Ming Dynasty: I am truly not the Emperor of Longevity

"Lord Chiju is wise!"

Shen Xuan showed admiration; he truly admired his superior's planning.

"Therefore, we can't just hand over the people left behind by General Jiang to Lu Chen; we need to put some of our own people in there."

No, instead of just cramming a few people in, it's better to replace them all!

The five junior officers, along with fifty captains and strongmen, must all be our own men, loyal to us.

"If we bet right, this will be a great achievement, and these people's future will be comparable to that of the Lu family today."

How could such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity be allowed to benefit outsiders?

Gao Mingqian tapped the table lightly with his hand.

"I dispersed all the men that General Jiang left behind and transferred them to other centurions."

We will use our own relatives as the backbone, and then select those with high martial arts skills from the hereditary military officers' sons who are related to us by marriage in various Hundred Household Offices to fill these 55 places.

My eldest son is to inherit my hereditary title. It would be too deliberate to transfer him to be Lu Chen's subordinate. It's like going too far.

Let the youngest son, Gao Ruopu, who has no hereditary title to inherit, go.

Commander Shen, I remember your nephew Shen Zhui was promoted to junior officer last year, so I'm transferring him there this time as well.

I will have a good talk with Qin Fang, who was originally supposed to fill the vacancy for General Jiang. His father has followed me for many years, and there was nothing I could do about not being able to fill the vacancy this time.

The two speculations about Lu Chen's identity are, of course, only you and I know.

I will tell Qin Fang that Lu Chen, the commander-in-chief transferred from the Northern Garrison, has a powerful background and cannot stay in this lowly position for long.

If he's willing, he can work as a low-ranking officer under Lu Chen for now, and maybe he'll have a chance to become rich and powerful in the future.

I won't say anything more; whether he can seize the opportunity is up to him.

Even if the transfer of dozens of people takes place within our Linqing Thousand Household Garrison, it would still take at least ten days to half a month.

During this period, as you previously planned, Commander Shen, let Lu Chen handle some unimportant chores at the Commander's Office, or let him do whatever he likes.

The most important thing is to ensure his safety.

Oh, and there's one more thing. Take care of it immediately after you leave the garrison office.

"Please give your instructions, Commander."

Shen Xuan immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"It's not actually that difficult. The key is to keep it a secret and not let anyone know what we're up to."

Gao Mingqian gave the instructions in a low voice.

"Find a highly skilled painter, someone who excels at portrait painting, and who has no connection to our Embroidered Uniform Guard."

After finding him, take him to Lanyue Tower and have him pretend to be a customer, serving tea in the lobby.

You also set up a separate table in the lobby. After Lu Chen arrives, find a reason to linger with him in the lobby for a while, so that the painter can get a good look at Lu Chen's face.

After you bring Lu Chen to the private room upstairs to see me, have the painter go to another private room immediately and, while your memory is still clear, paint a portrait of Lu Chen's face.

Tell him not to embellish anything, and to strive to draw every realistic detail.

Even if His Majesty did indeed have relations with a woman in Chengtian Prefecture back then, Lu Song could not possibly convince His Majesty with mere words that Lu Chen was the offspring he had conceived back then.

After all these years, the children have grown up.

The woman who was favored by the former Prince Xing is certainly not enough.

To convince the Emperor, we must present solid evidence!

It is said that Emperor Xiaozong was secretly raised in the palace by eunuchs such as Huai'en and Zhang Min when he was young.

It wasn't until Emperor Xianzong was worried about having no son that Eunuch Huai'en risked his life to speak to the emperor.

It is said that Lady Ji, the lady of the inner treasury who was favored by Emperor Xianzong seven years ago, has already given birth to a son for His Majesty, and the prince is now six years old.

Emperor Xianzong was naturally suspicious of the sudden appearance of a prince.

However, when the six-year-old Emperor Xiaozong was brought before Emperor Xianzong, all doubts vanished instantly.

Emperor Xianzong had no more doubts and immediately concluded that the child in front of him was his eldest son.

Because the facial features of Emperor Xiaozong when he was young were extremely similar to those of Emperor Xianzong when he was young!

Similarly, in order to convince the emperor that Lu Chen is his eldest son, Lu Chen's appearance must be such that the emperor can recognize him at a glance as his own offspring.

There is no other way!

Even if His Majesty does not wish for the two dragons to meet, he can send a trusted eunuch to see, or even, like us, send a painter skilled in portraiture to paint Lu Chen's facial portrait.

It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to meet the Emperor during my two years of service in the capital. Otherwise, I would have been able to tell at first glance whether Lu Chen had any connection with the Emperor.

But it doesn't matter. With Lu Chen's portrait, I will naturally find a way to find people who have seen the Emperor's true face up close.

Just one try and we'll know if we hit the "triple" this time!