The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

In this attack on Zhujing State, Tang Guojing took away 800,000 troops. In addition to the garrisons of other cities, there were only 200,000 troops guarding the capital.

Lu Shi'an separated out another 100,000 elite troops and asked Lu Shi'an to take them to the battlefield.

Since ancient times, the capital has been the foundation of a country. No matter what the circumstances, the number of soldiers and horses must not be less than 200,000, otherwise there will be a risk of being taken advantage of.

Lu Xiuyuan initially disagreed with Lu Shian's decision, but Lu Shian said that Zhujing Kingdom was already busy dealing with the attacks from the border soldiers and would not have the energy to counterattack the capital.

Moreover, only he and Tang Guojing, who holds the military power, know the military strength of Lingjiang State. Others do not know the strength of the country and would not dare to rashly attack the capital.

Lu Shian thought that it was useless to keep so many troops in the capital. It would be better to send half of them to the battlefield to have a better chance of winning.

Lu Xiuyuan couldn't argue with him, so he just followed his opinion.

"This is an imperial edict." Lu Shi'an took the drafted imperial edict from the attendant beside him and handed it to Lu Xiuyuan.

"Tang Guojing is proud of his achievements and will not easily give up his position to you. If he makes things difficult for you, you can take out the imperial edict. Seeing the words is like seeing the emperor. Those who violate the military law will be punished!"

"Yes." Lu Xiuyuan bent slightly and took the imperial edict with both hands.

"Hmm..." Lu Shian seemed to have something else to say to him, but after pondering for a long time, he did not speak.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything else to tell me?" Lu Xiuyuan saw that he was hesitant to speak and asked.

Lu Shian pursed his lips, took two steps closer to him, and whispered in his ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Come back alive, and I will return what belongs to you to you."

Lu Xiuyuan was shocked and looked at him in disbelief.

He suspected that he had misinterpreted the meaning of his words.

Lu Shian ignored his shock, patted his shoulder, and distanced himself from him again.

"Su Yu." Lu Shian cast his gaze to Su Yu who was standing beside him again and sighed helplessly, "Can't you just not go?"

He was afraid that if something happened to him, his only sister would be gone as well.

Su Yu shook his head as expected and refused, "Whether it's for the prince or for the country and the people, Su Yu should go."

Lu Shian knew that persuasion was useless, so he didn't say much, but promised earnestly: "When you come back, I will hold a wedding for you and Yanluo."

Su Yu's eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists and thanked her: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Okay, I've explained everything that needs to be explained. Lu Xiuyuan, take care on your journey!" Lu Shi'an looked at Lu Xiuyuan with mixed feelings.

Lu Xiuyuan nodded, and seeing that he was fine, he took out the jade pendant he had prepared in advance from his waist and handed it to him.

"What is this?" Lu Shian took the jade pendant and asked puzzledly.

Lu Xiuyuan approached him and whispered, "The capital is short of manpower. If something unexpected happens after I leave, you can take this jade pendant to the Liu Cloth Shop in the east of the city to find a man named Liu Zhonglin. He will help you."

"What do you mean? What did you arrange there?" Lu Shian was confused.

"You will know when the time comes. Remember, don't go unless it's absolutely necessary! If you want to go, you must be there in person!" Lu Xiuyuan emphasized again in his ear.

At this time, Lu Shian believed in Lu Xiuyuan 100%. He put away the jade pendant and nodded seriously.

"When you come back, you will be able to see your nephew." Lu Shian changed the subject, trying to change the serious and dull atmosphere.

Lu Xiuyuan smiled, "Then I will wait and see."

"It's time to set off." Lu Xiuyuan looked at Xia Younan with tearful eyes, his Adam's apple rolled and his eyes turned red.

He wanted to go over and hug her again, but after thinking it over, he decided not to. It would be too embarrassing to hug her head and cry in front of the whole city and the civil and military officials.

"Warriors, let's go!"

