Da'an's best son-in-law

After counting the number of soldiers on the field, Ye Chen nodded lightly and said: "No need to choose any more, that's all, Master"

Seeing Ye Chen nodding, Ban An waved to the centurion who was leading the training. The former signaled everyone to suspend training and hurriedly came forward.

"Master Ye, this is the centurion of the Yamen, Zhang Yan."

When the former's figure approached, Ye Chen could see clearly the appearance of this centurion. He was about thirty years old, about half a head taller than Ye Chen, with an extremely strong figure and a simple and honest face.

"I'm Zhang Yan, have you met Mr. Ye?" Zhang Yan scratched his head and cupped his fists towards Ye Chen.

"Xia Ye Chen"

After a brief exchange of greetings, Ye Chen pointed to the people resting on the field and said softly: "Are these people soldiers under Captain Zhang?"

Seeing Zhang Yan nodding his head in recognition, Ye Chen said again: "Then please, Captain Zhang, please take your soldiers and go with Ye Chen."

Ye Chen has long understood that the combat effectiveness of the Yamen's Xiang army is very low.

Therefore, Ye Chen was well aware of the danger of this trip. Although the chances of a safe escort were high, accidents could not be ruled out.

Now that we have this group of strong and fresh troops, the certainty of the escort will naturally be much greater.

"Please rest assured, Master Ye, Mr. Li has ordered that you must be protected," Zhang Yanhan replied with a smile.

"Okay, then please ask Brother Zhang to select fifty brothers. It's already past Chen time. We will gather and set off before the time is up," Ye Chen ordered.

Zhang Yan didn't say anything more, hugged Ye Chen and went straight to the training ground to select soldiers.

"Master Ban, which gust of wind brought you here?"

Just as Ye Chen and the other two were waiting for Zhang Yan, a burst of laughter suddenly sounded. Looking towards the source of the sound, a figure wearing a red official robe appeared in the field of vision of several people.

"Chen Wangnan, why is this guy here..."

Hearing Ban An's muttering with a headache, Ye Chen couldn't help but be a little surprised when he caught a glimpse of the man in official robes walking slowly towards him.

Chen Wangnan?

The officialdom of the An Dynasty was undoubtedly complicated and had deep connections. Although Li Zheng, as the prefect of Jizhou, holds most of the power in Jizhou, he does not always keep his word in Jizhou's officialdom.

The Literary Department and the Martial Arts Department of Jizhou officialdom are basically two systems. The Literary Department is undoubtedly led by Li Zheng. The martial arts department is decided by Chen Wangnan in front of him.

The former was promoted to the prefecture captain, and basically controlled the deployment of soldiers and the appointment of military generals in Jizhou. He had always been at odds with Li Zheng. As the saying goes, one level of officialdom kills anyone. Li Zheng, the prefect, was just one level older than him. The former had always been under pressure. A state of oppression.

"Master Ye, this Chen Wangnan is the second master of the Chen family..."

Ye Chen's expression finally darkened because of Ban An's words. This time, it was really a bit nonsense.

The second master of the Chen family?

The reason why the Chen family is able to dominate Jizhou is not only due to their strong family background, but also the care of the captain.

A captain of a state came to the yamen barracks early in the morning. What else could he do besides disgusting him?

There are many informants between the two in Jizhou's official circles. Although this matter is extremely confidential, Li Zheng may not have the undercover arranged by the former around him.

While Ye Chen was pondering, Chen Wangnan's figure had slowly walked up to everyone and greeted Ban An with a smile: "Master Ban, what are you doing here at my Yamen barracks so early in the morning?"

While talking and laughing, Ye Chen automatically passed by the former's side.

"Shouldn't I ask you this, Master Chen? You haven't come to the barracks once in eight hundred years. How can you be so diligent today?" Ban Anpi replied with a smile.

He is the second-in-command of the Literature Department, a proper Li Dangdang, and naturally he doesn't have a good look when facing Chen Wangnan.

"Haha, I'm in a better mood today. I just woke up early to do some inspection." Hearing the sarcasm in Ban An's words, Chen Wangnan waved his hand and replied nonchalantly.

Inspection? It's surveillance.

