Although Ying Chu has not yet considered the candidate for the helm, he has already considered 'Ying Chuan'.

Of course, it's just a consideration.

Although Zhang Xun defeated the enemy vanguard, what if it was just a fluke victory?

If Yingchuan is really put in charge, does he have confidence?

None of this is known.

Yongle Palace waited all night, but did not wait for the emperor's anger, so he had to give up.

Early the next morning.

Evergreen Palace.

Ying Chuan woke up and found that a few pieces of rice paper were missing from the desk, and he immediately had doubts.

But he didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, the poems written on rice paper were meant to be passed down in the first place.

Early dynasty begins.

Yingchuan, Zhang Xun and Zhao Yun entered Zhangtai Palace together.

The three of them entered the hall at the same time, which was naturally the attention of everyone.

Prince Yingqing saw the other party coming safely and didn't say anything.

He looked particularly calm.

Ying Chu walked slowly, and when he sat on the dragon chair, the ministers shouted: "Your Majesty ten thousand years!" Great Qin 10,000 years! ”

The momentum is magnificent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The courtiers faced the emperor.

Ying Chu's gaze moved, and there was a brief condensation on everyone's body.

He was thinking.

Who should lead the army in Xianyang City is more appropriate.

First of all, this person must not have too much power in his hands, and secondly, he must not be too deeply involved with his relatives or scholars.

In the end, he still set his eyes on Yingchuan.

It seems that there is no suitable candidate except for the eldest prince.

It's just that although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty now know that the eldest prince knows the art of war, to what extent does he know it?

Can you lead an army?

It's all unknown.

"Today's discussion, I originally wanted to reward the eldest prince, Zhang Xun, and Zhao Yun, but the foreign enemy has not retreated, so it is not appropriate to add officials and knights. After repelling the foreign enemy, I will definitely reward the meritorious heroes of this battle.

At present, the enemy army still has more than 100,000 elites eyeing the city, and Xianyang City has not yet reached the moment of complete safety. At present, there are only 50,000 troops in the city.

I know very well that relying on these 50,000 people will be extremely difficult to hold on to Xianyang City, but after all, this is the capital of my Great Qin, and it is not a last resort, so I can't give it up easily.

I don't know if you ministers, can someone be elected to be the commander of these 50,000 armor soldiers to help me defend the enemy outside the national capital? ”

As soon as Ying Chu's words fell, everyone began to talk about each other.

The former knows them well.

At this juncture, they dare not arbitrarily nominate candidates or recommend themselves.

When you elect others, you are offending them.

After all, no one is confident that they will be able to hold Xianyang.

Once you can't keep it, it will stink for 10,000 years.

The current ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty have basically left the righteousness of their family and country behind because of the small interests of the political factions.

In this case, it is not even expected that they can take the initiative to stand up and take on the big responsibility.

"Since Your Majesty has decided to defend Xianyang, then the choice of this coach should also be decided by Your Majesty, and the old minister has no second intentions."

Neshi Mengxi spoke.

He saw that many people were hesitant to come up with a compromise.

Since no one dares to lead an army against the enemy, it is simply up to the emperor to decide.

If the emperor chooses whomever he chooses, he will consider himself unlucky.

"Your Majesty can make a decision, and the ministers will never object!"

"The ministers have no objections!"

“......”

More and more courtiers responded.

This situation was within Ying Chu's expectations.

At this moment, the civil officials are fine, but looking at the military generals, everyone is nervous.

The civil officials think that the matter of going out to defend against the enemy can't be done by scholars, right?

The generals felt that 50,000 people against more than 100,000 enemy troops was not purely looking for death? There is no chance of winning at all!

If it was a normal offensive and defensive battle, 50,000 people would be enough to defend the city.

But these 50,000 people are defending the city against the enemy without material assistance!

Moreover, the vast majority of them have never been to the battlefield.

Most of the country's resources have been piled up to Xiangbang.

In such a situation, how to keep it?

"Since you let me decide, then I will make a decision. I do have a good candidate, but I don't know what is in the minds of your ministers. ”

As soon as Ying Chu's words fell, the ministers began to prick up their ears.

However, his next sentence caught everyone by surprise:

"I thought about it all night before I made this decision, and the eldest prince Yingchuan led the 50,000 armor soldiers in the city to defend against the enemy, I don't know what to do?"

Hearing the sound, Yingchuan was stunned and dumbfounded.

No matter how you turn in this matter, you can't take your turn, right?

And the ministers were shocked.

Let the eldest prince lead the troops?

Although Zhang Xun repelled the enemy army at the behest of the great prince, in the final analysis, it was just a piece of paper!

The eldest prince has this ability, can he command the army to resist the enemy?

They don't believe it.

Although Yingchuan seems to have changed a lot in the eyes of the ministers in the past few days, they still can't accept it when they suddenly let him take charge.

It's just that...

Who would dare to bite the bullet?

What if the emperor comes to say, since the eldest prince can't do it, then you go up, what should I do?

To be on or not to be on when the time comes?

Hearing the faint questioning voices of the courtiers, Ying Chu showed a clear expression.

He also knew that if he suddenly said this decision, the ministers would definitely not agree.

"Chuan'er, if I let you be in command, will you have the confidence to repel the enemy army?"

He asked the person.

Yingchuan still hasn't come to his senses.

He was thinking, don't care why his father would let him be in command, just say that after he is in command, can he repel the enemy army?

Definitely not!

"I have a few pounds and a few taels, I still know in my heart that if I am in charge, I will definitely fail... Merely... Isn't that exactly what I want? ”

Yingchuan muttered, already planning in his heart.

Let someone else take charge, and maybe there will be a chance to win.

But if you let yourself be in charge, let alone win, it's good if you don't wipe out the whole army.

