Everyone was stunned when they heard this, especially the civil officials.
Civil officials were famous. Although they were stubborn and did not know how to adapt, they had the pride of a scholar.
Especially the historians and remonstrants, these people were upright and loyal.
As the Duke of Xunguo, Zhang Liang was in charge of the Great Tang's elite Right Military Guards, and he had been fighting for his entire life.
And now, they were actually going to challenge the Great Tang's famous motley crew, the Great Tang Navy!
Who didn't know that the Great Tang Navy was in chaos and couldn't withstand a single blow?
Especially when he was facing Lu Chen, a ten-year-old child. He was bullying the weak. So what if he won?
Looking at Li Er now, he was an expert at pretending to be confused.
"Oh?" she asked, pretending to be surprised. Could it be that Minister Lu really had some tricks up her sleeves in terms of training?”
"Then I'm quite interested in testing the results of Minister Lu's training!”
Li Er followed Zhang Liang's words and continued to push the matter of pulling soldiers to practice.
How could Li Er not know the result of letting the Tang Navy and the Right Military Guards train together?
However, this was the result that Li Er wanted. Once the Internet Water Army was defeated, he would have a reason to take back Lu Chen's military power and dismiss him.
All the officials in the court were old foxes. How could they not see through Li Er and Zhang Liang's double act?
Wei Zheng couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to stand up and say.
" Your Majesty, this matter doesn't seem appropriate. The navy has been weak all year round, and their combat strength is low. Marshal Lu has only been in office for a few days…"
As soon as Wei Zheng said this, he was interrupted by Zhang Liang.
"Lord Wei's words are probably unfair. Commander Lu is a young hero, not only is his battle strength the best in the world, he is also very creative in training his troops.”
"Moreover, Marshal Lu promised that he could transform the Great Tang navy in a short time.”
"Now is a good time to test the water army, but you came out to stop it. Isn't that robbing Marshal Lu of the opportunity to show his strength!”
……
It was not easy to find a reason to attack Lu Chen and obtain Li Er's tacit approval. Zhang Liang would definitely not let it go.
When Zhang Liang said this, some of the generals behind him also chimed in.
"That's right, Your Majesty. In my opinion, it's indeed feasible to pull troops to resist this time!”
"Yes, we really want to see how powerful Marshal Lu is!”
This group of generals said these words without blushing or jumping, causing Cheng Yaojin and the others to blush.
Although they knew that it was indeed unfair for Lu Chen to fight with the army this time, they had the same thoughts as Li Er.
The country and the country really couldn't be handed over to a child.
Li Er said to Zhangsun Wuji as if he was afraid that his support would not be enough.
"Ancestors, what do you think about this matter?”
Zhangsun Wuji was Li Er's close friend, so he naturally understood Li Er's intentions.
"Your Majesty, I also think that this matter is feasible!”
"Let Duke Xun and Marshal Lu select a portion of their soldiers to simulate a real battle and train.”
"Blades, swords, bows, spears. Remove the sharp blades from these weapons to avoid casualties. Also, coat the weapons with lime to distinguish between the attacker and the attacked.”
However, Zhangsun Wuji had directly explained the rules of pulling troops to fight.
As an old fox, Zhang Liang had long seen clearly that Zhangsun Wuji and Li Er were acting with him and cooperating with him.
At this moment, Zhang Liang looked at Lu Chen arrogantly as if he had Lu Chen in his grasp.
Lu Chen looked at the emperor and his subjects echoing each other and naturally understood that this was a show for him to see.
Lu Chen was not angry, but happy!
He had promised the navy generals that he would make them look at him in a different light in seven days.
If he wanted to achieve his goal, he could only fight a war. However, there was no war at the moment.
Now, Duke Xun Zhang Liang had taken the initiative to request for a sparring session. Wasn't this an opportunity that had come knocking on his door?
Moreover, the Great Tang Navy was so poor that Lu Chen had to use this opportunity to pull troops to resist and ruthlessly ask Li Er for a sum of money.
Lu Chen didn't speak for a long time and seemed to be deep in thought.
Li Er was worried that Lu Chen might not agree, so the lady asked.
"How about it, Minister Lu, do you dare to accept this invitation to train with soldiers?”
Li Er directly asked if he dared, not if he was willing.
He was clearly trying to goad Lu Chen into not accepting it.
The officials in the court also believed that Lu Chen would not dare to accept this training.
After all, how could he lead the Great Tang navy to fight against the elite Right Guards? He was clearly looking for trouble.
However, Lu Chen, who had been silent for a long time, slowly raised his head and said coldly.
"Since Your Majesty has decreed it, then I will naturally accept it!”
The moment Lu Chen agreed, everyone was shocked!
Li Er seemed to be afraid that Lu Chen would go back on his word and continued.
"In that case, it's settled!”
"Today, each of you will choose three hundred soldiers from your subordinates.”
"Tomorrow morning, at the drill ground in front of Xuanwu Gate, we will personally watch!”
"I will reward the final winner heavily. As for the loser, we will discuss it again!”
……
Li Er's words could be considered to have completely finalized this matter!
"Yes, sir!" Zhang Liang was ecstatic.
Zhang Liang knew that Li Er wanted to use this opportunity to suppress Lu Chen.
Now, Zhang Liang had given him the opportunity to cooperate with Li Er and finish the show.
The rewards he received were naturally not small, and it could be considered that his status and reputation among the generals had increased a little.
However, Lu Chen spoke again.
"Your Majesty, since this is a drill, it must be a simulation of a real battlefield!”
"This general's Great Tang navy can fight at any time. There's no need to choose, no need to prepare!”
"If Duke Xun is willing, we can start the battle at Xuanwu Gate this afternoon!”
Lu Chen's words were firm and decisive, and all the officials were stunned.
What was wrong with Lu Chen? Why was he in such a hurry to court death? Was he scared silly?
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