King Lingyu

By the way, some days have passed, the people in the Econo's Mansion, except for the eldest princess, have quietly changed into elite soldiers. Now everyone in the Econo's Mansion is a soldier!

The soldiers Sima Lingyu trained Wu Qing in a small town outside the capital had also begun to take shape.

The prime minister's mansion sent someone to deliver a letter, and the third sister gave birth to a son for Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao was overjoyed. The third sister said that if she wanted to borrow troops, it would not be difficult.

On the emperor's side, Mu Ziqi had already been made an official, but the official position was not high for the time being. Since the empress dowager thought it was not an important position, she didn't interfere.

Sima Lingyu thought, from this point of view, in at most another three months, she can provoke the emperor to rise up, start the rule of the empress dowager first, and then follow Ama's orders.

However, the plan did not change quickly. Three months later, when everything was ready and Sima Lingyu wanted to enter the palace to face the saint, she also received a message from the palace asking her to enter the palace immediately, and it was at the time of the court. .

Sima Lingyu was very puzzled, he didn't have half an official position, how could he be declared to go to court?

Sima Lingyu vaguely felt that being proclaimed to court this time would not be a good thing.

Sima Lingyu stood in the first few rows when he went to court because of his status as a prince and his forehead.She glanced at the emperor at the top of the hall, and then at the empress dowager sitting on the left side of the emperor, and there seemed to be nothing unusual.

The emperor asked the ministers if they had something to report, and Prince Su came out, "I have something to report to the emperor and empress dowager."

"Prince Su, please speak!"

"Recently, there have been frequent reports of military affairs on the frontier. It is said that there are major changes in the Hanguan tribe. The leader of Hanguan has led troops to invade the border of our country several times, and has captured several small towns. The people there are already struggling."

"Didn't I already send soldiers and horses to rescue the siege, did not regain the lost ground?"

"Returning to the emperor, Hanguan is a barbaric place, the environment is very harsh, and all the way through mountains, swamps and deserts, our soldiers have already exhausted their strength when they reach the border, and they have already lost their troops before the battle, and the opponent lives there all year round. They have adapted very well, and the soldiers and horses in Hanguan are extremely brave, causing our army to be defeated again and again. Now their soldiers and horses have a tendency to continue to advance into the interior of our country, so this time we must send capable people to lead the troops to fight."

Sima Lingyu listened, and several old ministers talked about the frontier war, saying that this war would be a waste of manpower and financial resources, and that they should no longer lead troops directly from the capital. Combining forces is the best policy.

Sima Lingyu also felt that this would be better, she just pondered over it and didn't think about herself at all until——

The emperor on the dragon chair spoke, "As for the candidate for the commander of this expedition, after discussing with the Queen Mother, I have decided to invite Prince Jin as the commander."

As soon as Sima Lingyu heard this, his head suddenly buzzed, and he made another move, issuing orders in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu court.

Sima Lingyu came out of the queue, knelt down and replied, "I would like to report to the emperor and the empress dowager that the country is in trouble, and I will do my best to go through fire and water without hesitation. However, I have no experience in leading troops in combat, so I am really terrified. The battle is so important, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it."

At this time, the empress dowager said, "Prince Jin, the Ai family sent you to the expedition. It is of great significance. Such an important battle should be fought by the emperor himself, so that the morale of our army can be boosted. But the emperor still needs to take care of the country. You are old, only you are young and promising, and it is perfect to go to war for the emperor. As for your lack of experience, the Ai family specially appointed Zhang Liao's subordinate General Li Ming as the deputy commander. You represent the royal family, and Lieutenant Li is fighting You have achieved quite a lot in this area, and the two of you will work together, and you will surely be able to avenge your shame and regain the lost ground."

As soon as the empress dowager finished speaking, before Sima Lingyu could speak, the voices of all the ministers rang out in the hall, "The emperor is wise, the empress dowager is wise, and I wish Prince Jin a triumphant return!"

Sima Lingyu was so anxious that he was sweating, it seemed that this matter could not be pushed away, and he blamed himself for not doing it earlier.The empress dowager let herself out of Beijing again this time?I just heard what the ministers said just now, this trip may be more or less ominous.

For the sake of this, if Sima Lingyu refuses again, she is afraid that she will be charged with crimes, so she can only say, "In this case, I have taken the order, and I will go all out to fulfill my mission!"

"Okay!" The Empress Dowager nodded with satisfaction, "Then you go back to the mansion and prepare. You will be on the road in three days. Ai's family ordered Zhang Liao to send you a thousand soldiers and horses to accompany you. When you reach the border, contact the five border provinces. They have received the order. When the time comes I will do my best to help you!"

After the court was over, Sima Lingyu was summoned by the emperor.

"Why would the emperor want to send his younger brother to fight?" Sima Lingyu wanted to determine whether it was the emperor's or the empress dowager's idea.

"This expedition is so dangerous, why would I want to send you, not to mention that you have no experience in leading troops, it was the Queen's mother's idea."

It really is the Empress Dowager!

"In the future, I may not be able to see Brother Huang again!" Sima Lingyu said pretending to be sad, "How can I be able to go to the battlefield with this half-assed brother?"

