Chapter 278 Growing Up
The woman panicked!
She suddenly burst into tears, and the next second she was pulled away.
We can't let people down during the New Year.
"Here, have some, this is pretty good." Mu Kaiji served her a piece of lamb chop.
"I suddenly have a craving for tomahawk lamb chops."
"That's easy, I'll make it for you tomorrow." When they're out, Mu Kaiji tries his best to satisfy Ji Yingying's cravings.
"OK!"
After they had eaten enough, Ji Yingying set off a lot of fireworks in the mansion.
This is the first time the Shunhe tribe has ever seen such beautiful fireworks.
"Our Tianyou Dynasty must have been filled with explosions this year, right?" Before going to war, Ji Yingying handed over the fireworks making method to the Ministry of Works.
It's been so long, the Ministry of Works should have finished making it by now.
However, what Ji Yingying didn't know was that the Ministry of Works failed to produce it, and in addition, one person died because of improper use of explosives, which resulted in him blowing himself up.
This year is the quietest year in Beijing. In previous years, with Ji Yingying around, the fireworks would explode in the sky, and many people could watch. This year, however, it is very quiet.
The entire Ji family was present except for Ji Yingying. Fang Yulan was saddened before sitting down at the table.
After all, the family's biggest worry is their youngest daughter, and they're really afraid something might happen to her outside.
Yanni and Yun Xiaofan were both comforting her.
Yun Xiaofan is pregnant, two months along, and Yan Ni is also pregnant with her second child. Both of them are quite happy.
"Mother is alright, everyone please eat. Your sister is no ordinary person, she will definitely come back safely."
"Yes, I heard from the Emperor that they have already reached Korze and should be back soon. Moreover, Kaiji and Sasa are with her, so we trust them."
The two brothers exchanged a glance, both thinking: They probably wouldn't see their sister again until she was around sixteen. How could they not know what kind of person she was?
However, they didn't say it out loud. Now the whole family are important officials in the court, but they all behave themselves.
She was afraid that if she wasn't careful, she would be bullied and that this would implicate Ji Yingying.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, before Ji Yingying had even woken up, Mu Kaiji brought over a tomahawk lamb chop.
"Yingying, get up and eat."
Ji Yingying slightly opened her eyes and replied, "Come in!"
Mu Kaiji pushed the door open and came in. He saw that she was still asleep, and waited outside.
Ever since Ji Yingying started menstruating, he has been avoiding suspicion. Now that the child is older, it's time to avoid suspicion as well.
"I'll leave it here. You can eat it when you get up. I'm going out now."
"Okay." Ji Yingying changed her clothes and went out to eat. After she finished eating, she wrote a memorial and had it sent to the capital.
With tricycles available, they moved quickly, and by the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, someone had come to take over the Shunhe tribe.
Ji Yingying left the same method for that person, and then ignored everything else.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after the Lantern Festival, Ji Yingying led the army to continue advancing to reinforce the enemy lines.
Shunlan City surrendered immediately, after all, they couldn't win. With the bloody case before them, who would dare to fight back?
After Shunlan City surrendered, Ji Yingying stayed there for another half a year before preparing to continue attacking the last city, the Korze army, which was the royal family, similar to the capital city.
In fact, the other side had been provoking them all this time. The tribe's king had been trying to kill them, but he hadn't had the chance. Countless waves of assassins came to kill them, but Rong Yi blocked them all.
If Ji Yingying hadn't been waiting for Rong Er to finish building the ship, she would have wanted to charge straight in and end the battle immediately.
If I could buy a boat, I definitely wouldn't be waiting here. I wonder how Rong Er is doing now?
The task he assigned to Rong Er was a secret, and not many people knew about it. However, that was just her idea. In reality, many people knew that after conquering Baohe Kingdom, they would go directly to attack Haixiang Kingdom.
No one objected to this; it would be best if we could conquer it, thus unifying the country.
"Do you think the Emperor would be happy if he knew we gave him such a generous gift?"
"I'll be happy, but are you really going to attack Hai Xiang Kingdom?"
"Why not fight? After we've fought, we can get ships and head straight to the West to see what they've become."
Ji Yingying's idea piqued Mu Kaiji's interest.
[Host, let me tell you, our detective brother here is interested in traveling to the West.]
Since that's the case, let's get started. We need to stock up on more things in the space, including nautical supplies and items for use in case of a shipwreck.
[Yes, Rong Er and the others are definitely going with them. There are over twenty of them, and you need to teach them how to survive.]
This is natural; the seawater probably harbors a lot of things that can eat people these days, so we need to be even more careful.
During her half-year stay in Shunlan City, Ji Yingying really stocked up on a lot of things. She even had a pool built for Rong Yi and the others to practice in, requiring them to be proficient in swimming and to be able to escape in the water.
In addition, Ji Yingying also frequently harassed Korze, occasionally taking action against him.
The whole of Korze was in a state of panic. On the tenth day of the fifth month, their Empress Dowager's birthday, which was originally supposed to be a low-key occasion, Ji Yingying, from who knows where, sent a dead sheep over.
Their emperor was so angry that he wanted to fight, but he couldn't win.
On the first day of the sixth lunar month, Ji Yingying's birthday, she ate a bowl of noodles early in the morning and then led her troops to attack the last city.
In just half a day, they stormed the palace and captured the emperor, his empress, and his concubines.
Those who were afraid of death begged for mercy, while those who were not afraid of death knelt there dumbly.
"Do you know why I chose today to break in?" Ji Yingying asked their emperor. The old emperor only glanced at him before biting his tongue and committing suicide.
"Good heavens..."
Everything else was handled according to the old rules. Things were fine in Baohe Kingdom, but the sun was a bit too strong. When Ji Yingying wrote the memorial, she directly stated that her parents and her two older brothers were not allowed to come.
Emperor Xuande was pleased and agreed.
Taking over Baohe Kingdom is a very gratifying event, signifying that the Tianyou Dynasty has entered a new period of rule.
[Host, you must conquer Hai Xiang Kingdom before October, otherwise, it will be much more difficult to conquer it once winter arrives.]
I know that in two days we'll be pretending to return home in triumph.
Ji Yingying had already made her plan, and even the general was threatened by her not to tell anyone.
Once the Hai Xiang Kingdom is conquered, the Tianyou Dynasty will completely unify the world, unifying the written language, the food, and everything else.
On June 25th, after a year of fighting, Ji Yingying packed up her things and led her men in a pretense of returning to the capital, but in reality, she bypassed the capital and went directly to attack the Hai Xiang Kingdom.
When the emperor received the news, he was stunned. He cursed and complained, worrying about this and that.
Finally, they sent people to invite him back, this time even Eunuch Cao came. Ji Yingying simply ditched them and had them sent back, making it clear that she wasn't going back.
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