The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

After thinking it over carefully, Li Sandian answered cautiously.

"Your Highness is aware that Liangzhou is not a peaceful place and has been harassed by various forces for many years. Therefore, the state government has granted us special permission to raise troops to protect ourselves according to our own strength."

Li Sandian spoke cautiously, and Yang Ling's expression brightened upon hearing this. Just moments before, she had been thinking about how to legalize the group of people under her command.

I didn't expect the answer to come to me so quickly.

And the best part is that you can raise more soldiers according to your own strength. So raising more soldiers under your command shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Your Highness, if there's nothing else, we'll take our leave. The two hundred thousand taels of silver will be delivered to the Prince's residence shortly!"

Li Sandian watched Yang Ling sitting there smiling without saying a word, and felt a chill run down his spine.

It would be better to take your son and leave here as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling frowned slightly, then waved his hand to dismiss the others.

He led his men back to the Prince's Palace.

"Mr. Zhuge, I'll leave the arrangements for these people under your command to you. Also, find some capable individuals among them and train them properly."

Since he can raise his own army, Yang Ling must ensure that his troops are strong.

After hearing this, Mr. Zhuge nodded slightly, but then thought again that having three thousand men under his command was already quite a lot.

I wonder how the Ninth Prince will support his army!

"Your Highness, I still have some doubts. We currently have more than three thousand men under our command. I wonder how Your Highness plans to support them?"

A team of over three thousand people is already quite large. Just like Li San Dian, who could easily produce two hundred thousand taels of silver, yet he only had twenty men under his command.

They now have over three thousand men under their command, not counting the personal guards they brought from the King of Chu.

It's not easy to support so many people.

Upon hearing Mr. Zhuge's words, Yang Ling smiled slightly. Now that he had arrived in Liangzhou, this was the last thing he was worried about.

"If we don't have money, we'll earn it. Three thousand is just a starting point for me. Does Mr. Zhuge think that we can establish ourselves in Liangzhou with only three thousand men?"

The current situation is actually quite clear: Liangzhou is a place where all sorts of people mingle.

To achieve great things in this place, one must have a large army.

Mr. Zhuge looked up at Yang Ling in front of him. This Ninth Prince was indeed more complicated than he had imagined.

However, since a plan had already been made, he naturally supported it.

After Mr. Zhuge left, Yun'er came in carrying some pastries.

"Your Highness, these are things I just bought from outside. I suppose you haven't tried the delicacies of Liangzhou yet, so please have a taste!"

Yun'er's voice was soft, with a faint smile on her lips.

Only now did Yang Ling take a closer look at the girl in front of her.

With her looks, she would definitely be a big star in later generations.

With his limited abilities, he could only watch from the screen, but now, such a beautiful girl was serving him food.

He took what she handed him.

"Thank you, Yun'er."

After saying that, he slowly started eating. The taste was indeed very good, even sweeter than what he ate in the Prince's Palace.

Yun'er looked at the boy in front of her who was eating with great relish, and a happy smile appeared in her eyes.

If it weren't for his intervention today, I'm afraid I would have been defiled by those two people long ago.

Thinking of this, Yun'er's face showed a look of gratitude.

However, perhaps due to excessive excitement, Yun'er, who was standing on flat ground, suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.

With quick reflexes, Yang Ling rushed forward and grabbed her around the waist. As their eyes met, Yun'er felt her mind go blank.

Yang Ling was always busy exploring for oil in his previous life. When had he ever experienced something like this?

The moment their eyes met, both of their faces flushed crimson, and Yang Ling could feel a slight burning sensation on her face.

"Cough cough..."

Yang Ling didn't know what to say at this moment. According to scenes in movies and TV dramas, they should be kissing passionately right now.

As the image formed in my mind, the atmosphere in the room became ambiguous.

How could Yun'er, who had long harbored feelings for Yang Ling, not be moved at this moment?

Just as Yang Ling was about to approach, the door was kicked open by the burly man from before.

"Your Highness, there's some reckless fool outside trying to disturb you!"

The strong man was named Li Tianba. He was a local militia recruited by Yang Ling on the road. Yang Ling had personally witnessed Li Tianba uprooting a willow tree.

Why not recruit such a valiant person into your ranks?

But at this moment, this guy seems to have lost sight of the situation.

They quickly released Yun'er, both of them looking flustered.

Li Tianba looked at the Ninth Prince in front of him, and belatedly realized something.

He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Your Highness, why don't you continue? I'll go out and give that guy outside a couple of punches."

Li Tianba's style of doing things has always been simple: if anyone dares to harm the Ninth Prince, he will just give them two punches.

Yang Ling looked at the burly man in front of her and sighed helplessly.

He then turned his gaze to Yun'er, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Go back inside and wait!"

Upon hearing that short sentence, Yun'er's mind went completely blank again.

When they came to their senses, Yang Ling and Li Tianba had already left.

"What does Your Highness mean by this? Does he mean to..."

The girl's face was flushed with embarrassment, but she also felt a secret sense of anticipation and delight.

Yang Ling was unaware of the inner turmoil of the girl inside the house. After following Li Tianba out of the mansion, she saw a large sedan chair parked outside the gate.

The sedan chair looked exceptionally luxurious, and it was surrounded by a ring of guards, indicating that its owner was of extraordinary status.

"That's him. A delicate-looking man is sitting in the sedan chair."

Li Tianba's face showed some disdain. Shouldn't men be stronger? But the man in the sedan chair was unusually weak.

Let alone a punch, even a light touch with a finger would shatter that person.

Yang Ling frowned slightly upon seeing this. Who was this person? Why did he need Yang Ling to come out and greet him personally?

However, he wouldn't tolerate the other party's bad behavior. After all, he was the ninth prince of Liang. If he walked up to the sedan chair today...

Wouldn't that be admitting one's low status?

So at this moment, he stood there waiting to see who was inside the sedan chair.