This is the answer that Liang Kun wants to get day and night, but when he really gets it, he feels that it is too sudden. After all, what you have to do is such a big thing as leading the troops, how can Your Highness easily hand things over to yourself? He knelt on the ground with a panicked face: "I'm afraid I can't do my job!" ”

"Why?"

Liang Kun said with a difficult expression: "Your Highness, the humble position is just the deputy commander of the palace guard, and he is not even qualified to go to the court to discuss matters. Although he was born in the military camp, he has never been on the battlefield, and if he rashly achieves such a high position, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the government and the opposition, and the adults in the court will not be satisfied...... Therefore, he felt that he was not up to the task. ”

Holding Yan sneered: "I can accept the first reason, but the second one, don't you think it's ridiculous?" ”

He knows the strategy of those ministers very well!

In order to ensure their glory and wealth, these people would rather pretend to be stupid and let them send a general who is worthy of a great task, they are vague one by one, and no one will come. Liang Kun's identity is certainly not suitable for the position of a general to lead the troops to fight, but there is no other choice at the moment, right?

"This king thinks you can, you can, just go directly."

The next morning, when the court was in the morning, Zhu Yan told the civil and military officials about his desire to appoint Liang Kun as a general, and as expected, their reaction was very strong.

"Your Highness, this is not appropriate! It is true that Liang Kun was born in the military camp, but he has never been on the battlefield, and he is only in this palace, and he is even a deputy general, how can such a person hold the position of general of soldiers and horses? Please think twice, Your Highness! ”

"Your Highness think twice!"

Looking at the flustered appearance of the civil and military officials, a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips.

"Now you know what it means to be inappropriate? Then the king asked you to nominate a suitable candidate, why didn't you see your lords squeak? ”

The merciless words of the inkstone completely blocked the words that the ministers wanted to say in their stomachs, and they all lowered their faces one by one, unable to say a word anymore.

Seeing that they looked like frost beating cabbage, he sneered again: "Liang Kun's ability, this king knows it, this king thinks he can, he can." Mobilize the troops and horses immediately, and set off for Jiangcheng in a few days, and destroy the traitors within three months. ”

Liang Kun gritted his teeth and raised his voice in the shocked and confused eyes of the other ministers: "The humble position will definitely not disappoint His Highness's trust!" ”

The early dynasty broke up so unhappily.

Afterwards, Lord Shen hurriedly came to the imperial study to talk to the Yan.

"Your Highness, please forgive the ministers, Liang Kun has a bad reputation in the capital, he does have some talents, but those talents are all stealing and slippery, he himself is not a person with lofty ambitions, mature and steady, he led the troops to attack Jiangcheng, I am afraid that there is only one way to go, that is failure!"

He raised his eyebrows: "I think Liang Kun is quite shrewd, in addition to him, isn't there a few deputy generals, can't there be no useful people?" ”

"Alas, Your Highness doesn't know anything! Most of the soldiers in this barracks admire Lu Ming, no, or should they all regard Lu Ming as their faith. In the early years, Lu Ming served in the military camp and bought the hearts of I don't know how many soldiers, and those people are now promoted, either becoming deputy generals, or small leaders of soldiers, with them, it is even more difficult to attack Jiangcheng. Although Liang Kun is a bit smart, he has never been in the barracks after all, and he has no connections there, so it is really inappropriate for him to lead the troops to fight. At that time, I am afraid that before the war starts, people's hearts will have already become a plate of scattered sand! ”

Zhu Yan didn't know much about military affairs, but from Shen Da's mouth, he almost knew the seriousness of the matter: "Then why does Lord Shen think that someone can hold the position of the general of soldiers and horses?" ”

Lord Shen pondered for a moment and said, "Chen Yu, the only son of the late Old General Chen! He has some talent, and he may be able to take on a big job! ”

"Chen Yu?"

Yan Yan frowned.

His silence made Lord Shen quite confused: "What does Your Highness think?" ”

"Chen Yu does have some talent, but this king heard that his ambition is not in the court, and he only thinks about leaving the capital to explore the rivers and lakes, if it is not for the stability of the family, I am afraid that he has already run away from home. Such a person who only knows how to think about his own thoughts is worthy of a heavy responsibility? ”

Lord Shen nodded again and again: "Weichen dares to guarantee his life." ”

If there were seven or eight points of doubt about Chen Yu's ability before Zhu Yan, under the guarantee of Lord Shen, there were only three or four points left in this doubt. This old fellow is a trustworthy man, and with his temper, he will never be willing to nominate a person for some benefit, or something else, the only possibility is that this person is indeed capable of something.

