Chapter 153: Zhao He ShanChapter 223: Your Majesty, I Have a Matter to Report.

This matter has been discussed many times before. This palace has made its position very clear. The battle with Xian Chao, we must fight, if we don't fight, we must still fight.

Li Chen's eyes were incredibly serious as he looked at Zhao Xuanji and said, "Chief Minister, how is it"

Zhao Xuanji said impassively, "The old minister still opposes it."

"Well, go ahead and oppose it."

Li Chen waved his hand and said, "General Su!"

Su Zhen'ting bowed and said, "Here I am!"

"This palace has been entrusted with the full authority to oversee the Five Armies General's Mansion in planning and deploying troops to confront the state of Xian. This includes formulating detailed battle strategies, policies, troop deployment, and directly reporting them to the East Palace for my approval, bypassing the cabinet."

As soon as these words were uttered, Zhang Bimu and Fu Yuzhi in the cabinet both looked like they wanted to speak but held back.

Zhao Xuanji shook his head slightly, stopping the two from speaking.

Su Zhen-ting was jolted, and loudly said: "Your servant obeys!"

But there is one thing, in this battle, who can be the commander-in-chief And which troops should be dispatched

Li Chen's gaze swept across the generals standing behind Su Zhenting in the Tahe Hall, but they all avoided his eyes, obviously unwilling to take on this task.

Now that the Qin state's power is waning, the soldiers' morale has reached an all-time low. After all, a natural disaster has swept across the entire nation, and these soldiers were conscripted from ordinary families. They resent the court for its ineffective disaster relief efforts, which resulted in their families suffering hardship. Furthermore, military pay is frequently delayed. Under such circumstances, who among the soldiers would be willing to fight

Besides, this is fighting abroad for a foreign cause. It goes without saying that this battle will be extremely difficult.

Moreover, the cabinet clearly opposed sending troops. In that case, a power struggle would erupt between the East Palace and the cabinet. As for logistics and supplies, the cabinet would have ample opportunities to create disruption. Once the war went poorly, the Crown Prince of the East Palace would lose both face and substance. It's then they wouldn't hesitate to blame and punish the leading general in charge of the troops.

After careful consideration, all the generals came to understand one thing: this mission was unacceptably risky.

Su Zhenning was willing to go, but as a high-ranking official and a key figure in Li Chen's control of the military, he could not be moved under any circumstances.

Li Chen gritted his teeth slightly.

At the end of the day, it still boils down to this: he simply doesn't have enough reliable people at his disposal.

"Su Ping, the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards and General Wailing from Afar, was appointed as the main general."

As soon as Li Chen finished speaking, Zhao Xuanji let out a deep sigh of relief.

He was the first to speak, "Your Highness is wise!"

Other officials looked at each other in astonishment.

Everyone knows that, whether it's the position of West Mountain Administrative Envoy or the commander-in-chief of this expedition to the Xian Dynasty, it's a position where you could lose your head at any moment.

But Li Chen pushed these two things forward, he didn't kick Zhao Xuanji's people into this big pit, instead, he let the people around him go.

Zhao He Shan could be dismissed, but no one knew how the Crown Prince came to be in cahoots with him.

But Su Pingbei, he is the only son of Su Zhening, the heir to the military god's lineage for three generations. No matter what, the crown prince wouldn't possibly throw Su Pingbei, a precious piece like that, into the fire pit as cannon fodder.

The crown prince still did it.

And surprisingly, Su Zhenting, who should have been the most opposed, was the first to stand up in support.

"I, in obedience to the prince's command."

Even the victim themselves don't have any objections, so others wouldn't say anything anymore.

"We, your humble servants, obey Your Highness's command."

After a brief chorus of responses, Li Chen's gaze lingered for a moment on Duan Jinjiang, who possessed a very low sense of presence.

Duan Jinjiang received Li Chen's signal, his face tightened.

But thinking of the current situation that could not allow for much consideration, he gritted his teeth and stepped forward to say: "Your Highness, this minister has something to report."ul society. So he won't bother us for now.""The real challenge now lies in the northwest."Northwest, that is where Yueya Guan and King Ning reside.Su Zhen Ting of course understood Li Chen's meaning....