Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

Arriving at the Yang residence, the registrar, Yang Yue, had been waiting for some time.

He welcomed Li Yuan into the mansion with a warm expression.

The county magistrate had tasked Yang Yue with preparing the wine for the birthday banquet, knowing his expertise in the matter.

After trying the [Qingyuan Brew] at Drunken Fragrance Inn a few days prior, he had become quite fond of it.

He had strongly recommended this new wine to the county magistrate.

However, upon arriving at Drunken Fragrance Inn, he discovered that the wine was selling exceptionally well, with both Ninth Sister's Drunken Fragrance Inn and Old Qin's Wine Shop having limited stock.

A Left Secretary Guard from the Military Governor's office had even arrived to compete for the wine.

Fortunately, Li Yuan, a corporal from the Bureau of Military Affairs, had appeared in time.

He had brought an even better quality [Forget-Worry Brew].

Yang Yue didn't dare to expect to obtain much of this top-quality wine, considering the Left Secretary Guard was also eyeing it covetously.

He would be content with just a dozen or so bottles to satisfy the county magistrate.

Therefore, he treated Li Yuan with exceptional warmth.

However, after a brief conversation with Li Yuan, Yang Yue was greatly surprised.

This humble corporal from the Bureau of Military Affairs was not only well-mannered but also highly knowledgeable.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he knew everything from astronomy to geography.

He was by no means a crude military man.

This greatly surprised Registrar Yang Yue, who began to think more highly of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan presented the [Annotated History Compendium] he had purchased as a gift to Yang Yue, which indeed delighted the official.

Although the registrar was upright and never accepted gifts, books couldn't be considered gifts; they were merely scholarly exchanges.

After another round of conversation, Yang Yue asked Li Yuan,

Yang Yue was overjoyed.

Thirty bottles of [Forget-Worry Brew] would be more than enough to satisfy the county magistrate.

He was even more pleased with Li Yuan.

Seeing that the time was right, Li Yuan cupped his fist and bowed to him, saying,

"I have another matter for which I seek the registrar's assistance."

"Oh? Tell me, what is it?"

Registrar Yang was in a good mood and would gladly help with any small matter.

Li Yuan said,

"A few days ago, I led men to kill the bandit leader, Serpent of the Grass, who was robbing people on the road."

"And I handed him over to the county government."

Yang Yue knew about this matter but didn't expect the one who killed Serpent of the Grass to be the corporal before him.

He thought even more highly of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan continued,

"The government hung Serpent of the Grass's corpse at the east gate, but it was stolen by thieves."

"They even declared that they would avenge Serpent of the Grass."

Yang Yue frowned.

He certainly knew about this matter; in fact, it fell within his purview as registrar.

The registrar's duties included household registration, as well as security and patrol.

The loss of the bandit leader's corpse and the deaths of two guards were a major incident.

As the registrar, he had been reprimanded by the county magistrate.

The county government had been sending out three shifts of constables to search for the thieves who stole the body, but with little success.

As the registrar, he was worried about this matter.

Li Yuan continued,

"I intend to find and kill the thieves to relieve the registrar and the county magistrate of their worries."

"However, as a corporal, I cannot leave my post without permission, nor can I mobilize my men privately."

"Therefore, I would like to request a warrant from the registrar."

"To give me the opportunity to kill the thieves."

This time, Registrar Yang understood; Li Yuan wanted a warrant from the county government to suppress bandits.

This was not difficult for Yang Yue.

Moreover, the county government was currently troubled by bandits.

If the banditry escalated and someone reported it to Dingzhou Prefecture, the county magistrate's performance evaluation would be in danger.

This corporal, Li Yuan, was capable of killing Serpent of the Grass.

He must have some skill, so he might as well do him a favor.

Yang Yue stroked his beard and said to Li Yuan,

"A bandit suppression warrant is not difficult at all."

"Please wait a moment, I will draft one for you."

After speaking, the registrar had his servant bring blank documents and writing materials.

Before long, Li Yuan received a bandit suppression warrant issued by the county government registrar.

Li Yuan unfolded it and carefully examined it.

The general content was simple and clear; roughly summarized, it stated:

Recently, banditry in Qingyuan County has been severe.

Li Yuan, a brave and decisive corporal from Dongxiang Village, Xihe Fort, is capable of handling important tasks.

Li Yuan is permitted to organize local militia to search for traces of bandits within Qingyuan County.

Furthermore, he may engage the bandits he encounters.

Moreover, Registrar Yang went above and beyond.

He had someone send the warrant to the county government.

The county magistrate had the county government seal affixed to the warrant.

The county magistrate, of course, would not refuse to help the county government capture bandits.

Soon, the sealed warrant was returned.

Li Yuan was satisfied upon receiving the warrant.

With the county government's endorsement, he could mobilize his men to kill bandits legitimately.

Li Yuan settled the wine payment with Registrar Yang.

Thirty bottles totaled one hundred and fifty strings of cash.

This price made Yang Yue somewhat speechless, but fortunately, the county government was paying.

After receiving the wine money, Li Yuan bid farewell to Registrar Yang.

Then, he led his men to the residence of Left Secretary Guard Zhang Kui.

Before even reaching the residence, Li Yuan saw the official pacing anxiously in front of his gate, wringing his hands.

Li Yuan found it somewhat amusing; just some wine had made the Left Secretary Guard so anxious.

Zhang Kui saw Li Yuan.

He said with a somewhat displeased expression,

"Why are you so late? Did you go to Registrar Yang's house first?"

The Left Secretary Guard's words carried a hint of blame.

Li Yuan was not anxious and quickly cupped his fist and said,

"I gave Master Yang a smaller portion, so I went there first."

Upon hearing this, the displeasure in Zhang Kui's heart immediately dissipated.

So, he gave Yang Yue a smaller portion and left me a larger one; that's fine then.

Zhang Kui immediately beamed with joy and even grabbed Li Yuan's hand, saying,

"Good, since that's the case, then follow me into the residence."

As soon as they entered Zhang Kui's home,

The Left Secretary Guard impatiently said,

"Li Langjun, how much wine do you have left? Bring it all out."

Li Yuan waved his hand, and several of his men carried the wooden boxes containing the wine into the residence.

"These are the thirty bottles of Forget-Worry Brew prepared for the Military Governor's office."

"Please inspect them, Left Secretary Guard."

Zhang Kui nodded with satisfaction and bent down to carefully examine the porcelain bottles.

Each one was beautifully packaged, and a faint aroma of wine could be detected.

The aroma of the wine triggered Zhang Kui's craving.

However, he dared not touch the wine.

These were gifts prepared for the Military Governor.

He would send them to the Military Governor's office later and absolutely could not sacrifice the big picture for small gains.

But the aroma of the wine was indeed tempting.

Zhang Kui could only keep swallowing his saliva.

He thought, if only I could drink such good wine every day.

Unfortunately, he knew that this [Forget-Worry Brew] must be extremely expensive.

It was not something a small Left Secretary Guard like him could afford to drink every day.