Chapter 98

"Eh? Really?"

Zhen Jiang was stunned: "Would that be inappropriate? Showing my face like that."

This did not conform to the rules of current etiquette.

"There is nothing inappropriate about it!"

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

"Good!"

Hearing this, Zhen Jiang knew Su Xuan was serious, so she stopped refusing 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 anyway.

"Good!"

3 days later,

After the army’s sweep confirmed that there were no large-scale Yellow Turban forces within Zhongshan State, Su Xuan gathered his army, bid farewell to Zhen Jiang, and set off for Hejian Commandery.

Another 5 days later,

He successfully rendezvoused with General Huangfu Song and had basically cleared out the Jizhou Yellow Turbans.

At the same time, it was also then that they received the imperial edict from the Son of Heaven in Luoyang.

Ordering them to lead their troops back to the capital.

Su Xuan and General Huangfu Song naturally had no objections; they immediately left behind a portion of the county troops to maintain stability in Jizhou and led the main army to set off for Luoyang.

Before arriving at Hulao Pass,

Su Xuan had Huang Zhong lead the Profound 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 Dengxian, Nanyang, in advance to wait.

After doing all this, he took his personal guard of 100 Profound Armor soldiers and more than 20,000 imperial troops to arrive at Hulao Pass together with General 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 so straightforward that it was unbelievable, 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 head toward Luoyang with his hundred-plus personal guards and several great generals.

On the way,

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

Old Dian Wei couldn't help but laugh and tease.

"That’s 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 at least arrange for my own people to continue holding control over the army."

"After all, the Lord’s command of the troops was given by His Majesty."

"I can only say that the Lord has a broad mind and an open character, which is not something we can compare to."

If Su Xuan hadn't reminded and explained the ins and outs of this on the road, he would really only have had a half-understanding!

"Indeed!"

Old Dian Wei and Zhao Yun both nodded in agreement.

Their Lord was indeed not someone an ordinary person could compare to.

Zhao Yun thought to himself at this moment: "The imperial court has actually decayed to this point; the Grand General can actually wantonly oppress a great hero! Is there really any hope for such a Great Han?"

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

Su Xuan often pulled him aside 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 sufficient power, and so on.

This allowed 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 gazes and thoughts toward 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 methods, 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 natural talent, and he was still young, so he was very malleable.

It would be a pity not to cultivate him well.

Halfway there, Su Xuan and his party stopped at a post station 30 li from Luoyang to rest for the 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; it is something Miss Zhang Ning gave you. Please take a look."

"Oh?"

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly, took the item, and asked: "How is the situation over at Zhang Ning’s side? Is everything settled?"

"How were those 10,000 Yellow Turban Warriors arranged?"

"Also, how are the 2,000 Yellow Turban Warriors that Sun Xia and Han Zhong took away doing now?"

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

Jia San replied: "Reporting to the Lord! These have all been arranged and are starting to be trained according to your instructions and plans!"

"Among them, the 10,000 Yellow Turban Warriors that Miss Zhang Ning took were half arranged at Mount Mount Tongbai, in the base of the Sun family and Han Zhong’s side."

"The 2,000 Yellow Turban Warriors there had long since successfully switched to practicing the Daoist soldier secret technique you bestowed, and used the Daoist soldier secret medicine."

"Not only did they resolve their hidden dangers, but their strength also advanced greatly."

"Even, with General Wen Pin going over to train them from time to time, they have already met the basic requirements for forming a military formation!"

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

"The subsequent 5,000 Yellow Turban Warriors taken to Mount 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, originally in Wancheng, have also gained impressive combat power after several months of training and actual combat."

"Following your orders, a month ago, this group of new recruits was ostensibly disbanded and incorporated into the Su Family Chamber of Commerce’s guard team."

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

"While maintaining combat power, they can also avoid attracting the attention and impeachment of interested parties."

After all, the rebellion suppression war is now over; if there are no suitable appointments later, Su Xuan cannot keep so many troops.

Preparing countermeasures in advance can also avoid being given the opportunity to be attacked.

"Very good!"

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

(Requesting flowers)

"Yes!"

Jia San nodded affirmatively: "They have been issued merits in real-time according to the merit standards you formulated."

"As early as a month ago, General Wen Pin had already exchanged for the Six Storehouse Swallowing Heaven Art and has already made an entry into it!"

"It is precisely 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 distressing."

"Haha!"

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

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

"It might even be counterproductive."

"Letting him learn a lesson is also good."

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

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

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

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

Su Xuan was not too surprised, just happy, thinking: "So it has finally arrived? Zhang Ning is still trustworthy."

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

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