Chapter 114

"Father and Mother, you should also prepare as soon as possible!"

"So we can depart as soon as possible!"

Although they had been separated for less than a month, with only one correspondence in between, Zhen Jiang's heart was already full of longing for Su Xuan, and she wished she could appear by his side immediately.

"Haha! It's good that you can understand! Are you in a hurry? We'll go prepare right now!"

Zhen Yi and Zhen's mother laughed and began to prepare.

In Yanmen Commandery, Bingzhou, at Mayi, in the Zhang residence,

"I never expected that the boy from back then would be appointed as a General and enfeoffed as a Marquis in just half a year, becoming a Commandery Administrator, famous throughout the world, and a great figure."

Zhang Jiu sighed with emotion.

His eyes were full of exclamation and envy.

He thought, if only Su Xuan were his son, but unfortunately...

His son Zhang Liao was also very excellent, but compared to Su Xuan, he was far behind.

"Indeed!"

At this moment, Zhang Liao also nodded, feeling very emotional: "Who could have thought that in just half a year, Brother Su would have grown to this point;"

"Come to think of it, when we first met, he had faintly told me that in the near future, the Taiping Way would likely launch a rebellion, and he told me that if I had the intention to establish merits, I must seize the opportunity;"

"Even in our subsequent meetings, he had faintly expressed his intention to recruit me;"

"It's just that, at that time, he was just a commoner, and he was worried that I would refuse, so he didn't speak directly, and I didn't pay attention;"

"Now that I think about it, I wish I had joined his command back then;"

"If that were the case, wouldn't I also be famous and have achieved some success by now?"

Unfortunately, it was too late to regret it now.

As for the Taiping Way rebellion.

Zhang Liao had listened to some of it and made some preparations, but in the end, he failed to seize the opportunity.

Because the Yellow Turban Army in Bingzhou was not numerous.

And the troops under his command were not numerous or strong enough, so there was limited work he could do.

Plus, the Yellow Turban Rebellion had caused the Hu people at the border to become restless, and they had sent quite a few troops to harass and probe.

He could only lead his army to help guard the border and clear out the Hu cavalry.

It could be considered a small gain; he was now a Military Officer in the border army.

"What?? There was such a thing?"

Zhang Jiu was shocked, slapping his thigh in regret: "Why didn't you mention this to me, and why didn't you agree directly?"

Otherwise, wouldn't his son have already made a name for himself following Su Xuan?

"Uh..."

Zhang Liao looked at his father speechlessly: "Didn't I say it? Back then, Brother Su Boyuan was still a commoner. It's not that I was snobbish, but no normal person would just join his command like that, right?"

"And even if I had impulsively agreed back then, would you have agreed?"

Why didn't he believe it?

Who knew Su Xuan would be so fierce?

To have soared so high all of a sudden?

"Uh... that's true!"

Zhang Jiu's expression froze; he had to admit that Zhang Liao was quite right.

Back then, he certainly wouldn't have agreed.

After all, Zhang Liao was the one with the most talent and future in the Zhang family; how could he go and join a commoner boy?

Crucially, the Su family's strength and background back then were not much better than their Zhang family.

Back then, he was so unwilling!

He glared at Zhang Liao unreasonably: "Even if I didn't agree, couldn't you have been willful for once? Could you not have run away from home to join General Su?"

"Look at Huang Zhong and Old Dian Wei; weren't they all like that?"

"If you had this courage, you would be rising step by step just like Huang Zhong and the others."

"Now General Su is the Administrator of Nan Commandery and General Who Pacifies the South; if Huang Zhong and the others are not mistaken, they must at least be Colonels in the army, right?"

"Unlike you now? Still just a small border Military Officer."

Useless.

A border Military Officer is not worth much.

Hearing his father's words, Zhang Liao stared at him speechlessly: "Dad, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

Isn't this purely unreasonable?

Are you trying to have me be the death of you?

"What? Can't I be unreasonable for once?"

Zhang Jiu glared at Zhang Liao: "I am your father!"

"Hmph!"

"Forget it! Don't talk about this anymore! It's too late!"

Zhang Jiu waved his hand in disappointment, then asked Zhang Liao: "Tell me, if you go to join General Su now, can you be reused?"

"I have heard that he is always unconventional regarding talents, only looking at ability;"

"With your skills, Zhang Wenyuan, joining his command now is actually not too late; you should be able to be reused, right?"

"Father always feels that the chaos of the Great Han is not over yet!"

"In the future, who knows if there will be more and greater turmoil?"

"Just look at our Yanmen Commandery; how much have the private armies of various families expanded due to this rebellion?"

"How much have the refugees increased?"

If even Yanmen Commandery, located at the border, is like this, one can imagine what the Central Plains will be like?

He indeed did not have the foresight of a top strategist and could not see that far.

But based on his many years of experience, he was not completely unaware.

"This..."

Zhang Liao frowned: "Dad, your worry is likely correct; there is likely more and greater turmoil in the future;"

"In fact, in the past, when Brother Su Boyuan and I chatted, he analyzed some of the future trends of the world;"

"He did say some things."

"Oh?"

Zhang Jiu's eyes brightened: "If even he says so, then it is likely true!"

"Therefore, Zhang Wenyuan, joining General Su's command now should not be too late;"

"Since there is more and greater turmoil, General Su will definitely need more civil and military talents in the future; this is your opportunity."

Since Su Xuan could predict the Yellow Turban Rebellion, his predictions about the future must be accurate.

At this moment, Zhang Jiu had a mysterious confidence in Su Xuan.

"Hmm!"

Zhang Liao nodded in agreement: "Reasonable! I can go and try;"

"Currently, I have 500 elite private soldiers under my command; although they cannot form a military formation, they are all considered battle-hardened elite cavalry;"

"Additionally, Gao Shun is also a great general who can command troops;"

"Especially since he is very good at training and commanding heavy infantry;"

"Perhaps, I can take my private soldiers and Gao Shun to join Brother Su Boyuan's command; I should be able to receive better treatment."

Since his father supported him, he indeed had this thought, so he would go and try.

Based on his understanding of Su Xuan, as long as Su Xuan was not a fickle person and was consistent in his words and actions, then he should be fine.

"Good!"

Zhang Jiu clapped his hands: "Zhang Wenyuan, your idea is very good; just do as you say!"

"Just in time, isn't General Su going to marry the daughter of the Xun clan?"

"These two months, let us prepare well, collect as many fine horses as possible, and bring more warhorses as a congratulatory gift;"

"I imagine he must be very short of warhorses right now;"

"Back then, the total number of warhorses he bought from us and Lu Bu did not exceed 7,000;"

"Now that he has been promoted, as the General Who Pacifies the South, commanding 20,000 troops, but his cavalry is still only the 3,000 Xuanjia Army from the beginning, he will inevitably expand the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry in the future;"