Liu Qi and his party had followed Jin Wushu's footsteps since they left Luoyang. The footsteps were very obvious, heading in the direction of Shunchang.
Liu Qi, who was dazzled by the victory, did not realize that the footprints of those horses' hoofs were too shallow and did not look like the hoof prints left by heavy armored cavalry at all.
Liu Chan, who was far away in Yancheng, did not know that Jin Wushu had already rushed towards him at this time. He was still training with Yue Yun's Beiwei Army, striving to compete with the Jin Kingdom again.
Liu Chan looked at the Beiwei Army who was training hard and said to Yue Yun: "How do I feel that your Beiwei Army or the Yue Family Army led by your father is more powerful? Are they really heavy armored cavalry?"
Yue Yun looked melancholy. If you don't mention this topic, we will still be friends. But Liu Chan is the emperor after all. He explained: "I don't know why, but since the last battle of Shunchang, the strength of the Yue family army has been higher than that of the Wei army."
Already."
"I always feel like you are missing something from the Wei Army." Liu Chan was very confused. The heavy armored cavalry he influenced shouldn't be like this. They should be stronger.
"May I ask what your Majesty sent?"
"Let me think about this. When I know the answer, I will tell you."
"Then thank you, Your Majesty."
"It's time for training today, let's go have a drink?"
The corners of Yue Yun's mouth twitched. Ever since he and Liu Chan came to Yancheng, he had discovered that Liu Chan was not an ordinary people-friendly person, completely different from what he imagined.
Liu Chan often took him to drink with some Weijun officers and men, making all kinds of stupid remarks without taboo, and often making all kinds of jokes, so that Yue Yun sometimes couldn't tell whether Liu Chan was the emperor or a border general.
"Manxianglou?"
"I've been short on money lately, so it would be okay if you treated me to a treat."
"Then let's eat whatever we want."
Liu Chan laughed: "Let's go to Manxiang Tower. I'll treat you."
After all the dishes were served, Yue Yun asked Liu Chan a question he had always wanted to ask: "Since Your Majesty trusted my father, why did you demote my father to Huaining for one year? Is it because my father was involved with the prince?"
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"It has nothing to do with this." Liu Chan put down his chopsticks and took a sip of wine. That was what Zhao Gou did, and he didn't know it. But now that Yue Yun asked, he had to give an explanation.
"Your father doesn't know how to be an official. It's not that easy in the capital. It's not a big deal to make friends with princes privately, but your father made friends too early. The ministers were waiting and watching between the two princes, and your father was the first to take a stand.
He is still a military commander, so where will the ministers in the court be placed?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"If I don't demote your father to Huaining, then it won't be long before a minister writes a letter saying that your father colluded with the prince and intended to rebel."
"But my father's loyalty to you is astonishing."
"I know, even the ministers know it. But you can pretend not to know if you know it. How will you explain it then?" Liu Chan sighed and said to Yue Yun: "Have you heard a story?"
"What?"
"Once upon a time, a soldier ate a bowl of noodles from a store. The store owner insisted that the soldier had eaten two bowls of noodles, but gave him the money for one bowl of noodles. What would you do if you encountered this situation?"
Yue Yun thought hard, but still couldn't think of a solution: "This store owner is too evil. I can't think of a solution."
"Hey, in this regard, you are very similar to your father. You are too upright and don't know that people's hearts are sinister."
Yue Yun was deeply influenced by Yue Fei. Yue Fei was very upright, which also made Yue Yun understand those stupid people in society. At the time, Yue Fei had a hundred thousand troops of the Yue family, but when he was imprisoned by Qin Hui on trumped-up charges, he even rebelled.
He had no idea. In the end, Yue Yun accompanied his father to the execution ground and witnessed the epic decline in the moral level of the Song Dynasty.
Liu Chan continued: "The soldier was just like you. There was no evidence to prove that he had eaten a bowl of rice. At that time, he was so anxious that he almost cried. He wanted to give the store the money for two bowls of noodles. But the store was not doing it for money at all.
, but simply wanted to disgust the soldier's army. In the end, the soldier had no choice but to cut open his stomach himself to prove that he had only eaten a bowl of noodles."
"Then what?" Yue Yun was a little disgusted by this story.
"Then, the shopkeeper and all the onlookers ran away. The shopkeeper said to the dying soldier: I know you only ate a bowl of noodles, but who cares?"
"Your Majesty said this story is like saying that the ministers in the court will be like the shopkeeper. No, there is also Prime Minister Zhao in the court!"
"Hey, I really don't know what your father taught you. When the interests of all the ministers stand together, what does a prime minister mean? Can he really remove all the ministers? Your father secretly contacted the prince
, tampering with the interests that should belong to everyone, if I hadn't driven him to Huaining in advance, I'm afraid his head would have been elsewhere."
"Is the DPRK so dangerous now?"
"It is much more dangerous than this. I also want to see what will happen in the capital when I leave the capital this time. If there is a change in the capital, I will personally lead an army to Lin'an and kill all the rebellious officials and traitors, and then
We will rectify the policy of the imperial court and restore peace and tranquility."
"Will changes in the DPRK affect the army's Northern Expedition?"
"Don't worry, I have already arranged it. As for what tricks those scholars can make, it's just talk on paper. If they can't handle state affairs, they are just a bunch of trash."
"Hey." Yue Yun let out a long sigh and said to Liu Chan: "It seems that I have to read and write, otherwise I won't even know that I was sold."
"Haha, I have asked you to read more books a long time ago. But I heard that you want to be like Huo Qubing during the Han Dynasty?"
"It's all a joke. I didn't expect His Majesty to even know this."
"If you really want to be Huo Qubing, that's fine. Do I still have the position of General of Escorts and Cavalry?"
"What your Majesty said is true." Yue Yun stood up excitedly.
"Of course it's true. I never joke. However, your ability is not as strong as that of Huo Qubing. You must know that at your age, he has fought against the Xiongnu's hometown. You haven't even recovered the northern part of the Song Dynasty."
"I will definitely do my best and I will definitely be able to reach the hometown of the Kingdom of Jin."
"Hahaha, okay, let's eat quickly, it's already a little cold."
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"General, everything has been arranged and we are ready to go." Wang Gui said to Yue Fei who was getting ready to go.
"Well, okay. Will Huang Qi come with us?"
"There's nothing he can do if he doesn't come with us. Shunchang is now surrounded by Jin Wushu, and he can't get through it at all." Wang Gui said with a smile. He actually knew Huang Qi's identity. The shadow guard already knew it.
"Okay, but I've been feeling a little uneasy lately, as if something big is going to happen."
"Maybe it's because the recapture of the north is in sight and the general's dream is finally coming true, right?"
"Hahaha, maybe." Yue Yun looked to the south, still feeling a little uneasy.