When no one dared to answer the emperor's topic at the court meeting, an old voice sounded: "Initiate your majesty, the minister is willing to invite himself to lead the troops to resist the enemy." ”

The person who spoke had to be completely white, standing in the highest position among the military attachés, rarely appeared in the morning court on weekdays, but when it came to seniority and achievements, even Wei Guogong had to look up to him.

No one expected him to stand up and ask for a fight.

After a moment of silence, the emperor said movingly: "Old General Wei, your body ......"

This person who even the emperor wants to be called an "old general" is the only living veteran of the three dynasties in the court, Wei Zheng, a first-class fat cavalry general. Wei Zheng is worthy of the word "Zheng" in his name, and has experienced hundreds of battles in his life, large and small, without any defeat. He followed the ancestor emperor to fight on the battlefield, laid down the Jing'an country, and erected the foundation for all generations. When the first emperor first ascended the throne, a certain prince who failed to seize the throne raised an army and rebelled. At that time, the generals who had a little ability in the court were on the side of this prince, and at the critical moment, it was Wei Zheng who came forward to turn the tide and suppress the military generals of the entire dynasty with the power of one person, so that the first emperor was able to sit firmly on this dragon chair. Thirty years ago, Li Menghui mobilized 400,000 troops to invade Jing'an, because after finding out the enemy country and experiencing internal fighting, the generals withered; The most feared Wei Zheng, the old disease recurred, and he recuperated behind closed doors.

If Wei Guogong is the patron saint in people's minds, then Wei Zheng is the Dinghai Divine Needle of Jing'an State.

At this moment, Wei Zheng straightened his slightly rickety body, did not answer the emperor's words, but looked at the cowardly juniors behind him who did not dare to come forward. Anyone who was swept by his gaze all bowed their heads. I didn't dare to look back at the sharp gaze mixed with disappointment and disdain.

After half a ring, Wei Zheng spoke, "Your Majesty, look at these military attaches standing behind the old minister." With them looking like bears, who can you expect from them to step up and stand up for the big picture? Since the old minister was named Zheng, he was destined to spend his life on the battlefield. Instead of dying on the hospital bed, it is better to take advantage of the fact that this old bone can still move, half a shot, and kill him happily on the battlefield without returning! ”

The emperor sitting on the dragon chair was half speechless, and his shoulders that rose and fell slightly with rapid breathing revealed the unrest in his heart. Finally, I glanced around in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. However, he was saddened to find that the 90-year-old general's heartfelt and sonorous heroic words could not inspire his personal selection. The pillars of these countries had blood in their hearts, and he couldn't help but laugh bitterly at himself.

"In that case, I will ......," the emperor ordered in a somewhat dry voice, closing his eyes in a dejected voice.

At this time. A figure who suddenly broke into the Jinluan Palace. A voice interrupted the emperor's order.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to lead the troops into battle!"

This sudden peak circuit transfer emperor opened his eyes suddenly, and everyone's eyes looked at the person who had just spoken out - Shen Ze, the prince of Weiguo.

Shen Ze received an envoy personally appointed by His Majesty the day before yesterday, and as soon as he returned from the work, he immediately entered the palace to resume his life. He was originally waiting in the inner hall, waiting for the emperor to play alone after the emperor's dynasty, but he had just listened to the words of General Wei in the inner hall, where could he still sit still, and he was about to make an order when he saw His Majesty. I didn't dare to hesitate anymore and broke in without being informed.

Of course, the emperor would not care about such a trivial matter as him trespassing on the Jinluan Palace. Shen Ze's sudden appearance is like a proof that the military attaches he elected are not all wine bags and rice bags.

"Prince Weiguo, have you thought about it?" Although the Emperor heard that sentence clearly, he still wanted to confirm it.

