Eugene came to the capital to look for the rebel Xiao Yan, and also found him to help, and Xiao Yan was in Gu Junyan's Zhuangzi, could it be that the King of Liao was sowing discord? In order to make him suspicious of Gu Junyan, when the time comes, he will raise troops again, without Gu Junyan, wouldn't it be dangerous for the dynasty to have no generals?

The more Li Sheng thought about it, the more this happened, the King of Liao had always been a proud and cautious person, how could he personally write to him for help? There must be other more important reasons for this! If it was to get rid of Gu Junyan, this reason would be tenable.

Li Sheng felt a little guilty in his heart, he almost fell for being the king of Liao, how could Gu Junyan collude with the rebel generals of Liao? Gu Junyan went to the battlefield at the age of twelve, his military achievements were impressive, the Gu family was full of loyalty, and the general surnamed Gu died in the hands of the Liao people, and it is even more unknown how many, the Gu family and the Liao people have long been immortal, if the Gu family will rebel, there may be some possibilities, saying that the Gu family colluded with the Great Liao, this is really nonsense.

I have to say that Su Yunlai's control of Li Sheng's heart is still very accurate, and Gu Junyan's book not only made Li Sheng more vigilant, but also let go of his suspicion of Gu Junyan.

Because Li Sheng felt guilty, his attitude towards Gu Junyan changed, and he became more gentle and kind, "It turns out that Junyan has been paying attention to the movements in Xuzhou, thanks to Jun Yan's vigilance, otherwise wouldn't I make a big mistake?" Jun Yan, in your opinion, when will the Liao soldiers send troops? ”

"Your Majesty, Da Liao has been recuperating for five years, it must have been prepared early, and this attack must be menacing, according to the last general's opinion, it is winter, and the resources of Da Liao are scarce in winter, and it is difficult to guarantee food and grass, and the minister thinks that Da Liao will raise troops before next spring!"

Li Sheng calculated the time, and his heart was even more anxious: "That's only more than two months." ”

In military matters, Li Sheng still believed in Gu Junyan very much, and he did not doubt Gu Junyan's statement.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general thinks that we should prepare early, plan early!" Gu Junyan said decisively.

Li Sheng was slightly puzzled: "What does Jun Yan mean?" ”

"Recruitment!" Gu Junyan succinctly spit out two words: "If the strength and combat effectiveness of the national dynasty cannot be the same as five years ago, and the Great Liao State has been planning for a long time, so the last general thinks that the most important thing we should do now is to recruit troops!" ”

Li Sheng's brows sank, he didn't look very reluctant, how many twists and turns did he take at the beginning, he almost fell out with the Gu family, and finally played the emotional card, so that Gu Yanshan reluctantly agreed to the disarmament plan and weakened the strength of the Gu family's army, it has only been five years, and he has to recruit troops and buy horses so soon, the so-called recruitment of troops and horses is not expanding the strength of the Gu family's army?

This is Li Sheng's biggest headache, the generals in the army only know the Gu family's army, but they don't know the emperor, and the soldiers have an instinctive awe and worship of the Gu family.

But on the other hand, if they don't recruit troops, and Da Liao fights over, they have no ability to resist, wouldn't they be unstable? So recruiting troops is a must, Li Sheng understands this very well, it's not that he is unwilling to recruit troops, it's just that he handed over the troops to the Gu family so quickly, and he always had some resistance in his heart.

To put it bluntly, Li Sheng is not unwilling to recruit troops, but is worried that in this way, the Gu family's power will grow again, which he does not want to see.

Li Sheng thought for a moment, and then said: "I know about the recruitment, and I will discuss with the ministers to come up with a way, after all, this is not a trivial matter." ”

Gu Junyan frowned slightly, Li Sheng's previous temperament was a little forward-looking, this is related to his experience when he was a child, after all, his identity is sensitive, the first emperor regarded him as a thorn in his side, and he always wanted to harm him, he could only be more cautious, more careful, and think carefully about everything, so as not to be caught, and it became a habit after a long time, and it can't be changed until now.

But the matter of recruiting soldiers cannot be delayed, so Gu Junyan said: "Your Majesty, we are running out of time, more than two months, we still have to train recruits, recruits are different from those experienced veterans, Your Majesty, we must give an order to recruit soldiers as soon as possible......"

