Chu Lianyu frowned secretly, sat down on the stone bench opposite Lin Haotian, and asked cautiously, "In the past few days, have you had something on your mind?"

Lin Haotian was stunned for a moment, and asked with a smile: "Lian Yu, why do you ask that?"

Chu Lianyu said: "I see that between the eyebrows of adults, there is always a sullen and unhappy look. ”

Lin Haotian raised his eyebrows, sighed, and was silent for a long time, Fang raised his head, looked at Chu Lianyu questioningly, and asked, "How are Bi Wu and Lu Kai able to lead the army to fight?"

Chu Lianyu felt quite famous, thought about it, and replied: "The two generals are familiar with military books and battle strategies, proficient in the art of war, resourceful, and thoughtful, they can be called geniuses in governing the army and good commanders in commanding the army. ”

Lin Haotian nodded, deeply agreeing with Chu Lianyu's high evaluation, he asked again, "Then how am I better than the two of them?"

These words turned Chu Lianyu upside down. The Lord is the commander of the whole army, and Bi Wu and Lu Kai are only the commanders of the legion, and there seems to be no comparison between the two!

Chu Lianyu hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Lin Haotian smiled bitterly: "You can't speak, then I'll say it for you, I'm far inferior to the two of them." ”

"As far as the command of the army is concerned, there are indeed deficiencies in comparison between the Lord and the two generals. Chu Lianyu didn't quite understand what Lin Haotian meant now, so he could only follow his words.

Lin Haotian smiled indifferently and asked again, "What about Ling Wuya and Xuanyuan Fang?"

"Both of them are the best generals today. ”

"How am I compared to the two of them?"

Chu Lianyu frowned and said in a low voice, "It's the same...... Slightly insufficient!"

"Yes!" Lin Haotian stood up and sighed on his back: "In terms of leading troops to fight, I am not as good as Bi Wu Zhushuai, and in terms of charging into battle, I am not as good as Wuya and other fierce generals." Even in terms of governing the army, I am far inferior to you and Bi Wen and other military advisers, I can't be literate, I can't be martial, you see, am I still suitable to continue to stay in the position of the monarch of the commander of the Jin army?"

It turns out that the adults have been frowning for the past few days for this matter! Chu Lianyu finally figured out why Lin Haotian was always sullen during this time. Presumably because the confidence was lost by the Red Army led by Wang Han, although now that they have regained their disadvantage, the mood of the adults has not been reversed.

In Chu Lianyu's opinion, this is not a trivial matter, if the adults are not confident, and even waver in whether they are suitable to stay in the army commander, it will directly affect the national policy and foundation of the Jin State.

Chu Lianyu was silent for a long time, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly burst out laughing. Shaking his head, he said, "My lord is too worried." ”

"Huh?" Lin Haotian looked at him puzzled.

Chu Lianyu said: "Not to mention anything else, the mere fact that adults value virtue and do not pay attention to their backgrounds is a precedent, and this alone is enough to far surpass the generals of other countries." ”

Lin Haotian smiled, but he smiled bitterly.

Valuing the virtuous and not the background, how common this is in modern times, how can it be regarded as his strength. It is impossible to count it as his initiative, he is just a light that sticks to the thoughts of modern people.

In fact, this is nothing in Lin Haotian's eyes. But in this era, the powerful are in power, and can be hereditary from generation to generation, the power in the military of various countries is basically in the hands of the hereditary magnates, and ordinary people want to get ahead and have a place in the army. That can't be done by the efforts of one or several generations, it takes more chance and luck, and it's not without civilian-born generals, but the odds are not much higher than winning the five million lottery.

The Jin State was the first principality to break this precedent, and the court was up and down. The vast majority of strategists and generals are from civilian backgrounds, which is incredible in the eyes of the nations, and giving up the nobility and reusing the common people is simply a sign of the country's demise, but it is precisely this national policy that has attracted a large number of talents for the Jin country, and rising stars abound.

