"Go to the court to see the emperor? That's right. After all, they are all high-ranking military officers in the Ming Dynasty. They must go to see the emperor." The eunuch in front of Bai Lang was sweating. Bai Lang was very polite and did not overstep the boundaries of etiquette, but the eunuch felt as if he was trapped in a trap full of blades. Although it was cold, he broke into a cold sweat... Even if the man in front of him was wearing a plain white robe, he looked like a big white tiger...
It was simple for Bai Lang to go to Beijing. He went south to Xiangyang by boat, then took the canal along the Yangtze River to the north, and finally entered the capital. But before that, he had to meet his "benefactor" and "master" Governor Deng. It was human nature that the world was like this. Bai Lang was no exception, so he just said it to you. Governor Deng certainly would not be arrogant. People would think that Bai Lang made his fortune under his command, which was considered his promotion, but Governor Deng himself could not think so, and he could not put on airs in front of Bai Lang - otherwise, he would really be a loser.
Governor Deng personally came out to greet Bai Lang and took him to a private reception room, which was considered a gesture of cordiality. First, he praised Bai Lang for his outstanding military exploits in killing bandits for the country, and Bai Lang also returned the favor by praising Governor Deng for his strategic planning - Bai Lang, who was once a social animal, was not a person who had trained his brain to become a muscle, so he still had some IQ in dealing with people. A sedan chair is carried by people, and the person in front of him is basically about to climb to the highest level of civil servants...
During the conversation, Governor Deng tried to get closer and said with a smile that many officials, nobles, and generals had come to me to act as matchmakers, willing to marry their beautiful daughters to you. What do you think? Bai Lang also smiled, but didn't say much. He hadn't decided whether to refuse or not, but he could put this matter aside for later - you know, his fake background was a problem now, but it seemed that the higher-ups were deliberately erasing this issue.
During the conversation, Governor Deng asked Bai Lang if he had a name. Bai Lang shook his head and said he didn't have one. So Governor Deng stroked his beard and smiled, "If you don't mind, why don't I give you a name?"
Bai Lang clasped his fists, "That's exactly what I want. Please give me a name, old sir." Governor Deng pondered for a moment, "My nephew Bai is now the Jade Pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Got it! A white jade pillar that supports the sky and a purple gold beam that spans the sea. My nephew Bai's name can be Jade Pillar! Bai Lang Bai Jade Pillar, that's great." Bai Lang also smiled, "Thanks for the good words, old sir! I'll be called Bai Lang Bai Jade Pillar!" But Bai Lang is not a scholar, so forget about this name - now he is mainly a rough and fierce general who is unparalleled in the world, not a famous general like Qi Nantang, so it would be a bit embarrassing to give himself a name...
After talking with Governor Deng, Bai Lang really started to go to the capital. Unfortunately, he didn't even have his own troops, not even a personal guard - such a fierce general, the so-called personal guards are a joke. In the end, Governor Sun and Governor Deng jointly sent him a dozen slaves, and those hereditary military officials sent him a bunch of maids - these people didn't have anything else, but they still had a lot of women like this.
Of course, they also proposed a marriage, saying that they had a good girl in their family, gentle and virtuous, who could be a good match for the general. Bai Lang didn't know how to respond, so he could only laugh it off. Bai Lang was also accompanied to the capital by eunuchs and Jinyiwei. As a second-rank military general of the dynasty, he held the first-rank title of Zuo Dudu and the honorary title of Prince's Guard. Bai Lang's travel ceremonies were quite exaggerated. The minimum was to go out and enter the imperial carriage, and there should be something like a sign in front to clear the way.
This is also the dignity of the country's court. Even if Bai Lang is not very impatient, he can only suppress his impatience and endure it - this makes Eunuch Cao very happy, and he looks up to Bai Lang. Such people, such rare warriors in the world, are actually very respectful to the court. This is much better than the military leaders who are now everywhere, and it is simply incomparable to the Liaoxi generals. Eunuch Cao is also a general manager of the palace who has martial arts. Eunuchs are born with deficiencies. The martial arts they practice may be insidious and cruel, but they are not magnificent, upright, domineering and fierce.
Of course, Eunuch Cao could feel the power of the White Tiger on Bai Lang. This fierce and heavy evil spirit made it difficult for Eunuch Cao to stay with Bai Lang and build friendship with him. In this regard, the civil officials who had no martial arts but had official authority would be better. Especially when Bai Lang had no hostility, these civil officials would not have any special feelings and could communicate with Bai Lang better than the military generals.
The official ship was also quite large, luxuriously decorated, and not very fast, but no one dared to compete for the right of way on the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal, so the speed of travel was not slow. Bai Lang continued to practice every day, but he mostly practiced static exercises and dynamic exercises with a relatively small range of movement and low noise - he would not give up the kung fu of taking a breath of the rising sun every day. After Bai Lang finished his kung fu that day, he casually leaned on the corridor on the second floor to watch the water view. At this time, there was no industrial pollution in the Yangtze River, and the scenery of the land of fish and rice with green mountains and clear waters was also good.
"Will someone come to assassinate me? Hahahaha, this place is probably about one or two miles away from the shore, and the underwater currents are complicated, how could there be an assassination..." Bai Lang was also stroking his beard and thinking wildly, this was just idleness! Tigers need to calm down, they have to calm down after being used to killing people, otherwise they might really fall into frenzy and become obsessed, right? Bai Lang felt that being obsessed might not be a problem, but it was very likely that he would become mentally ill, so he had to control himself, withdraw himself, and never get used to solving problems by killing people.
Fortunately, this was a killing on the battlefield, and Bai Lang was still able to control his mind. On the battlefield, there was only a position and no hatred. If it were a killing in daily life, it would really not be good. Just as Bai Yuzhu was thinking about it, he saw a small boat approaching quickly from the side and rear along the river. "Wow, it's going to hit it." Bai Lang muttered, still finding it quite interesting to watch the small boat hitting the stone like an egg.
"Is it out of control?" Bai Lang looked at the boat. "It doesn't look like it... The oars are still there. Is it a fireboat? It hasn't been ignited yet." Bai Lang walked along the corridor towards the possible impact point of the boat, ready to admire the scene of the eggshell shattering from a high vantage point - as for saving people? There must be something fishy in this situation. Bai Lang was not interested in saving people. Instead, he felt his blood flowing, and his intuition told him that perhaps a deal was coming.
"You're not such a pessimist, are you? Just after I mentioned the assassin, the assassin showed up... I hope it's the assassin!" Bai Lang looked down happily. He had already reached the second-floor corridor above the possible collision point. From this position, the boat had a canopy, so it was hard to tell what was in it, not even the people...