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Cai Cheng showed an embarrassed look on his face, but said: "Your Majesty is wise! However, Wei Chen recommended himself to be the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, not for his own selfishness, but for the sake of our Nanping Kingdom. Wei Chen was born in the army and has been in the army for many years. He also has much more battlefield command experience than General Wu, and Wei Chen believes that he is more suitable for the position of commander-in-chief of the armed forces than General Wu."

Cai Cheng's words were high-sounding, but in fact, he saw the opportunity to make meritorious service and establish his reputation, so he once again took the initiative to recommend himself as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. As for why he was thinking about the Nanping Kingdom, it was more of a show-off.

Previously, Cai Cheng did not think that in the upcoming war at the border, their Nanping country would be able to take advantage, let alone win the battle. What they had to face was the coalition forces of the Shuiyue Kingdom and the Blackwater Kingdom. How could the small Nanping Kingdom resist? Therefore, he didn't care about the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies. Wu Fan took it and he took it. He was happy to watch Wu Fan's jokes.

But now the situation is obviously different. Yanfeng Kingdom's attitude towards Nanping Kingdom has undergone a huge change. From being able to attack them at any time before, it has become their ally and backer. With Yanfeng Kingdom supporting them, Shuiyue Kingdom will inevitably They dare not send troops to attack their Nanping Kingdom wantonly. In this case, the only enemy their Nanping Kingdom has to face is the Blackwater Kingdom.

And in the fight against Blackwater Country, Nanping Country still has hope of winning!

Therefore, Cai Cheng began to covet the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies. Wu Fan was already favored by Wu Ya. If he won the border war as the commander-in-chief of the three armies and gained great prestige in the army, then Wu Ya would be very good. May support him and gradually replace himself.

This is what Cai Cheng absolutely doesn't want to see!

Therefore, he wants to regain his identity as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Wu Fan can go to war if he wants to, but it must be under his command. After winning, he will take the lion's share of the credit.

"Your Majesty, I think what Cai Shangshu said is very true." Jiao Zhiyuan also stood up and said: "Master Wu is young after all, and matters on the battlefield are not trivial. Although I don't know why the Yanfeng Kingdom suddenly changed its attitude, but towards our Nanping Kingdom For me, this is an opportunity not to be missed.”

"Wei Chen seconded the proposal." Jiang Yun also raised his hand and said, "Wei Chen knows that your majesty trusts Lord Wu, but we must not miss important events and miss the current good situation because of personal feelings."

Wu Ya said nothing, and she looked at the remaining three ministers.

Liu Zhenyan looked above his head, as if his mind was wandering, and he was indifferent to the things above the hall. As for Qin Wei and Zhao Xingnian, they were also silent.

Qin Wei himself didn't trust Wu Fan very much. He had doubted Wu Fan in public before. However, this time he did not stand up to support Cai Cheng and said bad things about Wu Fan. It was not because he suddenly believed Wu Fan, but because he suddenly believed Wu Fan. Because he also did not recognize Cai Cheng's ability.

Neither of them were people he recognized, so naturally there was no need to stand up and speak.

"You all doubt Wu Fan's ability. You feel that under his command, our Nanping Kingdom cannot win the war. He will only confuse me with his words. Isn't that right?" Wu Ya turned her eyes to Cai Cheng and others again and asked. .

Cai Cheng and others did not reply. It was difficult for them to reply. Although they all suspected that Wu Fan and Wu Ya had an affair, it was the emperor's private matter after all, and they were not allowed to interfere. Moreover, it was not appropriate to do so in Discussion on this occasion.

"Do you know why the Yanfeng Kingdom suddenly changed its attitude and showed favor to our Nanping Kingdom?" Wu Ya suddenly changed the subject when she saw that several people were silent.

Cai Cheng and others looked curious, and even Zhao Xingnian and the other three who had not spoken before looked at Wu Ya with the same curiosity. Obviously, they also wanted to know the reason for the sudden change in the attitude of the Emperor of Yanfeng Kingdom. It seemed like Wu Ya knew.

"Because of Wu Fan!" Wu Ya did not show off, but looked at everyone and said Wu Fan's name lightly.

"Wu Fan?"

"General Wu?"

"Master Wu?"

Everyone present looked surprised, including Zhao Xingnian and Liu Zhenyan. Obviously, they had not thought that this matter would be related to Wu Fan.

"Wu Fan said before that he could deal with the Yanfeng Kingdom. Do you still remember?" Wu Ya looked at everyone and asked.

"Wu Houye said so before." Jiao Zhiyuan said: "However, after that, Wei Chen and others did not see him take any action. Yesterday he even led the army to go on an expedition. How could he change the Emperor of Yanfeng Kingdom? idea?”

"Wei Chen also thinks that what Jiao Shangshu said is reasonable." Jiang Yun said: "Wu Houye has been in the city before and has no chance or ability to change the mind of the Emperor of Yanfeng Kingdom. I am afraid that His Majesty has misunderstood this matter."

Obviously, several people did not believe Wu Ya's words, and only thought that Wu Ya was favoring Wu Fan and forcibly put the credit for the Yanfeng Kingdom incident on Wu Fan's head to help him gain credit and capital for future promotions. .

"There is one thing you may not know." Wu Ya was not angry. She had already understood the attitude of these people towards her. She did not have much prestige in their hearts. They could refute what she said if they wanted to. No A little fear of the emperor.

"Wu Fan is not only the Anping Marquis of our Nanping Kingdom, but also the Viscount of the Yanfeng Kingdom!" Wu Ya said lightly.

"What?!" Everyone was shocked.

"Your Majesty, so Wu Fan is from the Yanfeng country?" Jiao Zhiyuan asked eagerly, forgetting to address Wu Fan by his first name.

Jiao Zhiyuan and others did not know Wu Fan's specific background before. Seeing that Wu Ya valued and trusted Wu Fan so much, they only thought that Wu Fan was from their Nanping country, but they did not expect that Wu Fan was actually a viscount from Yanfeng country.

Yanfeng country is a superpower, and their old emperor is also very shrewd. The identity of aristocracy is rare, and it is hard to believe that he would make a person who is not a citizen of their country a viscount.

So, from this point of view, Wu Fan is most likely from Yanfeng country.

"Yes." Wu Ya nodded.

In fact, Wu Ya did not know whether Wu Fan was from Yanfeng country, but the two met in the palace of Yanfeng country, and Wu Fan appeared as a viscount from Yanfeng country, so she acquiesced that Wu Fan was from Yanfeng country.

"Your Majesty, you are so confused." Qin Wei, who had been silent all this time, spoke with a look of great sorrow: "How could you confer a title of Marquis on a Yanfeng man? Moreover, you appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Isn't this handing our Nanping army over to the hands of the Yanfeng people? I suggest that Wu Fan be dismissed from his position as the commander-in-chief of the three armies and that Minister Cai be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the three armies."