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079 Old man's demeanor

The several military officers looked at each other in blank dismay, a little confused for a while, not knowing what their old boss was going to say.

"I know what you're thinking. Right now, the great eunuch has pleaded guilty, and the only remaining loyal great eunuch has also been dismissed by His Majesty the Emperor as an eunuch, and treated as an ordinary person, and given the position of prime minister."

"Do you feel that the decline of the Chinese Empire has finally come to an end, and those of us veterans who have been suppressed for more than ten or twenty years finally have a bright future?"

Several military officers nodded, and one of them said: "I didn't expect you to see it in your eyes, and you are very clear in your heart. Please enlighten me, what should we...how to do?"

Jiang Shang smiled slightly, stroked his beard, and said, "It's good for you young people to be motivated, but don't forget, we are the emperor's pro-army, and we must always obey the emperor's orders."

"Being obedient to the emperor is our foundation. If we forget this foundation because of this dedication to making contributions, then we don't have to stay in our Zhu forbidden army."

Hearing the old captain's suddenly serious words, several people got up together again and said, "My lord, we know we were wrong."

"It's good to know it's wrong."

The seriousness on Jiang Shang's face became peaceful again, and he said: "So, when the new general takes office, as long as she is appointed by the emperor and the emperor still trusts her, then she is my general, and we must obey her orders. Continue to serve the Son of Heaven."

Hearing this, several military officers looked at each other. This time they did not continue to object, but said "yes" in unison.

"You can listen to my advice, that is, you still take me seriously. I am the one who persuaded you. Next, I will explain the truth to you. Why did I let you do this?"

"Master Jiang please enlighten me."

Jiang Shang nodded and said: "You are still too young, do you understand what I mean? Let me tell you, I have experienced many battles, and I have seen a lot! I also know about the big and small things in the Chinese Empire. "

"You have to know that the Chinese Empire not only has the emperor, but also the warlords of the aristocratic families with ulterior motives. Their old fritters are so much higher than you, but I can also chat and laugh with them."

"So, you still have to improve your level and vision, you know? I am also worried for you, really. You have one advantage, that is, you are young and dare to fight."

"But here comes the problem, you are still too young and naive, understand?"

The several military officers nodded half-understood and looked at the old captain Jiang Shang. From the kind face of the old captain, they saw a kind of demeanor belonging to the elders, which immediately made them respectful.

"Then comes the important point. You must know that although His Majesty the Son of Heaven has punished those crazy eunuchs, don't forget that the great eunuchs are just small troubles under the Son of Heaven. The big troubles of the Son of Heaven are from beginning to end. Those lawless guys who hold the military power."

Speaking of the local warlords' families, these emperors and the army who share the same hatred with the old emperor have expressions of resentment on their faces.

"If there is a chance one day... I will definitely send all these rebellious officials to the guillotine!"

Hong Gu gritted his teeth, obviously extremely resentful towards these things.This sentence could have been regarded as treason, but it caused everyone around to say "Yes".

"Well, it's good if you have this kind of heart, but have you seen that this time, His Majesty the Son of Heaven is not only tempted, but also hands-on."

"Do it?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"So, you are still too young. We don't need to pay attention to the tricks in the court, but we have to understand ourselves."

"Gao Hai erased his eunuch status and resigned from the position of great eunuch, but he soared into the sky and became the prime minister. What does this mean?"

"A place like Yaolong Pavilion, which is rebellious just because of its name, was originally the territory of those local guys, but now, His Majesty the Son of Heaven has used some means to at least temporarily control Yaolong Pavilion, and forcibly push Hai to the top."

"What does this mean? It means that the Son of Heaven is finally going to do something to those local guys."

The expressions on the faces of the military marquis were more intense. They really didn't think of this, and they just saw Gao Hai's promotion to the prime minister as a piece of news.

"Could it be that……"

Hong Gu paused, and said: "His Majesty the Son of Heaven is going to do something to the local guys...?"

The people still couldn't believe it. Although they kept saying that sooner or later they would send the rebellious officials and thieves in the local area to the guillotine, they also knew very well that the Luoyang Military Region was at most self-protection. It was a joke to go out from Luoyang to attack the local area. .

The military strength of the two sides is not proportional at all.

"It doesn't have to be His Majesty the Son of Heaven."

Jiang Shang shook his head, frowned, and said, "Of course I don't know exactly what happened. I can only tell you based on experience that there will definitely be major changes in the future."

"Think about it, the coup d'état of the great eunuchs is a strange thing. We also know the truth that day. The coup d'état of the great eunuchs was very hasty. It seems that it was forced out by Qilin talents as it was announced to the outside world. .”

