Liu Dongxing knelt in the main hall, looking at the spiritual position of his grandmother and father and parents enshrined on the incense table, as well as the holy decree he had just received, he suddenly felt that his nose was sore, and he was about to shed tears.

Wen Yi stood up and walked up, and comforted softly: "Don't cry, my mother-in-law, father-in-law and mother-in-law will be happy and relieved when they know about this happy event." It's all because you, a grandson, are fighting for your grandson to earn glory for your ancestors. ”

Liu Dongxing smiled, shook his head and said, "I'm not the only one who has made meritorious contributions in this battle?" Although Fu Zhongyin has been rewarded and honored by his ancestors, his grandmother does not have such blessings. At present, the decree of the soldiers and soldiers has been promulgated, and it has been a long time before such a decree has been issued, and it is still given to me alone, if there is no other purpose, I do not believe it. ”

Wen Yi was stunned, and suddenly remembered the news that Shu Ping had reported before the holy decree was issued, and couldn't help blurting out: "Could it be ...... Is it the prince who heard about the second uncle's decision, and was afraid that the second uncle would pull you over, so he specially issued a decree to praise the mother-in-law, so that the second uncle would return in vain? ”

Liu Dongxing frowned: "It's not impossible. Hearing that the saint has been ill for a long time, he was still struggling to support the handling of important government affairs, and only handed over some trivial matters to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to decide, but recently he has begun to hand over major state affairs to the prince. The saint was not very impressed with me, and among the newcomers in the army, he probably admired a young man like Fu Zhongyin who was born in a military general's family, but the prince spent a lot of effort on me. If it is the will of the prince to invite the saints, I am afraid that he is really coming for the second uncle. ”

After that, he sneered again: "The second uncle is old and confused, he has become a university scholar, what if he loses his real power?" As long as he is in peace and security as his official and does not provoke the saint and the prince, and with the friendship between the saint and his monarch and ministers for decades, he will never be allowed to die a good death. I'm a fourth-rank general, and I've never been on the right path with him, what did he do with trying to win me over? Could it be that the lard is really blinded and biased towards the Dongping Palace? ”

Wen Yi thought for a while and said with a smile: "No matter what the second uncle's intentions are, it is also a good thing that he is willing to publicly admit the identity of his mother-in-law and father-in-law." Your position in the Liu clan is finally justified, and his family will not want to press you again in the future. After speaking, he suddenly remembered that there was still the spiritual position of the grandfather above, Liu Fu was his own son, if he had a spirit in the sky, he would be unhappy when he heard his granddaughter-in-law say such a thing, right? Busy chanting the Buddha in his heart, he solemnly bowed to his old man's spiritual position and made amends.

Liu Dongxing smiled slightly, watched her finish her salute, then pulled her out of the main hall, went back to the room, and then said, "Don't worry too much." When his grandfather was dying, he also regretted it, and often asked his father to talk to him, and said that he was sorry for their mother and son, and he also scolded Mrs. Yao and his second uncle several times during this period. Listening to Mama Shu, Mrs. Yao was also a little annoyed at that time, and even told the second uncle and aunts in front of her grandfather to stop paying attention to the confused old man of grandfather, but her grandfather scolded the second uncle for being an unfilial son. He scolded so loudly that many of his old family members heard it, and even the clan heard about it. Therefore, although I was too young and had no relatives to rely on in the clan, there were still many clansmen who refused to accept the second uncle to sit on the position of patriarch and secretly caused him a lot of trouble. ”

Wen Yi said: "Having said that, if it's a matter of life, I'm afraid that my father-in-law won't be able to let go of the second uncle, right?" In any case, I really shouldn't have said that kind of thing in front of his old man's spiritual seat. ”

Liu Dongxing smiled, reached out and hugged Wen Yi and kissed him, Wen Yi blushed and slapped him: "What are you doing here?" In broad daylight, there are still people outside."

Liu Dongxing laughed even louder: "My good lady, you are scolding for me, I am happy in my heart, what does it matter if you kiss a little hot?" It's in our own home. You've always been squirming and pinching, but then it's a little better, and sometimes I'm a little more affectionate, and you still feel happy, why are you twisting back now? ”

Wen Yi took a sip of him, turned around and took off his arms, sat down on the chair next to him, and continued: "Now that the Holy Decree has been issued from above, canonizing the decree of the mother-in-law, even without the recognition and declaration of the second uncle, it can be justified." On the second uncle's side, do we still want to go back? ”

Liu Dongxing smiled, thought about it, and snorted: "Of course I have to go back and have a holy decree, and it is a matter of course for the second uncle to open the ancestral hall, and he can't take this as a favor to do anything for me." What's more, although there is a holy decree, but if it is recognized by the clan, it is naturally justified to change the name. ”

