Chapter 249 The Prince's Fear
Cai Xiuyuan then struggled to get up from the ground, and Lu Chenyang stepped forward to support him.
Cai Xiuyuan's dry, old hand grasped Lu Chenyang's wrist, and he looked at him with his eyes: "Sir Lu, you will assist the Emperor and the Crown Prince in the future. This great task will be handed over to you in the future."
Lu Chenyang looked puzzled, obviously not understanding Cai Xiuyuan's actions.
But he still nodded: "Master Cai, please rest assured, I will do my best..."
He was about to say something, but Cai Xiuyuan patted his hands and said, "I believe in you. You can do better than me."
After serving as an official for more than forty years, all his achievements in the end were not as great as those of this young man in six years.
He had spent his entire life striving for power, and in the end his country was devastated and engulfed in war.
He was not a good official, and now the country is on the verge of collapse. This was certainly due to Emperor Qianyuan's stubbornness, but it was also a dereliction of duty on his part as a minister.
He is not a legend, but he is willing to help, hoping that the legend will become more brilliant and give him a helping hand.
Lu Chenyang hurried out of the palace. He wanted to go back and write a letter to make some arrangements.
Yan Xing was stopped by the prince, "Wait a minute, follow me back to the prince's mansion."
Yan Xing did not resist and let him pull her away.
The two returned to the Prince's Mansion. Actually, the Prince was supposed to live in the Eastern Palace. However, the Prince and Emperor Qianyuan disliked each other and the Prince was unwilling to live in the palace, so the original Prince's Mansion was changed to the Prince's Mansion.
As for the Eastern Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not lived there for a single day.
The prince stared at Yan Xing and asked coldly, "Why didn't you apply to go to war? Yanhui Pass was originally guarded by the Yan family! Now it's time for the Yan family to recapture it. Have you forgotten your duties as a member of the Yan family for Lu Chenyang?"
This was the first time the prince spoke to Yan Xing in such a tone.
The prince continued, "I really don't know what you're thinking. If you were to come forward, you would definitely be able to order the Yan army back and achieve twice the result with half the effort. Why are you unwilling to come forward?!"
Yan Xing looked at him and said, "Your Highness, do you think the Fourth Prince and Yuan Kuishan are dead? If I were to come forward and command the Yanhui Army, a civil war would break out. By then, we wouldn't even have to fight the Tatars before we'd have to fight among ourselves! Since the Fourth Prince and Yuan Kuishan were able to successfully force the Yanhui Army to withdraw from Huai'an, it means they have already taken control of the Yanhui Army!"
The Yan family held a high reputation within the Yanhui Army, and if Yan Xing intervened, some of the Yanhui Army might indeed defect. However, the Fourth Prince would not sit idly by, and a conflict was certain to ensue.
Internal strife will break out in the Yanhui Army.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was suddenly speechless.
Yan Xing stared at him: "Your Highness, have you thought about it? Or have you thought about it, but are you still unwilling to give up the opportunity to take back the military power of the Yanhui Army?"
The prince met his gaze, not avoiding his eyes.
Yan Xing didn't wait for his reply and continued, "Lu Chenyang must have thought of this, which is why he proposed to send the troops. Your Highness should know how much he wants to end the civil strife. But he can't even take care of the Yilin Army. He has to deal with the Tatars first, and he can't even think about preserving his own strength. He can't bear to let the Yanhui Army be exhausted by internal strife. What benefit does Lu Chenyang gain by going to fight the Tatars? He will waste his own troops for no reason, and then let the emperor and the Yilin Army watch covetously."
He sneered, "Is leading troops to war such a hot topic? Does everyone want to go to war? It's better to win with fewer troops."
Lu Chenyang didn't have so many calculations, he just wanted to repel the foreign enemies as soon as possible. But obviously, the prince didn't think so. He only thought that Yan Xing didn't fight for it and missed an opportunity to take back the military power of the Yanhui Army.
His Royal Highness was speechless. He opened his mouth and finally sighed, "You're right, I... didn't expect it. But, Cheng Xiao, do you know that if Lu Chenyang repels the Tatars and recaptures Yanhui Pass, half of Dagan will fall into his hands."
With half of the country under his control, Lu Chenyang could even divide the territory with Emperor Qianyuan.
The King of Nanyang occupied Shu and dared to ask to be crowned king. Lu Chenyang could have directly become emperor.
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