However, the news that Zhu Yaoshi was planning to move the capital reached Xiangyang, and the situation changed. Another court discussion was inevitable.

In view of the suddenness of the situation, the discussion took place in the New Army camp on the outskirts of the city, and even middle- and lower-ranking officers from all armies participated.

"Your Majesty, now is a great time to send troops to capture Jinling and regain the lost territory! Now Zhu Yaoshi is busy moving the capital, and there is an invasion from the north of Yu. This is a God-given opportunity!" Huang Chuanting was the first to propose the idea of ​​regaining Jinling. Firstly, he wanted to claim credit.

Secondly, it can take the opportunity to gain some military power.

"Judging from the situation, it is indeed a rare opportunity, but uniting with the Yu State to destroy Zhu Yaoshi may not be a good thing!" Chen Hongyi was the first to object.

Liu Mingge also agreed with Chen Hongyi: "The general is right. If we drive away the wolf with our front foot, the tiger will come in with our back foot. This is not a good idea!"

"But with such a good opportunity, if we don't take back Jinling and don't bring our troops out to fight, how do we know that we will not be able to defeat the tiger?" Chen Zhengnan naturally wants to fight for the academy faction, and there is no need for him to go up anyway.

battlefield.

Liu Jian wanted to go to war in his heart, and the prestige and benefits of regaining Jinling were too great: "I know that fighting will cost people lives, and there will be risks, but if we keep hiding in this southwest place and don't regain the lost ground, it will be a long time."

If you grow up, you will lose the hearts of the people in the world!"

The emperor set the tone, and the academy faction became more energetic, talking about the correctness of capturing Jinling.

Li Xiaofei, who had returned to Beijing to report on his duties, stood up at this time: "We had an agreement with Pharmacist Zhu, but now we rush to attack Jinling. Wouldn't it be a breach of trust?"

"Could it be that Mr. Li is really Zhu Yaoshi's loyal minister, and we need to be loyal when fighting for the world?" Shen Yuanhao immediately retorted, and pointedly accused Li Xiaofei of treason.

"Li Xiaofei is indeed stupid, but you are not much better! You can think of uniting with the Yu State to fight Zhu Yaoshi, but Zhu Yaoshi can't think of uniting with the Yu State to fight us? What's more, it is common for countries to war and peace for their own interests.

Yes. If I were Zhu Yaoshi, I would give up Liyang and Xinli to the Yu State, let the Yu State go south to Jinling, and I would lead the troops south to Xiangyang. By the way, I could also join forces with Tuyuhun to send troops to Bashu!" Liu Mingge's analysis made Liu Mingge

Jane was shocked and broke into a cold sweat

Liu Jian only thought about uniting these countries to attack Zhu Yaoshi, but he never thought that if Zhu Yaoshi united with these countries, they could attack him from three sides and destroy him.

"What Prime Minister Liu said is just a conjecture and cannot be taken as true!" Is Shen Yuanhao speaking stubbornly?

"That's not necessarily the case. I am Zhu Yaoshi's brother-in-law. If Zhu Yaoshi is really willing to give up Chang'an, I would be happy to give Tuyuhun the land of Bashu!" Murong Ling's words were so shocking that everyone looked at him.

"Grand Master Murong, you are so incompetent, it would be better to return home as soon as possible!" Xun Gongtai was furious. He had long wanted to deal with this domineering foreigner Murong Ling

"Haha, I won't leave, what can you do to me?" Murong Ling smiled contemptuously.

Liu Jian knew that he could not offend Murong Ling, a master at this time, not to mention that Murong Ling had hundreds of ghost sheep riders under his command: "The grand master likes to joke, Mr.

Fight! Grand Master, please stop teasing Mr. Xun, scholars love to be more serious!"

"The emperor has already spoken, so I won't say anything anymore. I just hope that all of you will consider this truth carefully."

Liu Jian then looked at Chen Hongyi. He still hoped that his teacher would support him.

But Chen Hongyi still insisted not to send troops, because he needed to raise future military supplies and train more soldiers.

Shen Yuanhao looked at the officers lined up behind the courtiers: "This matter is too big. I think we should let these generals who personally lead the troops on the front line talk about themselves."

My opinion! After all, they are the ones who are bleeding and sacrificing themselves to protect their homeland and country!”

After these words, some officers were moved. No civilian official had ever said such words to these officers who were not ranked high in rank.

"I don't dare to speak nonsense, but wherever your Majesty and the court point out, we will fight wherever we go, and we will not hesitate to die!"

"Soldiers are proud to wrap their bodies in horse leather! Recover Jinling and return our mountains and rivers!"

"Recover Jinling! Give me back my mountains and rivers! Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor!"

Suddenly the emotions of the officers were aroused, and they shouted "long live the mountains" and demanded the eastward conquest and recovery of Jinling.

In fact, Chen Hongyi had long been aware that the academy was infiltrating his old ministry, but he pretended not to know. He knew that without the emperor's acquiescence, the people in the academy would not act so boldly.

The surprisingly unanimous call for an eastern expedition at this time was not surprising to Chen Hongyi.

Controlling Chen Jiajun and turning Li Xiaofei into a polished general as usual were undoubtedly the emperor's arrangements.

However, currently only Chen Hongyi can fully control Chen Jiajun.

After Chen Hongyi coughed several times, the officers all became quiet and looked at Chen Hongyi.

"Since His Majesty and the soldiers unanimously support the Eastern Expedition, I will naturally not oppose it! I sincerely ask you to personally lead the expedition!" Everyone was surprised by Chen Hongyi's rapid change.

Before anyone could say anything, the officers started shouting together again.

"Commander Chen is mighty! General is mighty!"

"General Chen is mighty!"

