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Chapter 159

Under pressure from the generals, the emperor could only give Dongfang Ming another chance to prove his innocence.

Since Dongfang Ming is going to lead the army again and have the foundation for the Turkic battle, Dongfang Ming has to be given the identity of a general.

After a while, the general's uniform was not taken back and for Dongfang Ming to use it.

This general token provides convenience to Dongfang Ming in many times and many places.

Although ordinary generals are also called generals, their actual status is similar to that of a lieutenant and they are not qualified to lead an army to fight.

Only those who hold the token are the real generals, and they are qualified to command the entire army and command operations. When they do not fight, they can declare to the Ministry of War within the legal regulations and can support a private army with a population of less than 500.

So many times, calling a general "general" is just a beautiful title, not a person who truly becomes a general.

After all, the general is not a cabbage, and the court cannot divide the military power so scattered.

During the entire Sui Dynasty, the Ministry of War was registered and the generals were counted to exceed two digits.

As soon as the Dongfangming token was lit, the leader of the horse team knew that this person was not an ordinary military general, and he was definitely not an ordinary military general he thought.

The leader of the horse team hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Dongfang Ming, begging for mercy: "God, General, I have no idea about Mount Tai!"

"Okay, okay. Get up."

"The villain Feng Lu, he was ordered to transport a thousand good horses to Chang'an." Feng Lu stood up and told Dongfang Ming tremblingly.

Dongfang Ming was too lazy to talk to Feng Lu, and said straight to the point: "I want the batch of war horses you will be transported."

When Feng Lu heard this, he found that Dongfang Ming was here to ask him to be responsible for escorting the horse.

How could this be given? The superior ordered Feng Lu to send his horse to Chang'an within ten days and present it to His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise his head would be unsecured!

Isn’t Dongfang Ming’s horse that Feng Lu escorts him to take his life?

Feng Lu was so scared that he didn't even care about the superiors and inferiors. He quickly waved his hand to refuse: "This is not possible, this is not possible! General, this horse is what the court wants. The superiors are strict and demand that I must send it to Chang'an. The horse cannot be given to you!"

Dongfang Ming also knew that he could not get the horse so simply. Since the emperor wanted to make things difficult for him, it would not be possible for him to get these horses too easily.

After thinking about it, Dongfang said seriously: "I am going to fight under the will of the emperor. I have the right to transfer any resources from the territory I pass to fight for combat preparation, let alone these horses?"

"Ah... these are the good horses that the court wants, and I really can't give them to you!" Dongfang Ming pretended to behave, but Feng Lu firmly rejected Dongfang Ming's request.

Among Dongfang Ming's coercion and the errands assigned by the court, Feng Lu obviously cared more about his tolerance.

After all, whether the errand can be completed as scheduled is directly related to his future career. Pleasing a general who is ignorant of his future and has doubts about his identity is not good for Feng Lu at present, and this is clear in Feng Lu's mind.

"There are thousands of good horses you are responsible for escorting, and this general also needs thousands of war horses. These horses are clearly purchased by the emperor for the needs of this general's war. This general just took these horses away in advance."

"When the time comes, I will also send it to my general's army. Since we have met here, it is better to let me take these horses away directly, saving a lot of trouble."

Dongfang Ming was very tempted and said something that he had a slight and eye-catching way to deceive Feng Lu. With his serious expression, it really seemed like this.

"If you really don't believe it, I can show you my token."

Seeing that Feng Lu had been shaken by his words, Dongfang Ming decided to give him another dose of medicine.

The token held by a general can be regarded as a symbol of the general's identity. Generally, generals will not easily give their tokens to others. Therefore, giving their tokens to others is a way to express trust and sincerity.

As he said that, Dongfang Ming handed the token in his hand to Feng Lu.

Feng Lu took it hesitantly, looked at Dongfangming's expression and then started to check it carefully.

Feng Lu looked over and over again, the materials, standards and seals of the Ministry of War were indeed the tokens of the general issued by the Ministry of War. Feng Lu held the hand and returned them to Dongfang Ming.

Dongfang Ming took it without caring, and then said sincerely: "Since this general's token is true, it can at least show that Your Majesty trusts me. Your Majesty gives me the heavy responsibility of going to war, then I should have the right to transfer these horses, right?"

Dongfang Ming's last tone was quite sincere, and he also held a real general token.

Feng Lu didn't know how to refuse, so hesitated for a while and could only nod helplessly: "Okay."

Feng Lu just responded, and Dongfang Ming signaled his subordinates to come forward quickly, each of them held a horse.

After Dongfang Ming nodded to Feng Lu and thanked him, he ran towards the road back as fast as he was when he came.

More than a thousand people were riding horses, and the thousands of horses they took away, disappeared in a short while.

Without having to transport horses, Feng Lu and his men looked at each other, preparing to pack up their things and return to the town.

Dongfang Ming had just left, but the person who passed the imperial edict caught up with Feng Lu.

It turned out that the emperor issued an imperial edict to conquer the horses. As reminded by people around him, Dongfang Ming was in need of these horses and might use any means to rob the horses. The emperor hurriedly added an imperial edict, and it is necessary to send the horses to Chang'an as soon as possible.

The imperial edict was passed to the government office in the town, and the horse transport team had just left. The people from the government office hurriedly led the soldiers who had sent the edict to chase the horses along the official road.

When the messenger saw Feng Lu and his subordinates holding several horses alone, he first asked: "Where is the horse?"

"What horse?" Feng Lu couldn't react and asked the messenger.

"The horses that you can transport from above."

Feng Lu felt nervous and felt bad. He said with a haha: "I asked someone to take them to another place to eat grass! You can just say what the emperor has to do!"

The messenger thought Feng Lu’s words were strange, but he did not say much, but read out the emperor’s decree: “The emperor has an order, so that this batch of good horses can be sent to Chang’an quickly, and no mistakes must be made.”

The emperor's meaning was clearly that he had to send these horses to Chang'an, which was completely contrary to what Dongfang Ming said.

When Feng Lu heard that he had been deceived by Dongfang Ming, he kept shouting in his heart, "It's bad."

The messenger cannot tell that the horse has been cheated, otherwise the messenger will pass the news back to Chang'an, and Feng Lu's neck will be in danger!

Feng Lu quickly smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work to catch up with me in order to pass on the emperor's will. This is a little hard work for you! Go back and report your life first, and I will transport it to Beijing immediately when the horses eat the good fortune!"

As he said that, Feng Lu took out some broken silver from his body and sneaked it into the hand of the commander. The commander was used to doing such errands and often could charge some "running fees". He weighed the chair in his hand, and rode away with a smile of satisfaction.

Finally, Feng Lu let out a long sigh. He hated Dongfang Ming, who deceived him, in his heart.
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