Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"But Commander Xia, speaking of which, did you just say something that reminded me?"

After Pan Yue finished complaining, he suddenly changed the subject and spoke in a serious tone.

"Oh?"

Xia Mingyuan was stunned and looked at Pan Yue in confusion.

Pan Yue glared at Pan Hongxing and said with a grim expression, "You just said that you wanted to let this useless boy of mine go to the military camp and fight for a while. I have thought about it."

"However, the soldiers in the city defense camp all know that he is Pan Yue's son. Not to mention disciplining him, they all speak to him respectfully."

"I sent him to the military camp, but he might have blocked me there."

"I don't care about anything else, but if my son Pan Yue gets any special treatment in the military camp, how will I have the face to manage my soldiers in the future?"

When Pan Yue said this, he sighed helplessly.

"Besides, my wife has always protected this brat. She won't let him be beaten or scolded."

"A loving mother often spoils her son. Now he has become like this. It's all her fault for being such a protective mother!"

Pan Hongxing glared, his face full of dissatisfaction as he said, "How do you know I'm the boss in the military camp?"

"All those brothers in the barracks say I'm a real man."

"Shut up!"

Pan Yue slammed the table and looked at his son in frustration.

"I'm talking to Commander Xia, is it your turn to interrupt?"

"If you dare to say any more nonsense, I will break your legs."

Pan Hongxing shrank his neck, his face flushed, but he didn't dare to speak again.

"Commander Xia, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Pan Yue looked at Xia Mingyuan with a smile, "How about this, let me, your rebellious son, come over and give you a beating?"

"I heard that your military camp has strict discipline. Although stationed in Xujia Village, they never harm the civilians. I guess the training must be rigorous."

"I'm handing this kid over to you. Just keep him breathing. You can do whatever you want to him. It would be best if you could get him to come back and take the imperial examination."

The corner of Xia Mingyuan's mouth twitched, and he looked at Pan Yue with a dark face, feeling speechless.

It turns out that this guy has been hesitating for so long because he wants to send his son to his military camp?

"General Pan, I'm afraid this isn't a good idea."

Xia Mingyuan frowned and said in a deep voice: "My troops are all private troops to suppress bandits, and the imperial court does not recognize them."

"If you go to my place, you might be labeled a rebel one day."

"Besides, your son will never achieve anything great under my command, no matter how much he trains or kills enemies, let alone get promoted."

Hearing this, Pan Yue burst into laughter.

"Commander Xia, you're joking."

"No matter what, you are also a member of the Princess's Mansion. As long as you don't rebel, how could the court turn you into a rioter?"

"As for promotion, after all, I never wanted this kid to become an official based on his military achievements. You just need to dissuade him from wanting to be a warrior."

"This one……"

Xia Mingyuan gently waved his feather fan and looked Pan Yue up and down, feeling a little embarrassed.

If any wealthy family in Hanyang City asked for such a small matter, he would probably agree without even thinking about it.

After all, if the other party's son is handed over to him, he can at least make a lot of money.

However, Pan Yue was extremely poor.

That day, I extorted two hundred taels from him at the tailor shop, and almost made the old man go bankrupt.

He is not greedy or predatory in his daily life, so it is impossible to ask him to open a back door for him to get some food and supplies.

All in all, there is no money at all in Pan Yue's family.

Letting this kid into the military camp would not benefit Xia Mingyuan at all, but would only cause more trouble.

"Dad, I won't work for this guy!"

Pan Hongxing gritted his teeth and said, "We have a grudge against each other. He will definitely torture me on purpose."

"You're handing me over to him, aren't you afraid that he'll kill me?"

"Shut up, you bastard!"

"If you want to join the army, this is your only choice!"

"If you can hold out there for a month, I'll let you return and join the army."

"If you don't want to go, just go back home and study."

When Pan Hongxing heard this, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.

At this moment, Xia Mingyuan shook his head and looked at Pan Hongxing.

"No, Master Pan, I think you misunderstood. It's not your turn to consider whether to go or not. It's just that I don't want you to go at all."

"You are a young master, but even your father's city defense camp doesn't want you. And you still want to join my camp?"

Having said this, Xia Mingyuan sneered and turned to look at Pan Yue.

"General Pan, I'm afraid this matter is difficult to handle."

"In my opinion, you should be more ruthless. If the child is disobedient, just beat him a few times. Why send him to a military camp?"

"If you can't bear to beat me, then leave it to me."

The corners of Pan Yue's mouth twitched. He didn't expect Xia Mingyuan to reject his request so ruthlessly.

"Commander Xia, I'm handing my son over to you because I want to befriend you."

"Why don't you appreciate it?"

"Besides, Sun Yaozu's son has gone, so why can't my son go?"

When Pan Yue said this, a sly smile appeared on his face.

"I forgot to tell you that this kid of mine has always had a good relationship with Sun Wenju. I deliberately planted a spy next to him. Don't you want to send someone to monitor him?"

After hearing this, Xia Mingyuan was slightly stunned. He looked up and down at Pan Hongxing with a surprised look on his face.

After a moment, before he could speak, Pan Yue finally couldn't bear it any longer and said, "Let me tell you the truth, Mr. Xia."

"I suspect Sun Yaozu and his son are colluding with the Poison Dragon Gang."

"In fact, Sun Yaozu is the biggest protector of the Poison Dragon Gang in Hanyang, besides the Xu family."

Having said this, Pan Yue paused, raised his head and looked at Xia Mingyuan, as if he had already imagined Xia Mingyuan's shocked expression.

However, Xia Mingyuan remained calm and nodded as usual.

"Commander Xia, aren't you surprised?"

When Pan Yue saw this scene, he suddenly looked a little depressed.

Xia Mingyuan smiled and patted the table lightly, "What's so surprising about this?"

"To be honest, I've had some guesses in my mind for a long time."

"If the Poison Dragon Gang didn't have someone protecting them, how could they have failed so many times in their bandit suppression efforts?"

Pan Yue sighed, looked at Xia Mingyuan with admiration, and said lightly:

"Although I've been close to them on the surface these past few years, I've actually been secretly on guard, waiting for them to reveal their true colors."

"It's a pity that Sun Yaozu is cautious by nature and finds it difficult to trust me, the commander of the city defense battalion."

"This time, I sent this rebellious son of mine to your military camp to monitor Sun Wenju."

"After all, you only have 2,000 men under your command. If there's a traitor, I'm afraid they'll be captured by the Poison Dragon Gang in an instant."