The commander of the Third Army, Jiang Ningtao, is a die-hard emperor's party. After Xiao Junchen succeeded to the throne, the military department has undergone a small-scale blood change. Almost half of the middle-level generals who rose up with the late emperor have gradually been peripheralized. , and the people who fill these 'vacancies' are his own people that Xiao Junchen has slowly arranged.
Jiang Ningtao was one of the people Xiao Junchen brought up, so Jiang Ningtao himself understood that he and the emperor were in the same boat. Only when the emperor was good would he be good. Therefore, no matter what the emperor gave him in private What kind of secret order, even he found it too unbelievable, but he had to bite the bullet and complete it.
Before Xiao Tingyun arrived, Jiang Ningtao felt uneasy but didn't feel anything. But after Xiao Tingyun arrived and saw the Crown Prince in person, Jiang Ningtao felt inexplicably guilty. .
If not for anything else, it was because Xiao Tingyun looked so much like the late emperor.
Jiang Ningtao, who was just a recruit who had just entered the Third Army, once met the late emperor at a military parade. As a recruit at that time, he did not even have the courage to raise his head to see the late emperor. In the end, he waited until the late emperor was about to leave. As he passed by, he mustered up the courage to look up quickly.
Now looking at the Crown Prince who looked more and more like the late Emperor as he grew older, Jiang Ningtao naturally thought of the late Emperor again, and he who was already feeling guilty became even more guilty.
On the way to the base, Jiang Ningtao didn't dare to speak because of his guilty conscience. On the contrary, Duan Lishu, who was sitting in the back, was chatting happily with Xiao Tingyun. The two of them could be heard whispering softly from time to time during the whole process. laughter.
Seeing that they were about to arrive at the base, Duan Lishu probably noticed Jiang Ningtao's silence along the way, so he turned the topic to him, "Lao Jiang, after those star thieves took hostages and entered the red restricted area, what are you doing here?" Can they locate their location? This red restricted area is so big, and no one has ever gone in to explore it. No one knows what is inside, let alone encountering danger. Even if there is no danger, finding people is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. ah."
Jiang Ningtao had a guilty conscience when Duan Lishu asked about the red restricted area, but he refused to open a certain pot. Seeing that Xiao Tingyun also followed his words and looked over, Jiang Ningtao said dryly: "Deputy Captain Liu The personal terminals on them were turned off, so we were unable to locate their current location, and the first batch of people who followed up to find them also lost contact, so our Third Army now does not know that there is a person in the restricted area. what's the situation."
"Then what are you going to do?" Duan Lishu asked in embarrassment: "You can't send people in one after another to look for it, right?"
Jiang Ningtao quickly glanced at him and Xiao Tingyun in the rearview mirror, "This is the only way we can think of, and now in addition to rescuing Deputy Captain Liu, we also have to chase Xing All the soldiers who went in with the bandits were recovered."
Duan Lishu sneered. He didn't know whether he was amused or angry by his words. He laughed and shook his head and said: "A group of people have already lost contact. I don't even know the reason why they lost contact." , you still dare to keep sending people in to look for them, and you are not afraid of losing people again? What is this called? "
Duan Lishu turned his head to look at Xiao Tingyun and asked, "What did our young lady say?"
Xiao Tingyun immediately said knowingly: "Calabash babies save grandpa and send them off one by one."
"Yes." Duan Lishu nodded, then looked at Jiang Ningtao sitting in front and said, "You are just like that gourd boy who saved grandpa. Grandpa was not rescued, but the brothers were lost one after another."
Jiang Ningtao didn't know the allusion about Calabash Boy saving his grandfather, let alone what Calabash Boy was, but after Duan Lishu said this, he showed a little irritation, as if he had lost his mind after being so worried about this incident. Reasonable, so he also has a temper.
He said with great irritation: "Old Duan, I also know this is a stupid idea, but what can I do? The magnetic field in the red restricted area is chaotic, and the signal will be lost if you are not careful. My deputy commander also has two starships All the soldiers have lost news, and I am anxious. There is no signal, positioning is useless, and people can’t be contacted. What else can I do except keep sending people in to look for them? Should I just ignore those people and let them fend for themselves? ?"
Jiang Ningtao's words were urgent and angry. Although his tone was not very good, his words were correct. As the commander of the first army, his deputy commander and his soldiers were trapped in the red restricted area and lost contact. He was most anxious. Of course he is the one.
but.........
Whether Jiang Ningtao, the commander of the army, is really anxious or something else, he probably knows best.
