His Majesty's oral instructions were just four simple words, but they suddenly silenced me and stopped talking.
In the Liang Dynasty, there were some people who didn't care about these words, but they were definitely not ***.
As the guard general of Xuanling County *** who was promoted by His Majesty the Emperor, he still clearly remembers how the former guard general Wei Feng in Xuanling County was forced by His Majesty the Emperor to resign and return to his hometown and leave the army with just a few words.
Wu, he was in the northern border army with no backing and no connections. After many years, he was only the deputy general of Xuanling County. If nothing happens, even if Wei Feng leaves that position one day, he will still be the deputy general of Xuanling County.
It won't be the person who takes over as the commander-in-chief. It's more likely that the general's office will appoint a new commander-in-chief, and he will continue to serve as the deputy general for that person as always.
After finally being appointed by His Majesty the Emperor to be the garrison of Xuanling County, *** had only one thought in his mind, that is, he would never let down His Majesty the Emperor or the important people in this life. Even the General's Mansion was ranked first in his heart.
later.
Since it was His Majesty the Emperor's oral instruction, although he did not understand it and was a little dissatisfied, he remained silent.
"Commander Chen is now His Majesty's most favored minister. It has already been spread in the capital city, so we should not..."
After the soldiers exited the big tent, a deputy general in armor soon came to the big tent. After seeing the man, he spoke softly, his name was Xu Sheng. Although they had the same surname as Xu, they were actually the same.
If the two poles cannot be struck together, as a general rule, after taking the position of commander-in-chief, *** can choose a deputy general by himself. In the end, he chose this person to be his confidant, but it was only after careful consideration.
"I know that I have wanted to make friends before, but I didn't expect that this person would have the idea of establishing his authority when he came here. He is a young man after all. He can't hide his thoughts and is a little impetuous."
*** smiled bitterly and said that even though he said this, he could only say a few words in private.
Xu Sheng shook his head and retorted: "General, I don't think so. I have seen the past experience of this young commander. It seems that he is not that kind of reckless warrior. He just came from Tianqing County."
In the capital of the gods, I have repeatedly reviewed the situation and found no problems. If I had not come to the capital of the gods, I am afraid that the commander would not have escaped death."
*** was startled, looked at his lieutenant, and asked curiously: "Tell me more carefully?"
When he chose Xu Sheng as his lieutenant, he was attracted by his more flexible brain than ordinary people. If not, why would he choose him?
Xu Sheng smiled bitterly and said: "The general was just thinking about it on his own. At that time, the magistrate of Tianqing County deliberately publicized this matter everywhere before he took office. In addition, the news spread quickly in the gods. This kind of thing must have happened.
It's not a coincidence, it must be this young commander who is building momentum. If the general takes it lightly and treats this young commander as an ordinary young man, that won't work."
*** thought for a while and asked: "Then, from your perspective, why does he mean what he does now?"
Xu Sheng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I can't guess, but it's just that he probably didn't just give the general a slap in the face. Maybe that majesty really said something. Maybe he wanted to see the general's temperament and whether he could be entrusted with important tasks.
After all, although Your Majesty is the lord of the world, the northern border army has always been outside of His Majesty's control. After the death of the general, there was no suitable candidate in the northern border, so he had to ask the guardian envoy to go to the northern border to take over.
I gave His Majesty the opportunity, and then promoted the general. Maybe he also had this in mind. Your Majesty has great ambitions, but the northern border troops may not listen to His Majesty in front of you, so..."
Having said this, Xu Sheng also shut up. Since the Conquest Law was promulgated in the first year of Tianjian, His Majesty the Emperor has been offending many ministers in the court to add many things to the northern border army. Although the generals at the top may not
I don't care, but the soldiers at the lower level have actually benefited. When this matter goes on for a long time, even if there are many generals in the North who disagree with His Majesty the Emperor on something, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand it.
the will of these soldiers.
One or two soldiers may be useless, but what if all the soldiers in the entire northern border think so?
*** also thought of this, only
My scalp feels numb.
Xu Sheng whispered: "Perhaps Your Majesty will ask the other side to use troops outside the country, and use the army to directly beat many monks outside the country until they can't stand up. From now on, there will be no monks outside the country who dare to treat the people like dogs."
*** was surprised and said: "Your Majesty is really so courageous?!"
Xu Sheng said softly: "The imperial decree has already arrived at Jianqi Mountain. How can your Majesty's power be compared to that of the previous emperors?"
*** clenched his fists, and felt a little excited, "Although the demon clan is the big enemy, these monks from outside are not good birds. When the army goes south, no matter what the real person or the great swordsman, they will be suppressed.
, it’s a beautiful thing to think about!”