Lu Xiuyuan raised his arm and called out, and 50,000 soldiers immediately responded "yes" in unison, with a sound like thunder and a magnificent momentum.

Lu Xiuyuan walked to the majestic warhorse and jumped onto it.

At the same time, giant firecrackers hanging on both sides of the city gate were lit, crackling and resounding through the sky. Hundreds of musicians blew the horns to send off the troops, which made people's blood boil.

"Long live the prince!" All the people knelt on the ground and prostrated themselves to pay homage to Lu Xiuyuan.

"Your Highness, we respectfully wish you a triumphant return." All the civil and military officials in the court lifted their robes and knelt on the ground.

Amid the sound of trumpets and the people's wishes, Lu Xiuyuan pulled the reins, clamped his legs lightly on the horse's belly, and trotted away into the distance.

"Xiuyuan!" Xia Younan couldn't help it after all, he took two steps forward and shouted loudly.

Lu Xiuyuan's heart felt like it fell into a frying pan. He didn't dare to stop and couldn't help turning his head to look back.

Xia Younan had a thousand words to say, but when he opened his mouth, what came out was a heartbroken cry.

Those tears were just like raindrops falling from the eaves, large and continuous, rolling down her face.

When he saw her like that, Lu Xiuyuan's long-suppressed emotions finally burst out. His nose felt sore and two big hot tears fell heavily.

"I love you, wait for me to come back!" He looked at her moving her lips and expressed his feelings to her through lip language.

After that, he didn't dare to look at her any more. He threw the reins in his hand and shouted, "Go!"

This time he never looked back, and led 100,000 soldiers away, leaving behind only the yellow soil flying everywhere due to the trampling of horses' hooves.

The firecrackers were over, the horns stopped, and the whole world seemed to have become quiet.

There was a "fire cloud" in the western sky. The people who were seeing him off bathed in the sunset, silently gazing at the direction where Lu Xiu was leaving, blessing him silently in their hearts.

This time, I don’t know where the road ahead lies.

Ever since Lu Xiuyuan returned from the expedition, Xia Younan felt like he had lost his soul. He was in a daze and his mind was full of Lu Xiuyuan. He missed him, was worried about him, and was afraid of him.

In just a few days, she lost a lot of weight.

Half a month later, she suddenly woke up from a nightmare with sweat pouring down her forehead.

She dreamed that Lu Xiuyuan was pierced by thousands of arrows, and that he said to her "See you in the next life" as he was dying.

Xia Younan couldn't bear it any longer. Half a month of torture made her completely collapse. She packed her bag like crazy and rushed out.

"Senior Sister, where are you going?" Upon seeing that she was in a bad mood, Chan En immediately stepped forward to stop her.

Xia Younan pushed him away and said as she walked away, "Go find my man."

"Ah? Senior sister, have you forgotten what the prince told you before he left? You can't go." Zen En persuaded anxiously.

Xia Younan ignored her and ran out quickly with his bag on his back.

Seeing that he couldn't stop her, Chan En yelled at the top of his lungs, "Second in command, Third in command, come quickly! My sister is trying to escape!"

Soon, Zhu Li and Xiong Fei heard the noise and ran over, stopped in front of Xia Younan and asked, "Boss, where are you going?"

"Everyone get out of the way, I want to find the prince!" Xia Younan stamped his feet anxiously.

"But the prince doesn't let you go, and you promised him yourself." Zhu Li and Xiong Fei followed to persuade him.

"I don't care. He's afraid that my going there will distract him, so I'll go secretly and follow him secretly without revealing my identity." Xia Younan told him his plan.

"But the border is too dangerous!"

"It is precisely because of the danger that I am worried about him! I am physically safe at home, but since he left, I have nightmares every day, dreaming that something happened to him, and that he is gone.

"If this goes on, I will go crazy. I really can't stand it anymore. I have to find him!" Xia Younan explained loudly and frantically.

"This..." The three of them looked at each other, unable to find any reason to refute.