Chapter 1323: Arriving in Bingzhou

Riding back home, just as he entered the courtyard, he saw Li Jing standing in the front courtyard with his hands behind his back, looking at the pile of tables, chairs, benches, and cabinets that Wang Yan had made.

Wang Yan's woodworking hadn't stopped for the past few days. Although he had only made machinery in the previous world, that thing was different from woodworking. He had been playing quite well these few days, tinkering for a while whenever he was free.

At the same time, he also taught the servants in the family, imparting skills to them.

The master had rules, was not harsh, and didn't have so many problems, so the atmosphere in the family was still very good...

"Yaoshi, I thought you had already left Daxing."

"Brother, I have been at my uncle's house recently. Yesterday I heard that the Prince of Jin gave you a mansion, so I thought I would come to recognize the door and also say goodbye to you. Tomorrow I will leave Daxing and continue to travel the world."

Wang Yan smiled: "That's a coincidence; I am also going to Bingzhou tomorrow. Yaoshi, wait a moment, I will go and explain to my Madam, pack my luggage quickly, and then ask someone to make a few dishes, so you and I, brothers, can eat and talk."

Very quickly, Wang Yan told Xiao Mei, but didn't explain much, only saying that Yang Guang was going to his fief to take up his post, so they had to pack their luggage quickly and leave tomorrow. He went to find the cook in the family to make dishes, only to find out that Xiao Mei had already asked them to prepare, just waiting for him to come back to make dishes.

So Wang Yan drank wine with Li Jing in the hall past the second gate.

"Brother, why so sudden?" Li Jing asked.

Wang Yan shook his head: "How would I know so much? His Highness asked me to follow him, and we will set off early tomorrow morning, so I came back to pack my luggage and follow him tomorrow."

"Bingzhou is directly facing the Turks. Brother has great martial arts skills; this trip will surely allow you to establish extraordinary merits and be enfeoffed as a marquis."

"His Highness did tell me that. When I get there, His Highness will arrange for me to be a commander of a hundred. At that time, I will kill into the heart of the Turks and turn them upside down."

Li Jing frowned and asked: "Brother, think twice; this is too dangerous. Why not wait until autumn, when the Turks invade the south and the great armies confront each other? With Brother's ability, beheading generals and seizing flags will be easy."

"Yaoshi, you are a son of the Longxi Li clan; I am just a lowly soldier. It has only been five months, and it has only been six months since I arrived in Bingzhou. If there is no opportunity, so be it, but if there is an opportunity, I must fight and grab it. Otherwise, how do you think the Prince of Jin treats me so generously? Without a bit of merit, it is difficult to stand in the world."

Wang Yan thought for a moment, leaned closer, and whispered to Li Jing, "Yaoshi, since you have seen Lord Han, you must have asked about my situation. I am involved in two things: one is my Madam, and the other is Yuwen Huaji. If I have no merit in Bingzhou, then I won't be able to live."

Li Jing looked at Wang Yan in a daze. He didn't expect Wang Yan to be so sincere to him, saying such things to him?

These words not only spoke of Wang Yan's own affairs but also vaguely revealed that the Prince of Jin was not a good person, and Wang Yan was not absolutely loyal, which was very dangerous.

"Brother, it is better to say less of such things." Li Jing shook his head repeatedly and raised his glass to drink with Wang Yan.

Wang Yan laughed: "Yaoshi thinks too much. I lead troops into the heart of the Turks; without merit, without battle results, I will probably die on the grassland, so I can't care about that much."

Li Jing also accompanied him with a smile, but his mood was very heavy. He met such a compatible good brother, but he was about to go to the battlefield immediately, and he didn't know if they would have a chance to meet again in this life, so he couldn't be happy at all.

"Life is nothing more than birth and death; Yaoshi, don't take it to heart. I know your talent; one day you will also establish extraordinary merits. If I die in battle on the grassland, one day when you show your military might on the grassland, just find a place, burn some yellow paper, and tell me this good news. Even if I am in the wine spring, I will die without regrets."

"Brother!" Li Jing's eyes were red.

