Chen Shuhuan took Xiao Maruki to the west of Guangling to inspect, and fought for many years, and a large area of land in the west was deserted, weeds were grown, and there was a desolate atmosphere.

Chen Shuhuan led the Xiying men and horses to be stationed in the west of Guangling, and he decided to reclaim this place, plant food, and restore vitality, even if the situation is chaotic, Guangling's military rations will not be cut off.

Everyone was stationed in the west, and the Northern Qi people were extremely nervous, and they kept sending envoys to negotiate peace, but Chen Shuhuan ignored no one, and only cared about working in the field all day long, caring about what the envoys said and promised, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

"Lord Wang, the envoy of the Northern Qi Dynasty is here again, and now he is waiting in the tent." Maruko ran to say.

"Let him wait, when I'm done." Chen Shuhuan still ignored it, and took a hoe to turn the dirt in the ground.

Xiao Maruko was eager to try it several times, opened his mouth and swallowed it back.

"Say whatever you want, it's not refreshing at all, this is not my Chen Shuhuan's person." Chen Shuhuan said.

Xiao Maruko said: "Lord Wang, although I don't understand military affairs, but you have repeatedly refused to see the envoy of the Northern Qi, which is unreasonable and unreasonable, in case the Northern Qi attacks on a large scale, will the court blame you?" ”

Chen Shuhuan put down the hoe in his hand, wiped his sweat and said, "Yang Xue, do you think I am listening to the court or Chen Shuyue now?" ”

Maruko shook her head, "I don't understand this. ”

"Say whatever you want!" Chen Shuhuan said.

"It should be listening to Lord Shuyue." Maruko said.

"Go on." Chen Shuhuan nodded.

"Because I have been with the prince for three years, I know his personality, including what I did this time, the reason why I was able to survive is not only because I was threatened by others, but more importantly, because the prince trusted me, and he planned not to deal with me. And over the years, the imperial court has repeatedly embarrassed Guangling, including the arrival of 8,000 forbidden troops a few days ago, and from time to time gave orders to Guangling, either here or there, if I were the boss, I would have started a new stove a long time ago. Maruko said excitedly.

Chen Shuhuan laughed, "Yes, as long as it is a bloody man, he will think so, but why Shuyue is still struggling to maintain the relationship between Guangling and the imperial court, it is because he has the country in his heart and the people of Li." With the current military strength of Guangling, it is easy to start anew, but looking at the thousands of people in Guangling City, who can bear to destroy the peace in front of them? ”

"But now that it's winter, you can't grow anything when you hoe." Maruko said.

"I don't have to plant the land now, first of all, I can relax my muscles and warm myself up with this work, and secondly, I don't need to spend manpower to turn the ground in the spring of next year, just sow seeds." Chen Shuhuan said with a smile.

"What the prince really thinks about is far, but I'm still too far away." Maruko said.

Chen Shuhuan looked at Xiao Maruki and said, "Yang Xue, you are talented and smart, do you know why Shuyue values you so much?" ”

Maruko shook her head.

"That's because you have never had much to do, and in the three years that you have been by Shu Yue's side, you have never talked nonsense, and you have never leaked any news about Shu Yue, just because of you, I wanted you to come over at that time. After you came to me, you also fulfilled your duties, said what you should say, did what you should do, and you will definitely do great things in the future. Chen Shuhuan said.

"Xiao Maruko remembers the teachings of the prince!" Maruko said.

"Alright, come with me to the patrol." Chen Shuhuan said and walked forward, and Xiao Maruko followed behind.

Under the leadership of Chen Shuhuan, the morale of the soldiers of Xiying was high, and they carried out various tasks in an orderly manner, leaving far behind the scenes when Zhao Huanong and Huo Budu and others were led in the past. Zhao Huanong and Huo Budu did not feel angry because of Chen Shuhuan's arrival, but worked harder to study military affairs and came to Chen Shuhuan's military camp more diligently.

The two rode to Xiying again, and from a distance, all the previously deserted land had been turned over, and all the weeds had been cleared, and they felt much more refreshed.

When he came to Chen Shuhuan's camp, he found that there was no one, so he asked the guard, and the guard told the two to go to the camp to inspect.

"Huanong, this great prince is really full of energy, and you see that Xiying is now surpassing Dongying and Nanying." Huo Budu said.

"No, it's much better than when we were in charge." Zhao Huanong said.

"The military talent of the great prince is really not covered, he understands the form and pattern at a glance, and the military strategy is also clear in his chest, and he is really a rare general in our army." Huo Budu said.

"Tut-tut, it's really rare to hear you praise people like this, don't you worship the great prince?" Zhao Huanong said with a smile.

"Is there anything to be ashamed of? I am inferior to him in martial arts, inferior in marksmanship, and even worse than him in leading soldiers to fight, shouldn't I worship and worship him? Huo Budu said.

"Who do you worship?" Chen Shuhuan suddenly appeared behind the two.

"Lord Wang!" Zhao Huo and the others hurriedly saluted.

