"Your Majesty, these are all my sincere words!"
Guo Kai said seriously.
Ji Chong'er had originally decided not to believe anything he said.
At this moment, I was actually a little shaken.
Lian Po is indeed old, and his descendants are not capable of great use.
[At this time, instead of enjoying his retirement, he chooses to fight a war that is likely to fail. Isn't he afraid of losing his reputation in his later years? This is indeed a bit suspicious!]
Ji Chong'er believed that Lian Po's initiative to lead the troops was most likely to give his descendants an opportunity.
Thinking of this, Ji Chong'er couldn't help but frown deeply.
In fact, what Guo Kai had to do was very simple.
It’s not about making the other person believe what you say.
But make the other party suspicious.
That's enough.
Paused.
Ji Chong'er looked at Guo Kai and asked, "Who do you think is more suitable to lead the army besides Lian Po?"
"Li Mu? Or Le Yi?"
Hearing this, the latter shook his head without hesitation and said, "The two generals recommended by the king are both experienced in many battles and are certainly qualified to be commanders."
"However, Your Majesty, have you ever considered that most of the generals in the army are his two trusted confidants?"
"At such a critical moment, does Your Majesty really not have a single trusted general who can take on the responsibility?"
In order to make Ji Chong'er think that he had no second thoughts
Therefore, he basically speaks from the other party's perspective.
In this way, even if Ji Chong'er was confused, he couldn't explain it.
"A trusted general..."
Ji Chong'er thought about it, but he still couldn't find such a person in his mind, so he could only sigh:
"Since the defeat of the Jin State, I have stopped interfering in military affairs."
The main reason was that my self-confidence was hit and I wanted to give up.
Guo Kai frowned deeply, "This is going to be difficult."
He pretended to be in deep thought for a moment before tentatively asking, "Your Majesty, what do you think of Hu Zhe?"
There is little historical record about this person.
But the only thing that is certain is that this person acts recklessly and has low martial arts skills. When leading troops in battle, he often has no rules and just rushes around recklessly.
In history, a big part of the reason why Hu Zhe became a famous general of the Wei State was because he was lucky.
However, a person's luck cannot always be good.
If Hu Zhe were to lead the troops, given his ability.
Will be beaten to pieces by the Qin generals.
In fact, in history, Hu Zhe was defeated by a Qin general.
"Huzhe?"
Hearing this name, Ji Chong'er quickly shook his head, "How can this man be a commander?"
Guo Kai used his eloquence to say, "Your Majesty, Hu Zhe is a man of upright character and easy to control."
"If you think this man is not fit to be a commander, you can assign him a deputy commander."
"People like Li Cunxiao and Wang Yanzhang are both fine. If that doesn't work, Gongsun Yan and the others will also do!"
As soon as these words came out.
You know what, Ji Chong'er really took it to heart.
The strength of the State of Jin today is not as strong as before.
Ji Chong'er certainly did not want a new aristocratic family to emerge and then have his territory divided up.
Therefore, at this time, it is particularly important to control military power.
And Hu Zhe is indeed easy to control.
If we really want to attack Qin, we can send a deputy general to it to help each other. This is better than sending veteran generals like Lian Po and Li Mu into battle.
good.
Thinking of this, Ji Chong'er responded: "I will listen carefully to your opinion."
"Wang Yanzhang and Li Cunxiao both have their own ways of using troops. Who do you think is more suitable to be the deputy commander?"
At this time, Guo Kai cleverly replied: "I have only expressed my own suggestions. As for who will be finally appointed, it still depends on your Majesty's wishes."
Ji Chong'er nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Li Cunxiao is more courageous and can be the vanguard, while Wang Yanzhang will be the deputy commander!"
Hearing this, Guo Kai bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."
After Ji Chong'er made his decision.
He immediately issued an imperial decree, allowing Lian Po to recuperate on the grounds that he was old.
Then he appointed Hu Zhe as the commander.
When this news reached the ears of the court officials, everyone was shocked:
"Huo Zhe... can this man be a commander?"
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Why did you change the commander in the middle of a battle?"
“…”
They were completely baffled by this.
As for Lian Po, after hearing the news, he instantly thought of many things.
So he claimed to be sick and stayed at home, refusing to see visitors.
Li Mu visited him several times, hoping to persuade Ji Chong'er to change his mind.
However, Lian Po politely declined them all.
He also asked his servants to tell Li Mu:
"Your Majesty didn't appoint me as commander, obviously he doesn't trust me."
"If you and I were to go and persuade His Majesty, we would be killed."
Hearing this, Li Mu broke out in a cold sweat.
He was blinded by the great fighter opportunity before him.
I didn't even think about court politics.
He only left one sentence, and asked the villain to repeat it to Lian Po:
"It is difficult to recover the old land and rebuild the country. All we can do is protect ourselves."
afterwards.
Li Mu asked the Emperor of Jin to guard the border city where Jin and Yan met.
The latter believed that if the war between Jin and Qin broke out again, Yan State and even the foreign ethnic groups in the north would likely take advantage of the situation.
So, he agreed to Li Mu's request.
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