On the plains in autumn, the original green fields are mixed with patches of red and yellow. A large river meanders quietly through the grassland, with green and clear water flowing slowly, and fish playing in the waves from time to time.
The river is densely covered with water and grass, and the quiet and slightly bleak light yellow color spreads out. The reeds swayed in the wind, and countless gentle arrowheads trembled slightly, pointing towards the vast expanse of water and sky.
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, startling gulls and herons among the reeds, and causing fish in the river to fly to the shallow bottom.
Wu Gen sat on the horse with a gloomy expression, followed by Zhuo Ke and others, heading east along the river.
Three days ago, the new deputy governor of the Northern Army, Ji Yan, had arrived. He was in charge of the Fearless Army and Zu Yuantong's men, a total of 10,000 troops. Together with Ji Ye's newly recruited 10,000 soldiers, the entire Northern Army had more than 20,000 troops. people.
Although there is still a gap between the Southern Army and the Southern Army, it is already a force that cannot be underestimated. When Ji Yan came, she brought a lot of people with her, including maids, stewards, military generals, and officials in the palace. It seemed that she really wanted to take over all the power.
Especially the steward named Qiniang, who looked like a superior. Not only did he drive Wu Gen out of the Guibei Building without politeness, and used it as a place for his entourage, but he also commanded the fearless soldiers without any politeness. It was as if she was the leader of the fearless army.
Wu Gen didn't care, he was leaving anyway, just giving up the building. Moreover, for the sake of a smooth transition in the army, Wu Gen also deliberately tolerated various arrangements, not wanting these evil servants to affect his relationship with Ji Yan.
But soon, reality slapped him hard. He didn't expect that his blind tolerance would actually cause the other party to become more aggressive.
According to the rules, even if Ji Yan is already familiar with everyone, she still needs to have a formal meeting with the Fearless Army. As the incoming commander, Wu Gen naturally has to attend.
But when they entered the meeting hall, they found that the group of people led by Ji Yan were sitting in the high seats, while Shui Congyue and Xue Xin could only sit at the bottom like Qu Chang.
Sitting next to Ji Yan were an old man named Huang Jun and the steward named Qiniang. Further behind, there are two generals named Ji Xin and Ji Huan, who seem to be preparing to let them lead the left and right armies respectively.
As for Wu Gen, he was placed near the door, in front of the music leaders. When the maid led Wu Gen to the door, not only Wu Gen, but also the fearless army generals in the hall were stunned.
Immediately, Xue Xin, Ha Ying and others became furious and refused to sit down. Even Shui Congyue, who had always been calm, looked sulky.
This is no longer a matter of poor etiquette, but purely a matter of deliberate humiliation. Although Wu Gen has resigned, he was once the commander of the Fearless Army, so it would be appropriate for him to sit side by side with Ji Yan.
Ji Yan hadn't arrived yet. Looking at the arrogant Qiniang above him, the old man looking at everyone with squinted eyes, and the two proud generals surnamed Ji, Wu Gen knew that with Ji Yan's intelligence, there was absolutely no way she could do it. Such stupid things must be caused by these people trying to figure out the thoughts of their young master and making their own decisions.
Smiling and pressing his hand down, Wu Gen asked the Fearless Army generals to take their seats. He did not sit down in his seat, but sat directly on the threshold.
"Wu Gen, this is the council hall, where major military affairs are handled. I hope you should respect yourself." A high-pitched voice came from the hall, but Qiniang, who was sitting at the top, couldn't stand it. , warned coldly.
Wu Gen picked his ears and pretended not to hear, still sitting on the threshold and looking into the distance. Bang, Qiniang slapped the armrest of the chair hard, strode to the door, pointed at Wu Gen and screamed: "Wu Gen, you have been a member of thousands of families, how can you be so ignorant and lose your decency?" Come in and sit down properly, or leave." Seeing that Wu Gen ignored him, Qiniang became even more furious and loudly ordered the four guards at the door,
"Take this man out and take him away." These four guards were all brought here by Ji Yan, and they had met Wu Gen several times.
Seeing the cold and stern looks in the hall, I knew that if I dared to take action today, my hand would definitely be gone, and my head would probably be thrown in front of the mountain. I had seen the bravery and unruliness of the Fearless Army with my own eyes.
