Chapter 100: Preparing for the Crusade
Seeing Xia Yuanji's sad expression, the civil officials were secretly proud, and they made sarcastic remarks, degrading the Manchu generals to worthless, listening to the ridicule of the civil servants, the generals were ashamed and embarrassed, and they couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, it's not that the last general and others are cowardly, but we really know that we are not Peng Tiangang's opponents, so we don't dare to test the soldiers." Xu Chunyang, one of the four martial arts commanders of Wuying Palace, stood up and reported:
"Your Highness and all the adults know that Peng Tiangang, as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, ranks fourth on the list of famous generals, and his prestige and status are second only to Lord Zhenguogong, and one-third of the generals in the army have been guided by him.
Although we and several others are also ranked in the first-class martial arts rank, we are promoted by virtue of cultivation, but Peng Tiangang is really promoted by accumulating military achievements, he has been in the army since he was a child, but we have never even been to the battlefield.
If we are enemies with others, we dare to lead troops to fight, but if we are fighting with Peng Tiangang, we really have no certainty of victory. ”
"Then in your opinion, who should the imperial court send to lead the army against the rebels?" Xia Yuanwei asked in a gloomy tone.
"This ......" Xu Chunyang pondered for a moment, and then said: "According to the opinion of the last general, the only people in the court who have the ability to compete with Peng Tiangang are the three people who are the Zhenguo Gong, the Shangshu of the Military Department, and the Governor of the Praetorian Guard. ”
Xia Yuanwei shook his head after hearing this: "The Duke of Zhenguo has asked the emperor to resign today, and he has returned to Wulanjiang with Ying Qiankun at this moment. As a prince of the imperial family, the military department is not suitable for the battlefield, and the current situation in the imperial capital is changing rapidly, and at this critical period, the emperor needs the governor of Nangong to sit in charge, so he can't go to the battlefield. ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince, if the generals really can't find a suitable candidate, the old minister has a suitable candidate, I don't know what you think of the "No. 1 Warrior in the World"? Zhuge said with a smile.
"Do you mean Zhen Guogong Win the Sky? The palace has just said that Zhenguo Gong has left the imperial capital and set off towards his own Wulan Frontier, he has been ignoring political affairs for many years, unless Peng Tiangang enters Wu Lan Frontier, he will not go on the expedition. Xia Yuanzhen sighed and said.
"Your Highness, the first warrior in the world that the old minister said is not the lord of Zhenguo, but the emperor who has just canonized the horse master, the horse master Wen Tao Wuluo, this competition to recruit relatives and horses is even more brilliant, by the world's first warrior to fight the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, isn't it wonderful?"
"Pony?" Xia Yuanwei shook his head and refused without thinking about it: "The horse is not suitable, although he was awarded the number one warrior in the world by the emperor, but his qualifications are too shallow, the palace has seen his resume, and the promotion of the horse is really a bit incredible."
The horse has never fought a battle since he joined the army, and his positions are all exchanged for money and gifts, to put it bluntly, his title of the first warrior is somewhat unworthy of the name, and he has just married the princess, and it is not suitable to go to the battlefield at the moment. ”
After finishing speaking, Xia Yuanyan looked at Zhuge Yiyan coldly, and said in a cold tone: "Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng, on weekdays, it's just that your Wenchen Group and the generals are making trouble, but I didn't expect that at this moment of crisis, you are still fighting each other.
Now that the border is lost, Peng Tiangang led his troops to mutiny, and the invasion of the infinite ocean island country is imminent, in this case, you can't forget the camp attack, okay, aren't you making fun of the incompetence of the generals? Then this palace will give you a chance.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, the palace will go to the emperor to ask for an edict, and send you Wenchen to meet Peng Tiangang, at that time, it will start with you Zhuge Prime Minister, and then one by one, die one by one, all the Wenchen of the official residence, I will assign them one by one. ”
The Wenchen, who was originally laughing at the generals, heard Xia Yuanji's cold words, and all of them felt chills in their hearts, seeing that Xia Yuanzhen was really angry, several Wenchens, including Zhuge Yiyan, bowed down to ask for guilt, and asked for guilt three times in a row before everyone dared to get up.
This time, everyone didn't dare to ridicule each other, and they all stood up to offer advice, and were busy recommending suitable people to lead the troops and horses, not to mention, the two sides joined forces so much, and they really selected a suitable commander of the army, talking about the chief marshal of the martial arts hall ------- Gu Xiuyuan.
After determining the candidate, Xia Yuanwei immediately ordered the eunuch to pass the decree, Xuangu Xiuyuan to meet, about a cup of tea, a middle-aged man with a tiger's back and a resolute face entered the main hall, and after saluting, he looked at Xia Yuanjian with a calm expression, and said unhurriedly: "The last general is willing to lead the army to recruit Peng Tiangang......
Just when the hundreds of officials in the DPRK were anxious to deal with Peng Tiangang's rebellion, Ling Xia, who was busy in the camp of the Praetorian Guard Division, was also squatting on the ground at the moment, sighing with a headache.
It turned out that today was the emperor's birthday, and just now Yao Xinyao came to the barracks to find him, saying that the emperor had an order, and ordered the princess and the princess to enter the palace in the morning to celebrate his birthday, thinking of facing Xia Ning'er during the day, Ling Xia squatted on the ground depressed and didn't want to get up.