The geographical area of Chu and Qing in the south is not very large, and together they are not as good as one Xiangzhou. Therefore, the garrison of Qi in the south is not very large, and in order to crusade against Song and Yong, a group of garrisons were transferred, so it is understandable that the local defenders could not resist this rebellion.

At this time, there were no troops to be adjusted in the territory of Qi except for the Duwei Army, and Lu Shuqin, who was originally hesitant, was a little moved after listening to the words of his ministers.

Ma Zhiyuan knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the army to the battle, and the rebels will be broken within three months!" ”

"Your Majesty." The old prime minister Zhang Liangyuan came to the center of the hall, first glanced at Ma Zhiyuan, who was kneeling on the side, and then waved at Lu Shuqin, "The minister thinks what Zhang Hanwen said is very true, but the leader still needs to think about it." ”

The middle-aged civil official named Zhang Hanwen frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at Zhang Liangyuan: "Who else in the court can be more suitable than a hussar general now?" ”

Speaking of this, he sneered: "The lower official knows that the prime minister has a grudge with the hussar general, but it is related to the great cause of my unification, and I hope that the prime minister will put aside his personal grievances and put the country first." ”

The reason why Zhang Hanwen said this is because in the early years, when the king wanted to worship Ma Zhiyuan as a hussar general, he was stopped by Zhang Liangyuan, and he bluntly said in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military that Ma Zhiyuan had a backbone in the back of his head and could not be reused.

Although Lu Zhao later appointed Ma Zhiyuan as a hussar general, Ma Zhiyuan and Zhang Liangyuan, a pair of generals, still formed a bond because of this matter, and even the subordinates of the two prefectures did not like each other, and they abused each other a lot when they saw each other on weekdays.

"It is precisely because of the stakes that we need to be more cautious." Zhang Liangyuan said: "The minister thinks that there is a person who is more suitable for going south to quell the rebellion than the hussar general. ”

Ma Zhiyuan stood up slowly, and said with a smile at Zhang Liangyuan: "Oh? I don't know which adult can make our eyes above the top Prime Minister so respected? ”

Zhang Liangyuan snorted coldly, and immediately looked at the middle-aged man standing with a sword on Lu Shuqin's side, and said slowly: "General Wei, Zhao Wenqi." ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent. People focused their attention on the man who didn't look amazing.

There are only a handful of people in the country of Qi who are allowed by the king to wear swords to the palace, and there is only one person who can stand on the side of the king of Qi with a sword.

General Qi Wei, the first in the world, Zhao Wenqi.

Zhao Wenqi was originally an orphan and was later adopted by Lu Zhao. Probably because of what happened in his childhood, he was silent and followed Lu Zhao silently on weekdays. Even when Lu Zhao was in trouble, others were struggling to fight, and he always remained silent.

Just when everyone in the Qi Kingdom thought that the adopted son of the King of Qi would remain silent like this, this unknown young man did a big thing that shook Kyushu silently.

The inconspicuous young man stepped into the grandmaster and defeated the unparalleled military god Guo Yi in the land of Qi'an, Qizhou.

It can be said that it is very appropriate to describe Zhao Wenqi as a blockbuster. Zhao Wenqi, who sat on the first throne in the world, has defeated all the masters of the world with a long sword in the past 20 years, and Tianlan City is even more impregnable because of his sitting.

Ma Zhiyuan was speechless, if it was someone else, even if it was the general Yang Zhiyong, he would dare to fight, but he didn't expect this Zhang Liangyuan to move out of Zhao Wenqi.

Zhang Hanwen frowned: "General Wei has the responsibility of defending the royal capital, how can he leave easily, the prime minister should not laugh." ”

"Didn't Han Wengang say that he needed to use thunder tactics at this time?" Zhang Liangyuan looked at Zhang Hanwen and Ma Zhiyuan with deep meaning, "Is there anyone more suitable than General Wei in my Daqi?" ”

After that, Zhang Liangyuan bowed his hand to Lu Shuqin again: "The minister asks the king to send the general Wei to the south to quell the rebellion." ”

Lu Shuqin, who had been silent, raised his eyebrows, turned his head and asked Zhao Wenqi: "What does General Wei think?" ”

The middle-aged man in the coarse cloth shirt didn't lift his eyelids: "Don't go." ”

Seeing Zhao Wenqi like this, the court suddenly became noisy. A group of civil officials pointed at Zhao Wenqi and reprimanded him for being rude, but the military attaches did not care, but admired Zhao Wenqi even more in their hearts.

The martial arts are extreme, even the king can ignore them, and the husband should be like this.

