Star City
Wow.
The Jinlin Guards and the Forbidden Army suddenly dispatched, carrying weapons and rushing towards their targets with murderous intent.
Before the people could react.
They had surrounded several splendid mansions and broke in without any explanation.
The good guy followed cautiously and looked up.
General Shenwei's Mansion!
In such a large general's mansion, everyone from the main line to the side lines, men, women, old and young, were thrown into the sky prison.
All the family property was seized.
The news spread quickly.
"No wonder……"
All eyes fell on the newspaper.
It seems that it is true that the Japanese pirates captured Beihaiguan as mentioned above, and it is also true that Huang Shitao neglected his duty.
"Deserved it."
"He only cared about making money, but in the end he couldn't even stop a mere Japanese pirate. He should have died long ago."
A bunch of people, all with contempt on their faces, spat at the Huang family's mansion.
Royal study room.
Emperor Changxing was furious and after issuing an order, everyone was silent.
Only Princess Yiguang was not afraid, still standing straight and waiting for the order to go out.
"Auntie Huang..." Emperor Changxing looked left and right, his head as big as a bucket.
On weekdays, whether it is Qian Liang or Fan Wen, Guan Yi or Ren Yi, all of them are eloquent.
Every time they went to court in the morning, they would always quote scriptures and argue with each other, making the palace look like a vegetable market.
Now I am eager to ask them to help and persuade, but they all pretend to be deaf and dumb.
This is really unreasonable.
"Father."
In the dead silence, someone stood up quickly, breathing heavily with a red face.
Emperor Changxing was overjoyed.
Although his eyesight is bad, this round body is so easy to recognize.
He could tell the difference at a glance.
"Second brother, no. What's wrong with Prince Jin?"
No matter what happens to Chen Xiulan, he just needs to draw everyone's attention away from Princess Yiguang first.
"Father," Chen Xiulan raised his hand and said bluntly: "My son is willing to lead troops to recapture Beiguan."
What?
Emperor Changxing almost doubted his ears.
You can't even defeat your wife, but you still want to fight Japanese pirates?
Buzz.
Others in the imperial study were also a little stunned.
Chen Xiulan seemed unaware, and bowed deeply towards Princess Yiguang.
"My royal family, the Chen family, has many heirs. The emperor's aunt is our elder. Now that he is old, he should take care of himself at home. As for the foundation created by our ancestors with their blood, we can completely leave it to our generation to protect it."
"Xiulan has enjoyed the honor of the royal family since she was born. Now that she has grown up, it is time to contribute to the country."
"Father..."
He was silent for a while.
"If I am incompetent, I will not be able to recapture Beikuan within a year. I am willing to follow the example of my great aunt, renounce my status as a royal family, and fight as an ordinary soldier until I die in battle or regain the border."
"Nonsense!" Emperor Changxing's expression changed.
He stared around and looked for the Secretary of the Ministry of War.
"Guanyi, what does your military department do for a living?"
The selected generals are either like Huang Shitao or Lin Hanmo, both of whom are useless. Do we have to force the royal family, old and young, to invite themselves to the battlefield?
Guan Yi shivered, feeling aggrieved and speechless.
Although he was the Minister of the Ministry of War, the real personnel appointment and dismissal power of each legion was in the hands of Emperor Changxing.
He fought hard, but now that his beard is gray, he can only get involved in some minor appointments.
Despite this, Guanyi still had to plead guilty.
"Old minister, I don't know this person well. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Fortunately, my land is vast and rich in resources, my people are endless, young and good generals are everywhere, and I have several men in my hands who can lead troops on expeditions."
"explain!"
Guan Yi's mind was racing so fast that he couldn't care about anything else and quickly named the candidates he remembered.
"Huang Ming, the eldest son of the General's Mansion, once participated in the Dingxi counterattack in Luoxia Mountain and Dingxi County, and fought with incomparable bravery."
Everyone glanced at Princess Yiguang subconsciously.
Huang Ming's mother's surname was Huo, and she was the grandson of Zhenguo Gongfu.
"Fang Ziqian, the second son of the Marquis of Yongchang, has practiced martial arts and horse riding since he was a child, and is familiar with military books. He is quite famous among the younger generation in the imperial capital."
Yongchang Hou Mansion is the in-law family of Zhongyong Bo Xiao Zheng.
Fang Ziqian and Xiao Gang are actually cousins.
…
Guanyi continued talking one by one.
To other people in the imperial study, some of the names were familiar, while others were completely unfamiliar.
However, those who could reach the ears of the Minister of the Ministry of War were all descendants of the generals.
Emperor Changxing listened quietly, and when he saw that everyone's attention finally moved away from Princess Yiguang, he randomly named her.
"Everyone else is just wandering around Star City, so let's take Huang Ming."
At least he had fought the real big battles out west.
After selecting a general to lead the army, a prince is usually found to be the governor or mascot.
If you win a battle or do a good job, it is the prince's credit.
If he loses the battle or fails in his job, it is the general's business.
For example, when a civil uprising broke out in the four western counties, it was the seventh prince Chen Xiujian who died, and he was later promoted to Prince Ming.
Before Emperor Changxing could speak out, Jin Wang Chen Xiulan stood up again.
"Father, I am willing to accompany the army to the north and urge all soldiers to regain Beihaiguan as soon as possible."
Emperor Changxing was noncommittal, "Brother Lan, if I remember correctly, your wife should be pregnant with Liujia now."
At this time, she was still clamoring to go north. With Princess Jin's violent temper, she should come out with a knife to kill people.
Ahem!
Two embarrassing coughs sounded.
Chen Xiulan and Fan Wen, the Minister of Rites, looked at each other, both of them looking a little embarrassed.
"Thank you for your concern, father. The princess's due date is next month."
"That's coming soon." Emperor Changxing was very happy, "The descendants of my Chen family will grow stronger again."
"Changlu," he called the old eunuch, "remember to prepare a gift for my grandson."
Changlu responded happily.
"Thank you, Father."
Chen Xiulan hesitated.
"Father, this is the imperial study room. It is the place where the country is discussed and the country's agenda is formulated. Family matters should not be mentioned here, but I still have some things to say about the princess that I am unhappy with."
"There is something wrong," Emperor Changxing pondered, "but the inheritance of the royal family's heirs is the empire's top priority, so there is no harm in saying so."
"But it won't happen again."
Chen Xiulan thanked him again, and then spoke with relief.
"Everyone says that the princess has a violent and vulgar temperament, but that is not the case. It was purely because my son was young and ignorant, and often wandered around and behaved improperly at home, which made the princess angry."
"And outsiders like to exaggerate and spread false rumors, which eventually led to many people in the imperial capital hearing and hearing about it, and the result is what it is now."
Having said this, he looked at the model with a swaying beard apologetically.
"But in the final analysis, the princess was born in the House of the Minister of Rites. She has been strictly taught by Fan Shangshu since she was a child. The most important thing is family, country and the world. As for the small quarrels between husband and wife, they are just insignificant frictions."
"That makes sense." Emperor Changxing nodded with satisfaction.
As an emperor, he didn't want others to keep pointing out his daughter-in-law's temperament.
"Father," Chen Xiulan changed the topic.
"The mountains around Tamaki County are now blocked by heavy snow, and the army will not go out until at least March next year. By then, the princess will have already given birth to Lin'er. If my son can go with the army, I believe she will give her full support due to her temperament."
"Therefore, I would like to ask my father to allow me to go north with the army."
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