The two guards walked up to Wu Gen with a wry smile, cupped their hands and said, "Wu Qianhu, you'd better go sit in the hall and don't make things difficult for the brothers. Ji Zhenfu will be here soon, and it won't look good to be frozen here." Wu Gen looked at the people who were winking, but he didn't appreciate it at all.
"It's ugly just because it's ugly. You've already been embarrassed, why are you still afraid of being ugly?" Qiniang trembled all over and pointed at several guards.
"You are all young master's people, but you bow to outsiders, you are all useless." Several guards rolled their eyes and simply stood with their hands tied, standing by the door like logs.
Baoxiang was originally sitting at the door like Wu Gen. At this time, he was leaning on the doorpost and looking at the sky, and said with a mocking look on his face: "What kind of day is it today? It's so early in the morning, and the big old bird is screaming randomly, which is unlucky."
"Where did you come from, a dog slave? It's your turn to speak." Qiniang was so angry that she couldn't hold back her words for a while.
Wu Gen's face turned cold and he looked at Qiniang with a murderous look, which frightened the latter so much that she took a few steps back.
"What are you going to do? I am the steward of the young master's house. I have even watched the young master grow up." During the stalemate, Ji Yan came to the meeting hall accompanied by two maids. Seeing the tense scene, she couldn't help but Startled.
Before he could speak, Qiniang came forward aggrievedly, covered her sleeves and sobbed: "Young master, you are finally here. This Wu Genjie is arrogant, disrespectful and violent. Not only does he not listen to the arrangement, but he also tries to attack this slave. Please also ask the young master to be the master of this slave."
"Wu Gen, what's going on?" Ji Yan asked with some confusion. Wu Gen stretched and pointed at Qiniang beside him.
"I am a commoner, and I am grateful to Master Ji for letting me guard the door, but this one refused to even let me guard the door and insisted on driving me away. Forget it, I don't even have an official position, so naturally I can't be offended. Those around the young master should get out of here." Ji Yan frowned and was about to speak when Qiniang jumped up as if she had been stung.
"Young Master, don't listen to his nonsense. This person is relying on his remaining power in the army to wantonly incite everyone to cause chaos. If his power is not suppressed, I'm afraid someone will cause trouble in the future." Seeing Ji Yan here, in the hall Ji Xin and Ji Huan in the middle also wanted to show off, jumping up and down,
"Yes, young master, if I can't suppress this person today, I'm afraid these arrogant soldiers will not be able to be used by me." He said that he was about to step forward, preparing to capture Wu Gen.
Just after taking a few steps, there was a pop, and a knife was inserted into the hall, blocking the way of the two of them. Looking back, it was Shui Congyue who casually pulled out Suoji's saber beside him and threw it on the ground.
The man had an indifferent look on his face, leaning on his chair and squinting at the two of them. Wu Gen, who was reading the book, knew that something was wrong. Shui Congyue was angry. If he couldn't control the situation, I'm afraid the blood of these people would be splashed in the meeting hall today.
Although there is fire in his heart, if it reaches this level, Shui Congyue and others will definitely not be tolerated by the Ji family, even with Ji Ye as a guarantee, then he can only rebel and lead people to fight out of the Iron Hand Province .
Staring at Ji Yan fiercely, Wu Gen walked up to Qiniang, tilted his head and asked: "Your Excellency has been dictating the military council from beginning to end. What is your position in the army?" Qiniang couldn't help but be stunned.
"I am in charge of the young master's mansion, why can't I be here?"
"Ah, it's the steward. I thought he was the master of Qianhu or Wanhu in the army." Wu Gen looked surprised, then his face filled with anger,
"It's your turn as a slave to interfere in the affairs of our army and discuss military affairs arbitrarily, but you are tired of living." He said without warning, and struck Qiniang with a palm, sending Qiniang spinning several times in the air, and landed heavily on her. on the ground.
"Wu Gen..." Ji Yan raised her eyebrows slightly and took a step forward to block Qiniang behind her.
