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"Your Majesty, please ask. This old minister will certainly answer to the best of his knowledge."

Liu Mingzhi slowly stopped, his smile still on his face, and looked down at Zheng Jizhong, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Old General, I have a question for you."

When you ordered Xiao Yunsheng and Gao Baoshan to set up this artillery position according to the pre-planned battle plan, were you aware of the exact location of me and my daughter Yue'er at that time?

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's soft question, Zheng Jizhong nodded vigorously without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, this old minister understands."

Before I even gave the order to Xiao Yunsheng and Gao Baoshan to deploy the cannons, I had already seen Your Majesty and Princess's exact location through the telescope.

After Zheng Jizhong answered Young Master Liu's question in a deep voice, a hint of tension appeared on his old face once again.

Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi smiled and nodded slightly at Zheng Jizhong, whose expression was becoming increasingly tense.

"General, so you mean that you knew perfectly well that my daughter Yue'er and I were within the firing range of this artillery position, but you still ordered Xiao Yunsheng and his brother to set up this artillery position with the artillery soldiers, right?"

Zheng Jizhong silently took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and nodded forcefully again.

"In reply to your Majesty, that is exactly what happened."

Hearing Zheng Jizhong's somber tone, Liu Mingzhi smiled and said loudly, "Old General, you know the situation perfectly well, yet you still dare to give such orders to the soldiers. Aren't you afraid that I, this young master, will blame you when I find out about this?"

"Your Majesty, this old minister is extremely frightened!"

"Oh? Very scared?"

Zheng Jizhong nodded vigorously, and replied in a tense voice, "Your Majesty, that's right!"

Liu Mingzhi chuckled and smacked his lips twice, casually putting his hands behind his back. Then he leaned down slightly and met Zheng Jizhong's gaze as he knelt on the ground.

"General, if I, this young master, am unaware of this matter, then naturally you are fine."

However, now that I know about this matter, if I were to seriously pursue this matter with you, General, do you know what your crime would be?

As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, Zheng Jizhong immediately nodded without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, this old minister knows that there was an intention to assassinate the emperor!"

"What is the punishment for attempting to murder the emperor?"

"Your Majesty, their crimes deserve ten thousand deaths, and their entire family should be exterminated!"

Liu Mingzhi slowly straightened up, then raised his eyebrows and chuckled a few times.

"Hahaha, it seems you still understand things quite well, old general!"
I thought to myself, "General, you don't realize what kind of crime you're committing by doing this!"

"General, since you knew beforehand what crime you would commit by issuing such an order, why did you still give it to the soldiers?"

Zheng Jizhong took another deep breath silently, then solemnly raised his head to look at Young Master Liu standing in front of him.

"Your Majesty, the three signal flares I saw earlier indicated an urgent military situation."

Since this is an urgent military matter, I, your old minister, will certainly take it seriously.

As the commander-in-chief leading more than 10,000 soldiers in the western army camp, I must prioritize important military matters.

The three warning flares fired earlier were not only seen by me, but also by all the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Great Dragon Army, both inside and outside the camp.

If I, your old minister, were to issue a single order to the artillerymen at this artillery position not to deploy these cannons without any reason, the dozens of soldiers in charge of this artillery position would certainly become suspicious.

The soldiers would secretly wonder why I, your old minister, would give a separate order not to deploy artillery in accordance with the emergency situation, when they had already seen the signal flares indicating an urgent military situation and the bugles and drums of the main camp had already sounded.

The most crucial question is that I, your humble servant, did not know beforehand whether Your Majesty would bring Princess along to the military camp, and whether it would be convenient to reveal the identities of Your Majesty and Princess.

I am not aware of the situation in this regard, so I naturally had some reservations when giving orders to the soldiers at this artillery position.

Your Majesty, what my ministers and soldiers saw was an urgent military situation!

When faced with an emergency military situation, under normal circumstances, when the commander orders his soldiers to deploy their troops, he should at least make sure that the soldiers in charge of one position understand their main task.

This is done for two reasons: first, to prevent errors caused by untimely transmission of orders; and second, to prevent any accidental injuries.

The soldiers in charge of the artillery positions are different from those in other units. If something goes wrong on their side, or if any comrades are accidentally injured, it will be a big problem.

For example, if the soldiers of other units, such as archers and crossbowmen, made any mistakes or accidentally injured their comrades, it would only affect a few people at most.

The artillerymen are a different story. If something goes wrong or there are accidental injuries, it would take at least a dozen or twenty people to handle them.

However, my brothers and I are unable to inform the soldiers in charge of this artillery position of the details of why these cannons are not to be deployed.

Such a situation could negatively impact the morale of the soldiers.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, how can I sit idly by and watch something that affects the morale of my soldiers happen?
"Your Majesty, you are a military emperor who rose through the ranks on horseback. You should understand just how important this situation I'm describing is, shouldn't you?"

After listening to Zheng Jizhong's eloquent and well-reasoned explanation, Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly with a smile.

"Yes, I understand. Please continue, General."

Zheng Jizhong nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, in addition to what I just mentioned, when I gave Xiao Yunsheng my orders, I specifically instructed him to make sure that he had all the necessary precautions in place when setting up the artillery positions with the soldiers."

Xiao Yunsheng was one of the veteran generals who commanded the artillerymen of various battalions. He was very clear about what the foolproof plan I had entrusted to him meant.

Initially, the old minister only instructed Xiao Yunsheng to be in charge of this artillery position.

However, just in case, I instructed Gao Baoshan to come and work with Xiao Yunsheng to take charge of the artillery position here.

It was precisely because of these two considerations that even though I knew Your Majesty and Your Highness the Princess were within the range of this artillery position, and I knew what kind of crime I would be charged with for doing this, I still gave the soldiers this order.

