I practiced magic in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 43 This subordinate doesn't seem very smart

In the guest room in the west wing of the official residence of Dong Yi, the former cavalry Sima.

"Cough cough cough~"

Yan Hu struggled to get up from the bed, but he felt a burning pain in his chest, which made him feel weak. He could only lie back down, "I'm not dead?"

"Are you awake?"

The servant in charge of delivering the medicine was a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old. Upon seeing this, he hurried to find the butler Lu Fang and told him the news.

Although Lu Fang is young, he is very organized in his work. He is also one of Wang Jing's confidants brought from Chenliu. Therefore, he not only helps Wang Jing manage his business in Luoyang, but also becomes the housekeeper in the official residence.

After all, Wang Jing either stayed in Tunqiying or in Henan County Residence. Someone had to keep an eye on the industries here, and Wang Jing didn't have many trustworthy people under his command, so Lu Fang was the most suitable.

Soon, Lu Fang came over in person to confirm.

Seeing him, Yan Hu asked, "Where is this place?"

Lu Fang puffed out his chest and said proudly, "This is my master's official residence, and you were rescued by my master. You were unconscious for five days and five nights. If my master hadn't invited a famous doctor in the city to treat you, and hadn't spent a lot of money to buy you rare flowers and herbs such as blood salvia miltiorrhiza, meat linden, bone-strengthening flower, and heart-nourishing orchid to make elixirs, you would have died long ago."

Upon learning that he had been rescued, Yan Hu immediately asked, "Who is your master?"

"Hey, listen carefully, my master's surname is Wang and his name is Jing. He comes from a famous family and has a distinguished status..."

"He actually saved me!?"

Yan Hu was shocked. At this moment, he learned that it was Wang Jing who saved him. He was shocked and his eyebrows were twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

On the other side, at the Tunqiying camp, Wang Jing had just finished training his troops. When he learned that Yan Hu had woken up, he simply came over to take a look.

The room was still filled with a strong smell of medicine.

Wang Jing's two punches that night were extremely powerful. The reason Yan Hu survived was purely because he was lucky. His heart meridians did not suffer any serious damage, otherwise even a god could not have saved him.

As soon as they met, Yan Hu couldn't help but ask: "Why did you save me?"

Wang Jing smiled and said, "Your swordsmanship is pretty good. It would be a pity if you died like this. Why don't you consider joining my army? I'm short of manpower right now."

Yan Hu worked for Zhang Rang only for money.

Now that he almost lost his life because of this, it was already worth the wages, so he had no psychological burden at all to join Wang Jing.

What's more, Wang Jing saved his life. Although the fatal injury was caused by Wang Jing, Yan Hu was very open-minded and agreed without much hesitation: "Hu, meet the lord."

"Haha, good, from now on we are all family."

Wang Jing helped Yan Hu up from the ground and asked, "How is your injury?"

"Thanks to the miraculous medicine purchased by the lord, Hu is no longer in danger and will be fully recovered within ten days."

Yan Hu has been practicing martial arts for many years, and his muscles and bones have long been strengthened to be strong and healthy. Even if he is injured, his recovery ability is very strong. However, he cannot compare with Wang Jing, a child from an aristocratic family who has learned top-level martial arts.

Now I have one more subordinate. Although he is not a celebrity and his future achievements are expected to be limited, with Yan Hu's swordsmanship, it would be a great idea to keep him by my side and train him as a brave general or personal guard.

Since he was to be trained as a personal guard, Wang Jing naturally wanted to understand his family background first, so he asked Yan Hu: "Do you have any relatives at home? If so, you can bring them to Luoyang and settle them together."

Yan Hu shook his head. "Hu was born in Liujun. His parents died early, so he is not close to his clansmen. He is only close to one of his brothers. However, I went from Hanzhong to Shu in recent years, and then went to Wu to learn from a master. I haven't seen my brother for more than ten years."

After saying this, Yan Hu also showed a nostalgic expression. He was born in a good family in the six counties and originally planned to come to Luoyang to join the army.

It is recorded in the Book of Han, Geography: "At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, sons of good families in the six counties were selected to serve as Yulin and Qimen, and were appointed as officials based on their talents and strength. Many famous generals emerged from these groups."

It can be seen that during the Yanhan Dynasty, most of the good family sons from the six counties joined the army and fought for the country on the battlefield.