"A real man, don't act like a girl. I am just struggling for my life, wanting to live better and go higher. On this point, you and I are different. You have family planning and operation, I can only kill my way up. Now the Prince of Jin treats me generously, but it is only a temporary blessing. I must go to the battlefield to kill and prove that I am an unparalleled fierce general who can fight, so that my status in the future will be stable and the Prince of Jin will let me live a better life."

Wang Yan waved his hand, "Alright, Yaoshi, let's not talk about this, drink, drink, let's get drunk today."

"Brother, please!"

After two meals of drinking, Li Jing really wanted to treat Wang Yan as his own brother.

Wang Yan knew his ambition, understood his thoughts, and at the same time, Wang Yan had an extremely high fighting spirit, a detachment that put life and death aside, and a strong personality charm.

Li Jing had seen many famous wandering knights, but compared to Wang Yan, they were neither heroic nor atmospheric. They said they were not afraid of death, but they didn't have Wang Yan's domineering spirit of "whatever, I will fight to the death"...

Although they said they would get drunk, they didn't really get drunk, but Li Jing was already confused.

Wang Yan sent him to the door: "Yaoshi, after you settle down in Bingzhou, I will write to your family, and then we will contact again. This parting, the mountains are high and the waters are long, let's take care of ourselves."

"Brother, take care, Jing is waiting for the good news of Brother establishing extraordinary merits. Brother, please stay."

After saying that, Li Jing waved his hand and left, stumbling step by step.

Xiao Mei smiled on the side: "Husband, you have fooled this son of the Li clan silly."

"Hey, what is Madam saying? Yaoshi and I are truly compatible brothers. Yaoshi is reliable and is a person who can be trusted."

Wang Yan walked back to the backyard with Xiao Mei with his hands behind his back, laughing. The maids were all packing things. Except for leaving a few people to look after the house, the rest of the people were also going to follow to Bingzhou.

The two were able to talk with peace of mind. Xiao Mei asked: "Why are you leaving so hurriedly?"

"The Emperor does not agree to let the Prince of Jin stay in the capital, ordering him to return to his fief; it's that simple."

"It seems Yang... the Emperor still favors the Crown Prince."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "The Prince of Jin was very angry, scolding the old thing right in front of me."

Xiao Mei also laughed. She thought of Yang Guang's frustrated appearance, then turned to ask: "This time, husband, you are going to the battlefield, right?"

"It's already settled. The Prince of Jin asked me to be a commander of a hundred. When we get there, we will rest, train the soldiers under my command, and then go to the grassland. Whether we can rise in the future and the foundation of great things all depend on this time."

"I can kill my way out, at the very least I will be a partial general commanding over a thousand. If there is another great battle, I will establish my prestige and will surely be enfeoffed as a marquis. And in the future, we will have a foundation in the army, which can be considered truly standing firm. In the future, the Prince of Jin will also value me more, and I will be considered a significant force in the army. At that time, no one will dare to look down on us, and doing things will be more convenient."

"The premise is that husband must kill his way out and survive completely. If husband has any mishap, I am afraid I will be occupied by that Yang Guang. If I don't want to die, I can only follow him."

Xiao Mei sat in Wang Yan's arms, "Husband, rest assured, at that time I will definitely avenge you."

"Why do you need to avenge me?" Wang Yan shook his head with amusement, "If I don't die, you have seen the tolerance Yang Guang has for us. If I die, it is not Yang Guang's harm, it is just that my life is not worthy of my ambition. I can always kill a few Turks on the grassland to avenge the people of my China who were slaughtered by the Turks, which can be considered dying in the right place. You just live well, remember to burn some paper for me, and it will not be in vain that you and I met."

"Husband, don't say discouraging words. Husband has unparalleled martial arts, even if you go to the grassland, you can come and go freely. I still want to be husband's Empress."

Wang Yan laughed, then said: "Let me tell you one more thing."

"I am listening."

"Today at the Prince of Jin's mansion, I met Princess Qionghua, who is the own younger sister of the Prince of Jin. The Prince of Jin said that if I can help the Prince of Jin establish great merit this time, he will speak well before the Emperor and Empress and promise Princess Qionghua to me."

"Good thing." Xiao Mei affirmed this without thinking. She hugged Wang Yan's neck, "Then husband must work harder to survive. Not only can you sleep with the princess, but you can also use this to further deepen the connection with the Prince of Jin."

