Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 415 - 232 Brother Qian_1

Chapter 415: Chapter 232 Brother Qian_1

Unexpectedly, Yueyue turned out to be the Commandery Princess! Prince Ning was actually a relative of his own!

Qian Manjiang stood dumbfounded, his mouth unable to close for quite some time. Prince Ning smiled without making a sound and picked up his teacup to drink.

At this moment, a servant came to report that Old Duke Liang, Deputy Commander Liang, and Young Master Liang request an audience. Last month, Liang Jinzhao had been named the Heir to the Duke of Weiguo.

Upon hearing this, Prince Ning quickly said, "Please, have them come in." Then he stood up to greet them at the door, with Qian Manjiang following suit.

After exchanging pleasantries with Liang Zechong and his grandson, Qian Manjiang came forward to greet them with a clasped fist and said, "This humble general, Qian Manjiang, pays his respects to Old Duke Liang, Sir Liang, and Young Master Liang."

Although Qian Manjiang only knew his former superior, Liang Yiqian, he could guess who the other two were.

By military rank, Qian Manjiang, who had been promoted to the fifth rank, held a much higher status than Liang Jinzhao, who had only recently been promoted from the seventh rank. However, as the Heir to the Duke of Weiguo, Liang Jinzhao’s title was much higher than that of Qian Manjiang.

Therefore, Qian Manjiang also had to pay his respects to Liang Jinzhao.

Liang Yiqian smiled and nodded, saying, "General Qian is also here."

Liang Zechong looked Qian Manjiang up and down and laughed, "Hmm, not bad, with a resilient spirit, and you’ve endured quite a bit of hardship. Thoroughly unseating the Treacherous Ye, General Qian’s contributions are indispensable."

After finishing his words, Liang Zechong even patted his shoulder, prompting Qian Manjiang to feel surprisingly flattered.

Liang Jinzhao then returned the gesture with a fist and palm salute and said, "You’re too kind, Brother Qian. I’m quite familiar with Xiu’er and Jinwa; whenever I visited Master Bei Kong to study martial arts, I would often play with them. The first time I saw Xiu’er, she was skinny and short, selling wildflowers she picked from the mountains. She told me her father had gone missing in battle, there was no one to work in her family, and she had never had a full meal... Feeling pity for her, I asked my grandfather to submit a petition after returning to the capital, changing the status of some missing persons to killed in action, never expecting... Hehe..." He rubbed his head, embarrassed, with a chuckle.

Qian Manjiang hurriedly responded, "Thank you, Young Master Liang, my family has also mentioned how you’ve helped them a lot."

Liang Jinzhao said openly, "It’s what I should do. You’re too courteous, Brother Qian; just call me Brother Liang."

Liang Zechong laughed and said, "The children of the Qian family call you Big Brother Liang; how can you call their father Brother Qian? You’ve got the generations mixed up; you should be calling him Uncle."

Liang Jinzhao felt like calling Qian Manjiang ’Uncle’ would put him at a disadvantage, but if he called Qian Manjiang ’Brother,’ then the little girl would indeed have to call him ’Big Uncle.’ She had called him ’Big Uncle’ before and it had annoyed him for a long time. So he laughed and said, "Then I’ll just address him as General Qian."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, they entered the main hall and took their seats.

Prince Ning took the lead and said, "This Prince knows Zhaozhao is a direct disciple of Master Bei Kong, not only highly skilled in martial arts but also proficient in military manuals, strategy, and formations, and it is said that you can even interpret the heavens. This Prince wishes to assign him to the Central Army Camp."

He knew that the sons of noble families generally do not go to the front lines, and even if they do, it is to fight in small, guaranteed victories or when the larger battles are nearly over and our forces are overwhelmingly likely to win, so they can participate in the battle to earn military merits for promotion.

Moreover, Liang Jinzhao was the Princely Heir and the sole legitimate son of Liang Yiqian.

By assigning Liang Jinzhao to the Central Army Camp, he was looking after both public and private interests. Not only because of the relationship with the Weiguo Duke Mansion, but because he really wanted to keep Liang Jinzhao close to listen to his advice. At the same time, he genuinely admired this young man.

Liang Jinzhao, like Prince Ning when he was young, was someone who genuinely wanted to rise from the lowest soldier to the rank of General, and he was luckier than Prince Ning because he had already been studying military tactics with Master Bei Kong for over a decade.

Old Duke Liang laughed and said, "Thank you, Prince Ning, for caring for Zhaozhao, but today this old minister brought him here for another important matter." He turned to Liang Jinzhao and instructed, "Zhaozhao, show the Three-Eyed Fire Musket to Prince Ning."

Prince Ning had already noticed that Qian Jinzhao had something in his hands that resembled a Fire Musket yet wasn’t quite the same.

Fire Muskets had been invented by artisans since the Previous Dynasty, but their range was short, their power weak, their loading slow, and they were less practical than bows and crossbows in combat. Although many army camps had some Fire Muskets, they were only used on special occasions.

Standing up, Liang Zhaojin brought the object in his hands before Prince Ning and said, "This is the Three-Eyed Fire Musket, modified from the Fire Musket. It has a range of over one hundred meters. It’s more powerful than the Fire Musket, with a scattering shot for a higher hit rate. It’s capable of continuous discharge, creating dense firepower, advantageous for suppressing the fast-moving Cavalry..."