Chapter 100

Celebrities and Hungry Wolves

Ranked seventh on the Taiyue Beauty List, the scripture master Xu Ningmei traveled thousands of miles from Lushan to Youzhou and openly surrendered to King Yue Lingxi of Yan!

As the first famous scholar in the world who took the initiative to come to Youzhou, Xu Ningmei was well-versed in learning, good at interpreting the teachings of saints and explaining the way of heaven and man, and enjoyed a very high reputation among scholars!

No matter whether it was Liu Buqi or Yue Lingxi, they couldn't believe their ears when they heard that Xu Ningmei had entered the underworld!

As the wife of An Guo, Liu Buqi personally went out to greet him despite her heavy belly. Prince of Yan, Yue Lingxi, even donned a full set of royal attire, a rare act, and personally received this master of scripture in the Prince of Yan's meeting hall!

Xu Ningmei was about thirty years old this year. She was dressed in a gray cloth Confucian robe. Her delicate face, without a trace of makeup, was as smooth as jade! Her skin was so smooth that it could be blown away. She didn't look like a hermit who had lived in Lushan for a long time.

After explaining his purpose, Liu Buqi was very curious. How could such a literary idol resolutely choose the remote and poor Youzhou?

Xu Ningmei didn't say anything profound about destiny, but simply said, "There are very few women in the world who hold official positions, and most of them are in Youzhou. Because of this, I have thought for a long time and decided to showcase my talents in Youzhou. If one day I can accumulate merit and become a female marquis, I want to let the world know! Who says women are inferior to men?"

Liu Buqi sighed inwardly, this Xu Ningmei is clearly a typical ancient version of a feminist!

But what she said was indeed the truth. After all, there were only a few female officials above the third rank in the entire Taiyue, but Youzhou actually had three at the same time. This was indeed very attractive to women who were interested in a career in officialdom!

Xu Ningmei is known as a master of scriptures. Whether he can be competent for official positions remains to be seen, but for such a well-known person who takes the initiative to surrender, he must be given a high position!

Looking at the current official positions in Youzhou, perhaps only the position of Situ, one of the Four Dukes, is more suitable. As the saying goes, it is worth a thousand gold to buy horse bones!

So Xu Ningmei, who had just defected, was directly granted the position of second-rank Si Tu by King Yan, directly managing the three major departments of Works, Households, and Punishments.

For a time, this also caused a stir in the official circles of the world. Many scholars and officials fled to Youzhou for Xu Dajia's sake, including some talented women.

Xu Ningmei did not disappoint everyone's expectations. In just half a month, she had built up the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Justice, which were originally empty shells. During the complicated court meetings, she quoted extensively and demonstrated her high level of mastery of official affairs!

Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi both felt like they had found a treasure this time! With Liu Buqi becoming increasingly pregnant, having someone they like to share government affairs with was truly a godsend, a blessing from heaven!

Xu Ningmei worked diligently, calmly and meticulously, and even Liu Buqi admired her deeply. Gradually, some matters concerning Youzhou's rites and the Ministry of Personnel were handed over to this "CEO", and Liu Buqi had a rare chance to rest.

Winter had arrived, but Youzhou was thriving! Just after the Spring Festival, Yue Lingxi mysteriously helped Liu Buqi into the warm car and headed all the way to Lushan, outside the Great Wall.

That is the defense line of the Youzhou Eighth Army, now garrisoned by General Song Chen, the Zhendong General.

Song Chen is a purely defensive general who was promoted from a low-level soldier by Gao Yi. He is a serious man and is strict in military discipline.

Before reaching the Lushan defense line, they saw Song Chen coming towards them with several cavalrymen dressed as guards, followed by hundreds of guards.

When they walked in, Liu Buqi discovered that the guards were actually Gao Yi, Wang Changling, Zhang Xiruo, and Wang Sheng, the big bosses in the Youzhou army.

He looked suspiciously at Yue Lingxi beside him. What was he up to? Why did he suddenly gather all these powerful generals?

Yue Lingxi, however, mysteriously supported Liu Buqi and came to the front of hundreds of guards under the protection of everyone.

"Buqi, look! Today is the first time our Youzhou Special Forces are going out into the outside world. As the founder of the Special Forces, you must be there!"

Liu Buqi was both amused and confused. He had only said it casually, so how could he be the founder of the special forces? However, the team before him was indeed very different!

Although there are only more than 300 people, they are all carefully selected soldiers from the Youzhou army!

With the help of some gangsters, they have sneaked into Yehe many times in the past few months, where the roads were blocked by heavy snow!

Today, this team that is ready to go will be officially formed and will go on an expedition outside the domain for the first time!

They had to go deep into the Yehe territory and lie in wait. In addition to exploring the terrain and looking for opportunities to destroy Yehe's food reserves, they also had to assassinate the Yehe commander at a critical point after the Youzhou army attacked!

The bigwigs in the army are very concerned about how far this new army can go and how effective the intensive training in the past few months has been!

After all, if this team succeeds in the first battle, it will have a subversive impact on the entire Taiyue's military strategies and tactics, so these military leaders gathered in Lushan!

Yue Lingxi, with his saber drawn, was surrounded by the new army. He scanned the area with his eyes and said loudly:

"It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a moment to deploy it. Today is the day your new army is formed, and it's also the time for you to march out of the realm!"

"In the name of King Yan of Youzhou, I bestow upon this new army of yours the name of Hungry Wolf, independent of the Ten Armies of Youzhou. From today on, you must crave honor just as a true hungry wolf craves food! And like a hungry wolf foraging for food, you must strike and kill!"

"Hungry Wolf Army, come when called, and win when you come!"

Three hundred hungry wolves silently raised their swords and swung them down fiercely, paying tribute to the only general they were loyal to!

The generals of Youzhou toasted with them one by one, drinking the "death wine"! After watching them remove their standard armor, revealing the ordinary Yehe men's attire underneath, they walked out of the Lushan defense line in groups of three or five!

No one can predict what kind of energy this young army will unleash!

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He hurriedly apologized to the generals and let Yue Lingxi take them to camp in the wilderness to discuss the expedition to Yehe after the spring.

However, Liu Buqi returned to the warm carriage alone, accompanied by Gongsun Wuhui. Recently, the pregnancy reaction that she thought she had avoided began to appear. She usually felt retching and sleepy, and at night she had difficulty falling asleep because of the occasional fetal movements in her belly.

His head was always in a daze, and he had almost left all the chores inside and outside the mansion to Yue Hanxin and Xu Ningmei.

Yue Lingxi almost never left the palace and always stayed by her side. The expedition to Yehe would begin in the spring, and the Lord of Youzhou would have to lead the troops in person. The possibility of ending the war before giving birth was very slim.

Of course Liu Buqi wanted Yue Lingxi to be by her side. Somehow, she became more and more dependent on this man. If she didn't see him for a day, she would feel like food was boring!

But now we can only consider the overall situation of Youzhou!