The old emperor snorted coldly.

He knew that the Northern Kingdom might have some ulterior motives, but he didn't take it seriously. The Northern Kingdom just liked those counties in Ruyang, and would compensate the Southern Kingdom. This is peace talk. The old emperor sat on the throne firmly by balancing the forces of all parties. For example, the balance between imperial power and the aristocratic families. He relied on the support of the aristocratic families to get to the throne. But now, this balance is becoming more and more difficult. Prince Chen also brought in the poor family, and the old emperor wanted to see how far Prince Chen could go.

Times have changed.

He is old.

The ambitions of the noble families grew, and so did the ambitions of the royal family. When the two collided, trouble was bound to arise.

The old emperor felt that he was old and did not want to play the role of peacemaker between them or pretend to be a grandson. He would not live long. He was old and in poor health, and relied on ginseng, jade fungus, and elixirs to survive. Now he was addicted to women and was even more exhausted. The old emperor knew that he could not make any great achievements. He only wanted to live a life of drunkenness and enjoy the rest of his life in the last few years of his reign. The problems of the Southern Kingdom should be left to the next emperor to worry about.

The old emperor's thoughts were far-reaching, and he wanted to wait until the court came up with a rule before issuing an imperial edict, so as not to offend anyone. But perhaps thinking of the successor to the throne, he could not help but think of the secret edict his father had given him before he passed away - the edict that designated his youngest son, Prince Hengyang, as the successor because he loved him so much.

Liu Mu, the Prince of Hengyang. His youngest brother, his father's favorite son, his mother's most beloved filial son, haha.

The legendary will has attracted much attention. The family relationship in the royal family is different from that in ordinary families, especially when the younger brother is involved with the throne, the family relationship will become more complicated.

The palace music was boring after listening to it too much. The princess of the Northern Kingdom was in a trance. Unintentionally, she seemed to hear the old emperor muttering: "...it would be better if he died in the north and never came back."

So you don't have to worry about dealing with it when you come back.

The old emperor's voice was hoarse and low, mixed with the sound of singing and dancing. Princess Beiguo's heart skipped a beat. She turned her head stiffly and saw the old emperor staring at the fallen leaves in the empty courtyard outside. Princess Beiguo didn't dare to think about it. Who was the person the old emperor said he hoped would die on the battlefield and never come back?

…

Prince Chen and Lu Xian finally suppressed the imperial edict of Jianye, which provided time for the war in the north to be stabilised. After that great battle, other counties saw the hope of victory and came to unite with the three counties of Nanyang to fight the enemy together. The battle was not fierce. Even Wei Cong, the general of Wei, had time to lead his soldiers to fight in the field and snatch food from the northerners.

Since the imperial court won’t approve food and fodder, we can only steal from the northerners. We have to endure one day at a time.

The situation in the north is relaxed yet serious.

The food and grass can be seized from the northerners, and the lack of soldiers requires the common people to join the army, seize the time to train them, and send them to the battlefield in a short time. At the same time, they also feel that the previous battle was not easy to win, and the enemy must have a backhand, so they must be on guard. After discussing, the generals approved Riku Saburo's report and handed over the training of soldiers to Riku Saburo.

The generals were studying the equipment of the Northern Army. When they could not catch up with the enemy in terms of manpower and physical fitness, they wanted to find a breakthrough in equipment and weapons.

Since Lu Sanlang had to train the soldiers, he and General Wei applied for permission to lead the new soldiers to Mount Funiushan and take the initiative to familiarize them with the terrain. After all, Mount Funiushan was the most important military stronghold in Nanyang. If they were familiar with the place, they would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in the war. As a result, Luo Lingyu did not see Lu Sanlang for several days.

Perhaps because she couldn't see him, she felt something was wrong. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that the wound on Lu Yun's body that she saw that night was unusual. Unable to find out from Lu Yun, Luo Lingyu became even more worried and didn't dare to trust him. With an idea in mind, Luo Lingyu and her maids steamed vegetable balls and various cakes and filled several carts. She went up the mountain to visit Lu Sanlang and reward the three armies to improve their food.

The maid Lingyu said, "It is the duty of Sanlang to visit him. I can just give him a little token of my appreciation. But why do you have to prepare so much food? There are so many soldiers. I feel tired every time I see you doing this."

Luo Lingyu smiled softly and pitifully: "It's not hard. Thoughts are not practical, only practical ones can be remembered. The soldiers are training all day long to protect their country, and just making some food is what I should do."

She was a person who loved fame and fortune. After meeting Lu Yun, Luo Lingyu realized that she couldn't relax for even a moment. Once she relaxed, she would have a bad reputation, and people like Lu Sanlang would keep nitpicking about her and would always be against her. It was very difficult for her to get rid of that bad impression.

In the past, she wanted to marry into a wealthy family, but now she is aiming for the wife of the Third Young Master Lu. She does not have a strong family to support her, so she can only rely on her reputation. The Third Young Master Lu's wife, the head of the second house, needs to do more than an ordinary woman. However, Luo Lingyu is not afraid at all. She is full of fighting spirit and is determined not only to marry Lu Yun, but also to make the Lu family satisfied with her as a woman.

After returning to Jianye, she will treat the elders of the Lu family differently from before. This time, she will make the elders of the Lu family like her and rely on her... The girl held her chin, thinking about her married life, and smiled quietly with her lips curved.

But she couldn't let herself get carried away. After all, the war wasn't over yet, and she didn't know what would happen to Lu Saburo.

With red lips and red cheeks, she walked slowly and gracefully. She was elegant and charming. The girl arrived at the military parade ground in the mountains and distributed food with the maids. Such a beautiful girl, who specially did these things, the soldiers were full of affection for her. They surrounded her, reluctant to leave, and wanted to talk to her more.

The soldiers now knew that Lu Sanlang and Miss Luo were engaged, the invitation had been sent, and the Luo family had agreed, but they kept everything simple because of the busy war. I'm afraid that after the war, the two will return to Jianye to get married. If an ordinary man married such a beautiful girl, he would inevitably feel sad, but Lu Sanlang... Thinking of the beautiful women surrounding Lu Sanlang, everyone felt complicated, thinking that these two were a perfect match.