Chapter 316 Lin Zhan Leaves Home
With the emperor's order, the Ministry of Works and the Central Military Governor's Office worked together. The Ministry of Works manufactured warships, and the Central Military Governor's Office was responsible for replenishing the missing military households of Tenglong Guard.

In order to welcome the upcoming warships and military households, Yang Zhengshan also has to prepare a lot of things.

The warships are coming, and there needs to be a place for them to dock at the dock, so the construction of the dock needs to be accelerated.

Not only the docks, but also the construction of the navy camps must be accelerated, and the training of navy officers and soldiers must also be advanced.

With the coming of 10,000 military households, there must be a place for them to live, and food must be prepared for them to survive the winter. After all, the spring ploughing season has long passed, and the government must at least support these new military households until next year's autumn harvest.

Tenglongwei was developing better and better, but Yang Zhengshan had more and more things to deal with. He was so busy all day that he even neglected Lin Zhan's participation in the college entrance examination. Fortunately, Lin Zhan had a reliable teacher who had already taken him to Jing'an Prefecture to participate in the college entrance examination.

With Liu Zhe's guidance, Lin Zhan made rapid progress in his studies and as expected, he passed the examination and became a scholar.

Xiucai is the common name for students who are qualified for admission. Lin Zhan's grades were ranked among the top, and he was admitted as a student of Jing'an Prefecture and was able to study in the prefectural school.

However, Lin Zhan would definitely not go to the provincial school. He had Liu Zhe as his teacher, so there was no need for him to study there.

Moreover, Liu Zhe will take him to travel and visit Confucian scholars from all over the country, so there is no need for him to go to the provincial school.

So after the college entrance examination, Liu Zhe and Lin Zhan returned to Tenglongwei, preparing to bid farewell to Yang Zhengshan and go out for travel.

In the main hall of the Yang family's front yard, Yang Zhengshan looked at the tall and polite Lin Zhan, and a look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

He still remembered the first time he met Lin Zhan. At that time, Lin Zhan was only eight years old and his clothes were tattered.

But at that time, Lin Zhan was quite calm and smart.

"Seven or eight years have passed in the blink of an eye, and you have grown up!" Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but say with some emotion.

"Master!" Lin Zhan knelt in front of Yang Zhengshan, his eyes slightly red.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and stroked his head, "Don't forget to burn some incense for your father when you go back!"

"Disciple hasn't forgotten!" Lin Zhan's eyes became even redder.

The title of scholar has special significance to him because his father is a scholar.

Now he is also a scholar!

In fact, he wanted to return to Anning County after getting his results, but thinking of his master's upbringing and teaching, he returned to Tenglongwei first.

Seeing him like this, Yang Zhengshan's eyes couldn't help but feel hot, "Get up!"

He helped Lin Zhan up and gestured to Wu Hai, who immediately took out a long sword.

"This sword is prepared for you by your master's wife. You can use it to defend yourself when you go out!"

Lin Zhan’s best skill is naturally spearmanship, but as a scholar he has a slight preference for swords, so his swordsmanship is also pretty good.

When going out, it is inconvenient to carry a spear, so it is more convenient to carry a sword.

"Thank you, Master, and thank you, Master's Wife!"

Lin Zhan bowed to Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi.

"Okay, okay, it's just a sword, why thank you! Take good care of yourself when you go out, and come back early. When your junior brother grows up, your master's wife wants you to enlighten him!" Yu Qingyi stepped forward and tidied his clothes.

"Well, I will give my junior brother some enlightenment in the future, and I will also teach him martial arts!" Lin Zhan said.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and watched the scene with a smile, then turned to Liu Zhe beside him and said, "Do you want me to arrange a few more followers for you?"

"No need. Didn't you arrange three followers?" Liu Zhe shook his head and said.

"Three are still too few!" Yang Zhengshan frowned.

When you are out, no one knows what accidents you may encounter.

Moreover, there are warriors in this world. Heroes break the law with force, and warriors are sometimes the source of danger.

"Three is enough. We are all taking official roads. We are not going to venture into the underworld. There won't be so much danger!" Liu Zhe said with a smile.

The travels of scholars are different from those of people of the martial arts world. When scholars travel, they will visit famous academies and Confucian scholars in various places, while when people of the martial arts world travel, they will visit powerful sects in various places, and it is easy for them to be involved in the right and wrong of the martial arts world.

Moreover, warriors are also very wary of scholars, because scholars generally have backgrounds, and sometimes messing with scholars is more troublesome than messing with martial arts sects.

"And since you want to travel, you can't be surrounded by people!" Liu Zhe said again.

"Okay then, be careful on the road!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan sent Liu Zhe and Lin Zhan out. There were seven of them in their group. Liu Zhe had only one follower, while Lin Zhan was accompanied by his servant Ding Lu and three Yang family guards.

Five people rode horses, and Liu Zhe took a carriage, and they slowly left the Yang family with light luggage.

Yang Zhengshan looked at their departing backs, his eyes flickering.

They won't see each other for at least two or three years, and Yang Zhengshan really can't bear to part with this kid Lin Zhan.

"Alas, as I get older, I have become sentimental!" Yang Zhengshan said with some emotion.

Yu Qingyi, who was standing next to him, heard this and said with a smile: "The master finally admitted that he is old!"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was a little depressed.

Is he old?
It seems like I'm really getting old.

Counting the time, he has been in this world for almost eight years.

This body is already forty-six years old, and his soul is thirty-six years old!

Thirty-six, forty-six!
Yang Zhengshan glared at Yu Qingyi fiercely, "Don't you know best whether I am old or not, Master?"