Wen Yi said with a smile: "In this case, we will also buy the three fresh fruit incense candles together, so as to save the bachelor's mansion to come forward, if the second aunt is angry in her heart and deliberately makes some offerings that cannot be put on the table, wouldn't it make the ancestors be wronged?" ”

Liu Dongxing nodded: "This is reasonable, you tell someone to do it, I have something to go out." ”

Wen Yi asked him, "Where are you going?" ”

"Go to the East Palace." An unknown light flashed in Liu Dongxing's eyes, "I'm going to thank you." ”

He said that he was going to thank him, but in fact, when he arrived at the East Palace and bowed to the prince, he asked straight to the point: "Is the will that the last general received today the will of His Highness?" I don't know what His Highness means? The last general will eat the king's fortune, and he will never forget his duty as a minister because of his blood relatives. ”

The prince smiled slightly, raised his hand and motioned for him to get up, Liu Dongxing still walked, but he still bowed his head and stood solemnly, respectfully.

Seeing this, the prince smiled even deeper, and said, "Liu Qing is a smart person, what I said when I was summoned last time...... You already get the idea, right? Maybe you have something to think of me. And a few days ago, it was my negligence that accidentally caused Madame Ling to cause trouble. Presumably, Liu Qing complained to me even more. That will should be my apology, and Mrs. Tai's temperament is chaste and gentle, perseverance and benevolence, and she should indeed be a model for women in the world. I just did what I had to do, Liu Qing didn't have to mind. ”

Liu Dongxing hurriedly said: "The last general is afraid, I really don't dare to do it." The last general thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness, so that the grandmother could correct her name. ”

The prince waved his hand: "I really appreciate Liu Qing, but I am used to weighing it, so I will do superfluous things, and I hope Liu Qing will not blame me." I know that Liu Qing is a loyal minister, and I will never be like this again. ”

Liu Dongxing still didn't dare to be careless, but just lowered his head and said respectfully: "Your Highness's words are very sad. ”

"I'm not trying to coax you." The prince's eyes widened, "You must know that there are many talents in the army now, and this Northern Xinjiang War alone has produced many young talents. But even talented people have their own strengths and weaknesses. There is no shortage of warriors in our dynasty, but there are not many generals, especially those who can stand alone, and they must be people who can deal with barbarians. You may not be as good as Fu Zhongyin in other places, but there is one stronger than him - you are familiar with the northern frontier, you are familiar with the barbarians, you are ingenious in strategy, and your tactics are changeable, such as imagination, but you are cautious, and you will not let the enemy take advantage of the loopholes due to negligence, so when you fight against the barbarians, there will often be unexpected moves, and the barbarians do not know what you are doing, and they have suffered a lot of losses. In contrast, Fu Zhongyin's military studies were learned from several great generals, and although he was familiar with the barbarian generals and tactics, the barbarians were also familiar with his temperament and tactics. It's just a matter of the past, once the barbarians produce a general like you, the northern frontier will be in danger. ”

Liu Dongxing suddenly realized, but he was still a little unconvinced: "Your Highness has promoted the last general, and among the comrades, there are many young talents, and many of them are extremely good in the art of war." "There is still one thing he hasn't said, that is, Fu Zhongyin is a figure in the Huguo family, if the prince is really jealous of the princess, then he will naturally say that he is better than Fu Zhongyin.

The prince smiled slightly: "I didn't mean to promote you, I just told the truth." When it comes to fighting, I am not as good as you generals, but I understand a truth: if two sides are fighting, if one side sticks to a fixed routine and refuses to change, no matter how strong the army is, it will lose a complete defeat sooner or later. Isn't it a tactic to compare on the battlefield? ”

Liu Dongxing felt that it was not only tactics that were to be compared on the battlefield, but also the strength of the sergeants, weapons and horses, etc., were also very important, but the prince's words were not wrong, so he did not refute, but just said: "Your Highness don't worry, the northern Xinjiang is stable." After a pause, "I will spare my lives to defend the country." ”

"Of course I know you're all loyal." The prince smiled, "I'm worried about tactics, not your loyalty. Then as if inadvertently mentioned: "Although there are many generals in my court, but in terms of prestige and qualifications, no one can match the first Hu Guogong, although his old man has passed away, but he has left a large number of capable generals for the imperial court, all of whom are loyal, whether they are stationed in the frontier or pacifying the place, it is not a problem." For example, the Duke of Huguo has been sick at home for a long time due to old injuries, but General Ruan Er is a rare general, who has made great contributions one after another, and the prestige of the Duke of Huguo is not inferior to the past, but it is becoming more and more brilliant, and no one in the army knows it, no one knows it, and no one is disrespectful. What is even more rare is that the Guogong Mansion not only does not get carried away because of this, but always restrains itself, does not forget its duties, does not interfere in the affairs of the court, and cultivates countless young talents for the imperial court, so that there are successors to the army of our dynasty. Such a great achievement, neither my father nor I will forget it. ”

When Liu Dongxing heard this, he couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything, and his head lowered a little.

