I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 112 If you don’t push yourself, you will never know how good you are
After the banquet.

Liu Ju was escorted out of the tent by a group of generals.

The Prince's attendants including the Prince's Xianma Guo Zhen and the people from the Jianzhang Camp had already eaten and packed up their things. They were now waiting outside the big tent, escorting Liu Ju all the way to the Prince's tent that had been set up for him in advance by Li Xi and others.

"I told you I don't understand military affairs, why do these people refuse to believe me?"

As he walked back, Liu Ju shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself.

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar, flattering voice suddenly came from behind him:

"I believe it, Your Highness. I believe it. I believe whatever Your Highness says!"

As soon as Liu Ju heard who was speaking, he turned around and asked with a smile:

"So it's Captain Gongsun, how did you get here?"

"Hey, I have something I want to discuss with Your Highness in private..."

Gongsun Jingsheng became embarrassed at this moment, and a very unnatural smile appeared on his round face, with obvious bitterness underneath the smile.

"Then say it."

Liu Ju had basically guessed what he wanted to say, but he still gave him a chance.

"Your Highness, that's what it is, hi! Your Highness and I are family, so I'll just say it straight!"

Gongsun Jingsheng hesitated for a while, then finally gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and begged with tears and snot on his round face.
"Your Highness, please give me a chance to live, considering that we are cousins ​​and that my mother is your aunt!"

"I really can't be a lieutenant commander. This is a military post where one's life is at stake!"

"Your Highness may not know that I have never killed a chicken in my life. Normally, even a thorn in my hand would hurt me to death. I really can't do it, Your Highness. Please be kind and give me a way out. I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life. I will never forget it even if I work like a slave for you in the future, Your Highness!"

After holding it in for so many days, Gongsun Jingsheng has now completely given it up.

What's the point of saving face? These things are no longer important. What's the point of saving face if you've lost your life?
"..."

When Guo Zhen, Li Guangli and others saw this scene, they were not surprised at all.

A few days ago, when they learned that Gongsun Jingsheng had received a military post as a lieutenant commander, they already thought this was very strange. After all, this guy didn't look like a warrior with such a strong sense of patriotism.

However, they were not qualified to comment on such matters, so no one dared to ask more questions.

Now that Gongsun Jingsheng suddenly behaved like this, it was a good confirmation of their judgment of Gongsun Jingsheng. This guy really wasn't a warrior...

At the same time, another question arises:

How did a man like him become the chosen captain of the vanguard?

"Alas, Captain Gongsun, it is useless for you to ask me for help. You are the first lieutenant appointed by my father, the emperor. How can I change your position at will? That would be a serious crime of disobeying the emperor's order."

Liu Ju sighed in a fake manner, patted Gongsun Jingsheng on the shoulder, shook his head and advised,
"If you ask me, Captain Gongsun, now that things have come to this, you should just make the best of it."

"Actually, I've always felt that if you don't push yourself, you'll never know how good you really are. So maybe this is an important turning point in your life?"

"I'm counting on you, and I'll be waiting to have a celebratory drink with you when we return to Beijing."

"Cousin, Cai!"

At the end, Liu Ju even made a cheering gesture to Gongsun Jingsheng, but there was no such thing as "Come on" in those days, and the word "cai" was usually used instead.

"I……"

Gongsun Jingsheng stood there in a daze.

What does it mean "If you don't push yourself, you will never know how good you are"?
That means you have to climb first. Is there anyone in the world who would push himself like that?
He really couldn't understand where Liu Ju got all these unheard-of fallacies and heresies from. He had never seen him so eloquent before.
And just as he was stunned.

Liu Ju had already left quietly with his men, thinking to himself:

"You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for your excessive misconduct in history and for involving me."

at the same time.

Li Guangli followed silently, and his heart became more and more firm in a belief:
"How can the Han army win a battle with generals who only know how to flatter and lieutenants who are always afraid of death?"