Xu Sheng smiled and said: "It's just the general's guess. The general doesn't need to take it seriously."
"Speaking of which, the general still has to deal with this young commander well. If nothing else, the general feels that 80% of the vacant guard posts in the future are reserved for him. If the general can make friends with him, even if he is
If you are struggling in the Northern Territory Army, you will have a place in Daliang when the time comes."
Xu Sheng said softly with some envy: "You have the power to carry the sword. I have countless warriors in Daliang, but there is only one like him. Your Majesty's heart can no longer be obvious. I really don't know whether the people in Shendu did it intentionally or not.
What a fool you are for not dealing with Commander Chen."
*** also smiled and said: "When I heard what you said, I was suddenly enlightened."
Xu Sheng nodded, "Now the general is also looking forward to seeing this commander. If nothing else, who wouldn't want to see such a young and talented person?"
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Chen Chao braved the light snow and walked into the Qingtian camp. After sending off the messengers, he just glanced at the tent over there and was silent for a moment, then turned and walked towards the deputy general's tent on the side.
In the Qingtian camp, *** is the chief general. After him, there are two deputy generals. Apart from Xu Sheng, whom he has taken as his confidant, the other one is named Ning Chong. This man is not an ordinary martial artist. His family has been in the north for generations.
Among the border troops, his uncle Ning Shanting is now a third-grade general in the northern border army. He actually has 30,000 troops under his command. He usually leads the army in battles, and can easily command 100,000 troops in battles. His level is also high.
Gao, had already set foot in the other side a few years ago. It was even considered that if the general lived a few more years, he would definitely be one of the candidates to compete for the next general of the North, but the general passed away too early.
, did not give him this time, but the Ning family is deeply entangled in the Northern Army. I don’t know how many disciples and children are in the Northern Army. The Ning Chong in front of me, who is only thirty years old, can be in Xuanling County.
As a deputy general, his influence is evident.
Even when Wei Feng retired from old age and returned to his hometown, if it hadn't been for His Majesty the Emperor's personal recommendation, he would not have been promoted to the rank of general in a few years.
Therefore, although *** is the commander-in-chief of the Qingtian camp, he always treats Ning Chong as his own, and is unwilling to take the initiative to provoke this general's younger brother.
And he probably knew that his promotion probably had nothing to do with him, so he didn't deliberately try to please the general. Instead, he set up his tent some distance away from the general. At this moment, he was just in the tent.
After taking a sip of the fine velvet antler wine sent from Bailu Prefecture, I put down the glass and was amazed. Bailu Prefecture not only has many scholars, but it is also good at making wine. This velvet antler wine is the favorite wine of those scholars.
It is brewed with deer blood and velvet antlers. When poured into a wine glass, it will turn red, but the taste is extremely sweet. It will taste endless after one sip. He is different from other warriors in the army. He does not like those strong drinks, but he only likes this sip, so he has to ask people to drink it from time to time.
Bailuzhou brought a lot of drinks, which were mixed in with the weapons and food sent by the gods, but no one cared about him.
After just one gulp of wine, before he could pour a second glass, the tent was suddenly opened, and the cold wind rushed in along with the snowflakes.
A young man in a black shirt with a knife hanging from his waist was standing at the door of the tent and looking quietly at the deputy general of Xuanling County in front of him.
Ning Chong has a standard Northland appearance, tall and handsome. Sitting now, he is calm and powerful.
After seeing Chen Chao, he snorted with some dissatisfaction, "Who are you? Do you know that breaking into the general's tent without permission is a felony?!"
Chen Chao ignored him and just looked at the wine bottle in front of Ning Chong.
, smiled and said: "I heard that the former general was very strict in running the army, and everyone in the army was not allowed to drink alcohol except at certain times. General Ning's behavior today, if the general was still here, he would probably have to receive a few levies at the least."
Ten army sticks."
Ning Chong's face was expressionless, "Just because you broke into my general's tent without permission, it's not an exaggeration to say that you came to assassinate me."
Chen Chao nodded and said seriously: "That's true. Originally, you only listened to military orders. In your eyes, Daliang Law is just a blank piece of paper. Just based on this kind of thing, you said
Kill me, as long as you can really kill me, there is no problem, but the question is, can you kill me?"
Although Ning Chong is good at wine, he has an extraordinary background. He has come step by step since he was a child. Now he is a martial artist in the sea of suffering, and his physical fitness has never fallen behind. Listening to Chen Chao's words, he stood up slowly
He stood up, looked at the young man with an angry face, and smiled instead of being angry, "Where did this young boy come from, dare to come to this general to seek death?"
