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Chapter 123 The Northern Patrol General
When Xiao Heng saw Lu Yuan approaching, he smiled and said, "Let's talk in the front hall."
"Yes, Commander Xiao." The latter responded and followed Xiao Heng out of the training ground.
Several generals from the Imperial Guards also followed. Now that the Seventh Prince was not present, they were quite relaxed.
One of the garrison commanders smiled and said, "Commander Lu, it's been a long time. Come visit Jizhou more often when you have time, and let's have a drink together."
"Okay, no problem," Lu Yuan said with a smile.
Just then, another person said, "What do you mean by later? Let's drink first today."
Each of these commanders in the Imperial Guards commands tens of thousands of men and is extremely powerful. Lu Yuan couldn't guess the exact strength, but it should be above Yu Xu.
Some of them were even more powerful than some border lords.
Even if Shang Yong met such a person, he would have to be careful when accompanying him.
Marquis Mucheng glanced at the several town generals and said, "When we were on the Western Rong border, you all kept your distance, afraid of getting involved with Lu Yuan. Now you're all crowding around. What a bunch of opportunists."
"You guys will treat us to dinner later."
When they got to the beginning, the town generals all looked embarrassed.
However, the last sentence made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. They turned to Marquis Mucheng and said, "Of course, Lu Yuan has come. We must treat him to a feast to celebrate his first place in the martial arts competition against the Western Rong in the capital."
"Hey everyone, you've all come to Northern Xinjiang, I should be the one treating you." Lu Yuan quickly waved his hand.
"We're going to be stationed here long-term, and we'll have plenty of time to meet in the future, so this meal has to be on us," someone said without any room for argument.
At this moment, Xiao Heng, who was walking in front, said, "It's fine to treat you to a meal. There will be many opportunities to meet in the future, so you should get to know each other better."
This old general, whether in the capital or in the northern frontier, with his influence and strength, would not care about the Seventh Prince's thoughts.
He only obeyed the emperor's orders.
After everyone entered the front hall chatting and laughing, Xiao Heng sat down and looked at Lu Yuan, saying, "You did a great job. You performed very well in the palace this time."
I didn't give you a chance for nothing.
His Majesty has appointed you as the General of the Northern Patrol, a fifth-rank official position. You are responsible for supervising and inspecting all the major border fortresses along the northern frontier. Remember, it's every single border fortress.
It is not subject to the control of any government office in the northern frontier.
If anything happens, just report it to me directly. Although it's not the Imperial Guard, its organizational structure is one level higher than the Border Army.
This is the biggest benefit I could get.
I've heard about what happened in the capital. Don't worry too much about it. There are still some people in the court who genuinely care about those below them.
As Xiao Heng spoke, he handed the imperial edict to Lu Yuan without reading it aloud.
The other town generals in the front hall all smiled when they saw this scene.
He stood up and said to Lu Yuan, "Congratulations, General Lu."
"Haha, we should drink even more today."
......
They acknowledged Lu Yuan's strength, and besides, he was only eighteen years old—too young.
Given enough time, his future growth will be limitless.
Lu Yuan quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, General!"
"Don't be so polite. Where do you plan to set up your base?"
"Let's just stay in Icefield Fortress. I'm used to it now," Lu Yuan said softly.
"Alright, then we'll station ourselves at the Icefield Fortress. In the coming days, remember to pay close attention to the situation in the buffer zone. It doesn't matter how much trouble they cause inside, but we absolutely cannot let it affect the lives of the people inside the fortress."
If anyone dares to do this, suppress them directly. If you can't handle it, report it immediately, and the Imperial Guards will take care of it.
Xiao Heng's expression became very serious as he finished speaking.
"Yes, sir." Lu Yuan quickly stood up.
Xiao Heng nodded: "Alright, there's nothing else. You can go and have some fun. This is your official seal. There's a border army stationed outside the city right now, they're not bad. Take it with you when you go back, they'll be your subordinates from now on."
Remember what I said.
"Thank you, sir." Lu Yuan said happily after hearing that Xiao Heng had assigned him subordinates.
He really lacks a capable force under his command right now.
Xiao Heng waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be polite.
Then, Xiao Ze walked over, put his arm around Lu Yuan, and said, "Don't say anything, let's go drink."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone walked outside.
Seeing that Marquis Mu Cheng hadn't moved, Xiao Heng looked at him and asked, "Aren't you going?"
"I think I'll pass; there are so many young people there."
"Go ahead. Lu Yuan will be patrolling the border in the future, and he will be in contact with quite a few border lords. Although he has made many military achievements, he is too young and has no one to back him up. If you drink with him today, those border lords will cooperate more in the future."
To avoid being hindered at crucial moments.
Xiao Heng said softly.
Marquis Mu Cheng nodded: "Alright, I'll go right now."
After saying that, he got up and walked outside, calling out, "Hey, wait for me! Why are you running so fast?"
They saw that Marquis Mucheng had also followed.
Lu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to understand the other party's intentions, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your support, Marquis."
"I'm just here to drink, you should thank Xiao Shuai."
Marquis Mucheng said with a smile.
Meanwhile, outside, Zhou Hongling was waiting for Lu Yuan to come out of the Imperial Guard's office.
As for the others, they had already gone to the restaurant across the street.
Outside the Imperial Guard's office was the largest restaurant in the entire Jizhou City, named Tianshun Restaurant, which could accommodate hundreds of people for dining.
The lowest-ranking soldiers from the border troops who came this time were all captains, so they naturally ate here, since they weren't short of money anyway.