This is a chance to lose the country!

If the enemy army comes to attack, open the city gate directly, and the soldiers will not be allowed to defend it.

In this way, not only can the innocent sacrifices of the soldiers be reduced, but also the plan to destroy the country can be completed, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?

Thinking of this, Yingchuan suddenly spoke: "Erchen is completely sure that he can block the enemy army from the capital!" ”

Hearing his answer, Ying Chu laughed happily, thinking, sure enough, he didn't misunderstand the emperor!

The emperor is courageous, responsible, and confident!

"Since..."

"Your Majesty!"

As soon as Ying Chu wanted to say something, he saw that the old man Meng Xi stood up and spoke again:

"Your Majesty, by all means! The eldest prince may know some art of war, but in the end, he has never led troops to battle, so how can he take on this great responsibility? If Your Majesty doesn't feel sorry for the old minister's old bones to fight the enemy, then let the old minister go!

It's better for the old minister to go than to be better than the prince who has never been on the battlefield! ”

The crowd was silent.

It's still shameless for Meng Xi!

Look at what is said.

The eldest prince can't go, because he is too young and has never participated in any war.

He's going to go...

He also claimed to be an old bone, and he wanted to rely on this old bone to fight the enemy desperately.

If you really let you go, wouldn't it make the world laugh?

Where does your majesty's face go?

Ying Chu naturally heard the meaning of his words.

He wanted to kick the old man in front of him a few times now.

Shameless!

Prince Yingqing also wanted to say something just now, but he suppressed his impulse, thinking in his heart, could it be that his father didn't see the poems written by the boss yesterday with the sound of the death of the country and insinuations?

Yingchuan was thinking about something else.

What Meng Xi said is estimated to be the voice of the vast majority of courtiers.

"If you insist on being in charge, even if you have the support of your father, it will be difficult to succeed, so it is better to retreat as advance."

Yingchuan said secretly.

Since he is in command and will be blocked by others, it should be possible to elect a courtier with status and qualifications to be in charge, right?

"Think I'm a little talker? Well, there is always someone who can calm you. ”

In his mind, a figure instantly appeared.

The first choice, Zhang Xun and Zhao Yun are definitely not good.

The two of them are really good at fighting.

"According to the opinion of Lord Neishi, a candidate who can command an army of 50,000 must have a certain level of qualifications or status?"

Just when Ying Chu was about to refute him, Ying Chuan spoke indifferently.

The former stroked his beard and pondered, to see what he was talking about.

Since reading the poems written by Yingchuan yesterday, Yingchu has already decided that Yingchuan is talented, but he is not obvious on weekdays.

"This is natural, otherwise how can it be convincing? Why did the soldiers work hard? Meng Xi responded.

Yingchuan said solemnly: "Father, there is a candidate for the son, maybe he can take the position of commander!" The retainers can help them defend against the enemy, and they just want our country to be safe! ”

"I don't know who the emperor wants to recommend?" Ying Chu asked curiously.

First of all, he believes that this recommended person must have a very good relationship with Yingchuan.

Secondly, when the army was marching and fighting, he was able to listen to Yingchuan.

If that's the case, it doesn't matter who is in charge.

As long as you can defeat the enemy.

Only in this way can Yingchu better give Yingchuan power, and can also block the mouth of the world.

"Back to my father, the general that my son wants to recommend is Cao Shen, the hereditary protector of the country."

According to the memory of the predecessor, in the past two years, the predecessor often made an appointment with him to drink outside the palace, complaining to each other, and was regarded as a friend of wine and meat.

This Cao Shen is now nearly forty, has a son and a daughter, at such an age, he still likes to drink and have fun, and often sighs that he was born at the wrong time, what can he do?

Anyway, from the memory of the predecessor, it shows that this Cao Shen is just a straw bag.

If he wasn't a straw bale, why hadn't he been reused in recent years?

Although it is not reused, the title of the Duke of Protector is placed there.

The ancestors have made great contributions.

It is said that Cao Shen once served as the commander of the forbidden army, and his qualifications are enough.

Don't let me be in charge, it's always okay to let this straw bag be in charge, right?

At the beginning, after the ministers heard this name, they were basically scared into a cold sweat.

Cao Shen!

At the beginning, he was on the throne and stood in the wrong position, and was pushed to the end by His Majesty the Emperor.

If it weren't for the loyalty of the Cao family for generations, I was afraid that even the title of Duke Protector would be taken away.

Such a person, how dare the eldest prince recommend it!

It's no wonder, after all, few people know the details of what happened back then.

And in order to prevent his heirs from getting involved, His Majesty was afraid that they would have to worry about their lives, so he secretly transferred them out of the city in advance when the palace changed.

At the beginning, Yingchu participated in the battle for succession, and a 'Huayang Palace Incident' alarmed Qin both inside and outside the country.

One of the soldiers who participated in this incident and became an enemy of Yingchu was Cao Shen.

However, at the last moment, he withdrew from Huayang Palace with part of the forbidden army, giving Yingchu a chance to breathe, and finally seized the throne.

According to legend, the main reason why the forbidden army was withdrawn was because Lu Yuan was designing and lobbying from it.

But in any case, Cao Shen was finally exonerated of the capital crime for this reason.

Ying Chu's idea from beginning to end was to let him be an idle grandfather.

Yingchuan didn't know much about the reason for this, and the reason for this was simple enough.

That's because the predecessor was scrappy enough and wasted enough.

He doesn't care about any major events that happen at home and abroad, he just wants to live well.

It is also because of this that over the years, Ying Chu has never let him hold a half-official position and let him do something for the country.

The predecessor only knew that there was such a thing of a womb change back then, but he didn't know who those people who participated in the coup d'état were at all.

When Cao participated in the previous drink, he definitely didn't dare to talk about the past.