The prince didn't seem to notice his abnormality, but continued: "It's just a little ...... Although I am grateful for the loyalty of the Guogong Mansion, I am worried that all the generals in the army are from the Gongfu, and the art of war is also deeply influenced by General Ruan Er and other generals, and over time...... Will it be constrained instead? I'm afraid this is a taboo for soldiers, right? ”

Liu Dongxing raised his head suddenly: "What does Your Highness mean by this?" Whether it is the Guogong Mansion or the comrades in the army, they are all loyal to the imperial court, and Your Highness must not be overly careful."

The prince smiled and waved his hand: "I didn't mean that. I mean, because the generals learned the art of war from the Duke of Hu, and the young generals were taught from the generals, over time, the idea of the barbarians will become a routine. As I said before, after a long battle, we are familiar with the barbarians, and the barbarians will also be familiar with us. For example, in this war, the commander of the enemy army was the barbarian uncle Kudi Xiunage, who had been fighting against us for decades, and they both knew each other's paths. He likes to attack the most, and because his eldest son died under Beiwang City, he is very obsessed with Beiwang City, as long as he leads the troops to attack, he will blindly attack Beiwang City, isn't it? ”

Liu Dongxing nodded, and couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect the prince to be so clear about the situation of the enemy army. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a well-known literati prince.

A hint of joy flashed in the prince's eyes, he had worked hard, not to mention the commander of the enemy army, even how many barbarian armies there were, which one was what kind of troops, what strengths, what were the shortcomings, who was the leader of each department, what family background, what temperament, who was friendly with whom, who was at odds with whom, what was the military ration, how many military vehicles there were, what weapons were there, etc., all memorized very well. This is just the basics, if he can't even figure these things out, what qualifications does he have to take care of state affairs? You can't rush to the occasion of war, right?

He cleared his throat and continued: "Because of this, when the imperial court increased its troops in the northern frontier, it only sent heavy troops to guard Beiwang City, and did not pay much attention to other places. But unexpectedly, this time, the barbarians sent the royal enemy general named Nalan Huang to act as Kudi Xiunago's deputy, and also ordered several royal children to accompany the battle, these people should be dealing with our army for the first time, right? So all kinds of tricks such as surprise attacks, broken rear, outflanking, and ambushes came, so that General Ruan and the others were caught off guard. If it weren't for General Shangguan's cautious actions, and rising stars such as you and Fu Zhongyin to resist, I'm afraid that the battle situation might not be as we wanted. ”

Liu Dongxing sighed secretly in his heart, what the prince said was indeed the truth, when he first arrived in Beiwang City, the surprise attack of the enemy army was much more than they expected, and then later, all kinds of means emerged one after another, if it wasn't for the enemy commander who was still that person, it was still the same old routine when fighting seriously, General Ruan Er and General Shangguan hadn't settled down so quickly. The one named Nalan Huang is indeed scheming, and it is impossible to guard against it, but after all, it is just a small road, and even he Liu Dongxing can deal with it, let alone others, it is not worth mentioning.

However, the crown prince did not think that such a thing was not worth mentioning: "This is just an example, who can guarantee that the barbarians will not come up with a few more scheming generals than Nalan Huang?" In contrast, our soldiers can only defend Beiwang City, which is really unguardable. It is better to take the initiative to seek change, and also make the enemy suffer a little, and destroy their courage, so as to save them from being harassed twice a year. ”

He lowered his head and said to Liu Dongxing sincerely: "After this battle, it is estimated that the barbarians will not be able to recover for a few years, just enough for me to take a breather and take care of the trivial matters in the country." Liu Qing, I am very optimistic about you, I hope you can experience it in the next few years, and when the barbarians make a comeback, I will have to entrust you with a heavy responsibility."

Liu Dongxing hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness said so, I don't know when the time comes...... What about General Xiao Ruan? ”

The crown prince didn't seem to understand: "What can General Ruan Er do?" Naturally, he will continue to contribute to the imperial court. After a pause, he smiled, "Did Liu Qing misunderstand something?" I'm just looking for a rookie in the army, but I didn't say I want you to replace the veterans, you don't have that qualifications yet."

Liu Dongxing's old face turned red, coughed lightly twice, and bowed down again: "The last general will live up to His Highness's trust" but he was secretly thinking in his heart: Could it be that he really misunderstood the prince?

The prince smiled kindly: "Okay, don't be polite, get up quickly." "But there is another thought in my heart: the old and the new alternate, of course, if there is a peaceful transition, it will be better, but ...... It's not a good thing for relatives to be too powerful.........

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