Zhu Yunxi said without hesitation: "You can ask anything you want to know, and I will tell you the truth. However, the child is here, shouldn't we step aside?"
When this question was mentioned, Zhu Yunxi thought it was the question asked by Su Liuer that Wen Liang had told him before.
Such questions should of course be avoided with children.
What Su Liuer wanted to ask was about Zhu Yunxi's official position. He said that he should avoid having children, and she thought about it and it seemed to make sense.
Don’t you want your child to become proud because he knows that he knows important people?
then.
Su Liuer nodded and said to Zhu Hongan, "Son, do you know the way back by yourself? Go find Grandma Wang."
Zhu Hongan glanced back and nodded, "Yeah."
"Then you go back first. Mom and uncle have some adult matters to discuss. We will come back to you after we are done." Su Liuer bent down and gently pinched her son's little face. She never got tired of pinching him.
Zhu Hongan left obediently.
After Zhu Hongan walked away, Su Liuer placed her hands on her chest and said, "Okay, now you can ask me. I'll ask you."
Before Su Liuer could ask her question, Zhu Yunxi answered it with a serious expression.
"Whether it's a concubine, a maid, a confidante, or a fleeting love affair, I haven't had any of them. I promise."
Zhu Yunxi spoke very quickly and he had finished before Su Liuer could interrupt him.
Su Liuer blinked.
He said angrily, "Is that what I'm asking you? I'm asking you if you have any official position!"
Zhu Yunxi was stunned.
Um?
Did he make a mistake?
If you are asking this, why did you send the child away?
Zhu Yunxi didn't dare to ask back.
He could only admit his mistake and said, "I was wrong. I am now a second-rank general, and I was promoted a few days ago." Zhu Yunxi confessed honestly.
He added, "The emperor also rewarded me with ten thousand taels of gold. Do you want it?"
Su Liuer: ...
A ton of gold!
Gold! Ten thousand taels!
Holy shit! She’s so envious and jealous!
Ten thousand rhinos are galloping inside me.
Su Liu'er simply said calmly, "I can earn my own money. So you're a military officer? A second-rank general, but without a title?"
Su Liuer had previously specifically inquired about the official positions in Dongling Kingdom.
Because her son wanted to take the imperial examination, she studied the imperial examination system of Dongling Kingdom and learned about this official position.
A second-rank general sounds impressive, but without a title, he cannot be considered a high-ranking official.
None of them are as good as civil servants of the third or fourth ranks.
Su Liuer's question made Zhu Yunxi feel a little embarrassed. He walked forward awkwardly and said, "That's indeed the case."
"Did you get this official position in exchange for the military merits accumulated on the battlefield?" Su Liuer followed up and continued to ask.
The military officers of Dongling State can be roughly divided into two types. One type is the children of aristocratic families who failed to pass the civil service examination and were forced to move in. There are very few such people, but they do exist, and most of them come from military families.
Because Dongling Kingdom only had civil examinations but no military examinations, civil officials who failed the exams could only rely on connections.
The other type is those who have accumulated military merits on the battlefield and can be awarded an official position according to their military merits if they return to the court alive.
Based on Su Liuer's observation of Zhu Yunxi, she felt that he should be the latter.
"Yes, I served in the army for three years." Zhu Yunxi replied.
"Three years? How long have you been away from the army?" Su Liuer asked curiously.
"More than two years."
"That adds up to more than five years. You joined the army before you were seventeen?"
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