Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

[Because he is from the Chishui tribe, or more precisely, half Chishui, and his mother is from Daxia.]

This was something Jiang Yueyang had not expected, and neither had the civil and military officials expected it.

Cao Lingyue sighed silently, thinking that this day had finally come.

On Jiang Yueyang's first day in court, after witnessing the power of Xin Sheng, he sent a message back to Chishui asking for withdrawal.

But the elders of the Chishui tribe did not believe that there was such a ridiculous thing as Xinsheng, and did not allow him to withdraw at this critical moment.

And warned him that if he dared to escape without permission, his family in Chishui would be killed!

Therefore, for the sake of his family and his own life, he did not hesitate to design a plan to fall off his horse and injure his leg, so as to take leave and stay at home to avoid danger.

But Emperor Yuan had made it clear last night that all military generals must be present at the morning court today, so he had no way to avoid it. He also really didn't expect that Emperor Yuan would choose him among the many military generals who requested the order.

This probably means that the person is going to be unlucky and there is no way to escape it.

Jiang Yueyang asked: [What's going on? How could he be from the Chishui tribe?]

In the second year of the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, a severe drought struck the country, leaving the people destitute and filled with refugees. Ten-year-old Cao Lingyue disguised himself as a refugee and blended in with the people of Great Xia. From then on, he assumed the identity of a Great Xia citizen.

[Oh my god! They planned to attack Daxia more than thirty years ago?] Jiang Yueyang glanced at Cao Lingyue secretly, [Do you think he and Concubine Lan are in cahoots?]

System: [Yes and no. Concubine Lan is the open chess piece, while he is the hidden chess piece. He knows Concubine Lan's existence, but Concubine Lan is unaware of his existence.]

[So, is he asking to lead the troops now to stir up trouble?]

The system nodded and said, "Cao Lingyue is very smart. Over the years, he has used his identity as the general of Daxia to openly help the Chishui people eliminate several tribes that competed with the Chishui people for territory.

Back in the day, the Chishui tribe was just a tribe of a thousand people, but now it has grown so strong that it can challenge Daxia. This shows that Cao Lingyue played a significant role in this.

If your Majesty were to send him to lead the army, he would probably suffer defeat after defeat, and ultimately be completely annihilated.]

Emperor Yuan: “…”

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince stepped forward and bowed, "Father, the journey to the Red Water Tribe is long, and General Cao's leg hasn't fully recovered yet. Why not choose another candidate?"

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

Emperor Yuan descended the ladder held out by the Crown Prince and asked, "Who do you think should be sent?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, Emperor Yuan called Jiang Yueyang's name.

Jiang Yueyang had no choice but to step out and say, "I think Lord Xie, the Jingzhao Yin, is very good."

Everyone in Daxia knew that Jingzhao Yin Xie Xu was only loyal to Emperor Yuan.

For the future of Emperor Yuan and Daxia, he can kill Prince Rong and anyone who wants to rebel!

Therefore, it is never wrong to recommend him.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Yuan disagreed.

He said, "Sending Xie Xu to the Chishui tribe is too much of an honor for them."

Jiang Yueyang: "..."

Jiang Yueyang rolled her eyes. "Tsk! Your Majesty is too conceited. Isn't it enough to win the battle at the lowest cost? Who cares if he thinks highly of you?"

Even though Jiang Yueyang scolded him in his heart, Emperor Yuan still did not agree to send Xie Xu to lead the troops.

System: [Men all care about face.]

"Can face be eaten or spent? If we send someone else to fight and they lose, we'll be humiliated." Jiang Yueyang said angrily.

Civil and military officials & Emperor Yuan: "..."

Emperor Yuan ignored Jiang Yueyang's mumbling and set his eyes on General Zhang Zhiyuan, the son of General Zhenguo.

"Zhang Zhiyuan, you will lead the troops to Chishui this time."

"The last general takes command!"

At this moment, the system sighed heavily, and everyone couldn't help but tense up.

No way? No way? Are General Zhenguo and his son also problematic?

General Zhenguo turned around and glared at his eldest son, "What bad thing have you done, you little bastard?"

Zhang Zhiyuan shook his head secretly, I didn’t do anything bad!

Jiang Yueyang asked: [Why are you sighing? Is there something wrong with General Zhang as well?]

He's fine, a very good guy. Unfortunately, he'll likely die in battle this time.

He had just gotten married and didn't even have any children yet. General Zhenguo and his wife had seven daughters before they had one son. The Zhang family was probably going to be extinct.

General Zhenguo lost his composure. How could his son die in battle?

"Your Majesty, my son is not very steady. Should I let this old minister lead the troops this time?"

Emperor Yuan raised his hand to signal him not to worry.

Jiang Yueyang: [Why? The battle hasn't even started yet, how do you know he'll die on the battlefield? I think General Zhang looks quite imposing and strong, and I can tell at a glance that he's very capable.]

[Even with strength, there are still problems with the weapons. At first, the officials of the Foundry Department secretly sold the black iron used to make weapons, bought back a batch of inferior iron materials and mixed them with the black iron, so the weapons they made were not too bad!

But now they are going too far, not even mixing in black iron. Furthermore, they are mixing black iron weapons with inferior weapons. Whoever gets a bad weapon will be doomed.

Emperor Yuan immediately clenched his fists, veins popping out on his hands. How dare they do that?

If you don’t have the best weapons when fighting, how can you win the battle? You might as well just go and die!

Their move is to destroy Daxia!

General Zhenguo and his son were even more angry, because all the soldiers under their command were heroes!

Even if I have to die in battle, I must never die from the weapon I made!

Jiang Yueyang: [Doesn't the imperial court inspect weapons when they inspect goods?]

【Random inspection.】

I'll go chat with General Zhenguo later.

After knowing the problem, Emperor Yuan and General Zhenguo and his son felt much more relieved.

As long as you check the weapons and prepare enough food before going on the expedition, you will have no worries about defeating the Chishui tribe.

Emperor Yuan said, "Zhang Tiesheng, let your son lead the troops this time. How can a father go to war in place of his son?"

"promise."

Zhang Tiesheng had mixed feelings, but he still agreed with Emperor Yuan.

His son is a general. Now that he is on the battlefield, he cannot be afraid of death!

After discussing the issue of sending troops to Chishui, Emperor Yuan moved on to the next topic.

Emperor Yuan glanced around and found that the Hall of Supreme Harmony had become visibly more spacious.

"Recently, many positions in the six ministries have become vacant. I would like to advance the date of this year's imperial examination. What do you think, my dear ministers?"

During this period, Emperor Yuan had executed many people and dismissed and exiled incompetent officials. Many positions in the six ministries were left vacant and needed to be filled quickly, otherwise the remaining positions would be exhausted to death.

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers said in unison.

Emperor Yuan nodded with satisfaction. "In that case, to prevent cheating in the imperial examination from happening again, Jiang Yueyang will be in charge of the examination this time."

Jiang Yueyang: "Huh?"