Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 305 It's all about choices.
Feng An is a very optimistic person, and someone who knows what to do at the right time. Sometimes Yun Ce thinks he is too much of a follower, but he still doesn't change his ways.

He felt that spring had arrived, and the grass should sprout; when people reach a certain age, they should get married, mate, and have children. He felt that his wife was not good, and he heard that she often urged him to make more progress in the Yun family so that he could get a higher position and more rewards.

For this reason, Liang Kun became his wife's imagined enemy, because Liang Kun seemed to be more valued than Feng An. After all, Xiangcheng was under Liang Kun's jurisdiction, while Feng An was like a eunuch in Yun Family Manor.

This is not entirely Feng An's fault. His wife came from a family of officials, meaning she was originally the daughter of an official. After her father and brothers made mistakes, she was demoted to a slave. Because of her official lineage, climbing the social ladder was a matter of kinship.

This has become Feng An's biggest worry.

"This year's sown area exceeded 500,000 mu, mainly due to the large increase in livestock and the effectiveness of the new agricultural tools issued by the Lord."

It is estimated that this year's grain output will be more than 60% higher than last year's.

This relates to an important issue: warehousing. Yun's current warehousing problem is very serious. Last year, a lot of grain was stored in open-air straw bins, resulting in huge losses.

Therefore, I believe that preparations for warehousing should begin now.

Yun Ce nodded, indicating that he had agreed to Feng An's request for work.

Feng An seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, now that Wu Tong has arrived, I request to resign from my position as the head steward of the Yun Family Manor in order to serve Wu Tong."

Yun Ce looked at Feng An with a half-smile, until Feng An looked away guiltily, before saying, "You never cared about the head steward or the junior steward before, why are you so concerned about it now?"

Feng An turned around and said, "The hierarchy of superiors and inferiors still needs to be observed."

Yun Ce said, "Wu Tong has been assigned to another post. You will still be in charge of Yun Clan Manor, specifically Jin Suo Guan. You should not concern yourself with matters at Jing Kou Guan."

After saying that, he took out a crystal-clear bead from his pocket and tossed it to Feng An.

Feng An caught the bead and said with mixed feelings, "Is this compensation from the Lord?"

Yun Ce retorted angrily, "You were the one who wanted to settle things with me first, get out—"

Seeing Yun Ce get angry, Feng An smiled instead, stuffed the beads into his pocket, and walked away leisurely with the account book. He felt that he had already made his point to Yun Ce, and the rest would remain the same.

Eji held Yunshuo in the courtyard, basking in the spring sun. The spring sun felt warm on their bodies. Yunshuo had been stripped naked by Eji and was now nibbling on his own toes in the sun. The child had recently developed jaundice and needed more sun exposure.

The little dog Pizi curled up at Eji's feet, looking up at the black-feathered eagle standing on the wall with a puzzled expression. It felt as if it had remembered something yesterday, but after taking a nap, it had forgotten it again.

Eji kicked the dog skin in disgust and said to Zhang Min, "This thing gets its brain cleared up by my husband every now and then, it's quite troublesome."

Zhang Min glanced at the black eagle perched on the wall and said to Eji, "Of all the beasts in the house, my husband dislikes Dogpizi the most. Recently, the chestnut horse has gone mad and even broke a window last night, but my husband hasn't punished it."

Eji glanced at the black-feathered eagle and said to Zhang Min, "You mean this guy can understand what we're saying and can relay what we're saying to the chestnut horse?"

Zhang Min said, "It's early spring now, the time when eagles incubate their eggs. Logically, this eagle should be looking for a female eagle to raise its young together. Look at it, sitting steadily on the wall, isn't it listening to us?"

Eji brought a thin blanket and covered Yunshuo with it. Then she went to the wall and said to the black-haired eagle, "You are family. If you have any thoughts, just tell me. We can discuss anything. It's wrong of you to always make us guess."

The black eagle tilted its neck and looked down at Eji, as if it couldn't understand what she was saying. It even jumped down from the wall and stood in front of Eji, making random "cawing" noises.

The creature already looked huge when it was perched on the wall, and once it landed, it was three meters tall, making Eji appear very small. So, Eji raised her foot to kick the black-feathered eagle's leg. Those legs were like steel pillars; she didn't hurt the eagle, but her own foot was in excruciating pain.

A blue head popped out from the stable, and the black eagle scurried over, raising its wings to borrow some oil from the blue monster and smear it on its wings.

The stable wall was originally very high, but ever since the chestnut horse moved in, the wall could no longer be raised. The chestnut horse never wanted to use the main gate and always went wherever it was convenient. Over time, it would sometimes miss a jump and take away a few bricks and stones, and the wall would naturally become lower.

On the other side of the stables were the guest rooms of the Yun Family Manor, where Wu Tong was staying. Yesterday, he saw the blue devil that oozed oil. Liu Changsheng had mentioned the devil to him, and he also knew about the Black Wind King threatening the Gui Fang people. However, seeing a devil in the Yun family was still quite strange.