Everyone nodded, and another military officer said: "This time, it is thanks to the talented Qilin. If it weren't for him, we might not be able to react to the sudden attack by the eunuchs."

"But there is still something strange about it," Jiang Shang continued: "It stands to reason that unless the eunuch is crazy, it is impossible to do such a thing. You also know those eunuchs, they are not benevolent, righteous, loyal, and filial. But they still have deep thoughts."

"If they didn't have significant interests or enough temptations, they probably wouldn't have done such a thing."

The soldiers held their breath and seemed to understand something.

"It seems that everyone has also thought of it. There must be something strange in it. And combined with the recent series of actions of His Majesty the Son of Heaven, including the appointment of Gao Hai, the formation of a special response force, etc., I think..."

Jiang Shang also left his beard, clenched his fist, and said: "There must be a dirty deal in it, maybe the big eunuchs were bought by those local guys to do such a thing."

"And right now, the matter is exposed, and the emperor can't bear it anymore, and finally has a showdown with the local government. Do you understand what this means?"

The confusion in the eyes of several military officers was swept away, leaving only a sharp look in everyone's eyes. They all stood up, and the temperament that belonged to the iron-blooded army began to spread out little by little.

"war!"

Jiang Shang nodded in satisfaction, and said: "So, now is not the time to think about making meritorious deeds, what we have to think about is defending our home and country, and being loyal to the emperor. If all this is over, we are still alive by luck, and the emperor will definitely not Be stingy with our rewards."

"Which of you here, didn't you all have a full meal and a hungry meal and struggled to survive? If it weren't for the emperor, maybe few of us here would be able to live to this day."

"The grace of the Son of Heaven, don't dare to forget!"

"Swear to defend His Majesty the Son of Heaven!"

Jiang Shang motioned for everyone to sit down, and said, "It's good that everyone understands this, and the matter comes back to the new female general. Since this is the order of the emperor, the emperor naturally has the consideration of the emperor, who is this female general?" The emperor has a special intention to be brave, and we should all obey the emperor's will."

"It's just a woman." Hong Gu scratched his head and said, "How strong can it be?"

"This statement is wrong. I have told you a long time ago, don't bury your head and be a big soldier, open your eyes to look around, see the world, and be a soldier with a brain!"

Jiang Shang shook his head and said: "You all know the powerful Britannia right now. Their emperor was able to survive by relying on one of his concubines to escort and conquer the world. Don't underestimate women. In the history of our Chinese Empire, There is also no shortage of female generals."

"Then what your lord means... I will obey the orders of this female general."

Jiang Shang thought for a few seconds, smiled slightly, and said: "I know everyone is not convinced, and it should be. After all, everyone is a big man at home. If we are suddenly asked to listen to a woman, no one will not care .”

Everyone burst into laughter. This did not mean to ridicule Artoria who had not yet taken office, but Jiang Shang spoke out everyone's psychological words and pierced everyone's fig leaf.

"Military orders still have to be obeyed, otherwise our personal soldiers will be meaningless. But..."

Jiang Shang changed the subject and said: "As a manifestation of the bloodiness of soldiers, as an old tradition of our Chinese empire, we can obey her military orders, but she wants us to be convinced, and she has to show her real skills."

"If there is no real ability, then we obey her, in fact, we obey the emperor. If she has real ability..."

Jiang Shang suddenly laughed, pointed at the young officer present, and said: "At that time, this young female general will teach you a little lesson, and let you know that women are not to be messed with."

Everyone continued to laugh, and what Jiang Shang said was very clear. In principle, everyone must listen to Artoria's words and obey the emperor's orders, but they can show their strength to Artoria and give Artoria a blow.

Next, as Jiang Shang shook his head helplessly, all the soldiers seemed to be aroused, and they were discussing how to use a decent way to give Artoria a blow.

After all, Artoria is a woman, and it doesn't seem good to force her too much.

However, there was a sudden knock on the door, making everyone subconsciously quiet down.

"who is it?

Jiang Shang asked.

"It's me, my lord, Zhou Xianglin."

Jiang Shang nodded and said with a smile: "Just now you said that women are not good, you first beat my personal guard for me, and Zhou Xianglin will talk about it later."

The expressions on the faces of the sergeants who were still laughing just now froze. Although Zhou Xianglin was a woman, she belonged to the kind of woman who could not be easily offended.

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first update~

80 With all due respect, everyone here is rubbish

Right now, Zhou Xianglin is only Jiang Shang's personal guard, and she has a close relationship with Jiang Shang because Jiang Shang valued her talents, so she was brought to him for education and training.

