Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 176. The Matter of Jingzhou
Feng Xi's side was still very efficient. Plus, as Zhuge Liang had said, some of the soldiers who had families in Chengdu or in Sichuan were really eager to return home, so they packed up their bags a bit faster.

A few days later, except for nearly 20,000 veteran soldiers of the Eastern Expedition who were left as a foundation, the rest of the troops went to central Sichuan under the leadership of generals such as Wu Ban who returned to Shuzhong.

As for Guan Xing, because of the sudden marriage, he had to delay for a while and escort his mother and brother back to Chengdu after he married Guan Yinping.

After all, he would be getting married with Guan Yinping in a month or so. If Madam Hu and Guan Suo went back at this time, there wouldn't even be any elders present during the wedding ceremony, which would be a bit impolite.

I can't go to Chengdu to get married, or ask Mrs. Hu to go there again, right? So in the end, it was decided that it would be more convenient for Mrs. Hu to stay in Jiangling City for a while, and then leave after I got married.

As for myself, although both my parents have passed away, I still have at least twenty relatives in my hometown. I can just find a respected elder in the clan.

Feng Xi was standing on the city wall, looking at the Eastern Expedition Army, which was lined up in a long queue, starting from Jiangling and stretching into a long white line heading west. He couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

"Why, General Feng, are you reluctant to part with all your troops?"

Feng Xi was deep in thought when a pleasant voice came from behind him, causing Feng Xi's body to stiffen and he looked back.

"Uh... Miss Guan, why are you here..."

The person who came was Guan Yinping. Because of the sudden marriage, Feng Xi always felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to face Guan Yinping, so he had been avoiding her recently. He didn't want her to come to him on her own initiative.

"Why, I can't even meet my future husband?"

She didn't want to turn off the screen, but she was very open about it, without any embarrassment. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Feng Xi, who had an embarrassed look on his face, with a bit of reproach.

"Um... Miss Guan, don't you think... that... is inappropriate? Or... unfair?"

Feng Xi struggled for a long time before he stammered out two words. As a magician who had been single for two lifetimes, Feng Xi naturally had no experience chatting with intimate women, so he seemed extremely embarrassed.

"Puchi...nerd, look at you, you look exactly the same as you did a few years ago. How come you, a great commander of the army, can't speak when you meet a little girl like me?"

Feng Xi's shy look like a young lady in the boudoir made Guan Yinping couldn't help laughing. She chuckled and teased Feng Xi a few words.

But Feng Xi really didn't know what to say. After all, Feng Tunan, as the main consciousness, was still thinking about his future free marriage, and was a little overwhelmed by this feudal arrangement.

"When my father was alive, Sun Quan's son came to ask for marriage for his son, hoping that I could marry his son, but my father rejected him sternly. You know what happened next."

Guan Yinping stood beside Feng Xi, watching the endless queue of troops returning to eastern Sichuan slowly disappear on the horizon, which seemed to have triggered many memories.

"..."

Feng Xi knew that this was the deepest wound between her, Guan Xing, and even everyone related to the Guan family, so she didn't dare to speak rashly and just listened silently.

"A few days ago, a messenger brought the late emperor's will to mother. To be honest, I was very surprised. I didn't expect that the late emperor valued you so much that he actually thought of tying you up in this way."

As Guan Yinping spoke, she turned her head and looked at Feng Xi, leaving Feng Xi speechless for a moment.

Although Guan Yinping is a girl, she can still understand this kind of crude power struggle. Lao Liu's intention to win her over is so obvious that even the person involved can see through it.

"Miss, I..."

Feng Xi opened his mouth and wanted to say that if she didn't want to, we could just put on a show, but he was interrupted by Guan Yinping's words when he was halfway through his words. "But I don't hate you. At least compared to Sun Quan's son whom I have never met, or the son of some minister whom I don't even know, at least I have dealt with you, right?"

Guan Yinping stared at Feng Xi, which made Feng Xi a little stunned. He opened his mouth wide but didn't dare to say what he was thinking.

"Why, do you still feel wronged and think that I am not worthy of you, Grand Commander Feng?"

Seeing Feng Xi's look, Guan Yinping raised her eyebrows again, as if she was about to get angry, and even her catchphrase came out.

"I dare not, I just didn't expect the young lady to love me so much. I am a little overwhelmed..."

Feng Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Hmph, that's good..."

Seeing Feng Xi's well-behaved appearance, Guan Yinping snorted tenderly, and then stopped talking. She stood on the city wall with Feng Xi, watching the people coming and going below and the sunset in the distance...

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"… General Huang Quan, who guards the north, intercepted the retreating Wu army and defeated Zhou Tai's troops in the Battle of Yiling. He then held out in Fancheng and resisted the Wei rebel army until reinforcements arrived. He even forced the death of Cao Wei's general Xu Huang. His military exploits are remarkable. Huang Quan is now promoted to Marquis of Guannei, and appointed as the Governor of Jingzhou. He is in charge of all important affairs in Jingzhou and assists the Grand Commander Feng Xi. He must not make any mistakes."

Within a few days after the Eastern Expedition Army left, envoys from Chengdu arrived in Jiangling, and along with them were the personnel appointments that had been agreed upon previously.

Of course, what had been discussed with Zhuge Liang before were only drafts. Now that the imperial edict has been issued, it is finalized.

In addition to Huang Quan being promoted to the governor of Jingzhou, who nominally commanded Jingzhou with himself in both civil and military affairs, the generals under his command were also rewarded. Even Feng Xi himself was promoted to the title of "General of the Eastern Expedition" and was given the power to command the troops of three states. He was considered a powerful official of the dynasty.

The messenger even conveyed Zhuge Liang's intention. If he wanted to pardon and confer titles on the generals, as long as they were generals with miscellaneous titles below the rank of General Longxiang, Feng Xi could handle it himself. At that time, he only needed to inform Chengdu, and that would be considered a notification. It could be said that he already had great power.

The generals who went with the Eastern Expedition Army were all promoted and were very happy. After all, fighting on the battlefield, in addition to serving the country and the people, it would be better to get some rewards.

As for Bao Feng and Bao Yi, they were both arranged by Feng Xi to be captains of his Shenwu Camp. The positioning of these two brothers is somewhat similar to that of Xu Chu and Dian Wei, but their intelligence may be slightly higher. However, they have not yet reached the level of being able to lead an army to war alone. Feng Xi also hopes to let them learn a thing or two.

"Grand Commander, the officials sent by Kawanaka are already waiting outside the meeting room."

As soon as the envoy left, another guard came to report.

"Please come quickly."

Feng Xi did not delay. He stretched his muscles a little and then let the talents exchanged with Zhuge Liang come in to meet him first.

Some people with fair complexions or determined eyes filed in from outside. After all, Zhuge Liang had to take away many elite soldiers and generals, so it made sense to give himself some "newcomers" as compensation.

"I am Ma Su, your humble servant, and I am honored to meet the Grand Commander."

The first one was a young official with a fair face and no beard. He bowed to Feng Xi first.

(End of this chapter)