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Winter went to spring, and the time soon came to May, and Houyan's combat readiness gradually entered the final stage.

At the same time, after half a year of recuperation, Murong Chui's body has recovered.

Although it is still not as good as before, it has begun to deal with relevant government affairs and military affairs.

But everyone can see that Murong Chui is really old, and I am afraid that he will no longer be able to lead the army on an expedition like before.

And Murong Chui himself also knows that in his plan, after taking Youzhou, he will hand over the military power to others.

In order to compete for the command of the army, Murong Bao and Murong Lin had a fierce confrontation openly and secretly.

In view of the imminent war, Murong Chui decided to end the dispute between the two sons, so that the whole country could unite with the outside world.

So, one night, Murong sent an edict to summon the crown prince and King Zhao into the palace successively.

Murong Lin did not dare to slack off after receiving the edict, and quickly arrived at the palace in a carriage.

Standing outside the hall, Murong Lin tidied up his clothes before walking into the hall.

At this time, in the palace, Emperor Yan Murong Chui was discussing Wei matters with the crown prince Murong Bao.

In another month or two, Hou Yan will launch an attack on the Northern Wei.

This big war is a matter of life and death for Hou Yan, and it needs to be cautious, carefully planned, and fully prepared.

Since Murong Chui had already decided in his heart that the crown prince would be the commander of the army, he handed over all the details to Murong Bao to handle.

In this way, the prince can not only be trained, but he can also check and fill in the gaps from the side, so as to teach the prince.

When Murong Lin came in, he happened to see his father and the crown prince whispering, and gloom flashed in his eyes.

He walked forward quickly, knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "My son, please greet my father!" ”

Murong Chui glanced at Murong Lin, and a trace of disgust flashed on his face.

For this concubine, Murong Chui has never liked it very much.

If it weren't for the fact that Murong Lin had made a special honor when he returned to the country, he would not have crowned him as the king of Zhao.

In order to punish Murong Lin for betraying his father and killing his brother, Murong Chui personally ordered to kill Murong Lin's biological mother.

And this also caused the relationship between father and son to be very cold, unless necessary, Murong Chui rarely summoned Murong Lin into the palace.

This time, Murong Lin was summoned specifically to adjust the conflict between him and the prince.

Murong Chui hoped to use his prestige to force Murong Lin to take the initiative to withdraw from the battle for military power.

Of course, if it weren't for the current decline of the Houyan Kingdom, he would not have taken such a gentle approach, and maybe he would have ordered Murong Lin to be killed earlier.

Murong straightened his mood and said with a smile: "The emperor doesn't need to be polite, there are only three people at the moment, you and me, father and son, it's better to be casual." ”

"Thank you, Father!"

After Murong Lin got up, he saluted the crown prince Murong Bao again.

Don't look at Murong Lin's heart, he didn't take the prince in his eyes for a long time, but he did a good job on the surface, and never let outsiders see that he had any contempt for the prince.

Murong Bao nodded reservedly and said, "Fifth brother sit down and speak." ”

Murong Lin sat opposite the prince according to his words, and asked again: "I don't know what happened when my father Emperor Xuan'er entered the palace?" ”

"You have led the army deep into the grassland many times, dealt with Tuoba, and know the geography and people's conditions of the grassland."

"Now that the war is imminent, I want to hear your opinion."

Hearing this, Murong Lin couldn't help but be secretly proud, thinking that Murong Chui intended to make him the commander of the army.

It can't be said that Murong Lin is amorous, counting the current generals of the Hou Yan clan, except for Murong Nong in Liaodong in the north town and Murong De who guards Yecheng in the south.

In terms of strength and experience, he is really the best candidate to lead the army deep into the grassland.

Murong Lin was obviously happy too early, and Murong Chui would not give him the power to this insidious and cunning 'concubine' at all.

"Father, the grassland climate is changeable, and if there is no guide to lead the way, the army will easily lose its way and fall into the trap of the Wei army."

"The best way is for our army to concentrate and act, and not give the Wei army a chance to break through."

"If we can force the Wei army to take the initiative to fight with me, then it will be the best."

"At present, Hexi is fettered by natural disasters, and the Southern Dynasty has always been inactive, which is a good opportunity to fight Suoyu and retake Youzhou."

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if you miss it, I'm afraid there will never be a better time in the future."

"Father, as the saying goes: the opportunity must not be lost, and the loss will not come again!"

"The son is willing to share the worries of his father and lead the troops to the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"With Erchen's understanding of the Tuoba people, he will definitely be able to capture and kill Tuoba Jue to avenge the hatred of Yishui's fiasco last year."

