Chapter 150 You guessed it right! (Thanks to book friends Pipixia Papaxiong and Mo Shaobao for the reward)
But where can we find such a skilled warrior?
Honestly speaking, as the elite force of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Imperial Guards were capable of fighting and had numerous competent generals. It might be an exaggeration to say that they were as numerous as the hairs on a cow, but they were definitely not few.

But the question is, who would be willing to abandon their family and career and follow you, Ye Mingsheng, a general of humble origin, to work in such a bitter and cold place as Liaoyang?

Ye Mingsheng thought about it and screened some people he could think of. In the end, he felt that only Chen Yannian met his goal.

After so many battles in Gongdu, Ye Mingsheng was very familiar with Chen Yannian's command level. Although this old guy was not liked by others, his ability was indeed beyond doubt. Being a commander, he was more than capable of commanding thousands of people in battle.

Secondly, Chen Yannian was a relatively upright person with integrity and loyalty. After working together for several years, Ye Mingsheng had never heard that he accepted bribes or benefits from his subordinates. When they were in Liujing, the battle was so difficult, but he tried his best not to abandon any of his brothers.

Although Ye Mingsheng himself is not a good person, he naturally hopes that his subordinates are good people who are loyal and righteous to him.

In addition, although Chen Yannian was not very convinced of himself, he also maintained a basic respect for himself, and completed the orders given to him with quality and quantity, without deliberately pitting himself...
It was precisely because Chen Yannian had so many advantages that Ye Mingsheng ignored some of his shortcomings and extended an olive branch to him.

Chen Yannian, who did not understand Ye Mingsheng's thoughts, thought for a whole incense stick of time before he slowly sighed and looked at Ye Mingsheng, saying with regret and some self-mockery:

"It's rare that you think so highly of an old man like me. If I were ten years younger, I would definitely go with you to try this!"

Feeling the rejection in Chen Yannian's words, Ye Mingsheng could not hide his disappointment. He shook his head, took out an unsealed letter from his arms and handed it to Chen Yannian.

"This is········"

Chen Yannian subconsciously took the letter that Ye Mingsheng handed over, but when he looked at the letter, his expression was full of doubts.

"Captain Chen, why don't you take out the letter and take a look at it!" Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:

Chen Yannian did not doubt what he heard. He took the letter out of the envelope, glanced at the contents, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

"Captain Chen, I have no way of repaying you for your help. I heard that the Hujie Army is planning to expand its forces by two battalions, so I wrote this letter of recommendation to the commander of the Hujie Imperial Army, Lord Fang Jingfang, hoping that our 400-plus brothers can be transferred to the Hujie Imperial Army."

"Lord Fang is my fellow villager. You can go find him with this letter. He will naturally take care of you. Don't worry about the matter at the Ministry of War. I have already used my connections. The matter should be settled in the next few days!"

"If nothing unexpected happens, with the merits of this time in the palace, it won't be long before I can call you Commander Chen!" At this point, Ye Mingsheng smiled and bowed to Chen Yannian.
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's explanation, although Chen Yannian was mature and steady, his old face could not hide his joy. As an old warrior, Chen Yannian had been fighting in the imperial army for decades. Born in a poor family, he had no one to rely on in the imperial army. At the age of 25, he was promoted to the position of the eighth-rank sentry captain based on his accumulated military exploits.

But no one expected that he would sit in the position of the eighth-rank sentry leader for decades, and he was transformed from an ambitious and passionate young man into an old man who just wants to spend the rest of his life in peace...

If we only talk about military achievements, Chen Yannian should have been promoted to the position of commander at least ten years earlier. Now he might even have gone a step further and sat in a higher position.

But unfortunately, the world nowadays is so cruel. Without background, backing and money, even if you are capable, strict with yourself and keep yourself clean, it is difficult for you to stand out among the numerous imperial guards.

Although he had made great contributions in the palace this time by following Ye Mingsheng, Chen Yannian, who had been disappointed countless times, did not expect to make further progress this time, but only hoped to get more rewards and wealth. He had three sons, and the pressure of saving up for the bride price was still very great.

However, he never expected that the thing he had not accomplished in most of his life could be easily solved by Ye Mingsheng with just a letter and a few words...
Feeling the joy emanating from Chen Yannian's emotions, Ye Mingsheng was also happy for him from the bottom of his heart.
Ye himself does not consider himself a good person, but he is definitely not a cold-blooded and heartless person!

He knew very well that the reason why he was able to climb to his current position as General Huwei from the fifth rank was not only due to his own efforts, but also because of the brothers under him who risked their lives to win the credit for him!
More than a thousand people went to the battle, but only four hundred returned. You can imagine how difficult the task was...

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng was grateful to his subordinates. If it were not for the original owner's greed, more people might have been able to return to Da Zhou and reunite with the family.

The court is responsible for the dead, so he can't take care of that much. However, Ye Mingsheng still wants to do his part in taking care of the living.

He was transferred to the Zhenwu Army as a high-ranking official, and Xu Zhaojie had no way to deal with him. However, with his vengeful character, if he couldn't find trouble for himself, he would most likely vent his anger on his subordinates. He was the commander, and he could find any excuse to make everyone live a life worse than death.

In order to prevent everyone from being implicated because of himself, he once again sought help from Li Guangbin this morning and asked him to ask for help from his connections to get the matter settled. This way, the remaining 400-plus people would be transferred to the Hujie Army. In this way, no matter how powerful Xu Zhaojie's arm was, he would not be able to reach the Hujie Imperial Guards.

After Chen Yannian thanked him profusely, Ye Mingsheng said goodbye and left. However, before leaving the tent, Ye Mingsheng recalled the conversation he had with Chen Yannian in the palace. He immediately lowered his voice so that only he and Chen Yannian could hear it and said:
“You guessed right…”

Although Ye Mingsheng's words were incoherent, when Chen Yannian heard them, he stood there in a daze and fell into deep thought.

After giving Chen Yannian a reminder and finishing what he was supposed to do, Ye Mingsheng said nothing more and strode out of Chen Yannian's tent with his head held high.

(End of this chapter)