The last Muhammad general? The emperor was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't react a little. The Anguo Mansion is now empty! There are only women and children left, where is General Muhammad?

An Guo Gong and Mu Da Gongzi are in Yanmen Pass, Mu Chengfang, the former economic envoy, has died of illness, and the new economic envoy Mu Chengxin is taking Mu Sangongzi to guard Youzhou, and General Shuobei, the little grandfather of Anguo Mansion, and Mu Sigongzi are all trapped in Shuozhou.

The fifth elder of the Mu family broke his leg, and the youngest sixth child was murdered in Jueyu Mountain because of He Wenmao's calculations, where is there anyone in the Mu family who can go to the battlefield?

But before the emperor could react, Zheng Ying had already turned around suddenly, and he stared straight at Mu Hongsheng who was standing behind Old Madam Mu, his eyes were full of shock and disbelief. But he didn't speak, and he even had a glimmer of hope, hoping that he had misunderstood what Old Madam Mu meant.

However, the harsh reality soon shattered Zheng Ying's last glimmer of hope.

"The last Muhammad general?" The emperor frowned slightly.

"Yes!" Old Madam Mu gave way to the side, and Mu Hongsheng, who was standing behind her, immediately took a step forward and saluted the emperor. It is not a blessing that girls usually practice at home, but a ritual that can be used by both men and women.

"The old man went to court today to ask for his granddaughter to go on the expedition." Mrs. Mu continued in a loud voice: "The old man's son and grandson are all in the north and are defending the border for the country. The Rong Di people attacked in a big way, Shuozhou was besieged, our army suffered heavy losses in the battle of Danzhou, and the situation in the north was precarious. Your Majesty, the old body knows that war is a heavy burden for Da Zhou. However, we must not bow down to the Rongdi. Humble prayer will not bring peace! can only be exchanged for the invasion of the Rongdi people. ”

"The court is short of money, and the old man is willing to donate all the family property, fields, shops, the dowry of the old man, the dowry of the daughters-in-law, and the dowry of the granddaughter-in-law can all be donated as military expenses. The court is short of people, so the old man sent his granddaughter to join the army to fight, and the Mu family can give everything they have to support the court to continue to fight this battle, and it must not be as the Ministry of Rites Shangshu said, bow your head and ask for peace, and pay tribute to cut the land! ”

"Lord Shangshu," Old Madam Mu turned abruptly to face Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, her eyes were fierce: "For you, my lord, the northern border is just a dispensable barren land on the map of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the weather is bad, the population is sparse, and the annual annual tribute is not even a fraction of the rich state capital in the south of the Yangtze River. But for the people of the north, it is the home where their ancestors have lived for generations, why should Lord Shangshu cede their home to the Rongdi people with a word? ”

"But now......" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was glared at by Old Madam Mu menacingly, and somehow, suddenly a little cowardly. But he still opened his mouth to try to explain, but the old lady obviously didn't want to listen to his empty reasoning at all, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Old Madam Mu very rudely.

"It's so easy for Lord Shangshu to ask for peace and pay tribute." Old Madam Mu looked at Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips, but this smile looked a little fierce and scary: "I wonder if Lord Shangshu has thought about ceding those states in the north to Rong Di first?" My son finally recaptured Shuozhou? Or is it the Yanmen Pass that the soldiers must fight? Or is it Youzhou at the southern foot of Cangqi Mountain? Ceded out together with the choke point? ”

"Lord Shangshu has ever thought that the ten states in the north, no matter which state capital is ceded out, the overall defense line will be broken, we have retreated this step, and we have to retreat in the next step, until the entire northern territory falls into the hands of the Rongdi people, and at that time, we are really powerless to return to the sky! Lord Shangshu thinks that the northern border is not important, but if all the ten northern states fall and fall into the hands of the Rongdi people, do you know what kind of dilemma the Great Zhou will face? ”

This question did not need to be answered by the Ministry of Rites, the emperor answered it for him: "South of Jueyu Mountain, there is a flat river, and there is no pass that can stop Rong Di Tieqi." The Rongdi people can even attack directly under the walls of the capital. ”

"When that day comes, Lord Shangshu, are you willing to personally put on your armor to fight against Rong Di's invasion?" Old Madam Mu asked, with an aggressive attitude.

This question could not be answered by the Ministry of Rites, and of course, he could not answer it.

In fact, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu didn't think that the Rong Di people would come to the capital at all. According to his knowledge and understanding of the Rongdi people, he believes that the nomadic Rongdi people are actually reluctant to stay away from the grassland. The Ministry of Rites Shangshu felt that his evidence was very sufficient, and the Rongdi people had occupied Shuozhou for a long time before, so they also guarded Shuozhou City in peace, and did not try to further invade and expand?

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu believes that what the Rongdi people want is nothing more than a few cities at the border and a large area of land near the cities, as long as their requirements are met, the Rongdi people should not continue to invade inward.

However, these reasons were not intended to be explained to Mrs. Mu. He felt that he couldn't see like an old woman, and he lost his identity. Therefore, as soon as the Ministry of Rites Shangshu turned around, he decided to ignore Mrs. Mu, but continued to explain his opinion to the emperor.

Following the Ministry of Rites, several courtiers expressed their opinions one after another, such as Wang Zhixiu Wang. He did not express his position of fighting or peace, but expressed his dissatisfaction fiercely with Mrs. Mu about sending her granddaughter to the battlefield.

Lord Wang frowned, looking at Mrs. Mu's gaze, as if he was looking at a madman, but at the beginning, he still maintained the greatest degree of politeness: "Mrs. Mu, Shuozhou is besieged, I can understand your feelings, but the emperor has already sent General Zhenguo to go on the expedition, presumably the Shuozhou dilemma will be solved soon, don't worry, let's go back and wait for news." ”

However, Lord Wang's apparent "politeness" actually didn't last long, because Old Madam Mu insisted on her own opinion, and Lord Wang soon lost that little patience.

"Ridiculous!" Wang Zhixiu said impatiently: "It's unheard of for a woman to go to the battlefield!" Old Madam Mu, this is the court, not the backyard of your Anguo Mansion. Whether to fight or make peace with the north is a major event of the imperial court, and the emperor and the courtiers have discussed, what are you a woman's family doing here? Hurry up and take your daughter-in-law and granddaughter home. ”

In the eyes of Wang Zhixiu's group of Confucian students, Mrs. Mu's current behavior is tantamount to playing a scoundrel, and she is nothing more than trying to blackmail the emperor. However, what they didn't expect was that the emperor didn't hesitate much, and agreed to Mrs. Mu's request, and really agreed to let a girl go with the army!

At this moment, the courtiers were fried, whether it was the main battle faction or the main peace faction, the generals or the civil ministers, almost one-sided opposition, and each attitude was fierce, and Zheng Ying, the king of letters, who had always been cautious and self-controlled, also had a very clear attitude against women going on the expedition this time, but Zheng Jin, the king of Yi, didn't say much.