"If one day I have the opportunity to control all of this, I will definitely cure these evil tendencies and transform the Han army!"

…returned dejectedly to the first camp site at the front of the camp.

Gongsun Jingsheng had no one to share the pain in his heart. He only knew that this time he was really finished and even the gods could not save him.

"Captain Gongsun, have you had dinner?"

Seeing Gongsun Jingsheng, a military officer named Zhang Chao immediately came up to him and asked with a smile.

"We ate in the big tent. Why haven't you eaten yet?"

Gongsun Jingsheng replied unhappily, and only then did he suddenly notice something.

The infantrymen in the camp over there had already had dinner an hour ago, but his vanguard camp had only just set up the pot.

"Eat, eat."

Zhang Chao nodded and smiled.
"But Captain Gongsun has not returned yet, and I don't know where he has gone, so I left some dishes for him."

"So what are they doing?"

Gongsun Jingsheng looked at the soldiers who were setting up the pots in confusion.

Since becoming the vanguard captain, Gongsun Jingsheng had rarely been to the military camp except when summoned by Li Xi and Xu Ziwei, so he was not in charge of the vanguard camp until today.

There were more than 2,000 people in the Xiandeng Camp.

Among them were only two hundred well-trained elite soldiers, who held various official positions from military lieutenant to sergeant.

The rest were all "exiled soldiers".

This so-called "exiled soldiers" system originated in the Qin Dynasty and ended in the Han Dynasty. However, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, due to years of fighting with foreign enemies, the system was restored to replenish the military supply.

These "exiled soldiers" were "exiled people" who were exiled for making mistakes.

To be precise, they were no longer "people" but "slaves". Among them were prisoners who violated Han laws, people whose family members were implicated in crimes, sons-in-law who married into the family, and merchants and their relatives who were punished for reporting corruption. They were collectively known as the "Seven Categories of Exile".

But Gongsun Jingsheng didn't know this.

He had been pampered since childhood, with fine clothes and delicious food, and had never come into contact with such people. Even before this, he couldn't even tell which way the door of the military camp opened.

"They are cooking."

Zhang Chao also looked back and said nonchalantly,

"Captain Gongsun may not know this when he comes back for the first time, but these exiled soldiers are different from us. They are here to shield us from arrows. Naturally, they cannot eat with us, let alone eat the same food. Just give them a couple of mouthfuls of porridge. As long as they don't starve to death, that's enough."

"..."

Zhang Chao's unintentional words once again hurt Gongsun Jingsheng's painful heart.

His body swayed slightly twice, and then he came to the campfire.

Then he snatched a large wooden spoon from a ragged soldier and stirred the pot twice, only to find that most of the pot was water, with only a pitiful amount of corn.

This is not porridge at all. Even rice gruel is probably much thicker than this.

"Damn it, what's wrong with blocking arrows? Those who block arrows are not human beings? They are not allowed to eat enough, they can't run fast, and they can't lift a knife. How can they block arrows with their hands?"

Gongsun Jingsheng's already painful heart immediately felt the same pain, and he immediately threw the wooden spoon and yelled at the top of his voice.

"Put in the rice! Put enough rice in the pot. Only when the wooden spoon can stand up in the pot can it be called porridge!"

Zhang Chao naturally had no idea what Gongsun Jingsheng was thinking, so he could only approach him and persuade him with a wry smile:

"Captain, this is not a good idea. Our battalion has been given a quota..."

"Nai, I don't care about the quota. You just need to give me rice. If anyone asks about it, I will ask the prince to be my guarantor and then use my own grain to make up for the shortfall!"

Gongsun Jingsheng became more and more excited, and cursed with red eyes,

"Who did I offend by blocking the arrow?"

"Those who are there to block the arrows should teach people to eat their fill before they go on their journey. How can they teach people to starve to death? Nai Weng is just like them, he was dragged here to block the arrows!"

(End of this chapter)