"This, this ......"

Faced with Murong Lin's initiative to ask for help, Murong Chui was speechless for a while.

Because from a military point of view, Murong Lin is indeed the best candidate to be the commander of the army besides Murong Chui.

However, from a political point of view, King Zhao served as the commander-in-chief, and once he made a special honor, he would definitely threaten the position of the crown prince.

This is not what Murong Chui wants to see, he actually hopes that King Zhao will assist the crown prince.

At this time, Murong Bao's heart was filled with anger, if it weren't for the prince's demeanor, he would have erupted earlier.

This Murong Lin is really treacherous, and he never forgets to give him eye medicine.

What recaptures Youzhou? What revenge for the hatred of the water fiasco?

To put it bluntly, he was sarcastic that he had no ability, and Murong Bao was so angry that he almost stepped forward to punch the other party.

He suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to keep his tone as calm as possible.

"King Zhao, my father summoned you to the palace to ask you for a specific strategy."

"As for the selection of generals and the use of soldiers, my father has his own decision, so you don't need to do it too much."

"The prince's words are wrong!" Murong Lin said sternly.

"The matter of courting Wei is related to the rise and fall of the fortunes of the Great Yan State, how can this king, as a prince of the clan, stand by and ignore it?"

"Besides, this king is most familiar with the situation of the grassland, so he should take on more heavy responsibilities."

"Please rest assured that my father and the crown prince, I will not disappoint you, and I will definitely capture the little Tuoba Jue and vent his anger for the prince."

Seeing that Murong Lin was secretly sarcastic again, the anger in Murong Bao's heart was burning rapidly at an irrepressible speed, almost breaking through the top of his head.

It's just that Murong hangs on his side, so he can only strongly restrain the anger in his heart.

Murong Bao took a deep breath and said, "King Zhao, you don't necessarily have to be the commander of the army if you are familiar with the grassland. ”

"If you really can't do it, you can still be a staff member of the army, and stay with your father to give advice."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you are not what the prince of a country should say, and you are obviously jealous and jealous!"

"You must know that the stakes are very high in this war, and there must be no negligence."

"The reason why this king took the initiative to ask for Ying is mainly for the sake of his father's health."

"In addition, apart from the King of Liaoxi and the King of Fanyang, who else in the clan knows more about soldiers than Zaixia?"

"And the king of Liaoxi and the king of Fanyang have their own heavy responsibilities, and they can't pull away for a while."

"Father, isn't he boasting, looking around the court and the opposition, outside of a certain family, who else dares to pat his chest and say that he knows the geography of the grassland?"

Seeing that Murong Lin looked like he was giving up on me, Murong Bao was so angry that he couldn't wait to step forward and kick the other party to death.

Where did you put the lonely prince? He dared to speak out and unashamedly demanded the command of the army.

Murong couldn't help but have a headache as he watched his two sons quarrel over military power.

However, he became more and more dissatisfied with Murong Lin, the king of Zhao, and his son had never been a fuel-efficient lamp.

Thinking back then, just because he was not favored, Murong Lin told Xiang Yan about his father.

As a result, he and his eldest son Murong Ling had no choice but to give up their plan to go to Dragon City for development and defect to Former Qin.

Thinking of King Zhao's bad deeds in the past, Murong Chui's eyes couldn't help but shine with cold light.

Suddenly, he thought that Murong Lin was indeed the only general in Houyan who had experience in grassland warfare, and he couldn't help but kill in his heart.

At this time, Murong Chui was really conflicted to the extreme, and waved his hand at the moment, and said with a tired face: "You all retreat first!" Let me think again. ”

Murong Lin and Murong Bao got up at the same time when they heard this, gave a deep salute, and retreated.

Walking outside the hall, the two didn't look at each other, and each left directly.

Murong hung his hands and paced back and forth in the room, bowing his head in contemplation for a while, and looking up to the sky and sighing for a while.

In fact, he was a little moved by Murong Lin's suggestion, if he really followed King Zhao's suggestion, Yan Jiang's chances of victory would increase greatly after this battle.

It's just that if he really did this, it would undoubtedly be a major blow to the prince.

Because, this is not simply a military power, but also like showing the government and the opposition that he has the heart to save easily.

And Murong Chui and the mud practices also made King Zhao and the crown prince dissatisfied.

The crown prince felt that Murong Chui should use thunderous means to suppress King Zhao and not give him a chance.

And Murong Lin thinks that since the crown prince is no longer able to take on the heavy responsibility of leading the Yan Kingdom, he should abdicate and make way for Xian, instead of continuing to occupy the pit and not.