After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

"I had to hurry as fast as I could to catch up with the grain carts."

"I'm afraid it will take some time to get the imperial rations back. This is a thoughtful gesture from Her Royal Highness the Princess! Her Highness said that no matter how hard it is, the soldiers must not suffer. They defend this country with their blood, and we absolutely cannot let them go to the battlefield hungry!"

When Pingning Hou heard this, he suddenly fell silent.

No wonder this man's martial arts skills are so strong, it turns out that it was specially arranged by Princess Zhaohua. If there were no warriors in charge, the grain carts would probably be robbed by bandits!

"Guard Zhong?" Ping Ning Hou suddenly asked. Zhong Ning took two steps forward, expressionless. "Are you brothers with Guard Zhong Cheng, who escorted Chen Shaozu here?"

Zhong Lu:............

Zhong Lu was silent for a moment, then replied in a deep voice, "Your Highness has given us the names Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple. We are all from the same batch!"

Marquis Pingning: ???

Pingning Hou curled his lips and then asked, "Then who are you?"

"My name is Zhong Lu, nice to meet you, General!" Zhong Lu bowed and introduced himself expressionlessly.

"Green? Orange? Red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, blue, purple?" Pingning Hou frowned slightly and asked again, "I wonder what basis Princess Zhaohua used to rank them?"

Zhong Lu was silent for a moment, then replied: "There are seven of us in total. We will fight each other, and the results of the battle will be the basis!"

As soon as these words fell, everyone's pupils shone.

If we really rank them by win or loss, then this guard Zhong Lu, with such high skills, can only be ranked fourth?

Marquis Pingning felt regretful. Why didn't he think of giving a try to Zhong Cheng, the guard who was responsible for escorting Chen Shaozu at that time?

His martial arts skills are probably even better than that of this guard Zhong Lu.

How could such a master not stay in the military camp to serve the country?

Forget it, if I can't keep that one, I can keep this one.

Thinking of this, Pingning Hou looked at Zhong Lu with a fiery look in his eyes: "Your kung fu is not bad, but it's a pity to be just a guard. Are you interested in working for me?"

Lu Xingzhou's face twitched, and Shen Yan's expression became even more ugly.

Princess Zhaohua donated supplies to the front line, but you didn't show any gratitude at all. Instead, you were overjoyed and wanted to take her guards away as well.

Isn’t this posture too shameless?

Marquis Pingning also knew that his request was a bit shameless, but there was no other way. He was a military general and had a natural liking for people with strong martial arts skills.

Zhong Lu's expression remained unchanged as she simply said, "Thank you for your kindness, General. Your Highness is still waiting for my return, so I'm sorry I can't comply!"

"A man should be armed with weapons and fight on the battlefield. What future does he have as a guard under a woman?" General Lin also advised. He didn't want to miss such a talent.

At worst, I can return to Beijing and apologize when I meet Princess Zhaohua!

"This general knows that you are worried about being blamed by Princess Zhaohua. So, this general will personally write to the princess and ask you to come to the battlefield to fight. With your ability, you will achieve success and fame in the future. Isn't that much better than being a slave?" Pingning Hou persuaded patiently!

Zhong Lu was silent for a moment, then replied: "Not a slave!"

"what?"

"Your Highness said that we are not slaves!"

"Hahaha..." The crowd roared with laughter. How could a guard not be a slave? This man was truly too naive!

A trace of confusion flashed across Zhong Lu's eyes, and she just repeated:

"Your Highness said that we are not slaves, we are companions in battle, warriors fighting on the front lines for the people of the world!"

"Your Highness never speaks falsely! You have never treated us as slaves!"

"I believe in Her Royal Highness. Without Her Royal Highness's approval, I will never serve anyone else in my life!"

Zhong Lu's firm voice silenced the crowd instantly. Pingning Hou even frowned. In his opinion, this guard Zhong should be a warrior, and his martial arts skills must be at least above the fifth level.

Why would such a master be loyal to Princess Zhaohua?

What’s more, it’s not just one, but seven!

Could it be that Princess Zhaohua controlled them with poison?

Actually it is not.

Because those loyalty pills have absolute control over ordinary people, but those with strong martial arts skills will also be controlled by them at the beginning. As their internal strength drives them, the technological bugs hidden in their bodies will also be greatly impacted.

Most warriors will slowly regain their sanity after a month, and if they are of a higher rank, they can retain their sanity on the same day.

People like Zhong Lu have basically regained their sanity, so Zhong Ning uses psychological suggestion and mental control on them again.

For example, what is the meaning of human life in this world?

For example, those who possess martial arts skills should defend their country and protect the weak.

Or if you could get a high-paying job that would allow you to no longer be displaced and have the protection of the court, you could live a good life from then on.

For example, whatever the noble families can give them, she can also give them.

And she gives them more. At least they can have a clear conscience when doing things for her, and she will never let them do anything against their conscience!

The most important thing is that she, a ninth-rank master, would occasionally teach them martial arts.

For these people, their martial arts skills have mostly reached a limit, so getting guidance from Zhong Ning is the biggest temptation!

Zhong Ning offered them a very high salary, ten taels of gold per person per month!

If there are other tasks, there will be additional travel allowances, and the mansion will provide food and accommodation, with meat, fruits and vegetables for every meal.

In addition, there is still a little bit of influence from the loyalty pill, so even if they regain their sanity, they will no longer want to leave.

What Zhong Ning signed with them was an employment agreement, not a contract to sell herself. In addition, Zhong Ning rarely acted like a princess and was very respectful to her subordinates, so they were willing to work for her.

This includes Yan Wu, the eighth-rank warrior who was in charge of the reform in Qinghe County and supervised Liu Ben. He used to be a worshipper of the Cui family of Qinghe. He didn't care about anything else and only took action when the Cui family of Qinghe was in danger.

But now he saw with his own eyes that after the fall of the Qinghe Cui family, the reforms directed by Princess Zhaohua were truly a life-saving event.

The ordinary people were given land and fields, the ordinary miners received the proper wages and rest time, and the entire city began to revive from the bottom up.

He was silent for a long time. He had originally planned to leave after finishing these things and find another noble family to offer Yan Wu as his worship, but suddenly he felt that it was too boring.

He participated in the reform throughout the process and knew what such reforms meant to most people.

Compared to the past when the Cui family of Qinghe was domineering and the people did not dare to offend them, the people of Qinghe County are now truly active.

He seemed to have found a meaning other than pursuing martial arts.

So he accepted it and took the initiative to write a letter to Zhong Ning, expressing his willingness to safeguard the reform.

If it happens again, remember to notify him!

Zhong Ning ordered someone to send fifty taels of gold over and also ordered someone to buy him a small house as a reward for his hard work during this period.