"Any news?"
Hearing Han Mo speak, Wu Lin and Wu Jie exchanged glances, and their bodies immediately straightened.
"That's right, it's indeed an opportunity!"
Han Mo smiled, then reached out to pour each of the two brothers a cup of wine before continuing.
"What opportunity?"
Wu Jie quickly asked tentatively.
"Since we are brothers, I won't hide anything from you two eldest brothers. You two should also know how I became the top scholar, right?"
Han Mo smiled, then looked at them again.
"Who in the world doesn't know? Third brother's literary talent is astounding. Before he even finished writing an essay, the Emperor couldn't move. This matter has now become a celebrated tale across the land!"
Wu Jie flattered him as he spoke.
"Eldest brother, you flatter me too much. It was just a policy discussion, and it happened to hit the Emperor's sweet spot, so the Emperor has specially assigned me a task this time!"
"County Magistrate of Neihuang?"
Wu Lin looked at Han Mo meaningfully.
"That's right, this is just a small test!"
As Han Mo spoke, he recounted the process of his audience with the Emperor.
After Han Mo finished explaining the entire process, Wu Jie and Wu Lin were so excited that they trembled all over.
Although the two of them possessed great martial arts skills, in this era, promotion and wealth depended not on battlefield prowess.
Let alone the Emperor, even the nobles in the imperial court were strangers to them, as they knew none of them.
If their family had money, it would be another matter, but unfortunately, neither of the brothers had money, nor power.
They were truly "three noes" products: no money, no power, no background.
If they could truly borrow Han Mo's influence and enter the Emperor's favor, it would be a tremendous opportunity for the two brothers.
"Third brother, what you said just now is true?"
Wu Jie swallowed with difficulty, asking in disbelief.
"Of course it's true. As long as eldest brother and second brother agree, I can go to Prime Minister Tong's residence tomorrow and help you with the remaining matters!"
"Willing, of course, we are willing!"
Even the usually steady Wu Lin couldn't hold back at this moment.
What a joke, for the two brothers, this was truly a pie falling from the sky.
At this moment, to say they were unwilling would be foolish.
"Hahahaha, since you two brothers are willing, then the rest of the matter is simple!"
Han Mo said, raising his cup again.
"Third brother, I..."
Wu Jie never expected Han Mo to be so capable.
He had originally thought that Han Mo would recommend them to some army, to be his subordinates, even cannon fodder, and they would have accepted it.
But he never expected Han Mo to turn around and secure two official positions for them.
Although to ordinary people, this was indeed a very dangerous task, for the two brothers, the minor situation in Neihuang was somewhat beneath them.
It was just a band of bandits. Even if they were numerous, would they really dare to kill officials and rebel?
Even though the Forbidden Army in Hebei was in a sorry state now, if they truly provoked the imperial court, it wouldn't take much. Just drawing five thousand elite soldiers from the Western Army would be enough to wipe out all the bandits in Hebei.
Moreover, with Han Mo around, the two brothers didn't have to worry about their merits being usurped.
As Han Mo prospered, the two brothers would naturally rise with him.
This was an opportunity that couldn't even be sought after!
If Han Mo hadn't wanted to promote them, with Han Mo's current ability, he could have directly selected two individuals from the descendants of the Zhe family to deal with these bandits, and it would have been more than enough.
Although Wu Jie and Wu Lin were young, they were not so foolish as to not understand such human relationships.
"Third brother, your kindness to us two..."
"Eldest brothers, since we address each other as brothers, are you being too distant by saying these things?"
Before Wu Lin could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by Han Mo.
What he wanted to do was to firmly tie the two brothers to his chariot.
Not these meaningless verbal thanks.
"Third brother is right. However, we are both rough men. From now on, we two brothers will follow your lead!"
Seeing Han Mo speak sincerely, Wu Jie also quickly said.
"Eldest brother, you jest. Every person has their strengths and weaknesses. The road ahead is perilous, and we three must work together! Since we call each other brothers, why don't we swear a blood oath today?"
Although Han Mo wasn't particularly fond of such rituals, he understood that in this era, people believed in such things.
The future of Wu Jie and Wu Lin brothers was in his hands, so at this moment, they would not have any objections.
Moreover, for the two brothers, this matter was truly beneficial with no drawbacks, especially since Han Mo had a strong background.
If they could truly swear a blood oath with Han Mo, then their future promotions would also be secured.
"Hahahaha, since you think highly of us two, we have nothing to say! From now on, our lives are in your hands. As long as you say the word, be it a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, Old Wu will never say no!"
Wu Jie said, chuckling heartily after gulping down more than half a jar of wine.
"Since we are brothers, I won't be polite. Eldest brothers, I will take charge of official matters from now on. You just focus on fighting well. As for the struggles for power and treacherous schemes, I'll handle them!"
As Han Mo spoke, he took the wine jar held by Wu Jie, picked up a small meat-cutting knife from the nearby table, and directly cut his own palm, squeezing a drop of blood into the wine jar.
"Third brother speaks well. We two will handle the life-and-death struggles on the battlefield, but the complexities of the imperial court will fall to you, third brother!"
Wu Lin also grabbed the wine pot on the table, drank its contents in one gulp, took the small knife from Han Mo's hand, cut his palm in a similar fashion.
Wu Jie also laughed and dripped his blood, then staggering, pulled Han Mo and Wu Lin into the courtyard.
They simply set up an altar under the old peach tree in the courtyard.
The three brothers swore their oaths and drank the blood wine before returning to the wine table with hearty laughter.
Whether it was the effect of the alcohol or the oaths, the atmosphere became noticeably more lively after they returned to the wine table.
"Third brother, although the Emperor has agreed, when the new Prefect of Daming arrives, will he..."
After several rounds of drinks, Wu Jie couldn't help but whisper.
"Second brother, you don't need to worry about that. He..."
Hearing Han Mo say this, Wu Jie's ears perked up.
"How?"