The next morning, Wei Jing got out of bed silently, without anyone helping him, and quietly put on his clothes and washed up. He turned around to tuck in the quilt for his wife, then walked out.

He led his men straight to the suburban camp.

After entering Gaoling, one of the places Wei Jing valued most was the two large camps on the outskirts of Gaoling, where people had been frequently entering and leaving in recent days.

The East and West Camps are home to 60,000 county soldiers. The camps are spacious, so if there is a need to recruit more troops in the future, there is no need to expand them.

"Have our people been settled?"

Wei Jing rode out of the south gate and asked Han Xi who was following closely behind him.

He was asking about Qing Zhaiwei.

With the demise of Dong Du's party, all the generals under his command were purged. Not only were many positions vacant in the camp, but the vacancies of soldiers lost due to battle casualties also needed to be filled.

There were many vacancies, so Wei Jing took the opportunity to fill them with 4,000 county soldiers from the Qing Zhai Guard and Pingtao County Barracks.

Pingtao, Wei Jing’s first stronghold, is a little small, but now that it is in our hands, we will not give it up. Now Zhuang Wei, the younger brother of Zhuang Yan, is the county magistrate; as for the county barracks, it is handed over to Deng Guang’s cousin, who was also one of the captains who was loyal to Wei Jing in the past.

After Deng Guang and Han Xi were ordered to suppress the Pu tribe and turned back, the Qing Zhaiwei and four thousand county soldiers went directly into the Gaoling camp.

With the Pu tribe gone and the Yi tribe making peace again, the Pingtao County barracks naturally no longer needed so many permanent county soldiers. Wei Jing certainly would not abandon these first batch of trusted soldiers who had been gradually trained, so he brought them here directly.

The remaining one thousand are those who really cannot leave their homeland. The county barracks now has a strength of 2,000 soldiers, and Zhuang Wei will recruit more if they are short.

Han Xi cupped his hands and said, "My Lord, I have arranged everything."

According to Wei Jing's arrangement, it was divided into three camps, the Qingdi camp was not separated, and the county soldier camp had 2,100 camps.

Then, Han Xi lowered his voice and said, "The western suburbs granary has also been arranged."

It is talking about the large natural granary that was taken over from Qu Cheng. This is a good place and it is hidden. Before Han Xi went to suppress Pu, Wei Jing ordered people to garrison there secretly.

The seven or eight sergeants who knew about the granary incident at the beginning have now become loyal confidants and have all come to Gaoling. No one in Pingtao knows about this matter anymore, so it is very easy to arrange.

Wei Jing nodded.

Yes, everything in Pingtao is settled, and Gaoling is also gradually under control. The next step is to develop this place into a new base camp as soon as possible.

Dong Du should be thanked. He had been entrenched in power for many years and had brought down a large area, which made it convenient for Wei Jing to deploy a large number of people.

However, there are still some expected troubles that need to be resolved.

Wei Jing led Han Xi, Ji Huan and others to the suburban camp.

The aftermath of the civil strife has dissipated, the camp is in good order, and the quality of the county soldiers is still acceptable. It is now the time for drills in the parade ground, the formation changes are not delayed, the piercing is quite powerful, and the shouts are neat and the momentum is acceptable.

Wei Jing was quite satisfied and thought that after some more training, he should be able to use the weapon properly.

The exercise finally ended and the inspection was nearing its end. At this moment, a sturdy general stepped forward, saluted, and said loudly: "I have heard that you are an excellent martial artist and have unparalleled bravery. I admire you very much. I hope you will teach me something!"

This person was Fan Ya's younger brother Fan Qing. After he finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Yong, Chen Qi and other generals behind Wei Jing, and his gaze paused on Chen Qi.

This was actually a challenge, but the challenge was not to Wei Jing himself, but to his trusted generals.

This is also expected. Wei Jing's leap from a county magistrate to a county governor was a huge one. It was a good thing for him, as he was extremely brave in turning the tide of the civil war. He was also chosen by the second son of the He family, which impressed everyone.

