Chapter 302 My Dad is Going to the Battlefield

"What happened to your father?"

"Forget it, I won't talk about him anymore." Cheng Suying pouted, "From now on I will treat him as the father of Cheng Lanying and Cheng Bingzhi, not my father!"

Lu Lingyun: "......"

After Cheng Suying finished speaking, she went back to her room angrily.

Lu Lingyun smiled when she saw this.

Being partial is Cheng Yunshuo's characteristic, but she feels that Cheng Yunshuo may not necessarily favor Cheng Lanying.

In the evening, Cheng Yunshuo returned home.

Today he came to Lu Lingyun's yard specifically.

"What's the matter today?" Lu Lingyun looked at him and asked.

In recent years, Cheng Yunshuo rarely came to her yard. He only came on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month for routine work. Otherwise, he would come to her to discuss things when he encountered problems.

The rest of the time, I was with Bixi.

Everyone in the Marquis's Mansion knew that their prince was such a person. He gave all his affection to his concubine, but only gave enough face and respect to Lu Lingyun.

Not even a fraction of her.

Therefore, even if Li Bixi was favored, she could not shake Lu Lingyun's status in the slightest.

"Something happened." Cheng Yunshuo took off the yellow armor that represented the commander of the Yulin Army.

In six years, Cheng Yunshuo gradually rose to the position of commander.

Of course, some of this was due to the path paved for him by Lu Lingyun.

"What is it?"

Cheng Yunshuo is now the commander of the South Gate of the Yulin Army and is well-informed. Today is a grand court meeting, and as soon as the court is over, he heard about military news outside the northwest border. There is famine in the northwest Hu land, and the Hu people are killing at the border and have already captured a city.

Cheng Yunshuo's hometown is outside the northwest.

Their Ningyang Marquisate was a wealthy family in the northwest frontier.

"The Northwest bandits are invading and have already lost one of our cities."

Lu Lingjun listened to Cheng Yunshuo's words and frowned in thought.

In her previous life, she was obsessed with the development of the business in the south of the Yangtze River and didn't know much about the enemy situation in the north, but she remembered the general trend.

Over the past ten years or so, wars broke out in both the north and the south, but they were all put down.

She knew more about the Japanese invasion of the Jiangnan region in the following years, and about several outstanding battles that became famous throughout the government and the public, but she didn't know much about the war in the north.

She could only rely on her memory and remember the general direction.

"We are a great country, the Northwest Barbarians are nothing to be afraid of."

Cheng Yunshuo nodded, but his brows were tightly knitted. "Those beards are nothing to worry about, but the incident happened at the northwest border. Your Majesty is now mobilizing troops and is in need of a commander."

Lu Lingyun looked at him and asked boldly, "Does the prince want to go?"

“I don’t have that talent.”

Lu Lingyun: "......"

It was Cheng Yunshuo for sure. I almost thought he had changed his personality.

However, as the saying goes, he who knows himself is wise, and he who knows others is enlightened. Cheng Yunshuo has such a clear understanding of himself that he can be considered a wise man to some extent.

If we can't do it, we won't go.

Just when Lu Lingyun thought Cheng Yunshuo was just talking casually, he continued.

"His Majesty has summoned my father to the palace."

Lu Lingyun: "......"

The old marquis was in poor health, due to hidden injuries from the past, plus he was angry at his good-for-nothing son. In the past few years, the marquis's mansion has been going smoothly, his wife is living in peace, and the old marquis is getting stronger day by day.

He and Qin had been living in the separate courtyard. It was said that they often went hunting in the mountains in spring and autumn, and they had hunted a lot of mountain products.

The old man is getting stronger and stronger.

The most important thing is that he is the Marquis of Ningyang Mansion and has old subordinates in the northwest border. To this day, those old subordinates still respect Ningyang Mansion.

"It looks like my dad is going to lead troops to fight in the war." Cheng Yunshuo sighed.

Lu Lingyun: "......"

Why does he sound a bit proud when he says this?

That night, the old marquis returned to the mansion.

As Cheng Yunshuo said, he received the emperor's order and was named General Pingxi, and was about to go to the northwest battlefield to pacify the Huzi.

When this news came, the entire mansion was shocked.

How long has Ningyang Marquis' Mansion been peaceful?

There have been no troops sent out to fight for more than ten years.

The last time the old marquis went on an expedition was when he was young and followed his father to the border to quell rebellion.

However, it was the aftermath of the Northwest War at the time, a minor conflict. They successfully quelled the situation not long after they arrived there, and returned in triumph.

Now that everyone knows that the old marquis is going to the battlefield again, they are all curious and excited.

For the nobles who rose to prominence through military service, going to the battlefield is their honor.

Going back further, in earlier dynasties, only the nobles were qualified to fight on the battlefield.

Civilians don't have the qualifications.

Of course, the nobles also had a bunch of slaves charging into the formation, and it was not a matter of hand-to-hand combat for these distinguished nobles.

But no matter what, they dared to go to the battlefield, fight the enemy, and defend their own land, which was worthy of the luxury they enjoyed on a daily basis.

Everyone in the Marquis's Mansion expressed their pride and admiration for the old Marquis returning to the battlefield.

Only Qin.

She was uneasy.

"We're leaving in three days?"

“Yes.”

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Qin looked at the old marquis worriedly.

"The border is in danger. They have already taken over one of our cities. They are about to attack our important town in the northwest. Those bandits have not been so fierce in recent years. This time it will be a big battle." said the old marquis.

He is not Cheng Yunshuo. He has been to the battlefield and has always been paying attention to the developments in his hometown.

It was only six years ago that the northwest was in turmoil when his nephew Cheng Qi came to the capital to look for his relatives.

But it was quickly pacified.

This time, the war outside the Great Wall is coming in full force, with real swords and guns, heading straight for the fortress. They have no choice but to go to the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion.

Qin was even more nervous when she heard this. "You are already old now. How can His Majesty be so cruel as to send you to the battlefield?"

The old marquis glanced at her and said, "If I don't go, will your son go?"

Qin: “…”

The northwestern frontier belongs to their Ningyang Marquisate, where a large number of their old subordinates are stationed. It is impossible for them not to go there. The old marquis considered this day a good one the moment he knew that the war had started.

The emperor summoned him to the palace today not because he wanted to appoint the old marquis directly. He asked about Cheng Yunshuo's abilities. After hearing this, the old marquis immediately stepped forward.

How could his useless son have such strength? He can just be a soldier in the imperial army and watch over the palace. If he is sent to the battlefield, he will be throwing away his own head!

He directly recommended himself to the emperor, saying that he was still in good shape and had greater intimidation to the old members of the Northwest Army, so he took on the task of pacifying the Northwest without hesitation.

After hearing what the old marquis said, Qin was silent for a moment. Her eyes were filled with worry, but she couldn't say anything.

If her husband doesn't go, should she ask her son to go?

No, absolutely not.

"Grandpa..."

The old marquis looked at her and said, "Eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor. Our Ningyang Marquisate enjoys this wealth and glory, so we must guard the border for the country. You don't have to worry. Stay at home with Yunshuo and Yun'er. If there is anything, discuss it with Yun'er. She is capable of taking charge."

"Um."

Qin was like a little woman at this moment, responding with uncertainty.