When Li Sheng heard his words, his face was a little unbearable, and as soon as he recruited troops again, he proved that the original disarmament was wrong, and the will was so repeated that it would inevitably leave an unreliable impression on people, he was the king of a country, and he should be true to his word!

And what kind of attitude does Gu Junyan have? He said it all, it's not that he doesn't recruit, he just wants to get a charter, but Gu Junyan is a little impatient? Did he take him as an emperor in his eyes?

Li Sheng frowned, and said coldly: "I know, I will look at the recruitment of troops, and the young general only needs to win the battle." ”

The relationship between the two people who had just eased seemed to have returned to the same state again, and Gu Junyan saw that he was so unpersuaded, arched his hand, turned around and left.

As soon as Gu Junyan left, Xiao Dezi jumped up and said angrily: "This, this young general is so bold!" I really don't even care about the rules! Your Majesty is too generous and merciful to indulge him so much! ”

Li Sheng was a little repetitive in his heart, and looked at him coldly: "Okay, don't talk about it." ”

Xiao Dezi was so frightened that he didn't dare to say much, but finally said: "The slave is just not worthy for His Majesty, and His Majesty is the Ninth Five, but this young general acts like this......" After a pause, he didn't say any more, but Li Sheng's brows wrinkled even deeper.

However, the matter of recruiting troops is indeed a trouble, Li Sheng thought about it and ordered: "Go and announce that Aiqing will enter the palace." ”

Now Li Sheng is more and more dependent on Xu Guanyi, and he likes to consult with him on big and small things.

Xu Guanyi soon entered the palace, and as soon as Li Sheng told him about it, Xu Guanyi groaned for a while, and then said with a smile: "The minister wants to congratulate Your Majesty, congratulate Your Majesty!" ”

Li Sheng was stunned: "Xu Aiqing, don't be joking, where does my joy come from?" ”

"Your Majesty, this recruitment is Your Majesty's opportunity." Xu Guanyi said seriously: "This recruitment is the best time for Your Majesty to control the military power, and Your Majesty will personally send people to recruit troops, and it does not need to be hung under the banner of the Gu Family Army, but Your Majesty's Guards, the Major General only has the right to dispatch, but it is not under the command of the Gu Family Army, so Your Majesty has a legitimate reason to control the military power?" ”

The person Li Sheng can choose, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwuli, and only he is the most suitable.

Li Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up, he stood up with laughter, walked to Xu Guanyi's side and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a happy face: "Hahaha, Guanyi, you are really a member of my lucky general!" ”

Xu Guan smiled shyly and shyly: "It's still because Your Majesty is willing to trust the minister, otherwise no matter how good the minister is, it won't help." ”

Li Sheng laughed and said, "This is also your ability!" I'm going to reuse you! After a pause, he added: "I will leave the conscription matter to you, you have also been in the army before, you should be handy in this regard, I really want to thank Jun Yan for sending you to me!" ”

Xu Guanyi said respectfully: "The minister is a scholar from a poor family, and it is a blessing for the minister to be reused by His Majesty and share his worries and relieve his labor!" ”

Li Sheng bowed his head slightly in satisfaction, and then said solemnly: "The matter of conscription is very important, and you must do it yourself and handle this matter well!" After a pause, he added: "I'm afraid this matter won't go too well, the major general will definitely meddle in the conscription, so you must also be prepared." ”

Li Sheng is really satisfied with Xu Guanyi, he is a son of a poor family, without the help of his family, he is completely dependent on Li Sheng to get to where he is today, he must be loyal to himself, and Xu Guanyi is really a smart and knowledgeable person, he is also a civil servant, unlike Gu Junyan, who has military merits, he is still Wuyang's husband, he is his own person, so he doesn't have to worry about using it at all.

"Command! The minister will not fail to live up to His Majesty's trust! Xu Guanyi said with a straight face.

Gu Junyan returned to the house with a gloomy face, and Su Yunlai chuckled in his heart when he saw his expression, could it be that things were not going well? It is said that no, Li Sheng is the person who is most worried about the instability of the country, he should not oppose the conscription?

