After hearing Ye Yun's affirmative reply, Nangong Wudi nodded with a smile on his face.
"Since you, Ye Yun, think so too, I will advise His Majesty later. I believe there will be results in the court tomorrow!"
After the two discussed for a while, Nangong Wudi left Ye Yun's mansion.
Early the next morning, above the main hall of the royal city.
Xia King Dongfang Yingzheng sat high on the throne. Under him were the civil and military officials lined up in two rows, as well as Nangong Wudi, Lin Tianying and others.
Ye Yun, on the other hand, was standing in the center of the hall, looking at Dongfang Yingzheng with a calm expression. The various looks from the civil and military officials beside him did not cause the slightest fluctuation in his expression.
In front of him, a chamberlain was holding an edict and reading the contents loudly.
"By God's blessing, the King of Xia issued an edict: The Zhao State's army invaded Qingzhou, and its wolfish ambition was clearly lost. Today, I appointed Ye Yun as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and led an army of 200,000 to Qingzhou for support."
After the chamberlain read out the edict, he was about to hand it to Ye Yun, but at this moment, a discordant voice came from above the court.
"Your Majesty, I think that Ye Yun is too young and inexperienced to hold the position of commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Please take back your Majesty's orders!"
Lin Tianying strode forward at this time, looking loyal.
Yesterday, after meeting in private with Shangguan Haoming and Murong Fuxing, they reached a consensus.
It is now difficult for Ye Yun to shake his position as general of the country, so they decided to save the country through a curveball.
That is to prevent Ye Yun from taking charge of the military and only be a general who governs the country in vain.
Although the title of a general who controls a country is precious, a general who does not have military power is only a higher status and poses little threat to them.
Therefore, when he heard that Dongfang Yingzheng wanted Ye Yun to lead troops to support Qingzhou, Lin Tianying did not hesitate to stand up and object, and after him, Shangguan Haoming and Murong Fuxing also agreed one after another.
Hearing the objections from the court, Dongfang Yingzheng's face couldn't help but become a little unhappy.
"absurd!"
However, before Dongfang Yingzheng could say anything, Nangong Wudi strode out of the queue and looked at Lin Tianying and others angrily.
"Why can't Ye Yun be the commander-in-chief of the three armies?"
"Not to mention Ye Yun's outstanding performance in Jizhou, let's talk about Ye Yun's previous trip to Liangzhou."
"I believe you all know the situation in Liangzhou. The followers of the Ghost Witch God Sect are making trouble in Liangzhou, and they even joined forces with the city lord of Liangzhou to carry out blood sacrifices in an organized way."
"In such a critical situation, it only took Ye Yun a few days to annihilate the followers of the Ghost Witch God Sect and eradicate the treasonous Liangzhou City Lord."
"With such achievements, how could Ye Yun not have the ability to serve as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?"
With that said, Nangong Wudi glanced at Lin Tianying, Shangguan Haoming and others with a sneer, and continued:
"Besides, Ye Yun went alone. Which of you has the ability to solve this matter single-handedly?"
After Nangong Wudi finished speaking, Lin Tianying and others couldn't help but look ugly.
Although Nangong Wudi said it more directly, it is true. If the situation in Liangzhou is placed on them, they will probably have to mobilize their troops and plan for some time to solve it, and in the end they may not be able to solve it like Ye Yun. Crisp and neat.
"His Majesty!"
Therefore, at this time, Lin Tianying looked at Dongfang Yingzheng with an ugly expression and ignored Nangong Wudi at all.
"The late king once made a clear stipulation that every general who holds the country must go to the border to inspect the army before taking command to go on an expedition, so that he can be qualified to hold the seal of command!"
"Ye Yun has just been appointed as the general of the country. Before he went to the border to review the army, your majesty asked him to take command and go on an expedition. This is against the late king's rule of staying."
He said it word by word, and after finishing speaking, Lin Tianying looked at Nangong Wudi with a proud look on his face.
This time, he did not use Ye Yun's ability as an excuse, but quoted the explicit rules of the late king. Dongfang Yingzheng had a reputation of filial piety since he ascended the throne. Now, using the late king to suppress him, it would be extremely difficult for Ye Yun to take command and go on an expedition. No more.
Sure enough, after hearing Lin Tianying's words, Dongfang Yingzheng couldn't help but show a look of embarrassment on his face.
"However, the situation is urgent now. Among the generals of the country, only Ye Yun is in the royal city. If we send orders for the other generals to come back now, it will be too late."
In the court, Nangong Wudi couldn't help but sigh after seeing Dongfang Yingzheng's reaction. Lin Tianying used the late king's express provisions to prevent Ye Yun from taking command and going on the expedition. This was an upright conspiracy.
Although he and Dongfang Yingzheng were monarchs and ministers, they had a deep friendship and knew Dongfang Yingzheng's nature well. He did not want to see Dongfang Yingzheng in trouble.
"His Majesty!"
Thinking in his mind, Nangong Wudi took a step forward and said slowly:
"The situation is serious now, so let me personally lead the expedition!"
On the side, Lin Tianying heard Nangong Wudi's words and quickly said:
"Your Majesty, Marshal Nangong is willing to go out in person. This is definitely the best plan at the moment."
"He is the strongest man in our Xia Kingdom and has rich experience in leading troops. With him here, this support to Qingzhou will be absolutely foolproof!"
After hearing what Lin Tianying said, Shangguan Haoming and Murong Fuxing quickly came out to echo.
"Your Majesty the Prime Minister is absolutely right. Marshal Nangong is famous far and wide. With him in charge of Qingzhou, he will definitely make Zhao's army come back and enhance the prestige of our Xia Kingdom!"
Seeing Lin Tianying and the others praising themselves hard, Nangong Wudi couldn't help but sneered. He knew very well what these three old foxes were thinking.
Sitting on the throne, Dongfang Yingzheng heard the advice below and knew that it would be impossible to let Ye Yun take over the military power this time. However, he was just a little disappointed. After all, it won't work this time. Next time, he will see Lin Tianying and the others have any excuse to stop them.
"In this case, the matter of supporting Qingzhou will be led by Marshal Nangong himself. As for Ye Yun."
After saying that, Dongfang Yingzheng pondered for a moment, then said slowly:
"Now the war with the State of Zhao is about to begin. I happened to go to the border to express my condolences to the sergeants, so Ye Yun and I accompanied them and inspected the troops at the border!"
After Dongfang Yingzheng finished speaking, Lin Tianying and others were about to speak, but finally closed their mouths.
They had already seen Dongfang Yingzheng's determination. Originally, if Dongfang Yingzheng had sent Ye Yun to go to the border to review the troops alone, they would have had many reasons to reject Dongfang Yingzheng's order.
However, Dongfang Yingzheng went there in person, and the reasons they prepared lost their due effect.
It is useless to say more at this time, but it will only make Dongfang Yingzheng disgusted.
Seeing that no one raised any objections, Dongfang Yingzheng immediately sent an order...
