"Your Majesty, I have a great trust!"
Er 'Lai knelt down on one knee and bowed to Ye Chen. His face was filled with shame, and the arrogance from before had long disappeared.
Lu Xiong rushed forward and glared at Zheng Lun. Then, he cupped his hands at Ye Chen."Great King, this man used evil techniques to hurt people. This general requests to fight and must kill this demon!”
Lei Kai also stepped forward at the same time.”
"Leave for now!"
Ye Chen waved his hand and then looked at Zheng Lun indifferently.
At this moment, Zheng Lun's expression was complicated. He stood on the spot without moving.
Meeting Ye Chen's gaze, he finally sighed softly and walked forward.
Lu Xiong, Lei Kai and the other two were shocked. They quickly stood in front of Ye Chen and shouted,""Idiot, stop!"
"Take another step forward and chop!"
"No worries." Ye Chen stopped the three of them, but his gaze was fixed on Zheng Lun.
Zheng Lun walked straight up to Ye Chen. He did not even look at Lu Xiong and the other two who were eyeing him covetously. He suddenly knelt on one knee and cupped his hands."This lowly general Zheng Lun greets the king! I have offended you this time. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me!”
Seeing this, Lu Xiong and the other two were stunned.
Ye Chen looked at Zheng Lun and said calmly," I know you have the heart to serve your country, but why are you deliberately hiding your strength and unwilling to follow me to the North Sea?"”
Zheng Lun's expression was complicated." Please don't blame me, Your Majesty. Although I've entered the army, I haven't made any contributions over the years. I have no merit and do not accept the salary. I am a general in the position of governor. I have received grace. How dare I enter Your Majesty's army again and accept the title?”
Ye Chen wasn't the only one who was stunned. Lu Xiong and the other two, as well as Suhu, were all stunned.
Everyone looked at Zheng Lun with an extremely strange gaze.
No merit, no reward?
How could there be such a "simple" person in the world?!
He came back to his senses.
Ye Chen looked at Zheng Lun and frowned." With your cultivation, it's only a matter of time before you make a contribution. Since you don't want to be rewarded for nothing, then it's fine if you make a contribution before you're rewarded. Why must you be so stubborn?"”
Zheng Lun shook his head and said," Your Majesty, you may not know this. This general is originally from Eastern Lu. I was once a disciple of the West Kunlun's Immortal Du'e along with the current commander of Chentang Pass, Li Jing.”
"But that Li Jing boasted that he was from a family of generals and had always looked down on me. After he returned, he made a contribution to the East China Sea and was immediately appointed as the commander of Chentang Pass by the former king.”
"I can't bear to see him bully me so many times, so I'll make an oath in front of him: I, Zheng Lun, am like a tiger lying in the forest. When a tiger comes down from the mountain, it will shake the world! This is the first time I've received a reward for my meritorious service in the army. I won't be inferior to him!”
"Thus, I have been in Jizhou for many years. Although I have received the favor of Marquis Su and was appointed as an army supervisor, I have never had any important battles. Thus, I have not made any contributions in the past seven years.”
With that, Zheng Lun turned around and bowed to Su Hu.
After Ye Chen and the others heard this, they all understood.
No wonder this Zheng Lun had such strength, but he had been hiding it all along. So it was because of this reason!
I didn't expect you to have such a relationship with Li Jing…"
Ye Chen looked at Zheng Lun in surprise.
The relationship between Zheng Lun and Li Jing was indeed something that he did not expect.
He only vaguely remembered that in the original novel, Li Jing destroyed Nezha's Dharmakaya and was chased after by Nezha after he was resurrected. On the way, he met Dipamkara Daoist and gave him the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda to suppress Nezha. Then, he became Dipamkara's disciple.
In the end, Dipamkara betrayed Buddhism and Li Jing became a Buddhist.
He didn't expect that Li Jing had also become a disciple of Daoist Master Du 'e before this, and that he had such a grudge with Zheng Lun!
No wonder in the original novel, before Xiqi attacked Shang, Zheng Lun was not famous. It was not until King Wu attacked Shang and the generals of Jizhou were helpless that he stood up decisively and captured Huang Feihu first, then Huang Tianhua and Tu Xingsun. He became famous in one battle!
If such a battle record was reported, it would be enough to make him a marquis or general, let alone a general!
After all, Huang Feihu was once Great Shang's King Wucheng and Grand Marshal, yet he was defeated by Zheng Lun!
After understanding everything, Ye Chen looked at Zheng Lun and said,""This time, you will follow me out and I will appoint you as a general. As long as you successfully quell the rebellion, I will personally appoint you as a general of my Great Shang.”
Zheng Lun bowed solemnly and cupped his hands."I am indebted to Your Majesty for your kindness. Zheng Lun has nothing to repay you for. I will definitely fight on the battlefield for Your Majesty and open up territory!”
Ye Chen smiled and nodded, feeling quite satisfied.
Because at this moment, he realized that Zheng Lun's loyalty had actually increased, directly rising to 90!
This was a true loyal subject!
