Chapter 167

"Eh? Really?"

Zhen Jiang was stunned: "Would that be not so good? Showing my face like that."

This did not conform to the rules of current etiquette.

"There is nothing wrong with it!"

Su Xuan shook his head: "I don't care about these rules; I pay more attention to practicality."

"Good!"

Zhen Jiang heard this and knew Su Xuan was serious, so she didn't refuse anymore and nodded: "Then I will try it when the time comes; if you don't like it, remember to tell me."

She was willing to do anything for Su Xuan.

Not to mention, business was a career she liked in the first place.

"Good!"

3 days later,

After the army's sweep, it was confirmed that there were no large-scale Yellow Turban troops in Zhongshan Kingdom, so Su Xuan gathered his army, said goodbye to Zhen Jiang, and set off for Hejian Commandery.

Another 5 days,

He successfully joined up with Huangfu Song and had basically cleared out the Jizhou Yellow Turbans.

At the same time, it was also at this time that they received the imperial decree from the Emperor in Luoyang.

Ordering them to lead their troops back to the capital.

Su Xuan and Huangfu Song naturally had no objections; after leaving behind some county troops to continue maintaining stability in Jizhou, they led the army to set off for Luoyang.

Before arriving at Hulao Pass,

Su Xuan had Huang Zhong lead the Black Armor Army to remove their armor, disguise themselves as merchant caravan guards on the spot, and wait at a Su family manor near Chenggao.

At the same time, he had Xu Chu, who had returned from Nanyang, replace Zhang He to stay by his side.

And he had Zhang He, together with Jia Wu, lead the remaining 2,000 Xuanwu Battalion soldiers to remove their armor, disguise themselves as merchant caravan guards, and return to Deng County, Nanyang, in advance to wait.

After doing all this, he took the 100 personal guards made up of the Profound Armor Army and more than 20,000 imperial troops and arrived at Hulao Pass together with Huangfu Song.

At the request of He Jin and the envoys sent by the imperial court, he handed over the imperial troops in his hands to the Hulao Pass garrison commander.

The process was unexpectedly straightforward, leaving the garrison commander, who had received He Jin's order and was prepared to make things difficult for Su Xuan, stunned for a moment.

Unable to find any loopholes to make things difficult for Su Xuan, he could only let Su Xuan take his hundred-odd personal guards and several great generals and head toward Luoyang.

On the road,

"Haha! Old Xu, did you see the dumbfounded expression of that garrison commander? Did he think the Lord wouldn't want to hand over military power?"

Dian Wei couldn't help but laugh and tease.

"It's very normal!"

Xu Chu shook his head and said: "If it were me, I really wouldn't necessarily be willing to hand over power so easily; I would have to arrange my own people to continue holding control of the army."

"After all, the Lord's command of the troops was given by the Emperor."

"It can only be said that the Lord is broad-minded and open-hearted, which is not something we can compare to."

Regarding the twists and turns, if Su Xuan hadn't reminded and explained them on the road, he would really only have a half-understanding.

"Indeed!"

Dian Wei and Zhao Yun nodded in agreement.

Their Lord was indeed not someone ordinary people could compare to.

Zhao Yun thought to himself at this time: "The imperial court has actually decayed to this point; the Grand General can actually bully a great hero so wantonly! Is such a Great Han really still worth saving?"

After interacting with Su Xuan for this period, he had also learned a lot from him.

Su Xuan often pulled him to analyze the current situation of the world, deduce the future direction... and so on.

He also pointed out the various problems existing in the Great Han with sharp insight, and how he would make changes if he could grasp enough power... and so on.

Allowing Zhao Yun to grow rapidly and learn many things.

At the same time, it also made him no longer as naive as he was at the beginning.

He had many more questioning eyes and thoughts about the imperial court.

He also learned to think, analyze, and summarize for himself.

This was good, and it was also what Su Xuan hoped to see.

Besides these, Su Xuan naturally did not forget to teach Zhao Yun military formation techniques, martial arts, military strategy, and so on.

He clearly hoped to build Zhao Yun into another perfect, well-rounded great general or even a commander.

After all, Zhao Yun had sufficient talent, and he was still young, with strong plasticity.

It would be a pity not to cultivate him well.

Halfway through, Su Xuan and his party stopped at a post station 30 miles from Luoyang to rest for a night.

That night, Jia San found Su Xuan and handed over a package: "Lord! This is what Jia Wu asked me to pass on to you, the things Miss Zhang Ning gave you; please take a look."

"Oh?"

Su Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, took the things, and asked: "How is the situation with Zhang Ning? Is everything settled?"

"How were those 10,000 Huang Jinlishi arranged?"

"Also, how are the 2,000 Huang Jinlishi that Sun Xia and Han Zhong took away doing now?"

These were all important forces for his future, and could not be neglected.

Jia San replied: "Reporting to the Lord! These have already been trained according to your instructions and plans!"

"Among them, the 10,000 Huang Jinlishi taken by Miss Zhang Ning were half arranged in Mount Tongbai, at the base of the Sun family and Han Zhong."

"The 2,000 Huang Jinlishi there had long since successfully switched to cultivating the Daoist secret technique you bestowed, and used the Daoist soldier elixir."

"Not only did they solve the hidden dangers, but their strength also greatly increased."

"Even, with General Wen Pin going there from time to time to train them, they have reached the basic requirements for forming military formations!"

"As long as there is a suitable great general to train them for a period of time, they will definitely be usable."

"The subsequent 5,000 Huang Jinlishi taken to Mount Tongbai will also complete their transformation as quickly as possible under the guidance of these 2,000 people."

"As for the other 5,000, they have already been sent to the Hidden Mountain Manor and handed over to General Wen Pin to train personally."

"Oh! Right!"

Speaking of this, Jia San paused and continued: "The 6,000 new recruits under General Wen Pin, who were originally in Wancheng, also have impressive combat power after several months of training and actual combat."

"Following your order, Lord, a month ago, these new recruits were ostensibly disbanded and incorporated into the Su family merchant association's guard team."

"Secretly, they were divided into three batches, taking turns rotating between the secret manor and merchant caravan guards."

"Maintaining combat power while also avoiding attracting the attention and impeachment of interested parties."

After all, the rebellion suppression war was over, and if there were no suitable appointments later, Su Xuan could not keep so many troops.

Preparing countermeasures in advance could also avoid being attacked by others finding an opportunity.

"Very good!"

Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction: "They have worked hard! Have their merits been recorded for them?"

Seeking flowers.

"Yes!"

Jia San nodded affirmatively: "They have all been issued merits in a timely manner according to the merit standards you formulated."

"As early as a month ago, General Wen Pin had already redeemed the Heaven-Devouring Storage Technique and has already entered the door!"

"It is because of this that his appetite has skyrocketed; he cannot control it, and his food intake has increased five or six times, which is quite troublesome."

"Haha!"

Su Xuan laughed: "Now you know why I didn't let him redeem this divine ability so quickly and easily?"

"Without enough strength and control, one cannot learn this divine ability well."

"It might even be counterproductive."

"It's good for him to learn some lessons."

While saying this, Su Xuan had already opened the package in his hand.

Revealed were three books made of silk and a secret letter.

And the covers of the three silk books all had "Taiping Heavenly Book" written on them, only the suffixes were different.

Divided into: Heaven, Earth, and Man, three volumes.

Su Xuan was not too surprised, just happy, thinking: "Finally in hand? Zhang Ning is still trustworthy."

This was actually one of the conditions Zhang Jiao had promised him at the beginning.

It's just that Zhang Ning hadn't been sure of her own safety before, so she hadn't handed it over to Su Xuan.