Xia Yan glanced at Lu Qian, sneered, and then said to Xia Jiuyuan, "Father, being a general is nothing more than seeing the truth under your command! Father, just send me and Lu Qian's same troops! Back then, Great Zhou Mingming We lost sixteen cities, and now we are only given eight. Let’s see who can capture those eight cities!”
"Your Majesty, I don't think so... We have a pretty good relationship with Dazhou. If we go to war with Dazhou now just for a bet, it's obviously inappropriate! After all, the countries in the Western Region dare to be so arrogant to provoke us Daxia, If we don't show them any shame, then no one will dare to come to our Daxia to carry out assassinations in the future!" Guo Sixin said after walking out.
Having said this, he looked at Xia Jiuyuan, and seeing that he did not interrupt him, he continued, "So, from the current point of view, we should go to war with the countries in the Western Regions. And maintain good relations with Da Zhou and Beiliang! The veteran thought, If His Highness really wants to bet, he can give the same troops and horses, and both sides set off at the same time, whoever captures more countries in the Western Region will win!"
"Guo Shangshu is right!" Xia Xingbang quickly agreed upon seeing this.
Xia Yan quickly said, "This won't work! The Western Region is a long way, and it only depends on how long it takes... If it's a competition, it won't be solved in less than a year and a half. It's too long."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Guo Sixin with a resentful look on his face.
He wanted to leave the Western Region to Huo Jiajun as a burial place.
His idea was that after he took control of the military department, he would let the Huo family attack the Western Regions. After they went to the Western Regions, they would have to die if their food and grass supplies were cut off.
Xia Jiuyuan also said, "Xia Yan is right. The journey to the Western Region is far away. Even if they wait to decide the winner, it will still take a year and a half. The Minister of War is an important position and cannot be vacant for too long."
As soon as Xia Jiuyuan's words came out.
At this time, there was a sound from outside.
"Your Majesty, I'm late! Your Majesty, please forgive me!" I saw another old man coming to the door.
The old man is a man of virtue and a Duke of the country.
Xia Jiuyuan was really surprised when he saw Chengde.
After all, Chengde has not been in court for more than ten years.
"Mr. Cheng Guo, why are you here too? No problem, no problem...I'll invite you soon!" Xia Jiuyuan said with a very polite expression.
Cheng De looked resolute, walked up to the hall, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the country is in trouble. Although I am old, I still want to contribute to the country! I was outside the hall just now and heard the debate in the hall. "Sound, I have a certain way to tell who is more capable between His Highness the Second Highness and Eunuch Lu!"
Xia Jiuyuan said to Chengde, "Mr. Chengguo, please speak!"
Cheng De smiled faintly, and then said, "A good commander is nothing more than having three points! It only takes three competitions to find out. We can be the first to compete in force. An excellent leader must be brave and good at fighting. No matter what They are the deceased General Huo, or the generals of the Yang family. They are all brave, good at fighting, and have superb martial arts skills. So in the first game, we can compete!"
Lu Qian, who originally had a smile on his face, stiffened instantly after hearing Cheng De's words.
Is Chengde helping himself to win the position of Minister of War? Isn't this digging a hole for himself?
Going to compete with Xia Yan by yourself?
Aren't you looking for abuse?
"Okay! I think it's okay! Duke Cheng Guo is right!" Xia Yan said quickly when he saw this.
Cheng De smiled faintly and then said, "In the second game, they can test their eyesight! Your Majesty can choose a hundred soldiers, mixed with a certain number of generals, and let the two of you choose ten. Whoever chooses the most correct people will win." Let someone do it!"
"Okay! This is a good idea, Duke Cheng!" Xia Yanjian asked his father to select people. Isn't this obviously an open-book test?
Lu Qian suspected that this Cheng De had been bribed by Xia Yan.
Cheng De continued, "The third game is very simple. I have a method to simulate the battlefield... called chess! In chess, two people can transform into red and black armies, representing the confrontation between the two armies, with various arrangements of soldiers and horses. Advance and retreat! It’s like a real battlefield! I will tell you the method, and then
Then let the two show off their ability to coordinate the battlefield on the chessboard! "
Lu Qian smiled inwardly and finally helped himself.
Lu Qian gave Cheng De a gift before. In order to relieve his boredom, Lu Qian gave him a gift.
During this period, Chengde also visited Lu Qian several times.
However, Cheng De is just a stinky chess player, he is completely good at playing and loves to play...
And Lu Qian was not that strong. When he was studying, he liked to read chess records.
I know quite a few routines, which are the wisdom accumulated over thousands of years.
"Mr. Cheng Guo, the chess you are talking about... I have never heard of it? Can this represent a person's ability to coordinate the battlefield?" Xia Jiuyuan asked curiously.
Chengde said, "Everyone, if you are not in a hurry, why not listen to my explanation... and see if everyone thinks it is feasible!"
Everyone nodded one after another.
As a result, Chengde brought up a set of enlarged chess sets that he had prepared.
Open it directly with the help of the eunuch, and then start explaining.
Lu Qian was uninterested, but the people on the side, including Xia Yan, were extremely serious.
After an hour, everyone finally understood.
Xia Jiuyuan also seemed to be interested, and happily asked Chengde to play a game with him.
Chengde, an old fox, is still very smart and deliberately keeps his hands open.
He and Xia Jiuyuan played for more than an hour, and finally ended up with a draw!
"Okay... Cheng Guogong, you are actually able to invent such a mysterious thing... Although it is just a small chessboard, there are thousands of armies fighting for it. How wonderful! How wonderful! I have decided that the third Nothing beats this!" Xia Jiuyuan couldn't help but admire.
People on the side also praised one after another.
Upon seeing this, Guo Sixin said to Chengde.
"It really opens and closes at the same time, and there are endless mysteries... Duke Cheng, I wonder if it would be possible for me to come to your house and play a game with you after the Xia Dynasty?"
Chengde naturally agreed readily.
"Then, the competition will be in seven days. After seven days, Queen Mother Dou and all the ministers who died in this disaster will be buried. After the competition, I will appoint the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the new Minister will take office! Our first One thing is to conquer the Western Regions! To avenge the death of Empress Dowager Dou, General Huo, and all the dead ministers of Great Xia!" Xia Jiuyuan said impassionedly.
All the ministers knelt down one after another, shouting "Long live Your Majesty!"
Especially the Huo family, their eyes almost burst into flames when they heard that they could take revenge.
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