Wang Xiao stood up, cupped his hands and said: "The general is a general, and his duty is to protect the country. If the court needs a general, he will go there. There is no such thing as overqualification. The security of the country is in the eyes of the general. They are all important! I will obey the emperor's arrangements!"
The emperor was very happy after hearing this: "Haha... What Ai Qing said is true! In this case, Dongling will be left to you! The youngest son of the Minister of War, Cao Zihao, will be your guard! He My martial arts skills are pretty good, but I’m still waiting for someone to block the sword.”
Wang Xiao cupped his hands and replied: "I obey your order!"
The Minister of Industry's heart sank. The emperor has been listening to all his opinions lately, which is not a good thing.
The Minister of Industry did not understand why the emperor trusted Anguo Gongfu and his family so much.
At least this Wang Xiao was under the command of the King of Huainan back then, and he was also the son-in-law of the King of Huainan. The King of Huainan was in collusion with the Dongling State. This Wang Xiao might also be in collusion with the Dongling State. How could the emperor send him there with confidence
Then he didn't know what he thought of, and he felt happy.
If Wang Xiao has colluded with people from the Dongling Kingdom, wouldn't it be better to send him to Eastern Xinjiang this time
Moreover, it was not a bad thing for Wang Xiao to lead his troops and leave the capital. Wouldn't it be easier for him to forge evidence that he had squandered money from the former treasury
He still felt that the earlier he could bury this kind of evidence, the better. Although the third prince said that he wanted them to open up remote areas for Nalan Kingdom, some things had to be done in advance.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood here with a straight face and became silent when he thought of this. He was secretly amused in his heart, planning what to do next.
Then the emperor asked Lin Feng, Liu Kai and others to lead troops to the northwest. Both of them were already fourth-level generals, so there was no problem in leading troops together.
Then there were other ministers who had something to report to the court. After some discussion at court and a solution was found, they withdrew from the court.
After retiring from the court, the emperor called Nalan Jinnian, Wen Nuan, Wang Xiao, Lin Feng, Liu Kai and others to the imperial study to discuss matters.
The main thing is to secretly mobilize troops and food.
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After going to court, the third prince and the minister of the Ministry of Industry avoided people and met each other.
The third prince said straight to the point: "Sending troops to the borders of the three countries this time is of great importance. I want to arrange for a few people to go there. Including the southern front line, we also need to arrange a few brave and skilled people to go there."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately raised his hands and said respectfully: "The third prince is wise! I think so too! I wonder who the third prince can be?"
"Does your Excellency have anyone to choose?" The third prince refused to let Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry sell out.
It's okay if he has capable people there.
And more secure.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry then mentioned two people: "Lin Ziqiang, the youngest son of Mr. Lin, a doctor in the Ministry of official affairs, happened to be in the military camp, and Zhang Jinpeng, the nephew of the Imperial Academy, was also in the military camp. If they could be given a chance to sell a favor, We have someone we can talk to in the Ministry of Personnel and the Imperial College."
The third prince nodded: "Okay! Sir, you are thoughtful! I will let someone make arrangements!"
Just two people were not enough, so the third prince thought of Shi Bo and Deng Qingtao, just four people!
After the two discussed it, the third prince left first.
The third prince took a book out of the study, got on the carriage, and returned to the third prince's residence.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry waited for a stick of incense before standing up. He reached the door opposite the door where the third prince left just now, opened the door, and walked in.
After a while, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry walked out of the teahouse carrying two bags of tea and returned to the yamen where the Ministry of Industry was located.
One came out of the study and the other left in a teahouse on another street. No one would have thought that the two had met.
Even from above, the two connected shops in the backyard are separated by a high wall.
It is not uncommon for shops like the capital to have such situations. After all, the capital is a place where every inch of land is precious.
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In the days that followed, Nalan Jinnian and Wen Nuan were busy discussing with the generals leading the army. They mainly discussed with them how to march and how to deal with possible emergencies at the border. How to arrange troops and so on, and then select elite soldiers to go to the borders of the three countries.
The two of them go out early and come back late every day.
In addition to being busy with these political affairs, Nuan Nuan would sometimes be busy with Wen Chun's marriage, such as designing dishes, choosing wedding gifts for the family to serve for tea the next day, and posting posts for people who went to the bride's house to welcome her. Treat everyone to a meal in advance, and also receive relatives and friends from Ningyuan County.
Sometimes, she would take time to prepare some wound medicine with Wen Ran and Feng Nianchen and send it to the front line in southern Xinjiang. Then she would be busy with the shop and the construction of the new city, anyway!
After leaving early and returning late for several days, the 150,000 troops sent to the borders of the three countries were finally selected.
evening
military camp
In Nalan Jinnian's study.
Nuan Nuan and Nalan Jinnian sat there and looked at the list.
This list was selected by General Tang.
General Tang was standing by the side waiting for Nalan Jinnian to finish his review.
Nalan Jinnian read the names one by one. He read very quickly, but when he saw the name in the middle, he paused and looked at General Tang: "This Lin Ziqiang seems to be good at archery?"
When General Tang heard Lin Ziqiang's name, his heart skipped a beat. He thought Nalan Jinnian knew that the doctor from the Ministry of Civil Affairs had given him a gift and begged him to let his son in.
At this moment, when he heard that Nalan Jinnian was just asking about his archery skills, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's indeed good! In the army, his archery skills can be ranked before 10,000 people! I think I have to pick some People with good archery skills should go forward, what does King Jin think?"
"Yes." Nalan Jinnian nodded and responded softly, making it difficult to see his emotions.
General Tang couldn't tell whether Nalan Jinnian was satisfied or dissatisfied.
Nuan Nuan paused for a moment when he saw Zhang Jinpeng's name, and then continued reading.
Zhang Jinpeng's overall strength among soldiers is not very strong, but he is good at hiding and relatively careful. It is good to send such a person to burn the enemy's food and grass.
But Wen Nuan knew him not because of Zhang Jinpeng's abilities, but because he was the cousin of Zhu Huale (the person who was previously engaged to Liang Ziyun), and she had seen the two of them walking together.
Nuan Nuan and Nalan Jinnian quickly finished reading the long three-point list.
Nalan Jinnian handed the three lists to General Tang: "Just these soldiers! Just hand over their lists to their generals, and let them prepare to leave at any time tonight!"
"Yes." General Tang took it respectfully, bowed and then retreated.
After going out, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he accepted some favors and arranged for a few people to go in, fortunately those people were not weak, otherwise, he would not have dared to accept them.
It’s good that King Jin didn’t see anything.
General Tang took the list and hurriedly made arrangements.