The urgent message from Tongzhou had already been delivered, and the next morning, soldiers presented the old emperor with an urgent report that the Li Dan people had officially launched an attack on Tongzhou.
At this point, a court official suggested that Xiao Changqi return to Tongzhou to take charge. The old emperor immediately frowned: "Tongzhou has a deputy general in charge and hundreds of thousands of troops. Without the seventh prince, does this mean we can't win the battle?"
Xiao Changqi's expression was indifferent, as if he didn't care at all about whether he could return to Tongzhou.
The old emperor, however, could not afford to be complacent about him. The seventh prince held military power over three prefectures. If he harbored no disloyalty, all would be well; but if he did…
"Father, I believe that we should send my seventh and fifth brothers to Tongzhou to fight against the Li Dan. My seventh brother is brave and skilled in battle, and my fifth brother is both wise and brave. When the two of them join forces, they will surely defeat the Li Dan people repeatedly."
The Crown Prince's words were also a message to the old emperor: Father, aren't you worried about the seventh prince? Then send someone to monitor him, and you won't have to worry about him having any compassion.
After some thought, the old emperor felt that what the crown prince said made a lot of sense. The fifth prince listened to him the most and was indeed the best candidate to supervise the army.
He also feared that the Li Dan people's campaign would be too aggressive, that they would break through Tongzhou, and head straight for the capital.
After pondering for a long time, the old emperor finally waved his hand and said, "Very well, then let the fifth and seventh princes lead the troops. Remember, this battle is one of victory only, and defeat is not an option."
Xiao Changqi and Xiao Yan simultaneously acknowledged the order, saying, "Yes."
After leaving the Golden Palace, Xiao Yan quickly caught up with Xiao Changqi: "Seventh Brother, wait."
Xiao Changqi stopped in his tracks, but did not turn around to look at the person who had come.
"Seventh Brother, please take good care of me on my journey to Tongzhou," Xiao Yan said solemnly, cupping his hands in greeting.
He clearly knew that it was not a good thing for the Crown Prince to tie him and Xiao Changqi to the same boat.
It's possible they wanted to use this opportunity to eliminate him and Xiao Changqi, the two people most likely to compete with him for the top position.
"Hmm." Xiao Changqi nodded indifferently, then looked at him with his eyes, asking if there was anything else.
Xiao Yan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself: "Keeping a little bird for fun is fine, but you..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Changqi's already expressionless face became even colder: "How to raise the little bird is my business."
Xiao Yan: "..."
But you're not just raising birds, you're raising little demons.
Look at what's being said about it outside!
The king spent a fortune to build a waterside pavilion above the pond in his mansion for the little bird.
And Gan Wang would take his little bird to the military camp for a walk every day...
Xiao Yan was starting to suspect that Xiao Changqi had even brought the little bird with him to court.
It has to be said, the male lead is indeed the male lead; he can guess correctly even with random guesses.
Xiao Changqi did bring the bird to the court, but fearing that the old emperor would use this as an opportunity to make trouble for Xiao Changqi, Yuandan kept it hidden in the man's sleeve.
really……
Although her arrival disrupted some parts of the plot, most of the story still followed the original narrative.
Unexpectedly, on New Year's Day, the Crown Prince dragged Xiao Yan into the mess as well.
This is an attempt to kill two birds with one stone.
After leaving the palace, they boarded the carriage of Prince Gan's residence. Yuan Dan couldn't wait to fly out from Xiao Changqi's sleeve, perched on the small table inside the carriage, dipped her wings in ink, and wrote on the table: "The Crown Prince has wicked intentions. You must be careful on your journey."
Xiao Changqi looked at the word "们" and raised an eyebrow slightly: "You are my little bird."
New Year's Day nodded: "Chirp chirp."
yes.
I didn't say I wasn't your little bird.
Xiao Changqi's expression softened slightly, but he still wiped the word "men" off with a rag.
New Year:"……"
no.
Is this something to be jealous of?
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