"I am willing to charge into battle under General Chen and kill the enemy to serve the country!"

Chen Hongyi smiled slyly at Shen Yuanhao, since you can incite them, then I will teach you what incitement is.

Liu Jian knew that Chen Hongyi would not change so easily, so he asked: "Master, do you really want to personally lead the expedition to conquer and recover Jinling?"

"Of course, there is no joke before you! I am willing to serve your majesty till my death!" Chen Hongyi said very seriously.

Li Xiaofei was about to speak, but Murong Ling grabbed him

Shen Yuanhao's original plan to seize military power and arrange for his own people to take control of the Chen family army has been disrupted. At this time, he could only praise Chen Hongyi.

But what Chen Hongyi said next surprised Shen Yuanhao even more: "Your Majesty, please send three adults, Chen Zhengnan, Huang Chuanting, and Xun Gongtai, to serve as my deputies and assist me in planning the recovery of Jinling!"

Could it be that Chen Hongyi is an old fool and actually proposed to insert someone from the academy into the Chen family army.

But no matter which situation it is, Liu Jian and Shen Yuanhao are very happy

"Of course, General Chen's request will be fulfilled! If General Chen has any other needs, it doesn't matter! I'll take care of them all!"

"I sincerely request these three adults to take office today. I have many things to discuss with them, and the military aircraft cannot be delayed!"

Chen Hongyi's request was so urgent that Liu Jian felt that there must be something wrong with it, but he couldn't tell what went wrong. After thinking about it carefully, Chen Hongyi couldn't play any tricks, so he agreed.

The three of them entered Chen Hongyi's camp full of suspicion, and were very cautious when drinking water, eating or speaking.

But for five days in a row, Chen Hongyi had no defense against them, and still relied on them to secretly bribe some generals and inquire about Chen Jiajun's situation.

On the day of the expedition, Liu Jian personally took the civil and military officials to see him off. After the army left the city, they marched eastward.

The banners were fluttering, the armor flashed, and 30,000 horses walked on the road, which was very majestic.

Chen Hongyi and three deputy commanders rode leisurely behind the guards.

Three days after setting off, when he reached a wooden bridge, Chen Hongyi reined in his horse and stopped.

The three people were very surprised: "Why doesn't General Chen leave?"

"My lords, this bridge has been in disrepair for a long time. It will collapse if we go up there! So we have to stop!"

The three of them thought it was ridiculous. The 100-strong Guards team that passed in front didn't collapse. How could it collapse now that four people were on it?

"Old General Chen is already old, it's better for us juniors to clear the way for the old general!"

As they spoke, the three of them rode up to the bridge. Chen Hongyi also urged his horses to follow: "Be careful, you three!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden bridge actually collapsed, and Chen Hongyi and the others fell into the river together with their horses.

Fortunately, the soldiers who were following them came together and rescued the four of them.

When Chen Hongyi was rescued, he clenched his teeth and was unconscious. The remaining three deputy commanders were panicked.

The three of them decided to send someone to escort Chen Hongyi back to Xiangyang for medical treatment, but all the generals in the army quit their jobs.

"Jinling can be abandoned, but General Chen's life must be saved!"

"We have to wait until General Chen wakes up!"

"We have to see General Chen wake up with our own eyes!"

The army stopped moving forward, and the three deputy commanders were unable to command the army at all. The generals who had accepted their money now also turned against them.

If it drags on, Chen Hongyi really has three advantages and two disadvantages, and the lives of these three people may not be saved.

The best thing to do is to return to Xiangyang!

The Eastern Expedition army left for a few days and then turned back, which really frightened Liu Jian and the others.

Shen Yuanhao's face turned pale, thinking that Chen Hongyi had returned with troops and horses to Qingjun's side.

Liu Jian felt that something must have happened, otherwise Chen Hongyi would not give up halfway anyway.

When the unconscious Chen Hongyi was carried into the city, the whole city was in an uproar.

Fortunately, Chen Hongyi was lucky and woke up three days after returning to the city.

But the Eastern Expedition was in vain, and the news of the dispatch of the army and Chen Hongyi's coma had already reached the cities in Zhu Yaoshi's territory.

Zhu Yaoshi hurriedly mobilized his army to test the area in Suizhou, intending to strike first.

After Chen Hongyi woke up, Liu Jian, who had been waiting for him for a long time, blamed himself and complained that he should not have sent Chen Hongyi to the expedition.

At this time, Chen Hongyi confessed that the incident of falling into the water was planned by himself in order to make the imperial court cancel the plan to conquer Jinling.

Liu Jian did not blame Chen Hongyi, but rather did not believe it: "Even if it was really planned by Master, as long as Master doesn't say it, no one in the world will know!"

"God is watching what people do. I designed this. In addition to canceling the Eastern Expedition, I also asked Your Majesty to see whether the three deputy commanders have the ability to control the three armies. It also allows them to be self-aware and avoid ruining His Majesty's elite troops in the future. Master!"

"Master has really good intentions. Now that the Eastern Expedition has been cancelled, Master can rest peacefully and we can continue to accumulate strength!"

"No, Your Majesty, I confess everything. I don't want to fight on the battlefield anymore. I have passed my sixtieth year and want to return to my hometown in Lingnan to take care of myself. Please give me your permission!"

"If master resigns like this, wouldn't my disciple become a mean and ungrateful person?"

"This is also one of the purposes of being a teacher, and this is also a good play that a teacher can help you perform! This play should be watched by Cui Ju, people in the court, and everyone in the world.

look!"

Liu Jian couldn't guess Chen Hongyi's intention for a while, but since Chen Hongyi said so, he must be sure.

"Disciple is willing to listen to master's teachings!"
Chapter completed!