I am willing to be the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Conference?

In Min Ruoying's opinion, this is naturally something Bian Wushuang is determined to pursue. After saying this, he looked at Bian Wushuang with a smile, as if waiting for the other party to be overjoyed and thanked him.

To his surprise, Bian Wushuang shook his head slowly.

"You don't want to?" Min Ruoying was greatly surprised. "Why is this?"

"It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't hear it!" Bian Wushuang said: "Or it's not the best time now."

"Because of Cheng Wuben?" Min Ruoying's face darkened.

"Your Majesty, Cheng Shuai is already in the Chu army. Although the eastern border troops are no longer there, Cheng Shuai's reputation is still there. The Jinghu defense line was built by him, and all the leaders of Cheng Shuai were followed. It is precisely because the Jinghu defense line surrounds the core of Cheng Shuai, that he has embraced it and goes all out." Bian Wushuang explained: "Bian is just a fugitive who left his hometown. Yu Qin was guilty and Yu Chu's achievements were not made, but suddenly he was in a high position. How can the soldiers on the Jinghu front line obey me and believe me?"

"The military and civilians on the Jinghu defense line are also military and civilians of the Great Chu!" Min Ruoying said coldly.

"Your Majesty, this is naturally." Bian Wushuang nodded: "If I don't guess, if I take office, Cheng Shuai will not be able to survive!"

"This old man, relying on his contributions to the country, shows his respect for his superiors and is arrogant and rebellious. How can I allow him to keep jumping in front of me?" Min Ruoying was not afraid of expressing his feelings in front of Bian Wushuang: "There was no good general in the country before, and I could only rely on him to support the situation. I could only kill my teeth and swallow it. Now that I already have Bian Qing, how can I control my Chengwuben!"

He spoke with murderous intently, but it seemed that he had inadvertently promoted Bian Wushuang to the status of a national sage, showing his unquestion of employing people.

Bian Wushuang sighed in his heart. Min Ruoying, who is brave enough to kill, can endure humiliation and dare to employ people, is actually beyond the same level compared to Qin Emperor Ma Yue. It can only be said that he was born at the wrong time, ambitious but met Cao Tiancheng and Qin Feng, such as amazing talents, which can only be said to be his misfortune.

"Your Majesty, I have not made a merit and suddenly reached a high position. It is not a blessing for the Great Chu. It will only make the court frightened. Jinghu front line is suspicious. There are many people who know about the rift between Cheng and Your Majesty. If I replace Cheng and Your Majesty, I will only be in front of you. Even if the military and civilians dare not rebel, the morale and civilian habits will be dispersed, because in their eyes, Cheng is the current magic needle for the Great Chu!" Bian Wushuang persuaded: "It is not impossible to kill Cheng Wuben, but it is impossible to do so now."

"What are you thinking?"

"I am willing to be the deputy commander of the eastern region first. Your Majesty can issue an order, and the chief attacker of Cheng will be the chief guard." Bian Wushuang said: "I only win several consecutive games and regain some lost lands. My prestige will inevitably rise in the east. The front line of Jinghu, in the hinterland of Chu, there are many people who fled from the six eastern counties. What these people think about is counterattacking Qi and returning to their old lands. Cheng Shuai always feels unable to counterattack and is unwilling to send troops. If I stand up to attack and make some achievements at this time, I will be able to gather some people to look forward to it."

"This is a solution." Min Ruoying pondered for a moment: "Is Bian Qing confident of winning?"

"Natural." Bian Wushuang said with great confidence, "The enemy has already asked for something, and the enemy is more eager for a big victory than us. As long as Zhou Jiyun is forced by the current situation in his country, he will take advantage of it."

"How many soldiers do you need?"

"There are 20,000 elite troops under my command, and 20,000 Western troops from General Suqian and 10,000 Luo Hu's army. With these 50,000 troops, it is enough. In addition to the Jinghu Navy, I will not move one soldiers and one soldiers on the Jinghu defense line to retake the six eastern counties for Your Majesty." Bian Wushuang said.

"Okay!" Min Ruoying cried out with high fives." Bian Qing was a little ambitious, and I felt very relieved, but I still want to remind Bian Qing to be careful and not to underestimate the enemy. Luo Liang's defeat, and my defeat, aren't it because of underestimating the enemy's carelessness? "

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I am in Qin State. I am defeated again and again and again and again. How could I still be taken advantage of by the enemy because of underestimating the enemy?" Bian Wushuang said solemnly.

"What else do you want?"

"I have 20,000 troops. Although my army is not fully equipped, it is still much worse than the current equipment of the Chu army. I ask Your Majesty to change my 20,000 troops." Bian Wushuang bowed.

This is a small request, but Min Ruoying looked embarrassed because of this small request. "Bian Qing probably didn't know that now my best weapons in the Ming Dynasty were purchased from the Ming Kingdom, and the weapons of the Ming Kingdom came from the sea through Quanzhou, and all were handed over to Cheng Wuben. I couldn't get it. The Jinghu Navy was even more incompetent. Even my Fire Phoenix Army had not obtained these weapons so far. I had wanted to use the Jinghu Navy before, but I was afraid that it was very difficult."