The emperor was a little optimistic, "Don't say that, you think it will be such a great honor if you return victorious from this expedition, and I can use this feat in the future to divide your troops and let you guard this place for me. The imperial palace. At that time, if I wanted to be the master, it would be easy."

Sima Lingyu thought to himself, with the emperor's appearance, if he wanted to call the shots, he might have to wait for the empress dowager to die.

Sima Lingyu left the palace and went directly to the prime minister's mansion.

The third sister, Sima Lingxiao and Zhang Liao, were coaxing the newborn baby, when they saw Sima Lingyu coming, they led Sima Lingyu to an empty room to talk.

"Third sister, you have heard that I was sent by the empress dowager to fight in the frontier!" Sima Lingyu said without panting after entering the room.

"My sister heard about it. Zhang Liao told me just now when he came back from court." Sima Lingxiao was very calm, "Yu'er, don't worry too much about this matter, everything has two sides."

"Third sister, you don't know how dangerous this battle is! I'm afraid people will collapse before reaching the frontier."

"Yu'er, don't you understand? The purpose of the empress dowager's move is nothing more than to use this opportunity to get rid of you, and then she will send other soldiers to fight. Of course, I guess she has made plans, that is you It succeeded, and helped her solve the urgent situation on the frontier. No matter what, she is a winner!"

"So, the empress dowager doesn't care about the outcome of the war, just to see my ability?"

Sima Lingxiao nodded, "My sister is also worried about your safety, but this is the end of the matter. My sister hopes that you will succeed, but after returning to Beijing, I must say that it is thanks to Lieutenant Li!"

Sima Lingyu knew that Third Sister still didn't want to show her talent.She nodded, "Third sister, have you talked to Ama about this?"

"Once my sister found out, she immediately asked people to send the letter to Feige. I believe Ama will know soon."

Sima Lingyu got up and wanted to go home, Sima Lingxiao said, "Go and say hello to Zhang Liao."

Sima Lingyu agreed, and met Zhang Liao in the lobby, "Brother-in-law!" Sima Lingyu raised his hands and cupped his fists.

"Yu'er," Zhang Liao said, since Sima Lingxiao gave birth to his son, he took Sima Lingyu as his family, "this time, Li Ming is with you, so you don't need to worry too much. Discuss things with him, I have already explained that he will do his best, he is his own, you can rest assured. Also, I carefully selected a thousand elite soldiers, you take them on the road, these people are not ordinary Soldiers, they all have martial arts, and they can count as ten."

Sima Lingyu nodded, "Brother-in-law, I don't want to thank you for your kindness, Yu'er has kept it in mind."

Sima Lingyu and Zhang Liao bid farewell, and as soon as they left the prime minister's residence, they saw Zhang Liao's son, Zhang Qian, walking with a girl. They were about to enter the residence, so they saw Sima Lingyu head on.

Zhang Qian greeted first with his hands clasped, "My lord!"

The girl next to Zhang Qian also saluted and said hello, "I have seen the prince!"

Sima Lingyu glanced at the girl and was startled, Miss Liu?

But on closer inspection, the woman's eyebrows and eyes are just like Liu Xiangyi's, and she doesn't have Liu Xiangyi's refined charm.

Sima Lingyu looked at Zhang Qian and understood that he couldn't forget his love for Liu Xiangyi, so he found a girl with a similar appearance.

Sima Lingyu smiled and greeted, "Young Master Zhang, it's been a long time."

As soon as Sima Lingyu returned to his room in the mansion, the eldest princess went looking for her. "My son-in-law, I heard that the emperor's wife sent you to the frontier?"

"Yes, that's why I was announced to enter the palace this time!" Sima Lingyu's mood had returned to calm, not as flustered as when he first heard the news.She also wanted to understand, and the soldiers came to cover up the water and earth.

"You don't know how to fight, what are you going to do?" The eldest princess was a little anxious.

"It is said that it is going to fight for the emperor! The journey to the frontier is very long and the environment is harsh. It must be that the emperor's mother is afraid of danger and is not willing to let the emperor go to fight herself!" Sima Lingyu said indifferently.

The eldest princess said in her heart, the queen mother is so ruthless, so dangerous, she wants to send her son-in-law there. "No, I want to go to the palace to find the Queen Mother!" the eldest princess said and ran out.

Seeing this, Sima Lingyu quickly pulled back the eldest princess, "Su Ying! It's useless for you to look for it. How can you take back the decree issued by civil and military officials today? Stop making trouble!"

"But—" the eldest princess became angry for a while, "then, when will we leave?"

"In three days' time, I will only bring a thousand soldiers and horses, and then assemble the army in the five border provinces." Sima Lingyu told the truth.

"Forehead, how long will it take to come back?" The eldest princess actually wanted to ask how long she would be separated from her son-in-law?

"It's hard to say, if the journey is easy, it will take a month, but if you have to cross mountains, swamps, and deserts, it's not a good time." This trip should be called a journey of death.

"What? There are swamps and deserts?" The eldest princess had a bad feeling in her heart. The queen's mother-in-law sent her concubine to fight at the border, she clearly wanted to take the opportunity to harm her!

"Forehead son-in-law, it's okay if Su Ying doesn't go to find the queen's mother-in-law, then you promise me one thing!"

"What's the matter?"

"Su Ying wants to go with you!" the eldest princess said firmly.