Without Song Jiang and Wu Yong's schemes, Lu Junyi's life was relatively peaceful.
His family is very rich, and he lives a very comfortable life by practicing martial arts and meeting friends.
It's just that after a long period of ordinary life, he felt bored, especially since he had superb martial arts skills. Hearing about the Liao Kingdom's southern invasion, he had the urge to make contributions.
When the imperial army passed by Daming Mansion, he wanted to join the army to serve the country, but unfortunately he had no way out and was dissuaded by his servant Yan Qing.
His martial arts skills can never start from the grassroots level.
What's more, he has a relatively pure character. Without human relationships, even if he has excellent martial arts skills, he may waste half his life and find it difficult to get promoted.
A few days ago, four people from Zhujiazhuang came to visit him from Shandong and invited him to go north to fight against the Liao Dynasty. He couldn't bear it anymore.
Seeing that Lu Junyi had made up his mind, Yan Qing suggested that he take Cao Bin's path.
After all, "Xiao Mengchang" is well-known in the world, so he should not be treated too slowly.
Unexpectedly, the third child of the Zhu family rejected this suggestion and planned to help Yang Zongbao defeat the Liao Kingdom's East Route Army as a way to advance.
Yan Qing seemed to see something and advised:
"Master, I see that Zhujiazhuang seems to be confident and has its own plans."
"Perhaps there are some conflicts with Zhong Jinghou. We cannot go with them."
Although Lu Junyi is more pure, he is not stupid either. He has nothing to do with the Yang family.
Compared to the serious Zhonglie Family, he still likes to use some back doors.
After all, Cao Bin is a little closer to people in the world.
So after politely rejecting Zhujiazhuang, he took hundreds of children from the family and went north.
It was his luck that he rushed to the territory of Zhending Mansion and happened to catch up with the battle between the Song and Liao armies, so he directly seized the opportunity and made a contribution first.
Cao Bin was also very happy to see Lu Junyi come to vote. It seems that his name "Xiao Mengchang" is still very useful.
There is never too much talent, and this man is extremely skilled in martial arts and is definitely a talent.
"Okay, I have heard about the name of Hebei Jade Qilin for a long time, and now I see it and it is indeed well-deserved."
"Yuan Lu has made a great contribution this time, and I will personally ask for credit from His Majesty."
Hearing Cao Bin speak like this, Lu Junyi was relieved and pleasantly surprised. He was secretly glad that he listened to Yan Qing's suggestion.
Although Cao Bin has some reputation in the green forest, he is still a prince of the imperial court. For him, that is an insurmountable class.
Now that he was being shown such polite praise, he felt a little flattered.
He quickly cupped his hands and said:
"The Marquis has given you the award, and Lu is too embarrassed to deserve it. From now on, I will follow the example of the Marquis."
Cao Bin laughed and said:
"I heard that there was a servant outside Yuan Lu who was called the prodigal Yan Qing. I wonder where he is now?"
When Lu Junyi heard this, he couldn't help being surprised and said: "Master Hou has actually heard of Xiao Yi's name?"
In the Song Dynasty, nicknames such as Xiaoyi and Poxi were very common, as well as slaves, langs, etc., everywhere.
Among Cao Bin’s acquaintances, there was also Huangfu Xiaoyi...
Only then did Lu Junyi realize that Cao Bin's words of admiring his name for a long time were not just polite words, but that he had really paid attention to him.
A strange warmth suddenly rose in my heart, and I just lamented that I was late.
Thinking of this, I feel that the future is brighter.
So he quickly turned around and found a handsome young man, and said happily:
"Xiao Yi, the Marquis also knows about you. Go and pay your respects quickly. Don't be rude."
Yan Qing was a little surprised. Although he knew the ways of the world, he couldn't help but be moved at this moment.
Unexpectedly, one of his servants would be known by Zhongjing Hou and asked to see him by name.
This means that you value yourself more than your own master.
