Chapter 159 The whole family got promoted

The emperor was frowning, Su Bowen took the initiative to ask for mercy: "Your Majesty, Dayin's move is definitely aimed at Dayu. I am willing to lead the troops to fight and defend the border of Dayu to the death!"

The emperor was a little moved, but also a little helpless: "My dear Su, I am very pleased with your sincerity, but the puppet army is invulnerable to swords and guns. How can you fight against it with your flesh and blood!"

Su Bowen said righteously: "Even if it is like hitting a rock with an egg, I will try it. I can't let Dayin's iron hoof easily step into Dayu's territory. Even if I die, I will not hesitate!"

Su Xiaoxiao sat in the arms of Emperor Xiaode, holding his jade seal and smashing a walnut. With a clang, the walnut was smashed to pieces.

[There is no need to be torn into pieces. The puppet army is actually dead warriors who have been poisoned by the red sword. They seem indestructible, but in fact, I can solve them with just a few talismans. Su Xiaoxiao

thought so, and then she picked up a walnut kernel and fed it to Emperor Xiaode: "Grandma Emperor, let Dad go to defend the country!"

Su Bowen also said: "Your Majesty, my father has been a soldier all his life. I also want to follow in his footsteps and do my part for Dashuo.

I beg Your Majesty to help me." Emperor Xiaode helped Su Bowen up and said with emotion: "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. In this case, I will appoint you as the general of the state, responsible for guarding the western border of Dashuo."

Su Bowen accepted the order and said: "Thank you for your grace."

The emperor said calmly: "Don't rush to thank me. Dashuo is surrounded by Dongling in the east, Zeguo in the south, Dayin in the west, and Beiqiu in the north. These four countries , only Beiqiu is weak, and the other three countries are eyeing Dashuo. Dashuo's troops are scattered. I know the situation in the western border is dangerous, but I don't have many soldiers for you!"

Su Bowen was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have a bold idea, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

The emperor skillfully took a handful of walnuts from the box beside him and gave it to Su Xiaoxiao, then said to Su Bowen, "My dear Su, just say it!"

Su Bowen lowered his head and said, "I think that Dashuo's treasury is full now, and it is time to prepare for war. I ask Your Majesty to allow me to recruit new soldiers."

Su Xiaoxiao discovered a gold mountain. Dashuo can now be said to be rich and powerful, and has no worries about military expenses.

The emperor asked hesitantly, "My dear Minister Su, the Great Yin is already eyeing us covetously. We don't know when the war will start. If we recruit new soldiers now, there will be no time for training!"

Su Bowen said, "Your Majesty is right. That's why I want to spend a lot of money to recruit a group of strong people with a foundation in martial arts, or people with special talents, to form a group of elite troops as the advance force. The other recruits can undergo intensive training for one or two months and then serve as reinforcements."

The emperor looked at Su Bowen and felt that although this method was a bit risky, it was very feasible.

What they feared most was the puppet army of the Great Yin. It would be useless to rely on ordinary soldiers to fight, no matter how many there were, but the elite troops were different. They were more agile, which was a good idea!

Seeing that Su Bowen was determined, the emperor agreed: "Then everything will be left to you, my dear minister!"

Su Bowen dared to use this method because he overheard Su Xiaoxiao's thoughts. Su Xiaoxiao said that she could draw a talisman to deal with the puppet army. With this weapon, an elite division would be enough and unnecessary casualties could be avoided.

He looked at Su Xiaoxiao, wanting to hear his daughter's opinion on the matter.

Sure enough, Su Xiaoxiao's inner voice rang out again: [Daddy is indeed a talented general. If this elite force takes the talisman I drew to the battlefield, the puppet army will collapse on its own! I knew that daddy was a great hero. He died so unjustly in his last life.]

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was thinking, the emperor picked her up and said to Su Bowen, "My dear Su, you are so lucky to have such a blessed daughter. Xiaoxiao got lost this time and has made a great contribution. I will reward your family!

I heard that your eldest daughter is a female official in the eldest princess's office and is doing very well!"

Su Bowen's heart shuddered. Was the emperor praising him or criticizing him?

Lingxi is now busier than himself. He is in charge of the textile school, embroidery school, and medical school for girls.

At first, only girls from poor families went to the school to learn skills. Later, some girls from wealthy families with ambitions also joined in. It is said that many girls are busy going to the school to learn skills and are not in a hurry to get married.

Has the emperor received a letter impeaching Su Lingxi?

Su Bowen was nervous and replied, "My daughter is indeed helping the eldest princess. She said she is looking for a way to make a living for those helpless girls."

Su Bowen avoided the main point and wanted to find out what the emperor meant.

The emperor laughed loudly: "My dear Su, both of your daughters are outstanding. The eldest princess has praised her in front of me more than once. The women she has trained are all capable and have brought the textile industry in the capital to a new height. The female official under the name of the eldest princess is just an empty title. I will appoint her as the director of the Ministry of Rites, responsible for all matters of the girls' school!"

Su Bo originally thought that the emperor was going to punish Su Lingxi for running a girls' school, but he actually appointed her as a building official, and a director of the sixth rank.

With this title, Su Lingxi's work will be more legitimate, and no one will say that she is a hen crowing at dawn.

This is the first female official outside the Dashuo Palace. Not to mention the official position, this point alone is already rare and precious.

Su Bowen knelt down to express her gratitude: "On behalf of my daughter, I thank the emperor for his great grace!"

The emperor helped Su Bowen up and said: "You, the Su family, have all worked hard for Dashuo. There is no need to perform such a grand ceremony."

The eldest princess came to ask the emperor several times to appoint Su Lingxi as a female official, but the emperor did not agree. In his mind, women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children and manage household affairs.

However, the account book sent by the eldest princess clearly stated that the value created by these women was no less than that of men.

He was still a little hesitant, but the moment Su Bowen took the initiative to ask to go to the western border to guard the border, the emperor had decided to make an exception and appoint Su Lingxi as a female official.

He had heard about the difficulties Su Lingxi encountered in his actions. Now that Su Bowen was going to the border, he was in great danger. He did this to tell Su Bowen that he would take care of his family.

In this way, Su Bowen would not only not have to worry about the future, but would also appreciate the emperor's kindness and swear to defend the territory of Dashuo.

Su Xiaoxiao could not have imagined this. She was just simply happy: "That's great. My mother is a lady of honor, my father is a general, and my sister is a female official. We don't have to be as miserable as in the last life. But my brother has nothing. Will he be sad?" Su Bowen

listened to Su Xiaoxiao's voice, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings. He had pieced together their tragic fate in the previous life from Su Xiaoxiao's voice.

The appearance of Su Xiaoxiao saved this family from bad luck. As the head of the family, he would definitely not let this family repeat the same fate.