Chen Chao was not in a hurry, he just took a few steps forward and said with a smile: "You don't seem to be very smart. I was able to get here without disturbing the soldiers here. There are only two possibilities. One of them is that they didn't dare to provoke me.
Me, the second thing is that they can't find me, but it seems that no matter what the possibility is, you shouldn't talk to me like this."
Ning Chong was speechless for a moment. After a moment, he slowly said: "????????????????? Zuowei deputy commander, Chen Chao?"
Chen Chao smiled and said, "That's exactly me."
After getting the exact answer, Ning Chong was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "I don't know why Commander Chen is here, why are you here?"
He knew that the young people from Shendu were going to the north and passed through Xuanling County, but he could ignore the children of ordinary aristocratic families. After all, the foundation of the Ning family was in the north. Even the Xie family and
What about the big shot of the Wei family? We can't let him take another look, but Chen Chao is different. He is the young warrior that His Majesty the Emperor most favors now, and he is the person who may become the guardian envoy in the future. The general and the guardian envoy,
No one dares to despise the two pillars of the two great countries, one internal and one external.
Chen Chao thought to himself and said: "It doesn't matter, why don't you first inform General Xu about General Ning's drinking, and then beat him with the military stick that deserves it?"
"Commander Chen is joking. There is no war at the moment, and I am not on the front line. I think even if General Xu knows about it, he won't care too much. Besides, I, Xuanling County, can be regarded as a northern border army?" Ning Chong said with a smile on his face.
He smiled perfunctorily, which made people uncomfortable.
Chen Chao nodded, "That's the reason. Based on the power of the Ning family in the Northern Army, even if *** knew about it, they would probably turn a blind eye. No wonder you have included fine wine in the imperial military supplies over the years.
No one dares to say anything, and even the people below have to hold their noses to help you, but compared with drinking, this is a serious crime, right?"
After Emperor Liang came to the throne, he attached great importance to the Northern Territory. He once issued a strict order not to withhold any military supplies that had been delayed to be sent to the Northern Territory. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be directly executed, which naturally included bringing anything else into the territory.
Ning Chong's face looked a little ugly, and he suddenly said: "It turns out that Commander Chen is here to investigate the case, but how did the investigation by the guards' line of investigation lead to the investigation of our northern border troops?"
Chen Chao asked in astonishment: "What's going on? Didn't General Ning say before that Xuanling County is not considered a northern border army? Why is it all of a sudden now?"
Ning Chong looked unkind, but did not speak.
"Speaking of such a crime, it seems that I can't control it. After all, Xuanling County belongs to the northern border army. This kind of matter needs to be decided by the general. If your Ning family wants to protect you, they will probably demote you to be a soldier.
That's fine. In a few years, we can still make a comeback. General Ning has a good uncle. I can't envy him."
Chen Chao grinned.
Ning Chong's expression improved a lot. After thinking for a while, he also laughed, "Commander Chen is really good at joking. I have come all this way, why is there anything I can do for you? Just speak up. Speaking of which, the Commander-in-Chief is now...
General of the North, we can be considered a family."
Probably because he had thought through Chen Chao's thoughts and was sure that the young martial artist in front of him would not make things difficult for him, he naturally followed the path.
"This is the deer antler wine that is a specialty of Bailu Prefecture, Commander Chen
Do you want to try it? This thing is difficult to buy even in the capital of God."
Ning Chong smiled broadly, looking completely different from before.
Chen Chao smiled and shook his head, "I'm on official business, so I won't drink."
"By the way, this is not the only thing I came here to do. There is another thing I want to ask General Ning."
Chen Chao raised his head and looked at the smart-aleck General Ning.
Ning Chong smiled and said, "Of course, I can tell you everything I know."
Chen Chao nodded and said, "I heard that General Ning deducted a pension that should be paid in full. Does General Ning know that it is a capital crime?"
Chen Chao's voice became colder and colder, and in the end there was no emotion at all.
"Not long ago, many people in Xuanling County and even the entire New Liuzhou lost their official titles, and some even lost their heads. At this moment, there are countless people in the prison of the Criminal Department of the Divine Capital. Ning
Since the general knows that His Majesty is most unwilling to see such a thing happen, he still commits the crime against the odds. He probably thinks that his uncle can protect you? But can he really protect you?"
Chen Chao spoke slowly and word by word.
Ning Chong's expression changed drastically, but he quickly said coldly: "Chen Chao, don't you want to accuse someone of their innocence out of thin air?!"
Chen Chao grinned, "Are you innocent? Go tell the King of Hell?"
"What? Even if I, the general, are suspected, they have to be tried by the general. How dare you, an official of the guard envoy lineage, kill a general in the army without permission?!"
Ning Chong slowly backed away and slowly approached the long tree placed aside.
