My wife is number one in the world

Upon hearing this, Lü Sanlin tilted his head slightly to glance at Zheng Jizhong, who had moved closer to him, and then chuckled and gestured gently towards the military camp ahead.

"General, I know what you want to say."

Before I followed His Majesty here, I had already secretly instructed one of my brothers to immediately inform the kitchen staff to prepare a banquet for His Majesty and the Princess.

Judging from the approximate timeline, the banquet is probably almost ready, even if it's not fully prepared yet.

"Once we've accompanied His Majesty and Princess back to the military camp, we just need to find a topic to stall for time a bit, and the banquet should be fine."

Upon seeing Lü Sanlin, Zheng Jizhong immediately told him what he wanted to tell him, and his old face instantly filled with a broad smile.

Immediately, he first opened his mouth and slowly let out a long breath, then raised his hand and gently patted Lü Sanlin's shoulder twice.

"Good brother, you handled this matter exceptionally well."

I won't say any more polite words, brother. When we brothers have a day off together, I'll definitely treat you to a good meal.

Then, we brothers will drink until we drop.

Lü Sanlin chuckled and nodded, then turned sideways and gently clasped his hands together in a fist salute to Zheng Jizhong.

"Brother, then I'll thank you in advance."

"Hey, we're all good brothers, there's no need to be so formal."

After a short while, the group led by Young Master Liu returned to the military camp from the drill ground outside the main camp.

When Young Master Liu and his group returned to the military camp, the first batch of soldiers who had returned to the camp for lunch had already finished eating.

At this moment, some of the soldiers who rushed back to the military camp in the second batch had already started to sit down and eat lunch, while others were still queuing up to get their food!
Lu Sanlin peeked at Liu Dashao, who was walking at the front of the group and chatting quietly with Chen Yang beside him, and immediately raised his hand to gently nudge Zheng Jizhong's arm.

Zheng Jizhong turned and gave Lü Sanlin a knowing look, then quickly quickened his pace to catch up with Young Master Liu, who was walking at the front of the group.

Seeing this, Lü Sanlin quietly broke away from the group and immediately quickened his pace, taking a detour to run towards the distant canteen.

Just in case, he even used his light-footed skills, which he rarely used in his daily life.

Zheng Jizhong quickened his pace and arrived at Young Master Liu's side. He smiled and raised his hands to give Young Master Liu a slight bow.

"His Majesty."

Upon hearing Zheng Jizhong's soft call, Liu Mingzhi instinctively turned his head and looked at Zheng Jizhong.

"Hmm, old general, what's wrong?"

Seeing that Young Master Liu looked over at him after hearing the sound, Zheng Jizhong deliberately slowed his pace a little.

"Your Majesty, it's like this, this old minister suddenly thought of something."

Your Majesty, regarding the matter of teaching those children the art of war, should it be implemented only among the children whom the old ministers and brothers have complicated, or should it be implemented in all camps?
If this matter is to be implemented only among the children of the old minister and his brothers, then the old minister will directly discuss this matter in detail with the brothers in the main camp of the western city army.

Conversely, if this matter were to be implemented simultaneously in all the army's camps, then this old minister would need to first draft a general plan, and then take several brothers to the palace to meet with Commander Zhang and Commander Nangong and their entourage to discuss the detailed plan in detail.

So, Your Majesty, what do you think?

As soon as Zheng Jizhong finished speaking, Young Master Liu frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something.

Immediately, while casually adjusting his sleeves, he slowly turned around and glanced at the group of generals following behind him.

When Zheng Jizhong saw that Young Master Liu had suddenly turned around to observe the behavior of the generals behind him, he couldn't help but become nervous.

At that moment, he could clearly feel his heart pounding uncontrollably.

What's going on? Has His Majesty already realized that he's deliberately stalling for time?

Soon, Young Master Liu quietly withdrew his gaze.

Although Liu Mingzhi only glanced at the soldiers, he quickly realized that the bastard Lü Sanlin was missing from the group.

Liu Mingzhi let out a soft sigh, his lips slightly parted, and turned to look at Zheng Jizhong with a somewhat helpless expression.

"Hoo~ Old General, tell me the truth, did that bastard Sanlin secretly go around to the dining hall and arrange a banquet for me in advance?"

When Zheng Jizhong heard Young Master Liu ask him a question with a slightly helpless tone, his expression first froze for a moment, and then he instantly became nervous.

No, this... this... how did His Majesty find out about this?

I had only asked a perfectly normal question and hadn't said a single word more. How did His Majesty know that Lü Sanlin had already secretly arranged the banquet?
"Your Majesty...this old minister...this old minister..."

Seeing Zheng Jizhong's sudden tense expression and incoherent speechlessness, Young Master Liu chuckled and shook his head.

"Hey, old general, stop with the formalities and just answer the truth."

Upon seeing that Young Master Liu had already said this, Zheng Jizhong took a deep breath, suppressed his nervousness, and quickly raised his hands to give Young Master Liu a firm fist-kneeling gesture.

"Your Majesty, General Lü of Sanlin has indeed gone to the dining hall ahead of time to arrange the banquet."

Liu Mingzhi heard Zheng Jizhong's nervous reply, but his face showed no surprise whatsoever; clearly, Zheng Jizhong's answer was exactly what he had expected.

"Shaoguang".

Upon hearing this, Qin Shaoguang quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Young Master Liu.

"The old minister is here."

