On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the still noisy court reached its climax after receiving the news that Qingyun Pass in the Eastern Region had been breached.
"Your Majesty, now that Qingyun Pass has been breached, the Dongyi soldiers will be able to march straight into Tianling in a few days. Please make a decision as soon as possible and send the princess to marry into the alliance to protect the safety of Tianling!" Nearly half of the civil officials knelt on the ground and prayed.
The generals glared at them one by one, "You cowards, when something goes wrong you just push women out to take the blame."
Hearing this, the civil officials were not ashamed, but looked at them with disdain, "If it weren't for the fact that you military generals are useless, why would we resort to such a bad strategy?"
"That's right. If you ask me, the reason why the princess was forced to marry was also caused by you."
"That's right. You wasted so much money and food, and let the city fall. You generals are nothing but good-for-nothings."
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Military generals have always preferred action to words, and are not as smooth as civil officials, who are all eloquent. Now that Qingyun Pass has been breached again, they are even less confident and can do nothing but let the civil officials scold them.
The civil officials not only did not restrain themselves, but seemed to have found a way out. They cursed and even put the blame for Tianling being besieged by four countries on the military generals.
The shamelessness of the act was so shocking that even the emperor on the dragon throne was astonished. He was so angry that he grabbed the dustpan from the hand of eunuch Defu and threw it down.
"Well done, you all are. If you don't want to fight, just let the princess marry. If the border gates are broken, it's the generals' fault. So, will you blame me for everything next and attack me and take my place?"
The emperor was furious, and all the ministers were terrified and knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I dare not do this."
"Don't dare? I think you're very brave. From the beginning of the war until today, you've either been cowardly or constantly pouring cold water on us, blaming this person or that person. What's going on? Are you completely innocent?"
"You haven't even thought of a strategy to repel the enemy, and you only know how to send the princess to marry. Did I give birth to a daughter just for you to abuse her like this?"
"You think the generals are useless? If you're capable, why don't you go ahead and do it! Don't you all claim to be well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, and know everything about astronomy and geography? I'm sure you've read a lot of military books too!"
If you can't charge into battle, at least you can stay in the rear and serve as a military advisor and give advice!
How about this? Which of you would like to volunteer to go to the border and repel the enemy?"
When the emperor got angry, the civil officials broke out in cold sweats. They had been holding their heads high and speaking eloquently just now, but now they lowered their heads so low that they wished they could find a hole in the ground to crawl into, and they didn't even dare to fart.
The generals looked pleased with themselves, and the anger they had been holding in their hearts instantly dissipated. They looked at them with disdain, "It seems that this is easy to talk without any pain in the waist!"
After taking a deep breath, the emperor felt much more relaxed.
But although he was angry, the problem still had to be solved. Looking at the generals below him, some of them were so old that they could not even get on the horse, while others were young and fearless. He fell into deep thought for a moment. How could he feel comfortable letting them go to the battlefield and hand over such an important bomb to them?
Just when he was in a dilemma, the voice of the summoner rang out from the entrance of the hall, "The commander of the Imperial Guard, Mu Chenke, requests an audience..."
The emperor's eyes lit up, and he felt a faint sense of anticipation in his heart, but he had to suppress his emotions and said, "Let him come up."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Chenke, dressed in armor, strode over. After he stopped, he said in a strong and powerful voice, "Your humble servant requests to go to the Eastern Region to eliminate foreign enemies and protect the country."
When the emperor heard this, he almost jumped up with joy. Fortunately, Defu reminded him in time, so he did not embarrass himself in public.
The Mu family was responsible for guarding the Eastern Region in the past, and Mu Chenke grew up in the Eastern Region since childhood. His abilities had been obvious to all many years ago, and no one was more suitable for this task than him.
However, even so, the emperor still reminded him, "Lord Mu, I naturally believe in your abilities, but now you are the only one left in the Mu family. Your future is uncertain, and you haven't married or had children yet. Have you thought it through?"
Mu Chenke looked up at the emperor, his tone firm, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, but I have already thought it through. Every citizen has a responsibility to take on the responsibility of the country in times of crisis. If I cannot repel the enemy this time, I will not be able to see Your Majesty again.
But if, if I succeed in this mission, Your Majesty, please consider my merits and grant me a marriage with the girl I admire."
The heavy burden on his heart fell, and the emperor began to care about his minister's lifelong affairs. "Oh? Which noble lady has Lord Mu taken a fancy to?"
The people around Concubine Jia knew about the affair between Yongjia and Mu Chenke, and the emperor was so busy with the war these days that he had no energy to inquire about the affairs of the harem, so he didn't know that the person he liked was his own daughter!
Mu Chenke naturally wouldn't be so foolish as to say it out loud at this moment, and simply said, "A girl's reputation is more important than anything else. If I can return safely, everyone will be happy. But if I die for my country, it would be a shame to delay the girl. Your Majesty, please forgive me for not reporting this."
The emperor nodded in appreciation, "Lord Mu, you have thought this through very carefully. I will not trouble you in this regard."
In the hall, the emperor restored Mu Chenke's former title of loyal general to the Mu family and ordered him to lead 50,000 troops to the Eastern Region for support overnight.
After the court session, the emperor sent someone to take him privately to the imperial study.
In the imperial study, the emperor and the prince had been waiting for a long time.
Mu Chenke originally thought that the two men called him over because they were worried about him and needed some instructions, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the imperial study, the prince handed him a tray, and on the tray was a box and a somewhat strange piece of clothing.
I don't know what's in the box yet, but the clothes...
Mu Chenke bowed to the Crown Prince and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for taking care of this for me..."
The prince's face darkened when he heard this, and he explained, "This is called protective clothing. It can block swords and knives. It's not ordinary clothes."
What a joke! He is the crown prince of a country, and if he used the word "manage", how would he live his life? If this got out, how would he live his life?
Mu Chenke was completely shocked after hearing what the prince said, "This clothes can block swords and knives?" If someone told him that a piece of clothing could withstand the attack of swords and knives, he would definitely not believe it, but the person standing in front of him was the prince and the king of a country, how could he not believe it.
He couldn't help but excitedly touch the clothes on the tray. Sure enough, the clothes looked ordinary, but they were shocking when he touched them.
Before he could think about it, he heard the prince say, "Remember to wear this dress close to your body. It can save your life at the critical moment."
After that, he introduced the things in the box, which shocked him. With these two things, if he still lost, he would really have to die to atone for his sin.
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