Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

Niu Er Tavern was introduced by Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu. The tavern is not big, but the dishes taste good.

Ling Chuan, a ninth-rank official, is at the level of a general flag bearer and can theoretically lead fifty people.

However, the Investigation Bureau was just established, and each of the twelve heads of the department had only ten or eight people under him. In addition, the supervisor had the authority to mobilize the Imperial Guards, with a maximum of two hundred people.

All the guards in the Judicial Investigation Bureau were drawn from the Yulin Guards.

The duty of the Yulin Guards is to guard the imperial city. All of them are of good family background and have a bright future. If they have some connections in their family, they will not be transferred to the Judicial Investigation Bureau to be a guard.

In addition, there are many people who have a membership in the Yulin Guard but cannot serve in the Yulin Guard, and have no choice but to work in the Jishisi to make a living.

Almost all of Ling Chuan's subordinates are of the second type. They inherited their father's career and have a membership in the Yulin Guard, but they have never joined the Yulin Guard, let alone undergone its military training.

However, when they knew Ling Chuan was the boss of Yunfu Ji, their eyes lit up. Yunfu Ji has been very popular in recent days, and who wouldn't want to curry favor with someone like that? So they drank and flattered each other at the banquet.

After a few drinks, Ling Chuan's relationship with everyone quickly became warmer.

It's not enough to win people's hearts over a meal, but Ling Chuan at least got their superficial support, and they drank until midnight before leaving.

When Ling Chuan returned to Yunfuji and entered the backyard, he saw Chujiu standing beside him. His eyes lit up. He was drunk and had the urge to have sex, so he asked quickly, "Where's the lady?"

While asking Ling Chuan, he looked around, but did not see Lu Xi. Instead, he saw a tall man with both hands holding a knife in front of his chest, with his profile facing him, looking quite fierce.

Ling Chuan only looked at him twice more, and the man turned his eyes and glanced at Ling Chuan. The fierce look in his eyes made it seem as if he was going to attack at the next moment, which scared Ling Chuan sobered up a little.

However, Chujiu said, "The young lady said that she has no time to come here during this period, so you don't have to worry about her. In addition, this is my senior brother, named Chuyi. The young lady asked him to protect your safety."

"When will Miss Lu come?"

Ling Chuan was only concerned about this issue for the time being, but Chu Jiuzhi said she didn't know, then turned to her senior brother and whispered, "Senior brother, you will be responsible for protecting him from now on. I will come to see you when I am free."

Wow...the friendship between master and disciple.

Ling Chuan chuckled, and all his fear of the fierce-looking Chu Yi disappeared. He said to Chu Jiu who turned away and said, "Slow down!" Then he walked towards Chu Yi and said, "Master Chu, have you eaten yet?"

He walked and talked, and just as he reached the other party's front, Chuyi slightly turned his body, still keeping his side face towards Lingchuan: "Thank you for your trouble, young master, I have eaten."

Ling Chuan was amazed in his heart. Even the voice of this guy sounded like that of a hermit. It seemed that he should be reliable.

"Okay, it's too late today, go to bed early, I'll have a welcome party tomorrow."

The next morning, as soon as Ling Chuan went downstairs, he saw Chuyi practicing martial arts in the open space at the door of the small building. Cao Huanchun, Tie Kai and the other two were standing by and watching, commenting from time to time.

Ling Chuan didn't understand, so he asked quietly: "Lao Cao, is this guy good?"

Cao Huanchun glanced at Ling Chuan and said, "Sir, you can take back that word 'no'."

"Oh? Better than you?"

Cao Huanchun shook his head: "I'm old. If I were younger, the same age as him, I would probably be able to defeat him for three or five moves."

"..." Ling Chuan looked at Cao Huanchun in surprise: "Only three or five moves? What about now?"

"Now? Now he can beat twenty of me by himself."

"Twenty? You're exaggerating."

"Exaggerated? This is the eldest disciple of Taoist Master Wenren from Mount Zhongnan. Do you know who Taoist Master Wenren is?"