The six counties refer to Longxi, Tianshui, Anding, Beidi, Shangjun and Xihe. Because they are located at the border, they are often subject to rebellions by the Qiang people. Therefore, the local people are tough and almost every family practices martial arts.

Therefore, for the imperial dynasty, the good families in the six counties were the best source of soldiers.

For example, Dong Zhuo was born into a good family in the six counties. After his rise to power, the soldiers of the Western Liang Army he recruited also mostly came from the six counties, and they were all brave and valiant men.

Wang Jing was instantly attracted by the idea. These were the best soldiers from Xiliang!
After a brief thought, Wang Jing asked Lu Fang to bring three million coins, which weighed a total of 21,000 kilograms and had to be transported by a horse-drawn carriage.

Seeing this, Yan Hu was stunned: "My lord... why is this happening?"

Wang Jing handed the money directly to Yan Hu: "Yiming, you have been away from home for many years, and have never thought about going back to visit your hometown?"

Yan Hu shook his head bluntly: "I don't want to."

At the age of fifteen, he carried a knife and, despite the dangers and hardships, climbed the Shu Road to enter the Land of Abundance. Later, he crossed the mountains and rivers and swamps alone, went to Wu to become a disciple of the Lord of Knife, and worked hard to learn his skills.

As the saying goes, while your parents are still alive, don't travel far away.

Yan Hu's parents died early, and he was not close to anyone in his clan. Apparently he had no worries, otherwise he would not have learned the swordsmanship. So he stayed in Luoyang to work hard and never went back once.

Wang Jing was speechless after hearing this. This subordinate had no vision at all!

When your leader takes the initiative to care about you, shouldn't you be grateful and express with tears in your eyes your willingness to help him solve his problems?
There is really no awareness at all!

"Ahem, Yiming, I think you want to."

"But I don't want to..."

"No, you want!"

Yan Hu scratched his head. He had been obsessed with sword training for many years, and his mind was full of muscles. He had no idea about the ways of the world. In the end, he could only look at Wang Jing with a distressed expression: "If the lord has any instructions, just tell me directly."

"..."

Wang Jing was so angry that his teeth ached: "What I mean is that you return home with money and wealth, and then help me recruit more people."

"Hey~ You thought it was a difficult matter, why didn't you just tell me earlier?"

"!!!"

Wang Jing felt a little regretful. Why did he accept such a fool as his subordinate?

However, there are also advantages to being a fool. At least it is easier to get along with such a person, and you don't have to worry about him engaging in intrigue and conspiracy against you.

Then Wang Jing asked again: "By the way, what is your brother's name?"

"My cousin's name is Xing, and his courtesy name is Yanming. He is quite famous in the Jincheng area of ​​Longxi. A few years ago, he sent a letter to me saying that he had joined Han Sui and was a general under his command."

"Yan Xing?!"

Wang Jing showed a look of surprise. He had some impression of Yan Xing. After all, he was a tough guy who almost killed the 20-year-old Ma Chao with a short spear.

The key point is that this person was not truly submissive to Han Sui, otherwise he would not have been seduced away by Boss Cao with just a few words.

He is capable and not stubborn, this corner is worth digging!
"Is your cousin really Yan Xing Yan Yanming?"

"Yes."

"Okay, that's great!"

Wang Jing rubbed his hands together excitedly, stood up and paced back and forth, almost blinding Yan Hu, and then said to him: "Well, I will give you another 3 million yuan as a resettlement allowance, and you can persuade Yan Xing to join us, okay?"

"Three million dollars!"

Yan Hu was stunned. He was born in a good family and had never lacked food and drink when he was a child. His family was well-off. But even so, three million yuan was a huge fortune that he could not imagine.

During the Yanhan Dynasty, a family of five could only earn about 8,500 coins after working hard for a year. After the family had eaten and drunk, there was basically nothing left. Yan Hu had previously worked hard for Zhang Rang, and his annual salary was only 300,000 coins at most, which was already very high, a figure that many ordinary people could only look up to in their lifetime.

But even so, to earn three million yuan, Yan Hu would have to work for ten years without eating or drinking.

Although his cousin Yan Xing was indeed well-known in Longxi County, no matter how Yan Hu calculated, he didn't think Yan Xing was worth three million coins.

If it were in a prosperous era, it would certainly not be worth it.

But now that troubled times are approaching, brave and capable generals will definitely be in high demand no matter which force it is.

As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.

