The Ming Empire originally had its own Ming Military God.
This Ming Dynasty God of War is not comparable to the so-called God of War in the Army of the Third Prince.
Huo Qubing joined the army at the age of seventeen and killed twenty-five enemy generals in the first battle.
At the age of eighteen, he gained military merit and was awarded the title of Colonel Yao. He led 800 cavalry deep into the western border of the Tang Empire and won consecutive battles. The Xuanjia Army of the Tang Dynasty was almost destroyed by Huo Qubing.
At the age of nineteen, he drank his horse in the Chu River, and the Chu Empire did not dare to take advantage of him. At that time, Li Fengxian, the unparalleled war god of the Chu Empire, was just a young boy.
Seven years ago, 22-year-old Huo Qubing was promoted to General of the Hussars of the Ming Empire and jointly took charge of the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty with military advisor Liu Shuwen.
Five years ago, Huo Qubing led his army on an expedition and was ambushed. One hundred thousand troops were bundled into iron barrels by 300,000 soldiers of the Tang Empire.
Finally, the emperor received news that Huo Qubing was killed in battle, and nearly half of the one hundred thousand Ming soldiers were lost.
Without waiting for the emperor's order to be issued, the remaining 50,000 soldiers disarmed on the spot.
The Ming Empire was not someone who could be bullied before. A few years ago, the Chu and Tang Dynasties could only tremble under the power of the Ming Dynasty.
And all of this changed after Huo Qubing died in battle.
The emperor didn't know how many times he lamented this, but he also knew that there was a reason why Huo Qubing's army was surrounded by the Tang Dynasty.
And for this reason, the emperor didn't want too many people to know.
At this moment, Yao Xiaoren mentioned Huo Qubing again, and the emperor was naturally not in a good mood.
His eyes fell on the second prince, his expression gloomy.
The second prince clenched his fists tightly, fearing that the emperor would investigate what happened back then.
At that time, Huo Qubing was at the height of his power in the Ming Dynasty, and the third prince had Liu Zhuguo as his military backer.
But there was no one in the army of his two princes available.
Huo Qubing, the peerless military god who emerged from nowhere, was naturally the target of his second prince's recruitment.
It's just that Huo Qubing rejected the second prince's solicitation several times.
Gold, silver, jewelry, and beauties in mansions were all blocked by Huo Qubing.
After being rejected all the time, the second prince was naturally dissatisfied with Huo Qubing.
I was also worried that the Third Prince would get there first, so I thought if I couldn't get it, I might as well destroy it.
When Huo Qubing led the army on the expedition, the second prince was ordered to prepare military supplies.
So he deliberately delayed, making it difficult for Huo Qubing's army to move forward, and was eventually surrounded by the Tang Dynasty's 300,000 troops.
The matter was later investigated and clarified. Although the emperor did not impose any punishment, at this moment...
"What do you mean, Prime Minister?" The emperor's tone was low and his eyes fell on Yao Xiaoren.
"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that Huo Qubing did not die back then..."
"What?" The emperor stood up again.
But then he sat back down with a disappointed look on his face.
Back then, the second prince was playing tricks behind his back, causing Huo Qubing's army to be defeated and killed, and the 100,000-strong army dispersed in one fell swoop.
But he, the emperor, did not do anything to the second prince.
Even if Huo Qubing is not dead, can he be forgiven as an emperor now?
The others also looked shocked.
Liu Shuwen looked at Yao Xiaoren.
He didn't know how Yao Xiaoren dared to say that Huo Qubing was not dead.
After so many years, Liu Shuwen has not heard any such news.
"There is another thing that I would also like to inform your Majesty. The 50,000 soldiers who took off their armor did not leave individually. Instead, they lived in groups of a hundred people near Huo Qubing's residence.
"Yao Xiaoren brought another shocking news to the emperor.
The emperor was a little stunned.
Not only did Huo Qubing survive, but the 50,000 soldiers who had disarmed did not return to their hometowns.
The placement of these 50,000 soldiers back then was all handled by Yao Xiaoren.
So, old guy Yao Xiaoren has been deceiving himself?
