Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongde waved his hand and said:
“As Lord Lei said, General Lan has been guarding Fencheng for seven years.
Now that he is old, and before returning to Beijing, he submitted his resignation.
This time Han Lan is coming, let’s choose someone else!”
Seeing this, General Lan strode out of the formation, clasped his hands together, and said:
"Your Majesty, although I have already decided to retire, if Longyin needs me, I can still lead the army!
As General Yang Wei said, I am more familiar with Han Lan. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy means you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat!
The old minister asks the troops to go to war!"
Seeing this, Si Junshan hurriedly bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to Fencheng!
I have fought against the Hanlan army several times and understand their combat strategies better!"
Seeing this, Liu Yangfeng frowned slightly and bowed to Emperor Chongde on the throne, saying:
"Your Majesty, General Si did indeed defeat Han Lan's Feiyu Army several months ago!
But as we all know, this battle was deadlocked for two years until a few months ago, when it was narrowly won.
And this time, my Longyin Fencheng has lost two cities!
If the general continues at this speed, I'm afraid the entire Fencheng Prefecture will be swallowed up by Hanlan!
I, your honorable servant, do not think it is appropriate for you, General Si, to take up arms and fight against Han Lan again!"
When Si Junshan heard this, he felt anxious.
He keenly realized that he really wanted to eat the crabapple cake that Si Jinyun sent him last night?
Si Junshan suddenly remembered what Xing'er said viciously last night:
You are testing the poison on yourself!
His heart sank. The poison was so strong that one would be poisoned just by holding it in the mouth for a moment?
Si Junshan secretly pinched the back of his hand, forcing himself not to think about the Begonia cake!
At this moment, Emperor Chongde on the throne, after hearing Liu Yangfeng's words, his eyes darkened slightly and he asked solemnly:
"Your Excellency, this is wrong. Two years ago, during the Battle of Ru River, Lord Si was facing the Feiyu Army, specially trained by Han Lan!
The old Prime Minister has forgotten
The archery skills of all the soldiers of Feiyu Army are extremely exquisite!
It is rare that General Si was able to defeat the enemy despite the huge disparity in skills!
So, which general do you think would be more suitable to send?"
Liu Yangfeng glanced at the prince, then at Qi Moli, and said:
"Reporting to the Emperor, I agree with this old minister.
The people of Fencheng were displaced this time, and they must have lost confidence in our Longyin court.
Otherwise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can go there in person!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall suddenly fell silent!
This Prime Minister Liu is so bold!
What are you talking about?
Your Highness, how can you just go to the battlefield? He is the crown prince of a country!
Liu Yangfeng looked at the Crown Prince Qi Nanyuan, bowed slightly, and continued:
"This old minister knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the heir carefully cultivated by the Emperor!
Naturally, his status was very high, and he was not allowed to leave Jianzhou City easily.
But precisely because of this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the most suitable candidate!
In this way, it will not only serve as a deterrent to Hanlan's soldiers, but also inspire our Longyin soldiers!
More importantly, it can greatly increase the confidence of millions of people in Fencheng in our Longyin court!
As the saying goes, whoever supports the people will prevail!"
Upon hearing this, Qi Nanyuan respectfully said to Emperor Chongde:
"Father, what the Prime Minister said makes sense. I am willing to go!"
Everyone in the hall was shocked!
"What's going on with Prime Minister Liu? The Crown Prince is personally on the battlefield. How can this be allowed?"
"If the Hanlan people used a trick to abduct the prince as a hostage, then how could that be a matter solely for Fencheng Prefecture?"
"Exactly. What Lord Liu said is exactly what I was thinking. The Crown Prince really can't go!"
......
General Lan snorted coldly and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Prime Minister, be careful with your words!
Since the founding of the Longyin Dynasty, has there ever been a prince who personally went to the battlefield?
The prince is the heir apparent to a country, so isn't the battlefield a child's play?
If something goes wrong, it will undermine the foundation of our country!
I wonder if the Prime Minister can shoulder this responsibility?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yangfeng hurriedly said humbly:
"Don't get angry, old general. I'm just stating the facts.
Otherwise, Prince Mo Ying, or His Royal Highness Prince Rui, His Royal Highness Prince Jing, and His Royal Highness Prince An can also lead their troops north.
It's just that its deterrent power is slightly inferior to that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but it's still very useful. What do you think, General?"
At this moment, a lazy and low male voice came:
"Old Prime Minister, why not just call my name directly? Why go through so much trouble?"
The person who spoke was Qi Moli, who had been silent until now.
He had already agreed with the emperor last night that he would lead the troops north.
But he didn't expect that Liu Yangfeng would be so deliberate in pointing him out in the court today.
Of course, this is definitely not because Liu Yangfeng appreciates his ability to lead troops!
But...
He wants to get him away?
Finally, the commander-in-chief of the Pingbei army, Qi Moli!
Lei Ling and Lan Xiangkun are the left and right generals respectively, leading 80,000 troops. They will set off immediately at noon tomorrow!
After leaving the Qinzheng Palace, Qi Nanyuan led Qi Moli to a deserted place and said urgently:
"Uncle, how can we let the Third Brother's men take on such an important task as transporting grain?
Although this was happening, the third master of the Lan family was also watching over the situation.
But after all, even if a grain of rice is to be shipped out, his people have to approve it!
If the soldiers are outside and the food and supplies cannot keep up, wouldn’t it be easy for them to be attacked from both sides?
By then, the soldiers would have starved to death at the hands of their own people before they were killed in battle with the Hanlan people!"
He frowned and walked around in front of Qi Moli, muttering:
"What should I do?"
Seeing him like this, Qi Moli pinched his brows and said:
"Don't turn around anymore. From what I think, they are in a hurry to push me out. I'm afraid they have other things to do.
Therefore, I infer that their focus may not be on the Hanlan war.
But when I leave, the only people I can mobilize in the capital are... "
He waved Qi Nanyuan to come closer, explained some things to him, and then turned and went to the Queen Mother's Wanfu Palace.
After saying goodbye to the Queen Mother, Qi Moli went directly to the County Lord's Mansion next to the Si Mansion.
But he had been waiting for a long time but there was no sign of Si Jinxing, who was now begging her third uncle, Lan Xiangan.
"Uncle! Please help me!"
Lan Xiangan placed the teacup on the table and flatly refused:
"My little ancestor, my little aunt!
You can ask your uncle to do anything, except this one thing!
You know, you are just kidding!
Is that battlefield a place you can go to whenever you want?
Not to mention that you are a delicate little girl, even eating and sleeping are problems!
Just like the battlefield, swords and knives are merciless. If you are not careful, you may lose your life!
Don’t mention this matter again, don’t mention it again!”
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