“No need. I’ve learned quite a bit about what’s going on in the Southern Frontier these past few days. Your identity has probably already been exposed. You can’t go on this trip,” Yun Qingluo refused.
Yunju's face fell in disappointment.
Yunli stepped forward and said, "Then I'll go to Southern Xinjiang with you."
Yun Qinglu shook her head slightly, "You'll be busy. You don't need to do everything yourself at the Divine Doctor Valley. Let the elders handle many things. As for the gold mine, you lead the Divine Doctor Valley's secret guards to guard it."
"A gold mine?" Yunli asked in surprise.
Yun Qingluo nodded. "Yes, with the three kingdoms at war, the Northern Moon Kingdom and the Eastern Martial Kingdom will surely think that our Tianmo Kingdom is focused on the battlefield and has no time to attend to the gold mine. Therefore, their people will seize this opportunity to try to take over the gold mine. Be careful in everything you do and don't be careless."
Yun Li remained silent. Yun Qingluo glanced at her before she finally spoke, "You're not bringing anyone with you?"
Yun Qingluo smiled slightly, "I have Achen."
As soon as he finished speaking, he received disapproving looks from the two of them.
Yun Qingluo chuckled awkwardly, "Just kidding, I only need to bring a hundred Divine Guards. I'm not going to fight, so bringing you guys is useless."
Yunli and Yunju: ...Are they just tools for fighting?
"Also, have Yun Jin and Yun Mu investigate Elder Zhou's side. There should be a mysterious force behind Elder Zhou. Be careful when investigating, and don't be careless," Yun Qingluo emphasized.
"Old Zhou, it's not just about revenge?" Yun Li was startled.
Yun Qinglu gave a bitter smile. "If it's just about revenge, they can come at me directly. Why bother infiltrating the royal family? Forget it, let's investigate. There's no point in thinking about it anymore."
"Yes." The two agreed and left.
After the two left, Yun Qingluo remembered that there were still things she hadn't finished saying, so she called Yun Xin, Yun Tao, and Eunuch Wu over.
"Yunxin, go back to Divine Doctor Valley and take everyone in the valley to refine the wound medicine needed for the battlefield. Send it to the two battlefields and have the disciples of Divine Doctor Valley personally deliver it to the commanders. Also, leave some people to guard the wound medicine to prevent anyone from interfering."
"Eunuch Wu, how's the gold mining going?" Yun Qingluo asked, feeling thirsty, after taking a sip of tea.
Although Eunuch Wu was puzzled as to why Yun Qingluo suddenly cared about this, he still respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, everything is going well, and the national treasury is full."
Yun Qingluo curled her lips into a smile. What a cunning old fox.
"The national treasury is full now, but it can't withstand these two wars. Eunuch Wu, an army cannot move without supplies. You should understand the importance of supplies to the soldiers."
Eunuch Wu immediately became serious. "Your Majesty, is there something you wish to instruct me to do?"
Yun Qingluo glanced at him indifferently, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be the commander of the Phoenix Guard, right?"
Eunuch Wu's pupils suddenly contracted. "The Empress knows?"
Yun Qingluo gestured for him not to be nervous, "I only found out by chance later. Achen is no ordinary person to have you by my side. If I'm not mistaken, Achen has a Dragon Guard on his side."
Eunuch Wu blinked innocently, "This is all Her Majesty's own guess; this old servant knows nothing about it."
Yun Qingluo sighed, "He really is an old fox. Go and find a way to exchange all the gold from the mine for food and clothing, and send them to the battlefield discreetly. I don't want the soldiers to fight on an empty stomach. There will inevitably be sacrifices in this prosperous era, but they must die for a worthy cause, understand?"
Eunuch Wu was startled and immediately knelt down, saying, "I will obey Your Majesty's command."
Yun Qingluo smiled and said, "Finally, you acknowledge me?"
Eunuch Wu lowered his head awkwardly, "His Majesty has the world in his heart. Since the founding of Tianmo Kingdom, the Phoenix Guard has been managed by successive empresses, passed down from generation to generation..."
“The Dragon Guard has been taken over by successive emperors, but many emperors and empresses were completely unaware of the existence of the Dragon Guard and the Phoenix Guard, or rather, they knew about them but could not control them,” Yun Qingluo continued, picking up where Eunuch Wu left off.
This is also why the late emperor and the previous emperor hated Mo Beichen.
They knew of Long Wei, but they never saw him in their entire lives.
They believed that Mo Beichen had taken over the Dragon Guard, so they were wary that Mo Beichen would compete with them for the throne. After all, only the emperor was qualified to be the master of the Dragon Guard.
Eunuch Wu snorted coldly, "The masters of the Dragon Guard and Phoenix Guard are not just any nobody. My lord, do not compare those good-for-nothings with the Dragon Guard and Phoenix Guard."
Yun Qingluo chuckled softly, "Oh? Then it truly is my honor."
Eunuch Wu quickly bowed his head, "It is an honor for the Phoenix Guard and the Dragon Guard, and we are grateful for the Emperor's and Lord's favor."
"Your Majesty?" Yun Qinglu tilted her head, puzzled.
Eunuch Wu explained, "The Dragon Guards address the Emperor as 'Your Majesty,' which should originally be 'Your Excellency,' but since the Emperor is the 'Your Excellency' of the First Pavilion, the Dragon Guards changed their address to 'Your Majesty.'"
Yun Qingluo was shocked. "Ah Chen is the Lord of the First Pavilion? You mean he's the master of the First Pavilion?"
Eunuch Wu glanced at Yun Qingluo, then quickly lowered his head, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes.
So the Emperor didn't tell the Empress.
Wouldn't that be a bad thing for him?
Yun Qinglu waved her hand, "Alright, Achen won't blame you. Go and get on with your business. Make sure you do it well. We should all understand the significance of the Phoenix Guard, right?"
Wu Gonggong composed himself and solemnly said, "The first master once said that the Phoenix Guard fights for the common people. If one day someone stands up and is willing to fight for the common people, that person will be the master of the Phoenix Guard."
They haven't appeared for many years. The Dragon Guards and Phoenix Guards have been silent for so long that they seem like legends, unreal, to people.
Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow. "Go. This time, you will be remembered for eternity."
With red eyes, Eunuch Wu withdrew.
Yun Tao then realized, "My God, the Phoenix Guard has actually been by our side all along! This is so shocking. I thought it was just a legend."
Yun Qingluo narrowed her eyes, recalling what her master had once said, "The Dragon Guards and Phoenix Guards never need to be deliberately sought out; they are everywhere, yet nowhere at all."
"Yun Tao, put your jaw down. You've been following me for so long, how come you're still so naive?" Yun Qingluo joked.
Yun Tao pouted, "Your Highness, those are the Phoenix Guards! Sending them to escort grain supplies is a waste of their talents!"
Yun Qingluo stood up, walked to the window, looked at the bright moon outside, and sighed softly.
"Yun Tao, you heard it too. The Dragon Guard and the Phoenix Guard fight for the common people. Are only the people of Tianmo Kingdom considered common people, and the people of other countries not considered common people?"
Yun Tao was puzzled. "But the Dragon Guard and Phoenix Guard were originally established by the first emperor of Tianmo Kingdom at the beginning of the country. He and his wife led the Dragon Guard and Phoenix Guard to expand the territory and were invincible. That's how Tianmo Kingdom came to be."
"Yes, back then, they fought for the sake of all living beings. But there were so many living beings in the world. They struggled their whole lives, but all they managed to do was turn this chaotic world into a situation of four kingdoms standing side by side."
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