"What else can I order?" Xiao Guoliang said seriously.
"There are 200,000 troops coming from the south. It would be a considerable expense for them to stay in the capital."
"So, the Emperor asked us two old guys to go to the south with 200,000 soldiers."
"First, send the 200,000 troops back to the south to relieve the pressure on the Ministry of Revenue in the capital."
"Secondly, we will take care of all the rebels along the way and then return with silver, cotton, and food."
Xiao Guoliang looked at Bai Hong thinking and continued,
"Waiting for those people to deliver it won't be as fast as us going to pick it up."
"The thing is, we need to take advantage of the fact that all the ministers are in court and leave quickly with our troops. That way, we can catch those who want to rebel by surprise."
"To save those people from being disloyal and sending letters after the court session to deceive you and me."
"The emperor asked me to leave immediately?" Bai Hong always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.
After all, what Xiao Guoliang said made sense. After waiting for so many days and still no news from the south, they might as well go there.
It is possible that the previous imperial edict was issued by Emperor Wu of Liang, and now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, those who were transporting the things hesitated.
"Of course." Xiao Guoliang nodded, "Otherwise why would I come to you at this time."
"The 200,000 troops are stationed at the gate of the capital. We can just leave the city and lead them to the south."
He would feel uneasy if he stayed in the capital for one more day.
Who knows if Xiao Yunzhan will suddenly go crazy and give up the throne to him.
"Then I'll leave immediately."
As he spoke, Bai Hong took off his official robe and changed directly into the battle robe hanging in the study.
Xiao Guoliang watched Bai Hong change his clothes and immediately walked towards the door.
"Let's go together."
Bai Hong was stunned. "You're going with me too?"
"What else?" Xiao Guoliang glanced at Bai Hong speechlessly.
It seems that after he talked for so long, Bai Hong thought he was just here to convey the emperor's oral instructions.
He kept saying "we", but Lao Bai didn't hear anything.
"Huh!?" Bai Hong paused and looked at Xiao Guoliang with a puzzled look.
"You don't care about the 300,000 Heavenly God Army?"
Recently, Lao Xiao has been staying in the military camp. He only returned to the palace for one night last night when the emperor and empress got married.
It can be seen how much Xiao Guoliang values the Heavenly God Army, so why did he suddenly give up on them?
"Why don't you care?" Xiao Guoliang pulled Bai Hong's arm and said as he walked out.
"I'm going south to get them winter clothes as soon as possible."
"It's so hard to watch the soldiers shivering in the barracks all day, relying on constant running to keep the cold away."
“Hey~”
"Do you think I want to go to the South? I can't stand the hot and humid environment in the South."
Bai Hong looked at Xiao Guoliang's worried face, sighed and patted his shoulder.
"Let's go and come back quickly to save the soldiers from suffering."
"good!"
Bai Hong had no idea that the emperor's own father would falsely convey the order. The two brothers rode their horses straight out of the city...
.......
"Geng Wu!?"
As soon as Xiao Yunyou walked out of the palace gate, he met Geng Wu who was about to enter the palace.
"Your Highness, I am honored to meet you." Geng Wu immediately knelt on one knee to salute.
All the members of the Xiao family were granted the title of prince, but due to time constraints, the titles of the princes have not yet been decided.
The most controversial issue was that Xiao Yunzhan wanted to confer titles of nobility on the female members of the Xiao family as well. This put the Ministry of Rites in a difficult position, as they did not know how to formulate titles for them.
This is why the Xiao family dares to think and act. If the queen didn't care, Xiao Yunzhan would even propose to establish one country with two emperors.
The emperor and empress were called the Twin Emperors, and they simultaneously took charge of government affairs and attended morning court together.
When Xiao Yunzhan brought up this matter, the entire capital was in an uproar.
He also admired the Xiao family from the bottom of his heart for their courage to take the risk of going against the world.
Not every emperor has the courage to do this.
"No need to be polite." Xiao Yunyou looked at Geng Wu in confusion.
"Why are you here?"
"But what happened to the 200,000-man army?"
Geng Wu was in charge of the 200,000 troops he brought from the south.
The military camp in the capital had limited capacity, so the 200,000 troops were all stationed at the city gate.
However, since they were soldiers from the south, they were not very resistant to cold.
After the temperature dropped in the past few days, the soldiers were really freezing.
Could it be that some soldiers froze to death?
Xiao Yunyou's heart trembled and he stared at Geng Wu worriedly.
Geng Wu was startled and said with a smile,
"No problems, the handover went smoothly."
The retired emperor said that the emperor sympathized with him because he had just returned from the south with his troops and had worked hard on the journey, so he let him stay in the capital and did not need to follow the 200,000-strong army to the south.
He still had the friendship he and the emperor had from their early years, and he was very touched that the emperor still thought of him even when he was so busy.
He didn't even return home after the handover was completed, but rushed to the palace to express his gratitude.
"What handover?" Xiao Yunyou was very confused.
My third brother just went to the Ministry of War with the Minister of War to select two deputy generals to accompany him to the south.
How come the handover went smoothly on Geng Wu's side?
Geng Wu looked at Xiao Yunyou's reaction and blinked twice in confusion.
"Two hundred thousand troops have handed over to General Bai and the Emperor."
"They were ordered to lead an army of 200,000 to the south to quell the rebellion and stabilize the people's hearts."
"And bring back cotton for winter clothes."
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