Hou Jingang and the others couldn't help frowning when they heard Ming Ji say it so bluntly, but they heard Chu Huan laugh out loud and asked, "General Ming thinks that the Qin State is already about to collapse?" ”

"Chu Du, you summoned us here today, and deliberately let us hear Zhu Lingyue's words, of course it won't be for no other purpose." Ming Ji said lightly: "Chu Du can easily take our lives with just one warrant, why did he summon us here?" Ci is not in charge of the army, Chu Du is a feudal official who commands tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, I don't believe that you are a benevolent and righteous person, but I also don't believe that Chu Du just wants to drink a few glasses of wine with a few of us. ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan said with a smile: "What does General Ming think is the purpose of this governor?" ”

"Although in the Battle of the Racecourse, the Tianshan Army was defeated, this does not mean that the Tianshan Army is incompetent." Ming Ji stared at Chu Huan's eyes, "Zhu Lingyue has spent countless energy training the elite Tianshan Legion, whether it is the infantry of the Tianshan Mountain or the cavalry of the Tianshan Mountain, as long as it takes time, they are all elite soldiers across the battlefield. Glancing at Hou Jingang, he said slowly: "The Tianshan cavalry trained by General Hou is by no means a rabble, and of course Chu Du is clear about this. ”

Ming Ji has always been taciturn, and it is difficult to even say a few words to others, let alone evaluate others, but at this time, he praised Hou Jingang for his good training, if he was someone else, he didn't care, but these words came from the mouth of Ming Ji, who has always been low-key, but it still made Hou Jingang's heart feel very comfortable, Hou Jingang has always been unpleasant to the infantry generals, but at this moment he feels how comfortable Ming Ji looks.

Chu Huan nodded and said: "What General Ming said is extremely true, this governor has never underestimated the Tianshan army, and whether it is infantry or cavalry, Tianshan is well-trained, although there is a lack of experience on the battlefield, it is worthy of being an elite division." ”

Ming Ji continued: "Chu Du is now in the northwest of the Mighty Earthquake, once our Tianshan Mountain is defeated, Chu Du is already proud of the west, and there is no one to fight, but Chu Du will definitely not be willing to disband the Tianshan Legion. ”

Chu Huan laughed and touched his chin, Ming Ji said this today, but it was also unexpected for Chu Huan, and asked with interest: "General Ming thinks that this governor should keep the Tianshan Army?" ”

Ming Ji asked rhetorically, "Don't Chu Du want to?" Looking at the Central Plains, there is really a powerful cavalry legion, except for the Liaodong Red Refining Electricity, there is no second cavalry corps that can defeat the Tianshan cavalry. This defeat, in my opinion, is not a defeat in battle! ”

Gu Liangchen couldn't help but bow his head at this time and said, "Yes, if it weren't for Ganhou ......!" He smiled coldly, but he was obviously not convinced by the defeat of the horse farm, and said directly: "If you really want to talk about it, looking at the world, it is true that only the Liaodong Iron Cavalry can compete with my Tianshan Cavalry." ”

"If Chu Du didn't want to have a strong cavalry legion, he wouldn't trade salt and horses with the Xiliang people to expand his war horses." Ming Ji said: "In the battle of the horse farm, Chu Du won a complete victory, and the Tianshan war horses naturally became Chu Du's bag, but even if there are tens of thousands of war horses, if there is no cavalry who is good at fighting on horseback, how can you have a strong cavalry corps?" Chu Du had already begun to form a cavalry corps in Xiguan, and naturally understood that it was not an overnight thing to train cavalry, but for Chu Du, since he wanted to pacify the bandits, he would have to raise troops again at any time, so he would not have much time to train cavalry. ”

Chu Huan smiled and said: "General Ming hit the nail on the head, since you are so open-minded, this governor naturally can't shine." Yes, the Governor has indeed ordered that the original cavalry in the Tianshan Mountains can be exempted from forced labor by his family if he is willing to stay, and the taxes can be reduced by ......! Looking at Hou Jingang, Zhengse said: "The Tianshan cavalry trained by General Hou is already a very qualified cavalry, and this governor really does not want to see such a cavalry corps disbanded." ”

Hou Jingang heard Chu Huan also praise like this, his expression was much more relaxed, and said: "Hou has lived on horses since he was a child and knows horse nature, so it is much easier to train. ”

Sun Can remained silent, and finally asked, "General Ming, what do you want to say when you say this?" ”

Ming Ji didn't look at Sun Can either, still staring at Chu Huan: "Sun Can, don't you still understand, Chu Du set up this banquet, of course, not to take our lives, if I guess correctly, Chu Du wants us to continue to stay in the army." After a pause, he smiled indifferently: "Chu Du can easily bring the Tianshan Army under his command, but if he wants to subdue their hearts, it is not something that can be done overnight. If we intervene, of course, it will be easy to get them to be loyal to Chu Du. ”

"Stay in the ranks?" Sun Can glanced at Chu Huan, "Could it be that we stay and serve Chu Huan?" Mingji, don't forget, in the battle of the racecourse, corpses were everywhere, and many of our brothers died at his hands. And we are all Zhu Du pulled it up, is it because Zhu Du was defeated and Chu Huan won, so we immediately changed our faces and bowed to Chu Huan? You can do it, but I can't do it. ”

He was originally a subordinate of Ming Ji, and at this time, he called Ming Ji by his name, obviously he was already very dissatisfied with Ming Ji.

