Lin Jianyue didn't bring anyone else when he went to visit Cao Shaozhen, only Qiao Ling led a group of women in the Sword Hall to guard him, with Cao Yin's relationship, there are some things that need to be said in private, Wang Gui and Liu Bingyun They are not good to be present.

Early in the morning, Cao's Mansion was in a panic, and after receiving the news that Lin Jianyue was coming, he began to clean up all kinds of things in the mansion, and all the idle people were driven away, and all his sons were called back, and even a special place for Lin Jianyue to live was prepared.

Cao Shaozhen took Cao Zheng, Cao Qun, and Cao Yong's three sons to greet Lin Jianyue outside the gate.

Lin Jianyue hurriedly jumped off the horse to meet him, and blamed Cao Shaozhen and said: "Master Cao is my Lord Taishan, how can he go out of the gate to greet his son-in-law?" ”

Cao Shaozhen bowed down and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness may not be used to it, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, it is natural for the monarch to be high, don't say Your Highness, even if Mrs. De is home, the old minister also wants to see the courtesy." ”

Cao Shaozhen's old-fashioned reputation is well deserved, and Lin Jianyue is still forced to sit on the top seat when he eats and drinks tea.

In the study, Lin Jianyue decided to communicate in a different way, saying that he would do it first.

"Are the three eldest brothers all serving in the army? The Northern Expedition is imminent, and many generals with experience in leading troops are needed, but it is very dangerous and has to endure a lot of hardships, I won't take special care of Mrs. De's relationship, hahaha! ”

Cao Zheng is very burly, in his early thirties, with obvious calluses on his hands, and his momentum is steady, as the eldest brother, he immediately stepped forward and knelt down and replied: "Zheng has been in the army for ten years, has experienced dozens of battles, before His Royal Highness recovered the Central Plains, he also fought with the Hu people on Huaidong Road, and he is willing to be a pawn for His Royal Highness!" ”

Lin Jianyue helped Cao Zheng up and said with a smile: "Brother Cao Zheng, I have added another general to my command!" ”

It can be seen that Cao Shaozhen is also very satisfied with his eldest son, Lin Jianyue's heart moved, and he had some other plans.

Cao Qun looked like a scholar, Cao Yong was much younger than himself, his face was flushed, he stood there eager to try, and he wanted to speak but was a little afraid to speak.

"Cao Zheng is more like me, Cao Qun, alas, I want to be a civil official, but unfortunately I don't have enough talent, and I'm not even a jinshi now, so it's probably like that. Cao Yong is even worse, he can't be a martial artist, he is just a boy who eats and waits for death. ”

Cao Qun is a literati, and the city government is deep, but he didn't speak, and Cao Yong stopped talking: "How can my father say that about me?" I also want to be a military general, follow His Royal Highness to make meritorious achievements, I have no arrows within fifty steps, and three or five big men have been beaten down by me. ”

Cao Shaozhen was furious: "There are no rules!" Who made you speak? There are still three or five big men, Lao Tzu can flip you over with one hand, get out of here! ”

Lin Jianyue hurriedly stopped: "Boss, I like Brother Cao Yong's character of daring to speak and do, in this way, Cao Yong is still young, so he will follow me and go to the forward battalion to exercise, but I have to start as a small soldier... Well, we are relatives, but we can open the back door, we can start from what is long, don't dislike it. As the saying goes, the prime minister must start from the state and county, and the fierce general must start from the army. I'm optimistic about you. ”

Cao Shaozhen was overjoyed, being able to follow Lin Jianyue was an opportunity that countless people dreamed of, and hurriedly kicked Cao Yong's ass and scolded: "Don't thank Your Highness yet?" ”

After a period of chaos, Lin Jianyue was about to get down to business, Cao Shaozhen waved his hand and drove his three sons out, Cao Qun had no chance to speak, so he could only make a gesture to Lin Jianyue, and Lin Jianyue nodded.

Lin Jianyue didn't deliberately snub Cao Qun, but he had a little problem, Cao Qun not only violated human ethics and had a skin-to-skin relationship with Cao Shaozhen's concubine Fei Junyi, but he also wanted to buy the person of Dieyi Division through Fei Junyi, and his ambition was not small.

