After all, the general has to go into battle in person to kill the enemy, and if he is not careful he may lose his life, but if he sits firmly in the court, nothing will happen.
After thinking for a while, the Prime Minister came to the Imperial Study. After meeting Situ Yao, he first bowed to Situ Yao and then said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Tubo is making unusual moves and is considering becoming an enemy of our country?"
Situ Yao nodded and told him that this was true. The Prime Minister immediately continued, "Does the Emperor have anyone to quell the rebellion?"
Although he already knew that the emperor wanted Chen Yi to go, he still asked this question deliberately because once he asked this question, the emperor would be curious whether he wanted to recommend someone and would ask him who he recommended.
As expected, upon hearing him say this, Situ Yao immediately asked, "General Chen Yi has been selected, but you know he is already old. Does the Prime Minister have any recommendations?"
The Prime Minister smiled slightly and saluted Situ Yao: "I believe that General Xu Mao is brave and good at fighting. If he were to face the Tubo, he would definitely beat the Tubo into tears."
Xu Mao was actually a subordinate of the Prime Minister, so he deliberately recommended him. You should know that the Prime Minister did not have military power. So he was very eager to get it.
On the second day of the morning court, after discussing with the Prime Minister yesterday, Situ Yao also felt that it would be a good thing if someone could replace General Chen Yi to pacify Tubo.
So, Situ Yao brought up this matter during the court session, but what he didn't expect was that Chen Yi refused to give in on the matter.
"Your Majesty, I can go now." Although General Chen Yi was a bit old, his voice was still loud.
Although he disdains to play tricks, it does not mean that he is a fool. As a general, he naturally knows what kind of person Xu Mao is.
Although he didn't know who recommended Xu Mao to the emperor, he felt that the person who recommended him must have ulterior motives.
General Chen Yi's insistence surprised Situ Yao. He looked at the old general and said, "General Chen is old. Consort Chen once came to me and said she was worried about your health."
What he meant was to advise Chen Yi not to be too persistent. There are always talented people in the country, and he doesn't necessarily have to be the one to pacify Tubo.
However, even if Chen Yalan was brought out, Chen Yi did not change his mind.
"I have made up my mind. I hope the emperor will grant my wish." General Chen Yi kept a stern face and was not moved at all by the emperor's words.
In fact, he had already felt sorry for his daughter in his heart. He raised her, so he naturally knew her temper.
I'm afraid the situation is not as the emperor said, that his daughter is worried about her own health, but that his daughter actually got angry at the emperor.
The prime minister standing by felt annoyed when he saw that Chen Yi was unwilling to give up his position.
Like Situ Yao, he did not expect that Chen Yi, at his age, would still be willing to go to the battlefield and shed his blood.
Thinking that his plan would be wasted because of Chen Yi's insistence, the Prime Minister could not help but stand up and said: "General Chen is old after all. He has fought for the country for many years and is now old. The emperor will definitely want you to spend your remaining years in peace."
As soon as the prime minister stepped forward, Chen Yi knew that this matter was largely related to the prime minister.
Thinking of this, General Chen Yi snorted coldly: "As a general, even if I die on the battlefield, I have no regrets."
Seeing that Chen Yi remained unmoved despite his kind words, the Prime Minister's patience ran out. He said sarcastically, "General Chen is right. A general, holding military power, naturally doesn't want others to lead his troops."
"What do you mean?" General Chen was a little annoyed. Damn it, he was devoted to the country, but after hearing what the prime minister said, he became a person unwilling to give up power.
"If you think I am only after military power, then I will resign now." General Chen was a straightforward person. He could not stand hearing others speak of him in a sarcastic tone, so in anger, he said he would resign.
When this matter spread to the harem, Fu Liu couldn't help but worry about Chen Yalan. After all, something happened to her father, how could she not be sad?
Thinking of this, Fu Liu found a hairpin that he had just received some time ago. Fu Liu liked that hairpin very much, but thinking that it might make Chen Yalan happy, Fu Liu didn't feel sorry about it.
On the other hand, Situ Yao was also a little depressed because of this matter. He didn't know why this matter had turned out like this.
When no one was willing to go and pacify Tubo, it was General Chen Yi who stepped forward to go, and then the Prime Minister recommended a general to replace General Chen Yi.
Even Situ Yao felt that this was a very good thing. After all, as Chen Yalan said, General Chen Yi was old and was somewhat unable to perform on the battlefield.
It is not an easy task to defeat Tubo, and Situ Yao is unwilling to put this heavy burden on an old general.
At the same time, he couldn't understand why General Chen Yi would rather take on this matter alone than let Xu Mao take his place.
Is it true, as the Prime Minister said, that Chen Yi coveted military power? No, if General Chen Yi really coveted military power, why would he be so angry about the Prime Minister's words that he said he wanted to resign?
Situ Yao knew that no matter what, it was impossible for Chen Yi to resign. General Chen Yi had fought for their country all his life.
But now he is old. If he resigns at this time, it is not certain how the news will spread among the people. Putting all this aside, Situ Yao also feels a little regretful. Chen Yi is indeed a rare military talent.
He suddenly remembered that two days ago, Chen Yalan came to him and said that her father was old and asked him to replace him.
Perhaps he could talk to Chen Yalan about this matter and ask her to persuade his father. Thinking of this, Situ Yao immediately put down what he was doing and came to Chen Yalan's palace.
Just outside Chen Yalan's palace, Situ Yao met Fu Liu, who came to visit Chen Yalan out of concern for her.
Fu Liu was also surprised to see Situ Zhao. She had originally thought that the emperor would generally not enter the harem during the day, but she didn't expect to run into him.
Without time to think, Fu Liu immediately bowed to Situ Yao and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you."
Situ Yao looked at Fu Liu and suddenly realized that Fu Liu's frown, caused by his worry about Chen Yalan, looked very much like Su Mengyan.
"What are you doing here?" Situ Yao asked.
Fu Liu didn't dare to say that she came to comfort Chen Yalan. After all, she had just found out some time ago that Chen Yalan was just a hostage in the palace. She was afraid that the emperor would know that Chen Yalan was in trouble because of her father's affairs and would deliberately make things difficult for Chen Yalan. So, Fu Liu said that she had nothing to do and came to play with Chen Yalan.
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