Chapter 130 Should we bring them over?
Prince Jing's name was Murong Jingyi. He was eight feet tall, handsome and strong, with a beard, a charming and handsome uncle.
In short, it was very different from what Lin Anyuan had imagined.
The moment Prince Jing saw Lin Anyuan, a phrase came to mind.
He was neither conventionally upright nor lacking in dignity; his brows hinted at a wickedness but were not wicked; he was infinitely charming, both righteous and wicked.
"Good lad, indeed a talent." King Jing laughed and invited Lin Anyuan to sit down.
Lin Anyuan bowed and sat down.
King Jing clapped his hands. “I have received your gift. From now on, you will be in charge of the people you brought. You will be the vanguard in this attack on Ganzhou. I don’t care about the process, I only care about the result.”
The gift Lin Anyuan presented was, of course, Pan Dong's head.
He did not come alone this time; he brought all the people from Snake Mountain with him and also presented a batch of grain and medicinal herbs.
It was the same horse that had been acquired in Min County, which had solved King Jing's urgent problem.
Lin Anyuan stood up. "Anyuan will certainly not disappoint the master."
After exchanging a few words, King Jing instructed Chu Xiujie to lead his men to settle in.
The end of the year is fast approaching, and those in positions of power are very busy. The fact that they can find time to see Lin Anyuan shows that they value him highly.
"Aren't we going to attack Suzhou?"
Lin Anyuan frowned as he left Prince Jing's residence.
The news from outside all says that they are going to attack Suzhou, since Suzhou is the fiefdom of Prince Jing.
Chu Xiujie lowered his voice, "The people of Suzhou are still able to survive, but in Ganzhou, people are already resorting to cannibalism."
He has only been in power for six years and has only been indulging in pleasure, yet he is already facing both internal and external troubles.
At this critical juncture, they still killed King Jing, leaving King Jing with no other choice but to rebel.
Lin Anyuan was slightly taken aback for a moment.
Rumors circulated that the rebel army's burning, killing, and looting were even worse than those of bandits and robbers. He knew this was not true, and he only sought refuge with Prince Jing because he was being hunted down and had nowhere else to go.
"Your accommodations have been arranged. You will be sharing a room with Liao Huai, the Lord's advisor. He is a scholar with a bad temper, so please bear with him."
Chu Xiujie was also busy, so he left after settling the people in.
"You're the new guy, Lin Anyuan?"
As soon as Lin Anyuan found the house, a thin scholar stood at the door.
Lin Anyuan guessed that this person must be Liao Huai, and greeted him politely, "Strategist Liao."
Liao Huai ignored him and went straight into the house.
Lin Anyuan raised an eyebrow and followed him inside. The room was small, with two beds and a simple cabinet.
"The right side is mine, you can use the left side. I like things clean."
Lin Anyuan didn't reply. When he came, besides the ginseng he always carried with him, he also had two sets of clothes and a jar of ointment he had prepared for the journey. He didn't have anything else.
After settling in, Lin Anyuan went to visit the troops and, incidentally, to see the people he had brought with him.
"I heard there's a new young general here, and she's even more beautiful than a woman. Just how beautiful is she?"
"No matter how handsome a man is, how handsome can he be? It's all just hype from the outside. He's already making a fuss about himself as soon as he arrives. He's a shrewd opportunist."
"This is a frostbite cream I made myself. Everyone should share some, so it won't be so uncomfortable in winter."
Lin Anyuan found a soldier to lead the way, and they soon arrived at the ranks.
Upon seeing Lin Anyuan for the first time, these people were almost speechless with astonishment. Was this not a god descended from heaven? Such a handsome person had actually come to join the rebels just like them.
It took him a long time to come to his senses.
Someone asked in surprise, "You can make frostbite cream?"
"When I was a child, my family was poor. In winter, my hands would get so cold that they would be covered in cuts and oozing pus. I had to find my own way to treat them. After doing it a lot, I learned how to do it myself. It wasn't as good as what the army doctor did, but it still had some effect."
"I just hope that since I'm new here, people won't exclude me."
Lin Anyuan spoke with a smile, which was like a warm sun on a bitterly cold winter day, making people feel warm inside.
An elderly veteran spoke up: "Little Lin, I originally thought you were a rich young master, but I didn't expect you to come from a poor family like us and have suffered a lot."
Putting everything else aside, just looking at Lin Anyuan's appearance and demeanor, he should at least be from a noble family. How come he's just a peasant like them? This makes them feel closer to each other.
Lin Anyuan still had a smile on his face, "Who doesn't suffer in this world? Fortunately, we follow the Lord. If we suffer, our parents, wives and children will have a better life in the future."
"Yeah yeah!"
Not far away, King Jing stood on a high place with his men.
Looking at Lin Anyuan, who had quickly become so close to the veteran, he was satisfied.
Chu Xiujie clicked his tongue and said, "Master, I didn't lie to you, did I? This kid is quite capable. He almost killed me when we first met. I had to fool him for a long time to get him here."
King Jing stroked his chin. "You tricked me into this? Probably not."
“This kind of person is arrogant and unyielding. Unless the other person is willing, do you think you can get them to come?”
Chu Xiujie choked, realizing it was true.
"My lord, Lady Qing has sent word that she has made winter clothes for you and is sending them over." A servant came to deliver the message.
King Jing frowned upon hearing this, "Then send it over, but tell her not to come."
The servants hurriedly withdrew.
Chu Xiujie clicked his tongue twice more. There were quite a few concubines in Prince Jing's mansion. His principal wife died before she even entered the family, and Prince Jing was even known as a jinx to his wives.
After King Jing rebelled, he brought his son and concubines with him. They are currently living in a mansion in Youzhou.
In short, there are always some scenes of vying for favor.
After King Jing left, Lin Anyuan, who had become very close to the soldiers and called them brothers, looked up at the pavilion.
"Brother Lin, where have you been assigned to stay? We brothers are all crammed into a large dormitory!"
Qin the Big Guy and his group ran over to find Lin Anyuan, but Lin Anyuan looked away.
"Are the others settled in, having stayed with the Lord's advisors?"
"The brothers are all settled in and will continue to follow you. The women we brought have been assigned to the rear to do laundry and cooking."
"That's good." Lin Anyuan nodded.
Seeing that he wasn't in a good mood, the big guy Qin lowered his voice, "Brother Lin, it's almost the New Year, aren't you missing your wife and daughters at home? How about I make a trip and bring your sister-in-law and nieces back?"
"The New Year is almost here." Lin Anyuan stared blankly at the snow in the distance.
Ye Wan's smiling face suddenly appeared in my mind.
After capturing Ganzhou, he made a contribution and gained the ability to protect them, so he brought them over.
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A thin layer of snow had fallen outside, and the wind was biting cold.
The silly girl took a broom and swept the snow in the yard, one stroke at a time.
The old man saw this through the window and couldn't help but say, "It's getting colder every day; this winter will be tough."
“Grandfather, you’re wrong. This is the best winter our family has ever had.”
Er Ya was wearing warm winter clothes, her breath steaming in the air, and a flower on her head. She was beaming with joy.
These are flowers she made herself; they're so beautiful.
She used to fear winter the most because it was cold and she was hungry. Now she doesn't feel cold at all. She has new cotton clothes to wear, a new house to live in, and she can eat her fill every meal.
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and then I'll have new clothes to wear again.
The silly girl swept the snow and came in from outside, bringing in a gust of cold wind.
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