With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

The soldier who fired the gun took off his blindfold and looked at his companion who was covering his head with an apologetic look on his face.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I..."

"It's okay, I'm just too timid."

The soldier, covering his head, smiled awkwardly.

With the first, there is the second, the third...

More and more soldiers put on blindfolds and raised their muskets.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Gunshots rang out one after another, and the training ground was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Lu Yan looked at these soldiers with a barely perceptible smile on his lips.

He knew that this army was gradually becoming what he wanted.

At night, on the city wall of Shannan County, a group of black shadows swayed like ghosts.

Lu Yan stood at the battlement of the city wall, pointing to the bottom of the wall, with a hint of joking in his tone:

"Look here, everyone! This is called flying over the eaves and walking on the walls. It doesn't mean you can just steal chickens and dogs!"

"Climb up, then climb down, fast and in a cool way, understand?"

The soldiers looked at each other in bewilderment. The city wall was more than ten meters high.

It's completely bare, there's not even a place to stand, how can I climb?

"Sir, this...isn't this too high?"

Zhang Xun swallowed his saliva and his calves felt a little weak.

Lu Yan glared, "What? Are you scared? Back when I was in Lanxiang..."

He braked in time.

"Back in the day, I was also an expert at climbing over walls and houses!"

"Everyone, cheer up! If you can't even climb a wall, how are you going to fight on the battlefield in the future?"

As Lu Yan spoke, he jumped up and climbed up the city wall as lightly as a civet cat. After a few jumps, he reached the top.

Then he slid down again at the same speed, his movements so smooth that the soldiers were stunned.

"See? It's that simple! Start practicing!"

Lu Yan pointed at the city wall, his tone unquestionable.

The soldiers had no choice but to climb up.

For a moment, the city walls were filled with the howling of ghosts and wolves, and the sounds of wrestling and cursing were endless.

"Ouch! My ass!"

"Who the hell stepped on my hand!"

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to fall!"

Lu Yan stood at the foot of the city wall, looking at this group of clumsy soldiers, and couldn't help but laugh and scold:

"A bunch of losers! You can't even climb a wall, and you still have the nerve to call yourself a soldier!"

"Everyone, try harder! If you can't make it up, you won't have dinner tonight!"

Under Lu Yan's "coercion and inducement", the soldiers finally managed to climb up the city wall. They were so tired that they were panting and collapsed on the ground.

The wailing on the city wall continued until late at night before gradually subsiding.

The soldiers collapsed on the ground like a pile of mud, without even the strength to move.

Lu Yan looked at their miserable appearance and felt both angry and amused.

"Okay, stop pretending to be dead! Go back to sleep! We'll continue tomorrow morning!"

Lu Yan cursed as he walked down the city wall, leaving behind a group of soldiers in mourning.

The next day, Lu Yan began his "devil training" as usual.

Practice marching and shooting during the day, and wall climbing at night.

The soldiers complained bitterly, but they did not dare to disobey Lu Yan's orders and could only grit their teeth and persevere.

Although Lu Yan's training method is strange, it is very effective.

In just half a month, this originally disorganized team became disciplined and its combat effectiveness was greatly improved.

Especially the special forces team, which has been transformed and become a sharp weapon in Lu Yan's hands.

At the same time, in Qingshui County not far away.

The county magistrate was reclining on the armchair, listening to the report from his legal advisor.

"Sir, look, what is this Mr. Lu from Shannan County doing?"

"In the middle of the night, he brought a group of people to climb up and down the city wall, not afraid of disturbing the people."

The lawyer waved his feather fan, looking puzzled.

The magistrate of Qingshui County was named Zhao Dezhu. He was a fat guy with big ears and a bloated stomach.

He narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.

"Disturbing the public? I think he's up to something! Climbing the wall in the middle of the night is clearly a sign of rebellion!"

"Immediately write a memorial and report this matter to the court, saying that Shannan County Magistrate Lu Yan is secretly training troops and intending to rebel!"

"Yes, your Excellency has a good opinion!"

The lawyer responded quickly, secretly delighted that this was a good opportunity to flatter.

He rolled his eyes and added fuel to the fire.

"Sir, this Lu Yan not only secretly trained his troops, but also amassed wealth and oppressed the people. He is simply a local tyrant! I heard that he also raped women and committed all kinds of evil!"

Zhao Dezhu was immediately alerted when he heard this.

"Oh? There's such a thing? This Lu Yan is really audacious! It seems that if we don't teach him a lesson, he won't know how many eyes the Horse King has!"

Thus, a memorial with exaggerated information was sent to the capital.

The next day, Lu Yan was bragging to the newly recruited soldiers of the Musket Battalion about how he had shot the arrow through the air from a hundred paces away.

A carrier pigeon fluttered and landed on his shoulder.

He casually untied the small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg and pulled out the note inside.

When I unfolded it, I saw a few large characters written crookedly on it:

"Qingshui County Zhao Dezhu is accusing you of treason!"

Lu Yan was petrified for a second, then burst into laughter like a 200-pound child:

"Treason? Report me?! Did that old Zhao Dezhu take expired brain-dead pills?"

"He doesn't even take a piss to look at his own ugly face!"

The soldiers around looked at each other, confused.

Lu Fei asked cautiously:

"Sir, what happened?"

Lu Yan handed the note to Lu Fei and said with disdain:

"Look! That idiot from Qingshui County actually said I was planning a rebellion! Hahahaha, this is making me laugh to death!"

"With his skills, he still wants to fight Dad? While Dad is plotting and scheming, he's still eating dirt and playing in the mud!"

Zhang Xun and Han Sheng also came over to take a look at the note and found it equally incredible.

Han Sheng scratched his head and said honestly:

"Sir, has Zhao Dezhu lost his mind? Our Shannan County is now strong and prosperous. What's the point of plotting rebellion?"

Lu Yan snorted coldly:

"What's the point? Because I'm blocking his path to wealth!"

"If his illicit money was cut off, he would be so eager for me to die and be cremated right here,"

"Tsk! With that little guy? I can just press him into the ground with one finger and not even be able to dig him out!"

He paused, his eyes rolled, a plan came to mind, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"Since Zhao Dezhu wants to play, I'll play with him!"

"Lu Fei, pass the order down. All soldiers, change into civilian clothes tonight and follow me to Qingshui County! We're going to give Zhao Dezhu a 'big gift'!"

Lu Yan was gearing up for a "night attack" on Qingshui County.

Little did she know that on the other side, a memorial with the same content was also delivered to Chen Qingwan.

Chen Qingwan held the memorial in her hand, her slender eyebrows twisted into a knot.