Chapter 1086: The Emperor Leads the Expedition
in Person With this decision made, the banquets that followed were no longer important to the two.
On the rooftop, Canglu and Jianjia sat on the golden-tiled rooftop, listening to the conversation between the two people in the house with a clear conscience.
Jianjia teased the little phoenix that had grown to the length of her forearm and asked Canglu,
"Why do humans always like to use some rituals to prove that they are husband and wife?"
If they don't hold a ceremony, can they not be husband and wife?
Hearing this, Cang Lu looked at her for a long while, then looked away and said,
"Because the relationship between husband and wife is also a contract, they use heaven and earth as witnesses, not only to tell the world that they are married, but also to tell their other half that they will stay together for the rest of their lives and never change."
Cang Lu's voice was neither fast nor slow, as always, deep and dignified.
Hearing this, Jian Jia tilted her head and looked at him, and then suddenly moved closer and asked him,
"Then should we also hold a ceremony to tell heaven and earth that you are mine too, and this cannot be changed?"
Cang Lu: ...
Facing Jian Jia's burning gaze, Cang Lu's expression did not change, only his slightly pursed lips showed that he was not indifferent.
Jianjia just stared at him for a long time, and without waiting for his reply, she was about to shake him angrily, but she heard the breeze from the roof carrying the man's whisper directly into her ears.
He said,
"It's up to you."
...
I don't know whether the ministers who attended the banquet were happy or not, but Chu Beihe and Jianjia were very happy.
But this kind of happiness did not last too long.
Although the disaster in the north has been resolved, both Cang Lu and Jiang Xuxu know in their hearts that this snow disaster in the north is not over.
Not to mention the distant past, the person behind the imprisonment of Chu Bei's soul and the attempt to control Tianyuan as an emperor has not been found yet.
Although Chu Beihe ordered people to take down the national teacher, the night the national teacher was imprisoned in the Xuanting Division Prison, the whole person seemed to rot rapidly, emitting black air all over his body, and finally turned into a pile of rotten meat.
It can be seen that the national teacher is just a chess piece in the hands of the people behind the scenes.
And according to the Tianyuan disaster that Cang Lu had foreseen, this person was the most critical "man-made disaster".
Moreover, the real Tianyuan disaster would not be easily overcome because of their so-called offering sacrifices to the sky and controlling the people's sentiments. What's more
, the end of the snow disaster made them confirm one thing -
the snow disaster in the north was not the end, but a warning before the beginning.
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In the 143rd year of Tianyuan, just after the snowy season and when spring was about to come, the Xuanting Division suddenly sent several reports in succession, saying that strange beasts had appeared in various places in Tianyuan in recent days.
Akainu in the north, Fuxi in the south, Zhuni in the west, and Qinhua in the east.
These four are all monsters recorded in ancient times, and no matter where they were born or what they look like, they have one thing in common.
"If they are seen, there will be a large army."
Canglu said,
"The strange beasts from all four directions have appeared at the same time, and Tianyuan will definitely have a war next."
And soon after Canglu finished saying this, the four countries surrounding Tianyuan suddenly launched an attack on Tianyuan at the same time. The
four countries came with great momentum, as if they had agreed, and did not give Tianyuan any chance to react.
The imperial court had just emerged from a natural disaster, and before it had fully recovered, wars broke out from all directions. Many people could only sigh,
"God wants to destroy our Tianyuan Dynasty!"
Chu Beihe, acting as the emperor, naturally could not let such a thing happen.
He immediately issued a call to mobilize the entire country to destroy the foreign enemy.
The garrisons on all sides received the order and began to move quickly.
Although Chu Beihe responded very quickly, the northern border had just experienced a snowstorm, and both the people and the frontier troops had not yet recovered. Facing the powerful foreign enemies, they were simply unable to compete.
The frontier troops were defeated and retreated, and the northern defense line was retreating again and again.
In order to stabilize the army's morale, Chu Beihe made a decision that no one expected.
He wanted to lead the army in person.
Since they had already knocked on the door, he would go there in person and beat those people back.
At this point, regardless of whether this was a disaster for Tianyuan or not, since he was here and in this position, he had a responsibility to be responsible for the people of Tianyuan.
Chu Bei had no sons or brothers, and there was not even a person in the court who could act as regent. As soon as Chu Beihe made this decision, it was naturally opposed by all the court officials.
Facing the court officials' pleading, Chu Beihe's face remained motionless, and he only said,
"I have made up my mind."
He said, looking at Yuan Xiang who was in the lead, and said,
"During my personal expedition, Yuan Xiang will act as regent on my behalf."
Even Yuan Xiang himself did not expect that His Majesty would choose him to act as regent.
After all, he had conspired with the Imperial Master to make the Emperor and Empress offer sacrifices to the Heaven.
However, although His Majesty dealt with the Imperial Master, he did not arrest him due to insufficient evidence.
But in the minds of Prime Minister Yuan and many court officials, His Majesty had already sentenced him, the Prime Minister, to death.
Therefore, when he heard such words, the Prime Minister's eyes were filled with surprise.
In just a moment, this surprise was quickly suppressed by him. Facing the determination in the eyes of the Emperor, the slightly grooved face of the Prime Minister condensed deeply. After a long while, he took a step forward,
"If Your Majesty is determined to go, at least... Please leave an heir. The country cannot be without a king for a day!" The Prime Minister
Yuan has always had his own selfish desires, but he knows in his heart that his selfish desires will only exist as long as the Tianyuan Dynasty exists.
If the Tianyuan Kingdom perishes, he will also perish.
Now that His Majesty is willing to hand over state affairs to him, if there is an heir, he will do his best to protect him.
Even if the child is not from his daughter's belly.
Everyone knows that this is a decision made out of necessity. If His Majesty is on this trip, at least the bloodline of Tianyuan must be left behind.
Chu Beihe did not doubt Yuan Xiang's purpose, but he could not agree to this request.
Amid the endless noise of court officials, Jiang Xuxu's clear and powerful voice came,
"Your Majesty has no heirs, this trip is Tianyuan's last stand."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Jiang Xuxu's figure slowly walking in from outside the hall.
Everyone recognized that it was the Queen's voice, but the Queen's graceful and dignified figure that they expected did not enter their sight.
What everyone saw was that the woman who walked into the main hall step by step at this time was wearing silver armor and was heroic. Although she was still the young empress, she seemed completely different.
Chu Beihe just watched her wearing a set of silver armor and stepping in, her black eyes were full of surging storms.
He wanted to object in his heart, but he knew that she was just like him, she had made up her mind and no one could change it.
When Prime Minister Yuan saw Jiang Xuxu's outfit, he was also surprised.
"Your Majesty, are you going to go on a personal expedition with His Majesty?"
As soon as he said this, his face darkened and he subconsciously scolded her, "Nonsense!"
As an empress, how could she be so nonsense?
War is not a joke, how could he let her go with the army?
Then he heard Jiang Xuxu say,
"I do plan to go on a personal expedition, but not with Your Majesty."
Jiang Xuxu raised her eyes and looked directly at Chu Beihe who was sitting on the seat, with clear and resolute eyebrows,
"Your Majesty will guard the northern border, and I will go to the west. I will defend Tianyuan with Your Majesty."