Chen Yalan said that she was originally unwilling to be selected into the palace, and her father was also unwilling. However, her father was a general and held military power, so the emperor needed a hostage to restrain his father.
Hearing Chen Yalan telling him these things, Fu Liu was very happy. The fact that she could tell him about her childhood meant that Chen Yalan at least regarded her as a friend.
On the way back, Fu Liu thought about these things. Although he was happy, when he thought that Chen Yalan was just a hostage in the hands of the emperor, Fu Liu's heart was lifted again.
To put it bluntly, a hostage is a chess piece used to control Chen Yalan's father, and in this way, Chen Yalan is in a very dangerous situation.
If anything happens, I'm afraid the emperor will take action against Chen Yalan.
Thinking of this, Fu Liu felt a little panicked. He had finally made a friend in the harem, and Fu Liu didn't want to see his friend get into trouble.
Along the way, Fu Liu was thinking about these things and didn't pay much attention to the road. Suddenly, Fu Liu felt as if he had bumped into something. He staggered and cried out in pain.
When I looked up, I saw that it was not a thing, but I had clearly bumped into a person.
Inside the imperial study, everyone had a solemn expression on their faces, and all they could hear was a general in his fifties, dressed in iron armor, speaking.
"Your Majesty, the Tubo people have been restless for some time and seem to be planning to attack our border." This man's name is Chen Yi, and he is Chen Yalan's father.
Before Situ Yao ascended the throne, Tubo had already been ready to take action, but because of Situ Yao's ascension to the throne, their plan was slightly delayed. They wanted to observe how the new emperor differed from the previous one.
During this period of time, they have witnessed Situ Yao's methods and know that things can no longer be delayed, so they harass the border from time to time.
How could Situ Yao not pay attention to these things? As early as when he was still the crown prince, he had heard of the unusual movements in Tubo. Now that he had ascended the throne as emperor, he paid even more attention to those people.
Even the recent news that Tubo was interested in a marriage alliance with him didn't reduce Situ Yao's vigilance against them. Knowing that those people were adept at scheming, he had been wondering if they were trying to deceive him, making him forget about his homeland and fall for their scheme.
However, Situ Yao also wanted to give them a taste of their own medicine, to let them experience the feeling of having their evil schemes fail and being used by others.
So although Situ Yao was very friendly to the envoys from Tubo on the surface, he never relaxed his surveillance on the border.
Sure enough, today I heard the news that Tubo was about to make a move.
After much deliberation, no one was willing to personally go to the border to fight Tubo. Firstly, Tubo was a brave and skilled warrior, and no one would be willing to engage in such a battle without absolute strength. Secondly, Situ Yao had just ascended the throne, and being by his side would be far easier than earning military merit on the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, the Tubo issue is of great importance. We must find a general we can trust." Someone spoke up.
Another person immediately added, "Yes, Your Majesty, the natives are brave and good at fighting. If you are not a fierce and powerful general, you will never be able to match them."
Every word these people said was meant to evade responsibility. Not to mention the emperor Situ Yao, even veteran generals like Chen Yi couldn't stand it.
He felt that his country was strong and powerful, so why should he be afraid of a mere Tubo? The country had supported these generals, wasn't it for them to protect the country, but now, each of them was just trying to make excuses.
Chen Yi sighed inwardly, then made up his mind and looked up at Situ Yao: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the border to quell the Tubo rebellion."
What? After hearing this, everyone stared at Chen Yi. Even Situ Yao stared at the old general with some gray hair on his temples.
He knew that Chen Yi was a capable man and held military power. Otherwise, he would not have forced General Chen to send his daughter Chen Yalan into the palace.
He looked at the generals next to him. There were people who could be used, but they were all making excuses. When they saw Situ Yao looking at them, they pounded their heads or turned their gazes away.
Situ Yao sighed, knowing that if these generals had not taken the initiative to ask for help, but he had forcibly sent them to the border, it would have backfired.
Helpless, he had to say to Chen Yi: "Since that's the case, I'll leave the border affairs in your care."
On the other side, Chen Yalan heard that her father was old and still had to go to the battlefield. She stood up immediately and said, "No, my father is already so old, how can he go to the battlefield again?"
Thinking of her father, who had spent half his life on the battlefield for this country, and now the emperor was actually using her as a hostage to threaten her father, Chen Yalan felt sorry for her father.
She did have some resentment towards Situ Yao in her heart, but she also knew that her father just wanted to defend the country.
But no matter what, his father is now old, how can he fight on the battlefield? He is no longer the young man he used to be.
Thinking of this, Chen Yalan could no longer care about anything else and went straight to the imperial study to argue with the emperor.
"Your Majesty, why did you send my father to pacify Tubo? You should know that the Tubo people are fierce and good at fighting, and my father is old and how can he withstand such twists and turns?" As soon as she entered the imperial study, Chen Yalan could not suppress the anger in her heart and said to Situ Yao.
Situ Yao knew that Chen Yalan's words made sense, and he didn't want General Chen Yi to go to the battlefield, but things had come to this point and he had no choice.
Facing Chen Yalan's reproach, Situ Yao could only comfort her: "This is just a temporary solution. Don't worry, when we find a new candidate, we will definitely let your father come back."
Chen Yalan couldn't believe what Situ Yao said. Was it so easy for her father to come back from the battlefield?
Moreover, a country has so many generals, why must his father be sent? He said he was still looking for someone, so is there not a single general who can be used?
She didn't believe that there was no way out, so she came to Situ Yao angrily. Situ Yao answered her, saying that Situ Yao had already given her face, and there was no point in continuing to question her.
She had no choice but to return to her palace, but she still couldn't feel happy.
"Someone, bring some wine." Chen Yalan couldn't calm down because of these upsetting things, so she asked the palace servants to bring her some wine, hoping that getting drunk would relieve her worries.
When the Prime Minister learned that Chen Yi wanted to pacify Tubo, his ideas were different from those of the generals.
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