After Shen Lanxi decided to personally lead the expedition, the news was printed and distributed to all corners of the country as soon as possible.
By the time the generals in various regions received the news, she had already selected the people to lead the expedition.
"Your Majesty, General Xiao Fang has sent a letter requesting to join Your Majesty in the campaign against the Xiongnu."
"Your Majesty, General Zhao Zheng has sent a letter requesting to join Your Majesty in the campaign against the Xiongnu."
"Your Majesty, General Qian Feng has sent a letter requesting to join Your Majesty in the campaign against the Xiongnu."
"Your Majesty, Military Advisor Che Mingyuan has sent a letter requesting to join Your Majesty in the campaign against the Northwest."
"Your Majesty, General Hu Wei has sent a letter requesting to join Your Majesty in the campaign against the Northwest."
"His Majesty……"
Letters kept arriving in the capital from all directions. Shen Lanxi looked at the generals who had once followed her on her campaigns, her face beaming with smiles.
"Reply to each of them. This time I will lead young generals on the expedition and give them a chance. I will feel most at ease when they are guarding my great land."
The subordinate immediately picked up a pen and wrote a reply.
Similarly, she also refused the requests from Shen Yuanjing, Shen Yuanxu, and other sons of the Shen family.
"My second and third uncles have been unwell recently. You two should take care of them in the capital on my behalf!"
Another reason is that after returning to the capital, the two neglected their martial arts training, and now they probably can't even beat a lowly soldier in the army.
Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu returned to the mansion and walked together towards the martial arts training area.
He walked halfway before asking a servant, "Where is the place at home where we practice martial arts?"
The servants were all puzzled. Did the Shen family have a place to practice martial arts?
The servants all shook their heads; Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu were heartbroken.
...
Shen Lanxi quickly dealt with the affairs in the capital and then immediately led her troops to the Northwest.
"Your Majesty, please rest!"
The other soldiers ride horses at breakneck speed because they are in their prime, but His Majesty is already old.
How can a woman compete with a strong, grown man in terms of physical strength?
The imperial carriage followed the procession like a decoration the whole way, with Shen Lanxi leading the way, clad in full armor, galloping at full speed on horseback.
"No need, we've only been walking for a short while. Let's go another ten miles before setting up camp and resting!"
The pale-faced eunuch turned ashen; his body was beginning to give out.
At first, the soldiers were worried that His Majesty's health would not be able to handle it, but to their surprise, His Majesty seemed to be in better health than they were.
When they stopped to rest, they all wished they could lie on the ground, but His Majesty was still able to persist in slashing with his sword sixty times.
That's the Moon-Companion Blade. When the team stopped to rest earlier, they all had permission from His Majesty to try it out.
It was too heavy for two people to lift; it took three people working together to take the Banyue Blade off the sword rack.
If you want to swing it, you simply can't do it without five people.
They were convinced, truly convinced.
With His Majesty's health like this, he might still be quite robust when they get old.
Shen Lanxi's bravery further inspired the soldiers below.
The soldiers were competing as if they were in a contest, each trying to see who could last the longest and who could keep up with His Majesty's pace.
What was originally a journey that would take nearly a month was compressed by half.
After learning that His Majesty was going to personally lead an expedition, Wei Dongzhu would stand at the city gate every day and look towards the capital.
The Xiongnu were too cunning. After each uprising, they would break up into smaller groups and flee to the vast grasslands. Now was the time when the grasslands were covered with lush grass, and the Xiongnu would hide among the grass, making it as difficult to find them as to search for a needle in a haystack.
We can only wait until winter arrives and the vegetation dries up before we can fight.
"General, His Majesty has sent a letter; it will arrive in one more day!"
Wei Dongzhu was taken aback. Last time they received a message, it was supposed to arrive in five days. How come it arrived today, two days ahead of schedule?
His Majesty must have been traveling day and night again.
She's not young anymore. Can her body handle traveling in such a hurry?
"Get ready to receive the emperor!"
"yes!"
His Majesty's residence was cleaned up half a month ago, and a dedicated person cleans it every day.
Everything Your Majesty needs, and everything else you might need, has already been prepared.
Knowing that His Majesty must be exhausted from traveling day and night, he decided to prepare some more medicine and tonics in case of emergency.
"Father, Mother made a nourishing soup today..."
Wei Yan watched helplessly as his father brushed past him as if he hadn't even seen him, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
Shen Lanxi felt that she was not traveling very fast. Every time she arrived at a place she had been before, she would stop and take a look.
The same applies to arriving at the destination today.
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"
Shen Lanxi sat on her horse, her voice loud and clear.
"All soldiers, rise!"
Wei Dongzhu then looked up at the source of the sound, and upon seeing it, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
She hasn't aged much at all.
On the contrary, his hair was already gray, and his face was so wrinkled that it was unsightly.
Wei Dongzhu glanced at it only once before hurriedly lowering his head.
"General Wei, how have you been?"
Shen Lanxi dismounted and walked up to Wei Dongzhu. The latter dared not look directly at him; just one glance had already made him feel ashamed of himself.
"Your Majesty looks exactly the same, but I have grown old."
Shen Lanxi's smile remained unchanged: "No matter what you become, in my heart you will still be the good men who were exiled with me and fought their way from Dongchuan to the Northwest."
These words immediately broke Wei Dongzhu's defenses. It was as if he had finally understood something he had been thinking about for a long time, and that something would never let him down.
"Your Majesty is as strong as a young man, which is a blessing for our Aolai Kingdom."
Shen Lanxi smiled faintly, and the command rang out as if it were yesterday: "After you have freshened up, let's meet in the council hall!"
Wei Dongzhu: "Yes!"
Council Chamber
"General Wei, I have heard that Wei Yan, the young general of the Wei family army, has inherited your mantle. Is he here?"
Wei Dongzhu did not call his son over.
"I will go and fetch him right away."
Wei Yan was soon brought before her.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Shen Lanxi: "Rise!"
She looked Wei Yan up and down a few times, and said approvingly, "You look a lot like your father when he was young!"
Wei Yan lowered his head and said, "There are still some differences. Many people say that my eyes look like my mother's."
Shen Lanxi raised an eyebrow with amusement. At her age, she could guess the ending as soon as someone opened their mouth.
"How is your mother?"
Wei Yan: "My mother is doing well. She can still manage all the household affairs every day and help my father cook and sew clothes."
On the other side, Wei Dongzhu's face had turned ashen.
Why is Wei Yan saying this at this time?
"Yes, life in the army is not easy. The soldiers all rely on the women in their families to take care of them. Although they do not charge into battle, they are all like strategists behind the scenes. With them around, the soldiers can have no worries about their families."
Wei Yan froze, he couldn't believe that His Majesty hadn't understood his meaning.
Is His Majesty praising his mother? (End of Chapter)
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