The World is Shocked 131. Secret Control of Military Power

Mo Jingqi looked at the ministers who were flattering His Highness and nodded with satisfaction. Then he looked at Ye Li standing aside and hesitated for a moment, frowning and said, "Commander Leng and the Prince of Nanhou are willing to lead the troops and their courage is commendable. I am very pleased. However, Prince Ding is not in the capital now and cannot lead the army to the battle. The hundreds of thousands of troops under the Prince's Palace cannot be mobilized. I wonder what the princess thinks?

"Ye Li raised her eyebrows slightly, looked up at Mo Jingqi and said calmly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. How can a woman like Ye Li have any opinion?"

"Princess Ding is too self-deprecating. Doesn't everyone know that the mistress of the Dingguo Palace also has the right to mobilize and command the Mo family army and the Black Cloud Cavalry? Now that the Xiling army has invaded, are the princess and the Dingguo Palace going to sit idly by?" The young man standing behind Mo Jingqi stared at Ye Li sinisterly.

Ye Li sneered in his heart, what a big hat Dingguo had! Glancing at the man, Ye Li was about to speak, when Duke Hua suddenly stepped forward, stared at the young man and said in a stern voice: "How dare you! Who are you to provoke the relationship between the emperor and the ministers of the Dingguo Palace?!" Duke Hua had been on the battlefield for decades. Although he was old, it was the old Ermi La who deliberately

How could a young man be able to sell such a majestic aura? The young man was startled, his face stiffened before he bowed to the Duke of Hua and said, "Student Tan Jizhi has met the Duke of Hua."

Duke Hua snorted in dissatisfaction and looked at Mo Jingqi. Mo Jingqi smiled and said, "Old Duke, please don't be angry. Jizhi is a very talented young man. I am planning to give him a job as a walking assistant in the study so that he can serve the country." Duke Hua bowed to Mo Jingqi, stroked his white beard and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I really don't understand what you said. Since this

Mr. Tan has talent, why doesn't he take the imperial examination? If he wins the title of No. 1 or No. 2, the emperor will use him and no one can do anything about it. Being an assistant in the study was an important position in the past, and giving it to someone who has never heard of it would be difficult to convince the public. "Mo Jingqi and the young man were also a little embarrassed. It was not that they didn't want to go through the normal channels, but the imperial examination was a difficult one.

The road is not so easy. Especially for this year's imperial examination, not to mention that the chief examiner is Mr. Su, who is known for his integrity and honesty in the Chu State, just say that three of the five sons of the Xu family have taken the exam every few years. Tan Jizhi has studied a lot and has no confidence in the imperial examination. Even if he really passes the exam, if he is not the first, second or third place in the golden list, then there is an 80% chance that he will fail.

If he was to be sent out, even if he was not, he would be a minor official of rank 6 or 7 at best, and it was impossible for him to be appointed to such an important position as the assistant to the study. Originally, no one would have cared if the emperor wanted to promote a trusted confidant of his, but the mistake was that Tan Jizhi should not have tried to sow discord between the emperor and Prince Ding's mansion in front of all the ministers at this time, which naturally made the old Duke Hua, who was devoted to the country, look at him with disdain.

He was so displeased that he would not even consider giving him face.

Mo Jingqi coughed lightly and said, "Old Duke, let's discuss this issue later. The most important thing now is to send troops. Without Prince Ding, the Mo family army of hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be mobilized. What should we do?"

Duke Hua didn't really want to embarrass the emperor, so he also cooperated and said, "Prince Ding will definitely rush back as soon as he receives the news. Before that, why doesn't the emperor mobilize troops from other places to provide support?"

Mo Jingqi shook his head and sighed, "Old Duke also knows that Nanbian'er is now in a standoff with Prince Li, and the Nanzhao people outside the Broken Snow Pass are eyeing us covetously. How can we spare troops from other places now?"

Duke Hua's face changed slightly, his snow-white eyebrows moved and he stopped talking. He understood the emperor's thoughts, but taking advantage of the absence of Prince Ding to attack Princess Ding and even ignore the safety of the border was not what a qualified emperor should do. Marquis Muyang stepped forward and said, "Since Princess Ding can mobilize the Mohist Army and the Black Cloud Cavalry, please ask Prince Ding to

The concubine put the overall situation first and ordered the mobilization of the Mohist army to rush to the border for support immediately. "

Ye Li raised her head and glanced at Marquis Muyang calmly, and said softly, "Marquis Muyang wants me to lead the army on his behalf?"

Marquis Muyang choked. Since ancient times, even if there were one or two female generals, there had never been a woman leading the army to war. Moreover, Princess Dingguo was only a dozen years old. Even if she did nothing now, no one could say anything wrong about her. On the contrary, if Princess Dingguo really led the army to war, the face of the Great Chu and their military generals would be completely lost. Dry laugh

After a sound, Marquis Muyang avoided Ye Li's eyes and said, "That is not my intention. I just ask Princess to put state affairs first."

