Sure enough, the emperor's favorite person was Meng Shi. When Lin Xiang and You Xiang reported Meng Shi's name, the emperor nodded immediately: "Meng Shi is very good."
As for which aspect is good, the benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise sees wisdom.
The selection of the head coach was finalized. When the imperial decree was issued to the Duke of Zhenguo, the whole mansion was stunned, and they couldn't believe what they heard.
Their grandfather is going to the battlefield? Or the head coach
Uh…
Their grandfathers seem to have never been on the battlefield, and their grandfathers follow the line of literati and celebrities, and don't know how to lead troops to fight at all.
The first time I went to the battlefield was the coach, is it really okay
As for why the eldest son of Zhenguo Gongfu, which started out with military achievements, took the line of literati, it is simple.
At that time, the old prince held a heavy army in his hand and had a high prestige in the army, and was feared by the previous emperor. In order to save the lives of the whole family, the previous grandfather of the state, also known as Lin Chujiu's grandfather, took the opportunity to hand over military power.
But this is not enough. In order to completely dispel the suspicion of the old emperor, the old prince did not teach his three sons the art of war when they were young, but only taught them to be literati, not asking them to be successful, but only asking them to save their lives.
In addition to the three sons, the two direct daughters did not marry into the royal clan. The underprivileged disciple of , that is, the current Lin Xiang.
As for the second daughter, the old prince also chose a poor family for her, but before he could say, the eldest daughter died, and the second daughter was clamoring to marry Lin Jingyi to continue the string, which was considered not to be married to a high family.
At that time, the government of Zhenguo was very powerful, but the old man retreated bravely. Although he lost his rights, he kept his family and a hundred years of wealth.
You must know that several families that were comparable in power to the Duke of Zhenguo at the time all committed crimes and none of them survived.
In order to win the trust of the former emperor, the old prince taught his three sons exactly the same way. Even if they originally had the talent to fight, it took decades, and no matter how good the talent was, it was wasted.
So the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion couldn't understand, how could the emperor choose their eldest master to lead the army, are you sure that the emperor did not make a mistake
Don't say that others don't understand, even Meng Shi himself doesn't want to understand, holding the imperial edict, Meng Shi was dumbfounded on the spot, completely unaware of what the eunuch in front of him said, he just felt his brain buzzing and couldn't think at all.
The eunuch who announced the decree left, and everyone turned back to the hall. Meng Shi also walked in with everyone, but at this time he was like a dream, not real at all, the whole person was floating, as if stepping on the clouds, everything in front of him was blurry...
Before Meng Shi could recover, the eldest lady shouted with joy: "The sky has eyes, the emperor has finally reused the master, this is great news. Mother, master, see if we are going to open an ancestral hall. , report this good news to the ancestors, and they will be happy for the master if they know it."
Duke Zhen only felt that everything in front of him was blurry, he didn't know what the eldest lady said, and of course he would not answer the eldest lady's words.
Mrs. Meng had a sneer on her face and didn't look at the eldest lady. Her eyes fell on the second and third masters of the Meng family, who were beaming, "Second, third, do you think so too?"
The three sons of the Meng family are all from the old lady, the direct brothers of a mother's compatriot. Although there are usually conflicts, the three sons of the Meng family will definitely be united in major matters related to the honor and disgrace of the family.
Seeing that their eldest brother was reused by the emperor, the second and third masters of Meng were of course happy. They could not wait to go to the ancestral hall and tell the good news to the dead father, but...
Seeing Mrs. Meng's stern face, Second Master Meng and Third Master Meng immediately dismissed the idea and asked carefully, "Mother, aren't you happy for Big Brother?"
"Happy? What's there to be happy about?" Madam Meng sometimes regretted that she didn't make her three sons smarter, so that the emperor took advantage of it, and she was stupidly grateful.
"Mother, are you saying that this errand is not easy for eldest brother?" Second Master Meng and Third Master Meng suddenly felt like they were facing enemies. , Hearing this, he frowned slightly and looked at the old lady eagerly: "Mother, is there a secret behind this errand?"
The three sons of the Meng family have all kinds of bad things, but one thing is good, that is, they are very filial to Mrs. Meng and listen to Mrs. Meng's words.
If it weren't for this, Mrs. Meng would not dare to say in front of Xiao Tianyao that the entire government of the town would become Lin Chujiu's backing.
Mrs. Meng knew that her three sons were not stupid, but they were raised too simply, and many things could not be seen clearly, and they needed someone to wake them up.
Sighing lightly, Mrs. Meng said, "Boss, you have never had a real job before, let alone been on the battlefield. The emperor suddenly ordered you to be the commander and asked you to bring 500,000 troops to resist the army of Northern Li. Don't you find it strange?"
Of course, it is strange. There is no one in the whole family that is not strange, but at the same time, they are also very proud, because their master's first expedition was to be the head coach.
Hearing what the old lady said, the little pride in Meng Shi's heart immediately extinguished, and he said rather depressed: "My son just finds it strange, so he can't believe that the imperial decree is true. My son has not studied the art of war strategy since he was a child. A father is not as good as 1%, how can he afford such a heavy responsibility."
This is the truth. While Meng Shi was happy that he was reused by the emperor, he also felt great pressure.
Leading a 500,000-strong army on an expedition was indeed a glorious sight, but 500,000 lives, as well as the lives of hundreds of thousands of people on the border, were all on his shoulders. This burden was too heavy for him to bear!
"If you can think so, mother can rest assured." Mrs. Meng breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid of Meng Shi's excitement and insisted on leading the troops to go out.
After all, not many people can withstand such a temptation.
"So, eldest brother can't take up this errand?" Second Master Meng couldn't be happy when he figured it out.
The third master Meng was still a little reluctant, and muttered: "The imperial decree has been issued, how can you have the final say."
The eldest lady was anxious, for fear that Meng Shi would miss a great opportunity, not to mention that she would not have the opportunity to gain real power in the future, and maybe she would lose the emperor's heart, and hurriedly persuaded: "My brother-in-law is right, the emperor has even issued the imperial decree, how can he Master Rong, you don't take this errand. Besides, even the emperor believes in the master, what should we be afraid of? The tiger father has no dogs, and the master is the son of the master.
The more the eldest lady said it, the more she felt that this was the case, but before she could be happy, she heard Mrs. Meng angrily: "Eldest eldest daughter-in-law, shut up!"