Of course, Duan Lishu and Xiao Tingyun, who were wary of him since they knew he was from the Emperor's Party, believed his words or not. Only Duan Lishu and Xiao Tingyun knew best.
Believe it or not, you still have to look a little bit decent in appearance.
Duan Lishu immediately apologized and bowed his hands to Jiang Ningtao, saying: "Don't be angry, that's what I said, and I didn't ask you to ignore Deputy Commander Liu and the others. I was also impatient. But Lao Jiang, let's talk That’s it. You also know how dangerous it is to send people in like this. Let’s not talk about anything else. I’m just going to ask you, do you think it’s appropriate to let His Highness go in like this?”
Jiang Ningtao had a sudden thought, he was afraid to talk about this.
Of course Jiang Ningtao knew that it was inappropriate for His Majesty the Crown Prince to follow him into the red restricted area, but what was the use if he felt it was inappropriate? It was not him who wanted the prince to enter, but the emperor.
Jiang Ningtao was speechless by Duan Lishu's question and could only look at Xiao Tingyun with a guilty conscience.
Duan Lishu didn't see Jiang Ningtao's movement to look at Xiao Tingyun. He continued: "I'm surprised. His Highness is just a graduation assessment. What on earth is Nebula College doing? Why did His Highness's graduation examination become So dangerous?!”
Jiang Ningtao looked at Duan Lishu who looked puzzled. He didn't know whether he was really wondering or saying this on purpose, but he was thinking in his heart: What happened to Guan Xingyun College? Nebula College wanted to change the content of the crown prince's graduation assessment, but the order from the Imperial Star had been sent to Nebula College a few days ago. The emperor said that this was an assessment for the prince. What else could Nebula College do?
Don't mention it, although Jiang Ningtao was silent on the surface, he was quite active in his heart.
Although Jiang Ningtao is a die-hard emperor's party, it doesn't mean that he won't complain about the emperor to whom he is loyal. If he hadn't been supported by the emperor all the way to the position of army commander, he would probably be the first to jump up and scold the emperor.
It is true that he is greedy for power, but as a soldier, he is not unable to distinguish right from wrong. Soldiers are different from politicians. From the bottom of their hearts, they despise the hypocrisy and intrigue of politicians.
The duty of a soldier is to protect the family and the country. Jiang Ningtao is greedy for power, but he also has the heart to protect the family and the country. Unlike some politicians who can give up the interests of the country for their own interests, if he hadn't been tied to the emperor early Boat, he really doesn't want to do those dirty and dirty things for the emperor.
It was difficult for him to accept Duan Lishu's words, and he couldn't accept them. However, Xiao Tingyun suddenly smiled and said: "Since it is a graduation examination, it is naturally different from ordinary examinations, and there is no danger. How can we test the students' abilities? .”
Xiao Tingyun glanced casually at Jiang Ningtao, who was silent. Something seemed to flash in his eyes. When he turned to look at Duan Lishu, there was a faint smile and calmness in his eyes.
"General Duan is worried about Gu's safety, so Gu Xin accepts it. But Gu has also studied at Nebula College for four years. If he retreats because of danger, then does Gu still dare to say that he is a cadet of Nebula? This is also a shame to the academy instructors. Four years of teaching.”
Xiao Tingyun's words relieved Jiang Ningtao, and Duan Lishu originally wanted to use those words to see if he could change the possibility of Xiao Tingyun entering the red restricted area, although he didn't hold out much hope. , but Xiao Tingyun said so, so naturally he wouldn't say anything more.
Duan Lishu sighed: "Well, since you have said so, Your Highness, what else can I say." Then he changed his tone and said with an inexplicable meaning: "Anyway, although I came here this time on the orders of the commander-in-chief, I came here to help the Third Army, but before leaving, the Marshal also specifically asked me to protect the safety of His Highness. After all, His Highness is also our young lady’s fiancé. If His Highness is injured, I will be afraid. Handsome is angry with me."
Although Duan Lishu said that if Xiao Tingyun was injured, Long Jihuai would be angry with him, but Jiang Ningtao's ears changed when he heard these words. Jiang Ningtao felt that these words sounded like Duan Lishu was talking to him. That said, if Xiao Tingyun was injured somewhere, Long Jihuai would cause trouble for him.
Jiang Ningtao almost broke out in a cold sweat, but fortunately, the base had already arrived. He opened the car door almost as soon as the speeding car stopped, and said with a guilty conscience: "The base has arrived. Your Highness, please get out of the car."
