At this moment, he was responsible for protecting Sun Jian and could not relax his vigilance at any time, so he was naturally worried about Sun Jian's safety.

Sun Jian glanced at Gu Hu helplessly, "This is the Tiger Legion camp, not the enemy's camp. Besides, I am the deputy captain of the Tiger Legion, one of the highest-ranking officers here. There are more than 30,000 Tiger Legion soldiers here. What do we need to protect?"

"Can……"

Gu Hu hesitated for a moment as he spoke, his eyes filled with resentment and indignation.

Having served in the military for many years, he understood these things all too well.

During today's drill at the training ground, even he could sense that the three Wei brothers harbored ulterior motives, wanting to give his benefactor a hard time, or even wanting him to lose face and morale on his first day in the camp.

Although my benefactor is the deputy captain of the Tiger Warriors and a brilliant strategist, and today's events have won him many hearts and won over the army, as a newcomer, one should always be wary of unforeseen circumstances.

Sun Jian joked, "Are you afraid someone will harm me at night?"

Gu Hu and several centurions nodded in unison.

Sun Jian smiled slightly, then his gaze sharpened.

Few people knew that he had come to the Tiger Legion to investigate internal problems.

Even Gu Hu, an outsider who was unaware of the situation, could see today that the three Wei brothers had ill intentions, wanted to harm him, and wanted to make him lose the support of the people.

None of the Tiger Legion members were fools; most of them naturally understood the situation, but they chose not to say anything.

Even if the three Wei brothers are furious and enraged after what happened today, they will not harm themselves at this time.

Since he was still the Deputy Commandant of the Tiger Army appointed by His Majesty, if something happened to him at this critical juncture, the three Wei brothers would be the prime suspects and would have no way to escape.

Although the three Wei brothers have led the Tiger Legion for many years, it does not mean that they have complete control over the army.

They may have many soldiers who are loyal only to the Wei family, but they are by no means the majority.

The vast majority of soldiers obeyed Wei Zhong'e because he was the Commandant-in-Chief, but they were loyal to His Majesty and to the Great Cause, not to the Wei family.

The title "Teacher of the Emperor" is not given lightly.

Therefore, Sun Jian was certain that his safety would be guaranteed in the next few days.

"Hehe, Gu Hu, you're overthinking it."

"I don't expect there will be any problems in the next few days."

"Go back and rest. Your tents aren't far from my main tent. Even if there's an alarm, you can provide backup. Besides, my tents have armored guards at both the main and side gates. What danger could there be?"

After much hesitation, Gu Hu obeyed Sun Jian's order and, along with the three centurions, clasped their hands and bowed, saying, "Yes, sir!"

After everyone left, Sun Jian sat down at his desk and began to think about his next plan...

...

The next day, in the Tiger Legion's camp.

Sun Jian now has a general understanding of his daily military duties.

It was called military affairs, but it really just involved being in charge of two daily field training exercises.

It is now basically clear that, apart from other command actions and orders, the daily routine, besides field training, involves inspecting the living quarters, weapons, and armor of each battalion.

At noon, when Sun Jian returned to his tent, he had just set out today's meal on the table.

The meal consisted of four dishes and a soup, with wine, meat, and even a large bowl of rice.

As the deputy captain, his three meals a day were delivered by someone, and his daily life was taken care of by others, so he didn't have to worry about anything.

"It seems that this lieutenant is not as poor as I imagined. Apart from not having any women, he has a lot of free time."

Sun Jian had just finished cooking a large pot of rice when he received a letter from Yao Tianzheng.

The messenger was a confidant of Yao Tianzheng, whom Sun Jian had met before.

In his letter, Yao Tianzheng first extended his greetings to Sun Jian and then talked about some of the preparations they had recently made for locust relief. As for Sun Jian's workshops and shops, he would arrange for someone to protect them secretly, so that Sun Jian could rest assured.

At the end of the letter, Sun Jian was told not to worry about the safety of his family, as he would send people to take care of them in addition to several hundred guards.

After reading Yao Tianzheng's letter, Sun Jian frowned.

The letter mentioned everything except the Tiger Legion.

I thought Yao Tianzheng would give me some clues no matter what, but the old guy didn't say a word.

"Does your Lord Yao have any further messages for you to convey?"

The messenger shook his head. "Reporting to the general, there is none."

Sun Jian rubbed his forehead and cursed under his breath.

The messenger added, "Indeed, my lord not only ordered me to deliver this letter to you, but also to General Liu."

"Damn it, could you at least say it in a sequence next time?"

Sun Jian rolled his eyes at the messenger.

"Alright, that's all. You may leave."

After the messenger left, before Sun Jian could even send someone to summon Liu Shiyun, Liu Shiyun came to his tent on his own initiative.

After Gu Hu reported this, Sun Jian immediately invited Liu Shiyun into the tent.

After Liu Shiyun finished bowing to Sun Jian, he hurriedly took out the letter that the messenger had also handed to him from his bosom and showed it to Sun Jian.

Unfortunately, the letter didn't say anything except for concern and greetings. It simply told Liu Shiyun to meet with Sun Jian as soon as he received the letter and to thank Sun Jian on his behalf.

That's it?

Sun Jian turned the letter in his hand over and over, but there was no content inside.

"Thank me? Thank me for what?"

Sun Jian was speechless.

He thought it was fine that Yao Tianzheng's letter to him contained no hints, but even Liu Shiyun's letter, which rushed over to see him, contained no useful information.

"This humble general does not know."

Liu Shiyun shook his head.

It should be noted that this was the first time Yao Tianzheng had written to his army in a long time. Not only had he not received any news from his mentor Yao Tianzheng since the day Sun Jian was appointed as the deputy commander of the Tiger Legion in the court, but he had also not corresponded with Yao Tianzheng after joining the Tiger Legion.

"I can roughly guess what Lord Yao means."

Sun Jian sighed softly, sat up from the table, and took a few steps forward.

Gu Hu and Liu Shiyun followed closely behind Sun Jian, waiting for him to speak.

"The Tiger Legion has been under the control of the three Wei brothers for many years, and there must be many of their confidants in the army. Lord Yao did not mention this in his letter, but he arranged for the two of us to meet. This is to prevent the news from leaking out and alerting the enemy, so that we can discuss this face to face."

"As for why he hasn't contacted you all these years, it's precisely to protect you. Just think, if not contacting you has already caused you to suffer from exclusion and marginalization in the army, wouldn't contacting you make it impossible for you to gain a foothold in the Tiger Legion?"

Gu Hu and Liu Shiyun nodded in unison, agreeing with Sun Jian's analysis.

Liu Shiyun was a smart man, and Sun Jian's words were a wake-up call.

Previously, Liu Shiyun had already vaguely guessed Sun Jian's purpose in suddenly succeeding to the Tiger Army. Now, Yao Tianzheng personally mentioned in his letter that he should meet with Sun Jian.

That is enough to show that Yao Tianzheng wanted him to help Sun Jian and assist him.

"You few will stand guard outside the tents; no one is allowed to approach."