But the rise of Zhang Yong, Chen Qi, Deng Guang and others is not so convincing. Especially Chen Qi, who stayed in Pingtao during the civil war and was a member of the airborne party.

It took me more than ten years to get to this position. You just got it by chance by following the right person? When people are upset, the military camp solves the problem in a simple and crude way. The challenge is, if you beat me, I will admit defeat.

Wei Jing and the others knew the truth. Chen Qi stepped forward and snorted coldly, "I am just a reckless general. Why do I need your teaching?!"

The soldiers skillfully made way for a space, and two of them mounted their horses, led their weapons, and started fighting right away.

Chen Qi is lean and slender, while Fan Qing is burly and tall. There is a difference in their physiques, but an expert can tell the difference between them with just one move. Chen Qi, who seemed to be thinner, shouted loudly and chopped down with his sword. Fan Hengdao blocked it, but the huge force made his head numb and he was caught off guard and the sword almost slipped out of his hand.

Cheers immediately broke out all around.

Fan Qing was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "Great! Great martial arts! I will respect you if you beat me!"

Although Fan Qing was a bit rough and insisted on challenging despite his brother's dissuasion, he was an upright man. After being defeated in more than 20 rounds, he jumped off his horse and patted Chen Qi's shoulder vigorously, "Well, you are better than me. You are a military marquis, I admire you!"

There was thunderous applause. After this beautiful battle, not only Fan Qing, but also many generals in the original camp looked at Chen Qi, Zhang Yong and others in a different way and no longer had any doubts.

"Fan Ya."

Wei Jing had been watching the battle with his hands behind his back. It was almost time for him to finish here. He looked at Fan Ya and said, "A few days ago, I recommended you to be the county lieutenant. The appointment document has been issued."

He patted Fan Ya on the shoulder and said, "Meng Ren, please take care of me in the future."

Fan Ya is a useful person, and he has been a captain for a long time. He is well respected by the people and can help Wei Jing win over the hearts of the people as soon as possible.

Fan Ya was stunned for a moment, then his face showed excitement, and he immediately knelt on one knee: "I will definitely fulfill your mission!"

"good!"

Wei Jing personally helped him up and looked around: "The affairs of the camp are complicated, and we still need everyone to work together."

Chen Qi was able to match the position in the front, and Fan Ya was appointed in the back. All the generals, big and small, were convinced and accepted the order in unison: "We will definitely fulfill your mission!"

…

After dealing with all matters in the camp, Wei Jing returned to the city.

Ji Huan pinched his beard and said, "It seems that the camp has been almost cleared."

Recently, one of his important tasks is to use personnel changes to vigorously clean up the remaining forces of Dong Du, also known as Mr. He San.

Wei Jing nodded: "We can clean it up again when the opportunity arises in the future." The East and West camps must be under the control of the emperor.

The host and the guest looked at each other and understood what he meant. This was referring to the big changes that would take place next year.

After being busy for so long, Gaoling and even Anyang County have been taken over smoothly, and everyone is in a good mood. By now they had already passed the most crowded section of the bluestone street. Ji Huan was about to speed up his horse, but his lord suddenly stopped his horse.

Just as he was wondering, Wei Jing had already dismounted from his horse and was walking towards a study nearby. He hurriedly followed him.

"Madam, you should not be too stressed out just after you recover from your illness. It's a good opportunity to read some miscellaneous books to relieve your boredom."

Wei Jing took a quick look when he entered the room and went straight to the cabinet that kept books on mythology and strange stories, and anecdotes about wild history. Seeing Ji Huan's surprised face, he said something casually and then lowered his head to concentrate on selecting books for Shao Qing as she had asked him to do yesterday.

Ji Huan suddenly realized that only the lady could trouble the master to seriously select leisure books.

He smiled and said, "My lord and his wife are so deeply in love, I really envy them."

Another love story?

Wei Jing paused as he was turning the pages of the book. This was indeed a strange yet familiar word. The reason why he said it was familiar was because he remembered that Zhuang Yan had said it in Pingtao not long ago.

He never thought that this word could be applied to himself, so it left a deep impression on him.