Although Chen Wangnan holds a military position, he is actually doing the work of a civilian official. Except for someone from above who came to Jizhou for inspection, the former has not stepped into the gate of Jizhou barracks a few times.

Now Ban An brings Ye Chen to select soldiers, and the former comes to inspect? I don’t believe any ghosts.

"Master Ban, what is this?" Chen Wangnan pointed at Zhang Yan, who was selecting a candidate, and asked pretending to be confused.

"Ah, haha, Mr. Li heard that someone from above came to inspect the work in Jizhou, and he specifically asked me to come to the Yamen to select fifty soldiers to greet him."

Of course Ban An couldn't say that Li Zheng took the initiative to choose fifty soldiers to help the Wei family escort the silk?

If Chen Wangnan knew about this, he and Ye Chen would not be able to take away even one of these fifty people until they were disgusted to death today.

"Inspection?! Which sir!? Which sir?" Chen Wangnan, who was originally smiling, heard that someone from above was coming to Jizhou for inspection, his expression instantly became unnatural, and he asked slightly panicked.

"This is Mr. Lu from Jinan?"

"Oh, oh, Mr. Lu, that's good, that's good."

Hearing that the person coming was a governor he was familiar with, Chen Wangnan felt a little relieved. Lu Anshan of Jizhou had taken care of him very well in the past few years. If someone else had come to inspect, he would not have heard the news yet. What a waste. Come on.

Realizing that his attitude just now was a bit embarrassing, Chen Wangnan coughed twice, caught a glimpse of Ye Chen standing next to Ban An with a strange expression, and asked suspiciously: "Master Ban, this is..."

Chen Wangnan knew all the officials in Jizhou, but this one was a stranger.

"This....."

Before Ban An could finish speaking, Ye Chen said first, "I'm Ye Chen, Mr. Lu's nephew."

Ban An on the side was stunned for a long time because of Ye Chen's words, and then he responded as expected, and echoed: "Yes, I forgot to introduce to Mr. Chen, this is Mr. Lu's nephew, Lu Chen."

"Then I don't know why my Lord is here this time..."

I heard that the banditry in Jizhou is quite serious, so I came to the Yamen specifically to lead troops to protect him," Ye Chen said calmly.

"Nothing! It's absolutely nonsense!"

Chen Wangnan quickly interrupted Ye Chen's words, and ran to the training ground with his chubby body. He pointed at Zhang Yan who was selecting soldiers and said: "Please see how strong our soldiers in Jizhou are!"

"With such strong soldiers, how can those bandits have the courage to cause trouble?"

Ye Chen nodded slightly, "It's indeed good, but the safety issue is still..."

"Please don't worry, Mr. Lu!" In the astonished eyes of everyone, Chen Wangnan rushed to Ye Chen's side with a quick stride, held the former's hands tightly and said excitedly

"You can choose these soldiers as you like. If fifty are enough, I can use my own guards to make up for it. I must ensure your safety!"

Let me choose, let me choose, I will give it to you. All the guards of the Chen family will be pulled over to protect the silk of my Wei family. You agree, but Li Zheng doesn’t agree either!

Ye Chen suppressed a smile and replied, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, fifty is more than enough."

Chen Wangnan then wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied flatteringly: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first. If you have anything to do, please feel free to tell me."

Seeing the former's groveling look in front of him, Ye Chen waved his hand pretending to be cold, "Step back, your attitude is wrong, I will report it to my uncle."

If the performance continues, he will really lose his temper.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! I'll step aside now!" Sensing that Ye Chen was impatient, Chen Wangnan bowed and left quickly.

"If this old guy Chen Wangnan knew the truth, you would be so angry that he would vomit blood." Ban An laughed, and he felt very relieved to see the former being made into such a funny look by Ye Chen.

Ye Chen just smiled noncommittally and did not answer. His goal was to get these fifty soldiers first.

Even if Chen Xiangnan finally knew the truth, with Li Zheng and Ban An standing by him, what would he be afraid of?

At the same time, Zhang Yan had already selected fifty soldiers and lined them up in the field.

"Master Ye, fifty brothers have been selected." While the two were chatting and laughing, Zhang Yan walked up to them and reported respectfully.

Ye Chen nodded slightly and glanced with satisfaction at the orderly and majestic fifty soldiers in the courtyard.

"set off!"