I have 800,000 private soldiers. The emperor forces me to hand over military power?

In the palace of Prince Jin, the meeting hall was brightly lit and full of people.

The Dragon City defenders, who had been unable to wait for Chen Huaian to come out to take charge of the overall situation, could no longer sit still. Someone immediately stood up and suggested:

"General Pang, why don't you make up your mind for His Royal Highness first? Whether to fight or leave, it's up to the general to decide!"

As soon as this proposal came out, someone immediately echoed: "Yes, General, this matter is of great importance and must be decided as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, when that thief Pang Qingyun's 100,000-strong army arrives, we will be in a passive situation whether we are fighting or fleeing."

"General, please make a decision quickly!"

"Please let the general decide!"

For a moment, the generals of the Dragon City defenders in the meeting hall all turned their attention to General Pang Xianchu, who was responsible for the specific command of the troops within the Dragon City defenders.

For these direct generals promoted by King Chen Polu of Jin, they were absolutely unwilling to accept the control of Wu Qingyun, the commander-in-chief of the northwest.

The lessons learned from the past are still fresh in our minds. After being deprived of military power by the new emperor Zhao Qian half a year ago, few of the former generals of the Polu Army were left intact.

Either they were passively disarmed and returned to their fields and idle at home, or they were used as cannon fodder during the battle and returned as cowards wrapped in horse leather.

This is the same treatment as being dispersed to the subordinates of other generals. If this falls into the hands of Wu Qingyun, the northwest general who has no dealings with King Jin, he might not even be able to leave a whole corpse, but also involve a whole family. Old and young.

Since you are going to die anyway, you might as well risk your life to fight with the idiot, maybe you can still win a glimmer of hope.

Facing the sincere eyes of the Dragon City generals, Pang Xianchu felt unprecedented pressure.

He is an orphan who was adopted by Jin King Chen Polu since he was a child. Loyalty, filial piety and justice are engraved in Pang Xianchu's bones. Now he is asked to pass over his son Chen Huaian to decide the fate of the eight thousand Polu army. This is something he cannot do no matter what. Arrived.

Pang Xianchu knew better than anyone what these eight thousand rogue troops meant to the widow of the Jin Palace who had just suffered a heavy blow.

Although, at this time of life and death, someone must stand up and make a decision.

However, Pang Xianchu knew that he should not and must not be the one to make the decision!

"Everyone, be quiet!"

After a long time, Pang Xianchu finally stood up and said: "Everyone, in this troubled time of life and death, I can understand everyone's mood at the moment, but what I want to say is-"

"Everyone, like me, Pang Xianchu, has been able to get where we are today thanks to the kindness of King Jin. Now that King Jin's body is still cold, I, Pang Xianchu, can never do such a transgression?"

"As long as a person lives, he must at least live up to his conscience, right?"

Pang Xianchu said every word, sonorously and forcefully: "As for me, Pang Xianchu, I have a foothold only where there is King Jin. When King Jin dies, I will respect the prince."

"Don't say that it is Wu Qingyun who is responsible for the attack by hundreds of thousands of grass bandits. What does it matter if there are ten Yamas?"

"I, Pang Xianchu, swear to live and die with His Highness the Crown Prince and his family!"

"Whether we fight or leave, the decision can only and must be made by His Royal Highness. It is nothing more than a humble life, and eighteen years later he will be a hero!"

After saying that, Pang Xianchu looked at the generals present with a burning gaze.

For a moment, all the generals felt somewhat ashamed and all knelt down on one knee.

"General, we were wrong!"

"General, we are willing to work with the general to follow His Royal Highness to the death!"

"Swear to follow His Highness the Crown Prince to the death!"

...

Outside the palace of the palace, Chen Huaian, who had already returned to the palace from Longshan Camp, could clearly hear everything that happened in the palace through a door.

Pang Xianchu's loyalty and bravery were obvious to everyone in the palace, and Chen Huaian knew it very well.

As for the rest of the Polu army generals who stayed in Longcheng, Jin King Chen Polu was absolutely loyal when he was alive.

But today is different from the past. An imperial edict from the new emperor Zhao Qian and the 100,000-strong army of the Northwest General Wu Qingyun have pushed the Jin Palace to the edge of life and death.

Human nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Prior to this, Chen Huaian was not absolutely sure that these Dragon City garrison generals would be as loyal to him as they were to his father, Chen Polu.

But now it seems that the generals Chen Polu left to Chen Huaian are indeed loyal people, but they are a little more impatient in times of crisis.

However, this is good, morale can be used!

