From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 530

Zhou Yuan really had no interest in the poetry meeting, but based on Qiaoshan Gong's invitation and Jianjia's consolation, Zhou Yuan went after all.

The process was as boring as he imagined. It was nothing more than celebrating the victory of Shanhaiguan, and then writing poems and lyrics around these points.

During the period, Tang Yizhao, the new champion, also recited Zhou Yuan's "Manjianghong". This talented young man was very arrogant at first, but now he has become Zhou Yuan's little fan.

After all, nothing interesting happened at the poetry meeting, and Zhou Yuan did not write a poem in the end. It was not that he was unwilling, but he didn't know what to copy at all. It was not relevant and did not fit his mood, so there was no point in copying it out.

The poetry meeting was busy for almost a whole day. The next day, he followed Ningyue and Qu Ling back to their parents' home, went to Xue Mansion and Qu Mansion to sit for a while, left the two girls, and left alone.

It was not until the sixth day of April that Zhou Yuan finally dealt with his family affairs, so he planned to go to the Fifth Army Camp.

He hadn't visited his subordinates since his triumphant return from Shanhaiguan. Now that they were about to part, he should finally get drunk.

Arriving at the training ground, Zhou Yuan saw a gratifying scene.

The soldiers here were still undergoing arduous training. The victory did not make them proud and complacent, but made them understand the gap between them and the Eastern Tartars, and the amount of training was greater than before.

"Shame."

Shi Yi gritted his teeth, his voice choking: "We lost too many brothers in the battle when we were besieged by Huang Taiji on the snowy mountain."

"The opponent's horsemanship and long-distance raiding combat capabilities are far superior to ours. We also have room to learn in terms of orderly attack and tactical echelon configuration."

"Alas... If we were stronger, perhaps we wouldn't have to sacrifice so much."

Speaking of this, the Shandong man's eyes were red. He forced himself to hold back and grinned and said self-deprecatingly: "My third-class earl was earned by my brothers with their lives. To be honest, General Jie, I, Shi Yi, am just a refugee from Shandong. I am appreciated by General Jie to be where I am today. What qualifications do I have for a title?"

"I don't want to leave the Fifth Army Camp. I want to continue to lead my brothers. One day, I will be on the front battlefield. Defeat the Eastern Tartars!"

Zhou Yuan patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "You and Wang Xiong will serve as the left and right deputy governors of the Five Military Camps. Xiang Yong and Li He will be transferred, and the position of the Grand Governor will be taken over by Liu Fang."

Hearing this, Li He's face changed and he shouted: "General Jie! I don't want to leave! I just want to follow General Jie!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "What are you arguing about? This is an imperial decree. Do you think you have the final say?"

"This time in the fight against the Eastern Tartars, our Five Military Camps made great contributions. His Majesty was generous in rewarding and conferred five earls in one breath. It was enough."

"Do you five earls have to guard a Five Military Camp? Isn't this nonsense?"

Everyone lowered their heads and sighed. They made contributions and were conferred titles. Naturally, it was impossible not to promote their positions. The Five Military Camps could not accommodate them.

Xiang Yong said in a deep voice: "General, where should we go? How will His Majesty arrange me and Lao Li?"

Zhou Yuan said: "I have asked His Majesty for his opinion on this matter. Xiang Yong was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Guizhou, and Xiang Yong was appointed the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang."

When this was said, Li He couldn't help laughing: "Zhejiang? There is such a good thing! I can be free and easy in the Jiangnan area!"

Xiang Yong's face was solemn, he sighed deeply, and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty... really thinks highly of me. The commander-in-chief of Guizhou, this position is not so easy to sit."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "You can recognize this problem , it means you are capable of sitting in that position. "

"Xiang Yong, the ambition of the chieftain is growing day by day, and the situation in Guizhou is extremely dangerous, but we don't have the energy to deal with it yet. You must control the situation to the maximum extent to avoid escalation of conflicts."

"When we are free, we will solve it together."

Xiang Yong said solemnly: "General, rest assured, I know what to do."

