Lu Huan stood in the crowd and looked at the person who was speaking. It was a military officer who was among the people who met him when Pei Ji invited him to drink in the restaurant that day.

Lu Huan walked out of the crowd and shouted at the man in a cold voice, "Lord Luo, you are a third-rank general of Yunhui. You have been with the late emperor since his time and have participated in more than ten wars, big and small."

"Compared to me, you, Lord Luo, hold a higher position and have more experience. Why don't you go yourself and insist on recommending someone else to go?"

"Could it be that although you followed the late emperor, you are unwilling to be loyal to the current emperor?"

"Lord Luo, you are taking the salary given by His Majesty, but you are shirking your responsibilities when it comes to national affairs. What is your intention?"

Although Lu Huan holds the position of a military general, he passed the imperial examinations in his early years and was finally awarded the title of Tanhua after the palace examination.

Therefore, he spoke clearly and logically, with quick thinking and rapid response. In just a few words, he successfully drew everyone's attention and criticism to Lord Luo who had just spoken.

Luo Fu had never liked Lu Huan. He felt that he was promoted to the fifth rank with just one battle, which made him quite unhappy.

You have to know that although he followed the previous emperor, participated in more than ten battles of varying sizes, and experienced two dynasties, he finally climbed to the position of third rank.

They were both military generals who followed the previous emperor in conquering the country and founded the Nanchang Kingdom. However, Lu Guang was a general of the first rank and could also marry the previous emperor's daughter, Princess Nanchang.

His son Lu Huan was able to climb to the fifth rank just by winning a battle.

Luo Fu felt that all this was because Lu Guang married the late emperor's daughter, Princess Nanjia, which enabled him to achieve his current success.

They are all military generals. Why can their family rise to the top so quickly while they have to struggle and bow down in the court?

Naturally, he was unwilling to accept this.

Now that Prince Ning is rebelling and attacking Yizhou, no one is willing to take the initiative to ask for permission to go and quell the rebellion.

His eyes rolled around, and he thought of suggesting that the father and son go first, because they could climb so fast and so easily.

He just didn't accept it and wanted to mess with them.

But Lu Huan actually stirred up his loyalty with just a few words. Luo Fu was so frightened by Gao Qinglie's dissatisfied look that he immediately knelt down and cried out, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I have always been loyal."

"Since Lord Luo said he is loyal," Lu Huan turned around and bowed slightly to Gao Qinglie, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it would be better to let General Luo go to quell the rebellion."

"General Luo is a man who takes care of military affairs himself. He has long been praised in the army. He has accumulated rich experience in warfare during the time of the previous emperor. If we send General Luo to quell the rebellion, he will surely return victorious!"

There is already a lot of good talk!

Gao Qinglie looked at Lu Huan talking nonsense in a serious manner and suddenly felt a little pain in his temple.

Others may not know this Luo Fu, but how could he not know him? Not only was he radical, but he also had no talent for leading things. The troops he led had poor discipline and weak combat effectiveness.

When they were on the battlefield, they did not send people to conduct a detailed survey of the enemy's terrain and situation, but just rushed forward recklessly, and in the end they lost a lot of soldiers every time.

If it weren't for his unique vision and being one of the first group of veterans around the late emperor, he would have been determined to follow the late emperor and work alone to conquer the country and build achievements.

That is why he was able to slowly climb up after the late emperor founded the country and eventually reach his current position as the third-rank General Yunhui.

Although he had not made any real achievements and had suffered repeated defeats, he had been able to climb to this position thanks to his age and experience over the years, as well as his keen eye for talent.

But if he was sent to support Yizhou and quell the rebellion, it would be tantamount to handing over the State of Nanchang to others.

"Your Majesty, I am not capable enough. Please think twice."

When Luo Fu heard Lu Huan recommending him to Gao Qinglie to quell the rebellion, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Gao Qinglie uncontrollably.

Gao Qinglie certainly knew that he was not capable enough and had no intention of sending him.

In fact, Gao Qinglie’s first choice was Lu Huan.

Firstly, if Lu Huan won, that would be good. He would then confer an honorary title on him and send him off.

Secondly, if Lu Huan lost, he would have a better chance to use this opportunity to teach him a lesson and he couldn't let him get too complacent.

Third, Gao Qinglie knew that Lu Huan had secretly built his own army and trained secret guards and dead servants. If he sent Lu Huan, he could also secretly send someone to investigate the matter while he was busy.

Furthermore, if he sent him ahead, he would have to give himself tens of thousands fewer soldiers and horses. Lu Huan already had his own secret guards and army anyway.

The people he trained would not really watch him die on the battlefield. If Lu Huan was in danger, they would definitely stand up to protect him.

Giving less means saving more. If Lu Huan rebels in the future, the soldiers and horses left behind will be of great use.

Sending Lu Huan to quell the rebellion is beneficial from any point of view.

Gao Qinglie passed by Luo Fu and asked Lu Huan directly, "General Lu Huan, are you willing to go and quell the rebellion?"

Although it was just a question, everyone in the audience knew that the emperor had already made up his mind and wanted to send Lu Huan.

Asking is just a formality. If you are sensible, you should accept this job with gratitude.

But it was obvious that Lu Huan was not a sensible person.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my death. Last time I suppressed a rebellion, I was seriously injured on the battlefield due to my lack of combat experience. I have not recovered even after resting for more than half a year. Now I still have a lot of old injuries that have not healed yet. I am afraid that if I go this time, I will lose my life."

"Therefore, I hope Your Majesty will understand and forgive me for not being able to obey your orders."

Seriously injured!

Gao Qinglie's forehead was throbbing, the kind that couldn't be suppressed.

Lu Huan is a piece of shit, he keeps telling lies. Doesn't he know that he is deceiving the emperor?

The spies he sent to follow Lu Huan during the last rebellion never mentioned his injury. Moreover, with the vigorous look in front of him, how could he look like someone with an old injury?

He was using his merit in suppressing the rebellion last time to threaten him in public. He told this matter in the hall. If Gao Qinglie still wanted him to suppress the rebellion, it would be a lack of sympathy for a meritorious official!

He was putting the blame on himself. If he asked Lu Huan to quell the rebellion, he would have to be willing to take the blame.

Gao Qinglie turned his gaze to Lu Guang again and asked, "Where is General Lu Guang?"

Facing Gao Qinglie's sincere gaze, Lu Guang clenched his right fist and coughed twice, "Cough... cough, I am already old."

Gao Qinglie: “…” Damn it.

Lu Guang: "I have followed the late emperor in battles for more than 20 years. The worst battle I had was when I almost lost my life..."

Gao Qinglie didn't listen carefully to what Lu Guang said afterwards.

Lu Guang and his son successively refused to quell the rebellion. Gao Qinglie glanced around the hall and looked back and forth at the team of generals several times, and his heart was chilled.

He suddenly realized that the reason why his Nanchang Kingdom had enjoyed good weather and no foreign invasions in the past few decades was all because of the efforts of these two people, father and son.

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