The chance that the Wei family will reward Zhu Lingxu and his son is really not small.

No wonder the King of Wei, who was the general manager of Jiangzhou Road's march, quickly asked him to form a front army and dispatch it in advance before he arrived.

Cake delivered to your mouth is certainly a positive thing.

"Your Majesty, if you all work together, why worry about not being able to recover the lost territory of our Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Zhu Lingxu looked around, his eyes skipping over the low-key Ouyang Rong as if he were ignoring him. He sighed with relief, then clasped his fists towards the cold Rong Zhen and said politely:

"I may have to trouble Lady Shi when we go on an expedition next, so please be considerate."

Rong Zhen's face was expressionless, no nodding, no words.

The behavior was somewhat disrespectful.

In other words, she doesn't need to give face to anyone except the empress.

"Haha, the general will feel relieved now that the female historian is here."

Zhu Lingxu smiled and nodded, breaking the awkward silence, but frowned slightly in his heart, feeling a little confused about this woman.

However, this woman didn't look like she was nosy, and she didn't look like Ouyang, so he didn't care too much.

Supervise the army, just supervise the army. Anyway, Zhu Lingxu didn't do any disobedient and shameful things. Previously, Ouyang Lianghan had been so aggressive and humiliating, but he had endured it and restrained his subordinates.

Facts have proven that opportunities favor those who are patient and prepared.

This is called a light boat crossing the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Zhu Lingxu smiled lightly and stroked his beard.

Immediately, the tea break ended, and everyone discussed the matter of the former army's expedition again.

This time, the former army formed by Zhu Lingxu totaled more than 8,000 people.

They were the 3,000 elite troops originally led by Wang Lengran, the 2,000 defeated troops from the Battle of Guling and the 2,000 surrendered soldiers from Hongzhou, and the 3,000 reinforcements from the three Zhechong Mansion in the southeast that had arrived in recent days.

The Eight Thousand Mansion soldiers are all elite and good family members, and can be regarded as the largest regular army in Jiangnan Province.

Li Zhengyan's Kuangfu army in Guizhou was still in the southwest. It had just entered Jiangnan Road and captured cities and territories along the way.

The failure of the Jiangzhou War has spread throughout Jiangnan and Lingnan Road, which has increased the resistance in many places, causing the Kuangfu Army's advance speed to be slightly hindered.

The main force of Kuang Fu's army is expected to arrive in Hongzhou in more than half a month, but the front army may have been sent directly to Hongzhou for support, but the front army is not a large army after all.

Therefore, there is indeed a rare fighter opportunity at the moment, and Jiangzhou's eight thousand elites have a strength advantage.

However, although "the advantage lies with me", Zhu Lingxu made arrangements with a serious face, sitting in command, assigning tasks, and making arrangements carefully.

Ouyang Rong listened for a while and couldn't help but look at it more.

He found that this Zhu Lingxu was an old fox, but he did have something, unlike Wang Lengran who was just half a bucket full of water.

"By the way, Mr. Zhu, I have something to ask, but I don't know whether I should ask it or not."

Li Xian put down his tea cup and suddenly spoke.

Except for Ouyang Rong, everyone in the hall looked curiously.

Zhu Lingxu immediately said: "Of course I will speak, Your Majesty, please speak." He spread his palms to indicate.

"Have the forward generals who will be dispatched in advance to explore the path for the front army not been decided yet?"

"Yes." Zhu Lingxu nodded subconsciously, then asked calmly: "Does the prince have a suitable candidate?"

While speaking slowly, he glanced at Ouyang Rong not far away, who was lowering his head and calmly sipping tea.

Li Xian nodded and smiled sheepishly:

"In my opinion, Captain Guo Yi of Jiangzhou Zhechong Mansion, Qin Heng, is very good and a reliable young general."

Hearing the name, Wang Lengran, who was still curious a moment ago, twitched the corners of his eyes fiercely. He stared at Ouyang Rong, and after a while, he turned his head and snorted coldly.

If it weren't for Li Xianzai, he wouldn't be able to greet someone properly.

"Oh, I think this person must be a talented person, so the prince will take the initiative to recommend..."

Zhu Lingxu nodded and thought for a moment. Wang Lengran coughed. Zhu Lingxu did not look at him, but looked slightly apologetic and said respectfully to Li Xian:

"Your Majesty, the vanguard is involved in a major expedition. The general must go back and discuss it carefully before making an answer."

Li Xian nodded, and after a while, the meeting was over.

The next day, the meeting was held again, and Zhu Lingxu immediately gave an answer, with a look of embarrassment on his face:

"I'm sorry, my lord, the position of the forward is assigned to Quanzi by King Wei. King Wei said that Quanzi is from Hongzhou and is familiar with the terrain there, so he is most suitable to be the guide for the vanguard."

Everyone looked sideways.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that, but it's just an excuse.

Yesterday you said that there were no arrangements, but today you moved out to King Wei. He is probably still in Guanzhong. They are thousands of miles apart. How come the news of the appointment came so quickly?

It's full of loopholes and I'm too lazy to find excuses.

I just don’t want to share the cake.

There are some things that it would be disrespectful to ask again.

"Okay." Li Xian nodded, with a slightly disappointed look on his face.

Ouyang Rong also sighed lightly.

This made Wang Lengran next to him look at him,

Seeing his expressionless face, Wang Lengran was a little gloating.

But I don't know, someone is murmuring in his heart:

"The Governor of Hongzhou is not enough, why don't we have another former military commander? I am getting bigger and bigger, I am a little embarrassed..."

After a while, the meeting ended. Zhu Lingxu, who still followed the rules and only brought ten personal guards into the city for discussion, stopped at the door and sent everyone away with a smile.

Even if Jiangzhou city defense has been handed over to Zhu Lingxu according to the wartime status, he can change the city defense team and change the rules at any time.

But I don’t know if I forgot or if I did it on purpose.

At the east and west city gates, Ouyang Rong and Jiangzhou Hall had originally arranged manpower and rules. Zhu Lingxu did not move at all, and everything remained as usual.

It's like being humble and respectful, but it's also more like... disdainful of sarcasm.

Wang Lengran walked over and talked with Zhu Lingxu at the door.

On the corridor, before Ouyang Rong left, his ears faintly heard Wang Lengran's words behind him:

"The King of Wei heard that Brother Lingxu was being made difficult by villains and could only bring ten people into the city on a daily basis. His Highness was worried about Brother Lingxu's safety and sent some experts to protect Brother Lingxu. Li Li brought people here today..."

He turned back and glanced. Zhu Lingxu didn't squint his eyes and nodded gratefully. Wang Lengran turned back in time and glanced at him.

The two looked at each other from afar. Wang smiled coldly and waved his hand towards Ouyang Rong, as if he was explaining innocently that the villain he just mentioned was not him.

But who is he guarding against? Is it really necessary to ask?

Ouyang Rong nodded lightly.

Okay, okay, just share the cake without him,

Nowadays, gentlemen also take precautions, right?

"Why."

It's not easy for a gentleman, Liang Han sighed.

Leaving alone.
Chapter completed!