Chapter 93 Test

"Your Majesty, my thoughts are shallow. I will tell you what I think. If you think they are wrong, please don't laugh at me." Shen Shilang said.

"Go ahead." Emperor Jiacheng raised his eyes slightly.

"General Wei has accumulated a lot of power in the Northwest Army, and has a tendency to overshadow your majesty. Therefore, this person must not be allowed to stay in the army. If he continues for a long time, I am afraid that he will become more powerful and lawless."

Emperor Jiacheng snorted slightly.

Shen Shilang's words really touched his heart.

"However, no matter what, General Wei has fought for Da Xi for decades and has made countless military achievements." Shen Shilang said, "He repelled foreign enemies for Da Xi and has a very high prestige among the people. Everyone praises him and he is a loyal minister and good general in the eyes of the people. And before this, General Wei had never made any mistakes."

"If the punishment is too severe, it may even indirectly cost him his life, which will be detrimental to your majesty's reputation." Shen Shilang said slowly, "Those common people don't understand anything. They only know that General Wei has made contributions, but they can't see the bigger picture, and they can't understand your majesty's good intentions. For Wei Zhaoxian alone, your majesty has lost the people's... support. It's really a shame."

"Wei Zhaoxian was dismissed from his military post because he made the mistake first. But sparing his life is out of Your Majesty's mercy. Without Wei Zhaoxian, the Northwest Army is leaderless. It would be best to slowly gather them together and find someone loyal to Your Majesty to lead them."

"As for Wei Zhaoxian's eldest son Wei Jianlang, there is no reason to move him now. Keeping him in the Northwest Army can calm both the Wei family and the Northwest Army. In my opinion, this matter should be handled step by step. If the knife moves too quickly, it may backfire."

"Besides, Wei Jianlang is still young and his military rank is low, so he can't cause any big trouble in the army. We can send a general to suppress him and slowly eliminate the traces of the Wei family in the Northwest Army." Shen Shilang said, "If we take down Wei Zhaoxian and Wei Jianlang together, the purpose will seem too straightforward..."

Shen Shilang seemed to be thinking about whether he should say it, but in the end he gritted his teeth and decided to be honest with Emperor Jiacheng, "It's not good for your majesty."

When Emperor Jiacheng heard Shen Shilang addressing Wei Zhaoxian, from calling him General Wei at the beginning to calling him by his name later, without any respect at all, the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.

"You have a point." Emperor Jiacheng nodded and said, "It seems that dismissing Wei Zhaoxian from his military post is the most appropriate approach at the moment."

"Let's first reduce his power, and then we can slowly work out the rest." Shen Shilang said slowly, "Your Majesty is a cultivator of Taoism, and you have the help of the Imperial Master. Do you still worry about Wei Zhaoxian who has lost his power?"

"Hahahahahahahaha!" Shen Shilang's words touched the heart of Emperor Jiacheng.

"You are right. I am a cultivator of Taoism. I have a lot of time to spare and there is really no need to rush." ​​After Emperor Jiacheng finished speaking, he suddenly stopped talking.

Shen Shilang lowered his head and did not dare to look up. The air in the imperial study was filled with silent oppression because of the silence.

"But this time, if you just pretend to save Wei Zhaoxian but fail, and let Wei Zhaoxian die, wouldn't it be better?" Emperor Jiacheng said suddenly, looking deeply at Shen Shilang.

Shen Shilang lowered his head, and Emperor Jiacheng could only see the bun on his head but not his expression.

"Raise your head." Emperor Jiacheng suddenly ordered.

"Yes." Shen Shilang responded and slowly raised his head. The expression on his face showed only loyalty to Emperor Jiacheng, nothing else.

Emperor Jiacheng did not expect Shen Shilang to react like this.

Emperor Jiacheng looked straight at Shen Shilang for a while before slightly retracting his gaze.

The emperor's suspicion eased a little, and he said, "Wouldn't it be better to let Quan Guanran take over the Northwest Army on the spot?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly." Shen Shilang said.

"You said it." Emperor Jiacheng waved his hand, "No need to be so careful."

Shen Shilang bowed and saluted, then said: "The situation at that time was that the Turks had not retreated. If Wei Zhaoxian was killed on the spot, I was afraid that it would affect morale. I think that we should first repel the external enemies and then clean up the internal situation."

"My second concern is that General Quan has never worked with the Northwest Army, and it is impossible to immediately form a kingly army that the Northwest Army should have. Moreover..." Shen Shilang lowered his head slightly, "jointly attacking foreign enemies is also a very effective way to enhance the feelings and tacit understanding between generals and soldiers. If General Quan is allowed to command the Northwest Army, firstly, the losses of the Northwest Army will be heavier than if Wei Zhaoxian were to command. Secondly, after General Quan has worked with the Northwest Army well, he can recruit the Northwest Army for his own use, but General Quan himself already has..."

He had his own army that was well commanded and had the support of the people.

"If he is allowed to gather the Northwest Army, I'm afraid..." Shen Shilang suddenly knelt down and prostrated himself on the ground. "I'm afraid that General Quan will become more powerful and gather the two armies alone. This has never happened before in the history of Daxi."

"It's already so difficult to deal with Wei Zhaoxian alone who has absolute power in the Northwest Army. If General Quan is allowed to become more powerful, he might become the second Wei Zhaoxian in the future, and even more difficult to deal with than Wei Zhaoxian." Shen Shilang said, "Since Your Majesty will send someone else to replace the Northwest Army in the future, I'm afraid that General Quan will take the opportunity to arrange for people to join the Northwest Army."

"So the safest way is to let Wei Zhaoxian stay in the Northwest Army before punishing him and removing him from his military post. This will not only stabilize the Northwest Army, but also prevent it from falling into the hands of others." Shen Shilang said slowly. He pretended to look up cautiously and glanced at Emperor Jiacheng tentatively.

"Your Majesty, I think that all eggs should not be put in one basket. Such an important army as the Northwest Army should be handed over to someone your Majesty trusts and who will not have the opportunity to monopolize power in the future." Shen Shilang saw that Emperor Jiacheng looked thoughtful and was not angry, so he quickly made a slightly relieved expression.

Emperor Jiacheng remained silent for a long time, and the air froze again.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

After a long while, Emperor Jiacheng said, "Shen Qing is right."

Even the name has changed.

"Get up quickly." Emperor Jiacheng bent down himself and helped Shen Shilang up.

Shen Shilang looked terrified and listened to Emperor Jiacheng saying, "Although you are young and have just entered the court, you are steady and resourceful. Everything you think and plan makes sense. You should be more confident in the future and don't underestimate yourself."

"I will follow your majesty's instructions." Shen Shilang said hurriedly.

After listening to Shen Shilang's reasons, Emperor Jiacheng finally stopped doubting that Shen Shilang still had feelings for Wei Zhaoxian.

I even felt a little bit of admiration for Shen Shilang for being able to go this far in order to prevent Quan Guanran from becoming too big.

"You led a team alone to rescue Wei Zhaoxian. Have you ever learned military tactics before? Have you ever practiced martial arts?" Emperor Jiacheng asked again.

Shen Shilang replied: "I have only learned the basics of martial arts, but I am not proficient in it. Since I was a child, I have lived in the Wei family, and the Wei family has more military books, so I have read a lot of them."

(End of this chapter)