"Shaoguang, go to the canteen immediately and find that bastard Sanlin. Tell him that the dishes that have already been prepared are fine, and the dishes that haven't been prepared don't need to be prepared anymore."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty." After Qin Shaoguang rushed away, Young Master Liu turned his gaze back to Zheng Jizhong with a smile.

"General, I appreciate your and my brothers' good intentions."

However, it's just lunch, and any kind of food will fill your stomach.

This young master brought Yue'er with me to the military camp in the west of the city. My main purpose was to see how the soldiers trained and lived, not to attend a banquet.

General, I must say something that may not be pleasant to hear.

With the status of me and Yue'er, father and daughter, what kind of delicacies can't we eat every day!
If I wanted to have a good meal today, why would I have bothered coming back to the military camp for lunch? I could have already taken Yue'er back to the palace of the Great Shi Kingdom and ordered the chefs to prepare a large table of my favorite dishes, or I could have gone to a top-notch restaurant in the capital and ordered a feast.

All supplies in the camp depend on the allocation of grain and fodder from various sources, and there is a certain quantity of these supplies.

General, if you were to arrange a separate banquet for me and my daughter Yue'er, it would certainly include plenty of meat and fish.

The ingredients used in this large banquet were the very rations that the more than 10,000 soldiers in the western military camp could not obtain on a daily basis!

If each of you were to personally pay for a large banquet for me and Yue'er at a restaurant in the capital, I wouldn't say anything more.

However! I know very well that, given the distance between the military camp in the west of the city and the royal city, you simply don't have enough time to arrange a banquet.

In this way, the banquet you've arranged will only consume the meat that the soldiers usually eat.

As Liu Mingzhi spoke with a sigh, he slowly turned his body and casually glanced at Zheng Jizhong and his group.

"General, brothers, the soldiers in the camp are already having a hard enough time."

"As the ruler of our Great Dragon Dynasty, and with Yue'er as the princess, how can you expect my daughter and me to consume the soldiers' daily rations?"

After listening to Young Master Liu's earnest words, Zheng Jizhong immediately felt ashamed and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Young Master Liu.

"Your Majesty is wise. It was this old minister who was confused. This old minister knows he was wrong."

The issue of arranging a separate banquet for Your Majesty and Your Highness the Princess is entirely the fault of this old minister and Brother Sanlin, and has nothing to do with the rest of the brothers.

Therefore, Your Majesty, if you wish to blame someone, please blame this old minister and the Sanlin brothers.

Zheng Jizhong understood perfectly well that the reason why Young Master Liu had said he appreciated the sentiments of the brothers was to vaguely attribute the matter to everyone.

After all, the law doesn't punish everyone!

In that case, all I need to do is take the lead in apologizing to Liu Mingzhi, and the matter will naturally be dropped.

However, in Zheng Jizhong's view, some things should not have ended this way.

Especially in the military, such an outcome is absolutely unacceptable.

If you're wrong, you're wrong. Just admit it.

In the military, it's not terrible for someone to make a mistake; what's terrible is knowing you've made a mistake but not daring to openly admit it.

As the saying goes, you can see the big picture from small details.

There are many drawbacks, which is that some seemingly insignificant small problems can gradually develop into very serious big problems.

Now that I am one of the main generals in the army, I must nip any problems in the bud.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Zheng Jizhong, even though he knew that Young Master Liu's words were just a way to save face, still took the initiative to take the blame on himself and Lü Sanlin.

However, the reason he included Lü Sanlin in the conversation was not because he wanted to find someone to share the responsibility, but because he knew very well that even if he didn't bring it up, with Young Master Liu's intelligence, he would definitely be able to figure it out.

Zheng Jizhong has already personally experienced this.

I had only asked a perfectly normal question, yet His Majesty immediately knew that Brother Sanlin had secretly gone to the dining hall to arrange a banquet.

Now that His Majesty has already said all this, it would be better to take the initiative and explain everything clearly as soon as possible!

Because Zheng Jizhong was nervous, he kept his head down and eyes lowered while speaking, so he didn't notice that the moment his words fell, a barely perceptible hint of approval flashed in the depths of Young Master Liu's eyes.

As one of the main generals in the western military camp, Zheng Jizhong had his own thoughts and considerations on some matters.

However, as the ruler of the Great Dragon Dynasty, Young Master Liu certainly had his own thoughts and considerations.
Liu Mingzhi's words were indeed giving Zheng Jizhong a way out, while at the same time testing the character of this veteran general.

In Liu Dashao's view, Zheng Jizhong is now one of the main generals in the army. If he doesn't even dare to take responsibility for a small mistake, how can he bear the heavy responsibility of the life and death of more than 10,000 soldiers?
The result was quite good; Zheng Jizhong, one of the veteran generals in the army, did not disappoint him.

As the saying goes, it's easy to find an army, but hard to find a good general.

Therefore, only Young Master Liu truly knows the answer.

Rather than coming to the military camp in the west of the city to carefully observe the soldiers' daily training and living conditions, it was more about seriously examining the military leadership of key generals such as Zheng Jizhong, Zhang Yaohe, Li Zhihai, Qin Shaoguang, and Chen Yang.

Fortunately, the detailed situation at the military camp in the west of the city, from top to bottom, satisfied Young Master Liu greatly.

Liu Mingzhi smacked his lips lightly twice, then casually put his hands behind his back with a smile.

"Hahaha, haha~ hahahahaha."

"Old General."

Upon hearing Young Master Liu's cheerful shout, Zheng Jizhong quickly raised his hands and gave Young Master Liu a firm fist-kick.

"Your Majesty, please speak. I am fully prepared to listen." (End of Chapter)