This was the case even in the normal Three Kingdoms era, let alone the high-level martial arts version of the Three Kingdoms where Wang Jing was. The role of the powerful generals would only be more prominent and even irreplaceable.

After all, Wang Jing had seen how the big Internet companies poached people in later generations, so he knew that he had to be generous when paying. After all, when you poach talent for a key position, you are not only strengthening your own strength, but also weakening the strength of your opponent.

Although he had no grudge against Han Sui, it was because he lacked talented people under his command.

So I can only die as a Taoist friend rather than as a poor Taoist.

Wang Jing patted Yan Hu's shoulder and said, "Yiming, if you succeed in this, I will remember your great achievement and give you another one million yuan as a reward. By the way, you haven't forged your martial bones yet, right? Have you heard of the famous "Golden Armor Yuan Gong"? As long as you gather enough rare treasures needed for forging bones, I will teach you this skill."

"My Lord, are you serious?"

When Yan Hu heard the words "Golden Armor Yuan Gong", he was so excited that his wounds almost split open.

The secret art of bone strengthening has always been monopolized by the royal family, aristocratic families and generals.

For a good family man from the six counties like Yan Hu, there was no other way to get a position unless he made great contributions to the court and was promoted to a higher position like Dong Zhuo.

Before this, he worked for Zhang Rang. In addition to making money, he also hoped to gain access to the palace collection of books stored in the East Palace through Zhang Rang and acquire a secret bone-strengthening technique that would suit him.

Wang Jing patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, a gentleman's word is as good as a promise. How can I lie to you?"

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

Yan Hu was of humble origin. Although he had excellent swordsmanship, he encountered repeated setbacks in Luoyang City. He had suffered countless contempt and indifference. Otherwise, he would not have worked for a eunuch like Zhang Rang, a vicious villain, just for a little money.

It was for the first time that Yan Hu was appreciated and valued by Wang Jing. The key was that Wang Jing was very generous. He not only gave him money, but was also willing to teach him some skills.

Although this is actually just empty talk, after all, practicing the first level of "Golden Armor Yuan Gong" would cost at least five million yuan, and many rare treasures cannot be bought with money. If you really want to gather all the materials, it will take at least three to five years. Don't even think about it.

But at least Wang Jing was willing to paint a rosy picture for him!
Yan Hu had traveled extensively at a young age and was well aware of the fickleness of human nature. Therefore, he was completely convinced by Wang Jing, the lord who was so generous. He immediately bowed and said, "My lord, not only did you save my life without regard for the past, but now you have given me a new life. I will repay you for this great kindness even if it means my death!"

Wang Jing quickly helped him up from the ground and encouraged him with a laugh: "You don't have to die. If you die, my money will be wasted. If you really want to repay me, work hard to complete the task."

In fact, Wang Jing is not a liar.

The imperial court actually strictly prohibits the spread of martial arts outside, but in a few months, Dong Zhuo will enter the capital, and then who will care about the imperial court's ban?

Therefore, Wang Jing was at most just making a promise in advance and it was not considered a lie.

Afterwards, Wang Jing asked someone to bring pen and ink, and wrote a letter himself, determined to poach Yan Xing, a powerful general, from Han Sui at all costs.

In order to show his sincerity, Wang Jing even personally escorted Yan Hu out of the city and sent more than ten cavalrymen to accompany him.

More than a month later, Jincheng, Longxi.

It was the beginning of summer, the sun was scorching, and under the shining sun, the fertile land of Guanzhong was flourishing. The evaporating water vapor turned into thunderstorms from time to time, falling majestically and injecting infinite vitality into the earth.

Crickets chirp, earthworms come out, and cucumbers grow.

At this time, Liangzhou was full of vitality, with all things flourishing.

"Benefiting" from the century-long Qiang Rebellion in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were countless bandits in Liangzhou, and the public security situation was extremely poor.

Just three months ago, the Kingdom of Liangzhou and the Di, Qiang and other tribes all rose up in rebellion and besieged Chencang for more than 80 days, but they were unable to break through because the city was strong.

Later, Huangfu Song took the opportunity to lead his army in pursuit, and defeated three great generals and eight brave warriors of the Di and Qiang tribes with the Sword of True Fire, killing the rebels and making them flee in disarray. He won a great victory in this battle and beheaded more than 10,000 people.

Han Sui and his companions saw that the situation was not good, so they immediately abolished the kingdom and forced Yan Zhong, the former magistrate of Xindu County and a famous scholar in Liangzhou, to serve as the leader of the rebels and command all the troops.

