Liang Fengmian walked back to the General's Mansion step by step with a heavy heart. When he reached the door of the General's Mansion, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He quickly took out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth. Looking at the bright red on the handkerchief, he could no longer remember what he had done now.

This is the first time I have vomited blood.

Uncle Liang was worried and came to wait at the gate of the mansion. The general hurried from the military camp to the palace. It was time to come back. No matter what, he had to go back to the general's mansion to rest.

As soon as Uncle Liang arrived at the door of the house, he saw Liang Fengmian standing outside the door. He hurriedly greeted him: "Master, why don't you come in when you are back?"

When Liang Fengmian saw Uncle Liang coming, he quickly stuffed the handkerchief into his sleeves. Not wanting others to notice, he responded: "Is Ji'er at home?"

"Young Master... As soon as the Young Master came back, he knelt in front of Madam's memorial tablet and has not gotten up until now." Uncle Liang said with an embarrassed look on his face.

He knew that something big was happening in the Celestial Empire. The emperor fainted in public this morning and the news had already spread throughout the capital. Liang Ji didn't say a word as soon as he returned home. He knelt straight in the incense hall and has not gotten up until now.

"I know." Liang Fengmian responded and walked towards the Xiangtang with his tired body.

"Master..." Uncle Liang called uneasily.

"I can just go by myself, you don't have to follow me," Liang Fengmian said.

Uncle Liang had no choice but to stop here. Looking at Liang Fengmian's retreating figure, Uncle Liang felt that during the recent period, the master seemed to have aged twenty years.

As soon as Liang Fengmian entered the Xiang Hall, he saw Liang Ji kneeling in the hall and walked to him.

Liang Ji glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the person arriving was his father, and said: "Father."

"Yeah." Liang Fengmian responded, his eyes always staying on the Yang Suying tablet enshrined in the Xiangtang.

Liang Fengmian lost his parents when he was young, and he can no longer remember their names and appearances.

When he was young, he secretly learned martial arts from martial arts masters. He studied and read with the students at the Qinhuai private school. He was so talented that he taught himself the art of war and won the appreciation of Yang Suying, the only daughter of Yuan Yuan.

Then he passed the imperial examination and joined the army, and went from being a mere soldier to becoming a general with great reputation and fear in the enemy. This was inseparable from the support of his beloved wife Yang Suying, but she died before she could enjoy the glory and wealth with him.

In the border fortress he had guarded for decades.

Now that Cangzhou has been lost, not only the common people died, but also the memories he defended with his life.

The two of them stood and knelt in front of Yang Suying's memorial tablet, silently. The incense hall was so quiet that they could only hear the burning of incense candles and the chirping of cicadas in the distance.

"Father! Let your son personally lead the army to support the state!" Liang Ji was impatient and stood up with a roar, clenching his fists and saying through gritted teeth.

He hated those Daliang soldiers. If they had not repeatedly offended the border, the people of Cangzhou would still be sitting happily eating together, and his mother would not have been able to die without seeing her father!

Liang Fengmian raised his head and looked directly at the portrait of Yang Suying hanging high.

"Father! Let me go! Someone has to go to the capital to appease the people!" Liang Ji said anxiously.

"Someone has to go to the capital." After a long time, Liang Fengmian said slowly, "But it can't be you." He looked directly into Liang Ji's eyes.

Liang Ji understood the hidden words in Liang Fengmian's eyes. At this moment, he seemed to get to know the father who had accompanied him for the first half of his life all over again.

Early next morning.

All civil and military officials filed in from the main entrance of the palace step by step and went to the Jinluan Hall for the morning court.

After what happened in the morning session yesterday, all the officials in the imperial court were planning their strategies for another night. They were really under the same roof, but they had different intentions.

Lu Gaohong looked solemn. The loss of Cangzhou was also a disaster for him. No matter what, he was the prime minister who thought about heaven and the people. In order to review the general documents submitted by the various states, he did not even look at them all night.

Being in a high position, one can understand how precarious the situation is.

"The Emperor has arrived," Eunuch He sang loudly as usual.