Finally, Chen Huaian, who was standing outside the meeting hall wearing a golden battle armor and holding a golden whip, signaled with his eyes that the palace servants could report.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

As the servants of the royal palace outside the council hall shouted loudly, the guard standing at the door quickly opened the door, and a tall golden figure came with dragon and tiger steps and went straight into the council hall of the palace.

brush!

The originally bustling meeting hall became silent. The Dragon City defenders, including Pang Xianchu, stood up one after another and looked out the door in unison.

Wearing armor and holding a mace, Chen Huaian is on par with Chen Polu, the young king of the Jin Dynasty, in terms of appearance and body shape, and his aura is even better.

For a moment, all the generals were dumbfounded, as if the coming general was none other than Chen Polu, the great general who had defeated countless enemies on the battlefield and made his opponents fearful!

The generals were immediately startled, and after looking again, they recognized that the person was Chen Huaian, the eldest son of the Jin Dynasty. They couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: It turns out that the father of a tiger has no dog son!

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Your Highness!"

For a moment, the generals who came to their senses bowed to Chen Huaian one after another.

Chen Huaian's firm eyes swept over the generals present one after another, then stayed on Pang Xianchu for two more seconds, and finally sat down on the main seat in the meeting hall without hesitation.

"Everyone, please sit down!"

The generals just sat down, but their eyes never moved away from Chen Huaian for a moment.

Chen Huaian said: "Everyone, you are all good generals in the army and the pillars of the country. You have followed the late king in the north and south for more than ten years, and you have made great contributions to the dynasty's expansion of territory;

Later, he guarded the frontiers of the dynasty to protect the people from being massacred and harassed by foreign tribes. He was loyal to the emperor and patriotic throughout his life, and he was unyielding. "

"But now that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, he trusts treacherous ministers, wantonly kills loyal ministers, and allows the court to cause great disasters. As the pioneers and mainstay of the dynasty, are you willing to turn a blind eye and stand by while watching the treacherous ministers bring trouble to the court?"

"I don't want to!"

"I don't want to!"

"I don't want to!"

In the meeting hall, the generals were furious.

Chen Huaian added: "I, like all of you, do not want to see traitors in power harming loyal people."

"Before the death of the late emperor Zhenwu, he secretly gave the late emperor a golden mace, which he called the "king-beating golden whip". This was to deal with the current situation where the new emperor succeeded to the throne and trusted treacherous traitors to bring trouble to the court!"

As he spoke, Chen Huaian raised the golden mace in his hand high and said in a sonorous voice: "The great emperor Gao Xin gave him a golden whip to beat you unconscious and unfaithful in civil and military affairs. Gods and men must not avoid it!"

"Now the new emperor is ignorant and treacherous, bringing trouble to the court and destroying the loyal and loyal——"

"I, Chen Huaian, the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty who was professed by Emperor Zhenwu, the Great Ancestor of the Great New Empire, am determined to officially inherit the title of the Jin Prince today. I hold the golden mace to appease Nan, to clear the emperor's side, and to defeat the king and eradicate his traitors!"

"You, the pillars of the country, loyal ministers and good generals, are willing to join forces with me to raise troops to fight against the rebellion, in order to stabilize the country and show your loyalty?"

"willing!"

"willing!"

"willing!"

In the meeting hall, all the generals were excited and answered in unison.

Seeing that his morale was ready, Chen Huaian took advantage of the situation and issued his first order after inheriting the title of King of Jin: "Generals, listen to the order——"

"The general is here!"

All the generals stood up and waited for orders.

Chen Huaian said: "The Longcheng defenders immediately mobilized their troops and strengthened the city's defenses. They fought against the rebel leader Wu Qingyun in the first battle against the rebellion. Let's get ready to go!"

"The general will get the order!"

Chen Huaian said again: "General Pang, please stay for a while!"

Hearing this, Pang Xianchu immediately stopped.

In the huge meeting hall of the palace, only Chen Huaian and Pang Xianchu were left. The flickering candlelight stretched their reflections to a long distance. They held candlelight talks at night and planned to raise an army together.

That night.

Pang Xianchu, the general of the Longcheng garrison, stayed in the meeting hall of the Jin Palace until midnight, and did not leave in a hurry until the rooster crowed.

Chen Huaian had already told Pang Xianchu all about his strategy to deal with the enemy, but he had concealed the fact that the Longshan Camp ambushed 80,000 elite cavalry.

Just telling Pang Xianchu that Longcheng is not alone, but that a large number of reinforcements are on the way, should be a reassurance to Pang Xianchu!