"The kiln is a powerful weapon of the country and a fierce weapon of the country. Use it more carefully and be cautious."—

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In the highest office in Chang'an, the old marshal was wearing thick reading glasses and was processing documents one by one.

Compared with two years ago, the work day and night has made the old marshal's old look more obvious. His already gray head is more like snow and frost, and the deep wrinkles on his face are like the mottled time.

At this moment, a knock on the door sounded, and the old marshal said without raising his head, "Come in."

A thin figure walked in, put down an exquisite bowl at the free position of the table next to the old marshal, and said in a deep voice: "Master Marshal, I have worked for so long, take a break and drink a bowl of lotus seed soup."

The old marshal raised his head after hearing the sound, glanced at the visitor, put his pen on, took off his reading glasses, and said unexpectedly: "Oh, Gongbo, why are you? Is there anything important to report to the Gyeonggi Defence Circle?"

"Everything is in good condition in the Gyeonggi Defence Circle, and the Red Army soldiers are doing their best to defend the safety of the whole country." Zhang Gongbo brought the lotus seed soup to the old marshal and said respectfully, "I am seeing the Grand Marshal work day and night, and I feel a little reluctant. I ordered people to pick the lotus seeds from my own lotus pond and simmer it carefully to give you peace of mind."

The old marshal smiled helplessly, and it was difficult to refuse this affection. He picked up the lotus seed soup and ate it a few bites, and said while eating: "Public Blog, learn to learn Fusu when you have time, and do more practical things. Just let others do this kind of thing. You are a lieutenant general, and you think about making soup all day long?"

"What the Grand Marshal said is that I should remember it." Zhang Gongbo nodded, then his eyes were a little vague, and he asked tentatively, "Actually, there is another thing that subordinates have, I don't know whether to talk about it."

Maybe the lotus seed soup tasted really good, the old marshal nodded: "Tell me."

"Subordinates just met Luo You and came back."

When he heard the name "Luoyou", the old marshal was confused for a while and seemed not to think of this person, but soon he remembered the name that he hated. He put the lotus seed soup and asked seriously: "What? This guy is in Chang'an?"

“Yes, I just arrived today.”

"What are you talking about?"

Zhang Gongbo said: "Some topics that are not related to itchy are just that the subordinates think that when guests come, they should welcome them with courtesy."

The old marshal sneered: "It's ridiculous, what distinguished guest? Just a young boy who has done evil things, you have lost your identity and actually went to see such a person."

Zhang Gongbo had a hesitant look on his face, and he walked carefully to the Grand Marshal and whispered: "Master Marshal, you probably don't know yet that this person has become Leng Yuan's gang."

The Grand Marshal was picking up the lotus seed soup again and was drinking it. After hearing this, he choked. It seemed that some soup choked into his lungs and coughed very hard: "Cough! Cough cough..."

Zhang Gongbo quickly patted the old marshal's back gently and said in a panic: "Master Marshal, don't be anxious!"

The old marshal reached out and pulled a tissue, wiped his mouth, frowned and said vaguely: "Cough...you...ah...she...that's clear!"

"My subordinates met Luo You today, and they wanted to know the situation of the bandit suppression. You also know that in the past two years, there have been complaint letters reported, saying that Luo You have slaughtered prisoners many times in the task of eliminating. I dare not believe the words of the family, so I want to collect evidence from him." Zhang Gongbo's face became a little bad, and he shook his head sadly and said, "Who knew that Luo You spoke wildly during the talks in the tea hall, and he actually claimed that 'General Leng Yuan would kill him if he asked him to kill him, so how could you say too much'!"

The old marshal's face was unstable and he said quietly: "I know Luo You have always been a serious crime, but I didn't expect that he was so arrogant, and he also took advantage of Leng Yuan's name."

"In fact, there were signs of this kind of thing two years ago. Leng Yuan did not bring anyone else in the Far North Conference that had been destroyed for seven years, but only brought Luo You, and the intention of recruiting was beyond words."

The old marshal's eyes were a little fluttered, his face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water: "This girl is like this. She dares to ask for it. She raises wolves all day long and is not afraid of being bitten by the wolf one day."

"What the Grand Marshal said is that last time a Chang'an officer went to Beijing for inspection, there were many more evolutionists in the Eagle Banner Army who were recruited from the wilderness. They reorganized a team of undisciplined and insulted. They turned a blind eye to the inspectors, causing them to be humiliated." Zhang Gongbo looked forward and sighed, "In these teams, there are not many people like Luo You. The subordinates are not worried that they will not be able to suppress bandits. After all, they are all from the wilderness and their combat power is commendable, but..."

Zhang Gongbo seemed to have a hidden secret. He hesitated for a while and said worriedly: "But his subordinates were worried that if Leng Yuan's Eagle Banner Army had been deeply rooted in the Beijing area, and he would mostly be such wilderness soldiers who did not obey Chang'an orders. At that time, once she had self-respecting, holding up the red flag on the surface and seizing the other side in secret, it would probably cause disasters and harm no less than Dong Zhuo's efforts to the Eastern Han Dynasty and Wu Sangui's efforts to the Qing court."

The old marshal is not a fool. He knows the political situation of the central government better than anyone else. He understands that Zhang Gongbo has been hurting Leng Yuan openly and secretly, and the struggles between various factions have never stopped.

But the way for leaders is to reconcile, so that everyone can do their best. There are contradictions that are not scary. There are contradictions where there are people. As long as they are well reconciled, this contradiction will become the driving force for the entire state machine to move forward.

The series of words that Zhang Gongbo said at this time must have the intention of slandering Leng Yuan, so he should not be too convinced.

But, I have to listen.

Since Leng Yuan was promoted to general, he has done too many "extraordinary" things, and he even had an out-of-control side in the Northern Expedition. Although he has become much more honest in the past two years and will seek approval from the Chang'an Central Committee before taking big moves, there are also many small moves in secret.

In Zhang Gongbo's words, he claimed that Leng Yuan was in power and wanted to be a separatist force like Dong Zhuo and Wu Sangui, which was obviously a malicious slander.

But the expansion of the Eagle Banner Army is a true fact, the increase in the proportion of wilderness soldiers under its command is also a fact, and it is also a fact that it is undisciplined to despise Chang'an.

The old marshal knew that Leng Yuan was not a person who was respectful, but the problem was that she did have the ability to seize the power of the other side.

Now, especially in the northern region, soldiers only know to listen to Leng Yuan’s “General Order” and never care about Chang’an’s “Ship Order”.

The same is true for hostile forces in the northern border. They have never known the "Eagle Flag Army" and do not know the "Red Red Army".

If this situation deepens, it does not mean that it will be fine in the future. Before the rebellion of the princes in history, how many of them would write "I am a traitor" on their faces?

If the old marshal had always been a good attitude towards Leng Yuan before and not to break the sky, then at this moment, when Zhang Gongbo advised him, a seed was planted in his heart, a seed to be wary of Leng Yuan...

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