girl riding a horse

Ulay immediately said:

"Okay, if you recommend someone with better martial arts than Xie Yuan, I will replace her. As for the whetstone, you have to pick the sharpest one. If you are not as skilled as a commander, what kind of soldiers can you pick. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped talking again. About Xie Yuan's deeds in the arena, and the few days he did in charge of the western commander, had long been spread among the people and the dignitaries.

Thanks to Shen Liuzhen's writing of stories and ballads, and adding a little exaggeration, Xie Yuan's high military power has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Regardless of whether Xie Yuan is really the champion of the three armies, no one can beat him, anyway, this public opinion campaign has already laid the groundwork to this point.

No one in the Xianbei tribe was so confident that he would definitely beat Xie Yuan, after all...

Most of them are from Helan Manzhen's way, and they really don't have much confidence in the battle against the agile Xie Yuan.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Emperor Wu Lei made a decision and said:
"Then how about this, Xie Yuan is the commander. If you are worried, you can choose a Xianbei person to be the deputy commander. Is this the head office?"

Xianbei nobles, you look at me, I look at you, and they all answered "Yes."

"I'm waiting to see the list of candidates recommended by you. It will be delivered before the court tomorrow. The sooner the better, this matter will be decided after the court tomorrow. That's it, retreat."

……

Another major event was accomplished today. Emperor Ulei was very happy, so he kept Shen Liuzhen to share the joy of success.

As soon as Shen Liuzhen followed the emperor to the apse, he found that Shi Yuhengjia was already waiting at the door.

Shen Liuzhen couldn't help being a little surprised, and asked:
"General Heng Jia, since you are here, why didn't you go to court?"

"Duke, Brother Hengjia is now the Duke, how can he be called General Hengjia all the time?" Emperor Ulei reminded.

"Oh..." Shen Liuzhen just responded, ready to change his words.

Shi Yuhengjia saluted the emperor, then straightened up and replied lightly:
"Shen Shizhong has always been extremely smart, why, why can't you guess?"

Shen Liuzhen's eyes rolled, and then he suddenly said "oh", but didn't speak...

At this time, the emperor was a little puzzled and asked:

"Why? Isn't it because there is nothing to say, so you wait here for the children to finish their classes and come to settle your son?"

When Shi Yuhengjia heard this, he turned his face awkwardly, and said falteringly:
"There's nothing to say. Isn't it because His Majesty has made up his mind, so I can only follow."

Emperor Ulei was stunned for a moment, and then he burst out laughing. A group of people entered the Nuan Pavilion together. The emperor said with a smile:
"Hahahahaha... Oh yes, you are dissatisfied with Xie Yuan, I know... it's hard for you."

The emperor walked to his seat and sat down, then changed the subject and said:

"How about this, I want to appoint a deputy commander for General Xie, you recommend someone, I trust you."

Shi Yuhengjia blinked his eyes, hesitated for a moment and said:
"Forget it, my youngest son is now the crown prince's companion and has become Xie Yuan's apprentice. I don't want to have anything else to do with her."

The emperor laughed again when he heard this, and said in a hearty voice, "You seem to be afraid of her like this."

Shi Yu Hengjia stared, and argued: "Why am I afraid of her? I'm afraid of her. Isn't it because His Majesty trusts her and wants to use her again, so I give her some face? Am I afraid of her?...Hmph."

Shen Liuzhen kept looking at Shi Yu Hengjia's expression, his eyes flickered with a smile on his face, he didn't know what was on his mind, and he didn't speak.

At this moment, the Empress Dowager Bao took the Prince's hand and the Prince's nanny, followed by several half-grown children from the harem into the warm pavilion.

Immediately, the small warm pavilion became lively.

Both Shen Liuzhen and Shi Yuhengjia consciously stepped aside, making way for the Empress Dowager Bao and the crown prince.

And Xie Yuan came in last, with a cold face, seeming to be displeased.

The emperor stood up from his seat and asked with a smile:

"Isn't it going to be a while before the hour? Why did the get out of class end so soon?"

The Empress Dowager Bao led the prince and stared at the prince all the time, with a very loving and loving look, and said:

"Look at the child's appearance. He really looks like His Majesty when he was a child. Oh... I really like it more and more... I can't stay for a few more days. Let him play with me for a while. When I leave, I won't delay my study."

The emperor's smile became smaller, but he still followed her and said, "OK."

Xie Yuan walked to Shen Liuzhen's side, his resolute lips were tightly drawn, and his face was full of displeasure.

When the Empress Dowager Bao sat down, she happened to see Xie Yuan's expression. She kept a loving smile and said to the emperor:

"This Grand Tutor Xie is indeed a good person. I just watched her teach the children how to archery. She is handsome and agile."

When Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen heard about it, they both turned their gazes over, showing a look of vigilance.Empress Dowager Bao's sudden praise of Xie Yuan must have no good intentions.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager Bao asked Emperor Wu Lei:

"Hey, I heard that His Majesty is going to appoint her as the commander of the Central Guard Army. If she becomes the commander, who will teach the prince's kung fu? Otherwise, someone else will go."

Emperor Ulay sat down beside her with a pleasant face, and said:
"Mom, most of this martial arts practice depends on self-consciousness. I will send someone to watch them finish their homework, and then thank the general for checking regularly."

The Empress Dowager Bao was obviously stunned for a moment, with a disappointed expression on her face, she murmured:
"Oh, that's it... Is this okay? Will it delay the prince?"

"No, don't worry." Emperor Wu Lei said with a smile, reaching out and patted the crown prince's head.

Prince Di Douyin raised his head, and happened to see a look of sadness flashing across his father's eyebrows.

Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and then looked away together.

As soon as he looked away, Xie Yuan found that Shi Yuhengjia who was standing opposite was looking at her. After meeting her gaze, he quickly moved away, as if he was quite unconvinced.

Xie Yuan remembered what the emperor had told her, so he pretended not to know.

The Empress Dowager Bao took everyone to gossip for a while, nothing more than asking, who belonged to the children who accompanied the crown prince, and asked Shi Yuhengjia how he was doing recently.

After finally exchanging pleasantries, Shi Yuhengjia touched the head of his six-year-old son and instructed:

"Take good care of the prince, practice martial arts and study well."

The child was tearful, glanced at the people in the warm pavilion, wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry, and finally answered "Yes." He asked pitifully:
"Aye is leaving? When will you come and see me?"

At first glance, he looked extremely reluctant, which made people feel distressed.

Emperor Ulei said directly to Shi Yu Hengjia:

"It's relatively safe in the south recently. Brother, you should go back and resettle well this time. You can go back to Pingcheng to live, and go back to Junzhen from time to time to check on the situation. The child is still young and suddenly left home. You should spend more time with him."