The dozen or so demons that the Guifang people gave to Liu Changsheng all died later. As for the demon belonging to the Yun family, Yun Ce didn't cage it or chain it; he let it roam freely around the Yun family's livestock shed. This blue demon showed no intention of escaping, so it seemed to be doing quite well in the Yun family. Speaking of which, Wu Tong was also doing well in the Yun family. Not only were his daily meals excellent, but they were also things he hadn't eaten much before. What he liked most was the Yun family's vast collection of books.

Among the vast sea of ​​literature, even the "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" is not considered the most outstanding. Although he has only been here for five days, he no longer has any psychological barriers to living in the Yun family. Otherwise, someone like him would still need a separate official residence if he went to a certain power.

Wu Tong's internal injuries are severe and he needs Gouzi's treatment, but he can't be allowed to see Gouzi. Yun Ce has been trying to find a good opportunity to knock Wu Tong unconscious these past two days, but the opportunity hasn't been very good.

Today, when he entered Wu Tong's study, he saw him staring intently at the Blue Devil. Seizing the opportunity, he immediately gave Wu Tong a chop to the neck.

Wu Tong was caught softly by him. He didn't choose any other place and put Wu Tong on the bed. The dog crawled out of the wristband and, a moment later, inserted a tentacle into the vein on the inside of Wu Tong's thigh.

"This man is worth six thousand men; his inner strength is too profound. Should we extract some of it?"

Yun Ce shook his head. To be honest, he also coveted other people's inner energy, but unfortunately, it belonged to Wu Tong and was not easy to obtain.

“His internal energy circulation path seems to have been refined, much better than the path you figured out by yourself. Fortunately, you were injured this time, and your internal energy forced some pathways to open. After I reconnected it, it became better than his.”

Yun Ce sighed and said, "They have the advantage of having a master, but I can't do anything about it. I can only rely on my good health."

"Give me more time. Once I've figured out all the secrets of this guy's body, it will be easier to guide any children in the yard who experience qi sensations."

It looked like Gouzi would be busy for a long time. Yun Ce instructed others not to enter the guest house and then returned to his study. Qin Shu and He Qingfang were still waiting to report on their work.

In another year, it will be time for Yun Ce and the five hundred cavalry to leave on their own, as agreed. After Qin Shu and He Qingfang got married, they had a daughter. As early as when the child was born, they had told Yun Ce that they were going to return to their hometown of Qingzhou, retire from the military, and live the life of ordinary people.

There are many people in the cavalry who think this way. They have been with the Yun family for three years and have made a lot of money from top to bottom. In addition, the Yun family cannot provide them with official positions, so there is not much point in staying with the Yun family.

Yun Ce also knew that he did not have the legendary ability to make people bow down with a single tremor of his tiger-like body, nor did he have the naturally wealthy and noble physique of Cao Kun. In addition, with warlords recruiting soldiers all over the world, it was only natural that he could not retain these five hundred cavalrymen.

"The repairs to Jingkou Pass have been completed. What the general needs to do is to train a new cavalry force as soon as possible to guard Jingkou Pass."

Qin Shu was very straightforward. After meeting Yun Ce, he bluntly told Yun Ce that he could not hold onto these five hundred cavalrymen.

"It's alright. When it's time, you can leave. There's still a year left. The children at home should be grown up by then. Once you're gone, they'll take over. Oh, and remember to leave the bomb behind when you go."

Yun Ce did not try to persuade them to stay. These people had significant conflicts with his military philosophy. Rather than keeping them around, it was better to send them away amicably after he had used their value.

He Qingfang bowed to Yun Ce and said, "After my daughter was born, my husband and I really had no courage to set foot on the battlefield again. We thought we could find a quiet place to raise our daughter to adulthood."

Please forgive me, General.

Yun Ce sighed and said, "You've been with me for a while now, so why would you think I would harm you? Don't worry, if you feel it's dangerous to stay, you can leave now."

Qin Shu's face turned bright red. He hadn't originally thought of it this way, but the thoughtful He Qingfang felt it was better to put things out in the open and clarify things. After all, no one wanted to let such a powerful army slip out of their control.

"General, it was agreed that it would be three years. This subordinate is not allowed to lead the brothers to serve the general for three years. This will not change."

After hearing Qin Shu's assurance, Yun Ce stared into his eyes for a moment and smiled, "Go back and ask them. If anyone is leaving now, settle their military pay and let them go. There's no need to detain them; that would cause future trouble."

He Qingfang looked at Yun Ce, who seemed completely unconcerned, with a sense that something was amiss. Long ago, she had suggested to Yun Ce that he start training the army early, but Yun Ce had not taken her advice.

Recently, some tall and burly men have come to Yun's Manor. She knew about this and felt that these men were very similar to the legendary Tiger Legion.

She wanted to ask, but seeing Yun Ce's indifferent expression, and remembering that she would be leaving soon, she gave up the idea of ​​asking.

After leaving Yun Family Manor, He Qingfang said to Qin Shu, "It's not that we don't want to stay with Yun Family, but that Yun Family doesn't want us anymore."

(End of this chapter)