Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 456 Loyalty (1)

   The sound of footsteps was all too familiar to Qiyun.

   Qiyun looked at the door in disbelief.

   A slim figure walked in, and the beautiful and heroic face was filled with joy and concern: "Qiyun!"

   "Niangniang!" Qiyun's eyes blushed quickly, and her voice suddenly choked: "Why are you here?"

Lu Mingyu smiled, walked to the bed and sat down: "I heard the good news of your childbirth, I can't stand it in the palace, I will come to see you while the children are asleep in the afternoon. Otherwise, they will definitely make trouble together. "

   "You have just given birth, you have to confine yourself to take care of your body, don't cry and wipe your tears. Just smile."

   The number of times Lu Mingyu took the initiative to coax people is really not many.

  Qiyun was teased until she burst into laughter, and her heart was warm: "Slave and maid are always thinking about the Empress and the two little princes every day."

  Lu Mingyu smiled and sighed: "Me too. After you left, I always felt empty around me. I often called out your name and made a lot of jokes. Brother and sister Xuan also often talk about you!"

   The master and servant hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, so there was nothing to talk about.

   Lu Yi, who was standing by the side, finally caught the opportunity to interject: "The little one is going to train in the army. In the future, Qiyun will take the children alone in the mansion, which is really worrying."

Lu Mingyu said without hesitation: "When she finishes her confinement, she will take her child back to the East Palace. For the time being, you don't have to be an errand, take a child with you every day, and just talk to me when you have time. In the next month, Qiyun will be allowed to leave the palace for two days. You also go back to the manor for two days a month, and the husband and wife can get together."

  The husband and wife, one shoulders the heavy responsibility of training and leading troops, and the other is an indispensable person by Lu Mingyu's side. This arrangement is also reasonable.

  Lu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and thanked him.

   He was still holding the child in his arms, so he could not fold his arms and fists, so he had to bend over.

  Lu Mingyu's eyes were immediately attracted to the baby, and he smiled and stretched out his hand: "Let me take a look soon."

  Lu Yi happily gave the child to Lu Mingyu.

  Lu Mingyu's posture of holding the child is much more familiar than Lu Yi, and patted the child's back, and soon, the child stopped crying and slapped his mouth.

  Lu Mingyu smiled and touched the child's little face: "Look at this fleshy little face, it will definitely be strong and healthy in the future."

  Lu Yi looked proud: "Of course."

  Qiyun laughed softly: "The slave girl also hopes that the child will be safe and healthy. When he grows up, he can be by his side of the little highness. His nickname is Brother Zhong, okay?"

The last sentence    was addressed to Lu B.

  Lu Yi smiled and said, "Okay, so I'll call you Brother Zhong."

  Lu Yi took the surname of Lu, and Brother Zhong will naturally have the surname Lu in the future. When he grew up, he went to work with Brother Kui, just like General Liang was to Emperor Yongjia, and he was a loyal family slave.

  Lu Mingyu's heart was slightly warm, and she nodded: "This baby name is good." After a while, he said: "Qiyun, you just gave birth to a child, so you can rest. I have something to discuss with Lu Yi."

  Lu Mingyu went out of the palace on purpose today, firstly to visit Qiyun, and secondly, to discuss military training with Lu Yi.

   Qiyun didn't ask any further questions, and looked at Lu Mingyu reluctantly.

  Lu Yi finally got sour water: "After a month, you will take your child to live in the East Palace, and then face the empress every day, whatever you want."

  When he left, he didn't see Qiyun so reluctant to let him go.

Qiyun smiled and spat at Lu Yi: "So thick-skinned, to be jealous with the master. I'm not afraid to let you know, in my heart, the master will always be the first. If the loyal brother is the second, you will also be ranked first. The third."

  Lu B: "..."

   Lu Yi said with a sad face: "Fortunately, I don't have a dog. Otherwise, wouldn't I be ranked fourth?"

  Lu Mingyu was amused and laughed lightly, gave the child to the nanny beside him, and then went to the next room to talk with Lu Yi.

  …

Arriving in the wing room, Lu Yi restrained his smile and reported in a low voice: "Second Young Master has selected 4,500 elite soldiers in the barracks, the oldest being in their thirties and the youngest in their twenties. At least they are staying in the barracks. It's been three years. Some of them are veterans who have fought for seven or eight years."

   These veterans who have experienced battles on the battlefield are all brave and can be one to ten. With a little training, it is an elite soldier.

   With these elite soldiers in hand, you can secretly recruit new soldiers. With veterans, it is not a problem to expand to 30,000 or 40,000.

  Lu Yi looked at his master and hinted very euphemistically whether he should raise more soldiers.

Lu Mingyu's eyes flashed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "For now, I don't have to. I have a personal soldier, which is already very eye-catching. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are watching. If I recruit new recruits to recuperate in secret, I'm afraid that people who want to make troubles will make the emperor suspicious and jealous. Not beautiful."

   "You stay in the mansion for a few days and accompany Qiyun. Let these veterans adapt to the new environment and life."

   "In order to facilitate the training of troops, they are concentrated in the largest farm. Three meals a day are enough to feed them. The monthly pay is doubled."

   In the past, 2,000 dark guards were divided into four farms, because they were afraid that too many people would gather together and cause suspicion. Now that he is raising his own soldiers in an upright and open manner, there is no such trouble.

  The largest farm has thousands of acres of fertile fields. It is enough to be converted into a military camp and used for daily training.

Lu Yi responded one by one, and then proposed: "They are all veterans who are used to the battlefield, and they can cope with ordinary training. I think that in the future, the training will be mainly composed of soldiers. Five people form a small team, and five teams form one. Brigade. Those who have knives, spears and spears, and archers. Maximize combat power."

   The Xingyang Army also trained troops.

   However, the damage rate is high on the battlefield, and the army formation has not been refined to this step. Mostly, ten people form a formation, and a hundred people form a large army formation.

  The small army array proposed by Lu Yi is to maximize the combat power of everyone.

  Lu Mingyu nodded approvingly: "Okay, I'll give you all the power to train the army. After three months, I'll see for myself how the army is training."

  Lu Yi was not a rhetorical man, he neither patted his chest nor swore an oath, he just answered respectfully.

  Lu Mingyu said again with a smile: "In the past, you were my bodyguard commander, and you had no rank. Now the emperor has allowed me to form a personal soldier. You are the prince concubine's personal soldier commander. You should be the same as the left commander, and you should wear official uniforms and lead the court salary."

   "I have already sent someone to the Ministry of War. In a few days, the official document from the Ministry of War will reveal that you are the sixth-rank Commander of Zhaowu."

  Lu Yi lifted his spirits and bowed his hands to thank him: "Thank you for the grace of the master. In fact, it doesn't matter whether I am an official or not. However, having a formal official position can also support the empress."

  Lu Mingyu glanced at Lu Yi with a smile: "In front of me, I was talking about the scene."

Lu Yi grinned: "If Niangniang wants to listen to the truth, then I'll tell you the truth. In fact, I've already seen Commander Zuo disliked. In the future, I will have the same official position as him, and I will have five times as many people under him. It should be me."

   (end of this chapter)