Chu Huan remained silent, Gu Liangchen and Hou Jingang glanced at each other, frowning slightly, but Ming Ji did not move, and said lightly: "Sun Can, it stands to reason that you are a military general of the Qin State, not Zhu Lingyue's general, why do you still follow Zhu Lingyue to raise troops?" Is it for the sake of glory and wealth? ”

Sun Can said sharply: "Ming Ji, Shi Ke can not be humiliated, Lao Tzu followed Zhu Du to fight the world, it is because of the tyranny of the Qin State, Lao Tzu is not pleasing to the eye, and he wants to help Zhu Du destroy the Qin State and give the world a peace, what glory and wealth, Lao Tzu really didn't put it in his eyes." ”

"Not bad." Ming Ji said in a deep voice: "Your Sun Can's character, I know very well, everyone wants to follow Zhu Lingyue to do something big, the Qin State is tyrannical, if we continue to serve the Qin State, it will be to help the abuse, the Xiliang people are coming, we see the Northwest compatriots being ravaged by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, what is the reason for this?" Isn't it because the emperor is stupid and the national strength is declining, which makes Xiliang people ambitious? We are all men from the Northwest, and we are all dignified when we stand up, watching our compatriots being destroyed, but we are indifferent in our hearts? ”

Hou Jingang and Gu Liangchen couldn't help but show anger at this time.

Chu Huan knew that these people were all military generals, and they were authentic Northwest men with an upright temperament, if they were a literati present, they would never say it so bluntly, but the more this was the case, the more comfortable Chu Huan felt on the contrary, he liked to be straightforward, and he preferred a straightforward temperament.

"I know what everyone thinks in their hearts, in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, the faint Qin State naturally can't stay any longer." Ming Ji said coldly: "So we all know Zhu Lingyue's thoughts, and we are willing to live and die with him." But he is ambitious and talented, and he can't achieve great things after all. He looked at Chu Huan and asked, "Chu Du, the decisive battle at the racecourse, do you know what the meaning is in my opinion?" ”

Chu Huan said solemnly: "Please General Ming for advice!" ”

"It's just a battle between dragons and tigers, fighting for a trophy." Ming Ji said slowly: "The so-called spoils of war are those who are qualified to command the Northwest and compete in the Central Plains!" ”

Chu Huan was stunned, and Ming Ji had already said: "Now that Chu Du has won, you are qualified to lead the people in the northwest and compete for dominance in the world...... I say this, not to be loyal to you, but to tell you that in this civil war in the northwest, countless children in the northwest were killed and injured, and since Chu Du got the spoils of war, I hope that Chu Du will be worthy of those soldiers who spilled blood on the battlefield. Speaking of this, Ming Ji suddenly got up, arched his hand to Chu Huan, and said: "If Chu Du feels that Ming Ji's words are very rebellious, he can beat Ming Ji into a thief and escort him to the execution ground at any time. He turned around and walked straight to the door, and said loudly, "Take me back to my cell!" ”

"General Ming, slow down!" Chu Huan stood up, "Since the general has the world in mind, why do you want to leave like this?" ”

Ming Ji didn't look back, just said: "Ming Ji doesn't understand cavalry, it's useless to stay, but General Hou and General Gu are both cavalry generals, if they are willing to do a great career, Chu Du can give them a chance to show their talents, I think they will be able to disobey Chu Du's expectations, maybe the name in history is unknown." ”

Hou Jingang and Gu Liangchen glanced at each other, but saw that Chu Huan had already walked into the room, and suddenly he knelt down on one knee to Ming Ji's back, Hou Jingang and the others suddenly changed color, Ming Ji heard the voice behind him, turned around to look, and was also taken aback, walked over quickly, and helped him up, "Chu Du, you ...... What are you doing here? ”

"The old general's heartfelt words are deafening." Chu Huan sighed: "Chu Huan is only shallow in learning, compared to Zhu Lingyue, he is at least ambitious and talented, but I am talented and unambitious, such as today's chaos, the people are displaced, and there are many thieves, although I have no great ambitions, but I also hope that the world is stable and the people are peaceful, I only hope that the old general can help me." ”

Ming Ji picked up Chu Huan and said with a wry smile: "Why should Chu Governor be like this, the Northwest is full of talents, and Chu Governor has recruited talents, and he can find many people who are worthy of great responsibilities." Ming Ji is more than half a hundred years old, and he wants to die, and he doesn't have much ability, so he is not worthy of Chu Du's attention. ”

"Don't say that, old general." Chu Huan arched his hand, turned around and bowed deeply to Hou Jingang and the others, and said sincerely: "Several generals, the world is turbulent, Chu Huan's strength is weak, and he has the heart to do something for the people, but his talents are mediocre, and his strength is beyond his reach, as the saying goes, the three stinkers have beaten Zhuge Liang, Chu Huan, the stinker, sincerely asks the generals to help each other and work together for the well-being of the people!" ”

Hou Jingang and the others were originally the generals of the defeated army, and they could be escorted to the execution ground at any time, and their families were ruined, they never imagined that Chu Huan would be so open-minded and even use himself, which was really unexpected, Hou Jingang and Gu Liangchen had already gotten up, and they both gave up their hands and glanced at each other, but they didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, Sun Can laughed, and everyone looked over, but they heard Sun Can sneer: "Hypocrisy, Hou Jingang, you have become really fast, but I can tell you, this young man in front of you is scheming and cunning, and now in order to control the Tianshan Army, he is so polite to you, and he wants to reuse you, and when the Tianshan Army is completely accused by him, it is time to settle accounts after crossing the river and demolishing the bridge." ”