Emperor Liang looked displeased when he saw a guard holding an express in his hand and running with sweat on his face.
"What's so impatient!"
The guard wiped the sweat from his face and reported to Emperor Liang: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Liangzhou!"
"It doesn't seem like things are going too well!"
Upon hearing that the news in Liangzhou was not optimistic, Emperor Liang's heart sank.
"What's going on, Nian!"
The guard knelt on the ground, hastily tore open the envelope of the express report in his hand, and read loudly.
"Yesterday, the second prince led a bandit-suppressing army to search for the whereabouts of the horse bandits in the suburbs of Liangzhou!"
"Unexpectedly, I unexpectedly encountered a horse bandit and started a fierce battle with the horse bandit!"
"But in the end, the bandit-suppressing army was defeated and fled."
"And the second prince, the second prince..."
Emperor Liang asked sharply: "How is the second prince?"
The guard swallowed his saliva and continued: "The second prince was hit by an arrow in the face and immediately fell into a pool of blood, unconscious!"
"What?!"
Hearing this, the officials in the court suddenly exploded!
"The little pony bandit actually gave the second prince to..."
"The second prince was wrapped in horse leather and walked away heroically!"
"Shh! Who said the second prince has left? Isn't he just unconscious?"
"He was hit by an arrow in the face. Can the second prince return safely?"
When Xu Rong heard this, he became even more excited!
The second prince Song De is his nephew. He has learned martial arts from him since he was a child, and his relationship is quite deep.
Moreover, Xu Rong has always fully supported the second prince's participation in the heir apparent. Now that the second prince's life and death are uncertain, his dream of being promoted to a noble rank and enjoying his old age will be shattered!
Thinking of this, Xu Rong quickly stepped forward and knelt on one knee to face Emperor Liang.
"His Majesty!"
"This gang of horse bandits is too rampant!"
"Your Majesty, please give me your permission and allow the general to lead his troops to suppress it immediately!"
After hearing such news, Emperor Liang's expression was extremely ugly.
He didn't expect that a mere two thousand horse bandits would be so difficult to suppress!
What made him feel even more complicated was that his son fell into a coma, and it was still unclear whether he was alive or dead.
Although this second child's character is a bit reckless, he is still the biological flesh and blood of Emperor Liang after all.
The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. Emperor Liang was naturally very anxious when something unexpected happened to his son!
However, facing Xu Rong's request, Emperor Liang hesitated.
As the Grand Master said before, in less than twenty days, the Xia envoy will come to visit.
If the envoys of the Xia Kingdom learned that the rebellion of horse bandits was just a mere one, Daliang would send General Hu Fu to suppress it. Wouldn't it make them laugh out loud!
Just when there was chaos in the court.
But Song Huan suddenly took a step forward and saluted Emperor Liang.
"Report to Father!"
"The three thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are ready and can set out at any time to suppress the horse bandits!"
"As long as Father gives the order, they can set off this morning!"
As soon as Song Huan said this, he was immediately opposed by the ministers of war and Xu Rong's subordinates.
"Isn't the Fourth Prince a little overconfident?"
"The Shenji Battalion has only been training for just one day, how can it possibly be able to send troops to suppress bandits?"
"Yes! Even if you are as brave as the second prince, you can't catch all the horse bandits!"
"I'm afraid the fourth prince is too confident in leading troops to fight!"
"For the current plan, only the general personally comes forward to completely quell the rebellion of the horse bandits!..."
Song Huan just glanced at a few people coldly.
"Isn't it clear that the general knows whether the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are ready?"
"Yesterday, didn't the General select from thousands of people and send five top divine archers to specially inspect the training results of the soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion?"
"General, why don't you report the results to your father in front of all the ministers!"
"Let's see if the soldiers of Shenji Battalion are ready!"
When something happened to Song De this time, Xu Rong was bound to win, and he decided that Emperor Liang would not use it this time.
It would be really embarrassing if the horse bandits still failed to be suppressed before the Xia envoy came to visit!
But Xu Rong didn't expect that the fourth prince would interfere at such a juncture!
And he also brought up what happened yesterday, deliberately embarrassing himself!
Seeing that the ministers and Emperor Liang were all staring at him, Xu Rong felt a little embarrassed and could only reply in a low voice: "Yesterday..."
"Only the results of five soldiers were inspected yesterday, and they were barely qualified..."
Song Huan snorted coldly: "Why didn't the general say that the five soldiers accepted yesterday were all among the bottom five soldiers in the Shenji Battalion!"
"Even the last five in the Shenji Battalion can pass the acceptance test, let alone the rest!"
With that said, Song Huan turned to Emperor Liang again.
"Father, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have long been prepared to go to Liangzhou to suppress the bandits!"
"My son is willing to use his identity as the prince as a guarantee and issue a military order!"
"This time the Shenji Battalion comes out, we will definitely catch all the horse bandits!"
Song Huan's words shocked the entire audience!
Good guy!
The fourth prince has such a strong tone!
Even the second prince was seriously injured in the battle with the horse bandits, and his life or death was uncertain.
The fourth prince could be so confident and confident in facing difficulties!
He must be extremely confident in the Shenji Camp to use his identity as a prince as a guarantee!
Song Huan's persistence certainly had his own selfish motives.
As soon as he came, Emperor Liang promised himself that if he succeeded in suppressing the bandits, he would immediately make him Prince Rong.
Secondly, Song Huan made a bet with Qian Zhutong from the Ministry of War. If the Shenji Battalion succeeded in suppressing the bandits, Qian Zhutong would have to resign and leave the court.
Thirdly, at such a critical moment, Xu Rong must not be allowed to lead the troops to make meritorious deeds!
Song Huan has now formed a relationship with Xu Rong. The more meritorious service and higher status the other party has made, the more disadvantageous it will be for him to win the heir in the future.
So no matter what, the one who goes to Liangzhou to suppress the bandits this time must and can only be the Shenji Battalion!
Seeing what Song Huan said was so sincere and urgent, Cheng Tianlin quickly stepped forward and knelt in front of Emperor Liang.
"Your Majesty, the general is also ready!"
"Under the training of the Fourth Prince, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have made rapid progress!"
"The general will have the confidence to suppress the horse bandits in one fell swoop!"
"Give the people of Liangzhou peace!"
"Give His Majesty peace!"
"Give peace to the prosperous age of Daliang!"
Song Huan and Cheng Tianlin were both around twenty years old. They knelt side by side in front of Emperor Liang, their eyes showing unprecedented determination and calmness.
Looking at the high-spirited and determined two people, not only the courtiers were excited, but even Emperor Liang felt an unprecedented surge of heart!
"good!"
Emperor Liang made the decision immediately.
"The expedition ceremony will be held in two hours!"
"Cheng Tianlin, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, personally led the troops and led the three thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to go to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion!"
