Cao An sighed, feeling a little unmotivated: "What if we don't decide? Have you not told us everything about the character of Prince Mi Zhen? That master who repays kindness and revenge, even my brother-in-law has not let him go. Yes, let alone us? It is said that he favored the county princess so much that he actually sent the county princess to the north in person. If he was pregnant, he would obviously give us two ways: whether to seek refuge or not to ask for help. As an enemy.”
"He wants a boss who talks too much and has no real talent. We are also afraid of offending him."
"No, looking at his entire experience, even if you say that he has performed very well so far, one thing is certain: he has trained very well on Tortoiseshell Island, and he is not that kind of aggressive person. "
"Such a master, even if Xijiang was defeated that time, with the financial support of the Luo family from the three families in Nanfeng County, and if most of the people in Wuyi Camp and Jishan Camp did not lose most of their legs, he might not be without a month. The chance of a comeback... We have actually received news that the changes in the Southern Xinjiang Army during that period are inextricably related to him, right?"
"It can be seen that before Ruru invaded Western Xinjiang, he had prepared a retreat: it would be best if he won, and if he lost, he would return to Southern Xinjiang with the Southern Xinjiang army to recuperate and accumulate strength. The Meng family and the prince have been fighting for many years. It’s very polite, we can say that the hatred between each other is as deep as the sea, and no matter which side is in Taiwan, it will definitely win miserably!”
"At that time, my vitality will be severely damaged. How can I defeat him?"
"As the princess said, the prince is very young. He can afford to be defeated, but he can also afford to wait, and he can endure even more!"
"Can we do it?"
Cao An smiled bitterly and said, "We can't afford to wait at all... Not to mention his old bones, General, how prosperous you were when you came to Northern Xinjiang? In the blink of an eye, your sideburns are all gone It’s frosty.”
"But the prince and the Meng family are in a stalemate... Is it true that they have always said that Bidong's body is not in good shape? Is it because it is Xuanjing's thirty-three years and he is not able to properly walk on the throne?"
"What if he follows the Queen Mother's lifespan and probably lives another ten or twenty years?"
"The Meng clan has many people and strength, but the prince has only a few descendants."
"Especially the Crown Prince... Sigh... Why doesn't the prince disapprove of his eldest son?"
"In that case, whether Prince Bufan likes him or not, putting his status in order, it is reasonable for us to support him."
"But even so, in the long run, in the final analysis, we have to choose the county king, right?"
"First of all, we can't bear the revenge after he succeeds and settle old scores; secondly, what the princess said is very wrong. If we really want to fulfill General Zhou's last wish, the most reliable candidate is the prince. ."
"...Do the other brothers in the army think the same way?" Zhao Shi listened, closed his eyes for a long time, and asked softly.
Cao An said: "General, in fact, someone proposed to support the prince a long time ago. The matter can be traced back to Ning Weihou: Ningwei Hou was born in the army, although his father Xu Baoting was not in our northern Xinjiang He was born in the military, but his official position was not very high, and he did not have the respectability of Sheng Junhao, the grandfather of the princess."
"The reason why Marquis Ningwei can be granted the title of Marquis, in the final analysis, is because of military merit!"
"Even if the Northern Xinjiang Army is the most valued by Damu, it is also the one that the imperial court keeps the most close eye on. You and Meng Boqin have set an example by not tampering with the troops, let alone those Didong people?"
"After all those years of living and drinking in that damn place, there are only a few people who are as lucky as his old bones and get into the position of general."
"Even if it weren't for him, in fact, in many cases, the family's financial resources would still be stretched thin."
"There is no money to be made in the army, and Ruru and Ruru cannot defend the city. He is disarmed every month. He is not blessed with Sheng Junhao. His ancestors have a rich fortune in Chuandong, and he has a filial son who makes money. I am afraid that he will not be able to continue. I can’t even afford the medicine, so I have to live with my injuries day after day!”
"To put it bluntly, there are not many people like Sheng Junhao after all!"
"Ordinary people just want to live in the East after confinement. Who is willing to join the army?"
"Is there anyone who is not worried about his livelihood but is afraid of death? Or is there someone who has the idea of seeking something out of danger?"
"How can there be so many people who have no desire and no desire but to protect their home and country?"
