“Outrageous, absolutely outrageous, truly outrageous!

Is this Xinsu City and Shengle City still under the rule of Great Yan, or not!

It's one thing for that Chen Yang to stay put in his city, but that Zheng Fan actually dared to drive out my vanguard officer who was sent to urge the delivery of grain, and even sent a letter asking us to chip in!

Bastard, truly a bastard!

This is the Jingnan Army?

Do they even have a sovereign in their eyes, do they even have His Majesty in their eyes!"

The old man was so angry that his beard bristled and his eyes widened. The many generals below him were also filled with righteous indignation, slamming the table and cursing along with him.

The old man was called Deng Jiuru, the head of the Sanshi Deng family, and could be considered a veteran in the Great Yan army. His daughter was also the birth mother of the Fourth Prince.

When the Yan Emperor cracked down on aristocratic clans, the Sanshi Deng family, firstly, took sides early, and secondly, was, after all, a military aristocratic clan, so it didn't suffer any repercussions.

Now, in the entire Great Yan army, if the Zhenbei (Pacifying the North) and Jingnan (Pacifying the South) Marquisates were the front line, then his Deng family was the banner-bearer of the second line. Its tentacles were deeply embedded in the local system. Many local warlords had come from the Sanshi Deng family in their early years.

"Urge them, continue to urge them for me! I don't believe they really dare to rebel. Even if they want to rebel, with our army here, we'll quell the rebellion for His Majesty first before entering Cheng, we must first secure the home before repelling the foreign enemy!"

"The Grand Commander has arrived!"

"The Grand Commander has arrived!"

The soldiers guarding the door shouted in unison.

"Greetings, Grand Commander!"

"Greetings, Grand Commander!"

The military tent was opened from the outside, and the First Prince, in full armor, walked in, looking at Deng Jiuru sitting in the seat of honor.

Deng Jiuru got up to salute,

"Greetings, Your Highness the First Prince."

The many generals in the Left Route Army also saluted together, "Greetings, Your Highness the First Prince."

The Deng family's influence was mainly in the local areas. This Left Route Army was basically built up from local garrison troops, so the commander of the Left Route Army was Deng Jiuru.

"General Deng, what a temper you have. Tell me, let me hear, who dares to be so rebellious as to anger our old general."

"Your Highness, take a look, take a look at this. When our army passed into Xinsu, that General Chen Yang actually dared to ignore us. The grain requisition vanguard officer who was sent out was actually turned back by various places. We didn't see a single grain of rice, not a single civilian laborer. That Shengle general even wrote a letter to us complaining of poverty, saying that the imperial court had been in arrears with his military pay for a long time, and he even stretched out his hand to ask us for support!"

"Oh?"

The First Prince walked forward.

Deng Jiuru hesitated for a moment, then stepped down from the commander's seat.

The First Prince took the opportunity to sit down, reached out, and picked up the replies on the table to take a look.

"It is indeed a bit outrageous."

"Isn't it, Your Highness? These people are simply showing disrespect to..."

"General Deng, be careful with your words."

The First Prince interrupted Deng Jiuru's words.

"Why, they can do it, but I can't say it? This world, after all, is Great Yan's world, is His Majesty's world, not that Tian's world!"

The First Prince rubbed his brow and said:

"I will handle this matter. Please rest assured, Old General. After our army enters Cheng, we will let Cheng be responsible for the army's supply.

The soldiers and horses in this Jin region are indeed having a hard time. We should be a little more considerate."

"But..."

"What are you waiting for? Help the Old General down to rest!"

"Yes."

"Yes."

A group of Left Route Army generals got up, first took their leave from the First Prince, and then, half-supporting and half-carrying, took Deng Jiuru out of the tent.

Although Deng Jiuru was still yelling, his body was very honest and was carried out without really resisting.

The commander's tent was cleared out, leaving only the First Prince's group, and the personal soldiers outside surrounded the tent.

At this time, a young general bowed to the First Prince and said:

"Your Highness, these local generals are trying to put you in a bad light."

"Do you think I can't see that?"

"Yes."

"These old geezers are used to being local tyrants. Even on a distant expedition, they want to put on airs and take advantage of the situation to make a profit for themselves before even fighting.

Before the expedition, the imperial court distributed some grain and military equipment, ordering the local areas to requisition civilian laborers themselves. These people swallowed it themselves, and now they dare to ask the Jingnan Army for support, hehe."

The First Prince reached out and picked up another reply,

"They even dare to use my name to send out vanguard officers. By the way, the people I told you to send out, have they been sent?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, they have already been sent."

"We have to explain it clearly. I can't be saddled with this kind of blame for no reason."

"But, Your Highness, this Jingnan Army is indeed too disrespectful."

"Respect is earned by oneself, not taken by relying on status and position. Besides, the Jingnan Marquis hasn't spoken, how dare these Jingnan soldiers do anything?"

"Then why is the Jingnan Marquis..."

"Is that something you should ask?"

"Your subordinate is guilty."

There was something that few people knew. Ever since the Jingnan Marquis's wife passed away, the Jingnan Marquis had shut himself up in the Marquis's mansion. At first, he wouldn't see the envoys sent by the imperial court to offer condolences. Later, he still wouldn't see even the imperial envoys sent by the imperial court to deliver imperial edicts.