Speaking of this, he was furious and angry: "But the silver I bought these weapons was taken out of the national treasury."

Bian Wushuang was silent for a moment: "Since that's the case, when I arrive in Jinghu, I will go to find Cheng Shuai to speak. As for the Jinghu Navy, I will also find a way to pry it from Cheng Shuai's hand."

"Is there a possibility? Cheng Wuben knew exactly why you came to Jinghu. How could he add wings to the tiger?" Min Ruoying said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, no matter what, I always have to try it out. Furthermore, Cheng Wu, Cheng Shuai, may be unfaithful to the emperor, but patriotism is not to be doubted. I counterattacked the six eastern counties, and did not move him, one army and one soldier in Jinghu, and would not shake his Jinghu foundation. Therefore, he should be happy to see his success. Victory, Great Chu will benefit, and defeat, Jinghu will still firmly defend the second line of defense, and no matter how bad it is, it will not be broken. Therefore, I think Cheng Shuai will still agree."

"You go and do it. What I can give you now is enough food and salary, and my unreserved support." Min Ruoying said helplessly.

"Don't worry, even if Bian is just for the soldiers and civilians who follow me to come to the Great Chu, he will fight for Your Majesty and fight for the Chu State." Bian Wushuang stood up and bowed.

"Okay, very good. You don't let me down, I don't let you down. Go, and the decree to appoint you as the deputy commander of the Eastern Conference will be issued." Min Ruoying sat down and looked at Bian Wushuang.

"I, thank you for your kindness!" Bian Wushuang knelt down, respectfully bowed to Min Ruoying, then stood up, took a few steps back, then turned around and walked away.

Min Ruoying looked at Bian Wushuang's gradually disappearing back in silence, and after a while, she asked softly: "How?"

A secret door opened quietly, but Ma Xiangdong, the chief minister of Chu State, was sitting inside. On his left and right sides, Wei Zelong, the Chu State enshrined Wei Zelong, and Sun Chenglong stood on the left and right. Ma Xiangdong was not familiar with martial arts, and they stood on the left and right, but in order to cover up Ma Xiangdong's traces. His martial arts cultivation skills were not inferior to Bian Wushuang. The two of them worked together, but Bian Wushuang could not detect Ma Xiangdong's traces.

"Your Majesty, Bian Wushuang is credible. He led his troops and civilians to fight for the Great Chu. In fact, there is no way out. Apart from relying on Your Majesty, there is no other way to survive. Even if he is allowed to take Cheng Wuben and replace him, he will not be able to cause harm to the State of Chu like Cheng Wuben. It's just that I feel a little incredible that he has such confidence to defeat Zhou Jiyun!" Ma Xiangdongdao.

"As a general, self-confidence is not a bad thing. Moreover, this person does have real talent and knowledge. More importantly, as he said, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will not affect the Jinghu defense line. This is also the reason why I support him." Min Ruoying said slowly. "If he succeeds, then this game of chess will be alive. Tens of thousands of troops on the Jinghu defense line will return to the jurisdiction of the court. If he can capture the six eastern counties, my Great Chu will have a strategic buffer room."

"Your Majesty, if the war starts again, the national strength will be a bit tight." Ma Xiangdong said in embarrassment, "In less than a year, we have borrowed 10 million taels from the Changlong Bank of Ming Dynasty. The interest alone is a large amount every year. A few days ago, I summoned Changlong's shopkeeper in Dachu and discussed borrowing another sum of money, but Changlong's shopkeeper made a request, which made me very embarrassed."

"What request did they make?"

"They asked our Great Chu to use national commercial tax as collateral, that is, the future commercial tax of Chu will be collected by them to compensate the principal and interest of Changlong." Ma Xiangdong looked at the emperor's face suddenly, and he was embarrassed. He handed over a country's tax to others to collect. What is the difference between this and cede land compensation? It is the same as the loss of power and humiliation of the country.

Changlong is now like a huge blood-sucking monster, lying on the Chu State, constantly drawing the blood of Chu State. Because of the Changlong Bank, the Ming Dynasty's banknotes have become popular in the Chu State and become the main circulating currency, causing the Chu State's circulating currency to gradually withdraw from the market. The slightly larger cities basically no longer use copper coins, and only those remote and backward places, copper coins are still in circulation.

A large amount of copper and silver are flowing continuously to the Ming Dynasty, becoming a nourishment for nourishing the Ming Dynasty. The Chu State naturally has many people with great accomplishments on this path, but when facing the situation facing the Chu State now, there is no way out.

The Chu State suffered consecutive defeats, the domestic economy was facing collapse, and the peasant uprising was spreading like a spark in the country. Businesses were withered, agriculture collapsed, and tax revenues were sharply reduced. Apart from the maintenance of loans, it was difficult to sustain.

Ma Xiangdong could only watch the situation go badly every day. Or, a big victory could be used to boost people's morale. Not to mention anything else, it could at least reduce external pressure and cause great psychological pressure to those who are ill-treated internally. If the domestic rebellion can be quelled, the form will be a little better.
Chapter completed!