Mrs. Zou frowned. The incident that her granddaughter did a few days ago has long been spread in the top social circles in Beijing. Zou Mingqing admires the thoughts of the prince of Weiguo, and a clear-eyed person can understand it at a glance. In this case, who is willing to marry this kind of daughter-in-law? Mrs. Zou didn't take this seriously, the prince of Weiguo is indeed a good choice to get married, although the other party already has a wife designated by the emperor himself, but it is not difficult for his granddaughter to want a certain equal wife. Therefore, Mrs. Zou was thinking about how to find an opportunity to talk to Shen Ze about his granddaughter these days, but he didn't expect that he would have a brain convulsion at this time and stand up to ask for a fight.

Like Mrs. Zou, there are not a few courtiers who feel that Shen Ze is less and more troublesome. Who is he? As long as there are no accidents, it will be the Duke of Wei Guo who will be sure in the future. Obviously, he doesn't have to do anything to sit in a high position that ordinary people can't reach in a lifetime, but he wants to stand up and take this hot potato, and if he is not careful, the ancestral foundation will be destroyed. This prince, if he is not young and frivolous and arrogant, then his head is clamped by the door.

Shen Ze didn't care about the various complicated gazes cast around him, he maintained a respectful posture of leaning forward slightly, and replied in an extremely firm voice: "Back to Your Majesty, back then, my ancestor stepped forward when the country was in trouble, expelled Hu Lu, and returned me to Jing'an for thirty years of peace. As his descendants, how could Weichen lose the prestige of his ancestors when facing the same national disaster as back then? I also asked General Wei to give the juniors a chance not to fight for the position of commander again. ”

Wei Zheng laughed, and the old man was relieved: "Good boy, worthy of being Shen Yi's grandson!" I, Wei Zheng, spit and nailed, and said that if I want to invite myself to lead the troops, then I will not take it back. You kid has good guts, so be a deputy marshal and give me a hand. ”

Wei Zheng is ninety years old, and it is almost impossible for him to come back alive from this expedition. He will be the boss, and if he loses, he will carry the black pot; If he wins, he has no life, and all the credit falls on the deputy marshal. With his heart to defend himself, Shen Ze couldn't see it.

But Shen Ze was unwilling to accept it. He turned to face Wei Zheng and respectfully made a junior salute: "My father often mentions that the person I admired most in my ancestor's heart back then was you, the old general Wei. If the ancestors knew that the younger generation's unscrupulous descendants would not be able to work and raise the old general Wei at home, I am afraid that they would be so angry that they would not recognize the grandson of the younger generation. Please also ask General Wei not to embarrass the juniors. ”

How could Wei Zheng, who is old and refined, not see that this kid is bent on resigning for his own body. It's just that the words have already been said about this, and if he insists on going his own way, it seems to be embarrassing for the juniors.

Wei Zheng didn't want to say anything more, so he simply threw the problem to the emperor: "Shen family boy, it's useless for you to fight so much with the old man, and it will be judged by His Majesty." If you can't trust this kid, let the old man be the boss, the old man's old bones are not as useless as you think. ”

The emperor looked at Wei Zhengcang's old figure, and then looked at Shen Ze's white and tender bearded face, and recalled his grandfather's appearance in his mind, and made a decision in a moment: "The position of commander will be held by the prince of Weiguo!" ”

Wei Zheng's eyelids jumped, his lips squirmed, but he didn't say anything.

The emperor changed his words and continued: "Shen Aiqing's marriage is still designated by me personally. This expedition, the return date is uncertain, and Miss Lu can't be allowed to wait like this. The Ministry of Rites and Rites stepped up preparations for the wedding, and the wedding date was rescheduled for three days later. ”

Shen Ze originally wanted to wait for himself to come back from the battlefield alive, and then marry his sweetheart in a beautiful manner, and if anything happens, he will not delay the rest of her life. Unexpectedly, as soon as His Majesty opened Chrysostom, he suddenly set a wedding date, and he wanted to resign, but he couldn't. So he could only kneel down and kowtow: "Minister, thank you Lord Longen!" (To be continued.) )