"Your Majesty wants me to enter the palace immediately?" Xiao Yao was stunned at first, but soon figured it out, believing that Wu Mingche had sent someone to inform Chen Xu of the drastic changes that had occurred in the Zhou Dynasty in advance, this was a major matter related to the direction of the relationship between the two, so of course Chen Xu had to learn the details from Xiao Yao as soon as possible.

Moreover, Xiao Yao was already a blockbuster in Chen Guo's Northern Expedition, using his muskets and artillery and other new weapons and tactics to show everyone extraordinary terrifying combat power, and made great achievements for Chen Guoguo, which also made Chen Xu have long noticed this seventeen-year-old genius general, but in order not to have the side effects of Xiao Yao's seedling, he has always acquiesced to the ministers of the prince Chen Shubao's camp to suppress Xiao Yao. Because as the emperor, if Chen Xu gave too much attention and favor to the young Xiao Yao, he might put huge pressure on Xiao Yao, causing his talent to be unable to fully manifest himself!

The most important thing is that the ruling class of Chen State is still controlled by those gate lords, and most of the ministers in the court and the veterans in the military circles are from these powerful families. People with a very stubborn sense of hierarchy are jealous and even exclude and attack, and the result will become counterproductive, harming Xiao Yao, the future star.

Therefore, Chen Xu has always let Xiao Yao go, let him play freely, and at the same time restrain Chen Shubao's attack on Xiao Yao, otherwise, with Xiao Yao's style of ignoring the rules and ignoring the powerful, if there is no Chen Xu to secretly defend it behind, Chen Shuling's strength alone will not be able to stop Chen Shubao's move as the crown prince!

And just when Chen Xu finally waited for Xiao Yao to make great achievements on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, he was about to use Xiao Yao's military exploits to slap these gate lords in the face, and then officially promoted Xiao Yao and raised Xiao Yao into a fierce general loyal to him, but he was extremely happy and sad, Xiao Yao, who had been invincible and invincible, was ambushed by Gao Changgong and almost wiped out the entire army, although Xiao Yao and Huang Wenyuan, He Fu, Li Nong, the main generals of the forward brigade escaped safely, However, the forward brigade of more than 5,000 people is now less than 2,000 people left, and the artillery used has been taken away by Gao Changgong.

Moreover, this loss was like a blow to the Chen army, which had been smooth sailing on the battlefield of the Northern Expedition, not only Xiao Yao's invincible team was almost wiped out, but even the cavalry, which was also a treasure in Chen's army, also lost more than half!

You must know that Chen Xu's ambition is not only to recover the Lianghuai region, his greatest wish is that Chen Guo's army can still wave his army north and recover the Central Plains at that time! Fighting in the Lianghuai region with many rivers and lakes, the Chen army, which has a strong naval army, can certainly gain the upper hand in the battle with the Qi army, but once it crosses the Yellow River and goes to the Hebei region, which is basically a dry plain, the Chen army without cavalry is basically unable to defeat the Qi army with a strong cavalry!

This is why when Chen Xu heard that Xiao Moke had brought the cavalry of his army into a desperate situation, causing the loss of more than half of the 5,000 cavalry, he was furious, and even sent a forbidden army to surround the Xiao family, wanting to kill Xiao Moke and punish the crime!

So now that Xiao Yao is back, Chen Xu, who is bent on the northern expedition to Qi and recovering the Central Plains, must of course summon Xiao Yao immediately, first to express his attention and concern for Xiao Yao, to appease and win over Xiao Yao, and then to ask Xiao Yao to reorganize the forward brigade as soon as possible and re-establish an invincible team that uses firearms!

"Yes! His Majesty recently received a secret report from the Governor of Wu, saying that General Xiao had returned to Chen safely, which made His Majesty very happy, so as soon as General Xiao returned to Jinling today, His Majesty immediately ordered our family to come out of the dock to meet General Xiao and take General Xiao into the palace to face the saint! General Xiao, come into the palace with our family! The eunuch urged a little anxiously.

"Okay, then I will follow my father-in-law into the palace to meet Your Majesty!" Xiao Yao saluted and said, after all, they are people around the emperor, and they can't be offended!

Then Xiao Yao comforted the two reluctant little beauties with a few words, and told them that after seeing Chen Xu, he would go to them immediately after leaving the palace; He also instructed Zu Yuan, who came to greet him with his second daughter, and asked him to arrange the guard to escort him back; exchanged a few words with the sad Chen Boxi and others; In the end, he comforted Xiao Moke, who was guilty, and said a few words, looking at Xiao Shilian with a smug smile on his face, thinking that there seemed to be something unspeakable about the Xiao father and son just now, Xiao Yao, who was full of doubts and uneasiness, followed the father-in-law, boarded the carriage, and galloped towards the palace!

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Jinling City is not big, and this is the carriage of the palace, so Xiao Yao was quickly brought to the palace and walked into this palace that seemed both familiar and unfamiliar to Xiao Yao: familiar, because this palace was still living in their royal family surnamed Xiao more than 20 years ago; Unfamiliar, because Xiao Yao has been in Jinling for three years, and he is also a man of the year in Jinling City, but it is the first time to step into the power center of this Chen country! Teenage Classmates Network

Led by the eunuch beside the emperor, Xiao Yao came to Chen Xu's imperial study all the way unimpeded, and then after entering, he found that there were already several people sitting here, one of which was the crown prince Chen Shubao! There are a few others who are wearing gorgeous official uniforms, and at a glance they know that they are high-powered ministers, and sitting facing the main gate is a middle-aged man wearing a crown, wearing a red dragon robe, and a trace of majesty on his face.

