Changcheng's Economic Envoy's Mansion had long since been transformed into Yuwen Chenghua's military camp for General Zhengnan. The generals and staff coming and going in the mansion were handling military affairs as usual and summarizing frontline battles.

In a rather elegant study room, Shangguan Taiqing and Yuwen Chenghua were sipping tea.

You can tell by the scent of the tea that this is the finest tea that Yuwen Chenghua carried with his army.

Shangguan Taiqing and Zhao Zhongtian laughed and talked from time to time, but Yu Wen Chenghua, who was originally the master, seemed to be pushed aside.

In the past few days, Shangguan Taiqing, accompanied by Yu Wen Chenghua, pretended to inspect several military camps, looked at the battle conditions everywhere, and went through the whole process.

He said that the soldiers were working hard and that the momentum of the rebel army had been stopped. He said some self-deceiving words to cheer up the soldiers below.

In short, all the efforts to save face are considered to be in place, but the only thing that makes Yuwen Chenghua unhappy is that the uncle of the country always makes some insinuations about himself from time to time.

In addition, there is Zhao Zhongtian who is adding fuel to the fire and adding insult to injury. I have been suffocating for the past few days and have nowhere to vent my anger.

"Lord Yuwen."

Shangguan Taiqing said casually after swallowing a sip of tea:

"According to the itinerary, I should leave for Beijing tomorrow. I have already said what I need to say about the situation, but in terms of counterinsurgency and counterinsurgency, I'm afraid it doesn't make sense that the more rebels are suppressed, the more rebels there will be. The rebels in Jiangnan are now better than they were at the beginning.

Nothing less than that.”

Zhao Zhongtian raised his eyebrows and leisurely picked up his teacup and watched the show.

The defeat was Yuwen Chenghua's fault, and his record was still acceptable.

Yu Wen Chenghua had no expression on his face and just said softly: "The origins of the troops stationed in various places are mixed, and the cooperation between the troops is not very good and needs to be tempered.

Although we have suffered a few defeats so far, given time, I will be able to defeat the rebels."

There was no tacit understanding among the military, and the abilities of military generals from state to state varied. The Minister of War found a reasonable excuse for himself.

"Haha~"

Shangguan Taiqing did not deny this excuse, but looked at Yuwen Chenghua and said:

"Your Excellency also knows that in order to quell the rebellion, the imperial court drained the Ministry of Household's money. For this reason, the support of major families is needed to release part of the military pay.

It can be said that our government has already exhausted all its national strength. If there is no progress in countering the rebellion, how can you explain to your majesty?"

Yu Wen Chenghua frowned and said, "I will definitely put down the rebels. I hope your Majesty will not worry."

Shangguan Taiqing finally put down the teacup in his hand, cupped his hands in a rather solemn manner and said:

"Let's put it bluntly, this war can't be fought for ten or eight years, right? I hope Lord Yuwen will give me a period of time to roughly put down the rebellion, so that I can give His Majesty a sure message when I go back. Otherwise, Your Majesty will ask us later.

It's not easy to do business."

Yuwen Chenghua finally understood the real purpose of Shangguan Taiqing's trip. It turned out that he was trying to force himself to express his position.

Zhao Zhongtian had already crossed his legs. He wanted to see what answer Yu Wenchenghua could give.

Considering the Minister of War's ability to lead troops, Zhao Zhongtian did not think that this guy could put down the rebellion even if he was given ten to eight years.

After hesitating for a long time, the Minister of War finally replied: "It may take a year, or it may take half a year. I will definitely help your Majesty quell the rebellion."

"One year, it seems a bit long~" Shangguan Taiqing said reluctantly:

"But Mr. Yuwen is on the front line after all, serving the country and risking his own life. Anyway, I will go to your majesty to fight for him this year! Who makes us colleagues?"

Yu Wencheng's Qi turned into nothing, but he still owed Shangguan Taiqing a favor.

"However, what if your Excellency cannot quell the rebellion within a year?" Shangguan Taiqing asked, narrowing his eyes.

At this time, Zhao Zhongtian jumped out very wisely and said angrily: "If the rebellion cannot be quelled, Lord Yuwen seems to have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor."

Although Zhao Zhongtian is also a counter-rebellion general, he is not a military commander after all. If he cannot be defeated, he will not be in charge.

Anyway, it was Yuwen Chenghua who agreed to this time of year, not him.

One pit after another ~

Yuwen Chenghua glanced at the two of them angrily, gritted his teeth, stood up, saluted in the direction of the capital and said:

"If the rebellion cannot be put down within a year, I am willing to take off this official uniform! Please forgive me!"

"good!"

Shangguan Taiqing slapped the table fiercely: "Master Yuwen is majestic and heroic! He is full of pride! He is truly the pillar of the country! When I return to the capital, I will report to your majesty the truth as you said! Hahaha!"

The uncle could hardly hide the smile on his face, and his series of questions forced Yuwen Chenghua to tell him personally, what should I do if I can't defeat the rebels?

Now he said it himself, take off his official uniform!

Then taking away the military power of your Yuwen family will surely not hinder you, right?

Zhao Zhongtian on the side was also overjoyed. He didn't expect that Yuwen Chenghua was really stupid enough to say such a thing.

Then if Yu Wen Chenghua takes off his official robe, wouldn't the Minister of War be in his pocket? He has been coveting this position for a long time.

Seeing the happy faces of Shangguan Taiqing and Zhao Zhongtian, Yuwen Chenghua's expression was a little strange. No one knew what the Minister of War was thinking in his heart.

"My lord, my lord!"

At this moment, a military general walked into the room in a panic, but he was stunned when he saw the three adults there.

Yu Wenchenghua frowned: "What kind of appearance is this? What happened?"

"This, this..." The general glanced at Shangguan Taiqing and Zhao Zhongtian and hesitated without speaking.

Shangguan Taiqing understood instantly and said with a cold face: "What? Is there anything you can't say in front of me and General Zhao?"

The military general trembled and turned to look at Yuwen Chenghua. He was a military general promoted by the Yuwen family. There were certain things that he couldn't say casually in front of outsiders.

"Tell me what's wrong."

Yuwen Chenghua waved his hand impatiently, could he still drive these two guys out?

The middle-aged military general said solemnly: "Sir, because of the issue of pay, there has been a riot in the military camp. Several quartermasters and many soldiers have been killed. General Gao is leading his troops to suppress it."

"What!" Yuwen Chenghua was stunned, that something like this happened at this moment.

"Sir, what do you think we should do?"

Yuwen Chenghua looked at Shangguan Taiqing and Zhao Zhongtian, with a hint of schadenfreude clearly on their faces.

Shangguan Taiqing coughed a few times and said calmly: "Your Excellency is the commander-in-chief of the army. This kind of matter can be solved by oneself. However, riots in the military camp are a serious matter. Lord Yuwen must handle it carefully and not affect the morale of the army."

"Okay, you two, please wait a moment. I'll be back as soon as I go!"

Seeing what Shangguan Taiqing said, Yuwen Chenghua turned around and left. He really didn't want to stay in this room anymore.
Chapter completed!