Yet, the imperial court didn't dare to punish the Jingnan Marquis for this kind of behavior, and even had to help him cover it up.

"Now I understand why my father Emperor intended for me to lead these troops into Cheng. The Great Yan's prowess in battle doesn't come from the Great Yan iron cavalry's prowess in battle, but from the Zhenbei and Jingnan armies' prowess in battle.

Look at those old foxes, look at those guys, how similar they are to those bastards in Qian!

When we enter Cheng, after the war starts, I will personally lead the Zhenbei Army to oversee the battle, and then find an opportunity to kill a batch of them, otherwise they will really think that I, this prince, am made of clay.

Now, I have to endure it, endure it again."

The First Prince reached out and propped up his forehead, feeling a little relieved:

"Fortunately, when I presented my strategy to my father Emperor, I advocated a gradual approach, which allowed me to respond calmly. If I had really made some kind of military pledge, there is no joking before the Emperor. If I were really forced to attack rashly, there would really be big problems.

By the way, you personally lead a team to Shengle and allocate a batch of grain and military equipment from my central army's supplies and send it to Shengle.

Isn't that Zheng Fan complaining of poverty? We'll just send it to him. Anyway, after entering Cheng, if we lack anything, just ask the Situ family for it, don't take it for nothing."

"Your Highness, wouldn't this be too much of an encouragement to his arrogance?"

"You're confused. The Shengle area is too important. When our army enters Cheng, once there is any change in the war situation, the rear must be secured first.

When we went to Xinsu City, Chen Yang didn't open the city gate, but when we really need him to respond and cover our retreat, I believe the Jingnan Army won't stand by and watch.

As for Shengle, the Jingnan Marquis passed through there when he went on an expedition to the snowfields. We have to guard against the barbarians imitating him and using the same method to raid our rear. Sending Shengle something will allow them to help us keep a good eye on our rear. It's worth it."

"Your subordinate understands, your subordinate will go later."

"When you see that Zheng Fan, say something nice, don't be too proud to lower your face."

"Your subordinate knows."

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now. I'm really a bit tired. When I was a general under someone else's command, I felt much more relaxed. I just had to follow military orders. How could I have experienced this kind of thing, where I have to go on an expedition myself and deal with so many rotten things?"

………

In the central army camp, Li Fusheng and Li Bao were sitting together. Li Fusheng had a plate of peanuts all to himself, while Li Bao had a plate of pickled garlic in front of him.

"Hey, have you heard? That old thing Deng Jiuru is starting to stir up trouble again," Li Fusheng said.

"I've felt uncomfortable since the beginning of this expedition," Li Bao said, peeling garlic with one hand.

"Isn't that right? Our First Prince is far behind those two Marquises when it comes to fighting battles."

"Hehe, you old geezer, you're already starting to fart in advance before the battle has even started."

"Do we need to fight? If our Marquis or the Jingnan Marquis were sitting here, would that Deng Jiuru and his old cronies dare to jump around? What the hell are they? I don't feel good about fighting with this bunch of people."

"That's true, but I guess this First Prince is just enduring it. Not many of the Ji family's children are good people."

"By the way, I have something good here."

Li Fusheng secretly took out a jar of wine from under him, pulled out the stopper, and immediately, the aroma of wine permeated the air.

Li Bao immediately showed an expression of enjoyment and exclaimed:

"This wine, it's intoxicating just by smelling it. Shall we have some?"

"Have you forgotten the Marquis's rules? No drinking in the army."

"We haven't entered Cheng yet, and we haven't fought yet, just a small bowl, a small bowl."

"Alright, just a small bowl."

Li Fusheng poured a small bowl,

Then took two chopsticks.

The two Great Yan Generals, each with a chopstick, dipped a little wine, slurped it, and then ate a peanut and a piece of garlic.

"This wine, the taste is strong enough, where did you get it, you old thing?"

"That kid Zheng Fan sent someone to deliver it, he sent three big carts."

"That one from Shengle City? That grandson is so close to me, but he hasn't even sent me a single tribute!"

Li Fusheng smiled even more happily when he heard this,

Said:

"You have no kinship with him, what would he send you? Do you know how valuable this wine is? It's not for drinking either, soldiers can use it to pour on their wounds after they are injured to prevent the possibility of festering."

"Alright, alright, you just show off in front of me."

"Isn't that right? Besides the wine, this kid also sent a lot of other rare things. It's been almost a year since I last saw him, but he still remembers me. It's not in vain that I valued him so much back then."

"It's commendable to have this kind of heart. Back then, he was just a small garrison commander, so naturally he had to suck up to you old thing. Now, he has also become a miscellaneous general, but he can still remember you, it's not easy.

However, he is now doing very well under the Jingnan Marquis, and it's impossible for him to switch over to our Marquisate. Back then, the Marquis also valued this kid very much, but the Jingnan Marquis snatched him away first."

Li Fusheng heard this,

Suddenly felt that the wine in front of him was not so fragrant,

And sighed:

"After the Princess enters the capital, our Marquisate will no longer be the Marquisate it used to be."

Li Bao heard this,

Reached out and wiped his eyes,

Said:

"Why is our Marquis willing to part with her? I can't bear it, I really can't bear it."

"Yo yo yo, why are you crying? A grown man, crying for what?"

"Damn it, I'm not crying!"

"If you're not crying, what is this, what is this?"

"I forgot that I just peeled garlic!"