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Zhou Ren had already booked a private room inside, and they were waiting for Lu Yuan to arrive so they could start eating.
Xiao Hongling was worried, so she waited outside the yamen.
However, at that moment, a group of people came out with Lu Yuan. They were all wearing golden armor and jade belts around their waists. They were all generals of the Imperial Guard.
The leader was even more imposing, with a golden plaque hanging from a warm jade belt around his waist, revealing him to be a marquis of the Imperial Guard.
Upon seeing this group of people who had come out with Lu Yuan, Zhou Hongling disregarded everything else and hurriedly said, "Greetings, esteemed lords, greetings, Marquis."
This surprised everyone.
Lu Yuan was the first to react, saying, "This is Zhou Hongling, the town general of Saicheng. She is my superior and also my best friend. She should be waiting for me here."
At that moment, the generals who had just been looking coldly at Lu Yuan suddenly revealed ambiguous glances.
Xiao Ze grinned and said, "Your friends are our friends too, together, together."
Then, Lu Yuan led Zhou Hongling towards the restaurant.
The latter followed Lu Yuan somewhat bewildered; it was the first time she had encountered such a situation.
After all, back in the Northern Frontier, with her family protecting her, no one except Lu Yuan dared to invite her to drink like this.
However, the people around her were all of higher caliber than her, and they all seemed to be Lu Yuan's friends.
Therefore, Zhou Hongling was not dissatisfied. Instead, she seemed to be thinking of something, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up.
Just as they were about to enter the restaurant, he remembered something and said, "My father and second uncle have already booked a private room and are waiting. Why don't we go together? There are quite a few people here today, so there might not be any seats left."
Everyone looked at Marquis Mucheng, who nodded and said, "Then let's go together."
At this moment, they had just entered the restaurant and had already become the focus of the entire establishment, since most of the people who came here today were border army generals.
The hall was filled with officers and captains.
Looking at the crowd, everyone's eyes revealed surprise.
Lu Yuan and the others naturally knew, and as for the people around the other party, they knew even better; they were standing next to Xiao Shuai just now.
His status needs no further explanation.
Most importantly, the Imperial Guards—Lu Yuan is actually quite familiar with them.
Then, Zhou Hongling led everyone upstairs to the second floor and directly into a private room.
As soon as they pushed open the door, Zhou Ren and Zhou Ming were both startled by the commotion. They quickly stood up and stepped down from their seats.
After bowing, he invited everyone to take their seats.
Marquis Mu waved his hand and said, "Don't be so formal. We are friends with Lu Yuan, and since you are too, it's fate that we met today."
There are no superiors or subordinates now; it's all about friends getting together for meals.
At this moment, Zhou Rencai, who was next to his daughter, breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he glanced at his daughter, who shook her head, indicating that he shouldn't ask any more questions.
Xiao Ze said, "What you say is true, Lord Marquis. Today is to celebrate Lu Yuan's promotion. Let's toast him first."
As soon as he finished speaking...
Everyone else raised their glasses, and even Mu Chenghou smiled.
Zhou Hongling and her father raised their glasses with puzzled expressions.
Lu Yuan smiled at her and said, "Commander Xiao just told me that His Majesty has issued an edict appointing me as the General of the Northern Patrol, and I will be responsible for inspecting and reviewing the major fortified cities from now on."
Under the command of Commander Xiao.
After saying that, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Upon hearing his words, both Zhou Hongling and Zhou Ren's eyes lit up. In this way, Lu Yuan would no longer need to worry about the attitude of Marquis Shang Yong of the town.
They have a powerful ally in the northern border region.
I never imagined that a boy I once valued would grow to such an extent in just two years.
Then, after a few drinks...
Zhou Ren was no longer so reserved, and instead used his years of experience in officialdom to start building relationships with everyone present.
After all, this was an opportunity I never dared to dream of in the past. I'm only able to sit here today because of Lu Yuan.
However, he knew how to maintain appropriate boundaries, appearing enthusiastic but not too abrupt.
These Imperial Guard generals, out of respect for Lu Yuan, did not put on airs, especially since they all believed that Zhou Hongling and Lu Yuan had an unusual relationship.
As Zhou Ren was the former's father, he would also be Lu Yuan's elder.
Therefore, they all accepted Zhou Ren's warm greetings.
Even Marquis Mu Cheng drank a cup of wine with him, and Zhou Ren was so excited that his face turned red.
After all, this is a Marquis of the Imperial Guard, and its prestige is incomparable to that of a Border Marquis.
Meanwhile, in another private room not far away, Marquis Shang Yong of the town was still filled with lingering fear about Xiao Heng's private meeting with Lu Yuan.
The other party actually knew Lu Yuan, and then she remembered that she had scolded Lu Yuan that morning.
Can he sit still?
After eating a quick bite, he said to his adjutant, "The Zhou family should be with Lu Yuan, right? Do you know which private room they're in?"
"Yes, my lord. I came up with Zhou Ren. He's in one of the private rooms, just two rooms away from us," the lieutenant said quickly.
"Okay, go and call Lu Yuan over. Tell him I need to see him, and be polite," Shang Yong said.
She was thinking that she would try to resolve the conflict once Lu Yuan arrived.
After all, she would have to be mindful of Xiao Heng's mood in the future.
If Lu Yuan were to say a few bad things about me, that would be troublesome.
Without hesitation, the lieutenant stood up and said, "I'll go right away."
Then, he went out the door and headed towards the private room where Lu Yuan and the others were.
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