Although she is a woman, Zhou Xianglin has gained a small reputation by virtue of her own ability. At least for the moment, none of these school lieutenants and military officers dare to say that she is sure to beat her.

The only one who can beat her steadily is probably Li Xingke, who was recently promoted because of his merits and served under Gao Hai, right?

Although Li Xingke came from an ordinary background, he was already well-known when he was just a jailer, but he never got the chance to be promoted.

Seeing that none of his subordinates dared to respond, Jiang Shang smiled with satisfaction. He did not become a descendant, which made him regard Zhou Xianglin as his successor, and hoped that Zhou Xiangling could succeed his will and continue to serve the emperor.

"Come in, Kaorin, what's the matter?"

Zhou Xianglin pushed the door open and entered as she said, but the expression on her face didn't seem very good-looking, which surprised the officers who were still a little laughing.

"Is something wrong?"

"My lord, someone has just sent a letter of appointment."

Said, Zhou Xianglin handed out a silk scroll, Jiang Shang took a look, his face became a little weird.

"Sir, what is this?"

Several military officers asked curiously, but Jiang Shang didn't answer directly. After thinking for a few seconds, he put the scroll on the round table in front of him and spread it out.

"See for yourself."

The military officer next to Jiang Shang immediately picked up the scroll to check, but after he glanced at it, his expression became strange, and then he handed the scroll to the next person.

Soon, the scroll was circulated and handed back to Jiang Shang again. Jiang Shang weighed the scroll and suddenly laughed.

"It seems that our new boss really can't look at it like an ordinary woman. Just now you were discussing to give her a good reputation, but she sent the invitation to us one day in advance."

Zhou Xianglin on the side answered, "Master, do you already know what this is about?"

"This is the letter of appointment for our new general, Arturia Pendragon. Although the appointment of our Zhu Imperial Army is decided by His Majesty the Son of Heaven, this letter of appointment is just a formality..."

"However, purely from a formal point of view, if she does not sign this appointment letter, her appointment will be illegal."

"And now she has sent us her unsigned letter of appointment, what does that mean?"

The expressions on the faces of each officer were slightly unkind, but Jiang Shang was not angry at all, stroked his beard, and said, "Xiang Lin, tell me, what is she going to do."

"Yes, my lord."

"Just now she asked someone to coax this letter of appointment over, saying that she was waiting for us in the martial arts field outside the Forbidden City of Zhu. She sent the letter of appointment to us, and then let us send the letter of appointment back with confidence."

As soon as Zhou Xianglin's words fell, a group of officers immediately exploded, and a wave of anger rose from their hearts. If Jiang Shang was not here, I am afraid that some rough people would swear.

"How dare you look down on us!"

"This is a provocation. She is a woman, and she dares to provoke us!"

"My lord, she is bullying too much!"

Seeing the excitement among his subordinates, Jiang Shang knocked on the table and said: "Okay, what do you look like? Did she look down on you, and you just lost your sense of control? How can you lead troops to fight when you are so impetuous? In the future, if someone uses aggressive methods against you, will you all behave like this?"

The old man spoke, and the scene immediately fell silent, but Jiang Shang smiled even more when he saw that his subordinates were still angry.

"Xiang Lin, the other party's message hasn't finished yet, right?"

"That's right, my lord. The other party also said that if anyone can win her, then she will reject the appointment to His Majesty the Son of Heaven, and then recommend someone who is better than her to take up the post of general."

Jiang Shang was slightly taken aback, and said, "Better than her?"

Originally, Jiang Shang thought that this was a small aggressive method of the new lord, and he wanted to use tricks to establish his prestige, but he only guessed right. The opponent's trick turned out to be a competition?

"Competition, what is the competition?"

Hong Gu opened his mouth and said: "Do you want to compare embroidery and painting with us? Ha, I can't compare with that."

"Hong Gu!"

"Uh, my lord, I know I was wrong."

Hong Gu taunted, but was stared at by Jiang Shang, who sat down embarrassingly.

Jiang Shang pondered for a few seconds, he was thinking, is this new adult really talented, or is he thinking of some means?

If the other party took this opportunity to show off her talents, this would be an opportunity for her to get acquainted with the arrogant guys under her.

Jiang Shang really didn't care about Artoria as a general. The only thing he cared about was Arturia's talent. As long as the opponent could lead the troops to victory, then he didn't care much.

"Xiang Lin, the other party said, what is there to compete? If it is a strategic and tactical competition, it is not enough to just talk about it on paper."

Jiang Shang asked a question, but Zhou Xianglin seemed a little hesitant this time.

"What's the matter, Karin, why are you hesitating?"