Chapter 141 Who is the General of Cavalry?
Liang Jingyao understood Lin Xiaoyue's concerns and explained, "Who would suspect the Cheetah Army of coming into the city dressed like beggars to steal food? The county magistrate is at most sympathetic to the people's suffering and doing good things. Even if they want to complain, they won't find a place to do it! Even if the Cheetah Army has to endure some hardships in the valley, it's the people stationed there who are under the command of the General of the Cavalry. This General of the Cavalry is very tyrannical, and his men are no good either!"
Lin Xiaoyue understood Liang Jingyao’s subtext: if the Cheetah Army wanted to avoid being discovered, they could only allow themselves to be bullied by General Huoqi’s men!
"Bah!" she cursed indignantly, "What kind of nonsense is this? If they can stand up straight on the battlefield, that's real skill!"
Liang Jingyao sighed and talked about the life story of the General of the Cavalry. "His arrogance was fostered by the Emperor Liang! Because the Emperor Liang was born to a palace maid, his mother died not many years after giving birth to him. It can be said that his mother's family is powerless and he has no one to rely on! After the Emperor Liang ascended the throne, in order to cultivate his own power, he forcefully appointed his only uncle as the Left Prime Minister. Although there were some complaints in the court, they could do nothing about it. This General of the Cavalry is the Left Prime Minister's legitimate son!"
Lin Xiaoyue couldn't imagine that there was such a reason behind this. It seemed that Emperor Liang wanted to use his uncle to win over the civil officials, and then use his cousin to win over the military generals. On the surface, it seemed like a good move, but could it really be supported?
"The Left Prime Minister, with his connections to Emperor Liang, should be quite influential at court, right? But if a general doesn't have real ability, relying solely on Emperor Liang's authority will be hard to convince the army, right? I wonder how many victories this Cavalry General has won?"
Liang Jingyao said with a smile, "He's never been on the battlefield! If he could really win a battle in an upright manner, why would Emperor Liang only make him a General of Cavalry? He would have been made a Grand Marshal long ago! As for the Left Prime Minister, there are only the Left Prime Minister faction that stands on the side of Emperor Liang, and the Right Prime Minister faction that stands on the side of the late emperor! These two factions have been fighting fiercely since Emperor Liang ascended the throne, but the Right Prime Minister has more power than the Left Prime Minister, so in the end, the Left Prime Minister couldn't do anything to the Right Prime Minister!"
Lin Xiaoyue could easily imagine that the Left Prime Minister would be going crazy scratching his head and face the Right Prime Minister who was so annoying and impossible to kill every day during court!
I never thought the Right Prime Minister would have more power than the Left Prime Minister? And he's on Emperor Liang's side! How could Emperor Liang tolerate this?
I guess the words that the Left Prime Minister whispered into Emperor Liang's ears are about to turn into a tornado, right?
I wonder who the Right Prime Minister is?
Lin Xiaoyue asked curiously, "Brother Liang, since the Right Prime Minister has so much power, why didn't Emperor Liang let his uncle be the Right Prime Minister?"
Liang Jingyao's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm. "Right Prime Minister? Zhou Yonggui, an uneducated man, wants to be the Right Prime Minister? The current Right Prime Minister is the top scholar in the imperial examination, personally selected by the late emperor. Not only is he well-read and eloquent, he is also upright and honest. He never flatters the powerful or flatters the weak. There is no one in Dongsui Kingdom who doesn't like such an upright Right Prime Minister! So Emperor Liang can't do anything!"
Lin Xiaoyue finally understood. It seemed the late emperor was very good at judging people! It was a pity that his son didn't inherit his good genes. Maybe the late emperor also discovered this and never liked this son! In fact, whether or not he was a palace maid really had little to do with it?
"Well, it seems that the Cheetah Army is bound to be troubled by General Huqi's men in the valley this time. It's inevitable! But it's good that we can enter the valley. There is a lot of food stored there. I hope that General Huqi's men won't take it away!"
