Today, Zhong Zhiling went to the palace mainly to discuss this matter with Zhong Mingwei.
"What? Daddy doesn't want to lead the troops anymore?" Mei Ya was startled. She put down her chopsticks and asked in surprise, "What about the Northwest Camp in the future?"
As soon as Mei Ya opened her mouth, she saw Zhong Zhiling raised his head and looked at her with a pair of tiger eyes. Mei Ya's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly stood up and bowed to Zhong Zhiling and Zhong Mingwei, saying, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. I know my crime. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
She had always been rude to Zhong Mingwei, and treated Zhong Zhiling as her own father, so she didn't control her mouth just now. It was just that Zhong Mingwei didn't care about her. How could Zhong Zhiling allow a woman like her to interfere in government affairs? Mei Ya was so upset.
"How can this be considered meddling in politics? It's just a family chat. Sit back," Zhong Zhiling said before Zhong Mingwei could speak. Seeing Meiya sitting back trembling, Zhong Zhiling said, "Girl, you may not know that before your mother got married, she was the eldest princess who could call the wind and rain in the Turkic Empire. She was in charge of all the important matters of the country. She once led an army of 400,000 to go to war. This time I am leading the army eastward, and all the military and political affairs of the Northwest Camp are handled by your mother. So I am not a pedantic person, and I don't have those rules and regulations, such as the saying that hens crow at dawn. I think only those pedantic and incompetent people would be wary of women like snakes and scorpions. I have always been disdainful of this, and I think Mingwei is the same."
"Yes, I am just like my father," Zhong Mingwei said with a smile. He served Meiya a bowl of chicken soup to comfort her, and then said to Zhong Zhiling, "But I really don't understand why Daddy suddenly doesn't want to lead the army? To be honest, I am new to the throne, and I am most afraid of changes in military power. In addition, the northwest is an important frontier town in the Greater Zhou Dynasty. For more than 30 years, it has been guarded by Daddy, so there has been no trouble. Daddy is even known as the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At this time, Daddy suddenly said that he does not want to continue to lead the army. I am confused."
"There's nothing to be confused about. Your mother is pregnant now, and she has longed for Jiangnan since she was a child. So, I thought of taking her to settle down in Jiangnan, and no longer wielding swords and clubs in the future," Zhong Zhiling took a sip of osmanthus wine, put the wine cup back on the table, and sighed, "I have been guarding the northwest for thirty-five years. Your mother is the eldest princess of the Turkic people. She has worked hard for the Turkic royal family for twenty years. Now you have ascended the throne, the northwest is stable, and the Turkic people and the Great Zhou have reconciled. Your mother and I have achieved our wishes. Now we are looking forward to living a normal life of raising children with a husband." At this point, Zhong Zhiling sighed again, his face full of helplessness and emotion, "I'm tired of being the god of war of the Great Zhou, and she doesn't care about the eldest princess of the Turkic people. Mingwei, at our age, the most important thing is time. From now on, I hope to spend my time on my wife and children, instead of endless paperwork. Do you understand?"
"Yes, son, I understand," Zhong Zhiling said so sincerely, how could Zhong Mingwei not understand? He looked at the obvious wrinkles at the corners of Zhong Zhiling's eyes, and his heart couldn't help but ache. He knew that Zhong Zhiling must have wanted to quit a long time ago, but she still insisted on doing it for him for so many years. He immediately stood up and filled a glass of wine, and handed it to Zhong Zhiling with both hands, bowing and saying, "Since that's the case, I wish my father and mother a harmonious and long life together."
"Haha! I love what my son said!" Zhong Zhiling was overjoyed. He took the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"Dad, when are you and mom planning to leave for Jiangnan?" Meiya looked up and asked, "Mom is pregnant now, so I'm afraid it's not convenient for her to leave for the south, right?"
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