"Ah!" Yu Qingyi looked confused and didn't understand what he meant.

"Hehe, when you stop screaming at night, it will prove that I, the master, am old!" Yang Zhengshan leaned close to her ear and said with a smile.

Yu Qingyi was angry and annoyed, "You are an old bastard who has no shame!" "Hahaha~~"

Yang Zhengshan laughed, "I have something else to do in the government office, you guys go home first!"

……

Just when Liu Zhe and Lin Zhan were leaving, a convoy of more than 20 people arrived at Tenglongwei.

Lin Zhan was going back to Anning County to burn incense for his parents, so they were heading west along the official road, while this convoy came from Jing'an Prefecture and were heading east along the official road.

The two sides met about ten miles away from the Acropolis.

Lin Zhan was riding on horseback, looking at the convoy that was passing by. No, he was looking at the strong man in the lead.

The man was dressed in a black suit and had a long sword on his waist. Although he was not tall, he looked very strong. His dark face gave him an aura of majesty without even being angry.

"Young master, what's wrong?" Ding Lu looked back at the man with some confusion and asked.

Lin Zhan shook his head slightly, "It's okay, I just think that person is very powerful!"

"Very powerful? More powerful than the master?" Ding Lu was a little unconvinced.

Lin Zhan laughed dumbly, "That's definitely not as good as Master, but it should be better than your father!"

Ding Lu is Ding Qiu's second son. He is the same age as Lin Zhan, and both are sixteen years old this year.

"Oh!" Ding Lu was not surprised.

In his heart, his father is not the most powerful person, the most powerful person is the eldest master.

As long as you are not as good as the master, you are not that great!
Lin Zhan just thought that the man’s cultivation was not low, and he had no intention of investigating further. After the two sides passed each other, they continued on their way.

The man on the other side kept looking at the surrounding fields.

"Sir, how long will it take to arrive?"

At this time, a woman dressed in ordinary clothes came out of the carriage behind the man and asked.

The man raised his head and looked ahead, smiling, "I can already see the Tenglong Guards!"

Looking up, the Acropolis of Tenglongwei has emerged on the land ahead.

The woman raised her head and looked forward. When she saw the phantom of a city, she immediately showed a look of relief on her face.

"Finally here, I wonder what this Tenglong Guard looks like?"

The man didn't answer, but just rode slowly forward, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Yu Tonghai, formerly the assistant commander of the Left Guard of Haizhou, suddenly received a transfer order from the court and was promoted to the deputy commander of the Tenglong Vanguard.

Promotion should be a good thing, but Yu Tonghai was very unsure about being promoted from Haizhou left guard to Tenglong forward guard.

Haizhou is located in the southeast of Dayong, and Tenglongwei is located in the northeast of Dayong, and the two are about eight thousand miles apart.

If he had not taken a boat north, it would probably have taken three or four months just to get from Haizhou to Tenglongwei.

It was such a long distance, and in a completely unfamiliar place, and his promotion came so unexpectedly that it made him somewhat worried.

The convoy moved forward slowly, and soon they arrived outside the Acropolis.

The Acropolis now looks quite presentable. After the city walls were repaired, they are still tall, although not majestic.

The barracks were in the south of the city, and the engineering team brought materials in and out through the north gate, so the west gate seemed a bit deserted, and there were not many people entering the city in front of the gate. There was only a team of soldiers guarding the gate.

"Stop, who is coming?"

The soldiers guarding the city gate stopped Yu Tonghai and his men.

Yu Tonghai was riding on his horse and looking at the soldiers in front of him. There was nothing special about these soldiers. The only special thing was that they looked energetic.

These soldiers were actually the first batch of battalion soldiers of Tenglong Guard. After reorganization, they were divided into five armies: front, back, left, right and center, which were the five captains mentioned earlier.

Although Yang Zhengshan has not appointed a captain yet, the five military camps have been formed. Each camp now has more than 200 soldiers. They receive actual combat training while taking turns to carry out missions.

The soldiers in charge of guarding the city gate today are from the rear army.

"I am the newly appointed deputy commander of the Tenglong Vanguard, and I have come to pay my respects to the commander!" Yu Tonghai took out his documents and token and asked his subordinates to pass them to the soldiers guarding the gate.

To be honest, Yu Tonghai was very confused. He was the vanguard of Tenglong Guard, so why did the Central Army Governor's Office ask him to come to Tenglong Guard to pay a visit to the commander?

Until now, he still has no idea what the situation of Tenglongwei is.

The soldier at the gate was slightly startled, looked at the document and token, then looked at Yu Tonghai, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will report it right away!"

There was only a small flag here, and they had no way of verifying Yu Tonghai's identity, so they could only run to report to their superiors.

Soon, a soldier in iron armor walked out of the city gate.

"Tenglong Guard Rear Guard Sentinel Han Zhao pays his respects to Lord Yu!"

Han Zhao is also a veteran of the Anyuan City Garrison Battalion and currently serves as a sentry in the rear army.

However, these sentinels will be promoted in the future. Now there are only more than a thousand soldiers in the Fifth Military Camp. When the Fifth Military Camp is fully staffed with 4,000 soldiers, these sentinels will at least be sentinel chiefs.

Sentinel!

Yu Tonghai nodded slightly, not feeling surprised.

The organization of the five military camps formed by Yang Zhengshan was not made up at will, but was adapted from the organization of some battalions of Dayong.

Twelve people form a team, four teams form a sentry, four sentries form an officer, and there is a sentry general leader. Four officers form a captain, and they are led by a captain.

This is a very common organization in the Dayongying military system.

(End of this chapter)