Chapter 156 Leave Him Alone for a While

Liang Jingwu looked a little unhappy, snorted and said, "You are just opportunistic."

Ning Chen grinned, "General, don't worry about whether I am opportunistic or not. No one on the battlefield cares about this."

Liang Jingwu stared at Ning Chen for a while and suddenly laughed.

"If you don't have enough strength, you use cleverness to gain strength... Yes, no one on the battlefield really cares about what methods you use? The winner is king."

"This time, I lost, General!"

Feng Qizheng and Chen Chong looked at each other and grinned. Ning Chen actually won.

Ning Chen clasped his fists, "General Liang, you're welcome! If you hadn't been merciful, I wouldn't have been able to survive a few moves in your hands."

Liang Jingwu waved his hand, "General Ning, there is no need to be humble. At your age, it is very rare to have such skill... I know that General Chen will not misjudge the person."

"Let's go in, sit down and talk!"

Several people entered the main hall, and Liang Jingwu asked Liao Xingwen to prepare the meal.

After sitting down, Ning Chen asked: "General Liang, I just saw you coming in covered with dust, but are there people from the Tuoluo Kingdom causing trouble?"

Liang Jingwu nodded and said: "It's a small group of cavalry, which I have repelled!"

Ning Chen raised his eyebrows, "Are you often harassed by small groups of cavalry from Tuoluo Kingdom?"

Liang Jingwu shook his head, "A month ago, King Zuo Ting sent out 10,000 troops. After I defeated them, they probably lacked strength... During this time, small groups of cavalry were often sent to harass them."

"How many times has this happened?"

Liang Jingwu thought for a moment, "The third time!"

Ning Chen fell silent, his eyes flickering.

Seeing this, Liang Jingwu asked, "Does General Ning have any ideas?"

Ning Chen: "Again and again, again and again, and again and again, and again and again, and finally exhausted!"

Liang Jingwu asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Ning Chen changed the topic and asked: "General Liang is sure that King Zuoting does not have enough troops?"

Liang Jingwu smiled and said: "The total military strength of the Tuoluo Kingdom is not much. King Zuoting guards the south of the Tuoluo Kingdom and has frequent dealings with us. He only has a total of 50,000 troops."

"Last time, I defeated 10,000 people, and only a few thousand escaped. In addition to the news I got, the Tuoluo Dynasty transferred 30,000 people some time ago. King Zuoting currently has less than 20,000 troops."

Ning Chen hurriedly asked: "Why did the Tuoluo Kingdom transfer 30,000 troops from King Zuoting?"

Liang Jingwu said: "There are some problems within the Tuoluo Dynasty... Moreover, Tuoluo Kingdom is warlike, and it is not just me who is at war with Daxuan."

"Is the news accurate?"

Liang Jingwu nodded, "Our spies watched with our own eyes the 30,000-strong army departing from the Royal Court of Zuodu."

"General Liang, you said that during this period, the small forces in Tuoluo Kingdom attacked three times in total...how long was the interval between each time?"

Liang Jingwu thought for a moment and said, "Is there an interval of more than ten days to half a month between each time?"

Ning Chen stopped talking and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, Liang Jingwu slapped his forehead, "It's broken!"

Ning Chen was startled, "What's wrong?"

Liang Jingwu said: "After you came, you didn't go to visit Supervisor Kong, right?"

Ning Chen's face was full of confusion, "Who is Supervisor Kong?"

Liang Jingwu was surprised, "You don't know?"

Ning Chen shook his head, "No one has told me about this person."

"Kong Yongchun, Mr. Kong is a supervisor sent by the imperial court. He has the same rights as me. When deploying troops and generals, you must obtain his consent."

Ning Chen looked at Pan Yucheng.

Pan Yucheng said: "I thought you knew."

Ning Chen shook his head. When he came, no one told him that there was such a number one person... Before setting off, he even talked to General Chen, but General Chen didn't mention it either.

"Forget it! Let's go see you tomorrow."

Liang Jingwu said: "No, I have to go now!"

Ning Chen looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Liang Jingwu said with some displeasure: "You know, literati, unlike us vulgar warriors, always have some bad habits and pay attention to red tape... If you don't go now, he will think you look down on him."

Ning Chen was completely speechless.

"Okay, what is this person's hobby? I'll buy something to suit his taste."

Liang Jingwu said: "Kong Jianjun is an elegant man, good at wine, good at poetry, and likes romance."

Ning Chen's lips twitched, "Like romance? I can't send him a woman, right?"

"No, I don't understand! Marching and fighting, not spring outing... Why did the imperial court send such a scholar?"

Pan Yucheng explained: "This is the traditional rule of the imperial court. Military generals lead the army and civilian officials supervise the army."

Ning Chen snorted. To put it bluntly, the imperial court did not trust military generals and was worried that they would rely on their own troops and send a civilian official to disperse their power.

However, it is understandable that it is easier for military generals to rebel than for civilian officials.

"Okay, let's go pay a visit to Mr. Kong."

Liang Jingwu called Liao Xingwen and asked him to take Ning Chen and others to the Supervisory Army Mansion.

Arrive at the Supervisory Army Mansion.

Ning Chen revealed his identity.

The doorman asked Ning Chen and the others to wait, and then went in to report.

Supervisor's Mansion, next to the bathing pool in the backyard.

Kong Yongchun held a small bowl with fish food in his hand. He pinched out a handful and threw it into the pond, causing a group of fish to grab the food and splashing water.

Kong Yongchun is not good-looking. He can be said to be ugly. He is short and fat, has a pie face, triangular eyes, a flat nose, and a big mouth... Such a person has nothing to do with elegance.

At this time, a butler wearing silk and satin with a goatee came quickly.

He walked up to Kong Yongchun and said, "Master, General Ning Chenning from the capital wants to see you."

Kong Yongchun's eyes lit up, but he soon calmed down. He picked up some fish food and threw it into the pond. Looking at the fish fighting for food, he said in a deep voice: "Let him wait, leave him alone for a while!"

"Master, this is not appropriate, right? He is from the capital."

"What's wrong with coming from the capital? I am also from the capital...Speaking of which, Ning Chen is really talented. I often read his poems. When it comes to poetry, I am afraid that no one in the world can match him. It's a pity, it's a pity... He offended someone he shouldn't have offended."

Kong Yongchun waved his hand, "You go down first, don't pay attention to him... I'll see him in an hour."

"Yes!"

The housekeeper left.

Kong Yongchun looked at the fish in the pond and whispered, "It's a pity that such a talented young man is going to die on the border... If he hadn't offended that person, with my literary talent, I would have become a close friend with him."

"However, official positions are more important than friends after all. There are only so many official positions in Daxuan. I finally occupied one of them. I can't lose my official position just because I admire his talent, don't you think?"

After the fish food in the bowl was scattered, Kong Yongchun took another bowl of fish food.

Until the second bowl of fish food was scattered, he tidied his clothes and prepared to meet Ning Chen.

At this time, the housekeeper came in a hurry.

"Master, General Ning has left with his men."

Kong Yongchun's expression suddenly froze, "left?"

The housekeeper nodded, hesitated for a moment and said: "When he left, he also, also..."

"Also what?"

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "He also spit towards the mansion."

Kong Yongchun's face turned black, and he angrily said: "Vulgar, this boy is hateful!"

"Master, he also said something strange."

"What did he say?"

The housekeeper thought for a while and said: "He said that you are an expert, Master."

Kong Yongchun subconsciously asked: "What do you mean?"

"I don't know."

But both of them knew that this was definitely not a good thing?