Xing Lie snorted coldly, "Master Lin! Lin Rui! You are so bold! You deserve to be killed! Our Xing family has been loyal to the emperor for over twenty years, and you are going to make us disloyal and unjust with just one sentence!"
Lin Rui bowed pleadingly and said, "General, please calm down. I want to ask you a question."
Xing Lie simply said: "You ask."
"The Lin Dynasty has existed for over four hundred years since its first monarch. The previous Li Dynasty, which was overthrown by the Lin Dynasty, had a history of over six hundred years, yet it still ended in history. The world's forces will eventually divide, and eventually unite. We are merely a part of history's progress."
"Major General, to whom does the Xing Family Army owe allegiance, the reigning emperor or the reigning royal family?"
Xing Lie was stunned, as if he didn't expect Lin Rui to ask this: "Is there any difference?"
Lin Rui nodded heavily, his voice rising considerably: "Of course!"
"Loyalty to the Lin Dynasty means the Xing Family Army exists to protect the lives of tens of millions of Lin Dynasty citizens, while loyalty to the Lin Dynasty's royal family means that the lives of millions of ordinary people are insignificant compared to the lives of a few thousand royal family members. The first monarch of the Lin Dynasty was just an old farmer working in the fields, and he ascended the throne at the age of forty-six. Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers actually of the same species?"
Lin Rui's words made people including Xing Lie and Han Wenjing feel a tingling and electric sensation on their backs. Only wealth and power can bring such pleasure to men.
"Major General, if we develop Huangmo Pass into a second safe paradise, what will happen if the officials in Linjing and the Emperor find out?"
What will happen? The ending is still foreseeable. It must be that the royal family will come to Huangmoguan with a grand ceremony, find someone to replace the Xing family's military power, and then make this area a mess and cause great suffering to the people.
Four hundred years ago, the royal family was the first to worry about the world; four hundred years later, the royal family was a bird of prey that devoured the flesh and blood of the people. What Lin Rui described as rotten to the core was absolutely true.
The current emperor could even send his own queen, concubines and princesses to foreigners for fun. The humiliation was comparable to the "leading a sheep" ceremony in the Song Dynasty. If such an emperor were allowed to sit in the throne again, he would be courting death.
Since the emperor is unable to stand up straight and has been a spineless person all his life, who only cares about eating and not about being beaten, the Xing family army will only be cannon fodder and be sacrificed and destroyed by following such a master.
After Lin Rui finished speaking, there was silence in the camp. To be honest, except for Xing Lie, the other four people looked at Lin Rui as if he were a warrior. He was really bold!
Xing Lie was unable to calm down for a long time after hearing this. He knew that what Lin Rui said made a lot of sense. Why should Huangmo Pass, which he had worked so hard to manage, and the strong soldiers who were fed with fat pigs, serve as pawns for the weak emperor?
The country of Lin Chao was too corrupt to be saved. This was a common scene at the end of every dynasty. The final result that awaited them was to be submerged in the long river of history and wait for the rise of a new dynasty.
Nowadays, heroes are competing for supremacy and princes are dividing their own territories. Why can't their Xing family join this competition? Why should they receive thirty or forty letters of surrender from princes every day? Their Xing family can also become a powerful party.
I didn’t dare to think about it before, but now it all becomes clear to me after Lin Rui said it.
However, Xing Lie did not show this excitement immediately. After finishing his shift normally, Lin Rui returned home, while Xing Lie rode his horse quickly to the camp.
As soon as Xing Lie expressed his thoughts, Xing Changyuan suddenly stood up and said, "How bold!"
Xing Lie refused to give in. "Father, anyone can become emperor, so why can't our Xing family? What are we missing? The Marquis of Xinyang and the refugee leader can command their own troops, so why can't our Xing family army take the initiative to attack?"
"Dad, I've always been lagging behind, hiding in my own little corner, like a frog in a well, completely oblivious to the changes in the outside world. If one day the three factions conspire to attack Huangmo Pass, how will our Xing family get out, and how will we accommodate the 30,000 soldiers in the barracks?"
"Soldiers follow us to defend our country. We are not protecting the royal family, nor defending the emperor's country, but the people's country!"
Xing Lie's words completely overturned the three views of Xing Changyuan, who had been loyal to the emperor and patriotic all his life. He never expected that his own son would become a traitor.
"Dad, you..."
"Get out! Get out!"
Xing Changyuan pointed at the tent door with an expression of disbelief and motioned him to leave.
Xing Lie looked at his father with murderous rage, but in the end he said nothing and left in anger.
The next day when Lin Rui was on duty, he did not see the major general, but he saw Han Wenjing looking around. When he saw him coming, he quickly pulled him into the tent.
Men are also quite gossipy. At this moment, the five staff members were whispering to each other: "Master Lin, Master Lin, do you know what happened after you got off duty yesterday?"
Lin Ruize looked as if he understood: "Could it be that the Major General went to talk to the Old General about this?"
Xu Shaoxuan gave a thumbs up: "Master Lin is worthy of being Master Lin. He hit the nail on the head. That's right."
Lin Rui smiled and said, "Let me guess again. The old general should have rejected it outright."
Xing Lie happened to walk in at this moment and asked, "You know this now?"
Lin Rui said thickly: "I can only make a rough guess. The old general has been deeply influenced by the ideas of monarch and ministers. It is difficult to change the ideas of a man who has lived for most of his life."
Xing Lie sighed to the sky, feeling depressed about what happened yesterday. He looked at Lin Rui and Han Wenjing and said, "Pack up and come with me to Yishu Pass tomorrow."
Yishu Pass? Where is Xinyang Hou?
Lin Rui couldn't help but make a bitter face, but Xu Shaoxuan, Lin Pingyu, and Chen Zhidong looked even more miserable than him: "Major General, then the three of us..."
Xing Lie shook his head. "Someone needs to take charge of the Flying Tiger Camp. Lord Han and I work well together, and Lord Lin has unique business insights. Perhaps we can find business opportunities at Yishu Pass on this trip, laying the foundation for us to take over the other half of Yishu Pass in the future."
Lin Rui: I don’t want to go on a business trip. I don’t want the honor of accompanying my boss on a business trip!
"This old man, the Marquis of Xinyang, is quite cunning. Major General, we must bring enough people and weapons."
"It's always true to say it's better to be safe than sorry. It's better to surprise people than to be completely caught off guard."
As Lin Pingyu and Chen Zhidong were talking, Xu Shaoxuan nodded on the side. The Major General was their core, and it was worth protecting him no matter what.
Only Lin Rui had a bitter face: "Major General, do I have to go?"
Xing Lie gave him a funny look and said, "Why? Master Lin doesn't want to go?"
Lin Rui looked forward to it: "Is it okay not to go?"
Xing Lie refused bluntly: "Of course not."
So I have to go on a business trip? Oh, that's annoying! In ancient times, it seems I still have to roll.
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