Li Yan widened his eyes and looked at Xing Qiaoer and Gao Jie, and then looked at him for a while before asking, "Is it true?"

After being glared at Li Yan, Gao Jie and Xing Qiaoer had already been mentally prepared, and their faces turned red.

Gao Jie was relatively thin-skinned. After saying a few words, he lowered his head. On the other hand, Xing Qiaoer was much bolder. She blushed slightly and said with a whisper: "Yes, we are really good. There is nothing we can't see. I was originally stolen by Li Zicheng. My father and the servants all died under the butcher knife of the bandits. Could it be that I would still let my family be devoted to Li Zicheng?"

Li Yan couldn't help but feel silent. Chinese people have always emphasized the irreconcilable hatred of killing their father. Xing Qiaoer's father and the servants in the family all died at the hands of the thieves. Isn't it normal to take the opportunity to take the backhand against Li Zicheng and take the blame?

"Okay, Li Zanhua, Miss Xing can understand the righteousness deeply and pay so much silver and grain for the court. This move is of great merit. Besides, it is natural to avenge your father, so what's wrong with it?"

After Yang Feng said this, Li Yan felt a little embarrassed and clasped his fists and said, "Madam Gao, I'm really embarrassed. Li Yan was rude just now. It was loyalty for the wife to abandon secretly and serve the court in the open, and to avenge her father is filial. Li Yan naturally has no reason to question such a loyal and filial matter."

"Okay, don't praise them."

Yang Feng interrupted him with a smile.

"The two of you can not only abandon the darkness and turn to the light, but also give you such a generous gift. If I don't give a heavy reward, it will make the court stingy. Let's do this..."

Yang Feng pondered for a moment and asked, "Now you two will obey the orders under our command, and temporarily appoint Gao Jie as the guerrilla general. The three thousand soldiers you brought are also under your command, and the food, fodder and supplies will be temporarily allocated by me. After the imperial court's reward is received, you will arrange them separately. What do you think?"

Gao Jie stood up and was about to thank him, but Xing Qiaoer next to him said first: "I will thank the Duke of the State for Gao Lang first, but I still have something to ask for, and I hope the Duke of the State will agree."

"Oh... Mrs. Gao has something to do but it's okay to say it." Yang Feng said very kindly.

Although Xing Qiaoer has not recorded many records in history books because she is a woman, no matter which record it is, she has a high evaluation of her. Xing Qiaoer has studied, not only knows literature and is also good at managing finances. Not only that, she also has a good vision and often makes outstanding suggestions for Gao Jie. In another time and space, Gao Jie, a person from a bandit, was given the result of Xing Qiaoer's advice behind her back.

Xing Qiaoer bowed to Yang Feng and said, "It's a great reason why the Duke of the Kingdom learned that my husband and I came to join the court this time, although it was because we couldn't stand the thieves doing many evil deeds and causing trouble to the people, but there was also a very important reason, that was, we admired the Duke of the Kingdom's reputation.

The Duke of the Kingdom has been famous for fighting in the south and north over the years. Everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew it. I followed him as a woman, but I also understood the principle of choosing a good bird to live on. If the Duke of the Kingdom will not abandon him, I and my wife will follow you under the Duke of the Kingdom and beg you to beg him to beg him."

"Join Jiangning Army?"

Yang Feng looked at Xing Qiaoer with some surprise. The woman once again broke his perception of her. He looked at Xing Qiaoer solemnly and said in a deep voice: "I am deeply honored that Mrs. Gao can look down on Jiangning Army so much.

However, the Jiangning Army is not like the ordinary Ming army. Not only is the military rules strictly enforced, but it also has to frequently fight for the country. Once it enters the Jiangning Army, the danger is much greater than that of ordinary imperial officers and soldiers.

Moreover, after joining the Jiangning Army, the three thousand soldiers and horses you brought must be reassessed. Only those who pass can enter the Jiangning Army. In the end, they have to be disbanded and redistributed. Do you still want to join the Jiangning Army in this way?”

"this……"

Gao Jie hesitated when he heard this. If he wanted to join the Jiangning Army, his 3,000 people would not only have to be re-assessed, but even if the assessment was successful, he would have to be dispersed into various troops of the Jiangning Army. He was not very happy when he heard this.

He was about to speak, but Xing Qiaoer said first: "If you say that the Duke of Returning to China, my husband and I have decided to join the Jiangning Army. Even if Gao Lang starts from a new beginning, he will be willing to do so."

Yang Feng sighed in his heart, but applied to Gao Jie solemnly, "Do you think so too?"

Gao Jie hesitated for a moment, but just glanced at Xing Qiaoer who was staring at him. He had some bronchitis and could only lower his head honestly: "I also think so, I am willing to join the Duke's command!"

He looked at the couple deeply and Yang Feng said, "Okay, since that's the case, you and your wife will go back first, and bring the troops into the city tomorrow, break up the team again, and prepare for the assessment."

"Yes, follow the orders of the Duke of the State!"

Gao Jie and Xing Qiaoer thanked Yang Feng and said goodbye and left.

Looking at the figures of the two left, Li Yan sighed softly, "This Mrs. Gao has the means and vision, she is really a hero among women."

When the two returned to the camp outside the city, Gao Jie asked in confusion: "Madam, didn't the Duke just say that he was willing to ask the court for me. Why do you have to join the Jiangning Army? Isn't it good for us to be officials elsewhere?"

"Of course it's not appropriate."

Xing Qiaoer turned her eyes on Gao Jie and asked back, "Do you know, what is the most important thing to be an official in the court?"

Gao Jie scratched his head: "The most important thing? Maybe it is the emperor's trust?"

"wrong!"

Xing Qiaoer said solemnly: "It's a team!"

"Our Ming Dynasty officials are divided into civil officials and military officers. Civil officials have fellow townsmen, same year, friendship, party, etc. Civil officials rely on these connections to advance and retreat together to help each other, while military officials and nobles rely on hundreds of years of marriage to keep warm.

If this were not the case, even if he became an official, he would probably have been a position soon. If he might have caught his little braid on that day, he would lose his post and dismiss him, and kicked back to his hometown to farm.

We are just bandits. Although we have given Li Zicheng's food, grass and silver to the court, we have made great contributions and the court may also give you a high-ranking official, but have you ever thought about it? Our background is naturally not favored by orthodox civil and military officials. Can you really sit steadily after you become this official?

If there is any trouble in the future, have you ever thought about who will help us?"

After Xing Qiaoer said this, Gao Jie suddenly realized: "I understand, you want to completely protect the Duke of the National Lord by joining the Jiangning Army."
Chapter completed!