Liang Jingyao's idea was the same as Lin Xiaoyue's. Food was extremely precious right now. "I'll have the Cheetah Army go to the Bamboo Courtyard and check. If it's still there, I'll have them protect it. We won't let the Cavalry General's men get away with it!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Okay! Then everyone should go to bed early tonight. When the Cheetah Army arrives tomorrow, you will definitely go to protect them secretly."
Liang Jingyao stood up, looked at the table full of dishes and chopsticks, and said to Zhan Tian and the others, "You guys should clean up the table and the kitchen! Yue'er, you're too tired today, go and rest with Yunyun!"
Chen Yunyun knew that Liang Jingyao was worried about Lin Xiaoyue, so she secretly teased her in her ear, "Look, Brother Liang is worried about you again!"
Lin Xiaoyue felt her face getting hot, and she immediately lowered her head and poked Chen Yunyun's armpit, "You're the only one who talks too much. I won't wait for you anymore!"
Chen Yunyun rarely saw Lin Xiaoyue's shy side, so she followed her with a smile.
The next day, Lin Xiaoyue got up from bed as soon as it was daybreak. However, when she put on her clothes and walked outside, she found that Liang Jingyao had already left with his men!
"Hmph! You're not taking me with you!" Lin Xiaoyue stomped her feet angrily, and decided to fill her stomach before going out.
At this time, a man with his face wrapped in gauze came over and said, "Miss Lin, are you looking for Jing Yao too?"
Lin Xiaoyue recognized the voice and it turned out to be Gu Mian. She didn’t see this person at dinner yesterday. She didn’t expect that his face was injured so badly!
"Yes! You are injured like this, you should just lie down on the bed!" Lin Xiaoyue said as she was about to drive him away.
Who knew that Gu Mian was such a pushover that Lin Xiaoyue couldn't get rid of him no matter how hard she tried, and in the end he even got a bowl of tomato and egg noodle soup!
Gu Mian touched his full stomach and burped contentedly, "Burp! So comfortable! I only drank some rice soup last night. I'm starving!"
Lin Xiaoyue quickly put away the dishes and warned, "You're full now, so stop following me! Otherwise, I won't let Dad treat your face!"
Gu Mian chuckled and said, "Do you think you can leave this yard without me? I can shout!"
Lin Xiaoyue placed the washed dishes neatly in the cabinet, turned around and asked, "Why did you insist on going? Don't you know that your face was almost disfigured?"
Gu Mian brushed away the strands of hair on his forehead and said in a cocky tone, "Without me following you, you ran out blindly. Do you even know where to look? If you end up with nothing, don't cry!"
Lin Xiaoyue frowned and asked, "Isn't it the city gate? Where else can we go?"
Gu Mian burst out laughing, "Hahaha! These Cheetah Army soldiers disguised themselves as refugees to enter the city to steal food. What's the point of them just standing at the city gate? Of course they should go to the rich people's homes and the streets! You want to go and see? Then you have to take me with you, otherwise you won't be able to find the place!"
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the gauze on Gu Mian's face, shook her head, and said, "Looking at you like this, I'm not interested in taking you out! Anyway, I'll just walk around. It would be great if I can see some lively things. If not, I'll just come back!"
Gu Mian touched his proud face, then quickly returned to his room, fetched two veils, and threw one to Lin Xiaoyue. "Is this all right? Let's go! If you're any later, you won't be able to watch the show!"
It was the first time that Lin Xiao saw the ancient veil hat. Sure enough, after putting it on, he could not see the face behind the black veil!
She quickly put it on herself and said happily, "You're so smart! Let me tell you, when we get back and Dad and Jingyao start talking about me, you have to speak up for me, otherwise there's no chance of a fight next time!"
Gu Mian nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay! No problem!"
Lin Xiaoyue walked out of the yard with satisfaction. At this moment, another voice sounded behind her, "Who are you?"
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