"Your Highness." Lady-in-waiting Zhao Tan hurried into the Phoenix Palace. "His Majesty has urgent business to see you."
Mu Chen Hanyue paused as she wrote the letter. "Do you know what it is about?"
"An urgent report has arrived from Baili, the northern border garrison officer, that Beiyi will be sending an envoy to Nankun soon."
Mu Chen Hanyue frowned, and a drop of ink accidentally fell on the paper, blurring the words she had written.
"Go prepare the ginseng soup."
The senior palace maid responded and quickly retreated.
Mu Chen Hanyue picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and slowly spread the words on the paper one by one.
"Your Highness, the ginseng soup is ready."
Mu Chen Hanyue looked at the black letter paper in front of her and said, "Let's go, Zhao Tan, to the temple."
Nankun's current emperor, Emperor Jingshun, frowned as he looked at the urgent report on the table.
A familiar fragrance wafted into Emperor Jingshun's nose, and his brows relaxed instantly, with a look of kindness in his eyes.
"Yueyue, come closer quickly."
"Your Majesty." Mu Chen Hanyue changed his solemn expression and walked over cheerfully but politely. "I saw you frowning just now. It must be because the affairs of state have made you worried. I want to grow up quickly and share your worries. This is the ginseng soup I specially asked the kitchen to prepare. Please try it."
"You are still the most filial and sensible." Emperor Jingchuan took the ginseng soup and drank a few big gulps. "Yueyue, look at this urgent news from the northern border. Beiyi will soon send an envoy to our Nankun. What do you think the purpose of Beiyi's visit will be?"
The reason why Emperor Jingshun asked her to come over was not just because she was the Crown Princess and he wanted to train her.
But every time he encountered a big problem, she could help him solve it calmly.
She could even uncover the deep-seated cancer in the court.
Sometimes he would unintentionally reveal some policies to her, and Mu Chen Hanyue would always give constructive suggestions.
He already has political acumen at a young age.
In contrast, other daughters at her age would cry and make a fuss to win favor, and their studies would be a mess.
The eldest princess is steady and somewhat intelligent, but not much.
I have been looking forward to having a son, but it has not happened yet.
The country cannot have a crown prince for a day. On the day when the idea of making the eldest princess the crown princess came up, news came from the harem that the queen, who had been infertile for many years, was pregnant.
I thought it was a prince, but after ten months of pregnancy, it was still a daughter.
Mu Chen Hanyue was his only legitimate daughter, and was made Crown Princess after one month.
The older Mu Chen Hanyue gets, the more he looks like the crown prince in his mind.
When his daughters saw Mu Chen Hanyue, they were like mice seeing a cat. They behaved very well and became obedient.
"Father, I have read history books in my spare time and have also sent people to inquire about the strength of Beiyi, Nankun, and Xirong... Beiyi has a large territory and its military strength is comparable to that of the wealthy Dongjun. The royal families of the two countries are related by marriage and have lived in harmony for many years."
"The Western Rong were relatively more powerful militarily, especially their cavalry, and they were quite ambitious, intending to incorporate Beiyi into their territory. The two countries were constantly at war, until the Xirong princess married into the Zhenbei General's mansion. At that point, the two nations finally stopped fighting and coexisted peacefully for many years..."
If she remembered correctly, at this time in her previous life, Xirong had already sent troops to attack Beiyi. She couldn't remember the specific reason, but Beiyi suffered heavy losses.
"We, Nankun, do not marry into any nation, yet we have been able to coexist peacefully with the Three Kingdoms for the past hundred years. This is because they fear our ancestors. However, there have been no major conflicts over the past century, but minor ones have continued. Beiyi suddenly sent an envoy here. We don't know their specific purpose, but they will definitely bring troops to the border to investigate Nankun's strength... I suggest that we immediately send troops to strengthen the border defenses, especially in Gucheng."
Emperor Jingchuan frowned, "Why here?"
"North of Gucheng is Beiyi Longcheng, and west of Longcheng is Xirong. Xirong has always been warlike and it's impossible for them to remain peaceful forever. Who knows, they might invade at any time."
Emperor Jingchuan fondly patted her little head and said, "Yueyue, you are very smart. Your analysis is reasonable. Father will immediately arrange for people to go to the northern border to deploy defenses."
"Father, I will be there when the Beiyi envoy arrives."
Emperor Jingchuan smiled and nodded, "Of course."
"I'll take my leave."
"Go ahead."
Mu Chen Hanyue left the temple with a slightly gloomy expression.
Mu Chen Hanyue was worried that Beiyi sending an envoy over might be related to her sister.
Before she received Tai Zhuo's letter, she had no such worries at all.
Just at this time, Beiyi was sending an envoy, which made her think so.
Beiyi Protector Princess Xiao Lingyu is a variable.
Her younger sister is her adopted daughter, and she knows her younger sister's true identity almost exactly.
Anyone who could become a queen in the previous life must have been strategic, which is why she set up a plan to make Tai Zhuo and others evacuate Beiyi.
She must have guessed that she would not give up looking for someone easily. In order to make her hesitate, what would Xiao Lingyu do?
Mu Chen Hanyue returned to Feng Palace and thought for a long time before writing the letter.
On the day the letter was sent out from Feng Palace, the Song army was halfway there. Song Heng saw that so much time had passed and there was no news from Baili Qingluan. He must have missed something, right?
"Dad, why did you stop?"
"Go get the map."
Soon, Song Linxiao spread out the map in front of Song Heng, and his eyes quickly locked on two places, Longcheng in the south and Yuxue Mountain in the north.
"Xiao'er, Baili Qingluan might avoid the four routes to Xirong and take the rugged and narrow path south to Longcheng to cross the border, or go north through Yuxue Mountain to return to Xirong. You must lead your troops to Longcheng via the official road and set up defenses immediately. There's still time. Intercept Baili Qingluan and don't let her escape back to Xirong!"
"What about going north?"
"Going north is out of the question. Even if she regains her strength, she won't be able to go north. The journey to Yuxue Mountain is difficult, and there won't be much prey to fill her stomach!"
"good!"
Song Linxiao immediately counted two thousand soldiers and headed south to Longcheng first.
The next day, Song Heng received military intelligence that the eldest prince of the Western Rong, Baili Xuance, was personally leading 20,000 armored cavalry to attack Wuyu Pass.
It was just as he expected.
He then ordered all the soldiers to rush to Wuyu Pass within two days. If they failed, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Your Majesty, urgent information from eight hundred miles away. Military intelligence."
"Go and ask what the big deal is!"
After Feng Jinyu finished speaking, he slowly ate the food provided by the post station.
Xu Mo quickly returned, "For unknown reasons, the Western Rong sent troops to attack Wuyu Pass, led by Baili Xuance himself."
Feng Jinyu frowned, "Did something happen to Xirong Princess Baili Qingluan in the Zhenbei General's Mansion while we were away from the capital?"
Xu Mo said: "I remember that Baili Qingluan didn't come out to attend the palace banquet after she became pregnant. It seems that she was injured when the child was born. It is possible..."
Feng Jinyu put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief. "Once the balance of maintaining the relationship is lost, there will be disputes. Marriage to maintain peace is the worst option."
"Your Majesty, should we set off back to the capital immediately?"
Feng Jinyu looked at the galloping horse and said, "No hurry, let's take a nap before setting off again."
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