"You actually encouraged me to find a gigolo?" Ye Jingshu looked at Ye Jingchen with a look of horror.
"How could there be no trouble? If I were pregnant, wouldn't that be a nightmare!"
"Don't try to fool me. I've seen how hard pregnant women suffer and how dangerous childbirth is. It's no exaggeration to say it's a matter of life and death. I'm not going to do something so dangerous!"
Ye Jingshu's resistance was genuine; it didn't seem like she was faking it at all.
Ye Jingchen fell silent.
He originally showed these things to Ye Jingshu to prevent her from developing a romantic mindset and being easily swayed by the sweet words of some playboy. He didn't expect the aftereffects to be so strong, making Ye Jingshu so resistant to marriage and having children.
If his dad finds out about this, he'll probably get a real scolding!
"If you don't want to look for them, then don't. The people your father gave you are definitely not ordinary people. If you make good use of them, wouldn't that be like having two more helpers? After a while, when your father asks about you, you can thank him for giving you such useful people. He won't be willing to do anything to you then!"
Ye Jingchen thought for a moment and then gave Ye Jingshu another unorthodox suggestion, "Everyone says that my elder sister looks like the Empress Dowager. This is an advantage for my elder sister. If you use it well, Father will do whatever you want."
"You really are..." Ye Jingshu pointed at Ye Jingchen, unable to speak for a long time.
After Ye Jingshu's birthday, Ye Jingchen should prepare for his trip to the Northern Frontier.
He planned to go to the northern frontier with the supply train, which would allow him to oversee the transportation of military equipment and provisions and ensure that supplies could reach the northern frontier smoothly.
As for personnel, Ye Jingchen only planned to take half of the Eastern Palace Guards and a few skilled eunuchs with him this time; he didn't intend to bring any of the personnel the emperor had prepared for him.
The emperor was very dissatisfied with this.
Upon learning that Ye Jingchen would not bring the people he had arranged, but instead would take Xie Chang'an with him to the Northern Frontier, the emperor's dissatisfaction with Ye Jingchen reached its peak.
"Your Majesty, I originally did not want to go to the Northern Frontier. It was only because you promised me that I would have full authority to choose the people for the Northern Frontier that I agreed to go. Father, you are not going to go back on your word now, are you?" After being summoned to Chengqian Palace, facing the emperor with a gloomy face and his displeasure written all over his face, Ye Jingchen asked calmly.
"I have agreed to your request, but Xie Chang'an is the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo's family. He is better than you in every aspect, from riding to archery. If you take him to the northern frontier, what role will the Shenwei Army play for you? Do you really think you can take the military power of the Shenwei Army from Xie Chang'an? You think too highly of yourself!" The emperor was so angry that he spoke without thinking.
However, based on Xie Chang'an's performance in the Wenhua Hall over the years, the emperor did not believe that Ye Jingchen could surpass Xie Chang'an in military campaigns.
"Weren't you always so self-aware? How did you make such a blunder this time? Or did you learn nothing but arrogance from the Duke of Zhenguo over the years?"
"In terms of archery and military strategy, I am no match for Xie Chang'an. It is precisely because I am aware of his talent in these areas that I insist on bringing him along. Father, do you not want to see the Divine Might Army completely drive out the Northern Barbarians and make them never dare to invade Dayuan again?" Ye Jingchen asked without changing his expression.
The emperor sneered, "If Xie Chang'an really has this ability, once he drives out the northern barbarians, he will probably turn around and rebel, causing the Great Yuan Dynasty to change!"
"That's why I'm taking Xie Chang'an to the northern frontier to test his and the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion's loyalty!" Ye Jingchen did not deny the emperor's words, nor did he rush to express his loyalty on behalf of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. Instead, he went along with what the emperor said.
"What do you mean by that?" The emperor looked at Ye Jingchen suspiciously.
"My intentions for going to the northern frontier should be known to everyone in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. If the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is still willing to hand over military power to me, given that Xie Chang'an is superior to me in every way, wouldn't that prove the loyalty of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion?" Ye Jingchen said to the emperor.
"This will prove their loyalty, but what if they are unwilling to hand over military power to you? They only need to cause an accident in the northern frontier, and they can kill you without anyone knowing! I did not teach you to take risks and use yourself as bait! If something happens to you, the Great Abyss will be thrown into turmoil, and even if I wipe out the entire Duke of Zhenguo's family, it will be of no use!" the emperor said angrily.
“If Father Emperor is worried about this, then he shouldn’t have sent me to the Northern Frontier. Whether I bring Xie Chang’an or not, going to the Northern Frontier is an adventure! If the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion has any disloyal intentions, I will never be able to leave the Northern Frontier alive. It’s meaningless for Father Emperor to send me any more people!” Ye Jingchen said bluntly.
“Either I won’t go to the Northern Frontier, or if I do go, I must take Xie Chang’an with me! Why doesn’t Father just give Xie Chang’an a minor official position and make him my bodyguard to protect my safety? That way, if anything happens to me, Father can rightfully hold the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion accountable!”
"Moreover, having Xie Chang'an as my bodyguard is also a way of indirectly restraining him, preventing him from acting as he pleases on the northern frontier battlefield! If he cannot demonstrate his abilities, he will not be able to gain the recognition of the Shenwei Army soldiers simply because of his status as a member of the Xie family!"
The emperor was initially very angry, but after Ye Jingchen's analysis, his anger subsided considerably.
He began to consider the feasibility of Ye Jingchen's proposal.
If the premise is that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion harbors rebellious intentions, then this trip to the northern frontier is completely unnecessary, because Ye Jingchen would definitely not return.
But the emperor dreamed of taking back the military power of the Divine Might Army, and he didn't want to let go of this good opportunity!
“Father, what life is without risks? I’m willing to take risks, as long as you agree to let me bring Xie Chang’an along,” Ye Jingchen said, seizing the opportunity.
"Moreover, even if the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion really has ulterior motives, and if something happens to me in the northern border, the border guards can't save me, but I also have backup plans left in the capital!"
"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?" the emperor asked, puzzled.
“Jinghe is my backup plan,” Ye Jingchen said.
The emperor's vision went black.
He would rather not have this backup plan.
He could imagine that if Ye Jingchen got into trouble in the Northern Frontier, Ye Jing and that wolf cub would cause a huge uproar!
"Don't say such unlucky things. You're so smart. If the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion really had rebellious intentions, you would definitely be able to sense it, right? In addition to the Divine Might Army, there is also the Border Defense Army in the Northern Frontier. Although the Border Defense Army is not as good as the Divine Might Army, at least it can escort you safely back to the capital."
It was only after Ye Jingchen reminded him that the emperor belatedly realized that in addition to the 200,000 Shenwei Army, there were also 200,000 border guards in the northern frontier. However, the border guards were no match for the Shenwei Army, so they were often overlooked by various forces, including the emperor himself.
"I am not the commander of the border guards. With my status, I cannot mobilize the border guards for my own use. There is no precedent for this in Dayuan! Moreover, the border guards' duty is to protect Dayuan, not to protect me, the crown prince! Father, please rest assured, I will definitely protect myself and come back to see you alive!" Ye Jingchen said passionately.
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