"When a general is away from home, he may not obey the orders of the king. The Yebei Army has been strong for a hundred years. It is the military spirit that commands the army as if it were an arm. Where the flag with the word "Ye" is flying, that is where the army's will is. Whether the tiger talisman is there or not is not important anymore."

Chen Ze pushed the door open and knelt on one knee without hesitation, "Major General, I haven't seen you for a long time. I am honored to meet you."

"Uncle Shen, why are you here? Please get up." Gu Junwen widened his eyes in surprise and held Shen Ze's arms in joy.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ze's pupils shrank slightly. He carefully looked up and down at Gu Junwen. His face was covered with stubble and he looked particularly embarrassed. His voice seemed to be chilled: "This year, the northern frontier is cold and frost-free. The crops have not been harvested. The generals have no warm clothes to cover their bodies, and the soldiers have no rice to fill their stomachs. I am here to pay my respects this winter and urge you to transfer the grain money."

Chen Ze seemed to have something to say, but he looked around, hesitant to speak, just standing there like a wall, with a stern face.

"Young master, I have brought the letter and will not keep you any longer." Nanny Chang has been in the inner palace for many years. Although she is old and her eyesight is blurry, she can still see clearly.

For some things, knowing is the root of disaster.

"Madam Chang, let An An take you out. I will come to pick you up when the new house is completed." Gu Junwen smiled and watched Madam Chang walk out the door, then he let out a sigh.

She understood what Chen Ze meant. The Yebei Army had been in power for many years. When the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will wane. At this point, the emperor is wary and surrounded by wolves.

If Beiying had not still been lurking in the darkness, eyeing the fertile land of the Central Plains, the leaderless Yebei Army would have been devoured alive, dismantled, and defeated by the court officials.

Now everyone knows the emperor’s attitude. On the surface, officials from all departments treat the troops stationed in the northern border with great courtesy, but secretly they all call them "rude warriors."

Officials protected each other and even put public funds into their pockets without hesitation. Moreover, the emperor would not interfere if they only withheld some food and military supplies.

If it weren't for the famine, everything would have been sealed in the scrolls, with no one knowing or caring.

"I don't know that." Gu Junwen looked at the silent Shen Ze, not knowing how to respond for a moment. Any words he said seemed like an excuse, and seemed particularly pale and powerless.

If she were to ask herself honestly, since taking over the original owner's identity three years ago, Gu Junwen has not fulfilled her duties as the commander of the army.

It's just that she has always been a lazy person. Although she doesn't spend all day walking around with chickens and dogs, or carrying bird cages, she is just swept away by the trend, responding to each move and living from day to day.

"Major General, can you please let all the brothers in? Don't worry, we are all family members and won't leak a single word." Shen Ze saluted in a loud voice.

"Come in." Gu Junwen was a little confused. What did this matter? But Shen Ze would not harm her, so she agreed.

The door opened, and the soldiers that Shen Anan and Shen Ze brought this time rushed in, filling the house to the brim.

"Major General." Shen Ze suddenly clasped his fists, his voice was like a bell, his expression was serious, and he knelt down with his knees bent. Upon hearing this, all the soldiers knelt down as well.

"Uncle Shen, what are you doing? Everyone, please stand up." Gu Junwen's heart seemed to skip a beat, and he reached out to help Shen Ze. However, Shen Ze raised his hand and grabbed his wrist. That hand was like an iron claw, and Gu Junwen couldn't break free.

"Major General! The people are innocent, the Qisheng Dynasty is innocent, and the soldiers are innocent." Shen Ze, a 1.8-meter-tall veteran, cried and cried, "Can you really bear to watch the soldiers endure the bloody sea of ​​the battlefield and eventually die under the butcher's knife of your own family? The imperial power is ruthless, are you going to sit and wait for death?"

Men don't shed tears easily, only because they haven't reached the point of being sad.

"And what about your father, the 100,000-man Yebei army buried in the northern desert? After lying dormant for so many years, are you willing to have your fangs picked out, your bloodiness wiped out, and be trapped in Kyoto?" Gu Jun heard Chen Ze's inner question and shouted at the top of his lungs.

If possible, Gu Junwen really doesn't want anything. She is like a person and a horse, a sword and a bow, galloping in the grassland and watching the smoke in the desert.

She was just a lazy person, so she should just let everything go.

She even thought about leaving a letter, fleeing Kyoto overnight, and fleeing far away. With the original owner's kung fu, if she was willing to hide for a lifetime, she could do so.

Go ahead. Gu Junwen, tell him what you really think? Gu Junwen heard a voice in her heart shouting at her.

"Host, you have changed. You hesitated." System 101 was uncharacteristically calm in its voice, with the kind of emotionless calm that only machines can have.

Gu Junwen opened her mouth and wanted to refuse, but her voice was stuck in her throat.

Although the Yebei Army has been severely damaged, it can still be used as a weapon of the country. It still needs famous ministers and brave generals to maintain the morale of the army and protect the stability of the border.

Her identity forced her, and the world forced her. She didn't need to grab the hands of the Yebei Army soldiers one by one, she also knew that their thoughts and ideas were the same as Shen Ze's.

She, Gu Junwen, survived as the son of the loyal general Gu Yebei. The situation in Kyoto was getting turbulent and she couldn't escape. They all wanted to live like her.

"I promise you." Gu Junwen held Chen Ze's hand tightly in return, facing Chen Ze's inescapable gaze without dodging or evading.

"With the young general's words, this humble general feels relieved." A gleam of joy flashed in Shen Ze's eyes, and his stubbled face could not hide his high spirits and high spirits, as if he had a backbone.

The soldiers also had tears on their faces. They stood up one by one, with serious faces, chests straight, eyes firm, and full of momentum: "We will follow the Major General to the death!"

Gu Junwen was a little confused by this situation, but she remained calm and nodded gently: "Don't make it public."

She wanted to live a few more days.

Shen Ze looked even more satisfied, and he clapped his hands meaningfully: "I understand, and I will definitely pave the way for you, the Major General."

Gu Junwen smiled and nodded, very good, very...

Wait, this sounds a little off.

In order to find out the thoughts of the deputy general of the Yebei Army and his uncle, who had achieved his wish, Gu Junwen took the initiative to use mind reading for the first time.

She seemed to touch Chen Ze's hand accidentally, and then walked away with a smile. But she just kept smiling, and that smile seemed to be tattooed on her face, and she had lost her soul.

To some extent, Shen Ze's thinking is as eccentric as his daughter Shen Anan. What he is thinking at this moment is the best portrayal.

"The Major General seems very satisfied. Good, well done. It seems that I was right. The Major General has been lurking in Kyoto for a long time, and he just needs an opportunity. This trip to the south is just the right opportunity to help the Major General convey his grand plan. Hey, my acting skills are good, An An will definitely praise me, I will definitely..."

"Tongtong, do you have a time-turner? I want to go back and explain myself."

Gu Junwen closed her eyes slightly with a smile on her face, seeming to be relieved, but her unconsciously clenched right fist revealed her complicated inner feelings.

"Host, you can't do that. But he is right, host, come on!" System 101 was so happy that it didn't even have time to help Gu Junwen.

More and more people are joining the camp of forcing the host to open for business, which is great!