357: Have you become a "relationship"?

One more step up, and that would be one of the Nine Ministers!

"I understand!" Lin Yue said with a smile, "Thank you, Wang Zhi!"

"No problem, but let me warn you, you might be a bit busy later..."

"Why?" Lin Yue asked, puzzled.

Wang Zhi shook his head, leaving him with only a mysterious smile.

"Brother Lin!"

Just then, Wang Da Tou suddenly called out.

"What is it, General Wang?" Lin Yue turned and asked with a smile.

"Why call me General Wang? I've told you countless times to just call me Elder Brother!" Wang Da Tou said, a hint of resentment on his face, then patted the young man beside him and said, "Call him Uncle Lin!"

"Hello, Uncle Lin!" The young man said to Lin Yue with a smile.

Lin Yue looked at the young man, who was about his age, and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be the legitimate son of General Wang Li, Wang Yuan, right?"

"Uncle Lin has good eyesight, it is indeed This humble nephew!" Wang Yuan said with a smile, then cupped his hands and added, "However, in the army, there are no fathers and sons, only uncles and nephews!"

"Hmm... your reasoning is a bit strange, but do you need something?" Lin Yue asked curiously.

Wang Yuan then glanced at Wang Da Tou, then took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Lin Yue with a smile, saying, "This humble nephew learned that Uncle is about to go to Xianyang, and only then did he remember his younger brother, who is far away in Xianyang. It has been many months since we last met, and I miss him greatly, so I wanted to ask Uncle to kindly deliver this item to him."

I see!

Lin Yue understood in an instant. No wonder Wang Zhi said he would be busy. The Imperial Guards he would be in charge of in a few days were mostly sons of royalty and nobles, and among them were also their relatives!

He himself had now become a 'connection' in people's mouths!

"No problem, what's your brother's name?" Lin Yue took the jade pendant and said with a smile. There was no need for him to pretend to be aloof. They were all comrades in the army, brothers who ate from the same pot. No matter what minor frictions they might have usually, when it came to important matters, they would stand united against outsiders!

If Lin Yue were to do the opposite at this moment, deliberately portray himself as upright and incorruptible, and not give them face, then his connections within the Great Wall Legion would instantly crumble.

What's more, even if he were a Nine Ministers, he would be nothing in front of the Wang family, who had three Marquises in one family.

"His name is Wang Wei, thank you, Uncle!" Wang Yuan cupped his hands and said with a smile, then, after receiving Lin Yue's promise, he bowed and left.

Wang Da Tou, who was still there, also chuckled, but he wouldn't leave.

"Hmm?" Lin Yue asked, puzzled, but Wang Da Tou still stood there, grinning foolishly.

"Oh, I know, what's your esteemed son's name?" Lin Yue reacted and asked with a smile.

"Wang Ju." Wang Da Tou instantly spoke, as if he had kept the name on the tip of his tongue, ready to say it at any moment.

"General Wang, please rest assured, we are all family." Lin Yue said with a smile.

"You saved my life, so let's not say anything else between us brothers." Wang Da Tou thumped Lin Yue's chest and then left with a smile.

Lin Yue looked in the direction Wang Da Tou had left, only to see Wang Li nodding at him. Lin Yue returned the smile.

But the next moment, he couldn't smile anymore.

When the Generals saw Wang Da Tou leave, those whose sons were serving as Gentlemen of the Household or Gentlemen of the Household under the Grand Commandant swarmed forward!

If they didn't make arrangements now, when would they?

One must know that place was a large gathering place for second-generation elites. Only a few could learn anything there; most went to gain experience and build connections, and only a few were remembered by His Majesty.

Moreover, there were sometimes thousands of Imperial Guards in that place, all waiting to be appointed to official positions, but the number of available positions each year was limited, and there were many who had not been appointed for several years!

One must know that an extra year meant an extra year of seniority!

So they all swarmed forward at this moment!

"Brother Lin! You must help me!"

"General Lin, we fought side by side on the battlefield. Can you bear to see your Virtuous Nephew, who is thirty this year, still not appointed to an official position?"

"Thirty? Then what kind of Virtuous Nephew is that? The seniority is all messed up!" Lin Yue thought to himself.

After much persuasion and after receiving Lin Yue's promise, they finally let Lin Yue leave contentedly. He then straightened his somewhat wrinkled collar and entered the banquet hall.

