Chapter 220 Lessons
She didn't have the ability to clone herself, so she couldn't lead the guard team and stay by the Queen Mother's side to protect her at the same time.
Zhao Yuanxi felt a little embarrassed after his lie was exposed, but he still asked, "You really don't want to revive the glory of your great-grandfather?"
Being granted a title of nobility or appointed as prime minister is something that many people dream of.
Jang Geum lowered her head and said, "What does it matter if my great-grandfather was given the title of lord? After his death, he would just turn into a pile of earth and leave nothing behind. What use is there for me to have fame, wealth and honor? Doesn't the Queen Mother care about these things?"
Zhao Yuanxi gritted his teeth and angrily tapped Jang Geum's forehead, "You're so young, yet you have no ambition!"
"You haven't even achieved a single bit of fame, fortune, or wealth, so how can you say you don't want it? Ancient sages who retired to seclusion were unperturbed by wealth and fame. That's because they'd experienced it before and could easily let it go. But you're still young, and you haven't even seen the true face of this world. If you just accept your fate like this, wouldn't that be a waste of your life?"
"I'm not forcing you to become a military commander, I just hope you won't cut off your future possibilities."
"But I'll stay with you, won't it?"
Zhao Yuanxi's nose was sore, and he held Jang Geum in his arms, crying and laughing, "You are so cute, I naturally want to keep you by my side forever, but you are so good that I can't bear to leave you behind."
The baby bird loves its nest and is reluctant to leave, but the bird will eventually fly to the sky that belongs to it.
Jang Geum half leaned against the Queen Mother's arms, unable to help but hug her tighter, and spoke with difficulty, "What if I disappoint you? I'm not that powerful, what should I do?"
Although she learned some military tactics and martial arts from her father, she was only slightly better than others. How could she gain the empress dowager's high hopes for her?
When she was a child, she wanted to be a person like her father. When she grew up, she found that her father could not do many things, so she could only turn her attention to her great-grandfather. But after learning about her great-grandfather's story, she found that her great-grandfather was also powerless in many cases. When she entered the palace and served the King of Qin, she found that the King of Qin was the same.
These people who are more powerful than her can't break free, so what can she do?
"It doesn't matter if you're not that good, as long as you try your best." Zhao Yuanxi noticed Jang Geum's anxiety at the moment, stroking her back and blinking, "If you feel that you really can't do it, then come back to me. At least you can take good care of me."
"The Queen Mother still wants me to stay here!" Jang Geum's tone rarely revealed a hint of complaint.
"But I like to see Jang Geum riding on a horse, brandishing a sword with confidence."
"Your Majesty, you like it no matter who is showing off their skills in front of you."
Zhao Yuanxi disagreed, "Who said that?! I don't like those bearded, monkey-faced guys."
She's also very picky, okay?! Don't make it sound like she falls in love with everyone she sees! She just takes a few more glances at pretty people, isn't that human nature?
Jang Geum couldn't help but chuckle, "Then perhaps I should be thankful that I am so beautiful that the Queen Mother likes me?"
"Could it be that in your eyes, I'm just someone who likes appearance? It's hard for me not to like someone like Jang Geum, even if she looks weird!"
Although she knew that the Queen Mother was good at coaxing people, Jang Geum couldn't help but feel happy when she heard it.
She finally agreed to be the captain of the guard team.
But there is a prerequisite. She has to stay by the Queen Mother's side until she returns to Xianyang. After the Queen Mother returns to Xianyang, she has to transfer You back to take care of her.
Zhao Yuanxi readily agreed to the former, but the latter made him feel a little strange.
"You is doing well in Yongcheng, why summon her to Xianyang? I have people around me to serve me!"
Jang Geum glanced at the Queen Mother, "It's true that the Queen Mother has no shortage of people to serve her, but not a single one of them can persuade you!"
There are probably only two young men in this world who can persuade the Queen Mother, and perhaps a king as well. You is one of the few people who can speak in front of the Queen Mother.
The two young masters were too young and were often fooled by the Queen Mother. The King was busy with government affairs all day and had no time to take care of them. If Guard Zhang was still here, he might be able to take her place, but Guard Zhang had also been transferred away. After much thought, she only had You left.
"I haven't done anything wrong." Zhao Yuanxi argued. Why did it seem like she would do something wrong when the person around her was not around?
However, Zhao Yuanxi began to wonder again. All the people who followed her from Yongcheng were sent out by her. It seemed that she really had few useful people under her command.
"But you always act too rashly and disregard your own safety. You are the queen mother, and there are many things you shouldn't do yourself." Perhaps because she would not be serving the queen mother, Jang Geum spoke bluntly.
She was taught a lesson!
"I'm reckless?" Zhao Yuanxi pointed at himself, his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief.
Jang Geum said seriously, "This is the third time you've been injured."
"Isn't this all an accident?"
"Was it really just an accident?"
Zhao Yuanxi met Jang Geum's serious eyes and had no choice but to surrender. "Don't be disrespectful, give me some face! I won't take such a risk next time."
Jang Geum lowered her eyes and whispered, "Since you don't need me to protect you, please take care of yourself and don't let me worry. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to survive."
Zhao Yuanxi was startled, opened his mouth, and said in a dry voice, "No! I have so many guards around me, but you should take care of yourself."
Jang Geum lowered her head and responded.
Since it was not a grant of official position, only the consent of Meng Tian and Li Mu was required.
The guard team was under the official control of the Qin State. The government would provide a certain amount of food and fodder, but the supplies were limited. Zhao Yuanxi allocated part of the profits from the horse farm to provide for the daily expenses of these guard teams.
But this is not a long-term solution. If the guards want to survive for a long time, they must find a way to support themselves.
Jang Geum recruited a group of people to undertake the protection work for the merchants traveling between the Xiongnu and Yunzhong County, similar to a multinational escort agency. The Qin army could not penetrate deep into the heart of the Xiongnu, but these guards could follow the merchants back and forth.
If you encounter the immoral and unethical Huns who rob and rob, if you can defeat them, beat them up. If you can't defeat them, you can run away with the merchants. If you still can't run away, the Huns generally won't kill the merchants. They will let them go after looting them.
After all, most people are only after money and don't want to cut off their future supply of goods. They also need these merchants to provide them with important daily necessities such as food and cloth.
Zhao Yuanxi didn't expect that Jang Geum would solve her logistical problems so quickly and directly transform from a guard team into a multinational escort agency. This was really a brilliant move.
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