Chapter 682: Your Majesty, are you praising his mother?
After Shen Lanxi decided to lead the army in person, the express was printed urgently, the news was quickly published and sold to all directions at the first opportunity.
By the time the garrisons in various places received the news, she had already selected the candidates for the expedition.
"Your Majesty, General Xiao Fangxiao has sent a letter, requesting to join Your Majesty in the expedition against the Xiongnu."
"Your Majesty, General Zhao Zheng has sent a letter requesting to join Your Majesty in the expedition against the Xiongnu."
"Your Majesty, General Qian Feng has sent a letter, requesting to join Your Majesty in the expedition against the Xiongnu."
"Your Majesty, Military Advisor Che Mingyuan has sent a letter requesting to join Your Majesty in the expedition to the northwest."
"Your Majesty, General Hu Weihu has sent a letter, requesting to join Your Majesty in the expedition to the northwest."
"His Majesty……"
Letters were continuously sent to the capital from all directions. Shen Lanxi looked at the generals who had followed her in her campaigns, with a constant smile on her face.
"Reply to each of them one by one. This time I will lead the young generals to the battle. Give them a chance. I will be most assured if they guard my great land."
The subordinate immediately wrote a reply.
Similarly, she also rejected the requests of Shen Yuanjing, Shen Yuanxu and other members of the Shen family.
"My second uncle and third uncle have not been in good health recently. Please take care of them in the capital on my behalf!"
There is another reason. After returning to Beijing, the two men neglected to practice martial arts, and now they are afraid that they cannot even beat a soldier in the army.
Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu returned to the mansion and walked towards the place where they practiced martial arts.
Halfway through the journey, he asked the servant, "Where is the place for martial arts practice at home?"
The servants were all very puzzled. Was there a place to practice martial arts in the Shen family?
The servants all shook their heads, and Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu were heartbroken.
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Shen Lanxi quickly dealt with the affairs in the capital, and then immediately led his troops to the northwest.
"Your Majesty, please take a rest!"
Other soldiers rode their horses at full speed because they were in their prime, but Your Majesty is old.
As a woman, how can she compete with a middle-aged man in physical strength?
The dragon chariot followed behind the team like a decoration all the way. Shen Lanxi led the way, wearing armor and riding a horse at full speed.
"No, we have only walked for a short while. We can set up camp and rest after another ten miles!"
The white-faced eunuch's face turned pale and his body could no longer bear it.
At first, the soldiers were worried that His Majesty would not be able to bear the strain, but they did not expect that His Majesty looked better than them.
When they stopped to rest, they all wanted to lie on the ground, but His Majesty was still able to persist in chopping with the sword sixty times.
That was the Moon-Ban Sword. When the team stopped to rest before, they got permission from His Majesty and tried it.
Two people couldn't lift it, and it took three people working together to take the Moon-Ban Sword off the knife holder.
If we want to swing it, it's impossible without five people.
They were convinced, really convinced.
With your Majesty's physical condition, maybe you will still be very strong when they are old.
Shen Lanxi's bravery inspired the soldiers below.
The soldiers were competing as if to see who could last the longest and who could keep up with His Majesty.
The journey, which was supposed to take nearly a month, was compressed into half.
After Wei Dongzhu learned that His Majesty would lead the army in person, he would stand at the city gate every day and look in the direction of the capital.
The Xiongnu were too cunning, and every time they rebelled, they would break up into small groups and flee to the vast grasslands. Now was the time when the grasslands were lush with weeds, and after the Xiongnu went in, they hid themselves in the weeds, so it was like looking for a needle in a haystack to find them.
We can only wait until winter comes and the grass dries up before we can fight.
"General, a letter from His Majesty will arrive in another day!"
Wei Dongzhu was stunned. The last time they received the letter, it would take another five days. How come it arrived today, two days early?
Your Majesty must be traveling day and night again.
She is not young anymore. Can her body handle traveling in such a hurry?
"Be ready for the reception!"
"yes!"
The place where Your Majesty lives was cleaned half a month ago, and there is a special person to clean it every day.
Everything Your Majesty needs to use, or may need to use, has already been prepared.
Thinking that His Majesty must be physically exhausted from traveling day and night, he had to prepare some medicines and tonics just in case.
"Father, mother made a nourishing soup today..."
Wei Yan watched his father walk past him as if he didn't see 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 to before, she would stop and take a look.
The same thing happened when we arrived at our destination today.
"Your Majesty, long live your Majesty!"
Shen Lanxi sat on the horse with a loud voice.
"All soldiers, stand up!"
Wei Dongzhu then looked up at the source of the sound, and at first glance he felt as if struck by lightning.
She hadn't aged at all.
On the contrary, his hair has already turned gray and his face has so many wrinkles that it is unsightly.
Wei Dongzhu just took a look and lowered his head in a hurry.
"General Wei, how are you?"
Shen Lanxi dismounted and walked up to Wei Dongzhu. The latter didn't dare to look directly at him. Just a glance just now was enough to make him feel ashamed.
"Your Majesty's appearance has not changed at all. It is I, on the contrary, who have aged."
Shen Lanxi's smile remained unchanged: "No matter what you become, in my heart, you are still the good men who were exiled with me and fought together from Dongchuan to the northwest."
This sentence immediately broke down Wei Dongzhu's defenses. It was as if he had finally understood something that he had been thinking about for a long time. He was relieved that he would never neglect that thing.
"Your Majesty is as strong as a young man, which is a blessing for our country."
Shen Lanxi smiled faintly, and the order sounded as if it were yesterday: "After washing up, let's discuss matters in the meeting room!"
Wei Dongzhu: “Yes!”
Meeting Room
"General Wei, I heard that Wei Yan, the Major General of the Wei Family Army, has inherited your legacy. Is he here?"
Wei Dongzhu didn't call his son over.
"I will go and call him now."
Soon Wei Yan was brought before her.
"Your Majesty!"
Shen Lanxi: "Stand up!"
She looked Wei Yan up and down 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 her eyebrows in amusement. At her age, she could guess the ending as soon as others opened their mouths.
"Is your mother all right?"
Wei Yan: "My mother is fine. She can still take care of 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 did Wei Yan say this at this time?
"Well, life in the army is not easy. The men in the army all rely on the women in their families to take care of things behind the scenes. Although they don't charge into battle, they are like military advisors behind the scenes. With them around, the soldiers in the army can have no worries."
Wei Yan froze. He didn't believe that the emperor didn't understand what he meant.
Your Majesty, are you praising his mother?
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