Zhou Yuan said: "It will take a few days for the imperial edict to be issued. You should be prepared. I will send a few people to follow you to build the intelligence system in the camp and local supervision."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Zhou Yuan looked at Liu Fang and said, "You are now the commander-in-chief of the Five Army Camp. Although you are an old man in the camp, these are the soldiers I brought up. You have always been smart and steady, so don't let my soldiers get away with it."

Liu Fang said quickly, "Absolutely not! Please rest assured, General Jie!"

Zhou Yuan sighed and said, "I may have to go south for a while, and I don't know when I will return."

"You can let Shi Yi and Wang Xiong keep an eye on the Five Army Camp. You can help me clean up the Three Thousand Camp. I will let you serve as the commander-in-chief of the Three Thousand Camp."

"As for the Shenji Camp, it is not necessary for the time being."Everything is arranged, it's time for lunch. Zhou Yuan and others did not hold any banquets, and went directly to the cafeteria to eat with many soldiers. After dinner, Liu Fang whispered: "General, Song Wu has been a little bit wrong recently. He has been fighting after the battle. He has been training every day and is almost crazy." Zhou Yuan frowned and said: "I think he was very energetic when he attended the wedding banquet!" Liu Fang said: "But he was crazy when he returned to the camp. I guess the battle in the snow mountain had a great impact on him." Zhou Yuan nodded slightly and said: "I will go to him later. ”

How crazy has Song Wu been recently?

The training intensity of the Fifth Army Camp is very high, but this guy has to train himself in many items every day. He is always exhausted and collapses on the ground. He fainted several times. If it weren’t for his good physical foundation, he would have collapsed.

Isn’t this the character in the fantasy novel who wants to become stronger? If he can’t upgrade, he will tie himself up with iron chains and bang his head against the wall, hoping to achieve a breakthrough in an extremely self-destructive way.

But that is a novel after all... Song Wu will only ruin his body by doing this.

Zhou Yuan saw Song Wu collapsed on the ground, and couldn’t help but kicked him casually, saying: "What are you doing? Want to ruin yourself?"

Song Wu panted and didn’t say anything, and ignored him at all.

Zhou Yuan squatted down and squinted his eyes and said: "How does it feel to participate in the war for the first time? Did you find that you don’t seem to be as good as usual? "

Song Wu gritted his teeth and just scratched his head.

Zhou Yuan said: "I can do everything in training, but I find that many things are useless on the battlefield. I find that killing people is not as simple as shouting slogans."

"Whether it is killing the enemy or seeing your comrades fall, it gives you a huge shock."

"You doubt that you are not like a soldier, or you are not suitable to be a soldier. You are afraid of death and killing. "

Song Wu growled: "Stop talking!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Although everyone said that they would not take special care of you, some people still died to protect you. You feel guilty, but you don't know how to express it. "

"You even doubt that you are not capable of carrying the glory of the family. "

Song Wu couldn't help but cover his face, his whole body was shaking.

He looked down on himself, he felt that he was just a waste, he was obviously very strong at ordinary times, but he couldn't control the fear in his heart when he went to the battlefield.

Zhou Yuan smiled slowly and said, "I can't comfort you. You can go back to your grandfather. Maybe you should ask him what happened when he first went to the battlefield."

"Maybe his experience can inspire you."

How could Song Wu dare to ask his grandfather? He was even afraid that his performance would be reported to his grandfather, so he would be deprived of the qualification to inherit the glory.

He wanted to be a warrior.

But he found that he was not that kind of material.

The mission pressed him, the honor pressed him, but the fear of killing and death also pressed him.

"When your grandfather went to the battlefield for the first time, he was not only scared to pee his pants, but also became a deserter."

Hearing this almost slanderous remark, Song Wu stood up and roared, "You fart!"

He looked at Zhou Yuan's back and shouted with a red face, "My grandfather is the greatest warrior of the Jin Dynasty! How could he be scared to the point of peeing his pants! How could he be a deserter! "

Zhou Yuan had already walked a long way, but his voice floated from afar: "No one is born a warrior. Heroes are forged again and again in the baptism of blood and fire."

Song Wu stayed where he was, watching the sunset and the earth turn red, and suddenly he had an urge to cry.

He glanced at the training ground, then ran towards home without looking back.