Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2325 It Turns Out to be Hidden Here 21.0

By evening, the entire Shen family army knew that Song Qiyun, the deputy general of the rear army, had been dismissed by the commander-in-chief for insubordination and was forced to leave the border and return to Xijing City.

Upon hearing the news, Lu Shengyuan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he was unable to recover for a long time.

By the time he reacted, Song Qiyun had already packed his bags, left the camp, returned to the Duke's Mansion, and prepared to set off for Xijing City early the next morning.

He ran to the commander-in-chief's camp to find Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian to ask for clarification, but to his surprise, the commander-in-chief, the deputy commander-in-chief, and the general were not there. He then went to the vanguard camp to find Xia Jiu and Shen Jiu, but they were not in the camp either. He could only return in disappointment.

"Lao Lu!"

Tian Yun and Wei Zixin came to Lu Shengyuan's tent together. Seeing him sitting there in a daze, the two looked at each other and sighed softly.

"You're here!" Lu Shengyuan looked at the two people and sighed, "Did you receive the message?"

"Yeah!" Wei Zixin nodded. "In the afternoon, I saw Deputy General Song and the others leaving together. Judging from Deputy General Song's expression, he probably also felt that the Marshal's punishment this time was a bit too severe."

"You said, this has happened before, and there were even fights a few times, but the Marshal never punished them so harshly, just scolded them or hit them with a stick, and that was it. But this time..." Lu Shengyuan was very confused and looked at his two brothers in confusion, "You said, why did they drive them away?"

"The Marshal has his reasons for doing things. Maybe he didn't really drive him away, but he wanted Deputy General Song to do something else." Tian Yun patted Lu Shengyuan, "You, don't think about it. How the Marshal treats Deputy General Song is their own business. It has nothing to do with us. Do you understand?"

"How can it have nothing to do with us? He is my deputy general. Logically, I should be the one to deal with him. Why did the Marshal..."

"Old Lu!" Wei Zixin sat beside him and patted his shoulder. "The right to dispose of Deputy General Song has never been in your hands. How can you, such a smart person, be confused about such a thing? Although he is your deputy general, he is a prince after all. When the border is stable and he is older, even if he does not return to Xijing City, he will not be able to stay in the army, right? By that time, he will be the king and you will be the minister. Do you still dare to dispose of him? Do you think your life is too long?"

"There's no need to wait until that time. Today in the commander's tent, that young prince has already put on airs. Don't look at his young age, he is a legitimate prince. If it weren't for Zixin and I making jokes to stop you, do you think you would be alive now? The commander-in-chief, the deputy commander-in-chief and the general are giving you face by punishing that young prince for the crime of treason. In fact, you are the one who committed treason!"

"This is in the army. Didn't I say before that it is only based on military ranks? Are they just fooling people?" "The fact that they can say this shows their attitude. They can choose not to regard themselves as monarchs, but as a subject, you cannot choose not to regard those two as monarchs!" Wei Zixin rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Look at the generals in the army who are against those two. When they are wrong, they just give advice, stating facts and reasoning. If that doesn't work, they just ask the general or the marquis to come forward. But look at yourself, what do you do? You always quarrel and enjoy it. Where are the calmness, restraint and thoughtfulness that you are proud of? Trouble comes from the mouth, Lao Lu!"

"I understand. I always regret it after a quarrel, but I will do it again next time." Lu Shengyuan shook his head helplessly, "I don't know why."

"You don't know, but I do." Tian Yun poured tea for herself and the other two people, and said, "Because when you were young, you were the same as Deputy General Song, passionate and impulsive, and with this bravery, you also made many military achievements. If it weren't for what happened back then, you wouldn't have been transferred to the rear army and stationed in the rear for so many years. And that little prince is exactly the same as you were when you were young, and his style of doing things is exactly the same. When you see him, you see your old self, so you are afraid and worried. You are worried that he will follow the same old path as you, so you do everything you can to suppress him and stop him, right?"

"." Lu Shengyuan took a sip of tea, looked at Tian Yun, sighed, and said, "I was about the same age as Deputy General Song back then. I had this kind of drive in my heart, and I was not afraid of death. I was always the first to take the lead on the battlefield. Even if I knew there might be an ambush, I would still rush forward. It was because of this that I did make a lot of military achievements, and was soon promoted to lieutenant, with dozens of brothers under me. At that time, I was really young and arrogant, and I didn't obey anyone. I didn't care about the Jin people, Liao people, or Tubo. But until that time, I didn't listen to the dissuasion and insisted on chasing the Jin people who pretended to flee. As a result, I was ambushed by the enemy and almost brought the large army into danger. If it weren't for the timely rescue of the old marquis, the entire army might have been wiped out. In that tragic defeat, dozens of brothers under my command all died in order to protect me, leaving only me."

“Is it so tragic?” Wei Zixin looked at Lu Shengyuan, then at Tian Yun, “I haven’t heard you mention this before!”

"This is the pain that Old Lu is most reluctant to mention in his life. If it weren't for the incident with Deputy General Song, he probably wouldn't have said it." Tian Yun sighed and continued, "After that incident, Old Lu was transferred to the rear army. At first, he was responsible for food and supplies. It took a long time for him to completely come out of the haze. Later, because of his military exploits, he was gradually promoted to the leader of the rear army. However, since that incident, he has transformed from an impulsive, reckless and brainless boy to a calm, wise and restrained General Lu." He looked at Wei Zixin and pulled the corner of his mouth, "Only he himself can understand the hardships along the way. Others." He shook his head gently, "can only glimpse the surface."

"I understand your good intentions, Old Lu. You are afraid that Vice General Song will follow the same path as you, but you overlooked one thing."

"What was overlooked?"

Wei Zixin chuckled, moved closer to Lu Shengyuan and said, "He is a prince, a prince. People like him have many tricks in their hearts. You think he is radical, but he actually has a plan in mind. Think about the battles he has participated in over the past few years. Is he really brainless?"

"You mean," Lu Shengyuan looked at Wei Zixin, "not that bad, right?"

“Old Lu, wake up!” Wei Zixin patted Lu Shengyuan on the shoulder. “What Vice General Song showed you might not be the real him, but what the Commander, the Marquis, and the General saw must be the real him.”