Su Yunlai contemplated deeply, looked at the frost on Gu Junyan's face, and suddenly became enlightened, the matter must be Gu Junyan's body again.

She sighed a little helplessly: "Didn't talk to Your Majesty?" ”

"I don't know what Your Majesty thinks now, the matter of conscription is urgent, but he is not in a hurry at all!" Gu Junyan said angrily: "He also said that he wanted to think about it in the long run, what is there to discuss!" Could it be that he waited until the Great Liao Kingdom came to call before he was in a hurry? ”

Although Gu Junyan is a little arrogant and reckless on weekdays, he is not a reckless person, he is just not wronged, but he has been married to Su Yunlai for so many years, and he has Xiaoqing, the tyranny in Gu Junyan's temperament has been smoothed down a lot, and he has not lost his temper for a long time.

Xiao Qinghao was restrained by Su Yunlai to practice calligraphy, and when she heard Gu Junyan's angry voice, she threw down her pen, covered her eyes and crawled into the bed.

"Daddy is so fierce! It's scary! Mother! ”

Gu Junyan's expression suddenly froze, and he hurriedly rubbed his face, trying to ease his expression: "Qing'er is good, Daddy is not fierce, don't be afraid!" ”

The so-called one thing descends one thing, probably that's it, it used to be Su Yunlai, and now there is a little sunny.

Jun Yao knew that the master must have something to say, so she hugged Xiaoqing: "Little Miss, the slave will take you out to play." ”

Xiao Qinghao hugged Jun Yao's neck with a scared expression: "Mother and Qing'er will go together?" "I'm still thinking about my mother.

Su Yunlai smiled slightly, Xiaoqing's good temperament is a little like her, she is always too thoughtful, she used to feel worried, and she didn't want her daughter to think too much, but fortunately, Xiaoqing is only too smart at some times, and under normal circumstances, she is still a relatively simple little girl, retaining her pure heart.

This made Su Yunlai feel a little relieved, and Su Yun glanced at Jun Yao, "You take Qing'er to eat snacks." ”

Jun Yao nodded, and took the little maids down, leaving the husband and wife to talk well.

In fact, Jun Yao's marriage, Su Yunlai has already started to see each other, and she began to look for candidates in the second year after marrying into the General's Mansion, but this girl said that she would not marry anything, and she had to be by Su Yunlai's side, saying that she would comb her hair and be a housekeeper in the future.

At that time, Su Yunlai was moved and angry, and she didn't want to come by her temperament, but after looking at several candidates, she didn't succeed, and later Gu Junyan saw that she was so annoyed that she quietly told her, in fact, Yi Wen had already asked to marry Jun Yao, otherwise with Yi Wen's temperament, she could make Jun Yao bully like this?

Su Yunlai was surprised and delighted at the time, she couldn't be more satisfied with Jun Yao's assignment to Yi Wen, and she also asked Jun Yao's opinion in private, Jun Yao didn't hate Yi Wen either, but after so many years, Yi Wen never expressed the slightest intention of marrying Jun Yao.

Jun Yao hated him even more when he was angry, according to Jun Yao's words, he didn't even have the courage to ask for marriage, such a man couldn't marry! It's a shame that he is still the person next to the young general, the young general is wise and martial, and he dared to climb the window of the young lady when his future was uncertain, what a commendable courage, and then compared with Yi Wen, there is no harm if there is no comparison.

As a result, the two dragged on for so many years, Yi Wen didn't marry a wife, and he didn't open his mouth, but Jun Yao didn't have any interest in marrying, she used to guard Su Yunlai, but now she is guarding Xiaoqing, and her life is full and beautiful.

Su Yun came back to his senses, glanced at Gu Junyan, thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty disagrees because of some concerns. ”

"He's worried? Even if he has concerns, he has to prioritize, right? Is this something to be feared? Gu Junyan's anger did not subside.