Your Majesty, all I've said to you boils down to one thing.

That is, as the commander-in-chief of the main camp in the western part of the city, I must fulfill my duties as the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

When Zheng Jizhong finished speaking in a solemn and deep voice, he raised his hands and clasped them together in a fist salute to Young Master Liu.

"Your Majesty, I have finished speaking."

Liu Mingzhi raised an eyebrow slightly, gave Zheng Jizhong, who looked solemn, a deep look with a smile, and then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, haha~ hahahahaha."

After letting out a few loud laughs, Liu Mingzhi immediately bent down and helped Zheng Jizhong up by the arms. "General, please get up, please get up!"

"Your Majesty, veteran..."

As soon as Zheng Jizhong opened his mouth after being helped up by Young Master Liu, Young Master Liu, with a big smile on his face, interrupted him.

"Old General, Old General."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this old minister is here. Please speak."
Liu Mingzhi opened his mouth and slowly let out a soft sigh, then raised his hand and gently patted Zheng Jizhong's shoulder a few times.

"Shut up!"

"General, among the three armies of our Great Dragon Dynasty's western expedition, there is a commander as conscientious and responsible as you."

This is a blessing for this young master, a blessing for the imperial court, and a blessing for the entire nation.

"Your Majesty, this old minister..."

Before Zheng Jizhong could finish speaking, Liu Mingzhi interrupted him once again.

"Hey! Old General, I haven't finished speaking yet. Can you please let me finish what I have to say?"

Upon hearing what Young Master Liu said, Zheng Jizhong quickly bowed slightly to him.

"Your Majesty, please speak. I am all ears."

Liu Mingzhi casually put his hands behind his back, smiled and glanced at Zhang Yaohe, Li Zhihai, Lü Sanlin, Qin Shaoguang, and a group of key generals before turning his gaze back to Zheng Jizhong.

"General, brothers, to be honest, the main reason I had Yunfei fire three warning flares earlier was because I wanted to see if you, the main generals and the more than 10,000 soldiers, still had the vigilance of soldiers after working the land for so long."

General, brothers.

You have shown me with your actions that you are still the same Great Dragon Warriors I know.

Old General, especially you.

Your handling of the emergency military situation has shown me that you have not lost your sense of responsibility as a commander-in-chief due to the comfortable life you have enjoyed for the past two years.

I am truly happy from the bottom of my heart that our Great Dragon Dynasty has such responsible generals as the old general and my brothers!

Hahaha, hahaha~ hahahahaha.

Good! Good! Good! "

After Liu Mingzhi greeted everyone with a smile and said "good" three times, he turned his head slightly and glanced at the group of generals behind Zheng Jizhong.

Where is the military registrar?

As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, a middle-aged man of about forty years old immediately raised his hand and clasped his fist at Young Master Liu.

"Your Majesty, your old minister Wang Huanzhang is here."

Upon hearing the sound, Liu Mingzhi immediately turned his head to look at Wang Huanzhang.

“Minister Wang, record today’s events in detail and compile a separate register.”

"Once I return to our Great Dragon Capital, I will instruct the Grand Secretary and Censor-in-Chief, Lord Xia, to dedicate a chapter in the historical records to General Zheng and all my brothers."

Upon hearing what Young Master Liu said, Wang Huanzhang's eyes flashed with surprise, and he quickly bowed to Young Master Liu.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey."

As soon as Wang Huanzhang finished speaking in response to Young Master Liu, Zheng Jizhong, Zhang Yaohe, Li Zhihai, Qin Shaoguang, Lü Sanlin, and a group of other key generals knelt down on one knee before Young Master Liu with excited expressions.

"Your Majesty, we thank you. Long live the Emperor!"

Seeing this, Liu Mingzhi smiled and casually extended his hands to the group of people kneeling on one knee in front of him.

"Hehehe, no need, no need, no need for anything."

"We thank Your Majesty."

After Zheng Jizhong, Zhang Yaohe, Li Zhihai, and a group of other key generals stood up one after another, the excitement on their faces not only did not disappear, but became even more and more intense.

All of them were elders in the Great Dragon Temple, and they naturally understood what Young Master Liu's words meant.

Today's events should be recorded in detail and compiled into a separate register.

After His Majesty returns to the capital of the Great Dragon, he shall instruct the Grand Secretary and Censor-in-Chief, Lord Xia Gongming, to record the events of today in a separate chapter of history.

What does this situation mean?
This situation means that my brothers are about to go down in history!
To be remembered in history, to be remembered in history, that is to be remembered in history!

Throughout history, how many military generals have been recorded in a separate chapter of history?
This is especially true for officials whose dialogues with the emperor were recorded in a separate chapter of history.

At this moment, Zheng Jizhong, Li Zhihai, Zhang Yaohe, Lü Sanlin, and a group of generals were extremely excited.

I can't help but get excited!

Such an honor is extremely rare, even with a lantern!

Looking at the excited expressions on everyone's faces, Liu Mingzhi smiled and let out a long sigh.

"call!"

"Marquis Zheng Jizhong of Pingning, obey my command."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jizhong immediately knelt down on one knee before Young Master Liu with a respectful expression.

"This old minister obeys your command."

Liu Mingzhi glanced down at Zheng Jizhong, who was kneeling on one knee, and with a smile still on his face, he reached out and helped him up.

"General, there's no need for that, no need for that."

General, I am very pleased with what happened today.

Therefore, the old general is hereby awarded one thousand taels of silver, and Xiao Yunsheng and Gao Baoshan are each awarded five hundred taels of silver.

All soldiers stationed at this artillery position will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver! (End of Chapter)