The jade hair hanging from Qi Bingyu's crown covered his pale face. After being treated by President Lin yesterday, his body had gradually improved. He should have rested in bed, but the current situation was different from the past. He couldn't worry about the government, so he had to hold on.

I went to court even though I was sick.

"Long live my emperor!" the courtiers shouted in unison.

This sentence seems so ridiculous at this time. Qi Bingyu himself knows very well that it is impossible for him to live long live. He can only try to use up the remaining strength to keep the heaven long live.

"Everyone loves you so much." Qi Bingyu said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

"Cangzhou has been lost and the state has fallen. The bandits of the Great Liang are about to rush straight to the capital. They will raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. Do you have a good plan for your beloved ministers?" Qi Bingyu asked loudly.

At this time, the courtiers looked at each other and whispered to each other in private. Qi Bingyu had a headache just looking at it.

"Prime Minister Lu, as the head of a hundred officials, you should take the lead in setting an example." Qi Bingyu randomly called someone to answer.

"Reply to the Emperor." Lu Gaohong walked out of the queue of officials and answered with his hands raised: "Now that Cangzhou has been lost, the people fleeing from the border and Cangzhou are rushing to the Central Plains. Some of the refugees have already arrived in Luozhou. In addition to the state

After the fall, the people's morale will definitely not be stable. Cangzhou is a fortress in the Central Plains. The city defense is extremely tight, comparable to that of Shangjing. However, now the entire city of Cangzhou is occupied by the enemy forces of Daliang, and the morale of the military is unstable. Refugees are coming in droves, and there are rumors among the people that I am a great person.

The great country is about to be destroyed here. According to what I see, a capable general should be sent to repel the enemy forces in Daliang in order to stabilize the situation."

Lu Gaohong analyzed the key points word for word. Although the words were inappropriate, every word was true. Nowadays, the people's morale is unstable and the military's morale is uncertain. There are already rumors that the Celestial Empire will be destroyed, and some people directly defect to the Great Liang to save their lives.

"Then according to the opinions of all my dear friends, who can be worthy of this important task?" Qi Bingyu asked.

"Your Majesty, I recommend myself!" He Zhengliu, the mighty general who was newly elected as the champion of martial arts in the past few years, stepped forward. "Wei Chen led his army to support the general who guarded the border a few months ago. He thought he was familiar with the Great Liang army.

This is the way of fighting. As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you survive a hundred battles. I request you to fight!"

He Zhengliu was highly skilled in martial arts and was young and promising. Although he was full of passion, he was arrogant and impetuous. Qi Bingyu looked at him and said nothing.

"Your Majesty, I recommend myself!" Qi Tai, the Royal Cavalry General of the imperial guard camp, raised his hand and said.

"Your Majesty! I recommend myself!" Hua Jianghao, the third-grade Zhendong general, stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I recommend myself!" Wei Shen, the fourth-rank military guard general, saw all his colleagues coming forward one after another. Unable to hold back the blood flowing in his body, Wei Shen took a big step forward and raised his hands.

Qi Bingyu's face relaxed as he saw each of the capable soldiers willing to fight, but he still couldn't wait for the perfect candidate in his mind.

Qi Bingyu's eyes stayed on Liang Fengmian. He hoped that Liang Fengmian could lead the army in person, because only Liang Fengmian was the best candidate in his mind to be invincible and invincible.

Liang Ji stood behind Liang Fengmian and watched the generals step forward to recommend themselves. He suppressed his steps and movements that were ready to go. What he was thinking about was his father's instructions yesterday.

Seeing that all the generals present came forward to recommend themselves, the emperor still didn't say anything. Everyone looked at Liang Fengmian. They all knew that what the emperor wanted most was for Liang Fengmian to go on the expedition in person.

Liang Fengmian stared straight ahead, remained silent for a while, took a big step forward, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to recommend someone."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like throwing a huge stone into a calm lake, causing thousands of waves among the courtiers.

Could it be that he recommended Major General Liang Ji?

"Who?" Qi Bingyu asked.
Chapter completed!