Chen Yu could try, but another question was in front of them: "Chen Yu, will he be willing to lead troops to fight?" ”

Chen Yu has no intention of going to court, his mind is full of things that only want to travel through the rivers and lakes, the whole capital knows that although the time to the capital is not long, but I have also heard rumors, it is said that Chen Yu is still at home, mainly for his old mother, if the old mother also passed away one day, then he will definitely leave the capital without hesitation and never come back.

"Maybe we can start with his mother."

In the afternoon of the same day, when Chen Yu went out to visit relatives and friends, a richly dressed and extraordinary-looking person came to Chen's house and asked for Chen Yu by name.

Because the other party looked noble, not like an ordinary person, the janitor reported the matter to the old lady! When the old lady heard this, did she pay it back? Thinking that her son had finally come out and made friends in the court, she immediately ordered someone to invite the guests to the living room.

The old lady personally came forward to meet the guests, and said apologetically: "Chen Yu went out to visit friends today......"

The richly dressed boy smiled slightly: "Old lady, we actually came here for you." ”

"For me?"

The old lady looked fixedly and froze in place.

She recognized the face of His Royal Highness the Prince, as the widow of the late General Chen, she was more taken care of by the imperial court, and her identity in the capital was also quite noble, very respected, last year's 80th birthday, half of the dignitaries in the capital came to celebrate the birthday, including the prince and the princess, the old lady naturally could not forget the face of His Royal Highness the Prince.

She was stunned for a long time before she trembled and prepared to kneel: "The old woman greets His Highness........

His Royal Highness the Prince at the beginning was very easy-going, although his status was noble, but he didn't have any of the emperor's relatives, he was full of smiles, and he was gentle and polite to everyone. However, this time is different from the past, he is now the most honorable person in Meng Liguo, and he must not lose his courtesy. So she, an old man over eighty years old, trembled and wanted to salute. Where do you dare to pick up the inkstone, directly help the person up and help him to the position.

"The old lady doesn't need to be polite, she came to visit suddenly, and I hope the old lady will forgive me."

"It's the old woman who has a faux pas." As she spoke, the thoughts in the old lady's heart had turned a thousand times. Holding Yan came this time, and he wanted to see Chen Yu by name, could it be that Chen Yu had caused some trouble outside? But it's impossible to think about it, Chen Yu doesn't like to cause trouble when he is young, the only thing out of line is that he doesn't love the court, and wants to be an idle cloud and wild crane who travels the rivers and lakes, and he will never cause trouble.

Thinking of the rumors boiling in Beijing in recent days, the old lady suddenly understood that she wanted her only son to go to the battlefield!

Chen Yu is the only surviving child of General Chen and the old lady, there were two before, but they both died, only this child was finally obtained after they got older, and the little old lady loved him, so he developed his willful temper. Old General Chen has been fighting for half his life, and he has paid enough for Meng Liguo, and the old lady doesn't want her only child to be folded on the battlefield.

"Your Highness......."

Holding Yan is also a smart person, and from the change in the expression on her face, she already understands what she thinks in her heart.

Now that you've guessed it, let's get straight to the point.

Holding Yan did not hide it, and directly told the old lady the purpose of his trip, that is, to persuade Chen Yu to join the army, he knew it with affection, moved it with reason, and asked the old lady to persuade him with the righteousness of his family and country.

The old lady was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "When he comes back, the old woman will do what His Highness instructs." ”

Holding the inkstone, he returned to the palace satisfied.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as he left on the front foot, the old lady invited Chen Yu home on the back foot, and asked the subordinates to pack their luggage early, and asked Chen Yu to leave quickly as soon as he took a look: "Haven't you always wanted to travel to the rivers and lakes?" Then go ahead, don't come back without four or five years. ”

Chen Yu looked at the luggage stuffed into his hands with a blank face, and his mind was full of questions: "Why did my mother suddenly change her mind?" Didn't you say that you should let the children wait ......?"

"Let's go!"

The old lady's attitude caused Chen Yu to be confused, and he asked with a twisted brow, but he couldn't get an answer, so he changed directions.

"Steward Zhou, are there any guests in our house today?"

"Yes, there is one. Alas, little boy, you better leave the capital as soon as possible, old lady, this is also for your good. ”

Unable to resist Chen Yu's repeated questions, the housekeeper still told him what happened to the Yan today. Chen Yu said with a complicated expression: "It seems that the rumors that the situation in the court is not good are really true, but mother, I can't leave the Chen family at this time." His Highness has already set his sights on me, and if I leave the capital at such a time, I can't guarantee that they won't embarrass my mother and the Chen family. ”

"When has this been, and you're still thinking about this?" The old lady had tears in her eyes, "Your father died on the battlefield, and your uncle also served the country on the battlefield, can't this be exchanged for you?" ”

Chen Yu smiled slightly, and said in a firm tone: "In the past 20 years, my mother and the Chen family have been conniving with me and letting me live as I want, and this kindness always has to be repaid." I'm willing to join the military. ”