Seeing Lin Haotian's disapproving expression, Chu Lianyu smiled and continued: "The adult handsome army is not as good as Bi Wu and other generals in battle, but it is definitely far superior to them in terms of force, although the adult's force is not as good as Wuyan and other fierce generals, but the adult's mind and mind are far superior to them, and the adult's governance of the country and the army is not inferior to the rank of official, but the virtuous and the treacherous, the good use of people and the far better than the minister, etc., the adult has the strengths of the adult, why do you have to use your own shortcomings to compare the strengths of others? If the adults are better than the lower officials everywhere, then what is the use of being subordinate to the lower ranks? The strategists and generals in the army can be disarmed and returned to the fields and go home to farm. ”

Using his ass to compare other people's faces, these words made Lin Haotian couldn't help laughing, it was rare for Chu Lianyu to say such vulgar words, but it made Lin Haotian's mood much brighter all of a sudden.

Chu Lianyu said again: "Actually, whether adults are suitable to sit as the commander of our army, you don't need to evaluate yourself, you just need to look at your side." The generals in my Jin Army, which one is not the dragon and phoenix among the people, the pillars of talent, the reason why these many talents are willing to follow the adults and assist the adults, doesn't it just prove the meritocracy of the adults?!"

The word is a happy lock. Hearing Chu Lianyu say this, Lin Haotian felt that he had regained his confidence. Yes, like Chu Lianyu, who is not full of talent and intelligence, how can they be willing to assist a mediocre talent?

Lin Haotian was happy in his heart, his face was embarrassed to show it, he swallowed his saliva, cleared his throat again, and said expressionlessly: "What you said also has some truth. ”

Seeing that Lin Haotian's tiger eyes gradually brightened, and the obscurity on his face was swept away, Chu Lianyu smiled secretly in his heart, he couldn't imagine that one day he would have to flatter in front of adults.

He said with a straight face: "The last general is just telling the truth, the adult has always been wise, and the truth in it, even if the last general doesn't say it, the adult will understand." ”

After a pause, his eyes flashed, and he pretended to be casual and said, "Actually, in the eyes of the last generals, how can the talent of an adult be accommodated by the commander of a country?"

At the beginning, Lin Haotian nodded while listening, Chu Lianyu has always spoken harshly, it is rare to be praised by him, Lin Haotian felt that he was about to float to the clouds, but after listening to his last sentence, Lin Haotian was stunned, and Shao Lin on the side was also frightened.

Lin Haotian tilted his head, looked at Chu Lianyu in a daze, and asked, "What did you mean by that last sentence?"

Chu Lianyu was happy, and replied with a smile: "Literally." ”

"What's that?"

"The talent of adults can be called the pride of the sky, the supreme of the ninety-five, when the time is ripe, it should be advanced. Chu Lianyu said this, which is tantamount to making the words clear and letting Lin Haotian seek the throne.

Lin Haotian looked at Chu Lianyu, blinked, and was speechless for a long time. The king is in his hands, and it is easy to kill Zhao Yu and replace him, but he has never thought about it like this, and he has never considered that he will one day usurp power and become a king.

"I'm so shocked when you say that...... Let's discuss this matter later!" Lin Haotian waved his hand, not wanting to hear more.

Chu Lianyu said: "Of course, the time is not yet ripe, but adults can't help but make sufficient preparations in advance!"

All along, Chu Lianyu's ambitions have been far greater than Lin Haotian's, and it was Chu Lianyu who first proposed it to Lin Haotian to seek the throne, and now he has further persuaded Lin Haotian to seek the throne.

Lin Haotian couldn't help frowning, waved his hand again and again, and said, "Don't say it again! It's best not to mention it again in the future." ”

"But my lord......" didn't get a clear answer from Lin Haotian, Chu Lianyu didn't want to give up, Lin Haotian also knew his character too well, and without waiting for Chu Lianyu to speak again, he stood up, touched his stomach, and muttered: "I'm suddenly hungry, I haven't eaten well in the past few days." Shao Lin, dine with me!"

"Yes, my lord!" Shao Lin hurriedly responded, first nodded to Chu Lianyu, and then quickly followed Lin Haotian.

Alas, looking at Lin Haotian's 'escape' back, Chu Lianyu sighed secretly.

Lin Haotian didn't listen to Chu Lianyu's persuasion, but he could listen to his flattering words, and being enlightened by Chu Lianyu like this, Lin Haotian also felt that he had thought too much, whether he was suitable to be the commander of the whole army, people had their own opinions, and now the generals and the people did not question it, so why bother themselves.

The mood changed from cloudy to sunny, Lin Haotian's appetite was also great, and he ate four dishes in a row, three bowls of rice, and two pots of tea.

In the evening of the same day, he summoned the generals and ministers of the Jin State to discuss military affairs. (To be continued......)