“Prince Teng?” Jia Yu thought for a moment, “This name seems to be the one holding the position of Jingying Commander in the Red Mansion Dream.”
However, this name sounded a bit similar to the one he’d heard earlier.
Jia Yu picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, “The three major camps are under the Emperor’s control. My duty is only to wage war.”
“At present, the main generals of the Shenji Camp and the Five Army Camp under my command have already been appointed. These are all recommended by the Emperor, so I have no power in this matter.”
“Isn’t there also the Three Thousand Camp?” Lady Wang suddenly interjected, “My cousin excels in leading cavalry. If he could become the general of the Three Thousand Camp, he would definitely be of great help.”
Lady Wang hadn’t been very familiar with the three major camps of Jingying before.
Prince Teng had been visiting her frequently, asking her to help him get into Jia’s circle.
This had also given her some knowledge of the Jingying.
“Cough, cough, cough!”
Jia She couldn’t help but cough, tears welling up in his eyes. He sarcastically remarked, “Prince Teng becoming the general of the Three Thousand Camp? Why don’t you two just have Yu’er give up the position of Jingying Commander to Prince Teng?”
Lady Wang could hear the sarcasm in Jia She’s words.
She remembered what Prince Teng had told her.
The Taishang Huang had said that Jia Yu was foolish, just a brute.
With a thick face, she turned to Jia Yu, “Yu’er, are you really willing to give up the position of Jingying Commander? If you just nod your head, your aunt will go home and get your cousin to work on it.
I guarantee you won’t be wronged!”
Lady Wang’s foolish remark made Jia Zhen and Jia Lian look at her in astonishment.
Jia Yu felt that Lady Wang was all appearances. She was beautiful and dignified, a regular practitioner of Buddhism, giving off a special aura.
Logically, she shouldn’t have said such things.
He knew that the generals of the three major camps of Jingying were crucial to the Emperor.
Lady Wang, a woman born into a martial family who married into the Rongguo Mansion, a Duke’s mansion,
didn’t even know.
Without needing to guess, Jia Yu knew that Prince Teng must be a supporter of the Taishang Huang.
Otherwise, the Emperor would have already promoted him.
Look at those who had completely sided with the Emperor, which of them hadn’t been given important positions?
The Emperor was desperately lacking talent.
Especially talented people from the martial families.
Beijing was a huge city.
There were many places that needed to be guarded. One Jingying was not enough for Jia Yu to handle everything.
With so many other places in Beijing, he simply couldn’t manage them all.
It could be said that anyone who sided with the Emperor would definitely get an official position.
But how many officials in the court were willing to follow the Emperor?
The Taishang Huang was not dead yet.
He still controlled the Forbidden Army, the taxes of various regions, and the armies of the Nine Borders.
The Emperor only had the Jingying.
The court officials’ salaries were almost impossible to pay.
In this situation, how many people would choose the Emperor?
Burp～
Jia Yu burped and said to Lady Wang and Jia Zheng with a smile, “The Emperor will definitely give me many rewards at the grand court session a few days later. Why don’t Uncle Zheng and Aunt help me collect those rewards?
I heard that there are even titles, I’ll give you the title as well, how about that?”
“This meal is exceptionally delicious, but it’s a bit too expensive.” After saying this, before Jia Zheng and Lady Wang could reply, Jia Yu stood up and said to Lady Jia, “Grandmother, the money that Lai Da embezzled has been investigated by the Jin Yi Wei. I’ll consider it payment for this meal.”
Jia Yu pushed back his chair and chuckled, “Even though I’m a bit slow, I’m not stupid.”
Lady Jia was about to speak, but then she saw Jia Yu’s cold gaze, the same kind of gaze she had felt when she first met her father-in-law.
The kind of gaze that only those who had killed countless people on the battlefield could possess.
Lady Wang’s dream was shattered, and she felt a little panicked.
Jia Zheng quickly stood up, “Yu’er, your aunt is just a woman. She doesn’t understand these things.
It was just a joke earlier. Don’t take it to heart.”
Jia Yu, who had already prepared to leave, shook his head upon hearing this, “I’ve never met Prince Teng, and I don’t know him.
At that time, I met one of the Wang family members.”
Jia Yu glanced at Wang Xi Feng, who was sitting on a stool looking a little uneasy.
“I brought him with me to fight outside the city, but he used his connections to withdraw from my army.”
“After I returned from fighting outside the city and defeated the 100,000 army from the south of the Yangtze River at the Dong Hua Gate, he had the nerve to try to return to my ranks.”
Jia Yu’s smile disappeared, replaced by an icy coldness, “Such a person is not worthy to be my comrade-in-arms, and my army will never allow such cowards.
I know the Jia family has many relatives, and there are many things that can’t be refused.
My army can accept children from martial families, but they must be prepared to die at any time if they want to join Jingying.
I will not favor them or show them mercy because of their background.”
“Grandmother, it’s getting late. I’ll go back now.”
Jia Yu was about to leave.
“Wait a moment!” Lady Jia spoke, “Yu’er, Grandmother knows you are ambitious and like tranquility, you don’t want to be entangled in worldly affairs.”
“Hu Po is my personally trained maid, you have only rough men by your side.
You are no longer the person you were before. You need someone close to serve you.
Let Hu Po follow you.”
Jia Yu looked at the girl who was much shorter than him, Hu Po was about sixteen or seventeen years old.
In the modern world, she would still be a high school girl.
But in the ancient world, she was already an old maid.
When Hu Po learned that she was going to serve Jia Yu’s meals, she already understood Lady Jia’s intentions.
She could not refuse.
“Please take me in, Third Master.”
Hu Po knelt down and bowed, “From now on, this servant will serve you wholeheartedly.”
Following Jia Yu was a heaven-sent opportunity for Hu Po.
“I’m not convenient now.” Jia Yu said without hesitation.
Hu Po’s heart sank.
Lady Jia immediately replied, “Then let her stay with me for a few more days. When your mansion is ready, then let her go and serve you.”
Lady Jia had already said this much, Hu Po, with tears in her eyes, looked at Jia Yu, feeling a pang of sympathy.
“Then I thank Grandmother.” Jia Yu said and then bid farewell, “Grandmother, it’s really late. I’ll go back first.”
Lady Jia nodded with a smile, “Go ahead.”
After Jia Yu’s figure disappeared, Lady Jia’s face instantly turned gloomy. She looked at Lady Wang.
“Second Lady, I don’t know if you are a member of the Jia family or the Wang family?”
Lady Jia’s words were very heavy, Lady Wang immediately stood up, stood to the side, and bowed, “Grandmother, I was momentarily blinded by greed, I only wanted to help my cousin get an official position, so that I could help Baoyu in the future. I truly did not think of anything else. I offended Yu’er, please punish me, Grandmother.”
Lady Jia was the sky of the Jia family!
Jia She sneered, Xing Madam silently watched the show, Zhao Madam’s mouth almost reached the sky.
Daiyu sat quietly, as if she didn’t exist.
Seeing so many monsters and demons on her first day at the Jia Mansion made Daiyu feel a little wary of her uncle and aunt.
If they dared to scheme against Yu’er, would they care about me?
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