The base of the Third Army does not look as big as the Long Family Army's station on Red Rock Planet, and the buildings and facilities look very ordinary. It is just like an ordinary military camp. Even the dormitory buildings where the soldiers live are very large. Ordinary self-built buildings are still the kind of self-built houses without elevators.
But the advantage of this kind of self-built house is that the floor is not high. It is a four-story dormitory with a large public balcony. It is convenient to visit when not training.
Because he knew Xiao Tingyun was coming, Jiang Ningtao had prepared a room for him early. It was also an ordinary self-built dormitory, but the area of the room was larger than that of ordinary soldiers. It had three bedrooms and one living room, and a A small private balcony.
Xiao Tingyun had just arrived at Caesars, so he did not conduct any graduation assessment immediately. After Jiang Ningtao personally took him to the dormitory, he let him have a good night's rest, and when they made arrangements, he would go to the red restricted area to rescue people. The team will notify him later.
As the commander of the Third Army, Jiang Ningtao didn't have much time to accompany Xiao Tingyun, so he left in a hurry after settling the people. However, the dormitory where Xiao Tingyun lived was next door to Duan Lishu, so Jiang Ningtao After leaving, Duan Lishu stayed.
After Duan Lishu walked around the room with his hands on his hands, he turned back to look at Xiao Tingyun who was opening his suitcase and preparing to hang the clothes he brought in the closet. He couldn't help but asked: "Your Highness, are you really so calm? ah?"
When Xiao Tingyun heard this, he gave him a 'what if' look.
Duan Lishu clicked his tongue, stomped over, stared at him and said: "That dog emperor tried so hard to get you to follow the people of the Third Army into the red restricted area to save people. Everyone knows his wolfish ambition, but you still Do you really agree?"
Xiao Tingyun hung a shirt in his hand in the closet and corrected: "It's not that the ambition of a wolf is known to everyone, it's Sima Zhao's heart that is known to everyone."
"..." Duan Lishu was silent and said angrily: "Is this the point? It doesn't matter whether he is a wolf or a horse, the point is that the red restricted area is too dangerous, and I don't know if there is anyone there. I'll stab you in the back, how can you still be in the mood to correct some wolf or some horse?"
Although Duan Lishu was one of the Longyin Seven Guards and was from a serious military academy, Xiao Tingyun felt that Major General Duan must have failed the cultural class.
Xiao Tingyun didn't want to explain to him that Sima Zhao was not a horse, but just said: "As soon as it comes, let it go. Why should General Duan be so impatient."
The impatient Duan Lishu laughed angrily at his unhurried words, "I really don't know if you are born without knowing what it means to be anxious, or if you really know what it means. Your Highness, let me just tell you this. I came here a few days earlier than you. These days I have been pestering that old boy Jiang Ningtao. I can tell at a glance that the old boy is not holding anything back. Several times he faltered when I asked key questions. Yes, and after entering the red restricted area, even I don’t know what I will encounter. This time I followed the people of the Third Army. Jiang Ningtao is the emperor’s man. The emperor must have given him some secret mission in private. No, guess what secret mission he received?"
Xiao Tingyun smiled when he heard this. In fact, he knew it without guessing.
"From the time my good uncle praised me in front of reporters, I knew that things were not that simple this time." Xiao Tingyun smiled lightly: "But some things cannot be avoided, and mine The principle has always been that if you can't avoid it, it's better to face it head on. After all, you can avoid it this time, but you may not be able to avoid it next time."
Duan Lishu's eyebrows were raised high, and Xiao Tingyun continued: "Besides, I need this opportunity. As long as I complete this assessment task, my good uncle will no longer have any reason to prevent me from entering." Court meeting.”
Hearing this, Duan Lishu's tall eyebrows gradually relaxed again. After looking at Xiao Tingyun for a while, he sighed softly: "Your Highness has never thought that since the emperor allows you to enter the court meeting, he can also be in the court meeting." Are you suppressing me?"
"I've thought about it." Xiao Tingyun said truthfully, but the expression on his face gradually became sharper, "But so what? He hasn't replaced all the old ministers from the late emperor's period. Orthodoxy is orthodox. A The illegitimate son who killed the king and usurped the throne, even if he secretly sat on the throne for more than ten years, he would not be able to hold that position. And I only need this opportunity to enter the court, and I will let him see what orthodoxy is and what is orthodoxy. Bring order out of chaos.”
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