Border? Which border? Lu Yanluo's face was stern, and she thought about the many neighboring countries of Tianji. Southern Xinjiang was fine. Just now, in order to win over the emperor, they sent Yue Meiren to the palace. In the short term, they would not send troops to Tianji.
Yue Lengxin is in the Northern Frontier, and the war just ended at the beginning of the year. It is a time for Northern Frontier to recuperate, so they will certainly not send out troops again.
The neighboring country to the west has just returned from there. Emperor Qian'an has just ascended the throne and has a lot of work to do. It is impossible for him to use military force against Tianji. Could it be...
Lu Yanluo suddenly had a bad feeling.
At night, the door of the Ministry of War was finally opened. A group of ministers looked tired and left without even bothering to exchange greetings.
Chu Xuan was the last one to come out, with the Minister of War beside him. The two were talking as they walked. To be precise, it was only the Minister of War who was talking unilaterally. Chu Xuan remained silent the entire time, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Seeing that Chu Xuan refused to budge, the Minister of War sighed helplessly, bowed and left.
Chu Xuan watched the Minister of War leave. When he turned around, he saw a familiar carriage out of the corner of his eye. It was the carriage from the mansion.
Seeing this, Chu Xuan took a few quick steps, walked to the front of the carriage and lifted the curtain. In the carriage, Lu Yanluo was leaning on the large pillow, smiling at him with her charming eyes.
Chu Xuan, who had been gloomy for the whole afternoon, suddenly became more cheerful. He got on the carriage quickly and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Lu Yanluo slightly turned sideways and leaned in Chu Xuan's arms. Outside, the coachman shouted, the body of the coach shook, and he set off back home.
"I returned home from the palace and heard from the servants that you were hurriedly called away by the military department and had not returned yet, so I came to take you home."
Go home, go home, these two words seemed to have some magic power, making Chu Xuan in a good mood and a smile on his face.
Seeing that his complexion looked much better, Lu Yanluo felt relieved and chose not to ask him what had happened.
The two chatted and laughed all the way back home, only to find that no one had had time to have dinner, so they ate something simple before returning to their bedroom.
Behind the curtain, Lu Yanluo leaned in Chu Xuan's arms, drowsy, and suddenly Chu Xuan spoke.
"A Luo..."
Lu Yanluo raised her head slightly and looked at Chu Xuan, waiting quietly for Chu Xuan to speak. She intuitively felt that Chu Xuan had something to say to her, which was related to the matter at the Ministry of War in the afternoon. Moreover, this matter should be very difficult for him, otherwise he would never have held it in for a whole night and said it at this time.
"A-Luo, at noon today, an urgent message came from Tianque Pass 300 miles away. Tatuo has 300,000 soldiers stationed at Tianque Pass. I'm afraid the war will start soon."
Lu Yanluo was not surprised to hear this, as it was just as she expected, it was indeed Tatuo.
Tatuo and Tianji are not neighboring countries because there is a Jinyue country in between. Although Jinyue is a small country, its terrain is rugged and easy to defend but difficult to attack, so for many years it has lived next to Tianji across the Tianque Pass.
Tatuo is located to the north of Jinyue, separated from Jinyue by the Canglai River.
Although ever since they knew that Kong Chenyang was Tatuo's spy, Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo had been wondering whether Tatuo was looking for an opportunity to attack Tianji.
But no one expected that Tatuo would act so quickly, directly crossing Jinyue and heading straight for Tianque Pass.
"No." Chu Xuan shook his head, denying what Lu Yanluo was thinking: "Just a month ago, Jin Yue was conquered by Tatuo and the country was destroyed. Now there is no Jin Yue."
Lu Yanluo was slightly stunned. No wonder, without Jin Yue, Tatuo dared to deploy troops at Tianque Pass unscrupulously. Otherwise, Tianji and Jin Yue would attack them from both sides, and they would be in great trouble.
Chu Xuan sighed and told the problem that had been bothering him for the entire afternoon.
"The Ministry of War hurriedly summoned me today, actually wanting to persuade me to go to Tianque Pass, but..."
Lu Yanluo reached out and hugged Chu Xuan tightly: "I understand."
The current situation in the capital is unclear. In the former court, Kong Chenyang and Prince Liang are eyeing covetously, and in the harem, Concubine Xian and Yue Meiru are scheming. It is likely that there will be many dangers when going to Tianque Pass.
Moreover, because of the issue of the imperial letter, Chu Xuan had already been pushed to the forefront. If he went this time, he would definitely become a thorn in the emperor's side in the future.
The emperor watched Chu Xuan becoming more and more popular among the people while he quelled the rebellion in the northern border, provided disaster relief in Pingzhou, eradicated the epidemic, and arrested corrupt officials. He forgot about his fearless figure in the midst of numerous dangers.
But Lu Yanluo knew that the hesitation was only temporary and Chu Xuan would go in the end.
Because he couldn't bear to see the people being displaced and the city being slaughtered.
The two of them remained silent all night. Early the next morning, the emperor sent someone to hurriedly summon Chu Xuan into the palace.
As expected, the matter of Tianque Pass had already reached the emperor. When Chu Xuan entered the hall, Kong Chenyang was standing in the hall. He looked at Chu Xuan meaningfully and nodded slightly.
Chu Xuan didn't even look at him, and walked straight to the emperor: "Father."
The emperor raised his hand, summoned him to his side, pointed to the map on the desk and said, "You have also received the news, Tatuo has deployed 300,000 troops in front of Tianque Pass, this battle must be fought."
Chu Xuan was silent.
The emperor sighed and patted Chu Xuan on the shoulder: "Among my sons, you are the only one who is brave and good at fighting. I will give you the seal of command for this battle. I hope you can live up to my trust, repel the enemy, and return to the court as soon as possible."
Unlike the time in the Northern Frontier, the emperor did not give Chu Xuan the opportunity to refuse and made the decision directly.
Chu Xuan bowed slightly in response, and when he was about to leave, the emperor suddenly spoke again, with a gleam in his eyes.
"I know that you and the princess have a deep relationship, but this expedition to Tianque Pass is full of dangers. Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield, so don't bring the princess with you. I heard that she has a good relationship with the Imperial Concubine. If she is bored, she can often go to the palace to meet with the Imperial Concubine."
The emperor's action was truly despicable. Even Kong Chenyang, who had remained silent, glanced sideways at Chu Xuan.
The saying that swords have no eyes is just empty talk. They are just afraid that Chu Xuan will never come back and establish his own army.
The purpose of leaving Lu Yanluo behind was to check and balance Chu Xuan and prevent him from acting rashly.
Chu Xuan stood there, trying his best to hold back the anger that was about to burst out. After a while, he bowed his hands, lowered his eyes, and replied, "Thank you for your consideration, father."
Only then did the emperor let Chu Xuan leave with satisfaction.
Outside the Taiji Hall, Chu Xuan had a cold face and walked out of the palace at a rapid pace.
Behind him, Kong Chenyang took a few quick steps and called out, "Your Highness the Night King."
Chu Xuan paused and looked back at Kong Chenyang.
Kong Chenyang smiled suddenly, walked closer and bowed slightly: "Your Highness, are you upset?"
Chu Xuan was extremely impatient: "What on earth do you want?"
Kong Chenyang shook his head and smiled meaningfully: "It's okay, it's just not worth it for Your Highness. He is charging forward for his country, but his wife is being held captive by others."
Chu Xuan looked at Kong Chenyang coldly, his eyes full of murderous intent, and turned away without saying a word.