bullyxtreme Chapter 160 I Recommend General Xu
Chapter 160 I Recommend General Xu
As soon as they entered the palace, Concubine Liang, who had received the news, followed in.
When she saw Qi Minxiu and Xiao Mo in the room, she pretended to be shocked.
"Ah, so His Royal Highness Prince Chen and General Xiao are here too!" she said as she walked towards the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I didn't know you were discussing this. I heard the morning court was over, so I thought of bringing you a bowl of lotus seed porridge."
The emperor's eyes moved slightly, and his gaze swept over her: "Well, step back."
Concubine Liang smiled and put the porridge aside, then whispered to the emperor.
"I know Your Majesty is very sad, but the deceased is gone. Please accept my condolences."
After comforting him, she raised her eyebrows and glanced at Qi Minxiu.
"But Prince Su's death was indeed unjust. I heard that he was secretly training his troops outside the city.
Although this is a serious crime, he was accused of treason without having done anything, and ended up half-dead in his own house. Sigh."
The emperor's eyes, which had been calm until now, trembled slightly after hearing her words.
Xiao Mo saw what Concubine Liang meant and quickly knelt down.
"Your Highness, what you said is wrong. Since Prince Su has private soldiers, they must have a place to use them. Otherwise, is he raising them just to eat rice?
Everyone has a purpose for doing anything. It’s hard to say about other things, but what else can the army be used for besides fighting wars?
But if I say that he trained these private soldiers to defend his country, would Your Majesty believe it?
Since it was done secretly, it means that they didn't want the emperor to know.
I believe that His Royal Highness Prince Chen discovered this because the ancestors are protecting the emperor.
Otherwise, when His Royal Highness Prince Su rebels one day, who knows how many of the people will be displaced and die in vain by the sword."
After listening to Xiao Mo's analysis, the emperor lowered his eyes slightly, and an unknown undercurrent gathered.
Concubine Liang was stunned when she heard this. She knew that Xiao Mo was very eloquent.
But she didn't expect that she would express everything so clearly at once, leaving her unable to find words to fight back.
Qi Minxiu bowed his head and said: "Father, please understand. I still say the same thing. This matter concerns the entire Nanyao. I dare not neglect it.
Therefore, I can only let Father know this in a way that I consider respectable."
Concubine Liang looked at the people in the hall who were singing the same tune with displeasure. Just as she was about to speak, Xiao Mo took the lead.
"Your Majesty, I remember the palace rules that concubines in the harem cannot participate in government affairs."
She spoke bluntly, which earned her the hatred of Concubine Liang.
Concubine Liang wanted to pretend, but before she could do anything, the emperor asked her to leave.
After she left, the emperor looked at Qi Minxiu deeply, then was silent for a while and looked at Xiao Mo again.
"I have already arranged for a deputy commander to take up the post of commander of the Imperial Guards, but I have not found a suitable one in the Imperial Guards after searching for a long time.
Does General Xiao have any recommendations for someone to take over this position?"
Xiao Mo didn't expect that the emperor would ask her such an important question, and she was really flattered.
Because since ancient times, the people who managed the Imperial Guards were all the emperor's confidants, and not just anyone with superb martial arts skills could be qualified for the job.
The commander of the Imperial Guards who had been dismissed was carefully selected by the emperor.
The deputy commanders under him are basically the same.
Seeing her dazed, the emperor frowned, and Qi Minxiu touched her gently.
Xiao Mo came back to her senses and thought about it seriously, her mind racing to figure out who among the people she knew would be the most suitable.
Suddenly, she thought of someone.
Xu Renchuan is the child of the late queen's cousin, and is actually a cousin of Qi Suyuan who is several levels apart.
But he didn't rely on anyone to achieve his current success. Because of the former queen's disdain, Qi Suyuan didn't even know that he had a cousin who was a general. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to train private soldiers...
Xiao Mo pursed her lips and looked at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I have someone to recommend you."
"Who?"
"General Xu Renchuan, who just returned from the Northern Yi border not long ago."
The emperor searched for this person's information in his mind and nodded slightly.
"I know him. I personally appointed him as the General of Zhenbei after summoning him back."
Xiao Mo originally thought that Xu Renchuan had been in Beiyi for so long that the emperor had forgotten him, but she didn't expect that the emperor still remembered him very clearly.
In order to increase Xu Renchuan's chances of being selected, Xiao Mo mentioned his life experience.
"General Xu's mother is the late Madam Renhe. I heard that the Emperor specially bestowed upon her the title of Madam Renhe for the sake of the late Empress.
General Xu, whether as the Emperor's subject or the late Empress's cousin, will serve the Emperor with all his heart and soul."
After being reminded by Xiao Mo, the emperor remembered that there was such a relationship between them.
He pondered for a moment, then lowered his eyes and replied, "Let him prepare. I want to test him thoroughly to see if he is qualified to become the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard."
The Imperial Guards were specifically responsible for the safety of the imperial palace and the emperor, and they were only under the jurisdiction of the emperor.
Therefore, there are royal-specific test methods for selecting the Imperial Guards and the (deputy) commander of the Imperial Guards, and only those who pass are qualified.
Xiao Mo kowtowed with joy to express her gratitude. She couldn't wait to tell Xu Renchuan the news.
After leaving the Qinzheng Palace, she took Shen Yun's hand, her face full of joy: "Let's go to the East Military Camp."
Shen Yun smiled with great joy: "Really? Are you going to visit General Xu again?"
"Well, there's something else."
When Qi Minxiu came out, Xiao Mo had already walked far away.
Looking at his master's gradually shrinking figure and melancholy eyes, Ling Su sighed.
"Your Highness, General Xiao was just in the palace talking a lot in your favor! If you don't go and comfort him, he will really ignore you."
Qi Minxiu glanced at him sideways, as if asking him to speak.
In the East Army Camp, Xu Renchuan was training new recruits. When he saw two wind-like figures running towards him, he ended the training with a smile.
Xiao Mo and Shen Yun reined in their horses and stopped in front of him. Before they could dismount, they heard the sound of horses neighing behind them.
They looked back and saw Qi Minxiu had stopped behind them.
Xu Renchuan bowed slightly to him.
Xiao Mo frowned slightly and looked at him in confusion: "Did the emperor ask you to come?"
"No." He blurted out his answer, but was met with a sneer from Xiao Mo: "Then what are you doing here?"
Qi Minxiu was not annoyed by her disdain. He dismounted and walked up to her, pretending to pick her up, but she refused.
"Move aside, I can get down by myself."
Qi Minxiu shrugged and took two steps back, and Xiao Mo jumped off the horse lightly.
After Xu Renchuan invited everyone into the tent, someone's stomach growled twice at an inopportune moment.
Several people looked at each other in an awkward atmosphere. Shen Yun stood up and said that she was hungry because she hadn't had breakfast.
After saying that, she pointed at Xiao Mo and said, "Miss, you haven't eaten yet either. She said she would take me to the small street to eat noodles after the morning court, but she ended up coming here first."