: "Look at this place, Linjiang County. Where is Shiweitian Restaurant located? It's located in Linjiang County. How come it's not under my jurisdiction?"

"Someone come here..."

With a loud shout, the dark mass of border troops outside surged in, surrounding everyone.

Each of them held a distinctive frontier saber, its cold gleam conveying an imposing pressure.

Lin Hui frowned deeply upon seeing this, and shielded Song Qingyan.

Seeing Lin Hui's heartwarming gesture, Song Qingyan was delighted.

As the border troops drew closer, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became extremely tense.

Cheng Wuyou stood in the middle of the crowd, looking at his many subordinates, and suddenly felt confident: "Lord Ma, don't be stubborn and refuse to listen to reason. You should manage what you should manage, and you'd better not meddle in what you shouldn't."

Du Yuanlang's face darkened.

He instantly displayed the imposing manner of a border guard commander.

"Yu Hou" is a unique official title for their Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. If it were considered in the general army, it would be a military rank that is only one step away from being on par with Lang Jiang.

"Cheng Wuyou, I think you're planning a rebellion! So arrogant and domineering, no wonder the common people say the border troops are lawless. Are you trying to silence us?"

"You even killed me."

Cheng Wuyou then realized that Du Yuanlang was still here. How could he have forgotten about him?

"General Du, this humble general dares not. This humble general was just about to say, 'Guards, let's go...'"

"I hadn't even finished speaking when I noticed these kids were so obedient and came in."

Du Yuanlang chuckled; he hadn't expected Cheng Wuyou to be so eloquent.

"General Cheng, let me be frank with you. Lin Hui is a centurion of my Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Although he has not yet served in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, I will keep this centurion position for him forever."

"I can ignore any grudges you have with Lord Ma, but your affair with Lin Hui is my affair."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Wuyou was completely dumbfounded. Who exactly was Lin Hui? He had thought that Du Yuanlang was a guest invited by Ma Dayuan, but it turned out that he was there specifically to support Lin Hui.

"General Du, I understand."

He adopted a humble posture and said in a serious manner, "So it was a talent that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had their eye on. I was blind to their worth."

Du Yuanlang nodded, then continued, "Should I send these ignorant subordinates to the border, or will you deal with them yourself?"

Cheng Wuyou dared not delay any longer and immediately declared, "General, I will leave now. I will severely punish these ignorant fools when we get back."

Cheng Wuyou turned and left.

Chen Ning looked at everyone, bowed respectfully to Du Yuanlang, and then waved his hand, "Let's go..."

He quickly caught up with Cheng Wuyou.

As the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance, the commotion finally came to an end.

Lin Hui's opinion of Du Yuanlang rose even higher. Du Yuanlang's few words had made Cheng Wuyou dare not be presumptuous anymore, so it seemed that this person had considerable influence.

After seeing that the border troops had all left, Du Yuanlang started talking to Lin Hui.

"Brother Lin, we meet again."

Lin Hui cupped his hands and said, "I am very grateful to General Du for helping me out today, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."

Du Yuanlang waved his hand casually.

"It's a small matter, and Cheng Wuyou has always been arrogant and domineering, so he should be taught a lesson."

"Come on, Brother Lin, let's go upstairs and have a few drinks."

Lin Hui did not refuse and followed Du Yuanlang upstairs. The two walked side by side, with Ma Dayuan and Wang Ping behind them.

Reaching the door of the private room on the second floor, Lin Hui called out to Song Qingyan below, "Sister, bring me a jar of authentic, high-quality wine."

Song Qingyan agreed and watched Lin Hui's retreating figure with a blissful smile.