"How can you hit people at will?" Wu Gen stood in front of Ji Yan with his hands behind his back and said coldly: "Ji Yan, do you want a slave or a fearless army?" Ji Yan stared into Wu Gen's eyes for a long time. Behind him sighed,
"My men did something wrong. They tried to figure out what I was thinking. Come on, let's go into the hall to discuss matters." He made a gesture of invitation and ignored the frightened Qiniang behind him.
Wu Gen glanced at Qiniang who was about to speak, but he sneered in his heart. If Ji Yan hadn't cleared her dissident thoughts, how could her subordinates have gone so far.
He flicked his sleeves and strode into the hall. When they reached the center seat, Ji Yan did not sit down, but sat on Qiniang's seat.
Wu Gen walked up to the old man and said sadly: "What's the matter? I have to help you up." The old man was so frightened that he quickly stood up and gave his seat to Wu Gen.
As for Ji Xin and Ji Huan, they were neither standing nor sitting in the hall. Their eyes were wandering around, looking at Ji Yan pitifully.
Ji Yan frowned and said coldly to the two of them: "Stand behind me first, wait until the duties are arranged, and then reassign your seats." Qiniang got up from the ground at the door, her face swollen. She was just about to go in, but I heard Baoxiang mutter a few words in a low voice,
"Why are there people who want to die so much? It's been a long time since someone fell to death in the valley." Qiniang trembled with fright, glanced at Ji Yan, but did not dare to step into the hall again.
Now she can see that if she offends these gangsters, she might die somewhere someday.
"Everyone, I'm here today to say farewell to Wu Qianhu, and secondly, to discuss military personnel." Ji Yan looked in the direction of Shui Congyue, who glared at her, but turned his head away.
Ji Yan felt panicked for no reason, but the words she had originally thought about changed when she spoke.
"After detailed discussions between me and Wu Qianhu, no major adjustments will be made to the Fearless Army. Please rest assured and perform your duties. As for Huang Junke, he will join the army and participate in military affairs together. Ji Xin and Ji Huan are divided into Xue Xinhe and Shui Congyue's deputy position is to assist in handling military affairs. In addition, Shui Congyue is the second deputy commander of the town, and all matters in the army must be reported to him. If I am not in Xingshan, he will take charge of everything, and Shui Xiaowei can make decisions on his own. . If anyone dares to disobey the military order, Captain Shui will kill him first and then punish him." After saying that, he asked the maid behind him to take out a sword and personally brought it to Shui Congyue.
Shui Congyue didn't want to take it, but after Wu Gen and a group of brothers repeatedly signaled, he reluctantly got up and took it. He glanced at Ji Yan angrily and didn't even say a word of thanks.
Despite this, Ji Yan was overjoyed that she could get this proud person to accept her good intentions, and things were always the first step forward.
Looking at Ji Yan with a smile on her face, Shui Congyue stood up.
"Since I am the second deputy, I will issue a military order today. I wonder if you have any opinions." Ji Yan clasped her hands together, looking a little nervous, and said quickly: "You say it, you say it, it's all right." Shui Congyue Qiniang pointed at the door and poked her head around,
"This person is not allowed to enter the military camp or interfere in military affairs in the future. If he does the ridiculous behavior today again, he will be killed without mercy." The voice was not loud, but Jing Shui said it from Yue's mouth, and everyone present looked solemn.
This man is true to his word and he will do what he says. If he says this, Qiniang will probably have to stay in Ji Yan's house and not be able to come out.
Otherwise, you can see if she will die if she is randomly labeled as interfering in military affairs. Ji Yan looked a little embarrassed. Qiniang was a close friend she brought here, but when she saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her, she had no choice but to ignore Qiniang's pleading look and said flatly: "This is the way to deal with it." That's it. , after the turmoil over the seats in the hall, Ji Yan's personnel arrangements after joining the Fearless Army were settled. Except for placing some people in various key positions, the original structure of the Fearless Army was generally maintained unchanged.
After the meeting, Ji Yan invited the generals to accompany her and set up a banquet to see Wu Gen off. During the dinner, Ji Yan sincerely asked Wu Gen for advice on how to lead the fearless army. Wu Gen thought about it and only replied with eight words: read more, think more, speak carefully and act carefully.
Ji Yan was also a smart person. She sighed slightly and finally lost her determination to prepare for a big fight.