"The forbidden army is divided into three, there are many problems in this process, how to divide it is up to Master Cao, there is a principle to pay attention to, the troops left behind in Jianning should try to be the only son or the old and weak, the north must be bold and brave, and the south must be able to bear hardships and stand hard work."

"Lao Chen understands, but the forbidden army has stayed in the rear without a big war for many years, so I am afraid that I will not be able to adapt to the north, but will drag His Highness back."

Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "I was still worried about the generals of the forbidden army in the north, and the generals in the south of the Yangtze River were not familiar with the war methods in the Central Plains and the north, and I was afraid that the forbidden army would not accept them." But now it's okay, Brother Cao Zheng is your son and my eldest brother, I think he is resolute and brave, calm and steady, and has fought in the north, so he is the best candidate for the army. ”

Lin Jianyue didn't wait for Cao Shaozhen to answer and then said: "Now that the territory is big and the army is more than one million, it is difficult for me to be like a finger like before, which requires reliable and capable people to be in charge of the army, I believe in the boss, and I will also believe in Cao Zheng." But it's not enough to rely on relationship alone, you have to have meritorious achievements, the boss must tell Cao Zheng well, I hope that his troops can become the most loyal and capable of fighting in the future, and I also thought of a name for his troops, just call it Long Youjun! I'll take them with me when I return north. ”

Cao Shaozhen's eyes were red, Lin Jianyue was so confident, so what else was there to say? can only be smeared on the ground with liver and brain.

"I can't stay in Jiangnan for too long, the boss will first carry out the formation of the Long You Army, by the way, those who stay in Jianning can be called the Long Xiang Army, and the one who goes south with you is called the Long Teng Army, what do you think?"

Dragon Army? It seems that His Highness expects a lot from himself.

"Everything should be in accordance with the will of His Highness!"

"Qi Yunji Zhong Zhenhua is also moving closer to the Yanwang Mansion, I know that the boss and Qi Yunji have a bit of a grudge, but it's not a deep hatred, I hope it will still be given to them, Kuizhou Road borders Dali in the south, just let them try it first. They are not their own people, the boss must also take precautions when he goes south to attack Liangguang Road, I am out of reach in the north, if there is anything to contact Wu Yi of the Zhennan Army, I will greet him, everything is based on the boss. ”

The topic has gradually expanded to include the military strategy of the entire South.

"Lu Jinshan's two main Danyang army will have a total of about 400,000 troops, and the old minister has heard that he hopes to go north for more than 300,000, but Lu Jinshan arranged for only more than 100,000 people to go north, which shows that he has other thoughts. Your Highness, the old minister thinks that it is better to ......"

Lin Jianyue stopped him from continuing, and only said after a long time: "Dieyi Division has given me news, it is said that Lu Jinshan has the idea of attacking Fujian and occupying Dongyi Island to stand on his own. Lu Jinshan dared to come to see me in person, there is no problem with his attitude, I think it is unlikely that he will stand on his own in the short term. Lu Jinshan has been operating the Liangzhejiang Road for a long time, and it is not appropriate to have any hostile actions. I will have a good talk with him, he wants to go south, I will take the initiative to let him go south, whether it is Fujian Road or Dongyi Island, you can hand it over to him first. ”

Cao Shaozhen hurriedly said: "After all, it is a hidden danger, Your Highness can rest assured, the old minister is absolutely sure to take him, and it will not cause much loss and turmoil, and it will not be easy to deal with him again if the forbidden army is divided." ”

Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "People have surrendered, and they have to kill them all, it's not like that, who will dare to believe me in the future?" Lu Jinshan is very strong, but he has a fatal weakness, his naval army can't adapt to real sea combat at all, even if he controls Dongyi Island in the future? When I finish rebuilding the navy, he will have to be my loyal servant honestly. He has built the Royal Naval Academy in Hangzhou Mansion according to my orders, and the Huiji army has also gone south to concentrate in Wenzhou and other places, and his original naval army will let him take it away, and it is a good thing to help me fight the vanguard. Don't worry, my lord, after you complete the strategy of Liangguang, Lu Jinshan will take the initiative to cooperate with you to continue to expand the territory in the south. ”