Prime Minister Liu on the side also stroked his gray beard and smiled, "Your Majesty is right. Please, Princess, for the sake of the people and soldiers at the border, temporarily transfer the military power of the Mohist Army to the generals leading the troops. When Prince Ding returns, the jade will naturally be returned to Zhao."

There was no need to hide the sarcasm in Ye Li's eyes. Wait until Prince Ding returns to return the jade intact to Zhao? Did he think she was a fool?

Ye Li's clear eyes slightly shone, and she raised her head and smiled, "I feel a little overwhelmed by what the Prime Minister said. Let's not talk about whether I can mobilize the Mohist Army, let's just say... Could it be that Prime Minister Liu thinks that as long as I say a word, the power of the Mohist Army can be transferred to anyone? I'm afraid that even if the prince comes in person, he can't do this." Mo Jingqi's face was slightly

Shen frowned and said, "Does the princess have any good ideas? Are we going to let the Xiling army wreak havoc on the border or even invade our Great Chu territory?"

Ye Li wanted to slap to death the man who was sitting on the dragon chair and staring at her and talking so high-soundingly? If she didn't agree, would she let the Xiling army wreak havoc on Da Chu? She finally understood why Mo Jingqi hadn't been in a hurry these days. It turned out that he wanted to take advantage of Mo Xiuyao's absence to seize the military power of the Mo family. It's not that he wasn't in a hurry, but in his opinion, he was still

The Xiling army at the border was more urgent without the Dingwangfu military power that was about to be obtained. But Ye Li didn't understand where Mo Jingqi got the confidence to think that as long as he got the Dingwangfu military power, he could immediately command it freely and even lead the army to drive Xiling away? Didn't he consider that if he was not careful, it might even cause a mutiny?

Ye Li bowed her head and said, "I am a woman of Ye Li's generation, and I really don't have any good ideas for Your Majesty to consider. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Duke Hua frowned and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, since the military power of Prince Ding's Mansion is uncertain for the time being, please summon Prince Ding back to the capital as soon as possible... No, just go directly to the border to lead the troops. In addition, I remember that my Great Chu has millions of troops. In addition to the Mo family army and the army in the south that is confronting Prince Li, at least 100,000 troops can be withdrawn to support the border. Your Majesty, please dispatch a batch of troops first." Although Mo Jingqi was a little unwilling in his heart, it was not easy to refute Duke Hua's words. While he was hesitating, Nanhou Shangqian, who had not spoken, said, "Your Majesty, the old Duke is right. Please send troops to support the border first. The Xiling army took two cities in one day, and it will reach the northwest town of Xinyang in ten days at most. Xinyang is the northwest granary of Great Chu. If Xinyang City is broken..."

Mo Jingqi's face changed, he glanced at Ye Li, gritted his teeth and said, "Pass on my order, appoint Leng Qingyu as the commander, and the son of Nanhou as the second, and lead 150,000 troops to set out today!"

"I obey your command!" Leng Qingyu and the Prince of Haonan Marquis bowed in unison.

Mo Jingqi was obviously in a bad mood, and he waved his hand with a gloomy face, asking everyone to leave.

After leaving Yu's study, Ye Li accompanied the old Duke Hua out of the palace on foot. Along the way, the old Duke Hua had nothing to say but sighed. He stopped at the palace gate and looked at Ye Li and said, "It just so happens that Prince Ding is not in the capital at this time. It's hard for the princess."

Ye Li pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "I'm sorry to have worried you, old Duke. These are just Ye Li's responsibilities."

Old Duke Hua shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is really too childish this time. After all, you are good at women's hands. Compared with the late emperor, your Majesty is far inferior." Ye Li understood what Old Duke Hua meant. When the late emperor came to power, Xiling and Da Chu were at war for years. At that time, Prince Ding Mo Liufang was not only outstanding in civil governance but also in military achievements. He could be said to be the first person in the Prince Ding's Palace since Mo Suyun. With such a great reputation, the late emperor was able to endure and treat Mo Suyun with great respect and courtesy until the late emperor had grown up and Mo Liufang gave up power. The late emperor began to make great efforts. Although he was not a wise monarch, he was also a capable monarch who inherited the business. The relationship between him and the Regent Prince became a good story of monarch and minister. But now Mo Jingqi has prematurely revealed his hostility towards Prince Ding's Mansion. Even when Prince Ding had become a useless man and was living in Prince Ding's Mansion, he still did not give up suppressing him everywhere and suppressing the Mohist Army. If he was really a genius with great talent and strategy, it would be fine, but his strength is not enough to suppress the Mohist Army. Even if Mo Xiuyao willingly handed the Mohist Army over to him, it still remains to be said that he can really command the Mohist Army? Can he treat the Mohist Army well with his heart?

"Duke, please be careful with your words." Ye Li laughed softly.

