Chapter 2969 Promotion
Bai Shan also turned his head to take a look, and didn't think there was anything wrong with them. "The bolder you are, the faster you make money."
The prince glanced at him and said, "I'm afraid bad things will happen soon."
Bai Shan said nonchalantly, "Just educate them more, preach the law every day, and let them know the consequences of doing bad things."
Governor Guo sat aside without saying a word. Like other officials in the governor's office, he was surprised at the familiarity between Bai Shan and the prince.
After lunch, the prince was in no hurry to leave. He sat and drank a cup of tea. When General Cheng came upstairs and whispered a few words to him, the prince stood up and said, "Let's go. We will travel light."
They really traveled light, with only Mingda and Yin Huo riding in a car, while everyone else was traveling on horseback.
The prince only appointed an imperial censor and Tang He as his attendants, and the rest of the accompanying officials stayed in the Beihai County Government Office. Governor Guo also wanted to see what was so attractive about Baishan’s new salt field to the prince.
Even if it was for the salt administration, he wouldn't be so anxious that he didn't want to stay in the Beihai County Government for a single day.
Governor Guo also only brought one aide, the chief secretary, and the magistrate of Lu County with him.
The rest were the guards brought by the prince.
Bai Shan felt that the sun was too hot, so he bought a lot of hats from somewhere and distributed them to everyone. He rode his horse to Tang He's left.
Tang He was about to move to the right when Zhou Man's horse appeared and rode alongside him.
Seeing this, the guards tactfully made room for them and let the three of them run in a row.
Tang He rode forward and turned to Bai Shan, shouting, "Even if there's less traffic on your official road, you can't ride three abreast!"
Bai Shan ignored him and rode forward with Zhou Man on either side of him. The advantage of doing this was that when they stopped to rest, the carriages behind them had not arrived yet, so they could talk for a while while waiting.
Bai Shan gestured towards the prince curiously, "When did Cheng Erlang become a general?"
Zhou Man was also curious, but he asked, "Is Madam Cheng Er okay?"
Tang He: "...Her husband got promoted, so what's wrong with her? Besides, she's a woman from the harem. How would I know if she's good or not?"
Zhou Man sighed, "Now that Cheng Erlang has become a general, will Madam Cheng Er still be able to beat him up if he visits a brothel again?"
Tang He thought about it seriously, "Now that you mention it, I remember that Cheng Erlang seemed to have an injury on his neck last month."
Bai Shan: "...I thought His Highness would bring Lu Dalang with him."
Lu Dalang is Lu Yue's elder brother. He also serves in the army and is the prince's confidant. Ahem, according to Manbao, when the prince wanted to rebel, Lu Dalang was among the people he contacted.
Tang He said, "His Majesty felt that Lu Dalang was not steady enough, so he personally appointed Cheng Erlang to follow him."
He looked back and saw Yin Huo's carriage coming over. He raised his chin slightly and said, "In April, His Majesty will merge the Left and Right Dragon Warrior Armies and the Left and Right Yulin Armies into the Yulin Guards, which will be commanded by my superior, Lord Yin."
Bai Shan was stunned. "So Lord Yin is no longer the commander of the Imperial Guards?"
Tang He emphasized each word, "He is the commander of the Imperial Guards, but he was promoted from third rank to second rank."
In the past, the Left and Right Dragon Warrior Armies and the Left and Right Yulin Armies were separate. The imperial guards they referred to were the Left and Right Dragon Warrior Armies responsible for the safety of the imperial palace, the imperial city and the capital, while the Left and Right Yulin Armies were managed by the emperor himself and basically only trained in the mountains and forests and rarely appeared.
But now the emperor has merged the Left and Right Dragon Warrior Armies with the Left and Right Yulin Armies and handed them over to Yin Li for command. Although he is still the commander of the imperial guards, his official rank has been raised to a higher level, and he also directly controls all the military forces in the capital.
Let's assume a very bad assumption. If one day the entire Jin Dynasty rebelled, the only ones who could defend the Li Dynasty would be the imperial guards under Yin Li's command.
Even Tang He was sometimes shocked by the emperor's trust in Yin Li.
Bai Shan was also amazed at Lord Yin's high position and power, then he remembered something and paused, "Then why did His Majesty agree to let Yin Huo go out with the Crown Prince?"
Tang He folded his hands in front of his stomach and sighed, "So our Majesty is truly remarkable. After leaving the capital, the Crown Prince has been heading to Qingzhou with all his heart, determined to accomplish something for Your Majesty to see."
The emperor trusts the prince so much. Look, I have brought you the son of Yin Li, who controls the lifeline of the capital and the royal family. As a son, how are you going to repay me, your old father?
The prince was indeed touched by his father's trust in him, which was why he disliked Bai Erlang and... Mingda, who were holding him back.
Mingda was his own sister and had been in poor health since childhood. The prince was used to loving her and couldn't bear to blame her, so he took his anger out on Bai Erlang, and he disliked him no matter how he looked at him.
Bai Shan and Zhou Man both thought of this and turned to look at Bai Erlang who was standing quietly beside them.
Bai Erlang was puzzled and asked, holding the bamboo tube: "Why are you looking at me? Do you want some water?"
Zhou Man pushed back the bamboo tube he handed over and said sympathetically, "Drink more. Don't be polite."
Bai Erlang looked disgusted and said, "The water here doesn't taste good at all..."
Seeing that he despised Beihai County, Bai Shan couldn't help but snort and didn't want to pay any attention to him. He pulled Zhou Man and went to pick up Yin Huo who had just arrived.
Yin Huo came down, fanning himself, and took refuge in the shade of a tree. He said to the two people who had come up, "It's even hotter here than in the capital."
"So why did you leave Beijing?"
Yin Huo smiled and said, "I was planning to leave the capital for a while, and it just so happened that Bai Er and the others were leaving, so I decided to go with them."
Bai Shan's eyes sparkled as he asked, "When are we leaving?"
Yin Huo laughed and said, "I have no official position, I can leave whenever I want."
Bai Shan reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't think Beihai County is hot, there are actually cooler places. I'll take you to find them later."
Zhou Man looked at Bai Shan.
Yin Huo sighed, "Why look for it instead of going to see it? It seems you haven't found it yet."
Bai Shan looked at Zhou Man.
Zhou Man coughed lightly and said, "You'll find it if you keep looking. Besides, there's an ocean in Beihai County. You haven't seen the ocean yet, have you? You'll like it when you see it."
Bai Shan nodded vigorously.
They rested under the shade of the tree for nearly an hour, and when everyone had rested enough, they continued on their journey.
We entered Dajiawa before the hour of You.
Bai Shan takes them directly to the salt field.
At this time, the sun had already moved a lot to the west, but the sunlight was still very bright. Zhou Liwei was leading people to shovel salt in the salt field.
Bai Shan took the prince and others directly there.
Everywhere one looked, there were neatly arranged paddy fields, three fields in a row, with no end in sight. Under the sunlight, the water glowed white, and in the two fields at the back, everyone seemed to see some tiny white crystals.
The prince stopped by the field. Before coming here, he had imagined how salt could be made from sea water, but he never imagined that it was the same as paddy fields.
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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