"Those who have no choice but to join the army will naturally have a poor family. How can they not consider their family fortunes after the disarmament? If they take the wrong direction, they will lose their future."
"And those two things, regardless of whether Meng is a prince or not, can't give them."
"Because whoever wins between the two porters, the first thing must be to secure the throne. For the sake of heirs, how can you have the time to fight with Ruru? It would be good if you don't give in quickly!"
"Only the prince of the county is the most likely to use his thunder legs to eliminate dissidents after Jian Zuo, plan the Northern Expedition, and plow the court to clear the holes!"
After all, throughout the entire rise of Rong Suihe, did he tell the people around him and those he wanted to win over: follow him and earn a future together!
For the Meng family, Gaomi Wang said that annihilating Ruru would not benefit them much, because their power in Damu was already deeply rooted, so if they defeated the Meng family, their management over the past few decades could gradually take over. However, Rong Suihe is not like that. Even if there is Huan Guanlan standing behind him, even if Zhao Shi and others think that Huan Guanlan is alive and has done many things during the more than ten years of his disappearance to control the power of such a huge country. , after all, it is not achieved overnight.
Therefore, the crusade against Ruru, fulfilling the last wish of Emperor Mu Zong, and giving the Northern Xinjiang Army, perhaps the Western Xinjiang Army, the Southern Xinjiang Army, the Coastal Navy, and even the Forbidden Army, an opportunity for the whole country to be granted the title of marquis and general, is wrong. For Rong Suihe, not only can he complete his ideal move, but also can he completely control the military power in the palm of his hand
With military power and self-respect, and with the reputation of righteousness in his legs, the civil servants can take advantage of it!
As for the generals and officers in the army, except for a few who are single-mindedly eating and waiting to die, how can they not welcome such a wrong master
"Ning Weihou!" Zhao Shi narrowed his eyes and sighed, "I never thought that due to what happened to General Zhou, the anger in the army could not be calmed down. The prince and the Meng family agreed to confer the title of marquis to Xu Zijing. Does the bright moon achieve secret chastity?"
Cao An also sighed a little: "He doubted that Xu Qu had been spread from the mouths of Ning Weihou's loyal subordinates for a long time, and the purpose was to build momentum for Mi Zhen. Even though Mi Zhen had won the first prize before the scandal, His fame spread throughout the country, and at that time no one thought that he would reach such a high level in just a short period of time, otherwise in the northern Xinjiang, everyone felt that it had nothing to do with him."
"The people who spread the rumors were very covert. By the time they discovered it, it was already too late!"
Because even Cao An and Zhao Shi are seriously considering whether to switch to Rong Suihe or not, and of course they will not completely put an end to the connection and persuasion of that kind of private Dong before they think about it clearly.
"Isn't it normal that I discovered it too late and didn't stop it myself?" Zhao Shi sighed, with a hint of fear flashing in his eyes, "After all, behind that person, there are three Nanfeng County families and Marquis Ning Wei! That person is Who knows what he has done in those years for the master who has not shown up in the morning? Even the Jishan bandits have a hand in it. He does not believe that he has no one of his own in the Northern Xinjiang Army! Even the status of his own person, It must not be low!”
"Otherwise, after General Zhou left, how could the Northern Xinjiang Army endure the excitement and resist coming east?!"
"Peng Pei... Hehe, Peng Pei... I beg you, he went early, he would have been at the door to get to the bottom of it!"
"The general suspects that General Peng has something to do with that person?" Cao An was startled and said, "That's impossible! General Peng is General Zhou's most trusted lieutenant, how could he betray the general?!"
Zhao Shi's eyes flickered, and after a while he said: "Probably only Peng Pei himself and Huan Guanlan know about that, right?"
He did not continue the topic and returned to the main business, "Since everyone supports Mi Zhen, naturally we also want to show some performance. Let us, uncles and nephews, go out and mobilize our troops to help Western Xinjiang!"
Cao An was surprised when he heard this and said: "He's going too? What about the northern Xinjiang side?! Meng Boqin will definitely not let go of that opportunity to target you!"
Over in northern Xinjiang, among Zhao Shi's family, the one whom Zhao Shi expected and admired the most was Lu Shiyu. Those who brought Zhao Shi's legs here talked about almost everything.
But what he really relies on is Cao An's seniority.