However, Yan Zhong refused to join the bandits and died of illness due to anger. Han Sui and others gradually fought for power and then attacked and killed each other, so that the entire Liang Province was in chaos and gradually lost its original order.

Yan Hu, his armor stained with blood, sheathed his sword. He had recovered from his injuries a month ago, and then he stretched his muscles along the way, killing various bandits. He killed countless thieves who wanted to take advantage of him. Now he finally arrived in Jincheng safely.

Having not been home for ten years, Yan Hu felt a little homesick when he returned to his hometown.

After asking around, Yan Hu finally found out the address of his cousin Yan Xing, and then he headed straight for Yan Xing's residence with his accompanying soldiers.

After there was a knock on the door, a weather-beaten old man with white eyebrows and beard and thick calluses on his hands opened the door.

Although they hadn't seen each other for ten years, Yan Hu still recognized the old man in front of him and greeted him, "Uncle Ze."

"You are... Yiming?"

Yan Ze also recognized Yan Hu's identity. He was surprised at first, then ecstatic, and hurriedly invited Yan Hu into the mansion.

When Yan Hu left, he was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Now that he has returned, he is twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old and has grown up.

Seeing Yan Hu's eyes were bright and sharp, and it was obvious that his cultivation was not weak, Yan Ze was also very relieved: "If Yan Ming knew that you were back, he would definitely be very happy."

"Where's my brother?"

"He was called by Han Sui earlier."

Yan Hu could tell that Yan Ze's tone was not right, so he asked tentatively, "Uncle Ze, my brother should be working for Han Sui right now, right? I heard that he is highly trusted and well-paid."

Facing his own family, Yan Ze could not help but curse: "Trust is bullshit, Han Sui is full of evil intentions. During the war, my Yan Ming led the charge and survived a narrow escape. When it came time to divide the meat, the Han family didn't have to do anything, but got the biggest share. Why?"

It seemed that he had been holding back a lot of anger on weekdays, and now that Yan Ze opened the conversation, he couldn't stop.

In front of Yan Hu, Yan Ze continued indignantly: "Yan Ming is now following Han Sui to engage in rebellion and beheading, but Han Sui is still very suspicious of my Yan family. Every time he comes back from a battle, he takes away the military power, and he calls it "relieving my son's worries". It's really ridiculous. If my son hadn't been fighting on the front line, Han Wenyue would have been killed by Dong Zhuo long ago."

Yan Hu and Yan Ze had no idea that Han Sui was originally forced to rebel by the Qiang people Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, and then he was trapped deeper and deeper, with no way back and could only go down the path to the end.

Precisely because he knew that the rebels had no loyalty at all, Han Sui was wary of his subordinates, for fear that one day someone would seize power from him and he would die inexplicably.

However, Yan Hu did not know and did not care how difficult Han Sui's life was after he raised the flag of rebellion. His mind was now filled with only thoughts on how to complete the task assigned by Wang Jing.

Originally, he was still worried about how to persuade Yan Xing to take his family to Luoyang, but now that he knew that his cousin's family was only living a good life on the surface, he no longer hesitated and said to Yan Ze straight to the point: "Uncle Ze, I am returning home today to invite my brother to Luoyang to discuss important matters together."

After listening to this, Yan Ze was a little confused: "Why go to Luoyang? I'm unfamiliar with the place. If I get bullied, there won't even be a place to talk to."

"That's wrong. My lord is from the famous Wang family of Taiyuan. His given name is 'Jing'. His father was the governor of Henan. Both father and son are trusted by the general. My lord is only twenty years old now, but he has already been promoted to the rank of cavalry captain. His future is bright. My lord is in need of someone right now. To show his sincerity, he even asked me to bring him three million coins as a settlement fee."

After saying that, he asked someone to unload several large boxes of money from the carriage and threw them in front of Yan Ze with a bang.

The rattling sound in the box sounded like heavenly music to Yan Ze's ears.

"Three million yuan for resettlement!?"

When money starts talking, truth becomes silent.

What's more, Wang Jing didn't ask the Yan family to do anything against the law, he just wanted to change jobs.

Therefore, the more Yan Ze listened, the more excited he became. Looking at the boxes of money in front of him, his face flushed with excitement: "As expected of a family of high rank and wealth, they are generous when spending money."

(End of this chapter)