"Xu Li, if you were given two opportunities, one to work as a servant in Qingpu Garden, and the other to go to the frontier to make a name for yourself, which would you choose?"
"I will do whatever you wish me to do."
"I'm telling you to choose for yourself."
"That servant wishes to go to the frontier to make a name for himself."
Xu Li explained, "This servant is clumsy and not as shrewd as Mo Yan. This servant has been secretly learning swordsmanship from Nan Xing and Bei Chen. This servant asked them for guidance, originally hoping to become a guard after mastering the skills."
"To cooperate with the medicine given to me by the Second Master for weight loss this year, I've been running more than twenty li every day. Even the soldiers in the Imperial Guards can't run as fast as me."
Yin Jin'an teased, "You good-for-nothing lackey, you haven't even been on the battlefield yet, and you've already learned how to run away."
“Who said this servant is going to run away? This servant can be a messenger, a flag bearer, or a cook.”
“You’re a coward. If the enemy captures you, they can brand you a traitor with a single iron.”
"No, even if they chop me into eight pieces, I will not be a traitor."
Xie Zhaozhao understood.
On July 16th, Xu Li carried a bundle containing clothes, shoes, dry food, and silver that Xie Zhaozhao had personally prepared for him.
He had a sword hanging at his waist, a weapon that Xie Zhaozhao had personally chosen for him.
The precious horse he rode was a Ferghana horse given to him by Yin Jin'an.
"Xu Li, be brave, but more importantly, come back alive to see me!" Xie Zhaozhao said. "That's my order."
Xu Li wiped away his tears and said, "Please take care, Madam. I will certainly live up to your expectations."
They rode away from the capital with Yin Jin'an.
Yin Jin'an and his entourage left the capital quietly, while the streets of the capital remained as bustling as ever.
A month later, a major event occurred in the imperial court.
Lord Yu of the Censorate seems to have had a run of good luck this year. A few days ago, he received another impeachment document (a letter of accusation) in his official sedan chair.
It was to expose Pei Kunfu, a high-ranking official of the second rank in the imperial court and Minister of Revenue. He hadn't decided whether to impeach him, or how to do so.
Over the years, both the Crown Prince and the Duke of Chengen have tried to win him over and have taken good care of him in various ways.
Pei Kunfu, however, was one of the Crown Prince's men.
Should we implicate our own people?
If you don't participate, it might not work. The messenger is no ordinary person for being able to deliver messages to you time and time again.
After two days of internal struggle, Lord Yu decided to remain a loyal subject.
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