"Sister?" Ruochen brought a bowl of porridge and knocked on the door outside the study.

Listening to Sister Lu Wan, my sister went out at noon and came back in the evening, and it is estimated that she has not eaten for another day. Most of the people who march and fight have stomach problems, and this meal must be eaten on time.

"This is the porridge specially made by Sister Qingyue, sister drink a little."

Ruoxi seems to be extremely tired, and even responding to Ruochen is weak.

"Chen'er, what kind of person do you think your mother is?"

Ruochen could see that her sister had something on her mind, but she didn't expect her sister to come here suddenly to ask. To be honest, when Yun Si passed away, he was still young, and he couldn't remember many things clearly, only a vague impression.

"My mother was very gentle with me." In my memory, my mother always fed me very gently and met all my requirements.

Is it gentle? Ruoxi never felt it. She spent only a handful of time with her mother. Even if they are together, they are also in the army, and it has always been the orders of superiors to subordinates and the respect of subordinates to superiors.

"And, mothers are heroes." Defending the country of Li, he has made great achievements in war, and has never been defeated in his life.

"However, it may be because of the perennial war, my mother's health is not very good, and she will cough up blood." Ruochen vaguely remembers that when her mother was at that time, she always coughed up blood. It's a pity that he is too young to understand anything, and his mother said it was okay, so he believed it. If I had sought medical treatment earlier, my mother might have passed away so early, and my sister would not have had to suffer so much.

"What did you say?!" Ruochen's words made Ruoxi suddenly have a terrible thought in his heart.

Before Ling Yunsi passed away, he had already let go of his power in the army and was idle at home.

At that time, Ruoxi had just taken over the Red Flame Army, and there were many dissatisfied. I was busy all day and night, and I rarely had time to go home. It's mostly improvised in the tent, and it's over. This kind of day lasted for more than a year.

Occasionally when she went back, she also reported to Ling Yunsi and discussed the military situation, and she didn't even know about her mother's coughing up blood.

It wasn't until her mother suddenly became critically ill that she hurried back. It was only when his mother was fighting for many years and was overwhelmed by injuries that she died young, but she never thought about whether there was an inside story in the middle.

"Chen'er, you go out first." Ruoxi's heart is now in turmoil. The more I thought about it, the more Ruoxi felt cold sweat on her back and numb scalp.

"Shadow, help me look up what happened twenty years ago."

Calm down and think about it, if her mother really loves Nangong Chen, how can she have anything to do with the Dongfang Festival, and she believes in her mother's personality, there must be something inside in this matter!

The shadow left the general's mansion with its front foot, and a figure flashed at the side door of the back foot, under the cover of night, not knowing where to go.

"Your Highness, I invite you here today because I want to inform Your Highness about something."

Nangong Shuihua never expected that just after the early court today, the right minister stopped him, saying that he wanted to talk to him about the troubles in the southwest.

"What, isn't Lord Situ going to talk about the southwest border trouble?"

"Prince, external troubles are certainly crisis, but what is more important at the moment is internal worries."

Nangong Shuihua quietly picked up the teacup and took a sip, waiting for Situ Ao's next words.

"Your Highness, Ling Ruoxi is secretly investigating the truth from twenty years ago."

Nangong Shuihua's hand shook, and most of the tea in the cup was swept away.

"Right Minister, what does this mean?"

Situ Ao glanced at Nangong Shuihua, "That's all the old minister's words, as for what it means, Your Highness might as well understand it yourself." ”

"Ouch, I'm getting older, and my legs and feet are not good."

What the truth of twenty years ago refers to, Nangong Shuihua knows it well. He understood why Situ Ao came, so he deliberately turned confused in front of Situ Ao.

It's been more than 20 years, why did Ling Ruoxi suddenly start to investigate, if no one was pushing behind his back, Shui Hua would never believe it, this person was just Situ Ao.

How did Situ Ao learn about this, Shui Hua had no intention of asking.

"Luo Feng, send someone to keep an eye on Ling Ruoxi. Be careful not to let her find out. Also, check who the right minister has been in contact with recently. ”

Twenty years ago, Situ Ao had already worshiped the right minister. But according to his mother, the person who knew the truth of this matter had already died, so how did Situ Ao know about it? If he is just bluffing, it looks like he is not a fake. Who is it that secretly handed over the news like Situ Ao?

Shui Hua was puzzled now, he thought that this matter would be taken to the coffin by him, and no one would know about it again, but he didn't expect that Ling Ruoxi had already started a secret investigation.

"Your Majesty, although the Nancang Rebellion was pacified before, but in recent years, Nancang has made frequent moves, and his ambitions have been revealed. The soldier said.

"What does Aiqing think?"

"Your Majesty, now the strength of the Liguo is divided into three parts, the old general Qin led the Qin army to guard the northwest border, the southeast is garrisoned by the old general Ning Shaoyuan with the Xuanjia army, and the southwest garrison is also a veteran. With all due respect, although our dynasty founded the country militarily, in recent years, there has been a shortage of generals who can lead troops to fight. Looking at the central government, in addition to General Anping, there are still a few generals who can handle it in the Red Flame Army, and I am afraid that there will be no young general. ”

These words not only spoke to the emperor's heart, but also to Ruoxi's heart. In the Red Flame Army, she intends to promote young generals, and it is in this kind of consideration that she intends to promote them. The blade is ruthless, if something happens to her on the battlefield one day, I am afraid that no one will be able to bear the army of this country of Li.

