April 16th was an auspicious day calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.
Travel is recommended!
Helian Jue, clad in full armor, personally led 30,000 Xuanjia soldiers and a total of 100,000 troops to the border city.
In addition, Xie Yuan also provided them with enough small porcelain bottles, anti-inflammatory drugs, alcohol, and other items.
They even prepared two hot air balloons.
It can be said that Xie Yuan brought Helian Jue everything he could think of.
"Rest assured! I will surely return victorious!"
Helian Jue was full of confidence.
In fact, if Xie Yuan hadn't insisted, he wouldn't have wanted to bring those 30,000 Xuanjia soldiers at all.
They brought more than 50,000 troops from Lingnan.
Among them were Helian Jue's 30,000 Xuanjia soldiers and Xie Yuan's 20,000 Yinjia soldiers.
Ahem, thankfully the officials in the court didn't know that the 20,000 silver-armored soldiers belonged to Xie Yuan.
They mistakenly believed that these troops were assigned to Xie Yuan by Helian Jue to protect the Empress and the capital.
Otherwise, these court officials would certainly impeach even more frantically—
If Empress Xie were merely a woman attending court and governing, the court officials, though strongly opposed, could still tolerate her.
Is it possible to control military power?
That would absolutely kill someone.
Twenty thousand silver-armored soldiers, fully equipped and with formidable fighting power, were capable of leading a medium-sized war.
But this armed force belongs to the Empress!
Just thinking about it makes me imagine that the officials in the court are having trouble sleeping.
They even suspected that Helian Jue might have been truly blinded by beauty.
Helian Jue: ...What do you know!
All the soldiers under our command were trained according to A Yuan's training methods.
In addition, all the welfare and compensation policies for the Xuanjia Army, the Yinjia Army, the Women's Soldiers, and other armed forces were proposed by Xie Yuan and he insisted on them!
Even now, though Helian Jue has become emperor and has his own private treasury, Xie Yuan is still supporting the expenses of maintaining the army!
"Hmph, these people are so used to being high and mighty, they don't know the principle of 'he who eats another's food is bound to him'!"
Helian Jue, who once lived off his wife, still relies on her without the slightest shame.
He was even pleased that, despite being emperor, he could still live off A Yuan's money.
"Others want to eat it, but they can't get any!"
Helian Jue was proud of himself; not every man is entitled to be a kept man.
Is she as handsome as him?
With his many talents, will he be able to attract A-Yuan?
He has nothing and still expects his wife to support him?
That's just a dream.
Also, A Yuan's willingness to pay for the soldiers shows how much he loves him.
Helian Jue knew that his wife had always liked him, especially his face; every time she saw it, her eyes would change.
And this time, when he personally led the expedition, his jealous wife directly ordered the Imperial Workshop to create a gold, openwork mask—
"Sages are so noble, it's best not to let those uncouth barbarians see them!"
When Xie Yuan personally handed the mask to Helian Jue, he spoke in a joking tone.
Helian Jue: ...This little jealous pot! Not only is she jealous of women, but she's also wary of men!
His wife's jealousy stemmed from how much she loved him; she cherished him like a treasure and didn't want anyone else to covet him!
Golden mask?
Good!
Helian Jue didn't really like his face; it was too beautiful and too similar to Empress Xiao.
Moreover, considering he is a dignified seven-foot-tall man, while he can't be described as having feminine features, he is still so beautiful that it's hard to tell whether he's male or female.
It's alright in the imperial court, but if you go to the military camp, you'll probably be the subject of gossip.
Of course, he was the emperor, so no one dared to say anything out of turn.
However, there will still be arrogant and disrespectful people who secretly think about despicable things.
Even if they went to the battlefield, they would probably be looked down upon by the enemy.
Just like Lanling Wang, wasn't he the one who wore a mask to fight because he was too handsome?
The mask Xie Yuan commissioned was not ferocious; instead, it exuded nobility and respect.
Helian Jue liked it when he saw it and tried wearing it on the spot.
Xie Yuan: ...This is probably what the historical Prince Lanling was like.
Well, that's Xie Yuan's real reason for getting that golden mask.
It wasn't what Helian Jue had imagined; she simply found it interesting.
In addition, this is also Xie Yuan's way of managing a marriage.
Before we part ways, I'll give you a fun little gift.
It can both show her deep affection for her husband and serve as a memento.
Even after parting, the other person can still feel nostalgic upon seeing the objects they own.
Killing two birds with one stone, how wonderful!
really--
Xie Yuan stood on the city wall of the palace, watching Helian Jue lead his army out of the city.
Wearing a gold openwork mask, Helian Jue waved goodbye to Xie Yuan.
He also exaggeratedly mouthed, "Ah Yuan, wait for me to come back!"
Xie Yuan nodded repeatedly and waved to Helian Jue.
The four little ones were also carried to the palace.
They didn't understand anything yet, they just thought the gatehouse was very tall and had a wide view.
Looking down slightly, one can see large groups of people, with banners fluttering in the wind.
The four chubby, fair-skinned little ones had no idea that their father was going to war.
They were drawn by the sounds of drums, horses' hooves, and the cheers of the people, and they were all very excited.
They babbled and danced with joy.
Xie Yuan picked up the eldest brother, A Ping, and pointed in the direction Helian Jue had left, telling him to wave.
Ah Ping truly lives up to his reputation as the eldest of the four little ones; he is the most composed and sensible.
Although he still didn't understand, he was willing to obey his mother's instructions and vigorously waved his small, lotus-root-like arms at the handsome figure sitting high on horseback.
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