"Maybe the Prince of Jin is just lying to me. Who knows what will happen? Let's wait until I have the life to come back from the grassland."

"The Prince of Jin is not a stingy person. As long as husband can come back and establish merit, this matter will definitely be successful."

Xiao Mei expressed approval of Yang Guang's generosity and didn't have any other thoughts because Wang Yan was going to marry another woman; she was a very confident person.

Especially since it might be a princess of the Yang family, Xiao Mei had even less thoughts. On one hand, a pampered princess could definitely not play better than her; on the other hand, Wang Yan would definitely not make a Yang family Empress if he succeeded in rebellion, which would not endanger her status. There was also the aspect that she was confident that her position with Wang Yan was definitely more important than anyone else's.

At least, Wang Yan would not talk about rebellion with anyone else; this was not emotion, but interest connection and binding. She was the help for Wang Yan's rebellion, whether it was the back house, the mistress who connected with others, or the business management, she was the absolute virtuous helper.

Where would a pampered princess who grew up in the deep palace know so much? It was impossible to let her do things. Even if she really married the princess, she would just be a vase placed at home to fill the facade and improve her status.

Wang Yan laughed: "Madam has more confidence than me."

"Husband is the man I fancy, you will definitely achieve great things!" Xiao Mei said firmly, unquestionable.

"Alright, pack up well, we have to leave before dawn tomorrow."

Although they had only settled down for a few days, they had added quite a few things. Not to mention anything else, Xiao Mei's pile of gold and silver treasures had to be loaded into the carriage and transported away, carried with them, and various matters in the family had to be settled. Xiao Mei liked the reclining chair Wang Yan made, so she had to take it with her, so that Wang Yan wouldn't have time to do woodworking when they got there.

After being busy for a while, they slept and arrived at the next day. After washing up, eating breakfast, and loading everything into the carriage sent by the Prince of Jin's mansion, they left the city and waited for Yang Guang's luxurious procession to come out. Wang Yan and others joined the procession and went to Bingzhou...

Originally, Yang Guang returned to his fief earlier, but this is not history, but a romance; many things cannot be viewed according to history. However, the general direction is correct.

For example, in the play, Yang Jian has a dream, Yang Guang sends people to spread prophecies, and Li Yuanba is there. That is to say, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin have already been born before this. At this time, Li Shimin should be two or three years old.

From Daxing to Taiyuan, it is 1,300 li. The procession is relatively large, with hundreds of people together, men and women, especially having to take care of the women's marching speed. It took a month for everyone to arrive in Taiyuan and settle down.

Yang Guang is the Bingzhou General Manager. In the Sui Dynasty, there are General Managers and Marching General Managers. The General Manager manages people's livelihood and cannot interfere too much in military affairs. The Marching General Manager is temporarily appointed, the absolute boss of a great army during wartime, managing both military and political affairs, and cutting anyone who doesn't cooperate. The power is boundless.

However, this distinction depends on who is the General Manager.

Undoubtedly, Yang Guang can interfere in Bingzhou's military affairs and has considerable command power. Even if he doesn't have it in name, it doesn't delay him from winning over the military officers here.

He has actually been in Bingzhou for a while, and his accumulation is quite good. Not to mention that everyone is his person, at least he has won over the majority.

Yang Guang still has this ability. Not to mention anything else, just Yang Guang's generosity, he doesn't lack people who throw themselves at him. People fight for this and that, various interest connections, nothing more than the two words of power. Coincidentally, as the Prince of Jin, Yang Guang, who has a reputation, can give both.

So just arriving in Taiyuan, Wang Yan hadn't even settled his family, and he had already become a commander of a hundred in the Bingzhou border army, from which one can see Yang Guang's urgency.

Yang Guang is truly a man of action. Wang Yan signed a military order, and he urged Wang Yan to quickly lead troops to kill into the heart of the Turks and quickly kill out some military merits for him.

This day, the sun was shining brightly.

In the drill ground, Wang Yan was wearing leather armor, stepping on combat boots, carrying twenty bricks on his back, and carrying his horse spear, running fast in front. Behind him were more than a hundred soldiers wearing leather armor, also carrying bricks on their backs, a long line, following Wang Yan and running with gritted teeth.

