The military attaché and the soldiers looked at Fang Yun and his son with extremely strange eyes.
Zhang Jing'an looked confused and said, "You are kidding me. Of course I can't be a general now! Do you have to help me if I say I want to be a general?"
Fang Yun said seriously: "I am your father. Since you want to be a general, I will naturally do my best. However, you can see that you don't even have a literary title, so you can't be a general."
"Of course I know!" Zhang Jing'an was ashamed and annoyed, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Fang Yun said: "Since you want to kill monsters and destroy barbarians, but you can't be a general, I think you should start as a soldier. If you can't even be a soldier, it seems to be an insult to human soldiers to talk about killing monsters and destroying barbarians! What's more, even if you don't have a literary title, as long as you have made great contributions, you will have the opportunity to become a general."
"Really?" Zhang Jing'an widened his eyes.
The military officer next to him seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't open his mouth.
"Of course." Fang Yun answered seriously.
"Then I will start as a soldier!" Zhang Jing'an showed a look of joy, his eyes full of longing.
Fang Yun nodded gently and said, "Okay, this is the good man of the Zhang family!"
Then, Fang Yun looked at the military officer and said, "I would like to ask Jin Han for a favor. My father and I would like to serve in Jingxiwei temporarily. Everything will be the same as that of ordinary soldiers, and we don't want any privileges. After entering Jingxiwei, I will take off my Hanlin uniform." Fang Yun said.
Zhang Jing'an looked at Fang Yun, not knowing what he was trying to do.
The military officer smiled bitterly and said, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will ask for instructions from you, sir." Then he turned around and walked quickly back to the barracks.
Two people stood at the door, and the weirdness in the eyes of the soldiers on both sides still did not disappear.
"You... aren't going to play a trick on me?" Zhang Jing'an looked at Fang Yun with an uneasy look.
"Of course not, I'm just helping you achieve your ambition." Fang Yun said.
"Are you so kind? I don't believe it!" Zhang Jing'an became more vigilant.
Fang Yun said sternly, "After all, you are my flesh and blood. I have not seen you for ten years, and I owe you a lot. Before I go to Liangjie Mountain, I will try my best to make it up to you. If I can't help you achieve your ambition, I will never feel at ease. A scholar should cultivate himself, manage his family, govern the country and bring peace to the world. If you don't teach your children well, you are not managing your family well."
"You didn't lie to me?" Zhang Jing'an asked again.
Fang Yun's face was serious, and he said, "I swear to you, Wen Dan, I definitely did not lie to you."
Zhang Jing'an looked ashamed and lowered his head. He whispered, "I didn't expect you to swear on the literary courage. I'm sorry, I... I shouldn't have made random guesses."
Fang Yun showed a loving smile, reached out and touched Zhang Jing'an's head, and said: "My ambition in the first half of my life was to point my sword at the holy way. My ambition in the second half of my life is to train you into a man."
"Yeah." Zhang Jing'an's eyes were slightly red, and he quickly took a deep breath to cover it up.
After a long time, the military officer walked out quickly with a strange look on his face.
"Lord Zhang, please forgive me for not being able to see you recently. Once your matter is settled, he will drink three cups of wine as an apology. As for your requests, they will all be met. If you have any problems in the barracks in the future, just come to me directly." The military officer said with a smile.
"Excuse me, young man, what is your name?" Fang Yun said.
"My surname is Fang, my given name is Yuan. I am the personal soldier of the young master. My rank is not high, but I am considered important in the Jingxi Guard." Fang Yuan said with a smile.
Fang Yun thought that he was actually a relative of his own, nodded slightly, and said: "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Fang. Why don't you take us in now and start our military career."
Fang Yuan was puzzled, but he nodded immediately and said, "I'll do as you say. Please come in."
Fang Yuan led Fang Yun and his son into the military camp, introducing the Jingxi Guard as they walked.
