The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1096 - 919, Proposal

Xiao Yeyang immediately set about reorganizing the Jianzhou Guard and its border army affairs after executing Shen Jingbing, who was constantly hampering efforts, and the border army generals who had sided with Wei Hong.

Under Xiao Yeyang’s forceful intervention, passive defense and the slack establishment of military towns began to gradually improve.

At the same time, the other guards in Xiliao also received news of Shen Jingbing’s death.

Xintunwei.

Upon hearing of Shen Jingbing’s death, Commander Hang Zhong was shocked: "Xiao Yeyang is really ruthless to have silently killed a man like that! Am I going to be next?"

The four guards bordering Xiliao, Ganzhou Guard, Jinwei Guard, and Jianzhou Guard, were all controlled by Xiao Yeyang; now only his Xintunwei remained.

One of the aides thought for a moment and said, "My lord, I think as long as you do not hinder Lord Xiao’s military establishment, he should not trouble you."

Hang Zhong shook his head and sighed, "I don’t want to oppose Xiao Yeyang, but Lord Wei has instructed me to try and halt the construction of the military town."

The aide thought for a moment and asked, "My lord, I don’t understand; the construction of the military town is clearly a good thing for Xiliang, why would Lord Wei want to stop it?"

Hang Zhong was silent for a while before answering, "Once the military town is built, Xiao Yeyang is very likely to take control of the military power here in Xiliang. Do you think Lord Wei would like to see that happen?"

The aide frowned and said, "In recent years, the people of Xiliao have become more and more overbearing, the border situation is gradually tense, and the defense of the border army and the guards is very passive. If a full-scale war breaks out, you should understand we don’t have much combat strength."

"Lord Wei’s thoughts, I don’t understand, but, my lord, you should prepare for yourself. Xintunwei borders Xiliao; if a war breaks out, we’ll be the first to be hit. If we cannot resist Xiliao and lose territory, the emperor will blame you as the primary responsible person."

Hang Zhong said with a headache, "I understand what you’re saying, but how am I supposed to explain this to Lord Wei?"

The aide pondered for a moment, "My lord, Lord Xiao has an imperial decree for constructing the military town, we can’t defy the imperial decree, can we?"

Hang Zhong’s eyes brightened, and he nodded, "You’re right, how could I dare to defy the imperial decree?"

Other commanders of the guards were also discussing the death of Shen Jingbing with their own aides, all coming to one conclusion – Xiliang is going to change!

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Xiao Yeyang needed to stay behind to supervise the construction of the Jianzhou Guard military town and to train the local border army. He then had to visit Xintunwei and couldn’t return to Ganzhou City for quite a while.

He didn’t feel comfortable letting Daohua go back to Ganzhou City alone, and since they had spent little time together after coming to Xiliang, he decided to keep her by his side.

Daohua was also happy to accompany Xiao Yeyang. It was tiring, but this way she could take care of his daily meals and take the chance to understand more about the outside world, instead of just staying in the backyard.

Thus, everyone noticed that Xiao Yeyang had a handsome trusted aide by his side.

When Su Hongxin saw Daohua in the military tent, his mouth hung open in surprise for a while; Dong Yuanxuan, on the other hand, acted as though he had known all along.

Daohua smiled and said, "Brother Su, Brother Dong, you must be exhausted. Come, sit down and have a meal!"

Shen Jingbing was dead, and the affairs of Jianzhou Guard were temporarily managed by two joint commanders. Xiao Yeyang, not fully trusting them, had Dong Yuanxuan placed into the Jianzhou Guard.

Su Hongxin was also pulled to train the border army.

After his initial surprise, Su Hongxin chuckled and sat down at the table, eyeing the abundant food and swallowing his saliva, "Sister Yan, you should have come earlier. Ever since you arrived, our days have become better."

Xiao Yeyang glanced over, "You make it sound like I’ve been mistreating you." Normally, he also ate meals with everyone.

Su Hongxin just smiled, didn’t say anything more, and started eating.

Dong Yuanxuan was not slow either. After eating most of his meal, he looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Jianzhou Guard cannot be without a Commander for a long time. Have you thought about this?"

Xiao Yeyang nodded, "I have mentioned this in my memorial to Uncle Emperor, planning to appoint Huang Youwei, who currently shares command duties, as the Commander."

Hearing this, Dong Yuanxuan knew that Xiao Yeyang had investigated the officials of Jianzhou Guard.

Shen Jingbing was greedy for pleasure and usually delegated the affairs of the guard to his two deputy commanders, among whom Huang Youwei was clearly more capable.

It seemed that Xiao Yeyang had taken sudden action, but in fact, he had made thorough preparations.

Whether it was Shen Jingbing or the several Border Army generals who were killed, replacements for them were quickly found without affecting the operations of the Guard and the Border Army.

After the meal, once Dong Yuanxuan and Su Hongxin had left, Xiao Yeyang asked Daohua, "I am thinking of having your elder brother come to Xiliang, what do you think?"

Daohua was stunned for a moment: "Why did you suddenly think of this?"

Xiao Yeyang: "In other provinces, the military and civil administration are separate. Only in Xiliang, because it is a border region, the Guard incorporates military, civil, and financial governance into one body, which creates significant hidden dangers."

"There is no specific systematic management structure in Xiliang, commanders of the Guards mainly focus on military farming and training, unable to address or even consider civilian issues."

"You have also seen what kind of life the people here lead. In times of trouble, no one takes care of them. Once the Guard officials are of poor character, both the Border Army and the civilians suffer."

"Your elder brother has been in the Hanlin Academy for three years already; it’s time for him to gain some experience. Xiliang, with its many issues, offers more opportunities for growth than other provinces."

"Of course, this is just my suggestion. Whether he wants to come or not is up to him, as the conditions in Xiliang are indeed tough."

Daohua thought for a moment and said, "Then shall I write a letter back home to ask?"

Xiao Yeyang nodded, "Alright." Then he paused, "Xiliang lacks officials with a formal scholarly background. If your family has other suitable candidates, you can also invite them."

Daohua knew Xiao Yeyang intended to support the Yan Family and smiled, "I’ll write the letter in a bit." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

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Time swiftly moved into July, and Xiao Yeyang finally received a reply to his memorial sent to Beijing.

Wei Hong had recommended a horse trader who turned out to be involved with the Xiliang Imperial Family, and he was severely reprimanded by the Emperor. Meanwhile, the Emperor agreed to Xiao Yeyang’s suggestion and promoted Huang Youwei as the Commander of Jianzhou Guard.

After receiving the imperial decree, Huang Youwei immediately came to thank Xiao Yeyang: "Thank you, Lord Xiao, for your cultivation."

Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "You are too polite, Lord Huang. You were promoted because of your capabilities. Do your job well and do not let down the Emperor’s trust."

After Huang Youwei left with a grateful expression, Xiao Yeyang’s brows relaxed a little.

The Border Army’s provisions were supplied by the Guard, and with his own man as the Guard Commander, some matters could proceed smoother and better.

Compared to Huang Youwei’s happiness, Wei Hong was extremely furious.

This time, he had been careless and was tricked by Xiao Yeyang.

Thinking of the change in command of Jianzhou Guard, Wei Hong’s face grew even darker.

Ganzhou Guard, Jinwei Guard, Jianzhou Guard – Xiao Yeyang had been in Xiliang for less than two years and already controlled three Guards, perhaps even four.

Lanwu Guard might also be under his control.