Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

After Xia Mingyuan finished speaking, Meng Tian and others were stunned.

After hesitating for a while, they all showed a bitter smile on their faces.

"Commander Xia, you are a straightforward person, and we won't hide anything from you."

"To be honest, if the border is peaceful, we brothers would really want to rebel against this damn emperor."

Meng Tian seemed to be a little drunk, and his voice was a little unclear.

"Over the years, countless soldiers at Yangning Pass have died tragically due to the schemes and arrangements of our Majesty."

"Plague, scorching heat, lack of food and clothing, so many good men have died from these avoidable causes."

"If they had died in battle, if the imperial court was truly short of food and clothing, none of us brothers would have said anything. But they had to die in such a way. I feel so aggrieved for them!"

"General Meng..."

The deputy generals of the border army accompanying Meng Tian were all a little frightened and wanted to remind him to be careful with his words.

However, Meng Tian shook his head, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all.

"Brothers, after spending half a day with Commander Xia, I, Meng Tian, ​​know that he is still the despicable villain who complained behind my back."

"Since we consider him a friend and a benefactor, there's no need to hide it."

"Commander Xia, come, let's have another drink."

"To be honest, in addition to wanting to kill those Qiang barbarians, I've also been dreaming of killing our Emperor."

Meng Tian spoke with gritted teeth, every word laced with blood and tears.

For a moment, all the generals present couldn't help but have tears in their eyes.

Xia Mingyuan didn't say anything, but just gently fiddled with the wine bowl in his hand.

After a long silence, he sighed softly and said, "Such a good man was deceived and killed in this way. Xia Tianxiong really deserves to die."

"Everyone, I have something to say. Would you like to hear it?"

After the words fell, Meng Tian and others grinned, "Commander Xia, what are you talking about?"

"Since we consider you a brother, feel free to speak up if you have anything to say. We brothers are all ears."

Xia Mingyuan glanced at everyone and said calmly, "To be honest, my last name is Xia, and this Xia is the royal Xia."

"My identity is the illegitimate son of the current emperor Xia Tianxiong, who was living among the people."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire tent fell silent.

Meng Tian's hands trembled, and the wine bowl he had just raised fell to the ground with a bang, shattering into pieces.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"You, you are the prince..."

Li Baoan's voice was stuttering, his Adam's apple was throbbing, and he swallowed hard.

My heart was in my throat.

Xia Mingyuan smiled softly, looked at everyone, and said calmly: "There's no need to be so nervous. I don't have a father who is worse than a beast."

"Xia Tianxiong has committed atrocities, killing my mother and now wants to drive me to a dead end."

"So, I want to rebel against him and remove him from the throne."

boom!

Xia Mingyuan's words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in everyone's ears.

Everyone looked at Xia Mingyuan in astonishment, stunned.

"Commander Xia, you are not kidding, are you?"

After a while, someone finally couldn't help but ask.

Seeing this scene, Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In this society where feudal ethics are more important than anything else, his desire to rebel against his nominal father is indeed somewhat shocking to the world.

"Xia Tianxiong is unjust, so what's wrong with rebelling against him?"

Xia Mingyuan looked at everyone and continued to make shocking remarks.

"As for you, I only have one question for you: if the border is peaceful, are you willing to join me in launching a great event?"

"This this…"

Everyone grinned in surprise and stammered for a moment.

Even Meng Tian, ​​who was the most straightforward, was a little hesitant at this moment.

Xia Mingyuan waited for a moment, but when he received no reply, he frowned and said, "Originally, I thought you were all heroes. It seems I took it for granted."

"That's all. If that's the case, then there's no need to say more."

"Everyone is a little drunk today, so just treat it as drunken talk."

"Originally, I wanted to allocate some supplies to you. Now it seems that you are able to make the best of a difficult situation. I guess you won't need these."

Meng Tian and the others were blushing with embarrassment at Xia Mingyuan's behavior. Before they could express their opinions, they heard the words "allocation of supplies". Everyone was shocked and raised their heads almost at the same time.

"Commander Xia, what did you just say?"

Li Baoan looked at Xia Mingyuan in disbelief, somewhat unable to believe his ears.

"I'm saying that if there were no Qiang barbarians harassing Yangning Pass, and you decided to join me in rebellion, then you would be my, Xia Mingyuan's, soldiers."

"Since you are my soldier, you will never go hungry, and you will never be sick without a doctor."

"Are you serious?" Li Baoan asked in a lost voice.

"Of course I take it seriously. A gentleman's word is as good as gold." Xia Mingyuan said seriously.

"General Meng, why are you still hesitating? We are all defending the border for our country, not for the emperor. It doesn't matter who we fight against."

"Apart from the barbarians, we brothers will follow anyone who can provide us with food and keep us well fed!"

"Yes, me too."

Several deputy generals stood up and looked at Xia Mingyuan with burning eyes.

They had just seen the soldiers under Xia Mingyuan's command. They were elite and powerful. Even when they were stationed in the city, they ate fine grains.

They were in this desolate place where no one lived, and they couldn't even smell the scent of fine grains, let alone eat them.

If we follow Commander Xia, we can have food to eat, so what's the point of rebelling?

Meng Tian raised his head, finally made up his mind, and was the last one to stand up.

"Commander Xia is willing to support us, so we have nothing to say."

"In the future, if there is no war at the border, and Commander Xia has a falling out with the old emperor, we at Yangning Pass are willing to stand behind Commander Xia."

"Me too!"

Xia Mingyuan glanced at everyone and breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this trip was not in vain.

Yangning Pass was like a gap he had created.

With this loophole, he could completely alienate Xia Tianxiong's hearts.

"Okay, since you all trust Xia Mingyuan, I will not let you down."

"After tomorrow, people from Kunlun Security will come to deliver food to you."

"But before that, I have a condition."

Xia Mingyuan looked around and said calmly.

Hearing the sound of supplies and food being delivered, the generals at Yangning Pass were extremely excited.

Meng Tian didn't even think twice and patted his chest and said, "Commander Xia, if you have any conditions, just ask."

"As long as the soldiers don't go hungry, I won't frown even if I, Old Meng, am sent to attack the Qiangman camp tonight."

Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan smiled and shook his head, "You don't need to attack the camp. My conditions are very simple."

"The 1,000 archers and 1,000 cavalrymen just now inside Yangning Pass must all stay here!"