Wang Yan's speed was very fast. He held the horse spear upside down, and those who were lapped by him were all beaten with a stick.

Just like this, more than a hundred people ran circle after circle in the drill ground, and soldiers kept collapsing to the ground, unable to run anymore.

On the side of the field, Yang Guang stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching the movement in the field. He had been watching for a long time, from the moment Wang Yan came over to give a lecture, watching until now under the sun.

Yuwen Huaji wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the scorching sun hanging high, and said: "Your Highness, Wang Yan is really unreasonable. If he keeps running like this, these soldiers will all be run to waste. How can they fight? Not to mention going deep into the grassland alone.

What should be tested more, isn't it archery and riding? What is the use of this? Your Highness, you trust this person too much. I think this time, I am afraid it will be a waste of Your Highness's entrustment."

"Damn it, my father heard you talking bad things from so far away. Your Highness, let me, Huaji, go with him, let him go to the grassland and talk reason to those Turks."

"Run your run!" Yang Guang waved his hand, stopping Yuwen Huaji's counterattack. He turned his head and said, "Why is Huaji anxious? If he doesn't work, the loss is just these hundred people. If he works, doesn't Huaji hope I will establish great merit and achieve great things?"

"Your Highness, Huaji just feels that this person has failed Your Highness's high expectations."

Yang Guang smiled and didn't say anything. He knew Yuwen Huaji was narrow-minded and held a grudge...

After a long time, there was no one left standing among the soldiers. Wang Yan ran another lap, used the horse spear to beat them one by one, then threw the bricks on his back to the side, and walked staggeringly towards Yang Guang with the horse spear.

"Wine!" Yang Guang ordered without looking back.

When Wang Yan came over, the waiter behind sent iced grape wine. Wang Yan raised his head and gulped it down, feeling very comfortable.

"Your Highness truly treats the subordinate generously; these hundred soldiers are truly elite." Wang Yan flattered his leader.

"You go deep into the grassland to kill the enemy and destroy their vitality; naturally, you need elite soldiers and strong generals. Is Ziyan satisfied?"

"Your Highness, don't joke. How dare the subordinate say he is satisfied? I just thank Your Highness for your generosity and trust. After this trip, 80% of these people will not come back."

Yang Guang nodded and didn't express anything. After all, he was prepared for the idea that none of them would come back. More than a hundred people, but as long as they made some noise, he would earn it.

"When does Ziyan plan to send troops?"

"Wait for them to eat and drink well and rest for a few days, then look at their riding, archery, and military skills. After the materials I need are prepared, I will leave in half a month."

"Good, when you send troops, I will see you off."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Is there anything else you need me to do?"

"Prepare five hundred elite soldiers and train them first. If I can come back, I think it will be enough to command five hundred soldiers. At that time, rest and train them, take these surviving soldiers as the backbone, and before autumn comes, go and kill them again more fiercely."

"Good, if you really return from two expeditions, I will allow you to be a partial general. When the Turks invade in autumn, you will behead a few more enemy generals, and I guarantee you will be enfeoffed as a marquis! What I promised you before will definitely be achieved."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Yang Guang waved his hand: "Train your soldiers."

Watching Yang Guang leave, Yuwen Huaji snorted coldly at Wang Yan and hurriedly followed.

Wang Yan laughed, then turned around and strolled in the drill ground, getting familiar with these soldiers.

In the army, the strong are respected. These people are also elites, and they were definitely not convinced at the beginning. The most effective way is to be stronger than all of them, with excellent military quality.

So he gave a lecture, first fought one-on-one with a few who were not convinced, and then started to compare physical fitness, pulling all these arrogant soldiers to exhaustion.

After that, it was easy to adjust. He was spending Yang Guang's money, buying people's hearts, and then spending Yang Guang's money to take care of their families and children. General Wang also established a foothold in the army and had a group of solid supporters who lived and died together.

After fighting twice on the grassland, those who survived were his solid followers, and also people he could give a certain degree of trust. As he continued to climb up, these people would be scattered everywhere as officers, and in the future, they would be his reliable help.

Just like this, Wang Yan laughed and talked with these people, establishing a deeper relationship, initially cultivating his own forces, and extending his power... ===== CHAPTER 1324 =====