"What Aiqing said is true, do you have a good plan?"

"Your Majesty, the minister is playing." Another large member stood up, "In addition to what Lord Wang said, there are many old soldiers in our army. The minister thought that it would be better to dismiss a group of veterans, recruit new soldiers, and promote a group of young generals to train the troops, so as to give them a chance to experience training. ”

"yes, yes"

There are more and more people reconsidering, Ruoxi's eyes are slightly narrowed, revealing a dangerous signal, these pedantic literati, do they want my country to perish?

Why did the Red Flame Army set the rule of conscription every three years?

The main force of the Liguo army is none other than the Qin Family Army, the Xuanjia Army and the Red Flame Army. The recruits who have just been recruited and go to the battlefield are giving away the heads of the enemy in vain. In order to avoid this situation, the three major commanders of the previous dynasty agreed that the three would rotate to recruit soldiers. It can not only ensure the effective combat effectiveness of the Liguo army, but also allow time for the growth of new recruits, so that they will not go to the battlefield in a hurry and lose their lives in vain.

These people are talking about large-scale layoffs of veterans, which is simply moving the country.

"Your Majesty," Ruo Xi took a step forward, "Your Excellency advocates the dismissal of veterans and the recruitment of new soldiers, and the minister thinks that it is better to open the country widely, welcome the enemy Kou into Beijing, and give up these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers to others!" ”

"You, you ......"

"General Ling......"

"General, you, what do you mean by that?"

Under Ruoxi's gaze, the entire court instantly fell silent, and all the ministers looked like they dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak.

"General Ling, this is reconciliation?" It was Nangong Shuihua who broke this embarrassment.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all the ministers of my court, for Your Majesty, for the people of Liguo, you have worked hard and exhausted. But dare to ask you, now that you are on the battlefield, do you dare to pick up a sword and kill people? ”

"Why don't you dare?"

Ruoxi glanced at the man contemptuously, but it was just a small counselor. "Looking at the appearance of adults, I'm afraid I haven't even killed chickens on weekdays, right?"

"It's not that I underestimate you, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and the brother who is still drinking and eating meat with you one second may be in a different place the next second, not to mention missing an arm and a broken leg. If you can look at the severed arms and stumps, the blood gushing like a pillar, and you can still keep your face like this, Ling admires. ”

These pampered adults, after listening to this description, their faces have long changed, where do they still remember the Haikou they boasted before.

"It seems that I don't have to find someone to let you try it in front of the palace."

Ruoxi turned around and said: "Your Majesty, the conscription every three years and the reduction of the army in the following year are discussed by the commanders of the three armies during the reign of the emperor, in order to leave time for the new soldiers to grow, in case they go to the battlefield, it is difficult to adapt, not to mention the increase in casualties, and it will delay the war situation. ”

"General Ling's words are reasonable, but it is indeed an urgent need for this general to lead the troops. But Erchen believes that what Lord Zhao said just now is not without merit. "Throughout the early dynasty, Situ Ao was silent, but he jumped out at this time, "Chen believes that veterans do not need to be cut, and new recruits can also be recruited at the same time, which is just used to train young generals." ”

Nangong Chen nodded, this proposal is okay, but the soldiers are easy to recruit, and the generals are difficult to find. As the saying goes, thousands of troops are easy to get, but one will be hard to find.

"Your Majesty, there are two ministers to recommend. Qin Jingyuan, the son of the old general of Qin, and Yuan Hao, the grandson of the Duke of Yuanguo. Although these two people do not serve under Ruoxi, they are both hot-blooded children, dedicated to serving the country, and they have also fought several times with Ruoxi through the way of their families. Although they are not sophisticated, they are all malleable. If you teach carefully, in time you will become a great thing.

"Your Majesty, the two junior generals are inexperienced and in charge of the new army, I'm afraid there are some omissions."

"Lao Chen thinks that it is better to let General Ling be the commander, and he can also give some pointers."

Situ Ao and Nangong Shuihua sang and harmonized, and the matter was finalized. Ling Ruoxi served as the commander, supervised the new army, and Qin Jingyuan and Yuan Hao served as co-organizers.

As soon as the decree was made, the ministers were also full of emotion. Ling Ruoxi was already in charge of the Forbidden Army and the Red Flame Army, and now this new army has also fallen under her name, which is really a holy family. They can see that this one person cannot be offended.

"Ruoxi, what does this mean?" Ruoxi had just returned home from the morning court, and Changfeng came over. He already knew the emperor's will, but he couldn't understand Ruoxi's intentions.

"Don't you understand the truth of high merit and shaking the master? Why should we take it? You're killing yourself. ”

"Long Wind!" Ruoxi was given a headache by his shouting, and said helplessly: "The person who led the troops withered, this is a fact, and it is also an imminent matter." Since I am a courtier of Liguo, I should share my worries for the country. ”

"Alright, don't tell me you didn't understand the situation in the court today. The prince and Situ Ao sang and harmonized, obviously making a game for you, but I am afraid that today's incident was aimed at you from the beginning. ”