The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

Lu Xiuyuan had known that they would have this reaction. These tough men who had fought on the battlefield were accustomed to life and death and had long since put their own lives aside.

How much effect can Lu Shian’s imperial edict have?

To deal with this situation, you cannot use power to oppress them, you must make them convinced!

He walked forward and helped them up one by one without any hurry or annoyance, and said in a good-tempered manner: "Generals, please be patient. The change of commander is the will of the emperor, not my will.

"This king knows that you have followed General Tang for many years and have a deep relationship with him. You only want to recognize him as your commander. This king understands."

"What good is it if we understand? Is Your Majesty willing to give up the position of commander?" a soldier said dissatisfiedly.

Lu Xiuyuan smiled slightly: "Although I have no intention of competing with General Tang for the position of commander, the imperial decree has been issued and it is difficult to disobey the king's order."

"Oh, hypocrisy." Tang Guojing sneered.

Lu Xiuyuan was not annoyed, and said to the generals: "Generals, I have thought of a way to ease the situation. I have never been on the battlefield and I am not experienced enough to command the three armies, so I will not take the seal of commander for the time being, and the seal will still be in the hands of General Tang.

"When I am qualified to be the Marshal, I will come back to take the seal. How about that?"

"What does it mean to be qualified?" someone asked.

Lu Xiuyuan smiled, looked at Tang Guojing and said, "I heard that the enemy sent a heavy force to guard the city Liangcheng that our country lost, and General Tang failed to recapture it after three months."

"Victory or defeat is a matter of military strategy..."

"Three days!" Before Tang Guojing could open his mouth to argue, Lu Xiuyuan pointed three fingers at him.

"What?" Tang Guojing was a little unresponsive.

Lu Xiuyuan said calmly: "Starting from the moment of the siege, I will take back Liangcheng within three days!"

Tang Guojing was shocked by his words. He and his subordinates looked at each other for a while before mocking him with some amusement:

"Your Highness, are you kidding? Liangcheng is strategically located and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I have racked my brains for three months but have not been able to recapture it. Your Highness is new here, so what right do you have to boast?"

Lu Xiuyuan did not explain too much to him, but said bluntly: "Since the general also thinks this is very difficult, why don't we make a bet on this. If I take back Liangcheng within three days, the general will hand over the seal of the commander, and the soldiers of the three armies must not have any objections, how do you think?"

"What if we can't retake Liangcheng within three days?" Tang Guojing asked with narrowed eyes.

"I am willing to return to the capital to apologize. As long as the general is around, I will never set foot on the border again in my life." Lu Xiuyuan promised word by word.

Tang Guojing's eyes lit up, and he agreed without thinking: "Okay! It's a deal! If you can really do it, I am willing to hand over the seal of command with both hands."

"We are willing to testify." Several generals also agreed and promised that if Lu Xiuyuan could really recapture Liangcheng within three days, they would be convinced and willing to serve him as commander.

They thought it was a pipe dream for someone who had never been on a battlefield to capture a city in three days.

Lu Xiuyuan has no chance of winning this bet.

Having agreed upon this, Tang Guojing was afraid that Lu Xiuyuan might go back on his word, so he drafted a military order in the presence of several generals and had Lu Xiuyuan and himself sign it.

Lu Xiuyuan just smiled, signed his name on the military order and put his fingerprint on it as he said.

Afterwards, Lu Xiuyuan asked Tang Guojing and others to take him to the military parade.

Tang Guojing thought that Lu Xiuyuan wouldn't be able to jump around for much longer, so he readily agreed and ordered the soldiers of the three armies to assemble in line. He and several of his subordinates took Lu Xiuyuan to check it out.

The well-trained soldiers quickly gathered together and lined up in a formation as straight as cedars, forming a dark mass that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Lu Xiuyuan came to the front of the team, carefully examined the soldiers of his country, then waved his hand and told Su Yu and Chen Yi to get the things.

"Soldiers, I have just arrived and I have brought you some gifts. Please accept them."

Hearing this, Tang Guojing sneered disdainfully. He thought Lu Xiuyuan was trying to win the hearts of the army in the name of reward, and he couldn't help but feel that it was childish.

Those who can go to the battlefield have already put fame, wealth and power aside. How could they be shaken by a mere gift from him?

Besides, we don’t know when this war will end, and it is still unknown whether the soldiers can return home alive. What’s the use of gold, silver and treasures?

At the border, the least valuable thing is money!

After a while, Su Yu and Chen Yi led more than twenty brothers, came over carrying dozens of large boxes and placed the boxes neatly in front of the soldiers.

"It's hard for Your Majesty to carry so much money from afar." Tang Guojing said sarcastically with a bit of amusement.

Lu Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows and ignored him, but asked his men to open the big box.

The contents of the box were beyond Tang Guojing's expectations. They were not gold or silver treasures, but thousands of envelopes.

"What is this?" The soldiers didn't understand what those envelopes were and all looked puzzled.

Lu Xiuyuan was still keeping the secret, so he picked up an envelope and read the name on it loudly, "Where is Wang Zhiping from the Seven Alleys of Beijing?"

The team was silent for a while. After a while, a young man came out from a corner in the distance. He came to the front of the team and bowed to Lu Xiuyuan: "Your Majesty, I am here."

Lu Xiuyuan handed him the envelope without saying anything.

Wang Zhiping looked at Lu Xiuyuan in confusion, took the envelope respectfully with both hands, and opened it on the spot out of curiosity, unable to suppress it.

At just one glance, his eyes widened and the confused expression on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by intense shock and excitement. He was so excited that even the hand holding the letter was shaking wildly.

"Brother Wang, what's in the letter?" Seeing him like this, someone in the team couldn't help but ask.

Wang Zhiping was so excited that he turned around and faced the team. His eyes were red and he choked up as he said, "A letter from home! It's a letter from my parents to me!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder exploding in the sky. The team suddenly became agitated. Someone asked nervously and excitedly, "Your Highness, are these all letters written to us by our families?"

"Do we all have a share, my lord?"

"Did my parents write to me?"

"And my wife, has she sent any letters home?"

The team, which is usually serious and well-disciplined, now looks like a bustling and noisy vegetable market.

The soldiers were talking in a chaotic manner, stretching their necks and staring at the pile of envelopes in the box, their hearts almost jumping out of their throats.

At this moment, in their eyes, these letters from home are more important than any gold or silver.

"I have tried my best to collect them. I'm not sure if they are all included, but most people should have them." After Lu Xiuyuan finished speaking, he ordered his men to distribute the family letters together.

Then, the names of the soldiers kept ringing out, and people kept coming to receive letters from home. Those who received the letters were all very excited, but after reading the letters, they all burst into tears and felt heartbroken.