Chapter 41
Lu Ling came into the Beijing camp very quickly.
The mission of the Beijing Camp was to guard the capital and protect the emperor's safety. Lu Ling was a foot soldier there. There were rotations in the Beijing Camp, and Lu Ling could go home for two days a month.
In fact, the Beijing Camp is not far from the capital, but no one will go back because of training on weekdays to get better rest.
The emperor originally wanted to make Lu Ling a general for once. He knew that Lu Ling was good at fighting, and he wanted to make up for her.
But when Lu Ling found out, she was unwilling. Lu Ling thought that he had no military merits and was not suitable to be a general. Not only her, but many ministers in the court also submitted memorials to oppose it.
The emperor thought about it again and again, and then withdrew his order. He was indeed not thoughtful enough about this matter. So the emperor followed Lu Ling's wishes and let her start as a soldier.
On the day the decree was issued, memorials from the Beijing camp were submitted one after another.
Since the founding of Daliang, no woman has ever entered the military camp. The general meaning of the memorial is that if Lu Ling goes to the Beijing camp, the military camp will have to set up new tents for her, as men and women are not allowed to touch each other. Moreover, women are not as strong as men, so do they have to change the training methods just because of her?
In response, Lu Ling reported to the emperor that he no longer needed to set up a tent and could live with the women in the logistics camp, and the training methods did not need to be changed.
After hearing this, the general of the Beijing camp stopped writing letters and just waited silently for the arrival of the female soldier.
When Lu Ling arrived, the soldiers of the Beijing camp were training. At this time, a soldier came and took Lu Ling over.
"Miss Lu, this is your tent. The general said you should pack up your things today and not train. You can train tomorrow. If you need anything, you can come to me."
The soldier sent Lu Ling to the door of the tent and left.
Lu Ling didn't communicate much with him and went in to pack his things.
Once again he entered the military camp, no longer as a prisoner, but a soldier, a soldier protecting the people.
The next day, Lu Ling was taken to the training ground by the soldier from yesterday.
No one can enter the training ground except the soldiers and generals in training, so there are no people from the logistics camp and no women here. When Lu Ling walked in, everyone looked at Lu Ling.
Although Lu Ling's clothes were no different from those of the soldiers, everyone on the training ground could immediately lock their eyes on her.
When he first entered, Lu Ling was stunned by the scene, but he quickly regained his composure and walked up to the general.
"General Yang." Lu Ling saluted.
The person on the stage was wearing armor, a jade crown and a bundling in his hair, and looked to be in his early twenties.
"Miss Lu, there's no need to be so polite." Yang Gan lowered his eyes to look at Lu Ling. "The Beijing garrison guards the safety of the capital. Although they don't suffer the same harsh cold as the border troops, they still train every one of them. If Miss Lu can't bear it, please report it to His Majesty as soon as possible. There's no need to waste time here."
Lu Ling originally lowered his head to listen to Yang Gan's orders, but as soon as he said this, Lu Ling understood the meaning behind it. He was afraid that he could not bear the hardships in the army and that he would look down on him.
Lu Ling was about to look up and refute, but Yang Gan followed up with the next sentence.
"There's no such thing as an idler in the army."
"I will complete all the necessary training without missing any part. There's no need to make any special arrangements. I'll just do what the other soldiers do."
Lu Ling's words were neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for everyone in the training ground to hear.
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Lu Ling has been training diligently these days and has completed all tasks excellently. Occasionally, Lu Ling would have to do some extra training, but he still completed it.
Because of this, the soldiers who trained with Lu Ling couldn't help but admire Lu Ling.
You know, every time they finished these training tasks, they would be exhausted. However, Lu Ling, a woman, not only did not show any signs of tiredness, but also completed more tasks. They knew that this woman did have her own strength.
There is a military competition every ten days for assessment.
In order to ensure the fairness of the assessment, opponents are selected by drawing lots. The winners of each round draw lots again, and finally the remaining two people take a written test to distinguish the first and second place.
The first time Lu Ling drew a strong man, he had a burly build and unmatched physical strength.
The strong man was the third child in the family, and the soldier next to him affectionately called him Third Brother.
“Third brother, if you draw her, it won’t happen immediately.”
"Yeah, Third Brother, wait and take a rest."
The people next to him saw that the strong man had drawn Lu Ling and joked with him.
Lu Ling had seen this strong man before. He usually ate two more bowls of rice than others. Lu Ling couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
This is an assessment, and soldiers are not allowed to bring weapons into the arena. If they do, it will be considered cheating, and the punishment will be twenty lashes at the least, and expulsion from the barracks at the worst.
Lu Ling was wearing a cloth shirt and stared at the person in front of him without moving forward.
The burly man leaned forward slightly, his eyes fixed on Lu Ling, his sleeves rolled up high.
The contrast in their figures was so obvious that everyone felt the outcome of the competition was obvious.
Seeing that Lu Ling didn't move, the strong man couldn't wait any longer, raised his hand and rushed towards Lu Ling.
Just as the burly man was about to hit Lu Ling, Lu Ling dodged to the side. The difference in strength between the two was too great, and Lu Ling did not want to rush in recklessly.
After that, every time the strong man ran over, Lu Ling dodged him. The people watching couldn't stand it anymore and started cursing.
"How long will this competition last?"
"Yeah, this is a competition. Who taught you to hide all the time?"
"If you can't do it, just admit defeat!"
The strong man rushed over again. Just when everyone thought Lu Ling would dodge again, a "bang" sound scared everyone.
It turned out that the strong man had been running for a long time and his strength was not as good as at the beginning. When he just ran over, Lu Ling punched him with lightning speed.
The punch was so powerful that it made the strong man's nose bleed.
