Just a few days after New Year's Eve, an urgent secret message came from the border area. The southern barbarians were ready to move. I was afraid that in a few days, the army would press on the border.

Emperor Jing's health has become worse and worse these days, but the imperial physician has made multiple diagnoses but still has not come to any conclusion. He can only advise his majesty not to worry too much about state affairs or whether his health is more important.

When Emperor Jing received the secret message early this morning, his face turned gloomy on the spot. He threw the tea cup in his hand towards the ground. The sound of the tea cup breaking shocked Eunuch Liu who was beside Emperor Jing and couldn't help but shrink his shoulders.

His eyes looked at the secret letter in Emperor Jing's hand with some confusion. He didn't know what was written in the letter to make His Majesty so angry.

"Your Majesty, something happened?"

Eunuch Liu gave the little eunuch outside the door a look. The little eunuch immediately brought another cup of hot tea to Emperor Jing's hands, and then silently withdrew.

Emperor Jing suppressed the anger in his heart, drank a sip of hot tea to suppress his physical discomfort, gritted his teeth and said with a livid face:

"The Nanman are so bold! They dare to unite with the neighboring small countries to attack our Jingguo! It seems that they still haven't learned enough from the lessons they learned ten years ago!"

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

When Eunuch Liu heard that the Southern Barbarians were invading, he was immediately anxious, and even a hint of despair gradually rose in his heart.

Back then, King Wencheng Jiang Zhe defeated the Southern Barbarians with his mighty troops. Now that King Wencheng has resigned and gone into seclusion, who should Jingguo send to deal with this war?

Ten years ago, the Southern Barbarians brought a mighty force of 30 troops and pressed in the direction of Jingguo, trying to defeat Jingguo in one fell swoop, where the new emperor had just ascended the throne and the people's hearts were not yet completely stable.

At that time, Emperor Jing was also worried all day long, and he had no idea how to deal with the menacing 30-strong army.

What should he use to fight those powerful southern barbarians?

Jingguo is now in dire straits, its treasury is still insufficient, and its military strength cannot compare with the Nanman who have been planning for a long time, let alone their generals who have been on the battlefield all year round.

Almost everyone believed that Jingguo would definitely lose this battle, even Emperor Jing himself thought so.

At this time, Jingguo had no chance of winning compared with the Nanman.

Emperor Jing hurriedly summoned all the ministers to the Imperial Study Room to discuss important matters. After three hours of discussion, they still could not decide on the best candidate to lead the army.

After all, it is a losing situation, so naturally no one wants to go.

It wasn't until the morning of the next day that King Wencheng publicly invited people to go to the frontier to fight. At that time, King Wencheng was just a small military commander, and no one in the government or the public believed that he could repel the southern barbarians.

"Your Majesty! Please think twice! Although Jiang Zhe is a military commander, how can he repel the 30 Nanman cavalry if he is just now?"

"Please, Your Majesty, think twice!"

Suddenly, voices of opposition from both the government and the public surged towards Jiang Zhe and Emperor Jing like a tide. Most of the courtiers knelt on the ground to object, while the other half chose neutrality, neither supporting nor opposing.

Looking at the current situation, Emperor Jing was also in a different state. He looked at Jiang Zhe, who still had a calm look on his face, and asked in a strange way:

"Jiang Zhe, how confident are you that you can repel the Nanman?"

Emperor Jing regretted his words as soon as he said them. He was afraid that he was not really crazy!

He would ask such unreliable words. Jiang Zhe is just a childish boy now. How can he win this battle?

Emperor Jing was just about to take back his question and look for a more suitable candidate, but he heard the young man's gentle and firm answer:

"Your Majesty, I don't know, but I am willing to risk my life to bring peace to the people of Jingguo."

The young man's voice was like a thunderbolt that was thrown over the government and the public. The hall was quiet for a moment, and then someone taunted:

"It's easy for you to say. If you lose your life, you will lose it. The Southern Barbarians' cavalry will still step into our Jingguo territory. What will happen then?"

Jiang Zhe didn't even look at the person who spoke. He still knelt on the ground respectfully in the same posture and replied in a deep voice:

"But Jingguo has no better choice now, right? Is it possible, my lord, that you want to watch the people on the border be trampled under the hooves of horses? Please give your Majesty's permission for Jiang Zhe to leave for the border immediately to fight."

Jiang Zhe's words reached the heart of Emperor Jing. There really was no more suitable candidate than him in Jingguo.

Although he is still young, he is proficient in the art of war, and there are generals in his family for generations. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, Jiang Zhe is destined not to be an ordinary unknown person.

Maybe, he really can?

Emperor Jing couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in his heart. He didn't want to lose the throne he had finally won to his own hands and become the sinner of Jing State.

So on that day, Emperor Jing overriding all opinions and handed over all 15 soldiers and horses of Jing State into the hands of Jiang Zhe, and he personally led them to the border to fight against the Southern Barbarians.

At that time, Emperor Jing was only thinking about the safety of the throne and the people of Ming Dynasty. Jiang Zhe was fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, so he was always in the rear to supervise the supply of food, grass and wound medicine.

Finally, one day three months later, Jiang Zhe used 15 soldiers and horses to massacre all the more than 30 Nanman soldiers and horses, and he became famous in this battle.

He won many battles and won many victories, and used his troops like a god. He was respected by the world as a victorious general.

Jingguo finally saved.

Jiang Zhe really managed to use his life as a blade to give the people a peaceful and prosperous age.

The whole country cheered for the victory of this battle, and Jiang Zhe was named the first heterosexual king of Jing State by Emperor Jing. From then on, people all mentioned the Wencheng Palace with gratitude and respect.

Later, King Wencheng's reputation became more and more famous, and his prestige among the people became higher and higher. At one time, he almost surpassed Emperor Jing who was sitting on the dragon throne.

Emperor Jing's vigilance became even more intense as a result, and Jiang Zhe also suffered from old wounds on the battlefield in the early years.

He was also keenly aware of the emperor's suspicion, so he handed over the military power in his hands and announced to the outside world that he would stay in the capital to recuperate and would no longer be able to fight anywhere.

Emperor Jing couldn't believe it at first that he could so casually return the tiger talisman that could mobilize thousands of troops to his hands. After all, who would be willing to spit out the power so easily?

Only Jiang Zhe.

Later, when Jiang Zhe heard about Miss Yang's "deeds", he immediately went to the palace and begged to marry the eldest daughter of Yang family. Emperor Jing saw his appearance and agreed without saying a word.

The Yang family was not a general, minister or prince, so Emperor Jing did not have any suspicion.

Jiang Zhe married the eldest daughter of the Yang family as he wished, and the couple's continued love for decades was a famous story in the capital.

But now, only ten years have passed, and the Southern Barbarians have made a comeback again. This time, can Jingguo defend the border without Jiang Zhe?

Emperor Jing sat in the imperial study and fell into silence for a long time.

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