Hearing Li Chang'an's words, Meng Xingyun couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"The Ming Dynasty is also having a hard time right now, and Lingnan is even more mountainous with little land, so the soldiers are not eating very well. But at least we can guarantee that they won't go to war on an empty stomach."

Li Chang'an was speechless after hearing this.

Is it an insult to make these men risk their lives for such a small amount of food?

Li Chang'an's disdainful look, and his seemingly condescending attitude, angered the burly man beside him.

Hmph, that's the kind of bird that comes from the palace.

After eating a lot of meat and fish, they forget who they are.

Do you really think that all the people in the world are like you, living a life of plenty?

The burly man said in a low voice, "My lord, the food in our Great Wind Camp is already very good."

They usually only eat half full, but during wartime they can eat meat, and if they win a battle, they can get military pay.

"Sir, you can go out and ask around. Besides my Lingnan army, are there any other soldiers there who receive this kind of treatment?"

"What are you fussing about? Do you even have the right to speak here? If you keep talking nonsense, go and get thirty lashes yourself."

Aunt Meng shouted at the big man, her face grim.

If you ruin the princess's important plans, you can go feed my horses.

"Here you go!"

The burly man responded and prepared to receive his military punishment.

"Wait a minute."

Li Chang'an stopped the burly man and asked, "You mean, what you usually eat is worse than this?"

The big man glanced at Aunt Meng and saw her nod before he spoke, "We usually eat similar things to the auxiliary soldiers now. We only get to eat meat during festivals like the New Year."

"May I ask your honorable name, General? And what is your rank?"

"I dare not accept your honorific surname. My name is Cheng Hu, the commander of the Xuanwu Cavalry of the Dafeng Camp."

The Great Wind Camp has 20,000 iron cavalry, represented by the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

Each had three thousand iron cavalry, plus eight thousand light cavalry.

It was Meng Sanguan who, with all the resources of Lingnan, built 20,000 cavalrymen.

They were also universally acknowledged as cavalry capable of fighting the Liao soldiers one-on-one.

Therefore, Cheng Hu was proud of the Great Wind Camp.

Now a pretty boy has arrived, complaining that the food at their Dafeng Camp is bad.

He was a little angry; even if the food wasn't good, it was still better than what the other soldiers ate.

At least they don't have to fight on an empty stomach.

Li Chang'an cupped his hands in greeting. Since childhood, he had always held great respect for strong men with arms so thick they could run a horse across them.

"To General Cheng, may I ask how much silver you earn per month?"

“Each Xuanwu cavalryman receives two and a half strings of cash a month. However, the imperial court owes us wages every year. It was only because the King of Lingnan couldn’t bear to see us soldiers living such a hard life that he managed to scrape together money from all sides and give each of us one string of cash a month.”

At this point, Cheng Hu, a tall man standing at 1.8 meters, said with red eyes: "If it weren't for the King of Lingnan, how would we soldiers have gotten our pay?"

Even if they die in battle, they won't receive any compensation, and their widows might even be bullied after they die.

Li Chang'an looked at Eunuch Wang: "Really?"

Wang Zhongxian coughed a few times and said indistinctly, "The imperial court is in a difficult situation. Natural disasters and man-made calamities are happening constantly, and taxes cannot be collected from various places."

"There's been war on the border every year, and His Majesty's clothes haven't been replaced for years; they're patched again and again. It breaks my heart to see it."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Hu opened his mouth but didn't say anything; he simply slapped his hand on the firewood.

"Damn this world, damn these Liao people."

He also knew that the Ming Dynasty had indeed had a difficult two years, and he also knew that since the current emperor took the throne, he had tried his best to pay the military salaries several times.

But he still harbored resentment, resentment that his soldiers were starving and that after they died in battle, their pensions couldn't even buy a cow.

Everyone present remained silent.

If the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were well-fed and watered, received their full pay, and were well-equipped...

What kind of bastard Liao people are they? They dare to wreak havoc on the border.

Looking at their dejected appearance, Li Chang'an closed his eyes and thought for a moment.

"Your Highness, please ask the soldiers to make way for this aunt."

Meng Xingyun looked at Li Chang'an curiously, wondering what he was up to.

Meng Xian's eyes gleamed with admiration.

She had also secretly followed this man, so she naturally knew that Li Chang'an was no ordinary person.

What ordinary person could split a mountain with a single sword?

Aunt Meng waved her hand, signaling Cheng Hu and Meng He to clear out an open space.

The other soldiers also looked at them curiously.

I don't know why they suddenly moved the campsite they had set up.

A short while later, Meng He returned to report that the open space was ready.

Li Chang'an followed him and saw that Cheng Hu had already cleared out the camp, with a large group of soldiers surrounding it.

Meng Xian scolded them to go back to work, but Li Chang'an stopped her.

"Since you are all guessing my identity, why don't we have the soldiers as witnesses so that you can know who I am?"

Li Chang'an looked at Aunt Meng and Wang Zhongxian with amusement.

Both of them were taken aback upon hearing his words.

They exchanged a glance but did not speak.

Meng Xingyun looked at Li Chang'an with surprise: "Sir, you already know that we have investigated you?"

"Is that even a question? With that halo around me, wouldn't anyone be suspicious?"

"Sir, you are indeed no ordinary person."

Aunt Meng bowed and said, "I am Meng Xian, the Princess's personal bodyguard. I greet the Immortal."

"Wang Zhongxian of the Eastern Depot greets the Immortal."

The two bowed to each other, leaving Cheng Hu completely bewildered.

What the hell? A god? Are you kidding me?

He felt like he was hallucinating; the head instructor of the Great Wind Camp and the chief eunuch of the palace were actually bowing to a pretty boy.

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