Lu Shuqin's face twitched, and when he thought that the person in front of him was the best in the world, he still forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Since General Wei is unwilling, he is not reluctant. But the counterinsurgency should not be delayed, hussar general! ”

"The minister is here!" Ma Zhiyuan leaned over and bowed his head to listen to the call, and a smile quietly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Lu Shuqin said: "I want you to lead 50,000 capital guards to the south to quell the rebellion, and you must quell the chaos in the two southern states within three months." ”

Ma Zhiyuan raised his head and said in a loud voice: "The minister obeys the edict, and he will definitely return triumphantly within three months. ”

Lu Shuqin nodded with satisfaction, this Ma Zhiyuan is much more obedient than Zhao Wenqi. Zhao Wenqi is too rude, if it weren't for the fact that he has made too many great achievements, and he is the first person in martial arts, where can Lu Shuqin allow him to be presumptuous.

Zhang Liangyuan frowned, he didn't expect Zhao Wenqi to act like this, and he didn't sell the king at all. Seeing that the king had already given the order, he was not in a position to say anything more, so he had to sigh and retreat into the ranks.

At the end of the court meeting, the ministers of Qi dispersed like a tide, and Zhang Liangyuan walked last, and there was always a sense of uneasiness in his heart, which made him very irritable.

"Your Excellency." A deep voice sounded in front of him, and Zhang Liangyuan, who had originally lowered his head, looked up at the person, and immediately his face sank: "Hussar general, the king ordered you to go on an expedition, and if you don't prepare, what are you doing here?" ”

Ma Zhiyuan smiled and arched his hand towards Zhang Liangyuan: "It is precisely because I am about to go on the expedition that I specially came to say goodbye to the Prime Minister." ”

"Not necessarily." Zhang Liangyuan sneered: "Ma Zhiyuan, don't think that I don't know that the rebellion in the two southern states has something to do with you. ”

"Prime Minister, don't spew blood." Ma Zhiyuan's face was full of innocence, "My Ma Zhiyuan's loyalty to Daqi can be seen from the sky. ”

Zhang Liangyuan seemed to have heard some funny joke, held his stomach and laughed, and only straightened up after a while.

"It's a good thing to learn." Zhang Liangyuan's face was full of disdain, "It's really ridiculous that a person who is a rebel dares to call himself loyal here." ”

Ma Zhiyuan looked helpless and said with a wry smile: "Old Prime Minister, what age is this?" It's been thirty-five years since Tianlan, and the Tang Dynasty is dead, what are you still talking to me about here..."

Zhang Liangyuan didn't pay attention to him, brushed his sleeves away, and left a sentence: "Ma Zhiyuan, you are so self-conscious, don't go and never return!" ”

Ma Zhiyuan scratched his head, at this moment, he walked towards the outside of the palace.

At the exit, a middle-aged man stood with his hands in his hands, as if waiting. Even if he wears the clothes of a subordinate, he still can't hide his extraordinary temperament.

Seeing him, Ma Zhiyuan immediately smiled, immediately hugged the middle-aged man's shoulder, and said as he walked: "Ji Xun, everything is really as you expected." Zhang Liangyuan's old fox really tried in vain to let Zhao Wenqi go on the expedition instead of me, but Zhao Wenqi immediately refused. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Zhiyuan still learned the dialogue between Lu Shuqin and Zhao Wenqi in a good way, and then said with a smile: "I saw that Zhao Wenqi made Lu Shuqin deflated, not to mention how happy it was. ”

"This is really not Zhao Wenqi's intention." Gong Jixun said: "It is rumored that Lu Zhao had agreed with Zhao Wenqi before his death that Zhao Wenqi would protect Lu Shuqin for ten years, and let him leave after the expiration of the term. And Lu Zhao had a great favor to Zhao Wenqi, and the latter naturally agreed. In the past five years, he has always stayed in the palace and has never left half a step. ”

Gong Jixun chuckled, "But it's also because he single-handedly blocked countless assassins that Lu Shuqin survived to this day, otherwise our plan wouldn't have dragged on until now." ”

"Presumably, Lu Shuqin's waste is still complaining about Zhao Wenqi in his heart at the moment." Ma Zhiyuan not only called King Qi by his name, but his words became more and more presumptuous: "I really don't know how a hero like the first king gave birth to such a waste son." ”

Gong Jixun was silent, in his opinion, Lu Shuqin was not as unbearable as Ma Zhiyuan said, but he was not very outstanding, just an ordinary young man.

But the bad is bad in this ordinary, how can an ordinary person, and at a young age, be able to defend the huge Qi country with strong enemies outside and troubles inside?

If he is honest, he will just be the master of the master, and he will be the first emperor of the ages who will unify Kyushu. Over the years, the land of the seven states of Qi has now been riddled with holes.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the kings of the three kingdoms above Kyushu are all very young. Among them, Li Hongtu, the king of Yong, is the most prestigious, and Zhao Qingxuan, the king of Song, is the most disliked. As for Lu Shuqin, the king of Qi, he was only a little better than Zhao Qingxuan.

For Lu Shuqin, the young king, Gong Jixun's evaluation is only a few words:

The heart is higher than the sky, and life is thinner than paper.

(It's a little late today, I'm really sorry)