"What? Really? Japan has been conquered?"
Changning's face was filled with disbelief.
Fourteen, you're amazing!
He truly deserves to be called the Great General.
Japan conquered it in just three years!
Fubuki's face was also beaming with joy: "Yes, Your Highness! The whole palace is buzzing with the news now! The Fourteenth Prince is returning to the capital in triumph!"
"Haha ...
As a member of history, when he was able to truly change all this suffering, Changning wept with joy.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the Fourteenth Prince was not in a hurry to return to the capital. Instead, in his memorial to Yinzhen, he wrote that he had discovered numerous traces of activity from other countries in the Japanese port, and after contacting Qing Dynasty missionaries, he found that those overseas countries were not entirely without merit, and moreover…
They have vast lands.
Previously, the endless debate in the court about the war was simply about the enormous cost of military expenditure.
But now this problem is easily solved.
A silver mine has been discovered in Japan...
When Yinzhen heard about this, he thought to himself, "What are we waiting for?!"
He immediately approved the Fourteenth Prince's memorial, ordering officials in the coastal areas to build the largest ships, select the most experienced fishermen and missionaries, and together with the Fourteenth Prince and his legion, a force of tens of thousands of people, began their circumnavigation of the globe...
Of course, the preparations for this will take another year.
Therefore, Yinzhen would be very busy in the coming year. He would have to arrange for officials and troops to go to Japan to gather its resources, and also prepare for the fourteenth prince's voyage to conquer the country.
Just when they needed manpower, Yinzhen went and dragged Yinreng out.
Yinreng was somewhat taken aback when Yinzhen suddenly came to his door: "Does Your Majesty mean I should go to Japan to gather resources and reclaim wasteland?"
Yinzhen nodded: "Second brother, I know your talent best. Now the Qing Dynasty needs you."
Yinreng instinctively wanted to refuse, but the words "The Qing Dynasty needs you" made his heart boil with excitement. He had no place to use his talents and could only teach his sons and daughters in the mansion. Although he had no hope of becoming emperor, Yinreng was not born to be a useless person.
Therefore, he bowed his head and kowtowed: "Your subject obeys the decree."
While this news was causing quite a stir, Hutuli was also nagging Changning in Chengqian Palace.
"Mother, Mother, good Mother, please, please let me go with Uncle Fourteen!"
Changning frowned: "This is ridiculous! Do you even know what the situation is like over there, how dangerous it is? We don't know anything about what's going on overseas. Let alone the fact that we'll be fighting on the land we reach, just imagine spending months at sea. Can you handle that?"
Hutuli pouted: "Mother, I'm almost fourteen, I'm not a child anymore. Besides, we'll be preparing for this for a year, and I'll be fifteen by then. I'll definitely be more amazing than I am now."
Changning still disagreed. Of course she knew the importance of a fledgling taking flight, but as a mother, how could she really let her child go to such a dangerous place?
Hutu always said she wanted to be a general, and Changning went along with her, thinking that at worst she could go to the frontier to lead troops for two years. But this time it was no joke. Western countries were busy with colonial expansion and developing overseas trade, and they were not easy targets to be manipulated.
But this time, Hutu seemed determined, like a turtle eating a weight, and made Changning furious.
Yinzhen has heard about this matter, but has not yet expressed his opinion.
Hutu sighed. It seemed that neither her father nor her mother would agree.
Just as the year's preparations were nearing completion, Hutu left the palace.
Chengqian Palace
"You just let her leave so casually?" Changning pointed at Yinzhen's nose, furious.
Yinzhen hugged her with a helpless yet affectionate expression: "Alright, don't be angry. Getting angry will harm your health. Hutu is a grown woman now. Look at Hongyan, he's about to marry his wife. It's time to give her her freedom."
Changning was so angry he laughed: "What freedom?"
"Of course, let her do whatever she wants."
Yao Xian, we are merely her father and mother; we cannot think for her, nor should we imprison her. Giving her guards and the title of Taihe was all to grant her the freedom to handle her own affairs and make her own choices.
No one in this world can force her.
Changning pouted: "You're such a good father, so why am I a bad mother?"
Yinzhen smiled and kissed her, the gentle kiss calming the restlessness in her heart.
"You are the best mother in the world, no one can compare to you. The one Hutuli misses the most is you."
We will stand behind her and await her triumphant return.
"Alas, it's come to this now, we can only let her go." Changning sighed deeply. "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings."
Yinzhen's eyes flickered slightly: "Don't worry, I've arranged for people to protect her."
"Hmm?" Changning was genuinely curious. "Who is it?"
On the way...
Hutuli rode her horse along the official road, feeling more excited than she had in a long time. Leaving the Forbidden City and the capital, she was about to fly like a fledgling eagle into her own grassland. Hutuli felt as if she could smell the scent of freedom.
"Princess, there are people behind you!"
A guard following closely behind Hutuli reported this, and Hutuli looked back in response to the sound.
A young man dressed in white immediately took the lead, kicking up a cloud of dust behind him, yet he was backlit, as if he were surrounded by an endless halo.
"Chen Zhihuai?" Hutuli was taken aback. "Didn't you participate in the imperial examination and become the top scholar? Father said he would give you an important position."
Chen Zhihuai smiled slightly, looked at Hu Tuli, and pointed to her purse: "Does the princess still remember that jade cicada?"
Hutu casually stroked the purse at her waist, which contained the jade cicada that Chen Zhihuai had given her a few years ago. She kept it in the purse and never took it out of her sight.
“The jade cicada represents rebirth and purity. As I said before, this world also belongs to the princess. I am willing to escort the princess and follow her.”
Chen Zhihuai spoke firmly, his gaze burning, as if he could burn a hole in Hutuli's body.
Hutuli was deeply moved: "But...you are the top scholar in the imperial examination, and your future in the Qing Dynasty is limitless..."
“Princess, if you remain in the Qing Dynasty, you will be the supreme Princess Gulun Taihe. I am unworthy, but I am willing to be your right-hand man.” Chen Zhihuai reined in his horse and stood still, his whole being like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, but when he met Hutuli, he instantly became unusually gentle.
Hu Tuli's smile was truly radiant, leaving an indelible mark on Chen Zhihuai's heart.
Years later, he would still remember how his princess, full of vigor, brandished her riding whip and shouted to him, "Let's go! Let's create our own world!"
Love arises without warning, and deepens with time.
He succumbed.
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