"The last general, Xiao Yao, meet Your Majesty!" Xiao Yao did not hesitate, and immediately bowed to Chen Xu! A man can bend and stretch, after all, the current emperor of Chen Xu, he Xiao Yao is a courtier, so even if the one in front of him is his father-killing enemy, Xiao Yao must not hesitate to kneel down and kowtow!

"Xiao Yao, Xiao Shilang! Born in Lanling Xiao, although he is a native of Qi State, he was adopted by Qi Wuhuaiwen's disciple since he was a child, a blacksmith master with unique skills, and the three masters and apprentices wandered the rivers and lakes, went to Zhou State, and also went to Liang State, and also made a big move in Liang State, and finally fled to Chen State! By chance, he saved Xiao Moke, was accepted as a righteous son by Xiao Moke, and was finally recruited into the army by Wu Mingche and became a fierce general of my Da Chen! With that amazing genius idea and mysterious mechanism skills, he created all kinds of eye-opening novelties, not only made General Comprising become the second largest firm in Chen Guo, but also made many miraculous achievements in the Northern Expedition against the country, and at the age of 16, he became the mighty general of my Da Chen from a poor background and no background! Today I finally met you, the Jinling man of the year who has long been like thunder and has always wanted to see you, if it is a Xuanyu and arrogant, Wu Mingche is right, Da Chen has you, it is Da Chen's blessing! Chen Xu praised Xiao Yao as soon as they met, which shows how much he likes Xiao Yao in his heart!

Of course, this kind of liking is based on Xiao Yao's curiosity and Xiao Yao's great military exploits, if he knew Xiao Yao's true identity, I believe that even if Xiao Yao defeated the entire Qi country and made great achievements, Chen Xu would not hesitate to kill him!

"The last general is terrified, thank you for your compliment! As a Han Chinese, the last general must of course serve the court of the Han people, expel foreigners, and recover the Central Plains! Xiao Yao also did what he liked, and said something that made Chen Xu listen to it happily!

"Well said! Expelling foreigners and recovering the Central Plains is my life's long-cherished wish! This time you fought in Linying County, was ambushed by Gao Changgong, and finally lost the defeat, the general situation, I have already understood, the person who should be punished, I have also been punished, Zhang Dabao betrayed the enemy, and because Zhang Zhaoda was angry with his rebellious son last year, the matter is over, after all, Zhang Zhaoda is also a famous general who has made great achievements for our Da Chen, although his son treasoned to the enemy, but he can't kill and erase Zhang Zhaoda's credit! Chen Xu said coldly, he was telling Xiao Yao that the Zhang family that caused his defeat had already deserved it, and now that Xiao Yao came back, he couldn't find the Zhang family anymore to vent his anger!

In fact, Chen Xu himself was still indignant, because he himself was not satisfied with the result of such a treatment, but after all, the entire imperial court was interceding for Zhang Zhaoda at that time, and the Zhang family also had a certain amount of power in the Chen State, so even if Chen Xu wanted to punish Zhang Zhaoda's nine clans to vent his hatred, but under the prevention of these wealthy clans, as the emperor, he could not go against the will of the people and kill!

"Soldiers judge success or defeat by victory or defeat, and on the battlefield, losing is losing, and there is no excuse! The biggest responsibility for this defeat is on the last general, it is the last general who failed to find out in time that Zhang Dabao had already colluded with Gao Changgong, resulting in him stabbing him in the back, and the last general is willing to be punished by His Majesty! Xiao Yao also cooperated with him with face, he knew that this conversation with Chen Xu was for these ministers, because if Xiao Yao came back, Chen Xu also helped this young general from a poor family to find the Zhang family, who was a wealthy nobleman, to vent his anger, it might arouse the dissatisfaction and resistance of those Shi clan gate lords who were inextricably related to the Zhang family!

"Well, Shiro is not only brave and resolute on the battlefield, taking the lead, but also has a broad mind and a tolerant spirit, which is worthy of being a famous general in our Dachen future! I won't talk too much, let's get back to business, according to Wu Mingche's secret report, when you were in the Zhou Kingdom, you assisted the Emperor Yuwenyong of the Zhou State to kill their Otsuka Zai Yuwenhu, is this matter serious? Chen Xu asked solemnly.

"Seriously! Ten days ago, Yuwenhu returned to Chang'an from Tongzhou, and was summoned into the palace by Yuwenhu, who had planned in advance, and then the last general took the opportunity to lure Yuwenhu's son Yuwenzhi, who controlled the forbidden army of the Zhou Palace, out of the palace, so Yuwenyong had the opportunity to let the people lurking in the palace kill Yuwenhu and regain the power of Zhou! Xiao Yao said affirmatively.

"The struggle between the emperor and the powerful ministers, either you die or I die!" Chen Xu, who had deep understanding, said with emotion, after all, he was also a powerful minister, and then took the throne from his nephew!

Then Xiao Yao reported to Chen Xu in detail how he fled from Qi to Zhou, and then how he fled to Zhou as a monk and gained Yuwenyong's trust, and then how to jointly design the whole process of killing Yuwenhu, and then how to escape from Zhou, of course, he has deleted Yuwenmin's paragraph, but the plot of the whole process is still ups and downs, climaxes, wonderful, so that everyone here hears it with relish!

In the end, Chen Xu applauded even more, and said in admiration: "Shiro is really bold and careful, witty, he can think of escaping to Zhou as a monk, and he can also gain the trust of Yu Wenyong, and finally escape from Zhou and return to Chen without harm, it is really amazing, it is really our great Chen's fierce general!" Come on, give me wine, I want to have a drink with Shiro! ”