Seeing this, the strong man wiped the blood from his nose and attacked Lu Ling with red eyes.
Lu Ling turned over and jumped, ran behind the strong man, and kicked him to the ground.
Although it was said that weapons were not allowed in the competition arena, it was never said that force was not allowed, so no one stood up to object to Lu Ling's series of actions.
After the burly man fell to the ground, Lu Ling rode on him and punched him a few times, and the man begged for mercy.
After that, they competed for a long time, and as expected, Lu Ling won every time.
In the end, Lu Ling came out on top and won first place.
Everyone in this competition looked at Lu Ling with strange eyes. At first there were some gossips, but now no one dared to say a word.
There was applause from the audience in the competition arena. Lu Ling stood on the field, enjoying the applause that belonged to him.
"Miss Lu, congratulations! Do you still have the energy to compete with me?"
The voice came from beyond the applause. The young man was standing not far away, with the sunlight shining on him, looking very beautiful.
Lu Ling looked over, the sunlight was a little dazzling, Lu Ling raised his hand, it was Yang Gan.
"Okay!" Lu Ling looked at Yang Gan and agreed readily.
In fact, she was a little tired, but Yang Gan was already prejudiced against her joining the Beijing Camp, and Lu Ling wanted to take this opportunity to dispel his prejudice.
Yang Gan walked to the weapon and kicked it, and a spear fell in front of Lu Ling. Lu Ling jumped up and took the spear with one hand.
"Just a competition, no harm, just enough."
Yang Gan jumped lightly and stood in front of Lu Ling.
"please."
"please."
The two spears collided, and soon violent sparks flew. Lu Ling turned around, retracted the spear, and then jumped, his foot flying behind Yang Gan. Yang Gan's ears moved, and he turned over, and their feet collided again.
Before the two men landed on the ground, the spears in their hands collided again. The two spears entangled with each other, and in the end no one was victorious.
"Hahahahaha, Miss Lu is really good at it."
Lu Ling bowed and said, "Thank you for the compliment, General."
"Okay, that's all for today." After saying that, Yang Gan threw the gun to his deputy general and left.
Because of what happened today, Lu Ling had some comfortable days afterwards. No one around her called her a "weak woman" anymore, and no one looked at her with contempt.
Soon the monthly rest period came and Lu Ling returned home.
"Wangyou, how about going to sell calligraphy and paintings with your cousin these days?" Lin Yao prepared the dinner in the evening, and a group of people gathered together to eat.
"Uncle Chen's handwriting is so ugly, even uglier than mine." Zhao Zhenzhen said with a smile.
Lu Ling couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He looked at Zhao Zhenzhen and touched her head: "Really? Then Zhenzhen is awesome."
"Don't listen to Zhenzhen's nonsense. My handwriting has improved a lot." Shen Wangyou said with a red face.
"My cousin also said that he has made a lot of progress, and these days, I sell more paintings than his."
Lu Ling took a bite of the food and nodded, "That's very good. Try harder and try to surpass your cousin."
Shen Wangyou was silent.
The next day, Lu Ling took Shen Wangyou to see his uncle with a lot of things in his hands.
"Uncle!" Lu Ling called out before he even walked in.
"Hey, my Ah Ling is back, come quickly." Knowing that Lu Ling would come today, Chu Fan was waiting for people at the door early.
Seeing what Lu Ling was holding, Chu Fan started nagging again.
Chu Liuyun was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard Lu Ling's voice, she hurried out to greet him. A woman also came out with her. Lu Ling had never seen her before, but Lu Ling guessed that she must be the one his uncle mentioned last time.
At the last meal, Lu Ling thought that the woman would come to eat with them, but she didn't. The woman left after finishing her meal.
Lu Ling asked Chu Liuyun where he was. Chu Liuyun blushed and said he was shy, then disappeared.
In fact, there is another reason, but Chu Liuyun didn't say it.
Lu Ling smiled and said, "So that's how it is. Sooner or later, we'll be a family. Next time, invite people to have dinner together."
Chu Liuyun just smiled and nodded.
"By the way, A'Ling, I want to take part in the imperial examination next year. Now that my uncle's affair has come to light, I am no longer restricted. After thinking about it, I still want to take part in the imperial examination."
Lu Ling paused, then put down his chopsticks and said, "Cousin, it is our Lu family who has wronged you. If you want to take the imperial examination, then go ahead."
Chu Liuyun nodded and looked at Lu Ling: "If that's the case, I can't sell calligraphy and paintings anymore. I think Wangyou will be in charge of the stall, so I won't take the money. You can use it."
"How can this be? If you don't want money, what about the family income? How are you going to live?" Lu Ling retorted anxiously.
"Hahahaha." Chu Fan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Aling. We have enough money. We already have some savings. I asked your cousin to go out and sell calligraphy and paintings just in case."
"in case?"
"Yes, it's not much, but it's enough for daily expenses. I originally thought that if there was no income, the money would be gone quickly. It would be better for us to save some money with your cousin and make some money."
Lu Ling was confused. He had thought that his uncle and cousin had a hard life, but he didn't expect that the reason for all this was because his uncle was stingy.
Chu Liuyun shook his head: "I only found out about this yesterday. I always thought my family had no money. I sold things every day and wrote a lot of calligraphy and paintings. I never thought..."
Chu Fan knew he was in the wrong and said angrily, "Isn't this for your own good?"
No one spoke at the dinner table, and no one answered Chu Fan. They all picked up their chopsticks and continued eating.
After returning to the Lu family, Lu Ling was still thinking about what had just happened. She thought about it all the way, but still couldn't figure out how her uncle could bear to watch his son busying around for the family's life.
Finally, Lu Ling concluded: his uncle has no "heart".
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