The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Chapter 406 Merit at the Grassroots Level

Du Xuan retorted, unwilling to accept this, "Who would complain about having too many people to use?"

Che Zhong'an shook his head: "You wouldn't understand. The generals of Dayong are required not only to have skills, but more importantly, to have a benevolent heart."

"Hahahaha!"

Du Xuan burst into laughter, laughing so hard he almost fell over: "Commander Che, how can you be so naive? A general should have a benevolent heart? Haha!"

Che Zhongan watched him quietly until he could no longer laugh.

After a moment, Du Xuan's laughter subsided: "Commander Che is quite good at telling jokes."

Che Zhong'an repeated softly, "You wouldn't understand."

A general must have a benevolent heart that cares for the country and its people; only then will he not abuse his power and will he remain clear-headed amidst the carnage.

Every general in the Dayong Dynasty understood that the sacrifice of the soldiers brought peace to many more people.

This is benevolence, and also great love.

Du Xuan equated benevolence with being soft-hearted; his thinking was too narrow.

"At least, the generals of Dayong would never do something like concealing the truth from their soldiers and sending them to their deaths to save their own lives."

"Che Zhong'an, if you're going to refuse me, at least come up with a better reason."

Che Zhong'an completely lost interest in talking to him: "I thought you still had some value, but now it seems you're not worth using."

He turned and left, leaving Du Xuan to pound the wall in frustration.

Upon leaving the dungeon, the guard cautiously asked, "Commander, what should we do with these people?"

"Did you get anything out of them?"

The guard kept his head down, his eyes darting around.

Che Zhong'an then realized that he would definitely gain nothing.

"Since Du Xuan wants to stay in Dayong, hasn't he revealed anything as a bargaining chip?"

“We tried to coax him, but he didn’t believe us.”

Che Zhong'an sighed, "May Your Highness protect me, if only Grand Secretary Liao could fall in front of me right now."

General He, standing outside the light screen, chuckled: "This Che Zhong'an has been driven to madness by Du Xuan. It's obviously impossible..."

He was speaking when he heard a soldier running towards him from the light screen: "Report! Commander! There is a man named Qi Wuyu outside requesting an audience."

“Qi Wuyu…” Che Zhong’an murmured the name, then his expression changed from confusion to realization, “Where is he? Take me there!”

The soldier was stunned for a moment, and before he could say anything more, Che Zhong'an pushed him forward.

"Hurry up and lead the way!"

Led by the soldier, Che Zhong'an quickly returned to the camp.

Upon seeing Qi Wuyu, his eyes flashed with wild joy. He rushed to Qi Wuyu, cupped his hands, and exclaimed, "Mr. Qi! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Qi Wuyu was somewhat bewildered by his overly enthusiastic attitude.

He pulled his hand back: "Wait, let's talk this out! Don't get physical!"

Che Zhong'an suppressed his joy: "You don't know, I just captured some prisoners here, and they're all incredibly stubborn. Logically speaking, they're just lowly soldiers, so they shouldn't be that loyal to the He Kingdom and Qi Yongji, but they won't utter a word when questioned. I was so worried, and I just prayed to the Crown Princess to send Grand Secretary Liao over to me, but unexpectedly, the next moment I met Grand Secretary Liao's apprentice."

Qi Wuyu curled the corners of his lips: "His Highness sent me here to assist you, so don't worry, Commander Che."

Outside the light screen, General He's unfinished words ultimately turned into a question: "Huh?"

He rubbed his eyes, still somewhat incredulous: "Is this really what happened in Haiyang County?"

He Wuyang patted his chest and assured him, "It's the real deal!"

"That's truly amazing!"

General He, who had just been unmoved by Che Zhong'an's words, clicked his tongue in surprise and suddenly put his hands together: "May the Crown Princess bless me, I wish I could go out for a stroll anytime."

He Wuyang: ...

“Grandfather, why don’t you ask me to bless you? I can carry you out.”

"You are so beautiful."

"Oh dear, I am indeed very beautiful," He Wuyang said, pretending to smooth his hair. "Your Highness is now in the mortal realm, so your magical powers will definitely be limited. You should not hold out any hope."

"Just giving it a try."

"Trying won't work either. What if it harms His Highness? Besides, didn't you teach me that one shouldn't think about getting something for nothing?"

General He remained silent.

It was just a casual remark, but he took it so seriously.

Zheng Xun's feelings were somewhat complicated after listening to their entire conversation.

If she remembered correctly, General He should be a calm and serious person, right?

Why did his personality also break down after he lost his legs?

Or perhaps, he's been suppressing his feelings for so long that now that the burden is lifted, he's revealing his truest self?

but.

Since the Great General of Dayong had spoken, she naturally had to do her best to comply.

Although we can't give him legs, there are ways to make things easier for him.

Zheng Xun reached out his hand.

Lü Mengying understood and took out a piece of silk from the package she was carrying.

Zheng Xun took the silk and handed it to General He.

General He looked puzzled.

Zheng Xun smiled and said, "Please open it and take a look."

General He opened the blueprints and examined them carefully for a long time.

Hmm... I don't understand.

"This is... a chair? A chair with wheels?"

"Yes, this thing is called a wheelchair. On a relatively flat surface, you can control it to move forward."

Zheng Xun pointed to the blueprints and explained their usage and function one by one.

General He's eyes lit up as he listened: "Interesting! Is Your Highness some kind of immortal? How can you have something like this?"

“This is not my achievement. I only put forward a few ideas. The implementation of this part still depends on the officials of the Ordnance Bureau and the Ministry of Works,” Zheng Xun said with a gentle smile. “I wonder if you have heard of Yuanxiu Academy.”

"How could I not have heard of it!"

"As you know, the academy has many children with mobility issues. I took them in, and I couldn't help but think more about them, so I came up with the idea of ​​wheelchairs. I never expected that it would take shape so quickly."

Zheng Xun came from the future. She has seen many novel things and has many wonderful ideas.

She didn't understand invention or creation; she simply poured everything she saw and heard into the Ministry of Works and the Ordnance Bureau.

She didn't have any strict requirements, but the adults each had a notebook to carefully record her thoughts and needs, and then implemented them little by little based on her suggestions.

"I have already had a wheelchair custom-made for you, and you will see it when you return to Beijing."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"This is not my fault alone."

The civil and military officials of the Great Yong Dynasty all seemed very scholarly, but most of them were setting the direction in the court. The real busy ones were those at the grassroots level.

A single sentence from above can require thousands of times more effort to implement below.

Just like with wheelchairs, she suggested it, and they made it.

"They are the true heroes who keep the Great Yong Dynasty running."

General He's expression was complicated.

Only after spending time with her face to face did he realize what kind of person Her Highness the Crown Princess was.

"They would be happy to know your understanding."

Wu Yang is right. Having a crown princess like the Crown Princess is a blessing for the Great Yong Dynasty.

He Wuyang said with great pride, "I told you, if Grandfather had met Your Highness, he would definitely have liked you."