Upon hearing this title, Tian Shu couldn't help but tear up. He smiled and stepped forward to help him up, whispering, "I am still a criminal, so please don't mention the title 'Young Marshal' again."

He smiled and said, "My name is now Tian Shu, and I belong to the Xinliang City Garrison."

The once-powerful young marshal of the Huo family army has now been reduced to a garrison commander.

General Lu closed his eyes, unsure whether to say something treasonous to the late emperor or to express gratitude to the emperor and the young prince. He could only sigh silently, "Fate is cruel."

He suddenly remembered something, grabbed Tian Shu's arm with his other hand, and whispered, "Marshal?"

Tian Shu patted his arm and laughed, "Don't worry, everything is fine. It's just that there are probably many people in Quanzhou who remember his appearance, so he didn't show up. Therefore, he didn't come with Your Highness on your trip to Quanzhou."

Otherwise, his father would have been the most suitable person to step in and quell the internal strife within the Northern Desert Army.

“There’s one more thing. My father has already taken His Highness as his apprentice and is currently teaching him basic military strategy. He said that after His Highness has thoroughly studied and applied the basic military strategy, he will then teach him the Huo family’s military strategy.”

Upon hearing the words "Huo Family Military Strategy," General Lu understood that the Marshal truly recognized the young prince and regarded him as the heir to the Huo family legacy.

Only then did General Lu have to re-evaluate the young prince.

Perhaps in the future, I should be more sincere towards the young prince...

Because the matter was urgent and there was plenty of time, the two of them briefly explained the situation before walking side by side to Gu Yuzhi.

General Lu knelt down again, but this time, he smiled and said, "Your Highness, thank you for sending me such a talented person. I have no way to repay you..."

Gu Yuzhi quickly jumped off the chair and helped General Lu up, smiling as he said, "Why thank me? We're all doing this for the whole state and for the Sang Dynasty."

When Xie Changshi was rescuing Mr. Huo, he told him that if the Northern Desert Army was not eliminated, and the Northern Barbarians really invaded, it would not only be the people of Quanzhou and the people of the Northern Desert who would suffer, but the entire Sang Dynasty.

He is a prince of the northern desert. If he cannot keep the northern barbarians out of the pass, then he is a sinner of the northern desert, and even the entire Sang Dynasty!

Gu Yuzhi thought to himself, he didn't want to become a sinner who would be cursed for all eternity.

Therefore, Brother Tian Shu and the others must return to the Northern Desert Army.

General Lu was shocked and utterly stunned.

He truly hadn't expected that His Highness Prince Wen, who was only just past the age of enlightenment, would say such a thing.

General Lu was deeply moved and suddenly filled with hope for the future of the Northern Desert Army.

With Gu Yuzhi's help, he stood up and bowed deeply to Gu Yuzhi: "Your Highness is absolutely right. Your subject will certainly do his best to reorganize the Northern Desert Army. I will not say that I will restore its former glory, but I will certainly do my best to preserve the prestige of the Northern Desert Army!"

These words were so impassioned that Gu Yuzhi clapped vigorously with a straight face until his hands turned red.

Qi, the guard, laughed heartily, stepped forward, patted General Lu on the shoulder, and leaned in to whisper, "Hehe, I think Your Highness made a very correct decision to let Tian Shu and the others return to the Northern Desert Army with you."

He pointed at himself, then at General Lu, and said indignantly, "Look at you, and then look at me. We've both been traveling under the scorching sun, but your face hasn't changed at all! You can't keep those people in check like this!"

These roughnecks in the army didn't think much of General Lu's face, which was not only fair but also looked exceptionally youthful!

With Tian Shu and others mediating, and Vice General Wu and others assisting him, it will be easier for General Lu to get the entire Northern Desert Army to obey his orders.

General Lu rolled his eyes at him, annoyed: "Don't think I can't understand what you mean. You're just jealous of me!"

"I'm jealous of you?" Guard Qi's voice suddenly rose several decibels, pointing at himself and repeating, "I'm jealous of you?"

Okay, actually he was a little jealous!

He hadn't forgotten that after his first escort mission back to Changzhou, he was so dark from blowing his horn that people would avoid him even on snowy nights!

This guy surnamed Lu only got the young prince to reveal his grand plan of putting sacks on the ground because he looks young.

If his face is the same as this Lu guy's, wouldn't he be the person the little prince trusts the most?

Gu Yuzhi was completely unaware that his act of showing exceptional trust in General Lu during their first meeting had severely damaged Xie Changshi and his entourage, who were secretly scheming to determine who the young prince truly trusted most.

He was sitting in a chair, gently swinging his legs, blinking his big eyes, looking at this and then at that, feeling very pleased with himself.

These talented people are all his now!

After General Lu and the others sat down, he clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, now everyone is here!"

"We need to quickly discuss a plan to catch those big bad guys as soon as possible!"

Gu Yuzhi blinked at Shu Xiaohan, twirling his index fingers together and chuckling, "Teacher Shu, Teacher Shu, if I say I want to stay here and wait until things stabilize in the Northern Desert Army before leaving, is that okay?"

“I think those big bad guys in the army might unite and riot, and then General Lu and Brother Tian Shu might be in a very passive position. I want to ask Guard Qi and the garrison troops of Quanzhou and Xinliang to help us.”

He felt that maintaining stability in the Northern Desert Army was more important right now.

But Teacher Shu has been looking forward to this for a long time, and now that it's come to this point, if he suddenly changes his mind, won't Teacher Shu be unhappy?

Gu Yuzhi twirled his index finger faster and faster, and his voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, afraid that Teacher Shu would be disappointed.

When we decided to come to Quanzhou to look for wheat, Teacher Shu excitedly said that if we found wheat, our year-end ranking might improve.

But now...

Gu Yuzhi lowered his eyes and felt as if someone was touching the top of his head. He looked up and saw Teacher Shu smiling at him: "Of course you can! The young prince's duty is to protect the people of Mobei and even Sangchao. It's okay to wait a little longer for wheat and such."

Seeing Gu Yuzhi's bright eyes, Shu Xiaohan continued, "Besides, Quanzhou is just a guess on our part. Who knows if we can find it when we go there? Even if we do find it, we can't transplant it now. We have to wait until after the autumn harvest."

She knew that Gu Yuzhi said this because their agricultural and commercial system had not ranked well last year, and he was thinking of helping them achieve a better ranking this year.

But Shu Xiaohan felt that rankings were really not important compared to Gu Yuzhi's happiness.

She crouched down and ruffled Gu Yuzhi's hair again: "Do whatever you want, don't think about anything else!"