NOVEL NEXT Chapter 288
The relationship between Princess Beimang and Yang Xiao is extremely secretive, and even the Dome only knows about it occasionally.
After hearing the news, Ning Fan was a little worried.
Once the princess successfully ascended the throne of Beimang, would the Beimang dynasty, which was as fierce as a jackal, be used by Yang Xiao in the future?
Ning Fan didn’t know.
But he knew one thing, if Beimang was really used by Yang Xiao, even if it was just to borrow power, when the Thousand Blade Pass was opened, the huge Zhou would be completely trampled!
“Grand Commander, General Ren Pingsheng is here.”
Just as Ning Fan was thinking, a man came quickly from a distance and spoke respectfully.
Ren Pingsheng?
Ning Fan was a little stunned, why did he come?
A moment later, in the meeting hall.
Ning Fan and Ren Pingsheng were sitting in the hall, and no one else was there.
Looking at Ren Pingsheng with a complicated expression below, Ning Fan couldn’t help but laugh. This guy who was once praised as the new generation of famous generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty is now very pitiful.
He challenged me, and was beaten half of his face by me.
He sat in Liangzhou, but was beaten by Pei Tianqing and his son and fled with his head in his arms.
If you only look at it this way, Ren Pingsheng seems to be a little incompetent.
But is it really so?
If he is really a straw bag, why would Emperor Tiande entrust him with an important task?
Ren Pingsheng is not like some people in the court, who have backers and factions behind them. Although he is not as good as Ning Fan and Yang Xiao who started from the mud legs.
However, he climbed to this point by relying on his own hard power.
He was beaten by Pei Tianqing and his son because he really had no soldiers in his hands.
Thinking of this, Ning Fan felt a little sorry for this guy.
“Didn’t General Ren escape before? Why are you back now?” Ning Fan drank a sip of tea and spoke slowly.
As soon as these words came out, Ren Pingsheng’s face became more complicated.
“Grand Commander, I…”
“I have no choice but to leave.”
Ren Pingsheng shook his head bitterly.
“If I hadn’t escaped at the beginning, the tens of thousands of troops under my command would have been eaten alive by Pei Shiji. At that time, His Majesty would never forgive me.”
“And I, Grand Commander, can’t get any good from you.”
“By that time, I have no soldiers and no power, I’m afraid even living has become a luxury.”
Ren Pingsheng also complained bitterly.
Ning Fan thought about it, then nodded. In fact, if he stood in Ren Pingsheng’s position, he did not make a wrong choice.
Emperor Tiande asked him to send troops to rescue Youzhou. Would he rescue it?
Not rescuing it would be disobeying the order!
So he came, but was beaten dizzy, and only tens of thousands of troops were left, fleeing in panic.
“Without the order of His Majesty, you led the troops to flee the battlefield. Did His Majesty not punish you at all?” Ning Fan was very curious.
Ren Pingsheng’s mouth twitched: “Yes, he dismissed my general position and gave me a chance to make meritorious service.”
“Make meritorious service for the crime? Isn’t this a good thing?” Ning Fan was stunned and spoke immediately.
Giving the opportunity to make meritorious service for the crime means that Emperor Tiande still values Ren Pingsheng very much.
“General, you won a great victory at Yumen Pass, but in the end, Dong Puti was rescued by the old bald donkey Kufan from the Vajra Temple. You haven’t forgotten this, right?”
Ren Pingsheng forced a smile.
When the three words Dong Puti were mentioned, a cold light suddenly burst out of Ning Fan’s eyes.
He will never forget this big bald head.
“When His Majesty heard the news, he was furious, so he sent me as an imperial envoy to the northern border to question Zhenbei King Yang Xiao. This is a matter of redeeming a crime and making meritorious contributions.”
Ren Pingsheng sighed, and after he finished speaking, he had lost all his energy.
Go to the northern border to question Yang Xiao?
How the hell can this make meritorious contributions!
Ning Fan almost burst out laughing when he heard this. Emperor Tiande really messed with people’s mentality. It’s a pity that Emperor Tiande thought of going to the northern border to question Yang Xiao.
Tsk tsk, this is not an opportunity to redeem a crime and make meritorious contributions, this is clearly courting death!
“I went to the northern border and arrived at the Zhenbei Palace. I announced His Majesty’s oral order and questioned Yang Xiao. He denied it and said that what the old bald donkey Kufan did was his personal behavior and had nothing to do with the Zhenbei Palace.”
“Then, I asked him to produce evidence, but Yang Xiao asked in return, what evidence is there to prove that Kufan was instructed by him.”
Ren Pingsheng spread his hands helplessly.
“Grand Commander, isn’t this a dead end?”
“In fact, His Majesty also expected this, so he also prepared a last option, which is to let Yang Xiao
Kill Kufan, destroy the Vajra Temple, and clear your name.”
“General, do you think Yang Xiao can agree to this condition?”
Agree?
Agree to you!
Even if Yang Xiao immediately turned the table with Emperor Tiande, he would not touch the Vajra Temple or Kufan.
“Just talk about the last choice, you said you didn’t say it, right?” Ning Fan asked repeatedly, as if he had heard a wonderful story that made him unable to extricate himself.
A trace of fear appeared on Ren Pingsheng’s face: “Your Majesty specifically asked me to say it, how dare I not say it.”
“As a result, after I finished speaking, I almost didn’t walk out of the northern border alive.”
Well, that’s right!
If Ren Pingsheng dared to say this to himself in Youzhou, I’m afraid he would kill Ren Pingsheng without hesitation.
“Then, the matter was not settled, and there was a chaos in the capital. His Majesty was in a bad mood. Before the various forces could sideline His Majesty, His Majesty demoted me to a commoner. ”
Ren Pingsheng was already in tears when he said this.
Poor guy!
This is a sure-fire unlucky guy!
Since the chaotic times, this guy seems to have been unlucky all the time.
“Well, how should I put it? I express my sympathy, but why are you coming to my Grand Commander’s Mansion now? I can’t seem to help His Majesty with his decision.”
Ning Fan smiled playfully.
Ren Pingsheng picked up the cup and took a big sip of tea, his face was extremely tangled.
Ning Fan didn’t say anything, just looked at him quietly.
After a while, Ren Pingsheng took a deep breath, as if he had made some important decision. He suddenly stood up and came directly to the center of the hall.
Plop, he knelt on one knee in front of Ning Fan.
“If the Grand Commander doesn’t despise Ren for being a waste, from now on, I am willing to serve the Grand Commander and serve him at his will! ”
Ren Pingsheng’s voice trembled slightly, and his body shook involuntarily.
What a proud man he is!
He is famous in the Great Zhou and is praised as the top general of the new generation.
Some people even say that he is very likely to inherit the mantle of King Jiang Lan.
What a compliment.
As a result, he now kneels in front of Ning Fan, whom he once looked down upon, and asks Ning Fan to take him in.
“Oh?”
Ning Fan picked up the teacup and raised his eyebrows.
After blowing the tea, Ning Fan took a sip.
“Even if you are demoted to a commoner by His Majesty now, you still have the opportunity to make achievements in the future. Why do you suddenly come here to surrender?”
Ning Fan smiled, but his eyes were shining.
Ren Pingsheng raised his head and looked at Ning Fan, his eyes had become extremely calm.