"Well! You can first go to Dalang's First Army as the deputy commander. With Dalang's guidance, you can quickly familiarize yourself with military affairs."
Gao Qiu finally announced the appointment arrangements, which was the position he had agreed to a few days ago.
Gao Yanei clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Great, I feel much more at ease with Brother Zhang here."
Gao Qiu glared at him and scolded him, "You've been lazy and idle all day, wandering around doing nothing, and you still think it's not comfortable enough?"
Gao Yanei shrank his neck and muttered, "It's not that I'm lazy, but it's useless even if I do it. No matter how well I do, you won't let me get promoted."
"Not letting you get promoted is for your own good. You know the saying that a tall tree attracts the wind, don't you?"
"But I want to be promoted!" Gao Yanei pouted.
"The higher you rise, the harder you fall." Gao Qiu's face gradually became serious. "If you want to get promoted, you should first consider your own weight."
"I want to be promoted!" Gao Yanei and Gao Qiu started arguing.
"What a blast!" Gao Qiu slammed the table hard, and the teacup jumped up, making a "ding-dong" sound.
Zhang Shixun saw that his father and son were beginning to get angry, so he quickly tried to persuade them: "Young Master, your uncle is doing this with all his heart, and it's all for your own good."
Gao Yanei turned his head and snorted.
Zhang Shixun said, "Young Master, the higher your rank, the more troubles you have; the greater your power, the higher the risks. If you don't have the wisdom and ability to do so, it's best not to wade into this muddy water. Your uncle doesn't want you to be promoted. His meaning is very clear: he doesn't want you to be envied and harmed by others."
"Look at Shixun, he quickly understood my painstaking efforts, but you have disappointed me so much... Humph!" Gao Qiu said, standing up and saying, "Tomorrow you will accompany Shixun to the Palace Front Office to receive your official certificate, and then go to the Tianwu Army to familiarize yourself with the situation."
"Yes!" Gao Yanei nodded in agreement.
Zhang Shixun stood up.
Gao Qiu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard and don't let me down."
"I will definitely not let my uncle down." Zhang Shixun bowed.
"Um!"
"Goodbye, kid!"
Gao Qiu nodded and said, "Okay! Go ahead. If you have any problems in the future, just come to my house and find me."
"Thank you for your kindness, uncle!" Zhang Shixun bowed and said goodbye.
After Zhang Shixun left, Gao Yanei said happily, "Father, if we present the glass Buddha to the emperor, he will be happy and you can open the government and become the third official in the imperial court."
"Asshole! Bad idea." Gao Qiu slapped the armrest of the chair angrily.
The slap was too strong, causing the wound on his anus, which had not yet healed, to cause him to gasp in pain.
Gao Yanei hurried forward to support him, and asked in confusion: "Dad, did I say something wrong?"
"Not only is it wrong, it's extremely wrong." Gao Qiu glared at his son and said, "Don't you know that the government respects Taoism and suppresses Buddhism?"
"Respecting Taoism and suppressing Buddhism?" Gao Yanei looked bewildered. "My son doesn't know."
Gao Qiu looked at his disappointing son and sighed, "The emperor used to be a Buddhist, but after reading a Buddhist scripture, he changed his mind and began to dislike Buddhism."
"Dad, what scripture made the emperor dislike Buddhism?"
"I won't tell you the title, since you won't read it anyway... This scripture says that a world catastrophe is imminent, the end of the world is approaching... Just imagine, how could the emperor not be furious after reading this?"
After hearing this, Gao Yanei finally understood that the emperor hated Buddhism.
"Son, if I follow your advice and present the glass Buddha to the emperor, not only will Dad be unable to open his own government, he might even lose his official position."
Gao Qiu looked at his son and said with some regret, "You are already grown up. You can't be idle anymore. Learn more from Zhang Shixun. He is a rare talent. He is proficient in the zither and has great martial arts skills. First, he saved the emperor and then he suppressed the bandits in Wuyou Cave. It is foreseeable that he will rise step by step and have a prosperous official position in the future."
"Dad, are you so optimistic about him?" Gao Yanei asked.
Gao Qiu nodded. "Putting aside his merits, his qin skills alone have won the emperor's favor. This is extremely important. Back in the day, I, your father, won the emperor's appreciation with a good kick, and thus rose to prominence... Dalang, you should get closer to him in the future. With him as a friend, you might even be able to achieve wealth and glory in this life because of him."
Gao Yanei nodded obediently, "I'll remember it, son."
He still agrees with Zhang Shixun.
Before he met him, Gao Yanei spent all his time in brothels, indulging in sensual pleasures, drinking and gambling, and his associates were all drinking buddies.
These drinking buddies are all children of officials, relying on their parents' favors. None of them has any real ability.
Zhang Shixun was different. Even the emperor recognized his piano skills. Otherwise, he would not have been appointed as a teacher.
In addition, he is also very skilled in martial arts, so you won't be at a disadvantage if you fight with him.
The most important thing is that Zhang Shixun has a lot of rare and precious treasures in his hands. There will definitely be benefits if you follow him.
The Tianwu Army was located near Caomen. As one of the four upper armies, its camp was very large.
Gao Yanei and Zhang Shixun rode inside, introducing the troops as they walked. "The Palace Front Office has two major armies under its jurisdiction: the Bongri Army, which is the cavalry, and our Tianwu Army, which is the infantry. The First Army of the Right Wing, which we are in charge of, has a total of five commanders, each commanding 200 to 300 men. In total, the First Army now has a thousand men, making it the largest army."
Zhang Shixun asked, "According to the organization, how many men should each commander have?"
"According to the Song Dynasty's organization, each infantry commander should have 500 men."
“Why are there so many vacancies?”
"Hehe! In the entire capital's imperial guards, not a single commander has 500 men...Brother, if they were all full, how would officers at all levels still be able to collect salaries without doing anything?"
Zhang Shixun said, "Young Master, since I have been appointed Commander-in-Chief, there must not be any vacancies in the First Army from now on."
"What did you say?" Gao Yanei pulled the reins of his horse. "If you don't take the vacancies, how are you going to support your family with that little salary?"
"You don't have to worry about that." Zhang Shixun flicked the whip lightly and said slowly, "As long as I am in the First Army, I am not allowed to draw a salary without working."
"Are you crazy or stupid? If you don't collect the salary without working, are you going to let all of us officials starve?"
"Doesn't the court provide a salary?" Zhang Shixun said with a stern face. "I've already inquired privately. Officers of our rank receive fifty strings of cash and fifty hu of millet per month. Not only can we support our entire family, but we can even support a few dozen pigs."
"Brother, you're wrong. With this little money, we can't even live in Beijing. We have to spend money on clothes and food, daily expenses, renting a house, and socializing..."
Gao Yanei counted the money for him by counting on his fingers.
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