His master was stubborn and difficult to persuade, and many of his suggestions were ignored, which made him quite helpless... Fortunately, he listened to his own advice this time.
But at this moment, he couldn’t think too much and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted respectfully:
"Yan Qing has met Mr. Hou."
Cao Bin looked at it, nodded with satisfaction and said:
"He is truly a talented person."
With that said, he took off a Zhuge Liannu from his waist and threw it to him:
"I know you are proficient in sumo wrestling and good at using crossbows, so I will give you this repeating crossbow."
"I hope you will have a good time and assist Yuan Lu to make great achievements. I will not hesitate to promote you."
This Yan Qing lives in the streets and shops, is proficient in all kinds of skills, is good at understanding people and the world, and has a flexible mind.
Cao Bin didn't value him as much as Lu Junyi. In fact, he wanted Yan Qing to help Shi Qian take charge of "Yanzi".
It's just that Lu Junyi has just taken refuge and cannot forcefully recruit his subordinates, so he tolerates it for the time being and just expresses his appreciation.
Seeing that the Zhuge Liannu was exquisite and easy to use, Yan Qing couldn't put it down and quickly thanked him.
At this time, Mu Guiying had already organized his soldiers, and he couldn't help but be a little envious when he saw that Cao Bin had recruited another subordinate who was highly skilled in martial arts.
But she also knows that the people in Tianbo Mansion are all upright people, and they are not very wealthy.
Even if the other party intends to pursue an official career, they may not be able to provide much help.
So I can only envy it.
But she didn't know that if she accepted Lu Junyi, Tianbo Mansion might not be short of money in the future.
Mu Guiying, Cao Bin and others led their troops back to the city. From a distance, they saw the gate of Zhending Mansion wide open and Huang Luo Umbrella Canopy not far outside the city. They were surprised.
Without even thinking about it, Cao Bin got off his horse and trotted towards Huang Luo Umbrella.
Mu Guiying was a little strange at first, but suddenly thought of something and quickly jumped off the horse.
But she was too embarrassed to be as attentive as Cao Bin, so she had to hurry up and catch up to meet him.
Before Cao Bin could salute, the emperor had already lifted him up and laughed loudly:
"Juncai, get up."
Cao Bin was so moved that his eyes filled with tears and he said:
"Your Majesty, if the general cannot do his duty, how dare the Holy Minister of Labor leave the city in person?"
The emperor patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Juncai and Hun Tianhou are my equals. You fight for me on the battlefield. It doesn't matter if you greet them."
As he said that, he turned to look at Kou Zhun and Pan Renmei and said:
"I want to make Juncai the champion general, what do you think?"
Neither Kou Zhun nor Pan Renmei had any objections.
Although the champion general was of a high rank, ranked at the third level and the fourth level of martial arts, he was only a casual martial artist, so the two of them did not pay too much attention to it.
But this official position was of great significance to Cao Bin.
Now his highest level is only from the third level, which is equivalent to a direct upgrade of two levels, which is quite a breakthrough.
Kou Zhun smiled with bright eyes:
"I didn't expect that Marquis Zhongjing's martial arts have reached this level. It seems that the Liao army is not afraid!"
Hearing this, Cao Bin couldn't help but grin.
It seems that Kou Zhun is targeting him, so he must be careful in the future.
Lu Junyi and Yan Qing looked at each other later, but they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
They did not expect that Cao Bin would be so favored by the emperor. It seemed that they had chosen the right path.
The next day, Cao Bin asked for merit for Lu Junyi and got him a military position of the sixth rank.
In the next few days, the armies of Song and Liao rarely calmed down, and they each repaired their troops and prepared for the next war.
On this day, the emperor suddenly received a secret message from Mozhou.
Yang Zongbao said in his secret memorial that several Shandong righteous men proposed a plan to sneak into the Liao army and use counterintuitive tactics in the hope that the Forbidden Army would really cooperate...
