Chapter 280 Sending You Off to War
Dusk fell.
The cicadas are chirping loudly outside the house.
The house was unusually quiet.
The atmosphere is a bit weird.
The main reason was that it was too strange. The Duke, who hadn't been able to go home for several years, was the first to stand up and oppose it.
He doesn't agree with Mrs. Mu taking Lu Qingyao as her adopted daughter?
But everyone could see that he cared about Lu's mother and son.
Everyone was a little surprised.
Mu Jiangyue looked at his elder brother, wondering if there was something wrong with his ears. "Brother, what are you talking about? Are you afraid that Yaoyao will get you into trouble?"
Mu Yunji rolled his eyes at Mu Jiangyue and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
This sister must have been picked up by her parents.
Specifically to destroy his stage.
Yan Huan tugged at the corner of his wife's clothes, signaling her to shut up.
At the same time, I was also worried about my brother-in-law and was thinking about how to explain it to him.
I was careless.
I thought this banquet was a farewell party for my brother-in-law, but it turned out to be a family reunion party. This world is almost there, just a little bit off.
It just so happens that all the things will happen at the same time tomorrow: Lu Qingyao will get divorced, and her brother-in-law will go to war.
I just happened to miss it.
Mu Jiangyue wanted to continue asking, but she opened her mouth and swallowed the words back.
What's going on?
She clearly felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere. Her husband pulled her sleeve and winked at her.
The eldest brother kept glaring at her.
Why are you glaring at her? Did she say something wrong?
Big brother doesn't seem like the kind of person who's afraid of getting Yaoyao into trouble, so why doesn't he agree?
Madam Mu looked at her son meaningfully, "Speak up, you little brat."
No one knows a child better than his mother.
This guy just wants to push.
Otherwise, such a good daughter-in-law would run away again.
Give him a wake-up call. If he doesn't wake up, his wife will become his younger sister.
Mu Yunji: ...
I opened my mouth several times but didn't know how to explain.
After a while, he said, "There's no rush."
Yan Huan, who knew the situation, quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Mother, Feng's siblings have already acknowledged my eldest brother as their adopted father. If you also adopt their mother as your adopted daughter, wouldn't that be a complete mess?"
"Aunt, Qingyao appreciates your kindness. The children already call Brother Mu their godfather, and it doesn't seem appropriate to change their address to uncle." Lu Qingyao quickly agreed.
Although she didn't know why Mu Yunji objected, she just happened to have the same idea.
When encountering such a thing, others would want to cut off ties with her and avoid her like the plague. The Mu family is willing to help her, and she is very grateful for this kindness alone.
Besides, Jiang Yue and her siblings have already helped her a lot, and no other sisters of the same clan can do that.
She would never repay kindness with enmity and cause them to be scolded by the censors as well.
Old Mrs. Mu looked at her son and felt really disappointed with him.
He glared at him fiercely.
Jiang Miaomiao and her two siblings stared at each other, calling him godfather one moment and uncle the next, all of them were a little confused.
They don’t quite understand the adult world.
Lu Qingyao knew that her daughter liked Mu Yunji very much, so she deliberately asked, "Miaomiao, do you want General Mu to be your godfather or uncle?"
"I want a godfather, not an uncle. I already have an uncle." Miaomiao replied.
Everyone laughed when they heard it.
Seeing her goddaughter's support, my sister shut up and I didn't intend to insist anymore.
Mu Yunji breathed a sigh of relief.
That night I went to talk to my mother.
He said to her frankly, "Mom, I love Qingyao. If you want her to be your daughter-in-law, please stop interfering."
"You bastard, how dare you talk to your mother like that? What do you mean by trying to interfere?" Old Madam Mu slapped him.
If this kid wasn't like a gourd with a sawed-off mouth in front of Lu Qingyao, she wouldn't have tried to test him like this.
But now that I dare to talk to her, it can be considered a great progress.
"Mom, I really want to marry Qingyao. I don't want to miss this opportunity. I would like to ask for your help." Mu Yunji was very sincere.
The only thing he was sure of at the moment was that Qingyao definitely did not dislike him.
As long as you don't object, there is still a chance.
Mrs. Mu was very pleased and said with a smile, "Okay, go to the battle without worry. I promise to take good care of Yaoyao for you and won't let her be bullied. But the prerequisite is that you have to come back alive and well."
Got my mother's approval.
Mu Yunji felt that he had hope for the rest of his life.
I have endless energy to do anything.
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The next morning.
The army set out, and Duke Shen Mu Yunji led the troops to the battle.
King Chen served as the chief commander.
He forced Prince Su to rebel as he wished, but he didn't know that while the mantis was stalking the cicada, the oriole was unaware of the situation behind it.
