The Emperor had just finished the morning court session when he heard that Qiao Lian'er was requesting an audience. He said, "Summon her."
Qiao Lian'er entered the Golden Palace and bowed.
"Princess of Dingxiang County, is there anything I can help you with?"
The emperor's tone, though he usually asked questions, carried an innate air of authority.
Qiao Lian'er said, "This humble woman has come to see Your Majesty to discuss the matter of recruiting soldiers in the fiefdom."
"Oh, tell me about it."
“I have three uncles and four brothers. When the Kui Niu Kingdom first invaded, my uncles and brothers worked together and defeated the Kui Niu Kingdom with fewer troops. The reason they were able to do so was because I taught them some battle formations so they could practice troop formations.”
The emperor's face showed a thoughtful expression: "So the Qiao family is not only full of capable people, but also a family of loyal and filial individuals."
Qiao Lian'er continued, "My three elder brothers have thus become reserve captains, and my other uncles and brothers have also become commanders of soldiers, each leading a thousand men and five hundred soldiers, totaling five thousand men. These soldiers have long been in the army and are proficient in several formations. They are highly adaptable to new formations and can learn them in the shortest amount of time. I think that instead of recruiting and retraining soldiers, it would be better to have my uncles and brothers stationed directly in Qingfeng Plain. In this way, they can better serve His Majesty."
The emperor nodded: "That's a good idea. However, as long as there are no problems with the sending and receiving locations, you don't need to make a special trip to the palace to deploy the five thousand troops."
“My uncles and brothers are leading troops toward the capital. Even if there are only fifty men, let alone five thousand, I must report this to the Emperor.”
The emperor immediately understood her meaning, and a look of appreciation appeared in his eyes.
At only thirteen years old, he already has such awareness. Indeed, the capital is different from other places, and Qiao Lian'er is young and promising, which will inevitably attract envy. If someone with ulterior motives spreads rumors, he may also be misled.
"How many of your uncles and brothers have come?"
Qiao Lian'er had already learned about it from the letter and said, "My eldest uncle, third uncle, second cousin, and third cousin, there are four people in total."
"You will serve as the garrison commander concurrently, and I will send another thousand elite troops to garrison the area. In this way, there will be a total of six thousand troops. Your uncles and brothers will each lead two thousand men as captains."
The emperor originally intended to send a general, but Qiao Lian'er was a man of discretion, so he abandoned the idea.
Moreover, with her in charge of her own army, everyone was united and more efficient.
Qiao Lian'er's arrival secured the positions of captains for her uncles and brothers.
She realized something: if the emperor was satisfied, he wouldn't remain silent.
Two thousand captains are nothing more than a small favor to the Emperor, but for the Qiao family, it represents a significant step forward.
My eldest uncle and his family have arrived. My second uncle, Brother Dayong, and Brother Xiaomeng are also at home. There are three vacant captains at the Guan Ning Iron Cavalry garrison. If nothing goes wrong, the position will fall to them.
They were originally in some competition with each other, but after several people were assigned to the fiefdom, they all got a place.
Qiao Lian'er felt that this decision was the right one.
Ten days later, all the villagers in the fiefdom had planted new rice.
Some plants that were planted early in the spring had already sprouted, so they simply dug them all up.
Anyway, the county magistrate has made a pledge that if the output is insufficient, it will be supplemented; if the output is high, everyone will benefit.
In the blink of an eye, I've been in Beijing for more than half a month.
The three siblings visited many places, tried different foods every day, and bought so many things that they filled several bed boards.
I couldn't be happier.
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