A woman's giggling voice rang out from inside the carriage: "Prince Shao, you really haven't changed at all."
Wei Shao found it strange, wondering what Qiu Jie meant by "nothing has changed." However, he didn't want to ask why, as that would make him seem too passive, so he said, "Princess Jinning, please alight from the carriage and come into the tent for a chat."
“Prince Shao, don’t underestimate this Chengjun Sword,” Qiu Jie said with a smile inside the carriage. “It has brought you the thing you desire most to help you.”
Wei Shao was taken aback and said, "What did you say?"
Qiu Jie didn't answer, but simply sheathed the Chengjun sword and said, "Lower the curtain. I'm a little tired from my long journey and would like to rest first. Is everything arranged?"
The strategist said, "Your Majesty, I have already ordered people to arrange accommodations for the goddess. Your Majesty, I will now..."
He intended to lead the convoy to the residence of the goddess Qiu Jie, but before he could leave, Wei Shao stopped him, saying, "You are my strategist. I still need you to make plans; let others do it."
The strategist hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please forgive my bluntness, but what you are doing is somewhat disrespectful to the goddess."
Wei Shao snorted, did not respond, and turned to walk back into the tent.
In his eyes, Qiu Jie only received these privileges by serving Consort Li. The title of "Goddess" was nothing more than empty rhetoric. Emperor Kangping was dead; as long as Wei Jingzhuo was defeated, he would be emperor.
Whom does the emperor need to be polite to? It's only natural that he looks down on Qiu Jie.
When the strategist saw Wei Shao enter the tent, he was in a dilemma. He stood there for a moment, but finally followed him into the tent.
The commander of the Imperial Guards leaned close to the carriage and said, "Goddess, Prince Shao has returned to his camp. So, what should we do..."
Qiu Jie said from inside the carriage, "It's alright. I'm here to help Prince Shao. We can go to our resting place ourselves."
The strategist watched from the tent entrance until the convoy departed, then turned to Wei Shao and said, "Your Highness, the Goddess came from the capital to help us. We shouldn't neglect her."
Wei Shao laughed and said, "What merit does she have to deserve my condescension? I only came out of my tent to see her because of my mother. Stop talking and quickly show me which general is capable of leading troops to attack the city?"
The strategist said, "In my humble opinion, Your Highness should personally lead the troops into battle. Seeing Your Highness personally leading the charge, the soldiers might be able to capture Xiping Pass in one fell swoop..."
Wei Shao shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this: "What are you saying? If you send me into battle, Wei Jingzhuo's archery skills are so accurate, what if he hits me?"
"Then...then we can send Generals Li and Liu. They'll do."
"Those two won't do. Let's get two more."
"Then... what about General Xu?"
The two men went back and forth, discussing the matter until dusk without reaching a conclusion. A general, beaming with joy, rushed into the tent to report.
"Your Highness, strategist, great news! The Divine Machine Cannon Battalion, under the command of the Goddess Chengjun Sword, has dispatched all thirty Divine Machine Cannons and is heading towards Xiping Pass. They will arrive in three days."
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