When Lu Qingyao first heard that the commander-in-chief of the rebellion was King Chen, she was a little surprised.
The female doctor had clearly confessed that it was Prince Chen who poisoned the Crown Prince and framed Prince Su. Logically, this person should have been in the Dali Temple.
However, he was not punished and even became the main force in the campaign against King Su.
It's incredible.
But if you think about it again, you will understand it instantly.
Because King Chen urgently needs to make achievements.
There will be a battle between Prince Chen and Prince Su, and it will be a fight between you and me.
Or both sides will suffer losses.
Therefore, it should be that King Jing and his party took advantage of the situation and deliberately helped them, and then reaped the benefits in the end.
I think we have a good chance of success in suppressing the rebellion this time, but I don't know how long it will take.
How long will it take to see Feng'er?
Lu Qingyao faced her son and handed her red tassel spear to him personally.
This was specially made for her by her father, and now she has passed it on to her son, which can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.
It was like I was accompanying him.
In addition to weapons, she also prepared a large bag of clothes and supplies for her son, all of which were made by Lu Qingyao herself.
As the saying goes, a son will never dislike his mother's ugliness.
The good thing about the eldest brother is that he is a little rough, but no matter what kind of sewing work this woman does, she will never dislike it.
Anyway, as long as Feng'er doesn't mind, she will make all the clothes for her, from inside to outside.
Jiang Ziyan prepared a military book for his brother, which was a military book that could apply theory to practice.
My eldest brother has a bad memory, so I keep this book ready for him to read at any time.
He also drew a herbal medicine collection for his elder brother.
Half of it is a poisonous herb, and half of it is a life-saving herb.
When marching and fighting, you are bound to encounter insects, snakes, poisonous ants, or get injured. If you know the herbs around you, you may be able to save your life.
At worst, if you encounter poisonous weeds, you can use clever tactics to repel the enemy, just like the branches of the datura.
With the experience of using the datura flower branch to repel the enemy last time, Jiang Zifeng regarded his brother's medicine collection as a treasure and couldn't put it down.
As for military strategies and tactics, he doesn't have to worry about them since he has his godfather around.
Aunt Xiuxiu gave Jiang Zifeng a big package, which contained food, high-quality wound medicine, bruises medicine, etc.
Jiang Miaomiao asked her mother to make two sets of soft armor, one for her elder brother and one for her godfather.
It can also save your life at critical moments.
No one in the family expects the eldest brother to achieve great things, they just hope that he can return safely.
However, except for the soft armor, everything else was handed over to the godfather for safekeeping.
Although my eldest brother successfully joined the army, he could only start as a private soldier and had no privileges.
But he was still very happy.
The boy was very excited and thrilled, but also a little sad.
Once I leave, I don’t know when I will see you again.
He waved goodbye to his family.
He turned and walked towards the main army, joined the ranks, and became one of the thousands of soldiers.
Wearing armor, he stood tall and straight among the crowd with his head held high.
It looks like a rooster, or like a grain of sand in the ocean.
The same armor, so majestic.
Jiang Miaomiao felt inexplicably sad.
She was wearing a small red cape, standing on the top of the city wall, her eyes fixed on her eldest brother, sending the young man off to battle.
I was afraid that if I got distracted, I would lose sight of my elder brother.
A general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers. I wonder how many of these soldiers below the city wall, who are sons, husbands, and fathers, will be able to come back after they leave.
Jiang Zifeng looked at the little red dot on the wall and waved his hand.
He knew that they were his sister, brother and mother.
His family is the driving force behind his journey.
Only when a man has made great achievements can he protect his family.
He wanted his mother and sister to live a peaceful and happy life.
So he resolutely joined the army. He was excited, but also a little reluctant. He didn't know how long it would take him to return, maybe three to five years.
The person he was most reluctant to part with was actually his sister. They had never been separated since they were born. When they just parted, he held her tightly in his arms. His sister didn't say anything, but just hugged him with tears in her eyes.
At that moment, he could hardly bear it anymore.
But the soldiers going to the war cannot cry, and the families who send them off cannot cry either.
Although my sister is young, she is very sensible and just wipes her tears secretly.
However, when he wore the protective soft armor given by his sister and the clothes sewn for him by his mother, his heart was warm.
It is said that this soft armor was made by my sister at the beginning of the year. It cost all her pocket money, and my mother and brother also contributed a lot. It took a long time to make it, and a skilled craftsman was found in Jiangzhou to make it for him.
It turned out that they were already preparing for his expedition at that time.
This thought is also heavy.
No wonder my adoptive father said that one must be at least fifteen or sixteen years old to join the army. After all, if one is too young, he or she may not even be able to bear the weight of the armor, let alone go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
Fortunately, he has been practicing martial arts day after day and year after year, so the weight of these weapons and protective gear is nothing to him.