As soon as he sat down, She Jian spoke, "Hmm... we've known each other for a long time, and you haven't met your Virtuous Nephew yet, have you?"

"Hmm?"

Lin Yue instantly perked up!

"Heh... hehe, it just so happens that I have something to return to Xianyang City this time. Why don't you and I travel together, and you can visit my house along the way." She Jian said with a slightly unnatural smile.

Lin Yue smiled strangely, then crossed his legs and said leisurely, "Oh ho, could it be that my Virtuous Nephew is also serving as an Imperial Guard in the palace?"

"Hehe, what a coincidence, he was just granted an official position a few days ago and entered the palace to serve as a Gentleman of the Household." She Jian was a bit embarrassed.

"Haha, General, please rest assured, with your esteemed son under me, you can be a hundred and twenty percent at ease. I will definitely take good care of your esteemed son!" Lin Yue emphasized the words "take good care of" and then burst into wicked laughter.

"Hehe..." She Jian was a bit embarrassed.

If it were anyone else, She Jian wouldn't have opened his mouth at all.

In fact, he wasn't very supportive of his son serving as a Gentleman of the Household, but the Emperor's decree was hard to defy. His philosophy had always been to let his children venture out on their own, because that's how he came up, rising from a common soldier to his current position.

But if the Cavalry Commandant happened to be Lin Yue, She Jian thought about it and still couldn't resist.

Because if it were anyone else, it would be fine.

Lin Yue might really target his son!

As a father, he didn't want others to show extra favoritism to his child because of him, but he even less wanted his child to suffer unwarranted disaster because of him.

And Lin Yue looked at She Jian's embarrassed and somewhat restrained appearance, and silently put down his crossed legs.

Because it was the first time he had seen She Jian in such a predicament, and he thought that perhaps the joke had gone too far, and he shouldn't have done that.

Then he said seriously, "General, please rest assured, when I first arrived here, I received your care and guidance. It can be said that without you, This humble general would not be where he is today.

Please rest assured, I will not show exclusive favoritism to your esteemed son, as that might be detrimental to his growth, but I will definitely be impartial and help him succeed!"

She Jian's somewhat embarrassed expression gradually turned joyful, and his eyes also brightened. Then he turned and vigorously patted Lin Yue's shoulder, exclaiming, "I really didn't misjudge you!"

"Clang!"

Just as Lin Yue was about to speak, a crisp sound caught his attention.

As She Jian reached out, the qin sword at his waist accidentally dropped to the ground, and that qin sword was actually half-drawn!

Lin Yue swallowed hard, his mouth opening and closing a few times, but he couldn't speak.

"Is this implying that if I said 'no', he would have given me a sword to the throat?" Lin Yue thought to himself, feeling a little unnerved.

She Jian turned to see the qin sword and was also quite embarrassed. He had been holding this sword the whole time, ready to threaten Lin Yue after "tearing off the facade," but Lin Yue's words about being "impartial" to his son really touched his heart. In his excitement, he reached out to pat his shoulder and subconsciously forgot that he was still holding the qin sword.

This caused both of them to be somewhat awkward, and the air seemed to solidify.

She Jian's mind raced, then he stomped his foot on the ground, and the qin sword returned to his hand. He said with an embarrassed smile:

"Come, see how my swordsmanship is?"

Immediately after, She Jian's hand moved, and the sword fell.

"Wait!" Lin Yue shouted.

But it was too late, the plate of lamb had already been sliced.

"It fell on the ground, isn't it dirty?" Lin Yue swallowed and said.

She Jian was also startled. He had only been focused on explaining and had forgotten about this issue. He then smiled and said, "It's fine, watch me!"

She Jian let out a "heh" as he channeled his inner energy, followed by a "tui" as he spat on the sword's blade, and finally wiped it vigorously with his sleeve.

"No!"

"Virtuous Brother, don't be polite with me!" She Jian's hand moved, and in just a breath's time, he sliced the other plate of meat in front of Lin Yue into more than ten thin slices, then looked at Lin Yue triumphantly, "Virtuous Brother, quickly have a taste!"

Lin Yue looked at the plate of meat, and he seemed to see glistening... saliva on every slice of meat.

He swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "No, no, thank you for your kindness, General, but the physician said I am recovering and cannot eat meat, so I have become a vegetarian."

"Since it's the physician's advice, then I, your elder brother, won't force it, but it's a bit of a shame..." She Jian sighed.

But he chuckled inwardly, "Little rascal, you're still too young to contend with me!"