The Duke of Hua waved his hand to signal Ye Li that she didn't need to see him off and turned to walk towards his carriage. After seeing the Duke of Hua get on the carriage, Ye Li turned around and saw the Prince of Nanhou standing not far away, smiling at her. Ye Li sighed helplessly in her heart. She had only met this brother-in-law a few times and had eaten at the same table in the Ye Mansion. She was completely unfamiliar with him. Now that the Ye family has fallen, Ye Zhen's life in Nanhou Mansion is still pretty good, which shows that the people in Nanhou Mansion are still very good at dealing with people and doing things. For this reason, Ye Li was also polite to him.

"I have met the princess."

Ye Li nodded and smiled, "You are too polite, my lord. What can I do for you?"

The Prince of Nanhou smiled and said, "Nothing. Zhen'er is really thinking about the princess. If the princess has time, why not come to the mansion and sit for a while."

Hearing this, Ye Li raised her eyebrows in surprise. Anyone with a discerning eye could probably see the emperor's attitude towards Prince Ding's Mansion. At this time, as the prince, he invited her to visit his mansion... Ye Li's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled, "It is her blessing for elder sister to meet the prince. I hope the prince will take good care of her." The prince of Nanhou smiled generously and said, "Since Zhen'er has entered Nanhou's Mansion, I will naturally treat her as a family member. Princess, don't worry."

Ye Li nodded and said, "Your Highness will set off for the border tomorrow. I wish you a safe journey."

"Thank you, Princess." Prince Nanhou said, "I will take my leave now."

"No thanks." Ye Li said.

After watching him walk away, Ye Li turned around to look at the tall palace gate behind her, frowned, and turned away.

Leng Qingyu and the Prince of Nanhou hurriedly led their troops away the next day. Ye Li, who stood at the city gate to see them off, frowned as she watched the army go away, but she didn't relax her eyebrows. The King of Xiling Zhennan was known as the God of War of Xiling. Even Mo Xiuyao, who had been in charge of Xiling for decades, might not be sure of victory. Could Leng Qingyu and the Prince of Nanhou really do it with only 100,000 troops?

"What's wrong, Princess?" Zhuo Jing followed Ye Li and asked, looking at her expression.

Ye Li shook her head. Da Chu had more than one general, Mo Xiuyao. If they relied on Mo Xiuyao for everything, they would have nothing to do.

"Third sister...Princess..." Ye Zhen's voice came from behind. Ye Li turned around and saw Ye Zhen standing beside the Crown Prince's wife, looking at her with surprise. It had been a long time since they last saw each other. Compared to the radiant face she had seen the last time, Ye Zhen looked much paler and haggard. Even her eyes were still red, probably because she was worried about her husband going to the battlefield.

The Princess of Nanhou was also from a scholarly family, and looked very gentle and kind. When she saw Ye Li, she stepped forward to greet her and politely left Ye Zhen to talk to Ye Li alone.

The two sisters were not very familiar with each other and only saw each other a few times a year, so they were speechless for a while.

After a long silence, Ye Zhen whispered, "Did the princess go home to see him?"

Ye Li shook her head. Now that the Ye family was in decline, Madam Ye obviously blamed Ye Li for everything. Every time she saw her, she would do her best to squeeze her. It was the first time in all these years that Ye Li found that Madam Ye was so fearless of the powerful. Although Minister Ye did not say anything, his expression also showed his dissatisfaction with the princess' daughter. Ye Li was not a person who liked to make herself uncomfortable. She was too lazy to go back except when necessary.

Ye Zhen whispered, "Father plans to go back to his hometown in a while."

Ye Li nodded and said, "It's good to go back. If you teach Rong'er well, there will be some wealth in the family, and father and grandmother can enjoy their old age in the future." In the current situation, the Ye family has withdrawn from the officialdom, and it is the right choice to stay away from the capital. Otherwise, if they are involved in those intrigues again, I am afraid that it will not be solved by simply resigning.

Ye Zhen's beautifully trimmed eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and she looked at Ye Li and said, "Third sister, do you really hate father so much? Can't you really help father?"

Ye Li shook her head and said softly, "Everyone, it is precisely because I don't hate my father that I say it is right for him to go back now. Nothing is more important than life."

Ye Li's eyes showed a trace of confusion and disbelief. Looking at Ye Li, she sighed and said, "The second sister is dead, and the fourth sister is also unknown whether she is alive or dead. The fifth sister and the sixth sister... let's not talk about them. How can we sisters..."

"Sister, the Nanhou Mansion is a relatively kind family, and the Crown Prince's wife is also a smart person. They won't make things too difficult for you. Just live your life well." Ye Li said in a deep voice.

Ye Zhen was startled, but when she came to her senses, she saw Ye Li was already far away. A trace of sadness and unwillingness appeared in her eyes, and she said quietly: "Without children and family, how can I live a good life? Third sister, not everyone has such a good life as you."