More than two months later, when he heard it again from Ji Huan, who had lived in seclusion in the mountains and had little to do with worldly affairs for many years, he was still stunned.

Love?

I chewed this unfamiliar word between my lips and teeth, and strangely, the awkwardness and confusion I felt last time was gone.

Although only more than two months have passed, he and Shao Qing have experienced a lot, ups and downs, heart-wrenching tears and laughter, as if it were a lifetime ago, but the one thing that remains unchanged is that the two of them have always been close to each other.

From Pingtao to Gaoling, and will continue forever.

He and Aqing have been through thick and thin together. How can they be compared to an ordinary couple in a wealthy family? Actually, it’s not a bad thing to have love, right?

This idea popped up from somewhere, and strangely, Wei Jing found that he did not reject it. He paused and continued to pick books without refutation of Ji Huan's words.

He carefully selected many storybooks, strange tales, wild travel notes, and even books about talented scholars and beautiful women for Shao Qing. He carried a large bundle of miscellaneous books that Shao Qing had never touched before and which were extremely inconsistent with his image, and paid the bill under the somewhat strange gaze of the study owner.

When he was leaving the house, he passed by a small stall selling all kinds of puppets and children's toys. He took two steps forward, then turned back, his eyes falling on a set of twelve zodiac puppets on the stall.

The puppet is only the size of three fingers, with a head bigger than its body. It has a lovely smile and is well carved. Its neck can move, and it shakes and nods continuously.

He remembered that Shao Qing also had a set like this. She bought them at the market in Pingtao and liked them very much. She put a whole row of them on her dressing table. She still had the childishness to play with them whenever she had time. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry to come to Gaoling this time and didn’t bring it with me.

He threw down a piece of silver and said, "Wrap this puppet for me."

…

So, Shao Qing was very surprised to find that he received a gift.

Wei Jing returned home in the evening, carrying a heavy blue cloth package in his hand. She took a look at it and thought, well, judging from its shape, it should be the book she wanted.

"So many?"

There were thirty or forty books in total, a huge bag that attracted a lot of attention. It was difficult for him to carry it all the way. Shao Qing just leaned over to open it, but found a small package made of oil paper stuck to the side of the big package.

"Hey, what is this?"

Shao Qing opened it and saw the brand new twelve zodiac puppets, childish versions with big heads and small bodies. It had a familiar formula, but it was a completely new set.

Wei Jing said nonchalantly, "I saw it at the door of the study and bought it just in time. Don't you like it?"

"I like it."

Shao Qing lined up the puppets and poked them. The big-headed rabbit looked very cute and nodded its head randomly.

In my previous life, I loved these little gadgets. Everyone would be happy to receive a gift. Shao Qing turned around, blinked, and said in a long tone: "My husband, you are so kind."

She was wearing a pink dress today, with her black hair tied up in a bun. The shiny pearls were mixed in with her black hair, and they were reflected by the two ivory pearl earrings on her earlobes. She looked pretty and charming. When she turned to look at him, her eyebrows were curved and her smile was brighter than the sun.

Wei Jing suddenly became happy: "As long as you like it."

He stared at her for a moment, his heart moved, and he leaned down and sat next to her.

Wei Jing leaned over and kissed her.

Shao Qing blinked and did not refuse.

Since the two of them worshipped heaven and earth, they have kissed many times, light kisses and even deep kisses. She has accepted the fact that Wei Jing is her husband and no longer feels awkward psychologically.

The overwhelming masculine scent was mellow and familiar. Two soft lips pressed against each other. Shao Qing held his breath, his eyelashes trembled, and he closed his eyes.

She reflexively moved her hands forward, and instead of pushing Wei Jing away, she grabbed the front of his shirt. After a beat, she slowly let go and let him hold her tightly.

Touching lightly, licking tenderly, and finally going deep inside, moving flexibly between her lips and teeth, very cherishing and lingering.

In a daze, Shao Qing felt that this kiss seemed a little different from before.

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The author has something to say: Wei finally stopped being awkward, hahaha, hehe, he will soon be in filial piety~