Chapter 288 287 Heading to South Island

Xiao Wenrou stuck her head out of the carriage and looked at Liu Boxing and Chen Qibao, who were riding on their horses on the left and right in a protective posture, with resentment and jealousy in her eyes.

Why does this woman deserve this treatment?

The person who is admired by everyone should be yourself.

She even spent her luck points to exchange for the heroine's halo with her system, but why is it that this woman seems to be more loved by her students than herself?

The luck that she absorbed from those students with strong luck last time was all beaten out by this woman.

Xiao Wenrou felt so angry that her heart ached when she thought of this.

She closed the curtains tightly, thinking that if she found the chance during her trip to Nanyu, she would not let go of this Lord Chief Priest who always overshadowed her.

Liu Boxing and his group drank the tea that An Xin put in to increase their mental strength. Now their consciousness is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

He and Chen Qibao, who was riding on the other side of the horse, felt at the same time that an unfriendly gaze was looking at them. They both turned around and their eyes flickered.

Although he didn't see who it was, he saw the Prime Minister's carriage following behind them and guessed it might be that person.

Ever since the emperor appointed his family's headmaster as the chief academician of the Imperial College, the Prime Minister's Mansion has secretly ordered people to cause trouble for them, even though Xiao Wenrou's halo of the heroine made them feel friendly.

Now that their mental strength has become stronger and their consciousness is no longer blurred, they can only feel disgust when they see the people from Prime Minister Xiao's residence.

The reason why Emperor Sheng An did not give An Xin any reward or give her a free ride was that even though she had made great contributions in this matter in Jibei, Emperor Sheng An did not give her any reward or give her a free ride.

That was not only because she was appointing people based on personal connections, but also because Emperor Sheng An deliberately asked her to do so.

Yuchi Yi and Gao Tai both hold real power in the northern border of Hebei and have established a firm foothold. As long as nothing unexpected happens, there shouldn't be any major problems for them to carve out a future for themselves and their families.

The rest are on the list of meritorious soldiers reported by Emperor Sheng An because he saw her and Yuchi Yi jointly sign their names.

Seeing Zheng Xiaoling, the daughter of a hunter, not only went to the battlefield, but also charged at the front of the team as a vanguard.

She led the team and risked her life to open the enemy's city gate, which made her the first contribution in the entire siege. He did not discriminate against her because she was a woman.

After asking about Zheng Xiaoling's situation and knowing that she was born with great strength and was a good candidate for a military commander, he generously appointed her as a sixth-rank vanguard captain.

Although her military rank was not high, with this status in the capital, ordinary people would no longer dare to make fun of her appearance.

Another reason is that after Liu Boxing was assigned to the Ministry of War, he was never given important positions.

An Xin had long wanted to transfer him out, but she was worried that it was Old Man Liu who had used his connections to send him in, so she felt it was a bit difficult to interfere.

However, she took this opportunity to include him in the list of merits in the battle to attack Cangbei City.

Anyway, after Liu Boxing delivered the military pay, he did help his two junior brothers to attack Cangbei City, and she felt very guilty about it.

It is not known whether Emperor Sheng An really did not know that Liu Boxing was her student, or whether he had rewarded those on the list according to their merits, and Liu Boxing did not matter, so he conferred him a military position in the capital, the rank of fifth-rank deputy commander-in-chief.

Now those people in the Ministry of War who thought Liu Boxing got in through connections and looked down on them regretted their decision very much.

If I had known earlier that they would go to deliver the military pay this time, it would have been a great pleasure. Then I would have had the opportunity to get promoted.

However, this fantasy was exposed by a deputy minister of the Ministry of War who had a good relationship with Liu Boxing.

He said: "You sent military pay to the border, it was just the beginning of spring, and the north was still covered with ice and snow.

Can you endure the bitter cold on the way, or can you climb up the city wall with a rope and launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night to help siege the city?"

The person being asked shut his mouth silently, as if he was not capable of either of these two things.

Although the Ministry of War has the word "military" in its name, most of the people working here are civilians and they are really not capable of doing things like enduring hardships and fighting.

An Xin felt that the old emperor did this on purpose.

He has taken such good care of his students. If An Xin, who has made great contributions to the northern border of Hebei, still refuses to give in, it would seem a bit immature.

Seeing Bei Ming sending so many gold, silver and treasures, An Xin was drooling. She wanted to ask for a few to play with, but she couldn't because the old emperor blocked her way.

An Xin had no idea of ​​getting promoted.

I can't throw away this third-rank priest on me.

She was crazy because she was asking for an official position because of her merits.

Lying in the carriage, An Xin touched the smooth and shiny white jade handle around his waist, thinking that this time when he went to Nanyu for the competition, he was afraid that he would not be able to keep the Jade Dragon Whip in his hand with just the few pieces of materials he brought with him.

Touch it as much as you can now. When you return to the palace in the future, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to even take a look at it.

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Not to mention the white jade handle, even the gems inlaid on it are priceless. An Xin felt really sad to return such an expensive thing.

Feng Yuxiu, Shan Yongzhen and their group, who were sitting in other carriages and were children of officials who had never traveled far from the capital, were so amazed by the scenery and customs outside that they opened their eyes wide and looked around curiously.

Even Gongsun Lanyue, Feng Lingyun and Chen Runzhi, the three little girls, were curious about everything they saw.

Among Xiao Wenrou's group that followed behind, one could occasionally hear them discussing what they had seen and heard on the road. It was obvious that they had not traveled far either.

They seem curious about everything they see.

An Xin just smiled and looked at them calmly, expressing his understanding. Who hasn't been curious when going on a long journey for the first time?

However, Xiao Wenrou secretly despised those people in her team who looked like they had never seen the world.

If they see a rare item being sold on the street, they will stare at it with curiosity. If they see people tilling the fields on the road, they will also exclaim, "So this is how food is grown."

That day, An Xin and his friends came to Jinnan County and prepared to take a boat to the coastal city, so that they could reach the island country of Nanyu more quickly.

An Xin looked at the regional map, which is also called a map. She saw on it that Nanyu was an island country on the sea located southeast of Daqian.

Once they were on board, the carriage would be looked after by someone who had left it at a local post house until their return.

As for horse feed and some other expenses, since this was a business trip, they had to be reimbursed from the old emperor's treasury.

Fortunately, An Xin knew that the carriage would be left behind halfway, so he was reluctant to bring the big black horse with him this time, and left it in the mansion to be taken care of by Da Zhuang, who liked black horses very much.

There were about ten people in their team, and Xiao Wenrou also had a dozen or so. In addition, each person was allowed to bring a maid or attendant with him, and there were hundreds of guards sent to protect their safety.

Since there were so many of them, An Xin, the team leader appointed by Emperor Sheng An himself, took the initiative to charter an entire ship.

(End of this chapter)