In order to unify the military system, Confucius and the literary world learned from the human race many years ago.
An ordinary guard has 3,000 men, but the Jingxi Guard guards Jingzhou, and has 5,000 men.
Normally, all activities of these 5,000 people are confined to the camp, and only during the field exercises once every ten days will half of them leave the camp.
Along the way, many people looked at Fang Yun.
Not long after, Fang Yuan brought Fang Yun to a single barracks room with two beds, a wardrobe and a table. Apart from that, there was nothing else. The furnishings were simple but very tidy.
Fang Yuan smiled and said, "My Lord, your imperial uniform is too eye-catching. I think you should change your clothes first. What kind of military uniform do you want to wear temporarily? Any uniform from sergeant to battalion commander is fine."
Fang Yun looked at the room and asked, "Is this for the two of us to live in?"
"Yes, I specially asked someone to prepare this." Fang Yuan said.
Fang Yun said: "Find us two a set of ordinary soldier uniforms, the most ordinary uniforms, without military titles. Then assign us two to ordinary large barracks. From today on, you will treat us as ordinary soldiers. Go and do it."
Fang Yuan was stunned. This man was indeed the Marquis. His words were unquestionable. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I understand your order. From now on, whatever you say is what I will do."
Soon, Fang Yuan brought military uniforms, and Fang Yun and Zhang Jingan changed into them.
Fang Yun had military experience and was very calm, but Zhang Jing'an was a little excited and didn't care even though his clothes were a little big.
Fang Yun glanced at the excited Zhang Jingan, and an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Fang Yuan asked tentatively: "Then I will take you two to the barracks of the Tenth Battalion first?"
Fang Yun frowned slightly and asked, "Let's go to one of the first three camps."
"This... The first battalion is the young master's personal guard, and the second and third battalions are all elite soldiers. Their training and requirements are more than twice that of ordinary soldiers." Fang Yuan said.
"How can you be a general if you are not an elite soldier!" Fang Yun's words were loud and clear.
Zhang Jing'an immediately nodded vigorously, agreeing very much.
"Okay! Then I will arrange you to the first squad of the tenth team of the third battalion. You two can rest today. Tomorrow I will help you two adapt to the military life." Fang Yuan said.
"No need, just take us there. We will do whatever the soldiers of the first squad do immediately!" Fang Yun said.
Although Fang Yuan was helpless, he immediately said, "Okay! Look at the time. The third battalion has finished running the barracks and is training their bodies. After that, they will practice weapons and finally practice military formations. In the afternoon, they will repeat running the barracks, training their bodies, practicing weapons and military formations. If it is not the first three battalions, there will be no major training in the afternoon."
"Well, let's just forget about missing the barracks run today. Take the two of us to the third battalion and train our bodies together. Jing'an, let's run!" Fang Yun said.
"Yes!" Zhang Jing'an agreed happily, "I have been too idle in the city. This is the life I want. A man should serve the human race and fight on the battlefield!"
The three of them ran slowly towards the training ground.
Soon, the three men arrived at the training ground of the Third Battalion, which had five hundred people.
On the training ground, some people held stone locks and raised and lowered them to hone their strength; some walked quickly on the plum blossom piles to practice their footwork; some held stone pillars and walked slowly; some tied sandbags to their bodies and ran quickly on the training ground; and some stood in horse stance, bare-chested, and let two people take turns hitting them with wooden sticks...
When Zhang Jing'an saw this scene, his face turned rosy, his eyes bright, and he couldn't wait to join in.
Fang Yun said: "Jing'an, you are still young, you have to do it step by step, start with the simplest one, walk on the plum blossom pile, walk for two quarters of an hour, then come down, and run with a sandbag tied to your body."
Fang Yuan looked at Fang Yun with a strange look. The plum blossom pile looked simple, but it was definitely not the easiest way to strengthen the body. This Hanlin could not be unaware of this, after all, he had led troops.
.(To be continued.)