Even in the original novel, when faced with Xi Qi's amnesty, Zheng Lun vowed to never surrender. In the end, he only surrendered to Xi Qi after Su Hu persuaded him.
Ye Chen looked at Su Hu, whose expression was constantly changing, and sneered inwardly.
Although the original work was indeed forced to oppose Su Hu because of Di Xin's unkindness.
However, Ye Chen still did not have a good impression of Su Hu.
After all, he was Di Xin now!
Now that the original plot had changed a lot, he didn't know if this old man would still join Xi Qi in the future.
However, Ye Chen did not plan to touch him at the moment. Firstly, he had no reason to do so. Secondly, it was because of Daji.
Although this Daji was no longer that Daji, it was still the Nine-Tailed Fox who had taken over the body of someone else's daughter. This could be considered karma, and he had no choice but to accept it.
However, Su Hu was a little distracted by Ye Chen's gaze.
His intestines were green with regret now!
If he had known that Zheng Lun was so powerful, he wouldn't have let him be the Grain Supervisor!
Didn't he just want to make a contribution?
In this expedition to the North Sea, if he had asked the king for permission in advance to let him go to the North Sea to redeem himself, it would be enough to make him a marquis!
At that time, he would have a loyal general as his subordinate, and Zheng Lun would be a Qi Practitioner!
But at this moment, it was too late to say anything!
"Minister Su!"
Ye Chen suddenly spoke.
Su Hu came back to his senses and quickly replied,"Your subject is here!"
Ye Chen glanced at him indifferently and said,""The Ji Province Cauldron is with you, right?"
Su Hu was stunned.
Immediately after, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said,"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ever since Emperor Yu decreed that the Nine Cauldrons be forged, they were placed in the Nine Prefectures. Although the Nine Prefectures have been refined, the Nine Cauldrons are still placed in the Nine Prefectures. The one that is worshipped in the Ji Prefecture is the Ji Prefecture Cauldron!”
Ye Chen nodded and heaved a sigh of relief.
In this expedition, other than suppressing the rebellion and disaster relief, there was also the matter of collecting the Nine Prefectures Cauldrons. Of course, he did not forget.
"That's good! Send someone to deliver the Jizhou Cauldron to Zhaoge today!”
"Ah?"
Su Hu was taken aback again and looked at Yechen in confusion."I wonder why Your Majesty wants the Jizhou Cauldron?”
"Do I need to explain to you?" Ye Chen narrowed his eyes.”
Su Hu's expression changed, and he quickly cupped his hands."I dare not! I will immediately send someone to deliver the Jizhou Cauldron to Zhaoge!”
"If I don't see the Jizhou Cauldron on the day of my triumphant return, you should know the consequences," Ye Chen said calmly.”
The Cauldrons of the Nine Prefectures were of great importance, but they were going out on a campaign, and the Cauldrons were too big to carry. To avoid any accidents, it was better to send someone back to Chaoge first.
With that, Yechen ignored Su Hu's ugly expression and turned around.""It's getting late. The situation in the North Sea is urgent, so I'll leave first. I'll leave Jizhou City to you!”
Su Hu's face darkened, but he could only cup his hands and say,""This humble subject respectfully sends off Your Majesty!"
Ye Chen nodded and looked at Er 'Lai and the other two. He then looked at Zheng Lun and said,""Let's go!"
"Yes!"
The four of them bowed respectfully and followed Ye Chen out of the courtyard.
Within the residence, Su Hu's expression was extremely gloomy. As he looked at the ruined courtyard, he thought back to the incident with Zheng Lun, and his mood instantly worsened.
However, when she thought of what Ye Chen had instructed her to do, she had no choice but to suppress her bad mood and shout outside,"Men!"
The two family generals trotted in and bowed to Su Hu."Lord Marquis!"
Su Hu's expression was ugly. He gritted his teeth and ordered," Send 3,000 men to deliver the Jizhou Cauldron to Zhaoge..."
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After leaving Jizhou City, the army continued north.
And this time, Zheng Lun and his three thousand Crow Army had appeared.
In these seven years, although Zheng Lun was idle as a grain officer, he was not idle either.
These three thousand raven soldiers were the fruits of his seven years of hard work. Each of them could fight a hundred!
However, what made everyone speechless was that after Zheng Lun marched, he resolutely refused to take up the position of general appointed by Ye Chen. Instead, he continued to be his grain supervisor.
He claimed that he would not be promoted before he was made a marquis and appointed as a commander!
Ye Chen was helpless, but he did not insist.
Since he was willing to do so, then let him be.
Although such a person was stubborn, he was also the cutest!
As long as he did not die, he basically did not have to worry about him betraying him!
As for the promotion…
When he reached the North Sea, he would have plenty of opportunities to make contributions!
Ye Chen rode on the Purple Jade Qilin, followed by Er 'Lai and Lu Xiong.
Walking out of the Jizhou region, Ye Chen looked at the mountain ranges ahead and suddenly said,""Change the route and head northwest to Azure Dragon Pass!”
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