Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at the night sky and said, "In a few days it will be the baby's one-month celebration. It's a pity I can't go to Xiliang to be with Ning'er and the baby."
The war in Eastern Chu was raging, and Western Liang was so far away that a round trip would take at least three months, so he simply couldn't leave.
Mu Lingchen guessed that he was upset about this, so she patted his shoulder reassuringly and said, "Now that Cousin Ning'er and the child, as well as Aunt Bai, are in the Western Liang Palace, they are safer than ever. With your aunt's protection, no one can hurt them. You should be happy!"
If his cousin Ning'er and Aunt Bai were still in the capital of Eastern Chu, wouldn't he be even more worried about them? Now that they are at least safe, Xuan Yuanzhan can focus on the war in Eastern Chu. Isn't that a good thing?
Xuanyuan Zhan remained silent and did not speak.
Mu Lingchen continued to comfort him, "Anyway, you can't go to Xiliang now, so you shouldn't be thinking about your cousin Ning'er and the child. You should devote yourself to the war and try to enter the palace as soon as possible and capture Xuan Yuan Yu and Xuan Yuan Zhi. This way, you can not only save the emperor, but also bring your cousin Ning'er and Aunt Bai back to Dong Chu as soon as possible after you have control of Dong Chu."
Xuan Yuanzhan actually took this to heart. He glanced at Mu Lingchen and said, "You're right. I should reach the capital as soon as possible, finish the war quickly, and go pick up Ning'er, my mother, and the children. However..."
Thinking of his child, Xuan Yuanzhan still felt a little disappointed: "I still missed my son's full moon celebration."
The baby is almost a month old now, and he still hasn't seen the baby.
Although he knew that he was sure that the child was safe in Xiliang, and that his mother-in-law and mother would take good care of Ning'er and the child, he still regretted that he was unable to accompany Ning'er during childbirth, nor could he accompany her during her postpartum period, or watch the child grow up. Now he couldn't even attend the child's full-month celebration.
Mu Lingchen didn't have a woman he liked, he wasn't married, and naturally he didn't have any children, so he really couldn't understand Xuan Yuanzhan's feelings as a new father, longing to watch his child grow up and be by his side.
However, he would still offer words of advice: "Don't we have important things to do? There's nothing we can do if we miss this opportunity, but we can only make up for it later. If you conquer the Eastern Chu and pass it on to your son, isn't that better than anything else?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanzhan glanced sideways at Mu Lingchen and said, "I started this rebellion not for the throne, but only to protect myself, and also for that person!"
Now that person is controlled by the Gu worms, if he doesn't rebel, that person will definitely be killed by Xuan Yuan Yu and Xuan Yuan Zhi. So, besides wanting to save Ning'er and his mother and protect himself, he also wants to save that person.
Now that Long Jiaojiao is under his control, he will definitely be able to cure that person's Gu poison, so he needs to quickly fight his way back to the capital and save that person!
If it weren't for saving him, he probably would have already rushed to Xiliang to see Ning'er.
Mu Lingchen knew that Xuan Yuanzhan did not aspire to the throne, but now that they had started a rebellion, he had no choice but to take it, even if he didn't want to. Otherwise, if Xuan Yuanyu and Xuan Yuanzhi were to take the throne, only one of them would die.
Xuanyuan Zhan looked up at the night sky. He was not in the capital and had nothing with him, so even if he wanted to send some gifts to Xiliang, he couldn't.
Everything can only be discussed once we return to Kyoto.
"Where's the map?"
Mu Lingchen quickly took out a map from his pocket and handed it to Xuan Yuanzhan.
Xuanyuan Zhan opened the map and looked at it: "We are here now. From here to the capital, we still need to conquer at least five more cities."
Mu Lingchen, however, did not take it seriously: "It's just five cities. We've already conquered dozens of cities before, so we'll definitely be able to conquer these last five."
Mu Lingchen then estimated, "At our current unstoppable pace, we should be able to reach the capital in about half a month at most."
Xuanyuan Zhan nodded. It would indeed be soon. Once they arrived in the capital and took control of the situation, he would be able to pick up Ning'er and his mother.
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Dongchu Kyoto.
Because Xuan Yuanzhan's army had won many victories, Xuan Yuanyu, Xuan Yuanzhi and others were already in a lot of trouble.
The two brothers, who had been at odds for a long time, were brought together for a meeting by Xuanyuan Duo after losing dozens of cities in succession.
"Xuanyuan Zhan's army is powerful and has already reached Mincheng. They are only five more cities away from the capital. What should we do now?"
Xuanyuan Duo was extremely anxious, pacing back and forth in the hall.
We absolutely cannot let Xuanyuan Zhan march all the way to the capital. Otherwise, given how he bullied Xuanyuan Zhan before, if Xuanyuan Zhan becomes the final victor, he certainly won't let him off the hook.
Xuanyuan Yu rubbed his temples, his head aching, but remained silent.
Xuan Yuanzhi glanced at Xuan Yuanyu and said, "We've already sent out all the troops we can, but we still can't stop Xuan Yuanzhan!"
Speaking of Xuanyuan Zhan's military strength, Xuanyuan Duo was also puzzled: "Xuanyuan Zhan only leads a bunch of ragtag troops, how can he be so powerful!"
The strength of the 100,000-strong reserve army in Kyoto is undeniable, but that's only 100,000 troops. Add to that the 100,000-strong Zhenbei Army guarding the border, and tens of thousands more who seem to be some kind of bandit army.
This ragtag army, a motley crew, has somehow managed to win every battle and is almost at the capital!
Xuan Yuanzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "Back then, they even drove back the Northern Rong, so their strength should not be underestimated!"
No one knew better than him how strong the Northern Rong were, yet Xuan Yuanzhan had managed to defeat them in just over a month in the North, something he had never expected.
It is said that the Northern Rong army was completely wiped out, and Tuoba Xiong of the Tianqiong tribe was captured.
Thinking of Tuoba Xiong, Xuanyuan Zhi's eyes grew even colder.
Even for the sake of Tuoba Xiong, he couldn't let Xuanyuan Zhan return to the capital, otherwise his collusion with the Northern Rong would be exposed.
At that time, not only Father Emperor and Xuanyuan Zhan, but even Xuanyuan Yu could use this reason to kill him!
Therefore, he absolutely could not let Xuanyuan Zhan return to the capital!
Xuan Yuanzhi thought of something and looked at Xuan Yuanyu, saying, "Isn't there the Su family army? You can have the Su family army stop Xuan Yuanzhan."
When the Su family army was mentioned, Xuan Yuanduo looked at Xuan Yuanyu with hope.
Xuanyuan Yu frowned and raised his eyes, his cold gaze sweeping over Xuanyuan Zhi.
He knew perfectly well that the Su family army was not under his control, so why did he still mention the Su family army? Was he deliberately trying to humiliate him?
Xuan Yuanzhi naturally knew that the Su family army was not under Xuan Yuanyu's control, but now they had no other troops to use besides the Su family army: "Doesn't Father still have a military tally? Although it may not be a real military tally, if Father gives the order, the Su family army should also step forward!"
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