When Ling Chuan heard about Zhongnan Mountain, he asked in surprise, "The Taoist Master Wenren you mentioned, could he be from the Quanzhen Sect?"

Cao Huanchun was stunned. "What Quanzhen Sect? Taoist Master Wenren is a legitimate Taoist heir. He was conferred the title of Taixuan Zhenren of Mount Zhongnan by the imperial court. He holds the second-rank official position, the same level as Zhengyi Zhenren of Mount Longhu."

"Hiss..." Ling Chuan chuckled: "It seems that Miss Lu still cares about me."

Cao Huanchun choked. He didn't dare to respond to this. He left, making the excuse that he had other things to do at the shop.

At this time, Chuyi had finished practicing boxing and stood there like a javelin, but his face was still in profile, facing the direction of Lingchuan.

Ling Chuan was about to say hello when Chu Yi moved his feet, still turning his face to Ling Chuan, and clasped his fist diagonally: "Chu Yi greets Master Ling."

"Haha, Master Chu, there's no need to be so polite. Since Miss Lu sent you here, we are a family. Just be casual."

"Chuyi is just a warrior, how can I be worthy of being called a hero? Master Ling, just call me by my name."

"How can that be possible? You are older than me and your martial arts skills are so strong. How about I call you Chu Ge... uh... Yi Ge..."

Ling Chuan scratched his head: "I'd better call you Brother Chu."

Chu Yi didn't say anything, which was considered as his tacit agreement. Ling Chuan then said, "Today I plan to go to Jilong Mountain in the north of the city. I was stabbed near Jilong Mountain last time, and I haven't been there for several days. Now that I have Brother Chu to protect me, I am not afraid anymore."

Chuyi clasped his fists and said, "I'll go get the car."

On the first day of the new year, the two of them drove the donkey cart out of the door and just as they were about to go out, they saw Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu squatting at the door eating pancakes.

As soon as the two saw Ling Chuan coming out, they hurriedly stuffed the pancakes into their arms, jumped up and were about to step forward to salute, but the next moment, a cold light was placed on their necks.

"Brother Chu, don't be impulsive. They are my subordinates."

With a clang, the sword returned to its sheath, and Chuyi's figure flashed and returned to the donkey cart, as if nothing had happened just now.

However, Zhang Tong and Zhao Fu's legs were shaking like sieves and they could not move a step. Although what happened just now happened in the blink of an eye, they both truly felt the threat of death.

Ling Chuan had no idea what the two had just faced, he just thought they were useless. Seeing that they didn't move, he could only jump off the donkey cart: "Why are you two here? Is there something going on with the Criminal Investigation Department?"

Zhang Tong wiped the cold sweat from his head and swallowed his saliva: "Master Ling, there is nothing to do in the government office. Didn't you tell us brothers to follow you yesterday?"

Zhao Fu also laughed dryly and said, "Yes, Lord Ling has also paid us two brothers. How can we just take the money and not work?"

Ling Chuan then remembered: "Okay, you two get in the car and follow me to the north of the city."

"Oh, good!"

Zhang Tong stepped forward to help Ling Chuan get on the carriage. Zhao Fu glanced at Chu Yi and stepped forward tremblingly: "Big brother, let me do the rough work of driving the carriage. You can take a rest."

Chuyi looked at Lingchuan in confusion, and Lingchuan nodded: "Then let him drive the car."

The four of them rode in a donkey cart and slowly came to Jilong Mountain in the north of the city. The workshop was at the northwest corner at the foot of the mountain. There was a large pond not far away, called Xijia Datang.

Ling Chuan originally chose this place because of Xijia Datang. The soil here is fertile, there is plenty of yellow mud, and the water source is convenient. He even made plans to hire some villagers to grow beets in two or three months, after the nearby villagers have harvested their grain.

Beet is the basic raw material for making white sugar. As long as beet cultivation reaches a certain scale, the cost of white sugar can be greatly reduced.