Chapter 0007: Old Hand
A new aide moved into the king's palace. In just half a day, the news spread throughout the main city.
The actual number of the Zhenbei Army was 500,000. Excluding those scattered around the city to prevent rebellion and those sent out to suppress bandits, the remaining numbered about 350,000, all stationed in Yanmen County, almost filling up the entire main city.
The soldiers guard the country's borders, but their families are the real life force of Yanmen County. Everyone is indispensable in building cities, opening businesses, farming and weaving.
It seems that the security and order in Yanmen County should be quite good. In fact, there has never been any petty theft in Yanmen County, but once it happens, it is a catastrophic event.
Xiao Rong returned to Jian Qiao's house and packed his things happily. In fact, there was nothing much to pack. Ashu had not even unpacked the bag from yesterday.
The master and his servant went to the palace. On the way, Xiao Rong looked at the people of Yanmen County who lived and worked in peace and contentment. He felt that the spirit and energy of these people were much stronger than those of people from other places.
Whether it was Nanyong or other cities north of the Huai River, the people seemed to be in a hurry, as if someone was urging them to go home after finishing their work, and never stayed outside for too long, because no one knew what would happen if they stayed a little longer. Whether it was the warlords conscripting people or the bandits entering the city, they could not afford it.
There is no such phenomenon in Yanmen County, because the whole city is full of their own people, and the people they trust the most are their own people.
But who could have known that the Zhenbei Army, which seemed to be united as one, had actually long been corroded like a sieve, with spies and traitors appearing in droves. No one knew whether it was because their acting skills were too good, or because Qu Yunmie and others had poor eyesight, but they didn't notice a single one, and they kept suffering one failure after another.
Shaking his head, Xiao Rong did not intend to express any opinion. He just followed the guards to find a place to settle down.
The special treatment Xiao Rong received caused small ripples in certain circles.
In fact, Xiao Rong was not the only aide who lived in the palace. Gao Xunzhi, who was extremely famous in history, also lived here.
This man was very important in the eyes of both the Zhenbei Army and the Zhenbei King. He was one of the first to join the Zhenbei Army, and he had been with them through thick and thin, working hard. He was old, but he had not married or had children. Qu Yunmie was like half a son to him. The Zhenbei King had no useful literati under his command, and almost all the ideas to turn the tide were from Gao Xunzhi, but... the Zhenbei King was stubborn and didn't even listen to Gao Xunzhi.
Even so, if he could stay with Qu Yunmie, he could always play a role and prevent him from making wrong decisions again and again. But unfortunately, there is no if in the world. Gao Xunzhi died two years earlier than Qu Yunmie, and he was powerless to do anything about what happened next. ...
Xiao Rong had already moved into the palace, so logically speaking, he had nothing to do with Jian Qiao anymore. However, Jian Qiao still secretly found the guard and asked him to arrange for Xiao Rong to live next door to Mr. Gao.
Mr. Gao is eager to recruit talented people, which makes him much better than the king. If something really happens, he will know about it immediately since he lives nearby, and then help to persuade them.
Jian Qiao had a blind faith in Xiao Rong. He always felt that Xiao Rong was extremely powerful. Whether it was his ability to tell fortunes or his ability to turn misfortune into fortune, he was incomparable to ordinary people. It was a pity that such a powerful person could not become one of his own and was killed by the king with a single blow. …
Before Mr. Gao came back, Jian Qiao thought that he should take the responsibility of looking after Xiao Rong, so when the king called a meeting of his staff to discuss the unrest in Yizhou, he, who was supposed to be training troops outside, also squeezed in.
Xiao Rong arrived earlier than Jian Qiao and had already found a seat to sit down, neither too far in the front nor too far in the back, ensuring that he could hear what Qu Yunmie was saying without being too conspicuous.
Jian Qiao looked up and felt that there was nothing wrong with his position, so he turned his head and started talking to his colleagues.
And that’s when the accident happened.
Ever since Xiao Rong entered the palace, other staff members had been keeping an eye on him, and they had held countless small meetings in private to analyze and deal with him.
Zhenbei Army is a famous desert of literati. Really capable scholars would hardly travel thousands of miles to come here. Even if they did, they would be driven away within two days by the Zhenbei Army's attitude of not looking up to scholars.
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