All generals in the army who can use such weapons are all outstanding.
He has practiced cultivation since he was a child, so he is naturally not weak.
But Chen Chao was unmoved and just said: "Before I left the capital, a total of two people told me about this matter. One of them was a letter from the current general, and the other one was from the current majesty.
, His Majesty was even simpler, he only said the word "kill". Do you think you can still live?"
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"My officer is Chen Chao, the deputy commander of the left guard of Shendu. This person has illicitly smuggled pension money. I have been ordered to kill him on the spot. I call you, General Xu, to come!"
As Chen Chao's voice sounded, a qi machine instantly spread out, knocking away the soldiers at the front.
???????????????Looking at this scene and hearing these words, the soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Chen Chao lowered his head and looked at Ning Chong again, and said softly: "I don't want to kill you with a knife, because I'm afraid of dirtying my knife."
After saying these last words, Chen Chao mercilessly crushed the head of the general in front of him before retracting his hand and letting the body fall on the ground.
Looking at Ning Chong's body, Chen Chao smiled, but there was something he didn't say.
No matter how great your uncle is, he is not as great as my uncle.
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When Mao Zedong and Xu Sheng arrived in a hurry, the large tent that belonged to Ning Chong was now surrounded by many soldiers. Inside, there was a long pole stuck in the middle, and apart from that, there was only a black man.
The young man in the shirt stood with his sword hanging.
***'s face changed drastically, and he looked to Xu Sheng aside, who also had a look of helplessness.
"General Xu, could you please take a step to speak?"
Chen Chao turned around and looked at the young man who had only been serving as the guard general of Xuanling County for a short time.
*** bit the bullet and asked: "May I ask if Commander Chen really ordered this move from the General's Mansion?"
Chen Chao didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.
*** then waved his hand, and Xu Sheng and the soldiers dispersed.
After everyone had left, Chen Chaocai looked at *** and said, "I remember that General Xu took the position of the guard general of Xuanling County not long ago."
*** At this moment, he didn't care whether he was angry or not. No matter how stupid he was, he understood that if there was no conclusive evidence, it would be impossible for the young warrior in front of him to kill Ning Chong directly.
He smiled bitterly and was about to speak when Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Since it hasn't been long, I guess I haven't discovered the serious crime committed by General Ning."
*** For a moment, he didn't know what Chen Chao meant. He was silent for a moment and then said softly: "I know that Ning Chong brought drinks in the military supplies."
Chen Chao smiled and asked, "That's it?"
*** smiled bitterly and said softly: "The Ning family has too much influence in the Northern Army. Although the Qingtian camp knew about Ning Chong's actions, it was not a big deal after all, so they tacitly understood it and did not report it."
Chen Chao didn't speak, just looked at ***.
*** really couldn't figure out what the young man in front of him was thinking. He was silent for a long time and then said: "I'm not complaining, I just hope that Commander Chen will be considerate. However, no matter what, I am derelict in my duty and I am willing to take the blame."
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Chen Chao smiled and said, "This incident alone can kill him?"
*** was shocked, shook his head and said: "I really don't know anything else."
"General Xu really doesn't know about this man's deduction of pensions from border troops?"
Chen Chao stared at the girl in front of him, as if he wanted to see something in the eyes of the girl in front of him.
"If I know this, I will definitely report it to the General's Office and His Majesty. I will never remain silent!" *** said in a deep voice, "Commander Chen, please believe this."
Chen Chao said slowly: "If you are an official in the officialdom, you must protect yourself wisely, and if you are a general in the army, you can also learn this. It took more than two hundred years to build Daliang. In the future, the combat power will not continue to decline until one day when the monster clan is seen
Going south, unable to do anything, trampling on our mountains and rivers?"
***'s face was full of guilt, and this pure martial artist was a little ashamed.
Chen Chao sighed and said, "I will send you the letter from the Divine Capital here later, and General Xu will report it to the General's Mansion truthfully."
*** still looked ashamed.
"Before I left the capital city, Your Majesty mentioned General Xu and commented on his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but he also said one last sentence."
Chen Chao smiled.
*** asked: "May I ask Commander Chen, what did His Majesty say in the end?"
"General Xu, think about how your majesty talked to Xu that day.
That’s all the general says.”
After saying this, Chen Chao cupped his hands and said, "General Xu, please don't be offended by your abruptness today."
*** shook his head. In fact, he still had some doubts, but he still didn't express them.
Chen Chao walked a few steps and happened to pass by the long pole. Then he turned to look at Mr. Chen and said with a smile: "Your Majesty only said three words in the end."
*** looked at Chen Chao.
Chen Chao smiled and said, "It's not enough."
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