Chapter 175 This Honey Trap Is a Little Undesirable
System: [Ahhh! So handsome! So handsome that it's inhumane!]
Yuan Ruan was just about to agree with the system that it was right when she noticed that the handsome young man in front of her suddenly raised his head and looked at her with sharp eyes like a knife.
Yuanruan's heart skipped a beat: [Tong'er, why is he looking at me like that?]
The next second, she felt the emperor picking her up.
"Good!" The emperor's voice was full of appreciation. "Good eyes. It is true that heroes emerge young."
The young general knelt on one knee and saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
Yuan Ruan heaved a sigh of relief: [So you came to see my brother. ]
System: [No, I still feel like I’m looking at you. ]
Other onlookers carefully raised the question: System, why are you so smart today?
Yuanruan: [Ah?]
System: [He has never seen you before and doesn't know you are the Imperial Master. He is probably curious about why the Emperor came here with a little girl in his arms.]
The onlookers were relieved: Fortunately, the system just continues to perform steadily.
Yuanruan: [That makes sense. Tong'er, you just said, 'It seems to be a little different from what I thought.' What is the difference? 】
The court officials also pricked up their ears with some curiosity.
The Second Prince sent his wife and daughter here, was it not for surrender, but for what?
System: [It is correct to surrender, but you are not a hostage here. You still remember Zhou's daughter, the one whose family was able to develop the Zhou's saber.]
Yuan Ruan: [Remember, remember, the cool elder sister who chased her husband for thousands of miles, only to find out that she was chasing the wrong person. Does this have anything to do with her? ]
System: [The Xiongnu also heard about Zhou's pursuit of the prince, and they misunderstood it, believing that the prince liked a minister like Zhou.]
Prince: !!!
He stumbled and nearly fell overboard.
Fortunately, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue helped to pick up some.
Everyone: ???
How could the Huns have such a misunderstanding?
Yuan's chubby face was stunned: [Wait, why do you say that my nephew likes my wife? ]
System: [Because Zhou came back pregnant. At that time, Zhou's brother joined others to usurp the throne and became the clan leader, and then fled to Chen State. Many things happened in the process. In order to prove to the clan members that she had completely clung to the Xia State, Zhou's daughter married Doctor Wen.]
Yuan Ruan was confused: [Ah? Doctor Wen? He married Zhou's daughter? ]
Eat melons: !!!
The accident wasn't that unexpected.
From what happened to Doctor Wen before, we can tell that this man will do anything to achieve his goals.
After such news broke, this person would definitely do his best to carry out the tasks assigned by the emperor.
System: [Yes. This is not the point. The Xiongnu believed that the prince had initially taken a fancy to the daughter of the Zhou family and took her by force, but later let her go when he saw that the daughter of the Zhou family was pregnant with the minister's child. Then... the daughter of the Zhou family and the doctor explained the rumor, but found that this misunderstanding had a shocking effect on the Zhou family. The Zhou clan members seemed to suspect that this was the prince's offspring, so that the Zhou brother's plot to become the clan leader and defect to the Chen State failed. So later, the two did not try their best to explain. So... the misunderstanding became deeper and deeper. ]
Prince: ...
The court officials stole a glance at the prince's colorful face and said: Your Highness, this is really a black pot thousands of miles away, it's too difficult for you.
Yuan Ruan: [Hiss, so the Second Prince sent his wife and daughter here...]
System: [Yes. These are all mature women carefully selected by the Second Prince. There are his wives, and there are other people's wives... so, the target is directly aimed at the Crown Prince. But the Second Prince still has some shame, so he specifically instructed General Lin to escort these women secretly. General Lin thought it involved military secrets, so he reported it.]
Yuan Ruan: [Pfft. So these women are all honey traps?]
The prince took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
The other court officials tried hard to hold back their laughter. They couldn't laugh! Otherwise, how could they justify the prince's grievance?
The emperor pretended to drink a sip of water, walked over, patted Lin Xiaojiang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay. You have made such a great contribution. I will allow you to have a wish."
General Lin was silent for a while, then he said, "Your Majesty. I have received your grace and have nothing to ask for. I just don't want to continue to take credit for military achievements."
The emperor and his entourage were very surprised.
The emperor frowned slightly: "claiming military merit?" He looked at the Minister of War with an unfriendly look.
The Minister of War was completely confused and quickly stood up and said, "General Lin, is it possible that your military achievements have been exaggerated?"
Lin Xiaojiang said: "No."
The Minister of War breathed a sigh of relief. At least the news of the victory over the Xiongnu was correct. He continued, "So someone else led the army to fight for you?"
“No.”
The Minister of War was puzzled. He asked in confusion, "Then why do you say you are faking military merit?"
General Lin took a step forward and said, "I think that no matter whether they are from the Death Squad, the Vanguard Squad, or the Personal Guard Squad, they only have one identity on the battlefield, and that is my comrade-in-arms. As their superior, General Mo does not want to, nor does he need to, claim the heads they cut off."
The court officials were all horrified.
The Minister of War frowned and said, "You mean those slaves? They have military merits. Killing three enemies can save their own life or the life of their loved ones. They go to the battlefield to redeem themselves."
General Lin said: "But they can't continue to be promoted by military merit. The extra heads will be blamed on me."
As soon as these words were spoken, the court officials sitting nearby were all shocked.
The Minister of War said, "How can you speak for these slaves? Your Majesty has already shown your kindness by giving them a chance to fight for their lives. How can you allow them to continue to advance in the army?"
General Lin said calmly, "I am not speaking for the slave army. Take the three hundred death squads that I was assigned to as an example. They train actively and kill bravely, but once they kill three people, most of them become troublemakers who don't obey my orders."
Yuanruan: [It is understandable. After completing the KPI, which worker would take another step? ]
The Minister of War sneered: "You are not ruthless enough. Kill a few lazy ones and they will obey."
General Lin paused and continued, "Although a new batch of slave soldiers can be replaced, they will have to be retrained, which is a waste of time. In addition, I have also carefully learned about these slave soldiers and found that a large number of them are not criminals. I think that criminals cannot continue to be promoted, but those who are implicated, or the slave-born children of criminals, can be given a chance."
The emperor seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly asked, "You have slave soldiers that you value, right?"
General Lin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the seven sons of the Shi family are all brave, and Shi Yi is the most amazing one. He alone cut off the heads of 300 Huns. I would not want to bury such a brave warrior."
The emperor's eyes flashed with interest.
The Minister of War and the Vice Minister of War frowned, thinking that General Lin was ignorant. After all, he was a slave, so how could he have the same opportunity for promotion.
At this moment, the system's voice sounded:
System: [Fuck, the Shi family has seven sons, and the eldest is still the tough guy Shi Yi. Could this be a "Mom-in-the-hole" family?]
Yuan Ruan: [“Fuck you” what are you talking about? ]
Everyone: ???
I don't understand what you are saying.