"Lord Mu, His Majesty invites you to the imperial study to discuss matters." As soon as Mu Changqing and his family walked out of the palace gate, they were stopped by Eunuch Hai.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Mu Changqing was just about to tell his family when Eunuch Hai's voice came over again, "Master Taifu, please come along. Princess Zhaohe, Madam Mu, the First Madam, and all the young masters can go to the Queen's Palace to rest for a while."
"Okay." Everyone split into two groups and headed to the Imperial Study and Kunning Palace respectively.
The father and son of the Mu family came to the imperial study together. The emperor was reviewing memorials. Also waiting in the hall were the newly appointed ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.
"My dear ministers, please take a seat." The emperor put down his pen and looked at the two men. "I have summoned you here today to discuss a matter. I have received news that the Liuhuo Nation is making moves and intends to gather a large army to invade our border. I have decided to send you, Changqing, to lead the army. You will depart in three days! This expedition is of great importance. Only success is allowed. Do you understand?"
"We will definitely live up to our mission!" said Mu Changqing.
The father and son of the Mu family looked at each other, and both understood the danger of this expedition, but they were not afraid at all, because they knew that they had the heavy responsibility of defending the country.
"Then all of you go down and prepare. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue must ensure sufficient food and equipment. This battle concerns our country's future status in Qinchuan Continent, so we must win."
"Yes." Several people responded and retreated.
After several ministers left, the emperor stood by the window, looking at the stars in the sky with a solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, Master Yunxuan is here." Eunuch Hai reminded softly.
"Oh, please come in!" Although the emperor was confused, he still returned to his seat.
"Your Majesty, this old minister pays homage." Master Yunxuan bowed.
"Father-in-law, there is no need to be so polite. What brings you to the palace so late at night?" The emperor gestured to Eunuch Hai to help Master Yunxuan sit up and asked.
"I was free today and did some divination for Your Majesty. I found that the fortune was unclear. The only breakthrough point lies with the girl from the Mu family. So I came to ask Your Majesty if there is anything important to do recently."
"There is indeed something. A spy reported that the Liuhuo Nation intends to mobilize all its forces to attack our border. I plan to send Changqing to lead the troops."
"As far as I know, the total military strength of Liuhuo Nation is about 500,000. How many troops do you plan to give to Mu Changqing?"
"Our country and Liuhuo Country are both located in the central part of Qinchuan Continent, and border several other countries in the east, south and north. This time when we attack Liuhuo Country, the troops on other borders cannot be mobilized to prevent them from attacking us from the front and back. Therefore, we can only give Changqing 200,000 troops, plus 150,000 troops from the western army, which makes a total of 350,000..." The emperor sighed softly.
"The Liuhuo Nation dared to mobilize its entire nation to attack our border. They must have formed an alliance with several other nations. If we can dismantle their alliance and join forces to besiege the Liuhuo Nation, this battle will be much easier."
"That's true, but they have already formed an alliance. If I send envoys there now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince them." The emperor was at a loss.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The unclear auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of this divination means that the outcome is unpredictable, but it is not necessarily a bad result! I, an old minister, have calculated that the only hope lies in the daughter of the Mu family. What do you think?" Master Yunxuan looked embarrassed.
"This... Miss Mu is only over a hundred days old. Do we have to let her go to the battlefield with us? I can't bear it!" The emperor was also very embarrassed.
The two of them stood in front of the window, looking at the stars in the night sky, speechless for a moment...
Qinchuan Continent, Central Region, Liuhuo Country, Imperial Palace
"This is outrageous! The Zhaoyue Kingdom is simply too much! They dared to hang the body of my Prince An at the gate of the imperial city and even issued a document to hold me accountable. It's simply despicable!" The Emperor of Liuhuo Kingdom was furious.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Zhaoyue Country is only less than one-third of our country. Why should we be afraid of it?" The Prime Minister of Liuhuo Country said arrogantly.
"The Prime Minister is right. Just fight Zhaoyue." The general also agreed.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" All the ministers echoed loudly.
"Okay, assemble the army and head to the border immediately. Also send envoys to the other four countries. No matter what means, they are not allowed to send troops to support Zhaoyue." The Emperor of Liuhuo Kingdom had a sinister look on his face.
"Yes!" The ministers accepted the order and withdrew.
"Hmph, the Zhaoyue Kingdom must be destroyed!" Emperor Liuhuo slammed the table and said.
At the same time, in Zhaoyue Country, Mu Mansion.
"Changqing, you will be leading the army to war in three days. You should stay at home and spend the next two days with Ayue and Li'er." said the head of the Mu family.
"This damn Liuhuo Nation, isn't it good enough to live in peace? Why do you have to provoke a war?" Madam Mu Bai Yining was furious. "Changqing, in three days I will join you in the battle and kill the enemy. We will beat them to a pulp!"
"Madam, why are you causing trouble?" said the head of the Mu family helplessly.
"How did I cause trouble? I come from a family of military generals. I followed my father and brothers to the battlefield, okay?!" Bai Yining said unconvinced.
"That was all in the past. You are a grandmother now. How can you compare with when you were young?" The head of the Mu family carefully comforted him.
"What do you mean? Do you think I'm old?" Bai Yining instantly got angry.
"No, no, absolutely not. I'm old now. I don't want you to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy. I'm afraid..." The head of the Mu family was full of desire to survive...
"Hehehe, my grandfather is just like my dad, both of them are wife slaves and afraid of their wives..." Mu Li opened her big eyes and smiled secretly in her heart.
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Everyone in the Mu family looked at their noses and pretended not to hear.
Madam Mu, the head of the Mu family, drank her tea awkwardly...
"Li'er, tell daddy, will he win the war this time?" Mu Changqing hugged Mu Li and asked with a smile.
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