Su Yunlai sighed and said lightly: "Since ancient times, the matter of military power has been the most taboo thing for the emperor, you think about it when Your Majesty had to disarm, do you think Your Majesty didn't know that there would be today?" The ambition of the wolf son of the Great Liao Kingdom is well known to passers-by, but His Majesty still makes a big show and excludes the public opinion, he still did it, what he was afraid of that day was the military power of the Gu family, he finally reduced the strength of the Gu family, and now you say that you want to recruit troops again, it is strange that Your Majesty can agree! ”

Gu Junyan was silent for a moment, and a trace of disappointment appeared in his eyes: "In order to prevent the Gu family from regaining military power, it is more important than the safety of the border pass?" ”

Gu Junyan has existed since he was born to defend the country, protect the people, and defend the majesty of the country, this is his innate responsibility.

But for so many years, Gu Junyan has never bullied the people, not once, there are many recitals by Gu Junyan in the imperial history, and there is even disrespect to His Majesty, but there is absolutely nothing about him bullying people.

That was his bottom line, the meaning he defended with his life, but he didn't expect that for Li Sheng, these were no match for his imperial power.

Su Yunlai knew his embarrassment, so he sighed: "Jun Yan, he is the emperor." ”

Gu Junyan didn't speak, but his expression was a little gloomy, he didn't understand, but he couldn't accept it, how did the cousin who grew up with him and supported each other since he was a child change?

Gu Junyan and Li Sheng are the same age, and when they were young, they still had many precious and beautiful memories.

Su Yunlai felt sorry for him in the end, thought about it and said: "Your Majesty is not at ease now, it is understandable, but it is not a big deal, when you go to the court tomorrow, take the initiative to tell Your Majesty, please take full responsibility for the conscription, you send someone to assist, it is best not to interfere in all matters, take yourself out, Your Majesty will understand." ”

Gu Junyan doesn't interfere, then he can't be counted as his person, Li Sheng can always rest assured if he sends someone to do it, right?

Su Yunlai has never given up repairing the relationship between Li Sheng and Gu Junyan, and she doesn't want to turn her face with Li Sheng until she has to.

Gu Junyan nodded.

On the morning of the second day, Li Sheng really mentioned the matter of conscription, and Gu Junyan gave up being in charge of conscription according to what Su Yunlai said, and completely withdrew from it, only saying that he would help on the side.

Li Sheng was quite surprised, and then according to his original idea, he handed over the matter to Xu Guanyi.

Xu Guanyi stood up to receive the order, neither humble nor arrogant, with a frank face.

Gu Junyan was originally a little worried, afraid that this matter would be handed over to a layman, and he might not necessarily recruit some people at that time, if Xu Guanyi could relax a little, after all, Xu Guanyi was also a person who had been in the barracks.

After going down to the court, Xu Guanyi did not leave the palace, but went to the imperial study, and just as he was about to salute, Li Sheng waved his hand casually.

"It's free, I didn't expect Jun Yan to be so free and easy, and he didn't care about the conscription, so you can act better than Guanyi." Li Sheng couldn't help but say with some joy.

Xu Guan thought for a while, but said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is not so simple, the young general doesn't care, I'm afraid it has another purpose." ”

Li Sheng was stunned, "How can you say this?" ”

Xu Guanyi arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, military affairs have always been in the hands of the Gu family, Your Majesty and the ministers have no experience in this area, and it seems that the major general is responsible for the conscription, but if he fights hard, I am afraid that it will make Your Majesty unhappy, so the young general simply retreated, he didn't care about this matter, and His Majesty was responsible, but if something went wrong, the young general would have a legitimate reason, and then His Majesty would not want to hand over the conscription to him, and there would be no reason." ”

After Li Sheng heard this, the joy on his face faded cleanly, and he still hesitated a little: "With Jun Yan's temperament, it shouldn't be like this, right?" ”

Xu Guan thought for a moment, and then said: "It may also be the heart of the minister's villain, no matter what, this matter is a good thing for us." ”

Li Sheng nodded and advised: "You must do it well at this time, and you can't make any mistakes." ”

"Obey."

Xu Guanyi left the imperial study, and then was invited by Jingfen to Qiwu Palace.

Xu Guanyi was in charge of recruitment, and it spread all over within half a day, Yun Huanting also got the news, she had something to do with Xu Guanyi, since the last time the two were in the Imperial Garden, they reached an alliance, and Yun Huanting thought that it was understandable to find Xu Guanyi to help him with a little 'little favor'.