"We heard you arguing here from afar, so the prince said to take a look, otherwise you don't know how long you will have to wait!" Maruko said.

"Haha, let's go, let's go to the tent and sit down first." Chen Shuhuan said that the four of them went to Chen Shuhuan's camp together.

Several people sat down separately, Xiao Wanzi made tea, and Chen Shuhuan called the deputy general outside to come in and drink tea together.

"Two generals, these two are the newly appointed deputy generals of my Xiying, Zhou Jian and Qiu Yiran." Chen Shuhuan introduced his lieutenant to the two.

"Meet General Huo, meet General Zhao." The two lieutenants immediately stood up and saluted.

Zhao Huo returned the salute, Huo Budu said: "The great prince is really talented here, the two deputy generals are young, and it seems that the future is immeasurable!" ”

"It's still far away, you see that our General Zhao is a general at a young age, and he is also the personal disciple of our King Guangling, this kind of glory is not something anyone can get!" Chen Shuhuan said.

The two lieutenants immediately chimed in.

"The prince praised it falsely, it was me Zhao Huanong who was loved by the prince, otherwise, I'm afraid it would be a drop of water in the lake, and I can't turn up the big waves!" Zhao Huanong said.

The atmosphere was just right, and the four of them chatted deeply, and Chen Shuhuan couldn't help but shed tears.

"Lord Wang, why are you crying?" Zhao Huanong asked.

"The boy has tears and doesn't flick, but he hasn't reached the sad place!" Chen Shuhuan wiped a handful of tears and said.

"Lord Wang, what's wrong with you?" Maruko said.

"When I see Shu Yue like this now, I can't help but feel very sad in my heart. If I hadn't been bent on inheriting the throne ten years ago, and no one would have cared about him, and finally violated the law and was demoted to Guangling, maybe someone would have mentioned it on the side, and he wouldn't have suffered so much. Chen Shuhuan said.

"Lord Wang, don't be sad, you have done your best as a brother, and now you have come to Guangling to take the lead, everyone has seen all this, don't blame yourself so much." Zhao Huanong said.

"General Zhao, you don't understand my heart. Shu Yue has no one to care about since she was a child, at that time, her mother was dedicated to her father's career, and the whole house was Zhang Luo's mother, and her father led troops to fight all day long, Shu Yue was idle, causing trouble everywhere, and there was no one to discipline her when she returned to the house. If it weren't for the help of these friends on the rivers and lakes, maybe Shuyue would have become a ghost under the knife. Chen Shuhuan said.

"Lord Wang, you don't have to blame yourself. I believe that the prince will not blame you, otherwise he would not think of his brother everywhere and protect his brother. This kind of affection of your brothers is an example that all our soldiers in Guangling must learn from. Your benevolence, the carefulness of the third prince, the generosity of the fourth prince, the princes have paid too much for Guangling. Last time, the prince also said that he was ashamed of his brothers, if you say self-blame again, then we who are courtiers will be even more ashamed. Huo Budu said.

Chen Shuhuan wiped his tears and said, "The generals don't know that I shouldn't have appeared in Kyoto, I had already died of illness a few years ago. It's just that I came back to life by accident, and I already have a detailed year of birth and death on the family tree. The reason why Shu Yue felt guilty about me was because in his opinion he didn't fulfill his brother's responsibility, he felt that I didn't find out the cause of my sudden illness and death, and he didn't continue to investigate, but this is not something he can do at his age. ”

Huo Budu said: "Lord Wang, everyone is a temperamental, there is no need to let go too much, we would rather give up our lives for the sake of Guangling, is there anything more difficult than this?" ”

"Yes, Guangling's unity has opened my eyes, even if I give up my life, I will definitely protect Guangling." Chen Shuhuan said.

"Zhou was deeply moved by what several generals said, and I will do my best to protect Guangling, please rest assured." Zhou Jian got up and said.

Qiu Yiran, who was on the side, also got up and said: "Lord Wang, two generals, although I, Qiu Yiran, am young, I can understand and understand what I said just now, and I can understand that the dignified man will definitely stabilize the country, and for the safety of Guangling, he will risk his life to ensure the safety of Guangling." ”

"The two generals don't have to be like this, everyone works together." Zhao Huanong said.

After Zhou Qiu finished speaking, he retreated.

"Lord Wang, I want to ask you what to do next?" Zhao Huanong asked.

Chen Shuhuan got up and walked back and forth, "What's next?" What is General Zhao's opinion? ”

"Now that the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou soldiers are attacking, the Great Sui Dynasty is getting more and more powerful, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape." Zhao Huanong said.

"Not bad! At present, it is almost difficult for us to turn the tide, and the only hope is that Guangling cannot be lost, even if it is at the cost of risking our lives, but for the imperial court, I have no sustenance. Chen Shuhuan said.

"Lord, our brothers have already discussed, if this catastrophe is inevitable, we will definitely protect the safety of the prince, and then I will ask the eldest prince." Huo Budu said.

"Heroes see the same thing! Rest assured, for Shuyue, for Guangling, I, Uncle Chen, will go all out! Chen Shuhuan said.