He waved vigorously at the little red dot.
Jiang Miaomiao was a little busy, waving to her elder brother and then waving to her godfather.
Look at the target in the crowd.
Getting farther and farther away, becoming more and more blurred.
My brother and godfather are gone.
The army gradually disappeared over the horizon.
Little Miaomiao felt empty inside and secretly wiped away her tears while lying on her mother's shoulder.
Not only the little girl, but the whole family felt empty.
But all the relatives who were seeing him off did not cry. Crying at such a time was considered unlucky.
Even after the soldiers had gone far away, their relatives who were seeing them off outside the city still did not leave.
Mu Yunji just turned around to look at the figure on the city wall, and his heart felt sweet.
For the first time in his life, a loved one saw him off to war. Although they didn't come specially to see him off, he was still very satisfied.
There is also the armor given by Miaomiao.
He is also a man who has a daughter who loves him.
Although it was a gift from a little girl, the material and workmanship of this soft armor are of the highest quality, whether it is the gold and silver spent on it or the ingenuity.
It would not be possible without the child's mother's help.
So Mu Yunji wore the armor with another meaning, and thought of it as a gift from Qingyao and her daughter.
Thinking of this, he felt even happier.
I wish I could catch that traitor right away and come back as soon as possible.
After Lu Qingyao sent the soldiers off to war, she did not rush to the Jiang family. At this time, Jiang Yunze should not have returned home from court yet.
It would be a waste of time to go.
In the court.
Jiang Yunze was reported again.
The reason for the resignation was actually because of the exiled father-in-law.
What a traitor, a family with black hearts, who dared to embezzle military funds and profit from the national disaster, they must not die a good death...
They said that he must have benefited from it and had pleaded for his father-in-law in the first place. They were birds of a feather and were in cahoots with each other.
As unpleasant as the civil officials' insults to their father-in-law were, insulting him was even more unpleasant.
The spit was almost spraying on his face.
It was a complete disaster that came out of nowhere.
The other father-in-law watched the fire from the other side and stayed far away.
Emperor Xuan said nothing, but watched the court officials quarreling quietly, his face as black as charcoal.
These court officials had a place to vent their displeasure, but he, as the emperor, needed a justification to get angry.
Otherwise, it will be easy for the world to think you are a tyrant.
He is the one who wants to curse the most.
One of his sons was poisoned and critically ill, one son started a rebellion, one son led troops to war, and another son...
He looked at the old King Wujing who was standing at the edge, not knowing what to say.
This kid is just like a spectator, and I'm almost handing him a handful of melon seeds.
I wanted to curse him, but after thinking it over I held myself back.
At least this kid has been willing to go to court for the first time recently and has started to care about national affairs.
Although he still looks like he deserves a beating, he has finally started to make progress.
Jiang Yunze lowered his head, his face was dark, and he wanted to find something to plug his ears.
Over the past three years, his position in the court has become increasingly lower and more humble.
Looking at my current father-in-law, I think of my previous father-in-law.
I feel indescribable.
In the past, he had two father-in-laws, one a civil servant and the other a military officer. No one dared to make things difficult for him, and his career was going smoothly.
Now, this father-in-law, the Shangshu, who is also his immediate superior, can only watch him being scolded.
From time to time, I would look down on him and give him some lip service.
The ex-father-in-law is still better. At least he won’t watch him being scolded. If he encounters such a situation, he will definitely go up and fight for him.
But then he thought about it and felt angry because he was scolded because he embezzled military pay.
Why would he embezzle military funds when he was fine?
Not only did it implicate the entire family, but it also implicated him.
He studied hard for ten years and came to where he is today from that shabby place of Qingshi Town. Was it easy for him?
The court officials had cursed enough and went home.
Jiang Yunze was also scolded for having his head cuckolded.
It feels like the resentment surrounding me won't go away for a long time.
He went home with a shamefaced look on his face.
When they reached the door, the carriage stopped.
The coachman told her that the lady and the young master were waiting for him at the door.
Madam and young master?
Suddenly I remembered what day it was. The woman said she would come to get the divorce papers today.
Lu Qingyao came to Jiang's house on time, and the two of them arrived almost at the same time.
She didn't want to go there early. If it weren't for some serious business, she wouldn't even want to meet the people inside.
Jiang Miaomiao looked at her brothers' scumbag father and felt like an eggplant hit by frost.
It seems that the saying "going to work is like visiting graves" also applied in ancient times, and it was even more miserable than visiting graves.
The scumbag dad is in a bad mood.
Seeing them coming, his face seemed to become even darker.
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