The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1156 Talk

Ever since Sheng Yuan amazed everyone in the central army with her thousand-jin bow skills, her legend has spread widely in the workshops of the five armies in the capital. The speed and breadth of the spread made knowledgeable people very nervous.

Tu Gong, the assistant commander of the Southern Army, walked around the army and headed to the commander-in-chief's tent, ears full of admiration for Sheng Yuan's military prowess.

As soon as he saw the commander Qiu Jimin, he reminded him with a serious expression: "Commander-in-chief, the morale of the soldiers in the Southern Sentinel Army is unsettled now. You must pay attention!"

Perhaps because he was afraid that Qiu Jimin would not take it seriously, he added: "I just looked around and found that the legend about Sheng Dutong is everywhere. Even the cooks in the kitchen camp were talking about it when they were picking vegetables... Of course, Sheng Dutong's extraordinary strength is indeed something that people yearn for, but it is a bit strange that the whole army has been talking about it for several days."

"Haha, I understand. Xiang Zhi actually wants to say that someone in our South Sentry Barracks is deliberately trying to create influence for Sheng Wenzhen?!"

Qiu Jimin held the teacup but didn't drink it. He just shook it gently and said, "Let's build it. I have figured it out in the past two days. Sheng Wenzhen is not someone who is easy to deal with. She is now making it clear that she is good at talking to us. This is a good thing for her and us. If we must compete with her for the influence and control of the five armies in the capital, I am afraid she will not give up. With her past behavior, our five armies will never be able to live in peace."

As he spoke, he freed his hand, pulled out a scroll from the desk and threw it to Tu Gong, and continued: "Although I am a bit reckless, I am not a fool... We, the five armies of the capital, guard the capital, and we are loyal not to the royal family or the cabinet, but to the emperor!

Xiang Zhi, you are a smart person, you must know the current situation... The only thing that can shake the stability of Kyoto now is the dispute between the emperor and the court officials for the crown prince! Who in the court knows what the emperor wants and who he is paying attention to? Humph! Their cabinet and civil officials can pretend to be deaf and dumb, but our five armies in the capital cannot pretend to be stupid.

I didn't think it through before, but now I understand. The Emperor nominally sent Sheng Wenzhen to command the Five Armies, but in fact he wanted to ensure that Princess Zhaode could command the Five Armies in the future.

Xiang Zhi, whether or not anyone in our Southern Sentinel Army, or the Five Armies of the Capital, is trying to build momentum for Sheng Wenzhen is no longer important! The most important thing now is that we must make our attitude clear to the Emperor - our Five Armies of the Capital still remember their duties!"

Tu Gong listened to Qiu Jimin's clear words and suddenly realized: The commander-in-chief has been chatting a lot with the commander of the central army, Qi Hanyuan!

"She, Sheng Wenzhen, is happy to use her connections to promote herself, so let her do it!" Qiu Jimin put down his teacup, with an expression of "seeing through, letting go, and being casual", and laughed softly, "Just wait and see, showing off her strength with the Central Army a few days ago was just an appetizer, and soon she will go around the North and South Outposts and the East and West Camps! In this way, when the Five Armies Competition comes, the reputation and influence of Sheng Wenzhen and the Five Armies of the Capital will increase several times."

Tu Gong understood what he said, but he was worried about something else: "If Governor Sheng uses the internal guards to promote herself, I have no objection, but... I am afraid that she has used other means."

"Hahaha, you are afraid that the five armies in the capital will change their surname to Sheng in the end!" Although Qiu Jimin laughed twice, he lowered his voice at the end.

Tu Gong nodded: "Sheng Wenzhen's last name is Sheng after all, I am only worried that the past incident will happen again."

Qiu Jimin did not speak immediately. He just closed his eyes lightly, stroked his beard, and recalled what Qi Hanyuan had said to them. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "Xiang Zhi, have you seen Sheng Wenzhen up close?"

Tu Gong shook his head.

  Qiu Jimin chuckled and said, "You'll understand when you meet her. Unruly people rarely like to follow the rules of the world, and those who are vindictive are unlikely to give their enemies a chance to rise. Arrogant people prefer to show off their abilities... Just look at her, Sheng Wenzhen and the Shengguo Mansion are not on the same page!"