Of course, only half of these 800,000 troops were actually regular soldiers, and 300,000 of them were the Northwest Army he had previously trained.
It's impossible to directly send this group of people to the battlefield. Since Prince Yong needs time to stockpile gunpowder and weapons, he can take this opportunity to train his troops.
Now it remains to be seen when Prince Yong will finally give in.
"By the way, the officials from Yukang Prefecture will be arriving in the next couple of days. I heard from Lord Wei that there's no place for them to work at the county government office. I was thinking of having them come to the village first, since they'll be moving here eventually anyway." Jiang Qinyu suddenly remembered this.
Lu Yanzheng nodded. "Yes, I'll have someone arrange it later."
He lingered around Jiang Qinyu for a while longer, but after being glared at by her reproachfully, he reluctantly returned to his seat to do his work.
...
Three days later, Lu Sheng, along with Lu Qingsheng, Jun Shi, and other members of the Lu family from Yukang Prefecture, arrived in Yongshan County.
"Father, now that you are no longer the Prefect of Yukang, will we be ostracized here?" Lu Qingsheng asked with some concern.
They had just bought a three-courtyard house in Yongshan County half a month ago. He was originally a military officer in Yukang Prefecture. After Lu Yanzheng took over the four northwestern prefectures, he took the initiative to resign in order to protect himself. However, Lu Yanzheng did not let him resign. Instead, he transferred him to the Textile Bureau.
Having spent his entire life in the military, he was naturally unwilling to accept such an arrangement, but he couldn't fight city hall, so in order not to offend the Northwest King, he accepted it anyway.
"Don't worry, isn't Xiao Qing still with the Lu family? With her around, as long as we don't make any mistakes, the Prince will always be more lenient with us." Lu Sheng didn't seem to care.
He was a shrewd and experienced man who knew how Lu Yanzheng had achieved his current success. He had also had people inquire about his temperament. In addition, the Lu family's patriarch was close to Lu Yanzheng, so he was not worried at all that his family would be implicated.
As for his resignation, the main reason was that he really wanted to take a break.
Over the years, he had been outwitting and outmaneuvering the imperial court, having to both obey its decrees and secretly help Marshal Qin guard the border. He was so worried that he couldn't sleep every day, and his hair turned completely white at a young age.
He believed he hadn't done anything too terrible to the people, so he wasn't afraid of being held accountable by Lu Yanzheng.
Lu Qingsheng frowned. "That's the thing I don't understand. Since the Princess and Xiao Qing are friends, why did the Prince transfer me to the Textile Bureau?"
Logically speaking, he was doing a good job as a deputy commander. Since he didn't do anything for his family, shouldn't he be allowed to continue as a deputy commander, or even be promoted?
Lu Sheng glanced at him and shook his head. "You, do you never remember anything I said to you?"
Lu Qingsheng was taken aback. "What did you say?"
Lu Sheng was speechless at his son's words. "You know you've been a military officer for so many years, what achievements have you made? Is there anything you can be proud of in this position? No, right? Since there's nothing, why would the prince keep you in this position?"
He even suspected that if Lu Yanzheng hadn't considered that the princess and Lu Wanqing were friends, his son wouldn't have been able to get a job at the Textile Bureau, let alone become an official.
Of course, even without holding official positions, the Lu family's wealth would be enough to ensure their comfortable lives until old age.
Lu Qingsheng was speechless. After regaining his senses, he immediately felt a sense of crisis. "Father, according to what you're saying, is it possible that I can't keep my position now?"
Since being transferred to the Textile Bureau, he has not thought much of the job and spends his days aimlessly wandering around the government office, with no one bothering him.
But after his father said that, he suddenly felt that if he didn't do his job well, would the prince dismiss him directly?
His voluntary resignation and being dismissed by the prince are two different things. After all, his family is a prominent family in Yukang Prefecture. Being dismissed would not only sound bad, but people would also think that he had incurred the prince's displeasure, making it difficult for his family to get anything done in the future.
Lu Sheng covered his head, "You're so old, why are you asking me this kind of thing?"
Sometimes he regretted raising this son; after so many years of teaching him, he still hadn't learned much about social skills and interpersonal relationships.
Lu Qingsheng remained silent and did not speak again.
Indeed, he is a bit different from others. Perhaps it is because his family relationships are simple, so he is easy to trust people. If it weren't for his father and Jun Shi watching over him, he would have ruined the Lu family's small fortune.
In addition, his wife passed away early, and he was depressed for a period of time. He became indifferent to many things in the world and felt even less concerned.
Now that he's been enlightened, he has nothing to complain about. On the contrary, he should thank his father and the prince for giving him this opportunity to reintegrate into officialdom.
Seeing this, Madam Jun quickly grabbed Lu Qingsheng's arm and said, "Master, don't worry too much. Now that we're here, let's just live our lives properly. As for the matter of the Textile Bureau, if you don't want to do it, we won't."
Lu Shengzhi looked at her, frowning disapprovingly, and said, "How can you only want to run away when you encounter problems?"
"Yes, yes, yes, then you may do as you wish, my lord. I will go and make the arrangements now," Madam Jun quickly agreed.
She's always done it this way. Lu Qingsheng is someone who likes to be stroked and flattered. If she offers a different opinion, the two of them will definitely argue.
Lu Sheng's family settled down in Yongshan County, while the villagers of Dingshui Village also moved into their new homes.
The village committee decided to celebrate together with the whole village that evening and specially invited Lu Yanzheng and Jiang Qinyu's family.
Lu Yanzheng, due to his special status, was seated in the most prestigious position. Jiang Qinyu naturally sat next to him, and Madam Chen and Old Man Lu were also seated next to them.
Village Chief Li, his face flushed, began to speak only after several rounds of drinks.
"Fellow villagers, we have a new home! Here, on behalf of everyone, I want to thank A-Zheng and his family. Do you agree?"
"agree!"
"Alright! I've decided that from now on, our village's ancestral hall will have a separate incense burner for the Lu family's ancestor. Does anyone have any objections?"
"No!"
"..."
The lively atmosphere made everyone's blood boil, and they all looked at Lu Yanzheng and the others with silly smiles.
When Old Man Lu heard that a separate shrine was to be built, he was dumbfounded. "This... won't this be a bad idea?"
Jiang Qinyu smiled faintly, "Father, no, you can accept it."
She could see through Village Chief Li's ulterior motives, but Old Man Lu, an honest man, never expected it.
You should know that once Lu Yanzheng ascends to the throne, he will become the new founding emperor, and Lu Yanzheng's family, as the emperor's paternal clan, will be granted titles.
Now that Village Chief Li is taking the lead in establishing a separate ancestral hall for the Lu family, it's a wonderful thing that Dingshui Village couldn't ask for more.
But Old Man Lu was thinking about something else entirely.
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