Thinking of this, the emperor's eyes immediately showed anger.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Many people know the truth about what happened back then. Huo Qubing was able to escape with 50,000 soldiers, which is already a great achievement."
"I have indeed done something without your Majesty's knowledge, but I dare to guarantee it with my life. I am only doing it for the peace of the Ming Empire." Yao Xiaoren knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to the emperor.
The second prince's face was ashen.
Did Yao Xiaoren do that for the sake of the peace of the Ming Empire?
What does he mean?
Is it possible that Huo Qubing was planning to come back to deal with him back then?
He is the second prince of the Ming Dynasty and his master, Huo Qubing.
The emperor squinted his eyes slightly, understanding the meaning of Yao Xiaoren's words.
If he did not deal with the second prince back then, he would definitely make Huo Qubing and the 50,000 surviving soldiers angry.
Maybe if Yao Xiaoren didn't comfort those people, something might have happened at that time.
At that time, Huo Qubing's prestige in the army was unparalleled. If he had raised his arms and raised his voice...
The emperor no longer dared to think any further.
"Then when you talk about this today, are you planning to let Huo Qubing come back with those 50,000 soldiers?" The emperor's eyes were gloomy.
Many things were decided on the spur of the moment.
It's too late to look back now.
"Your Majesty, if you can persuade Huo Qubing to lead the army again, our Ming Dynasty will not only have 50,000 available veterans, but also have the invincible God of War again." Yao Xiaoren kowtowed.
There was silence in the study room.
No one spoke.
When Huo Qubing was defeated, no one spoke up for him. Now it is basically impossible to invite him back.
But now the Ming Dynasty could not summon 50,000 troops at a time. If Huo Qubing was not invited, the Chu Empire would attack the Ming Dynasty's border troops in the future.
The Ming border troops may be difficult to stop.
If Huo Qubing could be invited back, Li Fengxian, the unparalleled general of the Chu Empire, would seem less terrifying.
"Prime Minister, what do you want?" The emperor spoke again and asked Yao Xiaoren.
Yao Xiaoren stood up and his eyes fell on the second prince.
The second prince's whole body tensed up and his face looked nervous.
"Your Majesty, why don't you invite a few of your highnesses to come over and ask them to invite Huo Qubing back."
"In this way, Huo Qubing can also know His Majesty's thoughts."
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Yao Xiaoren said with a smile.
"Father, I am not feeling well..."
"Shut up!" Before the second prince could finish his words, he was scolded by the emperor.
The emperor stared at Yao Xiaoren. He felt that Yao Xiaoren was not just trying to invite Huo Qubing back.
But...
The emperor's eyes suddenly flashed, and he thought of Chen Changfeng's visit to the Black Armored Guard today, and...
"Prime Minister, if I remember correctly, there is a guy named Chen Qingzhi in the Black Armor Guards, who was Huo Qubing's apprentice..." The emperor's voice sounded slowly.
Liu Shuwen's eyes flashed, and he suddenly woke up.
The expressions of both the second prince and the third prince changed.
They were still thinking just now, how could Yao Xiao, who was so good, let the princes like them invite Huo Qubing back.
That's the plan.
At that time, Huo Qubing accepted Chen Qingzhi as his apprentice, and the relationship between master and apprentice was very good.
In the year when Huo Qubing went to war, Chen Qingzhi happened to be assigned to the Black Armor Guard by Huo Qubing.
When something happened to Huo Qubing, Chen Qingzhi stayed in Heijiawei.
But the two of them were not too worried. Huo Qubing had not contacted Chen Qingzhi for so many years, which shows how deeply Huo Qubing hated the Ming Dynasty.
Even if Chen Qingzhi followed Chen Changfeng to invite Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing would not agree to come out.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not that simple to invite Huo Qubing to come out, so I still want to ask the princes to make more efforts."
"After all, this matter is related to the life and death of our Ming Dynasty." Yao Xiaoren did not ignore the emperor's speculation, but linked this matter to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor was silent. He went to the study and took twenty breaths of silence before he heard the emperor say: "Just do as the prime minister said."