Yun Huanting also came for recruitment, and she wanted to insert people in.

"Yun Zheng is the younger brother of this palace, he is seventeen years old this year, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and when he was recruiting, he also asked Lord Xu to take care of one or two." Yun Huanting said politely.

Xu Guanyi raised his eyebrows, quite surprised: "Since he is Niangniang's younger brother and has a noble status, why do you need to be a soldier?" The battlefield is dangerous, and there is always a bit of danger. ”

Yun Huanting sighed slightly: "There is no way in this palace, but it is all for the second highness." ”

As soon as Xu Guan heard this, he understood, Li Sheng said that when the prince grows up, he will consider the matter of establishing a prince, and one of the necessary conditions for establishing a prince is to have military merits.

If Li Zheng wants to become the prince, he must go to the battlefield, but how can Yun Huanting rest assured? Originally, she still wanted to marry Gu Qing to protect Li Zheng, but the family affair did not work out, so Yun Huanting had to find another way.

It just so happens that Li Sheng is going to recruit troops, and it is a guard army directly under his command, Yun Huanting will naturally not let go of this opportunity, insert Yun Zheng into it, with Xu Guanyi's help, and will not arrange him in a particularly dangerous position, and then she will operate in the rear, let Yun Zheng develop power in the army, Li Zheng was on the battlefield before, and he also has to rely on.

I have to say that Yun Huanting is also painstaking, His Royal Highness is only five years old, and he has already begun to lay out for him, and it is really imperative to win the position of the crown prince.

This is a trivial matter, Xu Guanyi will not be unhappy with Yun Huanting for such a trivial matter, so he agreed very happily.

Yun Huanting is very satisfied, it is not unreasonable for Xu Guanyi to be reused by Li Sheng, this person is still very reliable.

When Gu Junyan returned home, he saw Xiaobao waiting for him, and when he saw him coming back, he hurriedly ran to the front and raised his little face: "Master, I heard that you are going to the battlefield, is it true?" ”

The matter of recruiting troops was in an uproar, and it was inevitable that there would be news outside, so Gu Junyan nodded: "I am a general, so I naturally want to go to the battlefield." ”

"Then Master! Will you take me with you? Xiaobao hurriedly said.

Gu Junyan was stunned for a moment: "That's it?" After a pause, he said, "It's very dangerous to go to war, but it's not you who are playing at home. ”

"Master, I've already thought about it! I want to be like you, Master! Be a great general who stands up to the sky! Xiaobao patted his chest and said, then grinned, "And I'm Master's apprentice, so I won't be so useless." ”

I also know that I want to compliment Master, and it is really promising.

Gu Junyan nodded: "Okay, if you want to go, go to the conscription office to sign up, your father-in-law is responsible for the conscription, and it is convenient for you to go back to him." ”

Xiaobao's eyes lit up, and he ran out without saying a word, especially impatient.

Gu Junyan returned to the main room, Su Yunlai stood in front of the window in a daze, saw him coming back, and asked in a low voice, "Did Xiaobao tell you?" He's going to war? ”

"Well, I've agreed, what's wrong?" Gu Junyan asked suspiciously.

Su Yunlai was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "This kid is only twelve years old, how can he go to the battlefield so early." ”

"What's the matter, I'm also on the battlefield at the age of twelve, a good boy has ambitions in all directions, not to mention my apprentice!" Gu Junyan said proudly.

Su Yunlai was speechless for a while, people like Gu Junyan would probably never be able to understand the worries of being a mother.

It's just that Xiaobao, the kid, has been bent on going to the battlefield since he started practicing martial arts, and Su Yunlai knows better than anyone that this is the path he chose, and she can't stop him.

Gu Junyan held her hand and said softly with relief: "Don't worry, this kid has been through so much since he was a child and can grow up safely, and he won't be easy to do, not to mention that it is Xu Guanyi who is in charge of the conscription and distribution this time, and he will also arrange it." ”

Su Yunlai had no choice but to relax and nodded.

Gu Junyan felt that conscription was not a difficult matter, not to mention that he also sent someone to assist, but he didn't expect that it was conscription, and Xu Guanyi could actually make trouble to this point!